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A very loud bell rang through the corridors, interrupting the workers who were intrigued by the noise
But the leaders knew what was happening

Carmilla C: We'll finish the work later, I have to go.
The head of the weapons department said, then retreated towards the meeting room

Frederick:It's not a good sign Carmine.
He commented on that instead of robotics and then followed his colleague
We haven't had an emergency meeting since the Black Hat underlings attacked us.

Geronimo S:An emergency meeting?

Betty: It seems so.
Core replied smiling
Better if we go, and I haven't spoken to the other leaders in a long time.

Geronimo S: Something serious must have happened.
Unlike his colleague, the mouse was more worried

Mickey: Sorry guys but I have to go, meetings are calling, keep finding ideas for the commercial okay?
The toon quickly announced
Oh boy...

Shortly after~

Barbieri: Good morning, thank you all for coming here.

Everyone sat down, including those from the medical department, the scholastic department and the historical department

Miss Frizzle: Good morning Madame Barbieri.

Barbieri: Hello principal, thank you for joining us.

Donna: I hope it's urgent Barbieri.
Said the parasite in charge of the scientist

Barbieri: It's urgent.
It's about the safety of the place.

There's a knock on the door, which turns out to be Charlie and Vaggie
The two looked at Carmine in surprise

Vaggie: What are you doing here?!

Carmine C: I am head of the armory department.
What are YOU doing here?
The woman replied coldly

Barbieri: They are here because we have problems from your universe.

The two stood next to the taller woman

Mikey: So why this meeting miss?
The mouse asked cordially

Charlie M: We have problems.
Evening, the head of the heaven of my universe has...
Declared war on the organization.

There was silence, everyone stared at her with the same expression: confusion

Woman:What? In the sense, is she coming to attack us?

Vaggie: She said she will send her exorcists, heaven's army, against we.
During the peace meetings she found out about the organization, the situation escalated and she declared us traitors to the fandom.

Betty: Oh Providence, why this decision?
She asked strangely smiling, on the other hand it was difficult to tear that damned smile away from her

She pointed out

Geronimo S: Wait, that means everyone is in danger!
The mouse exclaimed in fear

Barbieri: Now, I know you are all obviously angry and scared for everyone's safety, and we will find a way to repel the attack.
We still have two months left.
The woman announced

Donna: Carmine, didn't you say that angelic weapons can kill angels? We could use those to repel them, we have plenty in the warehouse.

Carmine C: The problem is that we had to use them when they attacked the princess' hotel, now they know that exorcists can be killed with them, they will certainly have more powerful defenses.
She replied
I don't know if they will be enough now.

Meanwhile, outside~

Lincoln B: There you go Josef, your arms are like new again!

Lincoln was in the machine shop helping Josef with his non-functioning arms, it took him a while (and a lot of oil) to get the little robot back to working order.
He had put a scarf around his neck, making him official (in his own way) as an assistant robot

Lincoln B: Now come on, they want to see how much stuff you can fit in the-

???:Not so fast.

A female voice interrupted the boy's ideas, she was Ellie, Joe's laboratory assistant

Lincoln B:Hello? And would you be?
He asked confused

Ellie M: Ellie Marshall, I work in the armory, and you can't stay here.
She announced seriously

Lincoln B: I was just fixing a robot, is that a crime?

Ellie M: No, but you are not allowed to use the laboratories without permission, you could get hurt, so get out.

Lincoln B: Okay, you're boring.
He murmured

Ellie M:What?

Lincoln B: Nothing.
Let's go J.
He took the robot by the hand and walked away disconsolately

Some time later, in the city~

Lincoln B: "YOu MigHt gEt hURt" I just attached and cleaned some robotic arms, I don't think you have to be an aerospace engineer to do that.
He muttered to himself as he kicked some pebbles into the street
What do we do now?

The little robot looked around, and then pointed to what looked like an arcade

Lincoln B:An arcade?
Churches, not realizing he was finished with the "Cloud" Island fandom zone
OK let's go

New mission: Go to the arcade

The duo headed towards the colorful place, neon writing decorated the roof
It looked like something out of the 80s and a colorful writing on the glass door invited you to enter

The avenue where the structure was located was similar to one of those typical Californian towns, with grocery stores and discounts
Children played in the street with balls and rackets, there was a skateboard track and a playground that seemed abandoned, but that didn't stop the children from having fun

They found themselves inside the first room, where prizes are taken and money is exchanged
There was no one at the counter, just a boy with ginger hair who was waiting for something, he had a hand in plaster and a baseball bat with many colored stickers

Mission accomplished

Lincoln B: Is anyone there?

