THE PRIZE
“WHAT...? SOL ASKED AELLA WHEN SHE DIDN’T HEAR HER.
“HOW MUCH TIME ARE WE HAVING...?”
“TWO MINUTES.”
“OKAY. I’M BRINGING YOU A BIRTHDAY PRESENT.” SAYING THIS AELLA ENDEDE HER CALL WITH SOL.
“HELLO...? HELLO...? AELLA...?” SOL SAID GETTING NO ANY VOIVE FROM AELLA.
“DAMN THIS GIRL. SHE IS SO RACKLESS.” SOL SAID LOOKING AT AX WHO WAS WATCHING EVERYTHING FOR SIMULATION. SOL SMILED WHEN SHE SAW HIM DOING GOOD. HE WAS FULL INTO THE SITUATION. THEN SOL STOOD UP AND MOVED TO HER LAB TO WORK ON THE BASIC MODEL OF THE NEXT CHIP.
AELLA STOOD IN FROT OF A DOOR AND SCANNED THE DOOR TO FIND OUT ABOUT THE SECURITY.
“HA... JUST SOME ELECTRICAL TOYS...IT’S BORING.” SHE SAID CLICKING HER TONGE AND TAKING OUT HER SWARD OUT OF HER COVER AND MOVED NEAR THE DOOR. SHE SMASHED THE CONTROL PANNEL WITH A BLOW OF HER FIST AND THE DOOR OPENED.
“NOT VERY SMART.” SHE ENTERED THE DOOR.
SEVERAL ROBOTS WHO WERE RESPONSIBLE FOR SECURITY OF THE SAFE WERE GETTING IN HER WAY TO THE SAFE. BUT ONCE SHE MADE HER MIND NOBODY CAN STOP HER FROM DOING WHAT SHE WANTED. WITH THE SWARD IN HER HAND...SHE WAS DETERMINED TO TAKE HER PRIZE CALLED “JACKPOT” AND GIFT OF SOL’S BIRTHDAY. SHE PUT BOTH OF HER HANDS ON THE SWORD AND TOOK EVERY SINGLE ROBOT DOWN WITH HER FLAWLESS MOVES AND TACTICAL STRATEGIES WITH HER SWORD.
AFTER MOVING TO THE SAFE SHE COMMANDED XI FOR SENDING TWO SF-DRONES SO THAT SHE CAN OPEN THE DOOR AND GET INSIDE.
SHE LOOKED AT THE WATCH WITH TIMER. ONLY ONE MINUTE LEFT.
“XI...I’M DOING IT MYSELF. JUST TAKE CARE OF OUTSIDE.”
“SURE MA’AM.” SAYING THIS XI DISCONNECTED FROM AELLA AND COMMANDED THE ALLIES TO MAKE A WAY FOR AELLA’S ESCAPE.
AELLA PUT A 5.5 CM LONG STRIPE OF PAPER ON THE DOOR AND A LIGHT CAME OUT OF IT BREAKING THE DOOR OPEN.
“WOW. AX GOT SOME NEURONS FOR THIS KIND OF THINGS.” SAYING THIS SHE ENTERD THE SAFE AND SAW THE CASE. SHE LOOKED AROUND AND TOOK A QUICK SCAN BEFORE GRABBING THE BOX WITH HER LEFT HAND AND PULLING A MINI ATOM BOMB OUT OF HER SIDE POCKET. SHE LEFT THE BOMB IN THE SAFE AND SHUFFLED OUTSIDE WHERE HER WAY TO HOME WAS CLEAR.
“SOL...?”
“TEN SECONDS.” AND SOL PRESSED A BUTTON ON HER SCREEN AS AELLA FLEW UP IN THE AIR AND THE BOMB BLASTED.
“SF IS THERE IN 5...4...3...2...1.” SOL TOLD AELLA.
“OKAY. WAIT FOR ME I WILL BE HOME SOON.”
“OKAY.” IN ABOUT TEN MINUTES AELLA WAS HOME. SHE GOT RID OF HER TIGHT SUIT AND WARM BOOSTERS AND MOVED STARIGHT TO THE BASEMENT.
“NO HUMAN CASUAITIES AND 78 ELECTRICAL CASUALITIES. THEY IDENTIFIED IT AS A TERRORIST ATTACK.” SOL TOLD AELLA AS SHE MOVED TO THE MAIN EXPEREMENT AREA. AX FOLLOWED SOL TO HER. AELLA PUT THE CASE ON THE TABLE.
SOL LOOKED AT AELLA AND THEN AELLA IN SUSPECISION.
AX STOOD NEXT TO AELLA READY TO TELL HER ABOUT HIS EXPERIENCE. AELLA SAT ON THE NEAR BY CHAIR AND RAISED HER BROW AT AX. HE SAT BESIDE HER AND PUT HIS HANDS ON THE TABLE LOOKING AT THE CASE BROUGHT BY AELLA.
“SO....HOW WAS YOUR EXPERIENCE.” SHE ASKED HIM.
