[Zhon]

The area looks like the slums of an old town. There are corpses of old reploids and humans lying. It seems to have no signs of life.

[From Abandoned Factory]

Kiyo panted heavily as he entered the town. He ran into a nearby alley. He slid down and closed his eyes.

"Dammit. I could've killed them all. Why didn't I?" He said to himself. He thought of Avian's face. "That woman..."

He then shook his head and said, "Damn. I didn't even realize I retreated to Demco." He chuckled a bit and finished by saying, "It's been a long time since I've been here..."

[Zhon]

Kiyo held onto the yellow orb, Lily's orb, and closed his eyes. He thought about how pretty his sister was... even when he was cutting through her chest and decapitating her...

He chuckled menicingly to himself and stood up.

"Looks like I'm using the orbs to track Zeke down again. However this time, things will be different. Isn't that right," he then paused, looking into the sky, "Woman." He then used his IT ability to lock in and warp towards Zeke's location.

[Kiyo To Hope's Edge Hospital]

[Zhon]

[From Hope's Edge Hospital]

Kiyo ran through the deserted streets and stabbed his Chain Spear into the wall of a crumbling building, using it to catapult his body onto the top of it. He then stopped and layed down to catch a quick break.

"Well, that could have gone better. And to think, I was just trying to talk to them." Kiyo laughed heavily as he thought about what had just occured to him moments ago.

"If only that one guy wasn't there...I could have given the two of them my message..."

[CaptainRasmot]

[From, Hope's Edge Hospital]

Tomas skidded to a halt as he entered the town and immediately confronted with the sight of death around the town. He looked around trying to find the target he was chasing but took a deep breath and let the Coolant gas expel, a great cloud of smoke clearing from his armor.

"Thor, What's our fuel level?" Tomas asked as he kept his rifle up and looked around.

Thor gave a grunt in return. "You're thankful it rained, i was able to use some of the suits power to split the water into Oxygen and Hydrogen. So we have enough fuel to last us a long while."

"Good, keep me noted cause i think we're going to have a long fight ahead of us." Tomas said and looked around still.

Rather than keeping to the ground he crouched and used Micro-Fusion jets on a small puff to leap him onto a two story building, from there he went up to a higher building and finally managed to get a bird's eye view. He finally found Kiyo lying down and lined up his Rifle setting it into single fire mode. He aimed with the Rifle in both hands and opened up his external speakers.

"Well, this is who i'm up against? Talk about stupid planning on using an abandoned town as a hiding place and not checking your 6 O'clock." Tomas said through the speakers. "I'm giving you one chance to surrender and give yourself up to the Maverick Hunters . . . before i start playing rough."

[Zhon]

Kiyo merely lie there. He sighed and responded, "You're going to threaten and assault me when I didn't even attack you? That only proves my point about the hunters..." he then sighed and stood up slowly. "Of course," he continued, "I don't guess you'll believe me. No one would beleive that a Maverick busted into a hospital just to talk to two people he just tried to destroy."

He then laughed to himself and thought about that man he once heard of called Sigma. He shook his head and said, "Now I know how that Sigma guy felt."

[CaptainRasmot]

"Actually, you got the wrong faction bub, i'm not one of the Hunters. And i only threaten and assault you because you drew a gun on my friend and shot at her. Talk or not, no one threatens my friend . . ." Tomas held the gun steady. "And comes away, unscathed!"

Tomas aimed for a non-critical area, hoping to wound the Reploid and get his point across. If the Reploid did yield after a small scuffle he'd be fine with that, however he know he was in for a long fight. He kept his aim on a leg and drew in a long breath, knowing that once the bullet flew it would be too late to do anything else. Rather than shooting outright, he kept the aim steady the red targeting triangles keeping his aim clear.

Tomas opened the external comm again. "I promised my friend that i wouldn't kill you, but after that glorious speech and knowing of what you were built for it'd be a crime to let you live. You're not the only one built for war, i once had a purpose like yourself to kill every last Reploid." Tomas merely shook his head and smirked behind his helmet. "But i cast that blood-soaked life away and finally saw the error of my actions. There is no right or wrong, there is only what is true and just. You have the chance to do what is justifiable . . . or have my bullet enter your Reploid skull." Tomas readjusted to Kiyo's head quickly. "Your choice."

[Zhon]

Kiyo laughed even more, his depp throated mockery echoing through the ancient location.

