Prelude
Most people have heard alot about it, of course, the battle for
the city of Megatokyo and in a very real way for the heart of Japan. But
most people only know the outline, not any of the details. I guess
that's why you're here now, right?
With a story that's as big as this one is, they say you should
start at the beginning. But where, exactly, is that supposed to be?
Especially when you take into account some of the people that we're
dealing with here?
Should I start off with the fall of a ancient civilization on
the Moon, the survivors flung through space and time into another era?
In modern times they took up arms against the forces of darkness,
protecting all of humanity as the legendary sailor soldiers of love and
justice along with the people who would come to love them.
But still, it's not just their story, and those details don't
really help us tell the tale.
Once upon a time, long, long ago a noble Prince fell from grace,
pulling his Princess sister down with him. Seeking to regain his lost
power he manipulated a group of heroic young people to become Duelists,
and one of them proved to be a greater prince than he ever was, saving
the Princess and freeing them all.
They all became involved, too.
As old as humanity itself, or maybe even much older, the beings
called Goddesses and Demons watched over humanity, answering our calls
and then granting us wishes both noble and dark as they competed
fiercely for our very hearts and souls. They even came to Tokyo itself,
changing things in ways we're all still dealing with.
Their actions were part of our tale too, but still...
Then there's the AD Police, at that time the only police force
that really mattered much in the city. Having evolved beyond simply
dealing with Boomer crimes, the Advanced Police worked all forms of
cutting edge crimes, and were the first to begin to see that something
was going on.
But they weren't enough to stop it, not on their own.
The staff of a private bar, some of the oddest women that you
would ever think to meet, played a role, too. They took up arms to
defend their home, to protect people they considered to be their
friends... And to avenge the death of one of their own.
Warriors all.
But what it really came down to, in the end, was the members of
the Knight Sabers, the four armored defenders of the city. They were the
ones who finally ended the battle, ultimately, and one of whom paid the
greatest price.
Who am I?
Oh, I didn't say, did I?
My name is Nene Romanova.
And I was there to see it all.
Introduction Notes: Bubblegum Crisis 2055: Megatokyo Burning
This is a continuation of the BGC fanfiction A Goddess Comes to Call,
and set in the same continuity as the Arisugawa's Locket/ Eternal City
Crystal Tokyo series. While knowledge of these fics will be useful, it
won't be required, hopefully. Chapter one of this series will go up soon
after the end of my BGC: Mecha Wars crossover.
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Part One
The AD Police headquarters was bustling with people as the older
woman walked along the hallway. Her blonde hair fell into her eyes,
nearly covering up her round glasses. The uniform was crisp, the
insignia of a lieutenant on her collar, but she still stopped to check
her overcoat. The thirty something year old woman hit the buzzer,
waiting until she heard a reply.
"Come in," the voice yelled, and she went inside. The brown
haired man sat behind the desk, studying the paperwork intently. Leon
McNicol looked up as she came in and offered a smile, "Hey, Nene. You
got the electronic crimes reports?"
Nene Romanova nodded slightly, adding with a sweet little smile,
"I had the boys over at the division dumb it down, boss, just for you."
"Gee, thanks," Leon sighed, the light catching traces of gray in
his shaggy mop of hair. He looked over the file she handed him while
muttering, "I knew I should have turned down the Chief position, Daley
could be sitting here right now.."
"You know Daley makes a better second in command, it suits him,"
Nene shrugged. "There's one thing that concerns me," she said seriously,
the head of electronic crimes leaning on the side of the desk, "the
increase of corporate espionage."
"Huh," Leon flipped ahead, "no, not good." He looked up at Nene
thoughtfully, "I don't recall many being reported to us, though. Your
crackers being busy again?"
"Something like that," Nene agreed good naturedly. She raised an
eyebrow, "You want me to tell them to stop?"
"Hell no!" Leon sat up, "They're probably the only early warning
system we've got."
"I'll pass that on," Nene gave him a smile, "my boys and girls
will like hearing that."
"They've earned it," Leon said firmly, "we wouldn't have heard
about those death cult nuts in time to stop them without them."
A bit more seriously Nene asked, "Where did things go wrong? I
always thought taking out Genom would help Megatokyo."
"Cause Genom wasn't the only bad apple," Leon sighed, "just the
biggest and toughest of them. Once they got out of the dirt, a dozen
more companies stepped in." He made a face, "There are days that I wish
we could put a Knight Sabers signal on the roof."
