Golden orbs lazily scanned the screen of a mobile, familiarizing themselves with it's content. Said content being an investigation request into frauds where the object of purchase disappeared an hour or so after being sold. Not quite as fun as torturing members of Galactic Empire hellbent on making lives miserable for the others by pretending to be a force of justice... but the android needed to keep her appearance. At least she was allowed to be a little rough on this particular con person.

Slipping the mobile into her pocket, the android stepped out of the bus when she reached her stop after waving off her mobile in front of the scanner to pay for her trip. Sure, she could have just flown here in first place and even save a bit of her fee but then she wouldn't be able to keep up with the list of videos on her watch later list. It was also inadvisable to fly while fiddling with phone, she nearly crashed into a commercial airliner the last time she tried.

The wind blew against her short, unkempt silver hair which caused her to stop slightly in her track and ran her hand through them. Perhaps with the right conditioner and shampoo she could have kept her hair all neat and tidy but unless she was attending a formal event or trying to impress someone, she couldn't give a rat's arse how she appeared to others. The one person she did care about was not here to criticize her hair anyway. With that, she leapt up to one of the taller buildings in the area to commit the layout of the rural countryside into her memory. She remembered growing in similar neighbourhood when she was younger...before she was scouted for her talent in direct contact sport. Not that she can remember much, her previous memory was still corrupted from the effects of cybernetic augmentation. Sighing slightly, the android decided that the only way to find the culprit was a good old fashioned footwork. She should ask around for information, a glass of liquor or two to loosen those tight lips and if that failed...then she would have to resort to arm twisting.

As she scanned the area for a place to start, a sudden burst of energy caught her attention. It was rather odd as she couldn't spot any signs of destruction near the energy source. Some sort of beacon or signal perhaps? The android considered ignoring the beacon at first...but curiosity got the better of her. It was not like she was in a rush to find the culprit anyway and she had a couple minutes to spare. Immediately the android leapt from the building she was on and took off into the air before sheflew towards the location. Her eyes began to scan the ground below....not that she needed to, the person behind them didn't even make an effort to conceal themselves. She appeared to be a young woman in her early twenties...perhaps her age, give or take. She didn't appear to be hostile...heck she didn't even appear to be in distress. Wondering what this was all about, the android slowly descended onto the ground near her, her lack of power level signature made it easy for her to sneak up on someone...unless they paid careful attention to their surrounding. A small smirk crossed her face as she waited for Meiku to realize her presence.

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Meiku realized her presence even before she manage to touch down, which negates the the possibility she did it by accident. As the earthling mumbled her greetings, the android glance slightly towards her immediate surrounding. There wasn't any other person in the immediate area, at least none that she can perceive by energy alone. The only notable thing was the scrap metal shelter close towards them but judging by her demeanour and how timid she appeared, this doesn't appear to be a trap of sorts.

Her eyes slowly turned towards the woman. Raven hair, odd getup...is that oil she smelt on her? She sniffed the air slightly, identifying the component of oil by scent alone...before summarizing this woman before her to be either an engineer or mechanic. Audrey knew from her personal experience, you can't simply get rid of oil or scent that easily with just a bar of soap. The poor lass looked absolutely terrified for some reason...a bit odd considering that she wasn't...or rather couldn't exactly flaunt her power level. Nor was she flashing her Galactic Patrol Badge as she wasn't exactly part of it, she served the Valkyries rather than Galactic Empire now. She suppose she could start with a small talk to break the ice.

"Nice day for flying ain't it?" The android flashed a smile as she said this, folding her arms across her chest. Subtly she checked her power level, her eyes giving a subtle glow...it was high enough to give some of her teammates a bit of trouble should they get into a scuffle. The woman doesn't appeared to be armed....a dabbler in martial arts perhaps? Though she can see holes in her stance that a practitioner never would have shown. When she was finally done playing twenty questions with herself based on Meiku's appearance she decided to ask her next question.

"So what's the beacon for? You're gonna give out quest or something?" The android asked as she wore a curious look on her face. If this all turns out to be a waste of time, she can just ask the woman to be her tour guide for this town.

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Audrey listened quietly as Meiku finally gathered the courage to tell her the reason behind the beacon. Well, that was quite unexpected. Certainly she had some experience in teaching such techniques to another but it was never done within professional capacity. Her specialty lies in combat, if this woman's techniques turn out to be of utilitary ones then she would be the last person to teach her.

