《Henchman》


 The Blue Dragon

    <h2>The Blue Dragon</h2>


    As Toshie walked down the street with his crush, not knowing how crazy his life would become in just a few minutes.


    ¡°Toshie?¡± she pouted.


    ¡°Huh?¡± Toshie said, having been caught admiring Niko¡¯s pretty face, framed by shoulder length dark hair, instead of listening to her words. His face grew hot as he looked away from her confused eyes, hidden behind her square framed glasses.


    ¡°I asked what¡¯s your favourite manga?¡± she repeated after a shy giggle that made her look even more adorable to him.


    ¡°Well that¡¯s a hard question,¡± he smiled nervously while rubbing the back of his head. ¡°I like the new manga thing that the newspapers are doing, though.¡±


    ¡°What newspapers are those?¡±


    ¡°I can¡¯t remember the name, my dad used to love reading it¡­¡± he looked around. ¡°I know, follow me!¡±


    They quickly walked through the city, which was lively even in the middle of the night. The artificial lights burned bright like a sea of stars. Commuters, cars, street vendors ensured that it was crowded. Toshie, slowly led them both away from bustling parts of the city to more remote areas.


    ¡°T-Toshie, are you sure this is okay?¡± Niko said, looking around the place in fear.


    ¡°Don¡¯t worry, its safe with me.¡± He smiled reassuringly. ¡°There!¡±


    Along the dimly lit street, a vending machine hummed and glowed.


    ¡°A newspaper vending machine!¡± she said in amusement.


    ¡°There¡¯s a vending machine for almost anything these days,¡± he said as he fed the machine coins he had fished out from his pocket. He selected one of the newspaper options.


    There was a whirring and shifting of gears before a newspaper dropped into the compartment near the bottom.


    She picked up the paper in awe. ¡°The paper is warm! I love warm paper!¡± she pressed the roll of newspaper against her cheek, letting the warmth seep into her cheek. ¡°Come! Come feel this!¡±


    ¡°I don¡¯t know.¡± He said shyly. ¡°I¡­¡±


    ¡°Come here!¡± she pulled him to her¡­ or more specifically, to the newspaper.


    He pressed his cheek against the newspaper, against her cheek. This was the closest he had been to her and his heart let him know it from how hard it was beating. They stayed like that for a moment, breathing the same paper scented breath until the warmth depleted.


    ¡°Ahh! Gone too soon.¡± She said removing the newspaper and almost causing him to fall into her cheek but he caught himself at the last moment.


    ¡°Ye-Yeah!¡± Toshie said, flipping through the paper.


    Articles about a giant fire that burned down four warehouses; a scandalous affair involving a politician; a miracle pet rescue; fell away as the boy quested for the familiar page he knew was somewhere there.


    ¡°Here,¡± he said, handing her over the newspaper.


    ¡°Oh!¡± she said, looking at the black and white images containing flaming tennis balls and passionate looking characters. ¡°It looks cool!¡±


    ¡°Well, you know¡­¡±


    ¡°Aha! I found you, you venomous vile villain!¡±


    Both Toshie and Niko looked up. Before them was a man, pointing at them in what would have been a dramatic pose in fiction but in real life looked ridiculous. Made even more ridiculous was the man¡¯s get-up. He wore blue leather pants, a black vest with a shiny, blue plastic breast plate adorned with a pattern resembled scales. His blue cowl exposed the area around her mouth, while at the top, it ended in little sharp points imitating horns.


    ¡°Excuse me, are you talking to us?¡± Toshie asked in confusion.


    ¡°Of course!¡± The man in blue said. ¡°Today, I, the Blue Dragon, will stop you!¡±


    ¡°Stop me?¡± Toshie pointed at himself in sadness, all he was trying t do was get a girlfriend.


    ¡°No, not you,¡± The Blue Dragon said. ¡°Her!¡±


    ¡°M-Me?¡± Niko said in equal confusion.


    ¡°Yes, don¡¯t think you can trick me with your innocent girl act and Asian schoolgirl outfit!¡±


    ¡°Asian Schoolgirl outfit?¡± Toshie said, looking at her, her black pullover jersey with short sleeved white shirt and black tie with silver stripes. His eyes wandered down to the skin of her milky legs exposed between a grey skirt and white, knee high socks¡­ his eyes spent a little too long on that section of the ¡®Asian schoolgirl outfit¡¯.


    ¡°Toshie!¡± she said, self-consciously pressing her skirt to her, while her face grew red.


    ¡°Uhm¡­ Uhm¡­¡± Toshie wiped the blood from his nostrils while thinking of something, anything to say! ¡°Wh-What do you mean by Asian schoolgirl outfit!¡± He pointed a finger accusingly. He would draw attention away from his perversion by shining a light on the other man¡¯s. ¡°Why is it not just a schoolgirl outfit? Why is it an Asian schoolgirl outfit!¡±You could be reading stolen content. Head to the original site for the genuine story.


    ¡°Yeah!¡± Niko said.


    ¡°Oh you know,¡± The Blue Dragon said, shyly looking away.


    ¡°Actually we don¡¯t!¡± Toshie said. ¡°What about me? Am I wearing an Asian schoolboy outfit?¡± Toshie was wearing an identical school uniform other than the fact that he wore grey pants instead of a skirt and had no tie on, leaving his collar unbuttoned.


    ¡°Uh¡­ I guess,¡± the man said. ¡°But I don¡¯t swing that way, so I don¡¯t know.¡±


    ¡°Man, you¡¯re such a pervert.¡± Toshie said.


    ¡°Enough of this distraction, henchman!¡± The Blue Dragon said.


    ¡°Henchman?¡± Toshie repeated.


    ¡°My goal is stop the evil one!¡± Dragon pointed at Niko once again.


    ¡°What did I do that was so bad that you have to¡­ ¡®stop¡¯ me?¡± she asked.


    ¡°That!¡± The Dragon pointed at a headline poster , nailed on a street light.


    ¡°The Industrial Fires?¡± Toshie said. ¡°I saw that, a few warehouses were burnt down but¡­ you can¡¯t seriously think Niko did that.¡±


    ¡°Uhm¡­ Toshie, how about you not share my name with the crazy man.¡± Niko said.


    ¡°Oh, sorry Niko¡­ I mean, innocent girl!¡± Toshie said.


    Niko smacked her forehead.


    ¡°Ha, I already know your name, Niko! I¡¯ve been watching you for a while now!¡± The Dragon said.


    ¡°No man should say stuff like that to a young school girl.¡± Toshie said. ¡°It makes you sound like a pervert.¡±


    Dragon nodded while rubbing his chin. ¡°Yes, I see your point. But as I hero I need to be honest and the honest truth is that I have been spying on her¡­ hard.¡±


    ¡°That makes you sound even worse!¡± Toshie said.


    The Dragon thought for a bit more. ¡°What I mean was, I was spying on her hard¡­ for justice.¡±


    ¡°Yeah, that sounds better but minus the ¡®hard¡¯ part.¡±


    ¡°I was spying on her for justice!¡± Dragon repeated.


    ¡°Yeah, that sounds better,¡± Toshie nodded.


    ¡°Toshie, stop giving him advice!¡± Niko said.


    ¡°Oh sorry,¡± Toshie said. ¡°Look, man, I think you¡¯ve got the wrong person, so¡­ go away.¡±


    ¡°She¡¯s not the wrong person and I will stop her!¡± He reached behind him and pulled out¡­ a blue disk. He ran three steps forward and threw the disk. ¡°Dragon Disk!¡±


    The disk travelled across the space between them, curving towards a Niko while spinning violently. Then it dropped with a plop halfway towards its target.


    ¡°Is that a frisbee?¡± Toshie said.


    ¡°It¡¯s a Dragon Disk!¡± The Blue Dragon said.


    ¡°It¡¯s a frisbee.¡± Niko confirmed.


