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sorry for double posting, but I want to tell you that RPM 12 and RPM 13 are available.

If some of you wonders what kind of person Kisaragi Aya was, you can take a look closely on the RPM 13... I even left you guys many hints about her personality and what she does look like... piece it together from RPM 11 and 13, you'll see what I meant

And so did for Mayama Claire... she is also had a connection to Aya, even though they come from different 'realm', but she had something to do with the company that produces that 'realm'... she even had her character refined at one of the most beautiful CGI movies about that 'realm' also.

Both of them is drawn by someone with an intial name of NT... and that NT guy also made that said 'realm' from one to four, and that CGI movies as well...

This post has been edited by R_E_X on Aug 30 2009, 07:30 PM

Kisaragi Aya is Aya Brea of Parasite Eve, isn't she? She's my all time favorite RPG gun-wielding character of all! I finished Parasite Eve I for eons and I miss playing that game. And I can't wait for 3rd birthday to come out.

I skipped the last chapter so I have to do a couple of readings more...

SPOILER

Tetsuya Nomura or Nomura Tetsuya... he's NT, isn't it? STill no idea about Claire yet though. Probably that Arms dealer back in MIST of PE2?

Pretty sure Tetsuya Nomura is the character designer for the Final Fantasy and teh Kingdom Hearts series.

He is. I know since I also finished KH for a few times now.

Reading at Claire's info... she's definitely the Eve of PE1. The carrier of the first Eve that mithocondriacted the entire audience at Central Park. The Green eyes says it all.

And I just noticed... BBS rims? My Character's GT-R uses the same kind. It is as if Sora's GT-R and Tomo's (my character's) GT-R are the same. the only thing separating the two is that...
Sora's has a few vinyls
Tomo's has a carbon hood and no Vinyls (CF-Z tune or R-tune hood)

Yes, Aya is my first love back in junior high school for gaming character... it was a rage back on that time, and I was wondering, why couldn't I model Aya based on her? And that's how I came up with that idea...

As for Claire, she is also from the game, but not quite PE series... the game is made from 1 into three more... on chronogical order it's one on a cell phone at Japan, one on PSP, then continued at the one on PS1, the movie, and the last of them is on PS2... keep on guessing, guys... and NT is indeed Nomura Tetsuya...

And the one who is using BBS rims is Steve, not Sora... Sora gets his Z-tune with LM-GT4 GT500 special with black colors on it and he will change it when something happened... BBS is a Germany rims manufacturer, and my brother suggested to use it... Steve and Keith uses it, since both of them drives Germany cars... Keith uses LM for his E92, while Steve uses RG-F for his GT2

This post has been edited by R_E_X on Aug 31 2009, 05:20 AM

Nice , keep them coming.

I didn't play the game but if i use my imagination that woman is hot.

heh...not bad. kudos to you, sir.

I uploaded RPM 14 with Gunma's 34 and Paladinoras character as guest stars to race with Sora and Steve!

Enjoy!

sorry for the double post, but RPM 15 is added... prepare for the battle between friends

This post has been edited by R_E_X on Sep 6 2009, 08:41 PM

Dude you made a mistake on hiraku's ride info. You put 2008 AP1 S2000

Nope, it's true... Hikaru drives a 2008 AP1 S2000 alright.

Last year on Singapore Honda website, I saw that no matter what year is it, Honda on Singapore, Australia, and UK (I don't know about the latter two, though) they sell AP1 S2000.

AP1 has 2 liter engine, and 9000 RPM, while AP2 has 2.2 liter engine, and 8000 RPM

Thanks! Interesting chapter.

hey R_E_X can u add another character in your stories??=P..

Whew... it's been a long time since I visit this web out of busy script...

It's alright, Kiraishin... PM me on the details what your character looked like, and please note that my story is on 2008 to early 2009 time line

dude's i re edited my 1st act and updated my characters description and am currently now starting to write the second act.

Just a report, man.

I'm happy to inform you of the ongoing update of Supido Densetsu S. You can get a good shot of Tomo's personality while reading through it as we await what you have in store for him and Sora in the end. I'm about to update the next episode so please check em out.

@R_E_X
I've read RPM 1-3
this story is quite good
keep up the good work
off to the next RPM

Is there any news on any new RPM's?

I enjoy this story a lot

Hi everyone, sorry for the long holdup... I haven't updated the next RPM yet, but it's 50% done... I will finish it and uploaded here on Saturday.

By a request of a friend of mine, who can't open Freewebs on where he worked at, I will uploaded the entire RPMs here from the page one of this forum...

edit: something happened, so I can't write the RPM just yet...

