After signing far too many documents Aradia followed the old man into his
office and sat down in a worn old leather chair. "Alright Miss how would
you like to pay?" the man said, "Cash, Cred Card or Trade?"
"Cred Card" Aradia responded holding up a Cred Card, the moment of truth
was at hand. Taking the card and swiping it through the reader the man let
the device scan his eye before offering it to Aradia who in turn let the
scanner read her retina. Aradia held her breath as the device clicked and
whirred. TRANSACTION COMPLETED flashed across the screen and Aradia only
barely managed to hold back a huge sigh of relief. "Well it's been a
pleasure doing business with you Ma'm" the man said as he escorted Aradia
back out to her 'friends' new Gun Sniper, "Were would you like this
delivered to by the way?"
"My friend said she would like me to take the Zoid to her by Gustav, do you
know any second hand dealers or cheap transporters around here?" Aradia
asked in a sickenly sweet voice. The voice had the proposed effect. "Well I
know a friend of mine in that particular dealership I'll give you his
address and tell him to give you a good deal" the man said, totally taken
in by Aradia's cheap charade.
"Oh thankyou so much Mister".
Mere seconds later Aradia walked out of the warehouse with a new
destination, grinning wickedly.
Ten minuets later Aradia was walking down an alleyway, taking a short cut to the Gustav Dealer Yard when she heard the sound of quick, quiet footsteps following her. Aradia smiled to herself, this guy was obviously an amateur by the way he walked. Aradia pretended to drop something and just as she predicted at that moment the thief decided to strike. He ran up and tried to grab the small dainty purse that was part of her get up, but before he had even laid a finger on it Aradia had spun around and planted a good high - heeled kick right between the guy's legs. He went down like a sack of potatoes. "Next time when you try to mug someone remember to wear shoes that don't have rubber soles and also remember to wear a groin guard, your making it to easy for me" Aradia said standing up and stepping over the thief.
Still smiling to herself Aradia arrived that the Gustav Dealer to find an older aged woman with brown and green eyes furiously arguing with an even older man, the owner of the Yard by the look of him, her white and blonde streaked hair was bobbing to and fro as she screamed at the man, "Listen you frigging slug that Gustav is mine, the markings match and so do the designation numbers, you stole it from me!". "What's the problem here?" Aradia said in her normal voice, they both stopped screaming at each other to stare at her. "None of your business" the Yard dealer said nastily. "I'm making it my business if you've stolen this ladies Zoid butt head" Aradia replied with scorn in her voice, she pointed to the man's very baldhead. "Listen here Yavvine; the Zoid is mine so give me my keys for I'll call the police" the lady said. "Shut your mouth you stupid thieving." Yavvine the Yard dealer never got the chance to finish the insult because Aradia had just lost he temper.
She pulled a small combat knife out from its guard tied around her inner thigh. "Shut your trap and give the lady her keys" Aradia demanded, humbled by the blade pressed to his neck Yavvine nodded meekly and lead them inside his office. "Here are the keys, please don't kill me" Yavvine begged throwing the keys to the lady. "Don't worry I won't kill you, your not worth it, but I will take all the cash in your vault since it's most likely come from selling stolen Zoids" Aradia said holstering the knife. Yavvine nodded numbly and dialled the combination for the vault. Aradia saw at least three thousand dollars worth in cash. "Thanks" Aradia said walking out of the office with the white haired lady, "Oh and breath one word of this and you'll find that your life won't be worth living." With the last threat in place Aradia jumped into the Gustav she helped the lady get back. "Mind if I hitch a ride?" Aradia asked as if they had just met in the street. "Welcome a plenty, my names Mayan" Mayan said smiling. "Aradia" Aradia replied cordially, "But let's dispense with the pleasantries, I think we had better leave and fast." "Agreed" Mayan said bringing the Gustav to life and driving the Zoid out into the open road.
"Can we make a pit stop at this address please, I was wondering if you could carry a Zoid out of the city for me, I'll pay you of course," Aradia added quickly. "Don't worry about any payment love, just think of it as repayment for what you did back their" Mayan said turning the Gustav onto High Street, "I went inside the bank and when I came outside found my Gustav gone, now she's back, also the money is all yours". "But you..." Mayan cut Aradia short, "No arguments girls just do as I say." "O.k. but later were going to talk about this," Aradia said as they pulled into the warehouse.
