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well if you read from the first stage of his HSSR ^^ its easy to see where he got the char name,cars and mod and other stuff but wht make its interesting is how his imagination as a writer and how he combine all those ideas and bam come out HSSR ^^

been following this HSSR since the beginning and all i can say is that he improves way better when he first created it ^^ and thus making me hunger for more ^^ even when he release his future novel of the HSSR also its interesting ^^

thanks for your interest in my light novel for so long, crav3... it's not that hard being a writer. If you have an idea, quickly write it down before you lost it and forget. I have this plot on my mind since senior high school. Back then, I am a huge fan of Nissan Silvia and the main character drives one. From that plot, I decided to explore it further, thus there is the character we know as Ichijou Hikaru. From there on, I expand it further and add more characters and details and stuffs. Writing down the beginning was hard for me and if you already did, then it's easy to add more plots and story, along with the characters.

All of the cars and the owner represents the cars that I like for my entire life and all of my friends, which are the basis of their behavior and personality. Well, this one is the end of everything. Here is the last RPM and thank you very much for reading my novel... don't forget to leave comments, okay?

If you saw a bold words in various color, try to look it up on Youtube. It helps out with feeling the mood and the story when the song is played out.

Last RPM: Towards the New Journey

(Alone by Meguro Shoji, Kitajoh Atsushi, Kozuka Ryuta - Persona 4 Original Soundtracks)

Two days had passed since the fateful day on Shutokou. Sora is waiting at Nismo Omori for final checkup before he and Steve sets off to Minato-ku harbor where they will battle their ex-teammates. Kei and Scott are also with them, waiting at the lounge room of the factory. After Bernard helps Sora with his GT-R, he went back to Canada with his wife and run his photography studio. “Sorry to keep you waiting” Sora said, “Well… the mechanic said it’s good to go and there are no problems with the racing engine”

“What about the vinyl and decals?” Scott asked

“It’s already sticking on the car… same with the special emblem Nismo made for my R-tune”

“I see” Kei nodded, “Are you ready to begin, Sky King?”

“I am… let’s go, Steve” Sora replied

Steve however, looks worried for some reason. Looks like he had something in his mind and it’s a serious one. “What’s up, Steve?” Sora asked

“I want to be a king as well… I'm thinking of inventing a name for myself” Steve sighed

“Well you can always give it a thought after we defeat all of your ex-teammates” Scott said

“You’re racing them as well?” Sora said in surprise

“Yeah… listen, Sora. After you defeat your ex-teammates, what will you do next?” Scott asks him back

“I'm not sure… I can't seem to find Aya for these past two weeks” Sora shrugs, “Even though I'm worried something bad might happen to her, well… I'm sure she’s going to just alright. Besides, Claire is with her, right Steve?”

“Yeah… I'm sure the two of them are alright” Steve agreed

“So let me join your team… I can be very useful with my reputation and my skills” Sora nodded

“That is the reason I came here and ask Kei to keep an eye on the two of you” Scott smiled, “By the way, Kei… what is the name of the team you come up with?”

“Hm? Are you sure you want to hear it?” Kei grins

Seeing his stupid grin, the others are starting to show their doubts. “As long as it’s not silly, I’ll go with it” Sora nodded. Kei shrugs and then tells them the name he came up with. “Yagami and his underlings” he said with a huge smile

“That is silly! Who wanted to be your underlings?” Scott grits his teeth

“You guys… Hey, it’s my idea in the first place to create a team, you know” Kei frowns

“Is that the best name you can think of?” Steve asks

“Not really… the team will be called Street Kings” Kei answered, “We already have two kings here; Sky King and a street racer with enough reputation as a king”

“Wow… that’s a fruit of deep thinking, I bet” Scott sounds impressed

“Hm…” Steve thought, “Street Kings… that is a nice name, Kei”

“It has a sense of greatness sticking on it” Sora added

“Yeah? Glad you guys like it” Kei rubs his chin, “Well… if you’re ready, let us go now”

The four of them drives to the appointed place, where they will battle the team HSSR. On the way, Steve talks more about their ex-teammates and their strength as well as their weaknesses. “Okay… the most threatening one is Hikaru and his NA1” Steve said, “He uses twin-turbo on his NSX-R and that is a plus on Honda engine”

“No… turbo will always has a lag on it” Kei disagrees, “He will focus the boost on mid-range RPM to compensate with low torque he has”

“What about yours? You also drive an NSX” Sora asked

“Mine has stage 2 NA tuning engine” Kei answered, “I don’t need mid-range, since I have a lot of power on my high RPM”

“The second one is Keith; the Grip King and his M3… it’s a great machine and the most balanced one, in terms of power and acceleration” Steve continued

“The next one is Tarou; the Drift King and his Soarer” Sora said, “He’s a major drift fool and will always do anything to drift, even on Shutokou”

“The fourth one is Clark and his Exige” Steve added, “He used to be my very best friend but now he’s just another punk who has a balanced car”

“And the rest is Souya, Gonsuke, Yamada, Iwami…” Sora shrugs, “They will play a major role, blocking us out to prevent out progress”

“I see… what a lovely bunch” Kei smirks, “Too bad we’re meeting under this kind of circumstance”

Fifteen minutes later, the four of them arrived at Minato-ku harbor. All of the team had already gathered around the place, waiting for them. Scott is the appointed leader and he drives in front of the group, leading them into one of the empty warehouse on the harbor. “Welcome…” Hikaru grins wide

“I never thought you guys would show up” Keith added, “How is your car doing, Sky King?”

“It’s better than before… I'm confident on this baby” Sora shrugs, “Well… it’s been nice to hang out with all of you, but I have a bigger fish to fry right now”

“Bigger fish? That is quite a trash, coming out from you” Clark sighed

“We came here for a race…” Steve nodded, “Let’s just stay that way and let’s begin right away. I don’t have anytime to deal with you guys”

“Sure, sure…” Souya agrees, “You guys are important and all…”

“Look, we’re going to race or not?” Kei started to feel annoyed by their behavior, “You of all people should know some manners since you guys are the challengers here”

“Alright… let us begin. Since we are the challenger, let us introduce ourselves properly” Iwami said

“We are team Racers High, formerly known as High School Street Racers” Tarou nodded, “I'm the leader and my name is Yuichi Tarou; the Drift King”

“I’m the vice-leader and my name is Ichijou Hikaru; White Ghost”

“I'm Keith Valentine, the Grip King”

“Mine’s Clark Landers; English Gentleman”

“Hourai Souya; Rotary Disciple”

“Matsuyama Gonsuke; H22 Master”

“Tsubasa Yamada; Snap Oversteer”

“Yamato Iwami; Korean Imports”

“Please introduce yourselves, gentleman” Tarou nodded

“We are the owner of the night streets… we are the Street Kings” Kei answered lightly, “I'm the leader, Yagami Kei; The Jet”

“I'm the vice-leader and my name is Ninomiya Sora; Sky King”

“Mine is Fujima Scott; Japanese Hawaiian”

“And mine is Steve Blackburn; the Asphalt King” Steve nodded

Steve finally made up a nice name for himself; the Asphalt King. Kei, Sora, and Scott heard him correctly and smiled in excitement as their lineup are complete. “Alright, Street Kings…” Hikaru nodded, “Let us begin right away… we will run to the highway in sprint style”

“We will begin even before we reach the highway” Souya continued

“Okay… let us get into our respective cars and start our engine” Scott smiled happily

All of them boards their car and ignites their engine. “Somehow… I know this is going to happen” Sora thought aloud, “Just like in my dream”

(In Your Dream by Koshiro Yuzo - Wangan Midnight Maximum Tune 3 Original Soundtracks)

Hikaru lined up his car beside Sora and the two revs their engine. “You sure want to do this?” Hikaru asked. Sora looks at him without expression and replied flatly, “A lot has changed”

Hearing that, Hikaru feels very surprised and threatened at the same time. “You’re right” he nods

“Let’s just finish this battle and get on with our lives” Sora added, “I’ll show you the capabilities of the new host for the Sky King”

“Sora, are you ready?” Scott asked him from the phone line

“Sure… anytime they’re ready”

