Alright. I am checking out the Devil May Cry show first episodes and just vibing with the feel of the show. It’s got the tone I like and right about action and humor in the right places.
The only thing I don’t like about the show is the theme song to the show. I like the the band and the song but when I think of gothic horror action of Devil May Cry. I hear in my head
Heavy Metal.
Straight up. Nothing else should go with this type of show but metal. Anyway, the feel of show and words made me think. I write something like this. Then I thought no. I have written something like this but I didn’t have it be just straight up demon slayer fiction.
I already built the fictional world for the type of book I want to write. This time though. I want to experiment with planning it out to detail explaining to the reader what the plot is and the direction of the story from the jump. I want this story to feel like a straight up simple Devil May Cry story.
One component though for this story will be research. I am going to do some reading of Robert E. Howard. I love his style of storytelling. Detailed monsters and simple fantasy action world. Love it. That’s where I want to get to because when I do.
I’m going to take all that I have learned from this book and put it into Cyberpunk again.
Tai Omega Wales walked into the Shaky Bar and exotic club dancers. The appearance of depression mixed with hard cheap spirits was pungent in the air. He grimaced at the scent of sweat and evidences of dirty sexual favors in dark corners coloring the atmosphere. He saw the aura dark purples and dirty reds underneath the normal human visual perspective. Only a few strange humans like T.O. could see.
It was the usual scenery and daily experience of the place. It had been this way sense before he had came into the world a screaming bastard. It would be this way when he finally left the mortal plains to join whoever his father had been in the white zone.
T.O. stood observing the place dressed in New clothes and freshly washed up and a nu. A19 revolver in my holster at his side.
The A19 had been a new edition to his wardrobe. He had purchased the suit and weapon just a few two hours ago. He was happy with the new change in his choice of profession the moment he had looked at himself in tailor Joe’s full length mirror at himself.
T.O’s appearance got no reaction from anyone inside much to his dark amusement. He sauntered inside with his new leather boots sounding his invasion into the establishment with purpose.
Pot Belly Big Bill gave him a side glare before going back to cleaning his dirty beer mug and pretending to be a hard working business man. It was his daily act. Much like everyone else in the bar and dancing club. Everyone was putting on an act just to pass the time before they went home to bed and got up the next morning to do the same thing.
This was the way of things on Tears 1.1. Space station. T.O. made his way to the bar and set down his last silver Empiral crown credits on the bar. T. O. didn’t say what he wanted to order. Bill just quickly snatched up the money and served T.O. the same dirty beer mug filling it with warm beer.
Bill picked up another dirty mug and began to clean it with his dirty rag and ignored T.O.
T.O. slid the beer over to another drunk. The drunk took the gift with toothy grin and happily went about savoring the free gift.
Bill frowned at T.O. he wondered at the change in T.O.’s usual act silently. He set his mug down. “You got fancy new digs and some hot iron at your side. Did you steal the money and dress from a dead gun fighter?” He asked pointedly.
T.O. shook his head. “Nope. I got a new job and acting gig. I quit the drunken idiot role a few hours ago.” He said with no heat just a lazy a matter of fact voice.
Bill grunted. He reached forward moving aside T.O’s light jacket to look at the Gold star pinned to his vest. Bill snorted in disgust. “Don’t tell me you took up that damned fool posting for sheriff. Ain’t nobody around going to take you at all for serious Tango.” He said.
There were more then a few chuckles around the bar. T.O. shook his head. “It’s not a sheriff’s badge.” He said in conversational tone.
Bill snorted and spit flew out his mouth onto the bar and T. O.’s jacket. “The hell you say. I know a five star sheriff’s badge when I see one even with my old ass eyes. Go on with you Wales. Go pretend to be a copper some place else. Ain’t no criminals in here but people just passing the waking hours away. Go on now. Get!” He said dismissing T.O. with complete indifference and contempt.
T.O. sighed. “I’m not in here looking for criminals or to arrest anybody. A fella hired my company to do a job for him. Simple job. I’m here to pick up the package your holding then I’ll be on my way.” He said.
Bill froze and stared at T.O. “What the hell time are you on? You lost you senses or something? Get your ass out of my bar. You ain’t welcome-” Bill began but stopped when T.O moved drawing his revolver and aimed and fired at a man that came up from his seat with a charge energy pistol. He brought the man down with one shot to his temple before he leveled his revolver on the drunk next to him.
The drunk froze with pistol in his hand. T.O. calmly removed the pistol from his holster and kicked the drunk over to the floor. T.O. turned his attention to Bill.
“Yeah. Like I was saying I was looking to pick up that package you’ve been holding on to. I got to get it back to my client you know so if you could bring it up for me I can be on my way.” He said calmly with one of pistols resting on the bar aimed at Bill with the hammer cucked and ready.
Bill grinned noding his head. “Sure thing. Sure thing. You mind giving me a description on this item your looking to take?” He said.
T. O. shook his head staring at Bill as a violent red aura took form around him. “I would rather cut past all the hoodwinking and such Bill. You know what I’m here for. I saw you bring it in here two nights ago when I was sleeping outside the bar on street begging for coins for another drink. I would hate to leave your old lady a widow and sons fatherless. Give me what I came in here for so I can be on my way. I think your life is worth more then keeping the package to sell off for later.” T.O. said.
