Chapter 11: Party Settlers
Rebecca is preparing for the dinner party at the mayor's manor within a week for she is doing a solo gig for the city to begin on top of a roof to see a group of Wraiths in an abandoned warehouse on the outskirts of San Francisco.
"So how many are there?" Rebecca asked Klunk as he scanned the area to detect about 15 of them.
"15," he said as Rebecca loaded up her shotgun with 4 gauge slugs to look through her cyber eyes to zoom in. "Bang," she lobs a big slug which blows up the head of a Wraith.
"The fuck?" one of the bandits said as Rebecca drops down to slam her fist onto the ground to emit a pulse of energy to stun all the enemies around her. She draws out her auto pistol to pepper two of them in the chest and head killing them instantly.
"Kill that little bitch," the leader ordered as Rebecca leaps on top of a bandit to snap his head and get behind him to use like a meat shield to take all the shots. She grabs his fallen Ajak assault rifle which has a scope.
She tosses the dead body to act as a distraction as she places careful shots to take out Wraiths one by one. She tosses a frag grenade to take out a group of enemies leaving a few left.
"I am sick of this, send out the drone," the leader said as two bulky members were wielding handheld Hailstorm miniguns blazing armored piercing 7.62x51 mm rounds at 3000 rounds a minute.
"Oh shit," she took a few shots to slip away with her hardened skin and managed to deflect the shots.
"I doubt your Dragon Silk skin weave can bear against such firepower," Klunk said as she used a double jump and gained an extra boost to get on top of the warehouse to avoid the barrage of bullets that could turn her into bloody Swiss cheese.
Rebecca tosses a flame grenade which sets one of the armored Wraiths on fire hearing her screaming in pain. "Sucks for her I guess," Rebecca said as the warehouse is shaking for something is getting ready to bust open.
"I am detecting a Rhino inside," Klunk said as Rebecca was annoyed by this.
"Fucking seriously," Rebecca said as she has to deal with the last Wraith holding the Hailstorm minigun. She noticed a gas tank near the bandit to use her Ajak to fire off the red container making it explode reducing the bandit into a pile of red gore.
The Rhino smashes through the door to begin scanning for Rebecca and seeking her out. "I need explosives and I got a bunch around here," she can see red containers all over the place.
"Yes, those fuel cans will do nicely. Process Miss Rebecca," Klunk said as Rebecca could see the leader shoot the Ajak but it was out of ammo. She switches to Guts to fire a slug which pops his head like a watermelon.
"One less asshole down," Rebecca said as the Rhino is firing its autocannon which is ripping the warehouse apart. She is dashing away as she lands back on the ground. She flips a barrel and kills it towards the speeding drone. "Bite this," she fires her shotgun to set off a big blast damaging the drone.
"You got it," Klunk said as the drone was still able to fight.
"It's not over yet," she said as she rushed away to dodge incoming 30mm shells kicking up dirt and sand around her. She loads up slugs into her shotgun to strike a red fuel tank to catch the drone in the blast damaging it further.
"Still keep going," Klunk said as the drone was slowing down but still kicking.
"A real pain in my ass," Rebecca said.
"It must be a big pain to fit on your ass," Klunk joked.
"Not funny, Buckethead," Rebecca shouted as Klunk chuckled at his joke. She double jumps to avoid the barrage of explosive shells and dash over the dying drone. The Rhino crashes into a huge crate as Rebecca grabs a fuel crate to toss it at the machine.
She lands her shot with Guts to have the slug tear up the red unit letting it explode destroying the robot and putting it down. "Finally, time to collect those guns and sell them. I am going to need the eddies to get me a lovely dress," Rebecca said.
"What do you have in mind?" he asked.
"I want to wear a Qipao, I always thought they look so fancy," Rebecca said.
"An interesting choice Miss Rebecca. It would allow you to show off your figure to Cortez," Klunk said.
"Yes I know, I am going to make him speechless at my beauty," Rebecca being cheeky about it and would be able to woo her boyfriend with her sex appeal.
"Not with that big forehead of yours," Klunk joked as this triggered Rebecca to point her pistol at his shell. "That will not work," Klunk called her bluff.
"Shut it, my forehead is not that big," Rebecca said as she grabbed the guns to put them into a cart on the side of the motorcycle. "All these guns will get me 40,000 eddies," she said getting onto her bike to head over to the city to sell off her haul from her enemies.
"Able to pay for the dress and get your cyberware maintained," Klunk said as they sped off on the road with Rebecca getting excited about this.
Within the week, Lucy looks at the screen within her safe room at a place unknown to see the latest news about Myers and her military actions like the destruction of Wells Lunar city via asteroid strike to make it look like a natural disaster and her vicious invasion of Night City to part of her plan to put all of America under the wing of the NUSA.
