Beginning Battle

[Altairas]

Audra made her way through the streets, many waves and hellos from the groggy townsfolk greeting her as she went. It wasn't long before her feet found themselves climbing up the great staircase, the grand statues of Mar looking out over the already gathering crowd. Reporters gathered around the entryway, interviewing whoever came into their line of sight. Racing was one of the only forms of entertainment in the city, and as such reporters were eager to send their footage over the few channels available to Haven's populace.

Audra managed to keep out the newscasters line of sight, the hovering cameras instead focused on a couple who were going to attend the race. Sneaking back into the mechanics garage, she flipped open her security panel, typing each number in quick succession. With a small wail, the door split open revealing the grime filed compartment where Audra spent most of her time.

The wafting aroma of oil and industrial glue hit Audra's nose and she smiled, breathing in the chemical smell deeply. With a hearty exhale and a clap of her hands she stepped in, "Let's do this." She muttered, checking over her KYFE zoomer one last time, making sure her prying eyes hadn't missed anything important. Everything seemed to be in order and in contrast to anything else in the garage, the zoomer was free of any dirt or grime. Just for good measure, she gave it a quick once over with a clean rag, rubbing out a non existent spot on the hood.

The Class three race will begin in thirty minutes, racers please report to your posts immediately

Audra looked up at the clock. "It's about that time, I suppose." She muttered under her breath, quickly rushing over to her desk and grabbing her racing gear up. Whipping one of her newly collected boots at the button to close the garage doors. With a creak they shut, allowing her the privacy to dress.

[Pyro]

Pyrius got to the stadium just as the spokesperson announced the beggining of the class three race. "Alright, just in time." Despite the large crowd, he made his way to the entrance, paid the entrance fee and got a front row seat. As he took his seat, he glanced around, looking at the few who had also already got in and secured a good seat. He then looked down to the starting line, where three racers were already at the line. One was a buff looking guy, wih a dark beard. The other two looked almost exactly alike, like they were twins. They both had goggles, blond hair, and faces with grins that made you want to keep your hand on your wallet when they were around. But even though the race was in five minutes, Audra was nowhere to be seen. *She better hurry if she's going to race.*

[Altairas]

With another wail the garage doors reopened, Audra waiting impatiently for them to open completely. A pilots cap covered her head, keeping her short hair covered and out of the way. She was also sporting some precursor metal armor plates on her forearms and legs, just in case one of the other racers decided to play a little rough. Her painted blue zoomer hovered obediently at her side, left in neutral so she could safely escort it and herself to the race track.

She strode out, hitting the button again to close her garage doors. The last thing she wanted was anyone snooping around while she was racing.

The Class 3 race will begin in ten minutes, racers please report to your stations.

Audra led her NYFE racer onto the track, the crowed letting out a collective cry of applause. Breifly she took off her cap, googles and all, and waved to the stands a bright smile on her face. The fans loved her, maybe because not many woman raced let alone managed and repaired their own zoomers.

Turning her attention back to the track she eyed the compition, the class 3 race was the easiest for newbies to get into and it is notorious as being one of the most violent races. New people will do anything to win and make a name for themselves, including illegal zoomer modding and knocking others into the deep pits that dot the track.

The danger was nothing new to Audra though, it was as vital to her as the air she beathed. The risk, the feeling of adreniline pumping in your veins and you turbo on the edge of a deep precipice.

After lining the zoomers nose up to the starting line she climbed on. With a crack of her neck she put back on her helmet and lowered her goggles into place.

Ladies and Gentleman of our glorious Haven City please bring your attention to the track, the race is about to begin!

[Pyro]

Pyrius' heart started beating faster. He just caught site of Audra, just before she put her helment on. But at the same time, he saw another racer, number three, look at her and adjust what looked like the outline of a small hand gun into a more reachable position. *That can't be good.* Thinking fast, he took his katana, cut out a peice of wood from the underside of his seat, and carved into the wood '#3 has a gun and is going after you'. After that, he took a small pebble he alsways kept in his pocket, just in case he needed to cause a distraction, and chucked it at Audra, hoping his aim was true.

