Need For Speed Fortune Valley Stories

Chapter 18 - High Stakes Part 1

Lakeside. 6:01 p.m. "Guys!!" Ellie replied as she went to the living room. "Wait a minute, Ellie. You have Branden's location?" Karina asked. "I got his location. His cellphone was back on a while ago when Letty tried to call him. It's online now and I located his destination. It turns out he went to an unknown house and he went to the hotel in the city." Ellie answered as she felt love coming towards her. "He must be in trouble then. I don't know how or what has taken him to be unknown." Letty replied. "I got it! Someone kidnapped him!" Ellie said. "Who kidnapped him?" Adena asked. "It's some girl with purple hair and purple eyes." Ellie answered. "Yuri?" Adena asked. "Yeah that's the one." Ellie answered. "Damnit, she's got him! She's trying to steal him away from you. Ellie we've gotta save him! We're not letting her take him away from you cause we understand he's yours!" Adena replied. "Then let's do it!" Letty said. "You need me for this one?" Zandara asked. "We're fine for now. This is our fight so it's up to us to save him." Adena answered. Hotel. I was untied. She was asleep but I leave the bed without getting noticed but then I noticed I got caught. "I knew you were going to escape." Yuri said as she caught me. "Rats." I said in my mind when I sighed. "I needed to use the bathroom because I felt like I was gonna pee in my pants and I couldn't hold it." I replied. "So I can't trust you after all." Yuri said. "I hope Ellie can make it." I wondered in my mind. "I needed to take a bathroom break, that's all!" I replied. "I'm scared." Yuri said. "Why is that?" I asked. "I don't want you to leave me alone." Yuri answered. "I have a new girlfriend and you've been abusing me multiple times. Plus you also cut my face and my cheek. I won't do it still, I promise." I replied. "I still need to make sure." Yuri said as she takes my hand and tries to pull me back to the bed. "I won't leave for that much time!" I said. "No! You stay here." Yuri replied. "No." I said. "Yes." Yuri replied. Outside. 6th floor. "I hear them somewhere. Which door is it?" Adena asked. Ellie was moving close to the yelling door I was. "This door. That's the room he's in. We gotta be careful." Ellie answered as she and Adena hide by the door. "Oh my god! Just let me go!" I said. "Fuck off, you stay with me." Yuri replied. "On my signal. Once she gets out. We go in but we gotta hide when she comes back." Adena said. I push Yuri off the bed and attempted to make my escape. She still holds my hand. "You don't give up huh?" I asked. "BRANDEN!!! Please stay!" Yuri answered. "Screw it, let's go in!" Ellie said as she kicked the door opened. "Freeze! It's the Palmont Police Department! Put your hands in the air so we can see em!" Ellie exclaimed. "Ellie!! Do something!" I exclaimed. "Ah, So you're the Ellie that he likes huh?" Yuri asked. "Let him go! He's done with your BS!" Adena answered. "Okay, but aren't you being a little obsessive with me cause I am only obsessed with the beautiful Ms.Yajima?" I asked. "OBSESSIVE??" Yuri asked as she takes the knife. "Yeah, you're obsessed with him and you can't accept that he likes me instead of you cause you abuse him a lot." Ellie answered. My mom runs up to me and untied me. "RUN!!!" I exclaimed as I ran along with the others but then Yuri gets in my way. "Where do you think you're going?" Yuri asked. "Let us go." Adena answered. "Ah ahahaha! I can't let you leave with Branden, Ellie! He's mine and he needs to stay here! Here's an extra teacup for you!" Yuri replied. "No, he's mine!!!" Ellie exclaimed as she took out her gun, pulled the trigger and shot the teacups. "Oh, so now you're asking for it?!" Yuri asked. "2 against 1 huh?" Adena wondered. "Hahah! This won't be too hard!" Yuri replied. I started to get angry. I took the gun from under the bed and I fired it up to the top. "ENOUGH!!!" I exclaimed as I started to feel angry. "OKAY I HAD ENOUGH OF THIS!!" I exclaimed. "Branden, you should stay with me because I love you so much that I want you to stay with me." Yuri replied. "Branden, no. Stay with me, because I want you to take care of our child and I love you more than anything else because I want you to be happy and we knew each other for a lot of years." Ellie said. "Time to pick. But what?" I wondered in my mind as I sighed. "If I choose Yuri, then I will lose my family and I'll lose the rush. But if I choose Ellie, then I will become a dad and I'll win the rush." I wondered in my mind. "Ellie, I'm