Bri heads to the Reaper's hideout. She flies through the streets of Lower Boe. She passes by different groups of aliens, creatures, and cyborgs. Bri approaches an old arcade with a sign saying Jimbo’s Arcade. She enters the arcade, it is barren and empty inside. She wonders how this arcade even makes money. She sees a Dance Dance Revolt machine. She gets onto the dance pad and then scans her hand on the machine, which inserts Meni into the machine. Bri dances for 5-10 minutes and hits a new high score. She jumps with joy, but then quickly understands its business time so she steps off the machine. Bri walks to the very end of the arcade in the corner is a single crane game called Demon’s Crane game. She pulls a lever on the machine four times and the machine lights up. A scanner pops up and scans her body. After scanning Bri, the floor opens below her. Bri falls into an air tube. An air tube was a new form of elevator that could go in any direction. The air tube uses an air current to bring its object to a new location. Bri keeps falling through the air tube, then lands in the entrance to the Reapers’ Hideout. She gets scanned once more at the entrance and the computer asks for a password.
“We live and die together. Assassin and Protector by trade. A Reapers Way.” Bri says out loud in the secure room.
The metal doors open up to reveal a long hallway. In the hallway are different sets of rooms each with a number, they are private rooms for each Reaper. They also have weapons stashes in each Reaper’s room. She walks down the hallway and passes her private room. She debates about entering it to relax for a bit but decides she’s too late for the meeting and Sid would get angry. She enters the meeting room to see a round table with several seats on it. On her left is a small creature in a white hood covering his face, sitting at the table. On her right, she notices a tall male cyborg wearing a cloak. The cyborg has short black hair with green eyes. The cyborg has bandages attached to his arms. The bandages wrap his arms in circles, he also has huge war glaives on his arms. Finally, Sid is directly facing her at the top of the round table. She looks at the cyborg and yells,
“CIN!” Bri runs towards him and they hug. Cin “Dak” Merr pats her on the head.
“Hey, Bri,” Cin responds.
Bri had known Cin for the majority of her life. Cin was the one that introduced her to Sid and ended up training her to become a Reaper. Cin was also known as the strongest Reaper. He had won Mayhem two times. Cin was known for his hot-headed and explosive personality. He would do anything to take out the Reaper's enemies. Cin could take out an entire army of security drones by himself. He was the ace in the Reapers’s sleeve and everyone depended on him. The creature with the white hood throws a water dagger near Bri’s face. Cin pulls his left arm up and swats it away with one of his war glaives.
“Not happy to see me?” The creature with a white hood takes off his hood to reveal the face of a Frog. He throws another dagger into the air. It spins around and then catches it.
“Stop fooling around Reno. Keep your water daggers hidden.” Sid states.
“It’s always good to test her reaction time,” Reno responds.
“I’ll kick your ass when I get a new body soon Reno. My upgrades are going to be so good.” Bri smirks.
“Stop arguing and take a seat Komo. We have much to discuss.” Sid states. Bri takes a seat beside Cin. Cin gives her a grin. Then they all stare at Sid.
“Where’s everyone else? I thought this would be a full Reapers meeting.” Bri asks Sid.
“They're either on missions or preparing for War. I’ve already informed everyone.” Sid responds.
“War? Who’s dumb enough to mess with the Reapers.” Bri asks.
“The Demi are back” Sid replies.
The Demi and Reapers have always fought for control of Lower Boe. They were seen as the rivals to the Reapers. Cin had blown up the Demi’s’ hideout years ago and people thought they were gone for good.
“I thought we got rid of them all,” Cin asks.
“They’ve remerged,” Sid states.
A screen pops up with a lone Taru body in a room. The Taru looks like he’s been tortured for days and he is strapped down to a table. Cuts were all over his body. You can see a cut right through his left eye. Reno jumps up and throws multiple water daggers at the screen. The water daggers go through the screen and land on a wall.
“I’ll kill every Taru on the planet,” Reno states with deep hatred on his face.
“Don’t let your past affect you Reno. Revenge shouldn’t be your only goal. The Taru are just small fry compared to the Demi.”
“So what did the Taru say?” Kai asks.
“I have extracted information from this Taru. Apparently, the Demi seems to be paying Taru to hunt down Reapers.” Sid says.
“Bastards. I lost my hoverboard because of them. I loved that board.” Bri shouts.
