Of Mavericks and Hunters. -OPEN AND ACCEPTING-

[cptflint]

"Alright then," steam said with a sigh before doing as Edge suggested.

He went down a hallway, passed a few doors heading straight for the command center.  

[Zahzi]

As Steam entered the Command Center, Icarus was still in the middle of the conversation.

He looked over at Steam, noticing the other two were not there.
"Where are the others?"  

[cptflint]

"Repairs," Steam replied. "I was going to wait for them but I was told to go on ahead, so I did," he added with a shrug.  

[Zahzi]

Icarus nodded, pressing a button, monitors in the Repair Bay near where Dozer and Edge were lit up, showing Icarus and the message.

"Sir, I know he seems like a threat, but I do not think that-"

"I don't care what you think, Icarus. That Reploid is nothing but trouble! It needs to be eliminated!"

"Sir, I'm sure you've noticed a sector was razed by now!"

"And by your report, the Maverick was already dealt with. I want you to focus your attention on that Black Maverick! I want its head on a metaphorical spike!"

"...."  

[cptflint]

Steam was taken back a bit by the conversation. "Has this reploid done something to deserve termination?" Steam asked. "I'm not about to hunt down a reploid that saved us without a good reason."

"Also I'd like to point out that there were MORE mavericks with the one we destroyed... Four or five at least."  

[Zahzi]

"And you seem to think I care of your own opinion, Hunter." The Voice grunted.
"This Reploid has already killed many of your fellow Hunters before. Why wait for him to do it again?"  

[Randomly Gone Insane]

"Because he saved our lives." Edge replied with a growl, not taking the stranger's voice tone of demands to kindly. As far as she was concerned, she'd only obey Icarus and her father. This unknown person was not in charge.

"One of the other Mavericks in that area was about to blast a cannon upon us. Judging by it's size and build, it was fully capable of destroying us. With two of us crippled, Dozer and I would be ashes among the rubble while Steam MAY have escaped.

"Just before the Maverick shot, Tango - the Black Robot - shot the cannon, causing it to implode and hurt the Maverick enough he had to flee with the rest.

"We're misjudging this reploid. He's not a Maverick, and means no harm. If anything, we've been pushing ourselves with him. Flexing our muscles when we should be talking.."  

[cptflint]

"Do you actually have evidence of him killing other hunters?" Steam asked.  

[Zahzi]

"Yes, yes. I've seen the report." The voice grunted.
"And frankly, I still don't care."

"We do." Icarus replied to Steam.
"Multiple teams have fallen to him already."

"This is an ultimatum, Icarus. Deal with that Black Robot, or the financial support for your entire organization will tank. Oh. And one more thing. Be sure to teach your subordinate to know her place." The voice growled, before the message ended.

"..."  

[cptflint]

"Edge, did you know about this?" he asked.  

[Randomly Gone Insane]

"So, if I'm understanding correctly, we were called back to be ordered by someone who has no authority amongst our ranks to kill someone who isn't doing anything wrong..?" Edge asked with an unamused tone, a bit pissy about the last remark.

"I should get up now and do this, why?" She challenged as Steam questioned how much she knew.
She remained silent, unsure of how to answer his question. Lying wasn't a good idea as she was showing a bit too much knowledge about Tango. However, coming truthfully wasn't an option either.

"I only knew he had been assaulted blindly by other Hunters before." She replied simply. "Nothing more."  

[Zahzi]

"Because unfortunately, that was a Reploid with an exceeding amount of coin that if they were to cut funding with us, we would die within a day.." Icarus sighed.
"We don't have a choice.."  

[Randomly Gone Insane]

"You may not, but I do." Edge grunted. As repairs were finished up on her leg, she stood up and walked out of the med bay, intending to go back to her father's office.

"I am not hunting Tango. Not without good reason."  

[Zahzi]

"And who else do you suppose goes, Edge? You're so far the only one to survive!" Icarus replied, standing up from his chair, and glaring at the monitor showing her.
"I need you, Dozer, and Steam to go to where he calls home, kick down the door, and take care of this problem!"  

[Randomly Gone Insane]

"I'm not doing it." Edge repeated with a growl.

"He does nothing wrong to the city or the people. By the very definition of our code and laws, he is not a Maverick. I will not hunt him."