Chapter 25: City Exodus
Days have been getting closer for the nomads to leave the city and now Cortez and Rebecca want to spend the day in the city to make more memories there. Cortez is sitting on the bench to enjoy the cool air of the morning. "It's so nice outside," he thought as he would miss this place.
"I am back from taking a dump," Rebecca gets out of the ladies' restroom to sporting a cute outfit consisting of a white tank top, blue short shorts, black tights, and white sneakers. Her long green hair is tied in her typical twin tails.
"Real lady behavior right there," Cortez joked.
"Shut it, let's enjoy this place," Rebecca said as she went over to get close to him.
"You look adorable," Cortez said.
"You look nice too big guy," Rebecca said as he was sporting a white t-shirt with a black jacket along with olive pants with black sneakers.
"It's nothing, I just picked it out," Cortez said as he looked over to see her long pigtails glide against the wind.
"Let's go to the public library, I bet they have good books there," Rebecca said as they walked down the streets.
"Seems like the city is much quieter now," Cortez said.
"Taking out that big alligator man shaken up the Zookeepers but there are the Bozos and Yakuza left," Rebecca said as she doesn't want to be near that Grace woman again.
"Yeah, Ren's methods are ruthless but he is cleaning the place up," Cortez said.
"Yep, we do good service and get paid well. It all suits me fine," Rebecca said as they arrived at the library.
"Quite big," she said as they entered the lobby to see a bunch of people inside with a front desk, rows of books and materials, and terminals connected to the database.
"Yeah, it does," Cortez looks over to see college students going into study groups at the tables.
"Lots of students here, remind me of when I went to the school library to read and gain some peace of mind to think," Rebecca said as she saw rows of books before her. "They go up into the ceiling," she said as she took a ladder to bring it up to go up. "Hold it for me," she said.
"Of course," Cortez said as he looks up and sees his plump ass clinging in her shorts.
"Enjoying the view baby?' she teased to make herself shake her ass to make him distracted.
"Yep, better than the moon at night too," Cortez shyly said as Rebecca laughed softly avoiding making too much noise.
"Yeah, your personal full moon when you wake up in bed," Rebecca said as she grabbed some books to come down. "I got some good ones," she said as they began to sit at a table and read together.
"Preem," Cortez said as they began to take a seat to enjoy reading. Rebecca got some manga books to look excited about what she is reading. "You are going to need some books since we are going out in the wasteland with no service out there," he said.
"Yeah, I know, I need to stock up on good reading material and eBooks to listen to. We need to get some weapons for us to use," Rebecca said.
"Good move there," Cortez said as the duo were enjoying their time together while two women looked over to give him weird.
"Seriously is that hunk with a midget? How weird," the first woman said.
"I know, such a handsome demon fucking some shortstack. I wonder if he has a loli fetish," the second woman said.
"Yo, we can hear you freaking bitches," Rebecca said as the two women look at the little lady with disgust.
"Gee, look at that tattoo. Like one of those thug girls from Night City," the first woman said as the two got out of there away from Rebecca's fearsome gaze.
"Gee, those dumbasses wouldn't last in Night City," Rebecca said.
"Would that be the smart thing to do?" Cortez joked.
"You know what I mean. Those women remind me of my bullies in school. Always bugging me and fucking with me. Pisses me off," Rebecca said.
"So, what happened with those girls?' he asked.
"I killed them," she said.
'Seriously?' he asked.
"Yep, when I was in the Mox after being kicked out of school, they were trying to set me up with a bunch of guys trying to kill me. I take their lives and gladly wipe them out," Rebecca said.
"Gee, pretty rough," Cortez said.
"It's Night City, it's killed or be killed there. No time to give remorse to people," Rebecca showed no shame in what she did. "I will tell you the story of my time in the Mox in due time," Rebecca said.
"Can't wait to know more about your story. It's interesting, to say the least," Cortez said as Rebecca nodded her head.
"I will, it will be worth it," she said as they kept reading until Rebecca was finished. "I am buying this for the road," she said as they went to the counter to buy these manga books.
"This place has seen a lot of history," Cortez said.
