[WP] You were designed to be a weapon of war, an angel of death. Your creators, however, told you that you would be a protector of innocents above all else. Now, centuries after humanity was extinguished, you awake once more to defend a budding civilization from destruction.
From a distance, Marc and Clyde kept watch of the happenings between the droid and the stray Anphi that was reduced to chunks of flesh in a matter of seconds
“Oy Marc… what do we do now... There are Anphis here” The moment Clyde uttered a few words, Marc was snapped back into consciousness. He felt around his body in search of the flare signals handed down to them
“The flares, do you have one?” Marc was asking, panic evident in his tone. At the thought, Clyde also began feeling through his clothes. He immediately raised the small stick once he felt it in his pocket “Hurry up and fire it before more of those things come out”
With shaky hands, Clyde raised it higher and pulled on the string that ignited off the flare stick. Red smoke shot up to the sky and as soon as they made their location known, they both ran towards where Gabby was, both shouting at her
“Gabby! Gabby! Are you alright?!?” Clyde was the first to reach her, immediately pulling her into a tight embrace “You idiot, why didn’t you dodge that tentacle!” He clung onto her frame as she was clinging onto the droid just moments ago
“I am, she saved me” For what felt like the longest time, all three of them did nothing but to embrace each other. “Hey… what do we do with her?”
They all glanced at each other then at the droid that was still collapsed on the ground
“Well, this is a sign that we should take it back with us” With one last glance, they all nodded in agreement. It seemed a better option and if it was meant to be an enforcer droid before, surely it would be a key factor that would help expand human territory, or if not, at least it would prove useful in attacking the Anphis. Or at the very very least, ensuring their safety like it did just moments ago by saving Gabby.
“So how are we going to do this” Marc was already supporting the droid by its back, hoisting it up to a sit
“We’re carrying like how we carry Granpa Sully when he’s drunk” Clyde was already on the other side, slinging the droid's arm over his shoulders ``You support her from behind, gabby. She’s pretty heavy”
She nodded, hands already pushing the droid up as Marc was slinging its other arm over his shoulders
“On the count of three, we lift! One.. two... Three!” They moved in unisons, slowly raising her until she was somewhat standing.
As they were starting their walk, the scouts came in, curious gazes scanning them up and down
“Explain yourselves” Was what the commandant in charge had demanded as he gestured to two other men to check on the Anphi corpse as the other took custody of the droid. It was amazing how easily the man had hoisted the droid up but the training for the scouts was far more rigorous than what they as scavengers experience.
Marc came upfront as soon as they were relieved of the weight of the droid. “We had found her, Sir! She saved one of our own here when she was forcibly taken by the Anphi you see there before she collapsed again”
The commandant leaned in closer, his gaze focusing on their own eyes as if to see if any of them were lying “And what do you intend to do with her?”
It was Gabby this time that spoke “Sir, we plan to take her under our custody. She does not pose as a threat, as far as we can tell. She might even be useful in expanding territories”
“And do any of you know how she works?”
“Sir, If I may speak and ask permission to study the droid. I am currently being given training by our engineers and technicians. We will submit a report as soon as we have any findings” Clyde had finally spoken up, showing off the badge that was given to him by his trainers. It wasn’t such a high-ranking one but it allowed him permission to at least be allowed to inspect weapons and machines found during scavenging trips.
It was enough and with that, the commandant had dismissed the three and lead them to the automobile they had ridden to arrive at their location
“Sir! May we take along the pod? It may prove to be something valuable. It was also where that droid was in when we had found it” It was new to both Marc and Gabby, to see Clyde be this persistent with the droid. As much as every information was good, this was something neither of them had ever witnessed before.
Although reluctant at first, The commandant agreed and had his men carry the pod onto the backside of the automobile before they all headed back to base.
Upon their arrival, they were all greeted with worried looks and that of fear. Was it because of the droid or was it because news immediately got out that they were targeted by an Anphi. They would never know because they weren’t even allowed a moment to breathe as they were all requested to report to the leader’s quarters… along with the still unconscious droid in their possession.
How will the kids handle this stress and pressure? I don't know yet either XD
Let's wait to see what the author comes up with for the outcome of this story. Don't miss the next chapter that promises to be even better, hahaha.