"Hm, is that so? Well, I'm no god of magic but I certainly know a thing or two about energy control." Audrey replied as she swung her head both side which made a cracking sound when she did so. As if to prove herself, she slowly gathered the energy within her body and formed a translucent barrier around herself. The bluish tint barrier then expanded outward to form a forcefield in the shape of energy dome which covered an arm length radius around her body.

"Before we start on our lesson however, I need to ask, what manner of person are you? Do you practice mystical martial arts? A dabbler in the art of arcane magic? Awakened your extrasensory perception and wield psychic powers?" Audrey asked as she unfolded her arms across the chest. As she held out her hands, multiple energyu orbs formed with all the colour of the rainbow swirled lazily around her. Then without warning one of the red sphere sped down towards the ground near Meiku which exploded and scattered a small cloud of dust in it's wake.

"Although I think it's much easier if you demonstrate your capability directly against this energy dome instead. Don't worry, they're pretty robust." The android grinned before she continued. "Also before you try to reason your way out of this, here's an advise: Don't bother. The next one will be aimed at you and it won't be for show." Audrey placed her hand on her hip and nodded towards Meiku, waiting for her to make her next move.

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Just an earth girl. Audrey chuckled slightly, remembering that she had introduce herself in a similar manner back when she served the military but before the cyberization. Earthlings had always been low on the scale of Galactic threat....though a few of them had shown power beyond anything she had seen before. Perhaps Meiku was one such person?

The power the woman before her exhibited was...quite rare to say the least. Not that she had never seen constructs based abilities in action before but usually they were made of pure energy and quite simple in shape. This kind of ability bode ill however...while useful, they can be easily misused. Audrey then remembered the investigation she was suppose to look into...and here she was standing in front of a person wielding powers that would make such fraud not only possible but also incredibly easy.

After giving Meiku approval to start, the android prepared herself while she observed Meiku pulled a remote which then directed a turret next to her. Even though the turret and Meiku attacked at the same time, it did little damage to the barrier. However, the android's focus were less on Meiku's offensive capability but rather the tools she wield. Even as the wrench smack in front of her, the android barely look perturbed...she may as well be an audience watching from the sidelines.

"Careful now. This barrier hit back." the android warned Meiku as the part of the shield that was struck glowed a shade of red before it reflected the kinetic energy it absorbed right back. The impact would be the same as if being struck by her own wrench. Whether or not she managed to get away in time, the android continued her conversation in a casual manner.

"Audrey. So are you the only one within your family who possess this capability? And while you're at it, elaborate this ability of yours. Is the wrench you're holding something really came out of nowhere, or did it come from your toolbox." If it was the latter, then it would mean apportation instead of creation. She then directed an emerald energy sphere towards Meiku next in order to gauge her reflex.

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Where earlier the android had worn a look of curioisity, now it was slightly disgruntled. From what she had observed of this woman, she didn't look like the type to sell her disappearing trinkets to unsuspecting strangers. And if their families were anything like her, they wouldn't do so intentionally too.

Fuck, now she was getting a little annoyed. Meiku was quite lacking when it came to offensive capabilities but her survival skills were also top notch. If she had been a little more malicious, the android would have been more than happy to break her and pound her into the ground. She wouldn't deny Meiku's capability to be useful...Pricota certainly would be quite interested in her. Even more so that her ability to summon things out of nowhere were not limited to simple tools as the girl just whip out a freaking grenade launcher to fire at her shield.

"Well, I'll be damned. This ought to be interesting." Audrey muttered, summoning her energy to her reserve as she eyed Meiku. Compare to the shield, the android was built more than tough enough to wistand the impact. Perhaps due to the woman inexperience in handling the weapon or just her skill in general, the impact of the grenade launcher destroyed the ground near the shield compare to the shield itself.

"Not bad but you musn't be afraid to dream a little bigger darling." A snap of her finger and the blue sphere of energy grow a bit bigger compare to it's fellow siblings. The sphere than exploded into many fragments, all of which converged towards Meiku from every direction.

"Think fast Meiku. These ones will chase you down~" The android grinned as she waited for the girl to come up with creative way to stop her missile.

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Audrey chuckled slightly, not expecting Meiku to return her compliment. The woman then had decided to arm herself with two blades who then charged straight towards her. For a second the android underestimate her adversary a little as the first blade barely made an impact before her cybernetic scouter warned Audrey of her second thrust.

