First Encounter
Oh, that reminds me, Captain.
I heard this Journey member's a bit of a unique one.
But knowing you, Captain, I'm sure you'll get along just fine!
You can find her if you head to the address written on this note.
Then good luck, Captain.
So I went to the address Lisa gave me...
And ended up in a barren wasteland, with not a soul or even a single building in sight.
A Journey member out here...?
Suddenly, the ground began to shake, and I saw a thick cloud of dust rising in the distance.
Attention, all biker gangs! This is the NOA Public Security!
You're under arrest for track damage and speeding! Pull over immediately!
Boss! The town guards are on us! They're right behind!
Oh yeah?
So they managed to get bike hogs today, huh? Too bad they ride like total amateurs.
What should we do, boss?
On the road, we settle things with speed. That's how we roll.
Hell Saviors, full throttle!
Let's show those pigs how to really ride!
Yeah!
The Hell Saviors bikers and the town guards tear through the roads in a high-speed chase.
The problem is...
No way...
Are they coming straight at me?!
Boss! There's someone up ahead!
What?!
Move it, unless you're begging to get flattened!
The bike hogs were coming in fast.
Just when I thought it was too late to dodge...
Damn it!
My vision spun, and the next thing I knew, I was riding behind the girl leading the charge.
She must've swerved and grabbed me right before impact.
They've changed direction! After them!
W-wait, slow down!
The town guards oversteered and fell like dominoes.
Haha! That was one helluva drift, boss!
Save the flattery. I'm not ready to take on the Thorn Vine yet.
Hey, buddy. You still alive?
Did you just pull me out of that crash?
Hmph. Wasn't planning to.
I just don't want Dave hitting people—that's all.
Dave?
The one you're riding right now. Say hi.
Grrnk, grrnk.
Nice to meet you, Dave.
Grrnk, grrnk!
Looks like you're not shady after all.
Dave's got a nose like a bloodhound when it comes to creeps.
Name's Harley McCoy. Leader of the Hell Saviors.
So what were you doing out in the middle of nowhere?
You got yourself lost or something?
I came to find a Journey member.
Journey...? As in the one hosted by NOA?
Why would someone like that be way out here?
Oh, boss. We're the ones who got the invitation.
All the burly men following Harley raised their hands.
There had to be at least a hundred of them.
Haha, don't get the wrong idea. Only the boss got the invite.
Huh?
I'm not interested in some Journey crap. Go find someone else.
But boss, wouldn't it be a waste to pass up a rare opportunity?
The Journey's basically the top race across the whole continent!
A race...?
You push through trials and race all the way to the finish line off-road style!
If you conquer the Journey, everyone will call you the top rider, boss!
...That actually sounds kind of nice.
Hmm... All right. What the heck. Let's give it a shot.
Wouldn't feel right to let all that hype go to waste.
So, where's the starting line?
Right here.
Haha, great! Then let's rip straight through to NOA!
Hold on tight! I don't drive gently!
And just like that, the Journey with Harley McCoy began!