Nurse Saya Summerbolt finished her late shift in the
Deckstoru Central Hospital without any particularly disturbing patient cases
for the day and was getting ready to go home for some nice rest during the
coming weekend.
Sadly for her, this weekend was going to be the most
restless one in a while for not just her but her whole city, which was
confirmed by the phone call she received upon leaving work.
A phone call saying her son had been arrested for
using his deva beyond his chip limit and causing proprietary damage.
While Hikaru was known for getting into trouble, this
sounded a bit too overboard even for him.
First things first, she needed to get the whole family
on alert. Seeing as how her son’s rival was also arrested, the Blackscales were
probably already aware of the situation and the two families were going to have
to coordinate their actions from here on.
But most importantly, they needed a set of eyes on the
scene. Those eyes were going to be Saya’s.
After getting to the precinct, she got all the details
– partially through what the police told her but mainly from a video some
civilian had recorded of the whole ordeal her brat had got himself into.
From there it was time to meet with the dumbasses
currently kept in a holding cell to inform them personally about the trouble
they were in. And to discipline Hikaru again.
Her son lit up like a candle from happiness when he
saw his mother’s face clearly after the lights around her turned on again. The
fiery mom had calmed down, so the effect her heightened deva output due to her
anger had on the electricity in a close proximity had disappeared.
(Hikaru) ‘-You … you came for meeeee!!!’
He jumped at her from inside the cell which led to
being smacked on the head with enough force to make him fall on the floor.
Saya’s calmness was short-lived, after all.
(Saya) ‘-I came to end the miserable life I gave birth
to years ago, you little shit!!!’
(Yuki) ‘-She’s scary!!! Do all members of Hikaru’s
family have anger issues?’
(Seiren) ‘-Yeah, but his mother’s condition is the
worst in that regard.’
The Blackscale kid didn’t wait to start with the
irritating comments. Looks like these misbehaving children were going to need a
lot of spanking to straighten up.
(Saya) ‘-Your condition’s the one that’s going to
worsen, Seiren. Don’t start getting on my nerves.’
(Seiren) ‘-Sorry, Mrs. Summerbolt. Please don’t
incinerate me.’
(Saya) ‘-And you’re Yuki, right?’
(Yuki) ‘-Yes, ma’am. Yuki Iceflame.’
(Saya) ‘-Saya Summerbolt. It’s a pleasure to meet you.
From what I saw, you saved my stupid son’s life, so thank you very much for
that. And I have to say you’re a lot cuter in person than on that video they
showed me.’
(Yuki) ‘-Well, I … I don’t really know what to say to
all of that.’
(Saya) ‘-Just say ‘thank you’, damn it!’
(Yuki) ‘-Thank you, Mrs. Summerbolt! Please don’t
incinerate me!’
(Hikaru) ‘-Mom, what video are you talking about?’
(Saya) ‘-Someone managed to film the whole battle you
had at the construction site.’
(Seiren) ‘-In our defense for what happened there, if I
and Hikaru hadn’t released our devas beyond the limit of our chips, we wouldn’t
have been able to stop those bastards. The destruction they caused wasn’t going
to be contained to the construction site then! The police should be giving us
medals for what we did instead of putting us in a cell!!’
(Saya) ‘-Hold it, kid. Your actions at the
construction site were labeled as self-defense. And surprisingly even for me,
you did manage to contain the damage to the area to a minimum. While the overuse
of your devas can’t be fully excused, that’s not the main issue. It’s about the
place where that ray of white energy sent Yuki.’
(Hikaru) ‘-You know about that?’
(Saya) ‘-I read the reports from your questioning.’
(Seiren) ‘-They just gave you access to those?’
(Saya) ‘-I have some connections in the police,
luckily for you three. But that alone won’t be enough to get you out of this.’
(Yuki) ‘-I have no memories of what I did or where but
I don’t think I sent that ray here. If it has caused any damage …’
(Saya) ‘-Things would be even worse if it had. The
problem is the place where it hit the city. Do you know what lies under that
park?’