This post has been edited by R_E_X on Nov 6 2009, 04:07 PM

RPM 16: A Monster and his GT-R

The team is gathered at the coffee shop near the river bank, just a few kilos away from their house complex. They are talking about the team’s recent losses against other street racer teams. They wanted to pay everything back as soon as possible.
“So… there are six losses?” Sora said

“Yup… Hikaru against Nissan Scramble Team” Steve said

“Gonsuke lost to Yellow Thunder” Yamada continued

“Steve and Clark against Clock Tacklers” Iwami added

“Keith and Tarou against G-Force” Hikaru nods

“Iwami lost to Street Exploder” Clark sighed

“Lastly Souya and Yamada lost to Honda Power team” Sora exhaled, “We got a lot of things to do, gentlemen”

Sora is right. For them to continue to climb the ranks of street racer, they need to get their reputation back. Relying on Sora, Steve, Keith, and Hikaru isn’t enough. One way is to keep their winning streak, which is already impossible… or repay every losses they had.
“If we can, I’d like to propose that we should paid them back and at the same time, defeat them once again” Tarou said

“That’s a great idea…” Steve frowns, “When?”

“Let’s start from tomorrow, which is Tuesday” Hikaru nods

“Is it okay if I help you guys winning back the battle?”

“You never lost to this very day, so why would you need to do that?” Keith asks, “Don’t worry about it, leave it to us… just show up along with us and see what we really can do”

“If you say so” Sora nodded, “Oh well, let’s get back now… it’s late”

All of them paid the coffee and went back to their own houses.
On his way back, Sora saw silver S15 with C-West body kit and GT-Wing, parked at the park entrance. He parks behind it and get out from the car, only to see the owner is staring at the dark blue sky above them, viewing the stars.
“What are you doing here?” Sora asked

“Oh, Sky King” she said, “I was just viewing the stars on the sky above. What about you?”

“I saw your car, so I guess I'm here to check what you are doing” Sora said, “Where’s Claire? Didn’t you two always seen together?”

“She is busy with her car at Kojiro-san’s place” Aya explained, “Going home now?”

“Yep…” Sora said, “From tomorrow, we’re going to pay every battle we’ve lost, so basically we need to prepare ourselves”

“Hm… good luck to all of you, then” Aya nods, “I'm going to sit here and view the stars a bit longer… want to keep me company? Just for awhile”

“Sure…” Sora sits on the swing beside her, “It’s so beautiful and calm out here”

The two stares out the sky, without saying anything to each other. It lasts for about fifteen minutes, until Aya stares at Sora’s face and remembers something.
“Oh yeah, Sora… I had a strange dream about you last night” Aya said, “You drive a different GT-R, not this Z-tune”

“Huh? Is that so? Why would I switch cars?”

“I don’t know…” she shrugs, “I didn’t ask you in my dream”

“Hm… maybe it’s a sign? You always wanted a GT-R, don’t you?”

“Yes” Aya nods, “Maybe someday, I can finally own one”

“I hope you got what you wanted and soon” Sora grins, “But I guess you think of my GT-R too much- there is no way I will switch to another one… she is the best partner I could ever ask for”

“I see…” Aya nods, “Yeah, maybe I’m just thinking of it way too much”

“Well… it’s getting late now, so I’d better go home now” Sora stands up and pats his pants

“Okay… take care, and thanks for keeping me company” Aya smiled

“Anytime… see you tomorrow at school”

Sora drives away back to his house. Not long after he left, Aya went back to her house as well.
On the afternoon after the school is over, there’s uproar. The rumors have spread like wildfire that HSSR will payback all of the losses on every team that defeats them. The guys will start the payback at night… Souya is the one who spreads the word about it.
“Hm…” Hikaru thought, “This is a great idea to spread the word, and make the other teams alert of our revenge”

“Always go with fair condition, huh?” Clark smirked, “What about it, Tarou? Which one is first?”

“Let’s start with Yellow Thunder” Tarou nods, “Gonsuke, you’re up”

“Cool” Gonsuke psyches himself up, “I will do this”

“Okay, we will gather at Haneda Airport at seven P.M. so don’t be late, okay?” Tarou said

“Guys, I will hit Akiyama’s place for now… see you on eight” Sora said

“Uh, who’s Akiyama?” Iwami asked

“It’s the name of a racing school, somewhere near Kanagawa area” Steve explained, “He’s studying under Akiyama Daiki, the owner of the school”

“Hee… nice of him to keep it from us” Yamada smirked, “Anyways, let’s get prepared”

At Akiyama’s place, his teammates are very happy with the racing result few days ago, especially Sato and Nakamura, who is a major Nissan fans.
“Congratulations on your second win, Sora” Sato said

“Well thanks, Sato-san”

“We couldn’t be more proud of you, man” Nakamura grins

“Alright, guys… enough chit-chat. We should get going with the schedule, since on the last week, we’re going to have a examination” Naoko said, “Be serious if you don’t want to fail”

“Yes, ma’am” said everyone

“Oh and Ninomiya, thanks to you the school is getting more and more popular. It’s great to have you here as a talented student” Naoko said again, “Akiyama couldn’t be happier to know that you brought good reputation for his school”

“Ah… to be honest, I don’t think most of the junior racers are much of a talented racer” Sora smiled bitterly

