Two Thieves and a Bank

[Tatsu]

‘Settle down!’ He says. ‘Control yourself or your gone!’ He added. ‘You’re a KG soldier now until you prove otherwise.’ He de-ranked her. Furious was all Adelaide could feel. She rose from the bottom and became the best damn general anyone could be. She held no emotion to stop her from her missions. How? How could some low life General de-rank her?

Mutiny this was. But how can she prove it? She would simply have to deal with a new superior. She heard of his name but did not care to search for him. The Palace was somewhat empty. She was walking down the steel hallway; crimson red flooded the area. Her corridor was just around the corner; she would go there and wait for this Benjamin.

Her red hair flowed into a ponytail with black streaks. She waited, tapping her fingers on her elbow; this was taking a while. Adelaide started to think of how to be ‘nice’. Can’t be hard… she could try acting… no last time she did that her boyfriend left… well now he is in his tomb. The spikes on her gloves moved as she moved her fingers, the points were red with dried blood, something she held close to her she supposed.

Adelaide started to tap her foot on the cold Palace floor. Thirty minutes she would give him before she goes without. Adelaide really didn’t have patience.


Bronx ran through Haven’s streets looking for the right place to rob. Possibly the museum? No too easy. How about the local gun store. No to aggressive. His twilight fur made him invisible in the night, good for him bad for some. Bronx suddenly stopped in front of a building.“Bingo.” He said with a hint of English in his voice.

The building was home to one of the oldest banks in Haven. It held a lot of Orbs. Which meant Bronx could be rich if he pulled this off right. He was small, twilight and just very sly. This would work.

Bronx ran up to the bank and up its main mall to a vent area. Small enough for him to get through good. He dove in.“This better work.” He whispered.

[dbkillerex]

Background: Story takes place back when money was crucial for the survival of the Speed Demons, a little time after it's foundation when DB had yet to master his eco.

~The night before~

Benjamin glanced out the window of his elite KG hellcat. The two closed tinted windows were polished clean and the reflection of his olive-green armor peeked between every few drops of rain racing down it. The communication device turned on taking Benjamin's attention away from the streets.
"I got him" A feminine voice whispered
"On my way" benjamin replied with a hint of surprise and reported to HQ "We've got the speed demon cornered, requesting backup at 17x,15y."

The colors flashed everywhere, lazer blue, golden, red and green. He stood still looking through crowd of sweating people. Dry-ice smoke had filled the club a feet high and the crowd kept moving to the beat. His scolding blue eyes pierced through the fog, inspecting every movement, every drop of sweat rollling down the bare skin of these foolish party-goers.
Between one heap of bodies and another brushing against eachother DB sensed something, something dark.

A spark in her eco signature thrilled him, she skidded across the dance floor with vitality, wearing a black dress and a silver heart necklace half hidden under the neckline. Her hair was as black as ink and in her trail dark eco followed.

DB approached her slowly and their eyes met for a split second.
"Seems like you've been following me" She whispered teasingly while she went out the entrance door, glancing back once. Her eyes were hypnotizing, green-blue fog. He could feel the dark eco pouring out of her like blood from an open wound, and that caught him off guard.

Slowly his nails grew purple than black, his teeth became shark-like and his eyes began to fog up; something that would resemble an expensive contact lens on any other occasion. "Me?... I would neve-" He was cut-off mid-sentence by a gun barrel jammed against his chest. Shining red suits of armor were waiting for him outside, worn by fierce looking KG officers. "Weve been expecting you" Growled a man in yellow armor. Benjamins hellcat was hovering at a ready behind them with turrets locking onto DB.

"Oh Benjah honey, you never told me we'd have guests... I would have got some cookiese on the way" He said regretfully, "I surrender". DB streched out both arms "Just promise me we'll stop by the market".

"Fire!" Benjamin barked out through the hellcat's speaker.

"But sir.. He surrendered" Said the yellow armored guard, looking for his cuffs.

"Fire, now!" Benjamin said frantically The one men in my unit who has a conscience and he had to tag-along just now... You dont know this guy! He wanted to yell out, but whene the hail of gunshot started it was obvious no-one could do a thing.

DB released a positive magnetic pulse from his body untilizing his blue eco and causing the head solider's rifle to repel off his chest. Putting up a dark eco shield just in time whene benjamin's turrets started firing he than reached down to his cutlass and let a flow of dark eco and blue eco steadily build and flow through him and the surface of his hand. The weapon turned invisible, and once letting the shield fade DB unsheated the cutlass and dashed forward, spining at tremendous speed with flashes of purple following the thrust of his weapon. DB utilized the strengh of dark eco in his blade and his muscles to make sure he can injure the KG's through their thick armor, even though not fatal.