(Seiren) ‘-Dirt?’
The irritating remarks from the perverted bastard kept
on coming.
(Saya) ‘-Very smart, Seiren. The back-up for the chip
signal antenna is buried there. That ray almost reached it when it dug into the
ground.’
(Yuki) ‘-An antenna for the chips in our bodies?’
(Saya) ‘-How much does she know about the chips?’
(Hikaru) ‘-I didn’t tell her about the antenna so as
to not burden her with too much information.’
(Saya) ‘-Well, then, Yuki, in order to limit our
devas, these chips need to receive a signal from somewhere. There is a main
antenna in the highest place near the city for that purpose. In case it fails,
there is a back-up emitter buried somewhere under Deckstoru, its location never
being disclosed to the civilians. Turns out that back-up is buried under that
same park where you showed up today.’
(Seiren) ‘-And they think we’ve got something to do
with that?!’
(Saya) ‘-Yes. The police believe that ray hitting the
park and the attack on that square are connected somehow and since the three of
you were involved in both, the blame is going to fall on you. The ordinari from
the city are pissed off as hell and are demanding that deviants are arrested
and questioned, suspecting there may be some mass deviant conspiracy going on
right now.
As for the three of you, they’re calling for
life-sentences at minimum as the main culprits, although you’re underage. When
I came in here, there were already crowds of hundreds of protesters outside the
precinct. As well as reporters from a couple of TV stations. Things are really
getting nuts out there. (she made a signaling motion and soon enough a police
officer showed up, Saya nodding to him, after which he unlocked the trio’s
cell) I’ve arranged for the three of you to be released for now, so I suggest
you get out there and deal with the situation.’
Yuki’s face was the one that screamed disbelief the
most out of all the three.
(Yuki) ‘-But we’re just three deviant teenagers. How
can we change all this for the better?’
Saya shrugged with a smile.
(Saya) ‘-I just came to get you out. What you’ll do
from there is your job. But someone has to take responsibility.’
(Hikaru) ‘-Alright, then. Let’s get out there and
finish his.’
(Seiren) ‘-I think we’re the ones who’re gonna get
finished.’
(Hikaru) ‘-At least something will end.’
(Yuki) ‘-I’m not letting you two out there alone. I
still have too big of a debt to pay.’
Realizing those two were heading into trouble, this
girl’s behavior changed completely. It was like the scaredy-cat she met earlier
was someone else.
Saya felt relief when she saw that. A person like her
was what Hikaru and Seiren needed. And maybe Deckstoru needed that, too.
(Saya) ‘-That’s the spirit, brats! (she pushed the
three down the hall, looking very pleased) Now make me proud!!’
As all four of them made their way out of the
building, they were met by a real human tempest that had covered the steps of the
precinct and surrounded it on all sides.
Just as Saya had said, there were ordinari protesters,
some carrying cardboards with messages like ‘Having a deva is a crime!’,
‘Justice for the square attack’, ‘Get the deviants out!!!’ and so on, others
simply shouting out deviant-oriented insults or insults regarding the
incompetence of the police and government to deal with the situation.
There were reporters of TV stations but at this point
it looked like there were representatives of at least 10 different stations,
there even being a helicopter for one of the stations up in the air.
Surprisingly there were also deviant fan groups in
favor of the trio which were mostly comprised of people their age or just a bit
older, all of them along with the members of the other groups being somehow
contained for the moment by a hundred policemen or so.
The containment line was broken as the main stars came
outside, the officers practically being run over by a stampede which went
straight for the young hot heads.
Seeing that he had fans, Seiren seemed to enjoy the
whole situation for about four seconds, after which the protesters and
reporters reached him, Yuki and Hikaru.
(Random reporter) ‘-How does it feel to be a convict
at this age, Seiren?’
(Random reporter #2) ‘-What’s your relationship with
the white-haired girl? And what about with Hikaru Summerbolt?’
(Random reporter #3) ‘-How do your parents feel about
this situation?’
(Seiren) ‘-Cool it, people! That’s too many questions
at a time!’
