[Ryo's Pov]
"Are you sure about this Ryo? He looks dangerous. The way he glared at me earlier when I arrived was menacing." Aki stated, a hint of worry painted on his face.
Aki and I are chilling by the workshop he once told me to get his special engine bolts and nuts with our cars parked just by the front, waiting for the evening to pass by. It is true that he looks dangerous. He's a Lucario, just like me. He challenged me to a race tonight, and I accepted it without even thinking. If this is what it takes for me to be noticed by my trainer, then so be it.
[Rai's Pov]
He's what? He's battling Ryo? It's just days since Ryo defeated me, and now Yami's aiming to defeat Ryo immediately. "Are you sure about this, Yami?" I asked, attempting to clear my doubts.
"I'm sure of this. I'm going to avenge you by defeating Ryo. I won't let that bastard just go for what he's done to you."
This doesn't look good. We planned to take down Ryo as a team and recruit him in our team to defeat Project D, but not with this hatred. "Let me ask you something, are you doing this for our plan or for me?" I asked, hoping to clarify things.
"I'm doing this for you. You can't just walk away from your team from being defeated by that Ryo. It's unfair, and I'm here to make it right."
Oh dear. This is bad.
Yami looked at the starry night sky before looking back at me with a glare and opening his car door. "It's time, you should come with me to watch me crush down that Ryo." He said before heading inside his car and driving away.
I have to figure out something to get rid of his hatred.
[Aki's Pov]
Arriving at the starting line, I parked the car by the side and stepped out of my AE86. I was welcomed by Daiki and Sakai standing by the side of the road with their cars parked. Ryo arrived next and parked his car by the starting line, not stepping out of his car. I approached the two members of Todo School and greeted them. "Good evening." I say and they greeted back.
"What you'll witness here is something you'll never ever see again in your life. It's one rare occasion. Two Pokemon with the driver's eye battling together on the tight roads of Happogahara. An unbalanced race with one being high powered and one being extremely good at drifting. I wish Tomoyuki Tachi was here to witness this battle." Daiki stated and Sakai approached me before patting my left shoulder.
"What you did last night was something. If you're able to defeat me that easily, then you'll be able to defeat the God Foot of the Purple Shadow."
Purple shadow? "Why are you telling me this?" I asked, curious of his intentions.
"Oh," He chuckled before hitting my shoulder lightly. "I usually suggest opponents that defeated me to try and race against the God Foot of our rival team. If you defeated us, you gotta defeat them as well." He explained before moving his hand off my shoulder and nodding at me.
"God Foot. Purple Shadow. I'll keep these in mind." I say before hearing a car approaching by, making me turn around and saw a DC2 and a CP9A. The DC2 parked by the starting line while the CP9A pulled up behind my car and the driver stepped out. It was Rai, and he is approaching Ryo's car.
"The race is about to start."
[Ryo's Pov]
Rai's knocking on my car window, making me lower it. Looks like he wants to say something.
"This'll be a chase and lead race, and Yami chose to be the chaser of the race. Ryo, be careful with this race. Aki will be racing with hatred against you. He'll be racing a little dangerous tonight, and he might pull some of his side presses on you. Use your driver's eye if it's a must. You must believe in yourself. Good luck." He stated before stepping away and walking to the front before raising his paw.
Side press, huh. He'll be using that overthrow me on the race. If that's the case, then I won't hesitate to return the favor. With Rai in front, he began the count down.
"3!"
"2!"
"1!"
"Go!"
I pressed hard on the gas and shifted the gear up, accelerating fast enough and taking the lead with the DC2 behind me. The show has begun.
[Aki's Pov]
This battle is making me unease. There's something about it that's making me uncomfortable. I'm worried about Ryo, but I hope he'll be fine and win the race. Rai then approached me and waved his paw. "Hello Aki. How do you feel about this race?" He asked and I sighed.
"It's making me worried."
"Well, that is natural for this round. I'm worried as well since Ryo will be battling Yami. Yami has a history to side press his opponents in every race. He does this once every race, and he strives to perform it as quick as possible throughout the race."
Side press?!
[Ryo's Pov]
We just passed the first checkpoint, and everything seems to be going normal. I don't like it. He's maintaining a close distance on my tail even on every corners. Is he planning to do the side press now? This is driving me crazy, and I can't focus! Ryo, you have to stay calm or else you'll lose. He's driving a DC2, so you have to be calm and not make any mistakes.
[Yami's Pov]
Look at him drive on those corners with ease. I can easily overtake him anytime with my side presses, but it's too early for it. I'll just follow him for a while until the tunnel. That's where I'll be bumping him and take the lead!
[Rai's Pov]
Here I am, standing by my car and looking down at my foot paws. I still can't believe he's taking it too seriously. He wants to defeat Ryo by doing everything he can, all that just for me. I know we've been best friends for long, but seeing him being aggressive against a possible student of mine is making me worried. He's doing everything he can for me, even if it's wrong for me. I have to deal with this as soon as possible. I don't want my student hurt.
[Ryo's Pov]
This is it. The tunnel before the second checkpoint. I have to be prepared for anything. He might do it here. Entering the tunnel, I glanced at my rear mirror and noticed his car getting closer to my bumper. He's going to do it here! Exiting the tunnel, I braked and drifted into the corner, only to be bumped on my side by his car. The car's slipping out! I braked to prevent my car from sliding into the guardrail, making the DC2 overtake me and take the lead.
[Yami's Pov]
I knew you'll fall for that. There's no room to adjust and you'll have to slow down to correct your car's momentum. All according to plan. This'll be the part where I'll escape with my car's power! I braked and drifted into the hairpin with the AE86 behind me before leaving and passing the second checkpoint. You'll never be able to catch up on me on this straight!
[Ryo's Pov]
He bumped my car to get pass me and speed up on the straights. If I push my car hard enough, I'll be able to keep up until the continuous hairpins and bump his car on the exit of the last hairpin. I steered slightly to the left in the turn, watching the DC2 not too far from me with my paw pressed hard on the gas. I'll have to activate my driver's eye before the hairpins, then hope that my driving skills are good enough to reach the end.
Approaching the hairpins with the DC2 in front, I closed my eyes and activated my driver's eye before opening my eyes with my vision blue. The DC2 has already entered the hairpin, drifting on it. I followed and braked before drifting into the hairpin as perfectly as I could with the help of my driver's eye. I drifted the next hairpins with ease, until reaching the exit of the last hairpin.
[Yami's Pov]
I glanced at my rear mirror and realized that he's using his driver's eye in the hairpins. Using your driver's eye in hopes of overtaking me? Alright, I'll use mine as well- Shimatta! He bumped my car in the exit! I can't believe you did it to a high powered DC2! Oversteering, I braked my car to stabilize the car's motion, leading to the AE86 overtaking me.
Fine! You're playing games with me? I'll play with you too! I pressed hard on the gas with my driver's eye activated, hoping to catch up on that bastard Ryo.
[Ryo's Pov]
Now that's done, I just have to stay on the lead or else I'll lose. Driver's eye! Let's go! I pressed hard on the gas as I pass the third checkpoint, driving into the tight corners as fast as I could. Drifting in the corners as perfect as I could before noticing something. My vision turned normal but I felt nothing different with my senses. I lost a bit of focus and senses, but the control over the car is still there. I'll have to finish this soon! I drove into the corners fast with my paw pressing between the gas and brakes until reaching the finish line with the DC2 behind me.
Aki, Rai, I won.