S been awhile...ok, I kept telling myself I'd "Do it in a few more days." And a few more days never came. I'm not gonna make excuses, I'll just pick up where I left off.
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Jenny entered the new world with 12 guns pointed at her face. She had apparently a large reputation.
"Stand down men, this is not who you think it is." The Silver Shell barked.
The solders, dressed similarly to Tuck, lowered the rifles they had been holding after a moment. They still watches her apprehensively though.
They were standing on a platform with strange patterns on the floor. The walls were generally a smooth white pattern, with light coming from the ceiling, with black floors.
One solder spoke up. "Sir, with all due respect, this is THE XJ-9, the killing robot that..."
The Silver Shell barked back at him. "I KNOW what your talking about, and this is not her...at least not the same one. Lets just say that our theory about other dimensions...is no longer a theory."
"Err, yes. The council will want a debriefing on the situation. They are in the meeting room."
They had a short moment to relax, in which Tuck took off his helmet and backpack, setting them off to the side.
"Man, I was roasting in that thing!" Tuck stated.
After a quick look over for hidden devices on Jenny, they were ushered into a great room, with 9 seats facing them. Most of the people seated there were elder looking, although some were rather young. One African American even looked like...
"Brit!"
It did in fact look like her, although she was older now, and looked to be in her mid-20s. her right eye had been replaced with a cybernetic one, and she now bore the figure of a mature woman, the kind that Jenny had only seen in magazines.
Brit glared back at her, then after a moment, an elderly man in the center seat spoke up. "We watched your arrival as you recalled back here. The Silver Shells judgment is trusted here, so you have our trust for the moment, but we would still like to hear the whole story about your world, and what happened there."
And so they told them, Tuck, Silver Shell, XJ-6, and filially Jenny, all told of the other world. Jennie's account got the most attention. They kept asking for specific bits of information about her world, and the people in it. A great deal of whisper came at some of her words.
After they were done, the man at the head of the counsel spoke again. "So, the Overlords plans involve you mother, and the other world. This is dire news indeed, we assumed that we were there only target."
"I will issue an order for our men not to harm you, but we will need a way to tell you apart from your...counterpart. Head down to the outfitters on the 3rd floor when we are done here."
He paused a moment, then added. "Miss XJ, you may not know this, but you are in for a long haul. Even with your help, this will not be an easy fight. It is unlikely that you will return home anytime soon."
The words had meaning to Jenny, but she had a job to do. Her mom was counting on her to make a rescue, and there were people here who needed her help.
"You are dismissed." He finished. Silver Shell and XJ-6 headed off to who know where, while Tuck motioned Jenny to follow him into an elevator.
Once inside, the elevator enclosed all around them. It had the same black and white patterns as all the building around here, and it smoothly descended downward.
"So Jenny..." Tuck said while they waited to reach bottom. "Am I around in your world?"
After a pause, Jenny spoke "Yea, your just a kid at this point, in fact it's kind of surprising to see you all grown up like this."
Tuck blushed a bit and scratched the back of his head. "It's rather surprising to see you again, Jenny. I'm glad to have you back."
"It's good to be back, Tuck. It's good to be back..."
Meanwhile...
SC-12843 Barked out his command "Epsilon! Attack!"
And attack he did, letting loose a barrage of laser fire on the moving targets set before him. He almost at once saw patters in the targets movements, and after a short time, he could predict exactly where they were going to be.
The targets, not much more than simple hover-droids, small floating orbs, were flying around the room where Epsilon had been created.
His systems were somehow calibrating themselves, so he got better with every shot he took.
SC-12843 took notice of this, and commented. "YES! Just like I planned it! Your already better than a common drone, and soon you will be one of the greatest warriors ever! " He stated with joy.
At that moment, the last drone was blasted away. Epsilon lowered his weapon, having no more objects to shoot.
"Very good Epsilon. I think it's time to develop that mind of yours a bit more. Explore the ship and it's systems to your satisfaction."
"Yes sir" Epsilon responded with a mechanical buzz. After a moment of uncertainty, Epsilon walked through the door of the room where he had spent his entire short life so far. He was standing in a hallway, mechanical designs were everywhere along the walls. Robots of all shapes and sizes moved about here and there.
Epsilon felt rather lost, but his curiosity got the better of him, and he moved down the corridor to the left.
From what he gathered in the next few hours of searching the area, he was on a medium sized military ship in orbit around a planet called earth.
After a while, he entered a vast room with hundreds of computer terminals. The monitors were attached to a massive central hub, and interface ports line in between the monitors.
Epsilon stepped forward and plugged himself into a nearby terminal. It was time to learn allot more.
Meanwhile...
"Man Jenny, you look so cool!" Tuck exclaimed, seeing the changes she had undergone. Jenny could not help but agree.
Although she had no REAL changes, as per her request, they had decided to give her a paint job to set her apart from her 'other' self. After a few suggestions, they had decided on the flame patterns she had put on once before, giving her body a similar texture to a racecar.
"I know what you mean, Tuck. I missed this look." Jenny said, checking over the freshly dried paint. "So, what do I do now?"
Tuck paused for a moment, rubbing his chin, and spoke. "I would imagine you take it easy for a while, learn some stuff about us, and try to prepare yourself for a fight." He then added with a smirk. "You never know when one is going to come up."
Jenny nodded, then said "So...where do I stay?"
Tuck slapped his forehead, and then said, "Oi, I keep forgetting you don't know your way around here. Come with me Jenny, I'll show you the way."
They turned toward a hallway, and walked down it, side by side. Tuck occasionally glancing at Jenny.
"So Jenny..." Tuck suddenly cut in. "You DO know how 'hot' you look with that paint job, don't you?"
Jenny saw the joke, but still blushed a little. "Tuck! Your terrible!"
Tuck smirked at her and added, "You never could appreciate a good joke, Jenny."
Jenny raised an eyebrow and answered, "Oh, so what was the GOOD joke?"
Tuck made an overdramatic gesture of pain in his chest, and said "Argh! You got me, right here!"
They both laughed, happy to be in each other's company, and continued onward.
Meanwhile...
The dark figure stood over a control panel. Reading the display. His sinister form writhed with the flow of the many cables and wires attached to him.
#So...Jenny has come to this world to save her dear mother...excellent.#
He turned, facing the other way. #Those fools will never see what I have planned...until it is too late...#
To be continued…
Well...sorry if it was too short...
I'm gonna go take a nap now, R&R!
