PART I

*The opening credits roll and the camera zooms in on a school in Tokyo, Japan-Circa 1995 AD*

*the image switches to one of the halls*

*Firenaut Walks Down The Hall Holding A Basketball And Walks To The Water Fountain*

"Man... Now THAT Was A Workout..." *He Looks At His Watch*

"Hmm... Well I'll Be A Minute Early..." *Checks In His Bag And Takes Out Some Paper*

*Tiff is with a group of cheerleaders* "C'mon Michelle, who is he? You can't keep it a secret forever you know..."*they are playing around ---roughhousing etc. *

"Come on Michelle...I'm not gonna let up until you spill it..."

"Hmm..." *Fire Walks To His Locker And Puts His Basketball In*

*He Looks In It And Rearranges Some Things And Some Metallic Scraping*

"No.. no.. Yes!" *Takes out A Small Toolkit And Puts It In His Trenchcoat pocket* *He Looks In His Coat* "Okay...Got It..." *He Puts On the Coat And Looks Around Suspiciously* *He Sees The Cheerleaders* *He Squints And Then Puts His Bag On His Back*

*He Looks At His Watches And Then Closes His Locker* *He Walks Toward Them*

_"Hmmm... If I Can Get The Item Tonight... I Can have The Weekend Off..."_

*He Looks At The Clock And Looks At His watch*

"AWW Nertz! I'm Late!!"

*In The Rush, He Drops His Notebook And Runs Down The Hall*

*There Is A Janitor Mopping The Floor* *Fire Slides Across The wet floor And Into The Stairwell* *He Runs Up The Stairs* "Move It Or Lose It!" *He Disappears* *A Girl Walks Down The Stairs In A Cheerleader Uniform* "How Rude!"

*The Girl Walks To Them* "Did You See That? What A Jerk!"

"Yeah...we saw it..."

*Tiff sees the notebook that he dropped and walks over to it and picks it up*

*The Book On The Cover Says "Science And Mathematics" And There's A Picture Of A Skull And Crossbones On It*

"...And a Techie Jerk at that..."

*The Girl Walks Off*

*she, out of that intense, irrresistable, human curiosity, opens his book and looks inside it* "Whoa...He's really deep into this stuff..."

*inside Is Basically Formulas, Equations, Chemical Combinations And The Word "trinitrotoluene"*

"What's this stuff? I think I heard the Chem. Lab Prof. say something about it..."

*More Inside The Book Are Modifications Of A Calculator And A Watch* *There's A Drawing Of A Sodium Chloride Molecule And Some Carbohydrates*

"Whoa...this guy is so deep that he'd need a crane to get out..."

*It Is An equation To A Chocolate Milk Shake*

"A chocolate milk shake? What the hell? I think he's getting a bit carried away here..."

*There's Nothing Else Except His Homework From His Math And Science Class* *On The Inside Cover Are His Classes And Room Numbers*

*she closes the book* "I should probably give it to him..."

*He Runs Down The Stairs And Looking Around* "Crap.. Where Is It?? I Need It!" *He Is Retracing His Step* "There Was A Janitor here.... I Hope He Didn't Throw it Away.." *He Is Walking Backwards*

*she is walking by* "Now his class is room 3a--Advanced Vector Calculus...Whatever the hell that is..."

*He Passes Her And Walks To His Locker* "I Was Here..." *He Opens His Locker And Looks Inside* *Clatter* *He Is Chucking Out Cotton, A Teddy bear, A Pillow, A Bike, Some Chocolate Coins, Tootsie Rolls And Some Papers* "Where Is It?"

"Oh...here you are..." *hands him his book* "You dropped this..."

*He Looks Up* "What?" *He Takes the Book And Looks Into her Eyes*

"That's some pretty deep stuff there..."

*He Becomes Lost In Her Blue Eyes* "Uh...Th-Thanks...Um...Yeah... Sc-Science Tend To be Deep..." *He Stands Up And Puts The Stuff He Threw Out Back In His Locker And Closes It*

"I don't think I could ever figure that stuff out..."

"Well For me its Easy... The Only Think I Don't Get Is English I Mean Pronouns, Adverbs Confuse me..."

"You're pretty smart, huh?" *she is amazed*

"Well Not Totally... Only In Science, Math, History, Psych, Phys Ed, etc Except English..." *He Looks At her Eyes And Sees Her Blue Gems She Calls Eyes*

"I could only really understand History, English and anything that is not Science or Math..."

"I-I See... Well I'm Gonna Get An 'F' In English..." *Shrugs*

"Or A D-... But I Get 'A's In Science And Math..."

"Really? I think mine is gonna be a 97.5%...An A or A+...I'm not too sure..."

*He Flips Through His Book* "Well I'm At 60.2% In English And If I Don't Pass the test, I'll Get An F..."

"Well...to fail you have to be 59.9 or less..."

"If I Ace The Test. I'll Get A C or C+... I Need Help... The Test Is Like 10% Of The Grade... And If My Bo-...er...My Dad Sees It. He'll Go Ballistic..."

"I'm sure he'll understand..." *joking* "He can't really kill you now, can he?"

*He Looks At her With Sincerity* "Uh...no I Guess N-Not..." *Chuckle*

*she looks up and calls to another girl* "Onesima!" *a Japanese girl, who is a bit older than Tiff, walks over to her*

*girl* "Konnichiwa, Tiff...Can I help ya?"

*He Looks At The Girl* "Konnichiwa..." *Bows*

*Tiff* "Onesima...meet..." *looks at him* "What was your name again?"

"Fire... That's What My... Friends Call me..."

"Fire..."

*He Looks Down As His Beeper Goes Off*

"Oh What Now?" *He Hits His Side And the Beeping Stops* *He Smiles Uneasily*

"I See...Nice To Meet You..."

"Onesima is my "big sister" literally translated...Her real name is Kazumi Amano...but I call her Onesima...that's the way she likes it..."

*He Nods* "I See...Nice To meet You Onesima..."

*they both chuckle*

"Or Whatever..." *He Turns Slightly Red*

"Well...I call her that, because...I can...It just seems funny coming from someone else..."

*Kazumi* "just call me Kazumi or Amano...which ever you prefer..."

*His Beeper Goes Off Again* *he Hits His Side gain And It Shuts Off*

"Okay...Kazumi-Chan..."

"There you go..."

"Um...Will You Two ladies Excuse me For A Minute?"

"Of course..."

"Thank You..." *He Walks Into the Boys Bathroom And Takes Out His Cell phone And Looks At The Display* "Geez..." *He Calls Up his "dad"* "This Is Fire, Go Ahead..."

*Man on The Other Side Of The Line* "Fire, My Boy... I have A Job For You... Since You're One Of My Best...I'm Gonna Give This To You...it Pays Big..."

*Fire* "How Big, Sir?"

*Man* "$100,000... Plus Of Course My Usual 10%..."

*Fire* "Okay...Give me The Details..."

*He Is In there Another Minute Then Walks Out* *he Walks To The Girls* "Sorry About That...It Was My...uh, dad Checking up On Me...Parents..." *Chuckle*

*Tiff* "Geez...won't let you out of his sight, eh?" *slaps her hand over her mouth and her cheeks turn red* "Err...I'm sorry..."

"That's Okay...He's Just Concern Especially Since My Mom Died... So He feels Responsible For me now..." _"Smooth... But Keep Your Head..."_

"I'm sorry to hear that...Hey...why don't you come with Kazumi here and she could help you bring your English grade up? It worked for me..."

"Um... Will You be There?" _*Car Screeching To A Stop Then A Collision* "Dork..."_

"If you need me..."

"Um...Okay...Um...Listen...I Gotta Go...When Shall We Meet?"

"After school...My place sound good?"

*He Looks At His Watch* "Okay... Where Do You Live?"

*she pulls a paper out of her notebook and scribbles a simple directional map*

*hands it to him* "This should help you..."

*he Takes It* "Thanks..." *He Memorizes It Then Pops It Into His Mouth And Swallows*

"Um...okay..." *she is a bit startled by him eating the paper*

*He Nods And Walks Off* "I just Hope Your BF Wouldn't Mind!" *He Exits up the Stairs*

*It's 1600 And He Walks up To her Door And Knocks* *He Looks At His notebook*

*she walks to the door and opens it*

"Hello...Won'tcha come in..."

*He Is Humming Garth Brook's "The Dance" And He Looks Up* "Oh... Thanks..."

*walks to the living room* "Have a seat...make yourself at home...Kazumi will be right down..."

*He Walks in And Looks Around * "Nice..." *Out Of Instinct He Looks For The Exits (Windows, Doors. etc.) And Sits Down* "Thank You... Um..." *Trying To place her Name*

"Tiffany...you can call me Tiff...all my friends do..."

*she spots an open door and quickly and discreetly closes it...but not until after he has seen the surveillance/spying equipment inside*

*He Looks At It And Recognizes Some That Are Similar To What He Uses*

"Okay, Tiff..." *He Looks Around* *He Takes off His Coat* *He Folds It Neatly And Sets It next To Him*

*Kazumi comes down the stairs* "Konnichiwa again Fire..."

*He Looks At His Watch And Then Sees Kazumi* "Konnichiwa..."

*she sits down and they start right into the English*

*Most Of The Time He Seems To Be Looking At Tiffany But Discreetly* *Also, His Attention Seems To Wander From Time To Time*

*After A Couple Of Hours*

"Hmm...So Old McDonald Had A Burger EIEIO? Or Is That AEIOU?"

*Kazumi chuckles* "It's Aeiou..."

*He Finishes And Puts The Pencil Down* "Thanks..."

*He Chuckles* "Well.. I Hope I Pass The Test Tomorrow..."

"Yeah...Good luck..."

*He Looks At His Watch And It Reads 1637* *His Eyes Grow Wide* "Uh Oh... It's Almost 1700! I Gotta Go..."

"Yeah...so it is..."

*He Looks At Tiffany And At Kazumi* "Arigato..."

*bows* "You're welcome..."

*He Stands Up And Gathers His Things* *He Looks At Tiff* "Thank You, Tiff..."

"You're welcome..."

*he Shakes Her Hand* _"Do It!"_ *He Kisses her Hand* _"Too Far!"_

*he Closes His Eyes As If Mentally Saying "D-OH!"* *He Nods And Walks Out* "Oyasumi!" *He Runs* "See Ya At School!"

