Chapter Six: Alcotec Trade Corporation.
"Ok, the first thing we have to do is trade these diamonds in for money." Jedite suggested. They
were still in the main control room. "Does anyone have a map of this city?" Malachite asked looking
at the high, broken windows around them.
"No, we could just ask someone." Zoycite said. "Ok, lets just go into town and see what happens."
Jedite walked to the door and stopped. "Does anyone know how to get out of here?", he asked
looking back.
"Just follow us." Neflite smiled.
The city was noisy , smelly and crowded. People walked up and down the streets, looking into small
screens they were carrying or which were attached to their heads. The buildings were ridiculously
high and there were floating vehicles speeding between and above them. Each car knew exactly
where and how fast the other cars were travelling, so a collision was impossible.
As the four kings were walking along side a street, a drone repeating the same sentences whizzed
by. It said: Please remember this is a neutral section. No weapons allowed. Anyone who ignores
this regulation will be terminated.
Jedite stopped a woman who was walking toward him. "Excuse me, Do you know where I can trade
things in order to receive money?"
The woman looked around and said, "No, I'm sorry. Why don't you just ask a CM Drone."
"A what?" Malachite frowned at the purple woman.
"Yes, a City Map Drone. There's one right over there.", she pointed a long nailed finger towards a
little metal ball. It was hovering next to a tree.
"Thanks" Malachite said and the four walked over to the silver, plain sphere.
"Have you guys noticed everybody's skin?"
"It's hard not to notice." Jedite said.
They stopped in front of the Drone. Jedite cleared his throat. "How may I help you?" the Drone
asked. It's voice that of a woman's. It sounded very authentic.
"We're looking for a place to trade a diamond for money." Zoycite told the machine.
"No problem. I'll print a map for you." The Drone hummed a bit and produce a sheet of paper.
Jedite was grateful and took the map. They followed the map to a huge glass building. It was far
bigger that the other ones next to it. Written in big golden letters was the name of the building. It
said: Alcotec Trade Corporation.
"That's the place", Jedite said.
"SHUT UP AND GIVE ME THAT BAG!!!" a low, scratchy voice bellowed. The four kings turned
around to the origin of the noise. They saw a young, skinny, yellow man clenching the arm of an old
lady.
"Please, don't hurt me. I posses nothing of value to you." The old woman cried. The other
pedestrians didn't seem to notice or to care. One of them just said, "Stupid Punk! This is a neutral
zone. Doesn't he know this place is crawling with Law-Enforcer-Drones "
"I told you to shut up, bitch!!" he pulled out a small sliver gun and pressed it against the woman's
eye.
"DROP THAT PROJECTILE WEAPON." The voice of the Law-Enforcer-Drone was terrifying. It was deep and
firm.
The Drone was as tall and had the same form as an average human.
The punk threw the old woman to the floor, turned to the Police Class Drone and yelled, "I'm not
afraid of you, you big fu*king pile of junk." He rose his gun and fired at the machine. The massive
body of the Drone hardly moved.
"YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED" the Drone said and reached to the small of its back. It swung a heavy
looking gun from it's back and pointed it at the still firing punk. The shot fired from the Drone's gun
hit the man's hand. He leapt back and screamed with pain. His hand had been totally blown off.
Blood gushed out of his mutilated arm like a miniature waterfall. Two more shots departed with the
powerful yet quiet gun to rip the man's stomach open. The punk's internal organs spilled out of the
giant hole in his body. The attacker fell to the ground. The Drone walked up to the dying man and
sent one last plasma projectile smashing into the punk's face. Chunks of his head were evenly
spread out above his neck.
"AGGRESSOR HAS BEEN TERMINATED" The Drone paused and said, "MAIN BASE, THIS IS
LAW-ENFORCER-DRONE Q125. I HAVE JUST TERMINATED AN AGGRESSOR.
A FEW CLEAN-UP DRONES ARE NEEDED."
The kings looked at each other. "Wow" Jedite whispered.
They entered the expensive looking building and walked over to a man sitting behind a desk. "How
may I help you?" the young man asked.