???:The girl will be arriving soon, she said she has to find the keys.
The boy replied

Lincoln B:The keys?

The other boy pointed to the door to the lounge, it was locked with 12 locks

Lincoln B:What the hell? But?

???:Let it be. You're new, I've never seen you.

Lincoln B: This is my first time here, Lincoln Barbieri.
He replied, and then shook the boy's hand

???: Timothy.
I live on the street "Via del Maggio", around here.

Lincoln B:I-

???: Damn!

A rather displeased voice came from the closet behind the counter, a girl who looked like she was made of... Plasticine?.
She had many keys with her

???:Here I am Tim, my father has put the keys in strange places again.
The girl explained, fixing her hair, then noticed Lincoln
Hi, welcome to the "12 locks: Fun and games" room, are you new?

Lincoln B: Yes, they are Barbers. Lincoln.

???:Liza.

The two shook hands, his was rather soft, like plasticine

Liza: Then I'll open right away, let's see...
She started counting, but she stopped at the number 11
Shit, one of the keys is missing.
she exclaimed

Lincoln B: Don't you have any spares?

Liza: No, because usually you shouldn't lock it, but my father has a bad habit of locking everything with 12 padlocks.

Lincoln B:12 exact?

Timothy M: This may seem strange to you, but it's true.
Don't ask me, I don't understand where this vice comes from

Liza: I'll go look for it.
The girl resigned herself, ready for some absurd puzzle of her father

???: Sorry, are you open?

The trio looked towards the entrance door, there was an insetiax girl who was looking at her curiously, she had a wooden stick in her hand

Liza: Of course, welcome! Now we have some problems regarding locks so maybe it's best if you come back another day.
We apologize for the inconvenience.
She explained

???: Padlocks? Can't find your keys?

Lincoln B:Y-Yes.
Why do you ask?

???:My name is Vizzana, lately I've been creating magical objects, one of this is "The universal key"

Timothy M:Universal key? I guess, does it open all doors?

Vizzana: Oh um, yes, here, it's the first time I've tried it, don't... Do you want me to try opening the locks?
She asked embarrassed, not expecting the question

Liza: I already have all the keys except number 12, I don't feel like looking for it so it's all yours.
The blue padlock.
She pointed to the rather used blue padlock

The other girl looked at him, and then took a gold-colored key from her saddlebag, the key was strange: it seemed liquid, and it didn't have the bottom part that was used to turn the lock mechanism.
As soon as he put it on, the key and the lock lit up, but the lock began to crumble until it broke completely.

Vizzana: Sorry, as I said it's a prototype and I'm still trying to find a way to keep it from being destroyed, here, sorry.
She murmured, clutching her skirt

Liza: No, don't worry, everything is ok, in fact, the fewer padlocks there are, the better.
Anyway the name is Liza, they are Timothy and-

Lincoln looked at the object in wonder and rushed towards her, full of questions

Lincoln B: That's amazing! How did you do it? Do you have any others? What other things have you created!

The barrage of questions made the non-fandom blush even more, no one had ever been interested in her ideas

Vizzana: Oh, um, I didn't expect that you would be interested.
I only have this unfortunately, but I have other things in my cart, but it's here at the moment.

Lincoln B: My name is Lincoln Barbieri, but to my friends I am "the man with a plan", and this is Josef.
He said holding up the little robot

Vizzana:Did you create it?
She asked in amazement

Lincoln B:No. But it's mine, it manages to keep a lot of objects inside it.

Timothy M:Nice robot Lincoln! Do you like robots too?

Liza: Once I went into space and among the things on the spaceship there was a robot, but this one seems to have come out of a steampunk novel.

???:Hey guys.

A guy made of plasticine with black hair appeared from behind the counter, he had a large box full of puppets

Liza:People, this is my father, Chudik.
She introduced the man
Dad, these are Lincoln, Vizzana and Timothy, you remember him right?

