The moment that he walked through the door, he knew he was in big trouble. Max stood, scanning the room, noticing the devastation that was strewn about. Bodies scattered about like discarded toy soldiers after a child was bored with them. Max made no sudden moves, since he could feel a pair of eyes on him. He would have to thank Maggie later for that gift. "Brogan." "Ah Max," a voice said from the shadows. "It's good to see you again." "It's been a long while. You could have called." "I knew if I did this that you would come." Brogan stepped from the corner; he held a device in his hands that resembled a gun. "Like a bee to pollen." "Enough with the games, Brogan," Max said. He stood there staring at the man. "You killed me once," Brogan said as he stepped forward. "I doubt if you can do it again. I've evolved."
Max slammed his hand on the table, making Frank and Goner look up from what they were doing. Frank was reading the paper, while Goner was doing a Soduku puzzle. "What's up?" Frank inquired. Max ran his fingers through his hair before replying, "Still no word." "Well, after all it's been only 12 hours," Frank replied. He had folded up the paper and placed it on the table. Beside the 13 clips that were loaded and ready for battle. "Shouldn't there be a sign at least?" Max seemed more agitated than normal. "What's up, Boss?" Goner asked; he noticed this as well. "I'm not too sure," Max replied. "Something doesn't feel right at all."
"What's going on?" Angst looked about. She walked across the roof to the spot where Suki was camped out. Suki turned to look at Angst; she held a portable game player in her hands. She was in the middle of kicking alien butt. "Nothing much," Suki replied. "You're supposed to be on sentry duty," Angst said with a scorned look. "I am," Suki stated. She finished off the level and then quit the game. "It's boring. Just sitting and watching, it's like doing math or something like that." Angst sat down beside Suki and took the binoculars from their perch to do a quick glance. "Besides, Trump is in the tree across from the building," Suki said. "I hate that cat," Angst muttered. "You and Max both," Suki said with a smile. "I can understand why Max doesn't like the cat but what's your story?" Angst scanned the building and saw no movement. She scanned to the tree to find Trump sitting on a limb licking his right paw. He seemed to notice someone watching him so he peered toward Angst. "It's a long and complicated one," Angst said. "I got all night," Suki inquired. "Well I don't," Angst replied. She turned to Suki and winked.
Kelly's Diner sat on the outskirts of the city, a
rest stop or a last chance to get a meal before heading off into
destinations unknown. It was a relic from the past, erected during the
1950's and had managed to survive the radical changes as the city grew in
the distance.
It had changed hands many times but never its style and
that's maybe why the woman liked coming here every so often. She pulled
into a parking spot in front of the diner and stepped out into the crisp
morning air.
The waitress was sitting on the edge of the counter
taking a sip from her coffee when the woman entered. The waitress
straightened up from the stool and placed her coffee down.
"Good morning," the waitress said.
The woman nodded and said, "Indeed it is." The
woman was athletic, somewhere between her late twenties and early
thirties, wearing torn jeans and a tank top. Her posture was straight but
not arrogant. She stood at the door and glanced around and decided to
take a seat near the back.
"Do you want coffee?" the waitress asked.
"Yes
please," the woman said. She stopped and turned to face the waitress.
"Has there been a gentleman here? About 6'1. Sandy blonde hair?"