The rifles fell from the KG's hand as they wriggled with pain from their wounds. During his last spin DB focused the build of his dark eco into a sphere which he shot to the side of benjamins hellcat.

Benjamin shot at DB using his hellcat's (Finally fully rotational) torrets, yet he had to sieze fire whene DB got to close to his men. Ben stood amazed as DB managed to cut lines through the soldier's armor with the tip of his blade. "Officers down, requestion medical transport" He immediatly reported as he was about to jump outside the hellcat and shoot a round through his arch enemy's skull.

Suddenly the purple sphere of eco made contact with the right engine of Ben's hovercraft, sending him spiraling in the air raising dark smoke. Damn it! he cursed silently and jumped off in mid air, droping to his knees and one hand. "Sarge, hunt him down with ur man. I will look after the injured".

Benjamin attended the wounds of his soliders, using the little controll he had of green eco to repair any major arteries that had been damaged to secure time for the medical help. "You'll all be perfectly okey men, just lay down. It was a good nights work... Rest up" He comforted them.

Caucious steps echoed down the small street in the slums, splashing water down the wet roads. "Get him" the man in the yellow suit yelled, behind him 5 other red-suited KG's. DB zig-zagged twice avoiding gunshot, pulsed a surge of blue eco through his feet than jumped onto a wall to the left of the road, launched off the wall toward the opposite end of the street and clung onto a windowseal of a 2'nd floor window.

covering himself with a shield of dark eco DB lifted himself up and crashed through the window, jumping down the floor and landing on all fours. Shattering glass beneath his feet DB entered the industrial section of haven city and started running back to HQ under cover of darkness.*

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~Present day~

"Clinc...clinc...clinc...!" Steps were heard, These suits make too much noise DB thought to himself as he walked away from the statue of mar, turned left toward the gun-range than right onto port. The slow waves down below and the wide open space would have been quite relaxing if it was'nt so crowded with people.

DB crouched down in his red suit of stolen armor, seemingly to wipe his shoe clean. He cautiously poured rust (Feo3) and Aluminium powder at a 3/8 ratio into a large can and placed a Magnezium ignition chord. Than with a flick of his finger DB ignited the chord with yellow eco and closed it 7...6...5...

Flipping his phone-like communicator to display his air train pass DB entered the train with 3 more KG's. A sound was heard "Fwhoosh!.." and a bright white blaze burst out in the middle of the crowd at a 2,500 degrees celsius raising a big commotion.

Two of the guards rushed out just in time to investigate the cause. Very slowly the flame subsided and left a white, than red ,than dark substence at the bottom of the can with no visible remains of its melted containment. In the scene were left chuncks of AgO3 Fe - the result of the thermite's combustion which had litle dots of aluminium embedded in Iron giving a off a dim shine from the inside of the black metal.

With the commotion DB pulsed dark eco through his cells and muscles and outpowered the driver, throwing him outside. DB than fought off the one remaining KG and managed to bust his knee cap and toss him overboard. As soon as DB turned off the auto pilot the ship went up and sped off out of sight, leaving the alarmed krimzon guards at the port.

At night whene the search for the stolen vehicle had grown less urgent DB took it out of HQ's main garage and drove it down the streets of the slums and into the industrial section again where his target was.

Benjamin just left the stadium, where a close friend of his worked as mechanic and had just finished repairing ben's hellcat. "Try and stay away from that guy benjy, its not gonna be free next time!" His friend called after him, waving a wrench. "I'll do my best ronny, I'll see you around" Benjamin replied as he zoomed off than pulled the windows close.

The hellcat turned right sharply as ever Needed to fix that engine anyway Benjamin wondered whilst hovering over the water toward the north garden. Taking no time to view the garden Benjmain continued on to the west bazaar where he turn to the palace and around the corner to park by the entrance.

Getting off, Benjamin walked inside very formally with his posture and the rythm in which he marched. He was to meet with a former general to command for a trial period of behavior improvement. It's all about the first impression, hope this goes well. He could hear the impatient tapping of her feet from outside. As he stepped into Adelaide's corridor he stood still near the entrance, hands to his sides and began to study her gestures and modified armor.

Taking off his helmet to introduce himself ben's silky green hair fell over his face and his eyes made contact with Adelaide'd "My name is benjamin scorpio, im here to work with you for the rest of ur time serving on my unit. I apolagize for my tardiness, but we must'nt loose time. It is a pleasure to be working with you general Adelaide, I should request we discuss matters on the way since our first assignment has been sent minutes ago".

