THE AWAKENING: BIO-GENETICS-Chapter 111: On Wheels

’This is it’ Shino thought grabbing unto his throttle firmly, his jaw tightened

The light of the skies came forth, gleaming on them.

Touka and Hachiro look up with widened eyes, the ground continuing levitating as they were brought to the top fully, the ground shutting close.

"This is..." Tori began with shaky eyes.

"The surface" Kazuya finished for him with widened eyes.

"Everything is really gone," Kashi said behind Kenta who had stern looks but his eyes shook.

The city environment was deserted... sand coming in making it look almost like a desert, it was calm and quiet, plants and trees within all areas were dead. Destroyed buildings, cracks, and broken glasses. Abandoned cars, buses, and choppers. It was cold with the harsh wind blowing everywhere, nothing like any animal’s or sound of birds in the air. Most of the skyscraper buildings were mostly buried to the ground.

"It’s getting worse," Shino said with shaky eyes. The last time they came here it wasn’t this deserted, at least the roads and concrete stayed put... but right now most of it was covered in sand, how would the outside world be in years to come if they don’t inhabit it? How much more lost will it become?

Ten with stern looks adjusted his glasses, Haya with sad eyes behind him.

Anzai had dark looks but then his distant looks turned serious.

"Get in position!" he commanded, the message got to all of them due to the comms. Anzai geared his Hellhound, it made a gearing up sound, the mini computer of analysis came up below at the wide space in front, showing the Hellhound controls.

They all geared up the same.

’The Hellhound is built to any compatibility, we should have no difficulties in riding’ Kazuya thought holding on firmly.

"ADVANCE!" Anzai shouts as his Hellhound zoomed off at extreme speed with an automatic sound.

Tori followed behind and then Hachiro and then Kenta as they spread out as planned, the bio-genetics came too as they went on formation perfectly, riding in speed.

The Field Team enclose the rest in a circle, the five Supply Team in the center had the extra Hellhound carrying supplies enclosed in a box formation, the Medical and Supply Team followed.

The superiors rode in a curve formation at front.

"Do not take our eyes off the road!" Anzai yelled.

"YES SIR!".

They drove past buildings until they got to a widely deserted area with almost buried buildings.

Ten’s heart slammed loudly in his chest as his eyes fell on all corners for any potential threats. His heart in his throat, he sweats profusely, unable to concentrate. ’We still don’t know what attracts the Kaijus’, his shaky eyes scanning. ’They could come out of anywhere’ he gulps hard. ’Dammit I can’t concentrate like this’ he panics... but then he felt Haya’s arm around his waist tightly, he froze.

"It’s alright Ten" she said behind, minding the blowing weird that swirled around, knowing Ten could hear her she continued.

"I can’t hear you... but you can... keep your eyes on the road and focus, i will do the scouting for any potential threats okay" she assured him.

Ten’s eyes widened, ’I see’ he thought as his looks then turned serious. He looks around the other boys riding, their gaze focused on the road while the girls do the looking. ’At this moment all that matters is trust... trust each to your riding partners’ he face forward. ``Alright then..." he geared up more with the throttle amidst nervousness. ’I shall be your ears, Haya-chan!’, he smirks, she had nothing to worry as long as he was here, they shall all work together to oversee this.

Hiro kept his eyes on the road while Yuki did the scouting for any sign of Kaijus. The wind carried her hair in a high ponytail weightlessly behind, she turned to Hiro for a brief second, she was so close behind him, her arms locked around his waist for balance.

’He seems oddly calm’ she thought. ’And he’s pretty good on the controls too... I wonder,’ she thought.

The tires passed a rock making them stumble a bit Yuki groaned as she held onto him tightly as she leaned more forward due to the shake.

"Yuki?" Hiro asked worriedly, noticing her discomfort.

"I’m fine" she said so close to his ear.

He gulped facing forward properly, he could see everything thanks to his hasten senses, they appeared as lines and structures before him.

_ _ _

"Hold on Mirai," Kaneki said, knowing they will be passing some rocks ahead.

Mirai nods, holding on firm, in the midst of scouting her eyes drift to Yumi, safely in the middle at the back of Homura, clinging tightly.

