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Being sent on a recon mission is hard enough.  Those damn Freelancers think all I have time to do is run for them,"sigh", But encountering something you would never think of, well thats when the job finally gets interesting...or discouraging.  However you may take it.  On my way to Rome Blue district one day I encountered one of those life altering things that made me really wonder if this war is worth it. I happened apon a young Lady(looks like she might be 14 or 15 years old) trying to engage in battle with an Omni soldier. I decided to step in and kill him for her.......


Kid: What the hell did you do that for? I was doing fine by myself
Me: Whoa! Calm down a bit, he would have taken your head off with the next burst
Kid: I don't need your help, I've done just fine by myself
Me: Well just "fine" is gonna get your ass sent back to reclaim in no time
Kid:will you just leave me the hell alone I have been trusted with a very important job(starts to walk away)
Me:(grabs kids shoulder) Wait just a minute there Smallfry, You were sent on a mission?
Kid: Yeah what of it, They trust me to do it. Now get your damn hands offa me!!(unclutches my hand and continues to walk away)
Me:(shouting)Who in there right mind would give a kid you age a mission?
Kid:(stops and returns toward me) I may be a kid but I can kick your ass.
Me that won't be nessisary but look at you, still in crap armor and carrying that pea-shooter
Kid: Fuck off Lady(turns away and looks toward the Whompah)
Me: Who exactly is this mission from?
Kid:(runs toward the whompah and is gone)

From that point I feel concerned but remember my job.  If i'm gonna get any sleep tonight i need to get this over with and get paid so i can go home, eat, and call it a night.
I head up to the local shop, use my hacker device on it, check my wrist and see the money has been tranffered to my account(good i can afford to eat tonight) I head back to Old athens and straight to the food vendor.  Later that night while sitting in my apartment I hear a knock at my door.  It's Windguaerd, as usual. He is the leader of an Org which I am ranked as a General in.  He's here to do his "how's life, where ya been, are things ok" speech.  I am only half in the conversation as my mind surfs back to my encounter with the young girl earlier in the day.  He must of obviously seen that my head was not in the conversation........



Windguaerd: Are you ok, you seem a little off tonight
Me:(shifting in my chair) Yeah just had a really rotten day
Windguaerd: Is everything ok, I mean, Do you wanna talk about it?
Me: No its nothing important, another day another dollar.
Windguaerd: Well as an update to you , I invited a new member to join us today.
Me:(rolling my eyes) Who now, another lost soul just trying to find their reason in this crazy world?
Windguaerd: Well you could say that, Nuke is young but shes got heart.
Me:(sitting up now intense)She??? Could we actually have another female in this org
Windguaurd:(dissapointment in his eyes) Well half a female.  She's not really of age but she is all alone.

At this point my heart races and I remember the girl I met earlier in the day. It could not be the same one, No, Wind would never allow someone so young to fight.

Windguard: so what are you thinking here, It would be nice to have your feedback
Me: umm how old is this new recruit?
Windguaerd: about 15 i think, but we will have to pass her as 18 when we register her
Me:(argry) WHAT!!!! you are seriouly gonna let a kid fight, Wind have you lost your freaking mind
Windguared(alarmed) Well what would you prefer Rayne, I leave her to the wolves

At this point I was stumped.  I could not beleive Wind's willingness to let this girl fight but remembering the state of the kids looks I couldn't very well "leave her to the wolves.
Me: fine but I will protect her
Windguaerd: she knows what she is getting herself into Rayne, there will be no need.
Me: I don't give a damn Wind, the girl is young and needs someone.
Windguaerd: (grabbing his gun to leave) you need to sleep Rayne, we have a big day tomorrow and I need you in top form for the meeting tomorrow.
Me: You expect me to sleep(almost screaming)
Windguaerd: Tomorrow Rayne, I have to go(walks out)

How can I sleep, or eat, or even think about tomorrow.  I look at my watch thinking "Damn, when will Junkyard be home?" Junkyard, my husband, has been working late nights lately. I finally decide to sit down and read more into my weapon construction booklet.  This was gonna be a long night
.......To be continued

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I awoke the next morning to find Junkyard in the kitchen tinkering with my old coffee maker trying to get it to work(he doesn't like coffe, but he knows I can't function witout it). I slowly slid into my chair at the table looking at the newspaper sitting on the table.