Bill stared at T.O’s sympathetic sad sour face. “I see. That’s security forces badge under your jacket. Your a hell hound for one those big security forces firms. Huh?! That sob story about you losing your mind over your family ways bullshit. OK. I see look how about I give you a hundred grand to be on your way.” He said.
Beau was sitting in his wheelchair as he was being pushed inside Martin’s office by Jessica. Ryu and Angel were walking behind them silently. Martin had his back to them and he was standing facing his office window looking out over the city. He had his jacket off and lay on his messy desk. Martin’s hands were clasped behind his stiff straight back.
Beau held up a hand stopping Jessica from pushing his wheelchair any further. “What’s the situation looking like with the normal’s leader? What do they want?” He asked.
Martin laughed. It sounded forced and a little nervous to Beau.
Martin shook his head and sighed. “Well brother to be honest it’s not looking good. Not looking good at all. I’m sure Jessica told you a bit of the situation that is building up. They want you back in the core to run and lead special team supers units. They’re kicking themselves for letting you go I would guess.” He said.
Beau shook his head. “You mean they want to take me to the lab again. I expect they want to break open my body to see what secrecy they didn’t find the last several times.” He said with edge to his voice.
Martin was quiet. “Are you joking or did that really happen?” He said calmly.
Beau shrugged. “I have a high tolerance to pain. It was before the new laws were passed. They used the time to get me to make shit for them. It is what it is. It’s not your fault brother.” He said.
“Ryu!” Martin said.
“He’s not lying. They opened him up like can of beans and dug into his body between making him make weapons. He went crazy after they broke him.” Ryu said behind Beau.
Beau snorted looking back at Ryu. “You are being a very dramatic little kid about it. I knew what I was getting into and I won. They didn’t get what they wanted and I got to see my people survive. I won.” He said.
Ryu shook his head at Beau. “Your fucking insane.” He said.
“Shut the fuck up, Ryu!” Martin said in a sharp cold tone. “You’ll mean your find fucking your tongue when you’re talking to my brother or I’ll cut it out.” He said.
Beau snorted as Ryu paled at Martin’s sharp words. “You’re not as much of bad ass as you think are kiddo.” He said to Ryu and then he looked at Martin’s stiff back. “Brother. Things will get messy for our people if I stay here. These people don’t give a fuck about sending our own kind against us. I’m willing and able too keep on fighting but not at the cost of what you’ve built here.” He said.
Martin was quiet. “Give me some time to work this out brother.” He said.
Beau sighed. “Martin. I can disappear if they’re hard up on having an experimental rabbit again. You don’t have to-” He said but stopped.
Martin turned around and sung his fist down breaking his desk in half with his fist. He glared at Beau before his face relaxed slowly. He smiled at him. “Just give me some time. I know what will happen if you run. They’ll find and then they’ll finally break you and won’t leave anything for us to bury or give your family. I heard your sister came to see you here once. You need to think about reconnecting with your family brother. Family is everything.” He said.
Beau sighed. “Alright. Alright. You handle it.” He said.
“I need your word on it brother.” Martin said.
Beau nodded. “Of course. You got my word. I’ll let you handle them. I won’t do anything until you resolve it how ever way you can.” He said.
Martin nodded and straightened up. “Thank you brother. Your trust in this means everything to me. ” He said.
A sound went off in Beau’s jacket pocket. Suddenly, Beau was standing on newly made metal legs. He turned putting his back to Martin and extended out his hand. Blue electrical energy blasted from his hand striking an invisible enemy. The electrical blasts continued until a blue creature with bat like wings lay on the floor visible. Her small breasts were bare as was the rest of her body. She was naked but for a pair knee high boots.
“Beau Lucas. I should have expected you would get stronger.” The creature said and then spat at Beau.
Beau chuckled. “Nicole Jones. Fancy you here love. It’s been some time. Your still full of surprises. It wasn’t smart of you coming here. But then again you were never strong in that field at least.” He said.
“Bastard!” Nicole spat at him.
Ryu stood with his back to Jessica and pushed her back away from the creature. “Who the fuck is this bitch. A friend of yours?” He said.
“I know who she is.” Martin said coldly.
Martin moved in front of Beau with a pistol in his hand. He glared down at the creature. “She worked for me at one point back in the past as spy and assassin. You took a big risk coming here to kill us.” He said.
Nicole snickered and came to her feet in one flowing motion. She wasn’t hurt. “I didn’t come here to kill you Vlad. I came here to convey a message to you from the sisters. Your over reaching into their market. It’s time you walked away before you and legless over here get pushed out of the way.” She said.
“The Sisters!” Martin said in a cold tone. “Really?! Well I think it’s time I sent a message to your bosses.” He said.
Beau touched Martin’s shoulder. “Easy, brother. I don’t like this.” He said.
Martin froze. “What are you thinking? A trap of some kind.” He asked.
Beau frowned at Nicole who was grinning at him. “If she’s working for the sisters then you know they’re working a angle with her even being here. They know us to well and they’re working their powers on this situation to fuck us over. Let her go. I have to get to work on the security system fast and upgrade our defenses. Killing her would only work to their plan.” Beau said.
“The fuck!? Let her go. The fuck you say. Kill this bitch.” Ryu said.