Chudik: Of course, I may have a short memory, but the most frequent customers remain.
Anyway I'm sorry to inform you guys but today the arcade has to close early, they have to do some work and the electricity will be out for a while.

Lincoln B:Oh come on...

Timothy M: Oh yes I remember now, my mother said it yesterday.

Chudik: Why don't you four go to the skate rink, there should be a lot of guys there.
The man suggested, and then went back into the warehouse
Now, where did my favorite blue lock go?

Liza: Oh oh, my father is right, let's go have fun outside!

Lincoln L: I hope my mom is having more fun...

Chapter Text

Meanwhile, to the organization~

The adults were arguing about what to do, Donna was furious with Charlie for having rushed through the organization, Geronimo was trying to calm her down, Mikey was proposing the worst, Carmine and Frederick were arguing among themselves and Barbieri was trying to make a plan

Woman: Because of the princess we are doomed!
The scientist shouted
We can't fight an army of heaven-sent assassins.

Geronimo S: Donna, she would have found out sooner or later, and then Charlie sure didn't want to cause this mess.

Mikey M: We're all going to die! An entire army against us!

Betty: This show will be fun to watch.
The presenter commented

Barbieri: Everyone calm down.

Nobody was listening to her, they were rightly worried, especially for the safety of the city

Suddenly Fizzle got tired and slammed her fist on the table

Miss Fizzle: Everyone, calm down! Barbieri asked for this meeting for a serious matter and we must listen to her, I'm sure we will find a solution, but accusing Charlie is not one of them!.
She scolded, looking at them seriously

Barbieri: Thank you Miss.
So, I know exactly that you are all stressed by this, but blaming Charlie for this is not helpful, we need to organize ourselves for the fight, he gave us 6 months, so the gunio.
As Donna said we have angelic weapons and glitches, exorcists can be killed with them.
We have many guards trained for combat, and this is not the first time someone has tried to invade us.
For the residents of the city we will tell them to enter the house and close everything, doors, windows, everything.

Vaggie: The exorcists follow Sera and Lute's orders after the death of their previous leader, Sera is not stupid: If she wants to attack us so badly she will target everyone here.

Frederick:How many will there be?

Vaggie:What?

Frederick:How many will there be? Did she give you a number of soldiers that she will use?

Barbieri:She said she will use 100, although I don't trust her word.

Geronimo S:But why do she hates non-fandoms so much? Have they ever done anything to her?

There was silence, none of the heads could answer, except Ted, the one from the historical department

Ted: It's a very old question.

Vaggie:How "ancient"? Do you know something about it?

Ted: For centuries
According to texts found in the times of the Insetiax people, a man arrived from foreign lands.
He was a kind of Messiah, he practiced peace between peoples and peaceful coexistence, in these times there wasn't a great tolerance for non-fandom peoples on our part, and the same on the other side.

Frederick:Didn't they burn the texts during the crusades of 1500?

Ted: We thought so, when we found the secret rooms we didn't understand why they guarded them so much.
He had many disciples, and many people believed in his ideals, but the angels considered him a danger, they were afraid that if the fandoms and the non-fandoms united they would generate a mixed lineage, which they considered dangerous and against nature.
They were therefore persecuted, and the final blow was when one of the disciples betrayed the Messiah and sold him to the village leaders who were looking for him.
We don't know what instigated them to do it, and we don't even know who they was, but one thing was certain:
He was killed in front of the city, and his disciples massacred.
However...

Donna:"However" what? Speak Ted.

Ted: Like I said, we didn't understand why they treasured these texts so much, then we realized:
When the Messiah died a figure appeared, it was Providence.

Silence, again.

Barbieri: The.. Providence?

Charlie M:Who is providence?

Vaggie:You don't know who she is?!
The guard exclaimed, surprised by the princess's lack of knowledge

Frederick:...Continue.

Ted: Providence is one of the Digital Gods, it appeared after the Angels of Creation had already created the Internet and some Fandom worlds.
And she, the creator of non-Fandoms, has never been looked upon favorably by the Seraphim.

Charlie M:Wait, Sera had mentioned Providence, she had defined her as "A dangerous parasite" and her offspring as "bringers of misfortune"

Betty: As if you fandoms were poor innocent lambs.
The woman commented with a harsh smile, receiving a look of hatred from Vaggie and one of discomfort from Charlie.

