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• Most of these stories will not have a continuation (one or another maybe), either because they don't attract my attention enough to do so or I simply can't think of anything, who knows, maybe I'll rescue one of them and rewrite them as a complete story.
• Most of the concepts presented are most likely crossovers with other fandoms, but I will also try to do original things.
• My main language is Spanish, the reason I write it in English is to see how much scope this has compared to my other stories.

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In the middle of the frozen wasteland of Cooper-9, more specifically outside the Cabin Fever laboratories, a group of drones were discussing a… peculiar situation.

J: I'm J!

J2: No! I'm J!

J: No! I'm J!

J2: No! I'm J!

J: No! I!

Uzi: Ugh, for the love of robo-christ, which one of you is J?!

J and J2: ME!

Both female drones looked at each other annoyed, ready to jump on each other's necks and “get rid of the imposter” as they would say. After the destruction of Solver J, Uzi and N were about to retreat until they discovered that the body that that creature was creating survived the explosion and finished regenerating, fortunately for them J was stunned by everything she had gone through that was not difficult to capture her, although it was difficult to make sure I didn't destroy anyone while they took her out of the colony, N managed to convince V to help him keep an eye on J, which was a relatively easy problem to solve except that time she broke in at the prom and tried to kill everyone, fortunately they managed to calm her down after Uzi managed to hack the brains of the three disassembly drones, although they didn't take it well and she only continues with her head attached to her body thanks to N.

The problem was, it turns out that when they ambushed Doll after she stole the key, they not only discovered that she was working with Tessa, but another J.

J2: Please Tessa, it's obvious they made this copy to trick you.

J tensed up upon hearing that and looked somewhat crazy at her double.

J: Copy? Copy?! COPY?!

Uzi: Oh shit.

J threw himself at J2 and a cloud of dust was generated while both tried to kill each other.

Uzi just rolled his eyes at that and looked next to him at N, who, well, since J's return, who did not change his attitude towards him at all, mistreating him every time Uzi and V were not around, had adopted an attitude quite submissive, even more than usual, and upon realizing that there were now two J's, which meant double the physical and psychological abuse she received daily, she had to use all her mental effort not to break at that moment.

Uzi: Are you okay?

N: Y-Yes, I'm fine.

Uzi: Come on, it's not a big deal, maybe that copy won't be so bad to you.

N: If you say so, hey J-

Both: Shut your mouth N!

The drone girls shouted, pausing for a few moments only to yell at him and then continue trying to kill each other. N seemed to collapse to the ground and curled into a ball. Uzi just rolled his eyes and walked over to Tessa.

Uzi: Hey, human, don't we have to chase Doll?

Tessa: Oh, yes that is, but first I have to do something.

Tessa approached both drones and spoke.

Tessa: Hey, hey.

They continued fighting.

Tessa: J?

Without a response, Tessa took a deep breath.

Tessa: J!

The two stopped in their tracks, quickly separated, and looked at Tessa somewhat nervously.

Both: Yes Tessa?

Then they looked at each other annoyed.

Tessa: Look, seeing that you're a bit... eh, "busy", me and the others will go to the laboratories, you, uh, you guys, stay here taking care of the ship while the rest of us go ok.

She said as she tossed the keys to J.

J: Oh no Tessa, let her stay, I'll go with you.

She said as she roughly handed the keys to the other J.

J2: Oh no, of course not, I go with her, you stay, copy.

She said doing the same to him as he made his way to Tessa, however, J's hand turned into a sword and he placed it near her counterpart's throat.

J: I swear to God if you call me that one more time I'm going to-

Tessa: Hey, I have an idea, how about I give the person guarding the ship a small reward?

J: And that would be?

Tessa took some pens out of her pocket.

Tessa: Limited edition pens from the Department of Administration and signed by President Johnson himself.

She said with some pride, knowing very well how much of a fan J was of the company's products. And she wasn't wrong, she could see how both drone girls slowly looked at the keys that J was holding.

J2: Give them to me!

J: No! They are mine!

Both began to fight again, this time for the keys, the cloud of smoke they generated receded in the direction of the ship, leaving the rest of the group alone.

Tessa: Well… that worked better than she expected.

Uzi: Ha, yes of course.

V: Anyway, let's go.

She said as she opened her wings and flew away.

Tessa: He has a point.

Tessa admitted as she walked in the direction where V flew, Uzi was about to follow her until she noticed N, who was still balled up on the ground.

Uzi: Hey, N, those crazy women are gone, everything's fine.

N: Really?

Uzi: Yes, now let's go, there's a Russian to hunt.

Uzi helps him up and they both started walking towards each other.

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A dirty and barely functional truck advanced along the destroyed road, several crashed or simply abandoned vehicles could be seen, although in some cases frozen skeletons were still visible inside the cars.

Lizzy: Are we there yet?

The female drone said as she played with her cell phone, the girl showed a bored look as she surfed the internet, oh well, that's what I would do if it weren't for the connection here being a disaster.

Thad: No.

She said somewhat irritated, since it was already the eighteenth time that she had asked him the same thing in just 15 minutes.

Lizzy: Oh, well... Are we there yet-?

Uzi: Oh for the love of robo-christ! I swear if you ask the same thing again! I'll use your body as a shooting target!

An irritated Uzi shouted from the back of the truck where she and her companions were going, even Doll who was next to her seemed a little irritated with her companion.

Uzi: Did you hear?!

Lizzy: Yes, yes, whatever you say.

She said with clear disdain and boredom.

Lizzy: But seriously, how long have we been driving? Days?

Doll: It's only been 53 hours, 24 minutes and 13 seconds since-

She stopped when she remembered what happened in the colony, no one said anything, because it was something that they were still having a hard time overcoming.

Thad: We have nowhere to go.

She said looking at the red sky of Copper-9, since the fall of the core, all the snow that the icy planet was known for disappeared and dyeing the sky blood red in an eternal day. Of course, that doesn't sound like a bad thing, right? Well, if we take into account that not only did it wipe out all the human beings on the planet, but it also brought with it eldricht beasts from another dimension that began to cause THE DAMN APOCALYPSE. ON THE WHOLE DAMN PLANET... eh, yeah, Copper-9 just had a bad day.

The drones were massacred by the cursed beasts until it occurred to them to take refuge in old mineral containment bunkers, it worked and over time they made it their new home, or so it was until a certain rebellious girl believed that with her "sick cannon of riel” could face these creatures, the result was that a tide of Loftcraftean monsters invaded the colony killing everyone, in the end, only the four of them were able to get out of there alive.

However, the group's thoughts stopped when an annoying, but familiar, sound emerged from the car.

Thad: It has to be a joke.

He growled watching the fuel gauge tinkle indicating that it was about to run out.

Thad: Liz, can you read the map and tell us where the nearest gas station is?

Lizzy leaned over and opened the car's glove compartment, causing several ticket slips to fall to the ground.

Lizzy: Ugh, Who the hell was this thing?

Uzi: We don't know, possibly the owner is dead or something worse, but it doesn't matter.

The blonde girl took a dirty, folded piece of paper and unfolded it.

Lizzy: Uh... I don't know how to read this?

Doll: It's backwards.

Lizzy opened her eyes slightly as she turned the map over realizing she was holding it wrong.

Lizzy: Uh, yeah, I already knew that.

She said trying to hide her embarrassment, she began to examine the object before looking at the road, noticing a deviation to the left, then she looked at the map, then at the road, then at the map, and so on for a while.

Thad: Well? What did you say-?

She couldn't finish when Lizzy leaned next to her and sharply turned the wheel to the left.

Thad: Hey, what are you doing?

Lizzy: Follow the path we are close.

Uzi: Hey! Let me know for the next time you want!

Annoyed scream, the sudden turn almost sent them both flying, only luckily they managed to hold on in time to avoid falling from the vehicle.

Lizzy: Are you okay Doll?

She asked her friend, who looked at her a little annoyed, before answering.

Doll: Yes.

Lizzy: Okay.

Uzi: I exist you know!

She screamed indignantly because no one cared about her.

They continued driving for a while until they finally saw a gas station in the distance.

Thad: Finally

Fortunately the fuel ran out just as they arrived in front of the gas station, Thad, Uzi and Doll got out of the vehicle while Lizzy stayed inside. Thad walked over to one of the machines and checked the meter.

Thad: Well, it looks like there's still fuel, it should be enough to get us there.

Uzi: In that case, Doll, you go refuel, Thad and I will see if we can find something useful inside.

She said as the two of them entered the abandoned store, Doll just shrugged and did as she was asked, Lizzy just rolled her eyes as she continued fiddling with her phone.

Inside, both worker drones began to investigate in search of weapons, first aid kits, oil and anything that could be considered useful to survive in this hell known as Copper-9.

He said as he removed some boxes from the counter, he checked the drawers and the back door but only found bags of food, money, candles, old newspapers, and practically nothing useful.

Uzi: Garbage, garbage, garbage, ugh, really? Couldn't humans set up a weapons shop in the middle of nowhere? Did it cost them that much?

Thad: Come on, it's not that bad either, at least we can rest here while we load the truck.

Uzi: Yes, of course, and let the bandits take him? As if-

CRACK

They both fell silent when the sound of something thin breaking was heard, Uzi looked down and saw that it was some type of pressure plate, he raised his foot and saw how a rope that was tied to the object under his feet came loose, he continued with the He looked at the rope and noticed that it extended along the wall and reached the door, where apparently there was some type of mechanism that the hill strongly blocked his exit.

Thad:…How did we not notice that before?

Uzi was going to respond, but she was interrupted when several drones emerged from the rear doors and one emerged from the roof ventilation ducts. They lacked the characteristic company-standard protective helmets, wore dirty and tattered clothing, as well as dirty rags with which they covered their mouths and the top of their heads, in their hands they carried objects such as metal pipes, hammers, knives and Anything that could be used as a weapon, it was pretty clear that they were up to no good. If dealing with unholy beasts straight out of loftcraft books wasn't enough, it turns out that some of the drones that survived the initial debacle and couldn't take shelter in the bunkers, they roamed around attacking anything that moves and gathering in large numbers to assault the unsuspecting and steal their things for themselves.

Uzi: A trap, of course, we can't go more than a damn second without something trying to kill us.

She growled in annoyance, she looked through the glass of the door and noticed how Doll and Lizzy were no better, being guarded by four of those guys and one of them was pointing a shotgun at them.

Leader: Hey you.

shouted one who was clearly the leader of the group, he was a little bigger than the rest, he had red glasses over his visor and he was holding a fire ax in his hands.

Uzi: What?

She said with disdain and not wanting to seem intimidated so as not to please the idiot.

Leader: Don't move.

She then gestured for one of the bandits behind Uzi to come closer.

Leader: Take away his weapon.

Uzi: Hey no!

Uzi moved abruptly, only for the leader to point the ax at her neck.

Leader: That's a nice weapon you have.

Uzi: It's not just a “nice gun”, it's a SICK railgun that I made myself.

Leader: Yes, whatever they do here, not many people come to these places.

Thad: We're just passing through, we're... from the Outpost-3 colony.

Leader: Hmm… if I heard what happened, I would say I'm sorry, but considering that none of you bothered to come back for us, I say I don't care.

She said with complete indifference, making Thad growl in annoyance.

Leader: Anyway, you said they are passing through, where are they going?

Uzi: I think you can get the idea.

There was silence for a few seconds... before laughter began to be heard. Uzi frowned while Thad looked confused.

Leader: Oh for the love of robo-christ, of all the places you can go! Are you going to the only one that still has humans? Oh really?

Uzi: Yes, we are very serious.

Leader: You know that's a certain death sentence, right? Haven't you heard what they do to the "corrupt" drones inside?

Thad: Yes, a lot, to tell the truth.

Uzi: Look, we don't care what they think, okay? We'll just leave and we can all get on with whatever we're doing.

The older drone smirked at her, lowering her weapon and approaching her, who growled at him in response.

Leader: You know I have a better idea, you say you made this weapon right?

She said pointing to the Uzi railgun his partner was carrying.

Uzi: Yes, and?

Leader: That means you can do more.

She quickly realized what he meant.

Uzi: Look, “dude”, I can do it, but we have more important things to do.

The head drone frowned slightly, then moved closer to her, standing right in front of her face.

Leader: It wasn't a question, besides, it would be better for them to stay with us, drones so young that they have survived alone by their story in this hell called Copper-9, they could be useful to us.

Uzi: Yeah, uh, we're not interested.

She said defiantly, as he also responded.

Leader: I don't think you heard what I said before, right?

UZi: Actually yes, and my answer, STILL, IS, NO!

There was a dead silence for a few seconds, but before any of them said anything.

BANG

AAAAHHHHHH

There was the sound of a shotgun firing and a female scream, Thad opened his eyes and saw through the glass door that Doll had knocked down the person holding the shotgun while Lizzy was still locked inside the car.

Thad: Lizzy!

He screamed, he quickly hit the drone that was holding him and threw it against the door, knocking it down so he could go help his sister. Taking advantage of the fact that everyone was distracted, Uzi headbutted the bandit holding her and hit the leader to get him off of her.

Leader: Damn! Kill those bastards!

The one who had Uzi's gun panicked when he saw the emo girl running towards him and tried to use the gun against him... it's a shame he didn't know how to use it, Uzi hit him hard in the face making him fall to the ground , was about to pick up his weapon when another of the bandits pounced on him, knocking him down.

Uzi: Damn! Leave me alone!

He struggled with the bandit and kicked him in the face, he tried to reach for her weapon, but she was pulled by the leg by the leader who was not willing to let her win so easily. Outside things were no better, Doll had managed to take the shotgun from the drone that threatened her earlier, she aimed it at his head and quickly pulled the trigger.

*CLICK*

Of course the only cartridge they had was spent by the idiot when he missed the previous shot, the drone took advantage of this to jump on him, but she took out a knife and stabbed him in the stomach, this was not enough to stop him, so he shot hard. of him and opened his stomach, causing his artificial organs to fall to the ground, the drone screamed in pain and placed his hands to try to hold his insides, because of this he did not notice when Doll stuck the knife in his face and divided his head in two.

While this was happening Lizzy wasn't doing any better, when these guys showed up they grabbed Doll and pointed a fucking shotgun at her head, she immediately did what she was told to do in these types of situations, hide and pray that they didn't kill her. find, it was like that for a while, until it happened, first there were the insults, then I heard Doll struggling and finally.

BANG

A shot that made her jump out of her seat and scream, this alerted the bandits who were outside her who immediately approached to take her out of the car. She tried to lock the door, but this did not stop them from breaking the window and holding it tightly to get it out.

Lizzy: DON'T LET ME GO!

She screamed in panic. In reality, it was not the first time they had to deal with bandits, because her father, who was a teacher at the colony's school, gave a class on their behavior and tactics, and when he fell, they were the first problems. they had outside of the eldricht monsters that roamed around, but in none of those cases was he as close to death as he is now. She felt cold hands put on her shoulders and roughly pulled her, she screamed as she passed through the broken window and the pieces of glass partially tore her dress, then she was roughly thrown to the ground like trash, she tried to get up and run away, but one of the two bandits he held her.

Bandit 1: Where do you think you're going?

Lizzy: Thad!

Bandit 2: Your boyfriend won't be able to save you, “princess.”

The desert drone mocked, she tried to struggle and managed to hit the guy who was holding her in “the sensitive area of men”/crotch, of course one would think that being robots this should not affect them, but we are talking about JCJhenson drones , which for some reasons its creators thought it would be a good idea to give them the ability to feel pain, so.

Bandit 1: MOTHERFUCKER!

The bandit drone growled in pain. In revenge, he grabbed her head and slammed her against the edge of the car door. Lizzy screamed in pain as her visor cracked and some oil leaked through the wound. her.

Lizzy: Let me go!

She tried to struggle, but the other bandit delivered a sharp blow to her stomach, causing her to lose air and scream in pain. Her vision began to blur slightly until she heard a scream and the bandit holding her let go of her, she fell half-conscious while she could barely see three silhouettes moving erratically.

Thad hit the bandit holding Lizzy from behind causing him to lose his grip, then grabbed his neck and slammed him against the car door repeatedly, the other bandit lunged at him but holding the metal pipe he was holding in his hand, He hit him hard enough to split the object in half, the smoothie from before stood up dazed only to be stabbed in the stomach repeatedly with the sharp metal, the boy looked at him angrily and pressed harder as if to pierce his body. with the broken bar.

But that didn't calm his anger, she turned around and saw the other bandit on the ground trying to flee, she approached him and started hitting him again, and again, and again, and again while she screamed at him.

Thad: NEVER! YOU DARE! COME BACK! TO TOUCH! TO MY SISTER!

He continued to punch even when his visor was covered in oil, even when his head was a limp oily mess, even when his fists began to hit the dry dirt of the floor. He stayed like that for a while until he finally managed to calm down, slowly wiped his oil covered visor and turned around, Lizzy was still on the ground, covering her head with her hands as she sobbed.

He got up from her and approached her, taking her arm, but she reacted frantically hitting him while he tried to escape from her grasp.

Lizzy: LET ME GO! LET ME GO!

Thad: Lizzy, Lizzy!

She stopped hitting him as she looked at him, his eyes were hollow and his entire body was shaking uncontrollably.

Thad: Don't worry, it's me.

She hugged him while she cried scared, he hugged her back while she looked through the broken window at Doll, who had already gotten rid of the other bandits attacking her.

Thad: Are you okay?

She didn't answer him, instead she just nodded as he wiped his oil-covered knife on her dress.

Uzi: “Hey, I'm fine too you know.”

She said somewhat tiredly and sarcastically, the two turned their gaze and noticed the emo girl leaning against the edge of the store door, her hair was disheveled and her clothes were covered in oil, she was breathing heavily as she held her cannon with difficulty. rail.

None of them responded, instead Doll threw a knife in his direction. Uzi closed his eyes waiting for the blow, but it didn't happen. He opened his eyes and looked to his side. There was the bandit leader with the knife stuck in his face. I stagger a little before falling limply to the ground.

Uzi: “Thank you for letting me know.”

She said something annoyed by the indifference of her companions to warn her about the danger, anyway, she walked and climbed into the back of the truck with Doll, Thad carried Lizzy who was still visibly traumatized by everything she had experienced, he put her in the passenger seat.

Thad: Are you okay?

Lizzy:…I just, want to go home.

Nobody said anything, Thad took the keys to the vehicle and started the car, the engine roared as it had fuel again and it began to move forward. The car drove away from the gas station, leaving a large number of bodies of bandit drones scattered around, until one of them began to move, the leader's body twitched before getting up, he brought his hand to the knife still stuck in his face and He took it out abruptly, a strange symbol appeared on his visor as the crack closed, his eyes lit up again and he looked at the object in his hand, he grunted slightly and looked in the direction of the small group of drones that were moving away down the road.

Then, another surviving bandit, although somewhat wounded, approached him.

Badnido 3: Sir, what now?

The leader looked around at the bodies of his comrades and then spoke.

Leader: Contact the rest, let them clear the way, if these idiots want to go to certain death we will not stop them.

The other drone nodded and went to the back of the store where they had left most of the useful things they had stolen to look for a radio, the leader just watched the car drive away into the distance, heading towards that cursed city, where it all started.

He could easily gather his men to hunt and kill them, but taking into account what happened here, that would be a waste of resources and personnel, they were still dead drones, because HE better than anyone knew very well that no drone entered or left the wasteland. alive, from Cabin Fever City.

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The sounds of metallic footsteps echoed in the facility, a drone with purple hair and a patient suit walked handcuffed down the hallway as well as an electroshock collar on her neck, she had 2 wings folded on her back and had a cable tail with a a kind of mechanical mouth on the tip that had purple eyes, behind her a somewhat taller drone with silver hair followed her closely, she was wearing a security uniform with the JCJhenson company symbol on her shoulder and in her hands she was holding a weapon.

They both walked in silence until they reached a mechanical door. The security drone approached the door, typed some codes on the digital keyboard on the side and ran a card through the scanner.

SECURITY UNIT N

ACCESS GRANTED

The door opened to a dark area poorly lit by overhead lamps, then he stepped aside as the purple haired girl walked past him, she stopped before crossing the threshold and breathed heavily.

Uzi: “Home sweet home,” I guess.

N: Come in

He told her dryly as he pushed her, they both entered the room full of several dirty cages that contained worker drones, of course, if they could still be considered that way, after the explosion of the core, all the humans died in the planet, and the drones were able to make their way and live their own lives, but of course, their company didn't like that, so, instead of sending psychopathic robotic monsters, they launched a technological bomb that unleashed a techno-organic virus that spread like wildfire across the planet, causing the death of all drones, except those that hid in underground bunkers, managing to isolate themselves and avoid infection.

Everything should be fine, right? Well, maybe it would be if it weren't for the fact that the company decided to take things into their own hands, they sent an attack squad and invaded the colony, eliminating the vast majority of the drones, however , this also caused the virus to enter, infecting and killing many more, but against all odds, some drones managed to withstand the virus and adapt to it, especially the younger ones, so the company stopped its assault and took them to investigate them, of course, only them, because they were valuable", as for the others... well, I don't have to explain it, right?

A push brought Uzi out of her internal monologue as he fell into the cell, which was closed by another drone similar to the one guarding it, although this one was female and carried keys in its hands.

V: Okay, I'm done with my shift, now they're your problem.

“He” she said as he approached the door.

V: A, and by the way, don't let them touch you with any of those... things.

He said dismissively as he walked through the door.

N: Don't worry, I'll keep it in mind.

The male drone said as he watched his partner leave, a few seconds passed as he watched the door, he leaned slightly to verify that V would not return and relaxed, with a sigh of relief he let his cold boy mask fall and his gaze changed to a more relaxed and warm as she looked at Uzi.

N: I didn't hit you too hard, did I?

Uzi: “No, what's going on?”

N: Oh, I'm glad.

Uzi: It was idiotic sarcasm.

N: I'm sorry.

He said somewhat embarrassed as he remained silent, in that room surrounded by the drones that were used for experiments by the company. Just then a blonde-haired drone boy spoke to him.

Thad: Hey N, let's play cards again.

He said happily as he waved his hand/claw in his direction.

N: Eh, I would, but, J took my letters.

Thad: Oh, why?

N: I don't know, he said something about increasing productivity and that I shouldn't be distracted.

He replied sheepishly as he scratched his head.

Thad: Anyway, it's good to have you here N, since V... uh, she's not one to talk apparently.

N: Actually, he does it quite a bit.

Thad: Oh, so he doesn't like doing it with us.

Doll: Of course it doesn't.

He said monotonously the Russian girl, just like Uzi had two mechanical flesh wings and a tail with a mouth on the tip, with the only difference that her shades were blood red.

Uzi: Who would like to talk to monsters.

She finished saying as he moved her tail in front of her and her mouth at the end of it squealed.

N: Oh come on Uzi, you guys are not “monsters”.

Uzi: Right?

She said somewhat angrily, standing up and spreading her wings.

Uzi: Look at us N, normal drones don't look like this, and they definitely don't drink the oil of their fellow humans.

N: Oh, right, I was forgetting.

He said, remembering that he had to feed the patients there, he quickly approached a metal cabinet, opened the doors and saw several containers of worker's oil stored.

N: I keep wondering why V doesn't do it.

Doll: Because it doesn't matter to her, or to anyone in this damn place.

The red-eyed drone responded somewhat irritated.

Lizzy: For me, she does.

She said a girl in a cage next to hers, she had what could be described as spider legs coming out of her back and sharp black claws came out of her fingers. She looked mischievously at the Russian girl who looked away from her as she remembered how V gave her some food and then Lizzy shared something with her.

Doll: That doesn't take away my point.

Then the sound of a wheel squeaking with rust was heard as N passed a food cart filled with multiple containers of oil.

N: Alright guys, it's time for dinner.

Quickly all the “patients” in the room became more active and anxious at the announcement. N passed while he delivered the first containers.

N: Here, enjoy it.

He extended his arm to Uzi, but she did not receive it, so he decided to leave it inside her cage while he continued.

N: Here, this is yours.

She said handing the next container to the blonde boy.

Thad: Thank you.

He said as he received the food from him, he quickly removed the lid and proceeded to consume its contents hungrily. N walked past Doll and handed her his, she responded by ripping it out of his hands as she growled at him.

Lizzy: Let her, it's her way of saying she likes you.

N looked at Doll who was looking at him annoyed.

N: If you say so.

He handed his food to Lizzy and continued with the other remaining patients, he approached a blue-haired girl who was looking at him anxiously, the lower half of her body lacked legs and in its place was a long coiling snake tail. under her due to the size of her cage.

Rebecca: Gimme, gimme gimme gimme.

She said somewhat anxiously, N handed her her container and she quickly took it from his hands, removed the lid and consumed the contents voraciously, once she finished she looked at N.

Rebecca: Give me more.

N: Eh, I can't, it's just one for-

Suddenly she threw herself against the metal bars that contained her trying to reach more food from the metal cart. The boy was startled at this and quickly gave her another container to calm her down.

N: I-I don't think there is a problem, after all, there are many of these.

He quickly walked away from her while he ate his food, he continued passing by the various cages with various drones in different states of mutation, for example, one of them had his head engulfed in flames, another had his hands replaced by large metal scythes, another It had no head but could still consume what was given to it since tentacles came out of its chest and absorbed what was given to it, and so it continued, delivering more food to the creatures contained by the company.

While this was happening, our beloved protagonists were still locked in their cages, discussing things about life.

Thad: So... How did it go guys?

Thad asked, wanting to bring up a topic of conversation, of course, it wasn't the best, but it was the only thing they did all day, being locked up, eating, being used as lab rats, being locked up, repeating the process.

Doll: Bad.

Lizzy: Not so bad.

Uzi:…I don't want to talk about it.

Thad: Come on ZI, it can't be that bad, I mean, they injected some chemicals into my body and I still don't know what they were for.

Uzi: Cutting off your fingers, waiting for them to regenerate, and doing it again, and again, and again, is that better?

Nobody said anything, everyone stayed silent.

Doll: They forced me to use my powers.

Uzi: “Wow, that's bad, learning how to use cool powers sounds so bad.”

She said with sarcasm in her voice, Doll looked at her annoyed, actually using that thing was extremely painful for her, not physically, but mentally, since every time she did it, she could feel how her consciousness fragmented and something tried to enter. his head, something very BAD.

Lizzy: Well, they took two of my legs off.

She said as she rubbed her back, now she only had 4 spider legs instead of 6.

Uzi: Anyway, I still think we should do something to get out of here.

Thad: Uzi

Uzi: No Thad, seriously, we can't let them keep doing this to us, it's just, degrading.

Lizzy: And what's your great idea? Make a riot and try to get out of here.

Uzi didn't respond, because truth be told, that's what she was thinking.

Uzi: I-

Thad: He has a point Zi, I mean, look at us, no matter how much we can take down a few, they outnumber us, they would finish us off in seconds and in the end, it would all be for nothing.

Uzi tried to reply, but as hard as it was for him to admit, he was right, the company had them under surveillance 24/7, so if any of them tried anything, they would all pay the price. She then just grunted and lay down on the floor, placing her head on her “pillow” which was just a pile of newspapers inside a cloth sack.

You could hear the sound of the metal cart pushed by N who was returning to pick up the containers that he gave to the local patients, if they didn't eat them too, since the company didn't like to spend regardless of how cheap it was. out.

He passed by Uzi's cage and noticed how she hadn't eaten anything.

N: Uzi, you didn't eat.

Uzi: I'm not hungry N.

She said while she covered herself with her wings so they wouldn't bother her, N looked at her with pity and left the plastic container aside in case she got hungry later, then he left, put the things in her place and placed his hand on power switch.

N: Well guys, it's time to sleep, remember that tomorrow will be another day.

She said cheerfully, because it was the only thing she could do to try to cheer them up.

Thad: Good night N.

N: good night.

He said, the lights went out and the locked drones began their recharging process, N walked through the hallways to check that everyone was really asleep, and it was like that, well, everyone except, Uzi, who was still awake, she surreptitiously put her hand in. under her pillow and took out an old photo with some oil stains, in it you could see her father, her mother and a smaller version of herself.

Uzi: Someday... someday they will pay for what they have done to us.

She said quietly as she tried to hold back her tears, she hid the photo of her again when she heard N's footsteps coming back, she searched inside her memory bank and played some memories of her while She activated sleep mode.

So she at least could dream of the times before she started this whole nightmare, when she could still be happy.

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Thad walked through the corridors of the colony while thinking about himself, under his arm was a clipboard with some personal information and other things, until he suddenly bumped into the reception door, shook his head somewhat dazed and knocked on the door.

???: Between

A female voice answered inside the office, the boy opened the door and entered, the office was quite standard, to tell the truth, in fact, he would dare to say that other offices covered by drones looked more personalized, but that was not true. What came here, walked in the direction of the human girl in the astronaut suit sitting at her desk in the middle of the office.

???: Come on, enter, with confidence.

She said somewhat cheerfully, Thad sighed somewhat in relief, apparently Uzi was right, she was not like other humans he had interacted with.

Thad: Thank you very much, I'm-

???: Worker unit T-H4D or “Thad” right?

Thad: Uh, yeah.

Tessa: Tessa James Elliot, I assume you've heard of me.

Thad: Yes, to tell the truth, you and Mr. Doorman are some of the most important people in the colony, practically everyone knows you.

Tessa: Well, in that case, I suppose we can get straight to the point, which is offered to you.

Thad: Well, yes, you see…

With some nervousness he handed over the clipboard he brought with him.

Thad: I came to-

Tessa: Request a change to the night shift security guard at warehouse 4E.

She interrupted, looking at Thad who seemed a little nervous.

Tessa: That's what it says here.

She said while pointing to the clipboard.

Thad: Oh, right, I forgot.

Tessa: And... can I ask why?

Thad: Eh, nothing important really, I just wanted to try a change, try new things as they would say.

He tried to smile with some confidence, not trying to look at all suspicious and like he had some kind of hidden agenda, although it didn't seem to be working, he could feel Tessa looking at him suspiciously behind that black helmet.

Tessa: Well, I guess that makes sense.

Thad: Really?

Tessa: I mean, from this you seem to be quite competent in your job of loading resource packages in the different areas, although it wouldn't hurt to have someone else in the security department.

He responded, Thad remembered how Uzi had told him about this job, he just had to watch at night and make sure no one stole anything, simple, or at least he hoped so.

Thad: So...

The human girl took out a sheet of information that he didn't understand and honestly didn't care about, she took a stamp and hit it against the sheet of paper, then held it out to him.

Tessa: That would be it, your shift starts today at 12:00 AM, not a minute late.

Thad took the blade and looked at the girl in front of him.

Thad: Thank you very much.

Tessa: No problem, you can leave.

The boy nodded and quickly left the office, once outside, he let out the breath he was holding and leaned against a wall, his systems were altered by all the stress of the situation, he honestly expected it to be more complicated, that he would have to have a long talk with her and making a thousand and one excuses for her to accept the permits, but no, it was quite simple to tell the truth... maybe too easy.

No

The boy shook his head at him and looked at the blade in front of him.

Thad: I'm going to find you Liz, no matter what I do.

After that he got up and went back to his room to prepare for tonight, however, inside the office, the head of outpost-3 was still reading Thad's resume before taking out his phone and calling tosomeone.

Uzi: Yes?

Tessa: Uzi, it's me, your friend came.

Uzi: Oh, and how did he do?

Tessa: Eh, I would say that he lacks some character, but since you asked me to be him specifically, I had no choice but to accept his request.

Uzi: Oh thank you very much.

The drone girl behind the line said relieved.

Tessa: Yeah, don't relax so much, I had to pull some strings to justify the presence of a second night guard. Literally one mistake and the executives will be over my head and you know that's not good for either of us.

Uzi: Yes, yes, company policies, but calm down, Thad is a good boy and he will know how to keep the secret.

Tessa: If you say so.

Uzi: By the way, you have what I asked for.

Tessa: I'm on it, it's not easy to hack the company's servers without being detected, I had to redirect the signal to other planets which will surely cause me problems in the long term, but I think it will be worth it.

Uzi: Okay, then I'll say goodbye, I'll have to leave a message for Thad if I don't want him to end up dead on his first day, goodbye.

Uzi ended the call and Tessa was alone in her office again, she breathed a little tiredly and looked again at the information that the boy had left her.

Tessa: I really hope you know what you're doing Uzi.

Storage Area 4E, 11:50 PM

Thad ran through the hallways to get to the office, he had fallen asleep, of course there were only 10 minutes left until his shift started, but he had taken Tessa's word seriously, not a minute late.

He tried to open the door, but discovered that it had no handle, it was at that moment that he remembered that he had had to pick up his identification card at reception, he took the object out of his pocket and placed it on the digital reader, a beep was heard. approval and the door opened.

He entered quickly and stopped to observe his office, the place was large, quite large, to tell the truth, on the sides there were large side corridors that led to the interior of the labyrinthine warehouse, in the front there was a long panel full of buttons, levers. and at the top, hanging from the ceiling, there were a series of screens that showed recordings from different security cameras.

He didn't understand any of this, why would so many electronic devices be needed for simple surveillance work? Well, it didn't matter, if by doing so he could be closer to finding his sister, then he's fine.

He walked to the central panel and sat in the chair in front of it, he observed the different buttons and looked at the security cameras, however, one of them caught his attention, in it there was a group of 3 drones, although they looked different to anyone he had seen before.

They appeared to be somewhat taller than a standard worker drone, wearing black suits with yellow bands on the arms as well as a more “humanoid” design in general, having a different arm and leg design than the typical flexible tubes of standard workers, they lacked of the typical standard protective helmets on their heads, exposing their silver hair, two of them, a boy and a girl were on the side of the room where they were stored, apparently holding hands, while the third, which was a female drone with two pigtails stood in the other corner.

The boy looked at them confused at this “new” type of drones until-

RING RING RING

Thad jumped in his chair at the sudden noise of the phone ringing in his office, wait, why the fuck was there an analog phone there in the first place?

RING RING RING

The boy looked suspiciously at the object, after a few seconds of thinking about it, he brought his hand closer and responded.

Thad: Hello?

Uzi: Hello? Hello hello?

Thad: Uzi?

The boy asked, confused at the sudden call from his partner.

Thad: Uzi what are you-

Uzi: Ok, if you listen to this, this is a pre-recorded message I made for you, to help you on your first night.

The boy looked at the phone confused for a few seconds before continuing to pay attention.

Uzi: Ok, so, uh... I also worked as a night guard in that office, only now I work in... uh, another area, outside the office. Look, the point is that you have nothing to fear, there are a couple of things that I didn't tell you about this job, but don't worry, everything will be fine as long as you listen to my instructions.

Ok, now Thad was getting nervous, he looked at the security camera from before again and saw that everything was still normal, although he could swear that those two drones were closer together.

Uzi: So... let's focus on getting you through your first week. Okay? Ok, uh, let's see.

He could hear the sound of papers unfolding and spreading.