Meiku's earlier assault had created a small crack on her shield which Meiku appeared to be capitalizing now. Should the thrust connect it would have destroyed her barrier completely. Audrey focused slightly, her vision make it appeared as if the world around her slow down as she focused on the crack of the shield. Energy flowed within her body into shield restoring it to normal for just a split second before the knife strike it but the damage has been made. In just a few attacks the integrity of her shield had been reduced to 20%.

"Aye, here they come now~"Like guided missile locked onto target, the shattered fragments of energy shield converge on the raven haired back. As long as her eyes keep track on her target, it will continue to follow the woman thus demonstrating her precise control of the energy spheres.

"Not bad, you're almost there Meiku. Just a couple whack and that shield ought to break~" The android grinned as if encouraging her. Of course she wanted the earthling to work for it, restoring a couple more energy sphere to replace the lossed one as she now sent chromatic and violet sphere straight down towards her.

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The shield shattered under Meiku's energy blade. Even managed to cut her cheek and part of her hair slightly in the process as she wiped them with the back of her palm. Audrey didn't look too surprised, she had expected the shield to break down at some point. As she now had a basic understanding of Meiru's capability, she conjured an obsidian dagger of her own. While she appreciated Meiku's offer for launch in gratitude, the android needed to ensure with zero uncertainty that Meiku was not the culprit.

"Good. Well then shall we?"

As Meiku raced towards her the android ducked and swayed out of the way, the blade cutting mere inches where she was standing. Mentally, she flipped the trigger to take off her limiter. Unlike the Saiyans or the Arcosians, her transformation had always been on the subtle side. The only difference one could observe would be a change in expression as well as a drastic improvement compared to initial capability.

"Think fast." that was the only warning the android gave before she slices Meiku's chest with her dagger. She was careful enough not to strike her in vital spot though with her clothes, less so. Should the strike connect, it's quite likely that Meiku would be in a less than modest state. As they ran past each other, Meiku should realize that the dagger saps her energy on top of cutting her.

The android twirled around to face her once more, preparing herself for the next barrage of assault as she had completely switched her strategy from earlier, making a come hither motion with her free hand.

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"I'll pay for it." Audrey grinned in return, satisfied that her blade manage to make contact. Honestly, she would rather not use knives but this woman had just cut her up so she figured she should return the favor. Shifting the dagger into a reverse grip, she took her stance once more while observing Meiku closely. The woman had relied less on her gadget now and more on her martial capability.

Meiku's attempt to blind her nearly worked had she not shield her eyes in time, but it did give Meiku the time needed to rush her and close the distance between them. Once more, the silver hair android ducked and weave under the knives assault before she reach out and grab a device out of Meiku's clothes. A small smirk crept up her face as she locked gaze with the raven haired woman.

"Now that's real close. Mind if I borrow this hun?" The android asked, her hand grasping said device before chucking it to the ground where Meiku was standing in an attempt to trigger it. Whether or not it worked, she threw the knife towards the girl's shoulder to deter her and drain even more of her energy.

"Good attempt but You won't be able to beat me through sheer strength. Best put that brain of yours in high gear because with your power, creativity is clearly your best weapon." It felt quite weird to coach another during a battle, especially one who does not attend her gym. For now, she hang back as she waited for what measures Meiku would decide to take next to even the battlefield.

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Audrey took a step back, eying the device that she had filched from the woman. After detonating it earlier, it was clear that the device appeared to be a gas based bomb of sorts. Thankfully she had prepared a panacea serum of of her own to counter such effects...which Meiku had stolen from her in return. Well, that was quite fine since she didn't really need it with the gas weapon in her hand.

"Not bad, you're learning girl." Audrey grinned as she throw the remaining bomb straight towards Meiku even as she dodge the energy knives. Though in her concentration to dodge Meiku's direct assault she failed to take into account the one that was flying in the air which struck her slightly.

"Tch...pretending to be cornered so I'd be a tad overconfident hm? But you'll have to do better than that." The android instead leapt backward as she directed her hands towards Meiku. Instead of energy sphere appearing like last time, multiple funnel like drones emerged from thin air. Using her electromagnetic power she directed them towards Meiku before they fired beam from all directions. Even if the woman manage to dodge all the beams, the funnels would continue to hunt her persistently until they take her out.

"Now then, what will you do?" the android ask as she prepared her own dagger. Whether Meiku decide to rush her, or keep her distance she had her base covered with her dagger and the funnel drones.






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