Disclaimer: I don't own Bubblegum Crisis 2040 or the characters therein. I am merely using them for my own amusement, and hopefully yours.

This story takes place after the series end. If you've gotten this far I'm not going to warn you about possible spoilers anymore. Some events may be referenced from the dub, while others may be referenced from the sub. Some I will take liberties with.

BubbleGum Crisis 2040
REBIRTH
By
NinjaNao

Nene:
I was glad to get out of the 'totem pole' today. Ugh. Too many calls. Too many stupid calls. Thank goodness I only had a half shift. I had a major hack to do. The AD Police installed a new security system and it was my job to test it out. Heh. I love my job. My real job, that is. I'm a hacker for the AD Police. Yeah. So now you know. WATCH OUT! *giggles*

So anyway after my shift I went home so I could use my own computers. I wont' bore you with all the details. But needless to say I got in. It wasn't easy, and I think my intricate knowledge of the system to begin with helped. So I think the system passed. But the real test lay inside. When I found my way into the system, to where some of the more personal and high security items were I was surprised to see that somebody had already hacked into the system. I recognized the hacker signature of that of one of my friends, Kira, or as she was known in the hacker circles, the Dragon Lady, or Shadow Dragon. I didn't report her. For I know that she doesn't do anything you don't specifically ask her and she doesn't hack into defense or bank accounts. She has a very high sense of morals, for a hacker.

With my hack of the AD Police computer done, I called Kira. I told her that I had seen her in the system. I was doing a professional security hack so I wanted her opinion of the system as well as wanting to know what she was doing in there. She laughed. She told me that she was in the system when the new system went online. She had a hell of a time getting out. She told me that she had a client who wanted to check personal records, and the police archives were the best place to get them or go to them since the police system had links to everything. She told me that it was Leon McNichol. She wondered why he didn't just as me to hack into the system. Why go through all the trouble of hiring her? Kira was one of the best and not cheap. I asked her what Leon wanted. Did it have to do with somebody named Priss? If it did, that was the reason he hired her. He knew that I wouldn't hack the system to dig up Priss' past. Kira said that it did have to do with Priss. I was worried now. I asked her what it was Leon wanted to know and what she found out and told him.

Kira was reluctant at first. But I told her that Leon wasn't being fair. If Priss wanted him/us to know about her past she would have told us. Then there was the fact that if I wanted to, I could find the same things that she did. Kira laughed. Knowing that I basically have the same hacking morals she does she told me. She told me that Priss was one screwed up chick. Leon wanted to know about her past, in particular any boys she may have dated. Kira said that she told Leon that there was one in particular with whom she was in love with but he died. She told me that she left out the details of his death. She told me though. Oh my, god. Poor Priss. No wonder she is the way she is. I thanked Kira for telling me.

I was now worried about Priss. I could understand why she had been crying that night. I knew the reason she sang was because of something in her past. It was because of him. Leon must have hounded her about him and Priss didn't want to think about it. He must have pressed, and Priss got upset. I don't blame her. I respected Priss before, but now,... Wow. I understand her more. Next time I get the chance to see her I just want to give her a big hug. I don't think I would be able to survive something like what she went through.

Leon. Grrrr.. I don't know what I'm going to do the next time I see him. The brat. I'm not going to talk to him, that's for sure. What a jerk. I am glad that he hired Kira thought. Thank the gods. I would have hated to think what he would have found out had he gotten another hacker.

Oh! I heard from Mackey! Yeah! He knows who I am now. He is starting to feel things. He knows now that we, the knight sabers are his friends. Sylia says that they will try for a visit soon. I can't wait!