“You’re mine, Asphalt King” Keith points his red 911

“Getting pretty talkative here, aren’t you? You and your big mouth” Steve wheezed

Jet lined up his car beside Hikaru’s white NA1. Kei exhaled lightly as he stares at their enemies. “High School kids” he thought, “Whatever you guys do; you will never beat the guys with natural talents in this team”

“You have something you want to say?” Hikaru asked

“Sort of… don’t think twin-turbo will help you with high RPM acceleration” Kei nodded, “I’ll show you what is Honda cars are good for”

Even before the race started, the tension already runs high. The members of Racers High feel very nervous since they are not just battling their ex-teammate, but also two new contenders with great skills. Hikaru and the others are starting to feel very impatient. All they wanted to do now is just get on with the race and defeat them as soon as they can. “Okay… let us begin right away” Tarou hissed, “When this coin drops at the floor, we will begin”

Kei, Sora, Scott, and Steve immediately shut the window and gets ready. All of them shifted to first gear simultaneously; precise and accurate. “You guys have my gadgets…” Kei nodded, “If we ever run into police cars, use them wisely and rendezvous at the hotel”

“Got it” Sora nodded

“Let’s rock” Steve added

“Time to go” Scott continued

Tarou tosses his coin to the air and as they waits for it to hit the concrete with anticipation; they revved their engine as they get ready to go. “Let’s go and win our first victory, team” Kei nodded. As the chink is heard, Kei, Sora, Steve and Scott launch their car and gets out of the warehouse as quickly as possible. “That GT-R is fast!” Keith gasped. Tarou smirked and tried to calm his entire team. “They are serious to beat us guys, so let’s not waste anymore time and defeat them”

“Roger!” said all of them

With Street Kings in the lead, they headed straight into the pits of hell; the crowded area of Shibuya. “They headed into Shibuya?!” Iwami said

Kei kicks his clutch and revs his engine producing dry, loud sound of NA tuned engine. The entire pedestrian heard the sound from mile away, immediately moves away from the road. “Where did you pick such methods to get their attention?” Steve smiled as he asks. “Indonesian Import Tuner! This guy drives a blue CR-X with NA tuned B18… he uses his rev sound to replace his horn” Kei smirked

“…” Scott overtakes the silver NSX and drifted through road of Shibuya, with his tail on the sideways, almost hitting the side barrier. “Nice move, Scott” Sora said, “It’s a great drift, if I may say”

“I can do even more tricks” Scott replied, “I’ll save it for later, though. Let’s go!”

The four continues to jets through the road, now getting the attention of the police patrol cars. “Nice!” Kei nodded, “We got company, guys!”

“We’ll deal with them later” Steve sighed, “We got bigger problem in our ass”

Kei brakes hard, almost to a complete halt. Hikaru, who is directly behind him, kicks the brake pedal in reflex. The patrol cars in the back, does the same also but since their braking distance are short, they steers to the side of the road, hitting the barrier and halting the engine. “Nice one, Kei” Sora laughs. Kei shifted to the first gear and accelerates, catching up with Racers High in front of him.

Gonsuke, Yamada, and Iwami are blocking his path, trying to make them lose by creating a great distance between him and the trio in the front. “Hm… barricade, huh?” Kei thought, “No use!”

He accelerates and moves to the center and side, swaying his car to the left and right. Yamada, who is at the leftmost lane, feels pressured by his action. Kei sways his car to the left, almost hitting the side barrier. Yamada takes the bait and scrapes his car to the side. As he brakes by a bit to steer away from the side, Kei gets back to the center lane and overtakes him, accelerating past the two cars on the center and right lane. “The fish eats the rotten bait” Kei thought aloud

He jets past Keith and Souya. As he watches them from the side, Clark tried to do something funny to his car. He steadily moves to the left, trying to push him to the side. “Hm… what do you think you’re doing?” Kei wondered. He taps the brake, decreasing his pace letting Clark went ahead, while he shifted to second gear. He accelerates forward and gets beside Clark. This time, he tried to pull the same technique he did to him earlier. “Now, now… have a taste of that side barrier” Kei said as he gets ready to sway his car to the left. Clark panicked- he knows what Kei will do. He brakes hard, avoiding his collision with him. “Who said anything about hitting you to the side?” Kei smirked when he knew Clark takes the bait

Steve takes a look on the rearview mirror, checking how his teammate is doing in the back. “Move aside, move aside” Kei said as he pass through Keith, Tarou, and Hikaru. “You’re back!” Steve said

“I'm sick staying behind them” Kei shrugged

“Let’s end this with highway battle!” Steve said

“You’re going to blow your gasket again this time, Steve?” Scott asked

“I'm done with this 911… before we go to San Francisco, I’ll sell it to Porsche dealership”

“Do whatever you want… it’s your car after all” Scott shrugs, “The money is for me, however”

“Yeah… in return, I’ll take my M3 GTR back, okay?”

When the Racers High see where they were going, all of them know they will lose if it stays like this. “Let’s go!” Hikaru said as he chases the silver NA2. Hikaru, Keith, Clark, and Tarou are still eager to chase the Street Kings. The others however, did not feel the same. Seeing their ultimate prowess completely shattered their confidence.

All of them entered the highway via C1. The traffic level around C1 is very heavy. Winding roads like this are the specialty of Tarou, Keith, Hikaru, and Clark. But since all of them are trailing behind the Street Kings, it’s useless…

Past Tatsumi junction, the traffic level had decreased, and there is nothing else but free roads ahead of them. “Yeah… let’s go all the way to Wangan Line” Sora thought. The four gets behind Sora and drafted behind him. Sora is leading the way, followed by Scott, Steve, and then Kei. “So long my ex-teammates” Steve thought, “I hope you guys have a great life”

“I will accumulate enough worldwide reputation and take the Drift King title for myself” Scott thought

“You guys have lost it… go home” Sora thought

“Let us go… to the next stage ahead of us” Kei nodded

(The Price of Freedom by Ishimoto Takeharu - Final Fantasy VII Crisis Core Original Soundtracks)

Sora shifted to sixth gear and accelerates forward. Little by little, all of the memories he experienced with everyone he knew here started to arise. From the moment he stepped into the school to when he met Aya and Claire. “AAH! It’s you!” Souya yelled

“It’s nice to see you again, Sou” he said, “Hello… my name is Ninomiya… Ninomiya Sora. You guys can call me Sora. Pleased to meet all of you”

“Have we met before?” Hikaru asks him

“I'm not sure” Sora answered, “Have you gone to Aomori before?”

“Nope, never…” Hikaru replied

“I see…” Sora nodded, “It’s a pleasure to meet you”

“He’s standing before you, tinkering with the engine right now” he said again, “I'm Yuuta Kojiro… the owner of this place. What can I do for you?”

“I’m Ninomiya Sora… and I'm here looking for a V-spec II Nur. Can you help me?” Sora asked

“Going off somewhere?” Kyo strikes a conversation

“Something like that… Kou, I’m going to go out for awhile” he said, “I’m going to visit Shutokou and familiarize myself with the road around C1”

“Oh well, it’s time to go to the shoe store” Souya said, “See you around, Sora. Let’s do another test drive next time. Let’s go Steve, Tarou”

“See you around” Tarou nods

“Oh if you are a friend of Kojiro, then I can't say no” Sora nodded, “What’s your name, ma’am? My name is Sora… Ninomiya Sora”

“It’s Kamiya… Honjou Kamiya” she bows, “Pleased to meet you, Sora-kun”

“Let me guess, one red volcano and one… milk?” Jessie narrowed her eyes

“Red volcano it is, and what do you want?” Steve asked Sora on what he wants as a drink

“Me? Corona is fine…” Sora answered as he folds his sleeve

“Man, do we really need to do this?” Gonsuke groaned, “Man, if I knew something like this will happen, I won't attend the class today”

“Nah, stop groaning and do the job” Iwami replied, “After this, we can go home and it’s a free day off”

“You’re right” Yamada added, “Let’s do this quick and get back home, so we can prepare ourselves for tonight scene”

“Are you ready, Sora?” Rika looked at him, “Tonight is your big night”

“Haah?” Sora catches his breath, “After this, I'm going to go for a lap at C1. You know, familiarizing myself with the road around?”