"I guess she’s okay there," Mirai said with a smile against her lips.

"Yes... so don’t get yourself worked on too much, everything will be okay" he states.

Mirai just rolled her eyes.

"As expected of Kaneki Senpai," she teased.

"I know riding is an easy thing for you, I bet you’re proud right now".

"Hey... I’m not proud, it’s just a piece of cake" he reasons.

"Ha yes... even when your dad told you, you shouldn’t ride yet you still did with your big brother at night... I saw both of you once" she said smiling at the memory.

Kaneki paused, surprised she knew.

"You were so happy clinging unto your big brother from behind" she adds.

"How did you..." he said, stunned.

"Idiot, Kaneki Senpai... we were neighbors, remember... before we moved to our own estate" she said.

`How could I have forgotten that fact?’ he thought with shaky eyes, they particularly lived close to each other when they were kids before Mirai and her family moved out and then they met in school as junior and senior.

"I didn’t know you still remembered," Kaneki said with a smile against his lips.

"How could I have forgotten... It was my memory too... I had fun with you guys, growing up in a house full of girls wasn’t exactly comforting" she said as her eyes grew wistful with memories of the past.

Kaneki’s smile broadened.

_ _ _

Daiki’s body shook vigorously where he was, his hands against the throttle shaking.

"Idiot Daiki will you stop shaking? You are making me more nervous than I already am" Himari scolded.

"Daiki is sorry... Daiki doesn’t know what he’s doing... Daiki is panicking" he hissed sweating profusely.

"Relax Daiki, you put the ride on automatic didn’t you?" She asked.

He nods vigorously.

"Idiot... then we are good to go, as long as we’re at the center, we shouldn’t worry about riding too fast" she assured him.

"Okay Himari," Daiki said, calming down a bit.

Himari sighed... this was gonna be a long ride.

_ _ _

"Hey Raiden! Keep your eyes on the road" Samato Aimi hissed with white eyes, she had purple shoulder length hair and green eyes.

"Sorry" Raiden said, facing the front road back.

"You keep looking at Asano, why?" She demands.

"I don’t like her arms around Mizuki," he said bluntly.

"Huh? Is that what you are seriously thinking about right now?" Aimi said in awe.

"There’s something going on between you two isn’t it" Aimi said smirking.

"She’s my girlfriend!"

Due to the breeze around, no one heard.

"Ehhh..." Aimi made a sound with white eyes. ’To say something like that... this blunt’ she thought, still in awe.

_ _ _

"You should focus... Asano-san" Mizuki said with a smiley face.

Asano paused knowing he caught her staring at Raiden a far distance away.

"Sorry" she said blushing as she continued scouting.

"It’s understanding where your feelings lie but that shouldn’t get in the way of the mission" he adds in amusement.

"Yes" Asano said with sad eyes knowing his words were true.

_ _ _

"Still no potential threats... are you sure these Kaiju’s really exist?" Kazuya said, pointing to the transparent iPad she held at every distance for analysis.

"Hey Kazuya! Stay properly or you will fall off the Hellhound!" Tori hissed.

"Oh are we dropping the formalities so soon?" Kazuya said huskily.

"That’s not what I’m saying!" he hissed with white eyes. ’Dammit I should just focus... it’s not like she’s gonna listen’ he thought with a twitching eyebrow.

"Still nothing Hachiro," Touka said, looking around.

"Yes it appears so," Hachiro said sternly. ’Something doesn’t feel right’ he thought, then his eyes landed on Anzai in front, leading. ’I’m sure he might have sensed it too’.

’This is hardly convenient...’ Anzai thought sternly, his eyes fixed in front. ’We have passed most of the building areas, the potential place the Kaijus could be hiding, on a free path like this we are off the red zone... but’ his eyes shakes. ’Why do I get this feeling like someone is watching us...’ his eyes scanned.

’Or something... since the very moment we stepped foot on the surface, that stalking feeling’.

"I SEE THEM!"

Anzai’s eyes widened... ’Not even a presence was detected!’ He was stunned.

"GENERAL ANZAI! LOOK OUT!"

’What?!’ He turned.