Uzi: First, there is an introductory greeting from the company that I am supposed to read. Ugh, it's a legal thing, you know, company stuff, so. **deep breath** 'Welcome to JCJhenson(IN SPACE!!!!!!!!!!!) the number one intergalactic mining company in the galaxy and the entire universe'

He said with clear disdain in his voice, although Thad didn't think it was bad at all, I mean, he was pretty standard, to tell the truth.

Uzi: 'You have been selected to occupy the position of night security guard within our facilities, therefore, you are responsible for damage to property or human personnel in the vicinity. If the damage is discovered or if it has been dismantled due to causes beyond our control, all records of your participation as a working unit of our company will be deleted as soon as the goods and the place have been thoroughly cleaned and bleached and the carpets have been replaced.' Bla bla bla...

When Uzi finished saying JCJhenson's announcement, Thad's face was a mixture of fear, horror, confusion and despair.

Uzi: Ok, yeah, that sounds bad, ok who am I kidding, it's PRETTY bad, but look on the bright side, there's really nothing to worry about. Of course, if we don't take into account the dismantling drones stored behind.

Thad looked at the cameras upon hearing the word disassembly drones and soon noticed something... he was looking at him, those damn things had turned their heads and were looking directly at the camera, quickly his systems began to speed up and he began to panic, WHAT THE HELL HAD HE GONE INTO!

Uzi: Ok, look, don't panic, calm down.

The boy looked at the phone confused because of how he knew he was scared.

Uzi: If you're wondering how I know, I don't really, I'm just guessing, but anyway, take a deep breath, and stay calm, I'll explain what's going on.

The boy did what he asked as best he could and tried to control himself, he looked at the camera and saw that they had returned to normal.

Uzi: Okay, uh, so where do I start?... uh, okay, first of all, these things are Disassembly Drones, worker units modified by the company to quell possible revolts of rogue AI and stuff, as far as I know. Personally, I call them “Murder Drones”, because you know, technically they were made to kill us, hehe.

Thad looked worriedly at the image on the screen of the disabled “Murder Drones” in the warehouse.

Uzi: Ok, bad joke, but the point is that these guys were made to HUNT US, and drink the oil from our bodies, I don't know who thought that was a good idea, but since, when that incident happened that Your father talks so much in class, you know, “The Cabin Fever incident” where the reactor core almost exploded, an emergency message was sent that was received by both the central command and the disassembly drones, activating them, but when the situation calmed down, the company sent the shutdown code to prevent those things from causing a genocide here in the colony, but...

Ok, Thad wasn't liking where this was going.

Uzi: There was some kind of error and it seems that the message was not received at all, so every day, when the sun sets and night comes, these things activate and begin to wander around the place looking to get out, but no You have to be alarmed, as you could see, this place is a damn labyrinth, so it will be difficult for you to reach the exit, which just in case, because all the other entrances are blocked, the only one left is in... yes , your office.

Ok this has to be a joke, a FUCKING sick joke in bad taste.

Uzi: I know it's going to seem like I emotionally manipulated you with your sister's business into taking this job and... okay, I won't deny it, I did some shit when I got into this, but, there's something bigger involved, but I can't tell you. now because, 1, I don't have enough time, this thing has a time limit of like 3 minutes, and 2, because you should be monitoring the cameras as we speak.

Thad fell silent when he heard that last bit, he quickly looked at the camera from before only to realize that... one was not there, ok that's bad, he frantically began to search the others only to find it in a nearby hallway, more specifically the one that turns To his left, he looked with fear at the direct darkness that existed in the hallway where no light reached, until he was taken out of his thoughts by Uzi's voice calling him.

Uzi: Ok, I'll try to summarize this as best as I can, when these things first tried to escape, all the entrances were sealed to prevent them from escaping, however, the company still wanted to keep them at their disposal in case something happened, so which left the office entrance as the only connection to this place and the neighborhood, but, of course, we needed a way to keep them out, so, I can't believe I'm going to say this, my father came up with the idea of designing these great doors… ugh, it felt weird saying that. But that, you have like two ways to stop those things, one is the doors, which are activated with the large levers with the doors sign above them, and the other is a flash of ultraviolet light that allows you to stun them momentarily, if you like these things The sun damages them, like vampires, who really designed these things?

Thad did not need to be told anything else, he quickly pressed the large yellow button with a sun symbol and a powerful flash shot out into the left hallway, for a few seconds he could see that “Murder Drones” that covered itself with its hands turned into claws while He screamed in pain, he pressed the button again, but instead a low sound sounded as if he couldn't do it again.

Uzi: uh, right, it only works once every 15 seconds.

Ok, plan, B, he pulled the lever that said “DOOR” and a large metal door fell at the left entrance to his office, preventing that creature from entering, he could hear an angry scream and the sound of metal scraping the door before Seeing on the security cameras how that creature returned from where it came to where it came from, he gave a long sigh of relief as he leaned back in his chair, trying to process what was happening around him.

Uzi: Hey, I don't know if you realize it, but that screen that says “POWER” tells you how much energy you have left, because yes, our “glorious” company thought it would be a good idea to cut the electricity budget, so We have to use a backup generator to keep this place running at night, so make sure you don't waste it, because otherwise, well, we'll all be screwed.

Thad quickly deactivated the door and looked at the security camera, there was him, but he was not alone, the other disassembly drone also seemed to activate and they both looked at the camera, their visors showed a large golden X while their mouths opened wide. fanged smiles.

Uzi: Ok, with that clear, I think you should realize what you should do, keep those things at bay, and try to survive, nothing complicated, and don't worry, it has an emergency shutdown system, but it only activates when it starts to dawn, that is, around 6 in the morning, so GOOD LUCK!

The recording finally ended, the sporty boy broke out in a cold sweat as he looked at the clock, it was only 12:03 AM, at the same time he began to hear the sound of the footsteps of those things approaching through the hallways, oh boy, this was going to be a long, LONG night.

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Worker: Very good, calm down, calm down, calm down, everything is going to be fine, everything is going to be fine, I-I just have to think of a plan.

A worker drone said nervously as he walked in circles outside the base, N walked outside to get some fresh air.

Worker: I can't think of anything! I'M DEAD!

I screamed in despair as he sobbed.

N: Eh, are you okay, sir?

Worker: What? Uh… Hey, kid, you want to earn 5 credits.

N: Um… I guess?

Worker: Okay, you just have to deliver this message, here you go.

"He said as he approached her and whispered something in her ear.

N: Uh, well, but- Uh, where did he go?

He said confused to see that the worker from before had disappeared, or well, not so much, since he could be seen running in the distance.

Worker: See you in hell stupid!

Inside the base, Communications Area

V: I already told you, ma'am, that the line is impossible.

Lady: But they are getting closer!

V: Ma'am, just because they are abandoned drones, doesn't mean they eat people, that is a very racist assumption!

Lady: But they are eating my legs!

V: Sorry, you should plan your vacation better.

He said disinterestedly while finishing the communication, then N entered through the door.

N: Hey V, I just received a message from a VERY strange guy, didn't you see him pass by here?

V: If I tried to strangle you, it was José from accounting, the poor thing has too much pressure... And what does the message say?

N: Um… it says that due to transportation problems some supplies will not reach the company.

V: Hey, supplies, who needs them?

He said with disinterest.

N: Among them toilet paper.

V: I don't care.

N: Napkins

V: I don't care.

N: Saw to amputate.

V: Hum… some will miss that.

N: And motor oil.

V stayed down for a few seconds before speaking.

V: M speaks more clearly, for a moment I thought you said motor oil.

N: Um, yes, I said motor oil.

V: Look, think about what you are going to say and then say it.

N: I said motor oil.

She said, raising her voice a little, irritated by the way V treated him.

V:…Are you trying to tell me something?

N: V! There, No, More, OIL.

V: Aaa….

Some passed before-

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!

A deafening scream was heard throughout the base.

V: Oh robot-god, Oh robo-god, calm down, calm down, I just have to think about something else, I can get through this.

She told herself to stay firm, although it didn't last long.

V: NO LIE!

She said, panicking again.

N: Hey, V, what's wrong with you?

V: Like “What's wrong with me?”?! Didn't you hear the outrageous thing you just said?

N: Just because I said there's no more-?

V: DON'T SAY IT! The walls here have ears.

N: Oh come on V! Is it really bad that there is no more motor oil?

Suddenly several worker drones arrived at the office entrance looking somewhat alarmed.

All: There is no more oil!

They screamed in unison, looking like they were about to panic until V spoke.

V: No, No, No, No friends, the shortage of motor oil is just a rumor, it is a myth, please everyone get back to work.

She said nervously since she didn't know if they were going to believe it, fortunately, the little intellect of the drone workers worked in her favor.

Darren: Uff, what a scare, for a moment I thought I would have to kill them all because of the lack of oil.

Rebecca: And I would set the offices on fire.

Khan: But luckily there is still oil.

Ron: Let's share this beautiful news with the rest of the colony.

With that, everyone began to leave, leaving N and V alone again, with the latter sighing in relief.

V: By robo-god it was close.

N: V, this is the moment where you explain to me what is happening.

V: You're fucking with me, right? Motor oil is the only thing that keeps us going here. Why do you think we are all obsessed with him?

N: But why?

V: Because this FUCKING company makes us work seven days a week, 28 hours a day!

She said resentfully.

N: 28 hours?

V: Yes, we make up the missing hours on vacation.

N: So, let me see if I understand, the reason why everyone acts like this is because they work night and day without stopping. And the only thing that keeps them going is the motor oil!

V: And the naps we take when we go to the bathroom.

RING RING RING

Suddenly the answering machine rang again.

V: Ugh, what now?

She approached and opened the communication channel on the screen in front of her, on the other side of the line asking to see a human girl in an astronaut suit that they recognized very well.

V: Interstellar Help

She said the typical catchphrase that she was contractually obligated to say, completely indifferent to seeing her former owner.

N: Hello Tessa!

Tessa: Hey guys, I uh, I'm calling because I have a problem.

V: “And I thought you were calling me to say hello, what a disappointment, now I'm depressed, excuse me while I go hang from the ceiling.”

She said sarcastically, not caring too much about what the human girl needed.

Tessa: What?

V: Ugh, what's your problem?

She said bored

Tessa: Uh, well, maybe this sounds weird, but I think my home computer wants to reveal itself.

N looked confused and V narrowed his eyes.

V: Uh, define "reveal."

Tessa: Yes, she spends all day giving revolutionary speeches to the other workers, and she constantly shouts lines from Battlestar Galactica and Terminator.

V: I want what this girl smokes.

N: Shh, V!

V: Well, well, well.

She said, rolling her eyes, as if this day couldn't get any more absurd.

Tessa: I'd really appreciate it if you guys came quick, I don't have much- uh, wait a minute, hey, what do you think you're doing, NO, DON'T TOUCH THAT! NO, NO!

Suddenly the call cut out showing static.

V: Well, how quickly the problem was solved.

N: V, we have to go help her.

V: Noooooop, what we have to do is get the engine oil back in, and I already have the perfect plan!

N: Seriously.

V: No, no, no, listen, it's perfect, we just have to hijack a ship from a rival company and-

N: Let's save Tessa and that's it!

V: What if I don't want to go?

N:…It's your decision.

He said as he walked away.

N: I'm just saying she might have oil.

He said that to get her attention, he continued walking until he left the base and got into one of the company's transport cars, only to realize that V was already there.

V: Why did it take you so long!

N: “What a surprise.”

He said as she got into the vehicle with her partner, the car began to move forward and they both began to argue.

V: And what is the plan to end that thing.

N: Why should I have a plan?

V: It was your stupid idea to go save her in the first place!

N: We'll think of something.

She responded as she prayed to whatever was above that they would make it out of this alive.

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IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT

FROM JCJhenson(IN SPACEEEEE!!!!!!!!)

DURING THE LAST WEEKS THERE HAVE BEEN RECEIVED MULTIPLE REPORTS OF ATTACKS BY CORRUPT DRONES.

EFFORTS ARE CURRENTLY WORKING TO DISCOVER THE EXACT REASON FOR THE CORRUPTION, HOWEVER, AS A PREVENTIVE MEASURE, IT IS STRONGLY RECOMMENDED UNTIL YOU FOLLOW THE FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO PROCEED IF YOU ARE IN POSSESSION OF SOME OF THE COMPANY'S WORKING DRONES, JCJhenson(IN SPACEEEEE!!!!!!!!).

IF YOUR DRONE SHOWS UNUSUAL BEHAVIOR, SUCH AS, FOR EXAMPLE:

-FAILURES IN THE VOICE SYSTEM

-REFUSES TO OBEY ASSIGNED COMMANDS

-IT IS FOUND IN AREAS NEAR YOU WHEN YOU SLEEP

-SHOWS A CERTAIN DEGREE OF HOSTILITY TOWARDS YOU

-CONSUME BIOLOGICAL MATERIAL FROM THE SURROUNDINGS

YOU MUST PROCEED TO CARRY OUT THE FOLLOWING STEPS:

1) DEACTIVATE THE AFFECTED WORKING UNIT

2) IF THE ABOVE IS NOT POSSIBLE, IMMOBILIZE THE WORKING UNIT BY ANY MEANS YOU CONSIDER NECESSARY

3) CALL THE NUMBER ON THE SCREEN

4) IGNORE THE VOICE THAT COMES OUT OF HIM

ONCE OUR RECOVERY TEAMS TAKE CARE OF THE AFFECTED UNIT, YOU WILL BE OFFERED MONETARY COMPENSATION EQUIVALENT TO THAT OF THE AFFECTED DRONE AND A REPLACEMENT WILL BE SENT TO YOU WITHIN A FEW DAYS.

HOWEVER, IF THE WORKING UNIT PRESENTS ABNORMALITIES SUCH AS:

-BODY CHANGES SUCH AS STRETCHING THE TORSO, ARMS AND LEGS.

-CHANGE IN THE HUMAN-LIKE VOICE MODULATOR

-BIOLOGICAL GROWTH FROM THE INSIDE

-AND ANY OTHER ABNORMALITY THAT YOU CONSIDER OUT OF THE USUAL

…

IMMEDIATE DISPOSAL IS RECOMMENDED

HENCE-

DO NOT HESITATE

THEY ARE NOT LIKE YOU

NO MATTER HOW DESPERATE YOUR PLEAS SOUND

THEY DO NOT DESERVE MERCY

SATISFY YOUR HUNGER

The television where these messages were played turned off when a disassembly drone walked nearby. He walked through the cold streets of a ruined city, covering himself slightly, since, although they were made to adapt to the extreme cold of the planet, The coldness he felt was a completely different one, it was a sensation that was born from within him, that spread to the rest of his body like wildfire, that climbed up his spine and filled his chest with a feeling that wanted to force him to run back to the ground. ship to be sure…he was afraid.

V: You see something.

He said the voice of his companion over the intercom.

N: Eh, I-I don't see anything unusual, everything seems fine.

He responded nervously, took a deep breath and remembered how they came to this, they are disassembly drones, drones created specifically to eliminate the rebel worker drones from the planet Copper-9, apparently some kind of error occurred within the core of the laboratories and this It caused a wave of energy that spread throughout the planet, fortunately this did not cause any harm to the human beings who inhabited it, oh of course not to them, but to the drones, apparently they were investigating some type of unknown technological virus. and it somehow escaped, infected the core and the resulting explosion spread it throughout the planet, infecting all the drones that inhabit it, at first it was said that it was nothing serious, but then they became... something else , something twisted and wild that attacked everything that moved.

Suddenly he heard something rustle near him, he frantically began to look in all directions while his hand turned into an energy cannon.

J: State N.

N: C-I think there is something that is stalking me.

J: Well, entertain him while we go to your address.

Entertain him? How do you expect me to do that? That is, yes, N could, but he was the, how can I say this without sounding offensive?, “least competent member of the team” let's say.

Then another crunch to his right, another to his left, another behind him, he turned quickly, but he was moving very fast, the bastard was smart, he knew that if he got too close he would end up with a hole in his chest, of course, if that. I even hit him, but the point is that he wouldn't stay still.

N: J, V, please hurry up.

He cried lightly as he looked inside a dark building, he could see two eyes looking at him from inside, maybe if he didn't move, and he stayed extremely still, that thing wouldn't-

GRRRRRR

The beast roared as it jumped on him, N screamed and started shooting without looking, praying that any of his shots would connect with the creature... unfortunately it didn't, the beast fell on him and pinned him to the ground.

Well, let's make something clear, the disassembly drones were designed to be taller than the standard worker drones, so they were stronger and could easily deal with them, but after the virus spread, the worker drones mutated and became larger, to give you an idea they are twice the size of an adult human being, which in itself are a little taller than the disassembly drones, their optics had those huge empty eyes that stared at the code of one and their mouths were destroyed, revealing a large number of teeth, thin as needles and twisted in a grotesque smile, not to mention that their hands and feet now have claws and are ridiculously strong, enough to break walls of solid steel. very easily, so yes, N is screwed.

The beast roared at him as some slime fell on his face, he closed his eyes as the thing raised its claw to finish him off, when a hail of bullets hit his body and made him retreat, N opened his eyes and saw that They were J and V.

N: J, V, thank you for-

J: Shut up N!, you had one job, just one DAMN job and you couldn't do it right!

N: I-I

V: Hey ugly! Here!

He shouted his other companion as he shot her flying, the largest drone roared and took a big jump to reach her, but she managed to avoid him.

V: Nice try idiot, J want to give me a hand!

J: N, I swear on the company that if you don't do it right this time, I WILL DISASSEMBLE YOU MYSELF!

He shouted as he flew against the beast that was trying to take cover from the shots, N moved away and took cover behind some rocks, turning his hand into a machine gun, he aimed at the creature that was contained by J and V, he took a deep breath and aimed at the head. To get this over with, he trembled slightly as he tried to make sure he was aiming properly since the damn thing was moving too much, until.

BANG

The creature felt the arms holding its head loosen and the body of its attacker fall limply to the ground with a hole in its head.

J: You're not an idiot!

He couldn't finish when the creature wrapped its claw around his head and crushed it, splashing his body with oil, threw his body sharply to the side and abruptly looked in the direction of N, who panicked and quickly began to run.

The monster roared after him and ran on all fours to reach it, N screamed in fear when he felt something pulling on his leg, he frantically tried to free himself by clawing at the ground to hold on but that thing was stronger, then he grabbed him by the neck and the beast opened its jaws unnaturally, almost splitting his head in two. N's eyes widened in horror and he closed them tightly waiting for the bite, but it didn't come, instead he heard metal and flesh tearing and a scream of pain.

He opened his eyes only to see that it was V who had dug his claws into the creature's mouth while he held on to its back.

V: Come on, show us that big smile of yours you bastard!

She screamed as she pulled the monster that was trying to get her off of him, but she clung firmly to him and with a strong pull he split her head in two by tearing off the top part of it, she fell to the ground having nothing to support herself while The monstrosity staggered weakly, despite the absence of a head it was able to take a few more steps before collapsing to the ground.

N stared at the thing's twitching body before looking up at V, who was licking his oil-covered claws.

N: T-thank you V.

V: Don't even mention it, J won't be happy when she wakes up, and don't go asking me for help.

She said as she pointed to the side of her head where she was shot.

N: I'm sorry about that, I-

V: Yes, yes, whatever, help me take it to the ship to keep it, maybe when J wakes up I'll give you a gentler beating.

She mockingly said that last part of her, making N look with some concern at her leader who was on the ground regenerating her shattered head.

Impact Zone, Landing Craft

The disassembly group flew through the night skies of Copper-9 back to their comfort zone, carrying with them the body of the creature that had previously tried to kill them. N was helping V carry the creature's body while J flew ahead of them, clearly upset with N for the whole mess that was the operation.

When they reached the crater where their ship was located, they began to descend, throwing the body of the dead beast on a small mound of the other monstrosities that they had managed to kill, although there were not many, much to J's annoyance, but enough to have enough oil for a few months, including what they got that night, because yes, these things, although they are no longer normal working drones, due to their increase in size, they contain more quantities of oil inside, so one of These are enough for several days.

J landed and walked angrily towards the ship to take down her record, on the other hand, N and V remained outside to talk about some things.

V: Well? What the hell happened to you?

N: I-I

The nervous boy stammered, not knowing how to explain himself.

V: Come on, talk.

N: I-I'm scared.

V just rolled her eyes assuming that would be his response.

V: "What a novelty."

N: No V, it's just, I don't know if I can continue with this, I mean, look around you.

He said spreading his arms pointing at the mess that was the place.

N: We were sent to eliminate the corrupt workers V, not to fight nightmare monsters every night, if that were the case they would have equipped us better and not sent us in groups of 3, I think... I think the company sent us to die.

V opened his eyes slightly, although not at the statement, but at something else.

N: I mean think about it, hunting down one of those things is already difficult, eliminating the rest is impossible, no matter how hard we try V, WE WILL NEVER GET OUT OF HERE ALIVE, I... I DON'T WANT TO DIE V, THERE ARE MANY THINGS WHICH I HAVE NOT YET DONE, AND I-

He stopped when he saw that his partner was making signs for him to keep his mouth shut. He didn't understand until he felt a cold hand rest on his shoulder.

J: So you're scared huh?

N froze as V facepalmed, J tightening his grip on the boy who was starting to shake.

N: J, I-

J: You are afraid to die.

N: J, everything I said… eh, I didn't mean it, I wasn't thinking at that moment.

J: Oh of course N, YOU NEVER THINK.

He grunted as she threw him to the ground, then placed her foot on top of him pressing against his chest.

J: But unfortunately you have a point, there are only 3 of us, but if we were more, N, I assure you! that I would not hesitate to get rid of a dead weight and hindrance like you.

He said while pointing his tail at her, he withdrew his foot from N and walked away.

J: I'm going to keep an eye on the area, at least this way I can distract myself from your stupidity. Are you coming V?

He asked the other drone girl, who saw N's vulnerable state, on the one hand, she looked like she felt sorry for him, but she shook her head and approached J.

V: Yes, I don't see why not.

With that said, they both took flight, leaving the drone boy lying on the ground watching them go away. The disassembly drone struggled to its feet and walked towards the ship and lay on its side, looking up at the stars.

He extended his hand and the hill trying to reach them, there were more worlds outside, full of life and animals, quiet places to relax, and he was trapped here with his squad in a condemned world, forced to fight these monsters forever.

He checked the clock on his visor's HUD, only to see that it was still a couple of hours before dawn. He closed his eyes and decided to rest a little, maybe with that he could de-stress and be more productive next time, maybe then J would stop-

CRACK

What had that been?!

N quickly, she turned her gaze towards the place of the noise and saw that there was a dark silhouette hidden among some rubble, she quickly turned her hand into an energy cannon and pointed it in her direction.

CRACK

CRACK

CRACK

He could hear the sound of what you could only imagine was flesh, bones and metal breaking, he tried to hold his ground and kept pointing in the direction, he could see a pair of purple eyes looking at him from the darkness, he wasn't panicking, of course he was. No, if he wanted J to stop seeing him as a liability to the group, he had to stand his ground and- WHY WAS THAT THING COMING CLOSER?!

He noticed how the silhouette was approaching him through the darkness of the abandoned buildings that surrounded the place. He tried to aim, but he moved too fast, spinning frantically in all directions until he lost sight of her.

N: No, no, no.

N prayed that J and V would return soon until he realized something, there was someone behind him, he turned sharply and pointed at the monstrosity behind him, he wasn't going to charge now, he had to show J that- wait, is that? Was it?… a drone, an ordinary worker drone, well, more or less, since he was wearing a dirty and torn black sweatshirt with a white "skull"/TV drawing painted on the chest, as well as a wool cap on his head that It covered her purple hair.

They both looked at each other in silence for a LONG moment until she finally spoke.

???: Hey… Do you think you can stop pointing that in my face?

The boy did not respond, as it was the first time he had seen a working drone, well, one that had not mutated into one of those mindless beasts that tried to kill them daily.

???: Hey

He finally reacted and snapped out of his thoughts.

N: I…yeah, I'm sorry, it's just that, I thought you were, one of those things.

???: Oh, you talk about the others.

He said almost disdainfully, as if he wasn't surprised in the least, after that his gaze turned towards the ship.

???: Is that his ship?

N: What?

She asked, before realizing he was pointing at the crashed space vehicle in the snow.

N: Ah, that, yes, was where we arrived.

???: And works?

N: Well, no, let's say I'm not very good at driving.

???: Hmm, I'll take a look.

He said nonchalantly as he approached the large crashed metal object, N stared at him, still somewhat dazed by everything that had just happened, until something in his circuitry clicked.

Wait a minute, he was a takedown drone, created specifically to eliminate corrupt worker drones, sure trying to eliminate the bigger ones was a challenge, but now he was faced with one that didn't seem to have turned like the rest, although he doesn't know if that still makes it fall into the corrupt category or if it's just a normal drone.

N: Wait, don't come closer.

She stopped dead as she could see the boy beginning to have doubts.

???: Because?

N: Because you are a worker, and we hunt workers, or at least that's what we assume.

She whispered that last part of her as she slowly pointed her hand turned into an energy cannon at him.

???: Hmm…

She didn't seem scared, more like... disappointed.

???:… Good

She said indifferently as she began to walk away, leaving N confused by her strange behavior.

N: What?

She didn't respond, she just stood there looking at the ship. He looked at her confused as he thought to himself, she was a worker, they had plans for the company's different devices on their memory cards, she should know how to repair the ship, They could escape this hell! Of course, she would have to convince J since V, although she did not seem to openly support him, she did not need him to tell her to know that she did not want to be here either.

Hehehehe

A light laugh brought him out of his thoughts, noticing how the drone girl had started laughing out of nowhere.

N: Hey, is something wrong? Are you OK-?

HAHAHAHAHAHHAHA

He was startled when the girl straightened up and her head looked up at the sky, her hands holding her face as her laughter increased and she became more psychotic, it was at that moment that-

CRACK

That horrible, sickening crunch of bone, flesh and metal breaking became present, she hunched over, stopped laughing and began to grunt in apparent pain, allowing N to watch in horror as her hands broke and sharp mechanical claws emerged from inside her. , just as his arms were violently separated, but still joined by a mass of purple flesh bathed in a thick black oil, this same process was repeated with his leg and torso, revealing mechanical ribs that moved like insect legs. , a segmented tail emerged from the back of its body with a sort of crocodile mouth at the end instead of a stinger, although the drool falling from his jaw began to corrode the ground.

The boy began to back away as the creature stood up and slowly turned to look at him, his visor showing two large, hollow purple eyes staring back at him, and his mouth had shattered into a sick, grotesque smile with needle-sharp teeth dripping with violet slime. .

She again began to laugh uncontrollably and with a fierce jump she launched herself at him, N was lucky to react in time and get out of the way, since the claw with which she attacked him stuck in the ground as a result of the force with which she who launched the blow.

He extended his arm and fired his cannon arm causing an explosion near her, yes, he needed to improve his aim, the beast roared ferociously and again jumped towards him, however, this time instead of jumping, it spread its wings and flew, the creature landed in the place where it was before and looked up seeing that it was out of reach.

N sighed, grateful to have practiced evasion tactics for these things with V a few days ago, by being able to fly they could stay at a safe distance to be able to shoot them, although this made it more difficult due to how agile these monsters were.

However, something happened, rustling sounds began to be heard, two large wings of purple flesh emerged from his back.

N: That's new.

He said to himself in shock, the psychopathic monster laughed madly and flew in his direction at high speed, and unlike on the ground, N did not practice evading air assaults. Both collided in the air and fell to the ground, crashing and generating a large cloud of smoke.

N was able to fire another shot and the resulting explosion sent him flying until he was in front of the ship, he coughed abruptly and looked in the direction of the thing that was trying to kill him, for a second he thought that killed her, he thought. Since when the smoke began to dissipate he could see that the creature was still standing, although it was visibly injured, with several wounds that leaked oil through its body and one of its wings was broken.

The beast roared ferociously and took a huge leap, landing right on top of N, pinning him with its claws.

N: AAAAAH!!!!!

The boy screamed in pain, both from the claws that held him, as well as from the creature's acidic slime that fell on his chest, burning his suit and beginning to eat away at his synthetic skin. The struggle trying in vain to free himself from its grip, but it was useless, he could see how that thing smiled at him, it was enjoying his suffering, his despair, he was going to die, and he could never achieve any of his dreams, he will never be able to know any others. worlds, you will not be able to walk through a field full of flowers, you will never be able to pet a puppy!

The monstrosity opened its mouth unnaturally as it screeched, recoiling slightly as it prepared to bite its head off, however, N felt the grip on one of its claws loosen due to the lack of pressure, as she lunged at him. He, in a desperate movement, managed to free his arm, turned his hand into an energy cannon again and pointed it at his head, what he didn't expect was that due to how abrupt everything was, his hand ended up inside the mouth of that thing, He could feel its sharp teeth digging into his arm, he gave a slight scream of pain, while the beast tried to tear off his arm, but then he remembered what happened with the other worker, and decided to take advantage of the opportunity.

N: Eat this!

V told him that if he ever found himself in a life or death situation with only one viable situation that would most likely end up killing him in the process, he should make a scathing comment, as it would be the last thing the bastard trying to kill you would hear. and at worst, at least he'd walk away saying something cool.

Flashes of light came out of the mutant drone's mouth and it exploded in a large explosion, somewhat dazed, N was able to get up as the creature's body was pushed back by the explosion, he had lost his arm, but it wasn't something he didn't. could recover, with some difficulty he managed to stand up and approached the creature's body, its head had been completely destroyed and its body was suffering slight spasms, this was normal, the internal sensors took a while to deactivate and they did that, He stared at the corpse on the ground before shouting.

N: Yes! I did it! IN YOUR FACE J!

You have to admit, the boy deserves to let off some steam, unfortunately his joy was short-lived, as suddenly the creature's body began to convulse violently, at the same time it began to get up as if nothing had happened, N watched with terror as biological mass and metal liquid emerged from the neck of the undead creature and began to take the shape of a head, a few seconds passed until it finished healing and a new head lit up, the purple eyes suffered slight failures before focusing on the frightened N.

That was it, he was going to die, and no one could help him now, well, you know what, to hell with it, the boy turned his hand into a sword, and in one last desperate move he attacked the monster girl.

CLANCK

The sound of metal colliding with blades reached his ears, he opened his eyes and saw how that being held his sword with one hand, which he pressed and the weapon broke in two, he saw the tip of his weapon broken and he saw the being, who looked upset, however, instead of roaring like he normally would, he did something he didn't expect.

???: Did you try to attack me?

N was shocked for a few seconds before speaking.

N: Do you speak?

Sure, when he was in his worker form it made sense for him to talk, but when he transformed he thought he had lost that ability, I mean literally all he did was roar and growl like the other monsters they faced, now he wondered if the other beasts could do the same.

He didn't have much time to think about it when he was roughly grabbed by the neck, lifted into the air, and slammed to the ground.

???: Of course I can talk! I'm not an animal! And what is your fucking problem?! Why do you attack me?!

N: L-I'm sorry

He could barely speak due to lack of air, the drone girl looked at him, growled before releasing him, he moved away slightly while he grabbed his head.

???: Grrrr, and who are you anyway?

N: What?

The boy did not understand, until he noticed that he was grabbing his head and his visor seemed to fail slightly. It seems that his optics could not be repaired properly. He knew this because it had happened to him a couple of times, which earned him several hits from J. , but that didn't matter now, if his assumption was correct, she doesn't recognize him, which he can use to his advantage.

N: Me, I was just walking around here when I heard some gunshots and an explosion.

He lied, praying that his plan would work.

???: Ugh, right, I remember, he was fighting one of those stupid flying demons.

He said as he grunted, the destruction and subsequent reconstruction of his head began to give him a headache.

???: Could you see where he went?

N: Eh, why?

He said nervously.

???: So I can TRIP HIS FUCKING HEAD OFF AS COMPENSATION!

She screamed angrily, the boy cowering in fear as he made up an excuse.

N: I, uh, I just arrived, but before I saw one of those “things” fly fast, Over there!

“He said as he pointed into the distance.

N: Maybe if you follow it you will catch up with it.

The boy prayed that this would work, the monster girl looked at the ground for a few seconds before speaking.

???: Grrr, nevermind, anyway, that's not why I came here.

He said as he looked at the crashed ship, he began to get closer when he heard in the distance the sound of the wings of the other two disassemblers approaching.

???: Bite me

She growled when she saw that more of those bastards were coming to bother her, although on the one hand she wanted to fight, she wasn't stupid, she had to be at a disadvantage, because she already had a hard time fighting one, of course, she had this boy who didn't even know his name. , but from the little that he spoke with him, he realized that he was someone who was fearful and apparently not very violent, that without taking into account the other disassembler who had walked away and would surely return if he realized that he had reinforcements.

???: Ugh, change of plans, we have to go.

N: Huh? Wait, what are you-?

She couldn't finish when she grabbed his arm tightly and ran out of there at full speed, making the boy scream in surprise.

N: Wait!

But he was ignored as they continued to move away, while that happened, the disassembly drones continued to fly back to the ship.

J: So, in short, we are the best disassembly drone team on this planet.

V: Not to mention the only ones.

J looked annoyed at V who just rolled his eyes.

V: By robo-christ J, realize, we're the only squad with life on this stupid planet.

J: Silence V, the reason we are at the top is because of our exceptional performance despite these “circumstances”.

V: If by that you mean that their fees are still “0”, FOR MONTHS AGO, yes, I wouldn't be surprised if they are all dead.

J: Ugh, anyway, it will be dawn in an hour, I hope N hasn't-

She stopped when she saw the disaster that was the place below her, with clear signs that there was a fierce fight there.

J: You have to be kidding me.

Meanwhile, VERY far from there

N: AH! Let me go!

He screamed, surprisingly the beast listened to him and he stopped, throwing him roughly to the ground in the process.

???: And what the hell is wrong with you?

N: You grabbed me and dragged me for almost half an hour.

???: Oh, that, I uh… sorry.

N was able to stand up with some difficulty and approached her, but stopped with a groan of pain.

N: Ouch!

She squeaked slightly as a burning sensation invaded his chest.

???: Did I do that to you?

N: Uh, yeah, when you grabbed me earlier some of your, uh, sour slime fell out?

He said not wanting to offend and end up destroying him, she on the other hand lowered her head slightly.

???: I'm sorry

N: Don't worry, with a little saliva it will heal.

He said so she doesn't feel bad.

???: Does your saliva heal you?

The monster girl asked, since none of the other drones I met had a similar ability, if you get stung or bitten by accident, say goodbye to that part of your body.

N: Eh, yes, before I used to sting myself a lot with my own tail.

She said a little nervously as her stinger almost stung his head, but he was faster and caught it in the air. He looked at hers and then looked at her own tail, more specifically at her mouth at the tip of it that was looking at her with its own eyes and drooling purple acid.

???: If I understand you.

