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A few choices presented themselves, none of which were very favorable. One: she could run. That might be dangerous if she over did it. Also, she found
the idea of retreat distasteful and humiliating. Two: she could fight. This also might draw attention if she over did it, which would probably happen given the odds. Three: she could let them beat her up. This was good
except for the problem of her shirt and hair. Not to mention the fact that they might find it odd that she didn't bruise or cut.
Then there was a noise from the front of the alley. "Hey!" a voice called
out. The teenagers stopped. A large human shape went into the shadows, then reappeared. It was a large, blond haired man. It seemed the kids knew him and retreated quickly, throwing a few backward glances over their shoulders.
Cybersix was glad for his help, sort of.
He introduced himself as Lucas Amato and explained that he had seen them following her from school, (great). It turned out that he was a fellow educator at Meridianna High School:
His field of study was biology. Lucas invited her for some coffee, but she refused since she had more important things to attend to.
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There was a knock at her apartment door later that night. Cybersix
was just putting on her leather pants and top, so whoever it was had better have had a real good reason to disturb her. "A package from your brother, Cybersix." stammered the Techno. Cybersix's natural curiosity
was aroused. She took the package, waited until the Techno was gone, then tore into it. Inside was a leather suit, cape, hat and gloves. She wondered about the unusual gift. She was about to put it away when she got a sudden
flash of inspiration and put it on.
"Well it IS kind of classy."
She was about to jump out the window, in her new attire, when the phone rang. She let it ring for a moment and then decided to pick it up.
"Hey, did you get my present?" an enthusiastic voice floated out. "Yes it was…different." There was a small chuckle on the other end, "I thought you'd look good in it." She couldn't resist
rolling her eyes, even if it was only for her own benefit. "Is that all?" she asked in a bored tone. "Well I was sort of hoping you and I could meet some place tonight. I'm almost finished with the Technos
and Types. I could help you." He said eagerly. "No!" Then she thought about it for a second, "Perhaps tomorrow." She hung up the phone without even waiting for a reply.
********** Her
first stop was one of the "rumors" she had overheard. The students were vague talking about things on the news and what they had over heard from their parents and friends. But if there had been a fight somewhere, they
knew about it. It was an old apartment building, not too impressive. She wouldn't even have bothered with it, but it had come up twice: It was the only address that did.
It was dark inside. Not that she needed a light.
Her high heels clicked on the floor as she walked. She listened for sounds and checked in rooms but didn't find anything of interest.
She then heard a small sound off to her right down the hall. Whoever it was must have
been shuffling, trying to be quiet. She stopped and listened. Suddenly, the sound moved quickly. Almost running, but still fairly quiet.
She started to run after them. She knew they could hear her, so she stopped for a
second and slipped her boots off. Her feet made not a sound as she roamed through the hallways, twisting, turning, going back retracing her steps to confuse her prey. Then the strangest thing happened. A high pitched sound came
on, full blast. To Cybersix's sensitive hearing it hurt like hell and she almost yelled out. She sank to her knees, her hands over her ears. To her left was a small window, so she flung herself out of it and into the night,
landing rather ungracefully.
Who the hell was that? Why were there speakers like that in a dump like this? Why the hell would anyone turn that on? Then again, maybe that was the stupidest question of them all.
********** She was deaf when she left the apartment, but by the time she got home her ears were ringing. "Oh, am I going to have a headache tomorrow!" She thought morosely as she clambered into bed. Moonlight
fell across her and the aforementioned bed from the famous white orb in the sky. It's beauty was squandered on her, however, as she was lost in her own frustrated and ringing thoughts.
End of Chapter 3
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