"How much money will I get for this?" Jedite took his diamond out of a pocket and presented it to
the man. He looked at it and said, "I don't know. You would have to go up to level four. They are
responsible for that business." The clerk pointed to an elevator and said, "You can take that
elevator." Jedite thanked that man and walked over to the elevator.
The fourth level was very impressive. It was one large room, with people sitting at desks staring at
blue screens. It was brightly lit and there was a very soothing melody playing in the background.
A woman walked up to the four and saw the diamond in Jedite's hand. "Ah, I know why you are
here. Follow me please." The woman took the four to a large machine hanging on the wall.
"Is that the only diamond you have?" the woman asked Jedite. "No, we have three more." He
handed her the other diamonds.
The woman turned to the machine and said, "Cabal, how much are these diamonds worth?"
Cabal looked like a big refrigerator with a screen in the middle of it. The machine drove a
transparent plate out of its casing and the woman placed the diamonds on the plate. The
translucent tray began to glow bright red then green then blue.
"I have completed my scan. Each diamond is worth 2430.000.000.000.000 credits. I shall create
four credit cards with this amount on each account." Cabal said with a synthetic and cold voice.
"Thank you Cabal. You four now have accounts in our data bank. Whenever you need to pay for
something just give them this card." The woman took the cards from Cabal.
"Wow, wow, wow. Thats it. We are now your customers. Don't you want to know where we got
those diamonds from?", Jedite asked looking shocked.
"Yes, you are now our customers and no, I don't want to know how you got your hands on those
diamonds. They are worth a lot of money, enough to buy a country, that's all we need to know." The
woman answered with a smile.
"How much is one of those things worth again?" Zoycite asked, looking at the machine.
"2430.000.000.000.000 credits." Cabal repeated.
"Yes, that's a lot of money alright. Have a nice day. You know your way out, don't you? Just go
back the same way you came it."
The four took their cards and left. Outside the building the body and blood of the punk had been
removed. The Police Class Drone was gone.
Jedite turned to his colleagues and said, "Well, we have the money all we need now is somebody
who is willing to work for it."
"Ok, the first thing we have to do is trade these diamonds in for money." Jedite suggested. They
were still in the main control room. "Does anyone have a map of this city?" Malachite asked looking
at the high, broken windows around them.
"No, we could just ask someone." Zoycite said. "Ok, lets just go into town and see what happens."
Jedite walked to the door and stopped. "Does anyone know how to get out of here?", he asked
looking back.
"Just follow us." Neflite smiled.
The city was noisy , smelly and crowded. People walked up and down the streets, looking into small
screens they were carrying or which were attached to their heads. The buildings were ridiculously
high and there were floating vehicles speeding between and above them. Each car knew exactly
where and how fast the other cars were travelling, so a collision was impossible.
As the four kings were walking along side a street, a drone repeating the same sentences whizzed
by. It said: Please remember this is a neutral section. No weapons allowed. Anyone who ignores
this regulation will be terminated.
Jedite stopped a woman who was walking toward him. "Excuse me, Do you know where I can trade
things in order to receive money?"
The woman looked around and said, "No, I'm sorry. Why don't you just ask a CM Drone."
"A what?" Malachite frowned at the purple woman.
"Yes, a City Map Drone. There's one right over there.", she pointed a long nailed finger towards a
little metal ball. It was hovering next to a tree.
"Thanks" Malachite said and the four walked over to the silver, plain sphere.
"Have you guys noticed everybody's skin?"
"It's hard not to notice." Jedite said.
They stopped in front of the Drone. Jedite cleared his throat. "How may I help you?" the Drone
asked. It's voice that of a woman's. It sounded very authentic.
"We're looking for a place to trade a diamond for money." Zoycite told the machine.
"No problem. I'll print a map for you." The Drone hummed a bit and produce a sheet of paper.
Jedite was grateful and took the map. They followed the map to a huge glass building. It was far
bigger that the other ones next to it. Written in big golden letters was the name of the building. It
said: Alcotec Trade Corporation.
"That's the place", Jedite said.
