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Post by Zoomer on Oct 27, 2008 20:49:09 GMT -4
Not breaking stride, Alex started walking past him, as Jakob gave no indication that he had wanted to speak with him.
He let out a sigh of relief, and Jakob heard it. Jakob then knew that the kid had something to hide...possibly something to do with the XJ-9.
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Post by Jakob on Oct 27, 2008 20:53:31 GMT -4
"Is something wrong?" Jakob asked. He heard the sigh, hands-down; and Jakob didn't know why the kid suddenly heaved one.
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Post by Zoomer on Oct 28, 2008 0:47:08 GMT -4
It was then that Jakob noticed something very strange; he had exceptional hearing, and noticed that the kid's heart apparently wasn't beating.
"Um....no. Nothing's wrong. Wh-why would you ask that?" Alex asked, edging away slowly, as if about to run.
Alex's mind raced. Could he trust Jakob? He was smart, and would probably figure it out eventually, but he would see no reason to honor the secret. Honestly, Alex didn't know why he kept his origins a secret, either.....other than his Dad. He just didn't want anybody to know.........
Alex bolted.
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Post by Jakob on Oct 28, 2008 8:39:46 GMT -4
Jakob didn't want to cause a scene by chasing the guy. He had better business to attend to. Such as trying to find Skyway Patrol's headquarters.
He had his suspicions of the kid not being human, but it didn't matter to him as much.
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Post by Zoomer on Oct 28, 2008 14:23:51 GMT -4
Alex was relieved, as it seemed Jakob had no interest in catching up with him anyway.
When he got home, however, hid Dad's car was in the driveway....which would have normally been a good thing, but the front door had been ripped off. He ran inside, and found his Dad being strangled by another one of the robots.
It was time to act, no matter what the consequences. He went to robot form, and aimed his sniper attachment at the robots head.
"I wouldn't do that if I were you, kid." the robot said, tightening his grip. "One false move, he's dead. If you'll come quietly, he'll live, but that's your choice."
At that moment, Jakob began receiving a distress signal....coming from the kid's house.
By the time he got there, though, it was too late. The robot had been destroyed, but Alex's maneuvers hadn't been fast enough....at least it had been a quick, mostly-painless death.
Alex merely stared at the body, unsure of what to do next.
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Post by Jakob on Oct 28, 2008 18:26:39 GMT -4
"What happened?" Jakob asked.
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Post by Zoomer on Oct 28, 2008 22:24:01 GMT -4
"He got here before I did......and I made the choice not to go quietly...." Alex said, looking distant. "There's nothing else to do here....Skyway Patrol's on their way to pin this one me, and claim that the robot was one of his creations trying to protect him. I have to leave.....I have to hide."
And at that, he walked out the back door, took one last look at the body, and flew in the direction of the woods.
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Post by Jakob on Oct 28, 2008 23:00:35 GMT -4
Jakob stood, staring at the body of both the robot and the human.
Something told Jakob that the dead man meant something to 13. Killing an innocent man who apparently had no relation to Jakob...
Hands of Fate went after creators, including KPG... would that make this man...?
Jakob suddenly heard sirens. He was angry, not at the fact that he didn't get out sooner, but about the fact that they would go to such lengths to terminate characters that ultimately prevented the monopolizing of the police force.
He then grinned, at least, he would have if he had a mouth. He stood in the shadows, his sawn-off shotgun out and ready to fire.
A Skyway Patrol officer entered. One look at the shoulder told Jakob that this one was a Sergeant as well. Four more entered. A Lieutenant, a Captain, and two Privates. Jakob didn't waste any time.
One shot took down both Privates, who were clustered together like the newbies they were. Another shot killed the Sergeant. The Lieutenant and Captain attempted to reach for their communicators before Jakob whipped the Lieutenant across the face with his now-hot shotgun barrel. The Captain felt a fist slam into his gut. The force knocked him out instantly.
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They awoke in what appeared to be the basement of the house.
