Rally raised an eyebrow. “It’s as good a place as any.”
“Lady, this stuff is top secret. Not the kind of thing you talk about in public,” Press remarked.
Rally blinked and level her gun. “What the hell does this have to do with me?”
“That’s what we’re here to find out,” stated Laura, mater-of-factly.
Rally blinked. “Who the hell are you people?”
“I’m Doctor Laura Baker, he’s Press Lennox and they are Agents Wood and Cox.”
“Well, so exactly what is…” Rally paused in mid sentence and visibly floundered as her mind was assaulted with the empathic echo of Melfina and Ranma mating.
Seeing an opportunity, the two agents drew their guns. Rally reacted in instinct. There was a blur of motion and agents were throw away from the group, landing ten feet away. One had his arm bent at an unnatural angle while the other was on his knees, holding a gash in his side. Both were unconscious. Rally stood where the agents had been moments before, hunched over with a feral look in her eyes.
“Great, she’s like fucking Sil all over again...” growled Press, reaching for his gun while beginning to back away.
“Press, stop!” exclaimed Laura, placing her arm on his chest.
Minnie May blinked and looked at her friend in partner in surprise. “Rally?”
The bounty hunter looked don at her hand which had morphed into a wickedly taloned claw, in mute fascination. After a moment, it changed back to human. Slowly, she glanced upward toward Press and Laura, her eyes betraying a mixture of shock and fear. “Wha... What the hell happened to me?”
Laura moved over to Rally, and placed her hand on her shoulder. In a steady voice, she said, “That is what were here to tell you…”
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“I just can’t fucking believe this,” stated Rally, as she looked at her once again taloned hand, “I can see the proof, but I just can’t fucking believe it,” muttered Rally.
“It is hard to believe, I know,” stated Laura.
“No goddamn it,” exclaimed Rally, slamming her fist onto the metal table, denting it. “You don’t! You have no idea! If what your telling me is true, I’m not even human any more! I’m some kind of fucked up alien killing machine! I’m pregnant, and the scary part is… I don’t mind. I just don’t mind. I know I’m pregnant, probably with some killer-alien spawn, and all I can do is think about baby names. On top of that when I talk about the bastard who did this to me I get a warm fuzzy feeling like I’m talking about my boyfriend. So you don’t understand, you couldn’t possibly understand?”
Laura sighed. “You’re right, Rally. I guess I can’t...”
Rally sighed. “So, what now. Are you going to try and kill me?”
“No,” Laura replied, “We want to help you. We want to know what is going on, find who’s doing this, and gauge if there is a potential threat. Most of all, we want to understand the changes that have been done to you.”
Rally sighed. “And after that?”
“If all goes well, we let you go. You’re probably closer to normal then many mutants, you’ll just have to maintain confidentiality. There would be no grounds for holding you,” she replied.
“And if I am a threat?”
Press just looked at her, coldly.
“I see...,” Rally sighed and stood up. “Well then, I guess we all have to do what we must...” Inside her, Rally instincts were screaming for her to leave, to protect herself and the unborn child growing rapidly within her womb. They were contrasted against her own fear and curiosity about what she has become. There was also a sense of responsibility. If she was a threat, did she have a right to endanger humanity?
“You’re not gonna make a break for it, are you?” asked Press.
Rally turned and looked toward him. What she replied with was probably the most painful thing she had ever said. “So, when do we leave?”
“So, you’re going to come with?” stated Press in mild surprise.
“Yes,” she replied. “I want to know what has been done to me.”
May, who had been aloud to sit in at Rally’s request, and remained absolutely quiet during the whole preceding stood up and walked over to her partner. “Rally?”
“Yes May?”
The younger girl pulled her partner into a hug. “Come home.”
Rally hugged her back, “I will... I will. Keep the store running, and the Cobra gassed up. I’ll be back before you know it.”
The two remained in their embrace for what seemed like an eternity, until Laura reluctantly interrupted them. “Rally?”
She sighed and pulled away from May. “Okay. When do we leave?”
“Right now,” stated Press. “May can deliver any personal effect tomorrow, but we really don’t want to leave you unattended.”
Rally sighed. “Good idea… I can hardly resist the urge to run… So, no guns?”
“Yeah.”
“Shit. I really can’t sleep at night without a gun under my pillow,” remarked Rally. “Know the feeling,” replied Press.
“Well then, lets get going,” stated Rally. She smiled and looked at her partner. “I’ll see you later, Minnie May.”
May smiled, but her eyes betrayed sadness. “Bye, Rally.”
Rally Vincent sighed and steeled her self. She didn’t know what was going on, bet she was about to find out.
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(Posted Sat, 10 May 2003 10:50)
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