"Yeah..."

*He Runs Around A Corner*

*Kazumi* "You know, that was a close one earlier..."

*Tiff* "What?"

*Kazumi* "The 'Supply Room'? You know what I'm talking about...Let's just hope that he didn't see anything inside that room..."

*About 15 Minutes Later, He Gets To A building And Is Out Of breath* *He Takes A Metal Detector And It Goes Off All Over* *Then He Runs A Debugger Over And Then Walks In*

*He Walks To A Desk* "Sorry I'm Late, Sir..."

*Man* "Don't Worry About It... Just Don't Let It Happen Again... Just Thank God I Give You More Flexibility Than The Others.." *Fire Nods*

"So Where's The Spread?"

*The Man Hands Fire A Spreadsheet With info On it* *Fire Memorizes It Then Eats It* "Okay... I Got It... And Remember.. $90,000 For Me And $10,000 For You..."

*Man* "Don't Worry, Fire..." *Fire Nods And He Takes Out CZ75 And Checks It* *He Cocks And Locks It Then Hides It* *He Swings His Arm And A Grendel Comes Out Of His Sleeve And He Checks It* "Ready, Sir..." *He Walks Out The Door And Grabs A Few Extra Clips* *He Puts On A Pair Of dark Glasses But Inside He Sees In Night Vision* *He Gets Into His Car And Drives off* *He Gets To His Target Point And Waits In the Shadows* *He Waits For Five Minutes When A Truck Pulls Up and Five Men Get Out* *He Watches Them And They Open The Back To Reveal Crates* *He Looks At Them As they Put Then Into A Warehouse* *He Looks Through The Window And Sees 3 More* "Eight..." *He Says Quietly As He Takes Out A Silencer* *He Watches 5 Men Group Up* The Other Two Are At Different Stations As The Last One Is In A Control Room* *He Readies His Gun* *he Takes Out A Flash Grenade And Rolls it To The 5 men* *The Grenade Ignites And It Causes Confusion* *He Fires His Gun At The five Men And They Drop* *He Points To The Men Near Him And Fire* *He Jumps Out Of the Gunfire From the Other Two And he Fires At The Other Console* *He Throws A Knife At the One In The Control Room And He Falls Over* *He Walks Around And Checks The Men out To See If They're Dead* *he Walks To the Control Room And Takes His Knife And Picks Up The Disks* *He Takes The Man In The Control Room And Drags Him Out* *Man* "Wh-Who Are You?" *Fire Doesn't Answer As he Punches Him Out Cold* *He Gets The Other 7 And Then Drives Back* *He Parks In The Garage And Unload the Men* *He Drives back And Grab The Crates With A Truck* *He takes Them And then He Unloads Them*

"There You Go, Sir... 7 Dead Men, One Live, And Five Crates..."

*The Man Pats Him On the back* "Good Work My Boy... You'll have The $90,000 By Tomorrow At 0900 On Your Front Doorstep..."

*Fire* "Thank You, Sir... Just Doing My Job..." *He Looks At The Dead Men And Feels Remorse*

*He Drives Home In His Car Then Parks In the Garage* *He Walks Inside And Puts His Jacket Down* *he Takes Off His Holster And Takes Off Other Guns On Him Except His CZ75* *He Walks Upstairs And takes A Shower* *he Gets Out And Lays On His Bed* *he Sees The Images Of the Dead Men And Then An Image Of Tiffany* *Quietly* "Tiffany..." *He Closes His Eyes And Falls Asleep*

*His Alarm Goes Off And He Takes A Shower And Gets Ready* *he Puts His Gun Back Into His Holster And Someone Knocks At His Door* *He Opens It And Takes A Briefcase* *he Nods* *He Places The Case In A Secure Place And Looks At It For Bugs* *He Then Gets His Bag And Goes To School In His Car--A Blue Shelby Cobra*

*He Walks To His Locker And Looks In It And Sighs*

*Tiff closes her locker and yawns really big*

*He Closes His Locker And Sees Tiffany*

*He takes Out A Cup Of Instant Coffee And Pours Some water In it* *He Shakes It And Steam Starts Coming Out* *He walks To her* "Konn...err...Hey Tiff." *Hands Her the Coffee*

"Hey..." *she yawns again* "Oy...Was up till almost 0300 last night..." *takes the coffee* "Thanks..."

"I See... Doing Girl Stuff And Talking To Your Girlfriends On The Phone?" *He Imitates A Valley Girl* "Like OH Ma GAWD! Whateverrr!" *Chuckle*

"Um...I guess you could call it that..."

*He Nods* "Well...Today's My Test...Wish me Luck..." *Takes A Deep Breath And Trying To Think*

"Well...I'd wish ya luck...but I'm so tired that I might wish ya the opposite..."

"Dun Worry...That Coffee Will Perk You Up in no Time...it's My Special Blend..."

"I dunno...most coffee really has no affect on me..."

"Be Careful...It's A Little...Scalding..."

*she almost stumbles* "You forgot to mention...strong..."

*Smacks Himself*

"Well... That's The Kick...Or Stampede Whichever... Anyhoo...I Gotta Get Ta Class... See Ya..."

"Okay..."

*He Walks Off*

_"Odd...I'm Feeling Strange..."_ *He Looks Back At Her* _"Yes...I Am..."_ *He Walks To His Class And Takes the test*

*she waits until he's out of view and then a small headset materializes on her head* "Hey...How the hell are we supposed to keep this up if I can barely stand, because I'm so tired..." *voice on other end* "Don't worry...we're dealing with that now...we're going to add an energy injector to your attire in a concealed place, so that it doesn't attract any unwanted attention..."

*Tiff* "Yeah, yeah...and what's it supposed ta do for me..."

*person* "It's supposed to inject you with the same amount of energy you'd get if you had slept for eight hours...It's been documented to keep person awake for a whole month without sleep...and possibly indefinitely...but that is only in theory...because the subject began to have reactions to the injections..."

*Tiff "Reactions?"

*person* "Yes...He started having hallucinations, and it really tore his mind up...took him a month of rehab to repair the damage...and that was just for one ,month..."

*Tiff* "So you're saying to only use it when necessary, such as nights when I didn't get any sleep...but not to get hooked and depend on it..."

*person* "Precisely..."

*Tiff* "So where is it?"

*the person chuckles* "We'll let YOU figure that one out...It's better as a first-hand experience..."

*Tiff* "Somehow...I don't know if I like the sound of that..."

*person* "Don't worry...you might actually get something done with it...I swear that you will like it as an addition to your wardrobe..."

*Tiff* "Okay...Tiff out..." *the headset dematerializes*

*the bell rings*

*she runs to her class*

*runs in* "Sorry I'm late...couldn't be helped..."

*teacher* "It's excusable this time...But don't go making a habit of it..."

*Tiff* "Yes, sir..." *she finds a seat and sits down*

*Tiff stretches and yawns out of instinct basically (and habit too)*

*About 75 Minutes Later, The Bell Rings Again* *He Walks Out Looking At The Ground* *He Walks To His Locker* *He Looks Around And takes Out His Palmtop And Looks At It* "Okay..." *He Looks At A Poster Going Up* *He Walks Around And Sees Her* *He Passes Her* *He Looks At His Palmtop* "Okay...There's A Dance On Saturday.. So I Got That Free... Hmmm... Maybe I Can Get A Double..." *Looks At His Schedule* "Hmmm..."

*He Looks At Her* "Hey Tiff..."

*she seems startled* "Who? Wha? Oh Hey there Fire..."

*He Looks At Her* "Sorry I Startled You..."

"Nah...It's okay..."

"Okay.. Listen... Thank Kazumi For Me.." *Shows The Paper* "I Passed It With Flying Colors!"

"I will...and congrats..."

*His Gaze Comes Across Her Eyes And Sees Her eyes Sparkle*

*the view switches to her point-of-view (POV) and it shows a heads-up-display (HUD) on her contacts and it is showing him "clean" (with the exception of a handgun...which almost every student in the school has some sort of concealed weapon)*

*He Nods* *he Reaches Into His Coat And Pulls Out His Cell Phone* *He Looks At her* "Anyway..."

"Um...yeah...Anyway..."

*Fire Turns Slightly Red* "Hey.. Um... Have You Been Asked To the Dance? On... Saturday? I Think It's Costume Party..."

"Umm...no..."

*Looks At The Poster* "Oh.. Well Someone Will Ask You...I Mean Who Would Turn Up A Chance To Ask Out A Cheerleader?"

"That wouldn't happen to be you, would it?"

"Huh?" *He Turns Red*

"Come on...don't be coy..."

"Okay...W-...Will Y-You Go With M-Me?"

"Hmmm...No...Just kidding...I'd love to..."

"Really?" *He Feels Lightheaded And A New Feeling Rushed through Him*

"Um... Okay... Thanks..." *Smiles At Her* _"Be Careful... Don't get Her Involve In Your Life Or She Might Turn Up Dead..."_ *His Smile Dissipates And He Looks Down*

"Something wrong??"

*he Looks At His Cell Phone* "Excuse Me..." *He Walks Into The Janitor's Closet* *He Disappears Into The Closet And Talks* "But... Sir... Pl-... I Need Saturd-.. Sir... Pl..." *He Sighs* *He Walks Out With A Strait Non-Emotional face* "I Am Sorry... I Cannot Go With You.... Forgive Me..."

"Don't worry...It's okay..."

_"I'd probably end up having to work on that night anyway..."

*He Turns Around* *He Sighs And Walks Away* *He Turns A Corner And Yells And There's A Crash* *His Cell phone Is Thrown Against The Wall And He Runs *

"What the?" *she runs around the corner*

*There Is A garbage Can That Is Embedded In the Wall*

"What the hell?" *sees the trash can and a smashed cell phone*

*He Is Seen Out In the Parking Lot Running*

"Hmmm..."

*she yells at him* "FIIIIIRE!!!"

*he Peels Out Of The Parking Lot*

"What the hell set him off?"

