Generation Legacy (Issue #5)

[Samnell]

“Someone paid him to do this to you,” Jun Min replied with a shake of her head. “Who would do this, and why, I thought they were after Ryan, what in the hell is going on,” she sighs.

"Guess they branched out. He was an Asian guy," Mark gave as complete a description as his memory could provide.

Detective Williams passes the card to Jun Min, “Written in English surprisingly enough. It reads, ‘It should have been me…’. I am not quite sure what that means or what it implies, but I figured maybe you could share some light on the subject?”

Jun Min shook her head, “I don’t know,” she looked over the card a few times, “there isn’t anything else?”

"What should have been him? Judging by my bruises, I don't think the guy after me was the one that wanted to get beaten up."

“Nope, clean as far as prints go, this is about the only clue we have besides the eye-witness reports of a miss Kozuni Sakura, also know as Sakura Red. She was quite forthcoming, especially when she learned it might lessen any penalties or punishments she may endure for consumption of illegal narcotics. Don’t worry Mark here came up clean,” she spoke calmly, reading notes from her PDA.[/color]

Mark tensed when the drugs came up, and collapsed back into bed when he came out clean. "Not because Sakura wasn't trying."

“I really just need to talk to Mark but I will understand if you would prefer if I came back later,” she turned to Mark. “I just need to compare the description given by Miss Kozuni with Mark’s description.”

Jun Min looked to Mark.

"I'm ready now. I want to do this before I forget anything." Mark pauses to make sure she's ready and has a chance to get out a tape recorder or pad and paper or whatever she uses to take notes.

"I took Star to the dance, where Sakura performed. She dedicated the last song to me and Legacy. Afterwards, she invited Star and I to a private party. We went in Sakura's car."

"On our way to the party, Sakura talked about wanting me in her new video and some stuff. Then she broke our her stash and did a line. She offered some to Star and me." Mark paused uncomfortably and glanced at Jun Min.

"Star refused and I kind of overreacted. I flinched back too fast and sort of rocked the car when I did. Sakura got pretty mad about it and Star came over and sat between us. I told her to turn the car around and take us back to the Institute."

"About thirty seconds or a minute later the car got pulled over. I guess they weren't cops, since one of them blew away the driver. His partner came at the other side of the car and then took the doors off the hinges. Star ended up taking both of them out. I couldn't get a solid hit in."

"Sakura was still freaking, so I was going to see if I could run her back to the Institute..." Mark glanced at the detective. "That's what I do. I'm really fast. I was about to give it a try when Captain Kickmyass showed up. Star took off with Sakura to get help and I stuck around. I got a good two shots at him before he nailed me. I think I hit something on the way to the ground. That's the last I know. Oh yeah, and I bet he got my blood all over my new shirt." Mark added flatly.

 

[Tokiwong]

Kelly and Anika

“Exactly what you said Kelly, you are not going to be doing anything, but what you are supposed to be doing, training, and studying. Your not Legacy, and I am not about to put the Institute at risk by putting you in that situation. This isn’t a time to talk stratagem, your not on the team, you don’t really need to know what happens next. I apologize if that puts you off, but from here on out this is a UNJE operation, and we follow UNJE protocol,” Mr. McCallister replied.

“As far as why,” as he stopped at a light, “I don’t know why. It could be any number of reasons, and at this point all we have is conjecture. The local authorities and the UNJE will be doing everything in their power to find out why, no one messes with one of our own, and gets away with it.” He pulled out and made a right down the brightly lit avenue as he continued, “The one thing on my mind right now is just how bad off Mark is, I have been in his spot before and it isn’t fun.”

He parks the car in front of the hospital as a blur whirls by the students, Mr. McCallister adjusted his glasses, “Looks like Yoshi has broken away from his party,” as he walks towards the building.

