NS City (IC)

[Somstratzka]

I know a shortcut to headquarters. Let's Ride.

They drove a futher 1.3km until they reached City Starxes headquarters.

Hey Brandon. Wazzup.

Nothing Kalou. Just outran another bunch of police.

Ya know we were going to talk to yah about yah being leader.

Really. Anyway, me and these two need new and better looking number plates.

Cool, they joining the City Starxes?

Are you Adelaide?

[Stormwrath]

Adelaide shook her head. "No thanks. I'm already a member of another underground racing crew."

Brandon was curious. "Which one?"

"Rebel Battalion", she replied. "Jackie and Matthew are also members of our crew, so we can get custom plates from them." She then points to her car. "See that little decal on the front bumper? That's our logo. My old Mustang has one on the rear bumper."

[Somstratzka]

So Brandon. Yah up to being leader?

Sure.

Brandon turns to Adelaide

I think I just found a reason to ally with Rebel Battalion. Anyway Kalou. I just need that license plate with the City Starxes Logo. You know my normal balck and red one.

Here it is Brandon. The mechanics have attached it and tricked out yah car with all the necessary stuff as a City Starxes member or should I say leader.

We have to go. Bye Kalou.

Bye Brandon. Stay safe.

[Stormwrath]

Adelaide leaned against her car and said, "I guess I'll have to get my custom plate from them now."

"And custom holographic display, cameras installed in the front and rear bumpers, pasdle gearbox and interior neon lighting, right?", added Jackie.

"How did you know some of my car's features?"

"Addie, I'm not a dumbshit."

Adelaide then got in the car and lowered her side window. "See you in the apartment." Then she and Jackie drove off to the racetrack, for that was the "headquarters" of the Rebel Battalion. She sent a message to Brandon which read:

Love the Lexus by the way.

[Somstratzka]

Adelaide leaned against her car and said, "I guess I'll have to get my custom plate from them now."

"And custom holographic display, cameras installed in the front and rear bumpers, pasdle gearbox and interior neon lighting, right?", added Jackie.

"How did you know some of my car's features?"

"Addie, I'm not a dumbshit."

Adelaide then got in the car and lowered her side window. "See you in the apartment." Then she and Jackie drove off to the racetrack, for that was the "headquarters" of the Rebel Battalion. She sent a message to Brandon which read:

Love the Lexus by the way.

Brandon received the text message on the way home.

He wrote back

Thanks. I love the mustang but not as much as my love for you.

On the way back Brandon got tailed by some police. He drove until he came to the near empty countryside. He started turning right and then did a 180 to go on the left road. The police were left to eat some wheat.

[Stormwrath]

Adelaide and Jackie drove their two Mustangs to the racetrack, which was their original destination from the start. They parked just outside the pit stop where the other members of Rebel Battalion were, building and fixing several cars. The two exited, and they all came up to them. "Addie! Jackie!", greeted Travis, who was one of them "Long time no see, gals."

Adelaide smiled a little. "Yes, it has been way too long."

"It certainly has." Travis turned to Jackie and remarked, Is it me or that rack of yours just got bigger?"

Jackie then covered her chest and said, "Pervert. My eyes are up here."

"By the way, nice Mustang Addie."

"Thank you."

Travis then went to inspect the car. "A-ight let's see, 20 inch aluminum alloy wheels with matte coating, custom front and rear bumpers..." He opened the door and checked the inside. Aha, 50th Anniversary trim made by Ford, holographic display on windshield, paddle gears, yep, this is really, really custom for such a car that just got released a week ago*."

And now all we're missing is the license plate and our decals."

"My pleasure." She got in the car and parked it inside the pit for the others to work on. She then turned to Jackie and said, "So, how does it feel to drive my old Mustang?"

"Nah", replied Jackie. "I liked my Dodge Viper better."

"No way. That car is quite hard to drive." She and Jackie both began to walk along the side of the track.

"You just can't handle its awesomeness."

"Pfft. Bloated sound systems and overpowered engine does not equate to awesome."

"Yeah it does!"

*Because NS City gets their cars one week before the US release.

[Somstratzka]

THe police got back on the tails of Brandon again as they recognized the car. Luckily it was the county police and it was easy to take care of them. He parked his LFA in the underground parking. He made his way to his room to play F1 2013 in hope to finally win on an internet game in Monaco.

