Channel 18

CHANNEL 18

 

EPISODE 3

White Dragon Diaries.

 

10/13/2003

“Wake up.” Tennosuke said kicking Akira’s bed. It was time for them to go. Akira woke up instantly, he looked at the alarm clock. 6 a.m.

 

“What the hell Tennosuke?” Akira asked. “It’s not even time for breakfast.”

 

“Who gives a damn we’re leaving.” He said grabbing Akira’s leg and dragging him. They slowly walked to the elevator. Tennosuke pressed the bottom floor button but it wouldn’t work.

 

“Why are you leaving so early Tenno?” Itsumi said holding the key to the elevator. “Were you going to leave without saying good bye?”

 

“Goddamnit” Tennosuke said.

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------“So you were busted by your sister huh?” Yuki asked grinning. He had a cap gun in his hand. Akira looked at the gun and cocked his head to the side. “What’s the gun for?”

 

“Itsumi’s on another rampage.” Yuki said. “I broadcast the DVDs and Itsumi is having a bitchfest.”

 

Cree kicked his legs up on the table; he grabbed some cigarettes from his pants pocket. “Tennosuke, your sister is a bitch.” He grabbed a cigarette and lit it up.

 

“She is pretty damn hot though.” Skah said caressing a stapler nearby.

 

“What in the hell, Skah?” Akira asked as he watched him.

“Don’t worry about him.” Cree said rolling his eyes. “He is from some strange place called Rhode Island.”

 

Yuki shot the capgun in his ear and handed it to Tennosuke. He did the same and passed it to Cree. He quickly aimed the gun at his ear and pulled the trigger, he then aimed it at Skah and did the same thing. Cree threw it to Akira.  “I’m not doing this. It’s so stupid, can someone’s nagging be that bad?”

 

“WHAT” Itsumi yelled. “ARE YOU SAYING I NAG AND BITCH ABOUT EVERYTHING AKIRA?” Akira looked over to Yuki, Cree, Skah and Tennosuke, “Help me guys.”

 

They didn’t hear him.

 

“ARE YOU GUYS LISTENING TO ME?”

 

“Yes.” Yuki said. ‘Wow’ he said to himself. ‘She does nag the paint off the walls.’

 

“WHY DID YOU BROADCAST THAT DVDs YUKI?”

 

Yuki shrugged and so did Tennosuke. Cree and Skah looked off into the distance.

 

Akira glared at them. ‘They do this all the time. Poor Itsumi is having to deal with these horrible people. She doesn’t have to suffer like this. I will gladly surrender myself to Itsumi.’

 

“IT WAS MY FAULT. I DID IT.” Akira yelled. He found himself flying through the room. Itsumi was pounding the crap out of him.

 

“What a trooper.” Yuri said passing through the room.

 

“YOU WANT PART OF THIS TOO YURI?” Itsumi asked. Her eyes were glowing red.

 

“Oh SHIT!” he said running away.

 

“We’re leaving.” Tennosuke said taking Akira’s corpse with him. He dragged him to the newly working elevator.

 

“Thanks.” Tennosuke said.

 

“Screw you. Hey your hearings back.”

 

“Yes it comes back when I am from further my sister.” Tennosuke pressed the bottom button.

 

“So you and your sister, are you two close?”

 

Tennosuke sighed “She is very protective. See, after that incident she wanted me to quit, but I couldn’t. I didn’t want to quit my job”

 

“Do you think we will see your old boss?”

 

“Probably not, but if we do then I will fight alone” He said. The elevator stopped. They slowly walked to Tennosuke’s vehicle. Akira found the recording equipment already there. He strapped his legs in and held on tight.

 

Tennosuke and Akira sped off.

 

“So where are we going?” Akira asked

 

“My old crime boss is getting out of jail today. I have to make my presence known. We will be the first news crew there.”

 

They rode for about a couple of minutes without a word. Akira was admiring the Ameyawa cityscape. He turned around to see the cars and he froze with fear.

 

“Tennosuke” Akira yelled. His voice sounded very shaky.

 

“What?”

 

“We’re being followed.” Akira said.

 

Tennosuke looked behind him to see three green sedans chasing them. “Damnit, they know we are here”. Tennosuke made the vehicle go to its maximum speed but the sedans were hot on their trail.

 

“What in the hell?” Tennosuke yelled speeding up. Akira was freaking out. “What do we do Tennosuke?”. Tennosuke was cursing under his breath, the sedans finally caught up with them. The windows rolled down and three guns pointed at them.

 

“Follow us now or you will die, right here.” A booming voice said.

 

“Umm,” Akira began “I think we should listen to them.” Just as he said that Tennosuke stopped his moped. “These people mean business.” Tennosuke said. “But” he said picking up a rock on the road. “THEY’RE NONE OF MY BUSINESS.” Tennosuke yelled chunking the rock at one of the sedans. Tennosuke turned around and jumped on his moped. “Akira, come on.”

 

“ I wish I could help but I am kinda being held hostage here.” Akira said. Tennosuke turned to see his old boss pointing a gun to Akira’s head. Tennosuke’s boss had brown hair that was braided.

 

“Nancy!” Tennosuke said. “How the hell have you been?”

 

“I have been in prison. How do you think I have been?”

 

“But weren’t you supposed to be released later on today?”.

 

Sirens suddenly blared behind them. Tennosuke grinned at him, “So your friends helped you with this? What a dumbass you are.”

 

“So what?” He said getting back in the sedan throwing Akira to the ground. Akira kicked Nancy in the leg knocking him down. “TAKE THAT, BITCH!” Akira said grinning. Suddenly everyone had their gun aimed at Akira.  “GODDAMNIT!”. Tennosuke shoved Akira into the moped. “Drive!”