“What? You never have been to C1 before?” Steve asked

“I did, but I didn’t memorize the course” Sora answered

“It is… the sea is calm and tranquil” Sora stares at the sun also, “The water is sparkling, reflecting the light to the sky”

“It’s so romantic… wish I had a boyfriend to share these views with” Sakura hugs her knee

“Good evening… may I help you?”

“You must be Sky… my name is Bernard Lester, and I'm the leader of the Three Kings team” he introduces himself

“Mine is Akiyama Daiki, and I come from Akiyama racing school” he reach out his hand, “Nice to meet you”

“My name is Kitsumoro Tomogashi, or Tomo in short” he introduces himself, “And this is my girlfriend, Nadeshiko Kasumi”

“How do you do?” she nods

“You are a friend of Akiyama-san?” Sora asked

“Pleased to meet you… my name is Kisaragi Aya. People call me the Midnight Princess” she introduces herself

“And I'm Mayama Claire; the Scarlett” Claire added

As the four jets through Wangan Line, Sora exhaled lightly as he takes one final glance at his ex-teammates on his rearview mirror, struggling behind them. He clocks 330 KM/H, while Scott, Steve, and Kei following him from behind closely. “Let’s get off the highway… this battle is pointless” Sora sighed

“What’s wrong, Sora?” Steve asked

Sora sighed and replied with a flat, cold tone. “We’re already winning… I don’t think we should humiliate them further” Sora nodded, “Let’s head to Daikoku-Futo and see what happens next”

“So you said” Kei nodded, “Let’s exit the highway”

The four decided to decrease their pace and exited to Daikoku-Futo. Hikaru, Tarou, Keith, and Clark follow them, along with the rest of the Racers High. Sora, Steve, Kei, and Scott gets out from their car and waits for them. “Why are you stopping?” Hikaru asked

“It’s pointless, you know it” Sora shrugs

“You guys have lost, even before this battle had started” Steve continued

“Team High School Street Racers are no more, so you’d best do yourself a favor and leave” Scott sighed

“We still have a battle to finish!” Keith said

“We already did!” Sora replied, “This is the finish line we’ve decided”

Sora, Steve, and Scott gets back to their car and ignites their engine. “Come back here, cowards!” Clark yelled

“He has done what a good ex-teammate does and saves your face from defeat” Kei replied, “You guys were already lost and he decided not to humiliate you even further”

“What?!” Tarou asked

“Racers High have lost in this battle...” Kei gets into his car and ignites the engine also. “You guys, should get away from this country soon... the Metro Police Department had all of you in their eyes. If you wish not to get caught, leave this city right away with your loved ones”

“Why?! Why are you telling this to us?!” Tarou said again

“Consider this a final gift from Sora and Steve for all of you” Kei close the window and drives out of the parking area, followed by his teammates. That was the last time Sora and the others saw his ex-teammates. What happens to them afterwards, no one knows.

A day has passed since the fateful battle of the Street Kings against Racers High. The boys are at five-star hotel, which is located at the heart of Tokyo. Kei is watching news when he wears his light grey shirt, dressing up to go get something to eat. Sora knocks on the door before Kei opens it. “Hey… you’re doing anything in particular?” he asked. Kei shrugs, showing his usual poker face before he answered the question. “Not really… what’s up?” he asked back

“Well, Steve and Scott are waiting downstairs… we’re about to go to Pizza Hut to get something to eat” Sora nodded, “Want to come along?”

“Sure… any word from your ex-teammates?”

“Ah yeah, about that…” Sora sighed

“What’s wrong?”

“Kaoru and his wife, Murayama Yue-sensei fled to Europe as well” Sora leaned his back on the wall, “Yuki’s grandfather rented a huge container ship to transport all of them to London to meet up with Kojiro. I don’t know about the parents of their girlfriend, though…”

“Where did you hear that?”

“Mikami Rei, one of their ex-teammates informs me on the details. He said that Yuki’s grandfather got paranoid and decided to ask for his help immediately” Sora continued, “His family is the owner of that container ship. He’s joining them as well to live a new life on London. It’s a great thing, since they are on a different continent than we did”

Kei sits down at the chair as he takes his Station 6’’ 5.11 boots. He exhaled lightly as he replied his friend. “Sooner or later, we will battle them once more” Kei said as he turns off the TV and wears his boots, “We still have to claim the title of Grip King and Drift King”

“Yeah… when we get more members, that is”

“You’re right… let’s go”

(Hi-tech Jazz by Underground Resistance - Galaxy 2 Galaxy)

The four went to Pizza Hut, located not far from the hotel. “We’ll have one large pan of Super Supreme and one large pan of Hawaiian Pizza... a pitcher of Cola, four glasses of ice, and beef lasagna for me” Kei said to the waitress, “What do you guys want?”

“I’ll have a bowl of Tomato Salad” Scott nodded

“I’ll have a bowl of Oriental Salad” Steve said

“Then I’ll have roasted chicken” Sora added, “Thank you”

After finished with their individual orders, they started to discuss what they will do next. “Any words from Aya and Claire?” Kei asked

Sora and Steve exhaled lightly when the two are confronted with that subject. Sora smiled bitterly and tried to answer the question. “No luck… we can't use the home phone line, since they are going to monitor the entire conversation” Sora shrugs. Steve opens his mouth to add the statement. “We’ve been asking around for quite awhile now” he added, “I'm still worried about them, but I'm sure they are okay somewhere out there”

“Oh yeah… when will we go back to San Francisco, Kei?” Scott asked

“My friend already booked a flight to Japan with a military spec. special cargo airplane… when he arrived, we will return to San Francisco ASAP”

“How long will it take?” Sora asked

“We will return to San Francisco this Wednesday night” Kei nodded

“So soon?” Steve gasped

The two of them are very surprised. Sora and Steve sips their cold Cola as the two waits for Kei to explain further to them. “Yeah… but don’t worry. I have found a plan to get Aya and Claire to join you guys in no time at all”

“How?”

“I will give the number of my friend to them, once we are safely transported to San Francisco” Kei explained, “I will give them the detailed information to San Francisco to meet you two there”

“Can your friend be trusted?” Scott asked

“He owes his life to me” Kei shrugs, “I'm sure he will do it without asking too many questions”

“Okay… I’ll trust you with this one” Sora nodded, “Thank you”

“No problem… hey, the food is here” Kei smirked, “Let’s eat”

“Oh yeah, Kei… Gunma’s 34 still owes me one last run” Sora smirked, “Any idea what to do?”

“Go ahead… I mean it’d your thing, but if I may request it- can you ask Akiyama Daiki to show up as well?”

“Oh yeah, for me as well” Scott added

“I’ll call him right now and see if he can ask Akiyama or Tsuchiya to show up along with Kitsumoro” Sora nodded, “Hello… Kitsumoro, it’s me”

“Oh, what’s up Sora?” Tomo asked

“Hey I was wondering if you’re free tomorrow… let’s have a run at Shutokou”

“Sure… I was wondering when you might ask” Tomo agreed, “Where will we meet up?”

“Let’s meet up a Daikoku-Futo at nine P.M. and if it’s not too much to ask, can you ask Akiyama-san and Tsuchiya-san to show up as well? Kei and Scott wanted to have a run also”

“I’ll ask them about it” Tomo nodded, “I’ll text message you later with the good news”

“Thank you and see you soon” Sora replied

After Sora puts away his mobile phone, Kei and Scott are dying to find out. “So?” Sora knew his teammates are dying to have a run with people who have great skills. “He’ll message me with the good news later” Sora nodded, “Just wait for a bit”

“Yo, Raymond… remember me? It’s Steve Blackburn” Steve said, “I remembered that I still owe you a run. My friends are going to race Akiyama Daiki, Tsuchiya Seiji, and Kitsumoro Tomogashi. Will you join us?”