"Hands of Fate. Sound familiar?" Jakob asked. He had a light shining in both of their faces. They were completely stripped of uniform and gadgetry, and there was a freshly-loaded sawn-off shotgun pointing at them. The Lieutenant had a pretty severe burn mark on his left cheek.
"Don't play stupid. I wouldn't want to have to employ torture methods."
"Torture? What are you, insane?"
"Some say that. I like to think of myself as one who doesn't like people who act like idiots. Lets see, who should we start with?"
"Just what are you going to do?" the Captain taunted.
"Thought you'd never ask." Jakob replied as the light flicked off, enveloping the entire room into darkness. The two officers heard the door close.
"What's he doing?" the Lieutenant asked.
"He's going to try and starve us." the Captain replied. "I've been in this situation before. Cruel gang member. You remember the Lastaro Sector Incident?"
"I heard the stories."
"Same thing. Just remain calm and don't surrender."
They both heard a loud slicing sound, followed by a scream.
"What... the hell was that?" the Captain asked.
He heard no reply.
"Lieutenant? Respond!"
No reply.
"You crazy bastard! What did you do?!" the Captain yelled to where he thought Jakob was.
"Hands of Fate." he heard the Lieutenant reply.
"Don't you dare surrender, El-Tee."
"Hands of Fate... created by Skyway Patrol. Built to eliminate human protectors to give Skyway Patrol absolute power in enforcement."
"You're giving up already?"
"No."
"What the heck were you just saying?"
"Saying what?"
"You were talking about Hands of Fate!"
"I thought you said to not talk about it."
"I KNOW WHAT I SAID! I'M ASKING YOU WHY YOU JUST DID!"
"I don't know what you're talking about. Are you okay, Captain?"
"Yes, I'm fine. What the hell is wrong with you?"
"What do you mean?"
"You talked about Hands of Fate."
"No I didn't."
"YES YOU DID! You talked about Hands of Fate, made by Skyway Patrol, kill douchebags that tried to rob our jobs with their vigilantism."
"I... don't remember that. What are Hands of Fate?"
"... Are you suffering from... Amnesia?"
"I don't know... maybe..."
"Perfect, actually. Now you don't know anything about Hands of Fate, and you won't be able to tell that punk."
"... Wait, if I work for Skyway Patrol, I should be re-informed of where the HQ is."
"Not that far, actually. There's one on the outskirts of Tremorton."
"Thanks." Jakob said in his normal voice.
"Wait, what?"
"Just so you know, I killed your Lieutenant ten minutes ago. I just copied his voice and screwed with your mind."
"Psychological torture?"
"I learned it from you guys. Now tell me who's not bound by petty morality."
The Captain then suddenly felt a sharp pain on the back of his head. He lost consciousness.
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Reinforcements arrived to investigate the house. They spotted the corpse of the man and the robot, with the words "DO NOT TARGET INNOCENTS." carved right into the metal. Around the walls was splattered blood. Streaks on the floor led to the basement.
Down there was pile of the dead officers, along with the unconscious Captain. More words were carved into the wall.
"HANDS OF FATE WILL BE ELIMINATED. SELF-PRESERVATION IS NATURAL REACTION TO YOUR ILLEGAL ANTICS!"
There were already a couple of news crews. The group of Skyway Patrol Officers couldn't block the cameras though. Footage of the "crime scene" was already taken.
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"Nice job, Jakob." KPG said as they both watched the News channel. "I especially like how you got information on the closest HQ and left Skyway Patrol with a lot of media pressure.
"Yeah, they'll be concentrating more on this rather than trying to terminate us. No matter how they answer questions toward this, they'll be hurting their image in some way, so they'll need to be careful with words and actions." Jakob replied.
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Post by Zoomer on Oct 28, 2008 23:32:31 GMT -4
It was all over the news. And Alex's body had never been discovered.