Junkyard:Sleep well?
me:I don't even remember going to bed.
Junkyard:thats because you didn't, when I got home you were passed out in the lounge chair again.  I picked you up and carried you to bed.
me:Oh, I'm sorry it was just a really bad day yesterday.
Junkyard: Anything you wanna talk about?
Me: Ah Just more Freelancer bullshit
Junkyard:Why are you still running their errands? I know my job is not the best for Credits but you can't keep killing yourself like this.
Me: I'm not killing myself, I just don't want so much pressure on you.

 He sits down beside me and puts a cup of coffee on the table in front of me and then puts his hand on my own

Junkyard:Baby it will get better....its only a matter of time and effort.


Oh he would mention the time.......


Me: the effort I have, the time is the pressing issue here
Junkyard:(confused)Huh?
Me:(rushing to get up and get my uniform on) Yeah, I have to accompany Wind to the Council Of Truth meeting today, and I'm gonna be late if I don't hurry.
Junkyard: Oh good, you get to go sit there and watch a bunch of high up, stuffed shirt,corperate jackass bitch,whine,and complain that they aren't making enough credits from notum drilling.
Me: Dear, thats Omni-Tech ...The CLans are too busy Schemeing as to how to steal the mines from Omni-Tech...besides its got nothing to do with that today...we are all about the Nuetrals and how they can benefit us.
Junkyard: All the same(Grunts) I will be home early tonight, Think you might be up for something?
Me:(grabbing the keys to my Yalm) Sure thing, hey if your up for it maybe we can go to ICC and watch the shuttle landings.
Junkyard: Yeah it has been awhile since we've done that.  Sounds good.  I'll see you later babe(puckers up and waits expectantly)


I walk over to kiss him goodbye.  Oh this is going to be a long day, but from the sounds of it my night plans are going to be enjoyable.  I pull into the Headquarters of My Org just as Bloody is walking through the front gate.  He stands there for a bit and then waves.  He must have just relieved from duty for the day(he works nights).

Bloody:Hey Rayne come here a sec
me:(walking up to him)Hey, how was your night?
Bloody:horrible, I almost beat Kola in chess 3 times but he somehow got me everytime at the last minute.
Me: sounds like you need to start checking for magnets under the board.
Bloody:hey I never thought of that, oh, and he is sneaky like that anyways...I'm gonna kill em
Me:go home and get some sleep hun, Tonight is the meteor shower over pleasant medows and i'm sure you'll want full video.
Bloody: Oh yeah, Ok well have a good day Rayne.  I'm off to get myself some grub and pillow time.
Me:Laters

   I walk inside the Grand hall.  Truthfully this place has always taken my breath away by its size and beauty. Not alot of people here today.  Actually a few new faces.  I go into the command center to look for Wind to get my orders for the meeting and of course hes staring at the radar.  Our radar is constantly messing up.  I beleive it has alot to do with the alien sub-station above our location, but Wind always has other theories.


Windguaerd:Rayne your late.
Me:Yes, Yes I know.  I kinda slept past my alarm this morning
Windguaerd: Well don't make a habbit of it, and tall Junk to quit keeping you up all night.
Me: If I could be so lucky.
Windguaerd: He's still working late isn't he?
Me: yeah, We need the extra credits.
Windguaerd: Well thats what we're all after these days.  If only we could all make enough to live on.
Me I believe the state our economy is in right now is all due to Jacobi.
Windguaerd: Do not blame Alan, It's not his fault he is a tightwad asshole.But speaking of Alan we need to get going.
Me:(groans) Oh, all right.  Let's hurry up and get this over with.

I walk out of the command center and get in my yalm.  Luckily its not a long flight to tir, but as always I dread going.  I know this is going to going to be another showdown between one or the other.  The Legacy clans always think they are better than one another and believe they should make the final decisions on the clan activities.  That would be fine with me but i just hate going to listen to their rants and bitches.  Junkyard is right.  This is all a bullshit power mongers meeting.

TBC