Author's note: Because Chaper 3 was dismally short, I combined it
with Chapter 4. So sue me.
Chapter 3- We're Going WHERE?!?
An hour later, Pierce and Aya were trying to pry Kazrov Yoshida from the Motel Bronco's main doorway.
"Yoshida, please cooperate." Aya chided. "We need you to get us into the locked sections of the shelter."
"Nnnooo! Love the sun! Hee? Nice sun!"
Eve took one of his hands and tugged slightly. "C'mon Kaz, we won't leave you there, I promise."
Kaz relaxed and bowed his head to come face-to-face with Eve. "Promise promise, little sister? Heh?"
"Promise promise." Eve assured him.
Author's note: Toldja. ;)
Chapter 4- Memorial Kickstart
Kaz's mood had improved by the end of the lift ride into the shelter. Eve sat perched on his shoulders as he trotted out onto the sterile metal floor and made a few practice charges up and down the hall. Aya kept a wary eye on them both while Pierce loaded guns and checked supplies.
"All done!" Pierce announced, standing up and handing Aya a shotgun. "So, when do we run into these beasties?"
"As soos as we open that door." Aya replied. She was right. They opened the door to the main hallway and a Fatty stood staring at them with the most unintelligent expression on it's face. It groaned and swung it's arm at Aya, but was knocked over by Kaz headramming it. He rolled out of the way and Aya fired shotgun rounds into it until it melted.
Thus clearing the hall (the ANMC population seemed to have dropped since their last visit), they began checking the adjoining rooms.
The first room they checked was the sleeping quarters. Kaz explored the jumble of cables near the door and plugged a few in. A computer in the corner blinked on, but he ignored it. Then, he checked the bunks. He found his bunk first, being as it was the closest bottom bunk. He did an odd sort of faceplant right into the wrinkled sheets, making the laptop set on the foot of the bed bounce. After a moment, Eve wandered over and tapped his shoulder. "What'cha doing?"
Kaz's giggle was muffled by the comforter he had his face buried in. "Home, little sister! We're home! Hehehehee!"
"This isn't your real home, is it, Kazrov?" Aya asked, examining the computer screen. This one seemed to be virus-free.
Kaz rolled over on his back, bearing a puzzled expression. "Heh?"
"You must have lived somewhere else when you were human." Peirce explained. "Do you remember anything about that?"
Kaz shrugged and stood up again. He peered at the rest of the bunks. "Heh? Where'd they go?" He looked a little lost, searching both bottom and top bunks for their past inhabitants. Not one of them had been disturbed since Aya's last visit, save for Yoshida's and.
"Bowman?" Peirce read the nameplate over the fish-smelling bunk. "I remember hearing about him. Didn't you kill him last time, Aya?"
"Of course I did. That's why I have-" She paused and glanced at Kazrov. "-excuse me, had his card."
"It looks like something used it pretty recently." Pierce said doubtfully. "The blankets are all pushed aside. Maybe it was that Number 9 guy. The search team never did find his remains."
Kazrov stopped next to Pierce and let out an agitated hiss. "Heh! Bowman! Heh! Crazy. Crazy crazy. And mean!"
Eve stuck out her lower lip and pouted in sympathy. "He was mean to you? What'd he do?"
"Bad dreams, little sister. Not important! Heheh!!" He took her arm and towed her gently into the next room with Aya and Peirce following. He stopped in front of one of the lockers and pulled on the handle. The name plate identified the locker as his own.
"Where's the key?" Aya asked.
Kaz closed his glowing red eyes for a moment. "Heh! Thirty-six!" He handed Aya a Health and Fitness magazine that he had been holding under his arm. She flipped the book open to page 36, "Toes of Steel". Sure enough, a small key had been taped to the page. She removed the key and unlocked Kazrov's locker for him. Inside were more shirts and pants, an extra pair of shoes, and a lab coat. Kaz took down the coat and pulled it on with a satisfied air, then searched the bag for his card key and clipped it to his coat pocket.
