Nathan Pedde - Tokyo Tempest

“That’s fine,” Darren said.

“Keitaro will accompany you two to your father’s house,” Joben said.

Darren and Yuki gathered up their weapons. They pushed the bikes out of the Koban and into the street.

Keitaro followed with them on a bike of his own. Darren thought it was comical seeing a police officer on a bicycle. He didn’t let it show on his face, however.

“So you two rode all the way from Tokyo?” Keitaro asked.

“Yes,” Darren said.

“That must have been scary,” Keitaro said.

“Our experience has been a mix of terror and boredom,” Yuki said.

“Either we are bored waiting for something, or we are scared for our lives,” Darren said.

They pushed their way up the hill and near the top of it was a small driveway. The driveway was blocked off by a large wooden gate. The gate was built of plywood and lumber. The gate had a large padlock on it. Darren thought a swift kick with his foot could break the gate apart.

“I hope you have a key,” Darren asked Yuki.

Yuki pulled one out of her pocket and unlocked the gate.

They pushed their bikes up the driveway and into the yard. The cabin, as Yuki had called it was a two-story building built of stacked rocks and cedar wood. Large windows encased one side of the building, and let in a significant amount of sunlight that lit up the main areas of the house.

“This is the cabin?” Darren said, “It’s huge.”

“It looks big, but it isn’t,” Yuki said.

Keitaro walked around the cabin. One hand was on his handgun.

“You’re clear.” Keitaro said, “There’s no sign that any squatters have taken over this place.”

“Thank you,” Yuki said.

“A bit of advice.” Keitaro said, “Get cleaned up before you come to the village.”

Keitaro turned on his heels and left the house.

“Yuki,” Keitaro said, “Can you unlock the gate for me?”

Yuki nodded and left.

Darren walked around the house. Paintings and pictures adorned the walls. Darren saw a picture of Yuki, her dad, and a woman. Yuki looked young in the picture, and Darren assumed that the picture was one of her mom.

A few moments later, Yuki walked into the house and locked the door.

“We’re finally here,” Yuki said.

Darren walked over to her and embraced her.

“We are,” Darren said.

They held each other for a few moments.

“Now what?” Darren said.

“I’m not sure.” Yuki said, “I didn’t think this far in advance. I didn’t think we would make it here.”

Here ends the first book of the Culture Shock Series.

Book Two continues the struggle of Darren Cunningham as the temperature drops and volcanic winter sets in.

Volcanic Winter: Culture Shock Series Book Two .

Currently Forthcoming.

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Nathan Pedde was born in central British Columbia, Canada. He was apparently a relative many times removed of the Brothers Grimm. Living on Vancouver Island he has a wife and two kids. His wife is a visual artists with pieces in local exhibits. He works with his kids to work on Middle-Grade Fiction series.

Nathan began writing in the seventh grade writing an illustrated fairy-tale. He dabbled in it during High School, and started writing in college. Life got in the way and now fifteen years after high school, the serious writing began.

He has many novels written, and some of them are publishable. He plans on Indie publishing them as he completes them.

You can find him at his website at Peddehouse.comand he has a newsletterthat he posts when he releases new books.

Land of Ice and Ash Verse

Culture Shock Series

Tokyo Tempest (June 2018)

World of Agersolum

Felix the Swift Saga

Phantom Sorcerer (January 2018)

Under the Shadow of Giants (forthcoming)

Shattered Worlds Verse

Jovian Marines Saga

Behind Enemy Lines (forthcoming)

Fighting Mechas Saga

Long Way Home (forthcoming)

Children of the Shattered Worlds Verse

With Donald Pedde

Space Courier Series

Missile Attack (Febuary 2018)

Saboteur Confronted (forthcoming)

Fairies and Dragons

With Audrey Pedde

The Adventures of Evana Sweetland (March 2018)

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Tokyo Tempest: Culture Shock Series Book 1

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Cover art by Josh Thornbrugh

E-book version, 2018

ISBN: 978-0-9959846-3-9

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