Alright, so this story is a fanfic trade that I made with a user named -Beyond the Horizon-. She asked me for an Inception fanfic and I only hope that it pleases her. In addition to me writing her a fic, she is writing me a fic, which is turning out great so far. This fic will be atleast 10 chapters but I can probably punch out some more, depending on how the story develops. I hope you all enjoy. Please review!

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Kyra sits at a window pane, staring out onto the streets below her. They were bustling with people and cars. There was a lot of life in this world. Her hand was brought up to her chest, just below her collar bone. Her fingers clasped tightly around the heart shaped pendant on her necklace. She let go of the pendant, letting it hit her with a bit of force. She knew exactly what that meant.

Her blue eyes scanned the streets for her target, hoping to catch the woman quickly. Marlene Scotts, a middle-aged corporate exec, planning her next big move and she wanted to hit it big. Her competitor, Jackson Siegel, didn't want that to happen, for obvious reasons. His company Galaxy Corp. is one of the leading companies in robot technology. Ms. Scotts has been his competitor for years and now she's making some very impressive breakthroughs. Breakthroughs that threaten Galaxy Corps very existence. It's Kyra's job to find out what her plans are. Jackson just would love to get a hold of the blueprints.

If Mr. Siegel can use the blueprints that Marlene has created than he can steal her idea of revolutionary robot that could make him famous. Greed was definitely on this man's mind. Kyra was the first person he spoke to. To be honest, he wasn't sure that extracting was a big business. On the contrary, it was actually a pretty big business. It was illegal, and like drug dealers, there were a lot of extractors.

Kyra's brilliant blues picked up on a small woman, looking to be in her mid-40's making her way down the road. Seeing her face, Kyra knew it was her. Marlene was dressed in a very feminine pant suit. Shaking her head, Kyra moved from the window and out the door of the building she was in. She kept her piercing blue eyes locked onto this woman. As she walked, she had to think of a plan. A plan that would get this woman to tell her everything. She also hoped that this woman wasn't secretly trained and had defenders searching for Kyra. Extracting was always a risky job, that's why she made sure to carry a gun with her. It was currently concealed in a long, stylish coat, just in the event that she needed it.

Marlene stood across the street from her now, looking into a small window, admiring a lovely purple dress. Kyra watched her closely, seeing her cock her head to the side. "That's a very lovely dress." Marlene turned around after hearing the voice of Kyra ring in her ears. Marlene nodded slightly, giving Kyra a polite smile. "Yes, it is. Isn't it?" Kyra, returning the smile, nodded and extended her hand. "I'm Sara Browne. I spoke with your assistant…"

Thankfully, Kyra had done a bit of research before going into this job. She made the mistake, her first time extracting, of going in blind. She almost screwed up her entire program. This time, she was prepared. Ms. Scotts' assistant had set up a meeting with a woman named Sara Browne, a lead electrical engineer in Japan. Sara studied robots, in particular. From Kyra's research, she found out that Marlene Scotts wanted Sara Browne to make the robot.

"Oh yes, that's right. It's nice to meet you Sara." She slightly nodded. "Why don't we go speak somewhere more private?" She motioned for Kyra to follow her. Since Marlene had no idea what Sara looked like, Kyra was able to keep her on appearance.

They walked to a small outside café. Kyra and Marlene sat down and began to chat about the plans. It seemed to Kyra that this woman was going to be easy to break. "I really feel that this robot could revolutionize the way that people live today." Marlene let out a small laugh, as she held her coffee hand in her hand. "You know, it almost reminds me of that children's cartoon, The Jetsons." She laughed again, as she lightly shook her head. "You know, that robotic nanny?" Kyra joined in with her laughter and nodded. "Ah yes, I remember that. It's funny you mention that…that's actually what I was thinking." They both roared with laughter for a few moments. They looked like a pair of old friends, just shooting the breeze.

A few hours passed and Kyra had gotten all the information she needed. Waking up in the real world, she turned her head slowly to look at Marlene, who was sitting across from her, still in a slumber. Kyra looked to her left, seeing Arthur move to grab the dream machine. He smiled over at her. "You alright?" Kyra nodded, quickly standing up. "Yeah, I'm alright. Let's get out of here." They walked swiftly out of Marlene's office and out of the building. They needed to get back to their warehouse as soon as possible. Her employer was still waiting there.

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"…Did you get what I needed?" A man dressed in a black suit sat in a chair across from her. He was leaning back, his legs crossed. His jet black hair slicked back. He looked like the typical slime ball executive. Kyra nodded at him. "I did. I think you'll be pleasantly surprised." The man leaned forward, rummaging through his briefcase and pulling out a notebook. "Tell me everything." Opening to a clean page, he pressed his pencil to the paper, waiting for his treasured information.

Kyra began to weave the tale of what Marlene Scotts was planning on doing with the blueprints and what they contained. The man with the jet black hair just nodded and wrote. There was really no other communication from him. He basically wanted his information and to pay Kyra for her services. After all of his information was received, he stood up and handed Kyra a manila envelope. Kyra smiled up at him as she stood up and extended her hand. He nodded at her once and walked off quickly, leaving Arthur and Kyra staring at each other.

A smirk played at Arthur's lips as he shoved his hands into his pocket. "What a charmer." Kyra laughed and threw the envelope at him. Arthur bent over and picked it up. "Oh is this for me?"

"Oh, shut up." Kyra walked over to Arthur and lightly smacked his arm before taking the envelope from his grasp. Kyra opened the envelope and peeked inside. Her employer had delivered. Shoving a hand inside the envelope, she pulled out a large stack of money. Her employer promised her $20,000 for her services. It seemed to her that it was all there. Just to make sure, she would count it later.