    ¡°Yeah, I¡¯m kinda new to Japan and I don¡¯t have a job yet, so that was all I could afford. Okay!¡±


    ¡°Hmm¡­ figures,¡± Toshie said. The man¡¯s Japanese was a little off, with words being mispronounced and he spoke with a foreign accent.


    ¡°But if my low tech won¡¯t be enough, then I¡¯ll have to go hand-to-hand!¡± Dragon said before charging forward.


    ¡°Get behind me.¡± Toshie stepped in front of Niko, adopting into a fighting stance.


    The Dragon¡¯s first fist was pushed away by Toshie¡¯s palm. The man in blue tried for a combo of fists, forcing Toshie to block with his forearms. Once the combo was done, Toshie retaliated with a punch to the man¡¯s abdomen, which sent a web of cracks across the Dragon¡¯s blue plastic vest from the point of impact.


    ¡°My vest!¡± Dragon cried breathlessly, as he stumbled back. The Blue Dragon regained his breath and glared at Toshie. ¡°You¡¯ll pay, henchman!¡±


    The Dragon kicked Toshie but the teenager easily swatted the attack aside. He did not need to do anymore as The Dragon lost his balance from the kick and fell onto his butt.


    ¡°Wow, you¡¯re really good, Toshie!¡± Niko excitedly clapped her hands.


    ¡°Oh yeah, I¡¯ve been practicing martial arts at my father¡¯s dojo since I could basically walk,¡± he said, rubbing the back of his head. ¡°But to be honest, this guy seems pretty bad also. His form is off.¡± He said more to himself than her.


    ¡°Good will never be defeated!¡± Dragon shouted as sprang up and attacked!


    Toshie once again blocked his punches and kicks much to Dragon¡¯s frustration. At the last moment Dragon pulled his hands back and thrust his palms forward, with the wrists connected. ¡°Haduken!¡±


    Toshie was so taken off guard that he did not know how to block. The move connected with his chest and abdomen, sending him falling backward into Niko¡¯s arms, which kept him from falling onto the ground.


    Toshie looked at an equally surprised Dragon. It seems both did not expect it to be that effective.


    ¡°Are you okay?¡± Niko whispered in worry.


    ¡°Y-Yes,¡± he said, his face growing red at having her this close again.


    ¡°Ha! The good guys win!¡± Dragon smirked in confidence.


    Toshie reluctantly detangled himself from Niko and faced The Blue Dragon. Now that he was this close, Toshie could see the colour of the chin beneath the blue mask. He was dark¡­ darker than most Asian people he had seen and that¡¯s when he realised that the man under the mask was most likely black.


    Dragon pulled his hands back, preparing for another Haduken but before he got the chance, Toshie punched him in his face.


    The Blue Dragon slowly rose up to, his mask sitting askew on his face. ¡°Alright,¡± he said straightening his mask, ¡°I was going to hold back because your still kids but now, no more. I shall now use my unstoppable super move!¡±


    The Dragon began to hum as he took a stance, prompting Toshie to do the same, albeit Toshie¡¯s looked more realistic while The Dragon¡¯s looked more fantastical. The Dragon¡¯s hum become a shout, growing in intensity as he pulled his fist back and cupped it with the palm of his other hand. With a roar, he ran forward.


    ¡°Ultra Unstoppable Super Dragon Punch!!¡± He thrust his fist out, imagining a roaring dragon travelling along with it.


    Tak!


    The Dragon¡¯s eyes widened when he saw his attack stopped by Toshie. One of Toshie¡¯s hand grabbed the end of The Dragon¡¯s fist while the other held his forearm. ¡°It-It can¡¯t be! How can you stop my unstoppable dragon punch?!¡±


    ¡°Dude, you telegraphed that move so much that even a blind man could stop it.¡± Toshie said. ¡°You pulled your fist back and then you shouted that you were going to punch me than you proceeded to punch me, so of course I stopped it. Where did you learn to fight? Who trained you?¡±


    ¡°I was trained by a few of the greatest mangas ever, one of them being The Blue Dragon Chronicles!¡± The Dragon proudly said.


    ¡°You¡¯re some kind of Otaku cosplayer?¡± Toshie narrowed his own eyes. ¡°You foreigners, you come here to indulge in your Otaku fantasies.¡±


    ¡°Yes, Japan is the true home of all Otaku¡¯s. The Otaku Motherland.¡±


    ¡°No its not!¡± Toshie said.


    ¡°Then where must we take our Otaku habits?¡± Dragon shouted.


    ¡°I don¡¯t know but we are a country overpopulated by Otakus, so we need no more.¡± Toshie stepped forward, twisting Dragon¡¯s arm into an arm throw, ¡°I suggest you go away and start a branch of Otakus in your own country!¡± He finished by completing the throw, sending Dragon tumbling away.


    Toshie sighed in relief but then the Dragon slowly rose.


    ¡°Oh come on!¡± Toshie¡¯s shoulders drooped.


    ¡°Hey you!¡± They all looked at two police officers running towards them. ¡°You with the mask, come back here! Your under arrest for being a public nuisance.¡±


    ¡°Not these guys again!¡± Dragon said before he turned tail and ran. ¡°I¡¯ll be back for you! I¡¯ll never stop taking down evil because I¡¯m the hero that this city deserves but not the one it neeeeeds!¡± Dragon shouted as he ran away from the police officers.


    ¡°Sorry about that, Niko.¡± Toshie said.


    ¡°No problem,¡± Niko smiled sweetly. ¡°You were so amazing! Does¡­ Does Toshie want to come back to my place, I want to show you something.¡± She fidgeted nervously.


    ¡°R-Really?¡± Toshie¡¯s heart quickened. ¡°Yeah of course but wht about your parents?¡±


    ¡°I live alone.¡± She said in a quiet voice


    ¡°Oh! Okay!¡± He quickly agreed and resisted the urge to pump his fist in victory for he suspected that tonight was the night he would lose his virginity!

 Red Pill Green Pill

    <h2>Red Pill Green Pill</h2>


    Toshie found that the mind of a teenage boy, embarking on a journey to lose the boy¡¯s virginity, was a strange thing. And considering he was such a boy, he found it frustrating. As the taxi passed through the seedy neighbourhood, closer to their destination, the more he felt nervous. He had never felt like this, not even during his first martial arts competition. His mind raced with every rumour, every insecurity and every joke he had ever shared, heard and experienced about sex.


    They arrived at an apartment complex. The taxi drove away, leaving them on the dark street. A few boys whistled at seeing Niko but she ignored them. Climbing up the stairs, they entered a small apartment.


    ¡°Sit here,¡± she said leading him to the couch, ¡°I have to get something.¡±


    As she walked away, he could not help admiring the sway of her grey skirt. She stopped and looked back, causing him to look away, hoping he had not been caught ogling. She lingered, a sly smile on her lips before she disappeared further into her apartment.


    He looked around. The coffee table before had dirty dishes, half eaten pizza, a spoon crusted with leftover food and several glasses fogged over from use. A shirt was hanging over one armrest of the couch.


    This surprised Toshie as Niko gave the image of being a neat girl.


    ¡°Quite a strange way for the night to end, huh?¡± Toshie shouted, trying to make conversation as he fidgeted on the couch.


    ¡°Yeah, I¡¯m lucky that you offered to walk me home. Being the new girl in town, I still don¡¯t know the place very well an would¡¯ve been in trouble if you weren¡¯t around to help me with that strange man.¡± Niko shouted back from rooms beyond.


    ¡°Y-Yeah, I promise the people here are not like that weird guy¡­ mostly..¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s a good thing that you are such a good fighter too!¡± she said. ¡°Now I know why you were a World Martial Arts Junior champion.¡±


    ¡°Yeah, that was a long... wait how did you know that?¡±


    ¡°Doesn¡¯t matter,¡± she said appearing from around the corner.The tale has been stolen; if detected on Amazon, report the violation.


    He looked at her excitedly and was disappointed to see that she still was in her school uniform. He had expected her to change into¡­ something else. She did carry with her a glass of water.