 

“I can’t drive and what about you?”

 

“I will stay here and fight.”

 

“NO.” Akira said “I am not leaving my partner.” Tennosuke walked to Akira and gave him a gun. He took Akira’s hand and shot one of the tires out on one of the sedans. “Now will you drive” Tennosuke said grinning.

 

“YOU BASTARD” Akira said speeding off, the sedans chasing after him.

 

“Where were we?” Tennosuke asked. Him and Nancy were alone. Cars were flying past them. Nancy got two swords out and threw one at Tennosuke. Tennosuke grabbed the blade and flipped the sword grabbing the handle. Tennosuke’s hand was bleeding but he didn’t care.

 

“So, I heard your children idolize you.” Tennosuke said changing his stance.

 

“Who gives a damn about them. I just care about myself! Once I have had fun with their moms I kill them and say it was an accident.”

 

“YOU MONSTER!” Tennosuke yelled running towards Nancy. Suddenly they were exchanging strikes with their sword. Nancy suddenly swiped Tennosuke’s shirt showing the scar on his stomach. “I remember giving you that. You were a traitor and I wanted you killed. You betrayed our trust. I remember you were just standing there like a fool. I sliced you up and you just crumpled to the ground. You wanted to die.” He turned around to Tennosuke but there was a sword close to his throat.

 

“You speak too much” Tennosuke shoving Nancy closer to the sword, the blade touching his neck. “You are staying right here until the cops come”

 

“AND CUT!” A voice yelled behind them.

 

Tennosuke looked around to see the video camera was on, the light was on, and someone was behind it recording every bit of them.

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------“So what did he look like?” Akira asked Tennosuke. They were on their way back to Newscahnnel 18.

 

“He was very odd looking” Tennosuke said. He had a pink overcoat and was more cheery looking than Yuri. He also wore a vinyl hat”

 

“That’s impossible; did he at least have a name?”

 

“No.” Tennosuke said still thinking about him. “He just smiled and gave me the video camera and said he will handle the rest.”

 

“What are we going to do about the videotape?”

 

‘Shit, I forgot about that’. Tennosuke said to himself. ‘I couldn’t show it to anyone anyway. My sister would be pissed

 

“We will burn it.” Tennosuke said speeding off.

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------“So what are you going to do to me?” Nancy asked. The man pulled out a shiny black pistol with a silencer. “I haven’t decided yet.” He said with a big smile on his face. Nancy watched in horror as the man screwed in the silencer into the pistol. “Could you at least tell me who you are?” He yelled. The man held the pistol in his hand and cocked his head to the side. “You don’t remember me.”

 

“No” Nancy said sweating.

 

The man offered his hand to Nancy. “I am the most sought after hitman in Ameyawa.”

 

Nancy glared at him, he was still holding the man’s hand. “You bastard, why?” He couldn’t finish his sentence because the gun was shoved into his mouth.

 

“My name isn’t bastard. It’s Vinyl.”

 

C-li-c-k

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------“So when’s our next mission?” Akira asked Tennosuke. They were flying (Driving really fast) back to Newschannel 18. Tennosuke had a bad feeling about the guy that recorded them. They didn’t get any actual footage.

 

“We’re here.” Tennosuke said stopping the bike fast. Akira fell fast asleep on Tennosuke’s back. Tennosuke woke Akira up and they made their way top. “Wait, stop it now!” They could hear Yuri scream. Suddnely a white flash crashed into Akira. A fully grown poodle was gnawing on Akira’s head.

 

“Ahhhhhhrg.” Akira screamed.

 

“Lucifer HEEL!”. Yuri screamed. The dog spat out Akira’s head and wagged its tail at Yuri and Tennosuke. Tennosuke started patting the dog on the head. “The dog thrist on virgin blood.” Tennosuke said.

 

“So that’s why Lucifer was chasing Mine around.” Yuri said scratching his head. “Isn’t he adorable.” Yuri said smiling. “I bought him today. I am trying to see if he could possibly get along with Fresh.”

 

“You know crap like this doesn’t bother me anymore.” Akira said as Yuri helped him up.

 

“Welcome to insanity.” Yuri said.

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“OH HOW HORIBlE. Newschannel 18 is gaining popularity fast”. A grown man yelled. He wore a business suit and tie. He had a sneer on his face. He worked with Newschannel 7. The woman next to him also wore professional attire. She laid her head in his chest

 

“Mr. Shine, those low-lifes put our Asuka in jail!” She yelled.

 

“Yes Vesch, we know.” He shouted. “You should have killed those sons of bitches already Vinyl. You are the best hitman the world has to offer.”

 

“I didn’t feel like killing the White Dragon or his pet.” Vinyl said laying on the floor with his gun.

 

“Yes, you want your hands on Yuri, that always cheery bastard. Don’t you Vinyl” Mr. Shine asked.

 

“No not him. I want Yuki” Vinyl said looking at his nails.

 

“Why Yuki?” Vesch asked.

 

“Yuki seems harder to approach. I always like a challenge” Vinyl said still looking at his nails. Mr. Shine (Known for his weather spoofs) and Vesch (Foreign made) were the two head reporters. Vinyl (Last name is weirder than his first) got his own talk show (like Yuri), shortly after he was hired. The two girls (Maki and Kami, they weren’t cool enough for nicknames and they were from the Pilot episode) were like the paparazzi squad but more severe. Asuka was the ringleader. She used to be the head reporter until her untimely drug bust so Vesch had to take her spot.

 

They were the popular Newschannel in all of Ameyawa. Channel 7 won all the awards, Vesch actually forced her team to win. Newschannel 7 was known for their seriousness and precise news coverage.

 

Episode 3 End.