![]() ![]() ![]() The man whistled through his teeth, and a moment later, the doors opened to reveal some other members of the man’s group each holding one of the street kids who had been part of Ricky’s heist.” I don’t wanna hear anything until I see ‘em.” “No, no deal.” He cut the other man off, shaking his head. “Al’rite, al’rite.” Ricky rolled his eyes.” Yeah, that’s me.” ‘Course, you don’t know where he is, maybe I kill ‘ya now and be done with it.” “See, we gotta plan to cause some trouble for Metrix, and ‘parently, this kid’s good at that. None of it explained what they were doing here, or why this lot hadn’t killed him yet, or why the man knew his name. It was beginning to come back to him - turning up at the Cogwerx factory, finding the shipment unguarded, these crazy gits running in to claim everything. “Why y’ lookin’ fer him?” Ricky glared, jaw clenching. “Hey, I’m talking t’ ya.” The man snapped his fingers in front of Ricky’s face, drawing his attention. Several of the windows had been boarded over in an attempt to conceal the shattered glass panes, while the rest seemed to shake in the slightest breeze. The bright shine of copper had given way to vivid, waxy blue-green patina, water-trails leaving patterns on the walls. Wherever they were, the building was certainly rundown, showing all the usual signs of the abandoned buildings of early Metrix. Ricky didn’t answer, gaze flicking to the side as he took in the rest of the room. Y’been sleepin’ for ages.” He scratched his beard idly, squinting. After a long moment, Ricky Royce opened his eyes, squinting in the bright light of day.Ī tall man with a patchy beard kneeled in front of him, gaze dark as he stared blankly at Ricky. Hissing through his teeth, he tried to raise a hand to check the wound, but immediately realized that he couldn’t move. The pounding in his head was what woke him up, slowly registering the familiar sharp ache that followed a blow to the back of the head. Still pretty heavy, though,” Dash muttered ducking through a side-street as she headed for the Midtown Markets. “Kinda small, aint’cha?” Turning it back and forth between her fingers, she found a connection port on the side of the orb, and a few gaps in the plating. ![]() No one looked in her direction as she reached into one of her pouches, withdrawing a small metallic orb. Propelling herself off a rooftop, she made her way onto the streets, falling into step with some of the workers making their way home from the mines. “Come back here! Someone grab Thiroux’s blasted daughter!”ĭash ran for the edge of the street, launching herself over the railing and falling into the darkness of the Sprawl. With one final whoop, she retracted the hook and bolted, angry shouts filling the air as scientists emerged from the Needle. Her feet collided with the solid pavement, knees bending as her boots took the brunt of the force. The shriek of metal on metal filled the air, ringing loudly as she watched the ground rise up to meet her. A scientist called out as she flew past, thumping on the window of his laboratory. ![]() Laughing wildly, she felt her heels connect with the side of the building, metal screeching as she slid down the face of the Needle. Her body jolted as it immediately slowed her descent, sparks flying where the metal connected. With a flick of her wrist, a hook extended from her gauntlet, her fingers closing around it as it tore into the side of the building. Dash burst through the window in a shower of glass shards, stomach lurching as she fell forward, plunging through the air. ![]()
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