Another EVO rampage, that's all. Just another normal day, another mission, another everyday fight. The routine was the same, find it, beat it, and cure it. It all seemed normal. But not for Shuki. He had a routine too, but today was going to be different.
The Sahara was hot. The sun radiated on Shuki's face, making beads of sweat forming on his face. He would much rather be in Tokyo, closer to technology and cooler air. But he knew the heat would be worth it after the day was over; he would have what he came for. It was even standing only a hundred yards away. And even though the sun was hot and the air was dry, he was enjoying every minute of it.
Rex was amazing. He was even more so in person. He jumped, punched, shot, all with machines from his nanites. He was like a human generator. Shuki had nanites too, but he knew his were no match for Rex. And Shuki had known this, even before he had seen Rex. So he prepared. The trick up his sleeve had taken a very long time to finish, but it would all come down to strength and technology in the end. He knew technology would be the one to win.
Watching Rex fight was all entertaining and exciting, but Shuki knew it had to end soon. It was taking much too long and Shuki was starting to get impatient. What if he intervened while the fight was still going on? Then no one would be able to chase after Shuki, the giant EVO scorpion keeping them busy. It sounded like a good plan to him, but he knew everything had to go according to plan. He had it all planed out so that there could be no mistake or mess-up. Shuki could already call himself completely successful.
The dessert sky was starting to get darker by the hour, and pretty soon the sun had already traveled behind the dessert sands. It looked like it could end any second. The scorpion was getting pretty roughed up and Shuki knew it what would happen when it was too tired to stand. Rex punched it several more times before the creature roared and collapsed to the ground. And, just as Shuki had expected, Rex placed his hand on the creature's head and blue lights shone through his fingers. And the next thing he knew, there was a man lying in the place of the scorpion that had once been there. Rex had cured it. Shuki found this most elaborating; there wasn't another person alive that could do something as incredible as that!
Shuki watched from the Providence car he was hiding in with amazement in his eyes. He wanted to see more, but he had to do his job. The show was over. He could see the wide grin on Rex's face from his success. He was a pretty good looking kid; he had dark black hair, he was tall, brown eyes, and he had a great body structure. But he wasn't surprised since the kid had probably fighting all his life. And for a slight minute, Shuki felt sorrow for Rex. They probably just locked him up after each mission and don't let him have fun. The society had always been that way, especially the authorities.
The moment Shuki had been waiting for had finally come. Rex was still a little ways from the car, so Shuki opened the door of the car and jumped out onto the sand. There wasn't really any place to hide besides behind the other Providence cars, so he scurried to the one closest to where Rex was coming from to get ready to take action. Shuki was actually quite surprised none of the Providence men had seen him. But not for long.
Shuki set up behind a wheel. He took out a skinny remote from his pocket and pressed the "POWER" button at the top. Rex was getting closer. Shuki typed in his location into the remote and pressed "START". He had tested his gadget many times before, but he still worried that it wouldn't work. But to his relief, an extremely accurate and realistic image of himself appeared a few yards away from the Providence men. It was a hologram from emanating from the satellite in space. No one had realized the satellite's potential to show an image from such a distance, but Shuki had his recourses. Now no one could stop him.
The hologram looked like it was trying to sneak around. And what made the bait even more irresistible to chase was a gun in its hand. It started to run. The crowd of men stopped what they were doing and ran and shot at the image. But what puzzled them is that they couldn't hit him. It even seemed like the bullets went right through him. He must be an EVO then; it was the only explanation.
A second earlier, Rex and Six were still pretty far behind. But now, Rex was already speeding through the dessert on his bike and was far ahead of everyone. Just as Shuki had planned. Rex was just about to ride past the cars and Shuki got ready. The hologram wasn't the only one with a gun: Shuki had one too. Shuki cocked it. Rex was only a few yards away.
Then he passed.
Shuki pulled the trigger and watched the dart fly through the air. It hit its target and Rex's motorcycle shrunk into nothing, leaving Rex lying in the sand, unmoving. Shuki jumped into the providence car he had been crouching behind and hit the gas pedal, heading toward Rex. He hoped the dart had worked, leaving Rex out cold. He could hear the bullets hitting the empty sand. He quickly got out of the car and pulled out a white ring of metal, slipping it onto Rex's wrist. The ring shrunk to fit his wrist and a blue light shone from a small screen. Now when Rex would awake, he would find his nanites useless. Shuki raised Rex onto his shoulder and threw him into the back of the truck. Noticing the men getting closer, he hopped into the driver seat and drove into the night, leaving Providence's men to chase a lifeless image.
