Twisted Friendship: An MLP story

Twisted Friendship: An MLP story

Chapter 3: Where am I?!?

Senshi's Narration:

Hearing the real story of Calypso gave me the creeps. A family man turned into a demonic entity with a sheer lust of death and destruction among the citizens of Los Angeles. All this time, this tournament was nothing more than a feeding frenzy for some demon named Minion and I was meant to be on the blue plate special this year.

Too bad for him...because I checked out before he even had me.

I should let everyone that I love to party...especially crashing one that night at Calypso Industries. With this disguise I have on, I have nothing to lose to get Stacy back. I thought this was a piece of cake.

...However, that night...

...it wasn't easy...

...even if I tell the cops on what occured that night...

...well, let's just say that...they could've just locked me away in the funny farm right about now...

The main streets of downtown LA were suffering from heavy traffic. Thousands of cars fill up the parking garages and pedestrians flood the sidewalk dressed in tuxedos and dresses. Spotlights illuminated the dark skies above Calypso Industries. Security guards and LAPD officers kept close watch as the party guests entered through the main doors while some of the authorities inspected the guests by checking ID cards and personal items like purses and bags. Photographers and journalists were given full access as they had to get interviews with the mayor of Los Angeles, Calypso Industries associates and workers; and the founder of the company Williams Sparks.

Two red limos and a white limo pulls up to the red carpet in front of the building with the white limo in the middle and the two reds in front and back. Both the red limos have a logo on the doors of a doll mask with blood splatter designs on it while the white has the initials of a K and S. The doors of the two red limos opened to reveal three women from each car who are wearing white, plastic doll masks, different colored biker suits, boots, and spikey colored hair. The gang is best known in Los Angeles as The Dolls, lead by their leader Krista Sparks aka Dollface, the daughter of Calypso. All six of them are carrying pistols for protection against anyone who tries to intervene and more important, their leader. One of the doll mask wearing women opened the white door of the limo and stepping out of the limo came Krista Sparks, dressed in a sparkling red evening gown with her pink hair tied up to a bun and carrying a pink boa around her neck. Photographers and journalist try to take pictures of her and asking questions but they are head back by the biker gang of girls as they escort their leader to the main doors of the building. As they go through the mob, they are greeted by the Captain of the security guards of Calypso Industries.

“Hello there, Ms. Krista Sparks.” Greeted the Captain. “You look lovely tonight.”

“Thank you.” Krista said not caring. “Where is my father? Is he upstairs in his office or on the dance floor?”

“I believe he's rather busy talking to someone named Mr. Ash and I don'...”

“Don't what?!? THAT I SHOULDN'T GO UP THERE AND SEE HIM?!?”

“Uhh..er...no ma'am. I was just saying that he's busy an...”

“I don't need you to tell me twice, Captain! Just go and bring my father down to the party. I have photographers to see and a speech to be made about my modeling career.”

“Ye..yes ma'am. I'll go look for him!”

The Captain left towards the main elevators to find Calypso while Krista Sparks and the Dolls headed to another elevator to go up towards the floor had the party.

Outside, security guards were too busy trying to keep the thousands of party guests under control as they pile in and cut lines to try to get inside Calypso Industries. The authorities, however, are unaware of a suspicious car passing by the building to a an underground parking garage of the Node Network, Inc. building next door. After paying the toll before the barrier, Senshi parks the Death Warrant near the entrance/exit of the garage and exits out of the car with his LAPD disguise on. He takes a deep breath and walks out of the garage to the sidewalk where he sees the huge crowd still trying to get into the party. This was an advantage he needs in order to get inside the building. With that many guests, there is no way the LAPD officers on duty see him enter but the security guards would be easy to fool.

Acting casually, Senshi walks towards the crowd undetected. He sees people pushing and shoving to get inside pass security as the men in white uniforms demand the crowd to stand back and let some people through. Meanwhile, the LAPD stood watch on the outside of the crowd, not evening Senshi inside of it. One couple, a husband and wife dressed in dark blue attire, continuously rant and yell at security for taking too long on checking ID cards.