(Random protester) ‘-There are too many deviants in
this city at a time, Blackscale!!’
(Random protester #2) ‘-So do us a favor and just get
out!’
(Random protester #3) ‘-Get back in your damn cells
and never come out again!!!’
(Random protester #4) ‘-And take the rest of your kind
with you!!!’
(Seiren) ‘-That won’t happen because we’re not in the
wrong here. What I and these two did is another example of us deviants
protecting the ordinari that hate us so much from a threat!
What we get in return is a number of accusations that
don’t have anything to do with us!! Quite
honestly, I’m fine with that but don’t go accusing all deviants in the city for
being involved in some non-existent plot against the ordinari!!!’
Yuki also stepped up then, inspired by Seiren’s words.
(Yuki) ‘-If you want to direct your anger towards
someone, let it be just us three! We’ll accept whatever punishment you think we
deserve!!!’
As Saya expected, Hikaru intervened to mediate between
the positions of his friends.
(Hikaru) ‘-Now that’s going a bit far, Yuki! I think
the point here is, though, that there’s no need for the peace between deviants
and ordinari in Deckstoru to be broken over an event like this!
We dealt with the attack from the unknown enemy, the
police will deal with us and with the transfer of the back-up emitter for the
chips’ signal to another secret location, so it’s safe to say this whole issue
has been resolved! Why don’t we just …’
The protesters had started throwing things at the trio
after what Yuki had said about them taking all the punishment, just as Hikaru
was talking a small rock being thrown at the spiky-haired teenager, hitting him
on the forehead.
The hit wasn’t anything too heavy but Saya already
knew what this was going to unleash, taking a step back and pulling the worried
Yuki to her.
(Saya) ‘-You might want to stand back for this one,
Yuki. I think negotiations are over.’
Hikaru’s head had bent down after the rock had hit him
and his expression wasn’t clearly visible, suddenly his whole body being cloaked
in lightning bolts as he charged against the ranks of the protesters with a
maddened face and clenched fists.
(Hikaru) ‘-THAT’S HOW YOU WANT TO GO ABOUT THIS?! YOU
WANT TO FIGHT?!! BECAUSE THAT’S MORE THAN FINE BY ME!!!! LET’S GO,
BASTARDS!!!!’
(Yuki) ‘-Hikaru, wait! Should you be releasing so much
power with your wounds?’
Seiren jumped right after his rival as more and more
people attacked both of them, the fans of the duo attacking the protesters, the
police trying to break off the fight while the reporters were trapped in the
middle of this melee.
(Seiren) ‘-We won’t make them back off unless we scare
them and for that we need power, Yuki!’
(Yuki) ‘-That’s great! They just can’t help but get
into trouble!! Do all negotiations between deviants and ordinari end like
this?!’
(Saya) ‘-Not all of them end so violently but when a
Summerbolt or Blackscale is involved, it pretty much ends like this, yeah.
(Saya sighed and cracked her knucklebones) Might as well join them because
those two won’t be able to handle this alone.’
Iceflame nodded as the two women jumped in the crowd
and joined the fight with an initial focus on keeping the protesters away from Hikaru
and Seiren.
That was until Saya released a burst of bright yellow
flames from her hands, throwing a number of people aside with burning clothes,
drawing more attention to herself.
(Yuki) ‘-Mrs. Summerbolt, what are you doing?’
(Saya) ‘-Call me Saya! And don’t go easy on these
freaks or they won’t learn anything! Piss ‘em off a lot if you want to keep
them away from the boys! (she hit another protester in the face with a fist
enveloped in her special type of flames, knocking him down over three more)
Like this!!’
Now a part of the protesters directed their attacks
toward her, the police officers making use of their anti-deva weapons as a
response to the increasing violence.
(Random protester #5) ‘-Who the hell is this crazy
woman?!’
(Saya) ‘-The mother of that shithead over there! And
I’m here to educate you ordinari bastards on what Summerbolt-style negotiations
look like! We’ll beat you till you give up and say we’re in
the right! Anyone in need of a lesson, come right here!!’
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