Chapter 3.5 – Feel The Power! (Aiko's race)
On a Train to Ibaraki, 12:22 PM
Without Ryou, Aiko had to do her best. 16 years old, alone. She just didn't feel safe. As she got on the train, she noticed two guys talking quietly. All she heard was. . .
"Hey... I know....Maximum....do it"
"Yeah...hard....slow...corner"
"What are those two talking about?"
We will be in Ibaraki in about 4 hours. Please make your self comfortable with our meals.
"Hello, would you like something to eat?" Said a boy that looked like Aiko's age.
"Hmm. . .HUH?! Oh. I would like some Sushi."
"Alright. I'll be back in a few minutes"
"Oh Ryou. What will you do without me. Probably go with his friend Kenshin, like always. Why are those two always together?"
The two guys started talking again
"Blue... Special...7... won...stupid"
"I...He...better...ram...idiot"
"Seriously, what's up with them. I mean..."
"Excuse me, your Sushi is here"
"HUH?! Oh, thank you"
"Umm, you’re welcome, I guess."
"What did I just do? Said Aiko as the boy walked away.
Later she got off at the Ibaraki train station, and looked for Hayate, like Ryou said.
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"Hayate? Hayate? Hayate?!"
"Hello, are you Ryou's younger sister, Aiko?" Said a man dressed in a nice white suit.
"Yes. So you must be..."
"Yes. Hayate Nakamura. Follow me, the limo awaits."
As promised, Aiko hands Hayate the money, and he drives her to the nice hotel. As she got there, she made sure she had enough money for a room key. she did. She waved by to Hayate and bought her room key.
"Key for the best room please." Aiko said, handing the manager money.
She got her key and went up to her room. She studied racing and watched Ryou's favorite Anime, Wangan Midnight. hours passed by quickly. She soon ordered some fish for dinner and got a good nights rest.
The next day. . .
"Good Morning Ibaraki! I'm Daisuke Takashi, and this is the Kei Channel! I'll be your host today, as we watch the race going on at Tsukuba."
"A race on Tsukuba, what?" Said a lady beside Daisuke.
"I forgot to mention, this is my Co-host, Etsuko Akamatsu." Said Daisuke in a exhausted way.
"Hi. . ." Said Etsuko in a quiet voice.
"Now let's get on to the race!" Daisuke said excitedly.
"Here we are, let's show our contestants."
Keiichi Akiyama - 24 - Suzuki Cappuccino
Hiroto Iwasa - 21 - Honda Today G
Kaito Kan - 21 - Daihatsu Copen
Kenta Someya - 27 - Suzuki Wagon R RR
Shin Tadeshi - 19 – Daihatsu OFC-1
Aiko Tatsuya - 18 - Mazda Autozam AZ-1
Tsubasa Takagi - 18 - Daihatsu OFC-1
Takuma Fuji - 19 - Daihatsu MOVE SR-XX
"Wait, isn't that a girl name? It says 'Aiko Tatsuya'" Said Etsuko
"Yes, you're right, there is a young lady participating in this" Said Daisuke
"Against all these older men? I'm surprised" Said Etsuko
"We'll just see what happens; now let's get on to the race!" Said Daisuke excitedly.
"I'm scared racing all these people. but I have to do it, I want to become a racer!"
She then noticed the two guys from the train. One inside the Cappuccino, and one in the MOVE SR-XX.
"There's a girl racing? I can't believe it" Said Takuma, the driver of the SR-XX.
"This girl sure is brave" Said Keiichi, the driver of the Cappuccino.
"I hope nobody touches my car! I swear, if they touch my car, I will scream and holler!" Said Kaito, in the Copen.
"I just know I'm going to lose, like last time" Said Tsubasa, the driver of the OFC-1, worriedly.
"5. . .4. . . 3"
The countdown has started, and Aiko looked like she was ready.
"2. . . 1. . . GO!"
The cars set off, the race has just begun.
"Let's show them
Today" Said Hiroto, in his Today G.
"These drivers look hardcore, except for that Copen,the way I saw him earlier, I think he's a weirdo"
"Don't be an idiot Kaito, oh wait, you can't!" Said Shin, in one of the OFC-1's
"Yay! Here we go! Yay! Now don't touch my car!!!" Said Kaito, acting idiotically in his Copen.
They came around the first corner, Kaito sped up, and tried to overtake Kenta in the Wagon R RR.
"Hey, that's too close!" Said Kenta, staring out the right window.
"Weee!!!" Said Kaito, acting as what he thinks is "Normal".
"These people are too easy,
Today is the great day to win with you,
Today" Said Hiroto in his Honda Today G
"Hmm. . . Fast Today G" Said Keiichi in his Cappuccino.
"Hey now! Watch out!" Said Takuma with an expression.
"I think I need to work on my 'Racing Lines'" Aiko said, looking at the dirt in her rear-view mirror.