“Akiyama will show up? Of course I’ll join you. When and where?” Raymond asked

“Daikoku-Futo, nine P.M. tomorrow” Steve nodded

“Okay… I’ll drop by and let’s have a run” Raymond said, “See you then, Steve”

“Yeah, see you soon” Steve nodded as he hung up the phone. “Well now that our business are done, let us eat” Scott smirked as he takes a slice of Pizza

“You guys free for tomorrow afternoon?”

“Why do you ask?” Sora looks puzzled

“We don’t have any plans, except to look for Aya and Claire” Steve replied

“The usual stuff... hits the shooting range and play some air soft sports” Scott explained, “Want to join?”

“Okay... it’s going to be interesting” Sora nodded

Tomorrow’s afternoon, the four went to local gun range and plays an air soft sport. Steve is paring himself with Sora, while Kei and Scott pairs up to defeat them.

DOR! DOR! DOR! DOR! DOR!

Kei is shooting at Sora and Steve when he spotted them, running away to the corner of the building. “Damn it, Kei is a damn good shooter” Steve said, “I took three bullets in my leg”

“Yeah, mine got two” Sora replied

“He is very proficient on firearms” Steve added

“Give up, friends… you are cornered” Kei shrugs, “You guys relay more on your guns, not your wits and your teamwork”

“Steve, Sora… if you guys lose, you guys will have to pay for our car’s gasoline” Scott smirked

“Teamwork and wits, huh?” Sora thought, “Let us surround them from both sides, Steve”

Steve was nowhere to be seen. The two can't seem to coordinate each other’s action and utilize it for an advantage. Kei spotted him and started to shoot him with his M4 assault rifle.

DOR! DOR! DOR! DOR! DOR! DOR! DOR! DOR! DOR! DOR! DOR! DOR! DOR! DOR! DOR!

“Damn you, Kei!” Steve yelled, “Ease off a bit, man”

“Sorry… I remember my experience in Iraq when I play air soft sport” Kei nodded, “No place for rookies in battlefield!”

He run towards Steve and gets ready to point the big gun on his head. “TA-DA!” Steve said as he ambushes Kei from the back

Kei’s quick reflex allows him to get around Steve and stands on his back, even before Steve could start to fire his gun. “Damn! CQC!” Steve gasped

Kei swept his feet and he falls down on his back. “Ow!” Steve said in pain, “Give the probie a break, won't you?”

“Steve!” Sora said as his teammate has fall

DOR! DOR! DOR! DOR! DOR! DOR! DOR! DOR! DOR! DOR! DOR! DOR! DOR! DOR! DOR!

Kei quickly hides behind the iron box and pops a smoke grenade to him. As the black smoke is blocking his vision, Kei jumps forward and grabs Sora’s gun and with his reverse CQC technique, he takes the gun and points it to the owner. “Check mate” Kei frowned

“Damn it!” Sora said, “That is total six loss on six matches”

“You guys have lost by the time you chose him to be your enemy” Scott frowned with tired expression

“Hey… are you guys a team?” ask one of the other air soft players

“Let us have a four on four match” his friend said

“Now this should be interesting!” Kei nodded, “I'm with them”

“Let us begin then…” the other air soft player said

Kei, Steve, Scott, and Sora went to the ammo counter and get their ammunition replenished. “Well, let us go!” Kei nodded

All of them gathered around for a mission briefing from Sergeant Yagami. “I hereby assign you with codenames… I’m Keroro Gunso… Sora is Dororo Heicho… Steve is Giroro Gocho… and Scott is Kururu Socho”

Gunso is Japanese for sergeant, heicho is for lance-corporal, gocho is for corporal, and socho is for sergeant-major. All of them are the ranks of the frog army member on Keroro Gunso. “I'm in higher position than you” Scott laughs

“Yeah, but you are still my underling, since if we’re following your orders, we’ll end up on Chinese restaurant” Kei shrugs

“Why do I get a feeling this story will be more a comedy in the near future?” Steve frowned

“He gives us frog codenames!” Sora said

“Bah, let’s just get it over with and beat them” Scott replied

“Alright, men… we are not going to play this nice and slow, luring them into our territory” Kei whispered, “Get ready to shoot, just in case”

“Then what happened after we lured them, sergeant?” Scott asked

“We will ambush them and take them down” Kei answered

“Is that it? What if they shoot us?” Steve asked

“Jump away with your feet… we are frogs”

“Here we go again…” Sora sighed

“Alright… Keroro Shotai… move out!”

All of them are going to save up their ammunition by applying ambush tactic to their enemy. “Okay, men… let’s begin this war”

“This is just a game…” Steve sighed

“Giroro Gocho! Don’t underestimate this war game! Play it like your life depends on it”

“Yes, Gunso!” Steve replied, “Hey, why am I following your lead?!”

“The charisma of his sergeant rank is starting to arise” Scott frowned

“Don’t move!” said one of their enemies

Kei grabs the MP5 of his enemy and kicks the side his right leg, sweeping him off the floor. He falls down and as Kei points his gun onto him, he is arrested as a prisoner of war. “A-a-a” Kei said, warning him not to move, “Dororo Heicho, tie him up and gag him”

“Yes, sir!” Sora salutes him

“And he started to get carried also” Scott slaps his forehead

“Use this man as your shield, Kururu Socho”

“Yes, sir!” Scott followed

They started to advance forward, carrying their POW in order to use them as shield. “This man should keep you away from bullets” Kei smirked

“Aha!” said another of his enemies

Kei quickly points his M4 rifle and shoots him, “Get behind the wall of the room and get ready to capture him” Kei said, “I’ll handle this one”

Kei runs away from the shooter and gets around him from the other side of the building. As the shooter’s attention is diverted to Kei, Steve quickly gets behind his back and points his gun on the man’s head. “Gotcha!” Steve said. That person is tied up and gagged as their second POW. “Man, this is easy” Scott thought

When he said that, the last of his enemies took him by surprise. “Fire!” said one of his enemies. The bullet exchanging was inevitable. Kei pulls Sora’s collar and hide him behind the wall. “Damn it… Scott and his big mouth” Kei said

DOR! DOR! DOR! DOR! DOR! DOR! DOR! DOR! DOR! DOR! DOR! DOR! DOR! DOR! DOR!

One of them was hit and falls down on the floor. Kei uses this opportunity to move forward and switch hiding place. He continued to shoot the last of their enemies until he is down on the floor. “Check mate!”

He pointed his gun on the other two guys and the battle was over. Keroro Shotai wins. “Giroro Gocho! Kururu Socho!” Kei said, “NOOOOOOO!!!”

“Shut up, stupid! We’re not dead yet” Steve said

“Oh, I was just getting to the good part” Kei shrugged, “Well we’re done for today… it’s been fun playing with you”

All of them shook each other hands and leave the place. They are going back to the hotel, getting ready for one last battle with Kitsumoro Tomogashi, Akiyama Daiki, Tsuchiya Seiji, and Raymond Raymond. On the way, Sora and Steve decided to drop by at Aya’s place, just to check up on the house.

Surprisingly, there are two cars parked on the car port; a silver Z-tune and red 380RS. It’s Aya and Claire. Sora and Steve quickly gets off from their car and gets into the house. Aya and Claire are seen, tidying their stuffs and packing their clothes. “Aya!” Sora said as he hugs his girlfriend tight. “Oh Sora… I finally found you!” Aya replied

Steve and Claire are no different. The two cannot hold out their sense of longing and hugs each other as well. “Have you been eating well?” Claire asked. Steve smiled softly to her and replied to her question, “The hotel served a lot of good food… of course I'm eating well”

All of them leaves the house and went back to the hotel, bringing good news to Kei and Scott. “WHAT?!” Kei said in surprise, “You found them?! That is great news! Bring them here ASAP!”

Few minutes of driving, the two arrived back at the hotel. Sora and Aya feels happy, not to mention Steve and Claire. Kei cannot help but to feel happy as well. He called his pilot friend to request another airplane to be brought to Haneda Airport, in order to accommodate more cars. After he made the call, he sits across Sora and Aya. “Finally, Sora… You guys found them” Kei smiled

“Yes… thank you for taking care of Sora for all these weeks” Aya bows to her

“Please, raise your head… I was just doing him a favor” Kei nodded

“Hey, what are you guys doing, sitting there?! We have a battle to win tonight!” Steve reminded them

“Oh, shit! I forgot!” Kei runs off to his room to take a bath

“Go and take a bath, Scott! You too, Sora!” Steve said

“Yes, Gocho!” said the two of them as they stands up and salutes him

“Good!” Steve laughed, “What the hell?!”

