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sweatdrop No one has to read this, it has nothing to do with what is going on now. I figured it could better explain some things about my ladies.

A look back...

"Two hundred and seventy nine....two hundred and eighty...two hundred..." counting was heard at squat push rack by none other than, Tina. She was pushing up exactly five hundred pounds. This monster of a woman was the human shape of, Tina? She stood five foot four inches wearing one those under armor shirts and basketball shorts, with a physique that didn't show she was a body builder. Instead it looked more like a slightly buffed out version of a female gymnast. In fact, one couldn't ever tell she spent most of her free time in the gym lifting all these weights!

"This is why you will never get a date at the gym..." Desirae commented proceeding to pull herself up on the same bar, Tina, was using to do squats. Slowly and gracefully she leveled her slender, yet lean, body horizontal to the ground and held it there while her power house of a little sister kept counting. "You just intimidate the men here." she continued to complain while lifting her body perpendicular to the floor. "Then again, maybe you're just scared of guys and this is a sort of self defense mechanism for you!" Desirae joked flipping herself off the bar in front and in front of, Tina.

"Arg! Shut up!" Tina yelled throwing the bar to the matted gym floor hard and a face as red as a tomato, and not from the exercise she was doing. "Not all of us are graceful and charming like you are, Dezzy!" Tina quipped looking back at her older sister who was wearing something similar to herself only instead of basketball shorts it was bicycle shorts. "Besides, if I want to beat Aunt Elle, I need to get stronger." she hinted as to why she worked so hard.

"It would take a warhead to knock out Aunt Elle! What makes you think you can beat her just by working your muscles ragged?" questioned Desirae while walking with her sister to the weight bench. "I know you're tough but that woman...she's...well in a league FAR beyond what we've experienced."

After setting one hundred and fifty pounds to each side of the barbell, equaling three hundred pounds, Tina, laid back and got ready to start bench pressing; "League nothing, shear power will beat her. Just you watch." She had wasted no time in lifting the three hundred pounds and starting to push it up and eased it back down and repeat.

"Tina, you can lift the FRONT end of a car by yourself. You can push and pull way too heavy a weight for very long repetitions. Can't that be enough for you? You have to be able to beat her to be satisfied in life?" Desirae questioned her as she proceeded to hang upside down from a pull up bar and did hanging sit ups.

Four hours later, after the gym and showers.

"I could go for a smoothie!" Desirae chirped wanting to go hang around some place with stores. "I won't take 'no' for an answer either! You always coop yourself up alone and never go out and do anything." complained the frustrated woman trying to push around her little sister. Easier said than done!

Tina thought a moment and spoke; "I could use a protein shake and a new punching bag. Maybe new sparing gloves too..." she pondered absentmindedly accepting Desirae's offer.

In the middle of walking around a crowded shopping center, some jet engines were faintly heard. No one heard them but within seconds heavy gunfire rung out as people screamed and ran around frantic. Some how or another, a robot resembling a flying torso with two heavy machine guns was soaring around and shooting everything it could. This started the robot rebellion.

"The hell?!" Tina yelled as she and Desirae darted for cover behind a building. "Is that thing some weapon sent by enemies of our nation?" she asked looking the other direction to see if it was clear.

Desirae was patting herself down looking for her gun; "Forget where they came from! Why don't we have a gun?!"

The floating metallic monster had spotted them and had them in its sights. The bone chilling whir of the barrels warming up on the gun were enough to make the girls dart off for better cover. "Split up! It can't chase us both!" Desirae ordered taking a hard right into an alley while Tina took to the left. The robot had been hell bent on tracking down Desirae and was fast on her heels. "As long as Tina is safe..." she thought to herself veering to the left down another alley which turned out to be a dead end. The metal monster warmed up its guns again as Desirae stood there and clenched her eyes shut. "End of the line you over grown paper weight!" Tina exclaimed jumping from a fire escape and crashing down the the menace, slamming it down into the concrete causing it to some how break down.

"What are you doing here?! I was going to be the hero this time!" Desirae complained kicking the now lifeless bot. "Can't be a hero if you aren't alive to tell the tale! Besides, I wouldn't ditch you like that." Tina comforted walking down the alley to the exit.

As she was just about to step out of the alley, another bot flew in front of her. Tina's eyes widened as it appeared out of no where. "Tina! NO!" Desirae refused to let her little sister die like that. With some sort of inhuman speed she raced at Tina and pushed her aside just as the bullets were firing. Desirae had replaced Tina and was getting shot by tens of hundreds of bullets. "Dez....DESIRAE!" Tina yelled in terror and refusal of her sister's demise. Furious, she got up and charged at the bot. Leaping into the air she held her right fist in her left hand high above her head and slammed it down on the killers head causing a large dent in its armor. "Every one of you will pay! None of you will leave alive! and as for the one controlling these things...You're next! I'll make you suffer! By my hands alone, you will writhe in pain. A slow death awaits you!"

