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              The music was blaring at the Halloween party as Sonya ducked thought the doorway to the kitchen to answer the call she had just received, "Sorry Kes, go ahead."

               Kestrim Cortana's voice sounded apologetic, "We just got a call from FCPD, apparently someone supervillain got a hold of some War of the Worlds style robot and its rampaging in the still ruined part of the city close to the reconstruction sights. Sorry but the others are out on other missions."

               Sonya rolled her eyes, "Seriously? I cannot get a break on Halloween. I swear I'm not dressing up next year!"

               "I remember you saying that after last year. I'll send you the coordinates."

               Sonya nodded, "On my way."

               She turned to the door and saw her husband standing there. He looked up at her "Trouble?"

               She shrugged looking down at him, "Yeah, giant robot. Doesn't sound like it will be too much trouble. Next year though I'm wearing my uniform as my costume. Cover for me, I shouldn't be too long."

               Minutes later Sonya flew over the part of Freedom City still under reconstruction. It wasn't hard to find where the giant robot was. She could see the flashes of blaster bolts shooting up into the night sky.

               Sonya quickly banked right and dropped down into the twisted steel canyon to check out the situation. Sure enough it was a tripod war droid moving towards a group of police officers who were taking cover behind a police car firing wildly up at it. Their blasts looked to be deflecting off of some sort of force field when they did hit.

               The war droid stopped as metallic tentacles came out of it and wrapped around a wrecked car. Sonya knew immediately what it was going to do and swooped in just as it flipped the wreck towards a group of officers.

                She flew right down into the flying wreck, knocking it out of the sky and making it slam into damaged asphalt a few feet away from the patrol car they were hiding behind sending debris flying. She landed beside it and looked back at the stunned officers. “Everyone ok?”

                The officers looked very startled at what had happened and could only nod at her.

                Sonya nodded back, “Good, now take cover and let’s see how he likes it.”

                She grabbed what was left of the wreck and threw it back up at the droid. The droid slashed it away with one of its tentacles but pieces deflected up and hit its curved underside denting the metal in places. Sonya flashed an evil smile, “No kinetic barriers.”

                Sonya quickly launched up into the air flying right at the war droid grinning like a fool as she landed a massive punch right in the middle of the dome’s ‘eye’ before it could even react to her. The droid disintegrated as it flew backward, its remains crashing into another ruined building before exploding.

                Sonya suddenly heard someone shouting over a loudspeaker, “CUT! CUT! WHAT THE FRACK ARE YOU DOING?”

                Sonya turned around, looking down as a rather portly man nearly fell out of the vehicle carrying a bull horn and started marching up to where he was almost standing under her. Sonya flew down to him as he pointed a finger at her and snarled “You just ruined the shot and destroyed a million credit droid!”

                Sonya looked surprised and confused, “But the report...”

                “What report?”

                Sonya started looking slightly embarrassed. “I got a police call about a report of a massive war robot wreaking havoc.”

                He turned around back to the jeep, “Arnold, did you or did you not tell the FCPD that we were filming tonight?”

                Arnold nodded, “Of course.”

                Sonya tapped her earpiece, “Kess…a little help here?”

                Kes sounded confused on the other end, “It was a FCPD call…I’m tracking down who sent it.”

                Arnold’s mobile rang as the portly man looked like he was ready to blow his top. “Look I don’t care who you are or that you’re in a hot costume. You’ll be hearing from my lawyer!”

                Sonya rubbed her eyes taking a deep breath. "Look, contact the FCPD..."

               Arnold stepped up nervously,   “Uh sir, Miss Blade?   That was the FCPD. Apparently there was a mix up and Miss. Blade was called.”

                Sonya rolled her eyes and sighed, “Great…just great. I’m going back to my party. You sort this out with the FCPD. They know how to contact me.”

               Before either one could say another word Sonya took off grumbling, "I'm really starting to hate Halloween."

