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The director looked at the three people standing before him. Houstow had just done explaining why the F.B.I. was doing in Japan. If he was hearing things correctly, he could get Lucy back quicker then he originally anticipated. "So let me get this straight? You guys are here trying to kill a runaway atomix, which is a genetically modified diclonius, but you lost all your men before you even got here and only have 6 of the 8 diclonius you were planning to assault them with? "
"That's pretty much it." To Houstow, this was getting grimmer by the minute.
"Well, I can have the S.A.T. help you boys, but there is a bit of a catch though."
"And that is?"
"You aren't the only one with an escaped creature running around you know. Recently, Lucy escaped and is we are afraid that innocent lives are at stake. If you promise to help us capture Lucy, then I'll help you with your problem. "
"Well get right on it."
"Now get out of here. I'm a busy man." Without another word, Houstow and Silton left the office with on their atomix behind them. The director smiled. "Things are going perfectly! Once I have Lucy, all I have to do is have sex with her. Then I'll be god of this world."
"What an asshole! We have to go and kill someone who is probably just as hard to kill as Incendo. "
"Only Silton, we aren't supposed to kill her. We are supposed to bring her back alive."
"And that's why I said this is going to be just as hard as taking out Incendo! We aren't going to make it back, Houstow."
"Hey! Bitches! How does it feel to be trapped in there?"
"God damn it Freddy" Freddy was looking into a room where a diclonius was chained to the wall. Above the door, the number 15 painted in red hung above the door. The diclonius looked at Freddy with intense hatred.
"Why the hell are you pissing off a diclonius? If you keep talking like that, the entire facility will hear you."
"And what are they going to do about it? Cut off my dick, shove it my mouth, and then hang me to a tree?"
"You know, you really shouldn't give them ideas like that."
"Whatever."
Incendo found his designation: a small weapons shop. He had ordered his weapon earlier via contacts he knew. It paid off to have a skilled hacker to get money by hacking into account and various company shares. Wal-Mart was going to be so pissed if when it noticed that 3 million dollars was missing from company stocks. He walked into the shop. An old man looked up. "How may I help you?"
"I'm James, the client that asked you to build that particular sword."
The man frowned. "You're the guy who made that weird request?"
"That's right. Do you have it ready?"
"Of course I do, it's just that no one could ever possibly use this as a weapon." He pulled out a 5-foot long nodachi. Incendo picked it up. "The charge is 600,000 yen in cash, of course."
Incendo put all the money on the table. "Thanks for the sword. I think I'll call it Tiamat; a nice name for a sword of mine."
"Umm… why do you need it anyway?"
Incendo swung the sword around, stopping short of the shopkeeper's throat. "That's my business. Do you have the sheath?"
"Yes. Just put the blade down."
Incendo lowered the sword. "Great! Well then, I'll be one my way then."
Marco walked over to where Kouta was sitting. "Excuse me. Aren't you the guy who claimed he saw soldiers on the beach?"
Kouta frowned "how do you know about that?"
"My father is in the police force."
"Oh. Did you find anything about those soldiers?"
"No, we can't find if they existed or not. Although I personally think it's a cover up."
"You think they are covering up something?"
"It's the usual pattern. It sounds like to me like those guys were from S.A.T."
"But… why would the S.A.T…." Kouta looked horrified. "Those guys wanted to kill Nyu…"
"Who is Nyu?"
"This girl we found on the beach. The police were claiming that she was some serial killer. But that's not possible. She can't even talk English, much less kill anyone."
"What are your feelings about the girl?"
"I don't know. I feel like I've met her before. She defiantly can't take care of herself though. "
"I see. Well, I must get going. If anything comes up, I'll let you know. Bye." And with that, Marco went up, going back towards the gathering place. He had to report in, and if he knew Incendo, he would already be there waiting.
Incendo was walking back towards the hideout, through the beach. He liked that route. He heard voices all of a sudden. He walked towards them, and was surprised to see that girl Mayu, talking to a woman who was holding her dog. As he listened to the conversation, he grew angry. He walked towards them. "Hey!"
The woman turned towards him "Are you the guardian of this brat? You need to watch her better, she stole my dog…" She never got to finish her sentence as Incendo walk up close to her. His mask looked terrifying close up, and that smell… was it charred flesh? "That dog is her only friend in this world. Do you have kids, lady?"
"Of course I have kids. They miss James dearly! Answer my question; are you in charge of that brat?"
"I might as well be, and I think you should give her back the dog. You look like you are in good shape, judging by your clothes. You can get the kids another dog just like him and tell them you found James, can't you? This girl, as you kindly put it, can't really get another dog in with her current lack of funds."
"Look, it's my dog, and I'm taking it with me!"
"You might want to check your leg. It's on fire."
"What?" She looked down. Her leg was indeed on fire. With a yelp, she dropped the dog, and ran off towards town.
"People and fire; it's amazing that in panic she forgot that she was at a beach." He shook his head. "Well here's your friend back." He picked up Wanta and carried him over to Mayu.
"Did you set the fire?"
"Me? Now why would I do such a thing? Treasure your friend. Friends help make the world less cruel for you." Incendo walked away towards the hideout. He would never hear the end of it from Marco if he did not get there before he did.
Crovax smiled. He turned to the assault team behind him and the Aurahex with them. "There's our first target. Let's bring him in."