[Heaven Without Borders]

Cameron loaded a round into his Five-seveN.
"Gentlemen, Sentinel Systems creates quality materials that can handle any stress and duress."
Placing a panel of bullet-proof glass between the barrel and his head, he quickly pulled the trigger without a flinch.
The glass shield held strong, keeping his head in one piece, and the deal alive.
"Well then Mr. Bowman, if you trust your own life with it, than so do we," the representative stated.
With the second large sale of bulletproofing systems in this week, a celebratory drink of prosecco wine was shared around.
With a final salute, the mohawked salesman left in his Land Rover, reporting the good news to his employer.

[Stormwrath]

As the two were still talking, Travis came up to them and said, Yo, as much as I don't wanna interrupt your little talk on how Jackie's Viper sucks or not..."

"Hey!"

"But the Mustang's done, and we gave it a new paintjob."

Adelaide's eyes popped. "Let me see." And Travis led them back to the pit, where the other members were standing with ear to ear smiles. Out of the paint room came a silver Mustang with a large blue stripe running down the middle. It had what Adelaide had wanted and more. The custom licence plate. The decals. The bi-xenon custom blue headlights. It had it all.

She just stood there in awe of her car. Jackie meanwhile was waving in front of her face saying, "Hello? Addie? Ya' got hit in the head or something? Earth to Adelaide Silver?"

[Somstratzka]

Brandon got a call from Kalou as he was about to enter his apartment.

Brandon, you need to get back here! We have new parts to trick out your ride. Long distance neon headlights, additional trim to put on and we were thinking of repainting your car to the signature leader City Starxes Black. Oh, and we have the laser neon gun to attach to the front and back.

I'll drive there Kalou. See ya.

Bai!

Brandon drove over to the garages where the mechanics immediately brought it in to trick it out.

Brandon, yah know we are now also tweaking everything else so yah care is essentially faster.

Great.

By the way, who was that blonde chick that came over earlier? A friend?

You could say that.

I like her.

Actually she's my girlfriend.

Good choice then.

Just bring her and the other girl over at midnight. I finalised the alliance with Rebel Battalion and they said something about a new area. It was going to be near the drag racing strip down south.

Good Good.

We are holding the first races tonight and the first race will be you against the rebel battalion leader to ssee who is leader or the new crew. We have no name for it. Either way, you will still be co leader if we lose. I believe in you man.

[Former United Soviet Socialist republic]

Xander calmly walked off the boat he had docked smuggling with him the twenty four immigrants in the southern pier. Taking a cigar and lighting it effortlessly with his lighter, he puffed a ring of smoke into the air.

'Nother day, mother smuggling operation done.'

Xander started walking down the street; alone in the dark.

[Stormwrath]

And as Adelaide continued to stare, a white Ferrari 458, wait no. Calling it a 458 would not be enough to describe this car, for it was no Ferrari that anyone has ever seen. A mysterious concept car which looked like portmanteau of a Ferrari 458 and a Citroen GT parked right outside the pit stop. Jackie turned heads to look saying, "Sh-shit." The other members came up to meet a certain man in a black hood. He was rather skinny for his height (about 5' 11") but everyone in the Rebel Battalion respected and feared him. Yes, this was their leader.



He walked up to Adelaide and said in a quiet, crisp voice, "Nice car."

She finally took notice and replied, "Thanks."

He then went to examine the car, occasionally kicking the tires as he went around it. He checked the interior, even sitting in the custom racing seats the members of the crew made. He finally stepped out of the car and nodded his head. Travis, out of concern asked him, "Are you really going to race with the leader of this, City Starxes?" Adelaide's head turned, as she knew Brandon was their leader.

"Yeah", replied the hooded man. "I want you to prepare this car for the race."

"What's it called?"

"Project F." The crew had no idea what their leader was saying. He continued, "A one-off concept car based on the Ferrari 458 Italia."

Adelaide was curious. "How did you get it?"

The man didn't like talking much, but he replied, "My uncle is friends with the designer of this car and with the Chairman of Ferrari."

"Oh", Adelaide got what he said. Then the man tossed the keys to Travis and said, "Finish it before nightfall."

