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Hey, snap out of it..!

Reality broke out before them, the light realized the world around them and once again they found themselves in an elevator, however this was the one without the "Midna".

Hey, what the hell are you two doing? Acting like your sleeping?
Do you think this is funny?

The man speaking to them was dressed in red, his face and expression was one of an older guy, he was beyond their arms reach but it felt like he was right up in their faces, for some reason they were still dizzy.

Its okay, let them in.

The guard heeded the new voice and let the two of them pass into a wide office, there were a line of doors along the walls but they were all sealed off by some pretty advanced looking locking systems, with the exception of one, near the desk of the office, it looked like it had been forced open.

Welcome to my private office, Comet Nightmare.

Behind the desk sat the one who were addressing them, or rather, comet, a man with dark brown hair, to the point that it looked almost black, his eyes were razor sharp with green emerald orbs that seemed to burn with an intense inner fire. The way he spoke was masterfully planned, every little tone perfected before they came out of his mouth, it was loaded with freindly gestures and sounds but something about him reminded them of a beast patiently waiting to strike, no wonder he had been nicknamed the "Dragon of the Tower" by the Fullbring Community.

You are both sentenced to death, did you know that?
To be carried out before the next sunset.

He read this out to them like it was nothing, just another page in a book, just another word without meaning, unless at the point where he directed the question towards them for a short moment before going on, just at that point there was a short moment of geniune interest that faded as quickly as it had appeared.

Of course, as you can probably guess you were not brought here for me to tell you this, I am here to inform you that the two of you have been selected for a very special program.

The Dragon gave them a moment of time to take the information in before he went on.

We have the habit of sticking criminal offenders like the two of you in the SEU.(A Special unit of F-Law agents that are usaly sent on suicide missions) But in the case of you Comet, your in the habit of tracking down and dealing with criminal offenders, something which you have shown great skill at.. Something that has drawn the ire of more than a few of my Officers, is that not right Nightmare?

He smiled as he said those last words while he got up from his chair.

We would rather not lose such talent to something like the SEU.. You see there is a problem the F-laws are facing as of late, I guess its the same regular policing systems have faced for centuries, our enemies know us more than we know them..

He gave a signal to one of the guards that quickly clicked on a button on the wall and suddenly a bright hologram appeared in the middle of the room, it was a large list of people that kept scrolling up and down, she recognized their faces, they were all top ten criminals, one of them the girl she had just seen in whatever had just happened.

In order to deal with our more.. Elusive enemies, we have decided to use rogue elements like yourself to combat these threats.

The hologram changed, alot of information blurred over the ever changing images, holographic imaging was still the kind of tech that most people had never seen, and this kind of advanced holographic imaging was not even something the general public were aware existed. The images showed pictures of Comet and Micheal aswell as a number of other indidiuals.

We call it the "Justicar" intivative, a movement which goal is the total eradication of high level fugitives of the Trinity.. As members of this group you will have the resources and the knowledge of the F-Laws at your disposal while still retaining your individual freedom, without mention you will answer to noone but a few selected operatives that will be tasked with tracking your progress and nothing more.. You will be above both the human laws and The Trinity.

The heavy implications of these lasts words were clear, being part of the Justicars were basically putting yourself above the law, it was vigilantism with a permit.

Of course this means that the usual restrictions do not count, if taking on more powers will bring results, then that is acceptable, if unfortunate bystanders have to suffer, as long as it brings results, its acceptable.

Do You Understand what this means?

It was obvious, a great amount of faith would be placed on anyone that was a member of the Justicars, this also ment that if they did't deliver upon that faith things could potentially get sour quick, like a price cow turning into beef if its award winning milk ever were to go.. "sour"..

I would like to move into detail, but I have to have my answer from the two of you, I apologize that you will not have time to think this through.. My time is short, and this is the window I can give you.

Its this, or the SEU.

The SEU was infamous, not commonly known amongst the common fullbring, they were a ridicelously dangerous group that served as Shock Troopers for the F-laws, they were sent into situations they usually could not survive, expendable pieces that could even be thrown at brickwalls if it ment that it would cause even a single crack for the less expendable troops to move through, and if the rumors were true, they all had explosive implants in their bodies that would blow up if they ever decided to disobey, the choices basicly came down to the life in the SEU, Suecide, Or The Justicars.

So what will it be?