Tina's threats fell on deaf ears as she continued her rampage of the bots, tossing them around like they were crumpled pieces of paper. Bending their metal bodies and tearing them apart like it was nothing for her. She must have taken down fifteen or so before one crept up and shot her in the back several times. "No...Tina..." Desirae cried softly as tears rolled down her blood spotted face as she tried to reach out to one of the two remaining members of her family.

Within an hour several soldiers had marched into that town. The commanding officer was none other than, Elle. Wearing full military fatigues, with a beret and carrying an automatic gun. She knew her nieces were some where in this city. "Where?" she asked and looked around frantically. Just as she asked that three bots flew fast in one direction and then a line of five more followed. Elle, quickly followed them like a cat following a mouse.

When she came to the spot that the robots were circling, she noticed a figure standing in the middle of them. A rather muscular woman, standing. Not moving. But as one bot got closer, the woman thrashed it causing it to malfunction. Two more bots shot at her landing hits in her shoulder and leg. This caused her to kneel and cry out in pain. Elle, recognized the cry as her niece, Tina.

With a fiery fury, Elle stormed the squad of bots. She first jumped over the one closest to her and fired her gun at the one on the opposite side. After that she took off, swiftly, to the left, closing in fast with a grenade pin pulled in her left hand. The targeted bot took aim but was too late, Elle had already punched the grenade into the eye socket of the bot and had taken off again toward the one she had jumped over. Sliding under the one she had jumped over, she kicked it high in the air and shot it from below in its engines.

The other two settled down on either side of Elle. She jerked her head to the right looking at that one and that one only. Her eyes were cold and looked liked she was blind to any sort of humanity she had. Dropping her gun she reached to the back of her belt, placing her hand on the handle of a wakizashi. Like a blur she was gone from sight, only to reappear under the one she was staring at and gave it a sharp upper slice. While in the air the last bot took aim but it was too late. She had already crashed down slicing that one in two.

After Elle came to, she threw down her weapon and rushed to Tina. "Oh please be ok! Answer me! Tina!" she called out but Didn't get an answer. Tina was trying her hardest to get back on her feet, like it was something she needed to do. "Aunt Elle?!" Desirae cried dragging her body by the only working arm she had. "Not you too!" Elle cried as tears flowed freely running to Desirae and holding her for dear life.

Desirae's vision was fading, so all she could see was the figure of her monster of a little sister standing back up;"Good, shes.......ok..." smiled a relieved elder sister as she drifted out. "Nothing will ever take me down...I am the wall that protects what's left of my family." whispered Tina as she lost consciousness while on her feet.

Bartholomew led the party, directing them down this street, up this alley, around this corner. Fumi followed, silent as a ghost, invisible like a ghost. Suddenly, Bartholomew turned a corner... and stopped. What he just directed them to was a large, public square, literally swarming with zombies. Fumi stopped dead in her tracks, eyes wide open. How were they going to get out of this one? Never had she encountered a group this big. Maybe once, back in her hometown, but even that didn't look so massive and threatening as this.

One zombie shuffled up, a grotesque figure with shaggy blond hair, a bloody face, and shredded clothes. She must have been quite beautiful when she was alive, Fumi thought sadly. With the others, she then watched as Bartholomew talked to the zombie, identifying it as Rachel. Rachel... who was Rachel? He walked up to the undead woman, and screamed in her face. Fumi, surprised, backed up, into a wall. She could practically see him snapping as he pulled out his pistols and shot her point-blank.

After that, it was just a blur - Bartholomew's fingers were a blur, as they pressed the trigger fast as the drumming of a snare. With each hollow shot, a zombie went down. Bartholomew looked dazed, as if he wasn't even there as he put down every single zombie in the area. Fumi was frightened. As she stood by the wall, just watching the damage being dealt to the zombies by whom she thought was a robust man, she could only think, He's a monster.

Then her thoughts were replaced with pain as a stray bullet entered her calf. Silently, she collapsed, and let down her cloak of invisibility. She quickly put it back on and sat there, trying hard not to scream, not to make herself open to the zombies. Quickly, she ripped a stream of cloth from her shirt and tied it tightly around the wound. She'd been through worse. The only consequence was, she'd have to reveal herself sooner to the group. She wouldn't be able to make it without their help.

