*****MTTA Flight 607-9:07AM, December 4, 2034*****

     The programming and computer genius Nene Romanova leaned back in her
seat. She had already seen the in-flight movie while flying to San
Franciso, they had had to fly there just so that they could fly back on
the ticket Genom purchased for them. Why did Sylia say that both Mackie
and Nene lived in the US? At least the flight would have been bareable if
Mackie wasn't there. 
     "Doctor" Mackie Stingray sat next to Nene, watching the ocean out
the window. Supposedly, his job would be to make sure this thing didn't
malfunction, kind of like a fail-safe guy. He was having a lot of mixed
feelings. He had wanted to be a main member of the Knight Sabers ever
since they were created, but now that he was, he didn't feel any
different from how he had felt before. Mackie turned toward Nene, now his
undercover partner. He smiled. Something about him and Nene being
undercover together made him happy. 
     Nene glanced to her left, Mackie was staring at her. She smiled to
herself. Ever since the Knight Sabers were formed, Mackie had always been
chasing after her and Priss. She knew well enough to keep him at an arms
length, but he had always been there for her when she needed him. If he
could act as well as he chased girls, they'd be in like James Bond... 

*****Megatokyo-3:37PM, December 4, 2034*****

     Nene lifted two of her small bags from the luggage claim area in
MegaTokyo International Airport. Unlike most females, she could never be
accuised of overpacking. Mackie had one large bag, which also contained
some of the surveilance equipment they would need. 
     "Ms. Yuri, Mr. Smith, hello." 
     Nene tensed instantly. The voice was human enough, but she had been
a Knight Saber long enough to know a boomer when she heard one. She
turned to see two of the generic 33-C boomers in their suits and shades.
The quintisential bodyguards. 
     "We're here to escort you to the Tower..." 

*****Genom's Megatokyo Tower-5:46PM, December 4, 2034*****

     Nene and Mackie rode the elevator up the side of the Genom Tower.
Nene had seen heights like this before, but she had always been fighting
something at the time, and this was the first time she had to enjoy the
view. 
     "Wonderful, isn't it?" Madigan said from behind them. 
     "Yes. It is." Mackie turned toward Madigan. "I don't suppose you
would tell us where we're going? You're not a very talkitive person, you
know." 
     "We're taking you up to your room. Seeing as how you've already
spent time together on the plane and in our limo, we thought you'd like
to share a room." 
     'Great for the mission, bad for me,' Nene thought. She turned toward
the boomer. A class she had never seen before. "This isn't a 33-C. What
is it?" 
     Madigan seemed surprised. "You have an interest in boomers?" 
     "Inquiring minds wish to know." Nene smiled. 
     "Our newest class, the 34-C. State of the art. Best protector we've
made yet." 
     "You mean 'best killer.'" Nene whispered under her breath. 
     "What was that?" Madigan seemed to scowl at her. 
     "Nothing, nothing." Nene smiled as the door opened as she passed
Madigan on the way out. They walked down the hall, took a left, then a
right. Nene was glad she didn't have to know her way around this place.
The entire floor seemed like a maze. Finally, they stopped in front of a
room. 
      "Have a nice stay." Madigan said as she opened the door. Mackie
stepped in. As Nene moved to go in, Madigan put her hand out to stop her.
"I'll be watching you." she said in a very menacing way. 
     "I'm flattered." Nene said sarcastically as she stepped in and
closed the door in Madigan's face. 

*****Genom's Megatokyo Tower-7:23PM, December 4, 2034*****

     Nene sat on her bed combing her hair as Mackie took out the
equipment Sylia had given him. He tossed a transciever to Nene. They both
put them on, hid the microphones under their clothes, and turned them on. 
     "Big sister, this is little brother, do you copy? Over." 
     "Shut up, Mackie, this isn't the army." Linna's voice answered. 
     "Hold on," Sylia said, "Priss, you hear me?" 
     "Finally, I thought you were going to forget me in here. I've been
fucking crammed up like a sardine in here for almost two days." 
     "We're on the 27th floor, room 275. Come on up." Nene teased. 
     "Be right up." Priss said, obviously serious. 
     "So what's going on?" Linna leaned back in the Silky Doll van. She
stared out the window. "Hey, I think I can see you guys..." 
     "Shut up, Linna." Mackie said. "We're going down to our first dinner
in an hour. We get to mix and mingle with la creme de la creme..." 
     "Hey, Sylia. Do you know Genom has a new 34-C class?" 
     "No." Sylia said, surprise in her voice. A change for her. "I'll
check on it." She moved over to the other side of the van and started
pressing buttons on Linna's laptop. 
     "Hey, Nene." Priss rolled up some blueprints she had out. "I think
I'm right below your room." 
     "Really?" Mackie smiled, stomping his foot on the floor a few times. 
      "Yep. I'm right under the vent on the left side of your room." 
     Nene and Mackie walked over to the vent. "Can't see you." Nene
called. "Don't have to scream, I'm wearing the transciever." Priss said.
"I can't see you either, but I'm down here." 
      "Hey Mackie, can you-" Nene broke off as she turned to see Mackie
with a cup of steaming hot coffee coming her way. He had a finger up to
his mouth, silently telling her to be quiet. He walked over to the vent,
and smiled as he dumped the coffee down it. 
      Priss screamed. Nene and Mackie fell to the floor laughing. When
they finally composed themselves enough to talk, they described it to
Linna. Priss was swearing at them the entire time. 

*****Genom's Megatokyo Tower-9:54PM, December 4, 2034*****

     As Nene took a shower, Mackie wrapped a small sandwitch from the
mini-bar in their room to drop down the vent to Priss. He had to unfasten
the cover to fit the sandwidge through, but Priss got it. She said it was
the least he could do after dumping the coffee over her. 
     "Alright, I'm turning this thing off. See you all tomarrow." As each
of the girls echoed his good-bye, he shut off the transceiever. He crept
near to the bathroom door. He opened it the tiniest bit, and stole the
towels off the rack. Fifteen minutes later Nene started screaming at him. 
     He smiled as he held both of the towels with him on his bed. 
     "MACKIE! MACKIE! I'm going to open this door when I count to three-" 
     "Alright!" Mackie jumped up. 
     "When I count to three there better be a towel outside this door.
One! TWO..." 
     Mackie finally gave in and put a towel outside the bathroom door.
Nene opened it a tiny crack, covering herself as best she could with her
dirty clothes. "Thank you." she whispered as she snatched the towel off
the floor and ducked back inside the room. Mackie started laughing. 
     "'Night Nene." he called as he shut off the light in his room.