The sky was a deep sapphire, fading into yellow, as the city of Kanmig was graced with the first rays of the sun's rising. Yet, when all should have been quiet, there was the sound of several garages opening, the sun shining into a certain husky's eyes, as he slid a pair of goggles onto his brow, covering his eyes. A grin accompanied his face; it was Sunday, as was their tradition, to do a weekly vehicle tune-up. While everyone else had bikes, cars, trucks, and quads, Mitaru had a large jet, streamlined, and clean, save for the gaping hole in the underside.
A wolfgirl in no more than a bathrobe walked into the garage, her hair disheveled, her ears down. Her bathrobe sagged slightly on one shoulder, her eyes half-lidded in drowsiness and also confusion. "Mitaruuuu.....what are you doing...." She mumbled, almost incoherently as she rubbed her eyes.
The energetic husky grinned, ears flicking. "What I do every week with the guys! Doing some work on the family vehicle, of course." He adjusted his goggles slightly with a wide grin. "Sorry if I woke you..."
Maya smiled somewhat, walking out and just sitting against a large crate, eyes still droopy. "Heehee...You really enjoy your work, don't you?" She readjusted her bathrobe so it no longer sagged.
This constituted a chuckle from her boyfriend. "If I didn't, this jet would never be here." He smiled, rubbing his eyes. "The dudes love it; we treat it like art. All our own vehicles, it's like an automatic-shift art museum!" He posed with a bright grin.

Two vixens walked along the street, heading up to their house. Of course, now Mitaru was deep inside that gaping hole in the aircraft he was finishing up. The blonde vixen took note of this, grinning widely. "Nyihihi....this'll be good." She walked up quietly, the other watching with a giggle.
"HIIIII MITARU!" the blonde fox shouted.
"AAAAGH!" He shouted, falling out of the hole along with several parts. "KANI!?"
The vixen stepped back, wearing no more than a sports bra along with a pair of short shorts. "You're too easy, dork." She said, hands on her hips.
Mitaru groaned. "Shut u-ACK! URGH AGGGH!" He let off a series of yelps as part-by-part nailed him in the skull.
He rubbed his head, glaring up at her. "Sheesh...you never change..."

The other vixen, in similar attire to Kani, walked up. "Hey guys!" She said with a big smile, seeing Maya. "Hey there sleepyhead!" Isa yipped.
Maya rubbed her eyes, smiling sleepily. "Hey guys...I thought only guys like Mitaru were crazy enough to get up this early."
Kani smiled. "Well, my girlfriend and I think that it's better to get our exercise in the early hours. It's what gives us our nice legs." She laughed, posing. "So what's the dork up to?"
"Eh..he's following the 'dude' tradition." She said, getting up. "Either of you want coffee?" This got a nod from both vixens as they sat down in the garage. Maya went back into the house to get the drinks.

Kani eyeballed a photo frame, grabbing it and taking a look. It was a picture of her and Mitaru, along with a young crimson-haired fox anthro. All of them were nine at the time. "It's been a while, hasn't it?" She said, a hint of sadness flowing in her words. "Don't you ever miss him?" She asked quietly, ears folded back.
Mitaru smiled. "Why do you think I keep the picture frame there?" He retorted. "I miss the guy too. It seems like time went by too quick." He shrugged, continuing his work.

Deeper in the city, several vehicles tore down the streets, all painted blood red. All the bikers were clad in black, armed to the brim with weapons, save for one.
The leader of the gang, a cat with dark red hair, kept his eyes on the road. His doberman/husky hybrid and fennec friends pulled up alongside him. The hybrid glanced over. "Terrorizing a museum for a dark artifact, leaving the place in ruin while salvaging the goods.....doesn't this sound a little cliche?" Osuma asked, an eyebrow quirked.
Sanura sighed. "You can blame the 'dark master' for this crap." He grumbled.
The fennec spoke up this time. "How much destruction we looking at?"
Sanura returned his gaze to the road with a dark smirk. "Leave nothing standing..."

Soon enough, the air rippled a little bit, as the gang began their plan. Mitaru's ears flicked, his ears folding back. "Looks like we're gonna be busy today...." He turned to Kani, the vixen grinning devilishly. "I'll see you there." She got up with Isa, and both sprinted off. Mitaru turned to a now more-awake Maya, smiling. "You going to stay, or come along?"
The wolf smiled. "I don't trust you to be by yourself yet, honey." She opened a cabinet, pulling out dual pistols. "You're gonna need help." She loaded one, a glint in her eyes.

