Armitage III: New Genesis
Chapter 2 Night on the Town
(St. Lowell Apartments-Oldman Residence)
Time: 3:45 pm
"Ross is not going to like this" said Naomi twiddling her thumbs.
"Naomi I'm home" said Ross walking through the door.
"Hey Ross, seen the morning paper?" asked Naomi kissing her husband on the cheek.
"Ya and I'm a bit confused" said Ross in a sigh.
"Trust me it's not me, if it was me I'd tell you before it hit the papers" explained Naomi.
"If that's the case then who is this?" asked Ross holding the paper in his hand.
"I don't know but I do know one way for us to find out" said Naomi slyly smiling at Ross.
"We gave up that life remember" said Ross looking at Naomi with a slight smile and a raised eyebrow.
"Don't worry we won't be fighting, this is purely reconnaissance" said Naomi running her hands across Ross's chest.
"Fine we'll leave at nightfall" said Ross giving in as Yoko walked through the door.
"Hey guys I'm home" said Yoko.
"Hello sweetie how was school?" asked Naomi.
"Eventful, I've got both an Algebra Test and the Gymnastics Competition on Thursday so if you need me I'll be in my room" said Yoko hugging her mom and kissing her dad on the cheek then went up to her room.
"I swear everyday I'm seeing more of you in our daughter Naomi" said Ross smiling.
"Question is, is that a good thing?" asked Naomi.
(Martian Development Foundation-Parking Garage)
Time: 8:00 pm
*Terrorists Van*
"Boss the bombs have been planted in the lab as you ordered" said a terrorist thug.
"Then let's start the fireworks" said the terrorist leader pushing a button on the van's computer console.
(Martian Development Foundation-Project Genesis Lab)
ALERT ALERT ALERT HIGHLY EXPLOSIVE MATERIAL DETECTED EVACUATE IMMEDIATELY
"Activate the explosive shielding!" ordered a scientist.
"Yes sir" said a Lab Tech pushing a variety of buttons on a control panel shielding the Genesis Device in a protective metallic coating.
"Let's get out of here!" yelled every scientist and lab tech as they left to a secure location away from the blast zone.
(Martian Development Foundation-Parking Garage)
*Terrorists Van*
"3…2…1" said the terrorist leader as the lab exploded in a sea of fire and dust.
(Martian Development Foundation-Chairman's Office)
"Sir the Genesis Device has been protected but we lost a good half of our science staff and the lab itself has been utterly destroyed" explained a bodyguard.
"They struck much sooner than I thought, gather the remaining members of the science staff together and contact Naomi and Ross tomorrow, I want to get this done before news of what we've created leaks out too much" ordered Fredrick O'Hara.
(St. Lowell City Slums)
Time: 11:00 pm
"You see anything or anyone Naomi because I'm clear on this end" said Ross over a wirelessradio while carefully observing the alleyways and streets littered with suit wearing mobsters.
"Nothing on this end either wait scratch that I see some activity in my area stand by for battle analysis dear" said Naomi on top of a rooftop while activating a special viewing recorder function on her visor.
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"All right guys let's finish this transaction before she shows up" said a mobster trading briefcases with a few others.
"Before who shows up?" called out a female voice.
"Where are you bitch?" yelled out one of the mobsters as they all took out there guns.
"Boo" said the mysterious vigilante as she punched one of the mobsters then flipped backwards into the shadows as the others started firing.
"Didn't your mothers ever teach you never to harm a lady" said the vigilante as she reappeared, performed a handstand and kicked every one of them away right into a wall knocking them out then disappeared back into the shadows.
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"It can't be" said Naomi in disbelief as she turned off her visor and took it off.
"Naomi…Naomi what's wrong?" asked Ross over the wireless radio.
"Ross we're done here lets go home, I'll explain everything from there" said Naomi.
"Right" said Ross leaving while Naomi did the same.
"What the hell have you been doing…Yoko" thought Naomi.
(St. Lowell Apartments-Oldman Residence)
Time: 12:00 am
"So why so ominous about this Naomi?" asked Ross seeing his wife connect her visor and the family video camera to a video monitor and turned it on.
"Take a look this is the footage I captured with my visor of the fight in the alleyway and this is video footage we took of Yoko's first High School Gymnastics competition" said Naomi switching between her visor and the family video camera.
"The moves are nearly identical" said Ross now wide eyed.
"You weren't wrong when you said Yoko was becoming more like me Ross because this time it's true" said Naomi turning everything off.
"Backup here Naomi there's a few slight flaws in this theory of yours if Yoko is this mysterious vigilante then why hasn't your old outfit gone missing? and more to the point wouldn't she have gotten home at the exact same time we did?" asked Ross.
"She probably crafted her own outfit as for the time I think Yoko may have found a quicker way to get home, remember she may be act rash but she's still very resourceful and smart" explained Naomi.
"So what now just act like nothings wrong?" asked Ross rubbing his temple.
"I know it's hard but let her come to us when she's ready if we confront her she might just run off again" explained Naomi.
"Alright, I'm going to bed are you coming?" asked Ross as he kissed Naomi.
"Yes lets go" said Naomi following Ross.
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"If you guys only knew why I'm doing this" said Yoko from her room as she buried her face in her pillow.