Here is chapter 3, hope you enjoy. I do not own Titan AE. Please do review.
As Cale and Akima had feared the reunion with the leaders of the different volunteer corps was not going smoothly. When they heard the plan, indignation was the general reaction but not only against them but against each other also. Neither Bob or Nanami could help them as the people around them shouted at each other. Not that they could do much either.
"I don't think it's fair that just because some people abuse their power a little to much others have to pay the price" said Molly the redhead middleaged woman with glasses that represented Neo Dublin's volunteer corps. She was looking straight at Patrick, the representative of Neo London's volunteers. "What are you implying, you bitch!" The other one replied angrily.
"We all know what she means, don't we?" Answered Lin, a twenty something years young woman with long black hair, representative of Neo Hong Kong's volunteers.
"Enough is enough!" Shouted Akima angrily silencing everyone in the room. Most of them had never seen her angry so this was a first for them, they weren't intimidated they were just surprised. Cale Nanami and Bob couldn't supress a little smile looking at the dumbfounded looks on the volunteer's chiefs.
"This is not about punishing anyone" she said after managing to calm herself before continuing. "This about the need to restore our former civilization. We need an army to keep external threats at bay and a police force to keep order inside our territory. I know most of you hate to be bossed around but if we are to restore Earth in this planet we all have to make sacrifices".
"If you think about it you will have more power as a police force than you had as volunteer corps. and the only thing that will change is that you would have to respond to Bob and Nanami here for your actions, they will be the ones responding before the government" Cale said when Akima finished.
"Then we just have to train our men and women to become police officers right?" One of the chiefs, an old black man asked.
"That is right" Akima replied. "We'll even let you decide your own rules". She knew that could bring trouble with the government but this was a more immediate problem.
"Huh Akima?" Nanami whispered to her ear "I don't think that is a good idea".
"Me neither" Said Bob. Both their expressions were of worry. Cale couldn't help but pity them a little.
"We have no choice, we need them to agree and they won't agree to the government making rules for them, they don't stand them."
"They barely stand us or each other for that matter" Cale joked.
"But we need the police force if we want to begin an army" Akima replied seriously. "We have to give in to some of their demands"
Finally the eldest person in the room, the chief of Neo New York volunteer corps, also known as the Sheriff, an old man with white hair and beard spoke.
"We'll agree under the condition that you don't let the government intervene in our affairs, we'll have our own government body and our own rules. In exchange we will respond to Bob and Nanami as you asked and keep the bad guys at bay." He said calmly gaining some approving looks in his direction as well as some murmurs.
Akima thought about the proposition. It was indeed a tough choice. A police force should always have a direct superior to control it. Then it came to her, this could be a golden chance opportunity to end the negotiation and they really needed a police force.
"As long as you obey to what Nanami and Bob Tell you I won't have problems with that. However Cale, Nanami, Bob and I will need to approve of your rules." She answered.
"Agreed" the Sheriff said. And with that the negotiation ended.
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"So it seems they have started to move earlier than we expected" the hooded figure referred to as "brother" said. The asteroid they were on was no longer moving it was like they were keeping from doing so somehow.
"So before bothering the titans. Can I play a little with them?" The other one asked playfully.
"Play?" "Brother" asked suspiciously. "What do you mean "Cousin"?"
"Oh you know" the other one said cheerfully "Just play".
"I don't know if "Father" would approve" "Brother" said a little doubtful.
"Come on" the other one pleaded. "Think of it as a test, to see if they are worth our time". "Brother" seemed to think about it for a moment. Their leader father always said that it was only necessary to bother the vassal species if there was no other way to deal with the situation.
"Ok "Cousin" you may play with them" he conceded before teleporting himself out of the asteroid.
"Thanks" the other one said evilly even though he was alone. He let himself fall from the asteroid and kicked it towards New Earth. "Now let's see if you are worth it humans" he said laughing maniacally.
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"I hope everything goes as planned, Lin, or you will respond before me" Mr Wong said angrily. "You promised me they wouldn't get what they wanted. Let me remind you something, a police means stability, control and peace, the end of uncertainty and therefore the public won't fear anymore. They won't give us the money we ask for protection anymore because we will have to respond to the government about everything and they know it and when the army is raised Cale and Akima will control every move we make."
"But father" Lin tried to reply before she was harshly cut off.
"Don't father me, Lin, if there is going to be an army it has to be an army under my control."
"The police would still be under our control"
"That is not true and you know it Lin, they are not stupid they'll make sure to control such things as corruption." He replied patiently like a teacher explaining a really difficult problem to a pupil. "That's how things were done in the old world" Over the course of the years humans had made sure to eradicate corruption from their police forces thanks to a series of really concentrated controls.
"What do you want me to do?" Lin asked a little exasperated.
He sighed.
"If we can't stop them by boycotting them, try to go closer to them. That way they'll pay less attention to our city. You must do whatever it takes to protect what we have built over this past years, even if it means killing. Understood?" He told her.
"Yes father" She replied.
"Ok Lin I have always told you that failure is not an option so DO NOT FAIL ME" he said coldly befory hanging up the phone.