Princess Mononoke Fan Fiction ❯ Speed Prodigy ❯ List Chase ( Chapter 4 )

List Chase

 

The morning rose early again to the peach oily sky and blue pastels of clouds of the quiet Neo-Tokyo sky. Ashitaka ran a course through the tunnels of orange flickering lights, with his Yamada slick black bike and his protective headwear on.

Back over at the bureau, he entered into the elevator as he stared out at the huge tower giants of Tokyo with his faint reflection gazing back at him. His metallic silver-grey eyes watched the steel panes repeat their view over and over again as he went up to the top level. Reaching up through the doors, he saw Sono looking at him near the buttons. Ashitaka slowed his walking pace a little to strut in sync with the Sergeant.

“Do you always come here early Sono?”

“I got nothing else better to do in the morning.”
“Well we have something to do now.”
“And what's that? Chasing a few hacking bums?”
“Most likely.”

THEY THEN walked into another room where there were two rows of Intel computers all that bring out 3D dimensional views of the screens, and on one of them was a woman, roughly around her late 20's, wearing a dark scarlet uniform and has a hair streaked with fruity violet. She was sat down on a wheelie cotton chair tapping her fingertips on the keys of the keyboard and her eyes whirred side to side reading small imprints of words.

“Yuka.” Sono called out silently, as then her green eyes turned towards the Sergeant and the Major and greeted them with a fair smile.

“I take it you're here for the list.”
“Yes. Have you managed to rip it off the disk?”
“Just printing off.” She then pressed her finger on the screen where it said `print' and then from behind the computer, whizzed and hummed out a small A4 sheet of paper, with the Japanese names that were ripped from the disk. She quite hurriedly pulled the sheet out, and walked her way over to the two men.

“Here's the list, there are 25 names on here that your head want's you both to return in custody.”

“25? How are we supposed to find 25 internet hackers here in Tokyo?”

“That's when I did some quick research on them all.” Yuka then brought out another sheet with personal data of telephone numbers, addresses and statistics. “When I first got hold of the names, I did a quick research on them all just to help you guys out more.”
The Major then took a soft hold of the sheets and smiled fairly at her.

“Thank you, we'll be on our way now.”
“We'll be back with the whole gang.” Yuka held a small chuckle under her breath as Sono smiled cheekily at her and winked before following up from behind of Ashitaka.

 

OUTSIDE OF the building, the Major and the Sergeant head their way over to the parking lot, where on one side there was a row of motorbikes of all colours and designs; Ashitaka's was next to Sono's, where it was subterranean electric blue with silver streaks on the side, along with his blue helmet hanging on one of the handles.

“I know what? I never actually saw you ride your bike for a while. I heard you added NOS enhancements to your engines.”

“I tried not to go over the top just in case by any chance my engines will explode.”

“Right, let's put on our head pieces then.” Ashitaka and Sono then attached their miniature cells by the side of their ears, as then with Ashitaka's normal hand, fingerless gloves were still suitable for driving, he leaped onto his bike and undid the lock as so did Sono, as they both then put both of their helmets on.

“Pick a choice Ashitaka: Skillet or Limp Bizkit.”
“I would say Limp Bizkit.”
“Good choice, because I feel like listening to them.”
“I thought you were the metal kind.”

“Oh I am, but something high-pace would get my spirit up today.”
“Huh, Limp Bizkit? Well at least put on that song I like.” Before Sono turned his bike keys and revved up the engine, he pressed the button on the cell piece a few numerous times, before he then put the son `'Rollin'”. God that song can really get you running. Ashitaka already accelerated his power as he twisted the handle, which then sparked some electric green lightning in his wheels, and then his so much force, he lifted his front wheels up quite high, and then slammed it back down as then he strode down the road viciously like a wild horse, with Sono riding speedily behind him, through the tunnel lights and pass the traffic that withstood their way.

 

WITHIN THE next few hours, their hunt for the internet hackers commenced, as one of the two men rose up the sheet full of names written on them, the other drew out a black thick pen, and dotted at the first name on the list. Sono was the first to track him down, as few scenes were shown of him chasing after a man in a beige waterproof jacked and worn-out trainers, as then he yanked onto the colour and flung him so hard to the side of a wall, he knock him out completely, and then he drew out a small silver shape that looked like a narrow capsule, but then when he squeezed it in between the man's wrist, a turquoise light shot out and wrapped around the man's wrist, almost like the ordinary metal cuff, but try to break free of them, you get electrocuted.

Next on the list; it was the Major's turn, as he was about to be hit with a metal pipe by the next hacker screaming out of panic, but Ashitaka blocked the hit with his right arm and punched him in the stomach before harshly kicking his foot out for a smash in; second hacker down.

As the list continued to be identified and crossed off, Limp Bizkit continued to play that infamous `Rollin'' punk rock song as the two highly trained men continued to fight their way through the hackers that were just took weak and pathetic to be brought down. Sono had kicked forcefully collided his fist through one's cheek, and then slapped him quite lightly as a cheeky gesture as the poor dude was rolling down the stairs. One was trying to be brash and tried to kick Ashitaka out of the way, but that was blocked by his other leg and then clutched onto his wrist from a punch that was coming his way; he would twist it to then slam the body down to cuff him. The list continued to shrink and shrink from every number on the list: no. 6 gone, no 13 gone, no. 17 gone, and so on and so forth with each travelling of motorbikes skidding down new roads to track down every, single hacker that they could get their cuffs around.

 

THE DAY was drawing nearer to 4 pm as it had been one bit of a hectic day for the Major and the Sergeant; the afternoon sun was merging from bright yellow to fruity tangerine with the sunlight reflecting on the glossy plastic paint of their bikes.

“Have we got anyone else left on the list?”
“We have only one left.” Ashitaka and Sono were still sat on their bikes but holding them upright with their legs. The Major was flicking through the sheets as his finger scrolled down on all the crossed names that were taken into custody, and right at the bottom of the page, was only one left. “His name is…Princess Mononoke?”
“Hmm, strange feminine name for a man there Kanershiro.”
“This one must be a woman then, all of the rest we had were men.”
“Where's her location then.”
“Unknown.”
“What?” Sono then kicked the stand out and leaped off his bike as he leaned over Ashitaka's shoulder and looked down at the sheet. “But how is that possible, she must live somewhere.”
“It could be that she must be quite an advance type of hacker, and she's not stupid.” Then a simulated ring tone was vibrating in his half-tight, half-loose trouser pocket as then the Major drew out a video mobile and with a press of a button, Yuka appeared.

“How's the search going?”

“Great, the only problem we have is on the last one.”
“Ah, the Princess Mononoke.”

“That's right; do you have any information on her location?”
“I'm afraid not. But, I have found out that she uses the hacking virus called `The Doppelganger': it's a bug that replicates your normal files and stays as one copy, but it actually steals computer codes which then can spread to other computers through modem and wireless connect. And I have just found a link to this place.” The video screen then miniaturised to a small screen, and then another screen went up with the address of a building as the mobile automatically saved it to its drive.

“Thank you Yuka, we'll get onto her trail straight away.”

“No problem.” The video mobile then switched itself off as Ashitaka carefully placed it back into his pocket, and replacing himself back on his bike as so did Sono.

“It's getting late.”
“And what does that mean Major?”
“More people will be out tonight; it would be a lot harder to find Princess Mononoke.”

“Don't worry, we're members of Sector7; we can find her.”

“Alright.” The Major and the Sergeant then placed on their helmets, raged their NOS horsepower engines, and let their bikes ride boldly into the heart of the city.

“Let's go Sono!”

“I'm coming!”