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Jewel Maidens - Chapter 12 - The Shark House

Night descended on Bayside as Willow arrived at the Shark House Coffee Shop an hour before her date with Dave Dreamer as she talks to the owner known as Gaz.

Gaz: Wow, you look amazing.
Willow: Save the flattery, I didn't think I'd have to go this far to recruit Dave Dreamer.
Gaz: He's a simple guy who will bend over backwards for a pretty face.
Willow: I'm into guys like Jason Momoa as Aquaman, Dave is more SpongeBob.
Gaz: At least he doesn't drive like SpongeBob.
Willow: I can't capture Montfort with just three drivers and I'm not good enough to be the fourth, our other drivers work in their own units and our secret weapon isn't old enough for a Metro license yet.
Gaz: I have my own team to worry about Willow, you can't recruit me.
Willow: Don't do this to me Cerulean Wizard!
Gaz: I'd rather you didn't say my other name in public.
Willow: And why not? You were the closest to defeating Blazing Rose back in the day and now you spend your days picking small races with easy achievements!
Gaz: If it were that simple, I'd jump back in the Astra immediately!

After an intense stalemate.

Gaz: I can only offer one driver from my team to act as the security driver, she's not very good right now but might come good later, the other three you'll have to recruit from smaller teams.
Willow: Raccoon Police Girl? Not sure what's more risky, recruiting her or asking my sister and I need eight to enter the teams cup.
Gaz: You're the fourth driver whether you like it or not Breezy Swallow.
Willow: Now you're using my other name in public.
Gaz: My name has weight and prestige, yours has barely had time to be noticed.
Willow: Touche, well I best go, Dave's waiting.
Gaz: Remember he did defeat the Montfort Beast and saved your life.
Willow: The Beast knew I was a Jewel Maiden, he feared me more than the other Dreamers.
Gaz: Pray he stays at the bottom of that Lake.

Willow left for the date.
Gaz just cleaned another mug.

Jewel Maidens - Chapter 11 - Dress Up Doll

Me and my sister have a bit of an odd relationship, if she's on the autism spectrum, it's a new form, to describe her behavior would take longer than Lord of the Rings and Hobbit combined, she's not the one I fear, nor the other Sonic Youth girls. It's my Mom.
"My beautiful girl!" Darla was glomped by a very beautiful middle aged woman.
"Mom, breasts, too big, can't breath" Mom and Darla's breasts were much more ample, explains why Willow was so terrified of her genetics.
Along with Darla and mom, the other female members of Sonic Youth along with my dad, my boss and my two teammates Jet Stream and Storm Fist, Jet Stream in a sulky mood.
One kidnapping to Gracies department store later, I was faced with a huge dressing room with stylist and makeup artist, Donnie had spent a lot on what is going to feel like a fashion show, everyone picked an outfit and I was setup for the catwalk, everyone picked a look so time to see what everyone picked.

Anais: you need to dazzle with feminine charm in this beautiful short chiffon dress.
Willow: I'm not really a teenager anymore, this would work fine at 16 but not a grown up adult, Anais still can't get a date but has at least found an ally in our resident edgelord driver.

Shakira: I would make a statement and go for a perfect evening gown.
Willow: The restaurant I'm going to isn't that fancy, saying that my figure just hugs this dress so well and the stylist works so well that I might return to this dress come BWI Gala.

Tabitha: I'd keep it simple, a regular long dress can really make a solid impression.
Willow: It's a little too casual and were not exactly in summer anymore, good on Tabby to go out her comfort zone.

Catalina: You need pure sex appeal to really apply those tattoos effectively, so I'd go for this leather corset ensemble.
Willow: I look like some biker babe, this really isn't good for the type of place I'm going to.

Mom: I really like this black halter style dress with nice loose lace fabric and a lace belt.
Willow: Well mom did manage to win New Zealand's finest Maori rugby player, her choice is honestly at the top right now.

Tilly: I don't know much about fashion, I like colourful things.
Willow: It's not bad but it shares the same problem as Tabitha's choice, too casual, wrong season.

Bunny: I would very much love to see you as a princess Miss Willow.
Willow: I'm really not into this and thankfully neither is Dave, but I can't be mad at Bunny, she's six and in line to Montfort's throne.