Martin sighed. “Nicole get your ass out of here. I got your message. I’ll move how I want to and when I want too. Fuck off.” He said.
Nicole laughed. “You’ve changed letting other people think for you.” She said pushing him.
Beau snorted and then he brought out a device and flashed a beam of light on Nicole. She screamed a few seconds and then she was gone. Martin looked at him. “Did you kill her!” He asked in a tone without judgment or care.
Beau shook his head. “I just sent her away from here. It’s something I’ve been working on it’s still in the experimental trial stage. I’ll get to the lab and start work on security upgrades. You’ll need to think of something quickly brother. If the sisters are getting this direct with their attacks we’re short on time to react.” He said.
Martin nodded putting away his pistol in his holster. “What do you suggest line of thinking I take?” He asked.
Beau grimaced shaking his head. “Think of something outside of the box of your normal thinking. I’ll work to enhance your idea any way I can.” He said and then looked at the communicator of homeworld attached to Martin’s dress shirt pocket. He pointed to the pin. “Homeworld. That’s an interesting name for a company. Why did you come up with that name?” He said.
Martin frowned shaking his head but then froze. He nodded his head. “I have to do some thinking and talk to some people. I think I know what your getting at but the plan will require planning and timing.” He said.
Beau remained hidden behind his personal shield. He watched inside a dinner across the street as Rider was working inside a busting tables. Rider was working hard with a smile on his face. Beau watched Rider chatting with young and old Supers that were eating inside or working in the dinner.
Beau felt someone behind him suddenly. He didn’t react right away because he caught the scent of the female. He waited until no one was looking in their direction and then he turned toward Jessica as he put down his shield. Beau appeared before them dressed in a black shirt jeans and brown leather jacket with the Homeworld logo pin on the front of the jacket.. She jumped back but Ryu caught her around the waist and held close while he glared at Beau.
“What’s going on baby girl? How did you track my location?” Beau asked.
Jessica was dressed in a dark blue tight jumpsuit and homeworld jacket. She stared at him in surprise. Ryu towered over her standing close beside her. He was glaring at Beau. She smiled at him suddenly and tapped a pink finger nail to the homeworlder badge and communicator attached to Beau’s jacket.
“You forgot the second function of your communicator? What are you doing here?” She said. Her eyes gave off a warm glow of energy.
Beau grinned and shrugged his shoulders. “Just checking up on a old friend of mean is all.” He said with a wink and then he started walking away.
Jessica and Ryu quickly fell into step with Beau and followed him. Ryu glared at him. “The van is just around the corner. The Boss was worried about you. Why you come down to this shit hole to see that old man.” Ryu said.
Beau sighed shaking his head. “You talk like you know what the fuck is going on. You should stick to being the muscle of Homeworld like a good soldier.” He said.
Ryu grimanced. “I know enough about Rider and you, old man. He spent only twelve months doing a bid so he could walk away with a few scars and in a better start and a whole body then you had. You spent five years slaving for the government and being experimented on to keep him from being killed by the normals or worse. You ended up with a broken Broken body, a crippled alcoholic forgotten legend. He ended up looking like a fucking pretty boy hero. You should fucking hate that asshole for having it so easy.” He said.
Beau laughed as a memory hit him like a brick to the face. It was the first time he was experimented on. It had been the first painful and humilating time but every period afterward had been a walk in the park compared to the first time. The thought of dying got easier after that for him once he realized it was only going to be him out of all his people and Vlad’s children.
Ryu flenched back but then he glared at Beau. “Your a fucking crazy old asshole bro. Your fucking nuts. I don’t understand you.” He said.
Beau sighed but said nothing as he shook his head.
“Ryu! That’s enough.” Jessica said. She turned to Beau. “He doesn’t mean to so rude. I think he’s coming to understand you more clearly.” She said.
Beau chuckled shaking his head at Ryu. Beau feeling the ach in his legs start to begin as he walked to a black utility Homeworld van parked on a corner. “You need to stop fishing in other people’s heads for shit that isn’t your business. I did what I did and I saved as many of my people as I could. I consider that a win.” He said.
“The war isn’t over old man. We got eyes on us from the bitch in the white house.” Ryu said.
“Shit. What the fuck does that fucking bitch want now?! Fucking sum ah bitch.” Beau said and started limping quickly to the van. The back door slid open and masked female dressed in all leather. The lower half of her face was covered by a black mask. Her dark eyes were playful as she greeted him.
“Hey baby.” Angel said in a warm intimate voice. She offered her hand to him.
Beau smiled. “Hey beautiful. Wonderful to see your wonderful shapely body again.” He said taking her hand.
Angel quickly grabbed his arm yanking him inside the van and held him close. “Next time tell us when your going out for a bit. You had me worried.” She said in a shaky husky voice.
Jessica followed inside and Ryu slid the door closed as he got inside the front passenger side door. The van took off as Beau started sweating as Angel gave him a black water bottle offering it to him and helping him to drink down the contents.
Beau felt mildly refreshed taking in the drink before he waved the bottle and it’s contents away from his mouth. He looked to Ryu whom was glancing back at his face. “When did the normals start turning their eyes on homeworld? Is it because of what happened with Martin’s son or Rider getting out?” He asked.
Ryu stared at him. “They want you back old man. They sent the boss a offer to be nice but that’s only the beginning.” He said knowingly.
