The gunslingers: the fall of the matrix: book 1

The gunslingers

I aim the barrel of my steel revolver at the forehead of the steel Standing before me "Quinn...we where friends before you turned" the sentence echoed in my ears for it is true, J03y or Joey as I called him for the years we where friends is an A.I or steel as they've come to be known, we got into trouble together, stealing things shooting people. Now, now I shoot for justice. I saw the wrong in my ways and became a better person, that's how I became a gunslinger "for a super intelligent robot you get up to some dumb stuff" he seems hurt at my remark "what changed?" I ask "I was about to ask the same question" I reach for the trigger "I changed...too bad I'm not giving you the opportunity to" with that there's a loud blast noise, a purple glow emits from the barrel of the gun leaving a hole in my once friends face. Even though I shot him I felt pain. I slide my revolver into my holster, not wanting to hold the weapon I used to kill one of my friend any longer. I straighten my hat then turn around and look at my horse. Not a traditional horse, a brown horse with metal horse shoes and a steel seat with two guns on both sides. I climb onto the saddle which even though it's made of steel it's still quite comfy "c'mon boy" my horse gallops off. The silver stag, a saloon made when the police where swapped with gunslingers. gunslingers are just police modeled after the cowboys of old. I walk into the saloon with all the other gunslingers inside, I lean over the pool table "hey Quinn" an unnamed voice from behind me says, I turn around. A female gunslinger with a pool cue is standing there, Acey Blayze a fellow gunslingers. Another old friend of mine that used to be part of Joeys gang that like me became a gunslinger to fix her ways. I remember a time when Joey her and I stole a gold ore from a bank, times I regret, times regret and want to relive. Time I both hate and cherish. Acey and I both changed, helped homeless and children, which lead to Us being gunslingers "wanna play?" Acey handed me a cue "no I'm good" I shake my head "I saw Joey today" Acey hit the ball "oh gee, how's he these days?" Acey asked "dead" I sigh "what!" She dropped the cue "he had some stolen Xlats on him and when some gunslingers tried to stop him he shot them so i went after them and had to well...." I look down, unable to finish. For context Xlats is a drug made from a rock found on the moon a few years back. Acey looked up with wide eyes, it looked like she was shocked i actually did it, killed one of my best friends "i had no choice, we changed but he didn't" I walk off to the bar. I came back with a glass of whiskey but don't get a chance to drink it, a small holographic screen appeared above my forearm saying:

Case: rouge A.I
Location: time square
Crime: active shooter
Active Gunslingers: Quinn Casper,

The screen disappears "I got a R.A.I down in time square" I put my glass down and walk out to my horse.