“Gahahaha!” Sora runs back to his room, followed by Scott

Later that night, Kei, Scott, Steve, and Sora gathered at Daikoku-Futo with Daiki, Seiji, Raymond, and Tomo. Aya and Claire are waiting for them at the hotel, since the two of them feels very tired from all of those travels. After all of them introduced themselves to each other, Sora explained the current situation to Tomo and Daiki. “So you’ve found her” Tomo nodded, “That is good news”

“You’ve done a great job, Ninomiya” Daiki added

“Yes I am… well, good luck everyone” Sora said to all of them, “Let us make this one final battle a great one to be remembered”

Hearing that, Tomo and Raymond surprised. Daiki and Seiji however, didn’t feel surprised enough. “You guys going somewhere?” Tomo asked

“You’re running away, Blackburn?” Raymond asked as well

“We’re going to San Francisco… I'm assembling a team called Street Kings and we would like to use this opportunity to conquer the streets around the world” Kei explained

“I'm not running away… I choose the world as my stage” Steve replied

“How long would it take?” Tomo asks again

“It depends… we will travel to many places, trying to conquer all of them” Scott nodded

“Our aim is to be the urban legend of every street in this very world” Kei smiled, “Not a shabby dream, is it?”

“Not at all… I'm surprised you have such vision” Daiki crossed his arms as he leaned on his silver Z

“I knew you’d understand” Kei smirked, “Well, enough chit-chat… let us begin right away”

“Tomo and I will go around Wangan Line” Sora nodded

“Okay… I'm ready anytime” Tomo replied

“I’ll go to New Belt Line with Raymond here” Steve added

“Let’s do it” Raymond nodded

“Then Seiji and I will go to New Belt Line also” Scott smirked

“Anytime you are ready” Seiji sighed

“Well… all that is left is C1, Akiyama” Kei nodded to him

“Anywhere is fine with me” Daiki exhaled lightly, “Let’s begin right away”

“The battle style would be outrun” Sora explained, “We will begin from here and every racer will go to their designated area and begin right away… we will battle around here for two laps and after you’re done… let’s meet up right here”

“Got it” everyone said

All of them gets into their car and ignites the engine. Right before Kei gets into his NA2, Daiki stares at his car for some reason. “Got anything in your mind, Akiyama?” Kei asked

“I know a thing or two about NA2, since I also own several of them” he nodded

“Know about a thing or two, meaning that you know its ability from inside and out, right?” Kei asked again

“Yes” Daiki nodded and Kei smirked in return. For other people, when someone else knows a thing or two about their car, it’s going to be a disadvantage for them. Kei didn’t think so- he sees it as a fun handicap for him. “Well, that is one more fun handicap for me” he said lightly

“You are a strange guy, Yagami...” Daiki replied

“I am... I'm different than most of the people out there” Kei shrugs, “Being different is fun and stands out from the crowd- that’s how I see things in my view”

“This will be the last battle I had with you, Lizard… thank you for everything” Steve thought

The cars drive out from the parking area and went to each designated place. By the time they enters the Yokohane Line, all of them started to speed up their cars, trying to take the advantage of being the first one arrived on each designation. “Here we go!” Sora said as he shifts up and accelerates forward, leaving his friends on the back

“Good luck Sora… don’t lose this one” Scott nodded

Tomo follows the blue GT-R closely and the two disappeared from the others’ line of vision. “They are fast” Raymond gasped

“If you keep your attention in them, you’ll lose, Raymond” Steve said, “Let’s go!”

“Hey, that’s my line!”

The R35 GT-R and the 911 GT2 followed the lead of the two blue cars and disappeared as well. “Well… shall we begin, Seiji?” Scott asked. Seiji exhaled for a bit and grins as he replied the question, “After you” Seiji replied

The M6 and the Evo IX dashes through the traffic cars and disappeared in no time. All that’s left is Daiki and Kei. The two decided to play it nice and easy, at least until the two arrived on C1 area. “What are you up to these days, Akiyama?”

“I'm just enjoying my time, teaching my students in the racing school” Daiki replied, “Why do you ask?”

“Interested on taking on the world with me?” Kei asks again, “With your skills, we can conquer the world- easy”

“I don’t have any intention to conquer the world…” Daiki grins, “You want to conquer the world?”

“Frankly speaking, yes” Kei replied, “Just enough for me to be remembered as the greatest street racing team on earth”

“I see what you’re into” Daiki understood, “You are trying to leave something- your mark in this world. If you need my assistance, let me know. Although I HAVE left my mark worldwide, I wouldn't mind revamping it”

“That’s the spirit…” Kei smiled

(Just Flat Out by Koshiro Yuzo - Wangan Midnight Maximum Tune 3 Original Soundtracks)

Tomo and Sora have reached Hamakawasaki and the two aren’t going to pull any punch and go all out from the start. Two blue GT-Rs slaloms through the traffic cars, trying to get ahead of one another. “The traffic is unusually crowded tonight” Tomo thought

“What the hell happened here?” Sora thought, “Why is it so damn crowded tonight?”

Tomo manages to takes the lead from Sora, gaining more and more distance from the R-tune. “Huff… he already launches his attack!” Sora said, “Let’s go, let’s go!”

He overtakes the slow traffic cars and gets behind Tomo’s GT-R as the two slaloms their way out of the hordes of traffic cars. “Drafting… Not a bad start, Sora” Tomo smiled as he stares at his rearview mirror. As the two GT-Rs approaches Haneda Tunnel, the traffic begins to ease up by a bit and seeing this opportunity, Sora slingshot from the back of Tomo’s GT-R and battles him side by side as the two jets down the sloping road towards the tunnel. “I'm going to make it!” Sora said as he shifted down and accelerates forward. Without any clutch, Sora’s R-tune had a slight advantage over Tomo’s GT-R. “Okay… I’ve retaken the lead” Sora exhaled, “Let’s do this!”

Tomo takes a careful look as the blue R-tune accelerates beside him. “That car is even better than his Z-tune” Tomo thought, “Things had started to get more interesting”

In response to his slingshot and acceleration, Tomo drafted behind the blue R-tune this time. “Hm… countering my attack with the same tactic” Sora grins, “Sure… show me the true power of your GT-R, Tomo”

Meanwhile, Steve and Raymond are still battling the crowded traffic cars on New Belt Line. “This is a complete waste of time” Raymond wheezed, “I never expected Belt Line to be this crowded” Steve on the other hand, plays out some of his music to fend off his boredom. “Just a bit more, and the traffic will get a bit lighter” Steve thought

Same goes for Scott and Seiji. The two exchanges lead to one another, with this kind of traffic. “Damn it… traffic jams are everywhere!” Scott yelled, “If it’s not US, then here!”

Seiji keeps his calm as he waits for an opportunity to get ahead of Scott and his M6. Things are a bit different for Kei and Daiki. Lucky for them, the two speeds up their car at Hamazakibashi branching. Kei slides his car at the sloping road, preventing Daiki’s progress on the narrow road. “That’s a nice trick you have, Yagami” Daiki said

Kei steers back his car and leave Akiyama to bite his dust. “Now is my chance” Daiki nodded as he overtakes the silver NSX-R. “Damn it!” Kei looks at the Z as it passes his car. “That Z is either equipped with supercharger of twin turbo… well, whichever that is, I have to win this one!”

Back to Sora and Tomo, the two almost complete a lap and they are speeding towards Airport tunnel. The traffic on the last half of this battle was even less than the first one. “At last! I can speed up my GT-R!” Sora said as he shifted to sixth gear

Tomo’s GT-R was in fact as fast as his. He easily gets beside him as the two speeds up toward Tamagawa Tunnel. “Let’s go, Sora” Tomo nodded. The two GT-R jets through the tunnel, reaching 320 KM/H and still rising. “His GT-R is indeed amazing” Sora thought, “Looks like this will be the ultimate battle in my entire street racing career” Sora shifts down to fifth gear and accelerates even further, before he shifts back to the sixth gear. He is trying to use the full advantage of the low ratio of his final drive gear. Kei sets the power of the R-tune between 5,800 to 7,800 RPM, which is pushed back 1,000 RPM than his old Z-tune.