"So Kyra, my friend Cobb is going to be stopping by in a few days. Care to meet him?" Kyra looked up at Arthur, confusion written on her face. Arthur just looked back into her eyes, his face not giving away too much information. The first idea that popped into Kyra's mind was that Cobb wanted to do another inception. Or maybe he just needed a bit of help with an extraction. The second reason seemed a bit far off to her, considering that Cobb was extremely skilled at extracting secrets from people.

Slightly cocking her head to the side, she nodded. "Sure. What for though?" Arthur turned and walked over to his work bench and grabbed a sheet of paper from it. He stood there for a moment before turning around and handing the paper to Kyra. "It's a job Cobb wants some help with." She was right. Cobb needed help. She sighed slightly. "Does this have to do with inception? Planting an idea into someone's mind?" Arthur nodded.

Kyra never believed in inception. Like Arthur, she didn't believe that you could plant an idea into someone's mind. She felt that if you planted an idea into someone's mind they would realize that it wasn't their own inspiration that created the idea, but rather that someone else fed them the idea. She knew that Cobb believe just the opposite. Cobb knew that inception was possible. Arthur even told Kyra that inception was possible, only after he witnessed it firsthand. Arthur told Kyra that Cobb pulled off an amazing inception job. He had planted an idea into a man's mind that his father, an oil tycoon, was disappointed that his son didn't follow in his own footsteps, but instead tried to follow in his fathers. Cobb completely flipped the tables on this man to get him to split up his company, so that Cobb's employer at the time wouldn't lose his company. Kyra definitely had to admit that Arthur's story was impressive but she still didn't think it was possible.

"Kyra… you can see for yourself, first hand, that inception is possible." Kyra folded her arms across her chest as she looked at Arthur. Her mind was racing. A part of her wanted to help Cobb, to really see if inception was possible. Another part of her wanted to stay out of it. If she remembered correctly, Arthur's journey with Cobb went into a three layered dream. If that was how inception needed to occur, Kyra wasn't so sure she wanted to take that risk. Especially if it meant that she could get stuck in limbo.

"I don't know, Arthur. It seems way too risky." Putting a hand to the back of his neck, he rubbed it lightly. "I agree it is risky. But it can be done." He looked over at her, his eyes pleading with her.

Kyra shook her head then sighed. "I'll have to think about it. What does he need me for anyways? I'm only an extractor."

"He's heard about you from me. He thinks you'd be a good investment." Arthur moved over to a chair and sat down, leaning back into it. "He also thinks that if you can complete a successful inception, that you'll be able to form your own teams and do more of them. Thus, making you more money." He laced his fingers together and placed his hands at the back of his head as he stared at Kyra. He studied her expressions carefully. Arthur knew that she didn't like the idea of inceptions, nor that she believed in them. Kyra slowly moved over to a chair across from him, staring at the floor. Her mind was working quickly. "Kyra…"

She looked up at Arthur and smiled. "Yeah okay. I'll see what I can do." A smile appeared on Arthur's face. He was hoping for a positive answer and thankfully he got one. "That's great. You won't be disappointed." Kyra shrugged her shoulders a bit and leaned back onto the chair, lying down. She could only hope at Arthur was right and that she wouldn't be disappointed.

As she lay there, Arthur worked on gathering some information on their target. Kyra couldn't shake the thoughts of the risks that she would be taking if she ended up really taking Cobb's offer. She basically just told Arthur 'yes' to get him off her back for a few moments while she sat down and truly thought about it. Was finding out if inception was possible really that important to her? She wasn't sure. She knew she wanted to meet Cobb. To her, he was almost like a legend. She secretly always wanted to learn something or two from him. Wanting to hone her skills as an extractor, to be as good as Cobb.

Kyra closed her eyes as she laid there and listened to his pencil scratch across the paper. This job was Cobb, still on her mind. No matter what she did she tried to think of a good reason not to do it. Sure, being stuck in limbo was a pretty scary thought but she was more concerned with paying for her schooling, her new apartment, her car, and miscellaneous spending. A manila envelope filled with $25,000 really wasn't going to last her too long, considering her college tuition is about $33,000. Working towards your MBA was expensive, she couldn't deny that.

It was settled. She was going to do this. She needed the money, not to mention the fact that she wanted to know if inception was truly possible. Of course those weren't the only reasons, but they were good enough reasons to make her go. "Arthur…I'll definitely do it."

Arthur smiled contently at his work desk as he kept writing. Something inside of him knew that she wouldn't pass up the opportunity. "I'll let Cobb know." Cobb was going to be thrilled to hear this news. He actually wanted to train Kyra, thinking that she was going to be the next great extractor. If he was able to convince her that inception was possible then she would be become even greater.

Kyra opened up her eyes and got off the lounge chair. Making her way over to Arthur, she placed hand onto Arthur's shoulder and smiled. "Hey it's getting late. I should take off. I'll see you tomorrow." Arthur swerved in his chair, letting Kyra bend down and give him a hug before she departed. Arthur watched as she walked out the door and waited a few moments. He picked up his cell phone and punched in Cobb's number. "…Cobb…it's me. She said she'll do it." Cobb voice rang through the phone as Arthur stood up and walked over to the window, looking down onto the street. Kyra was jogging across the street to her car, not wanting to hold up traffic. "No, no I didn't tell her about that. I just told her that you needed her help." Arthur felt a bit guilty at that moment, knowing that he had slightly lied to Kyra. "Yeah, I'll explain it to her in more depth when you come here. You know, that way you can try to persuade her. I'm afraid that she'll back out if I tell her." Cobb spoke to him again for a moment or so then Arthur said his goodbye and hung up the phone. He watched Kyra pull away and sighed slightly. Maybe this wasn't the best idea after all.