"Sure boss. Alright boys, let's go." Then they parked the car inside the garage and worked on it all afternoon. Adelaide then walked up to the leader and said, "You know I'm now Brandon's girlfriend, right?"

He looked on to the sun for a while and said, "Ah, Brandon."

"You're racing him tonight at the drag strip down south?"

"Yeah." He paused for a moment and said, Hope he won't disappoint me by not putting on a good show."

"Yeah..." She proceeded to pull out her iPhone and play some music while putting on her earphones.

[Somstratzka]

And as Adelaide continued to stare, a white Ferrari 458, wait no. Calling it a 458 would not be enough to describe this car, for it was no Ferrari that anyone has ever seen. A mysterious concept car which looked like portmanteau of a Ferrari 458 and a Citroen GT parked right outside the pit stop. Jackie turned heads to look saying, "Sh-shit." The other members came up to meet a certain man in a black hood. He was rather skinny for his height (about 5' 11") but everyone in the Rebel Battalion respected and feared him. Yes, this was their leader.

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He walked up to Adelaide and said in a quiet, crisp voice, "Nice car."

She finally took notice and replied, "Thanks."

He then went to examine the car, occasionally kicking the tires as he went around it. He checked the interior, even sitting in the custom racing seats the members of the crew made. He finally stepped out of the car and nodded his head. Travis, out of concern asked him, "Are you really going to race with the leader of this, City Starxes?" Adelaide's head turned, as she knew Brandon was their leader.

"Yeah", replied the hooded man. "I want you to prepare this car for the race."

"What's it called?"

"Project F." The crew had no idea what their leader was saying. He continued, "A one-off concept car based on the Ferrari 458 Italia."

Adelaide was curious. "How did you get it?"

The man didn't like talking much, but he replied, "My uncle is friends with the designer of this car and with the Chairman of Ferrari."

"Oh", Adelaide got what he said. Then the man tossed the keys to Travis and said, "Finish it before nightfall."

"Sure boss. Alright boys, let's go." Then they parked the car inside the garage and worked on it all afternoon. Adelaide then walked up to the leader and said, "You know I'm now Brandon's girlfriend, right?"

He looked on to the sun for a while and said, "Ah, Brandon."

"You're racing him tonight at the drag strip down south?"

"Yeah." He paused for a moment and said, Hope he won't disappoint me by not putting on a good show."

"Yeah..." She proceeded to pull out her iPhone and play some music while putting on her earphones.

At 11pm, the mechanics finished.

It took longer Brandon because, we actually changed the car more. We talked with the Lamborghini staff and BMW staff so now it looks better, it is a hybrid car and all parts now function better. We contacted Lexus earlier and they said they wanted to make the car. For now it will simply be called LFAX.

Cool

Win out there for us Brandon. Put on your black racing suit. It's time we beat Rebel Battalion.

By the time it was midnight the stage was set. A concept Ferrari vs a concept Lexus, Italian engineering vs Japanese engineering, Rebel Battalion vs City Starxes. The list is endless.

Brandon shook hands with the Rebel Battalion leader.

May the best man and car win.

Oh I intend to Brandon.

They drove their cars to the starting line.

3.....

Brandon set his racing music on

2.....

Members of both crews stood somewhere behind their respective cars

1.....

A silence

Bang!

[Stormwrath]

Midnight approached, and a crowd was gathering at the starting line. So were the cars of the two street crews. Rebel Battalion cars were all lined up in their spot, and City Starxes cars were lined up opposite of them. Adelaide was walking along with Jackie, talking to themselves.

"Wow, I can't believe this is happening", said Jackie with a tone of excitement. "Brandon versus our very own leader! Who knew, right?"

As she said that, an overpowered black Lexus LF-LC, no. Again, Lexus LF-LC is not enought to describe this car. It looked more like a Lamborghini Sesto Elemento, a BMW i8 and a Lexus LF-LC mixed up together. This was the City Starxes' so called "LFAX", although "LF-RSC" would be a more appropriate title, as said by Lexus.

Adelaide then remarked, "I guess they got some help."

"From Lamborghini and BMW? Are you shitting me?"

"Nope. These car companies seem to be really interested over what is happening here tonight."

But they changed the entire back half of the car. Now it looks like Lamborghini, BMW and Lexus had a threesome."

"Seriously, what is going on in that head of yours?"