going with you. You're mine." I said as I walked to Ellie. Yuri grabbed the knife and attempted to stab Ellie but she missed it. She attempts to knock over Yuri but missed and fell to the ground. Adena tackled her but Yuri knocked her back in a wall and got knocked out unconsciously. I felt a shock through my body. "I took care of your mother and Ellie. Nothings gonna stop me! I finally get to have you! I don't know if my heart can take the sight of you!" Yuri exclaimed. "Ms.Disantos help!! Mmphh!" I exclaimed on the walkie talkie I grabbed from Ellie but then Yuri opens my mouth and shoves the red liquid down my throat. "Branden! Are you in trouble?! I'll get there fast!" Letty replied. I started to pass out again. Then she chains me up and she ties Ellie. I can hear Ellie crying. "What are you doing??! Let him go??" Ellie asked as she cried. Adena woke up and opened her eyes. Then she realizes, she was tied up. "Why would you do this to him??!! You're a dead snake!!" Adena exclaimed. Ellie kicked in her in the face and then spits at her. "Ahahaha!! So childish Yajima!" Yuri replied. "Let us go Yuri!" Ellie exclaimed. "Oh, I don't think that'll be necessary Ellie!" Yuri replied. "What are you going to do to him??!!" Adena asked. "I'm going to show you two how much I love him! And there's nothing you can do about it!" Yuri answered as she grabs a chainsaw from her closet. "No you're no-." Ellie replied as she got kicked by Yuri and passed out. "Ellie!!!" Adena exclaimed as she saw her passed out. "Shut up. I'm not going to let you two ruin this moment between us! I'll just ignore you and focus on my sweet prince!" Yuri replied. "Not today..." Letty said in her mind as she silently opens the door and took out Thor's hammer from her backpack. "HAMMER DOWN!!!" Letty exclaimed as she opens the door and jumps up then pounds the hammer on Yuri before she activated the chainsaw. Then Letty hits her very hard with the hammer and Yuri gets knocked out. She runs to Ellie and Adena and untied them when she grabbed the knife from the table and cuts the ropes to free them. Letty also freed me from the chains but I passed out. "Is he breathing?!" Ellie asked. "It looks like he passed out. Let me try to see if he's breathing still." Adena answered as she puts her hands on my chest to force me to breathe. "Breathe! Son! Breathe!" Adena exclaimed as she was trying to help me clear my breathing. "Adena, stop! It's not working!" Letty replied. "Letty, I got this! I'm a doctor! Come on damnit! Breathe!" Adena exclaimed as she kept trying and trying. "Ms.Lee! Let me do it! I can cure him! Just let me help him!" Ellie replied as she went up to me and then Adena moved away a meter. "Branden, I need to you to be alive. After the end, you will become the father of our child and I want you to be happy with it. Come home, Branden. I really love you so much." Ellie said as she was trying to heal me with the words she's saying. When I heard it during my unconscious pass out. I opened my eyes slowly and I woke up. Everyone was surprised I was still alive. "Branden!" Ellie exclaimed. "Yes! He's alive!" Adena and Letty replied. "Huh...? What happened? Did anything happen?" I asked. "You just got knocked out by a purple obsessive girl who attempted to take you away from your precious Ellie but it didn't work so Ms.Disantos just saved you." Adena answered. "You did Ms.Disantos?" I asked. "Of course I did, Branden. I didn't want to watch the 3 of you die. So honestly I was hiding behind the door and I knocked her out with this hammer I found from an unknown god I guess or I found it in the new mansion." Letty answered. "Let's get out of here. We got new leagues to deal with." I replied as I got up and we got out of the building and evacuated. The next day. 6:45 p.m. Liberty Desert. "You." Gavin said as he pulled up to me. "Wha-?" I asked. "Quiet. See me after the race of you survive." Gavin answered. "Then I will see you after the race." I replied. I revved the car's RPM limit. Then I launched hard fast off the line against M4. "Alright, time to take your medicine!" I said in my mind as I shifted up to 4th and activated the nitrous buttons. Then I crossed the line. "That's me!" I exclaimed as I stopped the car once I finished the race. "I'm all set. Let's go for the gold." I said as I revved again and then launched off the line on the second run. Then the M4 got past me. "Not for long." I said as I floored it and press the nos buttons then got past the M4 and got my lead back. "Haha! Again! Yes!" I exclaimed