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[Chapter 6] The Concept of Love

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Published: Apr 15, 2012

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The Concept of Love Chapter 6 :: RHYTH 2 The nightmare was nearly over, and yet her heart was still pounding. She, Beat and Clutch had disarmed both the blue and red devices, and taken out the new cops. Yet she knew it wouldn't be over until Yoyo was back safe and sound at the Garage. Please let this not be another trap, she silently begged. Getting to the top level was very difficult, to say the least. The rooftops they had to cross were very unstable and collapsed if you touched it. Only a few were solid and allowed safe passage to the other side. It took several tries of falling down a few floors before the correct path was revealed. They were so close! Then they saw the cage, dangling just out of reach on a large chain connected to the ceiling. It looked like another trap - it was empty! "Yoyo!" Rhyth called out the younger boy's name. "Yo, where are you, kid?" Beat joined in. Everything was eerily silent for a moment before a weak groan responded. There was a slight movement in the cage before the lime-head sat himself up on his elbows. Yoyo was alive, but he looked bad. His skin was cracking and pale, and his front was covered in dried blood. His face also looked bruised. What did they do to him? He didn't look a bit like his usual self, he looked helpless, beaten and weak. She and Beat were both concerned for the boy's well-being. Beat was already underneath the hanging jail cell looking for a way to get Yoyo out. "Yo, hold on!" Beat called out again, "I'm gonna get you outta there..." Just then, the Rhinos showed up. "Head's up, you've got Golden Rhinos incoming!" the Professor blasted from the radio, "Guess they didn't like you messing with the timers." The helicopters... planes... hovercrafts... whatever they were, crashed through the sky dome and aimed right at them. She was the first one to see the missiles. Beat was so distracted and out of touch with the reality around them, like it was only him, Yoyo and the cage. She intended to keep it that way. She would take care of the three Rhinos and keep them away from the two boys. Beat could - no, he would - get Yoyo out of his mess. They'll patch him up, and everything will return to normal... She took a can out of her dwindling arsenal, ready for action. "Come at me. I'm ready for you," she mumbled under her breath but directed at the Rhinos. They closed in towards the platform she was on, firing missiles every so often as well. They were fast, but she was faster than that. She dodged the missiles as they blew up shortly before hitting the ground, preventing damage to the platform. The air fleet was soon hovering over the platform, making it much easier to counter-attack. The first one was down in a matter of seconds as she got on its nose and clouded its vision with paint. It wasn't long after she hopped off that the plane exploded for whatever reason in midair, which she found odd. She didn't think about it long before finding a piece of roof to use as a ramp to jump onto another one of the planes. Jump on, paint, jump off, repeat. Run from missiles if necessary. Watching explosion optional. Finally, it was one on one. She had only three cans left, and she had to make them count. Failure was not an option. She sped towards the ramp at top speed and launched herself off towards the remainder of the fleet. Executing a perfect landing, she let loose the paint, partially blinding the pilot. The can emptied, so she jumped off. The Rhino countered with a couple of missiles, but both missed their mark as they exploded in midair. Once more she rocketed off the ramp, landing and totally obstructing the craft's view. She hurriedly got off before the imminent explosion. But the Rhino was determined. With what little time he head left, he fired the remainder of his missiles in various directions. Many detonated without any harm done. However, she had turned around just in time to see one head towards the hanging jail cell where Yoyo was being kept and Beat was trying to free the younger boy. It hit dead on. The first thought through her head was Yoyo. She thought about their first meeting in Benten-cho, when he was so determined to win that race. She thought about the countless times she and him had gone out about the town, coating it in their special graffiti. She thought about how she could see right through the boy like he was glass. She thought about how she had never admitted to anyone, not even herself, how much she had fallen in love with Yoyo, the young silver-tongued Rudie. As those thoughts flashed through her mind, she rushed towards the smoking cage. It began to clear as she approached it, revealing Beat lying on the ground, possibly unconscious. Possibly dead. "Beat!" she cried out as she collapsed beside him and pushed him onto his back. The first thing she saw was that his glasses were wrecked - the blast or the fall had shattered the blue lenses. She examined his body for injuries, but he looked more like he had been in a fight with the normal cops than being blown up with a Golden Rhino missile. It was very odd and didn't make sense. The redhead soon returned to his senses, opening his brown eyes and focusing them on her. He soon looked past her at the cage and flew into a panic. "Yoshiro!" Beat screamed, holding his ribs and taking short painful breaths. He must've broken a few ribs, she thought. Then another thought entered her mind. Yoshiro? Was that Yoyo's real name? Why did Beat know it? Not the time for questions. The blast had blown off half of the cage's bars. The bottom was low enough for her to touch, but to get inside to check on the condition of the boy was going to require a lot of energy she no longer had. But she had to. And she did just that. Once she had pulled herself in, she saw the lime-head knocked onto his back. He looked even worst that before, with fresh shrapnel wounds and his clothes being torn. She crawled over to him, lacking the energy to stand. But she did have enough in her to hold him in her arms and cry. "I'm so sorry Yoyo. Don't leave me." She whispered in his ear... "I haven't been able to tell you that I love you yet."

When Yoyo went missing, both Beat and Rhyth were hit hard. What kind of thoughts are going through their minds as they continually come closer to finding their missing member?

Genre: Hurt/Comfort, Family

Includes: Mention of a Fan Character, Rhyth/Yoyo pairing, and plenty of fanverse.

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Chapter 7

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PEACETHROUGHPOWER

Sep 23, 2012

Actually they are Harriers so if you want you can replace that part with "Harriers" since that is what they are: [link] They're just a different type of Harrier, most likely refitted to the Rhino's tastes... XD lol Still though, well done.

[Chapter 6] The Concept of Love

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The Concept of Love

Chapter 6 :: RHYTH 2

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