Hello every one.

A little while ago I asked for some suggestions on a icon for Nene.
The following is Chapter 1 of the story that was for.

The work is still in progress, but I would like comments suggestions.

Specificly I need a title for the story.

The new character Tina and her friends will, like the Shifters BGC flick 
have no idea of forcomming events, unless their natural deductive 
abilites give them a clue (and they might not be that correct anyhow)

Anyhow here is chapter 1
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CHAPTER 1: First Contact

Nene was in her normal position for a boomer hunt.  In
other words back a ways and providing electronic warfare
and electronic counter measures support for the other
Knight  Sabers.  In the middle of cheering on Priss, who
was turning a boomer into so much hi-tech junk and
fluids, her sensors alerted her.

"Sylia, someone is scanning us.  It doesn't read as
military and it doesn't match anything Genom might
produce."

Sylia Stingray frowned behind her suits visor.  "Is it
targeting anyone?  Can you tell what they are looking
for."

Shaking her head, despite the fact that the other Sabers
couldn't see the movement, Nene reported "No targeting
or fire control characteristics.  It is  more like navigation
radar. It's like who ever is using this is just watching us.
I am still trying to get a good fix on the source."
Suddenly another display of hers lit up.  "Targeting
Laser!!  Not on anyone of us!!  It is locked onto a wall.
What is going on."

Nene was going to add "here"  But some sort of weapon
had opened up blowing up part of the wall.  The hole
reveled a second wall of metal.  Nene switched from
Passive to active mode.  "Boomer!! The wall blocked him
until now!!"  As Sylia and Priss responded (Linna was
busy finishing off her boomer) to the new threat the
weapon opened up again.  Four rounds were fired.  The
first blew a large hole in the wall, bringing the boomer
into view.  The next three walked up the boomer's body,
starting at the  chest and ending at the head.  The boomer
was severely damaged but not down.  The boomer opened
its mouth to use its laser when a shot from Priss's railgun
finished him.

"Who was that" shouted Priss as she scanned the roof
tops.

"I don't know but whoever they are the don't like
boomers either" responded Linna as her boomer fell into
three different pieces.

Sylia was more concerned with locating the interloper.
"Nene can you get a lock now?"

The Sabers computer wizard reply was rapid.  "I got it!
They stopped transmitting but I am getting a radar return.
They are on that roof ".  She pointed.

"Priss, Linna go" ordered Sylia.

Using their jump jets they quickly reached the roof.  At
this point in time the confusion started.

"Is the target still there Nene" asked Linna.

"I'm showing all three of you now, why are you asking?"

Priss shot back.  "Because we don't see a @#$%^&* thing
that is why.  We are getting your targeting data but we
can see no one"

Sylia ordered "Priss switch to IR, Linna stay in normal
light."

Following her orders Priss suddenly saw a figure in armor
standing just where Nene's sensors said it would be.
"Found it!  It is a hardsuit.  How did they do that!?!"

Sylia ordered "You can ask them later.   Priss , don't start
any hostile action but let it know we can see it."

Priss complied by starting to walk directly toward the still
invisible figure, changing direction when the figure
shifted one way or another.  "I think it knows now Sylia."
Priss took a closer look.  "Sylia it is hard to tell in IR but
I think the person in the suit is a woman."

"Then invite her to talk Priss"

Priss was opening her mouth when  a bolt of lightning
struck the roof.  And the figure disappeared from all their
sensors.

All four of the Sabers where thinking variants of "What
the hell?"

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It looked like a normal full size van only with heavier
than normal suspension.  If you looked closely a the right
time you could have seen sudden flash of light. You
would have also noticed the van rocked slightly like
additional weight had been suddenly added. The driver, a
young man,  turned and looked inside.  "Did it go well?"
the speaker was speaking English with a noticeable
French accent.

The man was addressing an armored figure who had not
been there a second ago.  The armor was painted in dark
blues and gold.  It removed a helmet before speaking.
The speaker was a woman with long iron gray hair and
gray eyes.  "Yes, up until when I had to reveal myself.
There was a passive boomer behind a metal wall that
escaped their detection.  I spotted it just as it went active.
Their EW person spotted me soon after."  the woman
paused.  "Louis you are going to have to work on that IR
and UV module.  I was invisible and at least one of them
spotted me"

"Oui, mon commadante.  In the meantime are
Angelique's services going to be needed?"

As she started taking off the armor, revealing
undergarment similar to the one the Knight Sabers had the
woman said "No, the only combat was at range Vs that
single boomer.  And the Blue Knight Saber got the final
shot on it."

"And your assessment of these Knight Sabers?"

"A well coordinated team.  The Pink and Blue one is their
EW person, I saw no weapons but I doubt that one is
unarmed."

She repeated her remark when the man turned on a
recorder.  She then continued "All members appear to be
female.  The Blue Saber fights at both range and close in,
she appears be a brawler, her fighting style is crude,
unrefined but effective, The Green Saber prefers to close
in.  I didn't have enough time to look but I think she has
martial arts training.  The white saber appears to be the
tactical leader.  She is also competent as a fighter.  The
EW one showed no combat skills.  However she was not
engaged at all.

"And your general assessment?"

"To early to say.  However reports do stay they are mercs
who also hunt boomers for free.  I don't think they are a
threat to us.  In fact they have a potential for being allies.
I don't know yet."  Having finished removing her armor
the woman heaved a sigh.  "Lets go home Louis, I'm sure
you want to check the flight recorder. " Then she grinned
"and Angelique will most likely want to check me out just
to be sure.

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The KS were discussing the nights event.
"I'm telling you the suit was there one moment and then
just vanished.  I would have know if they were using
ECM" Nene repeated for the third time.

"Could her suit have as much electronics as yours Nene?"
asked Linna.

"No way, not with that gun she was carrying." replied
Nene.

"But she fooled our eyes.  I couldn't see her until I
switched to IR."

Sylia had been reviewing the battle tapes.  "Nene, please
come over here please, I would like your help"

"What is it Sylia?"

As Priss and Linna watched, Sylia asked Nene to bring up
the IR footage.  "What I want you to do is see if you can
give us a picture of how that suit would look like in
normal light."


"Sure no problem, You just have to adjust for the
different light frequencies."

It actually took her a little while longer than Nene
indicated it would be.

While Nene punched bits Sylia reviewed the rest of the
evening with the others.  Just as the other three were
finishing she gave out a whoop of triumph.

Nene  pointed at a screen.  It showed a blurred image of
armor painted in blue and gold.  The suit was sleeker than
standard military ones but not quite at the KS level.
Further details could not be made out.

Sylia tapped her chin.  "Defiance.  That is who it must
be."

"Who?" asked Linna.

"A new arrival on the scene,  A female merc who has
taken a few contracts that required both fire power and
stealth."

Priss's eyes narrowed.  "Is she a threat to us?"

"I don't know Priss.  I've had Fargo look into her.  But
he has not discovered much.  To date it appears she has
taken a few contracts that we have refused, partially
because of other projects we were doing.   She also has
been hired by people who could not even start to afford us
or whom our firepower would have been overkill. Of note
that she has refused all offers from Genom.  However
there was one contract  with Wilson Industrial Holdings"

"WIH competes with Genom in several areas.  However
from what I find out WIH is cleaner than most Mega-
Corporations

"We must look into this further.  I'll contact you if
needed."

As the other Sabers left, Sylia continued to ponder.
*Why is she here now?  What are her goals?  Could she
be a help or hinderance to our activities?  I just do not
have enought data to make a discision.*