Mystic Destiny
Chapter 6-Problems
They reached the nest just a few hours before morning, neither of them tired, and Selskia starving, although Klein was merely a little thirsty. As soon as Klein was out of his AC, he started to head towards the lounge, but had to turn back to get a still cowering Selskia out from under the console. She was still shaking from the view of the mysterious black obelisk, but she still wouldn't say a word about it.
As the two finally reached the small, but full lounge, a tall girl immediately broke off from a group near the center and walked straight to Klein, wrapping one arm carelessly around his shoulders, yet possessively at the same time. The girl had platinum blonde hair, and had a very popular and princess look about her. She was wearing a tight futuristic looking jumpsuit thing, that showed off her figure far too much for any decency, and was cut to do so, as well as low.
"Hi Kleiny darling! I finished that mission!"
The girl shot a quick, hateful glance at a completely surprised Selskia before grabbing Klein's arm with her free hand and poking her head on Selskia's usual position, peeking over his shoulder. She was too tall for that though, and it looked awkward, with the girl almost a full 2 inches taller. Klein tried to shrug the persistent girl off, but failed miserably, groaning.
"What are you doing with her Klein?"
She obviously meant Selskia. She was still in a half shocked position, even more so now that the accusation had been made. The young goddess simply backed away towards a wall, in a rather peaceful movement. But the raven clinging on Klein wasn't satisfied. Klein spoke up first, however.
"Selene, GET OFF OF ME!"
Selene pretended not to notice, but let go of Klein. Only to advance on Selskia angrily, like a tigress. Selskia slowly backed into a corner as the blonde approached, meek and quiet. The girl was far taller than Selskia, who was a few inches shorter than Klein. Even though Selene towered over Klein, but she obviously didn't care. But Selene completely filled the girl's vision by the time she stopped advancing on her, now inches from the girl's face.
"Girl, you'd better stay away from my Klein. You'll regret it otherwise."
Klein then shoved Selene out of the way to get Selskia out of the corner, sighing. It was almost an everyday thing, but she had managed to avoid her many times by giving her near impossible missions. She took them eagerly, wanting to impress him, but he was glad of that minor fact, at least. It kept her off his back, albeit for that little time, but it was something. Once Selene had recovered, he spoke again, almost complaining.
"Selene, stop it. At least leave Selskia out, she's new around here."
By then, a few of the patrons had noticed the group, but shrugged it off. Everyone knew about Selene always going after Klein, and everyone knew even better that the top raven hated it. Something like this was almost common, and they paid no mind. If anything, they felt sorry for the new girl caught up in the mess, but simply continued talking amongst themselves.
"Well, Klein, if she's new, why are you spending time with her? You never spend time with newbies! You should be spending more time with me!"
Klein groaned again. Hopefully she didn't have something else with her. The girl had a rich father, and a very influential and respected one, too. So far, he'd been through bribes, tantrums, letters, food poisoning, gassing, small traces of drugs slipped into his drinking water, even a small SWAT team had invaded his dorm one night! He turned back to Selskia briefly to check how the girl was dealing, and she seemed fine. He turned back to Selene, shaking his head.
"Stop it. Just stop. Now's not a good time."
She, of course, ignored him and held a contract in his face. Of course she had something he had to do. Klein read the contract for a few seconds, looking over the threat of losing his AC, his status, and his credits if he didn't agree to willingly go on a mission with the girl. He said "No." quite firmly, but Selene pushed the notion aside.
"Well, you'd better get ready for a mission in a few minutes my dear Klein. I'll be waiting for you."
She tried to kiss Klein on the cheek, looking back over at Selskia to see how she was taking it, also managing to fall flat on her face as Klein dodged her. /So that's how he dodges so well.../ Selskia looked up at Klein wonderingly as the Selene girl walked out angrily, her small group following her. He obviously didn't like the girl, and had to go on a mission.
"I'll just go take a nap in my dorm I guess...And eat there, I suppose."
Selskia looked around at the people for a second, took another look at Klein, hesitated, and leaned forward to kiss him on the cheek, expecting yet another dodge. But instead, he just stood there, seeming oblivious while Selskia smiled and walked out of the room. He stood like that, blinking, for about a second before shaking his head and walking out of the room himself, to get ready for the upcoming mission, and torture.
