The Meta Six

Chapter 7

(Excuse my typos)

POV: Mark Liu

"I'm here to bail Onyx Grace," I said to the guard at the front desk.

After our conversation yesterday I gave bailing her out a second thought, but then I realized something; Even if she didn't want to help me, she didn't deserve to be there. I knew that for a fact. Truthfully I should've bailed her out a long time ago.

"Do you know how much her bail amount is?" the guard inquired giving me a look that read: are u crazy?

"Yes, I'm well aware. $7,050,689. I have the money."

"Y'know" the guard started "usually when a prisoner has a bail amount that high, it's for a reason."

"Ma'am thank u for informing me but I would like to post bail for Onyx Grace, may I do that please?" I said with a bit of annoyance.

She sighed and rolled her eyes "how would you like to pay the amount"

"Cash" I replied

"Hand me the money and they'll bring her out shortly" she replied with her hand outstretched. I placed the envelope of cash in her hand and went to take a seat in the waiting area

After a few minutes, the double doors opened and Onyx stepped forward. She wore an orange jumpsuit and had a box in her hands.

The guard removed the power dampener from her neck and pushed her towards me "here you go."

One of the guards said to me "good luck"

She stood there for a minute and then started walking in my direction.

"So-" I began but she walked straight past me and towards the large windows in the waiting area. She got to the window and looked out. she began looking around and she closed her eyes for a second. As if she were taking it all in.

After several minutes she turned and walked toward me "I told you, I'm not interested in helping you with anything that has to do with Hadeon"

"Onyx it is nice to meet you in person and not behind a glass screen," I said with a small smile. I extended my hand out to her for a handshake. She looked down at my hand and then looked back up at me.

"You don't know me and I don't know you, I don't owe you a thing," she said.

"Please follow me outside," I said and I turned and headed for the exit.

I stepped outside and looked behind me to make sure she was following. She was taking slow steps and looking around at everything around her. I noticed a small smile tug at the corner of her lips.

When we reached the car I took the box from her and put it in the trunk.

We entered my car and Orion's voice filled the car, " hello Mrs.Grace, nice to finally meet you," he said. She jumped and looked around searching for the source of that voice.

"Don't be scared" I said "that's Orion, my robotic assistant. His physical form is in my home but his programming is in most of my tech. including this car"

She relaxed back into the seat. She leaned her head against the window and stared ahead with her hands clasped in her lap.

I started the car and we drove.

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Onyx POV:

I struggled to get up. I need to fight, I kept telling myself. I don't know why this is happening to me. Everything around me was destroyed. My home is in ruins.