Ivana: My sources indicate that many males like goth girls.
Willow: I didn't have a goth phase but I look way too good as one.

Jewel: I'd rather give some colour to your everyday look, it's the best look for you.
Willow: Stop lusting over me, you're still under age, horny lesbian.

Milla: I believe I wore this once when presented to the Emperor.
Willow: I suit Cheongsam dresses way too well, probably a bit much for this date, what is Milla implying by "presented" to the Emperor.

Dad: I say break out your Maori and claim him like a boss.
Willow: No, I look like a pale Moana.

Donnie: Hohoho, all women are Queens and should be treated as such.
Willow: This isn't much different to Shakira's choice except with the big fake fur boa, saying that Donnie really misses his late wife.

Stormfist: I prefer something simple, something that makes them look smart.
Willow: I look like a secretary, but it got a like out of Tabby and that'll make up for it.

Jetstream: You don't need any of that fancy stuff, you look fine as you are.
Willow: I get what he was going for, but it's not come from a right mind set only jealousy that I'm not dating him.

Hyacinth: I'm sure this guy likes Race Queens and Grid Girls, one of those outfits should do it.
Willow: That brings back memories, I did a year as a Ford Motors Grid Girl in Bathurst Australia, probably shouldn't tell Dave that yet, there were bikini shots as well.

Darla: Behold, the noble bunny girl!
Willow: Darla! Take this seriously!

Darla: Loading serious mode, brrr brrrr brrrrr. Why not wear a simple white strapless dress with a corset fit? That's how I normally do it.
Willow: I love Darla but she can be so difficult but everyone except Jetstream agreed that it was the right dress.

In the end I chose Darla's dress, I also bought Mom's and Shakira's dresses as well, an old motto from the BWI is never underestimate the power of a dress, all the ones I've tried over the years, I'm really learning that lesson.

Jewel Maidens - Chapter 10 - BWI Women Are Not Easy

As Willow picked out something for her date with Dave, she reflects on how much the BWI (Bayside Womens Institute) had changed her from her rebellious tomboy form into such a stunning young woman.

