It was a very lustrous night in the streets of Las Vegas. The giddy laughter of provocative prostitutes and their mates crawled around the air. A pungent smell of alcoholic drinkers lumbering through the streets lingered. All of these were nothing, but where Ruby lived. She was used to such antics and knew it was all part of Las Vegas. A Disney Land for adults, as people say.
Ruby sat on the cold cement floor in a desolate alley way, warming up to a fire she produced by burning some spare wood she found laying around. Rubbing her hands together in attempt to keep warm while those with bundled up coats passed her on this chill November afternoon. Ruby was an average height girl with long, almost blood red like hair. Her eyes were a bright green color, like a newly mined emerald. Ruby's skin was white, but not pasty white.
Many drunkards, whores, and common folk alike passed by Ruby, paying no mind to her. However, one in particular struck her fancy. She was well dressed in fine wool and silk. Her scarf looked finely made from the wool of rarest animal, or just fake. The shirt and pants were made out of purest silk found in India and crafted by the master tailors in Germany. Her purse, which held a well pampered and polished Pomeranian, was made out of Crocodile scales and smoothed to feel like expensive leather.
Ruby watched the woman from afar and began to follow her without arousing much suspicion from the other citizens. She moved closer and pretended she was awed by the lights of Vegas. Finally, once she was close enough, she reached into the pocket of the rich woman and pulled out her wallet. As soon as it was removed Ruby retreated back to her abode. Once she was back home she opened the wallet and pulled out five one hundred dollar bills.
"Awesome! I scored this time!" She scoffed to herself, placing the money in her pants pocket.
"Hey you, Thief!" Boomed a cop approaching her alley.
"Shit!" She cursed under her breath as she ran off.
"Halt!" Screamed the cop, chasing after her.
Running as fast as she could, Ruby outran the cop. She smiled to herself and looked back to make sure that she had truly lost her purserer. However, she was not paying attention to where she was going and bumped into someone. She fell to the floor and yelled at the person she ran into.
"Hey dumbass! Watch where you go-" She slowly cut herself short as she figured out who she was looking at.
A man, with a medium build, was standing in from of her. His short, dark brown hair played in the wind and his mocking, dark blue playful eyes watched the woman. The man wore a police uniform and the badge of the LVPD on the left side of his chest.
"Hello Ruby. Nice to see you again sweetheart." He replied teasingly. Ruby remained on the floor, glaring up at her long time enemy.
"What the hell do you want James!?" She said with utter bitterness in her tone. James pulled her off the floor, but she pulled away as she rose. However James kept his grip on her right arm.

"Now now Ruby. Let us both be civil. I just came for the wallet you stole from Mistriss Pavola."
Ruby glared at the officer, trying to read his mind, but he was harder to read than a blank book. Not risking to anger James, she removed the wallet and placed it in James's hand. He nodded approvingly, placed it into his pocket and held his hand out again.
"What? I gave you the wallet."
"The money, Ruby dear." James said mockingly. Ruby cursed and placed the money into James's hand too.
"Can I go now?" Ruby growled irritably.
"No. Your under arrest for theivery."
"What! Ugh! This is seriously not happening!" James handcuffed Ruby's hands behind her back tightly, causing her to whince in pain. He placed her in the back of his squad car and then began to drive.

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About a half hour passed since Ruby's arrest. She and James were still driving to the police station. However, Ruby thought they were going to the station. The station though was only about two miles from her alley, it shouldn't have taken this long to arrive at the Police Station. Ruby glanced up at the rear view mirror and looked at James. James was also looking at her, he smiled which made Ruby scowl and look away.
"Hey James, where are we going?"
"To see a friend..." He replied, saying only that. Ruby knew James pretty well to an extent and she knew when James doesn't want to talk, he won't talk at all to anyone.
The drive continued for about another ten minutes before arriving to a desolate area in Vegas that was raher unfamiliar to Ruby. There was a tunnel, a distinctive futuristic tunnel, like in the movie Tron. Around the tunnel were tall buildings, as if they were guarding, or shielding the tunnel from tresspassers.
As James drove closer he began to slow down to a halt. Two men in black suits and red ties approached the car. One talked to James in a hushed voice that Ruby could not overhear, while the other inspected Ruby. Moments later James and the guard he was talking to laughed and waved him inside the tunnel. Like every other tunnel, it was dark and probably couldn't access any reception with a phone.
Soon a ray of light could be seen at the end of the tunnel. When James passed through it revealed a large white building with a grayish triangle-like symbol in the middle. Many of the people around the building where either wearing a white lab coat or a black suit and red tie. While James pulled around the back of the large building, Ruby watched in awe. James parked and exited his vehicle then pulled Ruby out.
"Where...Where are we James?"
"This, my dear Ruby, is Abstergo. Let's go." He said, forcing her inside the building. Inside the building itself was just as pristine as the outside. The men and lab coats and guard outfits were the same as well. James pulled Ruby towards an elevator and pressed the last button. James stood beside his prisoner firmly, but seemed to alleviate he grip on Ruby. He then pulled out a cigarette from his pocket and lit it.
"Since when do you smoke?"
"I only smoke when I'm stressed." He said puffing out a breath of smoke.
The elevator bell made a small, single ding and opened its door. Past the door was a single room that could be seen. A window could be seen and outside was the city of Vegas, only a small portion though. In the room itself was a single desk with files of paper and a laptop that had the same traingle symbol like the building. On the far left side was chair... or bed? It looked rather uncomfortable to sleep on. The bed was made out of, what looked like to be, metal. A blue light was drawn down in the middle. This device was unknown to Ruby.
By the desk, in a chair, sat a man who, unlike the others, was not dressed in formal wear. He had straight dark brown hair, pale looking eyes that seemed to stare right through you. He also had glasses. The strange man wore torn blue jeans and a white sweatshirt that said Indigo on it.
"Ah! Welcome! Welcome!" Spoke the strange man rising from his chair.
"James! Release her and come sit! You as well Ruby Gwindalin." He spoke in a cheerful tone. The man grabbed a bottle of Wine that read Cassanova on it and poured the substance into three wine glasses. James did not hesitate to refuse the strange man's orders out of fear. Ruby rubbed her wrists then apprehensively sat down across from the man and next to James.
"It is good to finally meet you Mz. Ruby. How was your trip? Not rough I hope. James here can be a trouble maker." Spoke the man with still complete happiness in his voice. James, however, said nothing, but continued to sip his wine.
"It was... okay. Who are you?"
"Ah! Where are my manners. My name is Lucas Ration. Mastermind, boss, supereviser, however you want to say it of this building." Spoke Lucas.
"And what is this place exactly?"
"This, Mistriss Ruby, is Abstergo."