Max Headroom: Twenty Minutes into the Future

Imaginos

[Author's Note: Christina Spencer, Kyle Cheviot and the concept of Alters was originally created by fanfic author christinaspencer

who is one of the best authors on . I'd like to thank her for allowing me to use her characters and concepts and

I hope I will do them justice in this story]

[Second Note: the concept of the Imaginos Story is credited to Blue Oyster Cult. And while I will not be using their lyrics, I am borrowing one of their heroes, so I felt that credit should be given where it is due.]

-CHAPTER ONE-

"Anything good in the pipelines?" Edison asked as he walked into Control on Monday morning.

"Live concert," Janie Crane called over to him.

"Oh?" Theora asked. "Where?"

Janie handed him a sheet of paper.

Edison studied the paper. "Imaginos. Tonight at Mind's Eye Theater. One Night Only."

"Who is this Imaginos?" he asked.

Theora looked up the name. "The only references I can find to the name Imaginos are in the lyrics of a couple of old songs from over twenty years ago."

"Nostalgia band," Edison guessed. "Still could be interesting. But why at Mind's Eye?"

"Well, it was an old movie theater," Theora suggested. "Maybe it's for the nostalgia."

"Could be," Edison said. "I just wish Bryce were still here. I bet he'd know about it."

"Are you suggesting I can't find things out, Mr. Carter?" Theora asked in mock-indignation.

"Nah," Edison told her. "I'm just worried about him. Ever since Peller started issuing his anti-alter propaganda on Network 23, Bryce and others like him have had to live in fear for their safety."

"If you want to attend Imaginos, you'd better get your tickets now." Janie told him. "They're selling out very quickly. The few Blanks who can read now are picking up the message and passing it along verbally to those who cannot. That's how I got the flyer I just showed you. It's gone way beyond the Fringes. Whatever it is, it's growing in popularity."

"Theora, get me a ticket," Edison requested.

"Done," Theora said a few minutes later as she handed him the ticket she'd printed out for him. "One ticket to Imaginos."