Mom failed to get into the BWI and she said if she had daughters, she would hope they would get in, both me and Darla got in despite my reluctance and whatever brand of crazy Darla was on today, still can't believe she's a police officer and a better driver than me.
I didn't want to lose who I was, but the jewel inside me was changing me like puberty was making up for lost time, what was scarier was how rapid the changes were, barely an hour after defeating that Montfort beast, I went from rough tomboy to feminine, other than Cerulean Wizard who already knew (blasted weeb) and Dave Dreamer (who didn't know) the other Dreamers found out I was a girl, like I promised Wizard, I was going to come clean but BWI whisked me away for two years, probably a blessing as the Dreamers went their separate ways as well.
My history with other girls, plays like a villains back story, the cheerleaders wanted nothing to do with me, the rich found me repulsive, I stood out too much to be a nerd despite being smarter than them, not goth enough to join that crowd and I was too clean to be a bad girl, my Dad was not someone you wanted to piss off let's just say, I expected the same at the BWI but then I met Tabitha who was assigned as my roommate at the college, she shared an enthusiasm for tech similar to my enthusiasm for mechanics, it helps that her little brother has similar interests to me which turned out to be Jetstream, I would meet three other women to help form Sonic Youth, Catalina, Anais and Shakira, to call them friends would be a stretch but they took the time to help me get my metro license so they aren't all bad.
As for what I learned at the BWI, was pretty much what I expected but with a whole lot more, I was tested for etiquette, domestic skills and I had to learn ballroom dancing for my debutante ball that happens if I graduate, which I did and the photo of me in that ball gown takes pride of place next to my mom's wedding photo; so yeah, it was pretty much a princess academy as expected but then there's the other side of it, there were so many choices for courses and career paths that the moment I saw that "The Silence" was teaching motors and mechanics, I signed up instantly.
My whole deal with wearing white is a lesson from the mechanics that support silence, every good mechanic has spotless overalls.
For the longest time both me and Darla had given our mother a hard time, suppose we were both daddys girls, I wanted to play, I wanted to skate around, I wanted to build things; Darla had a new fascination every day, on the surface we didn't want to be girls; I wouldn't call it a gender identity crisis, we were just kids, we just wanted to have fun, I hated being left out the boys games for being a girl or being called weird for not liking dolls, pop stars, makeup or designing jewelry, the Dreamers would rescue me from a wretched childhood.
Two years in the BWI both changed and didn't change me, the idea of unlimited freedom of choice is part of the BWI commitment to each aspiring jewel maiden, when I wore that debutante dress, I was twirling for hours as if the fairy godmother had arrived to send me to the ball, yet I spent most of my two years covered in oil and grease
A few years later my gem matured and gave me my current look, my apprenticeship with the Silence ended and I was now a fully qualified mechanic.
Offers from every major team in Bayside came in, the reason I picked Sonic Youth was that it kept that Dreamers spirit, the team was made and funded by King Donnie, the eccentric CEO of Bayside's only car manufacturer, explains why most cars are imported as most of his money was made through tuning.
The team were a mixture of male and female of all types; along with Tabitha, his brother and his best friend, we had our own little team.
Jet Stream has asked me out a few times but he's such a cocky brat that I consider him the little brother I never had, Storm Fist is closer to my type but he's not very smart and struggles in a lot of social situations, I bully him alot but only because I know he's capable of a lot more and I would like him to one day finally confess his love to Tabitha.
I guess I do have a type I do like, definitely showing my Maori heritage, my type is rugged men built strong, well kept beards and numerous tattoos, well you've probably been in a mechanics office at some point, scantily clad bikini models posing next to super cars, my office was full of Jason Momoa; so when I decided to date Dave I kept asking myself why? If I had to answer, I wanted to thank him properly and maybe apologize for deceiving him all those years, I am painfully aware of BWI girls having a reputation for being too good for mortal men, it made dating difficult, you either have try hards who think they deserve you as a trophy or the nice ones staying away over fear that they could never date such a beautiful woman, I'm more worried that Dave would fall in the latter category, I stun locked him so much that I don't think he's on planet earth.
So I need this date to be perfect, I remember from what the other Dreamers said that Dave has a short attention span, so I reluctantly called the other girls in Sonic Youth over and....
"BIG SISTER!!!!!!"
My crazy sister Darla.

Jewel Maidens - Chapter 9 - After Midnight Cinderella

Close to midnight, a loan office lady finally starts getting ready to leave for the day, eyes tired, makeup ruined, hair messy, clothes coffee stained, fingers with snapped nails and broken high heels, this was Kyoka, an over worked office worker, finally stepping out the office and into her orange Mazda.
As she drove off, midnight was ready to chime, each one changing Kyoka.
The first chime fixed her makeup and added more lipstick.
The second chime restyled her hair into voluminous gentle hazel waves.
The third chime, her neck and ears glistened with bright diamond jewelry.
The forth chime, her hair sprouted beautiful red roses.
The fifth chime fixed her nails and encased them in the finest blue silk gloves.
The sixth chime, her business suit started to expand with fabric stretching it to breaking point.
The seventh chime, her suit burst into a beautiful blue and gold ball gown.
The eighth chime, she was no longer moving the wheel as her car interior became that of a royal coach.
The ninth chime, her car reformed into a fabulous golden pumpkin coach.
The tenth chime, the call of horses pulled the carriage.
The eleventh chime, a new driver took over the vehicle.
The twelfth chime, her heels hardened into sparkling glass slippers.
Kyoka had become Cinderella, escaping the ball as midnight chimed, speeding through the night passing all ongoing Metro battles including the battle between Zoe and Sujin, the presence of the pumpkin coach ending the battle immediately.
"Jansen wanted me to watch after midnight Cinderella?" Zoe wondered.
"That was the point, Kyoka has the most elegant race style on the metro, your pro experience will benefit from it" Jansen arriving.
"Well this is cramping my style, I'm out" Sujin set off quickly, neither her or Zoe won as Kyoka took the spoils, only the damaged Mustang remained of the battle.
To the public, all they see was a Mazda racing through the mountains, to racers and especially Jewel Maidens, they see Cinderella escaping the ball as midnight chimes, this was aura, and it's how Metro battles are settled, Zoe only knew the basic forms, she possessed no special forms, the thought of returning to the BWI for advice made her dread.
The morning after, Ramona received the news of Dave Dreamer leaving the team.
"So he's a man after all, I doubt you'd go far in such a third rate team but I'd like to see you try" Ramona her usual calm self.

