Fic: [Sailor Moon] Senshi Sabers
Title: Senshi Sabers!
Series: Sailor Moon
Type: Fusion
Links: http://www.fanfiction.net/s/1320515/28/Senshi_Sabers
Chapter 28
Usagi Tsukino stood calmly as the chief blasted her, the older woman livid with anger. Haruna scowled as she said, "You left her imprisoned in safety foam until she talked? Do you know how much trouble you could be in?"
Usagi stood up straight, the blond staring straight ahead. "We need to know who's behind all this," she answered firmly.
"Arrgh," Haruna made a incoherent noise as she dropped tablets of antacid into her cup of water then slammed it down. "There were several kidnappings and assaults last night. We think they were all Infinity related," she told her.
"More victims of this mysterious Mistress Nine?" Usagi asked grimly.
"That's our current theory," Haruna admitted. She studied Usagi for a moment then asked, "IF I leave you on the case, can you crack it?"
"I don't know," Usagi admitted, "no one is telling the truth, and I have very few leads. But I won't give up and I'll keep chasing leads down."
"Fair enough," Haruna admitted. She sat back with a sigh, "I'll run interference between you and City Hall, but move fast. If Tomoe gets annoyed and brings pressure to bear, I don't know how long I can shield you."
"Thanks," Usagi nodded as she hurried from the office.
This morning the district house of the AD Police was bustling as men and women analyzed the assaults overnight, trying to wring the data out of each event. The murder investigations had almost every officer involved, not to mention the city's crime labs and coroner.
"Hey," Naru nodded, the slim brown haired woman nodding as her partner neared the desk. "I could hear the boss yelling from here."
"She's not happy about how we handled Madigan last night," Usagi conceded as she took off her jacket and sat down.
"Like that's a surprise?" Naru looked amused. "Are we still on the case?" she asked curiously.
"For now," Usagi said as she started going over the files from last night's attacks, "but if we don't produce results we're out."
"Then we'll just have to get results," Naru shrugged.
Usagi nodded as she reviewed the files thoughtfully. There were three incidents flagged as confirmed bio-boomer assaults, and all three victims were connected to Infinity. One was a researcher like Madigan, a Dr. Yuri, while another was a manager and the third a public relations man. All three had been taken down in the streets, hauled into cars and then off to a unknown location. So far no bodies had been found.
"Why are they going after Infinity staff?" Usagi mused aloud.
"Revenge?" Naru offered from where she was sitting across the desk. "Some of the rogue bio-boomers see themselves as slaves, they might feel justified in striking out at their creators."
"It's possible," Usagi conceded. She frowned thoughtfully, "Has Tomoe given us any access to Infinity's files?"
"I'll check with Aino," Naru said as she called, "and I'll see if she wrote up a statement about last night too."
Usagi sat back, distracted for a moment by the mystery that was Minako Aino. The perky blond haired woman was a computer tech at the AD Police, and on the surface was as bubble headed as blonds were rumored to be. But there were brains behind those blue eyes, and talking to her Usagi sensed hidden depths.
It was almost certain that Minako and her girlfriend had been tailing Madigan last night, though why Usagi didn't know. Had the officer hacked something to find out there was going to be a attack? Did she have a 'in' to Mistress Nine? Hell, was Aino a Senshi?
"Sorry for not handing you my statement earlier," Minako smiled as she walked over with Naru, holding a piece of paper.
"No problem," Usagi took it and skimmed the report as she asked, "Is Tomoe letting us into her files yet?"
"Under protest," Minako said wryly, "I did some snooping and there's a lot of data walled off behind firewalls. We won't get complete data."
"Not unexpected," Naru conceded.
Usagi read, quickly deciding the report was a plausible explanation of how two women were out having fun, saw a kidnapping go down and followed. She also felt that Minako's story was at least partially false, but that was just a gut feeling. She couldn't prove it.
"Thanks, Aino," Usagi smiled at her. "You did good last night," she added with a slight smile.
"You're welcome," Minako smiled. She gestured to her station, "I'd better get back to work."
Once Minako had left Naru casually began reviewing files as she quietly said, "Do you think she's holding back, too?"
"Something," Usagi agreed equally quietly. "Not our business, unless it impacts the case."