"They reached another corner, where they caught up to Kaito's Copen." Said Daisuke, the commentator.
"HUH?! Don't pass me! I will not lose!" Said Kaito.
"Oh god, it's Kaito." Shin in his OFC-1
"That girl needs to work on her cornering, no offense, but it's terrible. Maybe girls aren't meant to race." Said Daisuke.
"Hey! That's offensive!" Said Etsuko, Daisuke's Co-Host, getting angry.
"Oh god please don't att. . ." Said Daisuke seeing what was happening.
"Oh. Look at that, the Today G has spun out." Said Daisuke
"What the 🤬, stupid Today G, get back on the track!" Said Hiroto, in his Today G, yelling.
"Here they are on the final corner of the first lap and. . . Oh what's thi. . ." Said Daisuke.
Etsuko had slapped him.
"What's this?! The young lady is trying to overtake using the grass a bit!" Said Etsuko.
"I'll try passing you now." Said Aiko.
"Hmm?" Said Hiroto, trying to be calm.
"Aiko has passed and she now speeds up to the 2nd corner in just a few seconds!" Said Etsuko, excited.
Hmm? How? That guy? Really?
"YAY! SUPER FUN PASSING TIME!" Said Kaito, acting like a retarded child.
"Owch. Kaito crashed while trying to overtake stupidly" Said Daisuke, with a faint chuckle.
"Now let's check how the people in the front are doing!" Said Etsuko.
"Hey, the other OFC-1!" Said Shin.
"Aww man. Battle of the OFC-1's, I'll definitely lose again in my OFC-1. . ." Said Tsubasa, as his emo self.
"Phew. Close battle here" Said Takuma in his MOVE.
"Whoah! I'm actually doing good!" Said Tsubasa.
"Let's see what's happening in the rear, with Kaito." Said Daisuke, rolling his eyes.
"Barney is a dinosaur from our imagination
And when he's tall
He's what we call a dinosaur sensation. . ."
“How am I losing, and even with my theme?! Faster!” Said Kaito, in his slow Copen.
"And sing with happy faces
Barney shows us lots of things
Like how to play pretend
ABC's, and 123's. . ."
”Weird guy. . . Total baby” Said Aiko, rolling her eyes.
"This is getting a bit boring back here, time to listen to my brother's Wangan Midnight Soundtrack!"
Meanwhile in front. . .
"This sure is getting heated up!" Said Daisuke, commentating.
"The Today G? 🤬 off."
"That Cappuccino is fast, but my Today G is faster!" Said Hiroto.
"I see the Wagon R, ahead. . ."
"That Wagon R sure is fast!" Said Etsuko, the secondary commentator.
"Wagons are ultimate! You people just don't know why!"
"Hmm. There you are, Takuma old pal." Said Shin in his OFC-1
"Watch out Shin, or the thing that ended our friendship will happen again. . ." Said Takuma in the MOVE.
"That girl will not pass my Wagon R!" Said Kenta.
"Here they are coming round the corner. . . And what's this?! One of the OFC's spun out!" Said Daisuke commentating.
"Why does this always happen. This is how I always lose. . ." Said Tsubasa, while his OFC-1 spun out.
"Hmm. It seems as if the Today G panicked from the OFC spinning out, but he's maintaining control again" Said Daisuke.
"Phew" Said Hiroto in his Today G.
"I feel sorry for the OFC driver, I heard he lost many races, or something."
"HEHE! Take that OFC! Now I can win!" Said Kaito.
"Not the weird guy again. . ." Said Tsubasa.
"Still need to work on my lines. . ."
"WAAAHH!!! I spun!" Said Kaito, crying like an infant.
"It looks like Kaito spun. . ." Said Daisuke, with a "Yes!" in his mind.
"The young lady has caught up with the Today G!" Said Etsuko,commentating.
"Please don't pass me!" Said Hiroto, in his Today G.
"Please won't work." Said Aiko.
Meanwhile in front. . .
"It looks like we're having a feud!" Said Etsuko.
"Hmm. . . Takuma's old friend, Shin. I heard that Shin ruined their friendship because of his clumsiness. Don't be a klutz around me. . .
"Hmm. . . Takuma's new friend. I'll win." Said Shin in his OFC.
"Damn, he pulled away." Said Shin.
"I'll win. . ." Said Keiichi.
Meanwhile with Aiko. . .
"Oh no!" Said Aiko, disappointed.
"Now I can win!" Said Kenta in the Wagon R RR.
"Me too!" Said Hiroto in the Today G.
"Heh heh" Said Kenta.
"Sigh." Said Aiko.
"I see you caught up. . ." Said Keiichi.
"Haha, I'll pass!" Said Shin.
"No, please?!" Said Aiko, worried.
"This is what you get!" Said Hiroto in the Today G.