“Shit!” Beau said with a grimance.
“Beau. Don’t worry. My dad isn’t going to turn on you. He knows what will happen if he allowed them to take you again.” Jessica said.
Beau shook his head. “He didn’t allow it the first time someone had to be taken. They wanted you and your siblings. I didn’t have choice.” He said bluntly.
Jessica stared at him with tears in her eyes. “I’m sorry you suffered because of us.” She said.
Beau closed his eyes blocking out her face. He tried to steady his mind and breathing not to think about the past again.
“Beau. Baby. We need you to relax.” Angel said wiping down his sweaty face.
Beau shook his head. “Fucking bullshit distraction. I’ve been out of the game to long now and I’m used up and I’m old. I don’t believe that bullshit for a second. Ah shit.” He said in grunt of pain at the end as his metal legs gave way and he sat on the seat leg less again. “Damn legs gave out again.” He said in a funny voice as he caught them looking at him differently. Not like good old joking Techno. But, like the Blue Technomancer of the past. He didn’t like it.
Ryu stared at Beau. He shook his head at Beau. “I don’t believe your act anymore old man and neither do the normals in the white house.. They going to attempt to start bribing you back in to the military before they go into direct threats against either you or the people around you.” He said.
Ryu shook his head. “No. No. We don’t have time for this shit. Rider is free. Homeworld is on the rise and my people are safe. I can’t let them win. I didn’t survive through that shit for it to end up like this. Fuck em. I’ll figure out something.” He said quietly. His mind began to work fast as he went over possible plans and strategies.
Ryu shook his head staring at Beau. He saw into Beau’s mind like fish bowl. “No. You’re going back to Homeworld and the Boss is going to do the figuring out part. You signed on for that. Your not going back to them. So just stop thinking what your thinking and sit tight and pretend to be a weak old man all you like and sell that shit to some other sucker it only worked on me once.” He said with a snide smile and chuckle.
The crystals in the watch activated at the snap of Beau’s fingers and spun around in a circle in the enclosed round chamber. The strange alien energy was activated and seemed to have a life of its own.
Blue flames and alien energy lite up and glowed making the device run hot in his hand. He frowned and waited watching the energy continue to move at his command as he focused on keeping them moving and active with his mind. Droplets of sweat came down from his brow as he maintained the focus long enough for him to slowly close the mirror face of the watch and then he waited. The energy held and didn’t go out as the seconds ticketed by into a minute and then another.
Beau smiled as the device he had been working on for two years finally lite up and maintained it’s glow for more then two seconds. He pushed the button on the side of the watch and found himself in his small kitchen.
“Hot damn.” He said pleased with himself. He reached for his phone as the device went cold and checked the timer on his desk.
10 minutes. The device lasted for a ten minute jump. It needed more work but he was making head way. His phone rang from across the room on his work desk.
Beau reached for it and the phone flew into his hand and rang twice. He pushed the receive. “Hot damn. Sexy you won’t believe me but I finally got the damn thing going. Boss lady we about to hit the big time. This changes everything.”
“Beau!” a soft female voice called his name.
Beau froze and stared at nothing. He frowned. “Sissy Bee.” He said.
“It is you. Yeah. It’s me. Your little sister. So. How you been? No better question is where the hell have you been?!” She said.
Beau sighed and gathered the watch in his hand. “Dead and in between working and crawling my way out of a bottle of jack Daniels. How’s the family?” He said.
There was a long pause. Beau grimaced at his bluntness but he couldn’t lie to his little sister. Not then and currently not now. Though he for damn sure wasn’t going to get into the details.
“The family is good. James is getting married to your ex though.” She said.
Shit. Beau had a bad feeling. “Oh. Well it’s no big thing. As long as their happy then-” He said.
“She was with you when New Dawn happened. She got changed along side you. Does she know your alive?” Sissy asked in a demanding voice.
“I died on hell day. That’s the truth. What I came back as you wouldn’t be able to-” He said.
“So she knows your alive then and didn’t tell us? That says enough about her for me.” She said.
“I didn’t say that. She saw me speared clean through by one of the monster’s teeth. She thought I was dead-” Beau said.
“But, you talked to her afterward. You showed yourself to her and she didn’t believe you or pretended you were dead anyway. What happened next?” She said.
Beau sat back in his chair frowning. Something about her tone and the authority or power in it had his alarm up. “Who do you work for?” He said.
“What?” She said.
Beau nodded. “You must work for the normals now on conscription. I just crawled myself back out five years of conscripted service to the government, I got something good going now. I’m not interested in being used or rejected. My parents and siblings don’t need the headache of dealing with a rehash of what happened. It’s been years ago now. You call me again with this bullshit or try to use me to break up James relationship with his girl then you can go to hell with the rest of your normal masters.” Beau said and ended the call.
Beau’s phone rang five times before he decided to pick it up again. “What do you want from me?” He asked.
“I want to talk with you and I need your help. Not with my job. It’s Mom and Daddy. Their not doing good lately. Your birthday came this year and with James’ announcement it got them really down. If you could talk to them or let me tell them alive I know it would do better for them.” She said.
“Again there are a lot questions I can’t and won’t answer.” He said.
“That’s fine. It’s fine. I can ease them into it and tell them that I found you and your doing well. Please.” She said.
