Title: A Gay Metropolis
By: rockofmarduk
Summary: Tensions have been running high since a mysterious killer began killing gay Marduks and political businessmen whenever one of them ventured into one of the seedy gay clubs deep in zone 1. Duke Red and other powerful figures have plenty to worry about since there all in relationships they want kept from the public. Rock, angry that some of his own men were killed, goes undercover to try and flush out the killer and meets up with detective Shunsaku Ban and his nephew Kenichi working on the same case. As each person deals with his own love problems, hearts are broken, secrets are revealed, and promises are smashed, all leading up to the identity of the Marduk killer.
Couples to come: Rock+Kenichi/ Duke Red+Skunk/ Ban+Pero/ Ban+Duke Red/ Skunk+Lamp/ Boon+Lyon/ Nortalin+Ham Egg/ Atlas+Lamp/ more to come soon.
Chapter 3: Allies and Enemies: Part 1
A few minutes later...
"See I got separated from my uncle and while I was looking for him I found you and that weirdo. Kenichi had started to explain as he started to follow Rock out of the alley.
"So what are you doing here in zone-1 anyway?" Rock asked as he and Kenichi walked out of the dark alleyway. " Most tourists like to tour the top zone not the bottom one."
Kenichi looked stunned. "How did you know that I wasn't from around here?"
Rock just shrugged. "Lucky guess I suppose. I guess in a way it's both my duty and my job to know these things."
"Your job? What kind of job do you have?" Kenichi asked looking confused. "I mean the way your dressed I thought you were umm..."
Rock saw the way Kenichi was looking him over. "Oh no Kenichi. I'm not like that at all. You see I'm the leader of the Marduks. We specialize in destroying robots that our outside their zone or breaking the law. But this is not our standard uniform." He said pointing to the leather outfit he was wearing. " I'm undercover, trying to catch a killer."
"Gee that's exactly why me and my uncle are here." Kenichi said a bit exactly. " My uncles name is Shunsaku Ban and he's a private detective from Japan. I usually assist him in his assignments. Were here tracking down a killer who killed only gay men, most of them businessmen around the Japanese area. My uncle believes that he may have come here to avoid the law and start killing again."
Rock went pale as he listened to Kenichi. "That's exactly the same case that I'm working on! Kenichi, I think it's time that I have a talk with your uncle, if we can find him that is?"
"Kenichi!" A loud voice called out.
Both boys looked around for the source of the booming voice, until Kenichi looked down the end of the alleyway.
"Well we don't have to look any further cuss there he is right now." Kenichi said pointing to a man in a trench coat and hat with a large brown mustache. He was standing beside one of those robot detectives. The two spotted the boys and hurried over to them. Rock frowned at the sight of the robot detective.
Shunsaku took a moment to catch his breath before speaking. "Kenichi, there you are. Pero and I have been looking everywhere for you." He stopped when he saw Rock standing there. "Oh Kenichi, who's your friend?"
"His name is Rock." Pero the robot answered before either Rock or Kenichi could say anything. "He's a Marduk like the ones you saw on the top zone, though I've never seen a Marduk wear that kind of uniform before?"
Rock continued to frown at the robot.
"A Marduk huh." Shunsaku said a little suspicious. He had seen the Marduk's earlier destroy a robot that was out of its zone and he wasn't entirely sure whether or not to trust them. "What exactly are you doing down here?" He asked.
"Same reason your here." Rock answered. " To catch a killer." **
Back at the Presidents home...
In Lamp's office, Lamp was looking through his pile of paper work when there was a knock at his door.
"Come in." He said without looking up.
A man dressed in an ugly green suit and hat came into the room holding a folder full of pictures. He was one of Lamp's hired goons who did all of his dirty work for him. "Sir, I have the dirt on Duke Red and Skunk that you wanted. And I think you'll find it all quite interesting."