"Yes, this is a classic American city that has survived for so long yet they make up lies about it Militech's mouthpiece new network," Rebecca said as N54 is nothing more than a government-controlled news agency only pushing the aims of the NUSA and Militech's agendas.
"Yeah, can't stand that crap on the air. Buttering up Myers like she is a savior. Makes me sick," Cortez said.
"Clearly," Rebecca said as they went out of the library with Rebecca's books in a nice bag.
"Come on, let's head for the clothing shop. New undies and stuff will do me some good," Rebecca said as they exited out of the library to be on the street.
"Checking you out in new outfits is a real feast for the eyes," he flirted.
"Of you will get to see a lot of angles of me," Rebecca flirted back as they went into a clothing shop to see all sorts of outfits on display. "Nice, I need some breathable clothing for the wasteland," she said.
"Hey, I wonder, what are you going to do with David's jacket? You are going to use it?" he asked.
"When it gets colder yeah, I want to modify it. Put Kevlar weave in it, put pockets for weapons, and add a hoodie to it to conceal my head," Rebecca said.
"You are making it your own huh?" Cortez asked.
"Yep, a sign of respect for my old friend," Rebecca said as she tried on different outfits seeing which one she liked. Rebecca is wearing a pink blouse with yellow shorts and white shoes to jump with joy. "Oh, I look so cute, how do I look?" she asked.
"You're a real cutie, Rebecca," Cortez said as Rebecca had a big smile on her face.
"Thanks, I think this looks pretty too. I want to try another outfit," Rebecca said.
"Go ahead sweetheart," Cortez said as he saw they were near the women's undergarments area. "Going to need some underwear as well," Cortez said.
"Of course," Rebecca said as she picked up a pair of black lacy panties.
"Man, quite big for a small lady like you," Cortez said.
"You know I have a nicely ample bottom," Rebecca said as he leered at her curvy hips and large rear forming around her shorts looking extremely attractive on her.
"I can't complain about the brilliant assets you got," Cortez flirted as she giggled.
"You want to check out my 'assets'. Meet me in one of the unisex changing rooms and we can enjoy my broad selection," Rebecca briefly kisses him on the lips for her to skip towards the changing rooms.
Rebecca is waiting in the dressing room brushing up her shorts. She stands up and presses her back against the wall crossing her chest under her small breasts. "My body is burning for him, I wish he could hurry up," Rebecca said.
The door flings open seeing her prince appears. "Yeah, time for us to blow off some stream." Her boyfriend goes up to Rebecca holding onto her with him going under her blouse feeling her soft belly.
"You're so naughty lucky for you, I love being naughty," Rebecca presses her small hand under his shirt caressing his broad chest and tracing his nipple making her prince wince in pleasure. She shoves her tongue down his mouth for they presume French kissing.
They assault each other's moist caverns as Cortez presses himself closer to Rebecca letting his hands glide along her thick thighs enjoying the taste of her sweet saliva. The lovers are in a feverish dance with their wet organs as Rebecca lifts off his shirt wanting to see the goodies she desires. "So thin, I like," Rebecca is groping his chest tracing the side of his now naked chest wanting to feel more.
While Cortez pushes Rebecca further into the wall wanting to feel more of her luscious body. He moves down and pulls down her shorts showing her purple panties. "So nice, I like," he begins to fondle her ass as Rebecca's heart is rapidly beating from his touch.
"You love my little o' plump booty, do you?" Rebecca moaned as he lustfully assaulted it, giving it a firm slap making the petite woman feel heated as her buns bounced under his grip.
"Of course, I adore it along with the rest of your curves," Cortez said with his low and seductive voice in her ear turning the woman on even further.
"Hey are you okay in there, do you folks need help with anything?" a shopkeeper asked at the door for them to suddenly stop.
"No, I'm just checking out this large selection of goodies," Cortez teased as Rebecca's face was flush red.
"Alright, call me if you need help choosing," the shopkeeper said as she went away.
"I know what I want to play with," Cortez plays with Rebecca's rump as Rebecca can feel his dick pushing through his pants and rubbing against her belly.
"Wow, it's getting pretty big," Rebecca breaks off from their lustful bout for her to take his pants and lower them to his knees seeing his boxers have a large bugle. "Wow indeed," she said as Rebecca lightly stroked the underwear-covered member seeing it and Cortez react.
