I was shaking nervously. What is she of all people doing here? I knew they parted their own ways but why was she working for some armed force group?
My hands lowered slightly, the leading deep voiced man asked, “Do you know each other, Tyna?”. He took a look at us and then at K-1. K-1 gave a face screaming an ‘are you kidding me’ expression. Then the leader acknowledgely drawled, “Oh wait, I see a resemblance.”.
Yannic announced, “Look, we may be in the same side here. We need to get into the city hall to meet with the head speaker and make plans for the Palites.”. I asked, “Are you the outside source for the Florida state?”.
The leader lowered his assault rifle sightly, replied, “Yes, we are the army of the Republic of Texas. I’m gonna call HQ if they know anything about you people.”.
The leader stood back and made a radio call. K-1 asked, “So K, what are you doing here and hanging out with these weirdos?”. I wasn’t sure if I should speak. Hassen asked, “Are you Lue’s girlfriend?”. Yannic blurted, “Hassen!”. K-1 gave a confused laugh, then responded with a demeaning tone, “I’m her sister.”. Yannic pronounced, “Another one.”. Hassen stated, “That doesn’t change anything, are you her girlfriend?”. I face palmed in pure raging embarrassment. K-1 cleverly insulted, “I think you got to lay off the incestual porn, sand eater.”. Hassen demandly screamed “Are you Lue fucking girlfriend you blue haired freak?”.
I shouted “Stop!”. Everyone was silent, then K-1 broke it, “Oh look, you finally spoke up.”. I took a few seconds to breath then said, “I just want to stop the Palites.”. K-1 happily declared, “Well look like we are in the same mission, assassin.”. I had the heart of rage tingling in my body. K-1 then looked at me with an apologetic face, quietly spoke, “Sorry.”.
The leader came back and stated, “Yannic, the head speaker knows of you, they claimed that you spoke before but you never actually booked a meeting.”. Yannic replied, “I know but time is scarce. They killed my people, and are expanding at an alarming rate.”. The leader commanded, “Everyone lower weapons, hands down.”. He then followed up, “Okay, so as you should know, you can’t be at the city hall but we have squads that will take out the terrorist at the downtown area. Our mission is to strike the amusement park itself tomorrow night. Get that under control. You all seem armed and trained, maybe we can add you to our strike team and other divisions. If you wish but its a dangerous mission. Since we are almost done with our shift, we can escort you to one of our camps”. K-1 stated, “Oh, trust me, Lue has done this before. Just her alone will make this easy.”. I was shocked when she referred to me as Lue. Yannic replied, “We will do it. Will help you in the assault.”.
Daniel asked, “What now?”. The leader said, “The army have to secure the city, keep watch. Make sure everyone is safe. We will be escorting you to our encampment. You are going to have to walk since you know, our APCs can only carry so many people. K-1 requested, “I could trade.”. I quickly replied to avoid contact, “I call it.”. The leader stated, “Good idea, but I think Yannic should sit aside with us. We can discuss further on our plans.”. Yannic spoke, “Okay then.”. I whispered, “Dammit.”. K-1 stated, “Heard that.”.
The soldiers excluding K-1 and Yannic entered the APC. The other APC started driving and U-turned to the right and left. We started to follow the APC along with the gang and, K-1.
*
We head eastward to the outer skirts of the city. It was a poor area, but peaceful. Only the night sky ambient the lighted suburbs areas.
It was mainly silent as only the engine of the APC was sounding. Jarry asked me, “So you and Tyna. Do you two have a beef with each other?”. I remained silent, K-1 spoke, “No, we just, have a different relationship.”. I should have spoke first.
Hassen intruded, “They want to have sex.”. K-1 stated, “That is it, when we get to the fun pub, I’m gonna fist fight you in the ring.”. Hassen laughed, “Oh, you are going to lose, mithlayh.”. I broke my inner thoughts, shouting, “We are not engaged, Hassen. There. Fuck.”. K-1 chuckled, stated, “Still gonna have that fist fight.”.
Jarry looked at his phone, then asked, “Okay, so Lue is a clone, and you claim to be her sister so like are you also a clone, of assassins? What?”. Tyna laughed, “Yeah, but don’t tell the Texans that. Tho I think they already know but don’t give a shit.”. I asked, “How did you even end up with these, people?”. K-1 stated, “Hey, I asked you first.”.