"Fair enough," Naru said, inputting the data on the attacks and comparing it to the Infinity files. "God damn it," she cursed softly, "these files are so edited they're nearly useless."
Usagi went around to read over Naru's shoulder. "Not that bad," she skimmed, "print this up, we need to go see Tomoe again."
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Hotaru Tomoe read through the casualty list, the young woman's expression grim as she put it on the desk. "Is this all?" she asked tiredly.
Kaori Knight looked at her boss sympathetically, knowing how much this was weighing on her. "The Senshi and the ADP were able to prevent Madigan's assassination," she said to her gently, "that's something at least."
"Something," Hotaru agreed tiredly. She closed her eyes as she leaned back, "Why is Nine doing this now? What is her motivation?"
"Was she targeting them for death? Or was she kidnapping them?" Kaori asked tentatively.
Hotaru sat up, her eyes widening. "Oh hell," she muttered, activating her terminal and scrolling through the data. "Yes," she muttered as she reviewed the information, "they were all involved in various black projects for father."
Kaori watched her boss work, once again awed by how fast her mind and body could work. Hotaru's fingers were literally flying across the keys as she accessed files and sorted the data within, putting together a 'map' to what she thought might be going on.
Giving her boss some time to work, Kaori was startled by a soft beep from her watch. Activating the communication's function she quietly asked, "Yes?"
The head of building security answered, the man looking distinctly annoyed. "Two ADP officers are demanding to see Miss Tomoe. Should I send them off?"
"Give me a moment," Kaori said, then relayed the request to Hotaru.
Hotaru nodded briskly, "Send them up, I expected someone to come by after we limited their access to the files."
"You planned for them to come?" Kaori raised her eyebrows in surprise.
Hotaru just smiled mysteriously.
A few minutes later Sylvie lead the two women into the office, a odd couple if Kaori had ever seen one. Usagi was tall with long blond hair, usually tied up in various styles, while Naru was shorter, more serious looking with brown hair and dressed in suits.
"Miss Tomoe, Miss Knight," Usagi nodded her greetings as their guide slipped away.
"What can we do for you?" Kaori asked politely.
"You can tell us what Madigan, Dr. Yuri and the others were working on together," Naru said forcefully, glaring at both of them.
"Well done," Hotaru conceded as Kaori waved the two officers to the seats in front of the desk, "what made you think they were on a project together?"
"The job descriptions, mostly," Usagi conceded calmly, "well?"
"I was digging through our records looking for just that information," Hotaru admitted as she made a face, "sadly I haven't found much."
"Really," Naru drawled skeptically.
Kaori bristled, frowning. "Yes, really," she told her, "Professor Tomoe was a strong believer in need to know, and compartmentalized data."
"Sounds kind of paranoid," Usagi noted.
"Oh, he was," Hotaru answered promptly. "But it turns out he did have someone out to get him, so...," she shrugged eloquently.
"So what were they working on?" Naru asked, trying to get the discussion back on track.
"Some kind of improved combat model," Hotaru frowned grimly, "sadly most of the data has been purged. I'll forward a copy of what we have to you immediately."
"Thank you," Usagi said, frowning. "So does this Nine want to integrate more combat abilities into her servants," she wondered, "or is there something else going on?"
"I wish I knew," Hotaru admitted, "but they have taken captives this time, not just killing their targets. It must mean something."
"We'll do whatever we can to find out," Naru answered seriously. She gave the two women a pointed look, "It would help if we could have fuller access to your files."
"I'll do what I can," Kaori said smoothly, "but we have to take reasonable steps to protect our data." She sniffed, "The ADP systems are less than secure."
Usagi wanted to protest, but even she had to admit that the ADP had not spent enough on their computer protection. "We'll do our best not to give your system a virus," she said dryly. She got up from her seat as she said, "Thank you for seeing us."
"Yes, thank you," Naru nodded.
"And don't try planting another bug in the office," Kaori said cheerfully, "I'd hate to have to bring it up with your superiors."
"I have no idea what you're talking about," Usagi lied, smiling.
"I'm sure," Kaori chuckled, "have a nice day."
"You enjoyed that," Hotaru chuckled once the two police officers were gone.
"Oh yes," Kaori agreed, smiling back at her happily. "Thank you for letting me do that," she added.
"It's the small things that make life worth living," Hotaru mused, "warm slippers, pretty ladies and jerking around arrogant cops."