*walks back wondering*

*He Is Down The Road Running A Red Light* *He Drives Home And Slams The Door* *He Is Taking Deep Breaths* "So UNFAIR!" _"Calm Down... You Know The Way You Live.. you Can't Just Go And Fall For A Girl..."_ *He Sighs* *He Walks To His Soundproofed Basement And takes Out His CZ75 And Loads It And Fires His Guns And Keeps Firing Even After The Clip Has Been Ejected*

*his phone rings*

*He Picks Up The Phone* *Curtly* "What??!"

*man---most likely his boss* "Fire...we just got a report from intell...there appears to be another undercover op in town somewhere...and their ranks are even tighter than ours...we can't get any information on them..."

*He Takes A Deep Breath* "What Info Have You Got? Any Will Be Good..."

*bossman* "All we know is that they are an organization similar to ours...but we can't get any info on the personnel, size, location or technology..."

"I See...Where Did You Get This Info?" *Taking Deep Breaths*

"Intell brought it in...they noticed shadows on one of their ops..."

"Well Sir.. I'll Find More Info... And Don't Worry.. I'll Be There On Saturday...And Shadows? On Who?"

"Our agents noticed other agents, not from our organization, that were planning almost the same thing we were.."

"I See... Did Any Of The Intells See Any Surveillance Devices On Them?"

"No...the agents were wearing something over any distinguishable features...the best we got were size and shape figures...However...one had a pretty serious zoom camera on him..."

"Size And Shape Figures?"

"Yeah...Height and other things..."

"Do You Have pictures?"

"Yes...but some sort of device on the agents, prevented the camera from picking them up..."

"Can You Send Them? Maybe I Can See Something The Others Couldn't.. And Send The Stats..."

"Okay...We'll send it to ya..."

*He Loads His Gun And Places It In His Holster*

*He Looks At The Fax Machine* *He Takes It* *He Looks At The Pictures*

"Hey...be careful...we do not know their intentions...and until we do...we cannot take assertive action...assuming that we even can..."

"I Know Sir...Well I Hope You Tighten Security And Secure Everything..."

"It's been done and tripled..."

"Make It Quadrupled... If They're As Tight As they Seem...We're Gonna Look Like A Loose Group..."

"Yeah...you're right...Like an open book eh?"

"Yes..." *Sighs* "Okay... And I'll Be There On Saturday As You Requested, Sir..."

"Alright...you get on that as soon as you can..."

*He Squeezes The Receiver* *Straining* "Yes Sir..."

"Okay...Good luck..." *hangs up*

*He Slams the receiver down and Sighs* *He Looks At The Pictures And The Stats*

*He Walks Upstairs And Rearms Himself* *he Checks His Grendel And Duo* *He Walks Out The Doors And Drives Off* *He Checks His bulletproof Coat* "Hmm.. Nothing..." *He Checks His Sleeve*

*He Parks And Walks Into the Mall* *He Looks Around* _"This Isn't Fair... But Then... He Did Get Me Off The Streets... But It's Suffocating me..."_ *He Sighs And Sits Down*

*He Walks On And Buys Some Swords From the Weapons Store* *He Looks At Them And Drives Home* *he Puts The Blades Downstairs and Re-sharpens It To Monofilament Sharpness (A One Molecule Wire Strand At The Edge Of A Laser Sharpened Sword That Makes It Slice Through Anything)*

*He Looks At It And Sighs In sadness*

*Tiff is in a workshop of some kind* "Hey D, man...What was this about the energy injector...I still haven't figured it out...Where is it?"

*D chuckles* "Well...the best way to find out is to test it.."

*Tiff* "Right now?"

*D* You know a better place?"

*Tiff* "Alright...Activating injector..."

*she gasps and her cheeks turn red* "Umm..."

*D nearly topples over laughing* "Sorry...But that is the quickest way to...uh...transfer energy to the body from a hidden location in such a quantity..."

*Tiff--still with red cheeks* "Yeah...but couldna given me a warning first?"

*D* "And miss the expression on your face? Not on your life...Told you it was better as a first-hand experience.."

*Tiff* "Uh-huh...sure..."

*Saturday Comes And he is Outside At A Park Looking At the Ground* _"The Big Score... Half A Million... But..." *Looks At A Poster Advertising The Dance* "Well... I Chose This Life... But Why Is it So hard?"_ *Sits Under A Tree*

*He Sighs And Runs His Hand Through His Hair* "So Unfair... Its Hard..."

*Tiff is at the next tree dozing off*

*she is head bobbing like a person falling asleep would do*

*He Looks At The Next Tree And Sees Her* *He Sees Her Hair Waving In the Light Breeze* *He Begins To Feel Warm Inside But Sighs*

*He Writes Something On A Piece Of Paper* *He Looks At Her*

*she lays over and naps on the grass*

*He Walks Over To Her And Kneels Next To her* *He Looks At Her* "Tiff?"

*she jumps back up* "I'm awake!! I wasn't sleeping I swear!" *looks at him* "Oh...Hi Fire..."

*He Looks At her With Sad Eyes* "Hi... Who Were You Talking To?"

"I thought you were a teacher or something..."

"On A Saturday?"

"Oh yeah...so it is..."

*He Looks At Her Blue Eyes And nearly gets Lost in them*

"I See...Well If You want To Nap...I'll Sit next To You..."

"Um...okay...but I dunno if I'll be able to now..."

*He Sits Next To her* "Well it Will... Just Lean Against Me And Listen To The City..."*He Looks At Her* "Or Maybe not... I'm Sorry..." *Looks Down*

"What's wrong?"

"Just Some Emotional Conflict..."

"Oh...that...Tell me about it..."

*He Looks At Her* "Well... A Week Ago, I Met This Wonderful Girl... But I Never Felt This Way Before... I Always Suppressed Everything That Was thrown at me... My Bo--Dad Thought this Was The Only way To toughen me Up..." *He Sighs* "It's Confusing Me..." *He Places His face In His hands*

"Yeah...I know what you mean...It works out for the good in the end...but along the way you just want to lay them flat where they stand..."

*He Sighs* "I Wish I Could...It's So Hard...How Can You Suppress Something You Never Felt Before?"

"I dunno..."

*He Looks At Her legs* "My Dad Said I Should Ignore It... He Says Never Get Into A Hole You Can't Climb Out Of... But I'm Having Conflicts..."

*camera switches to her POV with the HUD on the lens* *Readout: "All Clear"*

"Well, sometimes you have to fall in the hole to know how deep it is..."

*He Looks At Her Eyes* "Okay..." *He Touches Her Face And Kisses Her* *He Looks Away* "I'm Sorry..." *He Looks Down, Mumbling* "Stupid, Stupid!"

*her beeper goes off* "Well...you'll have to excuse me..." *red cheeks* "That's probably Michelle wanting to tell me how her date with Kenny went..."

*He Looks Away* "I Should Go...I-I'm Sorry...I Really Am.."

"Okay..."

*Nods* "Bye..." *He Looks At His Watch* "I Gotta Go..."

*smiles* "Hey...It's really not so bad...It may seem like it now...but when you get to the end...it's worth it..."

*He Stands Up* "What?" _"Not In What I Do..."_ *Melancholy* "Sure.. Whatever..." *Walks off*

*she walks off and then the headset materializes* "Yes? Yes sir...I understand...I'm on my way..."

*it dematerializes*

*Fire Takes Out His Cell phone* "I'm On My Way Sir..." *He Walks On Until He Gets To A Building* *He Walks In And Walks To The Main Desk* "What's the target?"

*Man* "There's One...A Gun Runner At The Piers...He Needs To be Taken Out And You Need To Get The Weapons...We're Sending Another Agent There And To Meet You there..." *He Takes The Data, Memorizes It And Eats It*

"Thank You..." *He Walks Out And Goes To the Location*

*when they arrive, several agents are cleaning up the place*

*agent* "Too late...shoulda got here faster..." *they jump into a chopper and take off*

*he Looks At The Agents* "Hell... Come On..." *They Run Back To The Place But Take Separate Routs* *They Walk In* "The Others Got There First!"

*Man* "Crammit... There's A Leak..."

*man2* "Either that or they got it themselves...I mean you said they were tight...Maybe they got the info for themselves or something..."

*Fire* "They Might've Gotten It From Somewhere... Who Gave--?...I See... Hmmm... Well Don't Discount It As A Leak..."

"Of course not..."

"Hmmm..." *Fire Sighs* _"It's not A Good Time..."_

"I See... And I'll be They Got The Second Target Already..."

"They're tracking him down...but they don't have him yet..."

"I'm Going..." *He Takes The Info, Looks At it And Eats it*

*Tiff is closing in on the signal*

"Man..." *He Looks At The Clock And Notices It's 1900*

_"The Dance Started... She's Probably there now..."_

*he Walks Out And heads To the Second Target, and Sneaks Into the Shadows Undetected*

*the target is walking down an alley when a person in some heavy-looking mecha battle armor steps in front of him* *female voice* "Don't take another step..."

*He Sees the mecha in the Shadows* "Hey! That's My Target!" *He Runs Against The Wall And Runs At The Target* "Run!" *He Takes Out His CZ75 And Aims It At The Mecha Armored Person*

*the mecha jumps into the air and then is gone*

*He Flips Onto The Ground And Lands on His Feet* *He Looks Around* "What The Hell? That Easily?" *He Looks Around* "Hmmm... These Aren't Local Boys..."

*a female voice from the shadows* "You may have won today Agent...but do not underestimate us..." *the target is still running for all he can away from him*

*He Looks At The target And he Pulls Out A Boomerang And Throws it At the Target*

*it clocks the man in the head and he falls to the ground*

*He Runs After Him* *He Grabs His Boomerang And Walks To The Man* "Sorry... But You're Mine..." *He Picks Him Up Where There's A Truck Waiting For Him* *He Puts Him In the back And Ties Him up* *The Truck Drives Off* "Whoo Man... Why is It dark in here?"

*female voice* "Why else would it be?"

"Hmmm... Who's There?"

*female voice* "You...Because of you...I had to relinquish my target...I don't like doing that...Next time...I won't be so generous..."

"Ooookay...Who Are You?" *He Jumps Out And Without the target in Hand* "That Is Not Good..."

*female voice* "Get in my way again and I will have to deal with you...Agent or not..."

*Fire Carries Him back To The Building And Places the Man In A Cell* "Sir!"

*bossman* "Yeah?"