Seiji and Scott are speeding through the traffic cars after they passed the Rainbow Bridge. The rainbow colored bridge took Scott’s attention, letting Seiji takes the lead. “Damn it! I got distracted!” Scott wheezed, “Time to get serious!”

“Is that all you got?” Seiji stares his rearview mirror. Scott grinned as he takes a careful look on the Evo IX in front of him. “Well… I can learn a thing or two from behind you, Tsuchiya. Let me see what you’re really about from here” Scott nodded

Steve and Raymond are no exception as well. They already passed Kiba, almost ended their first lap. “Your GT-R is improving” Steve thought, “But it’s still no match for my GT2!”

“Show me what you got, Blackburn” Raymond nodded

The two of them are exactly even. All they did was overtaking and overtaken, with the lead passed onto each other in a set of nice rhythm. “Damn it… I'm sick of this. The lead is always bouncing off like basket ball” Steve grumbled as he shifts down and accelerates further, leaving the white R35 behind him. “Come on, Blackburn… if it keeps on like this, we’d best stop racing and plays volleyball instead” Raymond spins his head in wonder. As the 911 accelerates further to Fukagawa, the R35 tried to cling on the back of the 911 to draft behind it. So far, nothing has prevailed to do just that. “Does it working, Raymond? I don’t think so” Steve stares at the rearview mirror

Scott’s M6 has managed to retakes the lead from Seiji… sort of. Even though he manages to do it, Seiji is trailing behind closely. “Oh man! I was just getting on the good part and you’re back on my ass” Scott wheezed. The Evo is lighter than his M6 and is equipped with 4WD, making it the perfectly balanced cornering machine. “That guy is good” Seiji nodded, “He managed to keep me at bay with that heavy M6”

Back to Akiyama and Kei, the two already saw the Tokyo Tower for the second time, meaning the two already started their second lap. No one is leading right at the moment. Kei’s skill was on par with Daiki’s and the two cannot do anything about it. They already exchanged a lot of punches, but no one is at the edge of another. Kei started to think this battle was not a battle he can win with his current level of skill. Daiki knows it too- he started to notice the repeated pattern on this battle. Still, the two won't let it slide easily and go for another try. “I will depart from this country with victory in my hands” Kei thought as he speeds up his car, with the silver Z following him closely. “If it’s other street racers, they would already crack under the constant pressure I'm applying to them” Daiki sighed, “You are different than the most, Yagami”

The two cars jets through the narrow bridge piers of Ginza area. Being narrow, Kei tried his best to keep his car on the line, while Daiki also tried to do the same. The left lane had a slight curve to the right, meaning Kei has apply extra attention to control his car perfectly while keeping Daiki at bay behind him. As he passes by the slight curve of his left lane, he lifts his foot off the throttle for about two seconds. Daiki uses this opportunity to takes the lead and accelerate forward, leaving the silver NSX-R on his back. “…” Kei exhaled lightly as he follows the silver Z from behind closely. “Man… I'm out of luck” Kei thought, “Ah well, it’s exciting, though”

Tomo and Sora are still struggling on Wangan Line. They are running towards Daikoku-Futo and the two decided to end it with a top speed dogfight. When the two saw no other cars in front of them, they floored the throttle flat and shifts as quickly as they can. “This is the last one…” Sora thought. “And it all comes down to this” Tomo sighed

Sora and Tomo simultaneously shifted to the sixth gear and accelerates forward, running side by side. “One last run!” both of them said. The two cars easily clicked 300 KM/H and still rising. No other cars are in sight and this is the perfect opportunity to do that. “This may be my last time running my car here” Sora grins, “Let us make this one last good run”

The two jets through the highway, reaching 350 KM/H towards Daikoku-Futo where everyone is already waiting for them. With their battle ended up with tie once again, Sora and Tomo finally understands about each other’s skills. They are not meant to pass one another, let alone win against the other. Kei and Daiki, Scott and Seiji, and lastly; Steve and Raymond- they knew it better. “Well, it’s been fun” Sora smiled. Tomo nodded and replied “Yes it is… it’s been nice to have a run with you”

“You are indeed the Prince of Racing, Akiyama” Kei nodded, “It’s been fun to battle the Prince himself”

“You flatter me too much, Yagami” Daiki shrugs

“Well… it’s been nice to battled you, Tsuchiya” Scott laughs, “Your Evo completely changes my view on Japanese cars”

“I'm glad our battle widens your view, Fujima” Seiji replied

“Damn… I can't believe it ended up a tie!” Steve said, “Déjà vu all over again”

“It is… we need to improve our skill even further” Raymond agrees

“If we improve our skill, the result would have been the same as now” Steve wheezed, “Maybe I need to improve mine, but you keep yours as it is”

“You might want to try the other way around” Raymond smirked

“Nah…” Steve declined

“Well… see you around, Tomo” Sora smirked, “Take care and say hello to Kasumi for me”

“I will… good luck on your new journey” Tomo replied

With that, all of them gets inside their car and drives off from Daikoku-Futo. The boys feel very satisfied with the battle earlier, since not only they pushed their car to its limits but they also pushed themselves to their limit. Even though it ended in tie for all of them, they are thrilled. That thrill also turn into respect for the people who have the same level of skill as them. “I will improve myself with my next journey” Sora thought, “Thank you, everyone”

“Well… let us go back to the hotel for now” Kei nodded, “It’s late…”

All of them went back to the hotel and get some sleep.

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(A Piece of Remain by Shimomura Yoko - Parasite Eve Original Soundtracks)

The next morning, Sora and Aya, Steve and Claire gets up early and goes to take a look around town for the last time. After they sold Steve’s 911 to the Porsche dealership, the four takes one final stroll around this city. Tonight, they will aboard the special cargo airplane to San Francisco, but they had a mixed feeling about it- sadness and excitement at the same time. A part of them wished to remain in this city and stay, while the others wished to roam the world, looking for new places, friends, and experiences. First, the four decided to check out their school. On Wednesday, there are a lot of student on the class. They get inside the school compound and as the two walked to the main building, they are overwhelmed with emotion. “I can't believe we’re actually leaving this place” Steve smiled

“Yeah” Sora replied with shaky voice, “I'm going to miss this place”

“I can't believe that we’re going to a faraway place” Aya nodded

“I'm going to miss this school” Claire added, “We made a lot of friend here”

“So am I…” Steve nodded, “I hate this city, the first time I came here. I befriended a lot of guys and girls for the first year and I'm starting to love this place. Japan is not so bad after all”

“Oh yeah… you were sent here by your brother, right?” Aya asked

“I am… I hate that guy, but I know now that he loves me very much” Steve shrugged, “He sent me here to keep me away from trouble… ad here I am, getting into new ones”

He laughs loudly for a bit, but they knew he feels really sad about leaving this place. “Let us go to Kojiro’s garage” Sora nodded, “Or what’s left of it”

The four gets into their car and drives to Kojiro’s garage. The place looks abandoned and snows are starting to pile up on the broken rolling door, used to enter the place. “I met Aoi here” Sora said as he gets out of the car, “I had a lot of memories about my old GT-R here… with Kojiro, Kyo, Kamiya, the manager, and the mechanics here. They are really nice people”

“Yes they are… let’s wish them well in their new life” Steve exhaled lightly

“On that restaurant is the first place I went to eat with Aya after I picked her up from Misty Blue restaurant” Sora explained, “She is very grumpy when she is tired or bored”

“Excuse me” Aya narrowed her eyes

“Oh yeah, the one about visiting her father, right?” Steve nodded, “I heard that one from Claire”

“It is…” Sora smiled

“You told him?! I can't believe you” Aya said

“Ehehehe… sorry” Claire bites her tongue as Aya smacks her head

As the four walks back towards their cars, silver NSX-R and orange M6 showed up. “You guys wake up early” Kei smiled, “Where to next?”