    ¡°Toshie, I need to ask a favour of you.¡± She said as she strolled around the table to him.


    There was something different in the way she walked and in the tone of her voice. This was not the sweet, new girl he had a crush on.


    He gulped, ¡°I¡¯ll do anything for you.¡±


    ¡°It may be dangerous,¡± she said.


    ¡°Y-Yeah?¡± His body sank deep into the couch as she approached, now standing right in front of him.


    She turned around, facing away from him before unnecessarily bending forward, to place the glass of water on the coffee table. The helm of her skirt rode up, far enough to give Toshie hope but not far enough to reward him with anything. She sat beside him, leaning close.


    He began to sweat in nervousness. He was sure she could hear his heart thumping.


    ¡°I will be very very grateful if you helped me.¡± She said, her finger reaching out, where it curled around his shirt.


    ¡°Yeah, if I¡¯m able to help, I will.¡± he said, unable to look away from her gaze


    ¡°Oh, you will be able to.¡± she said, leaning close enough that they were now sharing the same breath.


    ¡°W-What would you need me to do?¡± he whispered.


    ¡°I can¡¯t tell you all the details yet. First, I¡¯ll need you to take a pill.¡± She said leaning away to show him a red pill in the centre of her palm.


    ¡°A pill?¡± he stared down at the small cylinder. ¡°I¡­ I don¡¯t need it!¡±


    ¡°If you want to help me, you will.¡± She held it closer to his face.


    ¡°I-I¡­¡± he turned his face away.


    ¡°Of course, if you don¡¯t want to help me, you can take this pill.¡± She showed him a green pill in her other hand. ¡°This pill is just a normal sugar pill. You can take it and leave, although¡­ I¡¯d be very sad and probably would not be interested in seeing you again.¡±


    ¡°I really want to help but¡­ I¡­ don¡¯t know¡­¡± he said. ¡°Can¡¯t you just tell me what you need and skip the¡­ the pill stuff?¡±


    ¡°We can¡¯t,¡± she said, softly. ¡°Come on, Toshie-kun, choose a pill.¡±


    ¡°Well¡­ I¡­ I think¡­ maybe¡­¡±


    ¡°Maybe you need help in choosing,¡± she smiled slyly.


    Her movement was so fast and before Toshie knew it, she was sitting across his lap right onto his hardness.


    ¡°Now choose, green pill,¡± she held the pill between her fingers, ¡°or red pill?¡± She placed the pill on her tongue.


    ¡°Red pill!¡± he said quickly.


    She leaned in and they kissed. The pill moving from her mouth to his. They were still kissing, long after the pill found its way to his stomach.


    They separated and he found himself trying to catch his breath. It was the best kiss he has ever had, not that he had had many. He felt light headed and the ends of his fingers tingled. He tried to get up, which only intensified his dizziness. His body felt like lead as he fell back down on the couch. His vision blurred and he realised this was not from the kiss.


    ¡°The pill,¡± he said as he struggled to keep awake. ¡°It¡¯s doing¡­¡±


    ¡°Shh,¡± she said, placing a finger against his lips. ¡°You¡¯ll feel better in a few¡­¡±


    He never heard the rest as darkness engulfed him.

 Waking in Pink

    <h2>Waking in Pink</h2>


    Princess Ballerina


    Pure of heart, she will save the day!


    Toshie groaned, as his eyes opened. He saw the vibrating, Princess Ballerina motif phone, flashing pink as it rang.


    With her super good dance


    She¡¯ll make friends and dance and play!


    He reached for the pink phone, flipped it open and killed the tune with the press of the green button.


    ¡°Hello?¡±


    The other side was dead. He looked at the screen and saw, ¡®1 new message.¡¯ He read the message, mouthing the words, ¡®Join the Gang. Challenge the Steel Crow.¡¯


    He looked around the darkness. It seemed he was under some heavy material that blocked out the light. Throwing it off, knocking over something hard above him as he sat up. There were hollers of surprised as his action also tipped a table of drinks over.


    A bunch of angry men and a few women in leather surrounded him. Their jackets had the same symbol of a hog, stabbed by two machetes. Toshie kept an eye on their weapons, chains, crowbars, baseball bats, katanas and even guns.


    ¡°Who are you, boy?¡± The biggest of the gang, a white male, said. He had blonde hair, shaved on the sides with spikes at the top. His eyes were hidden behind circular, purple glasses and below, his nose was pierced in the middle with a thick nose ring. ¡°What are you doing in our territory¡­ wearing the wrong colours?¡±


    Toshie looked at his attire and sure enough, he was wearing the wrong colours¡­ in general. He had on pink leather pants, a tight pink jacket with the image of Princess Ballerina on the left breast and a black shirt underneath. ¡°I-I woke up here.¡± He said.


    The gang shouted angrily, most calling for his blood.


    ¡°Boy,¡± the big man said, withdrawing a machete from his back sliding it along the floor, ¡°You better tell me something that makes sense or you¡¯re not going to tell anyone anything ever again.¡±


    ¡°I¡­ I¡­ I want to join the gang!¡± Toshie blurted.


    This caused an eruption of laughter. Machete-Killer raised his machete and everyone immediately went silent.


    ¡°You¡¯ve chosen an interesting night to join the gang,¡± he said.


    Toshie could only shrug.


    ¡°Fine boy,¡± The big man said. ¡°This is the Machete Bike Gang! Our membership works on a ladder system, with the whelps at the bottom and the leaders at the top!¡±


    There was a roar from the gang members.


    ¡°To join, all you have to do is challenge someone. If you win, you are part of the gang and the person you challenged becomes the whelp. If you lose, we kill you.¡±You might be reading a pirated copy. Look for the official release to support the author.


    Toshie gulped, ¡°Sounds reasonable.¡±


    ¡°Who will you challenge?¡±


    ¡°Challenge?¡± he looked around the assembled gang members. They all looked mean and dangerous. He looked at the man in front of him and raised his finger, pointing at him. ¡°I challenge you, Steel Crow!¡±


    There were hushed conversations in the group.


    Machete-Killer laughed humourlessly, ¡°I¡¯m not the Steel Crow! I am the leader, Machete Killer.¡±


    ¡°I am Steel Crow!¡± A man walked from the crowd. He had a tattoo under his right eye, his hair a mixture of blue and black styled straight up into a mohawk. In his hand he had a crowbar, connected to a chain that looped around his shoulder. ¡°And I am the second in command of the Machete Bike Gang!¡±


    ¡°S-Second in command?¡± Toshie said. He did not understand why the text messages told him to challenge the second in command. Wouldn¡¯t challenging the leader make more sense? ¡°Alright,¡± Toshie clenched his fists and tried to get into a fighting stance but the pants would not let him so he remained straight, ¡°let¡¯s fight.¡±


    ¡°The challenge is not fighting,¡± Machete-Killer said. ¡°We are a bike gang. The challenge is a bike race.¡±


    ¡°What? But I can¡¯t ride a bike!¡±


    The gang laughed again.


    ¡°Well, you better learn quick.¡± Machete-Killer said. ¡°Judging from your get-up, I¡¯d say you don¡¯t own a bike. Give him the Grey Donkey!¡±


    ¡°Grey Donkey, that doesn¡¯t sound good.¡±


    Toshie was led to the small bike that looked more like a junk heap on wheels an actual motorcycle. Hanging from the handlebar was a half helmet, hastily painted pink. ¡°Great, I don¡¯t know how to ride a bike and I have to use this thing.¡± He frowned at the wet helmet, swinging from his finger. ¡°I¡¯m dead.¡±


    His phone rang again and he flipped it open to see a list of new messages. The messaged together formed an impromptu driving lesson for bikes. He read them, testing the messages out as he straddled the old motorcycle.


    Steel Crow rode up beside Toshie and Grey Donkey.


    ¡°Hey, where are the keys?¡± Toshie asked.