Ted: When she appeared she screamed, full of hatred because they had killed "her brother" and cursed the Seraphim, that they would "know death from those they had tortured"

Frizzle: So they attack us because we are doing what the Messiah was doing, seeking peace?

Geronimo S:But there are cases in which a fandom and a non-

Suddenly a call came, it was Mara

Mara: Mrs Barbieri, there is someone who would like to come in and talk, it seems urgent.

Barbers: Who is he?

Mara: She was sent from Heaven.

-Let her in<---
-Refuse

Barbieri:...Let her in.
She announced

The doors suddenly flew open, revealing-

Vaggie:You?!

Lute: So this is where the big guys talk, I expected something better.
She commented, ignoring her ex-colleague
And you should be the heads of the departments, even here those who selected you were blindfolded.

Barbieri: If you're here to insult us then leave.

Lute: No liar, I'm here because the agreements have changed.

Geronimo S:Would you be?

Lute: I am the new general of the exorcists, my name is Lute, and I am here because as i said the agreements have changed.

Barbieri:What do you mean?

Lute:Sera anticipated the attack by three months, but asked that all citizens stay indoors on the day of the attack, so they will not be affected , and above all not to try to be heroes.
As for weapons, we will only use our angelic spears, nothing too "exaggerated" like we do with sinners.

Woman:And who says you will keep your word?
To make us lower our guard and then attack us with everything you have?

Lute: Because unlike you parasites we don't take advantage, we know how much you care about them.
Also because the fight already has our advantage.

Frederick: Logical: Attacking an organization without weapons is already a shameful advantage.

Vaggie:But-
She was about to say something, but was silenced by a look from Carmine

Lute: Right, whatever you are, we could even come bare-handed and still be vice president.
I find it a waste of my sisters time.
But Sera deems you a traitorous threat, and we destroy the traitors.
She said with a sadistic smile

Frizzle:Your pride makes you look like a demon.
The same people you seem to be exterminating, isn't that a bit hypocritical of you?

Lute's expression changed, she was now annoyed

Lute: Why don't you go back on that wreck and teach the kids plants instead of talking.

Carmilla C:Are you finished? If you have nothing else to say that we need then you can leave.
I look at her with challenge

Lute: You, you should have already been dead for a while, how do you escape our exterminations?

Carmilla C:1 step:Don't get pierced by a 1 meter tall cyclops.
She replied with a smile

Lute could no longer see with anger and he drew her sword, ready to kill, if she hadn't been stopped by one of Frederick's tentacle.

Frederick: As my colleague said: Have you finished acting like a rebellious teenager?

Lute: You will all pay for defying us, when this day comes you all in this room will know death.
She threatened them venomously, and then she will leave
You will be the first Barbieri, hope we don't find your son, it would be bad to have him die because of a princess.
After that she left

Vaggie: What do you do, Barbieri I assure you that she will not touch your son, she will have to first-

Barbieri: No, I'll take care of it.
Carmilla: Take all the weapons that are here and see if you can upgrade them.
Betty and Geronimo: Send a message to everyone in the city and the organization and report the curfew.
Frederick: Activate the city shield, it will repel them if they come from the port.
Ted: Find everything you can about Seraphim and Providence.
Frizzle: Close the school, none of the students must be there.
Everyone else should notify the closure of the department on that date, is everything clear?

Everyone responded in unison and then they were able to leave the meeting, only Vaggie, Charlie and Barbieri remained

Charlie M: We would give you all the support you need, we will join the fight, we-

Barbieri: What you can do now is talk to Emily and see if a solution can be found.
She cut it short with a note of harshness

Charlie M:I-

Vaggie put a hand on her shoulder to tell her it was enough, the two walked away

Barbieri: What have we gotten ourselves into?
Mara? Call Lincoln.

Mara: I apologize but he's not here now, he left three hours ago.

Barbieri:...What?

Meanwhile~

The unlikely quartet (and Josef) stood above the skate park's highest slope

Lincoln B:Is this the highest runway?
He asked rather perplexed

Timothy M: Yes, but no one uses it, so they just make graffiti on it.
He explained as he chose the canister
It's not even as high as the "Brain Crush" one.

Liza: That one is tall, too bad it's in another world.
Do you want the blue one?

Timothy took the can and began to paint a letter

Vizzana:Can I ask you something? Why antennas?