This meant that everybody thought he had run away, or had been killed, and his body had been removed. He would have to do something.....of course he didn't know many people here, so it wouldn't be a huge loss, but everyone but Sheldon would probably assuming the worst. His Dad was being sent back to Seattle, to be buried with the family, while the police were searching for his Alex's remains. The situation was........complicated. He would have to let his friends know.
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Jenny hadn't heard the news yet. 13 appeared suddenly by her window as she was reading a magazine. It was more of an annoyance than a surprise. She opened the window anyway.
"What do you want?" She asked. "I just came by to tell you.....your friend Alex is dead."
Though she had not known him very well, she was still taken aback by his words. "What did you do?!?!?!?" She yelled at him. "Believe it or not, I had nothing to do with it. It was Skyway Patrol.....ask Jakob. He knows what happened. Anyway, they're never going to find the body. It's been preserved, and hidden in a shed in his backyard. No person would ever think to find it where it's hidden." "But you just said it was in a shed." She said, very skeptical. "It is. But there are security measures in place. Cloaking fields, and it's in a vault beyond all of that." "Why would they go to all that trouble?" She asked, still suspicious.
"Oh they didn't. I did....about a month and a half ago."
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The explanation was similar with Brad (mostly to stop him from going out and trying to find the explanation himself). He merely had to let Sheldon know he was alive, and hadn't been destroyed.
Then there was Jakob.
Alex knew virtually nothing about Jakob, except that he always appeared seemingly out of nowhere, was designed as a protector of humans, and had an extremely reclusive creator. But he also knew more about their enemy, and they would have to collaborate on a plan and work together to take down Skyway Patrol.
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He went back to his house....which was covered in police-tape....and recovered his chargers and a crate of oil cans, as well as most of his tools. When he left, he found Jakob waiting at the front of the drive.
"Geeze, you always show up at the weirdest times!" He sighed, and landed in front of him.
"We need to talk." He told Jakob.
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Post by Jakob on Oct 28, 2008 23:46:00 GMT -4
"Talk? About what?" 13 asked.
"I'll need your help in infiltrating the Skyway Patrol base outside of the city. If there's any real and up-to-date information we can get on Skyway Patrol, it's there."
"What about the questioning with Brad?"
"It helped. It allowed me to figure out how they rolled with things. They had so much paperwork issues that it they were horribly inefficient. Behind the scenes, however, they have H.O.F., something they don't need paperwork to send out. Just enough firepower and orders, all covered with secrecy."
"So why are you asking for my help then?"
"I know where the base is, but I have no means of being able to get close without the risk of triggering some sort of detector. That's where you come in."
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Post by Zoomer on Oct 29, 2008 0:34:21 GMT -4
"....so you figured it out, huh? There's no reason to hide it, anyway. As far as everyone's concerned, Alex is dead. Just tell me what I need to do."
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Post by Jakob on Oct 29, 2008 8:44:27 GMT -4
"I'm unable to fly, and the Skyway Patrol base has many ground-based sensors. I basically need you to get inside and find a way to allow me to get inside as well."
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Post by Zoomer on Oct 29, 2008 18:03:00 GMT -4
"Alright. I'm up for it." 13 said. "Just let me get Alex out of the back....he deserves a burial next to his Dad."
Jakob found this slightly interesting, as the body had apparently never been found....
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Post by Jakob on Oct 29, 2008 18:24:32 GMT -4
Jakob once again hid inside the house, careful not to be spotted by any Skyway Patrol officers. He couldn't afford the risk of being seen by anyone.
In case there was one curious enough to get too close, Jakob kept his hand in his coat. He now had an SMG fitted with a red dot sight and a suppressor to complement his rather loud revolver and equally loud sawn-off shotgun.
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Post by Zoomer on Oct 30, 2008 0:03:46 GMT -4
13 was at the back, and had taken his human body (which had been frozen) out of the underground vault hidden under the shed.
He didn't know what was happening at the front of the house, and the threat that those unkown entities could cause them.
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