Beau sighed. “I’ll think about it from now on if we do talk I ain’t telling you nothing about my job or people and business. You work for them so I’m sure you can dig up whatever information you want about me and my past. How are you doing? You married yet?” He said.
“Me?! Married. Hell no.” She said.
Beau rolled his eyes. “So your not seeing some 6 plus sized big shit house on the side.” He said.
“His name is Barney Hill and he’s only 6’2. He’s good guy. I met him at work but we’re not getting married.” She said.
“How long you two been together?” Beau asked.
“Next year it will be six years. Our first born turns three then.” She said.
Beau sighed. “Your a baby Momma now?” He said.
“Get off my ass about that bullshit. We don’t believe in normal marriage. Besides the fact we aren’t afforded any rights anyway with it. What the fuck is the point to it anyway. Are you seeing anybody?” Sissy said.
“I’m seeing a whole lot of beautiful females and have a turn with a lot of them.” He said.
“Damn. You sound just as arrogant as Audy right now. You never sounded like this.” She said.
“That’s because I was dating your future sister in-law at the time but doesn’t mean I couldn’t pull a female if I wanted one. Now that she’s out of the picture I don’t see a need to hold back on my options.” He said.
“Holy shit. You need to stop it with the alpha player shit. When can I meet you?” Sissy said.
Beau heard a knock at his door and then the lock was released and Jessica came in a short peach dress. “Well hello, beautiful. Your looking…like a nice day off.” He said.
“Oh lord. I’ll call you later. Love you.” Sissy said and hung up.
Jessica frowned at him. “It’s Friday. We’re all going out to eat. Get dressed.” She said.
Beau held up the device. “I got it working.” He said.
Jessica didn’t change her expression. “Get dressed we’re going out. Work can wait a few hours more until tomorrow.” She said.
“Techno what you think about the news about Lightning?” Qade asked him after their dinner and drinks had arrived at the table. He asked.
Beau frowned. “Lightning? Whose that?” He said and then looked around at his five other co-workers and friends shocked faces at his statement.
Qade stared at him. “Lightning Rider. Blue Lightning. He’s getting out of prison on Thursday. I thought you heard about it. My Dad says you knew him back in the old days of blue dawn.”
“Rider. Rider’s getting out. Wow. Damn. It’s been two years already.” He said in quiet shocked voice. He smiled. “My projects have been keeping me busy and I don’t keep up with what’s going on in the news lately.”
Beau had wondered why Jessica had insisted on going out with their friends tonight. Now he knew the reason. He stared at Qade who still couldn’t meet his direct stare. He was always carefully now around him even though he had learned to adjust himself.
That still bothered Beau occasionally seeing that look on his friend’s face it some times mirrored the reaction he got from others in Homeworld. One night, as his old suit had been enough for him. He much prefered being in the lab, having conversations with his friends and chasing women then having to deal with the pain in his thighs and back.
“That’s good to hear. All we can do now is hope they’ll let him go so he can enjoy life with his girl.” Beau said almost to himself and grabbed up his bottle of beer and took a drink.
Qade gave him a look of surprise. “Damn. I didn’t know Lightning had a girl waiting for him outside?” He said.
Damn. Beau was really slipping revealing that bit of information but then he shrugged. What harm could it cause now. Besides the fact E could take care of herself. She had enough money and resources now. “Yeah. They met a while back. Got married before the normals locked up Rider. She’s been waiting for him. Well this is good news.” Beau said with a real smile now and allowed himself to hope for a future for his old friend.
“How did you beat me?” Ryu asked Beau as he came into the room.
Beau was sitting at his work desk in his new workshop working on a pet project. His back was to Ryu.
“It was a cheap shot. You can kill me easily Ryu. Get over yourself.” Beau said giving the other man half hearted answer and not bothering to turn around.
“That’s bullshit. You used lightning against me. That’s my element. It shouldn’t have worked.” He said
Beau nodded. “It did work on you though. So what?” He said. “You didn’t come here to ask me that question. Something else is on your mind.” He said.
“Your stronger then Martin. Hell. Your stronger then everyone here but you don’t-“
“Swing my dick around like you do.” Beau finished for Ryu. “That’s not my style or what I care about. Martin is the leader. I wasn’t built for the job and neither do I want the position. I need to create and build shit. Both Jessica and Martin understand that about me. Their my people. All I care about is protecting them and then I go back to doing what I was built for. What about you?”
“I’m going to run Homeworld. I was built to rule and lead.”
“Hmm. Interesting. I wouldn’t follow you.” Beau said.
“Why not?! I’m strong. I’ll be stronger then you one day and I’m able warrior.”
“You sound the part but you have no vision or mastery over yourself and powers. Your like a storm of energy and power but you have your limits and your directionless. Homeworld follows Martin because we believe in him and he has a vision for us. He has a direction he wants us to go and he never gives up. No matter how bad shit gets he’ll keep his shit together and lead us through the shit. Where would you take Homeworld?”
“I don’t know, yet.” Ryu admitted.
Beau nodded. “At least your honest. Why are you here?”
“How long many years did it take you to master your powers.”
Beau shook his head. “Not about years. It’s about knowing yourself and testing the limits. How willing are you to test yourself? To push yourself past those limits or adjust around them to best suit your needs for the moment.” Beau asked.
