Author's note: I thought I would add a cameo from Agents J and K from Men in Black.
Chapter 9
Kestra and Machina along with Machina's two royal body guards Agents J and K, scoured the mega city for the mystery man. Every man both human and program that Kestra had attached the earpiece to had electrocuted them severely. But yet men lined up one after another just to see if it fit, risking electrocution. The princess was at the end of her rope and feeling quite frustrated. So Agent J suggested they take a break during the search at a local Starbucks.
The group walked up to the counter.
"I will take a venti caramel frappachino please." Kestra told the barista behind the counter.
And then she turned to Machina and her group.
"What'll you guys have?"
"Tall decaf with cream." Machina said.
"Grande latte." Agent K answered.
"Venti mocha, low fat, double shot, double whipped, shaken not stirred." Answered Agent J in a tone that mimicked an auctioneer.
The three looked at him with one raised eyebrow on each of their faces.
"Oh I mean a just a Venti mocha." Agent J said.
The barista took their order and few moments later they took their seats at a table looking out the window. Kestra looked depressed.
"Oh now come on girl! No need to be like that. I mean we still have about a third of the city to go." Machina told her.
"Well what if the rumors were right? What if he was sent by The Architect to 'bewitch' me?"
Agent J sat back in his seat taking a sip of his mocha.
"Nah princess, The Architect is not smart enough to make something better looking than him." He shrugged. "I mean hey man, just look at me?"
Agent K looked in J's direction.
"What about you?" Agent K asked.
"I'm just sayin' I make this look good is all."
The three burst out laughing at Agent J's comment. And then out of the corner from behind his dark shades he spied Niobe in front of her camera man.
'Damn! That woman is fine!' He thought to himself.
"Earth to J!" It was K.
J was still off in dreamland.
"J!"
J was snapped back to reality.
"Oh I'm sorry man, did you say something?"
"We have a future prince to find." K told him.
"Oh ... oh yeah!" J answered.
The three of them exited the Starbucks and continued to search for Kestra's mystery man and just like before, every man who tried the earpiece on got electrocuted. They went to the Train Man.
Kestra nudged Machina.
"Uhm, are you sure he was there? I mean he seems a little old." Kestra said.
"And skanky." Agent J added.
"Maybe you're right." Machina nodded in agreement.
"Oh please princess!" The Train Man begged. "Let me try it on!"
Kestra had to think for a moment, but finally she let him try the darned thing on. She cautiously walked up to him and stuck it in his ear. At first nothing, and then after a few seconds an electric shock went through his whole body making his hair stand up on end. He spasmed and twitched and finally fell to the ground. He asked for it.
"Holy crap!" Kestra said as she covered her mouth.
"Is he?" Asked Agent K.
Agent J bent down to inspect the Train Man who was now motionless on the floor. All of sudden he popped up making Agent J and the others jump.
"I'm okay!" The Train Man said raising his arms.
He looked at Kestra with a sad look in his eyes.
"I guess I'm not the lucky guy huh?"
Kestra shook her head.
"No I guess not." She said sadly.
He handed her back the earpiece.
"Well it was worth a shot. I hope you find him." He said with a gentle smile.
Kestra smiled back.
"I hope so too. Thank good sir." And then she kissed the Train Man on the cheek as she bid him good-bye and they exited the station.
He stood there alone few a moments just holding his cheek and smiling.
'Whoever this mystery man is, he's going to one lucky fella when she finds him.' He thought.
The party had combed every single inch of mega city except for one place which was the last stop in their quest to find the mystery man. And that would be where Agents Jackson, Johnson, and Thompson would be and it would be their turn. Once they reached the building Queen Machina had announced her presence. Jackson answered the door.
"Oh your majesty!" Jackson said as he bowed to her. "We were not expecting you!"
"I believe you already know Princess Kestra of Zion?" Machina asked him.
Jackson looked at her and his eyes looked as if they were about to pop out through his dark shades at the sight of her.
"Excuse me a moment your majesty." Jackson quickly closed the door.
Johnson and Thompson rushed to him.
"What's going on?" Thompson asked.
"The princess is here!" Jackson said excitedly.
"No shit?" Johnson asked.
"Yeah no shit!" Jackson exclaimed.
The three of them peeked out the keyhole and there she was in the flesh. Now they were thinking as what to do about that pest called Smith ...