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Next Dawn Comics 01 part 4 Yoshimi
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Next Dawn Comics Present
www.soljo.org/ndc/
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A Soljo Publishing Production
www.soljo.org
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CRUSADE
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SEASON ONE
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PART FOUR: - Yoshimi.
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The robots are destroying buildings. The robots are twice the size of an a
verage human. They are concentrating their efforts on one building, a big city
bank. They are smashing through the front windows as people scatter. High
above them, floating in his exo-suit, is Milton. He watches his robots as
they destroy the bank.
The robots gather the last of the money from the safe. They open compartments
in their chest cavities and load the money in. As they step out through the
shattered windows they are met by a group of uniformed men and women, armed
with large weapons. At the front of the group stands their leader, a small
Japanese looking woman.
"Stop," shouts Yoshimi. "You are in breach of law 22a. I insist you halt."
The robots ignore her and keep walking.
Yoshimi loads her weapon and fires at one of the robots, blasting a hole in
it's back. The robot topples on to a car, crushing it. The other robots
stop walking and turn on the men and women. The robots have lasers on their
arms and begin to use them. One by one Yoshimi's troops fall. But Yoshimi
fights bravely, dodging laser fire and getting occasional shots away. One of
the robots shots hits a parked car blowing it up, the shrapnel hitting
Yoshimi in the leg. She falls to the ground. One of the robots stands over
her. As it is about to fire it is hit from behind and falls to the ground.
Sabre stands ready for the robot to get up. When it does, Sabre delivers a
drop kick to its head knocking the robot down. Sabre helps Yoshimi up.
Behind them the robot is to its feet. Suddenly the robot is propelled across
the street, thudding in to a wall at high speed. Steve helps Yoshimi and
Sabre. They scramble for cover.
"I am Steve, this is Sabre."
"I'm Yoshimi. That was my team. We are a response unit to any dangerous
activity within the city."
Yoshimi grimaces and clutches her leg.
"We have a friend who can help you."
"I must get back."
"You must wait for help. We'll deal with the robots."
Yoshimi nods and stays sat. Sabre and Steve leave her to do battle with
the robots.
The robots are laying waste to the remnants of Yoshimi's team. As one
fires upon one of the men it starts to shake. It shakes increasingly
violently and bits start to fall off. The robot crumbles in to a pile
of parts on the floor. Steve stands over his handywork and seeing the
robots control panel flicks the switch to off. His attention is caught
by Sabre, who is dodging shots from another of the robots. Sabre rolls
over the bonnet of a car, taking cover behind it. One of the team is
slumped behind the car, severely wounded. Sabre takes his gun and waits.
Saviour is healing Yoshimi's leg. His hands glow brightly and Yoshimi
winces. He takes his hands from her leg and the wound has gone.
"How can you do that?" asks Yoshimi.
A robot approaches their previously safe position.
"I'll explain later."
They start to run for a better position, with the robot following all
the time. A river blocks their route.
"I'm going to have to pick you up."
"What? I can swim."
"We aren't going to swim."
Saviour scoops up Yoshimi and steps on to the river. The water is like
concrete under his feet. Saviour begins to run across the river. The
robot tries to follow, but becomes submerged in the water. It fires off
a shot in vain and then sinks into oblivion. Saviour and Yoshimi reach
the riverbank on the other side. Saviour lets Yoshimi down to her feet.
She looks in to the distance at the carnage beyond the river.
Sabre is crouched behind the car, gun in hand. He pops up and fires a
couple of shots at the advancing robot, then ducks back down. Steve has
levitated himself in to the air above the battlefield. Like a conductor
he picks three lampposts from the ground and spears them through the
back of the robot. The robot collapses to the ground. Sabre pops up from
behind the car to fire shots, but the robot has gone and the only
potential target is a landing Steve.
Milton has been watching the warfare from on high. He shakes his
head and stands up from his perch atop a building. He begins to arm his
weapon, then stops and flies away.
Yoshimi is surveying the battlefield. Stood behind her are Steve, Sabre
and Saviour they watch her as she moves from stricken team mate to
stricken team mate, shedding a tear for each. As Sabre and Saviour follow
Yoshimi on her morbid trail. Steve stops and waits. The Ghost arrives
besides him. She points to the kerb, Steve and Ghost sit down.
"You're thinking of asking her to join," says Ghost.
"I am."
"What do you think she'll do?"
"I don't know yet. I haven't learnt enough. I didn't want to intrude."
Yoshimi has one of her team in her arms. She is crying.
"She would be a fine addition to any team. Any team without a leader.
She would not follow you Steve. She would expect you to follow her."
"It won't hurt to ask."
"Don't be too disappointed if she turns you down."
Sabre and Saviour are walking around the battlefield. They come across
one of the felled robots. They open up the chest cavity and money falls
out. Steve and Yoshimi are away from the carnage, on the edge of the
battlefield.
"I know you're going to say no. But I thought I'd give you the chance
to say it," says Steve, "would you join us?"
Yoshimi sits silently thinking.
"I can't."
Steve begins to speak but Yoshimi cuts him off.
"You don't need to give me your pitch. I know about your little team.
You have good intentions but..."
"But?"
"You are mercenaries. You do not have the direction, the ideology. You
are renegades looking for any cause, but without a goal."
"You could give that to us."
"No you can't be given that. You have to find it. When you do, I will
find you."
Yoshimi gets up and walks away from Steve, Sabre, Saviour, the battlefield
and her downed colleagues.
"She will be a fine addition," The Ghost tells Steve.
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Crusade.
Written By ChickenSoup.
Characters By ChickenSoup & PaRiS.
Cover Art By PaRiS.
New Dawn Comics (www.soljo.org/ndc/) part of Soljo Publishing (www.soljo.org).
All Storylines, Contents & Characters Copyright Next Dawn Comics & Soljo
Publishing 2004.
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