“Is that how you beat me?” Ryu asked. “Did you just keep pushing yourself past whatever limits you had that divided us in power.” He asked.
“Yes.” Beau said simply.
“Can you kill me now?” Ryu said.
Beau shrugged. “As you are now? Yes. I wouldn’t even need to get up from my wheelchair to do it. But, it doesn’t interest me at all now and neither should it interest you.” He said.
“I know who Angel is? I can pay her a little visit tonight. What? You don’t like that old man. Find then you can teach me how you were able too beat me last time.”
Beau smiled but said nothing as he reached for his phone. “Hey, could you come here a second. Yeah. Yeah. Alright. Bye.” He said put his phone down. “You were saying.”
“Who did just talk to? Martin or Qade?” Ryu asked.
“So you know about Angel. Why are you mentioning her to me now?” Beau asked.
“Tell me, how you beat me and-” Ryu said.
The door slide open. “What the fuck are you doing in here?” Jessica demanded.
“Hey Love. I was just-” Ry said.
“Fuck that shit. Your not supposed to be in here. Your rank has been lowered. You don’t have clearance to even talk to Beau. I told you no bullshit right now. Come on.” Jessica grabbed Ryu’s hand and dragged him outside.
“You fucking asshole told my girl to come get me? You cheap, bitch-ass mother fucker.” Ryu said cursing Beau out.
“Shut the fuck up, Ryu. Before I put something in your mouth to make you shut up.” Jessica screamed at him.
“What? Your ass?! Well I wouldn’t mind a-” Ryu said.
“Holy shit. Would you stop talking so loud. What fuck is your problem today? Hey. Hey?! Damn let go of me. Ryu. Ryu?! Put me down. Now. Where are you going?! Stop it. You are not taking me to my apartment.” Jessica said in a voice that was husky with sexual tension.
“Of course I’m not. I’m taking you to mean. My bed is bigger.” Ryu said.
Beau relaxed and smiled as he went back to his work. His communicator went off on his shirt. He tapped it with his fingers. “Techno here. What’s up!” He said.
“Beau. It’s E. I need to talk to you before the news hits the newsfeeds online.” She said quickly.
Beau dropped his tools and sighed. “What is it E? Is it Rider?” He asked.
“Yes. Things are about to change. quickly. I found the means to contain Rider’s powers and eliminate the threat to his life. The solution isn’t easy but it will solve for other problems happening to our people.” She said quickly to quickly.
“Save the bullshit. Get to part that afraid of telling me.” Beau said.
“Rider is going to prison for five years. During that time period there will be changes throughout the country. Our people will have to be collared. I’ll send your collar to you though it will be for sure. Your condition won’t be able to contained by the technology you helped invent. Rider will be put into private prison and not the general population of the people.” She said.
Beau stare at nothing and then picked up his tools and started working again. His communicator buzzed again.
“Beau. Beau are you there?! I promise he won’t be harmed. He will survive and get out. I have people that will protect him.” E said.
Beau tapped his communicator. “Does the President want him dead?” He asked.
“Yes. But he’ll survive. It’s only five years afterward he can retire and they’ll forget about him. He’ll survive he’s survived worse during the early days of blue dawn.” She said.
“Goodbye. If he survives you won. If he doesn’t I blame myself for believing you. Either case. Don’t tell him where I am. Just tell him I died.” Beau said.
“Stop it. I promise. He will survive this. We’ve worked hard for this moment. Hold on. Just hold on a little longer.” She said.
“Goodbye E. I hope he survives and you get what you want. Either case I’m done. Don’t call me again.” I said.
Beau shifted his body and became invisible as he sneaked inside of the building waiting for Angel and the girls to arrange everything right for him to make his appearance. The abandoned office building. The lights went out as soldiers inside started to panic he went to work. He took out the soldiers two at a time quickly with electrical blasts from his hands gloves and then eliminated the last men until it was only their leader left holding a gun to Jessica’s head trying to communicate with his bosses but I had already made sure that he wouldn’t able to do that at all by jamming the signal of his phone.
I finally appeared before him hold my pistol to the leader’s head. I stared at him as he smiled at me. “You want the girl to live then-” He said but the gun flew out of his hand and attached to my chest. Jessica quickly got up as I heard Angel and the others come.
“Take her out of here. I’ll talk to the others when they come.” Beau said.
“Beau. They’ll have Ryu working with them.” Angel said.
“Beau come with us. You’ve done enough. I know your in pain right now.” Jessica said quickly.
“Do as I say Angel. I handle that boy and others. Leave.” Beau said.
They quickly left the room. Beau waited until he knew they were completely alone. “I didn’t kill your men. I don’t want them. All I want to know is did your boss kill that Ethan?” I asked.
The man stared at Beau. “Your Technomancer aren’t you? You’re only going to get yourself in trouble elder.” He said.
Beau stared at him. “That man drugged, and turned that boy against his father and our people and then he killed him. I can’t let that shit slide. I know he enslaved you and our people to keep quiet about it. He’s a fucking traitor and monster. The biggest mistake he made was turning his bullshit my way.” He said.
Suddenly, a burst of wind pushed Beau back toward the wall. The soldier glared at him as power radiated from his eyes and glowing body. “Unlucky for you my job is take out Supers that threaten the state and-ah!” He said but he stopped as Beau shot him in the head.