“You’re just being modest… okay, let’s continue with the lesson” Naoko nods

At seven P.M. he went straight ahead to Haneda airport. Everyone is already waiting for him, since the payback will start tonight. Gonsuke will race with the Yellow Thunder in gymkhana race in few more minutes.
“Okay… I can do this” Gonsuke muttered, “I will regain my lost confidence with this payback battle”

“Alright, are you boys ready?” the representation of Yellow Thunder said to them, “We will give you another taste of defeat”

“I wouldn’t bet on it” Souya shrugs, “We came here to win, and that’s what we’re going to get”

Alright, let’s get on to the show right away. On this battle, Gonsuke will battle against the best gymkhana driver Yellow Thunder has. The man drives a heavily modified Honda Accord, and it was known to be the bad car for gymkhana. Despite all of that, the driver made it into one killer sedan for gymkhana competition. He even has won many senior leagues for open class gymkhana racing.

As all of you know that on gymkhana, people will race around cones, set up on specific coordinates and the driver has to memorize the route and achieve best time to win. It’s basically a race against time, posted by your opponents.

1 2 3 4

5 6 7 8

9 10 11 12

13 14 15 16

Start/ finish point.

First the racer should go all the way to 1, 4, and then 16. Continue to 14 and 6. Then comes the tricky part; from 6 to 7, 10, 11, back to 10, 6, 7, 10, and 14. From there the driver follows back the route to 16, 4, 1, and back to the starting point.
“The record to be beaten is 2 minutes and 30 seconds” said the representation, “Last time you came here you had 3 minutes, and since you we feel rather generous, your racer has 3 attempts to beat the time… more than that, you guys lose”

Okay, that puts up more pressure on Gonsuke. He needs to beat that time and show them the result of his training. Everyone can't meddle, since this is his battle which he lost before.
“Ready… set… go” Hikaru said

Gonsuke launches directly and start the gymkhana time. He rushes to cone number 1 immediately.
“How much power does he have now?” Sora asked

“About 350 BHP” Iwami answered, “What do you think?”

“Hm… I guess it’s enough to beat that Accord” Sora nodded, “All he had to do is compensate it with his driving”

Gonsuke went smoothly around the 6, 7, 10, and 11. He will definitely post a good time and paid back the loss.
“Come on, Gon! Two minutes has passed!” Yamada grits his teeth

It’s down to the last 30 seconds. He just finished going around the 10 to 6, 7, and back to 10. All he had to do is finish it to 14, 16, 4, 1, and back to finish line.
“Ten… nine… eight… seven… six… five… four… three…” Clark counts down

“Finish!” Gonsuke shouted, “I did it! My training pays off!”

He manages to finish it with two seconds left. They paid back the loss… or so they thought.
“You guys already pay back the loss, and now it’s even” said the leader of the team, “Next up, I wanted a race against Sky King on 1 mile drag racing”

“What should we do?” Keith shrugs

“I don’t know… what do you say, Sora?” Tarou asks him

“Sure… how much is on the line over here?”

“How about $5,000?” he asked

“Sure…” Sora nods as he gets into his car

The leader drives a black FD… Sora recognizes the car, since he beats it when he tries to keep up with Seiji and Daiki few weeks ago.
“Oh… the black FD” Sora thought

“Yes, the black FD you beat few weeks ago… this time I went as far as changing the body kit and stripped every audio equipment I has on this baby” he said, “All just to beat you and pay back my humiliations”

“Cool car like that never needs audio equipment” Sora shrugs, “Besides, it’s your team’s fault that cuts my lane when I tried to follow the Z and Evo”

“Silence! Let’s start right away!”

Sora frowns and gets his car on the starting line. He shuts his windows and shifted to first gear and holds the clutch as he builds up revs. This time they will face against each other with 1 mile drag racing on the airfield.
“Ready… set… go!” said the linesman

Sora immediately launched his car, followed by the black FD.
“Didn’t he know that FD now had 600 HP?” said one of the guys from Yellow Thunder

“The real question is; didn’t you guys know that blue car has 800 HP?” Steve grins to them

“You guys are dead stupid… he will win easily against your leader” Souya said, “On drag racing all you need is pure horsepower, and our friend has it”

And so did what Souya said. Sora clicks 290 KM/H and still rising, while the FD just reached 270 KM/H and had a hard time to keep up.
“Huh” Sora stares at him and shifts to sixth gear, leaving him to bite the dust

After he crosses the finish line, he went back to his friends and grabs the winning money.
“One down… five to go” Sora said as he takes the money

Tomorrow afternoon, on the class at lunch break, all of them gathers together and discuss which team should be defeated next. Sora advises them to get the Circuit Haters next.
“Okay… Clock Tacklers” Hikaru nodded

“Where did they usually hang around?” Sora asked

“Negishi Station” Clark said

“Okay… so tonight Steve and Clark will face them once again” Sora nods

“Sora… this is for you” Yuki hands over an envelope to him

“Hah? Invitation… oh, it’s Sakura-sensei” Sora frowns, “Sorry, but I'm not going to show up”

