Chapter 4 - An Old Friend

Vampiresca and Tereza equipped their armor, very excited. They decided to go on an adventure right away, they went after resources with their parashaurus, Sofia. Sofia could no longer bear the weight of the two, so they decided it was time to tame a new animal. In the jungle they found an albino monkey, which at first they thought would be useless, but it was so cute. They decided to tame the monkey.

With her new companion on her shoulder, Vampiresca told Tereza to stay, as she wanted to explore more.

Tereza, a little tired, agreed.

In the middle of the forest they began to hear a horse galloping. Tereza found this very strange because there were no horses in the region where they were. Suddenly a Tek soldier came out of the woods on top of a horse.

Tereza turned pale with fear and sat down on the ground while the soldier got off his horse and approached her.

The soldier took his stick from her back as he approached. Vampiresca sat in another corner and watched.

The soldier slowly took off his helmet, when he revealed his true identity, it was Monica.

- MONICA? - exclaimed Tereza

Monica runs to hug Tereza

- I never imagined you dressed as a soldier, it's good! - said Theresa

- Thank you, I heard what you did, it was amazing. - Said Monica

- What did you....do? - asks a confused Vampiresca.

Tereza and Monica look at Vampiresca

- Vampiresca we need to talk... - Says Tereza

- I am a fugitive from TekCorp, I killed my boss, they are after my head...

Vampiresca is amazed

- Can I trust you to keep this secret?

Vampiresca turns for a moment and thinks:

"Should I turn her in? Is she really a good person?"

"No, I can't. I will not do the same thing my father did to me, I will not abandon her."

Vampiresca turns around and says:

- You can.

Monica introduces herself to Vampiresca and is interrupted by Tereza

- Hey Monica, I know you are getting to know Vampiresca but what happened at the center after Azrael died?

- Well, everything got worse. You know Pavoro? Azrael's daughter? The one who was a meddler? So she took over the company and turned it into a military power, they are all after you.

- So that explains the soldiers that I recently found around the island...

- And you? Do you need anything? - asks Monica

- Our parasaur, Sofia tired of carrying both of us, we need another mount, preferably one each? - says Vampiresca and Theresa agrees

Monica then has an idea:

- My troop came to this island too, they have 3 horses. If you want, I'll take you at night to the mobile base and you can steal them.

Tereza and Vampiresca think this is a great idea and wait until Monica contacts them at night.

In the meantime, Vampiresca says to Tereza:

- Are you sure we can trust this Monica? She comes out of nowhere and offers us horses? Doesn't that seem a bit suspicious to you?

- Well, I find it suspicious too, so we'll take our weapons with us, in case she tries anything on the trip. Monica is my childhood friend and I know her well, she would never betray me precisely for Pavoro, who is Azrael's daughter. Unless her Hyperlink has been switched, which I don't think is the case.

Vampiresca looks at her Hyperlink from a shelf

- Hey, did you know that you can store things inside your implant? - says Tereza

Vampiresca thinks that's amazing and asks:

- How?

- I'd like to demonstrate but I can't, I'm sure TekCorp is tracking me right now.

Monica arrives with her horse at the shelter and says:

- It's time, let's go.

Tereza and Vampiresca get on the parashaurus and follow the young soldier.

The trip was smooth and they managed to arrive at the base, Monica opened the garage revealing three horses, Monica's partners were asleep at the time.

- These are Preta, Head Hunter and Brown Dash - says Monica presenting the horses to the girls.

- They are beautiful - Vampiresca and Tereza say at the same time.

A noise is heard and Monica then says:

- You have to go. Now.

Vampiresca and Tereza each ride a horse while Brown Dash and Sofia, the Parasaur, follow them. Monica simulates a robbery and throws herself on the ground pretending to be hurt when her crew shows up to see what had happened.

Back at the shelter Vampiresca is surprised that Monica is not a traitor and keeps her word, while Tereza is happy to have another ally.