    ¡°We lost the keys a long time ago,¡± Steel Crow smirked while revving his bike.


    ¡°What am I suppose to do?¡± he panicked.


    ¡°That¡¯s your problem, trash!¡± Steel Crow laughed as he rode to the starting line.


    Toshie gulped in fear before receiving another message, this one saying, ¡¯Where the key should be connect the 2 bunches of wires together.¡¯


    Toshie pulled out three pairs of wires.. He connected the first and was rewarded with a shock that made him flinch. He took a breath and connected more and with the last two connected, Grey Donkey came to life, making a sound like it was passing gas while a plume of smoke which engulfed Toshie. When it cleared, his pink clothes had been dyed black by the soot clinging to them.


    ¡°So old Grey Donkey still runs, huh?¡± Steel Crow said as Toshie shakily rode up beside him. ¡°I won¡¯t say it will help, though.                As soon as Barbed Nails starts the race, you¡¯re a gonna.¡±


    Toshie looked at the woman in question whose lips were locked with Machete-Killer while on his Harley Davison motorcycle. The boy was beginning to suspect he and Barbed Nails were glued together at the mouth by how long they were kissing. The woman was able to pull away and step in front of the motorcycles, poised between them.


    ¡°This race will be along the yellow line to the bridge then join the line again to get back here¡± the woman said to them. ¡°First one to cross this line again, will be the second in command of the Machete Bike Gang.¡±


    Toshie could see the yellow line which formed the emergency lane. He focused his attention at trying to follow it.


    ¡°First things first though.¡± She smirked at Toshie.


    A woman came up to Toshie. He heard a click, followed by a pinch at his wrist. He looked down to see he had been handcuffed to the Grey Donkey. ¡°What?¡±


    ¡°This is so you don¡¯t get any smart ideas about running.¡± She said as she dug out handkerchief from her cleavage.


    ¡°Racers ready!¡± she said, raising the kerchief.


    Steel Crow revved his bike. When Toshie tried to do the same his bike jerked forward, stopping short of the white line that marked the starting line. Smoke spurted from the bike, causing him to cough violently, eliciting a laugh from the other gang members.


    The woman shook her head, with a smile that held back her own laughter. ¡°GO!¡± she swiped the handkerchief down!


    And the bikes were off!

 Grey Donkey

    <h2>Grey Donkey</h2>


    Toshie could already see Steel Crow pulling ahead. The rider looked back at him with a smirk, flipping him a middle finger before he sped away. Grey Donkey began wobble while spurting out more smoke. Toshie clenched his teeth as he tried to bring Grey Donkey under control. He was watching the handlebars a little too closely as he was coming up on the railings. The motorcycle hit the pavement and jerked up, the front wheel riding on the railings.


    Toshie pulled the throttle trying to hang on as the bike completed climbing the railings. When it reached the top, the bike jumped up and landed on the railings at great speed. There was a flash of fire followed by a plume of smoke that sent the bike jerking forward to catch up with Steel Crow. The bike wobbled like a tightrope walker losing his balance on a thin piece of rope.


    ¡°I want out of this race!¡± Toshie shouted in fear. ¡°I quit! I quit!¡±


    The wheels slipped, starting with the front, which landed on the road while the back wheel landed on the handlebars of Steel Crow¡¯s motorcycle.


    ¡°G-Get off!¡± Steel Crow shouted while choking on the stream of smoke from Grey Donkey.


    Steel Crow was able to separate their motorcycles by breaking, allowing Toshie to speed ahead of him.


    ¡°I¡­ I can¡¯t see!¡± Steel Crow shouted in horror as he realised that the visor of his helmet had been painted in soot. He opened the visor and his eyes widened as he realised he was heading for yellow crash barrels on the side of the road..


    Toshie was too occupied with saying his prayers and trying to bring Grey Donkey under control to notice the crash and the explosion of water that happened behind him.


    Toshie heard rumbling. He looked back and saw two motorcycles come up from behind. He looked at one who pulled up beside him while other came up on the other side.


    ¡°Hey, can you help me?¡± Toshie shouted. ¡°I¡¯m trying to¡­¡±


    Toshie had to lean back to dodge a knife that the man thrust towards him. He had to roll his head to dodge another attempted stab.


    ¡°Hey, that¡¯s not fair!¡± Toshie said.


    He had to grab the man by the wrist as he tried to stab him again. The other biker withdrew a single sided axe ad raised it, readying to bring it down on Toshie while he was struggling with the knife wielding biker. Toshie lost balance again. His bike tipped over the side, his shoulder slamming into the axe wielder and sending him toppling off the bike while he pulled the other off his.


    Toshie grabbed onto the empty bike and pushed off to right himself while both motorcycles on either side fell away.


    ¡°After this, I¡¯m going to the temple to pray.¡± Toshie said.


    Steel Crow was speeding down the road. He had to bring his bike to a stop . ¡°Wha-What happened?¡± He glared at the two bikers on the ground.


    ¡°He-He took us out.¡± One of the felled bikers said.


    Steel Crow¡¯s gloved hands grasped the handlebars tighter as he shouted to the sky, ¡°Who is this guy?!¡±


    On roof of a building some distance away, a woman looked at the action through a telescope. She wore a leather outfit with a pair of shorts and torn net stockings with one covering the thigh area of one leg while the other covered the lower part of her other leg. The hair on the sides of her head was cut very short and dyed pink and the hair at the top being blonde and styled upward in a quiff.This book''s true home is on another platform. Check it out there for the real experience.


    She spat out the toothpick she had been chewing on and switched from her telescope to a sniper rifle set up on the side. Digging into her jacket pocket, she withdrew a set of three bullets before slotting in two into her sniper rifle. She took aim through the scope, lining up the crosshairs with her target, before pulling the trigger.


    ¡°Beautiful,¡± she mouthed.


    Below, Toshie still struggled with the chain around his neck. The chain suddenly snapped, allowing his bike to fall back down. Toshie rubbed his reddened neck. The gang member, threw the remainder of his chain away before he sped up.


    Toshie looked back in fear but then the bike stopped moving and he pulled far ahead of it. The gang member got off his bike and saw that it was leaking fuel. It seemed like the fuel tank had somehow been punctured.


    The woman twirled her remaining bullet while looking at the smoking dot that was Toshie. ¡°It¡¯s up to you now.¡± she said.


    Toshie made another turn. ¡°Hey, I¡¯m getting the hang of this!¡±


    A chain came from behind him, wrapping itself around his neck. Toshie coughed as he was being strangled.


    ¡°I could pass that junk heap you¡¯re on and win!¡± Steel Crow said. He tightened the pull on the chain which he used to strangle Toshie. ¡°But I want to see you suffer!¡± He pulled the chain again tightening its grips on Toshie¡¯s neck.


    A figure shrouded in shadow sat atop a roof of a small skyscraper. The red scope of the figure¡¯s sniper rifle shone through the shadows as they took aim below. Through the scope, they could see the bike race below. They could see Toshie being strangled by Steel Crow¡¯s chain.


    The figure dug out a bullet from their jacket and slotted it into the clip of the rifle. Cocking it back, the figure took aim and squeezed the trigger, sending a bullet flying out of the silenced nozzle of the gun.


    Toshie leaned back to relieve the pressure on his neck but he didn¡¯t work, he still could not breath, he still was losing consciousness. The chain suddenly snapped and with the tightness, he could remove it from his reddened neck.


    Steel Crow pulled the broken chain back. ¡°H-H-How?¡± He screamed in anger as he revved his bike forward to catch up to Toshie.


    Toshie kept looking back, his eyes widening in fear as Steel Crow effortlessly decreased the gap between them.


    ¡°I¡¯ll kill you!¡± Crow shouted.


    Steel Crow drove beside him, the crowbar raised before he brought it down at Toshie with all his might. Toshie blocked the crowbar with his pink helmet.


    ¡°Dude, you have issues!¡± Toshie said as Crow pulled the crowbar out, sending pieces of helmet out before bringing it down again.