"This woman," Lucy is quite shaken by how far she is willing to go to get to her objective. Militech and NUS soldiers coming in and killing off anyone who is a threat to him. Doesn't matter if it's hostile or civilians aiding their enemies.
"Seems like she is making her move. She always wanted to take Night City and make it part of America once again," Michiko said as she appeared within the safe house. "I got the processes to make you an FSA civilian. It will offer you some protection, FSA is going to harden their borders and cities after what happened with Night City," Michiko said as Lucy remained silent.
"I'm only doing this for my benefit. Nothing more," Lucy said.
"Stop pretending you are so tough bitch, you are a scared little girl stuck in those labs," Michiko said as Michiko felt a pistol at her stomach.
"Are you fucking with me?" Lucy asked.
'Yes I am, you need to calm down. Thinking recklessly with Myers around will only get you killed. Trust me she is willing to break every law on the books to get what she wants. She gets your hands on you, you wish you were back at the Arasaka labs," Michiko said as Lucy got upset and wanted so badly to kill this Arasaka princess right now.
"You don't know shit about suffering," Lucy said as Michiko is not amused by this.
"Bitch please, you think you got me figured out huh. I have been fighting my own family longer than you were a sperm in your daddy's ball sack. I have lost everything at this point. I stick my neck out to work with V and you to prevent a Fifth Corporate war," Michiko swiftly disarms her Kappa to point it at her head to pull the trigger to only hear the clicking of the pistol not firing. "Oh, you got your safety on. Rookie," Michiko tosses the pistol to her to sit down.
"Sorry, I am deeply on edge," Lucy said to sit down.
"It's okay once you get your citizenship. You can move freely wherever you want but it would be best to go with the nomads," Michiko said as Lucy was confused by this.
"Why?" Lucy asked.
"They have connections with the FSA. They are working with the local San Francisco government, doing jobs for them. This will give some protection against NUS due to them being in the FSA's borders. There is a war coming and it's best to pick sides," Michiko said.
"I will think about it," Lucy said as she looked at Rebecca who has matured quite a bit since she last saw her nearly a year ago. "Rebecca, you truly moved on. You are a bigger woman than I am," Lucy said with her heart still stuck in the past with all the people she knew were dead even her beloved died for her to be dragged into an even bigger conflict.
Within the week, V and Panam went out in formal attire to head for Ren's mansion on the outskirts of San Francisco. Rebecca is dolled up and is impressed with her efforts. "Damn, I am fine as hell," she said to look in the mirror to give a nice spin.
"Nova indeed, I hope you and Cortez have a good time," Klunk said as Rebecca hugged the Ai shell.
"Thanks, time to knock his socks off," Rebecca said as she got out of the trailer to head over to the truck to see her boyfriend waiting for her there. "Hey there sweetheart, look what I got on," she said with a seductive wink.
Cortez looks on with awe to see his chaos potato looking very beautiful. Rebecca is wearing a blue silk qipao dress fitting her shapely pear figure showing off her tight waist, slender chest, and curvy lower body especially her legs being shown through the silts of her skirt. She put up her long sea-green hair in a high ponytail and wearing white slippers giving her an elegant look.
"Damn, didn't think Chinese new year came so early," he said.
"Well, I wanted to feel sexy for you and myself. I got this," Rebecca said to place her hands on her hips which are quite wide-looking in her dress which is one of the reasons for her to look so eye-catching in the outfit.
"Mission complete for that one," Cortez said as he went up to grab her by the waist to hold her to kiss her on the lips.
"Calm down Big guy, we didn't get to the party yet. You look so sharp baby," she said to trace her finger on his chest. He is wearing a sleek blue suit fitting his tall, strong yet lean frame.
"Thanks, come on. The bosses are waiting for us at the mansion," Cortez said as they got into the truck to head off to the mansion.
"I hope they have got some good food," Rebecca said.
"Oh yeah, they are going to have the full spread of items. I even got those mini burgers," Cortez said as Rebecca's mouth waters at this.
"Seriously, those sliders are killer. They are going to have real beef too, it's going to be so good," Rebecca sounding excited about this. They speed through the road to the outskirts of the city to see the mansion of the mayor surrounded by guards. "Pretty stacked here," she said as she didn't take any of her weapons but her Berserk OS and Gorilla Arms are active just in case something bad happens.
"Yep, he is one of the bigger mayors in the FSA. Lots of people would want him dead," Cortez said as they got to a parking space to head inside. "Do you need a good escort?" Cortez asked playfully.
"Well of course, a lady needs a good escort," Rebecca said to grab his strong arm to lead them toward the door. They go to the gate to be met by a guard wanting them to show their passes.