She pulls the underwear down seeing his tasty member in full glory as she is licking her lips wanting his penis to touch her smooth skin.
"Rebecca, I want to jerk off between your butt cheeks," Cortez said bluntly beyond horny and not caring about subtlety anymore.
"As you wish my perverted prince," Rebecca bends over to put her hands on the door pointing her butt towards him with panties on full display.
Her boyfriend's member is twitching quite badly at the sight of his lover's behind as he grabs her butt cheeks spreading them out letting his penis nest between them. He tightly puts his member around her buns and begins rubbing against her panty-covered butt seeing Rebecca moaning loudly. "Rebecca, lower your voice," he urged as he couldn't help moaning himself.
"I'll try," Rebecca's butt is being stroked as Cortez enjoys his girlfriend's cotton underwear liking how good the fabric feels on his penis.
"Your butt and panties feel so good," he said jerking even faster holding onto her hips and watching her ass jiggle with each passing thrust driving him to go further.
"Oh man, I like your dick. Thrust harder," Rebecca is begging him as her panties are getting wet now and her breasts flopping for the force of his assault.
Cortez's penis is being squeezed by Rebecca's cheeks with him pushing towards his climax. "I'm going to blow, baby," Cortez is thrusting so hard the friction of her soft panties is becoming too much.
"Please cum on my underwear, stake your claim baby," Rebecca is leaking viciously as Cortez delivers one last thrust, for he shoots lots of sperm onto her panties and even on her shorts. His legs have weakened, for he falls onto the floor with his dick limping exhausting his load. "Wow, it's so warm," she thought as she reached out to get some sperm on her two fingers putting it into her mouth.
"Oh, so good," Rebecca said, finishing it off. She looks at his cock still covered with his beautiful white goo. "Your cock is drenched, let me clean it up," Rebecca bends down and licks the softened member making her boyfriend flinch as she scoops up the cum in her mouth.
"Hey, you two, how are you doing in there?" the shopkeeper asked.
"Great, just finishing up in here," Cortez and Rebecca are fixing themselves up for them to go out of the booth.
"I'll head for the bathroom to wipe off this mess you made," Rebecca heads for the girls' bathroom.
Within a few moments, she comes back out to clean herself. "Shit, the wipes in the bathroom were good at absorbing sperm," she said as they get out of the clothing ship to hold a bag with clothing she is going to use.
"Thank goodness for that, where do we go next?" Cortez asked.
"We should go to the gun shop and check out their wares. We need some shipments to stock up on ammo and weapons," she said.
"Good idea," they find the gun shop to begin making a shipping order for their home.
"Oh, this gun is cool," Rebecca said with stars in her eyes to see a Soviet-made KSK-101 Tech Assault Rifle heavily based on the old AN-94 rifle built with a powerful two-round charged hyper burst able to slice through armored vests and cyborgs like nothing.
"I heard Yuri used this when he was in special ops in the Soviet forces. A very expensive piece of kit but worth every eddy you have," Cortez said.
"I have been seeing a lot of Soviet weapons being sold in gun stores lately. Techtronika aka Russia's Militech is trying to overtake Militech's hold on the weapon export market, especially in the third world nations," Rebecca said.
"Sharp insight. They have been flowing the market here for years. America already became a third-world nation too long ago," Cortez said as Rebecca sighs at this.
"The mighty have fallen but people are too busy to survive to care about shit like that," Rebecca said.
"All thanks to Militech sucking this nation dry like a vampire," Cortez said as Rebecca can see a new Soviet weapon called the AKRB-20 which is a semi-auto version of the AKRB-20 which has an integrated suppressor.
"Looks like the Soviets made their own Kyubi. Subsonic rounds, built-in suppressor, and longer barrel to hit targets at 500 meters with ease," Rebecca said.
"Interesting, should order that," Cortez said, as Soviet weapons were matching the Militech like RT-46s, AKB-20s, BMG-500s, VST-37s, Grads, AKB-20 LSWs, Satrichs, and Metels were on display.
