Battle Born Vagabond

chapter 19: Assured Destruction: Roberto Alexander "#7" Garcia: march 3, 5007

Whispers erupted when the challenge I expected was coming. I yell at my section to shut up; eventually, they do. I see movement in the crowd across the way I don't know what they are doing.

Dane keeps talking, "yes you two gentlemen who gained access to cities you did not earn through combat but by assisting Marie as she was the usurper. Get to have an outstanding record on your hands finally, The death of around 20,000. Who here does not think that is worthy of being a Hero-Warden? A true leader of the people."

The group of people I'm watching get up quickly and begin to leap into the sky. My reaction time is faster than my rifle, so I put one round in my sniper rifle as I fire. Wait for it to get just past my sniper rifle and eject the round, and I keep going until all 26 of them have been shot.

Dane looks out towards me from the center of the ring thousands of eyes follow his onto me, "Number7! This is not the time to be taking pot shots for shits and grins!"

The bodies fall from the sky to include my last shot that was directly over the arena, I give a broad smile, "Carry on boss."

"Damn 7, that was impressive, good job. Holy balls I didn't even see that escape attempt." The body lands within the arena. "#1 can you move this body please?" Mobile teleports in and touches the body and gets it out of the arena. "Alright, gentlemen I want to see an epic battle. Make it the fight of the century. I have for you both weapons that will be provided, and the cover will pop up at random, a little dune buggy and melee weapons. Let's go to the middle, make me proud boys."

They look at each other and Dane has them follow him to the center. As they get away from the edge, the arena begins its programming revealing a stockpile after stockpile. And it finally shows the vehicle. They will get hurt if they can make it to the edges.

The closer to the center they go the more reluctant they become, they realize how dangerous this is for them. "This begins when the crowd counts down from zero, #7 will fire a round into the air, and you two will begin. Let me get a go-ahead from the holoroom, these weapons are not real, but they will kill just the same until the program is terminated." Dane used the comlink to connect the next number twelve and head of the probies, "hey what's the status on the completion of the program being up and running?"

We don't wait long for the response, "we have every program except the vehicle up and running."

"What would happen if they try to use it?"

"They get shocked, and your fun is done."

"Take what you need to away for now and finish the programming then put it back. Do you have your video feed?"

"It does not allow us to program without it."

"Enjoy the show as you work. I'm going to get this started."

"Thank you, sir."The vehicle disappears, "Alright, no dune buggy yet but they are working on it. Let's have the crowd begin the countdown!"

The crowd hesitates, "FIVE!"
"FOUR!"
"THREE!"
"TWO"
They hesitate a long time, "Number seven they are hesitating!".

I fire a round in the air. Dane gets away from them stand in a corner. Both men still hesitate they are just staring at each other. Dane takes a hammer from his pocket and throws it at them. It whizzes between them. "Let's go! The people want a show!"

Flynn runs off and grabs a pistol and sword from the arsenal behind him, and Malone grabs a machine gun and immediately starts firing at Flynn.

Flynn is running very concentrated on where he is going. Firing the pistol at Malone while still on the move. Neither of them is terrific shots.