as I crossed the line again. We were now on the final run. "One more, and I win this." I said in my mind as I revved it again and then launched off the line. It was past the M4 and I notice I was gonna win. "Don't let up, Branden. You're almost to victory." I said in my mind as I accelerated hard and activated the nitrous before the goal. "Oh yeah! Racking up the wins!" I exclaimed as I crossed the line and did donuts. "One more crew member down, one step closer to the Outlaw's Rush. How about you save some time? Just give me a free pass to it." I asked. "Branden Lee. I despise you and your little maggot friends along with your slutty girlfriends. If I could wipe you from the map, I would." Gavin answered. "Then why don't you? Come on, Takayuki. You think you're so dangerous, come out and finish this." I replied. "Oh, you want dangerous? Fine, let's do dangerous. Meet us in the eastern desert. A true race in order." Gavin suggested. 30 minutes later. Garage. "Hey I just got word that Branden is on his way to beating Takayuki after beating those drag races and he's onto the sprint race. This is gonna be awesome, what's your opinion on this Ellie?" Jordan asked. "... I don't know." Ellie answered. "What do you mean by I don't know?" Jordan asked. "I don't know if he can win this cause Gavin's got a plan up his sleeve that's gonna blindside Branden. I don't know his plan but I'm sure it's gonna do something with either winning. I know Branden can win this but he has to be careful with what he's gonna fall into. I just hope he realizes that now." Ellie answered. Meanwhile Eastern Desert. "The end of this race gets a little... tight. Careful." Gavin said. I did my usual. I revved the car and it started to make a loud sound along with a backfire. "Alright, car's ready to go. Time to win this." I said in my mind as I shifted up and launched off the line. We approached the first corner. I slammed on the brakes and yanked the e-brake then entered the corner with a drift because drag cars do not have ABS. After the first corner. I did the same thing but when I braked, I noticed I was going to fast but I lost control and understeered instead. "Damnit!! Turn!!" I exclaimed as I tried to turn in fast but instead it understeered and I got passed by the AMG GT. I recovered from it at the exits. "Not good. I feel like I'm gonna lose... unless... I make my move somewhere between the 2 hairpin turns. I'm assure it's somewhere between the repair shop after that." I wondered in my mind as I approached the desert section and into the highway that leads to Silver Canyon. "We're almost into the 2 hairpins. If I make it there, I win this one." I said in my mind as we approached the 2 hairpins. When I saw the opening on the 2nd hairpin. I gripped the inside of the turn and made my move. "There!!" I exclaimed as I saw the opening and I passed my opponent. I saw a road that leads to the bridge which means it's the goal and I crossed first. I did donuts as well to show off my victory. "No, no, no! Useless, all of them!" Gavin exclaimed. "Gorgeous view, Takayuki! Thanks for the tour!" I replied. "Silence, rat! Your embarrassing vigilante charades end now." Gavin said. "Uh... Please tell me that just means we race?" I asked. "I will play your game. Yes, we race." Gavin answered. "Hello?" I called. "Branden, I need you to meet me at the mansion. I have a surprise for you." Dominic answered. "Okay, I'll be there." I replied as I hung up and drove to the mansion. Minutes later. Lakeside. Mansion. "There he is. Branden, I have a surprise for you in store. Want to take a look at it?" Dominic asked as he saw me entering the garage and getting out of the car. "Yeah, is it a car?" I asked. "Yes!! It's a car, now tell me what you think." Dominic answered as he took off the car cover and it is a Mercedes Benz AMG GT. "Woah, a Mercedes AMG GT! Awesome! But, why would you build this for me?" I asked. "You know Branden, I overheard Jordan and Ellie talking about Gavin pulling some trap on you but your car you are currently driving is not fast enough so I'd figure buying this AMG GT can give you the upper hand over Gavin if that works for you." Dominic answered. "You know what, this car is awesome! Can't wait to see what it can do during the battle against Diamond Block." I replied. "How much HP does it have?" I asked. "1,066 Horsepower." Dominic answered. "Then that will do. Let's do this." I replied. Minutes later. Silver Rock. "No matter what, you're going to lose here, Branden Lee." Gavin said. "You've been wrong every time, Takayuki. Wouldn't want to break the streak." I replied as I revved it hard when I kept pumping the accelerator to rev. "Alright boys, we're gonna start the countdown! 