"One Gun Sniper order over here!" Aradia yelled, not even bothering with the false voice anymore. The old man looked up and yelled, "Keep your hair one Miss." Aradia watched as the crane lifted the Gun Sniper onto the Gustavs trailer. "Who's this Zoid for girl?" Mayan asked, curiosity taking over. "According to the paperwork a friend of mine called Norah Almego, who used her daddy's Cred Card to pay for it" Aradia grinned wickedly," Pity the business man doesn't have a daughter and it's also a pity a friend of mine happened to borrow his wallet who had a friend who worked at the Bank of Zi". "Clever girl, now some rich resource monger who destroys our planets forests is going to get a much larger expenses bill" Mayan said, chuckling," You have style girl" "Thanks Mayan, now let's get out of here" Aradia slide back into her seat. Mayan gunned the engine, and as they left the garage and passed Aradia's parked car Aradia commented, "That business man should really not buy such expensive Jeeps." Mayan practically had tears running down her face.
Ten minuets later Aradia was walking down an alleyway, taking a short cut to the Gustav Dealer Yard when she heard the sound of quick, quiet footsteps following her. Aradia smiled to herself, this guy was obviously an amateur by the way he walked. Aradia pretended to drop something and just as she predicted at that moment the thief decided to strike. He ran up and tried to grab the small dainty purse that was part of her get up, but before he had even laid a finger on it Aradia had spun around and planted a good high - heeled kick right between the guy's legs. He went down like a sack of potatoes. "Next time when you try to mug someone remember to wear shoes that don't have rubber soles and also remember to wear a groin guard, your making it to easy for me" Aradia said standing up and stepping over the thief.
Still smiling to herself Aradia arrived that the Gustav Dealer to find an older aged woman with brown and green eyes furiously arguing with an even older man, the owner of the Yard by the look of him, her white and blonde streaked hair was bobbing to and fro as she screamed at the man, "Listen you frigging slug that Gustav is mine, the markings match and so do the designation numbers, you stole it from me!". "What's the problem here?" Aradia said in her normal voice, they both stopped screaming at each other to stare at her. "None of your business" the Yard dealer said nastily. "I'm making it my business if you've stolen this ladies Zoid butt head" Aradia replied with scorn in her voice, she pointed to the man's very baldhead. "Listen here Yavvine; the Zoid is mine so give me my keys for I'll call the police" the lady said. "Shut your mouth you stupid thieving." Yavvine the Yard dealer never got the chance to finish the insult because Aradia had just lost he temper.
She pulled a small combat knife out from its guard tied around her inner thigh. "Shut your trap and give the lady her keys" Aradia demanded, humbled by the blade pressed to his neck Yavvine nodded meekly and lead them inside his office. "Here are the keys, please don't kill me" Yavvine begged throwing the keys to the lady. "Don't worry I won't kill you, your not worth it, but I will take all the cash in your vault since it's most likely come from selling stolen Zoids" Aradia said holstering the knife. Yavvine nodded numbly and dialled the combination for the vault. Aradia saw at least three thousand dollars worth in cash. "Thanks" Aradia said walking out of the office with the white haired lady, "Oh and breath one word of this and you'll find that your life won't be worth living." With the last threat in place Aradia jumped into the Gustav she helped the lady get back. "Mind if I hitch a ride?" Aradia asked as if they had just met in the street. "Welcome a plenty, my names Mayan" Mayan said smiling. "Aradia" Aradia replied cordially, "But let's dispense with the pleasantries, I think we had better leave and fast." "Agreed" Mayan said bringing the Gustav to life and driving the Zoid out into the open road.
"Can we make a pit stop at this address please, I was wondering if you could carry a Zoid out of the city for me, I'll pay you of course," Aradia added quickly. "Don't worry about any payment love, just think of it as repayment for what you did back their" Mayan said turning the Gustav onto High Street, "I went inside the bank and when I came outside found my Gustav gone, now she's back, also the money is all yours". "But you..." Mayan cut Aradia short, "No arguments girls just do as I say." "O.k. but later were going to talk about this," Aradia said as they pulled into the warehouse.
"One Gun Sniper order over here!" Aradia yelled, not even bothering with the false voice anymore. The old man looked up and yelled, "Keep your hair one Miss." Aradia watched as the crane lifted the Gun Sniper onto the Gustavs trailer. "Who's this Zoid for girl?" Mayan asked, curiosity taking over. "According to the paperwork a friend of mine called Norah Almego, who used her daddy's Cred Card to pay for it" Aradia grinned wickedly," Pity the business man doesn't have a daughter and it's also a pity a friend of mine happened to borrow his wallet who had a friend who worked at the Bank of Zi". "Clever girl, now some rich resource monger who destroys our planets forests is going to get a much larger expenses bill" Mayan said, chuckling," You have style girl" "Thanks Mayan, now let's get out of here" Aradia slide back into her seat. Mayan gunned the engine, and as they left the garage and passed Aradia's parked car Aradia commented, "That business man should really not buy such expensive Jeeps." Mayan practically had tears running down her face.