    Toshie kept blocking the numerous crowbar shots with the half helmet on his head. With each shot, he took, he could feel each shot penetrating deeper into his helmet.


    ¡°How dare you break my crowbar¡¯s chain!¡± Crow said as he continued his assault. ¡°Die, you cheater!¡±


    ¡°Dude, this is a bike race and your attacking me with a crowbar and yet I¡¯m the cheater?¡± Toshie said, blocking another blow with his helmet.


    ¡°Shut up! Shut up! Shutupshutupshutup and die!¡±


    Another shit and they separated. Toshie felt the top of his helmet and to his horror, he felt the top of his head through a whole in the helmet!


    Steel Crow laughed. ¡°You can¡¯t use that trick again!¡±


    ¡°No? Maybe I¡¯ll use a different one!¡±


    Steel Crow tuned into Toshie, raising his crowbar up. ¡°DIE!¡±


    Toshie also turned into him, putting his head down.


    ¡°I told you,¡± Steel Crow said as they came closer, ¡°that trick won¡¯t¡­¡±


    Toshie slammed his helmet covered head into Steel Crow¡¯s exposed side, launching Crow off his motorcycle.


    ¡°Yeah!¡± Toshie said as he focused on the finish line ahead. He had a look of disbelief as he realised he was going to win.


    The motorcycle rumbled and coughed out a cloud of smoke before the engine died.


    ¡°What?¡± Toshie said, trying to start it up again. ¡°No. No. No! Come on, Grey Donkey, don¡¯t do this to me now that we¡¯re so close!¡±


    Toshie heard a cry and he looked back. To his surprise Steel Crow had leapt on his feet and was now sprinting towards him¡­ no, towards the finish line!


    ¡°There is no ways!¡± Toshie said as he rode the remaining momentum of Grey Donkey to the finish line but Steel Crow was catching up.


    ¡°You¡¯re not going to beat me, you bastard!¡± Steel Crow shouted as he gained speed.


    Toshie looked at the finish line. He was much closer than Crow. ¡°Come on!¡±


    Steel Crow was now running beside him as they inched ever closer to the finish line. Toshie still had the lead, his bike being longer and more likely to cross the finish line. Crow gave another cry of passion as he dived! His body crossed the finish line before any part of Toshie¡¯s bike!


    Toshie stopped his motorcycle in disbelief. He had lost.


    Steel Crow was rolling on the floor with laughter. He took off his helmet and threw it away, revealing the crazed look on his face as he stared at Toshie, while grasping his crowbar.


    ¡°I shall have the honour of killing him.¡± He smirked as he came closer to Toshie.


    Toshie looked around. There was no escape for he was surrounded by the Machete Bike gang as Steel Crow, their second in command unnaturally moved towards him with nothing but the intent to kill.

 Quest for the Silver Bike

    <h2>Quest for the Silver Bike</h2>


    Toshie was surrounded by the murderous bikers, with their second in command coming at him with his weapon raised. He did the only thing he could think of and took a fighting stance, raising his fists in front of him.


    Steel Crow swung the crowbar down but before Toshie could respond, someone else did it in his stead. Machete-Killer grabbed onto Steel Crow¡¯s arm, stopping the deadly trajectory of the crowbar.


    ¡°Wh-What are you doing?¡± Steel Crow looked at him in confusion.


    ¡°What are you doing?¡± Machete-Killer said. ¡°You can¡¯t attack the gang¡¯s second in command.¡±


    It took sometime for the meaning of Machete-Killer¡¯s words to register in both teenager¡¯s brains. ¡°WHAT?¡± Toshie and Steel Crow said.


    ¡°But I won!¡± Steel Crow said. ¡°I won! He should die!¡±


    ¡°Yes, you would have won¡­ if it was a foot race.¡± Machete-Killer said. ¡°The kid crossed the finish line on his bike, which makes him the winner of the bike race and the second in command of the Machete Bike Gang and you, the gang¡¯s whelp.¡±


    ¡°Bullshit!¡± Steel Crow shouted.


    This earned him a throw, which Machete-Killer executed with his grasp on his crowbar arm. Crow crashed into a bar table, alcohol spilling onto him.


    Machete-Killer turned to Toshie, ¡°Welcome to the gang.¡±


    Toshie exited the bar, the sound of loud music and the stink of whatever smoke and drink the gang was partaking in following him behind. He needed to get into fresh air, and away from the gang members who looked at him with disgust when he told them he neither drank nor smoked.


    He looked the side to see three men around Grey Donkey. It seemed they were fixing the scrap on wheels up.


    ¡°They¡¯re giving her a tune up,¡± Machete-Killer stepped beside him, his smiling eyes hidden behind his black shades. ¡°You¡¯re gonna need her running at her best for tonight, Killer Pink.¡±


    Toshie nodded then stopped. ¡°Killer Pink?¡±


    ¡°Yes, that is your true name.¡± Machete-Killer said. ¡°Everyone gets a true name once they join the gang.¡±


    Toshie sighed. ¡°Why couldn¡¯t I have woken up in blue?¡±


    The gang was riding through the street. When Toshie found his knack for riding the bike, he began to enjoy it. He rode up beside Machete-Killer, who gave him a few tips and tricks in between locking lips with Barbed Nails, who rode with him. Toshie smiled, as the wind blew his hair.


    The gang leader smiled at him. ¡°You remind me of when I got my first bike, Killer Pink.¡±


    ¡°This is fun!¡± Toshie said.


    ¡°It¡¯s about to get better,¡± Machete-Killer said, as he put on his helmet, hiding his face behind the black visor.


    Toshie was confused and looked forward, where a truck with the logo of a tin of tuna on the side came up.A case of literary theft: this tale is not rightfully on Amazon; if you see it, report the violation.


    ¡°Hold up, Pink.¡± Machete-Killer¡¯s voice, which came from his helmet said.


    He did as he was told, slowing his bike and falling behind Machete-Killer¡¯s. He was shocked when another bike came up beside Machete-Killer¡¯s other side and handed Barbed Nail a bazooka!


    ¡°W-W-Wait, if you guys want tuna, I can get it for you!¡± Toshie quickly said as Barbed Nail took aim at the truck. ¡°There¡¯s no need for this.¡±


    She winked at him before firing the bazooka. A missile sped out, propelled by a purple flame before striking the truck. Instead of a huge explosion there was a pulse of purple energy and the truck shut down.


    Toshie and the gang stopped. The other gang members ensuring that they surrounded the dead truck.


    ¡°Why are we hijacking a tuna delivery truck?¡± Toshie said as he got off his bike.


    ¡°It¡¯s not a tuna delivery truck.¡± Machete said.


    The truck shimmered, its image blurring in a rippling away, leaving behind  a big, black armoured truck.


    ¡°What¡¯s going on?¡± Toshie said in confusion.


    ¡°Holographic tech,¡± Machete-Killer simply as a group of gangs set up another weapon beside him.


    ¡°Is that another bazooka?¡± Toshie said, looking at the heavy looking item.


    ¡°I prefer mini-cannon.¡± Barbed Nail said. ¡°It¡¯s an old school weapon.¡±


    The gang members poured a black substance into the barrel of the miniature cannon. While they were doing this, the other gang members were tearing the drones apart, keeping the small rockets for themselves and taking a part any other parts they believed might be of use.


    ¡°Bazookas. Mini-cannons. Is this a thing with the Machete Bike Gang?¡± Toshie said. ¡°I mean, where are the machetes?¡±


    Machete Killer withdrew a machete and twirled it with a smirk.


    ¡°I had to ask.¡±


    The group of gang members took aim and pulled the trigger. A giant cannonball shot out and punched a giant hole into the back of the armoured vehicle.


    The gang gatheres around the hole in the truck wedging a crank in and using it in an attempt to pry the doors open. Machete-Killer, impatient with their efforts, joined in, almost single-handedly using the crank to pry the steel doors of the armoured truck apart.