To be continued...
Series: Sailor Moon
Type: Fusion
Links: http://www.fanfiction.net/s/1320515/28/Senshi_Sabers
Chapter 28
Usagi Tsukino stood calmly as the chief blasted her, the older woman livid with anger. Haruna scowled as she said, "You left her imprisoned in safety foam until she talked? Do you know how much trouble you could be in?"
Usagi stood up straight, the blond staring straight ahead. "We need to know who's behind all this," she answered firmly.
"Arrgh," Haruna made a incoherent noise as she dropped tablets of antacid into her cup of water then slammed it down. "There were several kidnappings and assaults last night. We think they were all Infinity related," she told her.
"More victims of this mysterious Mistress Nine?" Usagi asked grimly.
"That's our current theory," Haruna admitted. She studied Usagi for a moment then asked, "IF I leave you on the case, can you crack it?"
"I don't know," Usagi admitted, "no one is telling the truth, and I have very few leads. But I won't give up and I'll keep chasing leads down."
"Fair enough," Haruna admitted. She sat back with a sigh, "I'll run interference between you and City Hall, but move fast. If Tomoe gets annoyed and brings pressure to bear, I don't know how long I can shield you."
"Thanks," Usagi nodded as she hurried from the office.
This morning the district house of the AD Police was bustling as men and women analyzed the assaults overnight, trying to wring the data out of each event. The murder investigations had almost every officer involved, not to mention the city's crime labs and coroner.
"Hey," Naru nodded, the slim brown haired woman nodding as her partner neared the desk. "I could hear the boss yelling from here."
"She's not happy about how we handled Madigan last night," Usagi conceded as she took off her jacket and sat down.
"Like that's a surprise?" Naru looked amused. "Are we still on the case?" she asked curiously.
"For now," Usagi said as she started going over the files from last night's attacks, "but if we don't produce results we're out."
"Then we'll just have to get results," Naru shrugged.
Usagi nodded as she reviewed the files thoughtfully. There were three incidents flagged as confirmed bio-boomer assaults, and all three victims were connected to Infinity. One was a researcher like Madigan, a Dr. Yuri, while another was a manager and the third a public relations man. All three had been taken down in the streets, hauled into cars and then off to a unknown location. So far no bodies had been found.
"Why are they going after Infinity staff?" Usagi mused aloud.
"Revenge?" Naru offered from where she was sitting across the desk. "Some of the rogue bio-boomers see themselves as slaves, they might feel justified in striking out at their creators."
"It's possible," Usagi conceded. She frowned thoughtfully, "Has Tomoe given us any access to Infinity's files?"
"I'll check with Aino," Naru said as she called, "and I'll see if she wrote up a statement about last night too."
Usagi sat back, distracted for a moment by the mystery that was Minako Aino. The perky blond haired woman was a computer tech at the AD Police, and on the surface was as bubble headed as blonds were rumored to be. But there were brains behind those blue eyes, and talking to her Usagi sensed hidden depths.
It was almost certain that Minako and her girlfriend had been tailing Madigan last night, though why Usagi didn't know. Had the officer hacked something to find out there was going to be a attack? Did she have a 'in' to Mistress Nine? Hell, was Aino a Senshi?
"Sorry for not handing you my statement earlier," Minako smiled as she walked over with Naru, holding a piece of paper.
"No problem," Usagi took it and skimmed the report as she asked, "Is Tomoe letting us into her files yet?"
"Under protest," Minako said wryly, "I did some snooping and there's a lot of data walled off behind firewalls. We won't get complete data."
"Not unexpected," Naru conceded.
Usagi read, quickly deciding the report was a plausible explanation of how two women were out having fun, saw a kidnapping go down and followed. She also felt that Minako's story was at least partially false, but that was just a gut feeling. She couldn't prove it.
"Thanks, Aino," Usagi smiled at her. "You did good last night," she added with a slight smile.
"You're welcome," Minako smiled. She gestured to her station, "I'd better get back to work."
Once Minako had left Naru casually began reviewing files as she quietly said, "Do you think she's holding back, too?"
"Something," Usagi agreed equally quietly. "Not our business, unless it impacts the case."
"Fair enough," Naru said, inputting the data on the attacks and comparing it to the Infinity files. "God damn it," she cursed softly, "these files are so edited they're nearly useless."