[Neki]

She been waiting a long time for this. Her red zoomer gleamed in the light. Neko had put so much work into the thing, trying to get it tuned up enough that she could race. She was decent out in the dirt tracks outside of the city, and was a great flyer through the nips and tics of dead town. Still, worry fluttered through her as she listened to the time announcements. She had heard Audra Negron was going to be racing, and that worried her. The other racers were mostly new, and supposedly not that great. Her initial test flights had been much better than most of them.

I can do this, no problem. It's only one of the most amazing racers you'll ever know. If you lose to her there's nothing wrong with that. Still, the competitive side of her wasn't going to lay down for Audra and die. No way. The racers were called, and she pulled her newly cut, short black hair under a bandana to keep it out of the way. Goggles borrowed from Evey went over her nose. She had told her adoptive sister about the race, and her brother, hoping they would come cheer her on.

Time to do this.

[Wolfie]

Tonus left the trainers and quickly noticed three KG soldiers looking around, he felt like they were looking for him and turned his back to them. Tonus quickly tried to get Pyrius up, but as he did so, the guards closed in on him, slowly but surely. *Three guards? Maximum cap is three, don't push push it too far, Tonus.* He continued to try and contact Pyrius before something bad happened.

Tonus wasn't sure if Pyrius would answer, but the sweat on his brows were growing. The guards haven't reached him just yet, which gave him time to clear out his thoughts for the upcoming event.

[Pyro]

As the pebble left his hand, Pyrius heard his comm device go off, and, distracted, threw the pebble too hard, causing it to fly over the racers' heads. *Hope Audra is good against surprise attacks.* Cursing, he picked up his comm and spoke into it. "What!?" Before hearing the reply, he heard the racing zoomers rev up, and looked up just in time to see the starting light float down to begin the race.

[Wolfie]

"Pyrius, it's me, Tonus, I have three KG honing in on my position.... You might want to watch your surroundings." Tonus then clicked off the device and turned to the guards behind him. He started to fold his bad leg behind him as the staff came to contact with his arm. Tonus took his empty hand and flipped to fingers out and placed them infront of his nose. "Focus...." He started as one of the guards starting reaching to apprehend theit target. "... Might not want to touch. It's advised against." Tonus said, stopping the guard for a few moments, the arrest had turned into a stand off now. The outcome very potent to the guards, or, was it in favor of the guards to begin with?

[Pyro]

Pyrius put his comm back in its pocket. He looked at Audra one last time, hoping she would be OK. Then, he started walking towards the entrance of the Stadium. As he was walking, he glanced around, saw nobody watching him, and ran outside to his zoomer. Instead of finding just his zoomer though, he found a KG squad waiting near the entrance. *Dang, can't I get a little peace today?* Looking around, he picked up a rock from the grassy area near him and threw it into the wall on the other side of the gaurds. As they turned to see what made the noise, Pyrius ran up behind them, jumped over one, landed on his zoomer, and flew off. *Hang on Tonus, I'm coming.*

[Wolfie]

The guard reached for Tonus yet again only to smacked away from his staff. The two comrades of the first guard drew their rifles. *Ok... Tonus, two guards with rifle and the other could be useful for information.* Tonus dispatched one guard, making one miss the shot and the other drop his weapon. with a swift THWACK to the KG that tried to grab him and knocking the wind out of him. Tonus then turned his attention to the guard whose about to fire again and twirled behind the dispacted guard only to have him shot by hiss buddy before springing out from behind the corpse. Tonus knocked the guard's rifle to the ground before knocking the attacker unconcious.

Tonus then had felt a pain at his side as his target had thrusted a bayonet through him from behind. Tonus knocked back down and got fired through the side as the unconcious guard had gotten back up and hit from the blast. Tonus painfully pulled the rifle from the back and started healing himself. He then weakly pinned his target against a wall with his staff. "Now..... you're going to tell me everything you know since you technically went AWOL and killed your own..." Tonus stared at his target with a deepening glare.