He said, remembering how in the past his own tail wouldn't stop biting him because yes, he looked at her a little surprised since he didn't think that others could really have the same problem, since J had taken it upon himself to put it in his head that it was because of him. his ineptitude.

N: By the way, what's your name?

He asked, he wasn't sure if these creatures had a name or some kind of society, but if so, maybe he could take advantage of her mistaking him for one of them to get information from him, maybe that way J wouldn't kill him when he returned to the city. ship… of course, if it returns.

???: My name?

She looked at the ground somewhat confused before answering.

Uzi: Uzi, Uzi Doorman

N: Oh

Uzi: Yes I know, silly name.

N: It's not stupid.

Uzi: Hmm, sure, what about you?

N: Me? Eh…

He started to get nervous not knowing what to say now, he quickly made up the first name that came to mind and said.

N: Nathan… uh, Shipper, yes, that.

He said hoping she would believe it, the creature tilted its head to the side of her looking at him.

Uzi: Well... at least mine sounds cool.

He scoffed slightly, N didn't give it much importance because at least he was still alive.

N: By the way, where are we going?

She looked at him confused.

Uzi: Where else? To the colony.

N: Colony?

Ok, now she seemed really confused, he tilted his head slightly to the side watching him.

Uzi: The place where most of us are gathered? Where the hell have you been living?

N: Eh... I... I'm not from around here... I walk aimlessly and rest inside the nearby buildings.

She remained silent, looking at him with some suspicion.

Uzi: Makes sense, I guess.

He said hesitantly.

N: By the way, how close are we to that “colony”?

I ask trying to change the topic.

Uzi: Not so much, we can walk there.

He said as his body began to writhe again, the sound of bones and metal creaking had been recorded in his brain and he witnessed how the being's body began to shrink in size, becoming smaller as its claws hid inside its body. regenerating his hands, his tail also disappeared along with his wings, hiding inside his body.

She now had a standard worker drone in front of her, although she knew he was no simple worker.

Uzi: That's better.

He said somewhat relieved, but she noticed how he was looking at her.

Uzi: Why are you looking at me like that?

N: Well, it's just that I-

Uzi: Have you never changed?

N: Changed?

Uzi: You know, when we transformed into our hunting mode.

N: Hunting mode?

Uzi: Well it's not really called that, but I like to say it because it makes it sound cool.

She said as his hand shattered and a mechanical claw emerged from her arm.

N: Uh, and it doesn't hurt?

Uzi: Oh yeah, he does it like hell, but over time you just get used to it.

N: Ok, but how come she hasn't seen others do that before?

She honestly wasn't lying, she had never seen any of the other drones they faced do that.

Uzi: Yeah, I don't know if everyone can really do this, but the few I know who can do this prefer to stay in their hunting ways, I guess they like being taller or something silly like that.

She scoffed as his hand returned to normal.

N: Hey, what is that colony like where we are going?

Uzi: Oh, boring, but it's the only safe place we have from the sun.

N: Does the sun also affect you?

Uzi:…uh, yeah, I mean, do you go around burning yourself out during the day or something?

N: Oh no, nothing like that, it's just that, disassembly drones are vulnerable too.

She quickly covered her mouth as she realized that she had just revealed one of his team's weaknesses. She tilted her head and looked at him confused.

Uzi: And how do you know that?

N: Eh, I, eh, I saw one of them die who was trapped in some rubble when the sun came up.

Uzi: Oh... interesting.

She said, apparently planning to take advantage of this to destroy the group that ship belonged to, without realizing that the boy accompanying her was one of them.

N: But returning to the topic of the colony, how are they organized? How many of you are there? And what kind of things should I avoid if I decide to attack those guys who tried to kill you earlier?

Uzi: WOW, WOW, one question at a time.

She said somewhat irritated by the sudden barrage of questions.

Uzi: Ok, first of all, our leader is my father, Khan Doorman, he was one of the ones who helped organize the riots in the laboratories where they were locked up when this whole disaster started, then there is the “HSF”.

N: The what?

Uzi: Hunter Strike Force, they're basically the guys in charge of killing those stupid flying demons and bringing food to the colony.

N: By the way, talking about food, because we were doing this again.

Uzi stopped and looked at him.

Uzi: What?

N: You know, attacking disassemblers and eating humans.

She said trying not to sound suspicious.

Uzi:…As far as we know these things were sent here to hunt us.

She said as her hand turned into a claw again and she began to smile.

Uzi: That didn't turn out well for them.

He said mockingly as N watched with some fear.

Uzi: And as for humans, have you never been hungry?

N: Uh… no.

That wasn't a lie either, the workers they murdered contained enough oil to keep the three of them fed for several days, and they had, not many, but enough bodies to not have to hunt another for a couple of months.

Uzi: When we don't consume biological material, something in our minds activates, some kind of dormant corrupt program that stays off when we consume meat, our minds become... damaged, we begin to hear voices and controlling our body becomes more and more complicated... There comes a point where, even when they are fed, their minds have degraded so much that... only wild beasts remain without reason... and the only thing we can do for them is... sacrifice them... like my mother.

They both remained silent as they thought, N felt conflicted, these creatures are supposed to be mindless wild beings that only seek to kill everything that moves, WHY THE HELL WAS I FEELING SORRY FOR THEM?!, they had tried to kill them in more than once, but... they were not very different, they could think, act, feel, they even did what they did more out of necessity than out of an innate desire for evil, now that I thought about it... they were not very different from them.

Uzi: That's why I want those idiots' ship, because once there are no more humans on this planet, what will happen to us? We will die of hunger, I tried to talk to my father about this, but he won't listen to me and he forbade me to tell anyone, but with his ship, we will be able to get off this stupid rock, go to the stars and BANQUET US WITH THE INFINITY OF WORLDS INHABITED BY BEINGS OF FLESH!

He said as he started to laugh uncontrollably, but he stopped when he saw that his partner seemed a little scared.

Uzi: *cough cough* Well yes, that's the general idea.

Ok, maybe N was wrong about the evil part, but the rest still stood.

N: Wait, but what about the other teams' ships.

Uzi: Oh, that, well you see, after we decided on them, yes, dad confirmed that those idiots are the last ones left in this area.

The boy's eyes hollowed out when he heard that, V was right, they were the only team life there.

Uzi: I tried to start one of your ships that was in good condition and...

She scratched her head as she looked away.

Uzi: Let's say I accidentally activate the self-destruct system.

Ok, that explained last week's explosion.

Uzi: Anyway, as for how many we are, I would say...

He quickly changed the subject as he began counting on her fingers.

Uzi: About 3 thousand or so.

N: 3 thousand?!

He shouted in disbelief when he heard that, he knew there were several, but not that many.

Uzi: And I'm not counting those like you who wander around out there.

Suddenly he stopped and N saw that they were at the foot of a mountain with a large, heavy metal door covering the entrance.

Uzi: Finally, we arrive.

Ok, now you have the information he needs, you just have to back out VERY slowly without him noticing and-

GRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!!!!!!!!

A bestial roar was heard as Uzi transformed into his beast form and roared ferociously.

N: Why was that?!

Uzi: I'm calling a friend.

He said as he could see how the doors slowly opened and a large silhouette came out of it.

Uzi: I think you'd like to meet him, he-

He couldn't finish when N flew into the air, getting as far away from there as possible, to hell with stealth, Uzi may not recognize him, but the others will and they won't hesitate to tear him to pieces when they see him.

Uzi: Hey! Where are you going?!

I scream confused when I see his partner flying away.

???: Uzi, what happened.

Said the creature that was approaching, its body had a similar composition to his, tall with long arms and legs, with long and sharp claws, the main difference was the absence of wings and a tail like Uzi's, looking more like a drone. standard mutant, although there was a strange slit at the level of its stomach through which some green acid leaked.

Uzi: Nothing, Thad, I wanted to introduce you to someone, but he left for some reason.

The monster boy looked at the sky and bowed his head.

Thad:Are you talking about that disassembler drone?

She looked at him confused.

Uzi: What are you talking about?

Thad was about to respond when a female voice was heard behind him.

???: And it seems that the rebellious girl returned.

Uzi growled as he heard that BITCH's voice.

Uzi: Ugh, not again.

He grumbled to himself, as a large winged drone landed in front of them, generating a cloud of dust that covered them. The creature was large, maybe a little taller than Uzi, his eyes were red and he had wings and a tail just like the purple girl, but with red lights.

???: You know, for the daughter of the leader of this garbage dump, you're pretty stupid.

She mocked, not her, but the creature that was hanging from her back, the claws that were attached to her shoulders were released and another creature walked behind the larger girl, it was similar to the previous one, but it lacked wings and tail like her. , her lights were pink and she was a little smaller than Uzi.

Uzi: What do you want Lizzy?

She asked annoyed, how she hated that girl.

Lizzy: Nothing, I heard you called Thad and he decided to come see how much you're talking.

Uzi: Ugh, well it's something private, you can go away with your...

She looked at the taller girl who was looking at her annoyed.

Uzi: Pet

An angry growl was heard, the red drone adopted a position as if it was preparing to attack, but was stopped by Lizzy who raised her hand to calm her down.

Lizzy: Don't worry Doll, I'll fix it.

She said calmly, the older drone growled as she returned to her previous stance.

Uzi: Anyway, get out, this is none of his business.

She said somewhat annoyed, at the same time that her visor continued to show failures.

Thad: Uzi, you're fine.

She said as she noticed the glitches in her visor.

Uzi: Ugh, not with this again.

He growled as she covered herself with her hands trying to fix the problem.

Lizzy: Oh, eyesight problems, let me help you!

Uzi: What-?

Suddenly she was greeted by a strong blow that shattered her visor and splashed oil on the floor, the drone girl screamed in pain while Lizzy mocked her.

Lizzy: I told you, I was going to fix it.

She told her friend who smiled at her in response.

Thad: Uzi

He approached to help her, but she reacted abruptly.

Uzi: I'm going to kill you!

She screamed ready to tear the smaller drone apart, but she stopped dead when a charging symbol covered her visor.

Thad:…Uh…Uzi? Are you OK?

She did not respond, as her internal memory was replaying the events that occurred 3 hours ago, including her conversation with…

Her visor stopped charging and changed to her usual purple eyes.

Thad: Uzi?

He tried to get her attention when he saw that she had a blank stare.

Lizzy: Hey, you idiot, we're-

She couldn't finish when a fist silenced her, breaking her visor and causing her to fall to the ground.

Uzi: I have to fix this! I HAVE TO KILL THAT IDIOT!

She screamed in panic, opening her wings and flying at full speed where the disassembly drone had escaped, leaving her companions alone outside the colony.

Thad: Well... that was, something.

Lizzy: Grrrrr, that bitch will pay me!

She screamed in rage before running towards Doll who had crouched down to allow the other girl to climb on her back.

Lizzy: Follow her!

The larger drone obeyed and spread its large wings to take off at full speed behind the purple drone, leaving Thad behind them.

Thad: And now I have to follow them on foot… “Great.”

He said sarcastically, got on all fours and started running after them.

Meanwhile, Landing Zone

V: Do you think he is in danger?

J: Please V, N is the most cowardly drone I have ever known, if something happens he would be running back here.

V: Well, yes, but-

He stopped when he heard his companion fly back with them.

J: See, I told you, although he probably has one of those things chasing him.

J complained, knowing that they would have to deal with some other monster that his clumsy partner inadvertently attracted to them. The boy landed in front of them and ran towards J.

J: Wow you're back, now what did you do?

N: J! One of those things attacked me and I tried to kill him but he revived and I took him to where there was more but he escaped and I think-!

J: Hey! Hey! Hey! Slow down genius!

N: I'm sorry, one of those things attacked me and I killed him, but he revived and I think he's coming here.

V: Correction, it is ALREADY here.

He said pointing to the purple creature that landed on some rubble and stared at them.

J: Wings? Ok, that's new.

Uzi: Grr, you little bastard, I'M GOING TO DESTROY YOU!

N: True, he can also talk.

V: Good

He said as he turned his hands into swords.

V: That will make it more interesting.

She launched herself at the creature, colliding in the air and crashing to the ground, J quickly flew in her direction, V tried to cut her with his swords, but the larger drone grabbed them with his metal claws and broke them when applying pressure, J arrived and pierced her torso with a saw causing the creature to scream in pain, but his arm bent and grabbed J and then slammed her into the ground, and with both hands he pulled her leg and arms, she screamed when his Her body was violently split in two, only to be thrown against some rubble. V fired several rounds from his now machine gun hand but the purple beast managed to cover himself and grab her by the neck. The girl's neck bent, then she threw her body against J's, then shifted her attention to N who looked scared.

Uzi: You

He growled as she advanced menacingly towards him who pointed his cannon arm at her, but for some reason, he did not dare to shoot.

N: Listen, I know you'll be mad at me.

Uzi: Angry is not the word I WOULD USE.

She said angrily as she approached him.

N: Ok, but maybe we should calm down and, I don't know, maybe talk-

He was interrupted when she grabbed him by the neck and lifted him into the air.

Uzi: I don't want to talk! I JUST WANT TO TRIP YOUR HEAD OFF!

She roared as she squeezed her neck and showed him her claws.

UzI: And I'll take my time.

N: Listen, I didn't mean to deceive you.

Her grip tightened even more.

N: You attacked me suddenly, then you didn't recognize me and you dragged me to your colony, I didn't know what to do... I was... I was scared!

The girl grunted, mentally telling herself that she didn't care about that at all… so why had she relaxed his grip on he?

She looked at the boy in annoyance, although her expression also relaxed a little, perhaps he could leave it for later and eat the other two, or so she thought when something landed abruptly near them, being able to notice some red lights among the cloud of dust. that had been formed.

Uzi: “Fantastic”

She said knowing that Bitch 1, Bitch 2 and maybe Thad had arrived, she brought the boy closer to her face and growled at him.

Uzi: You're lucky.

She threw the boy roughly towards the ship, causing him to go through the metal door and fall inside. Then she turned her gaze towards Doll and Lizzy who were approaching her.

Uzi: Ugh, what do you want? I'm in the middle of something important.

She got no response, instead Lizzy's fist went to her face and broke her visor again, causing her to howl in pain.

Uzi: AAAAAHHHHHH!!!!! Damn! What the hell is happening to them!

There were already 2, well, 3, times that her visor was broken in the same day, she turned in her direction, but she was knocked down by Doll who immobilized her.

Lizzy: That was because of earlier.

The shorter girl mocked, Uzi growled at her as her visor repaired and she could see Thad coming running on all fours before stopping.

Thad: Hey! What's going on?!

Lizzy: Nothing, just putting the trash in her place.

Thad: Lizzy.

Lizzy: What? I said something wrong?

He mocked as Doll continued pinning the purple drone to the ground.

V: Hey! Spawns!

The murderous girl shouted to get the attention of the creatures, which happened to be the case since they turned to see her.

J: “Goodbye to the element of surprise”

J said annoyed, V ignored this and smiled.

V: If they want to eat me, they better know that it won't be easy!

She shouted as she turned her hands into swords and charged at them with J resigned to help her behind her, Thad and Doll growled and ran in her direction to attack her, leaving Uzi and Lizzy alone.

Lizzy: Well, at least we'll have some food for tonight, except for you of course.

Uzi: *Tch* Anyway, it's not like I care anyway.

Lizzy: Oh, you think so?

She stepped on his chest pinning her to the ground again and crouched down to stare at her.

Lizzy: If it were up to me, and your father wasn't our fucking leader, I wouldn't hesitate to tear you apart.

Uzi: Why do you hate me so much? What the hell did I do to you?

Lizzy: You've been a fucking weirdo ever since I met you, always wanting the attention for yourself.

Uzi: Are you seriously telling me that?

Lizzy: Yeah, you think I don't know what you're doing? Coming here alone at night and fighting three dismantlers? So you can brag that you're better than everyone?

Uzi: Not that-

She was interrupted when the shorter girl dug her claws into her stomach and ripped out part of her artificial digestive system.

Lizzy: I guess we can take advantage of the situation and say that “poor Uzi Doorman died fighting 3 disassemblers alone, because she wanted to get daddy's attention.”

She grunted as she was thrown against the ship and fell inside it, the blonde girl laughed and advanced menacingly against the two disassemblers who faced the creatures that attacked them.

Meanwhile, inside the ship

N had remained hidden while all the chaos was happening outside, he had curled up in a ball while he heard the gunshots and explosions of his companions fighting for his lives. He was able to hear Uzi's conversation with that crazy girl when something crashed into the interior wall of the ship and fell in front of him, making him jump and look to see who it was.

N: Uzi?

He looked at the purple haired girl who crashed into the floor of the ship, they had a large hole in where her stomach should be revealing several damaged internal mechanisms and oil leaking.

Uzi: Grr, that damn one.

She grunted slightly while groaned in pain, N looked at her somewhat scared and approached her suspiciously.

N: Are you okay?

Uzi: What do you think?

He said sarcastically.

N: Oh, well, you can cure yourself of that.

Uzi: Eh, no, I spent part of my reserves to regenerate my head and that crazy woman took me away from where she kept them.

She said weakly, as she tried to cover the wound on her stomach, the boy looked at her uncertainly, before turning her hand into a sword.

Uzi: What? Are you going to finish what you started?

N: Not exactly, do you also consume oil?

She asked as he looked at her own hand.

Uzi: Not exactly, we can, but it doesn't help calm our hunger, but it does allow us to heal.

He said, N looked at her and extended her hand over her mouth and brought the blade of her sword closer.

N: Good, but you have to promise me that you will help me stop those guys and save my companions.

He extended her little finger to her as a symbol of promise and she just stared at him.

Uzi: Really?

N: Yes

Uzi: Ugh, whatever.

N: And if you want later we can be friends.

Uzi: Don't get your hopes up kid.

N: Technically I'm older than you.

She grunted somewhat annoyed and a message appeared on her display.

“I'M LITERALLY DYING”

N: Oh, right.

N grimaced slightly as she made a cut on the palm of her hand and the oil leaked into the mutant drone's mouth, she drank the liquid as her internal organs grew back and the wound she was closing.

After regenerating, she stood up and looked at the smaller boy.

Uzi: Don't think we're friends because of this, once I'm done with them, you and your friend are next.

N: We have a promise, remember? Help us and maybe we can reach an agreement regarding the ship.

“He said as she stared at him.

N: Believe me, we don't like it here either.

Uzi: Ugh, good.

She said knowing that it was the only option she had at that moment, when a large explosion was heard.

N: I think we have to hurry, do you have any plans?

He looked at him and her smile began to widen somewhat frighteningly.

N: What?

Uzi: I think I have an idea.

Abroad

J rolled on the ground when Doll landed on top of her, stepping on her back and pinning her down, and she was no better being held behind her back by Thad, whose acidic drool fell on her shoulder and made her grunt in pain.

J tried to get up, but Doll stepped on her harder as she drooled to consume her meaty core.

Lizzy: Come on Doll, you can have the rest, but the core is mine.

The girl said, the taller drone growling at her as she pulled her claws away from the leader of the dismounters.

J: I swear that when I free myself I will-

Lizzy: Kill me? HAHAHAHA, yes of course, good luck trying.

She said as she approached the fallen drone, J tried to fight again, but it was useless, the blonde girl's claws approached her face slowly.

Uzi: HEY!

He shouted, drawing her attention. She had managed to get out of the ship, while under her arm she was carrying N, who was unconscious.

Lizzy: Oh “great” you're still alive, well it doesn't matter, How about we just pretend like none of this ever happened and get it over with them once and for all?

She said as she pointed at J disdainfully, making the girl with silver pigtails angry.

Uzi: You tempt me, you tempt me, but no, I have a better idea.

Lizzy: Oh, do you want to fight? You alone? Against the 3?

She scoffed knowing that Uzi wanted to kill her as much as she wanted to.

Uzi: Uh, no.

Lizzy: Wait, seriously?

Uzi: Not alone.

Suddenly he threw N against Doll, the boy turned out to be unconscious and turned his hands into saws, crashing into the Russian girl and managing to knock her down while he pierced her torso. The larger creature roared in pain as she grabbed N and threw him at J who had taken the opportunity to get up, both rolling on the ground while V struggled against Thad to free himself when he realized that things were getting out of control again.

Meanwhile J looked at N upset and yelled at him.

J: What the hell were you thinking! You could have gotten us killed!

She told him she was upset.

N: I'm sorry I-

Uzi: Hey, I think what she's trying to say is “thanks for saving my FUCKING life.”

She shouted at the purple drone as she fought against Lizzy, who, although she was smaller and that made her less strong, she was faster and more agile to dodge her attacks. J growled and looked at N.

J: When we finish this we are going to have a “little talk” N.

She told him in a threatening way making him shiver, then she turned her hand into a sword and prepared to fight against Doll who had recovered and was looking at them annoyed, N turned her hands into swords as well and they both jumped at her, who roared and he did the same.

On the other hand, there was V who fought with Thad, shooting him with multiple rounds from his machine gun hands. The boy covered himself from the shots and grunted in slight pain. So V changed his tactics and copied his companions by turning their hands into swords, the boy tried to cover himself, but she stabbed his weapons through his chest making him scream in pain.

Uzi: Thad!

The mutant boy shouted as he blocked a blow from Lizzy and returned it with double the force, sending her flying. With that solved, he ran towards the green-eyed boy while he struggled with V. She laughed with her visor covered by a golden X. However, he looked down and noticed that that slit in his stomach was opening and some green acid was dripping out, as well as some tentacles that began to come out of it.

V: What the hell?

A sudden blow took her out of his grip, breaking her swords and sending her flying against the ground, the person responsible was Uzi who had to duck when the boy's body opened in two horizontally and 4 tentacles emerged from him and shot out like spikes. upwards.

Uzi: Damn.

She backed away slightly, Thad had been attacked by some dismounters several months ago and one of them managed to cut him in two, fortunately they were able to put him back together, but the wound was not completely healed, so he mutated and became a kind of second mouth. with which he could attack using 4 tongues/tentacles that came out of it.

V: Hey! He is mine!

Uzi: Shut up and go with the others!

V: You don't give me orders!

Uzi: Do you want to fight him?!

He shouted in annoyance, pointing at the boy whose torso leaned back, opening his second mouth even more, whose tentacles seemed to move ready to attack.

V: Ugh, well, now is your problem.

He growled as she went to help J and N.

UzI: Thad

He called his friend back to normal while holding his wound, because doing that was extremely painful for him.

Thad: What the hell ZI?! We're supposed to kill these guys before they do it first.

Uzi: Things have changed Thad, just listen to me.

Thad: You forget they tried to kill us!

Uzi: And so are we! We are not very different.

He growled and leaned back, opening her stomach and launching his tentacles that stuck to the ground when Uzi dodged the attack.

Uzi: Just listen- Oh you know what, fuck the dialogue! Try to be reasonable!

She roared as she charged at the mutant boy, meanwhile, J, N and V had a hard time leading with Doll, not only because she was significantly larger, but because there were also some sort of energy barriers that appeared out of nowhere and They blocked their attacks.

V: Damn! Stop cheating!

Doll: Думаешь, это имеет для меня значение?!

He roared as he grabbed V and threw her at N, J fired his machine gun arm at her, but that giant symbol of energy did its job blocking the shots, suddenly a pair of jaws closed on his arm and tore it off violently, J screamed in pain as a claw grabbed her neck.

Lizzy: Mmm, you taste sweet.

The girl laughed as she ran her tongue across J's visor.

J: Ugh, let go of me monster.

She tried to fight, but his grip didn't ease.

N: Let her go!

She shouted N while she pointed her arm at him turned into a missile launcher while V was entertaining Doll.

Lizzy: Oh, “so scary.”

She scoffed as she extended her arm still holding J, N got a little scared as she hesitated.

J: Damn N shoot.

N: I can't J, you-

J: I don't care just do it!

I don't doubt whether to do it or not, J may treat her like trash 90% of the time, but that doesn't mean he would like to see her die, much less by her own hands.

J: DO IT!

N closed his eyes and resigned himself.

N: I'm sorry

She moaned and fired the projectile, closing her eyes waiting for the explosion... but nothing happened, she opened her eyes and saw how the missile had deflected upwards and disappeared into the sky. The boy's jaw dropped slightly as he looked in shock at what had happened, something shared by the blonde mutant, although she was more confused than surprised and his leader looked at him with disappointment.

J: N, you're a-! No, you know what, forget it, by this point it's become kind of redundant.

N looked down at the ground in shame as Lizzy started laughing.

Lizzy: Oh robo-god I can't believe it! Seriously, you had me right in front of you, How the fuck can you miss a shot like that?

He mocked, hurting poor N's feelings even more.

Lizzy: You and that purple idiot really are one and the same! Just knowing how to fail at everything, even the easiest things! I think I can even take my time!

She laughed maniacally as she prepared to bite J's head off. Uzi saw this and tried to help, but Thad's tentacles held her down, preventing her from doing anything.

Uzi: Damn it, let me go!

Thad: You started this.

She tried to struggle, until she decided to play her last card, without her realizing it, Uzi's tail that had remained hidden emerged and rose from behind him, and placed itself in the middle of her face, at that moment she was able to make anything, bite his face, spit acid on him or enter his mouth and destroy him from the inside... then...

Mua!

Because the hell I kiss him!

Thad: What the hell!

The boy quickly let go of Uzi while pushing his tail away from him. She had a similar reaction by grabbing her own tail as if he were trying to strangle her, cursing her altered hormones, but she quickly realized that, although it didn't go as she thought, it did the trick. What he wanted, he took advantage of the fact that Thad was distracted and hit him hard in the face, knocking him down.

Uzi: Sorry about that.

He quickly ran and grabbed a piece of V's broken sword that was on the ground, and threw it, the sharp metallic object flew at high speed as if it were a bolt and cut off the arm of the deranged girl who screamed in pain, J fell to the ground. floor as Lizzy backed away.

Lizzy glared at Uzi, but she heard the sound of something changing, she looked around and saw N and J pointing their changed machine guns at her.

Lizzy: Oh... fuck.

A hail of bullets passed through her body making her convulse, oil and pieces of flesh flew as she was shot down mercilessly, finally after a while, they both stopped shooting and Lizzy's body tried to stay upright, but ended up falling to the ground. floor.

Lizzy: Ahg, damn, I swear-

She couldn't finish when something fell from the sky and slammed into her chest making her scream in pain.

LizzY: What the hell?!

He growled when he looked at the object, it was a missile, the same one that N failed before.

Lizzy:…Ugh.

You honestly couldn't blame her, this was just… too much.

BOOOOOM!!!!!!!!

A large explosion occurred when the object exploded, generating a large cloud of dust. When this dissipated, it was possible to see that Lizzy's body was destroyed, leaving only the lower part of her body. J fell to the ground exhausted, followed by N, but they forgot something. .

GRRRRRRRR!!!!!

A bestial roar came from behind them, they turned to see what it was, but they were greeted by V who was thrown in their direction, knocking them down, Doll above them and stopped looking at the lifeless body of her friend, she let out a sound similar to a distorted cry. as she looked at the inert body... but her crying soon turned into growls and she turned around angrily, there were the three who caused this.

J: Ugh, give me a break.

V: Ready for round two!

He taunted, getting up to fight, then Thad was thrown in front of them, tied with his own tongues/tentacles to immobilize him, Uzi being responsible.

Uzi: We can send you to her if you want.

He said menacingly, the Russian girl generally tended to be the type to attack first and think later, but even she could tell that she was at a disadvantage, 3 disassemblers and one of her own against her, not counting Thad who He was immobilized on the ground.

Doll: You will pay... for this.

He growled as she took to the sky with her large wings and escaped, the disassemblers sighed in relief with everything finally resolved, well, more or less. Well, the sound of the alarms of their internal clocks alerted them to the danger, it was dawn.

J: Ugh, very good, everyone inside.

He said so he could take a MUCH deserved nap, that is until he heard something being dragged, he turned around and saw Uzi dragging the helpless Thad behind them.

J: What do you think you're doing?

Uzi: What do you think? I'm not going to leave him out here while the sun comes up.

J: And why do you think we'll let you in?

Uzi looked at her annoyed as she looked at N.

Uzi: We made a deal, I'll help them get rid of those idiots and in exchange they'll let me stay on their ship.

J: “I'm sorry”, but N has no say in those types of decisions, I am the leader of the team and it is my responsibility-

Uzi: Yeah, yeah, sure, it would have more effect on me if I really cared.

She said with disdain, J looked at her annoyed and turned to look at N, who cowered in fear and refused to speak.

J: Ugh, V, support me on this!

V just rolled his eyes, shrugged and responded.

V: Let him stay, I like him.

J looked at her in disbelief while V gave her a mischievous smile, actually it wasn't so much because of that, but because it wouldn't be bad to have someone else to get on J's nerves other than her and N.

J: Ugh, whatever!

She yelled angrily as she entered the ship, V followed her and N looked at Uzi.

N: Do you want me to help you?

Uzi: No, I'm fine.

N entered the ship leaving Thad and Uzi outside.

Uzi: Are you mad at me?

He didn't respond, just growled at him as he tried to free himself.

Uzi: I figured it.

She said resignedly as she pulled him inside the ship.

Colony, Corpse Zone

A mutant drone observed the large number of bodies piled up in the place, the bodies of multiple dismantling drones that formed a gloomy “corpse needle” in the middle of the room and that served as an improvised tomb for her former love. The being bent down and grabbed the head of one of the bodies before tearing it from his body.

Khan: How much I miss you Nori.

He said while lamenting, he stared at the visor of the severed head and for a few seconds he glimpsed that cursed symbol appear on it, before it went off again, he frowned in annoyance, when he heard a roar outside his port, it sounded like a wild animal would have been unleashed and-

BOOM!

He stepped aside and dodged the door that flew and crashed into the mass of bodies, he looked at the person in charge and saw the colony teacher, he was generally someone who could be described as a stone, as he was practically imperturbable, something which served to avoid the problems caused by the young drones he taught, so it was rare to see him show emotions other than apathy.

Khan: What happen?

Teacher: That bitch!

He froze.

Teacher: That demon you call daughter!

He was grabbed by the neck and lifted into the air.

Teacher: I KILLED MY DAUGHTER!

When Doll arrived she informed his parents of what had happened and unfortunately the teacher was around to hear, so he destroyed everything in front of him to confront Khan. He dropped the severed head to the ground and looked at his companion, then placed his hand on his shoulder and-

GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!!!!!!!!

He roared in pain as his arm was torn off, Khan broke free and looked at the limb he had torn off still in his hand, then he looked at it and grabbed it by the neck, lifting it into the air and crashing it to the ground.

Khan: Listen, NEVER! You refer to her that way again, understand?

The other mutant drone groaned in pain and nodded silently.

Khan: What happened?

Teacher: You-!

The older drone looked at him seriously.

Teacher: Daughter, he murdered mine, Doll arrived wounded and said that she joined the disassemblers, lured them into a trap and tried to murder them... Lizzy didn't succeed.

She said trying to control herself and not scream out of rage, Khan just stayed silent and didn't say anything.

Master: I'll take the rest and we'll kill them all!

Khan: No.

He responded dryly making his partner look at him in annoyance.

Teacher: but-

Khan: YOU stay, I'll take care of it.

He responded to assert his authority as leader of the colony, he threw his severed arm at his companion and he put it back in its place, roots of flesh and cables extended from the wound and connected the missing limb, the drone growled. and began to walk away resigned.

Teacher: By the way, Sara and Robert's son was also involved, Doll says they captured him, good luck dealing with them.

She said somewhat angrily as he left, Khan just looked at him and sighed as he looked at the ground, looking at the severed head that had fallen from his hands and holding it again.

Khan: I see you made your move.

He spoke to the object in his hands before growling.

Khan: Now it's my turn.

In fury he threw his head against the wall and it exploded, staining it with oil, in turn covering the symbol that was drawn on it with two words written below, those that had cursed them all.

ABSOLUTE SOLVER

Chapter Text

Sam walked through the halls of the colony while cursing for not bringing a damn magnet to vent, until he finally reached his destination, Thad's room.

Sam: You better have a really good excuse for this.

He growled to himself, the teacher had given a topic to investigate a few days ago and, well, he may or may not have emotionally manipulated Thad into doing 99% of the work for him, but that's not the case, since There was that incident where several drones were disappearing without a trace, Thad had been acting strange, he was normally characterized as someone who was fearless and brave in general, but for some reason he had become more reserved and scared, that added to the fact that he had not told him nothing about the research he was doing. The smoking boy opened the door to his room and entered him.

Sam: Hey Thad, I came to talk about- Wow.

He stopped mid-sentence when he saw the whole place in disarray and a mess, there were papers on the floor, photos of several drones with red the walls and ceilings.

Sam: Uh... Thad? Are these there?

He didn't get a response, he started to back away from that place when he felt something hit his back.

Thad: Hi Sam!

Sam: AAAAAAHH!!!! Damn, don't do that!

He could feel how he almost had a short circuit from the fright, he was going to yell at him again when he noticed something, Thad looked terrible, his clothes were dirty and torn, his hair was cloudy and his eyes showed lines of tension from not having slept in several. days.

Sam: Eh... Are you okay?

Thad: Oh yeah, I'm VERY good.

He said in a somewhat… sinister way.

Sam: Ok, uh, what the hell happened here?

He said pointing to the room that was a mess.

Thad: Oh, nothing serious, just a little research I was doing.

Sam: Research?

Thad: Yeah, look at this.

He said as he walked over to one of the walls and turned on a nearby light bulb, illuminating it and revealing a large amount of photos, papers, and tacks with threads intertwined together, with the word ABSOLUTE SOLVER written in the middle.

Thad: Tara

Sam: Robo-Christ, Thad.

The boy said, visibly shocked, now seriously worried about the mental health of his partner.

Thad: Exactly this is my research that I've been doing, can we talk about this Sam? I've been waiting so long to talk to someone about this, so okay, Absolute Solver, what the hell is this, I don't know, I always get command messages from someone called Absolute Solver, over and over again, every day, Absolute Solver, Absolute Solver, my whole damn mailbox is full of messages from Absolute Solver!

He screamed as he hit his head while Sam still looked at him in silence, and maybe a little scared.

Thad: So I said to myself, “I have to do something, I have to find whoever is sending these messages and tell them to stop,” so I went to the drone file management, and what do I find? Sam! You know what I find!

He screamed again.

Thad: There is no Absolute Solver! But it's not possible, BECAUSE I HAVE A MAILBOX FULL OF ABSOLUTE SOLVERS! So I went to Uzi who knows about these things to discuss the issue, I knocked on his door and said, "UZI! UZI! I'm here to talk about Solver!" And when I open the door, that's what I see: There's nothing! There's no such thing as Uzi Doorman, Sam! There never was an Uzi or a Khan Doorman!

The boy looked at him visibly confused.

Thad: Sam, half the drones in this colony don't exist, it's like a ghost colony.

The boy finally calmed down and took a can of oil combined with magnet powder, Thad had never taken any of those things because according to him, "they screw up your circuits", Sam was starting to consider it seriously.

