Ryder, Maroon and 02 all wanted my attention. Sunny and Lucy were looking after the hybrids. Zayne was also there to back me up in my personal squad. Sparks was a helper through and through. He was going to the food stalls to help serve food. AEP units could also eat, so it was kind of surreal for some of them to sit with the humans as they ate stew and hotdogs. He also there to help with everything involving the big blockade. Aside from the parents of my children, these were the ones that I trusted the most in the clan. Some of the humans were acting very weird around them. Zayne especially. He had the salt water scars that all the veterans knew to look for when dealing with the PEP units. I made sure to walk Ryder, Maroon and Sparks around all of the people in the syndicates and the military. I did not want them targeted if they got hurt. They would bleed blue like all the others if they got injured. They were the only PEP units on our side here. For added assurances, I made sure that they would be together with me at all times. I decided to hear what they all needed to talk to me about.
Since Ryder was a pretty needy and submissive guy, it was not surprising when he grabbed my arm and leaned on me. "Brianne. Tell 02 to stop it. He is not supposed to be messing with the humans in the syndicates." he said as he pointed at 02. 02 just defiantly crossed his arms. I looked at him for an explanation. "They fucking deserved it. Those humans called me a 'glorified calculator'!" he snapped. 02 was in our clan, but he still had a Conqueror mindset. Zayne backed him up. "They all had it coming. All 02 did was pop one of their tires." he said. I rolled my eyes. I told 02 to take me to where this had happened. Some of the syndicate guys were standing around grumbling about it. The owner of the car was outright complaining. I walked up to him and apologized on behalf of 02. He was still very angry at us. I paid him for the property damage and doubled it. He took his car straight to the mechanic shop to get them to repair the tire. They were more than happy to serve him as that was their purpose there. I went in with him to make sure nothing bad happened. They were rude.
Being rude did not stop them from doing the job correctly, however. It was clear that the jig was up, so they gave threats. "You and your friends better get in your car and drive away." one of the mechanics said. The syndicate man just sneered and said "I'd say the same to you. This is your first day on the job, right? Download some driving skills and go to some other town. My sister lives here with her husband, asshole! Like hell am I letting some cyborgs with fucking nukes just park out here." he then pulled out of their driveway. The mechanic that fixed the tire turned to me. "You have something to say, Brianne?" he asked. I raised my eyebrows. "The transmission hubs are just giving my name out now!?" I scoffed. "You took out the Toxic Clan. If it wasn't for weaklings like Void and Volition Clans covering for you, you'd already be dead with the rest of the humans in your clan. We're not going to let you guys take more territory from us." he said with a determined look on his face. "You guys better not be planning anything other than a clean fight. We're going to win. Don't disgrace yourself."