Lincoln B:These? After two years I don't pay much attention to them, but they appeared after I came out of a colored pool

Vizzana:Do you mean the pools where you meet "Core"?

Lincoln B: Yes! How do you know?

Vizzana:It's basic knowledge for us non-fandoms... And then I read it in the library.

Lincoln B:At my mother's house there is a huge library with all the classics of human-human literature, over a couple of years I developed a certain love for them.

Vizzana: Really? I always wanted to see what human-humans wrote , being your creators they should have a lot of things to tell.
She replied excitedly , then she turned to Liza and Timothy
Do you like libraries?

Timothy M: I'm more of a comic book store type, but I've gone to the library sometimes.

Liza:I've had bad experiences with libraries.

Vizzana: They are beautiful, you can find everything there.
....What are you drawing Timothy?

Timothy M:Come and see my masterpiece for find out!

The two reached there and saw what he had done, we don't know if it is a masterpiece, but it was still impressive
It was a grungy neon green and blue sign that read "T waz here!" in capital letters

Vizzana:Where did you learn to make them?
She asked curiously

Timothy M: One of the guys on the baseball team showed us how to do it after the last game.

Lincoln B: Isn't it illegal to do graffiti?

Liza: Yes, but no one cares , especially if you do them in abandoned places or "Teenagers only places".
And then none of the adults can catch us if they find us.

???:Impressive for you kids.

Liza: Oh no...

The three turned and saw a girl looking at them
They e had short brown hair, headphones around their neck and a denim jacket and a purple skateboard that screamed 90s.

Lincoln B:Would you be?

???: Ashley, but Ash is better.
I run the Arcade Paradise.
I didn't think Liza's little group would get bigger.

Liza: I'm sorry but you know how it is, when you come to my arcade you can't leave.

Lincoln B:Um, do you know each other?

Liza:Unfortunately....Yes.

Ash:Anyway you losers have to go, the municipality wants to close the ramp and demolish it, they said some idiot fell and broke a rib last week.
I seriously want to see who this genius is that came up with the idea to go backwards.

Lincoln B: Seriously?!

Ash: Yes, don't you kids have a better place to go?

Liza: Being that we're cool kids we obviously go to cool places.
The girl replied with a bit of pride

Ash: At most you can go to the train in the playground.
As long as you don't end up blocking yourself like Liza's father did.

Liza: At least my father loves me.
She muttered angrily

Ash:What?

Timothy M:She said we're leaving! Come on guys, let's go... Anywhere else...

The four (and Josef) walked out of the skate park, it wasn't exactly a day for going out

Vizzana:You know Lincoln, while you were arguing with that girl I was leafing through my notebook, and I noticed that maybe I understood why you have those antennas, and the tail, and the rest.

Lincoln B: Really?

Vizzana: But we should go to the library to confirm this theory of mine.
I only ask you one thing: Have you by any chance picked up any interesting "skills"?

Lincoln thinked about it, actually recently he was able to control the TV based on what he thinks, changing the channel
And he could modify his corrupted limbs

Lincoln B: Yes, I can change the channel with my head.
And I can change the color of one of my eyes depending on my emotions and change the shape of my limbs
He explained by showing how he changed his hand into a hammer in a matter of seconds

Vizzana: Interesting...

New mission: Go to the library

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Liza: Is this the library?

In front of them was a large building with huge stone columns of ancient age
The door was made of oak and there were carvings representing people reading, the hinges and handles were made of gold
The windows were large and were stained glass, also depicting figures of philosophers and ancient masters
The stairs were made of marble and a golden plaque above the door read:

"In honor of the philosopher Ricardae:
Ista scientia potestas est, sine causa nulla futura est"

4 A.B, 30 D.B"

Lincoln B:It should be this as Vizzana says.

Vizzana: This library was established by the philosopher Ricardae after his death, he had collected all the texts of the Messiah and had hidden them before they were taken and burned by the angelic censors.

The three looked at her confused

Timothy M:Messiah?

Vizzana: Yes, we don't know his name so people call him "He who prayed to Providence" or just "J", since when he was killed by the angels Providence appeared and cursed everyone for the wrong he had suffered.
You can find out more if we go inside.

Lincoln thought of the name "Providence", he had already heard it somewhere, but where?

