The Trail of the Vampire
Judges Hiro, Holmes and Steele are at Thatcher Towers whilst Judges Que and Wallace remain at Mitterand Maisons.
Holmes checks the CCTV cameras, Tom Vampire left Thatcher Towers heading in the direction of Mitterand Mansions. He relays this information to Que and Wallace who check their CCTV. They pick up Tom Vampire entering Le TET (Le Teeny Eiffel Tower) and head out to Plaza 4A.
Some 43m up (Euro Zone local cultural laws demand the use of metric units, the only place to do so in the whole of Mega City 1) on the 1st floor observation deck, two people can be seen having an animated conversation. One is Tom Vampire the other Pepe Le Peu.
Before the Judges can make their next move their attention is drawn away by an almighty ROOOOOAAAAAARRRRR!!!!!!!. Two gigantic monstrosities 100m tall and 40m wide emerge from around each side of the block.
From a stuttering loudhailer a voice shouts
"Ladies and gentlemen, for your entertainment Today we have two of the biggest attractions since the opening of the Atomic War Museum. On your left we have the Guargantuan Gekko from Guantanamo Bay... GIGASAUR!. On your right we have the Robotic Rabbit with the Radioactive Rapier, it's... CYBERBUNNY!"
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| Gigasaur and Cyberbunny Square off infront of Le Teeny Eiffel Tower |
Wallace confronts the giant pink robot rabbit and shouts "This is Judge Wallace, Stop in the name of the Law!". Cyberbunny leans down to face Judge Wallace and roars "TIMEEEEEEEE!!!". The giant green reptile raises its head and roars "JIMEEEEEE!!!".
Que runs over to her bike and calls for H-Wagon support as a shot rings out and a nearby citizen's head explodes like a squashed synthi-sauce sachet. The Judges training instinctively kicks in and they both track the trajectory of the bullet back to the top of Le Teeny Eiffel Tower.
Judges Holmes and Hiro are monitoring the situation from Thatcher Towers security suite and rush to Mitterand Maisons to back up their comrades. Judge Steele is investigating a stairwell which may have been used by the black clad oldienappers.
You Brought a Lawgiver to a Kaiju Fight?
Wallace fires a GP round into Gigasaur's Chest right where he thinks it's heart should be. The lumbering lizard does not react so he runs towards Le Teeny Eiffel Tower. Que takes cover behind her bike as another shot rings out smashing the wing mirror she was using to observe the shooter. She mentally notes the additional crime of Criminal Damage (Code: 902 - 2 to 6 years) to the perps charge sheet.
The monsters begin closing towards each other intent on slugging it out.
Wallace enters the South West leg of Le Teeny Eiffel Tower and begins running up the stairs. He can hear the unmistakeable sounds of footsteps running down the stairs towards him. Que can see Pepe Le Peu on the top most observation platform with a rifle. She breaks from cover and fires a single GP round but misses, the bullet ricochets off the tower's plas-steel girders with an audible zing.
Cyberbunny brings down his glowing green laser sword as Gigasaur lunges in grabbing his right arm and trying to bite the rabbits head off. Flashes of light ripple across the two gigantic beasts.
Wallace gets to the 1st floor and hears the panicked footsteps louder and closer. Que fires another round at Pepe Le Peu and hits him in the shoulder.
Gigasaur gets Cyberbunny but the robot brings a giant pink knee swiftly up into the lizards groin. The giant lizard roars cross-eyed and in pain. Waves of electrical static noise dance between the two colossal creatures like two badly tuned TV sets.
Wallace gets to the second floor and confronts a hyperventillating Tom Vampire armed with a stub pistol.
"He made me do it!" he gasps, shakily aiming the pistol at Judge Wallace. Wallace shoots him in the leg as Vampire reflexively fires a round into his right shoulder. Thank the Chief Judge for these new Mk 12 Shoulder Pads he thinks to himself. Que radios through Le Peu's location adding "He's down but still an armed threat".
With a mechanical woosh Cyberbunny fires his jetpack thrusters and executes a perfect front flip with a twist to land facing Gigasaur's spiny back.
Wallace shoots Vampire again whittling him down with another minor wound to the right arm. "The Game is up Vampire". Que guns her Lawmaster towards the tower hugging the tank for maximum cover. Another shot rings out and another wing mirror shatters into pieces. Que returns fire but misses.
Cyberbunny raises his mighty glowing green sword to slash down on Gigasaur's back but the lizard lashes out his large tail sweeping a leg from under the robotic rabbit. Cyberbunny overbalances and topples silently onto his back.
Sensing that Vampire is close to surrender, Wallace approaches menacingly brandishing a pair of cuffs. Vampire realises the futility of it all and runs to the observation deck railing. Pepe Le Peu shoots again at Que but misses. As her bike nears the tower her attention is drawn to the 2nd floor observation deck where she can see Tom Vampire trying to climb over the railing. Judges Hiro and Holmes arrive at Plaza 4A. Behind Gigasaur, Holmes can see a teenager in a medical exosuit at risjk of being crushed by the gigantic lizards scaly tail. Too late, the behemoth drops his tail to the ground crushing him. No wait a minute, the tail passed straight through him. These Kaiju are holographic fakes.
Wallace grabs Vampires arm as he tries to climb over the barrier. Que rushes up the South West leg stairs. Holmes guns his bike past the giant lizard and dismounts. He arrests the boy in the exo suit on a charge of Disorderly Conduct (Code: 1004 - 1 to 5 Years). Nearby a second teenager in an exosuit exhaultantly punches the air, his movements perfectly synchronised by the giant pink robot bunny. "Don't move Juve!" says Hiro as he dials up a Rubber Ricochet and shoots the punk in the head smashing his VR headset visor. One terrified eye stares back as the the juve stammers "JIMMEEEE".
Wallace cuffs Vampire to the railings but the perp struggles, slips and falls. Fortunately cuffs are made of strong stuff and Vampire is left dangling from his wrist 100 metres above the cold plas-crete below. Que continues up the stairs passing the second floor landing. Holmes shoots an HE round at Pepe Le Peu scoring a direct hit. With a sickening squelch the remains of a bloodied and burnt arm land at her feet.
An H-Wagon arrives a few minutes later to recover Vampire and to transport the two holographic hoodlums to the iso-cubes. Under interrogation Vampire reveales that Yesterday Le Peu gave him a locked briefcase to give to Nigel Faraway. It was heavy, but he doesn't know what it contained.
Back at Thatcher Towers
Judge Steele has located the stairwell and descended into the sub-basement. His radio crackles with static interference which intensifies as he moves deeper into a forgotten part of this block's history. The stairwell ends at a recently carved tunnel. Looks like recent excavation work has uncovered a small tunnel which stretches out into darkness. He continues onwards emerging into a wide cavern.
"Oh my Grodd!" he remarks as an audible thunk strikes the back of his neck and everything goes black.
NEXT PROG -> Beneath Thatcher Towers
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