"They are stepping it up," Rebecca said as she looked at a bullpup battle rifle called the R29 Ranger chambered with 25 rounds of 6.56x52 mm like the ones used in the Defender machine gun. "Oh, this is used by the Texan military," Rebecca said.
"Oh yeah, the Ranger is an improved model of the M-2012 battle rifle adapted for the Texan's use against the NUSA. Nasty thing, tears into enemies over 900 meters away with proper scopes and a steady hand," Cortez said.
They noticed someone outside the window as the woman was dressed up to cover her face with sunglasses and a face mask. "Hello there Cortez and Rebecca," Michiko said to wave to them.
"Granny Arasaka, what are you doing here?" Rebecca asked.
"I am enjoying the area. Also, I heard that you nomads are going to depart in a few weeks," Michiko said.
"Yeah, we are preparing here. We are going on an outing together to take one long look at this place. Why are you here?" Cortez asked.
"I was in a meeting with Ren, the mayor, setting up agreements with the FSA higher-ups. When my uncle is dealt with, Arasaka can aid in shaping up their harbors to increase sea trading," Michiko said.
"All about Biz huh?" Rebecca asked.
"Yeah, it's insane. These corpos always think about Biz but then they get blindsided by bullshit. They are so stuck up their own ass, they can be played so easily," Michiko said.
"Bothered by something granny?' Rebecca asked.
"Yes, Myers is just like my grandfather. Stuck in the past, trying to claim past glory that no one cares about. Japan is a superpower not as big as ECC or the Soviet Union, but it is a big force, but it's not the only superpower in the world," Michiko continued.
"Superpowers are the Soviet Union, ECC, Japan, and China. Now new superpowers are rising, like the Pan African Alliance or PAA which has Africa getting their shit together and becoming a real powerhouse, especially in space. The ECC and Soviet Union allied with them becoming a huge power bloc," Michiko said to keep going.
"Then there is the OAS (Organization of American States) consisting of states in Central and South American nations getting tired of NUS screwing them over. They become a federation and govern themselves allowing them to reach their full potential," Michiko finished up.
"Then there is Unified Korea becoming one in the early 21st century due to the Kim family's cockiness. They were crushed and North and South became one. Today they have become a powerful software/hardware hub," Michiko is done with her talking.
"Nice history lesson but all these powers in place will make Myers's dreams impossible," Rebecca said.
"She is going to drag all of us down with her," Cortez said.
"The days of the United States being the lone superpower are over. Claiming past glory will only excite the wraith of the ECC and their allies who control huge amounts of the money flow in this world. One swipe and the NUS will be finished to become a nonentity soon," Michiko said.
"They are indeed similar. Saburo and Myers, both clinging to the past which will lead to their ultimate demise," Cortez said.
"It's like they are the same person," Rebecca said.
"Indeed, old dogs like them don't want to quit while they are ahead. That woman," Michiko said sounding very bitter about it.
"Takes one to know one huh?' Rebecca asked lightly.
"True there, I don't forgive her for ruining my life. My company is gone, my employees scattered and my husband strained by that woman," Michiko said with her face etched with pain and anger.
"Your husband?" Cortez asked Rebecca was surprised as well.
"I deeply relate with Lucy. She can't let go of the past due to lost love and the pain of not being fast enough to save them. He was a great detective and we solved many cases together. The partnership soon became love and then marriage. Myers killed him to send me a message," Michiko said.
"That is rough granny, so this is revenge. This whole mission of yours?" she asked.
"Partly. Ultimately, it's about setting things right. Getting control of Arasaka is the best chance of you all surviving Myer's wraith and me as well against my uncle," Michiko said.
"Can you truly change Arasaka?' Rebecca asked, feeling like this was impossible.
"There is only one constant in the universe and that is change. Arasaka must change from its old ways or it will be swept in the dusts of history. Allying with the FSA in mutual partnership is the first step in changing Arasaka's image. No more clinging to the past like Grandpa was," Michiko said as she realized she was talking too much. "Oh my, I am sorry. I am talking your heads off," she said feeling embarrassed.
"No sweat, old people tend to talk a lot aimlessly," Rebecca joked.
"Rebecca!" Cortez scolds her as Michiko laughs at this.