Mission accomplished

New mission: Explore the location
Side mission: Don't make any noise

The group found themselves in the largest library they had ever seen
The shelves were made of oak and looked like they were carved from trees
The taloves were small and had red reading lamps, both electric and with candles
There were the librarians, the typical ones who make you "shhh" every time you move in the wrong way

Lincoln B:Hello-

The librarian suddenly silenced him

Liza: Rude.

Vizzana: It's Saturday morning, so you won't find many people.
But if there is one thing you can easily find here in search of information for articles: Journalists.

They entered one of the main rooms, and there was a woman with red hair and a blindfold

???: Haven't found anything yet?
She asked as she looked under a counter

Vizzana:Hey Bea.

Beatrix: Oh hello Vizzana, you're looking for-

Suddenly there was a moan and a bang, then a man with a long nose and mustache came out from underneath.

???:Hi Vizzana.
Are you here for research?

Vizzana:...Are you okay Quentin?
She asked slightly worried

Quentin: Sure, I just slept little and drank a lot of coffee.

Vizzana:....Anyway, let me introduce you to my new friends: Lincoln Barbieri, Timothy Mcdoodle and Liza.
Listen, have you been to the area about creatures outside the worlds, in section B?

Beatrix: Don't ask me so much, but my colleague here.

Quentin: Of course. What are you looking for?

Vizzana: My friend Lincoln was corrupted by the Core, and now we would like to understand if he shares the same characteristics with a Media-seacher or with the Core itself.
She explained

Timothy M: But aren't Media-searchers extinct from fandom worlds?

Quentin: Let's say they are rare to find, they mainly live outside, in the distant internet universe.
But that doesn't mean they aren't found here too.
Follow me.

The group followed the man towards section B of the library
It was strangely dark and seemed abandoned to itself

Lincoln B: Why does it look abandoned?

Vizzana: People don't come here because there are texts so old that many are indecipherable in today's languages.
But this is where you will find everything you need to discover the "rarest" digital creatures.

Timothy M:Can you also smell this...

Beatrix:Burned?
He concluded then noticed that he had stepped on something
Burnt paper. It doesn't seem like much.

Vizzana:Someone is burning the books?!

Quentin: Judging by this trail of burnt paper, yes.
But why?

New objective: Follow the paper trail

They decided to find out who was burning the books, following the trail they came across a kind of black robot, similar to Josef but much more "modern"
However, it had a black hat in the logo

Lincoln B: It seems broken, it doesn't move.
He announced poking the robot
"BH"? Do any of you know who this might belong to?

Nobody confirmed

???:No, we don't need this.
Go see if you can find this book.

The group hid behind a bookcase and saw another of those robots and a figure picking up books, with a second robot looking for more.

The figure took an encyclopedia and put it back on the shelf, it wasn't what he was looking for

???:I already told you: We have to take everything that refers to the boss.
Like this.
He then held up a copy of "The Last Days of J" and threw it into the robot, which set it on fire

Lincoln B:Son of-

Quentin: Isn't that one of the weirdos who are always trying to attack the organization?

Everyone turned to the man, not understanding what he was talking about

Lincoln B: What?

Quentin: Every now and then the news of the "unsuccessful attack by Black Hat's henchmen" appears in the newspaper.
That guy should be called Flug.

Beatrix:Right. But why is he burning books for his boss?

Timothy M: Who is his boss?

Quentin: Black Hat...

Liza:....His parents must have really hated him.

Mission accomplished
New mission: Follow Flug
Side mission: Don't let them see you

Beatrix: Black Hat is the leader of a group of villains who operate across the multiverse to train villains from various media.
They attack the organization because they want it to fail.

Liza:Have they ever succeeded?

Beatrix:Nah, they always get defeated.

Dr Flug:What is it? Do you think there is anyone?
He asked one of the robots
It'll just be a rat like last time, find books instead of playing.
He scolded, but the robot didn't seem to listen to reason
Okay, go and see, come to the main room where the stack is when you're done playing.

With the permission given by the creator the little guy went in search of the "intruders"

Lincoln B:Do you think he can see us?

Suddenly it jumped onto the shelf and confirmed his theory
Slowly Beatrix threw the torch at it, and it fell
Only because of the fall it got high and sparks started to appear, it started chasing her and Quentin, with the chainsaw that had implanted its arm

Quentin: Oh no.
You go and stop him, we'll take care of this thing.

