Restart [Cyberpunk: Edgerunners]

15. Near The Edge

"Is that right? So unfortunate. I'm rather proud of how this one turned out. The sensitivity the real feel."

"Mr. Kurosaki, my patients is running thin."

"Unfortunate is right."

Then a gun was pointed at Tenaka, from Maine who made his presence known.

"I would have made our job a whole lot easier with you chin-deep in BD titties."

David and Dorio then appear behind Tanaka, while Maime was in front next to JK.

"And who are you?"

Tanaka asked.

"Don't try nothing."

Tanaka then takes a look behind him.

"The arrogance!"

Tanaka said as his tone grew angrier.

"I am sorry. They had me by the balls."

JK said in his usual non-serious manner.

"Do you have any idea who I am?"

Tanaka said his voice more calm yet furious.

He then tried to call backup but the call falls.

"Huh?"

"Forget about your panic button. We've got a jammer up."

Dorio cleared Tanaka's confusion.

"A thorough plan I see."

Tanaka held his hands in the air as a surrender. But then they opened up reviling needle tips.

They fired all over the place, Maine was hit but his chromed-up arms deflected the needles.

[Sandevistan: Activated]

As for David he used his sandy and dodged the needles that were coming at him.

Even moving some out of the that were heading for Dorio.

Then he turned his sights on Tanaka, who in David's slowed-down time was still holding up his arms.

David moved to Tanaka and punched him straight in the face.

[Sandevistan: Deactivated]

As soon as the needles started flying David in a blink of an eye moved through the needle shower and appeared behind Tanaka.

Punching him square in the face sending him flying into a wall and knocking him out.

"I'm starting to get jealous of how easy you can use the sandy."

Before David could reply the head gurgling noises, they turned to it and it was JK with a needle in his throat falling on the ground bleeding out.

"Must have caught a needle."

"Wow right in the neck too."

"Stood there like a fucking gonk."

"He's gagging out."

David just looked at JK with no emotion on his face, he didn't give two shits about watching him die for the second time.

"Sucks to be him."

"Yeah, looks like he won't be around to edit his own death scroll."

JK continued gagging on the ground until his eyes lost any semblance of life.

"Flatlined."

|Uh, guys. Trauma Team's incoming|K

"Say what?! This bitch has Trauma coverage?"

|Yup. Platinum and everything.|K

"Shit, we're leaving."

Maine grabs Tanaka and they got the fuck out of there.

[The Next Day]

It was the next day and David in Lucy's apartment like most days.

He was sitting on the couch with Lucy laying her head on his lap.

<Nano>

[Yes, user]

<Status on Maines condition?>

[He is nearing the early stages on cyber-psychosis.]

<If reached, can it be reversed?>

[Yes, Cyberpsychosis can be reversed.]

<thank you, Nano, that's all.>

Yeah in the previous timeline this was the time that Maine went Psysho.

But this time David doesn't have to watch Maine die again.

[TIME SKIP]

There it was, The call from Dorio, and just like before Maine lost ut from a minute.

And so they went to the hideout.

They were now sitting on a couche across from Dorio and Maine who was facing the other way.

"Kiwis out of commission? The fuck happen."

"Should ask the gonk next to me" D.o

"Fuck off." M

Dorio continued.

"Manie Punched her out. She rant into some ICE that snagged her and he lost it."

"Sounds to me like Maine needs his head checked."

Lucy said and Maine turned to her rather angry.

"Easy Maine, next time you start losin' it . . ."

Before Dorio could finish Maine stood up and walked out of the room.

"Losing it?"

"That's right, Cyberpsychosis."

David then gets up and wakes out of the room to find Maine.

"Maine, Dorio told me what happened. Are you gonna be alright?"

"Alright? What's that mean "alright"? Huh, kid? Not a Cyberpsycho?"

Then he started to walk toward David.

"Do me a solid and lay off. Mind your biz for a fucking change. Think you hot this because you're faster than me? because you're the Sandevistan that was supposed to be mine."

Maine started to walk away.

"Then what?"

Maine turned to David.

"Let's say you got the Sandevistan, what then? You already showing signs of going, psycho, and you think you could've handled the Sandevistan? Gimmi a brake, you wouldn't be able to even use it one time before going psycho."

This got Maine pissed, but David continued.

"Face it, Maine, Maine you're done, you have nothing more to offer, you've become outdated, it'll be better to stop and salvage what you have left."

Main had enough and launched at David with punch.

TO BE CONTINUED

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