Jewel Maidens - Chapter 8 - Territory Wars

After spending the night in Willow's spare room, Dave found himself in a race facility outside Montfort Forest, Willow promising to explain how the Metro really works over breakfast, Dave however was still absorbing the fact that Willow was female and very attractive, he took a photo discreetly and showed his chat room.

Dave Dreamer: I haven't been able to take my eyes off her, I even stayed in her spare room last night.
Cerulean Wizard: She's a BWI Jewel Maiden, you will not get another chance with another one of those, ask her out.
Jimbo Nix: Well there's still that Police Girl that stalks you.
Blood Raven: Go for it Dave, work your magic.
Jester of Malice: BWI girls are loaded you'll be set for life.
JonJ: Nah he only likes milfs, that's why he stays on the Helkin team.
Silent Viking:.......
Ascension Zero: I don't know, the Metro is going through a turf war, maybe back out while you can.
Hidden Ace: it'll be good experience for him.
A Partridge: Besides, she has the benefit of already knowing how you act.

"These night time drives are rough, how do you guys do this every night?" Willow yawning in her pajamas, not really caring if Dave is there or not.
The Metro Highway is open for racing from 9pm to 3am, anything outside those times are illegal, as priority is given to haulage traffic and commuters, this has kept harmony between the government and the racers but took a long time to sort out, wars were fought over territory split into nine different zones.
The west industrial zone is run by the Tifosi, ran by notorious racer Maria Rossi who previously attempted a coup on the Metro but was taken out by Blazing Rose.
The south west Mediterranean territory often called little Amalfi is run by the Helkin family, the oldest family in Bayside said to date back to the BC era.
The south old Bayside town is run by the race gods, a group of classic car enthusiasts with the skill to match, all pro circuits are here.
The south east Casino Town is run by the Shindo Dragons, a notorious Yakuza syndicate run by the equally notorious Kara Shindo.
The east tropical area is run by the Black Bulls; Misao Miura, an obsessive Lamborghini fan, forged a team made up of majority Chinese and Indian drivers, what she lacks in taste she makes up in diplomacy as she's the closest to the serving president.
The north east badlands are run by the Jade Viper syndicate, fairly new to the game, they are slowly building quite a territory equal to that of Mexico.
The north mountains are run by the Hijiri-Yamato alliance, two families united to recreate Japanese mountain living complete with down hill racing.
The north west Montfort forest is run by Blazing Rose herself, while unremarkable on the surface it does have access to Bayside's military and the Metro's fuel source.
This leaves central Bayside city run by the security force.
All nine territories are owned by a prominent female driver creating a Queen with knights dynamic.
In the last 24 hours, Blazing Rose announced her retirement creating a frenzy to claim her territory, this is bad news for Sonic Youth who setup shop in Montfort and would rather not deal with other leaders.
Dave is unique as he races in Montfort but races under the Helkin banner, Zoe's recent interaction with Blazing Rose has made the other Queens furious thinking that they are trying to take Montfort.

"So what's your rank, because your name has popped up alot lately" Willow asked.
"I have a rank?" Dave asked confused.
"You don't check your mail do you, you never change, you're a top ten driver right now, but because Ramona has you on her leash, people think you're trying to claim Blazing Rose's territory" Willow explained.
Dave still doesn't know if he can leave, the thought of upsetting Ramona and incurring the wrath of the Helkin family was too much to think about.
"I'll be your mechanic no strings attached but you must leave the Helkins and drive independently as a ronin, Sonic Youth has plenty of racing power so you won't be down on cars" Willow trying to use logic but Dave still wasn't sure.
Willow sighs and they says "I'll date you if you do this"
Dave sent the fastest text message ever quitting the Helkins on the spot.
"The things I do for my team" Willow putting on her bandana.