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Post by Cole Peyton on Dec 1, 2012 22:38:24 GMT 2
"Come on bud, come on." Cole cheered on his teammate as they found themselves in another tag-team race, this time against two Subaru STI's. He had much confidence that Manako would appear far in front of the rival STI, and consequently he'd be able to get a huge jump on the STI next to him.
Finally, Manako's R34 came into view, well in front of the STI behind him. Cole brought up the RPM's of his corvette and readied himself. In seconds that R34 blew across the line and Cole dumped the clutch and left the line, tire smoke covering the STI that was still waiting on his teammate to cross the line.
The following race was rather easy, as Cole just focused on being smooth and not making any unnecessary mistakes. Needless to say, the cushion Manako built was appreciated, and soon enough that orange ZR1 crossed the finish line without the STI even in sight.
They were a little ways away from the rest of the action, as the track they setup was unique, but yet there was still an official there and he handed Manako and Cole their winnings. "Good job man, that win was all you." He clapped Manako on the shoulder.
Suddenly, the sounds of close sirens invaded their ears and they all responded by rushing to their cars and taking off. "Damnit, every night." He muttered to himself as he checked the mirror to see Manako's R34 along with 5-6 LAPD interceptors.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 1, 2012 23:02:20 GMT 2
"Damn cops always ruining our fun." Manako said as he drafted right behind Cole so he could slingshot himself around and let Cole follow him. As Manako was driving he noticed up a head a road block, so Manako drifted right before the block into an alley way. As he drove into it he looked in his rear view to see if Cole was right behind him. Manako smiled as he drove out of the alley way turning right and heading down a one way street onto oncoming traffic.
"Damn wrong way." Manako said as he swerved through traffic making sure not to hit an cars. As they came upon a intersection Manako drifted left and as he drifted his brakes began to smoke and lock up. As he slide uncontrollably and stomped on the brake pedal Manako didn't notice a Semi Truck coming towards him. Manako heard a horn go off and looked up and the sound of metal hitting metal could be heard as Manako's R34 hit the semi with great impact.
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Post by Cole Peyton on Dec 1, 2012 23:25:13 GMT 2
Cole's eyes widened as he saw the roadblock, they were bad news. Luckily, Manako saw an alleyway that he didn't and so he threw the car into a hard right, sliding it into the alleyway behind the R34.
The cops, meanwhile, had their issues. Their standard issue crown victorias and lame driving schools were evident as the lead police car completely missed the corner and plowed into a lamppost, followed by most of the squad behind him, only a few were able to drive out and continue pursuit, but they were significantly delayed.
Cole's face grew a frown when he realized their next road was a one-way street, this was where your senses as a driver were overly strained. Miraculously though they made it through to the intersection. It looked like they might be home free...until he saw a cloud of brake smoke from Manako's R34. He watched in terror as he tried to make the corner but knew he had no chance with that much speed into it. The inevitable happened, and the skyline slide right in front of an oncoming truck. The resulting collision was horrific, as the Nissan practically flattened itself against the semi, sending the rear tires in the air. "Ohhh SHIT!" Cole exclaimed as he drove by the incident.
He quickly found a nearby building to hide the corvette behind since he had a small window where the cops weren't tracking him, even though he was in a busy part of town. They knew his car, but they didn't know his face. So he jumped out and ran over to what was left of the skyline, saying a prayer that his assumption was false.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 1, 2012 23:42:49 GMT 2
Manako sat in his seat of the mangled R34 breathing heavily and his vision began to blur. Al he could see was Cole running up onto the accident then he smelled Nitrous before blacking out he drew his last breath yelling "Stop!" Then the Nitrous ignites.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 1, 2012 23:50:06 GMT 2
(Can I join in on this?)
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Post by Cole Peyton on Dec 2, 2012 0:07:31 GMT 2
OOC: Yep Cole saw a small fire developing in the remains of the engine bay, which only made him run faster. Depending on how the N2O was setup, it could catch the nitrous injectors. The smell of nitrous came to him as he just about got to the skyline. Then it blew, a big red fireball engulfed the car and knocked Cole to the ground. He quickly got up to see nitrous and fuel spilling all around the car and creating a fire pit around the R34. He tried to find a way to the car, but couldn't. It was one massive fireball growing larger by the second. A round of panic, and then even tears came upon him at the realization that there was nothing he could do. He slowly drove back to the race scene, wondering what he could've done different. It was the most distraught he'd ever been. One moment you see the face of your friend, the next, boom. He knew he'd probably have to make the announcement once he got back. When he did arrive, he simply parked at the corner of the lot and just sat there in his car. "Rest in peace, bud." He whispered.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 2, 2012 0:19:35 GMT 2
Taya frowned hearing something come over the scanner and then heard the description of Cole's car and the words fire and crash made her heart sink. She jumped in her viper and sped off to where she found the car burning and froze. "Shit...." She said hoping it wasn't him as she tried to call him.