“HOW LONG IS THE LINE?!?” The husband stormed at some security guards standing near the doors.. “WE'VE BEEN WAITING FOR FORTY-FIVE MINUTES?!? YOU KNOW HOW MUCH I'LL BE PAYING FOR MY PARKING FEE IF I WAITED FOR ANOTHER SIXTY?!? I HAVE VIP TICKETS FOR CRYING OUT LOUD!”

“Sir!” A security guard yelled back while still checking IDs. “We're doing the best we can now please be patient.”

“Honey!” The wife said to her lover. “We'll just look for an LAPD officer who can grant us access.”

The husband took a breather. “Alright, I'll look for one. Hang on.”

The husband looks among the crowd too see if there is any LAPD officer nearby. To his relief, he sees one trying to get through the crowd – Senshi Daniels!

“Excuse me, Officer!” The husband called out on a disguised Senshi. “Officer, we need you!”

Senshi sees the husband calling him and approaches the well groomed man. “Yes, sir! May I help you?”

“Pardon us, but my wife and I have VIP tickets to get access to the party up ahead. However, the security here is terrible and I hate waiting in line. Would you please escort us to the party upstairs?”

Hearing the man's request was just good enough for Senshi to have a warm smile formed on his face. “Of course, sir. I'll take you upstairs. Follow me.”

Senshi and the couple skipped ahead of of the line and large group of party guests to the main doors. A security guard sees Senshi coming with the couple and before he can say anything, he recognizes the LAPD uniform and badge that Senshi is wearing.

“Excuse me, fellow guard.” Senshi said to the security guard. “This couple here has VIP tickets to the party and want to skip ahead to the line. May I escort them to the party and where can I find it?”

“Sure.” The guard said. “It's on the 231st floor. You'll see the dance floor and lounge up there.”

Senshi tips his hat down and says, “Thank you,” to the guard while escorting the couple to one of the elevators of the building. Inside the elevator, Senshi pressed the 231st floor button and all three riders rode all the way up to their destination. It took nearly eight minutes to reach the floor that had the party and all three stepped out. The three of them can hear loud techno music being played on the right, where all of them can see the party and it's guests dancing the night way. A disco ball hangs above the multicolor dance floor and a wine bar can be seen where the guests can ask for drinks or better yet, the party has white clothed waiters serving the guests with trays filled with drinks and food.

“Thank you Officer...uhh...”The husband said clueless.

“Danie...er...Danny!” Senshi lied to make sure his cover isn't blown. “Officer Danny, at your service.”

“Well, Officer Danny. I hope you have a good night and keep up the good work on your job.”

“As always, sir! You two have a nice night as well.”

The couple walks away from Senshi as they go to the party. The fake LAPD cop turns away to go back in the elevator and pushes the 230th floor button, where Calypso's office is. However, the elevator that he used went down the 229th floor below and he had to wait patiently. He did not have time to go to another elevator since the other elevators were far down below and picking up more guests for the party. Just then, the same elevator came right back up and opened it's doors. Senshi witness the doors open to reveal – Krista Sparks! With his eyes bulged and a look of fear, he took a step back, hoping Krista does not become suspicious.

“What are you doing here?” Krista asked a frieghtened Senshi in disguise.

Senshi began to fumble with his words.”I...uh...uh...I was...ju...just going down to the Security office!”

“For what? WHAT BUSINESS DO YOU HAVE UP HERE?!? YOU SHOULD BE PATROLLING DOWNSTAIRS IN THE LOBBY, YOU IDOIT!”

“Ma'am...I mean...Ms. Krista Sparks. I had to come up here and drop off a couple who had VIP tickets because they've been very impatient outside and asked me to bring them up here for the party.”

“So if you're done up here, GET YOUR ASS DOWNSTAIRS IN THE LOBBY AND DO YOUR JOB! THIS PARTY IS MEANT FOR MY FATHER, HIS COMPANY, AND ME! Now if you excuse me, I have photographers to meet!”

