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FEAR

Original story by Sean Gaffney
Part 3 by nem0
for Improfanfic (http://pixelscapes.com/improfanfic )

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Priss gazed disinterestely out the window of the cafe.  Even fifteen 
stories off the ground, she could still see the people of MegaTokyo 
bustling about like busy insects, always on the move.  She sighed and 
took a sip of her coffee.  How boring...

"Hel-lo, anyone home?" Leon asked as he sat down across from Priss.  
"Why the blank stare?"

"Oh, nothing important.  Just..  Thinking."

"From the sound of your new album, you've been doing a lot of that 
lately," he said.  "It's a nice change."

Priss smiled.  "Thanks.  So, how's your job?"

"Well, let's just say I can understand why Todo had such an attitude 
problem," Leon said.

Priss raised an eyebrow.  "That bad?"

"Nah, it's actually pretty nice.  I get a big, cushy chair in my own 
personal office, and people are supposed to show me respect."  He 
rolled his eyes.  "Not that they ever do..."

"It could happen.  You never know."

"Yeah, I suppose it--"  His train of thought was derailed by the 
frantic beeping of his cell phone.  "Cheif McNichol here," he 
answered.  "What's up?"

"Cheif!" the voice on the other end of the line shouted.  "We've got 
a--I mean, there's a--oh, geez, it's--"

"Slow down, Lieutenant.  What's the problem?"

"Five Utopia C-7 mechs are on a rampage downtown!  11 people are 
dead!"

"What?"  The Utopia corporation's robot laborers were known for their
incredible stability.  The only incident they'd ever had was an S 
model waitress 'bot spilling coffee on random patrons.  For five
mechs to have gone off the deep end at the same time...  "Who's out
there?"

"Officer Romanova--I mean, Ikashi--is in command.  They've got two 
Combat Choppers and a K-14S Battlesuit, along with a dozen men."

"I'd hate to be one of those chopper pilots.." Leon muttered.

"Excuse me, sir?"

"Never mind.  Tell them I'm on my way."

"But sir, it's--"  The lieutenant was cut off when Leon clicked the
phone off.

Priss looked at him questioningly.  "What was that all about?"

"There's a boomer, er, Utopian going nuts downtown.  I've gotta go."
He tossed a couple of bills down on the table to cover his coffee
and raced out of the building.

Priss blinked in disbelief.  A Utopian losing it?  No way.  For a 
moment, she wondered what Sylia would think...

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Somewhere deep beneath the surface of MegaTokyo, a dark and twisted 
mind was scheming quietly.

"This is only the beginning," it whispered to the darkness.  "But soon
everything will come crashing down upon them, and I will once again
rule this pathetic city!  Revenge will be mine!"

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FINI...

Well, that was fun, wasn't it?  A little short, but hey..

Quick note:  i got Utopia from somewhere in the BGC universe...  
Maybe it was Linna's aerobics center in Adam Warren's Grand Mal manga.
i can't remember.  In case it wasn't obvious, C model stands for 
"construction" and S model stands for "servant".

Until next time...  ^_^

elsetime,
nem0 (nem0@angelfire.com)
http://www.angelfire.com/mt/nem0/index.html