End Chapter 6, Part I
Selskia wasn't in her room, as she was supposed to be. The girl had teleported into Klein's room while Klein went on the mission with that Selene woman. Turning the laptop on, she sat in Klein's usual spot, searching through the files. She had been scared stiff in the laboratory, but she could remember what she had seen. There was a notepad on the counter, abandoned, with a file name on it. Her mini AC didn't quite have what it takes to hack into a foreign computer yet and she needed the use of Klein's full computer. It immediately beeped at her, asking for a password. Flipping the iDisc port open, she slipped in a small, diamond looking flat diskette, with a special hacking program on it that she and her mini AC had been working on earlier. The program did its work, and let her in, but it would only stay for a few minutes before the computer's security alert alarmed.
She flipped the second port open and slipped yet another small shining diskette into the slot, watching as her second program came into view. This one was old and complex, and very reliable. The only thing she worried about was the possibility that the newer virus and hacker detectors had learned how to detect this particular program of her making. Fortunately, it didn't.
A second screen popped into view, with another computer screen on. Activating the first program again, she smiled smugly. This was a little known ability she had, and she was proud of her expertise. Once in, the former hacker quickly scanned the files, and stopped on the one she was looking for. Activating the touch controls, she tapped the file and watched it open.
This particular one was a record of all the improvements they had implanted into Klein. She had grown suspicious of his amazingly odd abilities over time, thinking they were another kind of power, like the one she had. It could be done with technology, but it was a rare thing, and so far undiscovered, as far as she knew. She read the list long list, stopping to highlight a section.
Emotional Block-This particular part was included to make the soldier merciless, and have nothing to be afraid of or anything to care for, thus making concentration better and have fewer distractions.
Nutrient Stockpiling-A constant problem with soldiers is that it costs a fortune to feed them. With this, a soldier only needs a square meal once a month or less, if vitamin tablets are consumed.
Futurecraft-A rather chancy implant, created by Dr. Pendragon, allows the patient to be able to 'sense' a little about the immediate future. This was discovered by accident, and research is still being conducted on its abilities and why it works, with no success thus far.
Futurecraft was the important part. So, they had discovered a little of the magic she used through an accident...The gods hadn't thought it possible by mere mortals, but it appeared that they had. The edges of the screen flashed red once, buzzing at her. It was time to get out of this before the securities of both computers locked her in and blared an alarm. Closing out, she turned off the computer and leaned back. So that's why he seemed so odd...
Klein was boosting across another desert, in another barren area. Selene's cotton candy looking AC was next to his, and the pilot constantly annoying him over the com link. Her face popped up yet again on the view screen, much to Klein's annoyance.
"Do you think we're near the HQ yet, Kleiny?"
"..."
"I wonder how much of the money we're going to earn...What do you think?"
"..."
"I think we're cl-"
"SELENE! SHUT UP!"
Klein did an abrupt about face, and, still moving at the same speed as Selene, he fired on the girl's AC. A few shots from each weapon and a slash brought down the unsuspecting girl's AC, the weapons destroyed before the girl could react. From there, Klein proceeded to pick apart the AC until only the core was left, all while Selene was screaming in his ear through the com link.
"WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING!?!? THIS IS MY AC!!!!"
"Well, Selene, you wanted me to go with you on a mission. You never said how it was to be."
With a smile, Klein picked up the core and rolled it into a cave nearby, and turned off the com link. He would retrieve her later...Or not. She was a pain...Maybe this would do the girl some good. He flew up and away from the cave, searching for the hidden headquarters.
Something told him he should go to the East...And there. A glint of steel caught his eye. Landing carefully, he sent out one of Selskia's mini AC's, left in his cockpit from earlier. Watching out of its eyes, he noted that the shipment of the new parts was coming in from the West--He was supposed to keep it from reaching the building while causing as little chaos as possible. There were five guard MTs by the gates, easy work for him, but he probably wasn't supposed to kill them off.
It was a good thing he had the stealth extension with him on this mission. Switching it on, he simply walked in front of the transport vehicle, and stood there. With a crash, it smashed into his AC's right leg, and he stepped on it idly, crushing it. Immediately, the MTs started firing at the shimmer they knew was him, as Klein overboosted up. Best not to do any damage to those--The less damage, the more pay.
He hesitantly returned to the cave where Selene's core was, retrieving the girl and the core. She wasn't very happy, especially with the credits she got from the mission.
"Only 2000 credits!?!? 2000!?!? While you get an entire 15,000!?!?!?"
Klein shrugged. They were both in his AC now, and Selene was on the verge of destroying everything in sight. He closed his eyes for a second, thinking of a nice, good threat before opening them again.
"Look. Either calm down, or I leave you stranded in the middle of the desert."
At least that got her to shut up.
He started to head back to the nest again, dragging a pouting Selene and her AC's core with him.