Benjamin politely lowered his head whilst listening to her speak, he had to admit he liked what he saw- Adelaid's crimson red hair and eyes fit perfectly with the suit. Her way of taking law to her own hands and close-quarter combat techniques was opposite to his way of serving the krimzon guards and it had intriguid him to see her in action. He tilted slightly sideways and prepared to head back into the hellcat Suspicious activity around a bank; noises in the vents and a failure in the water systems.. something's up His mind wandered off to the mission details

DB had easily broken into an educational center next to the old haven city bank. It was just a matter of clogging the sink and flooding the bank next-door, short-circuiting the security system. Of course it flooded the non-profit center next-door too but sincerely DB couldn't care less.

From there DB hopped back into the air-train and drove around the block, flying and back at full speed. Making a quick sharp turn, the entire vehicle tipped slightly out of balance before it rammed right through the front entrance of the bank. The screeching heap of metal came to a halt over the now split-to-half counter where a couple security guards were supposed to be, leaving a trail of broken marble behind it.

Kicking the winshield off DB back-flipped on-top of the vehiclem just as a warning shot tore through the charred metal. Looking ahead he saw only two security guards, shocked and holding onto their pistols.

Reaching slowly for his double-belt DB looked around at the devestation and shrugged "...New driver" he said with a joker's grin. Than with a flash of spotllight blue arupting from his arm onward he slung his knife and it stuck hard right through the uniform and into the first guard's chest, electrecuting him in the process as it released the pulse of blue eco that was channeled through it. The man spazzed and fell back-first to the ground.

A shot grazed DB's skin under his arm, causing slow thick drops of blood to flow down his shirt and soak it. DB raised a momentary shield and let energy form in the palm of his hand, forcing a concentrate of flames and warmth to shift and phase into a blazing ball of inferno. Spinning 180* DB launched the yellow eco missile at the guard, exploding in contact and knocking him off his feet into the floor.

Between one thump and the next were only a couple seconds and the guards lay helpless. DB's left hand sparked and activated a magnetic field which drew the closest pistol int his hand Might be usefull for later he reconed and slid down the side of the Air train pondering about the sudden silence that now hung over the bank while listening to the sound of his gloves grinding against the metal and the way it echoed through and through down the large loby hall.

From there DB made his way to the center of the building, cheking the blueprints of the building and entered the main room- the safe room. DB had studied this specific door for some time and it had proven to no specific challenge. His body lit blue, a surge of blue eco went through his hand and through the padlock to the system. Closing his eyes DB manipulated his eco and forced a stronger pulse through the system than spun the large wheel its left, listening with delight as he heard the cyliders pull back and the door budge open. What he saw inside had been the one thing he had not expected, somehow, someone beat him to it...
"Critter?.." He whisered in self question.

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[Tatsu]

Already two seconds with the man and he was looking at her. Adelaide rolled her eyes and got up from leaning, her boots making a loud clank as she walked towards him. She studied his face, strong, warm, caring, nice, nice green hair. He wont last long with her around. However his look was enjoyable, something new besides the old KG look and everything. Something she tired of.

She rolled her eyes as he mentioned their new assignment, something she was not aware of. Then again he was her boss and she would get it from her. As she walked she made sure her outer palms were facing away from Ben, facing forward so they didn't hit him, instead hitting whoever was stupid enough not to move out of her way.

She walked with her hips slightly moving left and right, she stood long and proud making sure no one thought of her as an equal or someone who was weak. Her finely toned stomach felt the cool air of the outside as she was walking, they were getting close. “So Benjamine tell me of our assignment.” It was not a question it was more of a statement. Adelaide will have to be nice...or act nice while she is with Ben, something she would later kill herself for.

The KG was made of weaklings in her opinion, always concerned what the citizens would say rather than doing with they need to. Adelaide couldn't figure why still as to why she was d-ranked, her methods were fine, a bit cruel but being a KG meant you had to be cruel and uncaring. You have to force the law of the Baron and continue through with it. Otherwise you will let the other little citizens roll and walk all over you, Adelaide growled at that thought, someone walking on her. Never again.

Adelaide needed to calm herself down before her anger gets her in trouble once more. She looked at Ben now, slowly falling behind to look at his back. She studied him, how he walked, his hips movement, her eyes didn't leave one spot in particular. Adelaide had to mentally slap herself and focus on to what he is saying.