“IT WAS FANSTASTIC. NO ANY PANICK ATTACKS. I’M READY TO GO NOW.” AX SAID GIVINH HER A EYE TO EYE SMILE.
AELLA NDDEDPATTING HIS HAED AND RUNNING HER NAHD THROUGH HIS FLUFFY HAIRS.
“SO...?” SOL SAID GRABBING A CHAIR ACROSS THE TABLE.
“SO WHAT...?” AELLA SAID LOOKINH AT SOL TAKINH HER HAND BACK FROM AX’S HEAD.
“WHO HELPED YOU THIS TIME...?”
“A WELL WISHER.” SOL NODDED AT HER ANSWER.
“ANY NAME...?”
“NOPE! IT’S HIGHLY CLASSIFIED.” AELLA SAID WITH A SERIOUS TONE.
SOL NODDED TURNING HER GAZE TO THE CASE. AELLA CLEARED HER THROAT AND LEANED ON THE TABLE TOWARD SOL.
“IT’S YOUR BIRTHDAY GIFT.” SHE WISPERED.
“AND WHAT IS INSIDE...?”
“OPEN IT YOURSELF.” AELLA SAID LYINGBCAK IN HER CHAIR.
AX STOOD UP AND MOVED NEAR SOL GRABBING THE CASE NEAR THE DGE OF TABLE. SOL OPENED THE CASE. HER EYES GOT WIDE AS SHE SAW WHAT WAS INSIDE THERE.
“BA-13!” THEY BOTH YELLED IN UNISON LOOKING AT AELLA.
AELLA SMILED AT THEM AND TURNED THE CASE TOWARD HER.
“I HOPE YOU LIKE IT.” SHE SAID TAKING OUT A COIN OF BT-13 AND LOOKING AT IT WITH CURIOSITY.”
“HOW DID YOU FIND THIS...?” SOL ASKED HER.
“WELL. I HAVE MY OWN WAYS.” AELLA SAID TOSSONG THE COIN TO AX.
“YOU BETTER START WORKING ON THE CHIPS MODEL NOW.” SHE SAID LOOKING AT SOL.
“BUT HOW COME THEY HAVE SO MUCH BT-13 THERE. ONLU AURTHER’S LAB IS HAVING BT-13 IN THE WHOLE COUNTRY.” SOL ASKED HER.
“THEY HAVE SYNTHESISIED IT WITH THE HELP OF AURTHER.” AELLA REPLIED.
“WHAT...? WHY WOULD HE HELP THEM...? AX ASKED OUT OF CURIOSITY LOOKING AT THE COIN.
“AURTHER HELPED MR.ROSS IN SYNTHESISING BT-13 AND IN RETURN HE ASKED THEM TO STOP THEIR REGENERATION PROJECT. AT THAT TIME MR.ROSS AGREED. BUT LATER WHEN MR.ROSS FOUND ABOUT THE TRUE MEANING OF THIS PROJECT HE BACK STABBED AURTHER. HE ASKED HIS FELLOWS TO HELP HIM IN THE REGENRATION PROJECT AND GET HIM TO TOP WITH NATIONAL TECHNOLOGY LISENCE WITH THE SURVEY.” SHE STOPPED TO TAKE A BREATH.
“THEN...?” AX SAID.
“AND MR.ROSS ASKED SOMEONE TO BREAK IN DR.AURTHOR’S LAB SO THAT HE CAN GET THE CONTRACT AND TAKE DOWN AURTHER WHEN HE LEARNED THAT AUTHER IS HAVING A FULL PROOF DESIGN FOR THE PROJECT. HE COULDN’T DIGEST IT AND SPILLED THE TEA. AND NOW AUTHER ASKED ME TO GET RID OF MR.ROSS SO THAT HE CAN CONTINUE TO BE AT TOP.” AELLA SAID COMPLEATING HER EXPLAINATION. AX NODDED WHILE SOL LOOKED AT AELLA WITH A FLAT EXPRESSION.
“I WONDER AT TIMES IF YOU HAVE FACIAL NERVE PALSY SOL.” AELLA SAID ROLLING HER EYES.
“HOW DO YOU KNOW ABOUT ALL THIS...?” SOL FIRED HER QUESTION.
“WHEN I WAS UPLOADING AND DLEATING DATA...I SAW RECORDS.” AELLA TOLD HER. SOL NODDED.
SUDDENLY AELLA’S AI COONECTED TO HER PUBLIC INERCOM PINGED AND A MESSAGE POPED UP.
“YOU NEVER DISAPPOINT ME.”
IT WAS FROM AURTHER. AELLA SHOWED TO SOL AND AX WHILE SMILING. SHE CLOSED THE TEXT AND LOOKED AT SOL AND AX.
“WE FINALLY HAVE OUR PRIZE.”
SHE SAID PUTTING THE DRIVE ON THE TABLE NEXT TO THE CASE FILED WITH BT-13 COINS.