End Chapter 6, Part II End Chapter 6
They reached the nest just a few hours before morning, neither of them tired, and Selskia starving, although Klein was merely a little thirsty. As soon as Klein was out of his AC, he started to head towards the lounge, but had to turn back to get a still cowering Selskia out from under the console. She was still shaking from the view of the mysterious black obelisk, but she still wouldn't say a word about it.
As the two finally reached the small, but full lounge, a tall girl immediately broke off from a group near the center and walked straight to Klein, wrapping one arm carelessly around his shoulders, yet possessively at the same time. The girl had platinum blonde hair, and had a very popular and princess look about her. She was wearing a tight futuristic looking jumpsuit thing, that showed off her figure far too much for any decency, and was cut to do so, as well as low.
"Hi Kleiny darling! I finished that mission!"
The girl shot a quick, hateful glance at a completely surprised Selskia before grabbing Klein's arm with her free hand and poking her head on Selskia's usual position, peeking over his shoulder. She was too tall for that though, and it looked awkward, with the girl almost a full 2 inches taller. Klein tried to shrug the persistent girl off, but failed miserably, groaning.
"What are you doing with her Klein?"
She obviously meant Selskia. She was still in a half shocked position, even more so now that the accusation had been made. The young goddess simply backed away towards a wall, in a rather peaceful movement. But the raven clinging on Klein wasn't satisfied. Klein spoke up first, however.
"Selene, GET OFF OF ME!"
Selene pretended not to notice, but let go of Klein. Only to advance on Selskia angrily, like a tigress. Selskia slowly backed into a corner as the blonde approached, meek and quiet. The girl was far taller than Selskia, who was a few inches shorter than Klein. Even though Selene towered over Klein, but she obviously didn't care. But Selene completely filled the girl's vision by the time she stopped advancing on her, now inches from the girl's face.
"Girl, you'd better stay away from my Klein. You'll regret it otherwise."
Klein then shoved Selene out of the way to get Selskia out of the corner, sighing. It was almost an everyday thing, but she had managed to avoid her many times by giving her near impossible missions. She took them eagerly, wanting to impress him, but he was glad of that minor fact, at least. It kept her off his back, albeit for that little time, but it was something. Once Selene had recovered, he spoke again, almost complaining.
"Selene, stop it. At least leave Selskia out, she's new around here."
By then, a few of the patrons had noticed the group, but shrugged it off. Everyone knew about Selene always going after Klein, and everyone knew even better that the top raven hated it. Something like this was almost common, and they paid no mind. If anything, they felt sorry for the new girl caught up in the mess, but simply continued talking amongst themselves.
"Well, Klein, if she's new, why are you spending time with her? You never spend time with newbies! You should be spending more time with me!"
Klein groaned again. Hopefully she didn't have something else with her. The girl had a rich father, and a very influential and respected one, too. So far, he'd been through bribes, tantrums, letters, food poisoning, gassing, small traces of drugs slipped into his drinking water, even a small SWAT team had invaded his dorm one night! He turned back to Selskia briefly to check how the girl was dealing, and she seemed fine. He turned back to Selene, shaking his head.
"Stop it. Just stop. Now's not a good time."
She, of course, ignored him and held a contract in his face. Of course she had something he had to do. Klein read the contract for a few seconds, looking over the threat of losing his AC, his status, and his credits if he didn't agree to willingly go on a mission with the girl. He said "No." quite firmly, but Selene pushed the notion aside.
"Well, you'd better get ready for a mission in a few minutes my dear Klein. I'll be waiting for you."
She tried to kiss Klein on the cheek, looking back over at Selskia to see how she was taking it, also managing to fall flat on her face as Klein dodged her. /So that's how he dodges so well.../ Selskia looked up at Klein wonderingly as the Selene girl walked out angrily, her small group following her. He obviously didn't like the girl, and had to go on a mission.
"I'll just go take a nap in my dorm I guess...And eat there, I suppose."
Selskia looked around at the people for a second, took another look at Klein, hesitated, and leaned forward to kiss him on the cheek, expecting yet another dodge. But instead, he just stood there, seeming oblivious while Selskia smiled and walked out of the room. He stood like that, blinking, for about a second before shaking his head and walking out of the room himself, to get ready for the upcoming mission, and torture.