“What are we going to do about it? Want me to hunt them all down?” Cin asks.
“You know I can deal with the Demi and the lizard freaks too.” Reno boasts.
“I can help too,” Kai says.
“My first order is to put all members of the Reapers on investigation duty. I want everyone to find out any information about the Demi, and talk to everyone in Lower Boe. We need to find their new hideout and take out their boss. Once we find their new location, we will set up an infiltration plan and destroy them for good.”
“So do we ignore our daily missions?” Reno asks.
“Nope, you’ll still have to do everything on your schedule. I don’t want any of the Demi to know we are coming for them. Everyone has to act normally. I am also creating a massive amount of Reapers Bots to help protect are businesses.” Sid replies.
“Shit, double work this week?” Cin sighs.
“I’ll increase every Reapers’ pay for this week. Any information about the Demi will result in meni for the Reapers” Sid states. Cin’s eyes light up again.
“Anything else? I would love to stay and chat but I have business to attend to” Cin asks.
“Nope, that’s all. We will have another meeting when more information is brought to the table. You two can leave, but Komo has to stay behind. Thank you for stopping by.” Sid states.
Cin stares at Kai. “Oh Oh. Someone in trouble.” Cin laughs. Reno and Cin exit the meeting room.
“What did I do wrong this time?” Bri asks Sid.
“This isn’t about you, it's about your Keke friend. I have a feeling something is different about this Keke.” Sid states.
“He’s just a normal flying mouse,” Bri says sarcastically.
“Gizmo is researching his DNA, something is weird about it. He might have the power to evolve.” Sid states.
“Yeah he really is a lifesaver but what do you mean by evolve?” Bri asks.
“I don’t know yet. I don’t want you to investigate the Demi. I want you to train this week with Maka. However, you must complete your missions as normal. Wait for Giz to finish his research and create your new body. Then I’ll decide what to do after.” Sid states.
“ I love being with the little guy, but I want to work with Cin again.” Bri pouts.
“No one works with Cin, you know what happened to the last Reapers he was paired with. The guy has a magnetic attraction for destruction. You might be the only person to survive his training.” Sid states
“Okay, boss but keep me informed, please. I didn’t even know I was transporting so much equipment from the Warfs.” Bri asks.
“I’ll let you know what you need to know. When you need to know it.” Sid replies with a grin.
“Fine, but if I ever get into trouble. I’ll blame you. Anything else?” Komo asks.
“Nope, I’ll call you when I find out more information. You can leave. Stay safe Bri. Of all the Reapers, I worry about you the most.” Sid says.
Sid turns on a screen to watch Boe News. Then Bri exits the meeting room. She walks to her personal private room in the hideout. She puts her palm on the handprint on the door and it scans her palm which grants her access to the room. She enters the room and notices several different things. Theirs a table with a computer, and beside the computer is a wall covered in photos. Some of the photos are with Cin. All of the photos are memories of her past. She notices her small bed beside the table. Then grabs a photo of her and Cin. They are both grinning with the peace sign on their fingers. She remembers her initiation and the time spent training with Cin. All the hardships and good memories of growing up in Boe. An old purple katana is mounted on the wall. A gift from Cin of course, he was the one that taught her how to master different weapons. Bri re-lives some of her memories and then shakes her head back to reality.
“Tada, what time is it?” Bri asks out loud.
“It is currently 4:32 pm.” Tada responses.
“Shit gotta check on the little guy,” Komo says.
Bri exits her private room. Then travels to the entrance of the Reapers' hideout. The door scans her once again. Then the door opens. She steps into the black room and puts her palm on a palm reader. The ceiling opens up and an air tube sucks her into the tube. The air tube moves her body to the arcade on the top floor. She falls out of the ceiling into a dark room in the arcade. The sliding doors open and she sees the arcade once more. She debates playing Dance Dance Revolt but realizes she must get home soon. Bri walks along the floor in the arcade and then exits Jimbos' arcade. The sun is still shining in the sky. Bri quickly turns on her air gliders and races down the street. She travels to a Teleport Tech and enters the building. Inside is a receptionist robot. She puts her palm on the palm reader. The computer beeps.
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“Bri Komo. Where do you want to travel today? The robot asks.
“Complex Centre, Station Six,” Bri responds.