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Description

              The music was blaring at the Halloween party as Sonya ducked thought the doorway to the kitchen to answer the call she had just received, "Sorry Kes, go ahead."

               Kestrim Cortana's voice sounded apologetic, "We just got a call from FCPD, apparently someone supervillain got a hold of some War of the Worlds style robot and its rampaging in the still ruined part of the city close to the reconstruction sights. Sorry but the others are out on other missions."

               Sonya rolled her eyes, "Seriously? I cannot get a break on Halloween. I swear I'm not dressing up next year!"

               "I remember you saying that after last year. I'll send you the coordinates."

               Sonya nodded, "On my way."

               She turned to the door and saw her husband standing there. He looked up at her "Trouble?"

               She shrugged looking down at him, "Yeah, giant robot. Doesn't sound like it will be too much trouble. Next year though I'm wearing my uniform as my costume. Cover for me, I shouldn't be too long."

               Minutes later Sonya flew over the part of Freedom City still under reconstruction. It wasn't hard to find where the giant robot was. She could see the flashes of blaster bolts shooting up into the night sky.

               Sonya quickly banked right and dropped down into the twisted steel canyon to check out the situation. Sure enough it was a tripod war droid moving towards a group of police officers who were taking cover behind a police car firing wildly up at it. Their blasts looked to be deflecting off of some sort of force field when they did hit.

               The war droid stopped as metallic tentacles came out of it and wrapped around a wrecked car. Sonya knew immediately what it was going to do and swooped in just as it flipped the wreck towards a group of officers.

                She flew right down into the flying wreck, knocking it out of the sky and making it slam into damaged asphalt a few feet away from the patrol car they were hiding behind sending debris flying. She landed beside it and looked back at the stunned officers. “Everyone ok?”

                The officers looked very startled at what had happened and could only nod at her.

                Sonya nodded back, “Good, now take cover and let’s see how he likes it.”

                She grabbed what was left of the wreck and threw it back up at the droid. The droid slashed it away with one of its tentacles but pieces deflected up and hit its curved underside denting the metal in places. Sonya flashed an evil smile, “No kinetic barriers.”

                Sonya quickly launched up into the air flying right at the war droid grinning like a fool as she landed a massive punch right in the middle of the dome’s ‘eye’ before it could even react to her. The droid disintegrated as it flew backward, its remains crashing into another ruined building before exploding.

                Sonya suddenly heard someone shouting over a loudspeaker, “CUT! CUT! WHAT THE FRACK ARE YOU DOING?”

                Sonya turned around, looking down as a rather portly man nearly fell out of the vehicle carrying a bull horn and started marching up to where he was almost standing under her. Sonya flew down to him as he pointed a finger at her and snarled “You just ruined the shot and destroyed a million credit droid!”

                Sonya looked surprised and confused, “But the report...”

                “What report?”

                Sonya started looking slightly embarrassed. “I got a police call about a report of a massive war robot wreaking havoc.”

                He turned around back to the jeep, “Arnold, did you or did you not tell the FCPD that we were filming tonight?”

                Arnold nodded, “Of course.”

                Sonya tapped her earpiece, “Kess…a little help here?”

                Kes sounded confused on the other end, “It was a FCPD call…I’m tracking down who sent it.”

                Arnold’s mobile rang as the portly man looked like he was ready to blow his top. “Look I don’t care who you are or that you’re in a hot costume. You’ll be hearing from my lawyer!”

                Sonya rubbed her eyes taking a deep breath. "Look, contact the FCPD..."

               Arnold stepped up nervously,   “Uh sir, Miss Blade?   That was the FCPD. Apparently there was a mix up and Miss. Blade was called.”

                Sonya rolled her eyes and sighed, “Great…just great. I’m going back to my party. You sort this out with the FCPD. They know how to contact me.”

               Before either one could say another word Sonya took off grumbling, "I'm really starting to hate Halloween."

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Thanks to those who voted on the costume!