“Why is that? I thought that you already over her?” Yuki asked

“I did… but I still hate her” Sora shrugs, “I'm not going… besides, I don’t think formal party suits me”

“I see…” Yuki sighed, “Well, it can't be helped. If you’re not coming, I won't force you”

“Okay, so it’s tonight against Clock Tacklers” Hikaru said, “Not long now, everyone”

“Well… Clark and I will leave the school now and practice around the premises of the station” Steve smirked, “See you guys tonight”

“Good luck” Keith sways his hand

“No need for that… with my new car, victory will never slip from my hands” Steve hissed

“Let’s go, Steve” Clark stands up

The night fall shortly after the school hour is done. All of them gathered to Negishi Station early to see the progress made by their comrades.
“So?” Keith strikes a question when he saw Steve and Clark

“We memorizes the route, like the back of our hands” Steve said, “Even though there is a little something-something going on over there”

“There is a roadblock ahead, which appears to be a construction for the road” Clark replies

“Construction? The roads are damaged or sort?” Yamada raised his eyebrows

“Yes… at some point, the roads will shake just a bit when we were about to go around the northernmost of this road” Steve pointed, “See the black and yellow bars over there? There it is”

“Hm… I think the crew member knew about the construction, so I suppose they will re-route the course” Tarou nods, “We won't have to worry”

“Man… I'm dead hungry!” Steve wheezed, “I'm going to look for something to eat”

“Hey, wait!” Clark follows

“We’re here early, so let’s grab something to eat as well” Sora grins wide, “What about sushi shop over there?”

After all of them eats and waits for roughly five hours, the Clock Tacklers showed up. The second payback race will begin shortly. Steve and Clark are ready on their own cars, waiting for it to begin.
The race type is time attack sprint. Clark will start from the front of the station, while Steve waits on the other side of the road, just before the fourth sector, in front of a small park located there. Clark will start by going to the first sector, go around the corner and continue to the second sector, and make it all the way to the front of the park. Steve will do the opposite of what Clark did and finish at the station
“Are you ready?” Hikaru asked, “Steve, Clark?”

“Anytime you ready” Steve hissed

“Ready to go” Clark nods from his position

The posted time is five minute and twenty two seconds. The two of them has less than three minutes to clear their part of checkpoints.
“Here we go… three… two… one… go!” the linesman said

Clark launches the car as fast as he can and heads to the first sector. He’s looking pretty fast, since he goes as far as putting all of his part time work and swaps his car with brand new Lotus Exige.
“Now… this is the true Lotus I need to win this race” Clark grins, “I work tirelessly day to day, just to get my hands on this baby”

Compared to Elise, Exige has supercharged engine. Even though it’s the similar Celica engine from Elise, it has more torque and better traction.
“Come on!” Clark yelled energetically

Corner after corner is cleared by him easily. Mid-rear has the advantage of rear mounted engine, which improves the traction of the rear wheels significantly. He even does the thing he started to like these days; power slide and drifting through the corners. Just ahead on the straight, Steve is ready with his red car.
“Here I come!” Clark clears his section, “Your turn, amigo!”

Steve launches his car perfectly, thanks to Porsche’s launch control. Same goes for him, with rear mounted engine, he should’ve improves his section time greatly.
“Let’s go!” Steve shouted, “Time to boogey now!”

Steve does it even better. Without showy drifts and focused on the grip driving, he clears the reverse section faster. Clark manages to secure the section in one minute and twenty five seconds, while he does it in one minute and ten seconds. The two of them paid their debt, thus makes it even. It’s the time for the real battle.
“Okay… you guys proved your team’s improvement” the leader said, “I want to race the young Sky King next”

“Me again?” Sora asked, “Sure… I could use more money to save up”

Few hours later, all of them gathered at the usual coffee shop near riverbank. Time for another phase of careful planning.
“Okay… after Sora defeated Clock Tacklers just now, we’re starting to back at the tracks” Iwami said, “Which one is next? Any ideas?”

“We’re getting nowhere if it stays like this… we need some improvisation” Sora said, “Me and Steve will look for the members of RJ7 tomorrow night”

“Oh… one man army mission, huh? I like it” Steve understood immediately

“Exactly… this time one big swoop” Sora said, “That means all of the previous losses will be paid and at the same time makes it double…”

“Okay… I will contact Takafumi-san right now and went to Iroha tomorrow night” Hikaru nodded

“Me and Yamada will do the same for Honda Power team” Souya continued

“And that leaves me and Tarou to face G-force” Keith added, “Tomorrow it is… we’ll pay every single penny back”

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The next day, the cold wind is blowing softly with the frozen snow flying and dancing around. The students are studying hard and preparing themselves for the upcoming exams.
“Okay… I guess you guys are ready to take the test” Itsumi-sensei said, “The school will give you two day off for more preparation… be sure to study when you guys get home and don’t spend your days playing and fooling around”