The man fell to the floor dead. Beau sighed and he holstered his gun in his holster. He waited for Homeworld agents to arrive. He thought about how he could defeat them. He changed his body shifting into environment.
The soldiers arrived and were all gun-ho. Then they were silent as they saw the bodies on the floor. He waited until the fake Ethan Remo arrived. Beau waited and then he appeared before him.
The others stared at Beau as he studied the fake Ethan Remo. “You killed Ethan Remo. You should have let him go.!” Beau said.
Ethan turned to Ryu who stood beside him. “Kill him!” He said.
Ryu smiled and he took a breath. He started to breath out lightning but Beau held up his hand and blasted Ryu with electrical energy and shockwaves until he fell to the floor shaking and rolling on the floor. The others stared as Beau turned his attention to the Fake Ethan.
Ethan started to open his mouth but Beau blasted his body with electrical energy and shockwaves. Ethan screamed and roared as his body began to change and shift into another form and his face changed and then what remained was a monster. Beau let up once to look at one of Ethan’s brothers. “Your Qade. Martin’s youngest. Take your brothers and our people out of here. Tell the boss I’ll give him a report.” He said.
Qade started to shake his head but his radio sounded off. He put his lips to his radio. “Yeah.”
“Your sister is safe. Get our people out of there and let Techno handle it. You Copy!” Martian said over the radio.
Qade sighed staring at Beau. “Copy that. We’re coming back to base.” He said and waved for his people to go. “Somebody pick up Ryu and let’s get the fuck back.” He said and nodded to Beau. “I’ll see you back at the base.” He said and turned and led the way out of the building.
Beau waited until the others were gone. He turned his attention to the man on the floor. “You’re going to tell. Why did what you did or I’m going to burn to death.” He said.
“Fuck you!” He said.
Beau chuckled. “Okay. Let’s do it your way.” He said and opened his hand blasted the fake Ethan with blasts of electrical energy.” He said.
Beau sat at his work bench in his apartment worrying about whether the mission would go well or not. He didn’t trust Ryu not to fuck it up some how though he knew Ryu cared about Jessica….
“You still thinking about getting back in the game, Techno?” Angel asked.
“Angel?!” Beau breathed out her name in gasp of surprise.
Beau turned in his seat and stared at a tall female in a blue uniform with motorcycle helmet on. She walked over to him. She had a sway to her hips and a supply curve to her body. She placed a gloved hand on his cheek.
“Hey handsome. You miss me.” Angel said.
Beau stared up at her. “You won’t let me see your face yet. Why?”
“It’s not time, Handsome. Your still on guard against me. I ain’t no one night stand. I’m sticking around. I got the ride out front. You want me to give you a lift?”
Beau’s legs formed under him as he pushed himself up and stood nearly at her height. His head came to her chin. “I know your height and body type. I’ll be able to pick you out in Homeworld.” He said coolly even as the pain from his prosthetic legs. He needed an upgrade no time like the present. He sat on the edge of desk a moment while he formed a simpler from of prosthetic legs he could move better.
“Are your legs hurting?” Angel asked in concern.
Beau waved away her concern.. “I know what you look like now.” He said forming new blue legs as he spoke.
“You do?” Angel asked and turned to look over to two other females that were dressed like her in the same outfit and helmet. “What do you think ladies.
The girls giggled they shook their heads.
Beau groaned and came to his feet in his new legs. There was soreness to them but no pain at least not yet. “Damn. Hold on. Let me get my gun.” He said moving over to his safe. He unlocked it by keying in a code. The door opened and he got out a long rife case.
“I don’t think your going to need that.” Angel said.
Beau frowned at her. “Why not?! A soldier needs his weapon.”
Angel shook her head. “Your not a soldier anymore. You don’t need to use it anyone.” She said and then held up a single bullet. “You only need this. Your mind and body can do the rest.”
Beau frowned but put down his rifle and reached for the bullet with his mind pulling it from her hand to his. He held it.
“We’ll give you a few minutes. Ladies let’s go warm of the ride.” Angel said heading out the door with her friends.
Metal and weapon pieces were pulled to the bullet as Beau walked slow to the door. He heard boots touch down on the floor boards behind him. He paused frowning. “I was expecting you much sooner. Why are you showing up now of all times?” He said.
“Techno.” Eddie Long spoke softly.
Beau half turned to look first at Eddie Long who stood in a green uniform with SD on the breast pocket. His partner who was dressed the same had on a face shield.
Beau focused on Eddie. “If you came here to kill me let’s get to it.” He said.
Eddie grimaced. “We came here to ask a favor. The government wants Jessica Remo in Supers Division. We had to take her on. We didn’t know you were involved.” HE said.
Beau shook his head. “I’m not the one you should worried about. She belongs to Homeworld. We will take her back.” He said.
Eddie stiffened at his words. “Our people are under orders. We can’t let her go. My partner and I were hoping things can be resolved with a whole lot of people getting killed.”
“Give her up then and take the heat from the normals.” Beau said.
“We can’t.” Eddie said.
Beau turned his head to the side. “You can’t or you won’t?”
“We can’t!” Eddie said. “We’re under some type of hypnosis and orders by our handler. We can’t afford to buck them at this time. If you can take him out we put up that much of fight.” He said.
