GRU project 3

[arbiterchamp]

Ruri*narrative*:we always thought that we had known every aspect of the sad story of Norene Wakeman and her creations. But with the recent discovery of XJ-0 we learned that there was more to the story then we thought, and there was even more that should never have been unlocked....
GLOBAL RESPONSE UNIT PROJECT 3

*door to lab bursts open and skyway agents head through*
Ruri*still narrating*:it turns out that Mr.Wright was correct, there was more valuable information in the lab, but once we found 0 there was no time to waste.
Skyway soldier:well, Xjs 1-8 have been destroyed.
SS2:that's a shame.
SS3:sir! sir! i found something!
SS:what is it boy
SS3*runs back with a bundle of papers*:their schematics for more Xjs, 10-20.
SS:well, i'm sure Dr.Maug will want a look at these...
*at Skyway Outpost Alpha*
*door opens and the 3 skyway soldiers enter*
Vannessa:well, did you find anything?
SS:yes ma'am*hand schematics*
Vannessa:excellent, but theres nothing made by a Wakeman that a Maug can't improve...
*outside, about halfway across Tremorton*
Ruri:my 'vannessa maug is going to kill everyone' sense is tingling.
Champ:heheeh
Ruri:seriously, i have the feeling that shes dooming us all.
Champ:how?
Ruri:it's a feeling, it doesn't give me specifics.
Champ:relax, i just want to know how i'm going to die.
Ruri:come on, we have to find SOMEONE

[Dr. Alex Sherwood]

*is this before or after alex's run-in with the law?*

[arbiterchamp]

after

[Dr. Alex Sherwood]

Alex is hiding in a dark alley. Her clothes show extensive wear. Her glasses lens are cracked . She has deep dark circles around her eyes.
Alex:(thought and peering around the corner)I can't go far until nightfall or I'll be spotted for sure.. YIPE someone's coming..(hides)Wait. Is that? It is! I can trust her!
Ruri is walking down the street.
Alex:PSST. Ruri
Ruri: WHOZAT?! SHOW YOURSELF!
Alex: Calm down ruri, it's me.
Ruri: Dr. Sherwood?!

[arbiterchamp]

Champ:who...ALEX!!!!

[Dr. Alex Sherwood]

Alex: That's right champ. It's me.(steps out of shadow)see the shell of a being I've become...(sighs)

[arbiterchamp]

Champ:what happened!?

[Dr. Alex Sherwood]

Alex:take a look on that!(points to poster that says WANTED FOR BOMBING DR ALEXANDRA SHERWOOD)I've been running for 7 years..I DIDN"T DO IT!!! It was an accident..the prototype blew up when I went to get the president of MIT..and he got hit in the head with flying shrapnel..the one man who could vouch for my innocence: DEAD, FINITO! I tell you, champ, I'm too old for this crap! I'm fifty-freakin'-five years old! I should be in florida sitting beachside drinking a strawberry daiquiri, but I'm reduced to trapping whatever comes my way and diving into the mississippi river breathing through a reed...AyAyAy..I can't go confess my innocence or they'll blow me away...I'm in deep..(sighs

[arbiterchamp]

Ruri:that sucks, have you heard of Vannessa Maug

[Machaeus]

"Who? Ms. Personality, Great-Grand-Whatever of Phineas Maug?" They turn to see Machaeus. He's currently dressed in street clothes. "If I remember correctly, she's caught up in the endless red tape of the Skyway Patrol. Or did that change in the last 100-plus years?"

[Dr. Alex Sherwood]

Alex: Yes. I never forget my students. She was TERRIBLE, to be frank. I failed her.

[arbiterchamp]

Ruri:heh, how could i forget that

[Machaeus]

"You had to put up with that pathetic excuse for a human being as her professor-slash-teacher? And you flunked her? Hm...for some reason, coupled with your act 'against' her and her naturally sweet disposition, I'd bet my magical powers and my, you know, that she had SOMETHING to do with your framing. Oh, and FYI, the 'sweet disposition' thing WAS sarcasm."

[arbiterchamp]

Ruri:we don't need you to explain saracasm

[Machaeus]

"Sorry. Just in case you thought I was stupid enough to be serious, that's all."