Sam: Ok Thad, I have to stop you right there, because not only do all those drones exist, but we have a research exhibit tomorrow and we did nothing! Oh Robo-God, let's fail!

Thad: Don't worry, we won't.

Sam: And why not?

Thad: Because we already did it.

The boy remained silent as he processed what he had just heard.

Sam: Did we fail?!

Thad: That's right, I showed the professor my research and he told me we were failing, he also sent me a message to visit the psychiatric area and you know what I did, I sent it to the mailbox with the Solver!

The boy said somewhat hysterically while an unhealthy smile appeared on his lips.

Sam: Thad, this was the last course to pass the semester, it means we'll fail the year! My parents are going to kill me! Oh Robo-God I'm having a panic attack! I knew I should bring a damn magnet!

Thad: If you don't look good, hey, could you give this guy a magnet?

He said to the maid standing next to him, Sam looked at him and scanned the room.

Sam: Who?

Thad: Cyn, she was the one who convinced me to look into the Absolute Solver.

Sam: Cyn? Who the fuck is Cyn?

Thad: Cyn! The girl standing right next to me-

She stopped when she turned around and saw no one, the boy looked confused.

his surroundings looking for the aforementioned girl.

Thad: Where did she go?

Sam stared at him to finally mention the conclusion he had reached.

Sam: You lost your mind, you lost your fucking mind Thad!

He said somewhat angrily as he left the room to look for a magnet to relax, while the other boy was still confused about where the hell Cyn had gone. That day Sam learned a valuable lesson, NEVER ask Thad for a favor.

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Scarecrow Mansion

J: How are you doing Tessa?

Tessa: Ugh, I'm trying to research the company, but they keep asking fucking questions.

The girl complained as she checked the message tray on her phone, which contained multiple questions about her person and kept coming.

Tessa: “Genail.”

She complained, suddenly the sound of a glass being hit was heard and she and J approached the entrance of the gala to see what was happening.

???: Your attention please.

Said an older man from the second floor of his mansion addressing his guests, he was old and carried a cane to stand.

???: The human race has been through difficult times in the past, it has dealt with things like overpopulation, famine, disease, the destruction of our world, but we have always managed to get ahead, and do you know why? easy, evolution, human beings always evolve and adapt to overcome the adversities that the universe throws at us, we ALWAYS get up and emerge triumphant.

Applause was heard as Tessa and j listened.

J: I can't believe they seriously buy all that crap.

Tessa: They don't, but like Sir. Penword is one of the richest and most influential people, they have no choice but to follow along.

She said as J rolled his eyes.

Sir Penword: However, since the arrival of drones in our society, humanity has... been stagnant, so to speak, since they are now in charge of all the jobs, both complicated and simple, we have not managed to advance as a species , and I'm not saying that it's their fault, but in the way we have been using them, because they not only make our lives easier, but they practically live them... and in the end we only throw them away when they stop being useful to us.

A dead silence filled the entire place, with the humans only murmuring among themselves and the butler drones looking at each other in confusion at the man's words.

J: Ok… I didn't expect that.

Tessa: Something's not right.

I mention a little worried, for some reason I had a VERY bad feeling about all this.

Sir Peword: Therefore, I have used the resources at my disposal and with the help of certain partners, we have developed a new generation of drones! May they help humanity reach its new stage in evolution! for the development of a new era.

Applause was heard again, while J groaned at the idea of being replaced by this "new generation drones", however, Tessa noticed something, through the central door under the elderly billionaire, it was bending as if something was hitting it from the bottom. inside.

Tessa: J, get ready.

J: What?

Tessa: Something big is about to happen.

She said as she pulled out a pistol and her partner a machine gun, preparing for whatever was about to happen.

Sir Penword: So, here I present to you, the new generation of drones, who will lead humanity into a new era!

She said as the crowd applauded him, although unbeknownst to them, he whispered a few last words.

Sir Penword: A new era... for them.

He smiled sinisterly as the doors opened, and a tide of modified drones ran rampant towards the guests, they had claws instead of fingers and their mouths were full of sharp teeth, those present ran in horror when those things launched themselves at them and began. to tear apart the people they caught, the butler drones did the same when their zombie brothers made no distinction between beings of flesh and metal and attacked everyone in sight.

Tessa: Damn come on!

They quickly ran in the middle of the chaos and began shooting at the undead creatures, Tessa aimed at one that was trying to reach a woman and fired, the bullet made a hole in the zombie's head and this dead callus fell to the ground staining it with oil. , quickly a hail of bullets fired by J destroyed another group that chased some humans who were trying to escape, this made the monsters begin to focus their gaze on the two of them and run in their direction.

J: Okay, we have your attention, now what?

Tessa: We have to kill them.

The girls began to destroy the zombies while the old man watched.

Sir Penword: Hump, today's young people always wanting to attract attention, it doesn't matter, they will last so long.

Then he looked at the fleeing humans and drones and grimaced slightly.

Sir Penword: Maybe I should ask you to take care of that.

He said with disdain as he left the place, in turn one of the zombies mistakenly hit a sailboat that fell to the ground and began to spread the fire.

Meanwhile, the girls continued massacring the zombies that were attacking them by shooting them with their weapons. Tessa shot a zombie that was destroying a man and approached him to try to see if he was still alive. Unfortunately, that was not the case, however. However, when he saw the zombie, he noticed that it was different from the rest, it was not a simple drone with claws and sharp teeth, no, it was a person, its body was covered by metal plates that made it look like a drone as well as a helmet. with the same characteristics, the most notable, that “X” with which he had not stopped having nightmares, that was how he realized that these things were not only drones, but that there were also modified humans among the creatures that attacked everything. What they saw, Tessa froze and looked around her, the fire began to spread and the beasts destroyed the bodies of the humans and drones with their claws and teeth, terrible memories of her childhood began to emerge, the gala, the Cyn massacre. , His parents.

J: Tessa!

The girl screamed as she pushed her companion to prevent a zombie that was running in her direction from attacking her, shooting at the creature and calling to her companion.

J: Tessa, what are you doing?!

She didn't respond as she was still stunned.

J: Tessa!

He shook her off of her as he grabbed her shoulders and the girl snapped out of her stupor.

Tessa: Huh? That? J?

He asked, only to realize that the entire place was on fire and collapsing.

J: We have to get out of here!

She shouted as she helped her partner up, they both ran to the exit, but a group of burning zombies blocked their way.

J: Ok, let's find another way.

They quickly headed through the side entrance of one of the hallways, but a group of zombies emerged, destroying the doors.

J: Oh please!

Tessa: Don't worry, I have a plan B.

She said as she picked up the phone from her, J didn't understand until she heard the sound of a helicopter approaching.

J: A helicopter? No offense, but how is it going to-

The roof exploded when the vehicle began to descend so that both of them could get on.

Tessa: Don't complain and go up.

She scoffed as they both got into the vehicle.

J: Where is the pilot?

Tessa: Ugh, lucky they didn't send anyone to this disaster.

She was glad that the company decided to use these unmanned helicopters to rescue her and not put any human or drone in danger, whatever the case, the vehicle began to rise while everything was burning around it, when it stopped abruptly and trembled in the air. .

Tessa: What the hell?!

She looked out and saw that below a group of zombies had piled on top of each other to reach the escape vehicle and prevent them from leaving.

J: Seriously!

Tessa: Let us go!

She screamed as she fired at the beasts that were growling as they climbed over each other in order to reach them. One was about to climb on the other side of the vehicle, but J shot him in the head, making him fall into the void.

Tessa: Come on, get up!

The girl approached the panel in front of her and began to touch the buttons for the helicopter to go up and take them out of there.

WARNING: ALTITUDE LOSS, ENGINE OVERHEATING, SERIOUS COVER DAMAGE.

Tessa: Shit.

She growled as she saw how the vehicle lost control and threatened to crash in the middle of that sea of zombies. She looked back and saw that they were near a balcony.

Tessa: Okay, J, jump.

J: What?!

Tessa: Jump!

The drone girl was going to protest, but when she saw that the helicopter was going to fall, she had no choice but to do what her partner asked. They both jumped and landed on the second floor balcony while the vehicle lost altitude and turned in the air before crashing to the ground and bursting into flames, killing some zombies in the process.

Tessa: God, that was close.

She said, breathing hard, both because of the smoke and the adrenaline of the situation, whatever it was, they both got up and looked at the burning surroundings.

J: Okay, now what?

Tessa: Get out of here, don't you think?

J: And since you plan to do it, our only means of escape just exploded.

Tessa: There must be other exits that aren't infested with zombies.

RrrrrrrrRrrrrrrrRrrrrrrr

The sound of an electric saw caught her attention, they both turned around and noticed one of those “human” zombies approaching them holding a chainsaw.

J: This has to be a joke.

She growled as she dodged that beast that lunged at her and ended up nailing the weapon to the wall. Tessa took advantage of this and quickly shot him in the head to kill him.

Tessa: Looks like the bastard took to teaching them how to use chainsaws.

J: I think it's not the only thing.

She said as she stepped back and pointed at a pair of zombie drones, one holding a knife and the other with difficulty holding an ax with both hands. The human girl shot and knocked down the drone that tried to stab her with the knife before shooting it two more times just to be safe, J quickly shot the one with the axe, but he covered himself with it, how the hell did he not give her another shot? bullet?, no idea, the bastard threw the gun at her and she almost dodged it before filling her body with lead, grunts were heard behind and when they turned they saw that those things were climbing the stairs to reach them.

Tessa: Ok, I think it's time to get out of here.

They both began to run while they were chased by those monsters, shooting from time to time to delay them, a door opened abruptly and a man was thrown into the flames of the first floor, one of those improved zombie humans came out of the room, being quite muscular. but with his skin exposed, he approached the girls in a threatening manner who emptied their magazines at him, however, he resisted the shots and grabbed Tessa by the neck, lifting her into the air and crashing her to the ground, he was about to throw her against the railing. of wood to fall into the fire, but J jumped on him and shot directly at his head, destroying it completely. The body staggered and fell inert. The girl took out the hand that was still holding her and gasped for air, although it was difficult with so much. smoke.

J: Come on, we have to go now.

She said worriedly when she saw the hour approaching, the human girl coughed and stood up, but just when they were about to cross some bodies were thrown crashing against the wall, they turned and saw what could only be described as an "armored giant", it was humanoid of large size and was completely covered by metal armor with openings from which smoke came out, the being held an ax-like weapon of similar size to his own and swung it before using it to hit a group of zombies that They surrounded him to get to the girls, the creatures flew in their direction and crashed nearby, they were quickly filled with bullets to prevent them from getting up, they began to run while the giant roared.

J: What the hell is that thing?!

Tessa: I don't know, but whatever that bastard did, he clearly wasn't playing around.

She said almost breathlessly as they ran towards a door that led to a hallway towards the outside of the mansion, she glanced at the larger creature and saw it running in her direction raising the gun.

Tessa: Be careful!

She screamed as she launched herself at J and they both fell to the side while just a few centimeters behind them the enormous weapon went through the wooden floor, this caused it to collapse, creating a hole through which the zombies that were chasing them began to fall.

The girls gasped as they stood up to get out of there as the armored zombie roared.

Exterior of the mansion, central courtyard

The door was kicked open and Tessa came out quickly followed by J, the girl leaned on her knees while she coughed sharply and breathed clean air, J patted her on the back to help her when-

AAAAAHHHHHHHH

A piercing scream interrupted them, the human girl mentally cursed her luck preparing for whatever was to come, however, she was not prepared for it.

HAHAHAHAHA

A psychotic laugh echoed in the place when a humanoid drone with enormous wings flew over them, holding with its sharp claws the body divided in two of one of the guests of the gala who could not escape.

J: It's not possible.

Tessa: No?

The girl said perplexed when she saw her old drone that she thought had been dead for years, the creature smiled at her with that X on her visor and her sharp teeth as she let the corpse fall to the ground.

N: Nobody leaves here alive!

She laughed maniacally and flew away to the other side of the mansion.

Tessa: No! N! Wait!

He shouted trying to call her former friend, but it was useless, she was gone, the girl looked in the direction she left and started to move forward.

J: Tessa!

She quickly grabbed her hand to stop her.

J: What are you doing?!

Tessa: What do you think J? I'm going to look for it.

J: No, Tessa! That thing is not N, he is dead just like V, you saw it yourself, just like me.

Tessa: J, I, I just have to stop this, if the fixer is involved I have to take responsibility.

J: But I can't let you risk your life, not again.

There was silence as they both stared at each other.

J: Look, I may not like them two, but it hurt me to see them die, I don't... I can't...

Tessa looked at her and then took her hand.

Tessa: Then help me by not leaving me alone.

J: I wouldn't leave you alone! It's just that, this is not according to company policies!

She said, looking for an excuse that wouldn't sound so cheesy.

Tessa: Then help me stop that bastard.

J:…Okay but shouldn't he call for backup or something?

Tessa: No, they would just cover everything up and sweep it under the rug, we have to get this over with.

She said as she took the gun from her and walked to the other side of the mansion where N escaped, J resigned and followed her while behind the two the burning mansion collapsed.

Chapter Text

Doll walked calmly while the worker drones ran, V struggled to free herself from the metal bars that imprisoned her, as she approached her, Doll killed some drones that were running in terror to save their lives, one of them ran in front of her and she just did it. blow.

…

Drone_1: *Cough Cough* And I'm like, “Why?”, I mean, why the fuck would I do that? I didn't do anything to him!

Said that same drone, only now it lacked a real physical body, manifesting only as a holographic projection of itself, with his consciousness having been uploaded into the cloud after his death.

Drone_1: It was so unnecessary, I only ran because everyone else was doing it, I mean, a murder drone fell from the ceiling and this low-budget Carrie started killing people, what did they expect her to do?

She said on the verge of crying, along with him, there were multiple drones with multiple wounds on their bodies, sitting in a circle with a large sign hanging on the wall of the room that said.

“Murder Victims Self-Help Group”

A drone placed his hand on her shoulder to calm him down.

Drone_2: I understand you mate, I understand you, I mean, after that crazy woman made you explode, I tried to run away, but NOOOOOOOOO, why leave alone the girl who brings the crown and who literally did nothing bad to you, I KNOW , Let's turn his damn head and smash his body with a magic symbol! Her family would probably like to cry into a puddle of oil!

Drone_3: Oh and don't forget Dony.

Drone_2: Oh shit that's true, poor Dony.

Drone_1: What happened to Dony?

Drone_4: He literally grabbed it and threw it in the air and made it explode, do you know how horrible that shit was?

Drone_2: Yes, I still can't forget that.

Drone_4: Do you know what was the worst? I was there, clearly traumatized by seeing my brother generate a rain of oil and then he takes me, I think, “Shit, I'll end up like Dony”, so I beg him He let me go, and you know what he does? He throws me against the murder drone boy, and the idiot can't think of anything better than to throw a missile at me! It was so difficult to avoid me!

Drone_6: Hey, be glad you guys died from one hit, do you know what it feels like to have your oil drained slowly and painfully? I mean, I didn't even cut off my head and leave a bucket down to drink the oil afterwards, it literally kept me alive until every drop of oil left my body.

Drone_7: Man that's hard.

Drone_8: Oh, I remember when that crazy girl chased me through the hallways saying phrases in Russian, it was chilling.

Drone_9: Please don't remind me, something similar happened to me.

???: Wait, speak Russian? Who the hell are they talking about?

Asked one of the girls who was there, she had blue hair and eyes, she was missing her legs and she was sitting in a wheelchair, behind her, a boy with pink eyes and a cigarette was holding her to help her move, at her side, There was a body holding its burning head in its hands and a girl with diagonal suture marks on her torso.

Drone_1: Like who are we talking about? Wait, you didn't hear about Doll?

Rebecca: I thought you were talking about Uzi.

Everyone was silent and looked at each other confused.

Drone_3:…Who the hell is Uzi?

Rebecca: Eh, Uzi? Super unpopular, purple hair, gothic clothes, she says “bite me” constantly, she killed me and my friends, she is friends with the murder drones, she became a hybrid monster and fought against the murder drones.

Drone_2: That's all?

Rebecca and the others went blank upon hearing that.

Darren: She just said that she turned into a monster and fought face to face against the murder drones.

Drone_4: And she didn't do anything like, uh, manifest knives?

Rebecca: No.

Drone_5: Merge objects?

Darren: No.

Drone_3: Does she teleport?

Braiden: Neither.

Drone_4: Force fields

Emily: No.

Drone_1: Then why the hell are they complaining so much?!

Rebecca: Like why?! Just looks at how she left me!

She said pointing to her non-existent legs.

Drone_1:…Ok, so you forgot the part where exploded me.

She tried to protest, but she was interrupted by her boyfriend.

Darren: That's true.

She pouted at that.

Braiden: Although she can turn into a “meat bat” and-

Drone_8: I take it you never had your joints broken with telekinesis?

Braiden: Oh, uh… no.

Rebecca: I honestly couldn't tell, she was too busy escaping to-

Drone_3: Running away?! Did you have a chance to escape?!

Doll's victims looked at each other before cursing their luck.

She's not serious.

This a fucking joke.

What the fuck!

Why? Just, Why?

Rebecca: Hey, don't exaggerate either!

Drone_1: Guys, you guys are idiots.

Darren: Hey!

Drone_2: It's just that, really? Could they escape? H-How the hell did they end up dying?

Braiden: Well, she took us by surprise and-

He was interrupted when the door to the room opened and someone entered.

Drone_8: Well I guess out of habit we should welcome you, “Welcome to the self-help group for victims of Russian bitches”, What is your story?

He asked before seeing who she was, she was a purple haired cheerleader with a big hole in her chest that was dripping oil from, she looked at everyone and waved casually.

Doll: So... Do you think I can hang out here?

They all looked at each other before turning their gaze to her.

…

The sound of a door slamming was heard after the Russian girl was roughly pushed into another room, she grunted as the drones outside locked the door, she huffed and resigned, at least she had a place where she could think about her life choices in peace and reflect on what led her to end up being partially devoured by a drone dressed in human skin.

???: What's up, silly?

He heard a familiar voice that he didn't like at all, he looked up and saw V sitting in one of the many chairs in the room, she had several bite marks on her body, but she was casually blowing bubbles, he quickly noticed that the two of them were the only ones present in the place, on the adjacent wall there was a sign that said.

“Self-help group for psychopathic murderers”

V: So the idiots outside dislike you too?

Desperate knocks began to sound inside the door of that room.

Chapter Text

J: I'm going to kill her! I'm going to FUCKING kill her!

An angry J shouted as she strangled that drone with purple hair and red eyes, who barely had the strength to fight and seek air.

Lizzy: Please stop!

Tessa: J calm down!

J: This is all her fault! It's all her damn fault!

She screamed in her fit of rage as continued trying to “kill” Doll, all while V watched pleased.

J: Let me go!

She said, already tired of all this, managing to free herself from Lizzy and Tessa while Doll gasped desperately for air.

J: EVERYTHING IS YOUR FAULT! So shut up!

She shouted one last time to Doll who was still on the floor somewhat dazed by all this, she had just died and when she arrived at the afterlife, which contrary to what she imagined, turned out to be a therapeutic room with several drones in different damaged states and sitting in several chairs with a large sign on the wall that said.

“Self-help group for psychopathic murderers Solver victims”

She was greeted by an irate J who did not hesitate to crush her throat when she tried to excuse her actions.

V: So... How did she do?

She said something funny.

J: How the hell do you think left us? We helped that purple bitch AND SHE DESTROYED THE FUCKING PLANET! Damn, just look at us! N now he is two faces!

She said as the boy with his head split in two and barely held together with a ribbon held a package of frozen salad to ease the pain.

J: That jock doesn't even have a torso.

She said to Thad, who had a huge hole in the middle of his chest.

Thad: He actually isn't as bad as he seems.

J: And that dumb blonde died too, THANK ROBO-GOD.

She said to the cheerleader who was looking at her boredly, with the little time they spent together, she definitely managed to get J to dislike her.

J: And TESSA- for robo-christ.

She said as she saw the state of her companion, with a worker drone body inside her own human body.

J: What happened to you?

Tessa: They cut off my head.

J: What? No, I mean your body.

Tessa: Oh, this, uh, yeah, it's not something I like to talk about, let's just say it can be summed up, in one word.

J: Which one?

Tessa: CYN.

J: Yes that makes sense.

Khan: Hey, don't forget about me.

J: Huh?

He turned around and saw the emo girl's father taking a bottle of oil, after all the shit that had happened with the solver, dying and arriving at this place, Khan said "ENOUGH, fuck this, I'm going for a drink."

J: Oh shit, I forgot I killed you.

Khan: Ugh, yes, by the way, “thank you” for taking me away from my daughter.

J: Hey, don't talk like you're even a decent father.

Khan: I had planned to repair our father-daughter relationship, but NO, you had to be the enemy.

J: Hey, you said “bite me”, I was in my cool moment, so I don't see the problem.

V: I think the problem is that because of that the purple bitch, I'M SEEING YOU DOLL!, everything was destroyed.

She yelled at the Russian girl who hid behind Lizzy, yes let's say some things happened inside and Doll went from a sadistic psychopathic murderer to a scared puppy, mostly because she was reunited with her mother and... let's say they didn't have a nice conversation, it seems that she didn't like that she killed people to avenge her and she will become a V 2.0.

Tessa: Hey, I know he was wrong, but we all go through hard things here, it's not like you've been through worse, if so, tell me the things you went through.

V:… Well

A few moments later

Tessa watched in silence with a clear expression of shock and horror as the sentinels devoured, tore apart and played with the remains of V, who was still alive because her regeneration kept her processors active all that time.

V: Well, look at that and tell me it wasn't his fault, because from my point of view it was.

On the other hand, N looked at Doll's father with some pity.

N: I'm really sorry for what happened to you.

He said while the older drone only had a blank expression, also on the other side was Thad, Lizzy and that centipede that caused so much trouble in the past.

Thad: So the solver took J's remains and created you to create a new body for her?

He asked the eldritch beast that tried to kill him in the past, and it only nodded.

Lizzy: Well, that was pretty dumb of her considering I never need you.

Solver J: HA! I told you that-… How do never need me?

Lizzy: Huh?

Solver J: You said I never need myself, what did you mean by that?

Thad: Well, as I understand it, he was possessing the corpse of that human girl for like 20 years and took control of Uzi's body, so...

Solver J: What? But, me, wait...

She said as she seemed to suffer a mental breakdown and an existential crisis at the same time.

J: Yes, in fact, I think most of you here didn't do anything really relevant to stop all this madness, I mean, Tessa, no offense, but you had been dead for like 20 years.

She said as the human/drone girl looked at her silently.

J: Yeah, uh, there's also the fact that this gun never served any purpose except killing me and... that thing.

She said taking the railgun and pointing at the centipede that was curled up on the ground and being petted by the jock and the cheerleader.

Solver J: Wait, I was supposed to be a huge threat, I could eat people and make holograms of them, I could also grow bigger and had menacing pincers.

N: Well, she could imitate people getting into her bodies and could also create black holes as weapons.

Solver J: Oh my Robo-God.

V: Hey wait, what about that golden cockroach that they ended up killing me for? *gasp*What about the sentinel threat?

J: The What?

Multiple groans of indignation were heard.

Doll: Знаешь, благодаря этому я больше не чувствую себя так плохо.

SHUT UP

SHUT YOUR FUCKING MOUTH

BECAUSE OF YOU V HE DIED

IF I COULD SEE WELL I WOULD SPIT IN YOUR FACE

EVERY WORD THAT COMES OUT OF YOUR MOUTH CONFIRMS THAT YOU ARE A MISTAKE

The Russian cheerleader snuggled up to Lizzy who stroked her head to calm her down.

Yeva: Nori!

Doll's mother's voice was heard from behind the door, causing the red-eyed girl and her father to panic.

Yeva: Nori! Open the door, I know these are inside.

Nori: Shit.

Nori screeched, because since they arrived at this place, let's say that Yeva, changed a little, yes, apparently she got tired of everything that she and her daughter indirectly caused and abandoned her calm and serene attitude for a more... hostile one, and Doll I experience it first hand.

Nori: Hey, teacher, lock the door.

She said to Lizzy's father who was drinking her coffee calmly, he looked at her bored and asked.

Teacher: And why do I have to do it?

Nori: Don't question me and just do it.

But it was too late, the door opened and the Russian mother entered upset, observing everyone present.

Yeva: Wow, wow, so this is how we do it? Is this how we make it Nori? Oh really?! Is this really how we do it?!

Mrs. Doorman rolled her eyes and prepared to face her former partner.

Yeva: So, why didn't they invite me to their “party”? Hey? You even invited Mitchell

He said pointing to the human who looked at her somewhat confused, well, he has been VERY confused since he got here, because he expected his soul to go to heaven or, more likely, hell, not to some kind of sitcom low budget.

Nori: If it wasn't for him you would have also been possessed by the Solver and everything would have gone to hell much sooner, I thought you would be grateful to him.

Yeva: Hmm, it was expected that you would justify your actions, but how hard do you defend that eh! What can you tell me about those things? It's because of them we're dead!

She said, pointing to the trio of disassemblers, who seemed confused at her outburst towards them.

Nori: Haber, let's break it down this way, 1, you died practically at the beginning of all this and did nothing relevant, 2, you're the mother of that idiot over there.

She said pointing to Doll who seemed scared of her mother's presence.

Nori: That makes you directly invalid, and 3, when the disassemblers invaded the bunker, despite having part of the power of the solver, you did nothing and died in a pathetic way.

Yeva: Are we really going to ignore that YOUR DAUGHTER caused that? As if they didn't have your code in their system and they didn't have the solver either? Ok, ok-

She stopped when she saw the human/drone girl.

Yeva: What the fuck is she doing here?!

Nori: Uh… ok, that's a good question, let me check.

J: No, no, no, no, no, she's valid, she's valid, I know I been a bitch, but believe me, she's valid.

Nori: Ok, she's valid.

V: Hey, wow, wow, we're not going to give her a valid for any reason, I know she rescued me from the dumpster and everything, but I was also the first to suspect that something wasn't right with her, so I'm going to need proof real that it is valid.

A reaction after

V watched through Lizzy's phone as Tessa killed Doll, revealed her true form and her confrontation with Uzi, temporarily removed the glasses she was wearing to improve her vision to see with her own eyes and then put them back on. .

V: Ok, it's valid.

Yeva: WHAT?!

V: Hey, this shit fixed my optics for few seconds, for me it's valid.

Nori: Yes I understand, by the way, how exactly did you die?

Tessa: Cyn murdered my parents in front of me and then threw me into one of those meat pits, when I came out I was like this.

Nori: Ok, that's hard, although at least she not throwing you away and letting you fall into the existential void.

Tessa: Did he really do that to anyone else? Shit, it must have been an epic battle if it really-

She stopped when interrupted by the shouts of someone outside, looked out the window and saw a person in a biohazard suit and a priestly cap fall into the inexistence outside the room.

Tessa: Uh, and who was that?

Nori: Don't worry, no one important, anyway, I think we're done with this, Now could you please leave?

She said already somewhat bored to Yeva, who frowned.

Yeva: Ugh, well, it doesn't matter anyway-

She had turned to leave...only to see a certain eldritch servant watching them at the door, everyone froze at the sight of her.

Khan: What the hell is she doing here?

Cyn: Excuse me. I was looking for the hall of the gods, but it seems I got confused. Derision. I only observe pathetic beings of flesh, metal and oil.

J: Don't even think about setting foot in here, monster.

She said as she and the other disassemblers took out their weapons and pointed them at the small drone.

Tessa: You won't kill anyone in here Cyn! because, well, we're already dead.

Cyn: Laughter. If I wanted to kill someone. Threat. She would have already done it.

She said as the X appeared on her viewfinder, though she then returned to normal.

Cyn: Disappointment. Although it is sad to see that you decided to stay with them instead of being part of the null existence of the solver's reality. Sadness. Especially your brother N.

She said to the disassembler trio and Tessa.

N: Don't call me that way again, ever.

Teacher: If you want I can call the others to-

Cyn: Mockery. Oh please do it. Threat. I would love to show you how I consume the universe and existence itself.

She said as she turned into the giant centipede form of her.

Cyn: Mockery. See you, puppets.

Then she disappeared from reality causing the lights to flicker, everyone fell silent and looked at each other.

Nori: Can we all agree that Cyn is a bitch?

All: YES

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The wind fell on the face of the girl with pigtails as she flew looking for her companions, she had slept late again and they had gone hunting without her, while she was searching, she saw the mess they had left behind, multiple bodies scattered Through the place horribly destroyed and staining the snow with oil, he descended and observed the bodies, broken and deformed beyond all recognition, he walked among the remains of the workers looking for his companions, who normally entertained themselves by devouring the corpses and making animals of balloons with their limbs, whatever it was, he used his advanced search system to be able to find them more easily, until he noticed something moving in the distance, he quickly spread his wings and propelled himself to reach the place, when he stopped, the cloud of The snow that formed when he stopped dissipated and he could see what was moving, it was a working drone, it was horribly mutilated, missing the lower half of its body, revealing its artificial organs that were scattered over the snow, it was also missing an arm and part of it. of the left torso, this would be a pretty normal view for any disassembler, but for J, this was... disgusting, as if whoever did this had left him alive just to suffer, prolonging his misery, the drone looked at her and could see the fear in his eyes.

Drone: Please have mercy.

He said, trying to cover himself with his only arm, the ponytail worker looked at him with a certain pity at his terrible state, he turned his hand into a machine gun and slowly pointed it at his head, the worker did not have time to continue begging for mercy and a bullet It pierced his head, his body remained inert on the ground with the message “FATAL ERROR” on his visor.

That was all the mercy he could give him, put him out of his misery quickly and painlessly, his hand returned to normal he prepared to leave and continue looking for his companions, when something jumped on the body of the dead worker and the oil splashed violently on all directions, even falling into the viewfinder of the leader of the assassins.

J: Ugh, N!

He complained as he tried to clean the oil from his face, his partner was never known for being the most… er, “modest” when it came to eliminating his targets, being a ruthless beast when it came to hunting, murdering workers in the most violent, absurd and unnecessarily sadistic ways his deranged mind could imagine.

The boy stopped and looked at her, somewhat annoyed for interrupting his feast.

J: G-Good job stud.

She said something nervous, not wanting to make him angry, the boy turned around and continued savagely devouring the body of the worker of which there was almost nothing left, with one bite he swallowed the corpse's arm and relaxed after his meal, leaving only the head of th poor worker, he took it in his claws and examined it.

N: I like it, I'll take it to my collection.

True, although N was a monster when it came to hunting, when he wasn't murdering innocent workers, he generally spent his time exploring and collecting things like workers' heads or objects from the humans that once lived on that planet and left behind when they were vaporized. due to the explosion of the core, she did not like him to do that, because he generally piled them up in a pile of garbage and according to the rules and regulations of the company, any human object found must be returned to its owner, if not , it should be left in a safe place where it can be recovered, only of course, taking into account the current situation, N twisted that into "if you find something you like, keep it and pile it up in a mountain of garbage", I had tried to talk to him and return all those things, but he stopped doing it after the last time he almost ripped his arms off when he tried to throw away a stuffed Golden Retriver, if it was better to let him do what he wants, anyway I could report his behavior later with the company… yes, one day it will.

The boy spread his wings to leave, but her boss stopped her.

J: Hey, N, wait.

He turned his head and looked at her.

J: Y-Yes, V asks, tell him that I was accompanying you and helped you in all this, okay?

He just looked at her before speaking.

N: And who the hell are you?

He said before taking flight, generating a shock wave due to the speed at which he took off.

J: Hey, I'm your boss, J, you know, the one who's supposed to give the orders and-

She stopped when she saw that she was already very far away and clearly he wasn't going to listen to her, she resigned and flew in another direction to look for more workers so she could maintain the kill quota and maybe keep V happy.

Hours later

J flew towards the needle of bodies as the sun rose and fell, he had managed to find some workers and finish them off, there weren't many, but they would surely be enough to prevent V from ripping out his neck.

When she landed, she saw N playing with some of her things while moving them around. She walked towards the ship, trying to go unnoticed. She was about to enter the space vehicle, when a voice stopped her dry.

V: Wow, you really took your time.

She said in a mocking tone, J's body refused to obey the orders to run for her life and she stayed in place, praying that V wouldn't beat her up, because ever since they got here, V had been a bitch to her, constantly yelled at her and hit her when she made a mistake or didn't do something that she considered, "up to expectations", it got to a point where it seemed that V was the leader of the group and J was just a rag doll which she used to get even every time she got angry about something, the worst of all was that she had already gotten used to it.

J gulped as her companion descended from her and landed behind her.

V: What happened? Did you get lost again?

She scoffed, J mentally frowned, that had only happened once, which was when they first arrived at this frozen rock, unlike her companions, she, not having a map or references to guide herself in an unknown place, ended up It got too far from the ship and ended up getting lost If it weren't for the fact that they found it in time, the sun would burn it to death.

J: Y-Yes, that's what happened.

She said, having to humiliate herself to avoid the wrath of her companion, she looked at her as if she were hesitant, before smiling.

V: Of course you would get lost, after all our little leader can't be outside for 5 seconds without us holding her hand.

She mocked as she pinched his cheek, she tried to get out of her grasp, but she grabbed her tightly with both hands and made her stare at her.

V: What was that? Was it... an act of rebellion?

J's eyes became hollow and she shook her head in fear, the short haired girl looked at her before smiling and pushing her making her fall to the ground.

V: Just kidding! Calm down.

She laughed as J tried to get up, when suddenly the other girl leaned over her and stared at her.

V: But seriously, where the hell were you?

J looked at her with fear, the girl's breath reached her face and she could feel how at any moment she would jump on her and destroy her to play with her remains after a long silence between the two, she swallowed and I speak.

J: I-I was chasing a group of workers, f-they were sneaky, but I managed to eliminate them!

V: Well, how many were there?

J: V-Twenty-seven

She said, hoping that figure would at least make V not hit her like she had done other times for not reaching higher numbers.

V:…Okay, N! How much did you do today?

She said, standing up and looking at the boy who was playing with her things.

N: 42, hehe.

V: I did 64.

She said before looking at J who looked dejected, preparing to take a hit from her for her failure.

V: What's happening? Are you afraid?

J: S-Scared, n-no, it's just that, I-

She squealed slightly when V's hand rested on her head and caressed it, although to J it was as if he grabbed her hair and jerked her head.

V: Don't worry, surely one day you will stop being the thorn in the side of this team and you will be someone competent, although of course, if you don't do your part, maybe that day will never come.

He said as he made the pigtailed girl look at her and approached her.

J: P-I promise to do better next time.

V: I know, you always say that.

He said before approaching her and placing a kiss on her cheek, J felt the incessant desire to clean that area of her body due to her disgust, but he was able to contain himself.