Usagi went around to read over Naru's shoulder. "Not that bad," she skimmed, "print this up, we need to go see Tomoe again."
0o0o0o0o0o0o0o0
Hotaru Tomoe read through the casualty list, the young woman's expression grim as she put it on the desk. "Is this all?" she asked tiredly.
Kaori Knight looked at her boss sympathetically, knowing how much this was weighing on her. "The Senshi and the ADP were able to prevent Madigan's assassination," she said to her gently, "that's something at least."
"Something," Hotaru agreed tiredly. She closed her eyes as she leaned back, "Why is Nine doing this now? What is her motivation?"
"Was she targeting them for death? Or was she kidnapping them?" Kaori asked tentatively.
Hotaru sat up, her eyes widening. "Oh hell," she muttered, activating her terminal and scrolling through the data. "Yes," she muttered as she reviewed the information, "they were all involved in various black projects for father."
Kaori watched her boss work, once again awed by how fast her mind and body could work. Hotaru's fingers were literally flying across the keys as she accessed files and sorted the data within, putting together a 'map' to what she thought might be going on.
Giving her boss some time to work, Kaori was startled by a soft beep from her watch. Activating the communication's function she quietly asked, "Yes?"
The head of building security answered, the man looking distinctly annoyed. "Two ADP officers are demanding to see Miss Tomoe. Should I send them off?"
"Give me a moment," Kaori said, then relayed the request to Hotaru.
Hotaru nodded briskly, "Send them up, I expected someone to come by after we limited their access to the files."
"You planned for them to come?" Kaori raised her eyebrows in surprise.
Hotaru just smiled mysteriously.
A few minutes later Sylvie lead the two women into the office, a odd couple if Kaori had ever seen one. Usagi was tall with long blond hair, usually tied up in various styles, while Naru was shorter, more serious looking with brown hair and dressed in suits.
"Miss Tomoe, Miss Knight," Usagi nodded her greetings as their guide slipped away.
"What can we do for you?" Kaori asked politely.
"You can tell us what Madigan, Dr. Yuri and the others were working on together," Naru said forcefully, glaring at both of them.
"Well done," Hotaru conceded as Kaori waved the two officers to the seats in front of the desk, "what made you think they were on a project together?"
"The job descriptions, mostly," Usagi conceded calmly, "well?"
"I was digging through our records looking for just that information," Hotaru admitted as she made a face, "sadly I haven't found much."
"Really," Naru drawled skeptically.
Kaori bristled, frowning. "Yes, really," she told her, "Professor Tomoe was a strong believer in need to know, and compartmentalized data."
"Sounds kind of paranoid," Usagi noted.
"Oh, he was," Hotaru answered promptly. "But it turns out he did have someone out to get him, so...," she shrugged eloquently.
"So what were they working on?" Naru asked, trying to get the discussion back on track.
"Some kind of improved combat model," Hotaru frowned grimly, "sadly most of the data has been purged. I'll forward a copy of what we have to you immediately."
"Thank you," Usagi said, frowning. "So does this Nine want to integrate more combat abilities into her servants," she wondered, "or is there something else going on?"
"I wish I knew," Hotaru admitted, "but they have taken captives this time, not just killing their targets. It must mean something."
"We'll do whatever we can to find out," Naru answered seriously. She gave the two women a pointed look, "It would help if we could have fuller access to your files."
"I'll do what I can," Kaori said smoothly, "but we have to take reasonable steps to protect our data." She sniffed, "The ADP systems are less than secure."
Usagi wanted to protest, but even she had to admit that the ADP had not spent enough on their computer protection. "We'll do our best not to give your system a virus," she said dryly. She got up from her seat as she said, "Thank you for seeing us."
"Yes, thank you," Naru nodded.
"And don't try planting another bug in the office," Kaori said cheerfully, "I'd hate to have to bring it up with your superiors."
"I have no idea what you're talking about," Usagi lied, smiling.
"I'm sure," Kaori chuckled, "have a nice day."
"You enjoyed that," Hotaru chuckled once the two police officers were gone.
"Oh yes," Kaori agreed, smiling back at her happily. "Thank you for letting me do that," she added.
"It's the small things that make life worth living," Hotaru mused, "warm slippers, pretty ladies and jerking around arrogant cops."
To be continued...