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, GO!!" Ellie exclaimed as she started the countdown and the cars launched off fast. But then the GT-R had the upper hand on me. "Damn! He's fast!" I exclaimed in my mind as I saw the GT-R's fast speed and I pressed the maximum NOS buttons after I shifted up to 5th gear at high speeds. Then I accelerated hard and passed the GT-R until the goal during the bridge section. "Now hold onto the lead." I said in my mind. "Luck." Gavin said in his mind as we crossed the goal but I was in the lead. We returned to the start to race in our second run. "I'm all ready. Let's go." I said. "2nd Run!! 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, GO!!" Ellie exclaimed as she started the countdown of the 2nd run and then the cars launched again. The GT-R got the head start but then I still have the upper hand on him. "I got this. Hold the lead once you pass him." I said in my mind as I accelerated hard on the bridge section and then pressed the NOS buttons once I passed the R35 before the goal. "Yes! I got him!" I exclaimed in my mind. "No!" Gavin exclaimed as we crossed the line and then we were on to a 3rd run. "Last one, let's hit it!" I exclaimed in my mind. "5, 4, 3, 2, 1, GO!!" Ellie exclaimed as she started the countdown. I shifted up to 1st gear and launched off the start fast. Then the GT-R launched as well. When we were racing to the goal, I started to mis shift and it caused my car to bog down which gave the R35 the upper hand. "Ugh." I said as I crossed the goal in 2nd place after the bridge section and we were on the final run. "I'm not done yet!" Gavin exclaimed. "FINAL RUN!! 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, GO!!" Ellie exclaimed as she started the countdown of the final run and we launched off the start. "Okay, don't mess it up like the last run. Just keep the pace up!!" I exclaimed in my mind as I launched off fast and then I accelerated hard. "You're not passing me, Lee." Gavin said in his mind as we approached the bridge section. "I see it! Take it!" I exclaimed in my mind as I saw the opening, then I pressed the nitrous buttons and accelerated hard on the bridge section. "Okay, hold it a little longer." I said in my mind as I passed the GT-R until the goal. "Haha! Yeah!" I exclaimed in my mind as I crossed the goal. "Goodbye, Mr.Lee. Enjoy jail." Gavin replied as he called the cops and then they appeared when they blew past Yajima and the others. "You heard that? I told you Gavin was up to something. Didn't I?" Ellie asked. "Damn, you weren't kidding at all. I hope Branden gets out of here alive." Jordan answered. "Get in, we should go too." Ellie replied as she and Jordan opened the door and got in the Z. "Ms.Disantos! This jerkwad called the goddamn cops on me!" I exclaimed in my mind as I saw cops behind me when I looked at rear view mirror. "That guy's unhinged, Branden... you were relieved it's just cops." Letty replied. "Tell me I'm relieved after I escape from them, I'll do my best to lose them in the city." I said as I accelerated hard. "You got this, Lee. See you after you're clear." Letty replied as she hung up. The cop car side swiped me on the left side when he turned right and pushed me off but I was still in control. "Watch it!" I exclaimed as I bumped back. "Still alive, Branden?" Letty asked. "I'm still alive and I'm still pissed. Ms.Disantos, this guy's going on my list." I answered. "Okay, so if I'm not wrong, your list now has Nova, for betraying and killing you, Takayuki for betraying you, then you got jealous of Ellie for having a crush with Shift Lock's leader and Jordan for betraying you back in Palmont." Letty replied. I headed towards the city and escaped. Then I heard my phone ringing and it was Gavin. "Won't even answer the phone, big man." I said. "How'd it all turn out?" Letty asked. "Well, we're definitely not grabbing lunch any time soon, but Takayuki's done. He won't stand between us and the Rush." I answered. "Makes me worried, Branden. Silence from a guy like that is never good." Letty replied. "I'll let you do the worrying for us. I'm just glad those races are over. One less thing between us and the Rush." I said. "I prefer as a command to think of it as one last thing between us and the Demon Lords." Letty suggested. "Couldn't agree more, I'll meet you guys back at the mansion." I replied.