“Ye...yes, ma'am.”

Senshi goes into the elevator and presses the 230th floor button while taking a sigh of relief from meeting Calypso's daughter. The elevator doors closed and down he went to the same floor he went to just earlier the day when he met the creator of Twisted Metal. However, he did remember that that floor has a Security Office and maybe the same exact security guards that kicked him out of the building when he yelled at Calypso for not giving him what he wanted.

The doors opened to the 230th floor and Senshi enters the hallway that leads to Calypso's office. To his extent of good luck, there are no security guards in front of Calypso's office and the Security Office is vacant. The stock car exits out of the elevator and quietly sneaks  to the door. As he gets closer, he can hear voices coming through it. He places an ear to the door and listens closely. Behind the door, he can hear two males talking though one of them is Calypso's voice, the other is unknown to him as he continues to hear.

“...I'm telling you this, Calypso.” Said an unknown male voice. “The master is not pleased on how you failed your assignment to capture the current winner's soul. If he had wished for revenge on someone that he knew personally and killed him or her, it would make a difference and he'll be delighted to have that poor individual's soul than the one who won your contest.”

“I am aware of what I am doing, Mr. Ash.” Calypso said. “You can let Minion know in next year's tournament, I will make sure Mr. Senshi Daniels will see his sister in the other world. Then, I'll give Minion two souls for the price of one. Though, I just got to let Senshi win somehow. However, I will regret it if I do because some of the other drivers will try to get in his way. No, wait a minute! I meant to say...my way. It's my tournament, yes? It's my creation and I decide that Senshi Daniels will win so he can perish before he stands before me and if he does not like it, he can shove it where the sun doesn't shine.”

“...Fuck you!” Senshi whispered behind the door as he continues to listen to the conversation.

“Well, I'm very impressed.” Mr. Ash said to well groomed demon. “I'll let the master know ahead of time. Now, let's go upstairs for your evening of celebration. Your daughter must be waiting for you.”

“Indeed.” Calypso replied. “Before we go, I must do something real quick.”

Though he couldn't see it, Senshi heard the sound of what be a cupboard or drawer being opened and closed as if Calypso either took out or put away something. Whatever it is, he just hopes it is the ring he's putting away. He just hopes!

“Why are you putting that away, Calypso?” Mr. Ash said with concern. “You should bring it with you to the party to make yourself look...smashing.”

“There are tons of idiots in that party that will try to steal it.” Calypso replied. “It's very valuable and if Minion finds out that it's missing...imagine the agony I'll be going through in hell. I surely don't want to imagine myself getting whipped and bound with chains as scream for mercy. Now, let's get a move on, shall we?”

Senshi heard the sound of footsteps approaching the door. Trying not to panic, he thought very quickly and bolted to the meeting room right next door. There was no one inside the meeting but complete darkness and he hid in the shadows to make sure Calypso and this “Mr. Ash” does not seem to notice anything. He heard Calypso's door opening and closing and the sound of several footsteps walking towards the elevator. Senshi peaks out the door slightly to get a glimpse of the two men entering the elevator with their backs turned. He backs away to the darkness to make sure none of them saw his head peering out the door of the meeting room. Senshi heard the elevator doors closed and up it went to the party room.

The coast was clear and it was time for a little visit to the office. Senshi quietly walks to Calypso's office and opens the door. There was no one inside the room except him. He began to inspect Calypso's desk since it has three drawers on each side. He opens the top left and found nothing but paperwork. He checks the second and found folders. The bottom one had nothing. He tries the right drawers and found inside the top drawer some pens and a notepad. He opens the middle and the bottom and found nothing at all. This is getting frustrating but he had to keep checking other drawers. The wine cabinet and trophy case have drawers but once inspecting those two areas, they both have nothing but useless items. Where could the ring be at? He thought for a moment and came up with some sort of answer. Right on top of Calypso's desk is his huge book that he remembered earlier the day when he came to the office. He has a hunch that it's in there. He approaches the desk once more, opens the book, and to his astonishment, found the golden ring that Calypso wears on his pinky finger inside the of it in small opening of the first page to the next nine pages.