Nene smirked at that mental image. "You know that the Knight
Sabers are all just an urban myth," she said mock seriously.
"City hall might want to sell crap like that," Leon said with a
slight smile, "but most of the city knows better, including you and me."
"I'll have my people keeping an eye on the companies involved
with the espionage," Nene said thoughtfully, "try to see if their is any
escalation."
"Not that we'll be able to do much," Leon made a face. "Too many
of the companies have way too much pull with the powers that be."
"Then we pass on the data to those who can do something," Nene
said firmly. She gave him a grim little smile, "I'd better get back to
work."
"Thanks," and Leon went back to his paperwork.
Nene strode down the hall to her own executive level office,
taking a seat behind the large desk. She activated the phone, selecting
a specially secured line before making the connection. In seconds a
beautiful, silver haired face appeared in the screen and Nene said
crisply, "I'd like to get the others together for a meeting."
"Of course," Sylia Stingray narrowed her eyes, assessing the
woman's mood. "What time?" she asked her crisply.
"As soon as we can manage, ideally," Nene ran a hand through her
hair, "I don't like the looks of some of the information we've got."
Sylia quickly consulted a terminal set beside her seat before
reporting, "Tomorrow night is the best I can do, I think."
"See you then," Nene gave her a smile as they disconnected.
With a soft sigh Nene sat back in her chair, fighting back a
little stab of jealousy. Sylia had looked like she was barely in her
twenties... 'Why were the others so lucky?' she wondered, 'Why are they
all still so young?'
Nene rubbed her face with her hands. She knew why, more or less.
Nearly fifteen years ago the Knight Sabers had encountered the three
Goddesses, when Linna had accidentally called down Belldandy. Urd, Skuld
and the demon Mara had soon followed her into their lives, and they
became caught up in a plot by Genom to control the supernatural. When
the dust settled Quincy was dead, and several Goddesses were living with
members of the team.
In the aftermath a hostile takeover of Genom occurred by a
powerful if little known company called Whirlwind engineering. Under the
new management Genom became a much more ethical, even principled
organization, with many of the crooked employees being removed. But in
that power vacuum other, less scrupulous organizations moved in, all
competing for the same thing. And creating a whole new series of
problems for the AD Police.
Nene sighed softly, abandoning her reflection on the past. "I
always knew that I should have hooked up with Skuld," she muttered
mockingly as she went back to her own work.
"Hey, boss," Lisa stuck her head in with a smile.
"Lisa," Nene nodded to the officer who was theoretically her
secretary. In reality Lisa Valente was as good a hacker as any of her
people, and could have been a real terror if she wanted to be. "So
what's up?" she asked.
"I was going for lunch, thought I'd check if you wanted any,"
Lisa smiled. The African descended woman hesitated, "What did Chief
McNicol think of the report?"
"Leon asked me to pass on his thanks," Nene smiled, "he's
impressed."
"I'll tell the others," Lisa said with a smile at the
compliment. A bit more seriously, "What are we going to do about it?"
"Keep an eye on it for now," Nene sighed. "I don't like the
looks of this, but nobody's reported any crimes yet. Until they do, we
can't do anything about it."
"Got it," Lisa headed out without the usual spring to her step.
Not that Nene could blame her for that, really. It could be so
frustrating, knowing that crimes were being committed but not being able
to do anything about it. Even in her role as a member of the Knight
Sabers Nene was faced with those sort of situations, and it was even
more frustrating as an officer with the AD Police.
Her phone chimed, and Nene reached over to answer it. Her gave
expression relaxed into a smile as she looked at her husband, "Hey,
Mackie."
"Nene," the black haired man beamed. He looked about twenty,
this humanoid boomer, though in reality he was closer to forty. "What do
you want for dinner?" he asked.
"Surprise me," Nene sighed.
"Rough day at work?" Mackie said sympathetically. He grinned
suddenly, "There's going to be chocolate on the menu tonight, love."
"You can't solve all my problems with chocolate, honey," Nene
shook her head with a smile.
Mackie shrugged, "Maybe not, but it doesn't hurt. You think
you'll be home on time?"
Nene checked her watch, then looked at the paperwork on her
desk. 'What the hell,' she thought before saying aloud, "I'm heading
home now, be there in half an hour."
"See you soon," Mackie waved before his image disappeared.
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