“Let’s visit Aya’s house” Sora nodded

They went to Aya’s place for one last time. “I'm going to miss my house” Aya smiled

“And I'm going to miss the Eden” Sora smirked

“No you’re not… my landlady had a similar taste for gardening and her garden is twice as big as this” Kei sighed, “You’ll see it when the time comes”

“I'm going to bring some of my music CDs with me” Claire nodded

“I’ll help” Steve nodded and follows her

“I'm going to give the fishes to the neighbors” Aya said as she grabs fishing net

“I’ll help you” Sora said

“I'm going to sit down at the back…” Scott said

“Me too” Kei follows

After they grabs their stuff and checked out of the hotel, all of them went to eat at ramen restaurant near Ueno Park. “This is the place where I eat with the hot doctor with the Nissan GT-R” Sora said proudly. “Shut it, you idiot! We’re here to eat, not to get nostalgic” Steve whispered as he shuts his mouth with his hand, “Look at your girlfriend”

Aya frowned and started to feel jealous with him. “Ahahaha… I'm just kidding”

All of the sit in front of the ramen counter and ordered something from the menu. “What was San Francisco like, Kei?” Sora asked

“What was it like? Hm, I don’t know…” Kei shrugs, “All I can say is… that place looks like California, but even better”

“California is for shopping and rich people… San Francisco is for people who love urban scene, yet wanted to stay away from the hot air from the beach”

“It has long and wide roads, very popular with street racers” Steve added

“I’ve been there before… once or twice that is” Claire shrugs

“Heeh… sounds interesting” Sora said as he takes a pair of chopstick, “Let’s eat, everyone”

“That’s why it’s an interesting place, if you ask me” Scott nodded

“Yeah… just wait until you see it with your own eyes…” Kei continued, “Whoo, bon appétit”

Roughly two hours of eating, they went to check Shutokou for one last time. The sun started to come down and their last hours on Tokyo are near. “Let’s go to the harbors around Kisarazu” Sora said

“Yeah, why not?” Kei nodded

The five cars went to the highway and arrived to the harbors. All of them takes one final look at Shutokou as the sun comes down to the horizon.

(To Heal by Underworld - Need for Speed Undercover Original Soundtracks)

“Huff… what a way to leave Japan” Steve nodded

“What kind of way do you have in mind, exactly?” Claire asked

“Well… certainly not like this” Steve asnwered

“Yeah… that place is our heaven and it will stay that way” Sora replied, “Now, I won't have any regrets leaving Tokyo”

“Are you sure?” Aya asked

“I am…”

“Well… if you guys have enough, let us go back to Haneda Airport, since our airplane will drop there” Kei nodded

“Just another few minutes” Sora said as he sits on top of his blue GT-R’s bonnet

Steve grabs his Sony Cybershot camera and takes a picture of Sora and his blue GT-R, facing Shutokou for the last time. They took turn, taking pictures of each other as a farewell gift from Japan. “Well, let’s go, Kei” Sora nodded

All of them drive back to Haneda airport where they will wait for the cargo airplane to arrive. By eight P.M., the mentioned airplanes showed up and landed on the airfield. Kei and Scott greet the pilots as the flight crew refills the plane. After some of the flight crew takes care of necessary document, Sora, Scott, and Kei gets their car inside the plane, while Aya and Claire stores their car on the other plane. “This is it. Sora, Steve, Aya, Claire… are you guys ready for a new journey?” Kei asked

“Yes! Let’s go” Sora nodded, followed by Steve

As Kei and Scott went aboard the plane, Steve takes one more look on Japanese soil. “God… I love this land… I love Japan” he said with a huge smile on his face before getting aboard the plane

“See you again, Tokyo” Claire nodded

“It’s been nice experience, living here” Aya smiled

“Thank you… for everything” Sora gets into the plane

All of them get aboard the plane and depart to experience a whole new journey- one where they will encounter new friends and new places. They are excited and they cannot wait to get there. Steve and Claire went to try and get some sleep, while Sora and Aya are sitting with Kei and Scott. It’s time for Kei to confront Aya for a surprising fact. He sighed for a bit and wheezed as he blows his bang to the air. Sora who is sitting across him wondered if there is a problem on his mind. “What’s wrong, Kei?” Sora asked.

Sora knew he wanted to ask something important to them, and what is the question here. Kei takes a few strings of parachute cord and turns them into a bracelet. “Aya, I want to ask you something… will you marry me?” he asked

Aya blushed in embarrassment as Sora smacks his head, with jealousy in his face. “What the hell is wrong with you?!” Sora said. Kei wheezed and replied lightly, “I'm just kidding, geez… well, back to the main topic… Do you have a twin sister?”

Aya is startled. No one knew it except Sora, who she takes with to their cemetery few weeks ago. “My sister was died in a car crash when I was seven years old!” she gasped, “How did you know it?”

Kei frowned and bites his lip. “Actually she is still alive” Scott added, “We had an acquaintance, which is our landlady and love interest for Kei” Hearing that, Kei shows his usual poker face to Scott, telling him this is not a good time for a joke. “Sorry… anyways, she is alive and well” Scott nodded, “But there is something else more to it”

“Yes?” Aya started to think of the worse

“She had amnesia…” Kei exhaled, “When Sora said he found you, I was thrilled since maybe you can help me with my problem”

“Her father died a year ago from an illness” Scott continued, “Just before his death, he requested Kei to take care of her and help her to remember who she was from the beginning”

“Are you sure your sister died in a car crash along with your mother?”

“Yes, I am certain” Aya replied firmly

“Then what will you say about this, hm?”

Kei gets his wallet from his jeans pocket and takes the photo inside his wallet. He showed it to Aya and Sora, surprising them both. The girl in that photo has sapphire blue eyes and shoulder length blond hair. No matter they look at it, Aya and the girl on that photo is exactly the same. “Hee… you have her photo on your wallet” Scott smirked, “Nice going, Kei”

Once again, he showed his poker face, but this time with an additional serious look and angry eyebrows. “Okay, I'm just kidding! Sheesh!” Scott sighed

Kei diverted his attention back to the twin sister of his landlady. “If you’re not certain enough, here are more photos of her” Kei showed his iPhone to them

“You even have her photo on your iPhone!” Scott pointed his iPhone

Without any warning, Kei smacked his head. Scott holds his head in pain as he grits his teeth to bear it. “Ah…” she gasped, “How could it be?”

“Tell me… what kind of crash was it?”

Aya lowered her head. She started to recall all of the details about the accident that changes her life forever. “They had an accident on their way home from grocery store” Aya explained with shaky voice, “They had a crash with an unknown driver”
Aya started to cry, remembering all of the bitter memory about her sister’s crash. “The forensic said that the burned body of a little girl is definitely my sister” she said again

“What about your father? Where is he now?”

“He’s at New York City right now” Aya nodded, “How could she still be alive?”

“What if it’s like this? Can you think of a man who is driving his daughter, crashed with your mother’s car?” Kei asked, “With his daughter dead on the scene, he switched your dying sister with his dead daughter? You sister must’ve been alive at that time, so in guilt he switch your sister with his dead daughter”

“If it is… then I don’t know what to feel- whether sad since my sister got amnesia or happy that she is still alive?”

“Can you help me with her? I made a promise to her foster father to help her with that problem”

“I will help you…” Aya nodded, “Not only you helped Sora, you take good care of my sister this whole time… I'm in your debt”

“Actually it’s the other way around… when I was treated for PTSD, she was the one who took care of me” Kei scratches his head, “Since then I always try to pay my debts to her. She is the reason I'm still here today”

“Tell me… what was she like?”

“She is tomboy and hardheaded… not only she sometimes cold toward others, she is also bossy”

What he just said made Sora feels familiar with the girl he said. Not only she looked a lot like Aya, she behaved like her as well… she is her twin sister after all. “I'm sorry if she ever troubled you” Aya bows to him

“No, no! Please, don’t do that again… if there is one thing I can do for her, then I hope she can be with her sister again and remember her family”

“I will help you however I can” Aya smiled to him

Seeing her smile, he remembered the same smile on the beautiful face of his landlady. “Landlady…” Kei exhaled

“We call her landlady… strangely enough, she always get annoyed when Kei calls her that” Scott wondered

“Can I ask you one thing?” Aya said, “Have you done anything to my sister? Have you do her?”

