[Target secure! We're on the way to the AV!] - Ori
[Got it, Tanaka's AV is down but Arasaka reinforcements are nearing! Hurry up!] - Sasha
Ori and David abandon the prisoners and run towards the prison's exit with Tanaka on the former's shoulder, they weren't completely alone however...
"David, who's your friend...?" Ori points a thumb over his shoulder at the man.
"Leo, childhood friend, he's trustworthy enough. He'd make a good member too, I think?"
Ori shrugs, "Good enough me I guess..."
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After fighting through some small groups of stragglers, the three kick their way into the prison courtyard where Rebecca was firing the side gun to the point the barrel was actually starting to melt from the heat... Her targets? The three Arasaka AV trying to pick them off from the sky.
One AV was already heavily smoking and looking as if it'd crash any minute, but the other two looked fine... Falco's AV however had scratches, scorch marks, and other damage all over it.
"C'mon! Let's get the fuck outta here!" the cowboy shouts as the trio jumps into the rear cabin.
[AA guns are ours, let me handle them!] - Kiwi
At her words, the surviving couple of Anti-Air guns around the prisoner start up and aim at the Arasaka AVs, firing streams of bullets at them and forcing them to rapidly retreat after one goes down.
"That all the suits sent!?" Leo asks, "I thought Arasaka wanted to nail their asses to a cross!?" the former prisoner asks.
"Don't worry about it." Ori states, unwilling to reveal Yorinobu's aid. While Tanaka was a somewhat important member of the Corporation, some internal manoeuvring had put the company's security teams on other tasks prior to the attack, leaving them with little ability to respond.
The subsequent retreat could be called a number of things... But exciting certainly was not one of them. After the one AV went down the Arasaka forces essentially said "Fuck it" and left, whether or not they knew the crew had kidnapped Tanaka was up the air, but Ori suspected they didn't.
After leaving the AV in the desert and swapping to a number of proxy vehicles, they headed back to their base and tied Tanaka up in the basement... While yes, Yorinobu wanted him dead, Ori wanted to see what information he had first before doing anything else. Their benefactor while 'trustworthy' was not someone Ori would allow to be blindspot.
Trust was one thing, carelessness was another.
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"The damage has been utterly catastrophic, John. The Head of the Prison Services claims that matters have been handled, but from what I've heard there are still twenty-six dangerous criminals unaccounted for, likely having escaped during the terrorist attack committed by the 'Zombie Crew' in the wake of David Martinez' imprisonment.
"Can we expect any more retaliation from the terrorists? Perhaps a bombing on the NC Court of Justice? Or maybe other locations such as Arasaka Tower?" the new anchor asks, trying to link the Holocaust to the new rise of terroristic activity.
"As of now we do not know, the prison has taken enough damage to be unusable for months or perhaps even years. Had this not been an attempt to extract someone I shudder to imagine the destruction that could have been caused. Not only to the prison, but to surrounding civilian-owned property.
The bounty on David Martinez has been reinstated, and increased from last he was free. From five million eddies to ten. The capture or death of any member of the terroristic 'Zombie Crew' will be rewarded at minimum one million eddies."
"Ah? And what of the leader, this so-called 'Zombie' mercenary?"
"The city has put twenty million down, and Arasaka has supplemented it by thirty. Fifty million eddies for the man named 'Ori', dead or alive. This is not including the numerous bounties offered by other companies, those in Las Vegas especially."
"Well, I trust you'll keep up praised on the situation." the anchor turns to the camera, "Up next, why is my child addicted to virtual pornography? And why parents should allow it? At ten!"
*Bzztch!*
Leo tosses the remote to the side and reaches back for the plate of nachos, guacamole, quesadilla, and salsa. "Shiet, any chance I can bug out now? You guys are asking to get fucked up by the Corps!" he states.
"You know where our base is so, no." David shrugs, "You'd just get thrown back in prison again too, I don't see you doing that well, things have changed since you got locked up."
"David!" Lucy suddenly exclaims and throws herself into his arms, uncaring of the bloody orange jumpsuit he was wearing.
"Babe, told you I'd be alright."
"Dude, how the fuck'd you nail a girl like that!? Do chicks dig terrorists or something? Shit, I picked the wrong crime to commit!" Leo mutters as the couple kisses.
"Who's the dog?" Lucy asks, laying her head on her boyfriend's chest.
"Leo, a friend before I joined Arasaka academy, he'll be joining the crew."
"You told Ori about that...?"
"I mean, kinda? We could always use more hands."
"Er, I mean, what else is he gonna say? Doubt he's gonna dome me, I ain't done shit to him." Leo says from his seat.
"Yeah..." Lucy drawls, "Ain't like he's had to kill friendlies before." she shakes her head, "But if you think it's okay."
"Where's Ori anyway?" David asks.
"With Tanaka, he and Rebecca are having a 'chat' with him. I'd stay away for a bit unless you like the sound of screaming. Personally not my zone..." she admits.
...
"So... You got any friends that'd like some company...?" Leo asks Lucy.
"Yeah, but none for you. Shave, put some decent clothes on, and fix those teeth and maybe you'll have a chance."
He chuckles, "Next you'll be tellin' me to change my face too."
She shrugs, "It'd help..."
...
"Davey, your gal is destroying me... What happened to bro's before hoes?"
"The hoes grew tits..."
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*Ding!*
"That's us Chica, time to shine." Jacky says as the elevator door opens and they stride into Yorinobu Arasaka's apartment.
"Let's just get this done quick, I ain't waitin' around to see which slut the Arasaka heir decides to bring back." V states as she looks around, trying to find a sign of the 'relic' they'd come for. Braindance or not, the switch obviously wasn't placed out in the open.