    Machete-Killer and Toshie walked into the truck with its screens and keyboards, now rendered useless. Machete-Killer whistled in wonder at the vehicle before them. A small sleek silver bike.


    ¡°It¡¯s is beautiful.¡± He traced the curves of the bike with his hand. ¡°Powered by the mysterious X Energy and can go from zero to hundred in 4 seconds.¡±


    ¡°It is,¡± even Toshie who was a novice with motorcycles had to agree. ¡°But why¡­¡±


    ¡°Get away from it.¡±


    Toshie yelped at the voice, taking a fighting stance by instinct. There was a bespectacled man clad in black modern armour that camouflaged him in the shadows he sat in.


    ¡°Who the hell are you?¡± Machete-Killer said.


    ¡°My name is Tomi, CEO and founder of Tomi Technologies.¡± The man said.


    ¡°You¡¯re not going to try and stop us?¡± Machete-Killer said in amusement. ? get it. You¡¯re frozen in fear. Don¡¯t worry, I understand. We won¡¯t even laugh if you piss your pants now.¡±


    ¡°I am not afraid to stop you, it simply is not in my power to do so now,¡± the man calmly said, moving only his head to look at them. ¡°That weapon you used to shut my technology down, what was it?¡±


    ¡°An EMP bomb,¡± Machete-Killer said, turning his attention to the motorcycle.


    ¡°Do not lie to me. My technology is powered by X-Eneergy which is immune EMP pulses. That was not an EMP bomb. So what was it?¡±


    Machete-Killer shrugged. ¡°Don¡¯t really know but I¡¯ll be taking this now. The fastest bike ever created. I definitely need to try it out before I deliver it.¡± He said while running his hand over the curves of its silver body.


    ¡°You take it out,¡± Barbed Nail said. ¡°Me and the boys will make sure we salvage everything of value in here.¡±


    More of the gang members entered the truck, beginning the process of disassembling it as Machete-Killer wheeled the bike out. The gang members worked around Tomi, who just stared at them calmly. Toshie felt guilty for stealing from the man and decided that he would have stern words with Niko about the situation she put him in.


    Toshie hopped out of the truck where Machete had already transported the motorcycle. He looked around bikers were disassembling the truck.


    A moment later, the silver bike hummed to life. Machete tilted his head in wonder.


    ¡°That¡¯s strange, the power came back a minute earlier than expected.¡±


    ¡°Is that a problem?¡± Toshie asked in fear.


    Machete-Killer shook his head. ¡°It shouldn¡¯t.¡±


    Toshie heard another sound. He realised that the truck was also humming as it had regained its power too. There was a loud boom from the truck and bodies flew out. They looked back to see Tomi walk from the hole in his truck holding Barbed Nail from the ground by her neck.


    Tomi glared at the assembled gang members, ¡°Seems I now have the power to stop you.¡±

 Green Speed

    <h2>Green Speed</h2>


    They watched Tomi holding up the girl at the entrance of the armoured vehicle.


    ¡°Let her go!¡± Machete-Killer commanded.


    Tomi looked at the woman in her hand. ¡°Of course, she is not important anyways.¡± he said dismissively before tossing her away.


    Toshie knew that by her trajectory, the woman would land on her head, breaking her neck. He sprinted for her falling body but the tightness of his pink jacket and pants restricted his movements, disallowing him from moving. He stopped, going low into a classic horse stance which ripped his jacket and pants at seams of its stitching of his body as well as behind. He straightened his legs, leaping for her.


    He caught her in time, twisting his body to cushion her landing. Sighing in relief, he sat up, giving Machete-Killer the thumbs up. ¡°She¡¯s okay.¡±


    ¡°Thanks Pink!¡± Machete-Killer said before turning his attention to Tomi. ¡°I know what you tried to do!¡± He drew his machete and pointed it at Tomi. ¡°I¡¯m going to make you pay.¡±


    ¡°With that?¡± Tomi looked at the machete in disdain before reaching behind his back and pulling a dagger. He squeezed the handle and the blade of the dagger glowed green before growing in size to the length of a katana blade. ¡°This, is a real weapon.¡± Tomi said before jumping from the vehicle to the ground.


    Machete-Killer and Tomi looked at each other, one charged with passion and hate, the other looked as if he were annoyed before he too charged forward. They ran for each other and slashed their respective weapons before ending up looking away from each other.


    A moment later, Machete-Killer¡¯s blade snapped before he fell forward onto his front.


    ¡°Machete-Killer!¡±


    ¡°Boss!¡± The gang members all cried in shock.


    ¡°Light him up, fools!¡± The familiar voice of Steel Crow shouted.


    The members with firearms withdrew them as Tomi ran into the thick of the group. A chorus of gunfire followed and gang members dropped like flies. Toshie watched as Tomi weaved through the group, slowing down for a moment and allowing them to take aim before speeding up again as they shot. He began to understand what he was doing.


    ¡°Stop!¡± he shouted. A bullet impacted a few inches from his feet. He clenched his fist and took a deep breath. ¡°STOP FIRING!¡±


    They all stopped.


    ¡°What are you doing, don¡¯t listen to him!¡± Steel Crow said.


    ¡°Stop using your guns! Look at the people who¡¯ve been killed!¡±


    They all looked around to see their comrades lying on the floor.


    ¡°He¡¯s been making us shoot each other in the crossfire!¡± Toshie explained, not really knowing when he began considering them as us.


    They all looked at a smug Tomi, standing in their midst, totally unharmed.


    ¡°If we can¡¯t shoot at him,¡± Steel Crow said brandishing his crowbar, ¡°then we¡¯ll beat him to death!¡±


    They all took out their melee weapons and charged for him.If you encounter this story on Amazon, note that it''s taken without permission from the author. Report it.


    It was a blood bath, anyone who came in contact with Tomi found their weapon cut were taken down.


    ¡°This isn¡¯t working,¡± Tomi said. ¡°Everyone, we need to retreat!¡±


    ¡°We don¡¯t run away from anything!¡± Steel Crow said.


    ¡°We¡¯re not running away! We¡¯re retreating¡­ strategically!¡±


    ¡°Whatever it is, I¡¯m doing it!¡± one of the gang members said as they abandoned their attack and ran for their bikes.


    ¡°Our bikes¡­ they¡¯re not working!¡± one of them said, sending them to panic.


    ¡°Of course not. As soon as the my truck came online I had it release and EMP pulse.¡± Toshie said, walking forward, taking a moment to caress the silver bike before continuing forward to the gang members. ¡°I will not let any of you leave alive.¡±


    Toshie clenched his fists. This was bad. He was still virgin and was already facing death again. He needed to do something drastic if he was to survive.


    He sprinted forward. ¡°Someone give me a weapon!¡± Holding out his hand, he caught a large knife.


    Tomi turned his attention to the approaching Toshie and sliced at him. Toshie dropped to his knees, as the sword made a deadly green arc over his head as he slid past it and Tomi.


    Tomi was confused and turned around only to see Toshie straddling the silver bike. Tomi stiffened when he realised that that was Toshie¡¯s goal.


    ¡°This is what you wanted, isn¡¯t it?¡± Toshie pressed a button, green lines travelled along the bike bringing it to life, bright green energy illuminated lines on the bike, including illuminating the circumference of the two wheels. He would take this chance to escape.


    ¡°That is an X Energy powered bike, you fool! You¡­ You wouldn¡¯t dare.¡± Tomi said.


    He looked at Tomi in trepidation before the motorcycle lurched forward, leaving a trail of green X-Energy in its trail.


    Tomi chased after it, moving at super human speeds and forcing Toshie to speed up.  Toshie went even faster, forcing Tomi to leap up to the air, with his landing coming close to Toshie. Tomi missed him by inches as he sped away, leaving the man in dust.


    Tomi continued to run forward working on a device located at his wrist while he ran. A red sports car drove up beside him with no one driving it. The hard top of the vehicle peeled back, allowing Tomi to hop in before it sped away.