“Yes ma’am!” said all of the students

“Before I forget, I will introduce you to another student… she’s been away for some time now, and now she returns to her hometown and ready for the exams next week” Itsumi-sensei added, “She studies abroad for about two semesters and the school are very pleased on her performance abroad… come on in, Kaede”

A girl enters the class slowly and gracefully. Light brown hairs, indigo eyes, petite figure, elegant bodyline, white smooth skin, and sweet scent of her perfume fills out the room.
“How do you do?” she smiled, “My name is Sakura Kaede”

“You still look the same as last year” Asuka-sensei smiled, “Let me explain this beautiful angel over here. She is the person for all of the affection of male students here… many handsome guys who confessed to her got shot down immediately. There is even a rumor that goes around the boys which says if you can make her your girlfriend, the heaven will accept you”

“Oh please, sensei…” Kaede blushed, “I'm not all that, especially there are more beautiful girls around than last year”

“Yeah, but most of them already have a boyfriend… like Aya, Claire, Jessie, Sarah, and Yuki…” Itsumi-sensei explains, “Well, anyways… good luck to you as well, Sakura-san. Next week will be one hell of exams all of you got”

She had the same name as Atsuno-sensei; Sakura. Even though it was her surname, maybe it still matters for Sora? Or is it?
“…” Sora gazes at her and froze for a moment

“Ah… the taboo name” Steve slaps his forehead, “Trauma switch… on!”

Steve hits Sora’s head from behind and Sora came back to his senses, looking a bit angry and annoyed.
“Ah” Sora said, “What do you do that for?”

“Trauma switch is almost on” Steve grins, “I helped you by turning it off”

“Geez… don’t worry, it won't turn on anymore” Sora shrugs

“Now… where can she sit down… oh yeah, in the front of Ninomiya is alright for me” Itsumi-sensei said, “You can sit in front of him”

“Yes, ma’am” she nodded and walked towards Sora, “How do you do?”

“...”

Sora is silent for some reason… did something happened to him and girls with Sakura as their name?
“Hey, she’s saying hello to you” Steve smiled, “Be brave and replied to her, huh?”

“Oh, sorry…” Sora smirks, “I'm fine, thank you”

Not long after, the bell is ringing and it’s time for the students to go home.
“Okay… study hard and see you again on Monday” Itsumi-sensei stands up

“Stand up!” Rika said, “Greetings!”

“Good afternoon, ma’am” said everyone

Most of the students go back home right after Itsumi-sensei left the class, except for Hikaru and the gang. It’s time for strategy meeting for tonight’s payback. With Yellow Thunder and Clock Tacklers defeated, they still need to win four more of the racer against the other teams.
“Any words from Takafumi, Hikaru?” Steve asked

“I will go tonight and battle him once and for all” Hikaru said, “Well, I’d better get going now”

“Good luck!” Sora said

“We’ll be going as well” Yamada said, “See you tomorrow at the coffee shop”

“Yeah, see you tomorrow” Steve replied

“Time to go” Keith nods

Seeing all of those boys excited, Kaede can't help but wonder what is happening with them. She called Claire and asked her about what’s going on.
“Claire-san… what are they talking about?” she asked

“They are going to battle other street racing teams” Claire explained, “They are a team of street racer as well and they intended to be the number one team in Tokyo”

“Street racing? Isn’t that dangerous?” she asked

“Well, half of this school population is street racer or car enthusiast” Aya added, “Want to see it with me tonight? I may not look like one, but I'm a street racer as well”

“I see… well, if it’s interesting, I’ll take a look at it” she nods, “I always wanted to try out new things in life”

“And maybe if you want, we’ll help you to get a car of your own” Claire added, “And after you buy it, let’s form a team, consisting only girls as the members”

“I don’t have a driving license, and I don’t like to drive” Kaede said, “Sorry…”

“Ah that’s alright” Claire sighed, “Some other time, perhaps… Hey Steve, can you tell me where do you guys plan on going?”

“Not sure… but Sora and I will go to meet the representative of Japanese Exotic team” Steve answered, “They are hanging around at Ueno Park, and they called me last night after we won the battle against Clock Tacklers”

“Well, it’s not like we’ll go there and battle immediately” Sora shrugs, “We’re just curious to see who the new leader of the team is, since Kaoru is leaving the team”

“His name is Kamui Homura” Yuki said, “He is the boyfriend of Kagari-sensei and he drives an NA2”

“Oh… I see” Steve replied, “NSX is always been a rival of GT-R and Supra. But tonight, its going to have another enemy; my 911”

“Heh… your squashed Volkswagen Beetle?” Sora grins

“What was that?”

“No, nothing… let’s get moving, before the wind gets chillier” Sora frowns, “I hate snow”

The two left the school and get back to their own houses to get their car. Sora puts his bag down and changes his clothes with something casual and warm looking… it’s snowing outside after all. When Sora changes his clothes, Steve arrived and sounds his horn.
“Hold up!” Sora yelled inside his house

Sora then opens the door, to let Steve coming into the house.
“Hey, I want to ask you something…” Steve said

“Yeah?”