"The Others...They've Threatened Us...Mainly Me...I Barely Managed To Get The Target..."

"Oh?"

"And They're Using Some Kind Of Mecha Battle Armor..."

"Mecha? Oh hell..."

"Yeah... Not Good..."

"What was the threat...?"

"The Usual...A 'Get-Out-Of-My-Way-Or-I'll-Have-To-Deal-With-You' Threat..."

"Hmmm...Okay..."

*He Sighs* "So What Are You Gonna Do?"

"Well...there's not much we CAN do..."

*He Sighs* "I See...If There's no Further Need Of My Services...Can I Go...SIR??"

"Yes...you can go..."

*He Looks At The Bossman* "Something's Wrong...You Seem So...Calm About this..."

"Well...getting all hot and bothered won't help much...and what would it do to the team if I went crazy? I have to keep a sense of order around here...but make no mistake...I'm worried as hell..."

"About Me Or The Goods?"

"You know...Like the duck..."

"The Duck?"

"Above the water cool, calm and unruffled...But below the water's surface...Paddle like hell!"

*He Sighs* "I See... Well Since I Joined The team When I was 12.. You Never Lost Your Cool... Except That One Time..."

"Well you have to consider the present circumstances at that particular time...After all one can only take so much..."

"I know The Feeling..." *Sighs* "It's Been One Helluva Week..." *In His Mind, He Sees Tiffany's Face And Her Blue Diamonds She Calls Her Eyes*

"Anyway...get out of here and try to have a little fun before we hafta call you back..."

*He Looks At The Clock* "I'll Try..." *He Walks Out* *He Walks To the park And Looks At His watch* 2230... Well... Tiff's Probably Gone Home With her 'Date' Ugh... Gotta Stop Thinking About Her..." *Sighs* *He Leans Against The Tree Where She Was Napping*

*there is rustling at the usual tree*

*He Looks At Her* "Tiffany?"

"Eh? Someone say something about me?"

*He Looks At her* "Yeah...I Did..."

"Yeah? Wasn't bad I hope..."

"Sorta..."

"Sorta....? What's that supposed to mean?"

"Hey...Why Aren't You At The dance? I Mean It's Your Senior Prom, Right?"

"Yeah, yeah...so what...big deal...I'd much rather watch the stars...Besides that...I couldn't make it to the dance..."

*He Nods* "May I Sit Next To You And Watch The Stars?"

"Of course..."

*He Sits Down* "Thanks...Well Senior Proms Are Full Of Hormonal Young Adults Waiting For The Post Dance Action...If You Catch My Drift..."

"Yeah..."

*He Looks Up And Sees A Meteor Streak By* "Make A Wish..."

"Um..." *closes her eyes and makes a wish*

*He Closes His Eyes And Makes A Wish* *He Looks Around* "It Didn't Come True..." *Sighs*

*she kisses him* "What didn't?"

*He Is Wide Eyed And Looking At her* *Stunned* "Um... What Was That For?" *He Sits Back Up*

"That was my wish...to be able to pull up enough guts to kiss you..."

"I See... Why?" *His Insides Feel Warm And Tingly And He Turns red As A Result*

"Why else?"

"I Dunno..." *He Looks Up* "I Guess It Did Come True..." *He Looks At Her* "Thanks..." *Smiles For The First Time In Days*

"You're welcome..."

"Come On.. I Bet There's A Burger Joint Still Open... My Treat!"

*Tiff looks around cautiously*

"What's Wrong?"

"Is there someone watching us?"

*Fire Looks Around* "I Fee-" *He Jerks His Head Toward Some Bushes And He Walks Toward Them Cautiously* *He Looks Around The Bushes* "Something's Not Right..."

"What isn't?"

"I Mean...." *He Jerks His Head* "Ow!" *He Pulls A Dart From His Neck* "What the?" *Looks At It* "It Looks Like A Tranq Dart..." *He Shows It To her*

"Holy...Is that the kind they use on mules and horses?"

*Nods* "Yeah...But It's Not Taking Effect..."

"Are you sure?"

*Gets Hit By Another One* "Aye!" *He Yanks It Out But Then Collapses On her*

"What the?"

"Run..."

"What?"

"Run..." *He Keeps His Eyes Open* "It's... Not... A Good... Week..."

*she pushes him off of her and runs off*

*his last conscious image was of what looked like Tiff getting plastered by an automatic weapon*

*Fire Looks On*

*she falls over to the ground*

"Tiff..." *His Eyes Close*

*while Fire is still out, Tiff gets up---still with the bullet wounds* "Damn you...that stung! Now you die!!!!" *she totally goes crazy and "cleans house" so to speak*

*when Fire wakes up again he is at Tiff's house*

*He Looks Around* "Huh?" *He Sits Up And feels Dizzy* *He Looks Down And Sees His Shirt Is Missing* "Damn Dream? But... Where Am I?"

*Sees A Midnight Blue Bear On A Nightstand* "Huh? Where Am I? Tiff's?"

*there is a wood carving of Tiffany's name on the nightstand next to the bear*

*he Looks Around* *He Tries To Stand But A little Groggy From All The tranq* "Tiff?" *Walks To the Door* "Where? Tiff?" *He Looks Back Into the Room*

*the last conscious image replays itself in his mind*

*He Looks At A Picture Of Her And Sees The Image* "Tiff? No... Tiff?? Nooo..." *He Slumps Down* *He Looks Around For His Things* "But... Why Am I Here?"

*the door opens and Tiff walks in with some bandages on her left arm* "Ahh...so you're awake now...thought ya weren't gonna wake up on me..."

*He Looks Up At Her* "T-Tiff?" *He Stands Up And Grabs her And Twirls Her Around*

"Uh...Fire...Whoa!"

"You're Not Dead..." *Holds Her Close Then Staggers A Bit*

"Dead? Who said anything about dead?"

"I Saw You Get Plastered By Bullets..." *He Sits Down To Regain His Bearings*

"Yeah...but..." *holds up her arm*

*He Looks At Her* "You're Okay... Of Sorts.." *Has A Relieved Look* "I Dunno What I'd Do if I Lost You..."

"Well...Let's not find out what happens then..."

"Who Did This To You?"

"I'm not quite sure...those men...from last night..."

"Men? What Did They Look Like? What were they Wearing?"

"Couldn't tell you...didn't get a good look...but I'll bet 10 to 1 that thy were terrorists..."

*He Looks At Her*

"Terrorists? Were They Wearing Some Dark Clothing?"

"No..."

*Relieved* "Okay..." *He Looks At Her* "Why Am I At Your Place?"

"It was the only place I could think of..."

*He Reaches For Her Face*

*she has a Band-Aid on the left side of her cheek*

*He Looks At The Band-Aid* "Hmmm..." *He Looks At her* "What Time Is It?"

"Sunday...1030 hours..."

"I See...I Should Get Out Of Your Hair...You Probably Want To Sleep In Your bed..."

"It's no bother really..."

*He Stands up And Staggers* "I Think I'll Sit Here A While... Um... Where's My ... Shirt? And My Stuff?"

"They're on the floor under the bed..."

*He Looks At Her* "Um... You Didn't..."

*Tiff's face turns red* "Umm...yeah..." *she turns and walks out*

*She Walks Out before He Can Finish* "What Was That For?"

*He Gets His Things And Checks His Weapons (The CZ79, The Grendel And The Duo)*

*He Looks At Them* "Hmmm..." *He Looks At Her *He Walks Downstairs And Looks At Her* "Tiff?"

"Yes...?" *there is some quick movement and then back to normal*

*He Looks At Her* "Um... I wanna Thank You..." *He Looks Outside* "Is That Michelle Coming This Way?" "Anyway.. I'm Gonna Head home..."

"Nah...It was nothing...You would've done the same for me, right?"

_"You Have no Idea"_ "Yes... Except The Shirt Thing..." *Turns Red*

"Yeah..." *her cheeks turn slightly red*

*Her Doorbell Rings And He Opens The Door*

*several men are standing there*

*He Looks At The Men* "Friends Of Yours?" *He Readies His Gun But Out Of View*

*Tiff is just behind him and to the side* "No..."

*the men all pull out fully automatic rifles*

*man* "Now don't try anything stupid...we want you to find the two under cover ops and send them a message..."

"Okay..." *He Closes the Door* "Um... Okay..."

*the door burst opens again* *leader* "That...was NOT wise..." *points the barrel (of the gun) at him*

*Fire Looks At It* "A Colt 1911... Good Choice..."

*He Pushes The Gun Slowly Away* "What Undercover Cops? *He Feels For Tiff's Hand*

*leader* "Not cops, You dolt...Ops...as in operations..."

*Tiff* "Back off of him you stupid pig!"

*Fire* "Oh La Dee Daa... So Why Are You Visiting Us?"

*leader* "Because of that little incident last night..."

*Fire* "That Was You Guys?"

*Tiff gets up in the leader's face* "AND if we REFUSE?!?!"

*the leader raises the barrel to her chest and pulls the trigger* "Then, quite frankly...you die..." *Tiff flies back and hits the wall and slides down into a sitting position*

"Let Me Guess...You Shoot Us And Dump Our Bodies Off the Pier?--Hey!" *He Sees Tiff*

*Tiff is sitting up against the wall with several bullet holes in her chest*

*Fire Turns To The Man* "You Sonofa..." *He Pulls Out His Gun And Plows It Into the man's face* *He Turns And points It To Another And Fires* *He Swings His Arm And His Grendel Springs Out And Into His Hand*

*there is what sounds almost like growling behind Fire*

*He Hears The Growl And Looks Back*

*Tiff is standing back up* "You no good sonofa...That really hurt!!!"

*Fire Sees Her Stand Up* "Tiff??" *He Sees Her And Is In Awe* "I Think She's Pissed..."

*she looks back at the group of men and locks in on them and rushes toward them*

*Fire Jumps Out of The Way And Hangs Onto The Wall And Looks At her*

*in mid rush, a mecha armor covers her--the same one from the night that Fire saw*

*He Sees Her Armor And Mentally His heart Shatters*

*she extends a rather large metal spike from the armor and rushes the men one by one until all of them are impaled on the spike like a kabob*

*He Sees them And Jumps Down And Watches Tiff*

*she retracts the spike and then the armor dematerializes, leaving her standing over them, breathing heavily*

*He Looks At her And Backs Away* *He Drops His Gun* "No..." *He Breathing Heavily* *He Backs To the Back Door* "No...It Can't Be..."

