***
As the Nebula woke up, he realized a number of very important details in short order. One, he was upside down. Two, he was utterly naked. Three, he was
floating a few meters from the edge of one of Steel Canyons many skyscrapers, the ground far, far below him.
"Oh God..." he managed.
"Morning sunshine," said a cheerful voice. Looking at the rooftop, he saw Sell-sword and Iridium standing there, Sword looking through the Nazis
gear, Iridium reading a book as he held out a hand, obviously keeping the Nebula floating there. "You know, they really don't give you grunts much in
the way of decent stuff," he mused. "A glock ripoff they must make in one of their own factories, some armor..."
"Whatever you want, I'll never talk!" the Nebula said, voice rather squeaky.
"Right..." Sword said, sounding rather amused as the rooftop door opened and Lady of the Peace came out, having grabbed drinks from a vending machine
(With a straw for Sell-Sword). "Sorry it took so long, it's like this is the only building in the city without vending machines everywhere..."
she paused. "Did you have to strip him naked?"
The mercenary shrugged. "Best way to make sure he's not carrying hidden weapons. Why, distracted?" he teased.
"No, just noting that the rumors about the Council enforcing sterility among its troops must be true." Iridium snorted as Sword laughed, and the
Nebulas face went bright red.
"I haven't had any gene-treatments yet!" He paused, then processed what he said. "... Wait!" All three heroes cracked up laughing.
"That's not funny!"
"It's a little funny," Iridium said, chuckling. "But not really important."
"Here's how it is," Lady of the Peace said. "We ask questions, you answer them honestly. Lie to us or refuse to answer, and we drop
you."
"You wouldn't dare! You're heroes!" he protested.
"And you're a Nazi," Lady said. "And if we drop you, you'd be the first naked suicide in Steel Canyon since... help me out here..."
"That stock broker last year," Iridium replied casually, relaxing his grip and letting the Nebula drop slightly. The Nazi made a slight shriek.
"Okay okay okay!" he yelled.
Lady grinned and leaned forward. "Let's start with wherever your Archon is resting his head these days."
***
"Whatever this is Ellis, it better be good," Lt. Conner said as he stepped into the bases control center. The Sky Raiders resident intelligence
officer looked over his shoulder with a grin.
"Better then good Boss, gold. Just verified some info the Council sent us. Now hear me out," he said as the Porter gave him an unamused look.
"It's been verified. Remember that dustup the Legendary got in over at Chiron Medical about a month back? First appearance of Lady of the Peace?"
"Yeah, Space Mage said she was Knights sister. What about it?"
"Well, the Council realized something we didn't. Those wings and ears? They're not a magical transformation. She's got them full time."
That got Conners attention, as he leaned over Ellis' shoulder for a look at the screen. "Ifrit Barnes, got herself a decent apartment in Atlas, blah
blah blah... But, with her, we get..." he opened another window, revealing photos of a man in his mid twenties with orange-red hair. "Robert Barnes,
or as we know him..."
"Knight of the Peace," Conner said, smirking. He'd ended up with a broken arm and some time in the Zig before the Raiders had used an Arachnos
attack as a distraction for a breakout of their own, thanks to Knights patrols in Striga. "He's a tech hero," he mused. "It's all in his
armor."
"Yep. And one more little gift... The Council sent his address." Conner looked at him. "They raided the FBSA offices in the Canyon last week.
Guess they managed to get some info out."
Conner shook his head. "Too easy. Why would they give us that?"
"Because he's been pissing them off as well, but he's living right here in Faultline," Ellis grinned. Conner grinned as well. "Right on
our doorstep. Our people can get there a lot easier then the Council can."
"Nazi pricks are using us," the officer said. "But this time, I don't mind. Don't tell anyone else Ellis, I'm taking this to
Castillo." Ellis grinned, turning back to his workstation as Conner ran out.
***
As the Nebula woke up, he realized a number of very important details in short order. One, he was upside down. Two, he was utterly naked. Three, he was
floating a few meters from the edge of one of Steel Canyons many skyscrapers, the ground far, far below him.
"Oh God..." he managed.
"Morning sunshine," said a cheerful voice. Looking at the rooftop, he saw Sell-sword and Iridium standing there, Sword looking through the Nazis
gear, Iridium reading a book as he held out a hand, obviously keeping the Nebula floating there. "You know, they really don't give you grunts much in
the way of decent stuff," he mused. "A glock ripoff they must make in one of their own factories, some armor..."
"Whatever you want, I'll never talk!" the Nebula said, voice rather squeaky.
"Right..." Sword said, sounding rather amused as the rooftop door opened and Lady of the Peace came out, having grabbed drinks from a vending machine
(With a straw for Sell-Sword). "Sorry it took so long, it's like this is the only building in the city without vending machines everywhere..."
she paused. "Did you have to strip him naked?"
The mercenary shrugged. "Best way to make sure he's not carrying hidden weapons. Why, distracted?" he teased.
"No, just noting that the rumors about the Council enforcing sterility among its troops must be true." Iridium snorted as Sword laughed, and the
Nebulas face went bright red.
"I haven't had any gene-treatments yet!" He paused, then processed what he said. "... Wait!" All three heroes cracked up laughing.
"That's not funny!"
"It's a little funny," Iridium said, chuckling. "But not really important."
"Here's how it is," Lady of the Peace said. "We ask questions, you answer them honestly. Lie to us or refuse to answer, and we drop
you."
"You wouldn't dare! You're heroes!" he protested.
"And you're a Nazi," Lady said. "And if we drop you, you'd be the first naked suicide in Steel Canyon since... help me out here..."
"That stock broker last year," Iridium replied casually, relaxing his grip and letting the Nebula drop slightly. The Nazi made a slight shriek.
"Okay okay okay!" he yelled.
Lady grinned and leaned forward. "Let's start with wherever your Archon is resting his head these days."
***
"Whatever this is Ellis, it better be good," Lt. Conner said as he stepped into the bases control center. The Sky Raiders resident intelligence
officer looked over his shoulder with a grin.
"Better then good Boss, gold. Just verified some info the Council sent us. Now hear me out," he said as the Porter gave him an unamused look.
"It's been verified. Remember that dustup the Legendary got in over at Chiron Medical about a month back? First appearance of Lady of the Peace?"
"Yeah, Space Mage said she was Knights sister. What about it?"
"Well, the Council realized something we didn't. Those wings and ears? They're not a magical transformation. She's got them full time."
That got Conners attention, as he leaned over Ellis' shoulder for a look at the screen. "Ifrit Barnes, got herself a decent apartment in Atlas, blah
blah blah... But, with her, we get..." he opened another window, revealing photos of a man in his mid twenties with orange-red hair. "Robert Barnes,
or as we know him..."
"Knight of the Peace," Conner said, smirking. He'd ended up with a broken arm and some time in the Zig before the Raiders had used an Arachnos
attack as a distraction for a breakout of their own, thanks to Knights patrols in Striga. "He's a tech hero," he mused. "It's all in his
armor."
"Yep. And one more little gift... The Council sent his address." Conner looked at him. "They raided the FBSA offices in the Canyon last week.
Guess they managed to get some info out."
Conner shook his head. "Too easy. Why would they give us that?"
"Because he's been pissing them off as well, but he's living right here in Faultline," Ellis grinned. Conner grinned as well. "Right on
our doorstep. Our people can get there a lot easier then the Council can."
"Nazi pricks are using us," the officer said. "But this time, I don't mind. Don't tell anyone else Ellis, I'm taking this to
Castillo." Ellis grinned, turning back to his workstation as Conner ran out.
***