The Lexus supercar revved and revved, showing off its awesome power to all present at the race. People looked on and on at the City Starxes' latest work. Brandon stepped out of the car, approached by many people that said complements about his ride. He walked up to Adelaide and kissed her.

"Hey, Adelaide."

"So, you are really racing tonight."

"Yeah."

"Be careful."

"Okay." After saying that, Brandon turned around and saw the car of his opponent. It drove and stopped beside the Lexus, and revved aggressively. This was a Ferrari, yes, but not like anything seen before. The front of a Ferrari 458 harmoniously mixed with the back of a Citroen supercar. The hooded man stepped out of the car, also greeted by fans. He then proceeded to shake Brandon's hand. "Nice meeting you", he said.

Brandon shook hands with the Rebel Battalion leader.

May the best man and car win.

The hooded man once more said in his crisp voice, "Oh, I intend to."

They drove their cars to the starting line.

Jackie radioed Matthew, "Are the roads closed down?"

"Oh yeah", replied Matthew. Looks like it's going to be clear streets. No traffic for the next two miles."

Three...

Both of the cars began to rev aggressively. People were already beginning to cheer from the sidelines.

Two...

The hooded man closed his eyes for a while and opened them again. The Ferrari and the Lexus began to burn out their tires.

One...

An eerie silence filled the air. Then, a gunshot was heard, signalling hte start of the race. Both cars began to tear up the asphalt and head toward the finish line, which is at the end of the bridge. The Lexus of course, pulled ahead at the start (due to its recently installed dual-clutch transmission provided by Lamborghini), but the Ferrari caught up to it due to its faster acceleration.

[Somstratzka]

Project F and the Lexus LF-RSCX were neck and neck by the halfway point.

Damn, the acceleration on the car is good, time to switch to the 7th gear installed.

At an instant the Lexus LF-RSCX started to gain a bit of space in front of Project X.

[Stormwrath]

A camera was installed inside the Ferrari, showing the Rebel Battalion leader's face. From start to finish, he was showing a little smirk on his facade. Adelaide and Jackie didn't understand why, despite Brandon's car gradually pulling away from his. Travis noticed their expressions and said, "Worried?"

"Well, Brandon's going to win", Jackie replied. "Not that I don't want him to..."

Travis explained, "The 458 Italia has 7-speed dual-clutch transmission; so does this Project F. Brandon here has also got that kind of transmission installed in his Lexus, making the two cars very equal in performance."

"So? What does it have to-"

"Shhh...", interrupted Travis while putting his finger in front of Jackie's mouth. "Just watch."

Adelaide commented, "You sure are confident Travis."

The hooded man then shifted into his seventh gear, pulling away from the LF-RSC. Seeing this, Brandon activated his Nitrous, and managed to pull ahead and take back the lead; but the hooded man also used his Nitrous, catching up once again. The two cars were already neck to neck once more. The moment got tense, and both of them crossed the finish line, too close to call.

As the Lexus slowed down to stop, Adelaide drove her Mustang over to where the finish line was to meet Brandon. She saw him get out of the car, and hugged him. She then asked him, "So, who won?"

"I don't know. That was a good race", replied Brandon.

She then contacted Matthew. "What's the result?"

"Hold on, I'm still reviewing footage." Matthew inspected the camera footage again and again to confirm who really is the winner. So far the side view camera isn't helping so he switched to footage looking at the top of the cars. He kept playing and playing it over and over.

As Adelaide got the result from Matthew, she exclaimed, "What?!"

OOC: This is where you ask her.

[Somstratzka]

A camera was installed inside the Ferrari, showing the Rebel Battalion leader's face. From start to finish, he was showing a little smirk on his facade. Adelaide and Jackie didn't understand why, despite Brandon's car gradually pulling away from his. Travis noticed their expressions and said, "Worried?"

"Well, Brandon's going to win", Jackie replied. "Not that I don't want him to..."

Travis explained, "The 458 Italia has 7-speed dual-clutch transmission; so does this Project F. Brandon here has also got that kind of transmission installed in his Lexus, making the two cars very equal in performance."

"So? What does it have to-"

"Shhh...", interrupted Travis while putting his finger in front of Jackie's mouth. "Just watch."

Adelaide commented, "You sure are confident Travis."

