Captive heart: A Meta Meggy story

Unreal engines - (S2: Ep3)

Sophia was right. 100% right.

The moment Meggy walked into this hellhole, she was shocked by the scenery around here. Cages and people cheering were everywhere, the walls were rotted and in the distance, she was fairly sure she could hear Screaming.

Masa seemed unfazed, Sophia and Lamar looked squeamish and she had to rock Crystal under her coat to keep her quiet. Nervous, she approached Lamar.

Meggy: What is this place?

Sophia: Marko's main home of business. He challenges low tier runners to games and if they lose...he takes their meta arms.

Meggy squeaked in fear.

Sophia: Don't worry, Marko isn't all that bad...He knows me, let me do the talking.

They walked to the upper level, Meggy nervous the entire time that someone would recognise her or take her arm. They finally go to the top and Sophia was the first to advance when...

Henchmen: Stop right their!

A guy with white hair stopped them, while another guy with a beard turned to meet them. He was nearly 2 feet taller then Meggy, had a lot of muscle and he had some sort of tech pack on his back.

Sophia: Hey Marko! Long...time no see?

Marko: Well, if it isn't little miss vigilante hacker herself. What are you doing back here Sophia?

Sophia: Ah, y'know. I was...in the neighbourhood and I thought I'd drop by for some cybernetic implants!

Marko: Again? What happened to the meta runner tech you bought off me last time?

Marko turned his gaze as Meggy and the others walked up, being stopped by his guard. With a simple hand motion, the guard walked away.

Sophia: Marko, these are my friends! Lamar Williams, Meggy Splezter and-

Marko: Masa Shimamoto...

Mario stared down Masa, making Meggy back away from him.

Marko: So the rumours were true...Lucks's golden boy! Now your just another decommissioned runner slumming in the low tier.

Masa: I was NOT lucks's golden boy...

Masa moved, but Lamar stopped him.

Marko: Please, back in the day, you couldn't walk a mile without seeing your face plastered on some TASCORP build-board.

Marko had his attention diverted as he looked at Meggy.

Marko: And what do we have here?

Meggy tried to back up, but a guard blocked her path and quickly ripped the coat off her body.

Meggy: Hey!

Marko: Ah, so here's the missing runner!

All eyes were on her, a missing Meta runner from the middle class with a baby in her arms.

Marko: Wow, A mother meta runner? I guess theirs a first time for everything...

Meggy grabbed her head with one hand in a panic. If any of this got out, Tari was done. In rage, she glared at Marko as he turned his attention to her arm.

Marko: Well, that's a nice piece...triple gauge processing with an original colour scheme and build. That'll sell for a pretty penny...

Lamar: Marko, that's probably not the best thing to say to a girl with a baby.

Meggy: He means that he wants my arm, probably wants it for his collection.

Marko: Oh! Whew, I thought he meant something much worse.