Tragedy and Trauma

Fight and Captured!

Ruv was humiliated. No... he was beyond mortified. And what was worse was he had no one to blame but himself. All those years training to be a powerful hero, all the time he spent training to strengthen his skills... All his techniques to find inner peace, to move on, to forget the horrors of his past... Yamanaga, and he had practically thrown it all out the window. He had turned back into that helpless, weak victim. And if that didn't beat all, Mondo literally had to carry him to the car! Seeing his evil teacher after all this time scared him so badly, he could barely stand on his own and needed to be carried! He was utmost ashamed to call himself a hero... It wasn't like he could protest being carried after all. He couldn't even speak without resisting the urge to just burst into tears from all the anxiety building inside. He put up with it and did his best to relax and catch his breath once more. After walking up several blocks, clear out of the "bad parts" of town, the three finally made it to the parking lot where they had left their CUV. Taka opened the front door, allowing Mondo to place Ruv in the seat. He then closed the door, and the other three got in the car themselves.

Mondo: Ya doin' okay, Ruvvy? [The shaken Russian turned his head away, his hands still clutching his arms tightly] 

Ruv: I... I just want to leave this place... Please... [Mondo gave a small nod before turning forward and starting the car]

Leon: Wait a minute! What about Marcie?

Mondo: Hate to say it, but Marcie's gonna hafta wait! Big Bro's top priority at the moment. Gotta make sure he's okay first. [Hearing that only made Ruv feel worse. They had come all the way out here to help a young girl in need, one who is most likely going through the hell and torture gone through, and he had to go and have a panic attack and have his teammates worry about him instead. Ruv knew Mondo meant well, but perhaps if he could find the missing girl, it could possibly help get his act together and focus his mind on the mission. Then again, he was so rattled he really needed to get out of Matsue City. The sooner the better... Only now he owed his teammates a lot of explanations... As the CUV pulled back out into the street and out of Town Centre, unbeknownst to the four occupants, they were soon being tailed by a ratty, maroon-colored van. The drive from their home to Matsue City took nearly five hours. However, the small drive leaving Matsue City heading back down the highway seemed longer with awkward silence and worry. For Mondo, Taka, and Leon, they were worried about Ruv. For Ruv, he was worried about everything else. He knew they had to find Marcy quick. If she even encountered something similar to what he had to go through many years ago, they shouldn't be wasting any time... But he couldn't fathom the thought of having to return to that God-forsaken town ever again... Even if he didn't, he couldn't have gone through all that and not tell his teammates anything. Keeping quiet about his past worked well enough before, but now thanks to his panic attack, the details have come to light, it wouldn't be fair to not explain anything... He just really didn't want to bring it up. He wished he could just sweep it all under the rug and never worry about it again. Alas, fate has dealt a cruel hand... Not much longer, Mondo pulled off into the next exit, which advertised lodging nearby. Driving down the street, they soon came across an old motel on the side of t wasn't classy in the least... But it could serve as a base of operations for now. Plus, it was within their budget... somewhat.

Mondo: Sixty dollas a night... [He pulled up to the front office] We scan spare that, can't wes, Big Bro? If we're lucky, it won't take that long, right? [Ruv didn't answer and was still looking away in shame] Hm.... Y'know what, let's just go for it. We'll worry about the end results later. [He shut the engine off and stepped out of the CUV] I'll get us a room. Be right back! [As Mondo went inside the office, Leon and Taka unbuckled their seat belts and leaned closer to Ruv]

Kiyotaka: How are you feeling? [The Russian shut his eyes in response] Still not good, huh? [Silence] I'm sorry you're not feeling well, Ruv... 

Leon: Was it because of Mashoru Teki? I didn't know you guys were knew each other. You didn't tell us a whole lot about your past. You said you didn't know about Matsue City, but he said you used to live here. Why'd you lie to us? [Ruv still didn't reply, but rather his body trembled] Did something really bad happen, and you don't wanna tell us what? \