*she still has the bullet wounds and some are even visible on her back where the bullets went through*

*He Looks At her And Is In Disbelief* "What The Hell Is Going On?" *Trying To Open The back Door* _"That Would Explain Last night"_ *He Opens The Back Door And Runs Out*

*Tiff hears the back door and turns around to see him gone* "Shimoto (oops)...I slipped up..."

*He Jumps the Fence And Runs* *He Is Hyperventilating* "Hell..." *He Collapses At The Usual Tree And Catches His Breath* *Wheezing* "No..." *He Collapses From Exhaustion*

*his phone rings*

*He Answers It* "Wh-Wh...What?"

"Fire? Where the hell are you...you were supposed to report an hour ago! I've gotten word that the terrorists were raiding a civilian home and there were shots fired...I want you to come to HQ immediately for Briefing..."

*Wheezing And Can hardly Breathe* "Y-Y-Yes..."* Coughs* "Sir..." *He Stands Up And Continues Running* *He makes It And Collapses From Exhaustion*

*He Reaches For The Asthma Breather And Breathes* *He Sighs* "Reporting... For... Duty Sir!" *Breathing Heavily*

*bossman* "Get Fire some medical attention!!"

"So do you have an excuse for being late?"

*Fire* "A Damn Good Excuse..."

"It better be..."

"I Was....At The 'Civilian's' House..." *Quotes With His Fingers* "She's A Mecha Armor Wearer..." *A Tear Runs Down His Eye But It Appears To Everyone Else As Sweat*

"Eh? What happened? Reports said that shots were fired..."

*Fire Sits Up* "I Let My Heart Get In the Way, Sir..."

"I Shot The Men...After They Shot Her..."

"They shot her?"

"Yes... In The Chest, But She Got up And Fought back..."

"But the men's bodies were the only ones found..."

"She Must've Escaped..." *Fire Sighs And Pounds His head On The Bossman's Desk*

"You said she was shot in the chest?"

"Yes..."

"How the hell did she get back up then?"

"I Don't Know...Probably The Mecha Armor Or Some Kind Of Drug Like PCP Or Something..." _*Mentally, His Image Of Tiff Shatters*_

"No...nothing can stop a chest shot...especially if it pierced the heart and exited out the back...No drug can keep a person up with that kind of damage..."

"Then I Don't Know Sir..."

*He Sighs* "She Must've Been At The Second Target Last Night..."

"Maybe She Isn't Human..."

"But you said you saw blood, right?"

"Yes...Remember Terminator?"

"Yes, but Terminator didn't get sleepy either..."

*man* "Sir...we've got an incoming message...source unknown..."

"Maybe She's Programmed Or Whatever.. All I know That She Got Up And Shiskebobbed The Men After She Was Shot..." _"And Me The Fool..."_ *He Sighs Sadly* *He Looks Down* "I Lost My Guns... I Have To Go get Them...""

"Sir! Do I accept or reject?"

*Fire Turns* "Me?"

*man* "No...the bossman...but it is addressed to the entire team..."

*Bossman Nods* "Yes, Yes... Accept"

*Fire Looks And Then Gets Up* "I have To get My Guns..."

*the monitors light up with Tiff in the middle and two more similar Mecha wearers on either side*

*He Sees Tiff And Sighs* "I'm Going.."

*Tiff* "Not so fast Mr. Phoenix..."

*Fire Walks, Then Stops* "How The Hell Did You know My Last name?" I Never Told You..."

"I was with you for the most of my early life...during elementary school...don't you remember the little girl that always played with you?"

*He Takes A Breather From The Asthma Breather*

"The Red-haired Girl...That Was You?"

"Yes..."

*Fire Sighs* "This Is Heavy... I Can't Take It In..."*Takes Deep Breaths*

"But as for the rest of your little department...I hope you've seen our power and fighting capability...This could go one of two ways...we team up together...or you oppose us...we deal with you and we go about our business...but know this...The Knight Sabers are here to stay..."

"Give Us A Minute.... TIFF..." *He Cuts The Audio* "So Bossman... What Do You think? We Join And become More Powerful...Or We Fight Then And Die...?"

*Bossman Is Smiling* "It Has Been My Dream To Join Them Since I Heard Of Them..."

*Fire Nods* *He Turns The Audio On* "Fine, Fine...They'll Join..."

"Good choice sir...Really didna want to have to waste such good raw talent..."

"Yeah, Yeah.. Take it Up With the Bossman..." *He Walks Out And Holds His Head*

*Bossman* "You'll have To Excuse Fire...He's Had A Hard Week...And I Suspect It Had To Do With You..."

*chuckles* "Yeah...I had parts to do with it...But I didna mean for it to turn out the way it did...and for that I am truly sorry to him..."

"Well.. He Couldn't Handle That One Emotion He Hasn't Felt... One Of My Best Men... I Found Him Running From A State Prison... I Helped Him And He Became A Fighter..."

"Eh?"

*Bossman Looks At Her* "Welcome To The Dark Trojans...Or Rather You Welcome Us To You...Whatever...Anyway..."

*chuckles* "I hear that is has been a life-long dream of yours.."

"Not Lifelong...But Long Enough..."

"Well anyway...welcome..."

"So How Does The Transaction Take Place?"

"You work with us...You are allowed to keep your name should you wish...but you will now have access to our arsenal..."

"Actually, I Wanted To be Called 'The Dark Knights' Or 'The Knight Riders' ...Or Something..."

"The name is entirely up to you..."

"Whatever...Anyway...Thank You...."

*Fire Is Outside In the Park Sitting At The Usual Tree And Looking At The Ground With His Guns back*

*there is a rustling at the tree next to him* "Getting pretty lonely out here isn't it?"

*He Doesn't Move* "Hmm..."

*He Is Dismantling The Gun Piece By Piece*

*He Sighs And Wheezes A Bit*

*He Takes A Breather From The Asthma Breather*

*He Takes Out His Grendel From His Sleeve, Unloads It, and Dismantles It*

"Well...in answer to the question that I'm sure you wanna ask...Yes...I'm human...I just have a metal endoskeleton..."

"Hmm..."

"Among several other technological enhancements..."

"Hmm..."

"Umm...What exactly is it that you are doing?"

*He Takes Out His DUO From His Boot And Looks At It* *There Is A Bloodstain on It And He Sighs*

"Well?"

"He Sighs* "Please Leave Me Alone... I Gotta Think..." *He Places His Gun On The Ground And Slams His Sword Into the Tree And Walks Off* *He Sighs And Thinks Of The Events That Led Him To This Moment In Time... Where He Is Conflicted For Love... Or Inner Peace*

*the camera fades to black and the ending credits roll*

PART II

*the words "FIVE YEARS LATER-Circa 2000 AD" appear on the screen*

*The Opening Credits Roll--- During The Credits The Camera Pans Across The City of Tokyo--- It Also Shows The Sunset And The Stars Coming Out--- When The Final Credits Stop, The Camera Pans Down To A Building Where There Are Three Men Dressed In Black Sneaking Around*

*Man* "There's No One..." *Man 2* "Everyone Ready? Kid...You're Up..."

*A Man Walks To the Door And Looks At It* *He Picks It Open And they Draw Out Their Weapons* *They Walk In And Look Around And Sees The Crates Everywhere* *They Look Around And Scan The Box With A Scanning Device* *They Walk Around Till They Come To A Crate Marked "Bananas From Tahiti" And They Take It Down And Find Four More Like It* *They Open It Up And Find Bananas* *One Of The Men Eats One While The Others Ruffle through it Till They Come To Weapons* *They Take The Five Crates And Load It Onto A Truck* *The Men Get Into the Truck And Drive Off*

*Man 1*"Goos Show Man... Kid... You Did Great..."

*The Kid In The Back Is Silent And Just nods While Eating A Banana*

*Man 1* "Oh Come On..."

*Man 2* "We Gotta Go... Turn Left Here..."

*The Truck Makes A Hard Left And Drives into A Parking Structure* *The Truck Comes Up To The Third Level* "Okay...I Got The Things We Needed Into One Crate... And Bananas In the rest..." The Kid Says As He Looks At The Back And Sees A Pickup* "Stop Here.." *He Gets out And Takes The Crate To The Truck And Puts It In The back* *The Camper Is Hiding And Is Tinted* *He Closes It And Jumps Into the Truck* "You Guys Keep Going... Draw Their Attention..."

*The Two Men Drive On As The Kid Sits There In the Tinted Truck And Flips A Switch* *The Tinted Truck Disappears*

*there is a battle-armored woman standing in the middle of the road ahead of the truck and she is still standing in the middle of the road when the truck pulls out--she is blocking their way*

*The Truck Screeches To A Stop* "Run her Over!" *The Truck Backs Up And Then Heads Toward Her*

*she just stands there staring with a piercing gaze*

*The Man On the Passenger Side Pulls Out An Automatic Machine Gun And Fires At Her*

*the bullets ricochet and fall to the ground*

*They Run Into Her*

*she is planted and the truck smashes around her* *she grabs what is left of the front end--which now has a u-shaped hole in the engine*

*The Driver Is Bleeding And Unconscious While The Passenger Is Groaning And Was Wearing A Seatbelt* *He Is Really Disoriented*

*she sets the truck down and pulls both the driver and passenger out and lays them down on the street*

*The Passenger Looks Up At Her And Scrambles Back But Collapses* "Wh-Who Are You?"

"Just call me Knight Saber Nuku..."

*The Passenger Backs Up And Tries To Grab A Pole To Swing At Her* "Leave Me Alone!"

"Now you know that I can't do that...

*He Gets Up And Runs Into An Alley*

*she runs after him and flips over and in front of him* "Going somewhere?"

*The Man Is Terrified When Something Grabs Him And Throws Him Upwards But There Is No One Around*

*she looks up* "What the?"

*The Man Falls But Then Is Caught By Something Invisible And Then The Man Is Taken To The Street And The Driver Is Picked Up And They Disappear Into Another Alley* *The Alley Is A Dead End*

*Nuku stops* "Hmmm...Dead end..." *looks up* "Just watch...I'll be waiting...And when you leas expect it...I'll pop out of nowhere and catch you..."

