Sting: The Devil's Angel

Chapter 2.

Space Pirates-To the Rescue???

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"Ok, so, there are 15 crimes already! What are we gonna do? We have to find some sort of pattern, so we can

figure out where they're gonna strike next!" Sting was perturbed by the fact that they hadn't found the thieves

of a major crime wave."We gotta pull ourselves together, here!We're losing it!GAHHHAAAAAHHHHH!"

"Whoah, calm down, Sting!We will find the thieves, Ok? What we're doing now, is pulling ourselves together

and going over the facts to find a pattern." Jim was trying to calm her.

"Well, ok."Sting began pacing the main room of their warehouse where they lived and ran they're business."I'm

just, so, frustrated!"she said, exasperatedly.

"I know. I feel the same way, but yelling isn't gonna do any good." said Jim.

"Oh, I know, Jim, I know, I'm just........so..........well, you know how I feel!" Sting replied halfheartedly.

"Yeah, we all know." Gene put in as he entered the room."But, I think Gilliam may have found some sort of

minor pattern. It's not much, but at least it's not nothing."

"A pattern?!? Show me!" Sting got her enthusiam back and a spurt of hope as well.

"Alright, slow down. There's no rush.Gilliam!!"Gene called.

"Yes, Gene?" Gilliam came into the room on a metal bar resembling a 1 railed track.

"We wanna see the pattern you've found."Sting replied anxiously.

"Just a moment. please. I will bring up the information."Gilliam made some wierd clicking and humming sounds

a few seconds, then projected a holographic pictures."As you can see, all the things stolen were some sort of

lab sample-they were all either DNA or Genetic enhancment samples, actually. and oddly enough, all the places

hit were done in the order of most renouned on genetic experimentation and on down the list. I believe the next

place they will hit is GXL, or Genetics Xperimentation Labrotories."

Sting was deep in thought. Suddenly, in the silence..."What were they DNA samples of, Gilliam?"

"Well, they were all either Ctarl-Ctarl Dna samples or else isolated dinosaur DNA that scientists managed to

extract from recently discovered fossilized insects and amber. Why?"

"Well, I think that they may be trying to create some sort of super creature-or else super human.I'm not sure

what they are planning to do with what ever they're trying to create just yet though."Sting said thoughtfully.

"A super creature?"Jim gaped at her incredulously."But-genetic experimentation is supposed to be really

dangerous and 50% of the time fatal!"

"Really Jim, I don't know what they're trying to pull, but we may never know if we don't get to the lab that

Gilliam said is the next target. I'm going to call them and tell the officials there that we think they may be the next

hit and that we plan to wait there till they are hit so we can try and stop it before it really happens. Ok everyone?"

"Fine with us! We'll go get the ship ready!"

"Good. I'm going to make that phone call now. Come on Kinoki."

"Meow!"

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*On the Phone*

Sting : "Hello? Is this the president of GXL?"

"Yes, it is. Who are you, and what may I help you with?"

"Well, it's about the crime wave going around......"

"What about it?" The voice on the phone had gone tense.

"Well, we're a bunch of bounty hunters after them and we've found a slight pattern in the crimes. We believe

that GXL is the next target. We'd like your permission to, well, kind of wait there for the thieves to come so that

we can stop them before they get what they want. If that's alright with you, of course."

"You'd what? Well, if we're the next target, and you can stop the robbery, I suppose it wouldn't do much harm

to let you stay and wait for them...........When do you think they will come?"

"Sometime in the next few days. They do it weekly, another pattern we've discovered, on the clearest night of

the week. I don't know why, but at least it's a clue. So we will be there in a few hours?"

"Well, I, I suppose, if it will stop them from stealing our precious DNA samples...........yes, fine. We will have

someone waiting at the gate to let you in. Just tell him you're there to take care of a pirate problem. He'll

understand. Well, goodbye then. I have some work to do now."

"Bye."

Sting hung up the phone.

"That went better than expected, didn't it, Kinoki?"

"Meow!" Kinoki agreed.

"Sting!" It was Aisha. "The ships ready!" Aisha's voice screeched from somewhere downstairs and cut through

Sting's head like a knife on top of the headache she had already.

"I'm coming, already!! Shut up, Aisha, please! This headache is bad enough without you!"

Aisha stuck out her tongue and bounced out giving Sting the impression of a runaway rubber ball..........

Sting went and joined the rest of the crew, explaining that they were aloud to stay and try to stop the robbery.

"I hope you're right about this, Gilliam." Sting said.



"I am certain, Sting. I am not the average computer, you know."

"Alright, alright, don't fry a circuit, Gilliam.I just meant I hope it is a pattern and not a false trail........."Sting replied.

"Well, what are we standing here for? Lets get going!" Gene had come in wondering where Sting had gone.

"Ok, I'm coming."Sting followed Gene out to the ship, where they all got ready to leave.

"Gilliam" said Sting thoughtfully after a few minutes. "What exactly does Melfina do?"

"Melfina is the ship's navigation system. She links to the ship and sets course and………"

"Ok, let me put it differently. What exactly IS Melfina on the ship?"

"Oh. Well if you put it that way, Melfina controls 89% of all the ships systems. Allowing the ship toe be self

sufficient with faster reflexes to attacks and faster responses to a pilot's input."