“Do you have any interest at all to girls these days?” Steve asked

“No… why do you ask?”

“Because I think Kaede has hots for you” Steve grins

“Not interested” Sora replied

“You still hate Atsuno-sensei?”

“No… I just thought that cars are more of an honest creature than women did” Sora shrugs

“Dude, don’t tell you you’re going to mate with your car” Steve jokes

“I'm not that stupid, bonehead” Sora spins his head, “I just want to be free and single”

“Oh man…” Steve slaps his forehead, “So… you won't consider Kaede? She is a kind girl, you know?”

“I’ll think about it” Sora tied his shoelaces

“Opportunity is buzzing your door, kid… it ain’t gonna wait forever” Steve added

“Heh… Didn’t even think about it. Let’s move!” Sora shrugs

After he puts on his olive air force jacket, he grabs his car key.
The two went on to the garage of the blue car and when Sora opens the door, Steve shivers for some reason.
“What’s up?”

“It always amazes me and puzzled me at the same time… your blue car looks menacing and scary” Steve explains, “Anyways, let’s go… we can’t make the challenger wait”

“Geez… it’s not like we’re going to battle them immediately” Sora shrugs, “What are you saying?”

Sora ignites the engine and revs the engine. The roar of the engine echoes through the garage and the neighborhood.
“Okay… let’s go, Aoi” Sora whispered

He moves the car slowly outside, while Steve close the garage door and locks the fence.
“Let’s hit the Ueno Park immediately” Steve nods

“After you” Sora nods back

Steve leads the way and the two cruises slowly and leaves the neighborhood. Few minutes later, they enter the highway from the nearest entrance and speeds up.
“How is your car?” Steve asked

“Running just fine” Sora answered, “What? Don’t tell me you change with zero weight”

“I almost did… if I did, my car would froze on me” Steve grins

“Veruspeed doesn’t have zero weight rating… even though I use 5 weights, it runs fine and shows no signs of freezing”

“Veruspeed? Oh, Motul of Nismo” Steve remembered, “Even though you use zero weight, it won't freeze as long as you heat the engine”

“Yeah? How can you tell?”

“I saw it on Youtube… Mobil 1 test their engine oil out at extremely low temperature” Steve explains, “Anyways, if your engine oil has good quality, I don’t think it will froze easily”

“Ha? Are you serious? Maybe it’s just Mobil 1 that won't freeze”

“Don’t be stupid” Steve sighed, “Don’t worry about it… as long the engine circulates the oil, it won't freeze on the block”

“What brand did you use?”

“Shell Helix Ultra… the one that’s recommended by Porsche and Ferrari” he replied, “I will never… ever use Motul like yours”

“Why? Is it because Motul is more expensive per liter?”

“More or less it’s like that” Steve nods

“Well… I won't blame you. I mean, it is expensive, but if you have that kind of car, I don’t think it will be a problem for you to buy expensive motor oils”

Sora shifts up to fifth gear and went pass Steve in his red Porsche. He knows something is on his rearview mirror- something fast and familiar. He speeds up immediately to avoid being seen.
“Hm… too bad we’re going to meet some people” Sora smiled, “Otherwise, I’ll play with you”

Steve then saw another menacing car, just like the one Sora has… blue GT-R with amazing aura shrouding it. He started to shiver and feels threatened
“What? Who is that?” he asked

“Steve… meet Kitsumoro Tomogashi; the rumored Gunma’s 34” Sora said, “Hm? Where is his girlfriend Kasumi?”

“Well if you want to race him, I’ll guess I will take my leave and go to the meet alone” Steve said

“No… here’s our exit. Besides, I don’t think he saw us yet” Sora exited the highway, “It will be inappropriate if it’s only you who showed up on the designated place…”

“Yeah… totally inappropriate” Steve replied, “Especially when we are trying to defeat them”

Sora and Steve arrived few minutes later after they exited the highway. There are a lot of people with their cars on the ramen shop, located near the park itself…
“Okay… there they are” Steve said, “There is red blood NA2”

“Ah… it is” Sora said, “Suits his name… Kamui Homura”

The red NSX had red blood body and reddish black flame vinyl around it… cheesy? No… it’s cool to be exact. It also has a big GT-Wing, adding more downforce on the rear tires and wide body kit to channel all of the airflow to the big spoiler.
“Hmm…” Steve wondered

“I bet the driver is a hothead” Sora wheezed, “This isn’t going to be easy”

“I don’t think so…” Steve disagree

“Not emotionally… I mean how he drives; aggressive”

“Oh…” Steve nods, “Maybe… how can you tell?”