“Confirmed please enter payment on your screen. Then step into the portal on your left.” Robot states
Kai submits her payment and then walks to the teleport pad. The machine beeps then a light shines.
“Safe travels, and have an excellent day. Thank you for using Teleport Tech.” The robot says.
In the blink of an eye, Bri arrives at Station Six Teleport Tech in Complex Centre. She steps out of the teleport pad. Then exits the station. You can see apartments, condominiums, and skyscrapers. You notice hovering billboards with different advertisements. You see a giant neon sign saying Slurp. The best soda on Boe. Bri turns on her air gliders and flies into the sky. You see large spaceships and transport ships above her. A cloud covers the sun and Bri makes her way to her apartment. A yellow alien on a hoverboard almost flies into her.
“Watch where you're going,” Bri shouts.
“Sorry.” The yellow alien responds. Then flies away in the distance.
Bri makes her way to the balcony of her condo. She arrives and steps into the scanner. The scanner shines a red light on her.
“Bri Komo confirmed. Opening balcony door.” The scanner says out loud. Bri steps into her room. You notice Maka wearing Bri’s headphones. Maka is dancing to music and doesn’t notice her. Bri sneaks up behind him and pulls the headphones off. Maka lights himself on fire as a defensive mechanism and his tails turn into swords.
“Shit, you scared me,” Maka says. Maka extinguishes himself and turns his tails back to normal.
“Hey, Meeks. How have you been?” Bri asks.
“I’m okay, your condo is amazing. So much open space. I can’t wait to get my own place.” Maka states.
“I’ll give you a tour. Follow me.” Bri and Maka start walking around the place.
“So this is my bedroom. Here is my closet with different clothes. Always have to be fashionable when flying around the city.” Bri states as they walk into the next room.
“This is my kitchen. I’ve got a fridge with different foods in it and a Foodae machine that makes my meals. Once you put the necessary ingredients in it. Over here is my oven and dishwasher.” Bri mentions and they walk to a bathroom near the kitchen.
“This is my bathroom with my shower,” Bri says. They walk to the weapons storage room.
“Here is my weapons storage room. Scanner entry of course.” Bri says. You see a room with different types of swords and guns. They walk to a spare bedroom.
“This is a guest bedroom. This can be your room for your stay, Maka.” Bri smiles.
“Sweet, my room.” Maka’s eyes shine in delight.
“Finally follow me to the virtual reality room,” Bri says. They walk to an open room with a virtual reality machine in the middle.
“This will be used for our virtual reality training,” Bri states.
“A.I training or will we be sparing?” Maka asks.
“Bit of both. Theirs some really good programs in this console.” Bri states. Maka's stomach starts to grumble.
“Want something to eat?” Bri asks.
“Sure, what do you feel like eating today?” Maka asks.
“I feel like some chicken stir fry. The Foodae will help me cook it.” Bri mentions. They both walk to the kitchen. Bri grabs some Slurp Sodas. She cracks open a can of Slurp for herself then throws one at Maka who catches it with his tail. Bri starts to cook the meal using the Foodae. After she is done cooking, she places both meals on the small side table in the kitchen. The chicken and veggies are boiling hot. Then they both devour it quickly. Then they finish their sodas.
“Ready for training?” Bri asks.
“Sure, how tough will it be?” Maka replies.
“Depends on the level,” Bri states. They both walk to the VR room. They enter the room. Two headsets drop from the ceiling. They attach the headsets to their heads. They enter a large white room that looks like a cube.
“Tada enter mirror image mode level 4. Let’s start with a warm-up Meeks.”
Two A. I opponents that are mirror images of Bri and Maka appear.
“Can you handle fighting yourself?” Level 4 commence.” Bri shouts.
The mirror image of Brii runs at her with her black katana in hand. Bri takes out her black Katana and the blades collide. The robot Bri slashes the real Bri and rips through her right arm. Bri yells out in frustration. Bri ends up slashing the leg of the robot Bri and then places the blade right through the robot’s head. The Bri robot gets erased from the virtual reality realm. Bri looks over to watch Maka face himself. Maka and the robot Maka keep dashing at each other while on fire. Then their tails collide and each Maka attempts to make a stronger sword with their tails. Maka turns his tails into a large spiked ball. Maka slams the spiked ball unto the robot Maka which smashes it to bits.