Lamp smiled sinisterly. "I knew that those two were up to something. Always sneaking around behind our backs, whispering to each other one thing or another. So what is it? Are they planning to take over the government or what?" Lamp asked as he took the folder from his goon.
"No sir, nothing like that. It's even bigger then we thought. It's quite scandalous actually." The man smirked.
Lamp opened the folder and stared at the pictures in front of him. For a moment Lamp was in shock at what he saw. Then the evilest smile appeared on his face. "Well, well, well. Never in my wildest dreams would I expect something like this from the two of them. And now to use this to my advantage." **
In a dark room a figure sat at a desk reading a newspaper. The only light was a small lamp that hung over his head. The man grinned evilly as he read the front page.
"Marduk Killer strikes again!" he read out-loud. "Another Marduk was found in the zone-1 area both naked and strangled. It is believed that this crime is also connected to the two other Marduk deaths that have accord over the past week. Chief Superintendent Nortarlin has assured the public that they are hot on the trail of the killer and that he should be in their custody in a few days."
The man laughed as he read the final line. "Yeah right, caught in a few days. Bullshit! They didn't even say anything about them all being gay. You know I think the public have the right to know about this." Turning around he pulled out a typewriter from a drawer and sat it on the desk. Slipping a piece of paper into the machine he grinned. "I'll show those bastards whose really in charge of this little game." He snickered as he started to type.
To be continued....
Next time on metropolis: As the killer looks for his next target, Skunk and Duke Red find themselves being blackmailed, and the police department are under fire from the news media.
Comment from author: Sorry for the long update but I've been busy helping my mom start a dog collar making business. We make collars for special occasions made out of shirt collars and other materials. When we figure out where were going to sell them I'll let you guys know if anyone's interested in buying one for their own dogs. Anyway, I'm also starting two more metropolis fics. One's called (FROM OUT OF THE RUBBLE), which takes place after the fall of the ziggurat. The other one is called (WHITE ANGEL V.S. DARK ANGEL), kind of a spy, action, and romance fic. I'm going to start them soon, hope you like them.
By: rockofmarduk
Summary: Tensions have been running high since a mysterious killer began killing gay Marduks and political businessmen whenever one of them ventured into one of the seedy gay clubs deep in zone 1. Duke Red and other powerful figures have plenty to worry about since there all in relationships they want kept from the public. Rock, angry that some of his own men were killed, goes undercover to try and flush out the killer and meets up with detective Shunsaku Ban and his nephew Kenichi working on the same case. As each person deals with his own love problems, hearts are broken, secrets are revealed, and promises are smashed, all leading up to the identity of the Marduk killer.
Couples to come: Rock+Kenichi/ Duke Red+Skunk/ Ban+Pero/ Ban+Duke Red/ Skunk+Lamp/ Boon+Lyon/ Nortalin+Ham Egg/ Atlas+Lamp/ more to come soon.
Chapter 3: Allies and Enemies: Part 1
A few minutes later...
"See I got separated from my uncle and while I was looking for him I found you and that weirdo. Kenichi had started to explain as he started to follow Rock out of the alley.
"So what are you doing here in zone-1 anyway?" Rock asked as he and Kenichi walked out of the dark alleyway. " Most tourists like to tour the top zone not the bottom one."
Kenichi looked stunned. "How did you know that I wasn't from around here?"
Rock just shrugged. "Lucky guess I suppose. I guess in a way it's both my duty and my job to know these things."
"Your job? What kind of job do you have?" Kenichi asked looking confused. "I mean the way your dressed I thought you were umm..."
Rock saw the way Kenichi was looking him over. "Oh no Kenichi. I'm not like that at all. You see I'm the leader of the Marduks. We specialize in destroying robots that our outside their zone or breaking the law. But this is not our standard uniform." He said pointing to the leather outfit he was wearing. " I'm undercover, trying to catch a killer."