    ¡°That fucking traitor!¡± Steel Crow shouted. ¡°He ran away and stole the bike! I knew we shouldn¡¯t have trusted that fucker! I knew we should have¡­¡±


    Steel Crow was sent off his feet when fist made contact with his face. Everyone gasped when they saw Machete-Killer, his large frame being held by Barbed Nail who was dwarfed next to him.


    ¡°You¡¯re an idiot, Steel Crow.¡± he said, his voice laboured. ¡°That man was massacring us and Killer Pink saved us by leading him away with his precious bike. We need to split up and find Pink and help him. He is one of us now, and this proves it. Are you with me?¡±


    The gang, other than the stunned Steel Crow roared in agreement.


    ¡°Are you with Killer Pink?¡±


    They roared in agreement once again.


    ¡°W-What¡¯s the point?¡± Steel Crow rose to his feet, nursing his already swelling cheek. ¡°Our bikes don¡¯t work.¡±


    Machete-Killer walked to his motorcycle, straddled it and turned the throttle, making it roar. ¡°You sure?¡±


    The gang roared in excitement as they all ran to their motorcycles.


    ¡°Barbed Nail, stay herein case the kid comes back.¡±


    She nodded and gave him a thumbs up. ¡°Go get em!¡±


    Machete-Killer¡¯s response was to make his motorcycle roar before the gang split up.


    Toshie was finally able to slow the motorcycle down and bring it to a stop. Th world had blurred by him at such a speed that he did not know where in the city he was. He began to walk away from the silver motorcycle, figuring it would be safer for him if he was far away from it.


    Princess Ballerina


    Pure of heart, she will save the day!


    Toshie groaned when he heard the annoying tune, digging out the Ballerina Princess phone and turned answering the call.


    ¡°Hello?¡±


    ¡°Toshie! Where are you? The phone¡¯s signal just disappeared for a while!¡±


    ¡°¡±Niko? What is going on here?¡± Toshie shouted.


    ¡°I¡¯m sorry! I¡¯m so sorry!¡± she said. ¡°Just¡­ stay where you are and keep the phone on. I¡¯ll help you somehow!¡±


    Before he could say anything else he heard the obnoxious roar of a red sports car coming down the road. He looked at the vehicle in curiosity then in horror when he realised who was at the driver¡¯s seat. He turned around and ran back to the motorcycle.


    Before he could reach it, Tomi leapt from his vehicle and landed between Toshie and the motorcycle, cutting off his escape path.


    ¡°That was foolish of you,¡± Tomi said as he produced his green bladed katana. ¡°Before, you had all your comrades to hide behind but now that you are alone¡­¡± Tomi walked closer to him, ¡°your death is certain.¡±

 Punk Girl

    <h2>Punk Girl</h2>


    Toshie¡¯s eyes betrayed his intentions, briefly looking at the silver motorcycle behind Tomi.


    ¡°Don¡¯t think about it,¡± Tomi said. ¡°Your tricks will not work on me a second time.¡±


    Toshie took a ready stance.


    ¡°Don¡¯t be a hero,¡± Tomi calmly said. ¡°Simply let me separate your head from your shoulders.¡±


    ¡°We have very different definitions on what being a hero means.¡± Toshie said. ¡°Fighting for your life is not being a hero,¡±


    Tomi shrugged nonchalantly.


    ¡°Can¡¯t you just let me go?¡± Toshie said. ¡°I have no loyalty to the Machete Bike Gang and I don¡¯t care about the motorcycle. You can have it, just let me go.¡±


    ¡°No,¡± Tomi said. ¡°I still need to find out where you biker grunts got the technology to shut mine down.¡±


    ¡°I don¡¯t know. I¡¯m new to the gang. I know nothing.¡±


    ¡°Then your death will be quick. Tomi sprinting forward with his green glowing katana trailing behind. Toshie leapt back, trying to avoid him. He leapt to the side, hoping Tomi would pass by him but he read him perfectly and moved to match the teenager and swung the blade down at him. Tomi¡¯s blade was too fast for Toshie to follow all he knew was that it was coming to split his head in half! It shattered! It was inches from his face and it shattered.


    Unlike Tomi, Toshie was not frozen in shock and thrust his knuckles into the man¡¯s nose, causing him to stumble back.


    ¡°Fuck! I missed him! A little to the left and I would¡¯ve gotten his shithead instead of his shit sword.¡±


    Toshie heard a familiar voice. ¡°Niko?¡±


    He and Tomi looked to the side but the girl with the smoking sniper rifle was not Niko. She had short hair, blonde at the top and where its was shaven on the sides, it was pink. Her make-up was a mixture of pink and black.


    ¡°You¡¯re not Niko.¡± Toshie said.


    ¡°Uhm¡­ Yeah. I¡¯m kind of her sister.¡± The girl said, removing the lollipop from her pink painted lips.


    Tomi gritted his teeth, tasting the blood trickling from his nose to his mouth. He looked at the remainder of his katana blade, now a handle with a black broken blade. ¡°Do you know what you have done?¡± he angrily threw the useless katana away. ¡°You have just destroyed a 350 000 pound piece of technology! WHO ARE YOU?¡±


    ¡°Who am I?¡± The girl lifted the her rifle and placed its weight on her shoulder. ¡°I am walking rebellion! The fire that burns in the belly of the beast and the water that will drown the ocean! I am the darkness that shrouds the fucking future and the nightmare you wake to, today. I am the greatest villain breathing and world¡¯s future conquer! I am Punk Girl!¡±


    She was dressed the black leather much like the one Machete Bike Gang wore but she did not bear their symbol, a hog¡¯s head with a nose ring, being stabbed by two machete¡¯s forming an X.


    ¡°I am going to kill you¡­ painfully.¡± Tomi said, finally regaining control of his emotions. He ran for her.


    Toshie briefly glanced at the silver motorcycle but decided against running away. Punk Girl had saved him so he should help her and anyways, his father always taught him to protect women. He too ran for her.Stolen from its original source, this story is not meant to be on Amazon; report any sightings.


    Tomi reached her first. She tried to avoid him but was caught by Tomi¡¯s outstretched leg, sending her tumbling backward. Before he could continue, Toshie kicked him in the face on his way past. Tomi stumbled back, grasping his bruised cheek in surprise.


    Toshie stopped before Punk Girl. ¡°Are you okay?¡±


    She leapt to her feet and grabbed his hand before pulling him away.


    Toshie looked back at Tomi who was quickly catching up, his usually calm demeanour slowly peeling away with each step he took. ¡°Can¡¯t you just shoot him?¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m out of bullets,¡± she said. ¡°We can¡¯t fight this fucker unarmed. We need a bitchslapper.¡±


    ¡°A what?¡±


    ¡°A weapon!¡± she said.


    ¡°Where can we get that?¡±


    ¡°Somethings coming up ahead!¡± she said.


    They stopped in front of a vending machine.


    ¡°A plumbing equipment vending machine?¡± Toshie said, reading the sign in front of the vending machine.


    ¡°A weapon vending machine,¡± she said as she  fed the machine her notes.


    The vending machine vibrated and something fell into the compartment. She reached in and pulled out a black metal pipe that was thicker near the end and curved slightly. ¡°There¡¯s a vending machine for almost anything these days.¡± she brandished the pipe at the oncoming Tomi. ¡°Even one that dispenses bitchslappers.¡±


    ¡°Don¡¯t I get one?¡± Toshie said.


    ¡°Sorry, outta cash.¡± She turned her pockets inside out to prove her point.


    Tomi was now upon them, only a few feet away.


    ¡°Stay behind me and I¡¯ll protect you from this fucker!¡± she ran to meet him.


    She swung wildly for him but Tomi was able to easily dodge. Tomi swatted the pipe aside and was about to punch her when Toshie swatted his hand away in time. He stepped between them, where he traded blocks, punches and kicks with Tomi.