“Bingo!” Senshi whispered as he takes the ring out of the book. “Now to get out of here.”

Senshi walks towards the office doors and opens it. He steps out but stops dead in his tracks as he saw in front of him – two LAPD officers! The two officers saw Senshi and drew their guns at him.

“Hold it right there!” One of the officers said.

Senshi got scared and ran the opposite direction of the hallway to the right. The officers gave chase and saw Senshi approaching a different set of elevators. Senshi frantically presses the 1st floor button to get the elevator but noticed the two LAPD officers coming up to him. With no other choice, the stock car driver decides to defend himself and gets in a fighting position. One of the officer approaches him and Senshi delivers a round house kick to the face while giving his partner a right jab to the gut, followed by a knee to the face and a swinging elbow smash to the jaw; knocking one officer down. The first one gets back up and fights back by swinging a left but gets countered when Senshi grabs his arm and does an over the head arm drag to the floor. He finishes him off but delivering a foot stomp to the cranium, knocking out the officer. When the fight was over, the elevator finally made it to the 230th floor and Senshi steps in. He presses the 1st floor key and down he goes.

“...So you beat up two officers after you took Calypso's ring?” Det. Hoss questioned.

“Yeah!” Senshi replied. “It felt really good since the last time I've been in a fight at the race track against some idiot who P.I.T me before the final lap.”

“So that's another thing that's added to your list of charges as we speak.”

“Be glad it wasn't a homicide, detective.”

“Mr. Daniels!” Det. Cade said. “After you stole the ring, how did you escape?”

“I'm glad you asked that.” Senshi said smirking. “As soon as I headed downstairs to the ground floor,  I walked out the door while saying 'have a nice night' to the guards...until word broke out about what I just did...”

Senshi ran to the underground parking lot of the Node Network building and got into his car. He takes out his car keys, turns his car on, and drives out of the parking lot at top speed while breaking the toll barrier. In the streets, he can hear the sound of police sirens approaching from every intersection of the streets of LA. He drove down one intersection and saw a roadblock of LAPD cruisers blocking his path. He wish to use his guns but for the fact that there are people on the sidewalks at this time of night, he decides not to. He took an alternate route and goes down an alleyway while a police unit gave chase. Coming out of the intersection, Senshi drifts left avoiding a street of traffic and drives on the right side of the street. The police unit comes out of the same alleyway but gets struck by a delivery truck going the opposite the direction. Thankfully, no one was hurt in the crash except the police car is totaled.

Senshi pushes the accelerator to the floor and travels at 55 MPH as he avoids more cars while locating the exit ramp to the highway. Two more police units follow behind as Senshi continues to drive. The stock car driver turns left to another part of downtown LA but gets another roadblock preventing his escape. He switches gears and pushes his car into reverse but the two police units spun around, blocking his way. He is trapped!

“THIS IS THE LAPD!” Said an officer on a megaphone. “STEP OUT OF THE CAR AND COME OUT WITH YOUR HANDS UP!!!”

Before anything can happen, a black limo pulls up behind the blockade of police officers. The officers recognize the limo with the Calypso Industries logo on it as it pulls up. The back passenger door opens and out comes an unexpected surprise guest – Calypso! The well dressed demon motions the officer with the megaphone to hand over it over so he can talk to Senshi.

“Senshi Daniels!” Calypso said on the megaphone. “I know your in there...and you have my ring! Turn off your vehicle and surrender right now! If you do, I'll drop all charges against you. Well...except impersonating an officer, assault, and trespassing.”

Senshi steps out of the Death Warrant, still in his LAPD disguise, and calls back at Calypso.

“Surrender?!?” Senshi questioned. “You think I'm that dumb enough to fall for that, Sparks?!? I'm not going to give you back your ring! I'll give it to you until you tell me exactly the real story about my sister!”