"SHUT UP AND GIVE ME THAT BAG!!!" a low, scratchy voice bellowed. The four kings turned
around to the origin of the noise. They saw a young, skinny, yellow man clenching the arm of an old
lady.
"Please, don't hurt me. I posses nothing of value to you." The old woman cried. The other
pedestrians didn't seem to notice or to care. One of them just said, "Stupid Punk! This is a neutral
zone. Doesn't he know this place is crawling with Law-Enforcer-Drones "
"I told you to shut up, bitch!!" he pulled out a small sliver gun and pressed it against the woman's
eye.
"DROP THAT PROJECTILE WEAPON." The voice of the Law-Enforcer-Drone was terrifying. It was deep and
firm.
The Drone was as tall and had the same form as an average human.
The punk threw the old woman to the floor, turned to the Police Class Drone and yelled, "I'm not
afraid of you, you big fu*king pile of junk." He rose his gun and fired at the machine. The massive
body of the Drone hardly moved.
"YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED" the Drone said and reached to the small of its back. It swung a heavy
looking gun from it's back and pointed it at the still firing punk. The shot fired from the Drone's gun
hit the man's hand. He leapt back and screamed with pain. His hand had been totally blown off.
Blood gushed out of his mutilated arm like a miniature waterfall. Two more shots departed with the
powerful yet quiet gun to rip the man's stomach open. The punk's internal organs spilled out of the
giant hole in his body. The attacker fell to the ground. The Drone walked up to the dying man and
sent one last plasma projectile smashing into the punk's face. Chunks of his head were evenly
spread out above his neck.
"AGGRESSOR HAS BEEN TERMINATED" The Drone paused and said, "MAIN BASE, THIS IS
LAW-ENFORCER-DRONE Q125. I HAVE JUST TERMINATED AN AGGRESSOR.
A FEW CLEAN-UP DRONES ARE NEEDED."
The kings looked at each other. "Wow" Jedite whispered.
They entered the expensive looking building and walked over to a man sitting behind a desk. "How
may I help you?" the young man asked.
"How much money will I get for this?" Jedite took his diamond out of a pocket and presented it to
the man. He looked at it and said, "I don't know. You would have to go up to level four. They are
responsible for that business." The clerk pointed to an elevator and said, "You can take that
elevator." Jedite thanked that man and walked over to the elevator.
The fourth level was very impressive. It was one large room, with people sitting at desks staring at
blue screens. It was brightly lit and there was a very soothing melody playing in the background.
A woman walked up to the four and saw the diamond in Jedite's hand. "Ah, I know why you are
here. Follow me please." The woman took the four to a large machine hanging on the wall.
"Is that the only diamond you have?" the woman asked Jedite. "No, we have three more." He
handed her the other diamonds.
The woman turned to the machine and said, "Cabal, how much are these diamonds worth?"
Cabal looked like a big refrigerator with a screen in the middle of it. The machine drove a
transparent plate out of its casing and the woman placed the diamonds on the plate. The
translucent tray began to glow bright red then green then blue.
"I have completed my scan. Each diamond is worth 2430.000.000.000.000 credits. I shall create
four credit cards with this amount on each account." Cabal said with a synthetic and cold voice.
"Thank you Cabal. You four now have accounts in our data bank. Whenever you need to pay for
something just give them this card." The woman took the cards from Cabal.
"Wow, wow, wow. Thats it. We are now your customers. Don't you want to know where we got
those diamonds from?", Jedite asked looking shocked.
"Yes, you are now our customers and no, I don't want to know how you got your hands on those
diamonds. They are worth a lot of money, enough to buy a country, that's all we need to know." The
woman answered with a smile.
"How much is one of those things worth again?" Zoycite asked, looking at the machine.
"2430.000.000.000.000 credits." Cabal repeated.
"Yes, that's a lot of money alright. Have a nice day. You know your way out, don't you? Just go
back the same way you came it."
The four took their cards and left. Outside the building the body and blood of the punk had been
removed. The Police Class Drone was gone.
Jedite turned to his colleagues and said, "Well, we have the money all we need now is somebody
who is willing to work for it."