IC: Savior, Redmond has a hero. Options

[Whizbang]

The sewers hadn't been a pleasant experience...heck, this whole day hadn't been a pleasant experience. But at least sitting in the doctor's office, she was safe, and whatever he had given her was starting to drive the fuzzyness out of her mind. "You said someone sent you to find me...I'm not going home."

[Ecclesiastes]

"Why's that?"

[Whizbang]

"Cause I don't exactly feel like being sacrificed..."

[Ecclesiastes]

Savior blinks in surprise. "Excuse me? Care to explain that in more detail?"

[Whizbang]

"My parents brought this creepy guy over for dinner. He looked at me weird, then said I was perfect for something. A couple days later, creepy guy showed up to say it was ready. They took me to this place deep in the Arc. Next thing I know, I'm on a table, and this guy has a knife ready to slit my throat. Needless to say, I paniced. Odd thing is that while I was running, no one seemed to see me until I was way gone. Been gone for a week." Jessica explained, wondering if her rescuer would actually believe a tale like that. She knew she wouldn't, if she hadn't of lived it.

[Ecclesiastes]

"Ok. You aren't going home. Sit tight for a second and let me think..."

The transducer kicks in and a call goes out to Jessica Johnson.

[Shadow]

Jessicas voice mail kicks in, she must have her cell off...

[Ecclesiastes]

"Jessie, you know who this is. Get back to me quickly. Like now girl."

Savior turns to Jessica, "What are your parents names and where do they live? If you know their SINs that would be even better."

[Whizbang]

Jessica was releived to see that Savior was taking her seriously. Most people she had told her problems to had just brushed her off as an overly imaginative child. "Roger and Laura Sutherland. Don't know their SINs. We live in the Aztechnology Arc. They work in Research and Development."

[Ecclesiastes]

"Alright. I'm gunna make a few calls, hang tight."

Savior takes a moment to scan Jessica's aura. Less to see if she is lying, more to see if there is anything about her that would make her special to a Blood Mage. While he does so, he puts a call through to Todd.

[Ecclesiastes]

"Yo Frankie! Been waaaaaay too long man! How ya been!?"

Todd's over-enthusiasm towards everything would get on anyone's nerves, that is unless you know him.

"Good and bad man, same ol'... Todd, I need ya pal, this one is heavy and I'll owe you big for putting all your attention on it."

"Drek man, serious stuff, eh?"

"Yeah. Find out everything you can about Roger and Laura Sutherland. They live at the Azzy Arc and work in R&D. About a week ago they had some 'creep' over for dinner. I'm pretty sure the guy is a Blood Mage and they were selling their daughter to him. I've got the daughter with me now. Look to see about any dinner guests they had over a week ago, the computers keep track of who accesses which doors and stuff right? If you can get video of the guy that would be even better. I need as much info on this fragger as I can get. Be careful though, this fragger is number one of the evil badass list."

"And let me guess, you're going after him."

Savior couldn't help but smile, "Yeah, well, I'm evil badass hunter, right?"

"...Right. Just be careful... and I will be too. I'll call you when I got something juicy for ya."

Disconnecting the line, the burly orc turns back to Jessica, "Do you have anyplace safe you can go and lay low?"

[Whizbang]

" 'Safe' wound me up where you found me." Jessica answered. So much for her so-called friends. Where had they been when those guys jumped her? For all she knew they had set her up. It was hard to know who to trust these days, what with her own parents giving her up to be sacrificed. But she wasn't going to be able to manage on her own, and at least this guy seemed interested in giving that creepy guy what he had coming.

[Ecclesiastes]

Savior sighed... "Alright, hang on and let me make another call real fast, I'll see if I can setup a safehouse for you. In the meantime, I'm going after your parents and the fragger they were gunna give you to."

[Whizbang]

"For all they might deserve it, handing me over to that guy like that, I'd rather not see my folks hurt. That guy, however, I wouldn't mind getting a piece of myself..."

[Ecclesiastes]

Savior smiled. "How old are you? Trust me, I'll handle it. As for your folks, I'll be questioning them at the very least. I may hurt them in the process, but most corpers aren't trained to stand up to interrogation."

[Whizbang]

"Fourteen. And you expect me to just sit back and wait? There has to be something I can do."

[Ecclesiastes]

Savior looks at the girl in front of him for a long time. "How long have you been a mage?"

[Whizbang]

Magic, nobody noticing her...it made sense. "Umm...since I ran away."

[Ecclesiastes]

Savior shakes his head, "What a nice way to wake up. Look, I'm gunna make a quick call and see if I can get you a place to stay, ok?"

It only look thirty seconds, he didn't knew it was a long shot, but Martin was as full as he'd been earlier that night.

"Drek... So much for that..."

The orc was silent for a while, thinking. "Alright. You can stay with me. But don't get too nosey into my life or we'll have issues with each other, alright? Drek, I don't even know your name. Mine's Frank, but most people call me Savior."

[Whizbang]

"Fine." she said, even though she was rather curious about this guy who was offering to help her. She doubted he was just in this for money. If he had influenced her parents like he had, that creepy guy surely had money and influence to toss around in getting her back. "I'm Jessica." she added. He probably really did know her name, but introductions were still polite.

[Ecclesiastes]

Savior stood. "Lets get outta here then. Lemme just say g'bye to the doc."

"BYE DOC!" The orc bellowed through closed door.

"See ya Frank", came over the loud speaker installed in the corner.

"Unfortunately, I left my bike back by where I found ya, so we'll have to head through the sewers again and hope none of them are waitin' for us when we come out. Come on then, lets get movin'."

[Whizbang]

"Well that stinks." Jessica replied. She was starting to recover enough to have a sense of humor. "Guess no use of putting it off."

[Shadow]

For Frank the trek through the sewers was standard affair. He had to slice a couple of rats and scare off a squatter but it was no big. For Jessica it was a nightmare of shadows and unfamiliar noises. She heaved a sigh of relief when Frank finally pushed up the manhole and exited next to his bike.

[Ecclesiastes]

Frank took a second to shake his long coat off, getting off anything that had stuck to it from the sewers, then mounted his bike. He turned to his new ward and smiled, "Hop on."

The motor roared to life and as soon as she was on, thunder of the bikes engine and the wind were the only sounds she'd hear. Savior on the other hand kicked his advanced hearing into overdrive, blocking out the sounds of the wind and the motor. He heard the city and listened for any dangers.

[Whizbang]

Leaving the sewers behind, Jessica prayed that they never had to do that again. Between the dark shadows, the stench, and the inhabitants, it had been a nightmare. And now she was on to something else that was exciting in a better way. She had never ridden a motorcycle before. Despite the noise, it was fun watching the city whip by without the intervening windows.