"It's too late, he passed me. . ." Aiko said with a sigh.
"HEHE! I see you!" Said Kaito, about the Wagon R RR.
"Oh brother, someone, save me from this gay guy!" Said Kenta in the R RR.
In front. . .
"There you are Keiichi." Said Takuma in the MOVE.
"Hey, that's Takuma. Looks like the plan we discussed on the train worked." Said Keiichi.
"Hiroto in his Today G has just passed Takuma in his MOVE!" Said Daisuke.
"Ha!" Said Hiroto.
"Hmm. . . Okay." Said Takuma, thinking of a strategy.
Back with Aiko. . .
"I'll try overtaking you now" Said Aiko, encouraged.
"Damn. . ." Said Kenta.
A few seconds later. . .
"What the?!" Said Dasiuke.
"Gulp" Said Shin in his OFC.
"What the 🤬!" Said ???.
*Sirens*
"Hello, sorry for the delay, I, am of course, Daisuke, and I have breaking news. Hiroto has crashed his Today G very badly at the final turn just before the last lap. He was badly injured and tooken to the hospital immediately. So Hiroto is now disq. . ."
"Wait!" Said Etsuko, "Hiroto's brother, Hayate, is willing to race for Hiroto!"
"Okay, let's see this last lap now!" Said Daisuke, excitedly.
"I feel like they restarted the whole race. . ." Said Keiichi.
"C'mon Copen, let's win!!!" Said Kaito, possibly getting crazy.
"I will not lose for you, brother! Especially in my tuned LIFE. Said Hayate, Hiroto's brother.
"5. . 4. . . 3. . . 2. . . 1. . . GO!!!"
The cars set off again.
"Now let's get this Song!" Said Aiko, excited.
"Good luck, young lady" said Tsubasa, in his OFC-1 (The one further back).
"She's tempting."
"Finally, I caught up to you."
"I'll take your spot in 2nd!" Said Kenta.
"Kenta has just overtaken Aiko in his Wagon R RR!" Said Etsuko.
"Hmm?"
"I can pass you back, at this corner!"
"Heh heh." Said Kenta.
They came around the corner and. . .
"Huh?!" Said Kenta, surprised.
"Now to pass the Cappuccino!"
"Hey, watch out! You're young!"
"I'm in first! This is it, I'm feeling the power!"
"Right at the last lap. . ."
Meanwhile with Tsubasa. . .
"I thought his Life would be faster." Said Tsubasa.
"For my brother!" Said Hayate.
Back with Aiko. . .
"Aiko catches up to Shin's OFC, which passed her!" Said Etsuko.
"Here I go!"
"Stay away. I want to beat Keiichi!" Said Shin.
"I see her, in front of me, trying to make her move, to pass Shin."
"I'm going to pass. . . Here!"
"Watch the paint!" Said Kenta in his Wagon R.
"WAAAHHH! I was passed, and my car is scraped! I'm going to kill them!" Said Kaito.
"Sigh" Said Kenta.
"Too easy to leave me with this retard." Said Kenta, speeding up.
"I'm sad now!" Said Kaito.
"The Wagon R overtook Kaito's Copen, and during that, Hayate passed them, and he is heading for Aiko" Said Daisuke.
"For Hiroto!
"That thing actually is fast!"
"But Aiko pulled away from the Life and is heading towards the Cappuccino!" Said Etsuko.
"Give it my best!"
"Let's do this, with this dramatic song."
Just then, Aiko closed her eyes after quickly swerving to the left. She began speeding up unbelievably.
"Aiko sped up, and fast!" Said Etsuko.
"I. . . Win."
"Congratulations, young lady. You will become a great racer one day. . ."
"AIKO WINS!" Said both Etsuko and Daisuke.
Aiko grabbed her trophy and cash, and began to head out to her car.
"You?"
"Huh?"
Aiko turned around to notice the boy from the train.
"Weren't you from the train?"
"Yes, I was"
"What are you doing here?"
"I race here. Nice to meet you, I'm Tsubasa Takagi, the guy who always wins last with his Copen"
"Ah. I'm Aiko Tatsuya.
"We're both 18 too. Do you live in Kyoto?"
"Yes, I do."
"I'll look forward to racing sometime "
Tsubasa walked away.
"He street races too? Anyway, I can't wait to get home tomorrow and tell Ryou!
Her race was great, and she will become a better racer as she progresses. . .
Suzuki Wagon R RR (Black) - Apokalipse
Daihatsu OFC-1 - Akmuq
MOVE SR-XX - Driftking18594
Honda Today G (Slightly tuned to around 63 HP) - Machate-Man
Daihatsu Copen - Daniel
Daihatsu OFC-1 - Otsdarva
Suzuki Cappuccino - ZacharySim
Didn't Participate
Zhu8, but still gets credit for trying his best to help.