I signed, she was technically right, I answered, “Well I drifted as usual then spawned upon Hassen, the anti-homo, tho at the time he had an interest in me and he shown me to the Voller, their gang. I did a cleaning and cooking job then saved them later after a Palite attack. Now I’m here, talking to you.”. Daniel said, “Oh she was a life saver.”.
K-1 laughed, “First K five, the Titan and now you? Fuck, you all getting weird with your kinks.”. Jarry asked, “What’s the Titan?”. K-1 replied, “Bi.”. Hassen asked, “Doesn’t it shame your family name?”. K-1 laughed, “Oh, I’m gonna punch so fucking hard. Are you sure you aren’t hiding anything?”. Hassen was silence and looked between his legs.
I went up to K-1 and whispered, “Look, he has, a sensitive past. Try to not bully him.”. K-1 whispered back, “I’m not gonna let you take that shit. He sleeping with a bloody noise tonight.”.
K-1 looked at me, she said, “Well I think now its time to tell my story. “I went south after since the whole NO three oh six breach and conflicts, you know, before the world changed. I was alone, considering that you all left to do want interested you. I didn’t want to work with the hiddens considering the emotional damage that it has caused. I did mercenary work around the country, busting gangs, joining parties to assist on missions and simple work. Then I had a job at Texas, and I enjoyed the culture there. The gun obsessed, rough playing people. It was like I found a home. The military noticed my work and invited me to the armed force, I accept and now, now I feel alive.”.
Jarry simply responded, “Huh, I see.”. I smiled, “I’m actually happy to hear that.”. K-1 baffled, she asked, “Why?”. I said, “Because you saw what I felt, when I was in Technovania. The beats, the notes.”. I smiled and remembered the good times. K-1 chuckled, she gentle admitted, “I guess your not so wrong after all.”.
We arrive at a fenced military camp near an active bar and waving a blue, white, red flag with a star on the left. The APC parked and the squad departed. The leader came to us with Yannic, the leader stated, “Alright, we have a light blue guest trailer just in the back of the base, ask any soldier for assistance, they know of your presence here. You can’t enter any of the green structures but you can join us at the Scloon bar, but be warned, its a raising cane there.”. Then he gave a good laugh. Yannic stated, “Actually, I need to make my calls.”. The leader stated, “Oh, that fine, he will show you the way.”. He pointed at a soldier.
The leader stated, “Also I go by commander Mason. You call me Mason or commander.”. K-1 went up to him and ask, “Sir, can I have Lue sleep with me this night or day?”. The commander replied, “Sorry, can’t do. I know she is a relative but we can’t have unauthorized civilians in our quarters.”. I put myself out there, “That is okay, I didn’t want to do so in the first place. I will be happy in just the guest trailer.”. K-1 looked at me upset.
She then looked at Hassen with a smile, she said to Hassen, “Come, to the bull’s den.”. Hassen said, “We are really doing this. Alright.”.
I whispered to Jarry, “I’m gonna peak at this little fight.”. Jarry said, “You enjoy yourself, I’m just gonna lay down for a couple of minutes.”.
K-1 and Hassen entered the bar, I soon follow suit. There was a body guard and he nodded at K-1 and Hassen, as I reach the door step, country music could be heard inside the bar. The bodyguard blocked the path and requested, “Whoa there, ID please.”. I pointed out, “Wait, you let K one in, why not me? We are like, the exact same age.”. The bodyguard looked back, then at me, stating, “You seem a bit shorter, don’t you think?”. I looked at the interior and see a dwarf man at the stools. I acknowledge, “There is a dwarf in your bar, I thought this was about age, not height.”. The bodyguard stated, “He shown his identification.”. I asked another question, “How about the internet...”. The bodyguard annoyingly shouted, “No, please, the amount of times I get that bullshit. I know its unprofessional but come on, people, please.”.
I really wanted to get in, there was only one other, legal option, and I didn’t like it. I yelled, “K one.”. The bodyguard signed, then stated, “Look kid, maybe you should just sit somewhere else and play some video games on your phone or whatever computers you have.”. I face palmed, then K-1 came up to the door, she greeted, “Howdy. K three what is it?”. The bodyguard said, “Sorry, she still needs identification.”. K one intimidated the guard, “Hey partner, I didn’t shown my ID, what in tarnation makes you think makes her any different?”. The guard said with a pint of timidness, “I guess you are right, go in and do Texas things, I guess.”.
