(the group is basically in the bar to catch a criminal)


The smell of sweat and cigar smoke was heavy in the air of the bar; in the

distance one could smell the faintness of exhaust smoke, since the bar was on the

outskirts of the Heyfong3 spaceport. The bar was nearly empty, save for the usual

drunkards and shady dealers. Today though, a group of seedy looking guy's in flashy

suits dominated the bar, closing a deal of some kind. Several large men were dressed in

menacing black suits; they amounted to at least a half dozen. The bartender, a tall lanky

bio-android named Blade Starwind, with jet-black hair, calmly mixed some drinks. He

was clad all in black, save for his usual trenchcoat, which was replaced by an apron.

"Lita! David! Com'n!" he called into the back room. A tall and muscular female Ctarl-

Ctarl named Lita Hawking, in form-fit black and gold armor emerged from the back

room. Her long Diamond White hair was arranged in a long braid. She wore a gold

headband and gold hair ring, which set off her dark skin nicely. In tow was a short Ctarl-

Ctarl boy named David Hawking, who wore armor like his older sister's, but smaller and

it was red and black. He had short and spiky cinnamon brown, and wore only a gold

headband. He was deeply absorbed in some handheld video game that he had made.

Behind them was a bio-android about David's age and height with spiky jet-black hair

named Quin, who wore clothes in various shades of blue. All of them wore aprons over

their clothes. Lita and Quin each carried a black nylon gym bag in one hand, the three of

them walked behind the bar and squatted down, all other occupants in the bar oblivious to

them. They spoke in hushed whispers. "David, you and Quin bar the door and keep

anyone from leaving. Rita and I will handle most of the rest." Blade said as he unzipped

the first bag. He removed his twin hand blasters and checked the magazines before

slipping them beneath his apron. He also removed his heat sword, which he also hid

beneath his apron. He grabbed his Light Shield Belt and buckled it about his waist,

checking the charge on it as he did so. He left his portable rocket launcher in the bag,

since he didn't think he would need it. Lita grabbed her hand blaster, checked the charge,

and then slipped it beneath her apron. She took out two silver bracelets and put them on

her wrists, when she flexed specific muscles in her forearm energy blades would extend

from each bracelet. She buckled on her portable Light Shield as well. David grabbed his

twin hand blasters, carefully checked the charge, but didn't bother hiding them. He

slipped on his energy bracelets and tensed, preparing to stand. Quin picked up his

sheathed dagger and strapped it to his calf. He checked the charge on his hand blaster and

knelt next to David. "Ok. Lita, serve them drinks to distract their attention." Blade said

softly. Lita nodded once to show she understood and stood up. She stood and picked up

the plate of drinks, calmly walking over to the table and serving the drinks. Just as she

started to walk away, with all the men's attention on their drinks, she calmly rolled a

black metal ball beneath the table. Almost instantly it began to spew white knockout gas.

The bodyguards instantly swung around to face Lita. "Hold it!" the apparent leader of the

bodyguards said. The men at the table were already out cold. The bodyguards pulled out

massive pistols and took aim at Lita. "Hold it!" the same bodyguard said again, for Lita

still hadn't stopped moving. "Nah." Lita said as she swung around and whipped out her

hand blaster, shooting the bodyguard in his gun arm. "Damn you! Ctarl-Ctarl whore!" the

bodyguard screamed at her, clutching his bleeding arm. If you looked close enough, you

could see the veins bulging on Lita's forehead. She tensed the muscles in both wrists and

energy claws extended from the bracelets. She slashed twice, once at the throat, once at

the groin. The dead bodyguard toppled backwards, blood pooling around him. The other

guards opened fire instantly, but Lita was able to activate her light shield. "Hey! Terran!"

David shouted as he popped up from behind the bar, he opened fire on the closest

bodyguard. The bodyguard toppled, his gun going off. The bullet hit the bodyguard next

to him and brought him down. Three guards down, three to go. Blade opened fire with his

twin hand blasters and took down another. The last two carried powerful machine guns.

"Gotcha!" the fifth one yelled, emptying his clip into the bar counter. "Don't think so!"

Quin shouted. He grabbed a serving tray and hurled it like a Frisbee. The man swatted it

away and was loading a new clip when Lita dashed and slashed with her energy claws.

The man fell in two halves, blood splashing over the tile floor. "You're mine!" the final

guard said as he leveled his gun at Lita. Quin shot him in the side of the head. "You guys!

I'm getting an emergency message from my dad! Com'n!" Blade yelled as he ran out the

door, the others quickly following. They jumped into a black panel van and raced towards

the spaceport. "Fine! But nobody better try to take the bounty for those guys!" Lita said loudly.

(Next time, the K Pirates make their move)