"We'd like a room for the night please."
The night clerk accepted the credcard and gave the man his key and card without looking up from his solitaire game. If he had looked up, he would have seen a young man, about 25, helping an exhausted girl walk to the elevator.
Ro had fallen asleep on the ride up to the room. Zee had a difficult time maneuvering both the key and not waking his friend. Finally he managed to get the door open. 'This place really is not that horrible.' Zee thought.
Pulling back the comforter, Zee quickly scanned the bed for anything that could hurt Ro or cause her any discomfort. Finding none he gently placed her on the bed and removed her shoes before covering her up.
Like every night, Zee sat down in a nearby chair and powered down for the night, making sure to keep his "snoring" as quiet as possible. Ro rolled in her sleep to find a more comfortable position. In doing this, she fell off the bed. She got up off the floor mentally yelling at herself for doing something like that. Slowly she looked around the room. The first thing that she noticed was that she was in a hotel room. She vaguely remembered Zee driving around.
'Zee!' The room was pitch black so Ro listened for any sign of her friend but heard none. "He did it, he left me here to keep me safe." The tears rolled down her face unbidden. She sat there on the floor, sobbing gently.
Upon hearing a unidentified sound in the room, Zeta's optic units activated. The first thing he did was look to see if Ro was all right. He was surprised to see that she wasn't in the bed. He slowly got up from the chair and saw her curled up on the floor crying. Figuring she was having a bad dream, he picked her up to put her back in bed.
Ro was in her own, miserable world when she felt herself being lifted into the air. She opened her eyes to see Zeta lifting her up. She threw her arms around him. He seemed shocked, or as shocked as a synthoid could be, that she did this. "I thought that you had left me alone," she whispered.
"You fell asleep in the lobby so I carried you here. You must have had a nightmare."
"Zee."
"Yes?"
"Promise that you'll never leave me."
"Ro, I cannot make such a promise."
"Please."
"I will never leave you Ro."
'After last night this is more like it, a normal day.' Ro and Zee were once again running across rooftops. Ro risked a quick glance over her shoulder. She saw someone coming after them, coming and gaining. She looked forward again just in time to see her escape route cut off. The distance to the next building was to far for even Zee to reach.
Ro started to slide on the tarpaper which was slick with morning dew. Luckily Zee managed to grab her just in time. Zee hugged her tightly. "This is where we part, Ro. It is too dangerous for you. Goodbye." Zee gently pushed her away and stood up. The masked figure raised his blaster and fired.
Zee stood there ready to take the shot and let Ro live freely, even if it was without him. He heard a grunt and saw Ro standing at the edge of the roof grasping her stomach. "Zee."
Zee ran to the edge of the building. He was almost there when she fell. "Ro!!!"
Testing the new hovercar, Mina was just about to turn around and make the report when she heard the gun shot. Throwing the car into reverse she sped down an alley.
"Ro!!!"
Mina saw someone fall off of the roof. "Well, time to try this out."
Zee was in shock, someone had shot Ro. It seemed so illogical to him. HE was the one that they wanted, not her. He turned to confront the gunman only to find that he was alone on the roof.
There seemed only one thing to do. Zee jumped off the roof to try and catch his friend.
The night clerk accepted the credcard and gave the man his key and card without looking up from his solitaire game. If he had looked up, he would have seen a young man, about 25, helping an exhausted girl walk to the elevator.
Ro had fallen asleep on the ride up to the room. Zee had a difficult time maneuvering both the key and not waking his friend. Finally he managed to get the door open. 'This place really is not that horrible.' Zee thought.
Pulling back the comforter, Zee quickly scanned the bed for anything that could hurt Ro or cause her any discomfort. Finding none he gently placed her on the bed and removed her shoes before covering her up.
Like every night, Zee sat down in a nearby chair and powered down for the night, making sure to keep his "snoring" as quiet as possible. Ro rolled in her sleep to find a more comfortable position. In doing this, she fell off the bed. She got up off the floor mentally yelling at herself for doing something like that. Slowly she looked around the room. The first thing that she noticed was that she was in a hotel room. She vaguely remembered Zee driving around.
'Zee!' The room was pitch black so Ro listened for any sign of her friend but heard none. "He did it, he left me here to keep me safe." The tears rolled down her face unbidden. She sat there on the floor, sobbing gently.
Upon hearing a unidentified sound in the room, Zeta's optic units activated. The first thing he did was look to see if Ro was all right. He was surprised to see that she wasn't in the bed. He slowly got up from the chair and saw her curled up on the floor crying. Figuring she was having a bad dream, he picked her up to put her back in bed.
Ro was in her own, miserable world when she felt herself being lifted into the air. She opened her eyes to see Zeta lifting her up. She threw her arms around him. He seemed shocked, or as shocked as a synthoid could be, that she did this. "I thought that you had left me alone," she whispered.
"You fell asleep in the lobby so I carried you here. You must have had a nightmare."
"Zee."
"Yes?"
"Promise that you'll never leave me."
"Ro, I cannot make such a promise."
"Please."
"I will never leave you Ro."
'After last night this is more like it, a normal day.' Ro and Zee were once again running across rooftops. Ro risked a quick glance over her shoulder. She saw someone coming after them, coming and gaining. She looked forward again just in time to see her escape route cut off. The distance to the next building was to far for even Zee to reach.
Ro started to slide on the tarpaper which was slick with morning dew. Luckily Zee managed to grab her just in time. Zee hugged her tightly. "This is where we part, Ro. It is too dangerous for you. Goodbye." Zee gently pushed her away and stood up. The masked figure raised his blaster and fired.
Zee stood there ready to take the shot and let Ro live freely, even if it was without him. He heard a grunt and saw Ro standing at the edge of the roof grasping her stomach. "Zee."
Zee ran to the edge of the building. He was almost there when she fell. "Ro!!!"
Testing the new hovercar, Mina was just about to turn around and make the report when she heard the gun shot. Throwing the car into reverse she sped down an alley.
"Ro!!!"
Mina saw someone fall off of the roof. "Well, time to try this out."
Zee was in shock, someone had shot Ro. It seemed so illogical to him. HE was the one that they wanted, not her. He turned to confront the gunman only to find that he was alone on the roof.
There seemed only one thing to do. Zee jumped off the roof to try and catch his friend.