The hooded man then shifted into his seventh gear, pulling away from the LF-RSC. Seeing this, Brandon activated his Nitrous, and managed to pull ahead and take back the lead; but the hooded man also used his Nitrous, catching up once again. The two cars were already neck to neck once more. The moment got tense, and both of them crossed the finish line, too close to call.

As the Lexus slowed down to stop, Adelaide drove her Mustang over to where the finish line was to meet Brandon. She saw him get out of the car, and hugged him. She then asked him, "So, who won?"

"I don't know. That was a good race", replied Brandon.

She then contacted Matthew. "What's the result?"

"Hold on, I'm still reviewing footage." Matthew inspected the camera footage again and again to confirm who really is the winner. So far the side view camera isn't helping so he switched to footage looking at the top of the cars. He kept playing and playing it over and over.

As Adelaide got the result from Matthew, she exclaimed, "What?!"

OOC: This is where you ask her.

Brandon hopped out of his car to loud cheers to both drivers. He saw Matthew talking to Adelaide. He took off his helmet and asked

Who won, it was too close to call. Did you see the heads of BMW, Lamborghini, Lexus, Citroen and Ferrari here. They are looking to sponsor the new crew.

[Stormwrath]

Adelaide chuckled. "So you're telling me five car companies are going to sponsor a street racing crew? That's a first."

Brandon raised an eyebrow. Then she continued, "The-the Project F car."

The results came out that the hooded man indeed won the race by a gap of two inches. That's how close to call the race was. The crowd once again cheered wildly, congratulating both drivers. The hooded man came up to him and said, "Excellent driving, man. I tell you that was the best race I've ever had so far. Lemme introduce myself; my name is Hood."

[Heaven Without Borders]

Laying his feet on the table, Cameron's old friend Mikhail blew thick hookah smoke.
"I was lucky Miky! That acquittal was a damn close call!"
His friend only laughed. "Then you ran to France for years! Payton wants to get back together! We've done it for three years without being caught. And they couldn't link us to any of our older hits."
"I don't care! I'm not getting involved again. I've been given another chance."
Mikhail continued to badger him.
"You were our best gunman. We have a new guy named Koch. He's done it before and he's not gonna screw us over like Olsen did."
Cameron growled softly.
"Just think about man. We have a job coming up in a little while. Call me if you're interested."

[Somstratzka]

Adelaide chuckled. "So you're telling me five car companies are going to sponsor a street racing crew? That's a first."

Brandon raised an eyebrow. Then she continued, "The-the Project F car."

The results came out that the hooded man indeed won the race by a gap of two inches. That's how close to call the race was. The crowd once again cheered wildly, congratulating both drivers. The hooded man came up to him and said, "Excellent driving, man. I tell you that was the best race I've ever had so far. Lemme introduce myself; my name is Hood."

Nice to meet you Hood. You know I was thinking about the leader thing. Why not two leaders? It has worked well in other crews.

[Stormwrath]

Brandon was waiting for Hood's response, which took him five seconds to think. He then nodded his head once, as to say he was in agreement on that. "Sure."

[Somstratzka]

Brandon was waiting for Hood's response, which took him five seconds to think. He then nodded his head once, as to say he was in agreement on that. "Sure."

Brandon whispered in Hood's ear. . I know you were the reason my father died but I have forgiven Hood. Be grateful

[Stormwrath]

Hood said nothing, and just looked at Brandon and then at Adelaide. He then spoke up and said, "You look just like your father." He then went back to his car and drove off. Adelaide turned around and questioned Brandon, "What was that about?"

[Somstratzka]

He killed my father. He was doing one of the midnight races and my father was buying drinks from a the 24/7 convenience store. He drove over my father. I knew it was him. The time, the lane and the tire marks told it all. But I forgave him. I told him I knew he killed my father and that he was lucky I had forgiven him. I forgave him because, I knew when I did night races, I had equal power to kill anyone. Let's go after him.

[Stormwrath]

"No", replied Adelaide while gracefully touching his cheek. "I'll go after him. I'll be at the apartment after that."

She then went back to her car and started it. She followed Hood all the way to his house in the west side of the city. As he exited his car, Adelaide saw him and said, "Wait."

He turned around. She then asked him, "I want to know; was Brandon's father killed by you?"