"Her!? You mean that sweet little peach was a friend of yours!? That's incredible! And you were a war machine! This day just keeps getting better and better!"
He then smiled and looked directly at him. "Come now, put the gun down. You seem like someone I can talk to. Or at least have a quick little chat with." His smile seemed that of a creepy one. He wasn't trying to run away from a fight, but this being before him did intrigue him. After all, if this woman was friends with him, and if he was a war machine, it seemed to Kiyo that the two of them could have a quick debate. To say the least.

[CaptainRasmot]

"I think i'll keep my gun up thank you, i don't take kindly to Roids, after all i was built to kill your kind." Tomas kept his gun steady but loosened from a sighted position to a hip firing position. "Speak your peace, before i mop the floor with you."

Tomas sincerely did not like where this was heading, this Reploid before him was trying to treat him as an equal. It reminded him too much of Vili, when he was trying to convince Tomas to his side. Tomas closed his eyes and opened them again still focused on Kiyo with his weapon. He was tired of people trying to convince him that their side was right when it wasn't. He was tired of people trying to make certain deaths dignified and others not. He was dead tired of evil forces winning and he wouldn't have any of that.

[Zhon]

Kiyo laughed in a deep voice yet again. "Don't take kindly to Roids!? Not only is that another thing we have in common, but you're controdicting yourself! After all, isn't that woman you're so fond and protective of a reploid?" He smirked, cracking his hands and he placed them behind his head. "It seems to me you just keep getting more and more interesting by the second."

[CaptainRasmot]

Greaaaat Tomas thought to himself with a slight cringe. He's one of those damned Wit-loving types.

Tomas thought over a better response, trying to see of a way to turn this around. Then he got a twisted idea, to use the same banter Kiyo is throwing back at him. Tomas merely moved one hand from the gun to his hip, holding the gun in place with one hand as though it was nothing. He smiled behind his helmet and made a slight upward tilt before he spoke.

"Oh? and what about you? You had two chances to kill not only the one you need to kill but a woman who's baggage to you." Tomas grinned broadly. "Hell, arn't you supposed to 'Cleanse' this world of evil? Isn't that what your creator wanted, instead of running away like a little puppy with his tail between his legs?" Tomas faked a sad tone to further sweeten the deal. "Oooooooh woe is me! My master didn't wuv me! He made me have to do dirty work in order to clean the world! Boooooo-hooooo!"

Tomas smiled inwardly, two can play at a game of wits, of slicing open one's emotions. But no one was as good as Tomas's acting to make the performance even better than it could be just normally. He had to admit that maybe he should take a career in acting, but right now he knew he was needed with his armor more than his acting. After all, his greatest enemy was his greatest teacher in showing him how to open up the human emotion.

[Zhon]

Kiyo titled his head down as if in defeat. His body then began shaking and a muffled sound emerged from him. He then flung his body back and bursted out laughing.

"You think I don't know what I'm doing!? Have you not noticed that I wasn't even scratched when they attacked me! The only reason I didn't kill them right then and there was because of my ..." Kiyo searched for a word that properly fit his situation. Though he could not think of one that fit perfectly, he settled by saying, " history. Though I'm suprised you know about that. Did little Zeke-ey poo find his wittle message." He figured he'd throw his child like antics back at him. After all, he loved to screw around with people. "And who are you to talk? Boo-hoo. I was made to kill mean old robots but I don't wanna 'cause I'm a good boy. I wish I wasn't all awone." He then began his laughter once more.

[CaptainRasmot]

"Yes, i think you're a complete retard, wanna know why that is? Because you don't seem to think there is a choice between the path you're taking and a one you could be taking." Tomas rolled his eyes at his try to give a come-back towards his own and aimed his rifle again with one arm. "You see this Rifle? I have what those other guys don't have, the power of a .50 calibre bullet. Oh sure your Plasma MAY be able to do something, but by the time you have done enough damage you'll have armor reminiscent of Swiss cheese." Tomas looked at Kiyo with a grin. "Hell, i could slow you down with a handy ol' tool i have here, you see this?" Tomas pulled the grenade on his hip from the magnetic hold. "This is a shocker grenade, wanna know what it does? It explodes and gives out an electrical discharge much like an EMP, except painful." Tomas spun the grenade on his index finger and caught it in his hand. "Marvelous little tool of technology, Reploids scream in dire agony before putting a bullet through their brain. And you know, i could use this, if i were a horrible sport, in fact you're beneath even just using fire-arms." Tomas put the Rifle down and the weapons case on his back along with the grenade and side-arm. "I'm going to use my bare fists. Cause i know, only an idiot like you can get the point through having it beat into ya with five knuckles."

