Sons of Pluto

[Astral Harmony]

Dominique awaited her next set of orders in the waiting room. She had been there for an hour already, but didn't bother to pick up one of the magazines or change the channel to see the current news about the death of Miyami Kasahiko. It was all the same, and she had read the articles and seen the stories and interviews and heard the rumors and guesses and speculations so many times that she could quote a number of them word for word.

"But aren't you the least bit curious to see if something new has come up?"

The voice of Leyna, a powerful telepath that was able to communicate with Dominique when she was close enough. The tormenting hypnotic experiments that wiped out Dominique's personality didn't produce permanent results. In order to keep her fighting without any kind of reservation up to and including the risk of civilian casualties, Leyna monitored Dominique whenever she could to determine if the cyborg needed a painful refresher to prevent free thought. Leyna could authorize such things and even make appointments to have Dominique "rehabilitated" if necessary. She learned quickly that it wasn't wise to try and think in her own way.

To answer Leyna's question, Dominique was positive something new hadn't come up. A Condition Alpha Omega proved that beyond any doubt. It meant that normal efforts to resolve the incident had not produced a single thing that could provide direction. So, the best of the best would be assembled to discover who or what exactly was responsible.