Back to Retronia (Part 4)

{Claire's pov}

It's been a long time since I've been away from home. Retronia was the name of a city on a different planet, but before I left things got complicated. Let's say... this was Dennis's fault to start with. We were both about to skip town until we got involved with Doctor Maxwell.

He was a total monster. Maxwell dedicated his life to make the ultimate humanoid weapon that turned out to be X... But I'm glad that he is on our side.

Anyway, I was given the task to capture a shadowed figure that looks alike as Dennis. Right now, I am standing on the second tallest building in the kingdom of Retronia. In this city, they heavily repopulated it it. Like the ordeal that we had a week ago just went away.

"What a view..."

I said to myself. The view from up here was great, but I wanted to get on top of the GDXS tower. It gave me a weird mixed feeling. Then my phone started ringing, and I answered without looking at the name.

"Hello."

"Claire! Where the heck are you!? Me, Nidializ, and Kiwi are waiting for you at the coffee shop!"

From the way of speech, I could tell that it was Dj. I also forgot that I need to lead them, but my role as a sniper can't be ignored.

"Listen Dj. I can't move from my spot, I have eyes on the sky. You guy's need to capture this doppelganger before they can cause any more problems."

I said to Dj over the phone.

"That's another problem. The imposter, is an almost exact copy of Dennis. If Dennis could have brought Maita, she could sniff him out and made this job easy for us."

Dj said to me. I wasn't sure about what he said, but I can agree that it would make a lot of things easier.

"Yea, I guess. But you missing the full picture. A copy can't last long by itself."

I said to Dj. I could understand that an exact copy of Dennis won't last this long. This is our best chance to strike and take care of this problem. Then my eyes glowed as my weapon materialized herself into her human body.

"What's the gad damn hold up. I want to shoot someone already! Come on, just take aim and find me a nice target!"

Guntria said out loud. I was still in a call with Dj and he heard my weapon.

"Who was that?"

Dj asked.

"Got to go."

I said to Dj before I can hang up the call. Then I payed my attention to Guntria while leaning over by the edge of the roof.

"Look, you can't just show up whenever you want to."

I said to Guntria.

"Then you better pay more attention. A target is standing right over a clothing shop."

Guntria said as while she was pointing at the clothing shop. I then picked up some binoculars to check it out.

"Who the hell is that?"

I asked. I was able to see who should we be looking for. Then I called Dj that was nearby.

"Come on... answer the damn phone!"

I said out loud. Dj finally picked up the call, and I was already in a foul mood.

"Are you on your way? Or are you still our eyes on the sky?"

Dj asked me. We had little time before our target could be on the move.

"The target is across the street, looking at a clothing store!!"

I said to Dj. He then turned around and saw a person in a black coat, covering its entire body.

"Copy that. Should we approach or do we follow? Remember, this thing stole something from Dennis. I can tell since he is missing something, but it's hard to tell what it is."

Dj said.

"Then use force if it's necessary. I'm on my way. Guntria, let's go."

I gave my order to Dj while I was leaving with Guntria to join in on a soon to be pursuit.

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{Dj's pov}

Claire told me everything that I needed to know. I at the coffee shop with Kiwi and Nidializ. We were having our eyes on the target, making sure that if they do a move, we follow. But they weren't doing nothing. They just started at the store looking at a black shirt.

"This seems way to easy..."

I said in a low tone of voice. Nidializ could hear what I said while Kiwi was drinking a coffee.

"I mean, we can take them hostage and bring them to Dennis."

Nidializ said to me. It really wasn't a bad idea, but things can be unpredictable sometimes. We have to deal with Mecha and Rampage if things go south, and I was ready for a fight with Mecha again.

"No, we can't take a hostage. It will compromise our objectives. Plus, it is better if we they lead us to their hideout. Then we can inform Dennis so he can come up with a plan."

Kiwi said as she put down her coffee. Then we all noticed that the target was on the move.

"Alright, time to get a move on."

I said to Nidializ and Kiwi. I then placed twenty dollars on the table before we could even leave the coffee shop. As we went out. We saw the target heading towards the center of this city while entering a sizeable crowd.

"And his gone. If I was Dennis, where would I go?"

Kiwi asked herself. It was a good question. I then brainstormed to figure out where I could go if I was Dennis go. The only place that he would go would be a place that can be very silent. Then it hit me.

"Kiwi, is there an abandoned part of this city?"

I asked Kiwi. The reason is that it's the only place that Dennis would go.

"Yes. There is an abandoned town district nearby."

"Then lead the way."

I said to Kiwi. Me and Nidializ followed Kiwi. We were running to catch up, while I was trying to send a message to Claire to meet us in the abandoned town.

As time passed by. We noticed that the number of people were reduced. As if they didn't want nothing with this part of Retronia.

"This is no good. The town is empty, and we won't be able to get answers."

Nidializ said. Then my eyes glowed as I felt a familiar presence.

"We need to leave. We already have our answers."

I said. I wanted to get the girls out of here before we can get into trouble. Then Claire arrived with her weapon in hands.

"Did you guys found the imposter?"

Claire asked.

We then all pointed at the road ahead of us.

"Hmm... should we bring Dennis? Maybe he can sort this out."

Claire said. Then Claire noticed my eyes were glowing. She got cautious of the place.

"We leaving. If we stay any longer, things will take a bad turn."

Claire said. We all took her word and left to report everything to Dennis. I have a bad feeling that Dennis is going to scold us for not capturing the person, but if we proceed. We would be in a lot of trouble.