"We are guests of the mayor," Cortez said to show her the passes to open the gate.
"Enjoy the food and atmosphere," the guard said as they went into the courtyard to see all sorts of people there.
"You guys made it," V said as he was hanging with Panam and Ren by a garden.
"Hey there boss, looking good there," Cortez said as V was in a black suit while Panam was wearing a beige short dress hugging her shapely figure.
"Very pretty boss lady," Rebecca said.
"Thanks, you cleaned up well Rebecca," Panam said.
"Yeah very nice," V said as Rebecca felt her cheeks glowing from the praise.
"Thank you, I did a lot of work for this," Rebecca said as Ren agreed with them.
"So, this is Spitfire. Such a pretty young lady, not what I was expecting from a former gladiator," Ren said.
"Yes, I am quite capable in a fight. I will be cleaning up your streets of smug and cashing in tons of eddies," Rebecca said.
"Firey little lady, you have chosen well Cortez," Ren said as Cortez held onto her hand tenderly.
"Yep, I did, any sign of trouble?" Cortez asked.
"There is movement but nothing to worry about. The Wraiths, the Yazuka, the Bozos, and the new coming gang the Zookeepers," Ren said.
'Who are those guys?' Rebecca asked.
"They are a gang of exotics. Equipped with cyberware and bioware to make them powerful animal hybrids. They are very dangerous especially if they go too far with the animal parts," Ren said.
"Not to mention the bugs are getting comfy in the sewers," Cortez said.
"That will be done in time. Heard about Night City?" Ren asked.
"Can't believe she went with it," V said.
"Why not, she wants to get America back under one roof and one vision. The FSA and Nomads do not mend well with that. After Night City, she will be gunning for both of us. Capturing the FSA and destroying the Nomads are her next objectives," Ren said.
"Goodness, spreading all sorts of lies about the nomads sickens me," Panam said.
"Of course, Nomads are the opposite of their rotten Corpo lifestyles. Freedom and family are key to being a nomad. They want everyone to be just like them," Cortez said.
"We will survive. I just got started here," Rebecca said as V laughed at this.
"Of course, you have been doing well for us. Truly one of us," V said as Rebecca felt happy about this.
"Now you must relax and get comfy with the clients here," Ren said as they parted ways to see everyone talking and relaxing.
"We are hitting it big huh? Meeting all these big wigs," Rebecca said.
"Yep but we need to head inside to grab a bite to eat," Cortez said as Rebecca nodded her head to go inside to see the big area of the lobby inside to see more people enjoying their time here.
"Oh, look at the food tables. So many yummy treats here," Rebecca said as they went over to grab a plate to grab some food with Rebecca taking some assortment of different types. "Som curry, rice, apple crisps, these fancy little sandwiches," Rebecca said.
"Hey don't be greedy," Cortez said as he grabbed his things.
"Hey, there is an open table. I want to take as much as I want," Rebecca said as she happily took more things.
"Suit yourself. Don't complain about a stomach ache," Cortez said.
"Don't worry babe, I got an iron stomach," she said feeling sure of herself. Within 20 minutes, Rebecca is moaning about her belly being too full. "Oh fuck, I got a bellyache baby," she said as she pats her stomach to let out a loud burp. "Oh excuse, that was a big one," she said.
"Told you so, I am not your daddy," Cortez scolded her.
"Oh, you can be my daddy any day, big guy," she said as she reached over to poke his nose. She hears her gut is roaring as she feels her butt is going to empty its contents. "Oh shit, I need to take a dump, I will be back," Rebecca heads off in a hurry.
'That woman," Cortez said always liking her keeping his life interesting with her cute yet chaotic nature.
Rebecca goes into the ladies' restroom to go into a stall to pull down her panties and lift her skirt to sit on the toilet. She lets out groans to hear her ass dumping everything into the toilet bowl.
"Oh shit," Rebecca groans as he feels like passing out with her asshole burning from emptying her stomach. "Goodness, gassy too," she said as all the ladies were disturbed by Rebecca moaning like crazy.
"Holy fuck, that was much better," Rebecca wipes her butt clean and fixes herself up. She gets out of the stall with all the women gagging on that nasty smell.
"Damn, this little bitch just unleash a bioweapon in there," a lady said.
"I know right, smells like something died in there," another lady said as Rebecca laughed at their stupid comments.
"Okay baby, I am back," Rebecca said sitting down with him.
"What happened, I heard something happened in the lady's room," Cortez said as Rebecca had a cheeky smile.
"It's nothing sweetheart, it's just them being overdramatic," Rebecca said.