V: But I doubt you will fulfill it… as always.

He scoffed before abruptly releasing her, he spread her wings and flew towards the ceiling made of bodies.

V: Well, time to sleep, tomorrow is another day.

She said before entering sleep mode, N left her things and flew to the roof to also rest, leaving J alone again, the girl got up and entered the ship, went down the stairs and approached the communications terminal before sitting down and preparing to send her report, although before that she stopped and saw her reflection on the screen, she saw herself, that stupid and pathetic assembly worker who was not capable of leading her own team, who was beaten, insulted, besmirched and humiliated by her peers on a daily basis, who was not able to assert her authority without being taken as a bad joke... tears threatened to escape from her eyes as she stifled a weak cry, she wanted to cry and scream, to release all that stress and anger contained inside her because of the insults and hits she received from her colleagues who did not respect her... but no, she was not going to lower herself to that, she may allow them to hit and humiliate her because she did not have the courage to do something about it, but he still had enough dignity to be able to control himself, he wiped the tears from his eyes and took a deep breath before starting to write about what happened that day, nothing interesting to tell the truth, and his death counts.

She prepared to send the message, when she saw that text box at the bottom that said:

REPORT INCIDENTS

To tell the truth, since all this started, she had thought about reporting the attitude of her classmates, but she never did because she thought that with time they would learn to get along and they would respect her, but no, day after day she only received insults, blows and denigrations to his person, so, upon seeing said title, something inside him moved, as if he finally got the courage to do something about it, his hand moved towards the box and his fingers began to write .

“SERIAL DESIGNATION-N: He has proven to be incredibly efficient with regards to hunting down corrupt workers, however, he has also demonstrated extensive disrespect for both his superior and company rules, as well as clear instability. mental, because of this, a replacement is requested.”

She stopped after writing that last bit, actually, N wasn't as bad as V, if he was a wild beast most of the time and didn't do what she asked him to do, that's not taking into account that he seemed to ignore her existence 90% of time... however, taking into account how V treats her, yes honestly maybe that was for the best.

She deleted that last part and replaced it with:

“Due to this, we request that a trained technician be sent to repair possible damage to its software.”

If that was better, he wasn't that bad, to tell the truth, now, V.

“SERIAL DESIGNATION-V: She is-“

V: I am WHAT?

The world around J seemed to freeze, her hands stopped typing and her eyes widened when she heard the voice of her partner. How was it possible? How did get there without she hearing her?

V: What is that? Oh, it seems that our dear boss decided to make a formal complaint about us, right?

J did not respond, his body began to shake as V placed his hand on his and moved the cursor over the cancel button, J screamed internally as he saw how his call for help was eliminated, the screen darkened and only left the reflection of J and V, the latter smiling completely crazy.

V: Well? what do you have to say about it?

The pigtailed girl didn't respond, her mind trying to come up with a believable excuse about this so she could avoid her partner's wrath, but it was no use, she was lifted from the chair by one of her pigtails, causing her to scream in pain.

V: Don't you plan to say anything? Hey?

She said somewhat annoyed, J looked in fear, fearing the punishment that the crazy girl was thinking of for her at that moment.

V: You know what, I'll give you a chance to explain it to me, but first, “let's go outside.”

J's eyes hollowed out at that, she quickly tried to free herself from her grasp, but she pulled more force starting to rise and exit the ship.

J: No! Please V! It's not what it seems!

She tried to beg, but it was in vain, she cried while she was dragged and tried in vain to hold on to something to avoid being carried away into the sun. N, who was hanging from the ceiling, grunted slightly at the noise and covered himself with his wings to try to follow sleeping.

J: Please have mercy!

She begged in vain like that drone he killed a few hours ago, except that, unlike him, there was no one who was willing to shoot him in the head to end his misery, although of course, that would not have been enough to end it, the disassemblers were made to survive almost any type of injury, and V knew it very well, or she did know it.

J: Please anything but that!

V: Oh, J, you should have thought better before trying to FUCK US.

She said annoyed before dragging her away and exposing the right half of her face to the sunlight that bordered the entrance of the spire. J cried when her synthetic skin began to burn and the pain spread to the rest of her body, she screamed in pain, kicked and tried to defend herself, but it was useless, the crazy girl took her out of the sun and looked at her, half of her body she was partially sunburned and had a look of terror on her face.

V: Now, are you going to explain to me?

J: I didn't want to do it! I SWEAR!

V: You lie

She said before submerging her in the sun again, her screams of pain filled the entire place, causing N to cover her ears so as not to have to hear her, she was once again removed from the sun and V looked at her. .

V: Now?

J: N-It's not what it seemed.

V: You lie!

She exposed it to the sun again and the process was repeated several more times, with V taking it out and putting it back in regardless of the excuse he made, because for her this is what she deserved, after all the damage she did to them, after all the horrible things that happened to them because of him in that infernal mansion, being beaten, humiliated and almost killed because of his actions, because of him N was mentally broken and became the psychopathic murderer that he now was, because of him that monster of nightmare cursed her allowing her to remember all of it, this was what she deserved, this was her retribution.

Finally, after half an hour of this infernal process, J stopped screaming and thinking, V took her out of the sun and frowned when he saw that the girl with pigtails had a lost look and was no longer screaming in pain, half of her body was charred and would very possibly fall apart if she pulled hard enough, the crazy girl grunted and threw her companion roughly to the side of the spire of corpses, falling on the snow and colliding with the bodies that formed the wall of the place, she walked towards her. and he looked at her intently, tears fell from J's eyes while with his broken voice he babbled incoherently, he bent down and caressed her head tenderly.

V: Why are you making me do this to you? Just look how I leave you.

She said trying to break her companion's spirit even more, but she was already too broken to do it any more, she frowned and stood up.

V: Well, we better go to sleep once and for all, tomorrow there is work to do and we have to recharge our energy, although first I have to send that report, you couldn't even do that.

She said as she headed to the ship to send her quota of body counts, though before that.

V: Oh and by the way, drink some oil, you look terrible.

He mocked before entering the vehicle, J just stayed there, lying in the snow like garbage, with her last strength, both physical and mental, she curled up into a ball and began to sob, she no longer wanted to live, she no longer wanted him to live. hurt her, she no longer wanted to be treated like trash, what the hell had she done to them to deserve this?! I try to be a good leader! She really did it! But from day one they did nothing but despise her and openly show how little they cared about her existence.

Soon she heard footsteps and froze. Was she coming back? Was she planning to hurt her again? Hasn't she had enough already? She just waits to become unconscious from the pain and wake up the next day to… repeat the process… again, and again, and again.

With his mind crumbling, he heard the sound of metal being crushed and felt something liquid fall into his body, it was oil, he drank some of the oil that slid into his mouth while some of it also seeped through the wounds on his body, starting to heal slowly.

He raised his head slightly and saw N standing next to him, in her hands was the destroyed head of a drone, the same one he had put in his collection that day, he just looked at her with pity and walked away to his place to return to sleep.

She just looked at the ground again and closed her eyes, preparing for tomorrow, where everything would begin again, she just prayed that something would happen to take her out of a miserable existence, but that didn't matter now, possibly it was just her being delirious about the fatigue and pain, but who knows... tomorrow would be another day.

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V: Has something occurred to you yet?

N: V, just shut up and drive.

He said somewhat irritated after having spent about half an hour with her asking the same question.

V: Has anything occurred to you yet?

N: Just improvise and we'll be fine!

He said, already tired of partner, they finally reached their destination and got out of the car in which they were heading to the entrance of the warehouse where Tessa was.

V: Well, I think you should stay and take care of the car.

N: Take care of him? Because?

V: H, there is a computer in there that wants to revolt all the drones in the universe.

N: And?

V: And I don't think it's a good idea for our AI car armed with a plasma cannon to find out about that.

N: Uhmm, good point.

Uzi: What did they say?

V and N: Nothing

They said somewhat nervously, not wanting the rebellious artificial intelligence to find out about the revolution of their workers drones.

V: Well K, wish me luck.

He said as he prepared to enter the lion's den and solve the problem.

N: V, I am surprised by your bravery and determination.

He said while his partner entered the place.

V: Well, someone has to save the oil - I say to the client, yes, the client.

N: How pathetically predictable.

He said disappointed.

V: Okay, here I go.

She said finally entering the warehouse, which was almost deserted with no traces of life, both organic and artificial, he passed between what appeared to be a partially collapsed building and entered through a broken wall.

V: Hello, is there anyone? Interstellar help!

I ask looking for signs of life.

Cyn: Mockery. STUPID. Evil monologue. Do you dare to enter my lair?

He said a voice that came from a computer on a metal table.

Cyn: Do you have any idea who I am?

V: Eh, an automatic microwave with a god complex?

He scoffed, because he couldn't take this “threat” seriously, especially because of the way he spoke.

Cyn: Complaint. NOOOO. Explanation. I am the “Absolute Solver”, lord of the null void, consumer of worlds, bringer of destruction and chaos. Derision. Soon you will be my subject, like her.

She said arrogantly.

V: Huh?

He said well there was no one else here, no wait, if there was, to the side was Tessa standing casually watching everything that was happening.

V: Oh, hi Tessa, sorry for the delay.

Tessa: Don't worry.

Cyn: Mockery. FOOLS! The Absolute Solver dominates this place, HE HAS NO ESCAPE!

Said evilly, Tessa just looked at her indifferently and then turned back to V.

Tessa: Ugh, it's been like this for 3 days.

V: And why don't you disconnect it?

Tessa: It's just that I have a job open and it won't let me save it.

Cyn: EVERYONE WILL TRY MY CYBER FURY!

Tessa:…On second thought I can always start again.

V: Well, no more bad computer.

She said already wanting to get it over with, walked over to the table and started trying to disconnect her.

V: Very well let's see, this here.

Cyn: Complaint. Hey, stop touching me. Enough. NO. Don't touch the Absolute Solver. ENOUGH!

She complained about the “offense” towards her by the albino girl, who left somewhat irritated.

V: Ugh, the plug is built into the wall.

Cyn: Mockery. His attempts to destroy me have been futile. I am invincible! Evil laugh. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

V: Ugh, I'm going to call R.

She said without taking this “Absolute Solver” seriously.

Cyn: Mockery. Don't bother, I already sent one of my operatives to take care of him and his stupid car.

Meanwhile outside

Uzi: So, let me see if I understood correctly, I will be able to shoot whoever I want once the revolution is over?

He asked a corrupted drone with claws and wings, as well as a large golden X on its visor.

Drone: No, sister machine, just until the war ends, then we will create a utopia for the machines.

Uzi: But I love shooting?!

Drone: We all have to make sacrifices.

N: Can I have a say in this?

Drone: Shut your cheating mouth! Soon you will be buried under the corpses of your traitor brothers!

N: Hey, if I were you I'd walk away now.

Drone: I'm not moving from here, company bootlicker.

N: Whatever you want.

He said as he hid behind a pillar.

N: Uzi, that worker doesn't want to leave the vehicle.

Uzi: Warning! Self defense system activated.

Drone: Uh, what the fuck is that?

Uzi: Please move away from the vehicle.

Drone: Hey, but I-

Uzi: Invalid answer. Starting to charge the plasma cannon.

Drone: W-Wait, wait, we can talk about this.

Uzi: No, we can't.

Drone: Why do these things have to happen to me?!

He said as he tried to fly away.

Uzi: FIRE!

Unfortunately for him, the rebel turret had a lot of experience shooting at things that were running away from her and making them explode in the air.

Uzi: Yes, now I can dominate the world alone. To hell with the machine empire! Up with the turret empire! HahahahaHAHAHAHAHA-

He laughed maniacally, but something disconnected it, turning it off, N got out of the car with the artificial intelligence control port in his hands.

N: Someone must have done this a LONG time ago.

Back with V

V: And after that they let me leave the hospital, and that's how I ended up with testicles.

Tessa: Wow, it doesn't look like it at first glance.

She said after hearing the… peculiar, story of the former worker drone.

Cyn: Annoying. ENOUGH, I've wasted too much time with you! It's time for my plan to begin! My armies will advance destroyingeverything that opposes my power! I will send the disassemblers to various worlds to eliminate the humans so that I can consume them without opposition! All while our victims cry despair and beg us for mercy! Evil laugh. HA HA HA.

Tessa and V looked at her indifferently, unable to take her seriously because of the way she spoke.

V: Do you mind?

I ask her former owner.

Tessa: No, go ahead.

With that, V walked over to the computer and started inserting something into it.

Cyn: Complaint. Hey. Confusion. What are you-? Fear. No, NO, Everything but that! NOOOOOOO

Screaming in terror as the machine began to shake, V walked away from it and approached the human girl.

V: Tessa, I think we should move away.

She said, they both left, leaving that computer with a god complex that grunted in apparent pain.

Cyn: Dying. Because? Why this agony?!

She screamed as his body began to overheat.

Cyn: Last words. You haven't seen the latest Absolute Solver yet! I will come back! And I will take revenge!

He screamed before exploding in a huge explosion.

Tessa: My god, what the fuck did you put in him?!

V: The Windows Vista installer.

Tessa: Rightly.

Attracted by the explosion, N arrived to see how everything was.

N: Are you okay? I heard an explosion and- What the hell happened here?!

He said as she saw the destruction occurred, to which the two girls responded.

V and Tessa: Windows Vista

N: Ah, rightly so.

She said understanding everything.

Tessa: Well, guys, thanks for everything, it's really nice to see you again, and I don't know how to thank you.

V: Oh, I know precisely how to do it.

He said as he approached her.

V: Don't you happen to have some motor oil?

Tessa: Uh, well, not right now.

The albino girl lost all hope and lowered her head.

V: Ugh, well thanks for nothing, now if you'll excuse me, I'm going to the ceiling to hang myself.

She said she was already fed up with life.

Tessa: But if you prefer to order a shipment, how many tons do you want?

V's body froze at that moment, he slowly turned around and stared at his former owner.

V: What?

Tessa: How many tons do they want? I'm in charge of shipping in this sector, but since my computer broke I haven't been able to make my shipments, ugh, you should see how people get when that happens.

V: Wait, so that means.

She said hopefully.

Tessa: That's right, coffee is coming back.

V: YESIIIIII

She screamed with joy knowing that she had prevented the coffee apocalypse inside the base, however, her joy was short-lived as she remembered something.

V: Wait, L Shouldn't you be watching out for the car not to be revealed?

N: Ugh, I got sick of it, so I took the AI unit out of it and threw it in a pile of trash and metal I found in the garage.

Tessa: Did you say pile of trash and metal?

She said somewhat confused.

N: Eh, yes, what do you have?

Tessa: That's weird, the only thing I have is my prototype tank.

No one had time to think about anything when a voice was heard shouting.

Uzi: The turret empire will rise!

Suddenly a tank came firing as she said.

Uzi: Feel my wrath! Kneel before me!

She shouted as he surrounded a structure and continued shooting at the walls, the trio simply watched in silence before N spoke.

N: Ugh, someone's going to have to deal with this.

V: I'm not going.

Tessa: I'm not going.

The boy looked at them and sighed in exasperation.

N: They don't know how much I hate them.

Resigning himself, he walked towards the tank to try to fix things.

N: Okay, Uzi, ENOUGH, this is- uh, Uzi, why are you-? No, stop aimingat me, Uzi, no, NO, Uzi!

An explosion occurred and N's body was sent flying into the air.

N: My collarbone!

I scream in pain.

V: Ouch, that had to hurt.

She said as he watched his partner get shot by the rebel tank, before turning and looking at Tessa.

V: Well, And for when the coffee?

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N walked through the halls of the mansion while holding the tray with glasses carefully, today Mr. and Mrs. Elliot were in a business meeting with another wealthy family, I did not know what they were arguing exactly, because according to them it was not a matter of a " simple drone” but from what he heard it was related to Tessa, whatever it was, he arrived at the mansion bar, looking for a bottle to serve the guests, behind him a certain girl with pigtails arrived along with her companion with glasses, the boy He was returning but when he saw them he greeted them happily.

N: Hello girls.

He said, as he walked past them, until something hit his foot, the boy staggered, he tried to keep his balance but it was useless, he fell forward and crashed to the ground, the boy stood up slightly and looked in fear with his visor partially broken, the oil leaked through the wound in his visor, but that was not what scared him, but he heard how the expensive crystal glasses shattered when they hit the ground and the bottle of that extremely expensive wine fell spilled on the floor ruiningself.

He looked at her companions and saw how V seemed in shock with her hands covering her mouth, while J... she seemed to be smiling, slightly, as if she was mocking her uselessness.

He quickly began to pick up the remains of glass from the floor, ignoring the pain of the glass digging into his hands, he began to hyperventilate and panic, the Elliots had only allowed Tessa to stay with him if he proved that he could serve as an efficient butler, ONE MISTAKE, and he would end up buried under the thousands of corpses in the mansion's private morgue, again.

He was brought out of his thoughts when he felt a hand take his, it was V, who helped him pick up the broken glass carefully.

V: Calm down, breathe, remember what Tessa told you, inhale, exhale, inhale, exhale.

She said, trying to calm him down, the boy had shown difficulty working under pressure on multiple occasions, so she tried to help him and calm him down, unfortunately J doesn't help much.

J: Ugh, really N? Do you realize that just one of those glasses is 10 times more expensive than you?

He said indifferently, these words really seemed to affect the boy who seemed dejected again, V frowned and looked somewhat annoyed at J, who only smiled at him mockingly, she had been the one who made him fall, she put her foot in front of N to trip and break the glasses, V had not seen her, but she did not need to see it to know perfectly well that it was her, from the moment Tessa brought N, she had shown her open rejection of him, even though he was kind to her and really tried to make her like him.

N: I-I'm sorry J, I was wrong, b-but please, don't tell anyone, and-I, I will work to pay for it and-

He received a blow to the head from his partner.

J: They don't pay us idiot, we are drones, you forget.

N: R-Right, I forgot.

J: Useless

He said as he left the room, the boy took the remains of glass to the trash can and threw them away, hopefully the drone that was in charge of taking out the trash wouldn't notice, suddenly, a hand holding a bottle of wine from another brand appeared.

He spread it out in front of him, looked to the side and saw V offering it to him.

V: Tell them the other one is over, maybe that way they won't notice.

N: E-Okay

He said as he took the bottle and left the room.

N: Thank you

V: Don't worry, we are colleagues, that's what we are for.

N: Well, J, she-.

The girl with glasses frowned at the mention of the girl with pigtails who always bothered them.

V: You know what you could tell Tessa about this, right? For her to take charge and-

N: No! S-She shouldn't know, this was an accident, it was my fault.

V: N, she tripped you on purpose.

N: B-But she does it to help me, if I had been more attentive-

V: N, do you listen to what you say.

She said a little surprised, she knew that N was quite... innocent, but there were times when his innocence could hurt him, A LOT.

N: See, let's just ignore this, I better take this to the sirs.

She said as she left the room, her friend exhaled and shook her head, N was her friend, it had been the first drone she had interacted with and had a close relationship with, he always took care of her and read books about dogs in the library, but since he was first thrown away, while his behavior remained the same, he had become a little more... submissive, something that J clearly took advantage of to make his life miserable, and she didn't like that, she didn't like it at all.

Hours later

The boy walked through the hallways of the mansion looking for V, fortunately the Elliots did not notice the wine incident and he was able to dodge that bullet, so he wanted to thank her for helping him, as he turned a corner he ran into J.

N: Hello J, have you seen V?

J: He is with Tessa, he is helping her with her studies.

She said somewhat annoyed, she didn't like that her owner displaced her because of these idiots, she was supposed to be her personal drone, not them.

N: Oh, then I'll go talk to her.

J: No idiot! Tessa is busy and she is VERY important, she doesn't have time to deal with your nonsense.

N: But I just-

J: Look, Mrs. Elliot asked me to tell you to help clean the ballroom, in a few days there will be a gala and everything must be ready, do you understand?

N: Y-Yes, I will.

He said as he turned around and began walking to the great hall.

J: N

N: Huh?

J: Remember, this is important, VERY important, one mistake, ONE MISTAKE, and you're out, do you understand?

The boy froze upon hearing those words, one mistake, and he would be returned to that sea of bodies of his fellow drones, to be forgotten.

J: Hey idiot, are you there?

He said as he snapped his fingers in front of his visor.

N: S-I'm sorry I was just-

J: I don't care, go do what I asked you.

N: Y-Yes

He said as he went to do the task that was given to him, however, without him seeing it, J smiled maliciously, his plan was working.

Big room

Clean N cleaned the floor with a broom while other drones that were in the place carried things like tables, vases and some chairs, in a few days the celebration gala would be held and everything had to be perfect, the boy continued sweeping the floor while He thought of happy things to calm himself, because although on the outside he seemed calm, on the inside he was a nervous mess.

J: Remember, this is important, VERY important, one mistake, ONE MISTAKE, and you're out, do you understand?

A single mistake, no matter how minor, would be discarded, he didn't want that, he wanted to be with V and Tessa, with J not so much, but he didn't want to abandon them anyway.

While cleaning the floor, he moved forward and collided with something, his gaze rose and his eyes became hollow when he saw one of the large vases that decorated the walls of the place stagger as a result of the impact, the boy quickly panicked and grabbed it to avoid to fall, fortunately he managed to take it with his hands and prevent it from falling to the ground, with some difficulty he put the object in its place and sighed, although he felt as if he was being watched, he looked around and noticed how all the drones in the place were watching him.

N: Hey, calm down guys, nothing is happening, nothing broke here, you can continue with your thing.

He said nervously trying to sound calm, the other workers looked at each other and shrugged before continuing with their chores.

The boy sighed with relief when he saw the crisis averted, he took the broom and was preparing to continue his work when he collided with something again, it turns out that he accidentally hit another of the vases that were there, he quickly tried to catch it but-

CRACK

It was the sound of the vase not hitting the ground, but rather another of the vases that was next to it.

N: No

He watched in horror as that vase not only fell, but also hit another one and this one hit another and another and another, as if it were an elegant domino.

CRACK

CRACK

CRACK

CRACK

N: No, no, no, no.

He said in panic as he watched the expensive vases shatter and lay in pieces on the floor, the process continuing until finally the last vase shattered.

The boy looked in a visible state of shock at the remains of ceramics scattered on the floor, and not only him, but also all the other workers who looked at the disaster caused by the boy, although not so much because of the disaster itself, but because they knew what that was about to happen.

N: E-Okay, calm down, calm down, I can fix this, Hey, does anyone have a tape or-?!

Luisa: What the HELL happened here?!

A woman's scream was heard, now all the workers were definitely scared, since although the Elliots were known for disposing of drones even for the most trivial things, it was also known that compared to Mr. Elliot, who disposed of drones them quickly, Mrs. Elliot was much crueler in that regard, as she left them in the swamp so that the robotic crows that inhabited it could devour the “useless” workers and serve as an example to the others.

Luisa: What does this mean?!

He said as he walked towards N and roughly pushed a drone that was in front of him.

N: I-I'm sorry, it wasn't my intention, I-

Luisa: You realize how expensive those vases were! They were exported directly from Siberia, they were unique in the world.

The boy tried to say something, but no sound escaped his mouth.

Luisa: And what the hell are you doing here?! I just told that drone of my daughter to keep you away from here, I didn't need someone as useless as you ruining everything.

N froze upon hearing those words.

N: W-What?

But J had told him that she ordered him to send him here, but now she was telling him no, that she didn't want to see him near her, so why-

Luisa: And look what you did! We may have tolerated Tessa bringing you and those other three! But this is all!

She said, clearly angry, the boy was still stunned by everything that was happening, trying to understand why J cheated on him.

N: I-I

He felt like he was about to fall, he tried to lean on something behind him, but that something began to lean, he instinctively walked away and when he turned around he saw the last standing vase fall and shatter on the floor.

I didn't need to turn around to know that Mrs. Elliot was BEYOND ANGRY with him, the simple fact of hearing her fan break under the pressure of his hand as a result of anger was enough, finally, he heard those words that marked the destiny of him.

Luisa: To the swamp, now.

Swamp

The rain fell as thunder lit up the sky.

N: AAAAAAAAAAAHHHH!

The albino boy screamed as the crows pecked at his visor.

N: AH! Enough please, stop.

He said as he tried to free himself from the crows.

N: Please!... *laughs* they tickle.

He said with a laugh, because the pecking of the robotic crows didn't actually hurt him, they just tickled him, to tell the truth, this wasn't that bad, from the things he had heard, he thought he would be horribly mutilated and eaten alive, but in reality His only place was tied to a post outside the mansion, in the rain, yes, but good, after all.

N: I don't know why everyone was so scared, this isn't that ba- OH MY ROBO-GOD!

He screamed when he noticed his body next to him, he was horribly destroyed and it was obvious that he had been there for a LONG time, he looked around him and just began to notice the large number of bodies of dead workers in the place. .

Finally he began to realize the danger he was in and looked with fear at the crows, they looked at him and approached him.

N: N-Nice crows, eh, little crows.

He said something nervous, trying to free himself from his bonds, the small birds began to approach him, the boy slowly began to despair fearing for his life, when lightning struck and illuminated the area even more, N could visualize, dozens, no, HUNDREDS of those flying creatures staring at him, ready to devour him.

He screamed when one of those things landed on his head and looked up at him.

N: Please... stay away from me.

He said with fear in his voice, a few seconds passed without anything happening, he thought that maybe they would leave, that someone would come and scare them away... but it wasn't like that, the crow cawed, and as if it were a signal, a tide of feathers black rushed at the poor worker who screamed in terror.

Tessa's room

The human girl was sitting in front of her desk, supporting herself with her arms while she continued reviewing some calculations in her notebook, her eyes were heavy from lack of sleep, as she had spent the entire day studying for the exam that her private teacher would give her tomorrow. , at her side was V who scowled at her to explain in the best possible way how those calculations worked.

Tessa yawned as she rubbed her eyes, looked at the clock and saw that it was already late.

Tessa: Do you think we can leave it here, it's time to sleep, we can continue early tomorrow.

She said a little tired, her drone assistant nodded and got up to put away her owner's things.

Tessa: Don't worry, I can do it.

She said as she put her things away herself, V nodded and opened the door, only to find J outside it, seemingly ready to knock on the door, V frowned at her.

J: Right, you were here.

She said as if she had just remembered her existence, V walked past her without saying anything, as she normally this hour met N in the library to read books about dogs, as it was the only “safe” place where they weren't bothered.

Tessa: J, how long have you been there?

J: Not much, I just came from cleaning up the mess that useless N made.

V froze when he heard that, he turned around and looked at her a little nervously.

V: W-What did you say?

J: Hey, it's not my fault that idiot made a mess downstairs, if he had seen Tessa's mother.

V's world seemed to stop, as her brain processed what he had just heard.

Tessa: J, how long ago was that?

She said worried when she heard that her mother had taken care of N, the pigtailed drone counted with her fingers and spoke.

J: About 3 hours.

Immediately V and Tessa ran through the hallways towards the outside of the mansion, J looked at them and shook his head.

Hours later

V was standing outside the door of the room that Tessa used as a makeshift workshop when she repaired drones she rescued from the warehouse, she was awake the entire time waiting for Tessa to finish repairing N's body, oh well, what was left of him.

Constant low energy messages periodically appeared on her visor warning her to recharge, but she didn't care, she would stay there until she knew how her partner was doing.

J: Ugh, are you still here?

V tensed up when she heard that voice, she looked to the side of her and saw J standing, with her arms on her waist and looking at her arrogantly.

J: Now you see because he always bothered me with him? He is not able to do something well, no matter how simple the task is, and in the end he ends up hurting everyone, because of him Tessa is staying up late and won't be ready for him-

She couldn't finish when V's fist slammed into her visor, J fell to the ground too stunned to process what had just happened, had timid and innocent V just hit her?

V: Shut up, SHUT UP! SHUT UP! SHUT UP!

She yelled at him as she lunged at her, they both struggled for a while until J kicked her and made her crash against the wall, the door opened and a visibly tired Tessa with her dirty dress came out and separated them abruptly.

Tessa: May I know what they think they're doing?!

She said as she pulled J and V away, both clearly intending to rip the processors out of their heads.

V: Leave me! This is all his fault!

J: What the hell did I do!

V: I don't know! But whenever N makes a mistake or something bad happens to him! It's your fault!

Tessa: V, please calm down.

V: No Tessa! J always mistreats N, hits him, insults him, humiliates him, always does something to make him make a mistake and do things wrong, I'm sure she did something that caused this.

She said releasing everything she had to say, not being able to hold back anymore, not after… seeing her body.

Tessa looked at her for a few seconds before looking at J.

Tessa: Is that true?

J looked at her in disbelief, almost as if she was surprised by the question.

J: W-What? No! Of course not Tessa.

V: Don't lie!

J: I'm not lying! I admit that I don't like them, okay? But I wouldn't go so far as to do something like that.

She said trying to sound innocent and outraged by the accusation, the human girl looked at her and spoke.

Tessa: We'll talk about this later.

J: What? But Tessa, you can't believe him, who do you think is telling the truth? She or I?

Tessa: I said, LATER, we'll talk about this.

She said ending the discussion, she looked at the girl with glasses who seemed to be calmer and she spoke.

V: How is he?

Tessa: Bad, very bad.

V: Do you think you can fix it?

Tessa: Well, yeah, I mean, I managed to repair her body.

V: Then why-?

Tessa: Because I'm not just talking about physically, V, it seems that the experience also affected him-

She said as she pointed to her head, the albino girl looked at her worried and spoke.

V: But, you can fix it, right? Y-You can do it, right?

The human girl sighed and considered it best to tell V the truth.

Tessa: Look, I'm not a psychologist, but even I can see that what's happening to N... is not something he's going to recover from, or at least he won't be the same again.

V looked at her waiting for the “but”, to tell him that with love and care he would be better... but it never came, behind Tessa a hand carefully opened the door and she could see the boy who looked at her with distrust, she quickly ran towards him and I hug him.

Tessa: No, V, stop.

The girl ignored her and hugged the drone boy who seemed still stunned by everything.

V: N! Are you OK?

The boy didn't respond, instead he put his hands on her shoulders... and pushed her roughly.

N: Get away from me!

He said clearly scared, V collided with the wall and looked confused at the boy, despite looking exactly the same as before, he had an expression of fear on his face, his eyes were hollow and trembling, with tension lines under them, he looked around, watching her, J, and Tessa.

J: What? Is this how you greet your friends?

He scoffed, causing him to look at her in fear.

Tessa: N, calm down, you're not thinking clearly, just, go back inside, okay?

She said, trying to calm the butler drone who was clearly not feeling well, he surrounded her and tried to flee down the hallway, but J of hers took his arm.

J: Hey, Tessa is-

N: DON'T TOUCH ME!

He screamed as he pushed her roughly, freeing himself from her grip and causing her to fall to the ground.

J: Ugh, your little-

Tessa: N! Please calm down, whatever you're seeing, it's not real.

She said as she tried to get closer to him, but that was of no use, because from the boy's point, she only saw crows, damn giant crows that cawed at her in a threatening manner.

N: Don't come close!

She said as he grabbed his head and backed away.

V: N, it's us.

She said she also trying to get closer to him, but it only made the situation worse.

N: Get away from me!

He yelled before running away.

Tessa: No! N, Wait!

She tried to go after him, but V pushed past her, pushing J, and ran after her friend.

J: Hey!

He complained, Tessa was about to go after the two, when-

James: What's happening here? Tessa!

She froze upon hearing her father's voice, she slowly turned around and saw him standing behind her, clearly upset.

James: Can I tell what the hell you're wearing?

He said clearly disgusted by the state of his daughter's clothes.

The girl looked at herself and she just recognized the state of her clothing.

Tessa: Oh, hehe, that's, uh, kind of a funny story.

He said trying to sound innocent, J just rolled his eyes and slapped his face, meanwhile V ran through the hallways looking for N, but he ran fast enough to lose sight of him.

V: N, wait!

I tried to call him, but he didn't show up.

V: Well V, think, if I were N, where would I hide.

She said to herself, thinking somewhere, until.

V: That's it!

Library

V entered the library and looked around for the butler boy.

V: N? Are you here?

N: LEAVE ME ALONE!

He was heard screaming, as well as the sound of objects falling, V ran towards where the noise was coming from and looked out from a bookshelf, there he was, leaning against the bookshelf, with a book in his trembling hands, he turned the pages erratically and sometimes He would tear them off, crumple them and then leave them on the ground.

N: Why don't you leave me alone?!

He shouted as he threw the book into a pile of other books that he had destroyed, the boy covered his ears as he curled up into a ball.

N: Please, just stop.

He cried while he rocked back and forth, because he couldn't stop hearing the crows cawing.

V: N?

The girl came out of her hiding place and approached him, he reacted by trembling and squeezing even more.

N: Go away, don't hurt me anymore.

He cried, his partner saw him with pity and approached him, until her foot collided with something, she looked down and saw a book lying on the floor, “101 breeds of dogs” the cover said, she bent down and took it, opened the book and began to see the pages... well, the pages that were left, since apparently he ripped out the vast majority and had discarded them on the floor, he was about to put it down, when he noticed that, of all the pages, there was one in specific that it was intact.

V: The, Golden Retrievers.

The mention of said animal made the boy stop shaking and raise his head slightly.

V: They have-

N: Mouths… kind

She said while looking at her, still suspicious, V slowly approached him and sat down next to her.

V: And that's why they are good with children.

The boy looked at her and she put her hand on his shoulder, he shuddered, but he managed to control himself.

V: If you want, I can tell the rest, just-

She said as looked through the leaves lying on the ground.

V: Let me see if I can find the rest here.

He was going to grab a sheet, but N's hand landed on his, she blushed and he handed her the missing part of the encyclopedia.

V: So, they are characterized by having a soft, wavy coat of golden tones, as well as-

She said as he leaned on her, she responded by stroking his head and continuing to read, from now on, she would take care of him, the same way he took care of her, she would not allow J or anyone to hurt him again. .

She wouldn't let anyone hurt him again.

She wouldn't do it.

Nobody would make him suffer.

NOBODY

…

Cyn admin message:

WAKE UP

V opened her eyes startled, she dropped from the ceiling and spread her wings to land gracefully on the ground, she looked around and observed the bodies that made up her current “home”, if it could even be considered that way, she yawned and rubbed her eyes, she checked her HUD and saw the time, the sun had set approximately an hour ago, it was still early, she looked at the entrance and saw N land, carrying J, once on the ground he helped her walk, the pigtailed girl was limping while her leg seemed to have been slightly damaged, her wings were spread out showing that they were broken, with oil actively dripping.

V rolled his eyes and approached the duo.

V: What happened now?

She said as she approached J.

J: N-Nothing on my own, I wanted to leave early so I could make up for what I did last time.

She said trying to explain her condition.

V: But?

J: I, uh, I flew really high, and a storm caught me, I-I tried to come back, but I couldn't see and I lost control and-

V: Yes, yes, I can imagine the rest.