Bronx stood there looking at DB. The door was open...Made Bronx's job easy. He heard all the commotion outside and tried to hurry up his robbing process. He already had two bags of orbs full...but now standing before him, well behind him was the other robber, the other thief. Bronx gave a grin. “'Ello Chap!” He said cheerfully.

Bronx needed to think of an escape plan before this thief does something, like harm him. The only logical thing Bronx could think of... make friends and or jump the man and hopefully he could get away before the other comes after him. Sadly Bronx looked behind him and saw all the damage...this one man did this? This amazed Bronx. Friends it is.

“How may I help you friend?” Bronx asked, his English accent carried on. He sounded like a fine gentleman. However he was an animal...about three to four feet tall. Bronx prepared himself for what ever danger this man may bring him, the bags were in his hands...he could throw one at the man and take off with the other or something miraculously could happen. Bronx prayed to the Precursors that something awesome would happen, sadly they weren’t nice to him every time he did pray. He rolled his eyes while he did so he made sure the other thief didn't notice it.

[dbkillerex]

What an undesireable situation.. Could set this furry guy on fire, maybe make an ottsel dinner... DB thought up some scenarios But than again, he got in here somehow. I have to respect that.. "Well, friend. I would say get those bags packed up faster and lets bust out of here"

An aura of blue radiated off DB's body as he took out a number of big bags from a back-pack strapped to his bag and packed orbs faster than a wal-mart cashier on speed after 3 cups of coffee. "I'm taking half the score" DB grunted as he tied close the 3'd bag

"A lot of suspicious activity near the old bank" Benjamin specified, as they stepped outside he took out his keys and openned the hatch. "Wanna drive, rookie?" He said with a teasing smile, searching to take off from the tension he sensed between them. "We've got clearence to break the speed limit"

[Tatsu]

Bronx smiled continuing to pack his own bags. This wasn't bad anymore since he wasn't gonna get killed, of course then again he had to be on guard because this other thief could make him a muse fillet at any moment. This gave Bronx the chills. Seriously a muse fillet, to some cultures that sounds wonderfully delish (D-lish). Bronx rolled his eyes at his own mind and watch as the guy beside packed. So he also had blue Eco? However in this guy it was much more powerful and stable. Bronx continued with his work.

The other man said he got half, fair enough. “Fair enough lad, as long as you don't take my life.” He winked towards the thief. Bronx filled his bags enough, he charged some of his Red Eco so he could carry it with ease now. He looked at the vent in which he got in, sadly he wouldn't be able to fit in. The bags made him bigger. Bronx looked at the thief. “Mind helping a friend out of here?” He asked politely well at most he could.

Adelaide rolled her eyes at the teasing. “Don't call me a rookie.” She walked up to him and her face got close to his. Almost to the point where the lips would meet. “I always have clearance to drive however fast I want.” Her voice more in general rather than what he aimed for, teasing. She then grabbed the keys from him. “Ill drive, I know how to get to the old bank better than anyone.” She walked in.

The cold metal sounded good to her, something she was used to. Adelaide looked back towards him. Hopefully her message got to him that she isn't one to mess with...however his scent was good...She then realized how close to his lips she was. She sat there in some shock her eyes staring blankly into space as a deer caught in the headlights. She shook her head taking all the thoughts of what could of happened from her mind. Why did she think of that now? She needed to think of the job at hand, the Bank.

[dbkillerex]

As DB tied the last bag he pumped some dark eco to his muscles to lift th heavy load and tossed a look toward the muse and than the vents "Well, critter... I can cover for you but the front door's wide open. You dont need to worry about security." An evil grin snuck at the corner of is lips at the last words.

With a tint of red over his face Benjamin tossed Adelaide the keys "We'll just have to see about that" He challenged her and jumped into the passanger seat grasping onto the turret controlls.

[Tatsu]

Adelaide turned the Elite Hellcat on, its engine roared and it lifted from the ground. She always liked the Hellcats, they were her kind of ride, big and menacing. The Palace gates opened wide enough for the Hellcat to get through, she pressed the pedal and they went flying out. The night sky was wonderful, the moon shining over Haven city, the Barons screens lighted the city, him talking as usual.

Adelaide headed towards the Baazar district, the fastest route she could think of. She turned at the palaces corner and headed towards the main entrance to the district, from there she made a right turn towards oncoming zoomer traffic. She rolled her eyes, bringing the Hellcats steering wheel up the Hellcat itself went up into the air around a 45 degree angle.

They went up into the air, five feet above every other zoomer. Adelaide pressed forward on the steering wheel and they went faster, they passed the first turn and made their way to the second one, there she turned left then right then left again. Narrowly avoiding the buildings and how close they were compared to the Hellcat.