“Do? What does that do mean?”

“You know… sex or anything?”

“She is a strict Catholic. Five people broke their hand when they tried to touch her butt” Kei smirked

“She could do that?” Aya wondered

“Being an avid fan of Metal Gear Solid, she knew CQC technique” Kei nodded, “I'm still better, since I apply it on my serving time in the Air Force”

KRRRRRRRRRR! KRRRRRRRRRR! KRRRRRRRRRR!

“Speak of the devil… Here she is” Kei said, “Yes, hello?”

“Kei… do you go to church last Sunday?” she asked

“Ah… ahahahaha” he said, “I did”

“Well... looks like the end of the world is even closer than I expected” she said

“Can I speak with her, please?” Aya requested

“Sure…”

Kei hands over his iPhone to her and lets Aya talk to her. “Hello… is this Saya?” Aya asked

“Yes I am… who is it?” Saya asked

“I'm a friend of Yagami…” she smiled

“Are you one of his special friends?”

“No, I'm not… my boyfriend is a friend of his” Aya nodded

“I see…”

“We can get to know each other better when we met face to face” Aya smiled again, “Talk to you soon, then…”

“Can you hand over the phone back to Kei? I still want to talk to him” Saya said, “Kei, have you been eating well?”

“Yeah… I ate some pizza last night with Scott, Steve, and Sora… they are my newest friend here” Kei nodded, “Right now, we’re on an airplane and we’re going back right now. We should arrive back on San Francisco by tomorrow”

“I see… who was that again, Kei? I feel something familiar with her” Saya asked, “Her voice sounded a lot like mine”

“Her name is Aya… Kisaragi Aya. She is girlfriend of Sora”

“I see… well, I can't wait to meet her” Saya smiled, “She seems to be a nice girl”

“Yes she is, ma’am…”

“How many times I have to tell you?! Stop calling me that! It makes me feel old”

“Sorry… well then… take care, ma’am”

“Hmph!”

Seeing the way the two talked to each other, Aya and Sora feels something is strange between the two. Their mature relationship is more of a married couple than a friend. “Do you like her, Kei?”

“Hm? Not really… she is a bit annoying if you ask me” Kei shrugged, “One time, she takes my Aprilia RS125 motorcycle without my permission and drove it on the streets. That bike is two stroke, therefore is illegal on the streets”

Aya showed her dislike with what he just said. Her expression is also the same as her landlady. Kei feels that he will never ever win, arguing against beautiful girls. “More or less… and I'm not going to say anything further about her”

“Now that’s a man!” Aya said, “I give you my permission to get close to her”

“Ghe? I didn’t ask for that”

“He likes her, but I can't tease him with that subject… I can't even tease him with any subject!” Scott seems frustrated, “Damn!”

“Yeah… no one can touch me” Kei shows his wicked grin

When the plane left, a blue GT-R continues to gun the Wangan chasing after a silver 350Z during their bout at the Wangan line. An illusion of a blue GT-R R-tune and the lingering spirit of Sky king pass by them in an astonishing and dramatic fashion. Both drivers, who were startled by the scene, viewed this as a good sign and the blue GT-R driver thought to himself. “Sky King... I know we'll meet again...”

Is this the end? Well, not exactly. There is still a lot of fun in the next saga. High School Street Racers is indeed over and I will create new story, based from this one, which will focus to Sora and his new team.

"I'll be back" said the man with leather jacket and sunglass to the police officer - The Terminator (1984)

This post has been edited by R_E_X on Aug 21 2010, 09:33 PM

after reading Act/RPM 27.
The battle between Sora and the mysterious lingering blue Z tune he encountered reminded me something from my old work... the battle between Daiki and Silverblood... it's like deja vu only it's between GT-Rs not Zs... Good one!

(battle between Racers high and Street Kings)
It was totally dramatic - the flasback part yet seems like a need for speed generic scene when they threw the battle into Shibuya... but I seriously trembled on the flasback scenes when Sora reached the Wangan line... one flashback after another with all characters featured... SUPER WIN!!

And the aftermath was dramatic as well... you did good in this. Kudos.

(when Sora called Tomo)
I was able to visualize Tomo sitting outside a restaurant (just finished work as a chef in that resto for the day) picking up his phone where the camera was angled from the bottom, tilted up showing Tomo on the upper right side of the screen, if compared to a movie scene)

low point: why'd you even made each members codenamed from Sgt. Keroro?! I CANNOT IMAGINE THEM LOOK LIKE FROG ALIENS...

(battle 4 on 4... HSSR vs Supido no Densetsu)
The soundtrack fits the scene. nice work.

(ending)
Pretty much although completely unlrelated to the story is a good mini diversion of Aya's past based on PE1. (parasite eve)

as for the ending... do you know what makes it better? this is opinionated on my part so you could reconsider or invalid this suggestion:

When the plane left, a blue GT-R continues to gun the Wangan chasing after a silver 350Z (Tomo and Daiki) during their bout at the Wangan line... an illusion of a blue GT-R R-tune and the lingering spirit of Sky king passes by them in an astonishing and dramatic fashion...

Both drivers who were startled by the scene viewed this as a good sign and the blue GT-R driver thought to himself...

"Sky King... I know we'll meet again..."

thanks for the help, Gunma... I added your suggestion to the last RPM and as for the past of Aya, you will hear that more often on the next series, since it will revolve around those two couples; Sora and Aya, Kei and Saya.

Now that the background is not on Japan anymore, I will have to rely on my pal Google Earth

and for Keroro Gunso codename, well... Kei is a laid back and easy going guy. he loves Keroro Gunso and he has an ongoing collection of them all. He's an ex-soldier of US Air Force with the rank sergeant, so it's no wonder that he like to call his teammate with that codename (the reality is, he just wanted to annoy his teammates, as explained with Scott and Steve's reaction to it )

Looking forward to your new story REX ^^ I posted up my character idea in your msg inbox

wow REX this was truely a joy to read...seeing what adventures they went through and all. You have really come far as a writer and i'm glad to have followed HSSR. Congrats on completing it! can't wait for your next piece

i hv a mix feeling your nxt project gonna hv Fast and Furious influence?? or maybe even character in it?? xD...gratz..been readin ever since u 1st write dem..

well, kiraishin... you just have to wait. the first act is done and I will post it ASAP... being a worldwide urban legend is not easy and the story is mainly focuses on that and their struggle as a team to achieve it.

if you ask me being influenced with fast and furious... not quite. the only difference from HSSR is the acts on Street Kings is the racing scenery, since they are not in Japan anymore. aside from that, the life of each characters will be exploited with a lot of twist and turns, ups and downs, and the story is more mature than the previous one. Sora and Steve are turning into adults and they have to deal with that soon. that is what will be told on the next story. so not only racing, I put something else (life story of each characters, real world problems, and I try to add more to it; comedy) to get, hopefully, better story

This post has been edited by R_E_X on Aug 6 2010, 11:44 PM

Great story! Keep up the great work.

when will the new one come out ^^

I predict about a week or so, but we can't rush a good story. Patience is a virtue

just started to read it today. THUMBS UP !

ugguuu!!!nice story REX.try make the story more darker,and you got a winner..just an opinion from me.^^

This post has been edited by Benovelence on Aug 19 2010, 09:36 PM

Just read this, and it was really really interesting! Nice job REX (: Publish companies watch out for this guy!

nice job REX nice job

after you guys done reading this, check out the Street Kings thread... it is the continuation of this story... well, happy reading!

B*tchslap me for reviving a 1400 day old thread but feeling nostalgic, I miss actual stories like this. It's stories like these that actually get you to stick around and wait for more which a lot of people could (1) relate to and (2) of all vibes can understand (not just car buffs alone). there's that commoner's outlook present in this.

It's more of a fanfic than an actual story but it works so well.

SPOILER

DAMMIT R_E_X_ WHERE DID YOU GO?!

This post has been edited by Gunma's 34 on Jul 10 2014, 07:57 PM