** start of FATE CORE instead of accelerated, new world/story **
It starts with Marina McCormick and Toda Cassinopia were driving in their Mercedes Limo to a secret meeting with the mayor. Marina, a transhumanist, is a supporter for peaceful negotiations between the magic people from Pata (outside of the city, rich in natural resources) and the city of New York City.
They were driving along when their car started lowering in height. After crashing into a car and landing they noticed two cars following them, a harpoon in their engine. A nearby Tech Junky from the lower levels went to get parts of the limo when he noticed the mafia going after the limo.
Their driver got out to check on the car, only to be shot, and when the tech junky, Timothy Frylord, blew out one of their cars. Using the distraction they made a run for it, running up and down alleys. Timothy, after failing to steal parts for the limo stole the car they had crashed into and rammed the other mafia car.
Marina and Toda attempted to escape in a car, but neither of them could drive the manual car so they remained stuck until Timothy caused another distraction and told them to get in. A mage got out of the mafia car and created spikes from the road. Using the water from the Hudson River, Toda washed out the car and then created a water wall to get them safely into Timothy's car. The mage managed to shock Marina who was struggling with a homeless man sleeping in the car through the water before getting in. Timothy sustained severe second degree burns and whiplash from the crash. They managed to get away and go into his apartment where he managed to gather info from a street urchin named Jakey.
At the apartment the police were going around looking for Marina who's father (CEO of Emerson) was looking for her after she didn't come to the meeting. They made a run to a pawn shop to pawn one of Marina's very expensive necklaces. However, Timothy wasn't on the best terms with Big Ronny so he took a chunk of the money to clear past debts and they left with about 3000. The incident cost him about 1200 in parts from the Limo and for saving them they let him keep it. They dropped him off in the hospital to get some treatment of his injuries.