"The Outlaw Star is a rather amazing ship." Sting was looking at Gilliam. "But don't you think that you

should get a new look for your units? I mean really, a bunch of little soda cans running around. " Sting broke

off laughing. Gene joined in.

"Soda cans! That's a good one! Ha hah ha hah! But, she has got a point, Gilliam. You could use a new look.

Maybe I'll get you painted purple." Gene laughed even harder.

"Well, I certainly hope not." Replied Gilliam, indignantly. "Purple would be most unsuitable for a ship of my

performance and quality. I would certainly hope you are joking, Gene. And of course my units are not soda cans."

"Cool it Gilliam. Don't blow a fuse box." Sting had stopped laughing. "Now, how long until we enter ether drive, Gilliam?"

"2 hours and 15 minutes, to be exact."

"Thanks, Gilliam. I'm going to go look over the paper work on the robberies. Ok? "

"That's fine, Sting. We'll pilot the ship and I'll send anything back if I find it."

"Thanks Jim."

Sting walked out followed by Kinoki.

"Well, Kinoki. We've been studying these robberies for an hour. But……..wait, what's this? I think I found something! I found another pattern! It looks like-like they're going for only labs with a history in Genetic

Experimentation, and at all of them, at all of them there is one employee in common! At every one so far, about a week before the robbery, a scientist named Dr.Sterin applied claiming expertise in Genetics and then quitting after the robbery claiming fear for safety of his experiments. Ha! They made one huge mistake. They should have at least changed his name." Sting ran up to the cockpit waving the papers. "Gene, Jim, Melfina! I found something!" Sting proceeded to explain about the scientist.

"Well, then that explains how they know of the top secret genetic experiments. And how they've been getting past security so easily." Gene replied.

Just then, Gilliam's voice came over the speakers. "We have arrived at our destination. Genetic Xperimentaion Labrotories Space Station is now in sight."

"Woah…………:" The whole crew in unison, as they came into sight of the huge space station.

"You mean that whole thing is one corporation?" Jim asked incredulously.

"That's right." Sting had been here before, so was not quite as surprised.

"State your identity and your reason for being here." The gate keeper requested.

Sting responded immediately. "We're the crew of the Outlaw Star here to take care of the pirate problem. We need to see the president immediately."

"Yes, of course, ma'am." The gatekeeper opened the hatch for the Outlaw Star to dock.

Once inside, they were shown straight to the presidents office.

"Yes, thank you for coming." She said as soon as they walked through the door. "I can't tell you how much we appreciate your assistance in this matter."

"Yes, it was no problem. But before we do anything else I need to ask you something. Is there an employee here named Dr.Sterin?"

"Why, yes." Replied the president, startled. "He just started working here a week ago."

"You need to fire him, immediately. He's a space pirate. That's how the robberies are so easy. Because they have an inside resource."

"I will do that now." She pressed an intercom button. "Serie. Please send up Dr.Sterin. It is extremely urgent."

"Right away, ma'am."

A few minutes later, a tall man in a labcoat walked in. "You asked for me?"

"Yes. Dr.Sterin, I am deeply sorry to inform you that due to budget cuts recently, we must release you."

"Wh-what?" Dr.Sterin looked very taken aback.

"I mean NOW Sterin." The president's eyes narrowed dangerously.

"Ye-yes, ma'am." Sterin left.

"Serie, would you please make sure that Dr.Sterin leaves immediately."

"Yes ma'am. I'll see to it."

"There. That takes care of that. Thank you for informing me of this. I cannot express my gratitude enough for how much you've already done. Now, about payment………… well, I'll pay your docking fee and any supplies you might need to pick up here. And after that, here's 5,000 upfront and if you stop the robbery, you'll get 10,000 more."

"15,000?" Gene's eyes widened at the thought. "And we don't have any debts anymore, so we're actually making money for once!"

"Yes, of course." Sting replied absentmindedly. Being a space pirate, she had dealt with much larger sums of money. Her main concern was stopping the Kei pirates (for that was who it was) from creating that awful monster…………

For 15 hours, the crew of the Outlaw Star waited patiently. Finally, they were rewarded for their waiting by a small explosion nearby.

They all ran towards it to find 25 people they presumed to be space pirates boarding the station by force, They noticed dr.Sterin among them.Sting pulled out her caster rifle. Gene also. Jim cocked a pistol and Suzuka her sword. Aisha flexed her powerful hands eagerly and grinned showing off her ctarl-ctarl fangs.

"Let's get started then." Aisha growled maliciously.

"I agree. Let's do this quick and easy." Suzuka raised her sword.

Sting and co. went cautiously after the space pirates, who had not seen them. They followed the pirates into a laboratory. Sting was the first to attack.

But the space pirate she had lunged at had been holding a case of DNA shot samples. He flung them at her and the box flew open, showering Sting with needles and injecting dangerous chemicals and DNA.

"AAAAHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!" Sting flew backwards covered on the shots.

"Sting!" Jim ran over to help her. "Sting, are you alright?"

"I-I don't know." She replied, pulling needles out of her arms and stomach. "I feel fine, but remember what you said? Genetic enhancement is supposed to be 50% fatal! I have a fifty-fifty chance of not surviving."

"Um, I'm sure you'll be just fine, Sting." Replied Jim, in a voice that was not his.

Sting passed out right then. The impact of so much running through her blood now had exhausted her body.



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