*There Is A Flash And An Explosion*

*she covers her eyes*

*There Is Something Launched Upwards And Disappearing*

*she looks up at it* "Maximum magnification..."

*the image is magnified several hundred times*

*There Is What Appears To be Someone With Metallic Wings And Flying Away Into the night*

"What the hell?"

*A Distance Away The Winged Person Lands Onto A Warehouse* *he Puts The Men Down And Checks The Driver* "He's All Right..." *Passenger* "Okay... You Did Good Kid... Come on... let's Go..." *They take The Driver Down To A Building And Treat him* *They Walk Down To The Garage As A Crate Is Being Unloaded Off A Truck* *They Open it And Take Out The Weapons* "Big Bounty! Hey Kid! You Get First Dibs...." *The Kid Walks To The Crate And Takes Out An Automatic Machine Gun And Looks At it* "This One Will Suffice..." *The Kid Walks To A Room And Sits Down* *He Walks Out Of the Building And Walks Down The Street*

*she is roof hopping and is almost to the warehouse where she saw the winged person land*

*The Warehouse Is Abandoned, But For A Few Decaying Fish And Some Old Crates*

*she looks around and quite by accident sees a pair of tire tracks that lead out...but the trail disappears shortly after the water puddle*

*There Is No One On The Street But A Lone Person Looking At A Newspaper*

*Nuku looks at the person and magnifies in on him*

*The Person Walks Off*

"Hmmm..."

*The Person Is Wearing Dark Clothing And Has Short Black Hair* *He Is Looking At The Comics* *He Walks Off To A Deli* *The Person Boys Some Sandwiches And Walks Out* *The Person walks On Until Meeting Up With A Blonde Woman* "Hey there...I Got Ham..." *Girl* "Good...Come On..." *They Walk Off* *It Seems Normal*

*she chuckles* "Hehe...Just a guy and his girl...No harm there..."

*The Hours Wander On And The Sun Rises To Greet A New Morning*

*Nuku transforms into a more subtle body armor that isn't so mecha-like*

*There Is A Man In A park Sitting Under A Tree And Drawing The City Skyline*

*she becomes interested and watches him*

*The Man Draws And Looks At The Sun* "Whoever You Are, I'd Suggest Continuing On..." *The Voice Is Very Familiar*

"And why would you suggest that?"

"Because I'm Armed With A CZ75 With Hollow Points...And If You're A Cop...I have A License..." *Continues Drawing*

"Oh...is that all? Pfft...I have bigger things in my armory at home..."

*He Continues To Draw And Is Humming A Tune--"The Dance"*

*He Finishes And Stands Up And Walks Off To A Hot Dog Vendor* *He Is In A Distance* *A Picture Of The Skyline And A Bird Flying Off*

*He Walks Off Leaving The picture Behind*

*Nuku looks over the picture that he was drawing*

*The Tree Is The Tree Where Fire And Tiff Kissed* *There is A Heart Carved Out And Their Initials Below It, But It's Been Crossed Out*

*she sees it* "Damn...that was a long time ago..."

*The person Is Across The Pond And Turns His Head Where His Profile Is Seen*

*she looks at him*

*It's Fire, Looking Through Something Like Binoculars* He Holds Up A Measuring device* *He Marks The Ground And Walks 50 Meters And Continues The Activity Every 50 Meters* *He Takes Out Some Wire From The Back Of A Truck And Wraps The Wire Around The Posts* *He Stretches His Back* "Man... Wish I had A Longer break..." *Crack* *Walks To the Truck And Digs Around* *he Takes Out A Crossbow And Aims It At The Tree And Fires* *The Arrow Hits The Tree Dead Center Of The Heart* *He Walks To the Driver Side And Drives Off* *There Is A note Attached To the Arrow Reading "Do Not Disturb This Tree"*

*He Drives To A Building And Walks In* *He Looks round And Measures* *He Walks Out And Bumps Into Someone* "Oh! Excuse Moi, Mademoiselle..."

*she looks* "Oh excuse m---" *she is stunned by his face-but can't place it*

*He Looks At Her* "Pardon..." *Bows And Walks To The Front Steps And Measures*

_"What the hell is he doing?"_

*He Draws The Front Side Of the Building In An Art fashion* "Ahh... Perfect..."

_"Whoa...he really has a talent for art..."_

*He Gets Into His Truck And Drives Off* *He Parks At A Taco Bell And Walks In For Lunch* *He Measures And Draws Quickly Of The Skyline Through The Windows*

*He Takes Out Some Other Drawings, Some Are In Color*

*Nuku walks in and orders something to eat and drink and sits down near him and watches him while she eats*

*her body armor, being somewhat subdued and subtle, is still a little bit unusual for someone eating at a Taco Bell*

*He Is Immersed In Drawing* *A Blonde Walks In And Sits At His Booth* "Hey There Stranger... OOH! New Ones!" *She Looks At The Drawings* *Fire* "Yeah... Sorry I haven't Had A Chance To Color Them In..." *The Blonde Looks At Them* "So.. Done? I Was Wondering If You Could Give me A Ride To The MacinTech Building... I Hear They're Hiring For Systems Analysis..."

*her attention peaks at the mention of MacinTech*

*Fire* "Yeah...Well MacinTech Is Spreading Their Wings And The Japanese Market Is Their Newest Target..."

*Blonde* "Okay.. C'mon.." *Fire gathers His Pictures And Walks The Blonde To The truck* *Fire Looks At The Papers* *They pass Nuku*

"Ya Know... I Keep Having This Feeling Of Something From the Past Is Near... I Mean After My Accident... I Couldn't Remember Anything... Hmmm..." *He Looks At Nuku* "You Should Dress More Comfortably... It Helps Posturepedic..."

*she looks up* "Huh? Oh...I am comfortable..."

*They Walk Out And Get In To Their Vehicle And Drive Off*

*Nuku finishes and follows them*

*They Drive To The MacinTech Building And Fire Looks At It* "Man.. This Building Has Art, Science, And Functionability..."

*she is standing on the top corner of the building, looking down at them*

*He Measures And Quickdraws The Front* *They Walk In And He Measures Inside* *Quickdraws* *They Walk To the Front Desk And The Blonde Applies* *Meanwhile, Fire Is Outside Measuring And Seems To Be Getting Every Detail*

*he was almost too complete in his detailing, because he detailed Nuku in with the building*

*He Sits Out There For An Hour Drawing While The Blonde Is Inside* "Hmm... This Looks Familiar..." *He Looks At A Tree (Tiff And Fire's Tree) "It's Like... A Ghost... Maybe Deja Vu..." *Chuckle* *The Blonde Walks Out* "Okay.. Let's Go..." *He Looks Up At The Blonde* "Huh? Oh Sorry..." *They Walk To The Truck And Drive Off*

*The Day Passes And Night falls And The MacinTech Building Is Closed*

*when the sun sets, Nuku reverts to her full battle armor*

*Five Persons Walk To the Front And Knock On the Door* *The Guard Tells Them They Are Closed When He Is Sprayed On* *The Five Persons Walk In And Disable The Security Grid* *They Seem To Know Where Everything Is* *One Holds Up A Circular Device To A Glass Door And the Door Shatters*

"Hmm...looks like something out of the ordinary..." *Nuku jumps from her perch on the top of the MacinTech Building and walks in*

*The Five People Walk Into A Lab* *They Come Out A Few Minutes Later Carrying Something* *They Walk Back To the Main Floor* *Female Voice* "Hurry..."

*Nuku is leaning against the wall with her arms crossed and one foot up on the wall*

*she looks up* "What's the rush? You've got all night ya know..."

*The Persons Look At Her* *Female* "53?" *Male Voice* "92beta..." *The Persons Nod And Scatter* *The Lights Shut Off And There's Sounds Of Fire Extinguishers Going Off*

_"Dammit...That just screwed the infrared..."_

"What's the matter? Don't wanna play with me?"

*Something Grabs Her And Throws Her Into A Wall*

*It's Too Dark-Cutting The Visual To 10% And The Extinguishers Block Out The Infrared Entirely*

*Nuku tries to see the attacker*

_"Dammit, dammit, dammit...I can't see a damn thing!"_

*Female Voice* "Wanna Play? Let's Play..."

*she pushes back and throws the woman off of her*

*The Woman Jumps To her Feet And Looks At Nuku* "Come On... You Wanted To Play..."*The Woman Grabs Her And Throws her Through The Brick Wall*

*she goes through and doesn't come back out*

*Blonde* "What Are Ya? Scared? Scared Of Little ol' Me?"

*Nuku is lying on the brick rubble trying to regain her bearings*

_"Ahh...Screw the HUD...I may only be 30 percent human remaining...but I can still trust my gut instinct...Right?"_ *she slowly gets up and she brings down her visor and all that can be seen is a pair of red glowing eyes*

*Footsteps Then Silence* *Female* "Wanna Play?"

_"Wait for it...wait for it..."_

*Female* "Phase 3..,. 74 Gamma..." *Footsteps*

_"Hold it..."_

*Nuku lies in wait for them to make the move*

*There Is A Crash* *Male* "Complete... Level Three... Mark..." *Footsteps Then Glass Shattering* *Female* "Been Nice... But We Gotta Go..." *She Rushes Out The Doors*

_"NOW!"_

*she bolts after them, taking the female down*

*The Female's Helmet Comes Off And She Does A reversal And Kicks her Back* *It's The Blonde* "I knew You Wanted To Play Some More..."

*Nuku's visor is cracked but the two red eyes are still glowing*

*The Blonde Grins* "I Love To Stay.. But I Can't...Ja ne!" *Runs Off*

_"Dammit!"_ *runs after her*

*The Blonde Runs Off Fast* *She Takes Off Her Coat And Reveals Battle Armor*

_"No wonder...that battle armor's almost of Knight Saber quality..."_

*Blonde* "Wanna Play tag? Okay.." *Stops And Punches Back At Her*

*Nuku dodges the punch and sweeps her feet*

*The Blonde Lands On her Hands And Flips Back To her Feet* "Ooh! The Girl Gots Spunk!" *Kicks Her*

*Nuku raises the visor* "DAMN STRAIGHT!!!"

