Golden Force 2005: The Rise of Krelian: Chapter 2
The Golden Condor and Xenogears had finished crossing the Atlantic Ocean and were flying over the southern reaches of Europe when Tau said, "I wonder how far along the Italians are in preparing for next February?" Esteban said, "Well, I hope it's very far, because they'll be hard pressed to top any of the other Olympics we went to, particularly Barcelona." Aceman said, "Barcelona? Esteban, that was last century. Besides, why would you bring up Kim Zmeskal's biggest mistake?" Esteban said, "Hey, I was only mentioning the fact that it was nice having an Olympics in my hometown. You will never be able to say the same thing, because New York is too full of short sighted liberals who couldn't possibly have anything that makes America look good in their backyard." Aceman sighed and replied, "When you put it that way, you could be right. Curse those idiots who turned down that West Side stadium idea, anyway." Phoebe said, "If it's any consolation, Aceman, those who didn't want the Olympics in New York won't know what they're missing."
Soon, the Condor and Xenogears landed in Turino's local airport, where we then caught cabs to the nearest hotel. Zia said, "This is such a beautiful city. We definitely have to come back here in two months." Piper said, "It's too bad the Falcon Club and Thunder Force can't be here with us right now." Aceman said, "Yeah, but you know how they are. Both Joanna's and Yugi's teams are always involved in local cases. Can't blame them, though. They've been working their tails off re-establishing the legacies of their respective franchises, just as we have." Paige said, "I think our hotel is just up ahead." Our cabs stopped at a hotel in the busiest part of town and we got out of them. Then we checked into the hotel.
Elsewhere in Turino, Alucard, Batboy and the disguised Code 3 Sentinel were observing the population of the city and Batboy asked, "Who shall we infect first?" Alucard said, "It doesn't matter. They're all fodder for Krelian's master plan. And once they're out of the way, Mesogog can begin his own plans for world conquest." Batboy said, "Right, Alucard." The Code 3 Sentinel then said, "I have found a suitable target for spreading the virus." The Sentinel pointed to a young Italian girl wearing a halter top and tight jeans and Alucard said, "Go for it." Then the Sentinel walked up to the girl and took out the syringe given to him by Krelian. The girl saw the machine trying to inject her with the virus, so she made her attempt to run. She was stopped dead in her tracks by Alucard and Batboy, who saw to it that she wouldn't be able to escape. Afterwards, the Code 3 Sentinel stuck the syringe into the poor girl's arm. The maniacal machine said, "So begins the end of humanity. The virus strain spreads by physical contact, and therefore, whoever she touches, she infects." Alucard said, "Before too long, the entire city will be infected and Krelian will be pleased." The girl soon ran off, due to the fact that the Sentinel let her go.
Back at the hotel, my team were just getting settled and Kira said, "So where do you want to go first, Aceman?" Aceman said, "Well, I'd like to check out the shops and stuff." Esteban said, "The three of us want to check out any possible museums and such." Phoebe said, "Always willing to learn stuff, huh?" Esteban responded, "Hey, there's nothing better we'd rather do right now." Aceman said, "In that case, we'll split up into smaller groups and meet back here when the day is over." Piper said, "I can live with that." With that, Kira and I left first, followed by Esteban, Zia and Tau, and then Piper, Phoebe and Paige. And as we began to tour the city, little did we realize that one of us would encounter the infected girl and catch the Crush Virus strain.
To be continued...