The other man handed Beau a 8’11 photo of the handler. Beau stared at Ethan Remo. “This is Ethan Remo. I don’t care what he did. Homeland will-“
Eddie shook his head. “Ethan Remo was killed two weeks by this man.” He said.
“What No. No. You’re lying?! It can’t be. No.” Beau said.
“Mr. Remo wanted out of the arrangement between them.” Eddie’s partner said calmly. “Agent Hall killed him in a fight and then put the rest of us under hypnosis.”
The picture fell from Beau’s hand as his armor started to form around his body until his helmet formed around his head. He looked up at them from his faceless mask.
“I’ll handle it from here.” Beau said coldly as a blue light brightened his body and then he moved with advanced speed.
Beau moved fast racing past both men down like they were standing still and into the hallway toward the stairway. He raced away jumping down fleets of stairs at a time until he was down stairs and he headed to the garage area.
He wasn’t surprised to find Angel and her girls there waiting for him. Angel stood by modified black SUV. I ignored them as I appeared and jumped onto a motorcycle and started it up. The garage door opened up and then minute it was cleared I drove through the door with the Angel following me in the SUV.
Beau was smiling as he directed Homeworld agents to put up posters of Jessica in uniform and erotic poses in lock up. Martin and Ethan were in the room. Ryu sat on his bonk keeping a watchful eye on Ethan who had Beau’s special made pistol in his gun belt.
“Why are you here Ryu?” Beau asked him.
Ryu was focused on Ethan. “I got bored with the military so I talked my way out. I was recruited by Ethan a year ago.”
“Hmm. You sure about that?” Beau asked. “Can you even remember what led to this boredom?” Beau asked.
There was an explosion outside. Martin checked his phone. “Shit. Beau it’s happening. They’ve taken her.”
“Taken her?! Who the fuck is her?” Ryu demanded.
Beau nodded to Martin. “You better take Ethan with you. I’ll be fine.”
Martin looked at Ethan. “Stay here. I’m going to get her back.” He said and quickly hurried out the room.
“Who the fuck has been taken tell me?” Ryu demanded raising to his feet.
Beau held up a finger shaking it lightly. “You know who has been taken and why. Hmm. Do you really think they just let you go simple because you used your little trick on them to get out? They had their reason you know for letting you go.”
“Let me out of here.” Ryu said in his special voice.
Neither Ethan or Beau moved to comply. Ryu stared at them. “How are you able to do resist me?”
“The door is open. You can step out any time.” Beau said. “Of course you won’t be going nowhere but a grave afterward. You got to understand. They didn’t let you go. Your the distraction. Jessica is the one they were after the whole time.”
“I could say the same thing about you.” Ryu pushed. “They didn’t just let you go. I’m stronger then you and I’ll only get-“
“I don’t give a fuck.” Beau said. “You maybe a strong young bad ass but all the same Ethan beat you and he’s a lot younger then you. Everyone has a peak and Ethan doesn’t need a party trick to lead. Me. I’m just cripple old man in a wheelchair. Your the enemy of our kind.”
Ryu narrowed his eyes on Beau. “Your reaching. I only do what I need to do to survive. I didn’t make Jess do anything she didn’t first want to do. Let me out of this cage. They won’t be strong enough to get her back without my help.”
Beau smiled at him. “What makes you believe I’m the one holding you in here?”
“You’ve fooled all of them good old man but not me. Your too damn powerful for your own good but I’m still the stronger.”
“Touch my family and you die.” Ethan said softly. “Why did you come here?”
Ryu smiled. “You got me that first go but-“
A spinning shield of metal appeared in front of Ethan as Ryu punched blue and red flames at Ethan.
The shield took on the fire channeling it into a warm hole inside the shield. Ryu cut off his attack and looked Beau.
Beau snapped his fingers and the device fell away returning to spare pieces of parts on the floor. He looked at Ethan who stood unsurprised. Ethan’s gaze was still focused on Ryu.
“Isn’t my power working on you?” Ryu asked.
Beau shrugged. “It is working on me. Ethan is the exception. He has some edge over you. In any case. If you want to get out of the cage alive to help rescue Jessica. You know what you have to do and who you have to give it to.”
“I’m not giving you a blow job.” Ryu said calmly.
Beau grinned. “I’m not looking from one at least not from you.. I’m not in charge here.” He said and nodded to Ethan.
Ryu glanced at him. “What you want Ethan?”
Ethan shook his head. “Nothing. My father and I will get back my sister back. I’m kicking you out. You can go be someone else’s problem.”
“Why did you suggest me joining up then? You suggested it because I’m a fucking bad ass power house.”
Ethan shrugged. “Yeah but you keep fucking around swinging your dick around like you own this place and the people here. Your ego is unwarranted. The problem isn’t that you want my sister. The problem is you think you can fuck with her mind and emotions and think I won’t kill you for it. We ain’t friends and I don’t like you at all. I will and I can kill you if need be. Nothing you say or do will change it. No one fucks with my family or my people. I would die for every last one of them. You should just leave Homeworld and go be a fucking king over some people willing to put up with your shit. I ain’t the one. I have never found you charming or likeable just useful. I tolerate you. I don’t like you.”
Ryu stared at him. “Damn. Well damn. Fuck me running. Alright. Boss. Please allow me to join the rescue mission. Please.” He said.