Sanura walked through the many exhibits, grinning. "Such delicate artifacts....too bad they're all virtually worthless..." He charged up both blades with pure photon energy, slashing to his sides, trashing everything around him. "Only one thing here is important..." He grinned, tapping the floor with his foot, then jamming a blade in. He pulled up, and it revealed a door that went to the basement. "Heeheehee...."
Osuma, sporting two P-90s at the moment, turned to the cat. "You find something, I take it?" He got a nod in return. "I'll stand point. Kerzura, you make sure no one gets IN my sight." He turned to the fennec, the seemingly unarmed being nodding, and lifting off the ground.

It took only two minutes of Kerzura being outside before an armor-piercing bullet was sent his way. The ghostly fennec glared up instantly, spotting the husky with a massive rifle. "DAMNIT. You're a fast little prick!" He soared off the ground, speeding for the husky, knowing all too well the advantage Mitaru had. The husky fired off a few more rounds, doing moderate damage to the street with each stray round. Kerzura zipped right up in front of him, grinning. "Heehee...you're using too big a weapon, boy!" He charged up a ghostly mass of energy in his hand, with intent to pierce Mitaru, when two bullets got him in the shoulder. "ERGH!"
Maya stood, with a wide grin, holding the dual pistols in her hands. "Hands off the boyfriend, bitch." She muttered, firing off more bullets in his direction. Kerzura was forced to dodge, giving Mitaru time to pack up his cannon.

This got Osuma's attention. He ran up the building steps, both P-90s primed and ready for relentless fire upon any victims. He needed the gunner's advantage; higher ground. He got to the top floor with haste, running to the edge of the roof, aiming with both P-90s. He let off relentless volleys of fire upon the couple, grinning. "Dodge THAT!"
Suddenly, his ears flopped, as he turned about, though too slow to save him from the incoming hit. Kani was there, already winding up to smash him across the face with her newer-model shotgun. "Dodge THIS, asshole." The barrel of her rifle connected brutally with Osuma's jaw, sending him off the building. In no time, Kani was already aiming off the ledge, firing off round after round of buckshot. The vixen was grinning the whole time.

Sanura grinned, sprinting out of the museum, knowing where the vixen was. Several C4s were placed around the structure, all in critical areas holding the building up. "Let there be FIRE." The cat muttered, pressing the trigger as soon as he was free. The building's base was engulfed in magnificent flames, as it began to collapse. Kani jumped off, grabbing hold of a windowsill, and using it to slow her fall to the ground. She landed on her feet, watching the chain of explosives go off all around the museum's base. "Shit...!"
By the time she muttered the explative, Sanura was already on his bike, with the dark, swirling artifact under his arm. "Perfect plan..." He revved up his bike, rocketing off. Kani snarled, firing off desperately, trying to hit the engine, but to no avail. She stopped and lowered her weapon, when it seemed Sanura's bike stopped moving. The cat glared. "GET OUT OF THE WAY!" Yet, the crimson-haired fox holding the katana that was keeping Sanura's bike back did not respond, but instead slashed straight upward, wrecking the front of the bike. Sanura was knocked off, and met with a fierce spinning kick. The cat sailed down the street, into the asphalt. The fox walked up, sheathing the blade, and pulling out two pistols. Before the cat could get the artifact, he was already being fired upon by the newcomer, forcing the cat to use both hands - and blades - to block.

The long-haired boy ran up, still shooting, until Sanura was forced to jump away from the artifact. He snarled, as Osuma turned to him. "We needa get out of here! We're not strong enough and we DIDN'T plan on another enemy!" He growled, already on his bike, and quite bruised up. Sanura nodded. "Let's head back for now..." He got on Osuma's bike, while Kerzura got on his, the trio fleeing before the new fox could unleash another onslaught on them.

Maya blinked in confusion, her ears back, as Mitaru grinned brightly; almost beaming. "That son of a bitch..."
Kani smiled at the sight of the figure, the fox having now holstered both pistols, and leaving his katana sheathed. The vixen laughed somewhat, calling to him. "YOU'RE TEN YEARS LATE, XENO!" She laughed fully, seeing the fox grin his normal toothy grin at her. "Heehee!"