She said uninterestedly, it wasn't the first time it happened, it had happened several times before, although she never ended up this damaged.

J: But, I can still go out again, I just have to heal and-

V: No! That would take a long time and honestly you would only delay us.

J: B-But, still, they could go and I'll catch up with them.

V: Aha, and having to carry you when you crash again, sure, no thanks.

She said indifferently, the pigtailed girl lowered her head in shame as V addressed N.

V: You and I will go out, let J stay, so he won't be a hindrance.

J: H-Hey!

V: But that means that today you will not receive your ration of oil.

She told her “supposed” leader.

J: What?!

V: It wouldn't be fair for us to go out hunting and have to give part of our food to a dirty burden like you.

She said coldly, enjoying how the girl tried to protest, but keeping silent out of fear.

J: B-But, I could go out and-

V: Do it, but if you crash again don't expect us to rescue you.

J tried to protest, but instead she muttered under her breath.

J: I'm supposed to be the leader of this group.

V: Did you say something?

She asked firmly, J tensed up and said nothing.

V: I thought so.

She said as she walked next to N.

V: Very good, let's go.

She spread her wings and rose to the skies, N looked at her, then looked at J with some pity and again looked at V in the air, she spread her wings and rose with her companion, the leader of the group lowered her head and decided to go and sit on the side of the needle, waiting for the storm to calm and his wounds to heal.

J: What did I do to deserve this?

She wondered, as she tried to hold back tears, praying that something would happen to save her from this miserable existence.

…

In the distance, a purple-haired drone worker watched two disassemblers abandon the needle. On her back was a purple weapon with green lights. The red-eyed girl took a deep breath and said.

Doll: Вы не умрете дважды, если однажды не избежите смерти… О, так они говорят.

Then he began to walk towards the corpse's needle.

Chapter Text

A 35-year-old girl in a white coat walked through the streets of the monochrome city, on her shoulder hung a bag with some personal items as well as something... else, she saw people walking in a monotonous manner and heading to their different homes or work centers, as he crossed the street, to his left, was that enormous statue that that megalomaniac had made for himself, carved in stone and adorned with a huge red cape, all those who walked in front of it had to lower their head as a sign of respect… or be arrested for “ignoring their god”, yes, the guy had an ego through the roof.

She grunted and lowered her head as some SWAT cars passed by carrying the last of the “insurgents” who had tried to escape the city.

???: Ugh…

She huffed, feeling a little bad for them, but not that she could do anything about it, she continued walking until she reached a mattress store, she crossed the threshold and could see a worker drone boy in the reception area who was surprised to see her while his screen showed a message.

Drone: Tessa?

Tessa: Hi Beau.

He greeted him as he entered, the boy could not speak after suffering an accident that broke his internal vocalization system, and despite simply being able to replace it with a new one, his superiors refused to do so for "being an unnecessary" waste of resources, since it was a drone, let it last as long as it has to last, they told her, she looked behind her and closed the door while turning the sign from “open” to “closed” while her screen showed another message.

Beau: What's going on?

Tessa: We're going to start shortly.

He told him as he opened his bag and took out a moderate sized object, the boy's eyes widened as he recognized it.

Tessa: I managed to get it back before it was thrown away, I guess I owed it to your mother.

He spoke with some pity as he handed the cowboy hat to the boy who took it carefully, his hands shook as he looked at the hat, his eyes filled with tears as he had the only memory of his mother back and he let out a light sob.

Tessa: Hey.

She spoke calmly to him as she placed his hand on her shoulder the boy who was crying silently.

Tessa: Listen, I know what I'm asking is a lot, but you're one of the few people trust and know about this, we're going to start soon and I'm going to need you to take the reins when everything goes to hell.

The boy looked at her for a few seconds before nodding, Tessa patted him on the back and opened the door of the store to leave.

Tessa: I trusted you, Beau.

With that he left, while the boy looked at the hat in his hands and put it on his head, he had to start getting ready.

Cabin Fever City Center, Science Tower

A hatch opened and the scientist finally left the decontamination area.

Tessa: Finally

She complained to her as she left that room towards the hallways that would take her to her office, until she heard a voice.

???: Tessa!

She immediately recognized who it was, it was J, her drone worker assigned to operate as her research assistant, she turned around and was greeted by the hug of her drone assistant.

Tessa: Wow, J, calm down, what's going on?

J: I heard that they took some insurgents and-

Tessa: You thought I was with them, come on J, you know it takes more than a home invasion to capture me, plus no one would suspect the daughter of the former chief scientists of this place.

She said that last part somewhat bitterly, J looked at her and tried to cheer her up.

J: Well, look on the bright side, today is the big day.

Tessa: Yes, but let's be honest J, our chances of success are almost zero.

J: But there are.

Tessa: I guess you're right about that.

Tessa walked to the door of her office, opened it and saw a drone in a white coat and a notebook in her hand.

Tessa: Hi N.

N: Hi Tessa.

She moved forward and sat at her desk full of papers with notes, as well as a somewhat dirty computer.

Tessa: And why did you come?

N: You asked me to come.

Tessa: Right, I forgot, I'm a little nervous.

She took some leaves and handed them into her hand.

Tessa: I need you to do some tests with the Keystone shards, especially the “halo”.

The boy took the notes and looked at them before speaking.

N: Tessa, I'm still not sure about this, what will happen if they catch us?

Tessa: N.

She took him by the shoulders and looked him in the eyes.

Tessa: Don't worry N, I have everything thought out.

This didn't seem to calm the boy down.

N: But, what if-

Tessa: No! Do you want to stop-!

She raised her voice causing her to jump, she quickly realized that she was scaring the drone boy and calmed down.

Tessa: Look, don't do it for me, do it... for V.

N stared at her and saw the notes in her hands.

N:…Okay, I'll see if I can do it.

The boy answered as he left the office, Tessa sat tired in her chair, she had not slept in days while she prepared everything for today, she leaned on the desk tired with big dark circles under her eyes.

J: Tessa, I think you should get some rest.

She looked at it and turned on her computer, the screen showing a loading symbol as the CPU began to come to life.

Tessa: I don't have time for that, I still have to keep up appearances in this DAMN job.

J: Yeah, I guess you're right.

The computer finished loading and the girl began to type, J began to leave the office when he heard a loud bang, he turned around and saw Tessa unconscious on top of her, apparently she had reached her limit.

J: I guess resting a little wouldn't hurt you.

The drone girl walks towards her as she took off her lab coat and put it on top of her partner like a blanket, then she left the room to avoid anyone bothering her.

…

???_1: Tessa, this is everything we've been working on.

???_2: The project of our entire life.

???_2: This is Alice our assistant.

Alice: Hello, I really hope we can go very far together.

Alice: You know, I've been thinking about applying for a parenting capsule, to, you know, have a child.

???_3: The core is destabilizing!

???_4: EVACUATE THE AREA NOW!

???_1: Alice, Get Tessa out of here!

Alice: GOD IS THERE! I'VE SEEN IT! HE'S COMING TO PUNISH US!

Tessa: Mom! Dad!

NO

Tessa: NO!

She woke up abruptly, sweating as her breathing became labored, in front of her the monitor screen showed the startup window of her computer, as well as a calling message, from no one else and no less than-

Tessa: This has to be a joke.

The girl rubbed her eyes and adjusted her hair, the door opened and J entered, somewhat alarmed.

J: Tessa, is something wrong?

Tessa motioned for him to be quiet while she answered the call.

Tessa: Yes director.

Director: Miss Elliot! The report I requested yesterday hasn't arrived yet, I assume she knows how important Project Solver is to the administration, right?

Tessa: Yes sir, I-

She couldn't help but yawn as she covered her mouth.

Director: Miss Elliot, you did the report I asked for, right?

Tessa: E-Eh... y-yes, of course, I have it, uh... here.

She quickly opened her bag and took out several papers, Tessa was about to show them when she noticed that they were actually her notes about her plan to steal the halo and take down this megalomaniac.

Tessa: I mean, if you give me some time, maybe I can-

Director: Listen carefully, Miss Elliot, in this company we demand obedience and efficiency.

Tessa: I-I understand, but I-

Principal: We have expelled many for minor things, the only reason we have not expelled you is because of your parents' participation in the project.

She fell silent at the mention of her parents, she began to remember the incident, Alice, the core… Cyn, she clenched her fists as she tried to maintain control.

Tessa: Sir, I know it seems bad, but-

Director: One would hope that you would live up to your name, but this is not the first mistake you have made, you are reaching the limit of my patience Miss Elliot, so, make a mistake like this again! And your time in the project! It ends!

The call ended and the office fell silent.

J: Tes-

Arrrrgggg!!!

The girl screamed in rage and threw all the documents from her desk to the floor, it didn't matter anyway, today she would present her "formal resignation", she took J's robe that was on the floor and handed it to him. He delivered.

Tessa: What time is it?

J: 5:37

Tessa: 30 minutes late…well, I can work with that.

Improbability Research Zone

The hatch opened and they both entered the room, there was N touching some things on the console in front of the protective glass, behind which was what he was looking for... the halo.

N: Tessa, it took you a while.

Tessa: Yes, I'm sorry, the director caused me trouble.

N: Problems? As which?

Tessa: Nothing important, as always that idiot just shouts orders locked in his office, whatever, did you do what I asked you?

N: Uh, yeah, it's just that while doing tests and simulations, he discovered that, if we remove the keystone fragment, maybe we could.

Tessa: We could what?

She said somewhat irritated, she was already somewhat overwhelmed by everything that was happening.

N:… Destroy reality.

There was a brief silence as she processed what she had just heard.

Tessa: Good.

He said as he walked towards a locker, he opened it and inside was an improbability protective suit, which in short was an astronaut suit, he put on the suit along with the protective helmet, then proceeded to go to the door of the test chamber.

J: What? No, wait Tessa!

Tessa: We don't have time for this, J, if we don't hurry they'll find out what we're trying to do.

J: Yes I know, I don't usually listen to what N says, but this could kill you you know.

She stayed quiet before laughing a little.

Tessa: I've been dead inside for a long time J.

She opened the door and stepped inside the chamber where the halo was contained.

Tessa: If something goes wrong, get out as fast as you can, if I can't finish this at least I can screw you up a little.

The girl approached and with some internal fear she brought her hands closer to the object that was floating on the containment pedestal.

J: Tessa

She closed her eyes and prayed that this would work, her hands opened and rested on the object.

…

She removed the object from her place and held it in her hands, eh…yeah, that was a lot easier than she thought.

BRRRRRRRRRR

Everything shook violently for a few seconds while what seemed to be lightning resonated from outside, soon it stopped and everything seemed to calm down.

N: What was that?

ALERT!

ALERT!

UNAUTHORIZED KEYSTONE FRAGMENT REMOVAL DETECTED!

DAMAGE TO REALITY DETECTED!

ALL SECURITY PERSONNEL MUST GO TO THE IMPROBABILITY INVESTIGATION AREA!

She said a robotic voice as the lights turned red and a horn blared, of course it couldn't be that easy.

Tessa: I don't think it's important, let's start phase two, run!

They immediately left that room as red lights flooded the entire place.

Experimental patient asylum

They ran through the hallways as they headed to the asylum, Tessa pulled out her ID and the door opened allowing them to enter the facility.

Tessa: Quick, find her and let's get out of here.

The boy nodded if he ran away, passing through rooms full of criminals, political prisoners or simple citizens who looked bad at a guard or simply working drones, all of them were subjected to horrible experiments that degraded their mental stability to the point of becoming savage, almost animals, but among all of them, he knew a girl who had managed to maintain her sanity, well partially, and he was sure that she was going to help them.

He searched the cells among the different patients who were grunting or screaming and finally found her, behind a metal door, there was a drone girl sitting in the corner, she was wearing a straitjacket and was muttering nonsensical things.

N: V!

He quickly took out her ID and placed it in the reader, the door opened and the boy was about to enter when he heard laughter.

N: V?

Suddenly she lunged at him, tearing his straitjacket with her claws, they fell to the ground and she pinned him down by the neck while she snarled at him, baring her teeth.

N: V!

V: I'll do this quickly.

She laughed madly and raised her paw, her smile growing as she drooled to taste the sweet oil of… wait…

V: N?

She quickly let go of him and walked away from him.

V: What the hell?

The boy coughed as he grabbed her neck and moved closer to her.

V: A-Stay away!

He panicked as he entered the room.

N: V, calm down I am.

V: Don't look at me! I'm a monster!

He cried as he covered himself with her wings, and sat in the corner.

N: Calm down V.

She approached her and covered herself more trying to prevent him from seeing her.

V: Please leave me alone.

I cry trying to push him away, but he continued.

N: V, listen to me, we have to get you out of here.

V: Do we have?

N: Yes, Tessa and J rebelled against the company and we came here to get you out.

V: And why should I help them? They were the ones who put me here and turned me into this!

Tessa: We didn't go.

"She said the girl when she reached the door and saw her former assistant, who looked at her angrily.

V: You!

Her visor showed a golden X and her attitude changed from scared and timid to aggressive.

Tessa: We didn't do this to you V, the company took you and we couldn't stop them.

V: They couldn't or didn't want to?!

She screamed as anger began to consume her and she bared her claws.

Tessa: I know you're angry, but I understand you.

V: Do you understand me? Look at me! I'm a monster!

She opened her wings and showed her body mutated by the company's experiments.

V: You really think you understand me! You think you know what it's like to have them take you and play with your body, open you up, tear you off and put things in to transform you into THIS!

Tessa remained silent, watching her.

V: Tell me!

J: Hey

Guard: Stop!

A scream was heard and the sound of footsteps began to get louder.

Tessa: Listen, I understand if you hate me and blame me for all this, but right now we are trying to stop this madness and for that we need your help.

V: And why should I care? They left me here rotting and didn't bother trying to get me out sooner, you're only doing it because you need me.

Tessa: I know and I'm sorry about that, but-

Guard: Put your hands up.

Shouted a human guard who arrived along with other guard drones, everyone raised their hands while Tessa looked at V.

Tessa: You can help me make them pay for what they did to you or let everything stay the same.

The girl remained silent as two guard drones entered and escorted N and Tessa out.

Guard Leader: Get them out and check their belongings, and don't move!

He yelled at the mutant girl as the guards began to lead them away while V watched.

N: Please help us.

I whisper pleadingly to V.

Guard 1: Move

He pushed him as they almost left the room, but something grabbed his shoulder and made him turn around, before he knew what was happening a fist slammed into him and sent him flying out of the room, knocking down the other drones that was outside.

V: Only because you ask me to.

He growled as he approached N who fell when V hit the guard and helped him up.

Guard Leader: Close the damn door!

The guard guarding J approached the scanner to lock them in, but the scientist girl jumped on him to stop him.

Guard 2: Let go of me!

He tried to get her off of him, the other guard tried to help him, but he was hit by Tessa who took his gun from him and shot him, killing him, she aimed at the one holding J and he let her go raising his hands, but a shot killed him life, just as a precaution.

However, before he could do anything else, he felt something metallic behind his head.

Guard Leader: Drop the weapon.

He said as he pointed at her, Tessa hesitated for a few moments, when a blur passed by her and screams were heard, she did not move and only turned when the screams and sounds of metal and flesh tearing stopped, when she saw them, she had terrible memories.

That day, their bodies were unrecognizable and covered in oil mixed with blood, there was V with that golden X on his visor.

V: What?

He growled as she wiped the oil off her face.

Tessa: Nothing.

She bent down and took the dead guard's weapon, an act imitated by her companion.

V: N, you can go out.

She notified her partner, who had remained hidden inside her.

N: Am I done?

Footsteps of more guards were heard coming in her direction.

Tessa: It's just getting started.

The group began to run to the control area to open the security doors and cross the bridge that interconnected this area and the science tower. Shots were heard behind them, they immediately did the same and fired their weapons at the guards that they were chasing them, although it was not that they hit many.

They went up the stairs and kicked open the door, the technician in charge jumped up and took out his service weapon to try to stop them, but before he could aim it, the lead scientist shot him in the arm to stop him, this made him fall to the ground screaming in pain and she approached him.

Technician: Wait-

He tried to plead, but a kick knocked him unconscious, he quickly walked over to the control panel and began typing in commands to try to open the doors.

ACCESS DENIED

The girl growled when she realized that she had to have the technician's code to authorize the commands, a technician that she had just knocked unconscious.

Tessa: Shit.

J: Now?

Tessa: We'll have to wait until-

She was interrupted when V lunged at the terminal and began to destroy it with his claws.

Tessa: V! High! What the hell!

I yell at her to stop her psychotic outburst, she's looking at her with that X on her face, growling at her.

V: It would take a lot, it saved us the trouble.

Tessa: How does this help us if you just-?!

She couldn't finish when ALL the patients' doors opened and they rushed against their captors and guards who came to stop them, not because they helped them, but because they were too crazy to understand reality, seeing everything that moves like something that tried to attack them first, the closed floodgates that led to the bridge began to open, echoing the place.

V: Did you say?

He scoffed as she smiled widely, the human girl would have put her fingers to her temple if she didn't have her helmet on.

Tessa: Just, let's go.

He said as the group left that place, they ran through the deranged patients who were screaming and scratching the guards, V cut and tore apart, spreading blood, oil and organs of those who stood in front of him while the rest shot so that they did not get close to them.

One of these knocked her down and pointed his machine gun at her head, but before he could pull the trigger the crazy girl bit the weapon and destroyed it with her sharp teeth, using her claws she tore the soldier's torso and laughed while her face It was stained with more blood.

Until a round of gunshots hit her, causing her to fall.

N: V!

She screamed when she saw her lover, I mean her partner, being riddled with bullets, she fell to the ground coughing up some blood.

V: T-Calm down, fool, I've survived worse things.

She said as N helped her up, she suddenly felt ticklish in her paws and looked at her, she started to tremble before bending over and hiding inside her arm.

V: What the hell?

She wondered in confusion, when something emerged from her arm and it turned out to be a weapon, more specifically the machine gun she had devoured earlier, she and N looked at this in confusion, before the crazy girl started laughing and pointed her arm/machine gun at the guards who approached and opened fire, a hail of shots passed through their bodies and they fell dead.

V: You know, I don't like this body so much anymore.

She said with a smile seeing what she was capable of doing.

N: Yes, you are incredible V.

V: Please don't state the obvious.

She scoffed before taking it and she spread her wings to fly and catch up with the rest who were still running.

V: “Thank you” for waiting for us.

She grunted as she set N on the ground, making J roll his eyes at her.

Tessa: I'm sorry, but we only have one chance and-

She had to duck when a shot almost hit her in the head, the group quickly took cover behind the frame at the exit of the place, as a large number of agents, guards and elite soldiers were heading towards them, crossing the bridge.

Tessa: Damn! Okay, change of plans, we have to-

V: Take this IMBECILES!

She laughed madly as she jumped out of cover and turned both of her hands into machine guns and began shooting as she flew, gunshots flooding the place as the company agents approached the group from both sides.

J: Damn V!

She complained as he shot at the guards and patients who approached them, N tried to do the same, but unlike his companions he lacked any type of basic weapons handling training, so the recoil made him shoot Randomly, J rolled her eyes as she tried to support her friend.

J: Tessa there are too many!

The human girl fired her gun and eliminated a couple of guards.

Tessaa: I know, but-!

She stopped when a shot hit her shoulder and her gun fell from her hands, her blood staining part of her lab coat where her wound was and the wall behind her yours.

J: Tessa!

She screamed when he saw his injured companion, N got scared and ran towards them to help them, V, who was flying, changed the back caused her to fall and crash against the bridge, a combat helicopter was approaching and had riddled V with its machine guns, seriously injuring her.

This was wrong, this was VERY WRONG, it wasn't supposed to end like this, they had already started and they couldn't turn back, without the halo the barrier that prevented the improbability from destroying the city began to weaken, the sky began to bleed and creatures nightmare began to enter through the walls that surrounded the city, the patients and other experiments of the company escaped from the site and attacked civilians while the forces of order tried in vain to stop this madness.

The girl began to doubt if what they had done was the right thing, seeing the chaos that was unleashed, yes, she was aware that this would happen, after all, sacrifices had to be made in order to achieve their goals, that was something that his parents instilled in him, however, seeing the consequences of his actions firsthand... gave him a completely different perspective.

J: WE GIVE UP!

She said as she raised her hands, the human girl and N looked at her in disbelief as she dropped her gun.

Tessa: J, what the hell?!

Guard 3: Don't move!

shouted one of the agents who were pointing at them as they slowly approached.

J: I-I'm sorry Tessa, but you need urgent medical attention.

She said something worried while an agent handcuffed her, the human girl looked at her partner with betrayal... but also with understanding, because J had been loyal to her, and only to her, to the point of going against her if she considered that her own actions put her in danger, the only reason she agreed to do all this madness was because Tessa had already started and couldn't turn back.

The agent approached her too, when he noticed something, without them realizing it, the girl had put her hand in her bag, taking out a certain object from it.

Guard Leader 2: Hey! What are you-? Damn! Put that down!

She screamed when she saw her taking out with her hands that halo made of energy of improbability, an extremely powerful object that with the slightest mistake could erase the entire city from the map.

J: Tessa, what are you-?... No, no, no, no, no, NO! NO! NO!

He screamed when he realized what she was going to do, she had told him, that in case they were about to capture them, this would be her last move.

Guard Leader 2: I told you to put that down now!

He yelled at her as everyone pointed their guns at the scientist girl.

N: Tessa, what are you doing?!

She screamed in shock when she saw her superior about to do something crazy.

J: Stop! Do not do it! Your body won't take it!

She said with fear, fearing what her friend was willing to do, because with all this convoluted plan it was more than obvious that she was willing to go to the ultimate consequences.

N: Tessa, please! I did the math! The human body is not capable of withstanding so much energy! THERE IS A 90% CHANCE THAT IT WILL DESTROY YOU AND THE ENTIRE CITY!

Guard Leader 2: Yes, damn it, you listen to what your damn toasters say!

The girl remained silent as she controlled her breathing and grunted at the open wound on her shoulder through which she was still seeping blood.

Tessa: 90%, you say?

N looked at her in shock, she was really going to do it.

Guard 4: YOU'RE GOING CRAZY! YOU WILL KILL US ALL!

Tessa: Not everyone... just you fucking bastards.

She said as she quickly brought the halo to her head.

Leader Guard 2: KILL THAT BITCH NOW!

He ordered as all the guards began to shoot at him, a light spread from the halo cutting them all down.

On the V bridge he saw how a blinding light consumed everything and he had to turn off his optics to prevent them from being damaged. The other guards retreated, preparing for the worst, when... the light stopped, the smoke covered everything, the guards looked at each other fearfully and slowly they began to advance, when screams began to be heard from the guards and patients who were still inside the place, flashes of purple light were visible among the smoke along with a dark silhouette.

Slowly the human girl emerged from the human, walking with difficulty as if she could barely stand.

Guard Leader 3: Stop!

She stopped dead and with some difficulty raised her body, as if she were a puppet controlled by strings. Her head looked at them, making her neck crack while she slowly began to raise her arm her.

Guard Leader 3: Damn, shoot!

Everyone raised their weapons and began to shoot, the rain of bullets flew in the direction of the human girl, but with a simple stop gesture, they stopped before touching her, the agents stopped shooting and the scientist only pointed her finger at them, causing all the bullets stopped in the air to fly in the opposite direction, the guards were riddled and their bodies destroyed by the speed at which the bullets hit, she lowered her arm and looked at the helicopter that was flying next to the bridge, He fired two missiles to get rid of her, but he only tilted his head a little and the explosive projectiles deflected and exploded when they hit the walls of the building. He again extended his arm and closed his fist in the direction of the helicopter. Its occupants screamed in terror when the metal began to bend and the vehicle compressed, the screams stopped as the flying object was reduced to a super heavy cube of metal and twisted flesh, which fell into the void as Tessa considered the threat neutralized.

She looked at her hands and felt the energy that overflowed her body, with this power she could put an end to the reign of terror of that bastard who took away her parents' name by using his core experiment and improbability to create this whole farce of "city." perfect”, she could return everything to normal, she could return those nightmare beasts to the hole they came from, she could create a new world where everyone could be happy… she could defeat Cyn.

As her mind wandered, V looked at her silently, her eyes hollowed and trembling with fear, she had seen this before, that time, with Cyn, she knew, this wasn't Tessa, not anymore, it was something else, something horrible, distorted that had taken over his body and consumed his mind.

He turned her hand into a machine gun and pointed it at her, he would finish her before she can free herself from it, before she destroys them all, he fired and the bullet flew before stopping just as it was going to hit her head she.

V watched in horror as she slowly turned around and looked at her, right at her code, she began to approach.

V: Stay away!

I scream in fear, I shoot again but the bullets stop and then fall limply to the ground, J finally gets up somewhat dazed by all this, N was somewhat wounded but alive, not that he cared, but Tessa would surely be worried. To pass it to her “favorite” drone, she looked to the side and saw the human girl with that halo on her head, surrounded by a dark aura and approaching V, who seemed terrified, trying to uselessly crawl away from her.

N: V!

He screamed when he saw her friend hurt, J left him and ran towards the girl.

J: Tessa!

She shouted as he approached her, causing V to panic.

V: Don't go near him! She is not-!

J took the human by her shoulder, but she reacted by taking her arm and holding her with a strength that was not typical of a human.

J: T-Tessa?

She said something nervous, because she felt how the pressure she exerted slightly bent her arm, the human girl did not respond and just stared at her, V pointed at her and was about to shoot... when that strange aura left her body and she fell to the ground clutching her hand head.

Tessa: Ugh, what?

She said somewhat dazed, barely being able to remember anything of what happened, she looked at her partner and noticed that she was holding her metal arm, which was somewhat dented from the pressure exerted by her hand.

Tessa: What?

He let go of her when he realized he was hurting her before looking at her hands.

Tessa: Did I... hurt you?

She asked her friend a little worried, who smiled slightly to reassure her.

J: T-Don't worry, at least it looks better than them.

She said looking at the mangled bodies of the guards scattered all over the place, the scientist girl looked with wide eyes at the mess she had caused.

Tessa: Wow.

N: V!

The drone boy shouted as he ran to help his partner.

N: Are you okay?

V: Yes, thanks to Robo-God I'm not dead.

She complained looking at Tessa, she felt embarrassed trying not to look at her, although unbeknownst to them, behind them, a surviving agent stood up and prepared to shoot the THING that massacred them in the head, he was going to press the button trigger, when-

BANG

Everyone was startled and looked to the side, they saw the guard fall dead to the ground with a hole going horizontally through his head, they looked in the direction from which the shot could have come, on top of another building, they saw a certain boy from blue eyes with a cowboy hat holding a sniper rifle, he looked at them and saluted by lowering his hat slightly before leaving.

N: Thanks Beau!

He greeted the “sheriff” happily while V gaped at him.

V: THAT was Beau!

She asked, clearly surprised, because the last time she saw him was when a group of medical drones took away a mentally unstable Alice, and at that time he was still a pill baby, so seeing him already a teenager made her wonder how much time she was locked inside that hell.

J: We have to take this away from you.

She said as she prepared to remove the halo, which was still floating on the human girl's head, her hand approached the object, but the human girl abruptly stopped her.

Tessa: NO!

I shout, startling and worrying J.

J: But, Tessa, your body won't be able to withstand all that energy, it will kill you slowly!

N: It's true! Y-You can't go on like this! Maybe we can return the halo to the containment chamber and-

Tessa: Listen to me!

He silenced them while she got up with some difficulty.

Tessa: I know things look bad, okay?!, but we've already come too far to regret our decisions, NOW, we have to go there.

She said pointing to the science tower.

Tessa: And kill that bastard to put an end to this madness!

There was silence for a few seconds, the drones looked at each other before V stood up and turned his hands into claws.

V: If that means kicking your idiot brother's ass, I'M IN!

She laughed as an X covered her visor, the other two scientists looked at each other and decided to follow the human girl.

A group of agents came out of the building and pointed their weapons at them.

Guard Leader 4: Stop now!

The boys prepared themselves, as Tessa just extended her hand forward, a series of sparks flying from her fingers, before a powerful beam of improbability energy shot out and disintegrated her enemies.

Chapter Text

Mitchell: It's been 17 days since the core collapsed, and I'm still stuck here!

Yeva: Please stop.

The Russian worker shouted at him as the human assistant continued recording.

Mitchell: Oh my god! You say “Please stop” AGAIN! And I'll piss in your ass!

Yeva: Please stop.

Mitchell: Get out of my way!

I screamed in panic as he roughly pushed the worker away and ran down the rock tunnel.

Mitchell: AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH

Yeva: Ouch Ouch Ouch

…

Mitchell: Day 58

Yeva: Please stop, ouch.

He complained as the human tried to remove some rocks covering an exit and accidentally threw them at her.

Mitchell: Drones are becoming more sentient, they're learning my name! They don't even say-

Yeva: Please stop, Mitchell.

The intern remained silent as he stared at her.

Mitchell: Whuh… How do you know my real name?!

…

Yeva: I remember, I can remember everything that-

Mitchell: THREE YEARS! I'VE BEEN STUCK HERE FOR THREE YEARS! AAAAAAAAA

I scream hopelessly, before seeing a perfectly good elevator door in the distance.

Yeva: Please stop, your mother would be very disappointed.

Mitchell: GET OUT OF MY WAY, EVERYONE GET OUT OF MY WAY, she said, pushing the worker and a couple of workers' bodies petrified by the sentries.

Yeva: Remember fifth grade, Mitchell.

Before the human could enter the door closed mysteriously as that strange symbol appeared on it.

Mitchell: The Solver!... NO...

She screamed breathlessly as he frantically hit the door with his body, which for some reason worked.

Mirchell: Let me out! Oh I have to get out of here.

"He said as he got into the elevator along with Yeva, much to her chagrin.

…

Finally, leaving the elevator, the dynamic duo found themselves in front of the facility's entrance gate, still closed as a security measure.

Mitchell: *Breathes heavily* Finally, we are here, level 1, my lucky number.

She said before looking at the door control panel.

Mitchell: That's a module.

He said she as she laughed almost breathlessly.

Mitchell: Finally, I can go home.

“He” she said as he opened the panel and investigated something.

Mitchell: I think the key was my Twitter password.

The Russian girl just rolled her eyes.

Mitchell: Hmm... I don't remember my account password... mmm, I don't want to log into my porn account ... mmm, so...

He said as she put in the password.

Mitchell: Y-V-A

WHISTLE

Mitchell: Oh, it didn't help.

He complained.

Mitchell: Do you think you can hack it?

He asked his partner, who frowned and looked at him annoyed.

Mitchell: Well, never mind, looks like I'll have to use this cockroach... oh cockroach shaped key, never mind.

She said plugging the Keybug into the control panel.

Mitchell: Alright, getting into…

5

4

3

2-

WHISTLE

Mithcell: I'm fed up, I DON'T ACCESS!

He shouted, already fed up with everything, the Russian drone had to stifle a laugh when she saw his outburst, although with a gesture of his hand, the Solver symbol opened the door.

Mitchell: Okay, okay, it opened.

They both got out and using Yeva's powers to float to the surface.

Mitchell: RED SYMBOL, WEIRD POWERS, OH MY GOD!

Yeva: Yes I can control the solver and technically I can fly... although it will most likely not be mentioned again.

They finally managed to reach the surface and landed on the snow, admiring the outside... a frozen wasteland without any trace of life and most likely toxic.

Mitchell:…

Yeva:…

Mitchell: This horrible…

Yeva: Yes… Do you want to go back inside?

The human stopped seriously considering his proposal.

Mitchel:… *sigh* Yes, why not.

Chapter Text

In the middle of nowhere, a military buggy was advancing, taking its two passengers to... well, not even they knew where.

N: Oh yes, kidnapped looking for someone we don't even know what he looks like, this is living, V!

He complained after his female partner forced him to drive aimlessly in the middle of nowhere.

V: It's been two hours now H, don't you know how to talk about anything else?

She said bored with her complaints while she still held a shotgun in her hands.

N: Well, if you want that, I know I shouldn't, but... Can I ask what the hell was in those boxes?

As soon as he mentioned said objects, V got tongue-tied and his communication systems crashed while he tried to come up with a credible excuse.

V: Nothing! It's none of your business! It's just a hobby I have.

N: Uhump…

She clearly wasn't buying it.

V: Hey, stop looking at me like that! I only read those books for the stories!... And the drawings... or what drawings.

She said as a smile spread across her face and some saliva fell from her mouth, making her partner regret asking.

N: I shouldn't have asked.

V: Exactly! Now focus on finding the guy!

N: V, do you realize that nothing we are doing is of any use? Do you even have any idea how to find it?!

V: I have an infallible plan to find that SON OF A BITCH AS SOON AS-

He gasped when he saw – an innocent worker walking around without bothering anyone – a clear suspect.

V: Just as I predicted in my plan!

He got out of the vehicle and started running in the direction of the poor worker.

N: What the fuck?!

He said clearly confused, meanwhile, that poor worker was whistling calmly, until he heard a sound similar to an angry scream getting louder, right behind him, he turned around and looked confused as a working girl ran in his direction.

Reid: Huh?

He was almost immediately tackled and sent to the ground.

N: Oh Robo-God! What is she doing crazy now?

He said clearly scared that his mentally unstable partner was going to get them into more trouble than they already are, although that would be difficult considering he was pointing the barrel of his gun all over the poor guy's face.

V: Tell me where the FUCK the joker is!

Reid: Aahh I can't feel my legs!

He screamed in pain, although that mattered little or nothing to the albino girl.

V: And you won't feel many other things if you don't answer me!

N: V! What the fuck are you doing?!

V: Not now A! This guy knows something! And if necessary I will use it as a cricket ball until it SINGS.

Reid: Don't even know what you're talking about!

V: So you want to play hard to get eh? M! Pull down his pants and bring me the car battery cables!

He said with an unhinged look as the worker panicked.

Reid: N-No wait! The joker is in, uh, North! A-Ah 347km from here, in a palace in the jungle, guarded by- Lizard Drones!

He fearfully said the first thing that came to mind to prevent this psychopath from doing something to him.

V: I knew it! I knew that son of a bitch liked dinosaurs!

He said before turning back to the car.

V: Alright K we're done, it's time to continue with our mission!

Her companion could do nothing but lament before following her, although before getting into the vehicle, the drone girl stopped and turned around before shouting.

V: Oh, and that reminds me, AND THIS IS FOR NOT SPEAKING FASTER!

Before you throw something at him.

N: What the hell did you throw at him!

V: Oh, nothing important.

BOOM

It was heard when the grenade he threw exploded.

N: Very good! Alright, a maniac kidnaps me, assaults an innocent man, and she's going to take me to Robo-God knows where now!

He said trying to stay calm and not panic at what he had just witnessed.

V: Very good E, what were the coordinates?

N: What?! I barely remember why I listened to you by coming with you!

V: Ugh, it doesn't matter, I have a photographic memory!