*She Flips Backwards Into An Alley* *Taunting* "Scaredy Cat!"

*Nuku looks at her* "Who the hell are you?"

*Blonde* "Your Worst Nightmare, Tiffany..."

*she starts to run after her, but stops*

"Tiffany?"

_"Damn...I haven't gone by that name for years...Do I even remember that life?"_

*There Is An Explosion Similar To The One During The Previous Night*

"Agh!" *she covers her eyes*

*A Winged Person Flies Up Carrying The Blonde* "Let's Bolt... " *The Winged Person Flies To The MacinTech Building And Disappears*

*looks up* "Not again!" *yells* "DAMN YOU!!! I'll find you, no matter where you are!!!" *she slumps to the ground and starts to remember the good times when all the other Knight Sabers were around--Now she's the only one left*

*The Police Come To The MacinTech Building And Stay There All Night*

*There Is Someone Walking Down the Street Across Her To The Deli*

*Nuku doesn't take much notice to him*

*The person Buys Some Sandwiches And Walks Out* *Fire* Man.... Smell that Air..." *Takes A Deep Breath* "Ahhh..."

*she is in a slumped state and almost appears to be sleeping with full battle armor on*

*He Sees her And Walks To Her* "Miss?" *Shakes her Gently* "Miss?"

*jerks awake* "Wha? Noriko? Kimiko? Toren?"

"Who? Um.. No, No, And No... Are You Okay?"

*looks down* "Sorry...And yeah, I guess I'm okay..."

*He Looks At Her* *He Lifts Her Chin So he Can Look At her Face* "Are You Sure?"

"No...I can't be sure about anything anymore...I can't even finish my job anymore...I'm worthless...I'm obsolete..."

*He Hands her A Sandwich* "Don't Say That... No One Is Worthless...We All have A Job..."

"Mister...I know you're trying to be kind and all...but you have no idea..."

"Maybe Not...But I can Invite You To My Place If You Need A Rest..."*He Holds Out His Hand* "Come On, Miss...You Shouldn't Be Out At Night...."

"Maybe that would be good..."

*she takes his hand and stands up*

*He Looks At her And Smiles* *He Walks Her Back To His Place* "Make Yourself At Home..." *There Are Drawings On The Walls And Some Paintings* "Forgive The.. Stuff..."

*she looks around* "It's no problem..."

"You Want To Get Some Sleep, Miss?"

"Yeah...I think that would be good..."

*He Guides her To His Bedroom* "You Can Sleep Here..."

"No...I couldn't impose...I'll sleep on the couch..."

"No...No Imposition...You Can Sleep In Here...If You Want To Shower, There's Towels In the bathroom...Have A Pleasant Sleep, Miss..."

"If you insist..." *her armor transforms to the subdued form and she lays on the bed and is out like a light*

*He Looks At her* *There Is A Flashback And He Gasps* *He Stares Into Space*

*He Gets A Memory Of Someone Changing Out Of Armor* *He Shakes It And Looks At her* *He Takes A Deep Breath* *He Sighs* "What Was That?" *He Shakes His Head* *He walks To her And Covers Her With A Blanket* *He Looks At her Face And A Flashback Of A Red-haired Girl Smiling At Him*

*the girl on the bed (Nuku) has red hair*

*He Looks Back At Her And Sighs* "Odd..." *He Shakes His Head* *He Looks At her* "Hmmm..." *He Shrugs And Walks Out To Leave her At Her Peace* *He Sits On The Couch And Works On A Drawing*

*He Stops Drawing And Sees What He's Drawn* *He Drew Tiff But He Doesn't Know Who The Girl Is* *He Looks At Her And Looks At The Picture* "Hmmm...." *He Looks Around And Picks Something Up* *he Walks To her And Runs It Over her* *He Looks At His Computer Screen For Analysis*

*it shows her as 70% cybernetic and 30% human-major organs, such as the heart, brain, lungs, and skin are about the only things still human*

"Huh..." *He Looks At It* "She's A Cyborg..." *He Looks At His Arm And Feels The Left part Of His Face* "But I Thought...." *He Looks At Her And Feels her Hand With His Left Hand*

*her hand is warm to the touch*

"Who Are You?" *He Gets A Flashback Of A Little Red-haired Girl Handing Him A Daffodil* *He Looks At her* "Who Are You?" *He Repeats, Holding her Hand Throughout The Night* *He Looks At Her And Wavers To Sleep*

*she is moving around more than normal for a sleeping person* *mumbling* "Noriko...Kimiko...Toren..."

*He Looks At Her* "Tell Me..." *Yawns* "More..." *He Rests His Head On the Bed And Falls Asleep*

*at some time in the middle of the night* *mumbles* "Noriko...Kimiko...Toren..." *sits bolt up right* "NO!!!!"

*He Mumbles* *He Shoots Up Also* *He Looks At Her* "What? What??" *He Looks At Her* "Are You Okay, Miss?"

*she is breathing heavy*

*she looks at him* "Yeah...I guess..." *lays back down*

*He Grabs Her Hand And Holds It* "Are You...." *Stares At Her And Doesn't Move*

"Um...Hey..."

*waves her hand in front of his face*

*He Is Startled And Grabs Her Hand In A Lightning Quick Reflex* *takes A Deep Breath* "Huh? Wha? Oh... Sorry..." *He Sighs* *He Rubs His Eyes* "Um... Miss... Who Are Noriko, Kimiko, And Toren?"

*she looks down*

*her face brightens a bit* "The best friends one could have..." *then it darkens and she looks down* "...but..."

*her eyes begin to water*

*He Looks At Her* "I See...What Happened To Them?" *He Lifts Her Chin*

"That damned son of a bitch...I was only inches away...but I...I couldn't make it..."

*He Looks At her* "I See... I'm Sorry..." *Hands Her A Tissue*

"Tell Me What Happened... If You Don't want To, I Understand..."

"Well...perhaps I should introduce myself first..."

"Okay... Who Are You?"

"I am the one called Knight Saber Nuku...At one time there were four of us...you might have heard of the Knight Sabers at one time..."

*When He Hears 'Knight Saber', He Is Eerily Quiet And Still*

*He Is White As A Ghost* *He Looks At Her* "What Happened?"

*Nuku wipes a tear* "We were the best damned protection this city ever saw...we had an iron fist control over terrorists...But some upstart from who the hell knows where...decided that we weren't needed anymore and there was an all out call, that whoever could bring in the Knight Sabers, would be handsomely rewarded...Suddenly...the city that we had worked to protect had seemed that it had turned it's back on us...We had bounty hunters coming from every direction...We managed to slip out just in time...but it got closer and closer each time...and it was only a matter of time...until one of the bounty hunters was one step ahead of us and hooked us in an elaborate trap...I managed to just be one step away when they were caught...I...I tried to save them...but I wasn't fast enough...dammit! One more step and they'd still be here..."

*Fire mumbles* "The Past... Knights..."

*Nuku* "I was mortally wounded in that attack and they had left me for dead with the other three..."

*He Looks At Her And Holds Her Hand* "How'd You Survive?"

*Nuku* "But I wasn't dead, and some person from MacinTech noticed that and took me to his lab and...well, the rest is history..."

*He Looks At Her* "I'm Sorry... I Guess I Can't Complain..." *Rubs The Left Side Of His face* "I Wish I Could Relate But All I have Is Some Kind Of Accident That Wiped Nearly All My Memory..." *He Looks At Her* "All I Remember Is This Little Red-haired Girl... And Also Her..." *Sees A Mental Image Of Tiff Kissing Him*

*she looks up at him* "Well...Any memory beyond the Knight Sabers...anything of my normal life...that is all a blur..."

*He Rubs His face* "I'll Help If You Want My Help...."

"So that's it...I was determined to repay the bastard that had set the ball rolling and defend the city anyway...but I'm not having any success anymore...I lost two...one right after the other...And that is why I'm obsolete...I can't accomplish my job anymore...It's just not the same anymore..."

"Two?"

"Yeah...I lost two criminals that I was going to apprehend..."

"You Aren't Obsolete...You Can Accomplish Your Job... You Need To Be Re-motivated..."

*she looks away* "Hmph..."

"Who Were The Criminals?"

"I dunno..."

"When Was This?"

"Last night...and the night before..."

*He Looks At her* "Look... You Can Stay Here As Long As You Want.... Okay? Until You Can Go Back Out there..."

"Thanks...that's very kind of you...but I couldn't..."

"No.. It's Not A Problem... Well none You Have To Worry About..."

"I have to go back out there...I'm gonna catch them...or die trying..."

"You Want My Help? I Mean I'm Only Partially Cybernetic Unlike Your 70%..."

"I dunno...what can you do?"

"Well... I Can Fly... Although I Can't Seem To Get A Proper Propulsion System On my Wings... And Well... I Can Blow Stuff Up... Also I'm Fast..."

"Hmmm...I guess...but when I get back out there...I'm not gonna care...I'm just gonna start blowin' some heads off, because I need to..."

*He Looks At her* "An--" *The Doorbell Rings* "Excuse Me..." *He Walks To The Door* *Female Voice that Is VERY Familiar* "Hey There... I was Wondering If You Wanted To Play..."

*Nuku is sitting on the couch in her full battle armor--not really paying any attention*

*The Blonde Steps In And Sees her* *He Looks At Him And At Her* *She Calls On her Cell* "We Have An Omega..." *She Steps in And Points A Gun At Her* "Stand Up..."

*Nuku doesn't turn around or move* "Go to hell bitch..."

*Fire Looks At Her* "What The Hell Are Yo-" *Smack And He Is Thrown Into The Wall And Flies Through* "I Said Stand Up!"

*she stands up and turns around*

"What the hell do you want?"

"So.. You Found Out...."

"Found out what?"

"I Didn't Think You'd Figure Out Who Killed Your Friends..."

*Nuku glares at her angrily* "You??"

*Blonde* "No... I Wish..." *Fire Moans And She Points To Him* "Him... Indirectly That Is..."

"Indirectly?"

*Blonde* "Don't You Remember The Dark Knights?"

"No...My memory of everything outside of the Knight Sabers is nothing but a blur..."