Tomas held one fist in his other hand and made a quick movement and an audible crack sound, doing the same for the other knuckle. He looked Kiyo down through his helmet, knowing that he just bluffed his way through the entire thing, he had spurred this Reploid into fighting. And at the same time it gave him a thrill like no other, to beat down this Reploid for all the people he could have killed.

"You say you're destined to cleanse the world of evil? Then grow some Juevos and start with me Mr. Rightous Ploid, cause i'm the baddest mother fucker you'll ever live to see." Tomas waited for Kiyo's first move, he knew that Kiyo couldn't pass up the challenge. "And don't stop, just because i'm Human, break those three laws like the Maverick you are. I mean what, picking on Reploids and then running away?" Tomas let out a boasting laugh and then looked at Kiyo, the growing grin behind the visor of his helmet. "You're nothing but a coward."

[Zhon]

Kiyo squated down into a nice sitting position.

"Wow. Thanks for the little science lesson. Listen, I'm starting to get bored. Can you say something else that might interest me again? Like you have a creator with a dark mind maybe?" Kiyo smirked, chuckling a little. He then gets back up and shrugs. "But if you really want a fist fight with a guy you call a coward, then alright. Don't blame me if this so called "Maverick" ends up cheating." He then clenched his fists, slightly bending his legs as he placed his right fist foward with his left at a half way point from his right hand and his chest. "Let's go."

[CaptainRasmot]

"You asked for it." Tomas said as he dove off the building.

He fell slightly through the air and judged his position, the building he was on was slightly taller but he needed the right angle. When he found it he pulled his fist back and curled into a ball, spinning back slightly. Finally he kicked his thrusters on, boosting himself to great speeds, flinging himself right at Kiyo. If Kiyo could dodge this it'd have to be at a hairs breadth distance, barely enough to only get knicked by Tomas's speeding punch heading straight for his face.

[Zhon]

Kiyo smirked as he watched the oncoming fist approach him. He made no attempt to dodge. Instead, his held his right hand out to grab the fist, full impact, then he twisted his body so that his left leg could smash into this person's side. He put forth his whole strength by blasting his thrusters to increase his leg's speed.

[CaptainRasmot]

Tomas saw the leg approach and curled his body up, using the left over of the thrust to keep him in the air to avoid the kick. He had no time to question how this Reploid had absorbed the impact of his full on punch but he knew a way to break free of the hold. Tilting back from Kiyo he attempted what many called a mule kick, but he did it at full strength pouring his abnormal strength into the kick. If it worked it would be enough to break the grapple hold and leave two large feet like dents on the armor. He added a small boost from his Micro-Fusion thrusters attached to his legs for added boost.

[Zhon]

Kiyo saw the approaching attack and threw the man back by thrusting his body away from him via his caught fist. Kiyo then proceeded to do a backflip to put a good five feet of distance from them due to the jets his legs.

[CaptainRasmot]

Tomas knew that Kiyo had let go and instantly knew he'd be in free-fall if he didn't do anything. Quickly thinking he used his thrusters again as he came upright to hover slightly and jump back onto the top of the building.

"Damnit kid! He's way too fast!" Thor exclaimed in his head.

Tomas took a deep breath and nodded. "Then we improvise, how much Adrenaline we have left?"

"Well . . . we have about 75% left in store." Thor said slowly.

Tomas grinned. "Let's kick this shit into over-drive."

Tomas pounded the center of his chest and suddenly he started convulsing as the Adrenaline entered his system. He screamed loudly, the drug entering his body forcibly and violently into his blood stream. His eyes dilated and he took in five times more oxygen than before, looking down range at his foe. Huffing deeply he started out into what would be a simple run, but what turned into an all-out dash. His feet pounded the ground, gravel flying everywhere as he dashed at Kiyo. It was beyond human speeds, if a speedometer were tracking him it would be clocking 80 miles per hour. He reared up a punch in less than a second and let it fly the same second, barely enough time for any Reploid built for speed or not to dodge it.

[Zhon]

Kiyo was in shock at the human's incredible speed. having no time to counteract in any way, all he could do was raise his in front of his chest and face and try his best to duck down, allowing the punch to skid over his skull.

[CaptainRasmot]

Tomas say Kiyo's ducking move and in the blink of the eye he changed his punch mid-step into a downward Elbow slam using his own weight and gravity to propel him downwards. Tomas's mind was racing out of control, formulating moves before he even needed too. He saw the readout on his visor and knew that he couldn't keep this up forever of his drug reserves would be bone dry. But this Reploid was infuriating him to the point of no return, the speed alone was extraordinary. However Tomas knew that as long as he could keep up his reaction time for as long as he could, he could probably exhaust the Reploid into defeat.