“Is training going to be this easy?” Maka asks Bri
“That was only level four. How about we try something a little harder? Tada put us in an alley way in Lower Boe. Spawn two Taru, two Pola, and two Yeza opponents. Level 12.” Kai says out loud.
Bri and Maka look around in the alleyway. They notice multiple dumpsters filled with scrap metal. The two Taru charge their electro-44s. The Pola summon icicles and shoot them toward Bri. Bri dodges them and then runs behind the dumpster for cover. The Yeza fire purple beams at Maka who twirls in the air while dodging each beam. Maka turns his tails into hands and jumps into a dumpster. Maka grabs a bunch of metal debris in the dumpster. Maka starts to toss random bits of debris at the Pola. The Pola construct an ice wall that blocks the metal.
“Aim for the Pola first. Tada activate flame swords.” Bri says out loud.
Bri holds the handle to each sword and the flames on the swords keep growing larger, they stop growing at seven feet in length. Bri cartwheels across the alleyway and starts slashing at the ice walls. She melts the two walls in half. Maka provides cover for the beams of electricity and purple beams of light by throwing different metal debris. One of the Pola swings its massive claws at Bri, who jumps back and then cuts through his arm with the flame sword. Bri then swings her left arm and cuts the Pola’s head off with her left flame sword. Maka uses his tails to roll up a ball of metal and then throws it like a fastball at the second Pola. The ball shatters the Pola into digital data.
“Strike, three your out,” Maka shouts.
“Nice, I’ll take out the Taru, you go for the Yeza. Tada spawn dual sabers.” Bri yells.
The flame swords disappear and two sabers appear in Bri’s hands. She runs into combat with the two Taru. The massive Taru slash at her with their claws. Bri spins around dodging each swipe. The Taru get mad and charge electricity from their bodies. They shoot beams of infused electricity from their mouths at Bri and one hits her in the stomach. Bri screams and then dashes at the Taru on the right of her. Bri cuts the Taru into multiple pieces. The other Taru swings at her with its massive claws. Kaisii slashes off the second Taru’s arms and then slices across its neck which dissolves the Taru into digital pieces. Maka lights himself on fire and then dashes head-first into the Yeza. Maka rebounds off a metal crate and then curls himself into a ball, he then transforms his tails into multiple large spikes. Then uses the momentum to dash through the air. Maka crashes through the first Yezas face which smashes it into bits. Then quickly turns into combat with the second Yeza. The second Yeza starts to fire charged purple laser beams at Maka who dodge them with ease. Maka turns his tails into hands with spikes for fingernails. He scratches the second Yeza like a cat slicing it into digital bits.
“Too easy,” Maka states.
“The digital world helps us grow but it can get harder than this at higher levels. I wanted us to warm up on earlier levels.” Bri responds.
“What next?” Maka asks.
“Let’s do some endless waves until we are tired. It will be similar to a day in Upper Boe if you get caught stealing something of course.” Bri replies.
“Never been there, I’ve been wandering the streets of Lower Boe all my life. I’m the original street rat.” Maka states.
“Weird that I’ve never met you until now. I’ve been working in Lower Boe at different points in my life. Cin took me into the Reapers Clan and trained me. What about your parents or past? Were you born or created?” Bri asks.
“I don’t know. I can’t remember my past. I’ve been roaming around in Lower Boe uncertain about my past and future.” Maka replies.
“Well, you are welcome to crash at my condo anytime. Once you start working with the Reapers, you’ll be able to afford your place somewhere. Shouldn’t be long but only if you can pass the test.” Bri says.
“What’s in the test and is it tough to pass?” Maka asks.
“You’ll see, I can’t reveal any information about the test, it’s a part of the code. A Reaper Way.” Bri puts her hand into a fist. Then pounds her chest.
“I’ll pass it first try.” Maka boasts.
“I bet, Now get ready. Let’s train. Tada turn on endless wave machine mode.” Bri shouts.
A horde of mechanical drones appear above them and fly towards the ground. Then medium-sized robots appear in front of them with giant fists and large shields attached to their arms. They are known to be skilled in combat as frontal fighters. They excel in close combat situations another nickname for them is barrier droids. Assault droids spawn behind them with two large mini guns for arms. They stand behind the barrier droids and start to fight as the machines march closer to Bri and Maka. Bri grins and they dash in to fight.