*The Blonde Pushes A Button And Fire Steps Out Wearing Some Kinda Armor And Spread Wings* *Monotonic* "Yes, Ma'am?"

"Well... Since You Two Know Each Other... Why Don't You Kiss And Make Up?"

*Nuku's eyes turn crimson--without the visor* "You little bitch!!!"

Fire Approaches Tiff/Nuku* *Monotone* "Yes, Ma'am..." *His ear Flashes And Approaches Her*

*Nuku inhales and lets out a yell that almost sounds like a battle cry and then jumps through the roof*

*Fire Jumps Through The Roof After Her*

*she jumps from the roof to another and continues roof hopping*

*He Sees her And Follows Her* "79 Beta..." *He Jumps Off The Roof And Flies After Her* *He Fires An Energy Blast At her*

*Nuku is hit directly and she is knocked over*

*The Blonde Laughs Evilly* "OOH This Is Gonna be Fun!" *She Runs After Them*

*Fire Lands Next To her And Picks her up By the Neck* *He Looks Deep Into her Eyes*

"Go ahead!" *she is almost growling* "Kill me...but I will not rest until I have my revenge..." *she flips her arm and a glowing sword appears*

*A Flashback* *He Sees Her* *Tiff* "I Tried To Get The Courage To Do That..." *She Smiles* Then It's Broken By A Voice* "Kill Her!" *He Turns Around* "92 Omicron..." *He Looks At Nuku* "Any Last Requests?"

*she grins evilly* "Yeah...How about you go first?"

*slams the blade into the side of his face*

*He Tenses Up And Frizzes Out* "Omic... Bet... Alph... Epsi..." *He Lets Her Go And His Head Fritzes*

*the instant she is released she jumps into the air and flips and starts running toward the blonde*

*The Blonde Sees This* "AUGH!" *She Rips her Clothes Off To Reveal The Armor And Sees Her* "You Have To Do Things Yourself!" *She Rushes Her*

*Nuku-crimson eyed and running at the blonde* "You stupid little bitch...I'm gonna show you what happens to those who cross me...I will pay you back for my friends!"

*The Blonde Drops A Control Device And Swings A Punch At her*

*Nuku dodges and swings the glowing sword at her*

*The Blonde Dodges, But Gets Cut in The Leg* *She Turns Around And Throws A Monofilament Dagger At Her* "You Will Die Like You Were Suppose To!"

"Maybe so...But I have nothing to lose...but you...you have everything to lose..."

*Blonde* "Yeah? Well We'll See Who's Gonna Win..." *She Takes Out A Glowing Sword And Swings It At Her*

*Nuku* "You do not know the power of a pissed Knight Saber with nothing left to lose...nothing to care about...And let me tell you...I make you guys look like the good guys..."

*Three More Men Land Next To The Blonde* "Four To One Now...Bring It On, Bitch!"

"Ooh! I always love going against the odds..."

*The Four Rush Nuku*

*Someone Lands Between Them And Swings His Wings And Knocks The Three Men Down* "Never Interfere In A Catfight!" *Fire Looks At Tiff/Nuku* "Tiffany... She's Yours..." *The Dagger Embedded In His Face Has Short Circuited His Memory*

*she looks at Fire* "I'm sorry...that name...that life...It no longer has any meaning for me..."

"I Know..." *He Walks To The men* "Come On..." *The Blonde Looks At Fire* *She Rushes For The Control Device*

*Nuku is already there * "Sorry...but I don't think so..."

*she slams the sword into it, smashing it*

*The Blonde Looks At Nuku* "Move!" *Fire Swings His Sword At The Men And They Fall Over* *When The Controls Becomes Smashed, Fire Grabs His Head And Yells In Pain* *He Collapses* *The Blonde Looks At Fire* "You Bitch!" *She Rushes Her Wielding Her Sword*

*Nuku glares at the blonde* "Well...I'd say were even...but I still have two more up on you..."

*The Blonde Swings Her Sword At Nuku*

*Nuku waits until the absolute last second and then sidesteps the blade*

*The Blonde Stumbles Slightly* *She Falls Over And Looks Up*

*Nuku grins evilly* "Come on...how low are you willing to go to win?" I have only one way to go...and that's up...I'm already as low as one can be..."

*She Growls* *She Gets Back up* "You Will Die!" *She Throws Her Sword Plus Some Daggers At Her*

*Nuku dodges and then grabs some of the blonde's men and uses them as shields*

"Ah...You are weak..."

*The Blonde Rushes Her* *She Punches Her And Tries To Fight Back* "Die Already!"

*Nuku evades deftly*

"No...because I have something you don't...I have the memory of three of the best friends in history backing me up...And for their honor...I will NEVER, EVER give up..."

*The Blonde Stops* "AAAHHHH SHOVE IT!!" *She Rushes Her*

"Whoops...too slow..." *Nuku grabs the blonde and slams her into the nearby wall*

*She Steps Back Out With her Hair Matted Up And Breathing Heavily* "Why Aren't You Gonna Kill Him?" *Points To Fire* "He's The One...Who Gave Us...The Knowledge To Take You Out!"

*Nuku shoots an icy, uncaring stare at the blonde* "Maybe...but you were the one in control..."

*The Blonde Falls To Her Knees* "Come On... Bring It On..." *She Jumps Up And Swings Her Fists And Legs At Her Trying To Hit Her*

"You know...you are too much of a hot head..." *Nuku grabs her and slams her to the ground* "It takes away from your skill...Not that it was much to begin with..."

*The Blonde Growls And In One Final Effort, She Throws A Bomb At Nuku And Throws Some More Daggers*

*Nuku uses her sword as a bat* "And that one is out of here!"

*The Blonde Is Irate* "DIE YOU PIECE OF GARB--" *The Bomb Comes Back At her* *She Screams And Throws It, But Too Late, She Is Thrown Into The Wall And It Falls On Her* *She Doesn't Move*

*Nuku is staring at the fallen wall* "Good riddance ya human..."

*Fire Looks Up* "Tiffany?" *He Sees Her At The End Of A Long Tunnel*

*Nuku is not paying attention-she is watching the blonde intently*

*The Blonde's Hand Is Sticking Out Of The Rubble And Is Covered In Blood-There Is No Movement*

*finally Nuku collapses to one knee*

*Fire Looks At Nuku* "I'm Sorry..."

*a tear streaks down Nuku's cheek* "My friends...Thank you...You may now rest in peace..."

*Fire's Left Eye Is Completely Missing* "Well... I Am Crap... " *Mumbling To Himself* "No One Cares... All My Fault..." *He Reaches For A Bomb That The Blonde Dropped*

*Nuku looks at him* "Hey? What the hell are you doing?"

*Fire* "I Suggest You Get Out Of Here... Please..." *Reaching For The Bomb*

"Like hell...Gimme that..."

*Fire* "No..."

"Okay then...FIELD GOAL!!!"

*she soccer kicks the bomb and it flies into the air and explodes*

*He Sighs* "You Coulda Kil--KilKil-Kil Two Birds With One Stone..." *He Sits Up And Peels His Skin Off The Left Side Of His face*

*she looks at him* "And what the hell would senseless violence prove?"

*Fire* "I Helped Kill Your Friends..."

*Nuku* "But you weren't the one in control..."

"Who Cares...You Don't Remember Me...I Don't See Tiff..."

"That may be...but don't do this..."

*He Is Banged Up And Rips His Left Arm Out Of It's Socket* "Well...One Thing About Being Cyborg Is That You Can't Feel Pain..."

*Nuku looks at him quizzically* "Are you 100%? Or are you 20, like you said?"

*He Tosses His Arm* "Tiffany's Dead...All I Have Left Is To Find A Place Where They Can--" *He Looks At Her* "Huh? 20?"

*she looks back* "Cyborg...are you 20%?"

"No... I'm 30%... My Brain Is 80%..."

"Well I'm 70%...but I still can feel pain..."

*He Sighs* "Damage..." *He Sits Down* I Feel Too Much Pain... I-" *He Falls Over And Doesn't Move*

*His Hand Flexes As If Trying to Grab Something*

*Distorted* "Tiffany..." *his Eye Fades In And Out* "I'm Coming... Wait..." *He Reaches Out And Collapses*

*she kneels next to him* "Okay I guess...Good luck my friend...and happy hunting..." *walks off*

*He Doesn't Move And His Eye Shuts Off And Stares At The Ground* "Tifffffff......"

*Nuku looks back over her shoulder at him* "I'm sorry..."

*she continues walking and wipes a tear out of her eye*

*Something Drifts Toward Her And Smacks Her In the Face*

"What the?" *she pulls it out of her face*

*It's A Picture Of Fire And Tiff Waving At the Camera*

*she looks at it*

*The Camera Circles Her Looking At The Picture And Pulls Back To The Carnage Behind Her*

"I'm sorry, my friend...I'm sorry...Fire..."

*The Camera Pans Back More And Shows Her Releasing The Picture Into The Wind*

*Nuku's voice in the background* "I vow upon this very day...that I will always protect this city with my life...No matter what...It's the least I could do for my friends..." *chuckle* "My friends---All the people of Tokyo..."

*The Picture Drifts Upward Toward The Camera And It Burns Up And The Camera Fades To Blackness*

*the words: "4,000 years later" appear on the screen, then the black melts into a futuristic city* *the caption at bottom says: "Tokyo City 6000 AD"*

*the camera cuts to a little girl and her father standing in front of a massive statue of Nuku*

*girl* "Daddy...Who is she?"

*man* "Well Tiffy, she was a great warrior and protector of the city...even when the city turned their back on her and even had her friends killed...she came back and defended the city harder than ever...And it is because of her that we can live today...because no one could've stopped the terrorists, the invasions...and it was because of her that our city united from it's broken state after the great quake..."

*girl* "Wow...I wanna be like her someday..."

*A Boy Walks By* "Hey Tiffy! Wanna Play Some Hoverball?"

*the girl runs up to the boy* "Yeah...sure!! Let's go!"

*the camera pans back to a wide angle of the boy and girl running off and zooms out until the entire city is seen*

*the words "Never Underestimate The Power Of Friendship" appear across the bottom of the screen and it fades to black and the ending credits roll*

***This has been a completely original joint production of MacFire Productions-By Authors, Tiffany Macintosh and Firenaut Phoenix***