Adelaide smiled, it was a rush. Hopefully Benjamin was doing alright. She made another right, the Zoomer platform deciding down into the ground leading into the Industrial district of Haven. She however didn't let up speed. She came back to the same level as the rest of the zoomers, passing each one with inches of space between.

Some citizens yelled at her, she lifted her hand up and gave them the bird. Smirking while she did so. She had the right away, she was after all a Krimzon Guard. Adelaide then made a quick sharp right turn then another quick left turn, they were now in the center of the Industrial district, close to the Bank.

“Ready Ben? Were almost there.” She smirked, her smirk was a thrilling one. Full of excitement and ready to kick some low life butt. This was the thrill for her day sadly...she liked it better when she was on duty to face Hora'Quans.

Bronx thought about it. He did get rid of security but what if the KG were on their way? He decided to take his chance with the other thief. “Ill just follow you out of here.” He had a determined face. Bronx placed the bags on his thin back, now powered by Red Eco. Hopefully he could kick his Blue Eco in enough to let him get out of there faster.

Chances were slim. He didn't have full control of his Eco, something he needed. He got ready then waited for the other thief. “Names Bronx, not critter.” He mentioned mostly because the word critter was bugging him.

[dbkillerex]

"Bronx..." He repeated the name "Dont push your luck" DB made way by opening wide the large safe door. From there there was almost a clear line of sight for the exit and he effortlessly dragged the loot behind. He stopped near the devestated air train whene he heard the crowd's yelling, "Something's up, put it in here if u dont wanna get caught." DB stepped back and tossed the loot into the air train before rushing inside aswell and forcing the door shut.

Benjamin lay back as Adelaide spun the hellcat around the city, smirking at her rude gestures. "You dont even have to ask" Benjamin said, Jumping off of the hellcat with his blaster at the ready.

DB took out his communicator and managed to blurt out "I need backup" Before the officers went inside. But all he got back was static, something was blocking his signal.

"I heard something" Benjamin signaled Adelaide to move forward as he reached the entrance. He than announced "Surrender, in the name of the baron!". It never actually works He thought to himself, remembering the old "Surrender and die" slogan.

Benjamin stood for a second in silence once he got inside. The devastation was much more than he expected. The security guards showed some sighns of life but appeared to be in bad shape and the safe door was wide open. Crouching to the left of the entrance facing toward the inside Benjamin activated his laser aim and covered for Adelaide which was clearly more fund of close-combat than him.

[Tatsu]

Adelaide calmly set the Hellcat on the ground, there she turned it off and jumped out. Her spikes coming forth from her boots and hands, she popped her neck and headed towards the entrance where Ben was. She saw the destruction as she came further, it was beautiful to her however she couldn't stand to see it.

Surrender in the name of the Baron? Wow he actually said that. She walked up the stairs and up to Ben. “Really Ben? Surrender in the name of Baron?” She couldn't help but give a low chuckle. It was amusing. She scanned the area, appears the security didn't do their job right and now to mention the doors were destroyed as well as over half the building. The thief’s escaped, this didn't surprise Adelaide.

She turned to Ben now. “What do we do now General?” She didn't sound to happy when addressing him as General. Since her de-ranking she has to follow all orders and address higher ranks with their appropriate titles, only when in times of being serious. As she waited for his reply she cracked her knuckles and continued to scan the area for any signs of the thieves. How did they get away so fast?

Bronx had jumped with DB following him every step. In the air train he waited with DB. Calling for back up? Who the hell was this guy? Bronx thought now he was a mafia Don or possibly one of the low level gang bosses. He didn't care as long as he would get out of there safely. He slouched on one of the walls and closed his eyes waiting patiently. The KG would be here already...

[dbkillerex]

"Ben" and than "General".. Bi-polar isn't she Benjamin thought as he hand-signaled Adelaid to move in. "With the vehicle destroyed its unlikely anyone could carry more than a bag of orbs outside, Check the safe before we report in."


DB looked around in the wreckage they now sit stuck in, formerly his transport. The pipes where torn off, the panels broken and the controlls jammed. Take that, Krimson Guards! He smirked as he embraced the darkness that shrouded them.

Hearing Benjamins hesitant steps closing-in after Adelaide DB wispered to the muse "You've got the bigger ears... whene u cant hear them we make a run for it. You can claim your half later..." DB kept as silent as he could, barely breathing and pronouncing every word slowly. "In that big red dome uptown from here around the bay area"