The Big O : Act 15
(Season 2: Highway to Hell)
3, 2, 1
(Rough Draft 2 Edition)
by Crystal Acids

FOREWORD: Some cleaner dialogue and action. I stopped because I thought the adding of Dr. Ari this early just sucked. I liked the Angel idea better. Never ever touched after Ari was added.

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Note: These events take place four days previous to Act 14. In other words, starting just seconds after Act 13 of the TV series ended. To bring you up to speed:

The sky was bright and sunny. The sea, however, wasn't as forgiving. Across the choppy water arose three giants like hurricane blowing in. Along the harbor shore was the military police in full force. Major Dastun had quickly established themselves as a defensive wall between the incoming nightmares and the ravaged city behind them. Moving into position just ahead of the military police was another well known Paradigm City citizen: Big O. The stage was set as Roger Smith and R. Dorothy Wayneright stood ready to do battle once more against impossible odds. Roger smiled as he flipped the switch to activate the Big O's powerful beam. The Chromebuster ripped out across the sea...

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...and scored a direct hit on the center megadeus. Yet, is still approached unfazed by the blast.

Atlas, the center megadeus, was a heavy armor unit. The head was slightly offset and appeared to be a part of the chest on the right shoulder while the face resembled that of an iron mask forced on a human for torture. The Atlas had taken the blast to its thick chest, but showed no inkling of damage. Roger and Dorothy glanced at each other with each shrugging off a vocal thought. Atlas, however, was not going to leave the effort unchallenged. The head lifted outwards and then rotated backwards to the top of the body. The chest cover folded open to reveal row after deadly row of missiles in a spiral design.

On the shore, Major Dastun ordered his troops to position themselves behind the mobile armor vehicles. Dastun grabbed the C.B. inside one of the vehicles and called in.

"This is Major Dastun, over" he shouted in a gruff tone.

"Major Dastun, this is dispatch headquarters, over." came a female voice.

"We need backup immediately the harbor area! I need all citizens within a 15 block radius evacuated, over." Dastun replied.

"Roger, Major Dastun. Backup units are on route, over." replied the same soft voice.

Dastun tossed the C.B. unit back into the armor car and snagged the bullhorn. He adjusted his hat before addressing his troops.

"Alright, men. I want anyone not handling heavy artillery to pull back and evacuate the surrounding blocks. I need all buildings within a 15 block radius cleared. Move out!" the Major barked.

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Dr. Ari lowered her radio headset down and looked behind her. Located in the Paradigm Group's main office on the top floor, she looked around through the glass to the city below. Rosewater had given her the strict order to stay up in his office and monitor police communications. Normally, she would have protested such an idea issued to her from Alex Rosewater, but this was different. A tall figure walked back into the room from the exterior extension. All she could do was nod as Rosewater looked in her direction.

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