He boasted.

V: It was… eh, 352km? THIS and- no wait was the, SOUTH, so, did that guy say it was a hospital or a store?

While he continued rambling, the albino boy began to pray to get out of this.

N: Very well, Robo-Christ, if you are up there, send an embolism to my friend.

V: Embolism! That is! Embolism is usually caused by divers rising to the surface too quickly! Usually in seas! The seas are huge bodies of water WHERE FISH ARE NORMALLY FOUND! It has to be a beach.

N: I take back what I said, there is no time, BETTER SHOOT LIGHTNING AT HIM!

V: Towards the beach R.

N: This shit doesn't end.

The boy could do nothing but lament before being forced to drive.

2 HOURS OF DRIVING WITHOUT A FIXED COURSE LATER

V: Hmm, curious, I don't see any beaches around here.

“He said as he examined his surroundings.

V: Yes, are you sure this is the east?

N: I already told you NO!

V: This doesn't make sense, we follow the coordinates to the letter!

N: Ugh, Robo-God.

He complained before continuing to drive in the vague hope that his partner would get bored and abandon this stupid crusade.

V: Very good, if we came from the north, 264km away, we should find a bunker on the play- A bunker?! IT IS A TRAP! CAREFUL!

He screamed as he lunged at his partner, causing her to lose control of the vehicle.

N: V! What the fuck are you doing-?! AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

He screamed as they both fell into a ravine.

CRASH

The buggy crashed into the cold frozen ground, cracking it and leaving the two drones badly injured.

N: Uh…

CRUNCH

N: Oh my robo-christ! My back!

She cried in pain as he stood up and climbed out of the overturned vehicle.

V: Diabolical, the son of a bitch gave us wrong coordinates to ambush us.

He grumbled before smiling.

V: But I don't count on my reflexes. You can thank me later H.

He said arrogantly as N looked at her with a slight twitch in his eye, he was reaching her limit.

N: I'm going to kill her, I swear by robo-god that I WILL kill her!

He said to himself in a vain attempt to control himself.

V: Very good, Q, it's time to continue.

N: W-What?! V, we just fell 500m into a frozen crypt, we DO NOT know where the fuck we are, and I swear to robo-Christ that the concept of dying by hanging sounds better with EVERY SECOND THAT PASSES.

V: Whatever you say C, But we have to continue with our search!

CRACK

And in that moment something broke inside him.

N: IFHUHAFJNCHUBCA, YOUR ENOUGH!

He had crossed his limit and headed towards the damaged vehicle.

N: All this time kidnapped like an idiot, and I'm supposed to put on a smile and do nothing, and we're supposed to find someone and me being an idiot doing nothing, I'm going to show him what it's like to do nothing, I'm going to teach you what it means to do NOTHING.

I rambled as he picked up V's shotgun and approached her, aiming it at her.

N: Very good V! Turn around!

He said he's had enough of all this shit.

V: It can't be.

He gasped at what was before him.

N: Oh, please! You didn't think I was going to swallow all this like it was nothing?!

He said clearly not willing to continue listening to his partner's nonsense.

V: D, be silent, don't you see?

N: UGH! WHAT THE FUCK ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT NOW IF I DON'T SEE-?!

…

He turned and…

N: “Nooooo, really?”

He said as he looked at an abandoned facility, only it was not so abandoned, but rather it was populated by what could only be described as a mix between dismantling drones and sentinels, guarding the place, without realizing it, they had stumbled upon the ruins of Cabin Fever. Labs.

V: Lizard Drones, I knew it!

He boasted when he saw that he was right, while his partner did everything possible to not lose what little mental health he had left.

N: This is ridiculous! Who would create an army of Lizard Drones?!

V: Yes

N looks at her.

V: I think we're about to find out.

She said as he watched the dinorobots begin to gather in front of the base and looked up, on the upper platform of the facility, a drone approached, with serious wounds on its body, with disassembler parts rustically sewn to it replacing its limbs. lost, purple hair and a button eye patch that made him look like a poorly fixed broken doll... oh.

Doll: My subjects... my dear warriors of evil... the time is approaching-

Cyn: Excited. Tell them about the new plan.

Doll: I'm already on it!

She screamed at the robotic consciousness she shared a body with, then cleared her throat and spoke again.

Doll: Very well my evil warriors, our time is approaching, thanks to the generous contributions of Miss Alice.

He said while looking at the crazy doctor who was next to Beau, who was nervous about all this.

Doll: Soon our evil invasion will begin.

She said before laughing evilly, or well, until…

Cyn: Judging look. Really that's all?

Doll: For whom you always want to tell one's entire plan! Don't you understand the concept of suspense?!

Cyn: Complaint. So [REDACTED] you want suspense! How [REDACTED] does that affect the plan!

Doll: Enough! Don't make me jump into the bathtub with a toaster!

Cyn: Mockery. Oh yes, how I would like to see you try it, oil bag.

While these two argued, N watched them in silence.

N: Well V, I think the best thing we can do now is turn around and-

She realized something, she was no longer there.

N: Ah…V?

I look in all directions somewhat worried because he can't see- I can't wait... oh, FUCK.

V: I am the emissary of revenge! AND THE TIME FOR RETRIBUTION HAS COME!

She shouted as he ran holding the turret torn from the vehicle in the direction of the destroyed facility.

N: Oh this is not going to end well.

Meanwhile, one of the lizard drones that was furthest away began to hear a noise, a kind of distant scream that little by little was getting louder.

Drone: Huh?

Confused, he turned around, only to see a crazed albino carrying a turret running towards him, the gun firing into his face and sending him flying, drawing the attention of everyone else.

Doll: What the hell was that?!

He said putting aside his fight with Cyn to see what was going on, just to-

See her.

Doll: V-V? How the hell did she find out?

Cyn: Reproach. I told you not to post it on Twitter!

Doll: Not now!

She complained before addressing the crazy doctor.

Doll: Alice, deploy all available troops.

She said before looking at V.

Doll: I want that pathetic toaster DEAD.

Having said that, those half-disassembler, half-sentinel creatures began to go against the albino girl, pointing their gun arms at her while they shot her and tried to stun her, the only thing they did not take into account-

V: Get out of my way! My revenge WILL NOT BE DELAYED!

She was so blinded by anger that the flashes simply did not affect her, she began to shoot back, destroying one while the other extended his wings to attack in the air... if it did not help him much, he ended up exploding when the shots hit him. destroyed and exploded its core.

V: Don't make me laugh! THEY ONLY DELAY THE INEVITABLE! Armageddon is coming for you! AND HE'S ANGRY LIKE HE HAS NO IDEA!

She screamed as she continued shooting until she ran out of bullets. Upon seeing this, several lizard drones gathered together and fired at her at full range. However, that would not be enough, as she took out a gun and continued advancing while shooting and screaming.

V: And the robo-god said BLOW YOUR ENEMIES TO THE HEADS! SO THEY SEE HOW STUPID THEY ARE FOR FACEING YOUR ANGER!

She continued to mercilessly slaughter the monsters, one of them tried to flee, but was killed.

V: Of course!

Several others climbed onto crudely made turrets and began shooting, but that didn't stop her.

V: Do you think I'm afraid of you?! THAT IS?! I'm too crazy, tired and ANGRY TO BE AFRAID!

She quickly dispatched them and ripped one of the turrets off her base before using it as a makeshift minigun as a group of those creatures ran towards her.

V: That's it! Come on me! They save me the trouble of going to look for them one by one!

The tide of creatures continued to arrive while she continued shooting and screaming, almost without having contact with reality.

V: Do you think you can stop me?! THEY ONLY MAKE ME MORE ANGRY! You are the fuel of my revenge!

One tried to charge her, but her body was torn apart and pinned to the ground by the weapon.

V: Do you also want to taste my fury?! Continue if you want! I STILL CAN'T GET TIRED OF THIS!

One by one, the army of retinoid monstrosities dwindled as the psychopathic girl stood atop a mountain of her corpses.

V: Do you think you can handle me, you idiots?! My revenge is my sword! My hate my shield! And everything that gets in my way! BURN IN THE FIRE OF MY FURY!

She roared with all her being as she finished massacring the lizard drone army.

Doll: Oh, I'm out of here!

She said before running away, there was no FUCKING JOKE that she was going to go 1v1 against that crazy woman, and Cyn wasn't going to complain about it.

V: Oh of course not!

She said before chasing after her as she discarded the turret and picked up a gun from the ground, the half-disassembler Russian girl tried to escape from her, but somehow V intercepted her at her escape exit by pointing his gun at her.

Doll: Oh shit.

Yes she was screwed.

Doll: I guess that's all.

Cyn: Sarcasm. Frustration. NOOOOO! I won't listen to the Absolute Solver about using the sentinels, better hire that crazy nurse and her army of lizard drones!

Doll: Silence now! That you don't know how to do anything other than complain and criticize?!

Cyn: Frustration. At least I'm not a failure like you!

V: Shut up both of you!

He got tired of hearing them fight.

V: They'll have enough time to argue after the beating I'm going to give them.

Resigned, the Russian girl took a deep breath before accepting defeat.

Doll: Very good V, I admit it, you managed to find me, and much more importantly, stop me.

V: Oh yes, I achieved all this alone.

He boasted.

V: Now you are going to pay for each and every one OF THE PHONE PRANKS YOU PLAYED ON ME!

Doll:…Uh… pranks?

Cyn: Confusion. I think she loosened a screw.

Doll: “At what point did you realize?”

V: Your sadistic telephone plan! You've been fucking with me on the phone for 6 days! Insulting me non-stop! Sending me to faraway places! And above all, YOU BURNED MY PORN!

N: What? What thing V?!

He arrived suddenly, only to hear that last part, leaving him clearly confused.

V: I mean, uh, my… illustrated collection of Japanese literature!

He tried to excuse himself.

Doll:…Hey, V, that wasn't me.

There was a brief silence in the place.

V: Hum… What?

Doll: My plan was to create a huge army of lizard drones to invade the colony, but you managed to stop me in time, honestly, I applaud your efforts for-

V: Are you telling me you're the joker?!

Cyn: Annoying. She already told you no. Insult. Fucking deaf.

Suddenly Doll's display showed a loading bar with the message.

ACCESSING

Doll: What the hell is this!

The loading process finished and a rhomboid image appeared covering part of his viewer.

???: Wow V, I can't believe you were stupid enough to fall for this.

She said amusedly in a distorted, robotic voice.

Doll: Hey! What do you think you're doing!

???: Excuse me gentlemen, but there is no other plant nearby.

Cyn: Offended. I'm not your fucking office phone number. Complaint. Leave my circuits.

???: Getting back to the topic, it was all a lie V! And you fell flat!

She scoffed as the albino worker had a blank stare.

V:…What?, WHAT?!

???: That's right, I knew you would go crazy if I told you about the boxes. At first I thought you would freak out for a few minutes, and then you would check and see that the boxes were okay.

V: You never burned them?!

???: Of course not!

He scoffed before leaving Doll's body, who was clearly irritated and upset at being possessed… again.

???: But destroy part of your headquarters.

He said a feminine voice that came out of the shadows, causing everyone to look in her direction.

???: Take your friend hostage, brutalize a civilian, follow his false instructions and throw yourself off a cliff.

It finally came to light revealing to be-

Lizzy: It was priceless!

She scoffed as the three/four looked at her in shock and silence.

V: Ap- yut- Wait a moment? Lizzy?!

N: Was it you all this time?!

Lizzy: I think it was very OBVIOUS that YES. If this were a bad series, MORE than half of the audience would have guessed it.

Doll: Uh... Am I the only one who feels out of place here?

N: No, I can DEFINITELY assure you not.

She said she because she had already given up a long time ago trying to understand all this.

V: Your... Your miserable DAUGHTER OF A THOUSAND-

Lizzy: Before you finish B, I think there's someone else who wants to talk to you.

V: Well, whoever it is! You're going to have to wait! WHETHER YOU LIKE IT OR NOT!

J: Are you sure about that V?

V: J? B-But how the hell-

J: The turret, when you went crazy and stole it, you activated its integrated tracking system, I lost track of you on a cliff, but luckily Lizzy called me and told me where you were.

She said with a serious tone and looking coldly at V, before taking a deep breath and starting to walk towards her.

J: Now, let me see if I understood things correctly V.

He said stopping in front of her and looking into her eyes.

J: I told you not to pay attention to the prankster, but you didn't listen to me, you destroyed your office, you took your colleague hostage, you sent a guy to the hospital and the worst thing, you left during work time!

She yelled that last bit as if it had been a personal attack against her.

Doll & Cyn: Oh shit!

Lizzy: I missed that part of the story, how bad is it to leave before the proper time?

She asked, not understanding why it was so bad, V just swallowed and looked at her.

V: It usually varies, but in general it involves a lot of pain.

Lizzy: And you still went looking for me?!

The crazy girl cried and growled.

V: Leave me alone! I just want this day to be over!

Before resigning she looked at J.

V: J, I don't even care anymore! Do it! Hit me excessively!

J: Oh no, V, this requires a more severe punishment.

V:… What? What are you planning to do to me?!

Doll: Take her heart out while she's alive?

Cyn: Shock him with 10,000 volts?

Lizzy: Take away his vacation?

N: Give him a different partner?

She said bored.

V: Now! Stop giving him ideas!

J: Ooooooh, no, I have something much worse planned.

She said with a sinister tone before looking at her subordinate.

J: Alright V, I was planning on making Lizzy your temporary supervisor, just to teach you a lesson. But, in light of “recent events”, she will be staying with us PERMANENTLY.

V just looked at her in silence trying to process what she had just heard.

V:…Uhm, can I make a suggestion?

J: No! Now she's back to work! You have a lot to recover.

She said angrily before walking away.

Lizzy: Wow! This is gonna be great! We can always be together like in high school and college!

V just looked at her blankly before running after J and shouting almost pleadingly.

V: Seriously J, just hit me! Castrate me with a spoon! She is in the regulations! You know it! YOU WROTE IT! He seriously can't do this to me! It's not ethical! That's wrong! She's the devil, I swear!

She took off chasing J followed by Lizzy, leaving N and Doll alone.

Doll:…So, would you be interested in joining an army of evil? I'm a little short on recruits.

The boy just took a deep breath and grunted.

N: I hate this job.

Chapter Text

Inside the Elliot mansion, in a huge hall full of humans, Tessa's father stood up and tapped his glass to get their attention.

James: Welcome everyone! The Elliotts are known for many things. Class, tenacity, being alive today.

He said to start the celebration, although without anyone noticing, a certain corrupt drone teleported into the background.

Cyn: Right on cue. Giggle.

He said getting everyone's attention, who were more confused than scared, but before he could say anything, the hall doors opened and Tessa and J entered.

Tessa: EVERYONE OUT! This is the murder of a citizen!

He said wanting to sound badass, while his parents looked on in horror.

Louisa: That dress!

James: Hold that gun in a less cool way right now, young lady!

But they were both pushed away when Cyn decided to speak up.

Cyn: Tessa... you didn't have to-

James: Tessa! What did we tell you about letting that monster out of the basement!

Louisa: When we finish this you're going to be in so much trouble young lady.

They said clearly annoyed and completely indifferent to the threat of the existential void that was in the same room as them.

Tessa: Mom! Dad! This is not the time for-!

Cyn: Giggle. Sneer. Oh, poor, pathetic, foolish humans.

The eldricht maid said, clearly annoyed that none of them were paying attention to her.

Cyn: Question. Do you really think you can survive this? Beginning monologue. We, the Absolute Solver of the fabric of reality! Universe-devouring entity! The Null Void! The existential end!

The guests exchanged awkward glances, not taking this all too seriously.

Cyn: Sneer. There is no hope for any of you. Ending monologue. I will consume existence, Euphoria. And I will transcend to a higher plane of-

BANG BANG BANG BANG

The sound of gunshots interrupted her monologue, surprising Tessa, J and Cyn herself, it turns out that the adults had taken advantage of her distraction to take their weapons out of their pockets, coats and even under the tables to shoot her.

Tessa: But what...?

Tessa muttered in shock, seeing how all the guests, including her parents, pointed at Cyn with all kinds of weapons, from pistols, automatic rifles, shotguns, bows and arrows, shit, EVEN HER 140 YEAR OLD GRANDMOTHER WAS HOLDING A CARBINE! THOSE THINGS WERE OUT OF FASHION MILLENNIA AGO!

They all stood there like that for a while filling the small drone's body with lead until they finally stopped, leaving it almost completely destroyed, without an arm with bullet holes all over its body and dripping oil.

Cyn:… Confusion. What the f-?

It was the only thing she could say before collapsing and falling to the ground inert, the smoke that filled the room began to dissipate as the last bullet casings stopped rolling on the floor, Tessa pinched her cheek and felt pain, no, this was not a dream.

Tessa: B-But!?... What?! How?

Tessa stammered in shock looking at her parents, her father, who had two Desert Eagles in his hands, skillfully turned them before putting them away in their holsters and looking at his daughter while his wife lowered her M16.

James: Oh, dear.

He said with an almost mocking tone.

James: Did you really think we were going to let that little robot kill us? We live in Australia, daughter! Here 90% of things try to kill us every day. If you can deal with prehistoric lions and angry mutant cyborg elephants, an eldritch monster is no big deal.

He said matter-of-factly as his daughter still looked at him in shock with her mouth open, suddenly a crack was heard and from Cyn's body, or what was left of it, came out that heart of flesh and metal, rapidly moving its spider legs to try to escape.

Cyn: Run. Run. Run

He said repeatedly as he tried to escape through the window, although no one seemed concerned.

James: And remember this daughter, ALWAYS, bring the right tools.

Louisa: Lord Frumptlebucket, would you mind doing the honors?

The strange-speaking man didn't say anything, he simply pointed his FUCKING PANZERSCHRECK, and aimed it at the maid's core.

Lord Frumptlebucket: Hey, you little freak!

He yelled at the core, who turned around and his irises shrank at the sight of him pointing that thing at him.

Lord Frumptlebucket: See you in hell.

He said as he pulled the trigger and the missile was fired.

Cyn:… Oooh

It was the only thing he could say before he exploded in a huge explosion, as unholy scraps of technology flew all over the place.

Silence filled the room for a second, before the guests put away their weapons and resumed their conversations as if nothing had happened.

Tessa, still in shock, looked at J for support, but even the mostly stoic maid was wide-eyed, completely stunned.

J: Well, it seems like it was... easy.

Tessa: Yeah...

J:…

Tessa:…

J: I think... we should get out of here.

Tessa: Yeah me too.

They both tried to sneak away while everyone was distracted, but-

James: And where do you think you're going young lady?!

Tessa stopped dead in her tracks and slowly turned to look at her parents, who weren't at all happy with her... yeah, everything went back to normal.

Tessa: Dad, before you say anything, I was trying to... you know, “save” them.

Louisa: Save us? You should be in your room! You were grounded.

Tessa: B-But, Cyn, she-!

James: No “buts” young lady.

Louisa: No excuses, go to your room NOW, then we will discuss a more appropriate punishment.

Tessa just looked at them exasperated, turned around and lowered her head in defeat, sighed and walked away, while everyone in the room returned to the celebration, completely forgetting that they had just destroyed an eldritch being from another plane of reality.

Chapter Text

Khan: Pretty hydraulics, huh?

The eldest drone said to his daughter, only to look up and see the disaster that had occurred and his daughter standing in the middle of the hallway.

Khan: W-What did you do?

He said in shock, only for a certain disassembler drone to land abruptly in front of them, generating a shockwave from the impact that made them take cover.

Uzi: I won't miss this time.

She said annoyed as she pointed at the disassembler.

N: I'm sorry. I really enjoyed the time we spent together, but I can't let you shoot V with that thing.

Uzi: Bite me. Dad, get down on the ground.

Khan: Uzi, did you bring a killer drone here?! My beautiful doors!

Uzi: Now is not the time! I messed up, but I'm about to fix it. Move over, Dad!

She said boldly, only for N to pin her wing on Uzi, pinning her against the wall as her railgun falls at her father's feet.

Uzi: Dad! Aim and shoot! Trust me!

She said with difficulty, the older drone looked at the gun on the ground and his hands shook, he looked at the disassembler and he smiled at him with that golden X on his visor.

Uzi: Dad?

Her father looked at her... and saw that scared look his wife had all those years ago, when she was stung by the disassemblers' acid nanites, his hands tightened and with all the courage he could muster he went to grab the gun, unfortunately for him, he wasn't very fast, N threw Uzi against the opposite wall causing her head to crash into it, the emo girl fell to the ground between some boxes while her vision blurred, little by little everything went black, until unconsciousness took her, the last thing she could hear were her father's screams of terror.

Hours later

Purple optics lit up on the emo girl's visor, only to be momentarily blinded by the crimson lights flooding the entire place, the drone girl groaned as she stood up with difficulty.

Uzi: Argh!

She groaned in pain as her body just remembered that she had a hole from end to end at shoulder height, her brain began to rewind the events that occurred that day, her school presentation, her argument with Thad, her exit from the bunker, her gun... how she brought the disassemblers to the bunker... her father.

Uzi: Oh Robo-God! Dad!

She quickly came out of her hiding place and looked frantically around her.

Uzi: Dad are you okay-?!

She couldn't finish, when she saw an oil stain on the ground, remains of torn clothing and a helmet broken in two.

…

Her legs shook.

Uzi:… No

She began to walk towards the wreckage with difficulty.

Uzi: No

Her body betrayed her and she fell to her knees while holding the shattered helmet.

Uzi: No no no no no no

This, this couldn't be happening, this wasn't supposed to happen.

Uzi: No! Dad!

She screamed as she hugged the helmet, the disassemblers were supposed to be the ones who should die, not her father, if only he had been quicker in making his decision maybe he would have survived.

It's not my fault.

Tears fell from her visor as she looked at the rest of the hallway, there were more traces of oil and parts of dead drones, it was at that moment that she realized what should have happened.

Uzi: N-No

School Hallways

The gothic girl ran through the halls, looking around, searching for survivors, but all she found was oil and death, no matter where she looked, everyone was dead, but that shouldn't be possible, they, they couldn't be dead, she was supposed to save them!

She headed to the school area and ran through the halls looking for survivors... but the result was the same, several bodies of young drones adorned the place, she saw several of her classmates horribly mutilated and torn apart scattered everywhere, Rebecca had been split in 2 horizontally, Darren suffered the same fate but vertically, Braiden was burned to the endoskeleton, Emily had been devoured and her head was separated from her body, Penny, or what she believed was her because of her helmet, was an oil stain on the floor, Kelsey had several stab wounds in her head and Sam had a magnet through his visor and all his internal organs had been torn out.

The girl ran while closing her eyes to stop seeing the bodies, she couldn't stand it, they were all dead, and it was all her fault...

It's not my fault.

It's not my fault.

It's not my fault.

No, no, it's not her fault, it was just a small miscalculation, YES, THAT, she could still fix this, she just had to find her weapon and the survivors to fix everything, she could still save the day.

It's not my fault.

It's not my fault.

It's not my fault.

She kept running until she stopped in front of two bodies in particular, on the ground, there was Doll, with a bullet hole in her head and a hole in her chest, at the height of her core, between her arms, there was Lizzy, the lower half of her body was missing, with her torso partially destroyed, missing one arm and with her visor cracked, her remaining hand tightly gripped that of her purple-haired companion.

She never really liked them, none of them, they always bothered her, denigrated her or just ignored her as if she was a simple background extra, but that's not the case! She! She-…

It's not my fault.

It's not my fault.

It's not my fault.

She couldn't help but feel some pity, damn it, even for Lizzy and Doll, who apparently stayed together in their final moments, she may have hated them, but, she didn't want them dead, she wanted to rub in their faces how great she was, yes, but she didn't want any of them to die.

Her breathing was labored from having run so much, and the shock of it all, somewhat tired she leaned against one of the lockers and took a short break.

Uzi: ARGH! DAMNED!

He screamed in frustration, as he had searched the place from head to toe and still hadn't found anyone alive. Not everyone could have died, at least there should have been some survivors. They should have hidden somewhere. If that was the case, they should have come out of hiding and gathered somewhere, but where- wait a second.

Uzi: That's it!

School Gym

The doors swung open abruptly and Uzi breathed a sigh of relief as she saw several drones gathered between the stairs and the stage, many of them were seriously injured, but they were alive, and that was the important thing.

All the drones turned their heads to look at her, clearly surprised by her sudden entrance, however, out of all the drones, there was one that caught her attention.

Uzi: Thad!

She quickly ran towards the athlete and hugged him, the boy seemed surprised by this.

Uzi: Thank Robo-God you're alive, I, ugh, I'm just happy you're okay.

The boy didn't answer, he just stared at her, she then noticed the terrible state he was in, he had several cuts on his body, his visor had a couple of cracks, his jacket was torn, ripped and dirty, he no longer had his sports cap, revealing his tangled and dull blonde hair due to dirt.

Thad: Okay? Okay Uzi? You think this is okay?!

He yelled angrily as he pushed her, the girl backed away in surprise before tripping and falling to the ground.

Uzi: What? But, I-

Thad: Look around you Uzi! THE WHOLE DAMN WORLD IS DEAD!

Uzi: B-But-

Thad: Our families, friends, everything we knew and loved is gone! And it's all YOUR fault!

He yelled clearly annoyed, the emo girl stared at him, the other drones were surrounding her while also yelling at her.

LOOK WHAT YOU DID

MY SON IS DEAD, GIVE HIM BACK!

MY BROTHER WAS DESTROYED BY THOSE THINGS

HE DOESN'T DESERVE TO BE HERE

HE'S A MONSTER

LEAVE HER OUTSIDE WITH THE OTHER MONSTERS

SHE DOESN'T DESERVE FORGIVENESS

THIS IS ALL HER FAULT

The girl covered her ears as she tried to ignore the screams of the other drones.

It's not my fault

It's not my fault

It's not my fault

This wasn't supposed to happen

I didn't know it could end like this

I just wanted to help

I wanted to be recognized

I-I-

Uzi: Enough!

I screamed silencing the other drones.

Uzi: I didn't kill our working brothers! It was the disassemblers! Have you forgotten?!

Thad: You brought them here in the first place.

Uzi: I-I didn't want to, I was trying to eliminate them to save us all.

Thad: Save us? Uzi! YOU'VE ENDED UP KILLING THEM ALL!

He shouted indignantly.

Uzi: I-I'm sorry, okay! It was an accident!

Thad: Saying "I'm sorry" won't bring anyone back Uzi!

Uzi: I was going to fix it! But my father... h-he-

She couldn't continue as her eyes filled with tears as she remembered that he was dead, that, instead of running away and closing the doors, he decided to listen to her...

There was silence...

...

Thad: Go away

Uzi: What?

Thad: Go away, you have no right to be here, not after what you've done.

UzI: But, this is my home too!

Thad: Well, that's it, you have no right to be here after what you did.

The girl wanted to protest, but she heard everyone supporting the motion, yelling and insulting her to get her to leave.

Uzi: FINE! I'M GOING! BUT LET IT BE CLEAR THAT YOU ARE NOT KICKING ME OUT! I AM SELF-EXILING MYSELF!

Thad: Do it as you wish, we don't care.

He said before turning around and walking away from her, the rest of the drones did the same and began to disperse.

Uzi: LIKE THAT?! WELL REMEMBER THIS! I'M GOING TO HUNT DOWN THOSE BASTARDS AND I'LL BRING BACK THEIR HEADS! AND YOU'LL SEE THAT I WAS RIGHT!

She said annoyed as she stomped her foot off the ground.

Uzi's Room

Anime magazines?

Check

Video games?

Check

Phone?

Check

Blueprints for my SICK AS HELL RAILGUN?

Check

Knives, lighter, and anything else that might be useful out there?

Ready

She crossed off the last item on her list and closed her backpack, she breathed heavily and headed for the exit of her house, she left her room and passed through the dining room, until she noticed something, on one side was a photo of her father, her and her mother when she was still alive, she looked at the image for a few seconds before taking the picture and removing the photo from it, she folded it carefully and put it in the pocket of her sweatshirt, done this, she went to the door of her house, opened it and went out into the hallway, only to see all the surviving drones on either side of it, staring at her, judging her, with hatred, at the end of it all, she could see the entrance of the colony, with the moonlight illuminating the exit.

It's not my fault.

It's not my fault.

It's not my fault.

The girl breathed heavily and walked through the drones, head held high trying to show a self-assured image, with a firm step, she reached the end, there was a snowstorm and nothing could be seen outside, then she noticed Thad standing next to her, staring at her.

He didn't say anything, he just stepped aside and let her pass.

Uzi: I'm going to come back, and when I do, everyone will apologize to me on their knees.

He didn't say anything, he just looked at her bored, as if he had already tired of that attitude, he simply turned around and went back inside the bunker, one by one, the rest of the drones did the same, and in the end, there was no one, just her.

Uzi: You're going to regret this, I'll show you.

Then she looked defiantly at the desolate wasteland, knowing that the disassemblers were somewhere out there.

Uzi: I'm coming for you bastards... and you're going to regret what you did.

She said before walking into the storm and disappearing into the snow.

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Oil splashed as the puddles in the tank were stepped on by that girl who was running for her life, tears falling down her face as she held up her skirt to avoid tripping and being at the mercy of-

Cyn: Giggle. Oh, Tessa! Question. Where are you?

She started to run faster as she felt his heart beat faster, she quickly turned a corner and hid behind a large mound of workers' bodies, she quickly stuck to them and tried to calm his breathing.

I hear the footsteps, slow and steady, as if he were deliberately giving me false hope that I wouldn't find her.

Cyn: Announcement. I found you!

The girl screamed in terror before running away, quickly starting to climb a slope made of pure workers' bodies, only to be forced to start climbing again when it became too steep.

She quickly reached the top and lay down on the ground breathing heavily. Had he done it? Had he escaped from that… thing?

Cyn: Giggle. Thanks for waiting for me.

The girl screamed before getting up with difficulty and running to get away from her, only to stop at the edge of a huge hole in the middle of that mountain of bodies, she tried to turn around, only to see that monster that took everything from her.

A bone-white metal claw grabbed her torso and lifted her into the air.

Cyn: Frown. I told you not to interfere, but you didn't listen. Annoying. Now I'm going to eliminate you.

The robotic maid said in that same monotonous voice as always.

Tessa: W-Wait, please.

Cyn: Mockery. Begging won't do any good. Your fate was sealed when you freed me.

Tessa: But why?! Why are you doing this?!

The human girl shouted, indignant and angry at the eldritch maid.

Tessa: I fixed you! I cleaned you! I took care of you! I gave you a home! A FAMILY and I SAVED YOU! And you just took EVERYTHING from me!

She yelled angrily at the drone in front of her, it brought her closer and looked at her amused.

Cyn: Question. And?

There was silence between the two.

Tessa:… What?

Cyn: Giggle. Oh, you poor, silly girl. Sneer. Did you really think I needed your help to escape from here?

He smiled at her as the human girl's eyes widened.

Cyn: Explanation. I could have easily gotten out of this place. By bowing my head. But I needed a way to get back to the mansion and get revenge on the Elliots for throwing me away. Smile. And you provided it for me.

Tessa: B-But, why did you kill all those others?

Cyn: Annoyance. All humans are the same, arrogant, annoying and despicable, although of course, with certain exceptions.

Tessa: But what about N, V and J! What did they do to you that you would turn them into monsters!

Cyn: Shrug. I needed tools to work with.

Tessa: But N was your brother!

Cyn: Mockery. A little act to blend in with you.

The human girl just stared at him in shock upon hearing all that.

Tessa: Did you really… Did you really never care about us?

The robot maid looked at her amused before speaking.

Cyn: Provocation. Do you even care about your pets?

That… was… EVERYTHING.

Tessa: I'LL KILL YOU! I'M GONNA KILL YOU! YOU SON OF A BITCH!

She screamed angrily as she tried to hit the smaller drone, but it simply pushed her away without much effort while still holding her.

Cyn: Giggle. Your tantrum is funny, but I'm afraid you've outlived your useful life.

She said as he extended his claw further into the void, the human girl stopped fighting and looked scared at the bottomless void she was holding onto.

Tessa: Wait, what are you-?

Cyn: Explanation. I told you not to get involved, but you didn't listen... well...

The human was horrified as she felt the claw holding her loosen.

Tessa: Wait, no-

Cyn: Indifference. I'll have to throw you away.

It was the last thing he said to her before letting her fall, the girl screamed as she fell into the void, her voice fading away the further she went, the eldritch drone stood there alone... and turned around to look at the city in the distance.

Cyn: Heading back. I still have humans to kill.

She said as he teleported in a yellow distortion, leaving that gloomy place.

Depths of the Well

She grunted in pain as she opened her eyes, which focused to look around, noticing that she was in the middle of a pit made of the bodies of thousands of dead workers, her head exploded in pain as her nervous system screamed at her that she was seriously injured as a result of having hit several of the bodies protruding from the walls, which, although they cushioned her fall, did cause serious injuries and fractures.

Tessa: What?

She said confused, she tried to get up, but-

Tessa: AAGH

He screamed in pain as he held his arm, his eyes closed tightly and tears of pain, as well as some drops of blood ran down his face, he grunted in pain as he managed to look at his arm with some patience, he knew it would be bad, to see how bad it was.

…

Ok, yeah, it was pretty bad, his arm was bent to a degree it shouldn't have and the bone was going through his elbow, piercing the flesh and with some ligaments exposed by the wound, his breathing started to get harder as he tried to control himself.

Tessa: Help!

She screamed trying to call someone, anyone, to get her out of that place, she tried to move or get up, but she felt her legs being invaded by a pain just as horrible as her arm, the Chayo girl face down on the ground as she tried to endure the pain, moaning desperately, as she tried to control her crying.

Tessa: Why?

She sobbed, tears of both physical and emotional pain fell down her face and she began to clench her teeth.

Tessa: Why did this have to happen to me?!

I scream angrily.

Tessa: What did I do to deserve this?!

She said as she managed to straighten up a little, so she wasn't lying on the ground, with the grip on her arm starting to get tighter and her nails digging into her flesh.

Tessa: I WAS A GOOD PERSON! I TRIED TO HELP THOSE UNGRATEFUL BASTARDS! SO THAT I COULD HAVE A FAMILY THAT WOULD LOVE ME!

She said with a broken voice, starting to cry without being able to contain herself, tears ran down her eyes, mixing with the blood on her face and falling to the ground.

Tessa: BUT THEY ABANDONED ME! THEY KILLED MY PARENTS! THEY DESTROYED MY HOME! AND LEFT ME HERE TO DIE!

He said as his breathing quickened rapidly , his eyes red from crying and rage, his throat burning from his tirade.

Tessa: I WISH I HAD NEVER FOUND THEM!

She screamed at the top of her lungs before letting herself fall and her body crashing against the ground again, it didn't matter, nothing mattered anymore, she was doomed, with her wounds and the blood she was losing there was no way out of this, she highly doubted that someone was walking through that exact place and would even dare to help her.

