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"My name is Zeta, I was built to destroy. I will not destroy anymore!"-Zee/Zeta
"We'll get you your freedom Zee, I know it!"-Ro Rowen
The MJ project, Chapter 1
"Ugh..." I groaned, the last thing I remember was being in Ms. Marshall's History Class. "Where am I?" I asked aloud waking up to find myself in an alley way. I looked down and grimaced, my clothes were a complete mess. My blue, short-sleeved sweatshirt that was on top of my black long sleeved shirt was covered in dirt, my blue jeans had a rip in the right knee, and my white sneakers were beat up.
"Hey, lookie here guys." some dude with long red hair said to his ugly friends,"Some kid in our territory." His friends smirked. One guy with a shaved head began to punch his fist into his left hand.
"You know what we do to trespassers?" I stayed silent. "We kill them!" they ran at me, I shut my eyes for the impact when all of a sudden, silence came. I heard the jerks groan and I peeked open my light brown eyes.
"Are you Ok?" a very familiar voice asked. "You-you're..." I stuttered, I couldn't believe my eyes. There, standing before me, were two of my favorite cartoon characters,"Zeta and Ro..." I whispered.
The silence was very awkward, Ro stared at me with shocked blue eyes, Zee had a befuddled look on his holographic face. "Who are you, how do you know us?" Ro questioned. I sat up and dusted of my pants.
"I'm not sure how I got here, my names Maddie June. Call me MJ. I know you because, you won't believe me, but you guys aren't real. You're both fictional characters produced by Warner Bros. Production. You first appeared during a pilot episode of Batman Beyond, again, fictional show. You want to be free from killing but Agent James Bennett doesn't believe you can be peaceful, he thinks that you were reprogrammed by a terrorist group called Brother's Day. Therefore, you are on a mission to find Dr. Eli Selig so that he can clear your name, he is your creator and the reason why you are a peaceful robot. Rosalie Rowen, or Ro, has accompanied you on your mission for freedom." I stopped and caught my breath
They stared a me with wide eyes, Ro busted out laughing after the small silence,"Yeah, right, fictional!" the blond gasped out, Zeta looked at her confused,"But Ro, she just explained to us our mission." "Pssh, she probably got that off the Net." "Yeah, sure, 'cuz the Net has everything." I said in sarcasm, rolling my eyes and crossing my arms over my chest. Ro glared at me.
"If what you say is true, then how did you get here?" Zeta asked,"I told you, I don't know." "Well, it's not our business." Ro brushed me off, starting to walk away. "I know where your brother is." I said.
She stopped and turned to me. "All right, you have my attention." I smirked inwardly,"First, I want to join you in your mission." "No way," I cut her off,"No deal, no info." She growled, Zee cut in,"We can't allow you to come, it's to dangerous."
"And I quote,'I have nowhere else to go, that's dangerous'." I stated, using the line Ro used in Episode 1. She gaped at me then smirked,"I like her, MJ, this could be the start of a beautiful friendship." She put her arm around me, leaving the Infiltration Unit to be confused.
"First thing's first, you need a new look." my new blond friend said, studying my appearance. Zee finally agreed to let me join the team, although very reluctant at first.
I walked out of the dressing room wearing a white fitted, long-sleeved shirt under a sleeveless blue zip up vest with a hood, tight fitting jeans and black and white basketball sneakers. My shoulder length, blackish brown hair, that was frizzy earlier, was now straight and silky and tied in a low ponytail with the bangs framing my slightly tanned face.
Zee paid for my new look which cost 38 credits and escorted Ro and I out. "Thank you." I said gratefully. "Hey, you're part of the family now." Ro smiled. "Oh, that reminds me, your brother is in Golden Burg, you know, the place with the Trollis? He works as a reporter, goes by the name Casey McCurdy." I said.
"McCurdy?" Ro questioned,"Something about having a great foster mom." I shrugged,"Golden Burg, that's on the other side of the country." Zee said, processing the map and GPS system into his mechanical mind.
Ro smirked,"It's better then nothing, in the mean time, let's get more info on Dr. Selig." Zee nodded.
I strapped myself into the red hover car, Ro and Zee mimicked my movements and drove off to the next city,"Ground Wire?" "One in every town." I smiled.
Looks like adventure has finally made its landing into my life. Just, not the way I expected.
Review! Oh, and in the next chapter, I get myself familiar with the future.