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else to say about it. He looked up at the Oekai company ships hovering in the air above them and looked back at the ninjas coming down the hill from behind.
“They are here to open you up,” said Basu.
Oki nodded.
“Are you going to allow them to do their duty?” Basu asked. “Will you die with dignity?”
Oki nodded.
Basu wiped a tear from the boy’s eye and grunted at him. Then he said, “I’m proud of you.”
Oki nodded and took the unlocking mechanism from Basu. Then he grunted up at him.
Basu took the boy by the hand and led him up the garbage hill to a group of executives heading toward them. The head executive, an old man with a tall wrinkled forehead, waved at his men to take the boy. Then he went to Basu.
“Excellent work, Basu,” his boss said.
Basu grunted, paying more attention to Oki than his employer. The boy’s eyes were locked on Basu as the ninjas took him away.
“With this information we will finally get ahead of the Gomen Corporation,” said the boss. “We owe it all to you.”
A technician knelt down to Oki and put the unlocking mechanism to his chest. Oki tried to act as courageous as possible while the device was attached to his iron torso.
“What is the information, anyway?” Basu asked.
The executive frowned at Basu. “It’s not like you to ask such questions.”
“Just curious.”
“Well, since you did such a good job I’ll tell you this one time.” The executive looked over at Oki and smiled. “Inside of that piggy bank are designs for a program that will be the hot new iPalm app of the year.”
“What kind of app?”
The executive’s voice became giddy. “It allows the iPalm customer to instantly change the color of their fingernails. There are over 2,000 colors and patterns to choose from.”
“That’s it?”
“What do you mean that’s it ? Do you know how popular that’s going to be with teenage girls? We are going to make a fortune!”
Basu’s face was turning red. That was what he had been risking his life for? That was what the two companies were at war over? That was why so many ninjas had to die? That was the information Oki must die for? It was too absurd for Basu to accept.
As the technician hovering over Oki fidgeted with the unlocking mechanism, the boy looked up at Basu with tears in his eyes. Basu could tell he didn’t want to die for the sake of duty and honor. Oki was only doing it for Basu, because it was what Basu wanted him to do. But Basu realized that he was wrong. It was not honorable to accept your fate. If Basu accepted his fate he never would have continued as a ninja after being infected with the nano-poison. He would have given up and died.
Just before the technician found the right combination, Basu flew through the crowd of Oekai employees and sliced the unlocking mechanism in half. The technician fell backward in shock. Then he shoved the ninjas away from the boy, threatening them with his iKatana.
Oki looked up at Basu with a big smile. Basu looked down at him and grunted.
“What do you think you’re doing, Basu?” said his boss.
All of the Oekai ninjas followed after their boss. The technicians and other executives kept a safe distance.
“I won’t let you kill him,” Basu said.
“I never expected this from you,” said his boss. “In one day, you’ve actually become attached to this boy? You of all people would betray your company, of which you’ve sworn an oath to obey, for the sake of some worthless piggy bank?”
Basu grunted.
“Don’t be fooled by his appearance,” said his boss. “I know you think you’re doing the right thing, but he’s just a piggy bank. He doesn’t matter. He’s not even a real child.”
“What do you mean?”
“Piggy banks aren’t born,” said the boss. “They are grown in a lab. How old do you think this boy is? Seven years old? Eight years old?” He shook his head. “No, he’s been alive for less than four months. He can never grow older and probably
“They are here to open you up,” said Basu.
Oki nodded.
“Are you going to allow them to do their duty?” Basu asked. “Will you die with dignity?”
Oki nodded.
Basu wiped a tear from the boy’s eye and grunted at him. Then he said, “I’m proud of you.”
Oki nodded and took the unlocking mechanism from Basu. Then he grunted up at him.
Basu took the boy by the hand and led him up the garbage hill to a group of executives heading toward them. The head executive, an old man with a tall wrinkled forehead, waved at his men to take the boy. Then he went to Basu.
“Excellent work, Basu,” his boss said.
Basu grunted, paying more attention to Oki than his employer. The boy’s eyes were locked on Basu as the ninjas took him away.
“With this information we will finally get ahead of the Gomen Corporation,” said the boss. “We owe it all to you.”
A technician knelt down to Oki and put the unlocking mechanism to his chest. Oki tried to act as courageous as possible while the device was attached to his iron torso.
“What is the information, anyway?” Basu asked.
The executive frowned at Basu. “It’s not like you to ask such questions.”
“Just curious.”
“Well, since you did such a good job I’ll tell you this one time.” The executive looked over at Oki and smiled. “Inside of that piggy bank are designs for a program that will be the hot new iPalm app of the year.”
“What kind of app?”
The executive’s voice became giddy. “It allows the iPalm customer to instantly change the color of their fingernails. There are over 2,000 colors and patterns to choose from.”
“That’s it?”
“What do you mean that’s it ? Do you know how popular that’s going to be with teenage girls? We are going to make a fortune!”
Basu’s face was turning red. That was what he had been risking his life for? That was what the two companies were at war over? That was why so many ninjas had to die? That was the information Oki must die for? It was too absurd for Basu to accept.
As the technician hovering over Oki fidgeted with the unlocking mechanism, the boy looked up at Basu with tears in his eyes. Basu could tell he didn’t want to die for the sake of duty and honor. Oki was only doing it for Basu, because it was what Basu wanted him to do. But Basu realized that he was wrong. It was not honorable to accept your fate. If Basu accepted his fate he never would have continued as a ninja after being infected with the nano-poison. He would have given up and died.
Just before the technician found the right combination, Basu flew through the crowd of Oekai employees and sliced the unlocking mechanism in half. The technician fell backward in shock. Then he shoved the ninjas away from the boy, threatening them with his iKatana.
Oki looked up at Basu with a big smile. Basu looked down at him and grunted.
“What do you think you’re doing, Basu?” said his boss.
All of the Oekai ninjas followed after their boss. The technicians and other executives kept a safe distance.
“I won’t let you kill him,” Basu said.
“I never expected this from you,” said his boss. “In one day, you’ve actually become attached to this boy? You of all people would betray your company, of which you’ve sworn an oath to obey, for the sake of some worthless piggy bank?”
Basu grunted.
“Don’t be fooled by his appearance,” said his boss. “I know you think you’re doing the right thing, but he’s just a piggy bank. He doesn’t matter. He’s not even a real child.”
“What do you mean?”
“Piggy banks aren’t born,” said the boss. “They are grown in a lab. How old do you think this boy is? Seven years old? Eight years old?” He shook his head. “No, he’s been alive for less than four months. He can never grow older and probably
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