Adachi, Japan—-
A young man, a boy, and their father were busy attempting to break into a car.
"Dad!" the youngest shouted. "I got it open!"
"Keep your voice down, Kai," the father warned. "The Smother Squad will hear us. Ken! Hotwire the engine! I'll keep a lookout."
Ken nodded and got in the driver's seat. After a brief while, the car started. "Good to go, Dad."
"Alright. Kai, get in the back!"
The father got in the passenger seat. "Pull off!"
Ken hit the engine, but a large woman moved in their way, stopping the car with one smash of her hands.
"Shit! What is that?"
The woman lifted the front of the car with one hand. "Grand Theft Auto. Out of the car. Now!"
"No, no! It's Squad B's Leader! Chiharu Kanzaki!"
"Who's Chiharu?" Kai asked.
"K—Kai, run!"
"What?"
"You and Ken, run! Ken, take your brother and go!"
"But—-?"
"There's no time!"
Ken reluctantly grabbed Kai and hurried out of the car, while Chiharu watched them run. "Hmph. You're lucky they're children. But you're not. Step out of the car. Now."
The father stepped out, raising his hands. "Okay, okay."
"On the ground. You've been sentenced to death for Grand Theft Auto."
The man got on the ground, as Chiharu's towering frame stood over him. "You'll die by smothering. If you have no questions, I will begin immediately."
"Run, kids!" the father thought to himself. "Run!"
Chiharu stood over the man, slowly dropping down. "Find peace in death."
And then she plopped.
SQUISH.
Everything went dark.
Later, Rion slowly came over, where a tarp was covering the man's face. Chiharu stretched. "Do your job."
"Why's the thing over the face?"Rion asked, yawning.
"Messy work. Start from neck down."
Rion shrugged and removed the tarp, sitting squarely on the face as she began to check the body. "Meh. Yep. Uh-huh. Dead."
She popped some gum into her mouth. "What now?"
"Gather the others. We have a pair of children to track down."
"Yeah, yeah."
As Rion got up, she failed to notice a camera watching her and Chiharu from a nearby roof.
"Hmm. Squad B will be a problem. That girl's over 7 feet. She'll need to disappear if we want any chance of firing off this plan."
Chiharu placed the tarp back over the face. "Think I've gained weight."
"You think?"
"What's that supposed to mean?"
"Nothing at all. Absolutely nothing."
Meguro, Japan—-
"AHHHH!"
Civilians fled as a crazy old man with a flamethrower prowled the streets, unleashing fire all over the place.
"Die, false angels! DIE!"
A pair of young kids, a brother and sister, huddled up behind a car, but the old man quickly jumped on the hood. "Ah. A pair of siblings. Pawns of the devil!"
"No, please—-!"
As he fired a blast of flame, a green-haired figure quickly swooped in and rescued the kids.
"Huh—-?"
When he turned around, Yuki was standing there, eagerly pacing back and forth. She turned to the kids. "Hehe! Run, little ones!"
"Okay, Miss Yuki!"
Yuki pulled out a card. "Master Zanko tells me to read this to you. You've been sentenced to death for assault with a...deadly weapon! So, I'll strangle you! I'll ask this question, but you don't have to say yes."
A smile crossed her lips. "Are you going to get on the ground?"
"No!"
Her smile grew even bigger. "Good. Let's fight! What's your name?"
He spat on the ground. "Kaito Shindō. Member of the Gōsuto Sagu-dan!"
Yuki paced around him. "I like the name! Don't let me wrap my legs around your throat! If I do, I win!"
"Try it, witch!"
With a burst of speed, Yuki lunged at the man, but he fired a blast of flames at her, forcing her to side-step. "You're a fast little thing!"
"You wanna see fast?"
In a blur, she kicked the flamethrower out of his hands. Without wasting time, he pulled a gun, pointing it at her and firing, but she dodged the bullets. After a quick moment of watching him, she pulled a chocolate bar out of her pocket, crunching on it.
"Mmm! I like this!"
"The hell are you doing?"
She began to get jittery, laughing manically. "Round 2!"
She tackled him over the hood of the car, but he managed to throw her off. "You're crazy! What kind of officer are you?"
She held up her badge. "Member of Smother Squad-B! Any more questions?"
He aimed his gun at her again, but she quickly disarmed him, jumping on his back before grabbing his arm and putting him in an armbar. The two fell to the ground, and she switched her position, wrapping her legs around his neck.
"I win! Now enjoy your death!"
"N—no!"
After some struggle, the man's life faded. Yuki sighed. "Ah. I love fighting!"
She shifted to the top of his chest, feeling for a pulse. "Mmm. Yep! Done and done!"
She flipped off, noticing a piece of licorice sticking from his pocket. She quickly swiped it. "Mine!"
She put it in her mouth as she sat on the hood of the car, chewing rapidly. "Plus one to B!"
Itabashi, Japan—-
Kana and Misaki walked around the Itabashi gardens, with Kana staring up at the sky. "Hey, Misaki, what are clouds?"
Misaki nervously looked around, not hearing her.
"Misaki?"
Kana tapped her.
"Gah! Don't do that, Kana! What if you were a felon?"
"Why would I be a felon, hehe?"
Misaki bit her nails, looking around. "It's so dark, why is it so dark? Why couldn't we start tomorrow? We're gonna die! We're all gonna die—!"
Misaki bumped into the back of a tall man in a trench coat. The man turned around, a skull mask coating his face.
"Oh? Two little girls. Squad B, I presume. Not the big one or the violent one. Sad. I wanted a challenge."
Kana waved. "Hi! I'm Kana! I'm an officer! I think. This is my friend and another officer, Misaki!"
Misaki shook Kana's arm. "Stop! Telling! Him! Stuff! Can't! You! See! He's! Not! A! Friend?"
"Nonsense," the man laughed. "I'm totally a friend."
Misaki caught a glimpse of hatred in his eye. "Just not yours."
He snapped his fingers, and masked skull men appeared from the trees.
"Men! Let's see how long you last. I want to see the might of a Smother Squad officer myself! Fight them to the death!"
Misaki hid behind Kana, who put a finger to her chin. "Is this the point we start executing?"
The men all drew guns, as the skull-faced leader backed away. "Haha. I'm going to enjoy crushing your precious little squads..."
He disappeared into the shadow of the night.
"Once and for all!"
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