Timothy M:Are you sure?

The sudden blow of the chainsaw towards the direction of the Kids confirmed it again

Timothy M:Ok we're going. Here.
pass a walkie-talkie to Lincoln
So we can communicate if we have to split up.

So the group split up, and they finally arrived at the main hall

There was a HUGE pile of books

Mission accomplished
Mission again: Stop Flug

Flug: Where did that thing go?
It doesn't matter, 5.0.5 did you get all the books I asked for?

The blue bear (questionable color choice) responded with happy noises
Lincoln and Vizzana were on one side of the room, while Timothy and Liza were on the other side

Flug took a lighter and lit it (did he seriously think he was doing any damage if he didn't even put anything flammable on top of the books?)

Liza: I have a bad feeling we're going to witness a big bonfire.
What can we do?

-Throw a bat at Flug's head <---
-Yell out
-Throw the Walkie-talkie

Lincoln B:Do you care about the bat?

Timothy M: It depends.
If I can throw it at some asshole then that's a sacrifice that can be made.

And so with one fell swoop the doctor found himself with a blow on the head, the lighter on the ground and a crazy robot that started burning and running everywhere

Flug:What the hell?
He exclaimed as he tried to put out the lab coat that was on fire

The problem was that since the part where they were located had been abandoned for some time, the infrastructures were not up to child standards, so when the robot crashed into the scaffolding that Liza and Timothy had up here gave way and the two almost fell, but they were caught in time by 5.0.5

Flug: What the hell are you doing here?
He yelled at the two

Liza: We, here-
Sorry!
She headbutted the bear at the same time as Timothy, the latter fell to the ground, freeing her but ending up on top of Timothy

Vizzana: Oh no.
She took her broom

Lincoln B: What are you doing?

Vizzana: Flight.

And with that the boy discovered that Vizzana had a flying broom
The girl flew at Flug, who was trying to grab Liza, and hit him on the head
Unfortunately she fell to the floor and all her belongings fell to the floor as well, including a purple book with a gold binding.

Flug:Ouch..
And where did you end up?
He noticed the book that had fallen out of the bag
"Creation Myths: The Life and Fall of Providence"
Oh thank you for the gift.

Vizzana:My book!
She tried to take the object back, but was blocked by one of the robots
It was my grandmother's!

Flug:Sorry but nothing personal, I'm just working.
He replied, not caring much
It's just a book.

So Lincoln, what do we do?

The boy looked at the scene and was rightly pissed

-Take him from behind <----
-Scream and then hit him
-Get off

And while Flug was lighting the lighter he found himself thrown against the wall and many books fell on him

Flug:Ok who's here now!?

Looking ahead he saw Lincoln with his arm transformed into a blade

Flug:I can't believe it.....
Take Him!

Other robots arrived and tried to block Lincoln, but stopped suddenly, as if some electromagnetic wave had short-circuited them
As the boy fought Flug looked at him in amazement

Flug:What kind of fandom will it be? The antennas are causing electrical interference that is short-circuiting my robots.
He thought as he tried to remember where he'd seen that one before

But suddenly his vision became more distorted, and a deafening noise that was hurting him

The others heard the noise too, but being far away it was less loud than what Flug heard
He covered his ears, he was starting to bleed

Flug: Please stop! It's hurting me!

Lincoln B: Get out of here.
I don't want to see you around here anymore, and send this message to your boss.
He showed him the head of one of the robots
We don't want to see you at the organization anymore.

Flug was gone and ordered 5.0.5 to leave

The two ran away, and as soon as they were out of sight Lincoln calmed down and took Vizzana's book

Lincoln B:Here.
He smiled victorious

Mission accomplished
Side mission accomplished

New mission: Get out of there

Vizzana looked at him and took the book

Vizzana: Thank you.
It was a terrible idea of mine.
She blushed

Lincoln B: No, you were just trying to stop that idiot.

Liza: Sorry, I don't want to interrupt you but we should take what we're looking for and leave.
Maybe finding Quentin and Beatrix in the process

The kids started looking for the book they needed, and finally, as soon as the non-fandom saw a blue cover with gold engravings, they found it

Vizzana: "Creatures of the digital world"
Here it is. And I think I can finally confirm my suspicions:
Look.

