Cybersix
Chapter 5: The End of a Long Day
By CyberAuthors Note: Hi! Yes I'm still here. Sorry this took so long; I've been busy with school. Anything with this – in front of it is from an unknown person (Doesn't know which person said/thought it). Anyway, enjoy!
Scene: (Everyone is in the change rooms, getting changed after a very interesting gym class)
Amanda: (With the change room dead quiet she can't ignore her class-mate's thoughts about her as she gets changed out of her gym clothes)
-'Wish I could've done what she did! I've wanted to put that jerk in his place for ages!
-'Wonder how she did that?'
-'What kind of freak is she? Ah man! I've got frog slime all over my clothes!'
-'Where'd she come from?'
-'How'd she do that? She doesn't look capable of doing that! Plus she has a bad arm!'
-'She's going to get it that's for sure! Kevin doesn't like being made a fool!'
Amanda: (Not looking at anybody she leaves, one hand pressed against her head, to try and get rid of the headache that's starting, while the other caries her bag. She sighs, frustrated with her abilities) 'I really wish I could completely control my mind reading abilities, because this is going to drive me insane!' (Walking behind two guys in the hallway a few minutes later she overhears part of their conversation)
Dan: (Excitedly) "Did you hear what happened in gym class today?"
Boy-4: (Looking at his friend in curiosity) "No, what happened?"
Dan: (Shocked that his friend hasn't heard yet) "This new girl, I think her name's Amanda, anyway we're doing gladiators duel in class and Kevin's winning like usual, until Amanda steps forward. She was amazing! She beat him in less than 2 minutes! And you know how Kevin's a pro!"
Amanda: (She didn't wait for the rest as she got to her class and went to the farthest desk possible. Sitting down she starts taking off the tenser bandage) "Curse my life and special abilities. Now everyone thinks I'm a freak, on my first day too! That's gota be a record." (She pulls her sleeve into place to hid the tattoo)
Lori: (Having come up behind Amanda, she sees the SC-3 tattoo on her arm when she's finished taking off the tenser, before Amanda pulls her sleeve into place. She waits a second before making a comment as if she hadn't seen anything) "You're definitely the talk of the day."
Amanda: (She whirls around to face Lori, surprised) "Lori! I didn't hear you come up." (She'd been so engrossed in her problems she hadn't been paying attention to her surroundings)
Lori: (She smirks) "That's obvious!" (At that moment the teacher enters the classroom) "Anyway see you later." (With that she turns around and sits down in a desk on the other side of the room, getting ready for class)
Amanda: (Sighing she takes her books out and puts them on her desk, ignoring the glances the other students give her. Muttering,) "This is definitely not my day." (She then opens her binder and focuses on the teacher, trying desperately to ignore the whispers and thoughts of her fellow students)
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Scene: (Inside Adrian's class room after school)
Amanda: (She walks in and slumps into a desk, putting her head down on the cool surface, dropping her bag on the floor beside the desk)
Adrian: (He looks up at her, concerned) "You ok?"
Amanda: (Lifting her head off the desk and looking back at the disguised Cybersix) "Ya, it's just been a looooonnng day."
Adrian: (He just lifts one eyebrow questionably)
Amanda: (She sighs) "With a frog war in biology, my common sense gone out the window in gym, and a math class where my so called 'special ability' wouldn't stop eavesdropping on everyone's thoughts, mainly about me…" (She sighs heavily)
Adrian: (Frowning) "I know about the biology incident but what happened in gym and math?"
Amanda: "I defeated this kid named Kevin in a Gladiators Duel really easily in gym. I found out, after I told everyone that it was my first try, that he's never been beaten and that he's a champion or something." (She rolls her eyes slightly) "So all through math I could 'hear' everything people where whispering or thinking."
Adrian: (A little confused) "I thought you could control your 'hearing'?"
Amanda: "Usually I can but there are times when it seems to have a mind of its own."
Adrian: (Curious) "So how come you didn't hold back in the Duel?"
Amanda: (She sighs) "I picked up on some of his thoughts while he was dueling and they just made me so mad. I've never liked people who think they're better then everyone, so when he challenged me I just had to take him down a few pegs. I didn't realize what I'd done until after I won and found out he was an undefeated champion."
Adrian: (Understanding) "Well next time be more careful."
Amanda: "Ya, I know." (She smiles gratefully)
Lucas: (He walks into the classroom and looks towards Adrian) "We still on for coffee today?"
Adrian: (He smiles at Lucas) "I'll be right there, just got to finish some stuff." (He turns back to Amanda who's smiling knowingly) "I'll see you later." (He gives her a look that says 'don't say a word')
Amanda: (She grabs her bag and makes her way to the door still smiling) "Ok." (She then leaves before she can say something she's not supposed to)
Lucas: (Looking after Amanda, confused) 'Wonder why she's so happy?'
Adrian: (He grabs his books and heads for the door, smiling slightly at Lucas' confusion) "Come on let's go before someone takes our table." (He then leaves, Lucas following a second later)
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Scene: (At Adrian's apartment later that day, Amanda is sitting at the desk doing homework)
Amanda: (With her head propped up with her left hand, leaning forward, she's frowning at the math question) "I don't get it!" (She leans back, dropping her pencil in her math book and sighs in frustration)
Adrian: (He closes the door and moves towards Amanda, smiling) "Having fun with your homework?"