"Hey, if you really wanna stick it to 'em, wanna roll in his sheets?"
"You want me to tell Misty you said that? Or was it an offer for a threeway?" V jokes.
[Guys, concentrate and find the safe for god sake!] T-Bug exclaims, interrupting their byplay. "Shit, Yorinobu's gone dark, you guys hurry up before anything else goes wrong."
Jackie shrugs, "You heard her Chica,"
"You go ahead, I'ma see if this guy has any dirt." she says, walking over and swiping a grey and purple pistol on the bedstand. It was engraved and shined like something that'd been polished for years. Nice shit.
"Chica, got it open!" Jackie steps out and holds a large briefcase up, "Bio-Chip integrity a hundred percent! Let's get the hell outta here!"
[Wait! Someone's coming up to the apartment, hide!] - T-Bug
The duo run about in a panic, before eventually squeezing themselves into the back of the wall-sized holotelevsion. Just as they close the panel, the elevator door opens and reveals Yorinobu and his bodyguard, Adam 'Fucking' Smasher.
"Oh shit, oh shit, oh shit..." Jackie whispers under his breath at the sight of the large merc. V felt her heart rise up into her throat too, to her, it almost looked like the guy knew they were there...
[Nuh-Uh, no fucking way, this isn't happening... Saburo Arasaka...] T-Bug says as the second-floor door opens and reveals the Emperor, the man slowly making his way down to his son in an elegant grey kimono.
"The Emperor..." Jackie utters, fear evident in his tone.
They'd jumped from the little leagues into what might be the most dangerous situation any merc in existence has ever been in. Hiding behind a thin screen as the most important men in the world sit nearby, protected by the strongest.
"I thought I told you not to meddle in my affairs?" Saburo says to his son. Upon seeing him not answer however, he turns to the bodyguards, "Leave."
"Arasaka-sama, I haven't yet done a full sweep."
"This is my son."
"Of course, should I retrieve what we came for?"
Saburo shakes his head, "I will do it myself. Go."
...
The Emperor turns to his son once they are alone, "Did you think I wouldn't know it was taken from me?"
"Actually, I don't think of you at all... Ever. You see, that's your problem, you think the world revolves around you. Arrogant."
"Yorinobu." Saburo utters in exasperation.
"Why did you come? To humiliate me? To personally see that your son knows his place?" he impudently asks.
"The nail that protrudes from the wall gets hammered-" Saburop starts but his son interrupts him once more.
"Could you not think of anything original to say!?"
"And do you think it 'original' to sell our greatest achievement to Westerners? Our future to these, barbarians?"
"Our future? Ours!? You are mistaken! You only ever cared about yourself. You and your sick schemes!"
Saburo shakes his head as his son paces, "I knew this day would come, the day your impudence crossed the line... There is much I can forgive, but treason? From my own son? No... I'm just glad your mother didn't live to see this. The heart should break but once."
...
The two stand face to face for a moment then Yorinobu suddenly bursts into action, grabbing his father by his neck and slamming him against the holoscreen that V and Jackie were hiding behind.
"Crap!" Jackie hurriedly whispers.
"You shall never have to forgive me for anything ever again!" he shouts as he strangles the ancient man, tight enough that the Emperor's eyes bulged dangerously under his glasses. He tries to push his son off, but his frail body was no match for Yorinobu and his Cybernetics.
After he was certain of the old man's demise, he slams his body on the floor and paces for a few moments, gathering his composure and taking a swig of the campaign bottle on the table... "I wish... I wish to put the hotel on lockdown, someone has assassinated Saburo Arasaka."
"Code Red initiated!" the AI exclaims, locking down the hotel and demanding everyone stay in their rooms. All the lights turn red and the bodyguards come back up through elevator, Saburo's personal guard running to the Emperor's body.
"Y-Yorinobu-sama, what happened!?"
"Someone poisoned my father." he says, pulling the man from the body to stop him from seeing the strangle marks.
"P-Poisoned!? But, I scanned the-"
"Takamura. What is your job?"
"Excuse me? I-I don't follow Yorinobu-sama?"
"It's a simple question, answer it!"
"To-, to protect the head of the Arasaka family."
"I do sincerely hope you'll do a better job executing your duties from now on." Yorinobu all but growls.
"F-forgive Arasaka-sama, I shall not disappoint."
With that, Yorinobu, Adam Smasher, and Takamura exit via the elevator, leaving the scared and breathless merc duo blinking at one another.
[What the fuck just happened?] - T-Bug
"Yorinobu just offed his fuckin' pops! Whoel god-damn place is on lockdown!" Jackie exclaims.
[S-shit! You two gotta find a way out now before security swarms the place! I'll open the window! Head there now! It's locked but I'll-... Oh no-no-no! They spotted me! They-AAARRHHHHHH!!!!] T-Bug lets out an unearthly scream as her feed cuts off.
"Holy shit! They fucking zeroed her!" V shouts.
"T-the window's open! We can cry about it later! Just go!" Jackie says, running through and pointing over the small ledge sickened with rain that led to a ladder. "There, that's the only way out!"
"Bad time to mention I'm shit-scared of heights!?" V offers, trying to not lose her nerve with some humour.
"Shit! Is that Trauma Team!?" Jackie asks as a ship flies around the building.
"Think they noticed us?"
"I hope no-"
*BBZSSH!*
"SUSPECTS DETECTED IN VIOLATION OF SECURITY PROTOCOLS!" a security drone announces as it turns its guns to them. Without a second thought, both throw themselves off of the ledge and down at the distance sloped glass roof below.
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