Mark

Detective Williams to Mark, and makes notes in her PDA, all the while watching his face, and listening carefully to his words. She tabbed more notes into her PDA before responding, “Sounds like someone put out a contract on Mark. Someone that seems to either resent him for some imagined slight, or just wants him out of the picture. Now that I have more of the story, I get the feeling it was an inside job, you have anyone that would want to do this to you, or perhaps resent you for some kind of slight? I mean hate to say it, but this could have well come from a close friend, although with the recent events in Mudaba Adin, and especially being elite it could be anything. But typically the victim and the assailant, or whoever hired the assassin most likely know each other.”

Jun Min shakes her head, “That is crazy, none of the students would do that, and I know the staff.”

“This isn’t a time for hysterics Miss Kim, we have to explore every avenue, I will need a list of students and the faculty and staff. I will have the warrant, and appropriate paperwork in the morning.” She turns back to Mark, “I know this may be hard for you, Mark, but I am going to need for you to think about who you think may have had a reason to do this to you.”

The door swings open once more, and Yoshi steps into the room with a look of shock, “Crap dude, what the hell happened! Are you like going to live, whoa man, no way is the leader of Legacy going out like a punk, not on my watch.”

Jun Min blinks, “Yoshi what are you doing here?”

Yoshi shrugs, “Ryan told the rest of the students to get back to the school, and then mentioned Mark. When I heard that I ran right over, and damn, he is jacked up! Who did this?”

Detective Williams replied, “That is what we are trying to find out.”

The Institute

Kal and Karen land in the Yard, the place is pretty quiet. Kal sighs, “The rest of the students are on the way I figure, this sucks. Poor Mark, I wonder what happened, if he is in the hospital it must have been really bad, right?”

Kal clenched a fist, “I bet it was Genocide, damn it, that pisses me off. I just can’t stand by, and let people get hurt, but I don’t know what else to do, Aris says we should follow your lead, but I m about to reach my limit…” he sighs, “Sorry, I just hate feeling useless.”

The Lake

The students get back to shore and start making their way back, leaving Cassie and Ryan, and Yoshi’s limo still waiting on taking Cassie back to the Institute. The rest of the vehicles trail off towards the Institute the mood suitable destroyed.

 

[Samnell]

“This isn’t a time for hysterics Miss Kim, we have to explore every avenue, I will need a list of students and the faculty and staff. I will have the warrant, and appropriate paperwork in the morning.” She turns back to Mark, “I know this may be hard for you, Mark, but I am going to need for you to think about who you think may have had a reason to do this to you.”

Who? "There's nob-"

The door swings open once more, and Yoshi steps into the room with a look of shock, “Crap dude, what the hell happened! Are you like going to live, whoa man, no way is the leader of Legacy going out like a punk, not on my watch.”

Mark smiled weakly. Would have helped if his watch started a few hours ago. It was nice to have someone visit, though. He guessed Tommy was out looking for Star and everyone else probably locked up at the Institute.

Jun Min blinks, “Yoshi what are you doing here?”

Yoshi shrugs, “Ryan told the rest of the students to get back to the school, and then mentioned Mark. When I heard that I ran right over, and damn, he is jacked up! Who did this?”

Detective Williams replied, “That is what we are trying to find out.”

"Someone hired a big Asian Elite. One punch. He got my blood all over me." Mark sighed. He was glad Yoshi came, though.

 

[Tokiwong]

Who? "There's nob-"



Mark smiled weakly. Would have helped if his watch started a few hours ago. It was nice to have someone visit, though. He guessed Tommy was out looking for Star and everyone else probably locked up at the Institute.



"Someone hired a big Asian Elite. One punch. He got my blood all over me." Mark sighed. He was glad Yoshi came, though.

Yoshi folds his arms across his chest, “Someone hired a big Asian elite huh, giving us Asians a bad name, well screw that. No one messes with my teammate and gets away with it. They put one of ours in the hospital, we put one of their in the morgue.”

Detective Williams glanced over, “I will assume that was in jest.”