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Post by Cole Peyton on Dec 2, 2012 0:22:36 GMT 2
His rather deep thoughts were interrupted by a vibration in his pocket. He groaned, not really wanting to talk to anybody. He looked at the caller ID: Taya.
"Hey." He answered rather dryly.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 2, 2012 0:23:43 GMT 2
Taya whimpered. "Where are you...." She asked her voice shaking. "Please tell me you're okay babe please..."
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Post by Cole Peyton on Dec 2, 2012 0:41:29 GMT 2
Cole at first was caught off guard by her tone. It took him a second to put two and two together and realize that the crash must've been announced over the scanner. Well at least he wouldn't have the pain of delivering the news individually to those who knew him.
"I'm at the lot." He said subtly. "I'm fine...physically." He lowered his face in one of his free hands and rubbed his eyes, fighting back the emotions.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 2, 2012 0:51:21 GMT 2
Taya sighed and sat back. "I'll be there in a bit okay." She said softly and hung up. In a few minutes she had pulled up beside him and got out of the car and went over to his side and hugged him tightly.
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Post by Cole Peyton on Dec 2, 2012 4:52:45 GMT 2
"Alright." He answered quietly and hung up. He then got out of the car and did what he used to always do as a child: Pace. He probably made 3-4 circles around the corvette until he noticed the black smoke from the fire fading off in the distance, slowly making its way into the atmosphere. As if that wasn't a reminder in it itself, he could detect the smell of burnt nitrous on his clothes. He sat on the fender and watched the smoke for a moment until Taya arrived.
He wondered if she knew exactly what happened, but regardless, he practically fell into her grasp and buried his face in her shoulder.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 2, 2012 4:57:36 GMT 2
She wrapped her arms around him and held him close. "Don't scare me like that again." She whispered and kissed him deeply. "What happened?"
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Post by Cole Peyton on Dec 2, 2012 5:21:26 GMT 2
"Part of the gig, I guess." He sighed and weakly returned her kiss. His eyes stayed trained on that dark smoke several miles away. His mind kept flooding with thoughts of what he should've done, and he could've done. His conscious refused to let him go.
"My teammate and I got ambushed by cops after a race, guess we were a little to close to the city." He let out a deep sigh. "They chased us and he hit head on with a truck. I ran to his car, I could smell nitrous pouring out of the injectors. I almost got to it, and it blew up, the whole damn car, exploded." Now he was really struggling with containing his emotions. "He tried to yell something at me right before it blew."
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Post by Deleted on Dec 2, 2012 5:24:59 GMT 2
Taya sighed and held his face in her hands. "Baby there's nothing you could've done it would've killed you both." She said softly. "I couldn't bare to have that happen, not after I just found you. I'm sorry about your friend." She said softly and stroked his cheek. "I'm so sorry..."
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Post by Cole Peyton on Dec 2, 2012 5:48:23 GMT 2
He dropped his eyelids and shook his head, looking away. "There had to have been something I could've done...something..." He trailed off, somewhere in his brain, he knew the only thing he really could've done was thrown himself at the inferno and try to pull him out, which probably wouldn't have done any good, but yet his conscious still plagued him.
He let himself sag back to the fender of his car, though he didn't show it that well, he did appreciate her efforts to console him, though he couldn't really say they were working that well. "I hope it was quick..." He muttered, though he knew death by fire wasn't usually quick.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 2, 2012 5:56:55 GMT 2
She sighed and wrapped her arms around his waist. "I'm sorry baby." She said softly and nuzzled his neck. "I wish I could help make it better>"
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Post by Cole Peyton on Dec 2, 2012 6:28:12 GMT 2
He sat in silence for a few moments on the fender of the corvette and wrapped his arm around Taya's back, closing his eyes for long periods of time and then lazily opening them. It wasn't just who it happened to, it was how it happened. That could've been a complete stranger and he still would've been heavily scarred.
"Appreciate you being here." He managed to say.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 2, 2012 6:32:19 GMT 2
She nodded and pressed her forehead to his. "Of course." She said softly and held him close. "I love you Cole."
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Post by Cole Peyton on Dec 2, 2012 7:30:30 GMT 2
"Love you too." He gave her a quick peck on the cheek and then stood up. "Lets get back to the action, my boss isn't gonna be thrilled if he finds out I've been sitting in a corner." He stated, trying to bring his own mood up. He knew he had some more driving to do tonight, he had to move on for at least for the next couple hours and make sure his own back was secure.
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