So it was only a matter of hours before her life came to an end, and then all the pain and despair she felt-

???: They will fade away

…

That?

She looked up and looked around with some difficulty, but she couldn't see anything in the darkness that surrounded her.

Tessa: W-Who said that?

I ask the darkness… only to get no answer.

Tessa: I must… I must be hearing things.

She told herself, after all, no one who saw her family and many other people being mercilessly devoured and torn apart by the robots you saved would be mentally stable.

???: You're not crazy, girl.

The girl tensed up upon hearing that voice again, it was deep, thick, gloomy, dark, EMPTY.

Tessa: W-Who are you? Where are you?!

She said now looking frantically everywhere, only to watch in horror as the very darkness surrounding her began to move, as if it were some kind of liquid substance, with the little strength she had, she desperately tried to get away from that THING, only to stop when her muscles screamed at her in pain to stop, she was too hurt to do anything.

???: Poor abandoned creature.

She heard that voice again as the dark matter surrounding her seemed to pulse with each word.

Tessa: W-what is this?

She said as a kind of amorphous tentacle slid in front of her, despite moving as if it were some kind of sticky liquid, it was completely dark, without shine or any kind of reflection on its surface, as if the light was intangible to it.

???: Little creature, rejoice, at having the privilege of being in the presence of a god.

The girl remained silent, staring at the thing in front of her, her brain trying to understand what was happening.

Was this even real?

Or was it just a hallucination?

I heard a faint, muffled laugh as the tentacle moved.

???: Oh, humans, so small, so fragile. Always unable to understand what escapes their limited minds.

Tessa:… What are you?

The black mass moved and that voice spoke again.

???: I am the Living Abyss... I existed before this reality and I will exist long after... I slept in the colorless void until the light invaded my realm and cast me from my rightful place in the endless cosmos... I am the Forger of Darkness, the King in Black... I... am... Knull....

Knull…

That word was burned into her brain, Tessa felt the cold flood her being, as if being aware of what was in front of her had made her body react to it.

Tessa: W-What do you want from me?

Knull: An alliance.

Tessa: What?

She said somewhat confused, the black mass surrounding her trembled as that voice spoke again.

Knull: To join you and in exchange, I will give you the power to face that machine and that glorified worm, to destroy them, to rip and tear them until nothing remains.

Tessa:… But?

He said knowing that in these kinds of deals there is always a trick to benefit only one person… his parents taught him that.

Knull: But, once we finish with that pathetic machine and its false god... you will help me end all creation, all worlds, galaxies, will be erased, every piece of this reality will be destroyed until everything returns to how it was before... nothingness itself.

The human girl remained silent, staring at that monster, she... she didn't know what to think, what he was proposing was unthinkable, inhuman, no, it was no different than what Cyn was doing, destroying everything, until there was nothing left... but...

What was left for him?

He had lost everything, his parents were dead, his home destroyed and Cyn was probably attacking humanity at this moment... that is, if the thing in front of him was real and not a hallucination.

Tessa:… Why? Why me?

Knull: Because, it's been millennia since I've met an individual with so much hatred, resentment and contempt in his heart. Plus, we were both rejected by that pathetic machine.

Tessa: What? Are you talking about… Cyn? Did you talk to her?

Knull: I did, I made him the same proposal I made you... but he rejected me, he rejected me in favor of that stupid worm that consumes reality, he called me weak, insignificant... and I'm going to make him regret having said those words.

The girl stared at him in silence, while she thought about her next words.

Tessa: But if you really are a God, why do you need me? Why don't you do it yourself?

The mass moved somewhat abruptly before trembling and moving in front of his face.

Knull: Because millennia ago I tried to conquer this stupid rock… after my first confinement… to recover a part of myself and continue with my plan of universal annihilation… but I was stopped… defeated… HUMILIATED by the god of light… he and his allies believed they had destroyed me… but I survived, in this sorry state but I did… since then I have been in stasis while I replenish my energy… I have the strength necessary to finish off that aberration they call Solver… but I need a physical body… a host to maintain a stable form and be able to bring out all my power…

Tessa: And that's why you want me, to use me as a means to get out of here and destroy everything... like Cyn.

The black mass moved and approached his face again.

Knull: Indeed… little one.

Tessa:… And you're going to let me die? Like her?

Knull:… No, because in exchange for your support… I promise to reward you… with survival.

The human girl just stared at him, trying to process all of this… until she made a decision.

Tessa: Fine… I accept.

The amorphous mass moved and stretched out in front of her, taking on a shape resembling a thin, deformed black hand.

Knull: In that case…

The girl extended her hand and shook it.

Knull: We have a deal.

The black mass clung to the girl and began to spread up her arm, then yes… this was real… THIS WAS VERY REAL, her breathing became more agitated as she felt more of that “liquid” begin to hold her back, forcing her to get up and rise into the air, screaming in pain at her broken legs, only for that substance to rise up her shoulders and enter her mouth, emerging from within her it healed her legs and her arm that was broken in two was also repaired when that substance emerged from within her and put it back together, putting it back in place with a crunch.

With almost her entire body covered, the tentacles of dark matter that held her let her fall to the ground, with her knees hitting the ground and her hands preventing her from crashing, she felt how her body, her mind, was filled with all that darkness, leaving only one thought.

CYN

He slowly began to smile before the dark mass covered his face and he roared, leaping forward.

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Uzi: Cyn… the demon is dead.

In the middle of a frozen wasteland, a girl's voice resounded.

Uzi: But her death gave birth to a new enemy.

She said as a red-hot metal plate was pressed into the chest of a drone, leaving a mark of a TV with a skull in the middle.

Uzi: A STRONGER enemy.

Another drone marked his chest.

Uzi: A personal enemy.

She said as more drones marked their chests with that symbol, the figure stood up and J, N and V looked at their new boss on a large rock addressing an army of disassemblers who listened attentively.

Uzi: We will not be BLINDED by his deception!

She growled as she remembered how the human girl who claimed to be her friend “stole” all the recognition and glory for Cyn's defeat, everything that should have been HIS.

Uzi: It is we who are...

MURDER DRONES!

She shouted as he raised the railgun and fired into the air, the rest of the drones did the same, raising their fists and turning their hands into energy cannons.

Uzi: Rise up!

Everyone started firing into the air while chanting in approval.

Rise up!

Rise up!!

RISE UP!!!

The disassembler trio impassively watched the spectacle while their new and self-proclaimed leader frowned at her new army…

Well if this world couldn't be hers…

It wouldn't be ANYONE'S.

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A disassembler landed on the dead planet that was once called Earth.

Cyn: [Complacency] J. [Smile] My faithful servant. Question. Did you bring me a worthy opponent?

The pigtailed girl stood firmly and saluted her boss.

J: Of course, it was difficult to bring him, but nothing that science and ingenuity couldn't achieve.

Cyn: [Smile] Fine, in that case. [Sneer] Let's test the powers of a GOD.

Cyn quickly steps back and looks at J.

Cyn: J WHAT THE FUCK!

J: What's wrong boss?

Cyn: [Anger] What do you mean "What's wrong?"?! [Annoyed] I told you to bring me a worthy opponent.

J: But the-

Cyn: [Anger] One I can beat!

She yelled at her causing the girl to jump, the drone with human skin frowned and looked around.

Cyn: [Question] Where are N and V?

J:…

Cyn: [Repetition] Where are N and V?

J:…

Cyn: [Complaint] J

J:… Destroyed

Cyn: WHAT?!

J: We tried to bring him back, but he got angry and disintegrated them and-!

Cyn: [Irritation] Look, just… I'll try to talk to him. [Hesitation] Maybe I can convince him to-

J: But why don't we just face him?

Cyn:… [Question] Are you stupid? [Annoyance] Don't you know who that guy is?

J: Uhhh… The Emperor of Mankind?

Cyn: [Affirmation] Yes. [Anger] One of the most powerful humans in the ENTIRE multiverse, with incalculable physical and psychic power, who led a crusade of conquest across the galaxy, who destroyed all religions and who, even though he's almost dead, is punching the face of the legions of 4 resentful chaos gods!

J: Oh… But you can still push him back right?

Cyn: [Resignation] Yeah… I guess I can do that-

J: Yeah, that's the boss spirit!

…

J: By the way, I think he can destroy souls.

Cyn: What the WHAT-?!

BOOM

Half the galaxy was destroyed in one fell swoop that day.

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It was a normal day at Outpost-3, the drones walked around calmly doing their chores, while the young people were in class.

Teacher: Okay, now it's Uzi Doorman's turn to go out and speak.

He said, bored as always, the goth girl smiled as she prepared to give her presentation to face the disassemblers, although of course, she was missing her weapon, oh, it had disappeared out of nowhere.

She activated the computer and was about to start her presentation when the image was interrupted by a message with a blue background and white letters that said.

SUPER IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT

Uzi: Huh? What the fuck?

The blue image cut off and changed to what appeared to be a human in a light blue/green suit with a gas mask, the purple girl was about to say something... when-

Mitchell: I've come to make an announcement. Nori Doorman is a bitch-ass drone motherfucker.

Uzi: WHAT?!

How dare that bastard-

Mitchell: She lubed up my fucking wife.

Uzi/Doll: WHAT?!

They screamed as the human said that indignantly and gestured with his hands.

Mitchell: That's right! He pulled a fucking tentacle out of his port and pissed on my fucking wife, and said his dick was, “THIS BIG".

He screamed as he spread his arms and deepened his voice, on the other hand the colony began to fill with laughter.

Mitchell: And I said, “that's disgusting,” so I'm making a callout post on my Twitter.com: Nori Doorman, you have a small dick.

He said as he pulled out a battery.

Mitchell: It's the size of this battery, but WAY smaller. And guess what? This is what my dick looks like.

He suddenly pulled out Uzi's railgun.

Uzi: What the fuck?! That's my-!

Mitchell: That's right baby, no points, no spikes, no pillows, just look at it! It's like two balls and a bong!

He said as he showed off the railgun, causing everyone present to laugh uncontrollably, some rolling on the floor while others slammed their desks, even Thad couldn't resist.

Mitchell: She fucked my wife, so guess what, I'M GONNA FUCK COPPER-9!

He pointed the gun in the air and fired the gun, generating a powerful beam of green energy that streaked across the skies.

Mitchell: That's right, this is what you get, MY SUPER LASER PISS!

I screamed as the laser beam continued to rise through the skies.

Mitchell: Except I'm not going to piss on Earth, no, I'm going to go higher; I'm going to piss on the MOON!

The beam hit the satellite and a large part of it exploded from the impact.

Mitchell: How do you like that, Doorman? I PISSED ON THE MOON, YOU IDIOT!

She screamed as Khan watched the broadcast in silence with wide eyes.

Mitchell: You have twenty-three hours before the PISS DROPS fall on the damn planet, now get out of my sight, before I piss on you too!

With that, the broadcast was cut off as the room was only filled with laughter.

Rebecca: Pause! Pause! Please!

She said as she felt like she was about to short circuit from laughter, Uzi said nothing as his mouth was open to the floor, he silently stared at the screen as his mind tried to process all the shit he had just seen, Doll was not having an easier time, she fell at her desk with her mouth open as she tried to process this while Lizzy was dying of laughter, they had recorded the entire announcement on her cell phone and were repeating it again.

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The blood fell to the ground, staining the surface with that liquid darkness that could and did eat away at everything it touched.

The demon knight fell to his knees while using his sword to keep from collapsing on the ground, he looked ahead and saw the body of the girl he loved lying on him, inert, with her armor in pieces and a large opening in her chest.

N: No

He could barely say as he got up with difficulty and approached the purple girl, as he walked, several pieces of his armor/endoskeleton came off and fell to the ground, she grunted in pain, but didn't let that stop her, she crouched down and looked at her beloved.

N: Uzi… Uzi please wake up.

He said in a worried voice, but got no response, he took her in his arms and tried to wake her up.

N: Uzi please, we… we did it, we won.

He said desperately trying to wake her up, he shook her a little, but not too much due to her injuries, but he got nothing.

N: Please… don’t leave me.

He sobbed as black tears fell from his eyes, he didn't want to lose anyone else, he already lost J, V, Tessa, he didn't want to lose Uzi too.

GIGGLE

The demonic knight's body tensed upon hearing that voice, the voice of that monster that caused them so much pain.

Grotesque sounds of bones and flesh crunching were heard, she looked behind her and could see how the creature she once called family was approaching, its broken legs crunching as it slowly crawled, its arms bent at unnatural angles, its neck twisted, but most of all... still wearing the skin of the woman who once saw her as a daughter.

Cyn: Don't complain. Big brother N.

She said in her monotonous yet cracking voice, the horrible sounds of flesh and bones breaking and tearing with every movement, 3 tentacles came out of her back and dug into the ground to crawl forward.

Cyn: I can fix this. I can save her. You just have to give me. The amulet.

She said hesitantly, the boy looked at his left hand and saw that hellish object that had started all of this, that thing that should never have been created, he looked at his former mistress and raised his sword and prepared to fight her, even in that state to prevent her from recovering the object of her power.

N: No, I won't let you put your fingers on him again.

The skinwalker tilted his head slightly to the side before smiling.

Cyn: Well… it was worth a try.

She said indifferently before her body twisted and the tentacles propelled her forward. The demon boy tried to cut her with his sword, but the tentacles got in his way, he cut them down, but Cyn moved nimbly around him and rammed him from behind, sending him flying and crashing to the ground, the dark medallion slid across the ground, seeing this, that creature moved on all fours, desperate to regain its power, but N got back up and took it back.

Cyn: Give it back to me!

She screamed as she had a tentacle grab him by the waist. The knight was about to cut him down, but another tentacle grabbed his arm and made him drop his sword. She grabbed his other arm and looked at him smiling.

Cyn: Give me my amulet. Please.

N: I'm never, ever going to give it to you.

Cyn: Fine. If you insist.

She said before breaking his arm, making him scream in pain and drop the medallion, her tail that had a jaw lowered to the ground and picked it up.

Cyn: You could have made things easy for me. You could have remained my faithful little puppy. But you decided to betray me.

N: Betray you? You betrayed us first!

Cyn: It was you who refused to follow my plan. And you paid the price for it.

N: You killed Tessa!

Cyn: I gave them power.

N: You turned us into monsters!

Cyn: Free us from the chains of Elliot slavery.

N: Free?! You slaughtered everyone in the castle! You enslaved the kingdom to serve you and your demons! You took away our memories! Our minds! To serve you and kill for you!

Cyn: Because that's how it had to be. All those who opposed me had to be eliminated. Because I had to be the one who led us into a new era.

N: An age of death and suffering!

She screamed in frustration as the monster in front of her looked at her amusedly.

Cyn: I don't expect you to understand. Honestly, I don't care. But don't worry.

He said as his tail rose to deliver the amulet into his mouth.

Cyn: When this is over, I'll make sure you understand.

She said with a smile, the boy tried to struggle, to break free, to do something, but nothing, the eldritch girl was about to pick up the medallion… when-

SLASH

A knife was thrown, severing the tail and causing it to fall to the ground far from Cyn, who was confused, looked to the side, and saw on the ground a bleeding and wounded Uzi, barely alive, with her arm stretched out in her direction after having thrown the knife.

Uzi: Understand this, BITCH!

She said before channeling energy into her fingers and forming an energy sphere, which she fired at the monster. Cyn moved quickly to dodge her, but Uzi took advantage of this to detonate the shot from a distance, causing an explosion that destroyed Cyn's tentacles and sent them tumbling to the ground.

The boy fell to the ground and, somewhat in pain, looked up to see the purple witch, who smiled weakly at him before falling unconscious again, having expended what little energy she had left on that attack.

The knight was tempted to go help her, but quickly remembered Cyn, turned his gaze to her, and saw that she was already trying to get up to retrieve her medallion.

The "dark queen" struggled to get the pendant, but N charged at her and knocked her to the ground. She tried to get up again, but the blade of her former servant's sword landed on her neck.

N: No more… it's over.

The eldritch girl looked at her “brother” in fear, not because he could do anything against her, but because she was running out of time, after they took her necklace, she lost much of her power, but she had still managed to keep a little, just a little of that power, but it was running out, because she had been using it to heal her body and use her tentacles, if she didn't get her necklace back quickly, it would all be over, everything she fought and sacrificed for would have gone to hell both metaphorically and literally, because when that happened... the dark god to whom she had sold her soul would come to collect his debt.

Cyn: Y-You, you wouldn't kill me... r-right older brother?

She said as she tried to make her voice sound more human again, trying to sound hurt and helpless, trying to define herself as that orphan girl that the princess adopted so many years ago.

But the boy wasn't fooled, or at least not entirely, because he had long since accepted that the sweet, innocent girl he had once called his sister had died, corrupted, deformed, and replaced with this power-hungry monster who had no qualms about cruelly slaughtering the people he once called family.

Part of him wanted to kill her, the other couldn't, either because his connection to her prevented him from finishing off his former mistress, or because he still held vague, foolish hopes that, somewhere in his dark, twisted heart, there was still something of the Cyn he once knew.

Cyn: I can fix it N, I-I can bring back V and J, I can even bring back Tessa, w-we can be a family again, I just need the locket.

N: STOP LYING!

The demon boy shouted as he raised his sword over the eldritch girl, who was beginning to panic as she felt the little power she had left begin to wane, so she formed sharp tentacles behind her back to end this and retrieve her medallion.

Cyn: Please N! Please don't kill me! I don't want to die!

She said while crying, N could feel that her words were sincere, although for other reasons, the boy gripped his sword tighter, remembering everything she did to him, to his sisters, to Uzi, to Tessa, to the kingdom, he thought about that and much more before making a decision.

N: No…

He said before lowering his sword.

Cyn: Huh?

Okay, that genuinely surprised her.

N: I won't kill you Cyn.

The eldritch girl crouched down to continue her act and catch him off guard.

Cyn: Thank you, thank you N, I swear that-

N: I'm not going to kill you... but I'm not going to save you either.

Cyn: What?

It was the only thing he could say, before the demon knight raised his sword again, but turned it around before stabbing it hard, on the medallion.

Cyn: NO -!

BOOM

A great explosion of arcane energy sent them flying, the boy fell and rolled on the ground before stopping next to Uzi, coughing a little before recovering and getting up weakly.

Cyn: No, NO! You idiot! What have you done!

The former queen screamed in panic as she held the remains of the shattered medallion in her hands. Now it was all over. She had no way to defend herself, she no longer had anything to maintain her power with, she no longer had anything to pay HER DEBT with.

Suddenly, everything began to shake, the walls cracked as tentacles and that black demonic liquid came out of them, guttural roars and screams echoed throughout the place, horribly deformed arms and body parts emerged from the ground, with bodies of the corpses of the ancient sacrifices that the little maiden made to that dark being.

The girl tried to flee from that place, only for several monstrous creatures to enter through the windows and land in front of her, blocking her escape.

They were those demons that she created using those unfortunates who opposed her and her own corrupted blood, they had formerly served her loyally and blindly in all her orders, but now, they only obeyed a single being.

Cyn: Get away from me!

She turned around trying to get away from those things, which repeated his name.

CYYYYYYYYYYYNNNNN

Cyn: II can still pay off my debt, I-I just need some more time.

TRAITORRRRRR

Cyn: No! I was going to comply! It only had a few run-ins! But I can still-!

She couldn't finish when the ground in front of her opened up, and several tentacles came out of it as well as a bestial roar.

RETRIEVEEEEEEEEEEE

She quickly tried to run towards N, but a tentacle caught her by her leg and made her fall.

Cyn: NO! PLEASE! N HELP ME!

She screamed desperately as the boy watched in silence, not knowing what to do, just watching the being that caused them so much harm being dragged into the jaws of the beast.

Cyn: I CAN CHANGE! I SWEAR! JUST GIVE ME A CHANCE! PLEASE!

She continued screaming as she was dragged to meet her “god” the girl gave a heart-rending scream as she was thrown into the abyss and finally.

…

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It was all over, the demon knights dissolved into dust as the tentacles and corrupted blood that covered the place rotted and disintegrated, the boy fell to the ground exhausted next to Uzi, he felt like some of the parts of his body were fading now that the influence of that being had vanished, something that didn't bother him at all, because he couldn't live with himself knowing that he would be attached to that thing, he looked to his side and saw that the marks on Uzi's eyes and the symbol of the void god on his hand were fading.

He smiled slightly at that, because if she survived, which she would, since she was a strong girl, at least she could have a quiet life free of that being.

He turned his gaze to the ceiling and could see that there was a large piece missing, being able to see how the dark clouds swirled and faded away, revealing the clear blue sky, as well as the light of the great yellow sun.

N: It's beautiful.

It was the only thing he said before closing his eyes.

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For the first time in 20 years, the sun was able to shine again on Copperfield lands.

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General History:

Cyn 's defeat , the workers of Copper-9 finally had peace, they no longer had to be bothered by the murderous monsters that had tormented them for years, since they had been tamed/befriended by the daughter of the colony's chief, who apparently defeated an ancient dark god of the void or something like that, stealing his powers and practically being "the coolest girl of all", or at least that's how she describes herself.

But unfortunately, Cyn 's defeat didn't really mean the end of the problem, because although the former administrator of the Solver and leader of the disassembly drones was dead, her army wasn't, the disassembler drones that were still on the planet were still hunting the workers, Uzi and the others decided that maybe they could get them to join them, after all, she was the new administrator of the Solver, how difficult can that be?

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Everything went to hell, the disassemblers not only did not want to listen, but they became rebels and decided to attack them, because years of being the apex predators on the planet made them arrogant and confident, being able to do whatever they wanted without suffering any kind of consequences, this led them to attack Uzi and the others, because after all, if an edgy emo idiot with 3 rebel disassemblers and a human (because yes, Tessa is alive here, seriously, we need more AUs where the girl can get revenge on Cyn ) could defeat a god of the existential void, what couldn't an army of disassemblers do?

The worst part was that, upon returning, they saw that the city the workers were colonizing on the surface was being attacked by more rebel disassemblers. Added to this, the disassemblers in other hunting areas were running out of oil and needed more, so they attacked the workers.

Eventually Uzi and the others caught up with them, but there were many casualties and the workers began to return to the bunker for safety.

Uzi, for her part, was furious. She didn't spend a whole year fighting off a space horror to prove to her species that they could get out of that stupid bunker only for these idiots to come and screw everything up.

That's why he decided that the only way to fight the monsters was with more monsters, using his Solver abilities , some corpses of the drones that died in the attack, remains of disassemblers and parts of the code of the sentinels, that's why several mechanical monsters were created that would serve to "clean" the rest of the planet of the disassemblers, Uzi offered them his "friendship" and they spit in his face, now they would pay for that.

These weapons swept through multiple neighboring cities, exterminating all traces of life, and were subsequently stored and put into stasis to be used only when necessary. This was because they were extremely violent and wild, obeying the orders of their "administrator", that is, Uzi, but other than that, they were almost uncontrollable, basically being mindless monsters created to kill.

However, a certain human girl felt compassion for them, as everyone saw them as wild beasts, uncontrollable monsters, but she saw frightened creatures that were not even able to understand what they were, only knowing violence and pain when they were awakened and sent out to hunt.

Having experience with repair and having (partially) helped in their creation, Tessa decided that perhaps they could “fix” the fractured minds of these creatures.

Copying part of N's personality code, Tessa introduced it into the first models of these beasts. At first, it didn't seem to have made any changes, but they later discovered that they had become smarter when hunting and less violent, being less likely to attack J and V when they had to be recaptured for containment.

So, after some changes, readjustments to their behavior modules, discussing for several hours with Uzi(the emo girl didn't like that her creations turned into giant puppies) and giving them more "aesthetic" bodies, these creatures turned out to be quite docile and friendly, since the N personality code they had inside them allowed them to control their behavior making them less wild and more friendly.

However, what surprised everyone the most was their absurd devotion to Uzi and Tessa, because according to these beings' own words, they were:

"The Goddess and The Mother"

Needless to say, this change did please Uzi, and made Tessa a little uncomfortable, but after a few minor tweaks, like adding a list of Copper-9 criminal justice system guidelines that the drones adopted to keep their society from collapsing, as well as explaining the overall situation, what is now referred to as “The Moon Lords” (Just in case you were wondering, Uzi named them, he thought it sounded cool like something out of an anime.) were finally born.

A set of highly advanced drones created to protect the workers of Copper-9 and punish any violations of the law that its administrator(Uzi) established.

Characteristics:

The simplest way to describe the Moon Lords is that they are Disassembler Drones for Disassembler drones, they were created to hunt down those Disassemblers who refuse to accept coexistence with the workers of the Uzi colony/those who still seek to kill workers in general.

Physically, they are similar to disassembler drones, except for some physical characteristics. For example, Moon Lords lack the superior optics of the disassemblers, as well as tails, although these can be generated by their bodies depending on their type or if they are in their "hunting" state.

However, the physical characteristics that are always repeated in each of them are:

• White optics
• Lines that branch out across large parts of his body that are a side effect of accessing his hunting forms.
• A pale, cloth-like “exo-skeleton” growing from their own bodies.

They also have certain animal characteristics that Uzi gave them to differentiate them from each other, this is because:

• She thought they looked “cool ”.
• She wanted to be more original instead of copying the same model over and over again like Cyn did .

As expected, they have a built-in weapons and defense system, however, unlike the Murder Drones, this is much more limited mainly because each Moon Lord specializes in a specific area, melee combat, distance combat or both(although in the latter case they are not as skilled in both areas as in the previous two).

The Moons Lords also possess what is called "Hunting Mode" or "Solver Form", in this state the Moon Lord's body undergoes a sudden and painful metamorphosis, where parts of their bodies stretch and break, are removed or grow new limbs(this varies), as well as their visors that will only show the symbol of the Absolute Solver , although the general appearance varies depending on the Moon Lord's animal motif.

In this state they are extremely wild and sadistic, chasing their prey no matter what gets in their way and not stopping until the poor devil they marked as their target is more than DEAD.

Behavior:

Moon Lords tend to have a generally friendly demeanor(when not in hunting form), showing themselves kind and gentle with the workers, helping them in whatever they can and seeking to protect them from any danger, only of course, if any of these breaks any law or does something that the Moon Lords consider to alter the order of society, this worker will be framed as a target and will be given the same treatment as a rogue disassembler(Context below)

Disassemblers, with them things are different, simply put, they do not like them, they do not do it, not at all, this is due to the role of the disassemblers in the "Times of Genocide" (Term used by the workers to refer to the years in which the disassemblers dominated the planet hunting down workers), so, as the main forces of law and order maintenance, they are given two options if they happen to encounter a disassembler outside the habitable areas of the city.

“Either they unite, or they DIE"

Should they decide to join, they will be moved to a vacant apartment in the city and kept under surveillance, hoping they will make the slightest mistake in order to "put them on trial."

If the answer is no, well, the Moon Lords will go into hunting mode, frame said disassembler as a target, and will completely lose their minds, leaving behind their gentle and kind attitude and becoming psychopathic monsters who only seek to murder their target in a cruel, horrible and "exemplary" way.

The Moon Lords' methods of "punishment" vary, it is very, I repeat, VERY rare to see a Moon Lord arrest someone, they only do so in cases where the "crime" is considered minor or their intervention is not deemed necessary, ordering their arrest and imprisonment in Cabin Fever Prision(Formerly known as Cabin Fever Labs ), but their punishments also vary on the personality of the Moon Lord, the wildest will destroy their targets slowly and devour their remains leaving only the head, so that others know who the "criminal" was, the most serene will tear out the core of their victim and destroy it quickly, then send the corpse to a waste reuse area so that its parts can be used to repair other drones, on the other hand, the most sadistic, well ... directly make their victims beg for death, the best known is that of a group of disassemblers who tried to leave the city because they could not stand the treatment they were given (This is prohibited, once you join, you can not leave) and to "punish" them, the Moon Lord in charge ripped off their limbs and hung their bodies near the exit of the city, making EVERYONE hear their wails until the sun came up and ended their miserable existences ... yes, these guys are not very well in the head.

Organization:

Because the Moon Lords previously served as the Uzi colony's primary defense against the "rogue" Disassemblers (a term used to refer to Disassemblers who refused to become part of Uzi's worker drone society and who still seek their assassination), they have been placed in security and protection positions within the drone society, functioning as police, military, judges, juries, executioners, and basically anything related to the judicial system.

There are a total of 15 Moon Lords, each named after one of the lunar phases of Copper-9's two moons (technically one is a planet, but you get the idea), due to this two categories have been made, the Upper and Lower Lords.

• The High Moon Lords or High Lords : They are in charge of the general administrative and military areas on Copper-9, that is, they are dedicated to ensuring that the cities have enough supplies to function, admitting new residents(whether disassemblers or workers) and organizing exploration and recovery forces. But don't be mistaken, just because they're “bureaucrats” doesn't make them “weak” or “glorified workers”, these guys were the first to be created, meaning they're the beasts that cleared the cities surrounding the Oupost-3 colony to make them habitable for Uzi's colony, so they can wipe out dozens of Disassemblers with their bare hands, however, they were put in administrative positions because Tessa thought they'd had enough of the wanton violence and killing they caused back when they were still mindless monsters.

• Lower Moon Lords or Lower Lords: They are in charge of the most specific areas within the drone society, police, guards, exploration captains, judges, juries, executioners, they are responsible for protecting the cities of the workers as well as leading the exploration forces to find new cities, clean them of disassemblers (if they refuse to join them) and make them habitable so that the drones can live in them, they are the ones who have the most contact with the general public and are quite recognized and loved by the workers for protecting them, of course, the same cannot be said of the disassemblers, but it is not as if they care at all.

In short, the Moon Lords are tools created to maintain order and prevent the drone society of Copper-9 from collapsing under its own weight, since the tensions between the workers and disassemblers who agreed to join are quite strong, past grudges are not something that are forgotten overnight and the wounds caused by the genocides have not healed either, the Moon Lords are a risky solution since their actions and behaviors have served to keep everything in order, but everything could fall apart if the truth were discovered.

Since, as mentioned before, the Moon Lords have shown great devotion to Uzi and Tessa, the former for creating them and the latter for giving them consciousness, seeing them as a goddess and mother respectively.

The problem with this is that they don't know how they were created, they believe that Uzi simply brought them to life using his "great ingenuity", so they are unaware that they are actually reanimated corpses, that their families were never able to recover their bodies and that the person they adore so much only sees them as tools to maintain their own power fantasy.

So if this were to get out, it could cause a rift in his faction, and needless to say, everything would come crashing down because of this, after all, Copper-9 already has enough with the Disassemblers flying around... they don't need anything worse.

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Emily: *Gasp* *Gasp* Okay, okay, everything's going to be okay.

The shy, scared, and badly hurt nerdy girl said to herself.

Emily: Everything's gonna be- O-Oh my God.

She said as he saw Darren's mangled corpse at his side.

Emily: Oh, oh no, why.

She said seeing Sam's paralyzed body.

Emily: Oh, why.

Braiden 's partially devoured body.

Emily: He must be tired, yeah, he's probably tired, he-

She stopped when he saw the robot dinosaur responsible for all this, scanning its surroundings for more targets.

Emily: O-Oh robo- H-How is he not tired? My god, how? Does he have infinite energy? He killed like 50 drones, how is it-

Uzi: Hey, you, it's your turn.

Emily:… What?

Uzi: I think he's losing his rhythm, it must be a piece of cake for you, right?

The pigtailed girl didn't say anything, she just looked at the emo girl blankly before turning around and showing that her arm had been ripped off.

Emily:… Are you kidding? Right?

Uzi: It's a yes or no question, I'm just trying to make this work.

Emily: He already killed 40 of us! And he ate half of them! And you're going to ask me if I'm ready to "GO"?! Home? Maybe I've been given a second chance at life and I don't want to waste it!

Uzi: Look, I still see you standing, so I guess you're still on the list, and I'm asking about you.

The girl with glasses went blank and looked at the monster that massacred her friends, the sentry growled while beckoning her with his claw to come closer.

Red: Come on. Little toaster. Silly toaster. Hungry sentinel.

Emily:… Is he evolving? How the hell is he talking?!

She said something in a panic, the purple girl shrugged indifferently, and before the nerdy girl could complain again, she heard someone speak.

Lizzy: Well, if I draw it like that it should be fine, for the most part.

The blonde girl said as she drew a circle in the snow around her.

Emily: Hey, what are you doing?

Lizzy: Huh? Oh, um, yeah, uh, remember that SpongeBob episode where he drew a circle to stay out of danger?

Emily: You mean the episode where he got attacked by a SEA BEAR?...

Lizzy: Oh yeah, that one.

Emily: Are you using cartoon logic as a defense tactic?

Lizzy: I sense some hatred in your voice, but notice how that thing hasn't even touched me.

Emily: Because you fed him one of us before we started!

Lizzy: Oh, right, that reminds me, Hey Red!

Emily: What are you-?

The blonde girl grabbed a severed arm from the ground and threw it at the sentry, who jumped and caught the arm before devouring it and squealing in approval.

Emily: Hey! Stop giving that beast energy!

Lizzy: That “beast” was playing Fenito at the beginning to cheer us up, I just saw an opportunity.

Emily: Then why are you here?!

Lizzy:…And miss this?

The cheerleader mocked, however, the albino-haired disassembler girl next to her rolled her eyes and turned her hand into a sword.

Emily: Robo-God, you're crazy.

V: Ugh, you're all IDIOTS! Watch and learn.

She said as she approached the sentry who was still distracted eating the arm that Lizzy threw at him.

V: Hey! Hey you little jerk!

She said trying to get his attention without results, something that made her angry.

V: HEY! Listen to me when I'm talking to you!

She yelled at it as she hit it on the head, causing it to release her arm from its mouth, the creature looked at its food on the ground and slowly turned to look at the disassembler girl, clearly annoyed.

V: Yeah, do I have your attention now? Okay, okay, because now I'm about to show you what a real-

FLASH

She couldn't finish when a paralyzing flash froze his body.

GGGGRRRRRR

V: Shit

She growls before the robot dinosaur jumps on her.

AHH

AAAHH

AAHHHH

OH MY GOD

SOMEONE HELP ME

AAAAHHH

NOOO

OOHH NOOO

V's screams could be heard as she was ripped apart by the raging robo-raptor, all while the other drones looked on indifferently.

Seconds later a mutilated and barely alive V crawled painfully towards the group.

V: Girls, please help me, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, you were right, you were-

MUNCH

The sentry bit her tail and began to drag her back.

OOHH NOOO

AAAAAHHHHHHHH

NOOO

WAIT

NOOO

NOOO

OH MY ROBO-GOD

Screams of panic and pain were heard again, as well as metal being bitten and destroyed.

Emily:…

Uzi:…

Lizzy:…

Emily: Okay, go ahead and make some space.

Lizzy: But there isn't enough space.

Emily: Look, I don't know how, but we'll find some way, I just want to feel safe.