“Uhh yeah, I mean we will apprehend them, and stuff,” he sighed, “damn man I am sorry Mark, I should have been there for you. I am sorry dude, but I won’t let it happen again man, you’re the leader we got to keep you alive.”

Jun Min smiled, “I didn’t know you had it in you.”

“Hey what can I say, anyway, you think someone hired this goon to take you out. There could be all kinds of people, but I mean well, no he wouldn’t,” he says aloud.

“Who wouldn’t?” the detective replied. Yoshi sped around the detective, and looked at the PDA and the card, before going back to where he stood before, thinking.

“There is this guy Ryan, a real goon, he seemed to be pretty bent out of shape when he heard he didn’t make the team, and Mark got the lead, not trying to say he would do it. He is like all about wanting to be on the team, but sometimes I wonder,” he sighed, “And that card and notes, it just no he wouldn’t it does not seem like his style, but he sure seems plenty jealous at times.”

Jun Min shakes her head, “Ryan is a good kid, he wouldn’t even think about it.”

Yoshi sighed, “Yeah he is kind of a good guy when it comes down to it.”

The detective just tabbed away, “Ryan…” she tabs some more, “Ryan Prolaski, the Comet is what the news called him. This isn’t the first time he has been involved in some kind of trouble, right?”

“Well it wasn’t trouble the students got attacked at the Mall, and well there was a little situation at a Nature Preserver but again it was all in self-defense. Ryan is a good kid,” she replied defensively.

Yoshi shrugged, “What do you think Mark?”

 

[Agamon]

Anika jumps from the car and runs in after Yoshi, obviously unable to keep up. Once she finds out where Mark is she quickly heads for the room. "Mark!" she exclaims, entering the room, still looking a disheaveled mess. "Praise the gods, you're alright," she says, relieved to find him awake and talking. "Someone attacked you? Who? What happened to Star?"

 

[Tokiwong]

Anika jumps from the car and runs in after Yoshi, obviously unable to keep up. Once she finds out where Mark is she quickly heads for the room. "Mark!" she exclaims, entering the room, still looking a disheaveled mess. "Praise the gods, you're alright," she says, relieved to find him awake and talking. "Someone attacked you? Who? What happened to Star?"

Yoshi replies to Anika, “Settle down, Mark is alright. Well not really, but I guess as far as Star is concerned…”

“Star has not been seen since the incident, and that has me worried…” Jun Min replies.

The detective nodded, “Who is this Star?”

Yoshi shrugged, “Mark’s girlfriend, or something, she was with him, but I guess has been missing since the incident. That can’t be a good thing.”

Jun Min nodded, “I hope she is alright.”

Mr. McCallister and Kelly arrive soon after.

Elsewhere in the Hospital

*Translated from French –Editor

“So what do we do with her?”* the male nurse replied as he pushed the wheelchair along. In the seat a young slim girl with blue-white hair sat looking despondent.

“I don’t know but the paperwork says that we are to leave her in the custody of a Mr. Smith, don’t look like she is doing all that much better,”* the other nurse replied.

A tall slim gentleman waited outside next to a black sedan, and waved to the two nurses. “Over here, please,” as he opened the door.

The two nurses shrugged, and wheeled her over to the car, and helped her inside, “Mr. Smith I need a retinal scan and then you sign, here and here,” the other nurse gestured.

The slim man nodded, and complied, the scan came up positive and he signed the needed electronic paperwork. He smiled, “Good evening gentlemen, and thank you for your services.”

The two nurses shrugged and walked back inside, as the slim man got behind the wheel and pulled away from the Hospital. A vid-phone brings up an image of Tommy on the screen, a secure data stream running, “Thanks Peter, expect a nice little bonus in next month’s pay. Take Star to the safe house for now, hook up her to the secure line, so I can download her system, and then destroy the body. I have a spare in the works, besides it was high time to crack into her code and see just what she had learned.”

“Of course sir,” the man replied.

“I will also need you to clear out the safe house, by the end of the week. Standard procedure Peter, I get the feeling things are going to get bad soon around here,” Tommy replied with a serious look.