“Just call it a street racer’s hunch” Sora said, “Okay… let’s meet the guys”

The two steps out of the car and approaches the team. Homura has the same age as Steve and looks to be very skilled… maybe Steve finally meet his rival?
“Hi… thanks for coming on such a short notice” he said, “My name is Kamui Homura; the Black Inferno, and I'm the leader of Japanese Exotic”

“Likewise” Steve said, “I'm Steve Blackburn; the Red Lizard and he is the new Sky Ki…”

“Ninomiya Sora” Sora quickly cuts in

“Hey, it’s not nice to cut in like that, especially when I'm introducing you to someone” Steve whispered

“If you said that, I will the one who ends up racing him, idiot!” Sora whispered back

“You must be the Sky King” Homura said, “Nice to finally meet you… it was you that everyone said to be the real leader of HSSR”

“No I'm not” Sora replied flatly, “Yuichi Tarou is the real leader, and he is the candidate of the next Drift King”

“I see… nevertheless, I want to race you very much” Homura said

“Sadly, my teammate is the one who will race you today” Sora declined, “He wanted to test his squashed Volkswagen Beatle very much”

Sora smirked when he said that. It is, in fact that Porsche looks like Volkswagen Beatle, squashed on the roof, making it longer because it’s near flatted-out.
“Hey!” Steve sounds annoyed

“Okay… so, who’s going to race me, then?” Sora shrugs

“Well… one of my teammates will deal with you then” Homura grins, “Goekawa will battle you”

“And the battle is?”

“Time attack” Homura replied, “We will go around the botanical garden and see who can post the fastest lap”

“Okay…” Steve gets into his car

“I assume there is more”

“Yes… after four of us race, we continued with outrun racing… you against me” Homura added

“Sounds fair” Steve nods

Sora lined his car at the starting grid beside Steve’s car. Goekawa and Homura did the same as well. Sora will start first against Goekawa, and after either of the two crosses the starting line, the second racer will start the lap. Maybe it’s similar to the race against Clock Tacklers last night, but compared to Clock Tacklers, the two will go around the street with snow flying around them and slippery road, more slippery than last night…
“Steve… I bet your car will always try to drifting around with this snow, which starts to piling up” Sora said

“Yeah… I will leave my traction control on, just in case” Steve replied

“Don’t be reckless… if you can't do it, just leave it to me” Sora added, “After all, this race doesn’t count”

“You’re right” Steve nodded, “Well, good luck to you”

Sora revs his engine and gets ready to start. He revs it to 3,000 RPM and holds it there. Revs it lower and he’ll misses the launch, revs it higher and his tires will slip like crazy.
“Three… two… one… go!” the linesman dropped his hands

Sora launches his car perfectly and leaves Goekawa on the starting line. 4WD shows its advantage on this slippery road. By each shifts, Sora gradually leaves the green Supra behind him. But something is not right, just as Sora predicted… the race looks way too easy.
“What the?!” Sora brakes hard and almost lost control of his car

The road is narrow, thanks to people parking their car around the garden. Even though it’s closed in winter season, people occasionally go to the park for relaxation with their family.
“Damn it! I know something is not right” Sora shifts down and steers his car to avoid parked cars

“Hahahaha” Goekawa laughs, “Come on! Show me what you got!”

Sora shifts up and slaloming his way through the parked car. Goekawa didn’t have any chance to pass him, since most of the roads are one lane only, thanks to the parked cars filling the roadside. But sometimes, the road becomes wider when there is no car around.
“Here is the cue for me” Goekawa shifts up and evens his car with the blue GT-R

“…”

Sora knew that the road in front of him will be narrowing again, and he simply can't let that happen. He shifts down to fourth gear to compensate with the torque, because whoever reached the front first, he will slip pass the parked car and keeps the lead.
“Come on!” Goekawa grins wide

“You got no chance against her”

Sora shifts up to fifth gear and gains more speed as he advances through, the GT-R’s front is way ahead of the Supra’s.
“NO!” Goekawa brakes hard to avoid the parked car

“…”

Sora squeezes through the parked car with Goekawa beside him, almost hitting the parked car. Just around the corner is the starting line and after that, Steve will race Homura.
“Here he comes!” Steve said

Sora crosses the starting line and manages to finish it in three minutes flat. That will surely gives Steve and advantage against Homura.
“You are indeed what people said about you” Homura said, “Very skilled and talented”

“Oh yeah?” Sora shrugs, “Okay… I’ve done my part, so now it’s your turn”

“Of course… I will bring this victory home” Steve smirked

“Good luck, Herbie” Sora laughs

“Damn you!”

“Steve… watch out for the parked cars… they form another unique set of handling circuit” Sora said

“Heh, no need for you to tell me” he replied, “I’ll win this one and it’s back at you”

“Whatever”

Steve lined up his car at the starting line and ready to begin… Homura did the same and when they are about to begin, two cars emerged from the ramen shop… Purple Nissan GT-R and silver IS-F… Sakura and Hibana are here.
“Hey, there’s the doctors, right?” Steve asked

“I believe so… looks like they come just at the right moment for you, Steve” Sora shrugs

“How so? Oh, you want me to humiliate his boyfriend, that’s what you said?”

“Isn’t that what you’re about to do?”