    Tomi was very skilful, not letting any hits come through and he was also strong, each punch and kick Toshie blocked felt like it would snap his bones. Punk Girl would ever so often swing her pipe, forcing the bespectacled man back to avoid her attacks. Toshie was surprised at how well they both were fighting together even though this was their first meeting.


    Tomi blocked a pipe swing but opened himself up for a punch from Toshie into his eye, causing the man to stumble back.


    Punk Girl pressed her advantage, pursuing him but paid when her pipe was caught and Tomi spun her around behind him before kicking her away. He looked at Toshie, his twitching eye already changing colour and swelling slightly. ¡°You seem to be the biggest threat,¡± he said to Toshie. ¡°So I¡¯ll deal with you first.


    They fought and Toshie was pressed back with each exchange. Without Punk Girl assisting him, Toshie could find no openings in Tomi¡¯s fighting form. Tomi was able to bypass Toshie¡¯s defences and deliver a quick but powerful combo of kicks and punches, sending the teenager tumbling back.


    Tomi approached him, ready to end his life when¡­ Punk Girl leapt on his back, using the length of her pipe to choke Tomi out. Her legs clasped around his ribs for extra leverage. Tomi attempted to swing her off of him but she held firm


    Toshie got up and tried to help by attacking Tomi while he was distracted and earned a kick to the gut for his efforts, flooring him again.


    Tomi reached back and grabbed her by her hair.


    ¡°Let go of me, motherfucker!¡± Punk Girl said before clamping down on his ear with her teeth.


    He screamed in pain as she ripped out a part of his ear. He flipped her up and over him by her hair before slamming her on the ground before him. He stumbled back, grasping the side of his face.


    Punk Girl got up, smirking evilly with her teeth stained crimson and piece of his ear still in her mouth.


    ¡°You¡­ You¡­ You bitch!¡± Tomi¡¯s eyes went wide with rage. ¡°I am going to kill you!¡± he spat, the corners of his mouth foaming.


    ¡°Not today, buddy!¡± A man riding a motorcycle said. Tomi stepped back, dodging the motorcycle that shot past him. Machete-Killer brought it to screeching stop.


    ¡°¡°Machete-Killer!¡±¡± both Toshie and Punk Girl said.


    Toshie looked at her in confusion.


    ¡°You missed!¡± Tomi said to Machete-Killer.


    ¡°Did I?¡± Machete-Killer said.


    Tomi tilted his head in confusion before he turned around to be confronted with his own armoured truck barrelled towards him. He screamed in horror as the truck slammed into him and broke the railings.


    Machete-Killer moved forward to dodge the truck that barrelled past him, crashed into the railings of the bridge before dragging a screaming Tomi down into the river below.


    ¡°Machete-Killer!¡± Toshie said in relief.


    ¡°Killer Pink!¡± Machete-Killer said, sounding happy before he was hit with a pipe. His helmet was sent flying and he fell to the ground with his bike. Punk Girl stepped on his chest causing him to grunt and spit out blood


    ¡°I finally got you, Machete-Killer.¡± she said with a smirk. ¡°This time, you¡¯re not going to escape me!¡±

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    She kneeled down, slamming the butt of her pipe into Machete-Killer¡¯s forehead, hard enough to draw blood.


    ¡°What¡­¡± Machete-Killer said.


    ¡°You recognise me, Machete?¡± she said, wrenching him by the hair to look at her face. Her mouth was still stained by the ear she had bite off Tomi.


    ¡°Punk Girl,¡± Toshie said, approaching her, ¡°I don¡¯t think¡­¡±


    ¡°Stay outta this, Toshie!¡± she said.


    Toshie stopped in his tracks.


    ¡°Come on.¡± She said. ¡°You know me.¡±


    ¡°Yeah, blonde hair, good at violencing and hates me. You¡¯re one of my brats aren¡¯t you?¡± Machete-Killer said.


    ¡°What?¡± she said.


    ¡°Well done, you found Daddy but unless you want to fight me for the leader of the Machete Bike Gang, it¡¯s not going to help you.¡±


    ¡°Machete, how many kids do you have that one of them looks Asian?¡±


    ¡°You¡¯d be surprised,¡± Machete-Killer smirked.


    ¡°You¡¯re not my father, asshole!¡± she said. ¡°My father is Mantis!¡±


    ¡°You¡¯re Mantis¡¯ kid!¡± Machete-Killer said. ¡°I thought he had only one daughter.¡±


    ¡°He has two,¡± she said, stepping harder on his injury. ¡°Now tell me, where the fuck is my father?!¡±


    ¡°I don¡¯t know,¡± Machete-Killer said. ¡°I haven¡¯t seen that guy in a while.¡±


    ¡°Bullshit! Than why have you been dodging me like a bitch?¡±This tale has been unlawfully lifted from Royal Road. If you spot it on Amazon, please report it.


    ¡°Wait, so you guys are just trying to do is find your father?¡± Toshie said.


    ¡°Yes and he knows something! It would explain why he and dad¡¯s other friend have been avoiding me.¡± Punk Girl said. ¡°I mean, I even burned down a couple of warehouses to get one of my dad¡¯s old friend¡¯s attention and still they ignore me.¡±


    ¡°You¡¯re the one who burned down the warehouses?¡± Toshie said. ¡°You know some crazy guy calling himself the Blue Dragon accused Niko of doing that.¡±


    ¡°That idiot is harmless.¡± Punk Girl said before turning her attention back to Machete-Killer. ¡°Now if you don¡¯t tell me something, I¡¯ll shove this pipe so far up your ass that even your grankids will be walking funny!¡±


    ¡°I¡¯ve been dodging you because I thought you were one of my brats! I¡¯d have told you to go away if I knew you were Mantis¡¯.¡± Machete-Killer said. ¡°Its been years since I¡¯ve seen Mantis.¡±


    Punk Girl raised her pipe as if to strike him but then dropped it and let Machete go. Toshie offered him a hand and he took it, leveraging him to get onto his feet.


    ¡°How¡¯s the bike, Killer Pink?¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s good.¡± Toshie gestured to the motorcycle.


    ¡°Nice,¡± Machete leaned his large frame on the motorcycle. ¡°Don¡¯t worry, you¡¯ll get your cut.¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s cool. I¡¯m not interested.¡± He said.


    In the distance, they could hear the roar of motorcycles.


    ¡°You mind taking us home?¡±


    ¡°Sure.¡±


    ¡°Hey, Punk Girl, where do you want¡­¡± Toshie looked around, Punk Girl was gone.


    Toshie was left in front of his house. He waved goodbye to Machete-Killer. He looked to the side and noticed the Grey Donkey.


    ¡°Hey, you forgot Grey Donkey.¡±


    ¡°No we didn¡¯t!¡± Machete-Killer shouted back as he and the gang disappeared in the distance. ¡°You can¡¯t be part of a bike gang without a bike!¡±


    Toshie tilted his head. ¡°Wait, I¡¯m still part of the gang?!¡±


    Machete-Killer entered a dark room. Seated on a chair was man whose face was shrouded in shadows. On either side of the man were two figures wearing white porcelain masks, each having its own single colour pattern.


    ¡°I got it for you,¡± Machete-Killer said to a man on the side of the room, whose whole image was hidden in shadow. ¡°It was hard for me to take this power source out of the fastest bike ever made though. Broke my heart.¡± Machete held up a cylinder device, glowing with green energy. ¡°Here you go, a sample of the mysterious X-Energy.¡±


    ¡°You have done well and here is your reward.¡± The figure in shadows said.


    More masked people ran from the shadows, placing 5 briefcases before Machete-Killer as another collected the energy source from him. ¡°Well I don¡¯t like taking money from friends but its money, so I guess I¡¯ll stake it from a friend.¡± He crouched over the briefcases. ¡°Oh and you won¡¯t believe who torched your warehouses and why.¡±


    ¡°You know who did it?¡± The man in the shadows said. ¡°Please, do tell.¡±