Amanda: (She glares at him for a few seconds) "No." (She then turns around completely in the chair, pleading with her eyes for an affirmative) "We're going to go see what Jose's up to, right?" (She looks expectantly at Cybersix)
Cybersix: (Dropping her disguise she chuckles a little at Amanda's eagerness to get away from her homework, but then turns serious) "Yes! If Yashimoto is right then…" (She doesn't finish since they both know what would happen)
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Scene: (Outside Adrian's apartment building Lori is standing in the shadows)
Lori: (Looking at her watch then back at the window on the top floor) 'What do I expect to find out from watching their window?' (She frowns, questioning her motives for being there) 'Hopefully some answers!' (She shifts positions to get comfortable. Just then the light in the window goes out and a female figure in a leather body suit with a cape and fedora hat steps out and jumps to the roof of the building across the street. A second female figure soon follows but without a cape and hate. She straightens up and pushes herself further into the shadows to avoid being seen, smiling) 'I knew it! Amanda does know Adrian's secret!' (She steps out of the shadows after a few seconds) 'So who are they? How do they know each other? And what are they? No human can jump that far!' (She frowns, trying to figure out what they're hiding as she heads into the apartment building and up the stairs. She knows a little about Cybersix/Adrian but nothing about Amanda. When she reaches Adrian's door she looks around then pulls out a pin and proceeds to pick the lock. After a couple of minutes you hear a click and the door swings open, she then enters and closes the door.) 'Now let's see what I can find out.' (After carefully looking though drawers, closets, and cabinets she finds a small box, full of glowing green vials, under the bed. Before she's able to do anything she hears the slightest thud behind her. Turning around she comes face to face with a big black panther)
Data 7: (He looks at the box full of Sustenance then back at Lori and softly starts to growl)
Lori: (Not taking her eyes off the panther, she slowly gets up and makes her way to the door. Once at the door she yanks it open and runs out, not stopping until she's a fair distance away. Finally stopping in an ally she starts to shake from the fear of being that close to a real panther and getting away unscathed) 'That was a really BIG panther!' (Quickly looking around she then hurries home)
Data 7: (Standing on a roof not too far away he watches Lori head home, then goes in search of his sister)
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Scene: (Outside Jose's mansion, two Fixed Idea's are loading crates onto a truck with a Techno supervising)
Techno1: (After yelling at one of the FI's for not being careful with the crates) "…Finish loading the crates onto the truck, but this time be careful." (He points towards the last crate, with his free hand, and the Fixed Idea goes to finish loading just as the second FI jumps out of the back of the truck and heads for the same crate. The Techno returns to his checklist)
Techno2: (Being the overall supervisor of the packing up and leaving, he comes out to see if they're finished loading the truck. Seeing that it's not done yet he yells at everyone to hurry up then goes to check on another section of the packing, sighing and muttering incoherently under his breath)
Techno1: (He looks up from his checklist in time to see both Fixed Ideas pick up the same crate. Quickly he dashes over to them waving his arms and yelling, knowing exactly what going to happen) "No! Stop! Put that down!" (Both FI's turn towards him to pay attention to what he's yelling about and tear the crate apart in the process. By some freak chance Jose gets buried by the contents that where in the crate, mainly spare parts to different things. The Techno skids to a halt beside the pile Jose's buried under) "Master!" (He turns to the FI's and points to the piles beside him, frustrated with their incompetence) "Hurry and unbury him!"
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Scene: (Meanwhile Cybersix and Amanda are hidden in a tree, a safe distance away, watching the events unroll in front of Jose's mansion)
Amanda: (Barely able to contain her laughter) "They are…snort…so…giggle…in for it!" (She doubles over, one hand covering her mouth while the other hangs onto the tree for support, trying not to make too much noise and give away their location)
Cybersix: (Smiling, she contains her laughter better then Amanda) "Come on, before we're found out" (She quietly moves away from the mansion and Jose's yelling before heading to the other side, Amanda right behind her. Arriving on the other side they find almost nobody there)
Amanda: (Frowning, her laughter gone, she surveys the area) "Either Jose's getting sloppy or someone's not at their post."
Cybersix: (Also frowning, she looks around more carefully) "Or it could be a trap."
Amanda: (She turns to Cybersix questionably) "Well are we going to stay here all night? Or go check the place out?"
Cybersix: (Still suspicious about their good fortune she hesitates) "We're going in but be on guard, with Jose you never can tell." (With that they head inside)
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Scene: (Inside Jose's mansion a few minutes later)
Cybersix: (Looking around the third empty room they've entered) "Looks like Yashimoto was right when he said Jose was taking everything."
Amanda: (She frowns) "But what's the point? Even if he's going back to the compound for Von Reichter's files and the master lab why strip this place bare? He's bound to come back eventually." (She looks towards Cybersix for an answer)
Cybersix: (Looking grim) "So that there'll be nothing for us to use while he does whatever and if I'm guessing right he's also hoping we'll run out of Sustenance." (She turns to leave)
Amanda: (Snapping out of her shock she stares after Cybersix incredulously) "You're just going to let him leave, without doing anything, without trying to stop him?"
Cybersix: (She turns to face Amanda and answers, keeping her voice low but firm) "What do you expect me to do? We need him alive at the moment so that we can live and we can't stop him from leaving. If we try to do anything he'll just leave quicker, maybe leaving some things behind but not much by the look of things. All we can do at the moment is stock up on Sustenance and conserve what we do have."
Amanda: (She looks to the floor in surrender) "You're right, I'm sorry, it's just that I don't like just letting him go and not doing anything to stop him."
Cybersix: (She puts a comforting arm around her shoulders) "I know what you mean but there's only so much we can do at the moment without getting ourselves killed." (She smiles reassuringly at Amanda when she looks up) "Come on we've got some hunting to do." (With that they both leave)
To Be Continued