"Damn it!" shouted Makoto. The stupid door wouldn't budge, despite her kicking it repeatedly. Makoto sat down to think about what to do next. Her thoughts drifted to the generator room. Matrika and Adimus? It all made sense, Matrika's sweat, her smile to Makoto, Adimus's bare chest, his anger. Even Matrika's conversation with that man in the hall, it was obvious Adimus was abusing the poor girl. Makoto's mother. Ami's mother. Rei's mother. Minako's mother. Makoto closed and eyes and tried to concentrate on more pleasant thoughts, like how to get out of her prison.
Rei crouched hidden in the shadows. Ami and Minako were passed out; Ami might wake after several hours but not Minako. Minako needed an energy plug if she was to even convert to rest mode. And from what Rei could hear, "Matrika" and "Jesea" were very energetic themselves… Rei wished they would go make love somewhere else. She didn't need to hear that and besides, she had to not be found. Rei decided this seemed a lot like the movie that had been playing at the adult theatre she had once hidden in to avoid the cops. Magic Love XXX it had been called. Why did she remember these things? Rei took a deep breath and tried to think of how to get out of this mess.
Several hours later, Makoto woke up. She had been more tired that she thought. She didn't know how to get out of the storeroom yet, but she had remembered something, something hidden deep in the circuits of her mind. But was the idea already there? Or had it been a dream? Could cyborgs dream? Makoto wondered a moment and then thought about her dream-memory. There was an island. With lush foliage and water all around, water belonging to a lake. The lake was clear blue, though the rich greens of the leaves reflected and made it seem aqua. On this island was a stone temple, a small Mayan pyramid. Somehow Makoto knew.
Getting to her feet, Makoto gave a sound kick to the door. Again. Again. She flung herself against the door. Again. Again. Finally the door gave way. Had blood flowed in Makoto, she would have been black and blue. But she wasn't even dented; her titanium frame had prevented any damage. Makoto had grabbed a bag of energy plugs right before Matrika locked her in the storeroom. These in hand, Makoto ran down the hall to the ladies room- and walked in on Jesea and Matrika getting dressed.
"Makoto!" said Matrika, shocked.
"I'm just here to collect my friends." Said the tall girl.
"Friends?" gulped Jesea.
"They've been hiding in here for a while."
"A while?" squeaked Matrika. "While..."
"I guess." Said Makoto.
"You have a habit of walking on me and men don't you?" accused Matrika, her face blushing.
"I suppose. Which way to the submarine ports?"
"Just down the hall and to the left." Sighed Jesea. "We aren't on Adimus's side. Never were. But after our help, he's gotten so powerful that we can't leave or it's lights out for us. It doesn't go to well for Matrika though.. Some times she slips after her meetings with Adimus and contemplates suicide. But when she's clear again, she says she realizes it won't do any good unless she either gets revenge or is avenged."
"Jesea! Tell them everything why don't you! Blabber mouth!" Matrika glowered at her lover.
Rei had come out of the bathroom on her own and was helping Ami and Minako out. Both were still unconscious. Matrika took hold of Ami and Makoto took Minako. Rei walked behind and Jesea ahead and together the little party headed to the submarine ports. Jesea asked if anyone knew how to pilot a sub, and Rei said that it was all in their basic programming.
Makoto had pluged a power plug into a small port near Minako's ankle and let it charge her friend. "Need one Rei?"
"I could use some pure energy. Toss one over here."
"Come with us you two! You could be free and protected. And it's pretty clear our paths are parallel to Adimus's, the same end, but opposite ends of the spectrum." Pleaded Mako.
"We are sorry. We cannot. Adimus has prevented our departure for now. But will see you again if you are successful. May fate smile on you."
"Cyborgs don't have a destiny!" laughed Rei.
"Everything is tied up in fate. Meda taught me that as a child." Said Matrika.
The submarine pulled out of the Marine Cathedral and sailed away into the ocean.
"Who was Meda again?" asked Rei as soon as the sub was a fair distance from the fortress.
"I don't remember. Too much going on. I'll go put Minako and Ami in some of those bunks back there." Replied Makoto.
Rei crouched hidden in the shadows. Ami and Minako were passed out; Ami might wake after several hours but not Minako. Minako needed an energy plug if she was to even convert to rest mode. And from what Rei could hear, "Matrika" and "Jesea" were very energetic themselves… Rei wished they would go make love somewhere else. She didn't need to hear that and besides, she had to not be found. Rei decided this seemed a lot like the movie that had been playing at the adult theatre she had once hidden in to avoid the cops. Magic Love XXX it had been called. Why did she remember these things? Rei took a deep breath and tried to think of how to get out of this mess.
Several hours later, Makoto woke up. She had been more tired that she thought. She didn't know how to get out of the storeroom yet, but she had remembered something, something hidden deep in the circuits of her mind. But was the idea already there? Or had it been a dream? Could cyborgs dream? Makoto wondered a moment and then thought about her dream-memory. There was an island. With lush foliage and water all around, water belonging to a lake. The lake was clear blue, though the rich greens of the leaves reflected and made it seem aqua. On this island was a stone temple, a small Mayan pyramid. Somehow Makoto knew.
Getting to her feet, Makoto gave a sound kick to the door. Again. Again. She flung herself against the door. Again. Again. Finally the door gave way. Had blood flowed in Makoto, she would have been black and blue. But she wasn't even dented; her titanium frame had prevented any damage. Makoto had grabbed a bag of energy plugs right before Matrika locked her in the storeroom. These in hand, Makoto ran down the hall to the ladies room- and walked in on Jesea and Matrika getting dressed.
"Makoto!" said Matrika, shocked.
"I'm just here to collect my friends." Said the tall girl.
"Friends?" gulped Jesea.
"They've been hiding in here for a while."
"A while?" squeaked Matrika. "While..."
"I guess." Said Makoto.
"You have a habit of walking on me and men don't you?" accused Matrika, her face blushing.
"I suppose. Which way to the submarine ports?"
"Just down the hall and to the left." Sighed Jesea. "We aren't on Adimus's side. Never were. But after our help, he's gotten so powerful that we can't leave or it's lights out for us. It doesn't go to well for Matrika though.. Some times she slips after her meetings with Adimus and contemplates suicide. But when she's clear again, she says she realizes it won't do any good unless she either gets revenge or is avenged."
"Jesea! Tell them everything why don't you! Blabber mouth!" Matrika glowered at her lover.
Rei had come out of the bathroom on her own and was helping Ami and Minako out. Both were still unconscious. Matrika took hold of Ami and Makoto took Minako. Rei walked behind and Jesea ahead and together the little party headed to the submarine ports. Jesea asked if anyone knew how to pilot a sub, and Rei said that it was all in their basic programming.
Makoto had pluged a power plug into a small port near Minako's ankle and let it charge her friend. "Need one Rei?"
"I could use some pure energy. Toss one over here."
"Come with us you two! You could be free and protected. And it's pretty clear our paths are parallel to Adimus's, the same end, but opposite ends of the spectrum." Pleaded Mako.
"We are sorry. We cannot. Adimus has prevented our departure for now. But will see you again if you are successful. May fate smile on you."
"Cyborgs don't have a destiny!" laughed Rei.
"Everything is tied up in fate. Meda taught me that as a child." Said Matrika.
The submarine pulled out of the Marine Cathedral and sailed away into the ocean.
"Who was Meda again?" asked Rei as soon as the sub was a fair distance from the fortress.
"I don't remember. Too much going on. I'll go put Minako and Ami in some of those bunks back there." Replied Makoto.