"TV searchers:
Created by the core to help it analyze fandoms millions of years ago, they are creatures made of black masses with wires and TV heads
If they come into contact with the liquid their body is made of, it absorbs the abilities and some characteristics of the creature

The main powers they have are: Body distortion and modification, possession of people, electromagnetic waves which ONLY affect fandoms"

Vizzana: You obtained these powers because according to testimonies the TV seekers all merged together forming a large static mass, which in turn merged with Core
You have touched their entire mass, making them part of you.
The girl explained

Lincoln B:.... That's awesome!
I can't wait to discover more powers.

Some time later, outside~

Mission accomplished

As soon as the group returned they noticed that no one was there, they could hear a lot of noise outside
To their surprise they saw Flug in handcuffs with the police talking to Quentin and Beatrix

Quentin: Here you are!
You look fine?
He asked worriedly

Liza: Yes we're fine, how did you manage to escape that robot?

Beatrix: With the old trick of: Hit It with everything you find and hope it works.
Did you find what you were looking for?

Vizzana: Yes, but we fought against Flug, and Lincoln sent him away.

And he also slightly traumatized him, since as soon as he saw the boy he got into the car behind the police

Flug: Take me away! That kid is crazy!
He shouted

Carabiniere: Him?
He turned to Lincoln for a moment and then to Flug
Are you seriously afraid of him?

Flug:Yes!
And then he slammed the door shut

Carabiniere: If you say so.

Lincoln B: I'm going, my mother will be looking for me.

Liza: If you want you can come to the arcade tomorrow.
We're there.

Lincoln B: I will, see you!
And so he ran towards the organization

Chapter Text

Barbieri: Fantastic Now where is he?
She muttered displeasedly

Someone knocked on the door, Barbieri answered automatically without realizing it
He regretted it when he saw who he was

Barbieri:Fallen Moon....

Fallen Moon: Hello dear, I see that things have become tense, do you think you can handle all this pressure?
Their tone was teasing, something Barbieri hated

Barbers: What do you want?

Fallen Moon: I don't know: You have a hypocritical extermination lover who thinks she is justice come down to earth who wants to kill you all for something stupid, I think we can see why I'm here.
Angels will never keep their promise, so you have to act more devious than them.

Barbieri:....And what should I do?

Fallen Moon: Seek help from those around you.
You can have anything you want on a silver platter if you search hard enough.

Barbieri: Then tell me! Your turns of phrase are tiring me.

Fallen Moon:...Nah, I want to see if you can get there on your own.
At least if you follow this plan, or we can do it in a more "direct" way.
Sera doesn't just have you bothering her, someone who escaped her clutches and who now can't return home because of her is eagerly looking by her.

Barbieri:And what purpose would this serve me?

Fallen Moon: If you find him we can use him as a diversion, she will be focused on killing the poor unfortunate person and you can attack from behind.
The creature tempted the woman

Barbers:No!? I will not sacrifice an innocent person's life to solve this tantrum.
She replied indignantly
We will not stoop to their levels.

Fallen Moon: Ok I understand, let's take the more complex route.
But be careful: Those around you know more than the devil.
They concluded and then left

Barbers: Bastards.
She fell back into her chair, tired of

???:I apologize Mrs. Barbieri, but I have something for you.
The female voice said

Barbieri: Enter Mara.

The door was opened and Mara came in with a sleeping Lincoln in her arms and Josef next to her

Barbieri: Oh thanks Mara, where was he?

Mara: On the sofa sleeping, he had this book.
She replied handing the taller woman the blue leather book

Barbieri: "Creatures of the digital world"
Thanks, leave him on the couch.

She did as he said and then took her leave
Shepass by the armory and hear a male voice speaking on the phone

???:No you're not coming. I don't want that crazy girl to throw herself at you, it's already a miracle that you escaped from there with only one missing eye and a broken leg.

She leaned closer to eavesdrop

Mara: "Frederick?"

Frederick: Your safety and that of Octavia are my priorities, I don't want anything bad to happen to you.
But I want you to get him to intervene, he's the only one who can stop her.
....
No, no way you intervene, you'll get yourself killed like this.
Okay, let's talk about it at home, okay? We will see each other.

Mara walked away when she heard footsteps heading towards the door
She would need more information, who was he talking to?