Comet finds herself in a haze. What had just happened? Midna was in Tokyo? If so...this would not bode well at all.

The man in red was quickly getting on her nerves when he was told to back off. Comet shows a bit of her immaturity as she passes him by by sticking out her tongue.

Now to stand there and listen to yet another person who likes to hear himself talk a little too much. It wasn't her fault most of the operatives she has dealt with so far wasted their gas...it was their own fault for being so slow.

"Ooh, dinner and a show~" She jokes at the hologram. Although not common, she had seen them before in Jarreth's penthouse suite.

After the mans speech-
"Before I give you my answer...may I know why I have been unjustly sentenced?"

As the man finished his speech, and the female spoke up questioning him, he had already decided. He did not wish to be a SEW, be it some kind of Native American or what ever else it could possibly be. He stumbled forward, and reached out to touch one of the holograms, wile tossing over his shoulder the response.

"If it means I get to be myself, the badass super heroes...then I accept boss man."

I am glad that you accept.. Jackson,

Hakushi did not seem overly exited about the boys acceptance, though he flashed a fake smile anyway.. Then Comets question came up, causing him to close his eyes for a moment before replying to the girls question.

I am afraid that I do not know..

My role in the F-Law is purely as a.. "Guiding hand".. I do not have the time to review case files, if you want to know the reasons for your capture you will have to ask someone else,.. However I do know who you are comet, your exploits are not unknown to me, as I mentioned earlier..

It comes no wonder to me that you stand here now, Fullbring that chase heads of other condemned Fullbring cause alot of destruction, they all end up here sooner or later.. You might be surprised by how many times the F-Laws turn a blind eye to Trinity Infringements from your kind.

He seemed to be mostly ignoring Micheal, whenever the slightly.. Touched.. boy spoke, Hakushis right eye would twitch slightly in annoyance, the guards were also pretty wierded out by the strange behavior the guy was displaying, the two of them were openly staring at the guys back with pretty wide eyes.

I understand that you had a sister who worked for us in the past..
Susanna, wasn't it? A Diligent officer if I heard correctly..
I understand one of my daughters even knew her personally.

Hakushi walked away from his desk and took a few more steps towards them, he was surprisingly tall, but not very muscular.

I am very sorry about what happened to her, our line of work is very dangerous and sometimes even the best of us fall.. It is partly because of her that we have turned a blind eye to most of your conduct and given you this opportunity.

He reached out his hand to her and his expression turned very serious for a moment, the air turned almost cold.

But regardless of who your sister was..
This is not a choice you will be offered again.

Comet sighs and tilts her head down, closing her blue eyes and pinching the bridge of her nose in clear frustration. She was deep in thought over the pros and cons of her options...

Option 1 was to forget what happened and accept the offer. This would potentially benefit her but at what cost? She hated the F-laws, hated the man leading them, and she would have to become their little toy.

Option 2 is to pretend to go along and stab them in the back later on...but wouldn't the hunter become the hunted by the very beasts she sought to destroy? Not an option.

Option 3 would be to deny the request and run away. She would probably not make it out alive though...and if her apparent vision had any truth to it....

The decision didn't seem that hard to most. They would eagerly pick one or two but Comet was a Nightmare. Her family had long held their personal values above everything else. Paying with their lives for these values and morals was something they would never give a second thought, until Susanna became a F-law and threw some of her own values away for money.

Done with thinking, Comet raises her head. (It had never been her strong suit anyway)
An excited yet hateful grin fiercely contorted her face. She would get what she wanted and more, and all she had to do was what she already made a point in doing: do the F-laws job better than them. The look on Comet's face reminds Hakushi of the one Susanna had when she first joined...the same grin before asking "How's the pay?"

Comet had asked the same question.

Michael’s hand passed right through the image. His eyes, once slightly twitchy began to bug out completely. He swung his hands’ wildly, from side to side with in the three D display. His mouth fell open.

“The fuck, when did holographic displays come to life out of the local science fiction…I knew Japan was secretly building robots, but holographic display modgiles?”

His hand slipped in to his back left pocket, and his fingertips came in to contact with something hard, that immediately poked his finger drawing a small, but steady trickle of blood. It could only be one thing, the pin that he thought he had lost some ware along the way. A mile lit his face, as he twirled in place, bouncing from foot to foot. He began to move his hands in and out of the displays, laughing to him as parts of images seemed to disappear and flicker as his hand passed through it.