"Gee that's exactly why me and my uncle are here." Kenichi said a bit exactly. " My uncles name is Shunsaku Ban and he's a private detective from Japan. I usually assist him in his assignments. Were here tracking down a killer who killed only gay men, most of them businessmen around the Japanese area. My uncle believes that he may have come here to avoid the law and start killing again."
Rock went pale as he listened to Kenichi. "That's exactly the same case that I'm working on! Kenichi, I think it's time that I have a talk with your uncle, if we can find him that is?"
"Kenichi!" A loud voice called out.
Both boys looked around for the source of the booming voice, until Kenichi looked down the end of the alleyway.
"Well we don't have to look any further cuss there he is right now." Kenichi said pointing to a man in a trench coat and hat with a large brown mustache. He was standing beside one of those robot detectives. The two spotted the boys and hurried over to them. Rock frowned at the sight of the robot detective.
Shunsaku took a moment to catch his breath before speaking. "Kenichi, there you are. Pero and I have been looking everywhere for you." He stopped when he saw Rock standing there. "Oh Kenichi, who's your friend?"
"His name is Rock." Pero the robot answered before either Rock or Kenichi could say anything. "He's a Marduk like the ones you saw on the top zone, though I've never seen a Marduk wear that kind of uniform before?"
Rock continued to frown at the robot.
"A Marduk huh." Shunsaku said a little suspicious. He had seen the Marduk's earlier destroy a robot that was out of its zone and he wasn't entirely sure whether or not to trust them. "What exactly are you doing down here?" He asked.
"Same reason your here." Rock answered. " To catch a killer." **
Back at the Presidents home...
In Lamp's office, Lamp was looking through his pile of paper work when there was a knock at his door.
"Come in." He said without looking up.
A man dressed in an ugly green suit and hat came into the room holding a folder full of pictures. He was one of Lamp's hired goons who did all of his dirty work for him. "Sir, I have the dirt on Duke Red and Skunk that you wanted. And I think you'll find it all quite interesting."
Lamp smiled sinisterly. "I knew that those two were up to something. Always sneaking around behind our backs, whispering to each other one thing or another. So what is it? Are they planning to take over the government or what?" Lamp asked as he took the folder from his goon.
"No sir, nothing like that. It's even bigger then we thought. It's quite scandalous actually." The man smirked.
Lamp opened the folder and stared at the pictures in front of him. For a moment Lamp was in shock at what he saw. Then the evilest smile appeared on his face. "Well, well, well. Never in my wildest dreams would I expect something like this from the two of them. And now to use this to my advantage." **
In a dark room a figure sat at a desk reading a newspaper. The only light was a small lamp that hung over his head. The man grinned evilly as he read the front page.
"Marduk Killer strikes again!" he read out-loud. "Another Marduk was found in the zone-1 area both naked and strangled. It is believed that this crime is also connected to the two other Marduk deaths that have accord over the past week. Chief Superintendent Nortarlin has assured the public that they are hot on the trail of the killer and that he should be in their custody in a few days."
The man laughed as he read the final line. "Yeah right, caught in a few days. Bullshit! They didn't even say anything about them all being gay. You know I think the public have the right to know about this." Turning around he pulled out a typewriter from a drawer and sat it on the desk. Slipping a piece of paper into the machine he grinned. "I'll show those bastards whose really in charge of this little game." He snickered as he started to type.
To be continued....
Next time on metropolis: As the killer looks for his next target, Skunk and Duke Red find themselves being blackmailed, and the police department are under fire from the news media.
Comment from author: Sorry for the long update but I've been busy helping my mom start a dog collar making business. We make collars for special occasions made out of shirt collars and other materials. When we figure out where were going to sell them I'll let you guys know if anyone's interested in buying one for their own dogs. Anyway, I'm also starting two more metropolis fics. One's called (FROM OUT OF THE RUBBLE), which takes place after the fall of the ziggurat. The other one is called (WHITE ANGEL V.S. DARK ANGEL), kind of a spy, action, and romance fic. I'm going to start them soon, hope you like them.