“It is… no need to remind me”

Steve revs his car and keeps it steady at 0.9 bar and ready to launch his car.
“Let’s go” Homura said

“…” Steve stares at his speedometer, making sure everything is under control

“Three… two… one… go!” the linesman dropped his hands

Steve and Homura launch their cars perfectly and leave trails of dust and burning rubber behind them.
“…”

Steve shifts up to third gear and starts gaining more distance from Homura
“Watch it” Homura said, “Don’t forget that your car is RWD, not 4WD like the Sky King”

Hibana and Sakura approached Sora, who is waiting inside his blue car. He looks comfy and strangely relaxed, even though the girls approach him.
“The young Sky King… why am I not surprised?” Hibana asked

“Sensei… coming to check up on your boyfriend?”

“How do you know?” Sakura asked

“Yuki told us” Sora said, “Oh yeah… maybe it’s too soon, but I call you out, Atsuno-sensei… Saturday night, we’re going out for a date. I’ll tell you where and when”

“I see… So it’s already that time, huh?” she asked

“You damn right, it is” Sora nods

“Yuki said that you’re not coming on my marriage party” Sakura said, “Why is that? Do you still hate me?”

“Em… it has nothing to do with love or hate” Sora shrugs

“So? What is it?” she keeps on asking

“I just don’t have a mood to come”

“How so?”

“Can't say… I just don’t have a mood to do it, you know…?”

“Don’t know… Don’t know… You’re just a kid, after all” she sighed

“Exactly… I don’t want to meddle in the affairs of grown ups”

“When will you ever quit, Sora?” Sakura stares at him seriously

“Let’s make it interesting… the one who loses, will have to sell the car and never touch cars anymore. Add it up with skipping town and never shows their face again” Sora replied, “How does that sound to you?”

“Are you sure? You will lose your blue car…”

“Don’t bet on it” Sora grins

“How so? You can never beat my R35”

“The previous Sky King uses one… and look what happened” Sora answered, “It even has extensive mods than yours”

“I see… well, I will prove you wrong and make you eat your words” Sakura grins

“We’ll see, won't we?” Sora exhaled, “Oh here they are… I'm up next”

As Sora expected Steve leads all the way and Homura never ever gets the chance to pass him. Looks like he did it on purpose, just to have a battle with Sora.
“Gah… he held back- I knew it” Steve seems frustrated, “I was hoping he would be as challenging as Carl”

“Hm… what a guy” Sora said, “He wants to battle me so badly… consider yourself lucky, sensei… a guy like that has to threw away his winning, just to battle me, but you getting challenged?”

“…” Sakura didn’t give any response

What Sora said is true and people are looking for him and want to battle him. Sora however, is not stupid. He picks his opponent carefully. He always calculated his chance of winning and takes the highest probability of it.
“Okay…” Homura said

“Outrun it is” Sora nods, “From where to where?”

“How much do you want?” he asked

“How about 5,000?”

“Okay… we’ll begin here and just keep on running until one of us disappear from the rearview mirror” he said again

“Fair enough… it’s not a sprint, then; it’s outrun battle”

Sora and Homura lined up his car and ready to begin. Unlike Steve who has sophisticated launch control, the two of them didn’t- all they have is their feelings as a driver to launch their car perfectly.
“Steve, you can follow us if you wanted” Sora smiled, “Or do you rather go home?”

“I’ll follow” he nods, “Let’s begin immediately”

Sora and Homura revs their car. When Homura keeps it steady at 4,000, Sora did the opposite; he keeps it around 3,500.
“Three… two… one… go!” the linesman dropped his hands

The two cars launch perfectly and start to move forward at incredible speed. Sora shifts to second gear and gradually leaving Homura behind.
“Oh no you don’t!” Homura said

He shifted to third gear, trying to keep up with the GT-R’s acceleration. Sora is serious and he wants to prove what he can to the doctors that he means it.
“Let’s go!” Sora shifted to third gear and keeps on accelerating while Homura tries his best to keep up

“Something is odd with that GT-R!” he said, “It’s way too fast!”

Sora makes a turn with all of those speeds he runs on. Instead trying to lose him on the technical place, he intends to lose him on the straights. He cleans the corner with a 4 wheel drift and leaves Homura behind him.
“It’s over before you even know it” Steve grins, “He is even way above all of us, good drivers”

Sora manages to increase his distance in over few minutes and leaving Homura looking at the blue GT-R’s taillights. Few seconds later, all he got is a cold trail of winds as the blue car cuts it with its speed.
“The car is a monster, but he is far more of a monster” he mumbled, “I wish we had a teammate like that”

This post has been edited by R_E_X on May 31 2010, 08:32 PM

I thought Hikaru was the leader of HSSR, and what happened to him? D:

Nope, Tarou is the leader... what he do right now will be revealed at the next RPM

That chapters posted here seem to be different than the ones posted here o_o http://www.freewebs.com/hssr/

Which RPM is it?

This is really good. Im looking forward to the debut. Great job so far!!


yours,
chloe

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