I got into the bar and the interior was made of smooth wood, looked very new, I smelled a strong present of BBQ of various proteins, mainly beef. There was mainly Texan soldiers with cowboy hats and bandanas. The place was kinda small and was dense because of it. There were cylinder robot assistants everywhere moving beer and food in their inside around the tables. In the left of the bar was a cage ring, with chairs surrendering it. There was a chef maintaining the whole operation.
I said to K-1, “Thanks.”. K-1 shouted, “Sorry, I didn’t heard you, the music is too loud.”. I shout, “Don’t push it.”. Then Daniel popped from the door, I said in surprise, “Whoa, Daniel, I forgot about you.”. Daniel said, “Oh, yeah. Sorry. I was just, nervous.”. Daniel then just entered the building.
As I made my steps to the main floor, a little robot asked, “Would you like to make a music request?”. It displayed a terminal with a whole list of songs and a search engine. I said “Yes.”. Then made my request, one of my favourites, Slin Beats.
I made to the counter top, starving, there was a tablet, all I just had to do was make a name, an order and insert cash. I dropped a gold coin from the job, and ordered a gravy brisket sandwich. K-1 came up to me, gave me frown and she said, “I never understood the appeal of beer, it tastes weird and they say I can’t enjoy because I can’t get drunk. What about you?”. I replied back, “Don’t you have Hassen to beat up?”. K-1 just said, “Okay.”. Then walked to the ring.
After a few minutes of country beats which I didn’t liked much, and off duty soldiers discussing what happen today, getting drunk and dancing. A man came up to the ring and announced with a microphone, “Listen up, we got a grudge match between one of our toughest flowers against... a sand man.”. K-1 entered the ring and the bar cheered, the speaker announced, “Introducing, Tyna!”. Then he said with a voice of disapproval, “And her opponent, Hassen.”. Hassen came to the ring with no shirt and crossbow. The bar booed at him.
Daniel yelled, “Oh come on, give him a chance.”. Hassen screamed, “Don’t use pronounces!”. The bar laughed. I started to get worried, but this was his choice.
My sandwich came in by a robot, speaking blandly, “Lue. Gravy brisket sandwich.”. I took the food and the robot left, spoke, “Enjoy.”.
Daniel shouted, “Whoa, that is huge, Lue.”. I replied back, “Where do you think I get these muscles?”.
As the two put up their hands, the man announced, “Fight!”. Hassen said, “This is what equality looks like.”. K-1 replied back with a smirk that I’ve soon to many times, “Equal? My fists are gonna go the direction of where the arrow is gonna indicate, greater than, sand boy.”.
Hassen makes a left uppercut, but K-1 left overhead Hassen in the face then right uppercut him in the chin. Hassen tries to block, K-1 left back fisted his nose, blood spilled out, the crowd was shocked then cheered. Hassen tried to throw punches but K-1 wind up her right fist and lay an impact on Hassen’s face, knocking him to the cage, blood splashing to the people at the other side eating some burgers. They laughed off and everyone was continuously chanting, including Daniel, “Tyna.”.
Hassen got pissed and stand up, K-1 taunted, “Aw, you got a little noise bleed? Need me to clean it for you?”. Hassen ran up and drop kick K-1, she sidestep to her right and taunted again, “I think you had too many beers.”. One man shouted, “You can’t never have enough beers!”. Hassen got up once more. K-1 kneed him in the stomach, taking Hassen’s breath.
K-1 back away, shouted playfully, “Watch out!”. Then right spin kicked Hassen on the torso, knocked him spinning clock-ward to the cage again, breaking and the cage and him fell to a group of people seating on chair spectating, they screamed and laughed. The man cheered on the microphone, “KO!”. Hassen wasn’t knocked out but was barely moving. The soldier move the cage wall and Hassen down to the group and one spit on him, shouting, “Rat!”.
K-1 took all the glory. The bar cheered and laughed. I felt horrible for Hassen, while he was a complete downtrack towards me, he was struggling deep inside, unless that whole backstory was a fluke, like he tried to get onto my level of pain to get closer to me.
I stop looking and just enjoyed my sandwich. It was splendid, cream, and well cook, it just melts in your mouth. Its been awhile since I enjoyed such delicious food.
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