End Chapter 6, Part I
Selskia wasn't in her room, as she was supposed to be. The girl had teleported into Klein's room while Klein went on the mission with that Selene woman. Turning the laptop on, she sat in Klein's usual spot, searching through the files. She had been scared stiff in the laboratory, but she could remember what she had seen. There was a notepad on the counter, abandoned, with a file name on it. Her mini AC didn't quite have what it takes to hack into a foreign computer yet and she needed the use of Klein's full computer. It immediately beeped at her, asking for a password. Flipping the iDisc port open, she slipped in a small, diamond looking flat diskette, with a special hacking program on it that she and her mini AC had been working on earlier. The program did its work, and let her in, but it would only stay for a few minutes before the computer's security alert alarmed.
She flipped the second port open and slipped yet another small shining diskette into the slot, watching as her second program came into view. This one was old and complex, and very reliable. The only thing she worried about was the possibility that the newer virus and hacker detectors had learned how to detect this particular program of her making. Fortunately, it didn't.
A second screen popped into view, with another computer screen on. Activating the first program again, she smiled smugly. This was a little known ability she had, and she was proud of her expertise. Once in, the former hacker quickly scanned the files, and stopped on the one she was looking for. Activating the touch controls, she tapped the file and watched it open.
This particular one was a record of all the improvements they had implanted into Klein. She had grown suspicious of his amazingly odd abilities over time, thinking they were another kind of power, like the one she had. It could be done with technology, but it was a rare thing, and so far undiscovered, as far as she knew. She read the list long list, stopping to highlight a section.
Emotional Block-This particular part was included to make the soldier merciless, and have nothing to be afraid of or anything to care for, thus making concentration better and have fewer distractions.
Nutrient Stockpiling-A constant problem with soldiers is that it costs a fortune to feed them. With this, a soldier only needs a square meal once a month or less, if vitamin tablets are consumed.
Futurecraft-A rather chancy implant, created by Dr. Pendragon, allows the patient to be able to 'sense' a little about the immediate future. This was discovered by accident, and research is still being conducted on its abilities and why it works, with no success thus far.
Futurecraft was the important part. So, they had discovered a little of the magic she used through an accident...The gods hadn't thought it possible by mere mortals, but it appeared that they had. The edges of the screen flashed red once, buzzing at her. It was time to get out of this before the securities of both computers locked her in and blared an alarm. Closing out, she turned off the computer and leaned back. So that's why he seemed so odd...
Klein was boosting across another desert, in another barren area. Selene's cotton candy looking AC was next to his, and the pilot constantly annoying him over the com link. Her face popped up yet again on the view screen, much to Klein's annoyance.
"Do you think we're near the HQ yet, Kleiny?"
"..."
"I wonder how much of the money we're going to earn...What do you think?"
"..."
"I think we're cl-"
"SELENE! SHUT UP!"
Klein did an abrupt about face, and, still moving at the same speed as Selene, he fired on the girl's AC. A few shots from each weapon and a slash brought down the unsuspecting girl's AC, the weapons destroyed before the girl could react. From there, Klein proceeded to pick apart the AC until only the core was left, all while Selene was screaming in his ear through the com link.
"WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING!?!? THIS IS MY AC!!!!"
"Well, Selene, you wanted me to go with you on a mission. You never said how it was to be."
With a smile, Klein picked up the core and rolled it into a cave nearby, and turned off the com link. He would retrieve her later...Or not. She was a pain...Maybe this would do the girl some good. He flew up and away from the cave, searching for the hidden headquarters.
Something told him he should go to the East...And there. A glint of steel caught his eye. Landing carefully, he sent out one of Selskia's mini AC's, left in his cockpit from earlier. Watching out of its eyes, he noted that the shipment of the new parts was coming in from the West--He was supposed to keep it from reaching the building while causing as little chaos as possible. There were five guard MTs by the gates, easy work for him, but he probably wasn't supposed to kill them off.
It was a good thing he had the stealth extension with him on this mission. Switching it on, he simply walked in front of the transport vehicle, and stood there. With a crash, it smashed into his AC's right leg, and he stepped on it idly, crushing it. Immediately, the MTs started firing at the shimmer they knew was him, as Klein overboosted up. Best not to do any damage to those--The less damage, the more pay.
He hesitantly returned to the cave where Selene's core was, retrieving the girl and the core. She wasn't very happy, especially with the credits she got from the mission.
"Only 2000 credits!?!? 2000!?!? While you get an entire 15,000!?!?!?"
Klein shrugged. They were both in his AC now, and Selene was on the verge of destroying everything in sight. He closed his eyes for a second, thinking of a nice, good threat before opening them again.
"Look. Either calm down, or I leave you stranded in the middle of the desert."
At least that got her to shut up.
He started to head back to the nest again, dragging a pouting Selene and her AC's core with him.
End Chapter 6, Part II End Chapter 6