When she looked up again, Bartholomew stood there, still and straight, eyes averted from the destruction he had dealt. Every single zombie was dead. He put away his pistols and walked back to the waiting group, smiling to them as if nothing happened. Silently, Fumi tried to stand up, but her legs collapsed underneath her. With gritted teeth, she used her powers to lift herself into the air, and floated after the group. Soon, it would be soon. Now, she hoped that Sydelle wouldn't set Grr after her, and that Bartholomew wouldn't set his pistols on her.

Mara had declined his offer of immediate transport, but he understood just by hearing what was on the surface of her mind. She was skeptical and a captain, which meant that she had a lot of sensitive information that she should not allow to fall into the wrong hands, and this was the perfect situation (in her mind) where information could be used in the wrong way. She seemed to be worried that he would leave the "group," but this was not the first time his assistance had been denied, and it would not be the last, he was certain of that. He was disappointed that he would have to wade through a horde of zombies, which was by far one of his least favourite things to do.

He looked at Mara and smiled. "No matter," he began, "I shall pledge, on my honour as a dimension walker and keeper of the peace, that I shall not leave you or Adelaide behind to be injured. It is my sworn duty to protect those who need help, and you both, I am sorry to say, are in dire need." He watched as Mara pointed to the source of the flare, and he sent out his mind to see if there was anything coherent inside the building. "Well, shall we carry on before more of these creatures begin to converge on our location?"

Xavier's jaw almost dropped. But he stopped himself.
He still wasn't used to having two people from the future.
And he had forgotten how far from the future they were.
But after he thought it over for a second, he laughed.
Grinning at Prometheus, he turned the knob on the sink as cool,
clear water came rushing out.

"We don't manually pump it. You turn the knob, and the water
comes out of the faucet. If you need help with anything here just
let me know. I feel like such an idiot compared to you two."
He said, indicating Prometheus and Icarius.

It would take some time getting used to the pair of them.
But then again, Xavier didn't know how long either of them would be there.
He figured once they repaired their ship they would be off.
Then there was also the chance of none of them even surviving
because if zombies and spacemen from the future were possible right now,
what else could be?

"Behold what I, a God, from Gods endure!
Look down upon my shame,
The cruel wrong that racks my frame,
The grinding anguish that shall waste my strength,
Till time's ten thousand years have measured out their length!"
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . - Prometheus Bound

Elle looked at the girl impressed; "I didn't need to be told, I saw the way Tina was carrying you around when you all ran from Arachne. I must say, you cut to the chase when you want something, hm?" spoke the businesswoman pulling out a pair of small glasses and taking one Kary's hatchets from her to examine it. "It's real worn, I'd have to make you a pair from scratch. Time consuming but, I can do it for you. Not right now sadly..." she said handing Kary back her axe and pulling out a small blue tooth looking device. "Elle here." she said clearly after pressing a small button. "I have a few survivors, more combatants that plain civilians. Unfortunately, the owner of the underground base doesn't seem to be in at the moment, or else we'd be inside by now. Requesting to switch to our second operation." she ordered.

"Heh, told you she'd do it!" Tina said slapping Kary's back and giving her a wink. "She'll fix you up something good girly!"

"Yeah kiddo, once she makes a promise she keeps it." Desirae added then got a strange look on her face. "Hey! Who are you talking to?! Did you some how manage to get into being the top brass with the military here?!" she questioned with such an astonished look. "We've only been here a few hours! How did..." she was cut off by Elle holding up her hand to silence her.

"Understood, we'll rendezvous at the bridge at the entrance of the city." she confirmed and cut her communication. "To answer your question, yes. I am in charge of a big corporations military and it's research and development divisions. This business means to eradicate this threat in anyway possible." she informed as she waved her hands and a small black screen appeared in front of her. She began typing on another black screen that must have been a keyboard.

"Oh cool! Where'd you get that? Do we get one? It's advanced like the technology in our time! ahhh!" Desirae squealed getting bright eyed and poking at the screen but her finger went through it. "Whoa! Did I break it?"

"Stop that!" Elle ordered pushing her hand aside. "Long story short, I shared my information of our technology with their R&D and made this on the fly. Now enough talking we need to move out." Elle instructed and looked at Saiyaka who was mumbling about her mother. She walked closer to her. "Hysteria..." she uttered lifting the girls head. "If weren't so advanced, I'd have pulled a commanding officers role and slapped some sense into her. But this girl needs therapy now. "Tina, carry her. We need to move fast. The team will be here shortly." she informed stopping by Ventes. "How impolite of me. Thank you for assistance in beating this mechanical xombie. I am Elle, it's nice to meet you."