“Of course sir, it will be a pleasure sir,” Mr. Smith replied.

The line went dead, and the screen went black as Mr. Smith reached down and turned on some Mozart. He smiled cheerily as he meandered his way through the streets.

 

[Shalimar]

Kelly's eyes narrow, and her lips titghten to avoid going into a frown at, or much worse, telling him off. She had half a mind to just leave the institute, she had enrolled under false pretences, and since she had actually set foot on the premises of the institue, her word was still good, unlike people who had purpousefully misled her. She didn't exactly want to leave, but if McCallister wasn't going to put her on theteam, or even acknowledge the work she had done that night, the actual saving off lives, despite JEs actions, it was time to have her agent get in touch with some other teams. Teams that weren't full of people like McCallister, and his over-protectiveness. I can handle it, if I couldn't I would have fallen apart tonight, and I didn't, I did better then the JE. Maybe I should just skip the others and go on to Pantheon, they wouldn't try and baby me, she thinks angrily as she follows McCallister up to the room.

I don't actually know this Mark guy, so like what does mcCallister want me to do, stand in the hallway or something? Well Mark is the leader of Legacy, so he might have some pull with the comittee, if the losers ever decide it needs to have more members. So I should probably wow him, I mean, if Sakura thinks hes hot enough to try and do him, he probably is, her flaw isn't bad taste in the slightest. All of these thoughts flitter through the popstars head as she enters the room wearing a very friendly smile aimed entirely at Mark. She crosses over to his bed and lays a kiss on his forehead. "Like get better soon, because it would totally suck if one of the few people who are actually allowed to fight the bad guys are out of commission." she said as she hopped up onto the windowsill, crossing her legs so as to not flash the room, her skirt was just that short.

 

[Tokiwong]

All of these thoughts flitter through the popstars head as she enters the room wearing a very friendly smile aimed entirely at Mark. She crosses over to his bed and lays a kiss on his forehead. "Like get better soon, because it would totally suck if one of the few people who are actually allowed to fight the bad guys are out of commission." she said as she hopped up onto the windowsill, crossing her legs so as to not flash the room, her skirt was just that short.

Yoshi makes an obvious glance toward Kelly, and grins, "Damn..." he says aloud though in a mutter and shakes his head to focus back on the task at hand.

"What was I saying again? Or was I even saying anything..." he said with a shrug.

 

[Samnell]

Anika jumps from the car and runs in after Yoshi, obviously unable to keep up. Once she finds out where Mark is she quickly heads for the room. "Mark!" she exclaims, entering the room, still looking a disheaveled mess. "Praise the gods, you're alright," she says, relieved to find him awake and talking. "Someone attacked you? Who? What happened to Star?"

"Hi Anika-" Mark lets himself get cut off by Yoshi.

The detective nodded, “Who is this Star?”

Yoshi shrugged, “Mark’s girlfriend, or something, she was with him, but I guess has been missing since the incident. That can’t be a good thing.”

"Star's just a friend."

All of these thoughts flitter through the popstars head as she enters the room wearing a very friendly smile aimed entirely at Mark. She crosses over to his bed and lays a kiss on his forehead. "Like get better soon, because it would totally suck if one of the few people who are actually allowed to fight the bad guys are out of commission." she said as she hopped up onto the windowsill, crossing her legs so as to not flash the room, her skirt was just that short.

"Uh...hello Kelly," Mark says awkwardly. What was it with girls having crushes on him?

 

[Tokiwong]

The Hospital Room

Mr. McCallister nods, "Star is still missing, that is not something I wanted to hear. Detective Williams, nice to see you again," he shook her hand, and turned back to Mark, "at least he is up and talking."

The Detective smiled, "Evening Bryant, looks like you are keeping yourself busy."

"No my students keep me busy, never a dull moment, so what have you gotten so far?" Mr. McCallister replied.

The Detective fills everyone in on what has been discussed thus far.