Chapter 3- We're Going WHERE?!?
An hour later, Pierce and Aya were trying to pry Kazrov Yoshida from the Motel Bronco's main doorway.
"Yoshida, please cooperate." Aya chided. "We need you to get us into the locked sections of the shelter."
"Nnnooo! Love the sun! Hee? Nice sun!"
Eve took one of his hands and tugged slightly. "C'mon Kaz, we won't leave you there, I promise."
Kaz relaxed and bowed his head to come face-to-face with Eve. "Promise promise, little sister? Heh?"
"Promise promise." Eve assured him.
Author's note: Toldja. ;)
Chapter 4- Memorial Kickstart
Kaz's mood had improved by the end of the lift ride into the shelter. Eve sat perched on his shoulders as he trotted out onto the sterile metal floor and made a few practice charges up and down the hall. Aya kept a wary eye on them both while Pierce loaded guns and checked supplies.
"All done!" Pierce announced, standing up and handing Aya a shotgun. "So, when do we run into these beasties?"
"As soos as we open that door." Aya replied. She was right. They opened the door to the main hallway and a Fatty stood staring at them with the most unintelligent expression on it's face. It groaned and swung it's arm at Aya, but was knocked over by Kaz headramming it. He rolled out of the way and Aya fired shotgun rounds into it until it melted.
Thus clearing the hall (the ANMC population seemed to have dropped since their last visit), they began checking the adjoining rooms.
The first room they checked was the sleeping quarters. Kaz explored the jumble of cables near the door and plugged a few in. A computer in the corner blinked on, but he ignored it. Then, he checked the bunks. He found his bunk first, being as it was the closest bottom bunk. He did an odd sort of faceplant right into the wrinkled sheets, making the laptop set on the foot of the bed bounce. After a moment, Eve wandered over and tapped his shoulder. "What'cha doing?"
Kaz's giggle was muffled by the comforter he had his face buried in. "Home, little sister! We're home! Hehehehee!"
"This isn't your real home, is it, Kazrov?" Aya asked, examining the computer screen. This one seemed to be virus-free.
Kaz rolled over on his back, bearing a puzzled expression. "Heh?"
"You must have lived somewhere else when you were human." Peirce explained. "Do you remember anything about that?"
Kaz shrugged and stood up again. He peered at the rest of the bunks. "Heh? Where'd they go?" He looked a little lost, searching both bottom and top bunks for their past inhabitants. Not one of them had been disturbed since Aya's last visit, save for Yoshida's and.
"Bowman?" Peirce read the nameplate over the fish-smelling bunk. "I remember hearing about him. Didn't you kill him last time, Aya?"
"Of course I did. That's why I have-" She paused and glanced at Kazrov. "-excuse me, had his card."
"It looks like something used it pretty recently." Pierce said doubtfully. "The blankets are all pushed aside. Maybe it was that Number 9 guy. The search team never did find his remains."
Kazrov stopped next to Pierce and let out an agitated hiss. "Heh! Bowman! Heh! Crazy. Crazy crazy. And mean!"
Eve stuck out her lower lip and pouted in sympathy. "He was mean to you? What'd he do?"
"Bad dreams, little sister. Not important! Heheh!!" He took her arm and towed her gently into the next room with Aya and Peirce following. He stopped in front of one of the lockers and pulled on the handle. The name plate identified the locker as his own.
"Where's the key?" Aya asked.
Kaz closed his glowing red eyes for a moment. "Heh! Thirty-six!" He handed Aya a Health and Fitness magazine that he had been holding under his arm. She flipped the book open to page 36, "Toes of Steel". Sure enough, a small key had been taped to the page. She removed the key and unlocked Kazrov's locker for him. Inside were more shirts and pants, an extra pair of shoes, and a lab coat. Kaz took down the coat and pulled it on with a satisfied air, then searched the bag for his card key and clipped it to his coat pocket.