'So, you were the one who made that mess. Not very ladylike," a woman said sporting a red gown for Cortez had a terrible look of shock on his face.
"Grace, is that you?" Cortez asked as the pink-haired lady smiled at him.
"The one in only sweetheart. Seems like you downgraded from me but that will change soon," the woman said as Rebecca got up and stepped up to her.
"Who are fuck you?" Rebecca asked.
"This is Grace, she is my ex-girlfriend from a while back for a damn good reason," Cortez said.
"Come on, I was there for you after that whole mission went tits up," Grace said as Cortez looks angry and wants to scream at her.
"Fuck that, you only made things worse. You only care about your own needs, making my pain look like a joke," Cortez said.
"Because the only thing that matters is that we are happy. Seems like you had dated a whore. So, unfitting especially with you hooking up with those savages Aldecaldos," Grace said as Rebecca got off her seat to give her a nasty look
"Look bitch, he is with me now. He is pretty happy with me, so fuck off and leave us in peace," Rebecca bare lying back her screams not mused with her presence.
Grace has a crude wide smile. "Have it your way, Cortez will come back to me. Whether he likes it or not," Grace gives him a blowing kiss to leave the area.
"Damn it, that woman is crazy," Rebecca said.
"Join the club we got jackets," Cortez said lightly turning to ease the mood.
"What does she mean about the mission fucking up?" she asked.
"It was the mission I went AWOL and stole Tin Man from a local research base within the jungles of Central America. Terrible shit happened there," Cortez looks off into the corner as if he was there.
Rebecca looks worried about that angry look on his face. "Can you talk about it with me?" she asked to want him to use her shoulder to comfort him.
"Later, not here. Let's enjoy ourselves," Cortez said as Rebecca took a glass of wine to drink it down.
'Damn straight, we need more wine," Rebecca said as she enjoy more wine with Rebecca getting a bit drunk. "Oh man, that hits the spot," Rebecca said as she went over to kiss him on the lips. "Gee, I need to spice this up for you," Rebecca said as she got on top of the table. Rebecca grabbed the edges of the skirt of her qipao.
"Rebecca, stop it," Cortez said as Rebecca had a lewd smile on her face.
"Yo Choom, check out her panties I picked out just for you," Rebecca is going to take off her dress. Cortez uses a quickhack to disable her and make her flop on top of him. "Oh, seems hard down there, I liked my performance?" she teased him as she rubbed her buns against his crotch.
"Are you guys okay?" the waitress asked as Rebecca was being very goofy.
"Oh no, she got a little too much to drink," Cortez said as he grabbed her gently by the waist to put her back onto her feet. She sits down to somber up a bit.
"Oh shit, what happened?" she asked.
"You got a bit drunk and were going to strip to your underwear," Cortez said.
"Oh my, my bad. I was going to give you one hell of a striptease," Rebecca said in a flirty tone.
"You can do that when we get back," Cortez said as Rebecca bent to show her plump behind to give it a nice slap.
"You can bet on it babe," Rebecca said as they continued eating their dessert to see someone coming their way who was a blond-haired woman with striking green eyes while wearing a short pink dress.
"Hello there, I am Gwen. I am with Michiko, one of her personal security detail," Gwen said.
"Is she here?" Cortez asked.
"Nope, she is dealing with your friend Lucy. Making sure to get her citizenship within the FSA. She will be safe within its borders," Gwen said.
"How is she doing?" Rebecca asked showing concern.
"She is fine. There are talks she could transfer to the Aldecaldos. Being close to V would be best for her," Gwen said.
"I see, I can't wait to talk with her again," Rebecca said.
"Having a netrunner like her would come in handy," Cortez said.
"Yes, Ren is cutting a deal with Michiko along with her faction to counter her uncle," Gwen said.
"What is the next move against Arasaka?" Rebecca asked.
"We will tell you when the time is right. Now enjoy the party," Gwen said to walk away.
'Things are getting interesting," Rebecca said.
"You are telling me, the day is almost over," Cortez said.
"Gee, time flies," Rebecca said.
"Yeah, being drunk helps," Cortez said as Rebecca laughed a little.
"Yeah, it does. Come on. Let's get out of here and thank you for taking me out," Rebecca said as she went up to kiss him on the lips.
"Always pleasure Rebecca," Cortez takes her hand to guide her back to his truck. Rebecca's face gets warm and her heart is racing.
"Always treating me like a princess. I am very lucky," Rebecca said sporting a big smile that melts Cortez very easily.
Grace is watching this from afar to has a deep hatred for Rebecca for taking her boyfriend away from her.
"You can't turn a whore into a wife. I need to show him that. My gang the Bozos will give that white-faced bitch what a good joke looks like," Grace said laughing to herself to disappear into the background.