“Like I said Senshi: she's alive! Now hand over the ring!”

“NO! IF YOU WANT THE RING, YOU BETTER COME GET IT BECAUSE I'M GOING TO DO THE IMPOSSIBLE!”

“DON'T EVEN THINK ABOUT IT, DANIELS! GIVE ME THE RING OR I'LL TELL THESE OFFICERS TO SHOOT YOU!”

“SHOOT ME IF YOU WANT...”

Senshi gets back in his Death Warrant and puts the ring on his pinky finger. “...BECAUSE I'M GOING TO WISH THAT I GO TO WHERE MY SISTER IS NOW!.”

Calypso had reached his anger limit and commands the police to shoot him immediately. The cops began to fire as Senshi dodges the bullet by crouching underneath the steering wheel as he turns the car on and begins to drive away to an another alleyway. BANG! A bullet struck Senshi through the right shoulder blade and he yells in pain as he drives away.

“Ah, FUCK!” Senshi cried. “RRRR, I can't die at a place like...AAAAAHHHH!!!!”

Senshi was caught off when suddenly out of nowhere, a bright flash of light blew in front of his car. It was so bright like the sun up close that he covered his eyes with his blood soaked hands but still kept his foot on the gas pedal. When the light faded away, Senshi can feel his Death Warrant driving on muddy, gravel road. Before he can guess where he is at, he sees a tree coming up to him. CRASH! His Death Warrant struck a tree and his face collides with the the top handle of the steering wheel, adding more severe pain.

Trying to ignore the pain, the stock car driver began to focus his blurry vision to find out where he's at. He opens the door, with his right hand holding onto the bullet wound and limping out of the car while his other hand held onto the car's roof. The stock car driver's first clue is that he's in a forested area since there are a lot of trees. He can see white smoke billowing out of the hood of Death Warrant and the front windshield smashed. The car is totaled for good and can't be driven in this condition.

However, what doesn't make any sense aside from the flash of light from nowhere was the time of day. As Senshi remembered before the crash, it was night time in Los Angeles but now it's daytime already. How did time fly so fast like this? What kind of forested area is this? It sure isn't Redwood for one thing. The ground is all covered with dirt, mud, and several bushes surrounding his environment but after gathering all this information, it all comes to question: where is he?

Badly injured and in need of medical help, Senshi walks north to an open path of the forest while still limping and holding onto his badly injured arm. The pain was getting worse and he can feel the blood still gushing out of his shoulder. It was too much to handle that he fell to his knees and lands face first onto the dirt road.

“Oh god, help me!” Senshi groaned in pain. “Help...me!”

He started to lose consciousness as his body began to feel numb. Before he felt himself blackout, he heard the sound footsteps approaching. However, these weren't the sounds of footsteps. They sounded like hooves from a horse. A horseback rider in the middle of nowhere on a camping trip or could it be a park ranger? He doesn't know what to think but he heard the hoovesteps coming close to him.

“Oh my goodness!” Said a young, innocent feminine voice to Senshi. “Ar...are you...okay?”

Before Senshi can answer, he began to blackout before muttering his last words. “Help...me...please...need...doctor...”

“Ye...Yes...I'll go get help. Don't worry, just hold on, sir. I'll go and get my friends.”

The sound of galloping hoovestep darted off to the distance as Senshi remained on the ground bleeding to death.

Senshi's Narration:

I didn't want to die that day. I came as close to knowing the truth and I wasn't getting to let some bullet wound get the best of me.

I was out cold...still bleeding...still numb...

...still confused at that time...

I don't know where I was. All I know is that I'm in some forested area where everything is all colorful. Birds were singing and bees were humming in a happy way. The air was fresh, the clouds were filled with rainbows, the smell of fresh apples growing in apple trees, and a flock of butterflies zipping by my body.

Was I dreaming? Was I imagining things?

Nah! This was just only the beginning...