"Yes, we do but I am willing to change my perspective. I hope you enjoy the rest of your day. I am going to the museum to check out the history of the city. Farewell for now," Michiko said as she walked away to wave them goodbye.
"Gee, that is heavy," Rebecca said.
"She is right, Myers is repeating the same mistakes Saburo did. Clinging to the past is never a good idea. People get destroyed seeking past glory instead of making something new of their lives," Cortez said.
"There is always a bigger fish," Rebecca said.
"Yeah, Myers is going to learn that the hard way. Come on, are you hungry?' Cortez asked as Rebecca's stomach was groaning, with the petite woman blushing.
"Yeah, I am pretty hungry," she said.
"Cool, there is this burger place we can go to. Me and Yuri went there before and we got some crazy smash burgers," he said.
'That is Preem, looks good," she said as they headed off with Michiko looking at them from afar.
"Seems like you made some interesting allies, Mistress," an older man said as he appeared within the shadows of the building.
"Yes, they are Kenichi. They have been helpful," Michiko said.
"We are in this together and I will be there for you until the bitter end. Michiko-Hime," Kenichi bows his head in respect.
"Of course, come on. Keep watch over the area. My Uncle will be keeping an eye on me," Michiko said as Kenichi nodded his head to disappear into the shadows.
The duo headed for the burger joint to head inside to meet with the cashier. "Hello there, welcome to Burger Town. What do you want?' the man asked.
"I will be getting the Smash Burger combo. Bacon and cheese. The real beef please and citrus punch," Cortez said.
"Same here," Rebecca said.
"Real beef huh, that is going to cost extra," the cashier said.
"We can pay for that," Cortez said as the cashier put in the price.
"That would be 40 Eurodollars please," he said as Cortez gave him the money. "I will pay for both of us," he said.
"Oh, what a gentleman," Rebecca teases him as they go over to a table to wait for their orders.
"Wanted to treat my favorite lady, nothing wrong with that right?" Cortez asked as Rebecca laughed to playfully hit his arm.
"I kid, you are the best," she said.
"I know, it wants I do," Cortez said as Rebecca was in deep thought about something. "What are you thinking about?" he asked.
"All the superpower nations in the world. The ECC, the Soviet Union, Japan, China, the PAA, OAN, and the UKR (Unified Korea Republic) combined to fight the NUS. They would never stand a chance," Rebecca said.
"That is why Myers is scared that her illegal AI projects came out. The NUS would be buried by tons of trade blockages and dumping the US dollar into the trash even more than it is now," Cortez said.
"They had it coming," Rebecca said as they got their food with it smell delicious. "Hot damn, this looks amazing," she said as they have a plate of steak fries covered with seasoning, a fresh smash burger with bacon and cheese puffy buns along with their citrus punch drinks.
"Homegrown in our local cow farms. Enjoy the tasty beef," the waitress said to leave them be to enjoy their meal.
"Gee, this is still amazing. How about you Rebecca?" he asked as Rebecca was enjoying herself.
"This is delicious!" she said as her eyes were lit up with excitement to bite into the crispy meat patty.
"Told you it is good. After this, we can go to the ice cream shop. I need my peanut butter cups," Cortez said.
"Classic stuff, I want some mint chocolate," she said as she dipped her fries into ketchup to enjoy it deeply. "I am going to miss this place," Rebecca said.
"There are more places to see and do. It all comes with the price tag," Cortez said as he drank his citrus punch to wash down his food.
"Yeah," she said as they finished up their meal. Rebecca lets out a big burp to pat her slender belly. "That was tasty," she said as she licked her lips.
"Indeed, let's get some ice cream, and then we can get out of here," Cortez said as he looked over to see the sun setting against the horizon.
"Nova, let's hit that ice cream shop," Rebecca said as someone was watching them from the rooftops.
"Madam, seems like they are close to leaving the city," the Bozo said on the radio. Rebecca and Cortez get into the car with their ice cream in hand to enjoy eating it before leaving the city.
"No, I need this. Set up something in the badlands. We are going to catch my man and then get rid of the bitch for good. Set up the trap, we are going to do this before those nomad rats leave," Grace said having a nasty plan in mind that would be simple yet elegant to execute.