Location: inside the companion hollow on fourteenth street
Time: one hour after Metal man defeat
Step step step
The sound of movement reactivated Metal if only barely. His eyes could not open, he did not have the strength or energy. He could not even call out for assistance, he doubt anyone would help him.
Anyone in a hollow is a hollow raider or someone from the government on a mission. He also wanted by the government. Getting scrapped is more ideal than imprisonment, no surrender.
Step step step
The sound of foot steps got closer to him and closer. The person foot steps are too light to be a big ethereal, a small one perhaps.
The sound of footsteps gets closer and closer to him until…they stopped near his ruined body. The noise of clothes ruffling gave away the sound of the person crouching.
'Not an Etheral…..'
Is the thought sluggishly crossing metal man mind. Then she begins to speak.
"You fought in a fight against an enemy and lost. You failed in your mission. Now you are left broken, left to die. They couldn't even be bother to finish the job…..she couldn't even go out her way to make sure you are dead. A mistake on the cunning hares part."
The women voice came out strange, human yet not at the same time. There is some kind of added effect to her voice like a voice modulator being used.
"We're so very similar you and I. The same enemy who hurt us both deeply. I was left to die once like you, in a hollow sent on mission then abandoned once my use has run its course alongside my siblings…..yet I survived just like. You."
The women voice once gentle gained an edge of anger and hostility at the memory. Before her features that metal man can't see, softened. Her hand rested upon metal man scarred helmet as she begins to gently caress his head.
"I went through so much pain to survive that day. So much agony. What kept me alive that day was my singular focus on my hate and pain for the one who got off lucky. My spite keeps my grounded…..you know about what I mean yes? You feel it inside too….that feeling of anger. Your hatred for the ones who wronged you, like me."
Metal man could do nothing but be forced to listen to her words. He found himself listening more willingly as she spoke. Someone who understood his feeling of anger and helplessness. Their situations might've been different in how it started but the end result in what happened is the same or similar enough.
Her comforting touch soothe the burning rage within that he didn't even notice simmering inside. Her voice strange yet captivating for him, something Metal man has never encountered before or well felt before.
There was the sound of clothes ruffling once more then Metal man felt a strange sensation of his head being lifted up briefly then lowered onto something soft and squishy. He willed with every fiber of his being to open his eyes.
Slowly they opened despite how heavy his eye lids felt. His vision flickered and glitched as optics struggled to focus on the face of the women who looked down at him, her hand caressing his cheek. Her skin was white, her eyes- no eye. She had one eye that is colored yellow, the other eye covered by an eye patch. Her hair though seemed to silver like cunning hare named Anby. Her outfit is different from Anby though. She sounded different, had more…'life' in her eye.
"One of the people who hurt you, hurt me too. She is a common enemy who wronged us both. Together we can correct the wrongs that scar us deeply. But I can only help you if you let me. Squeeze my hand if you want me to help you, for us to work together. Even the weakest squeeze can work."
Metal man gave her hand that held his remaining hand a weak squeeze. The last thing he saw as his optics dim and slowly shut off is the sight of the women smiling pleased.
"Excellent….A come over here and help me carry our new friend."
"…..mmmmmmm…"
"I know he's going to be heavy, he's made of metal the size of a man. Stop complaining and come help idiot!"
-scene change-
"Dundundundundundun"
Anby sang her little tune to herself while absent mindly digged through a pile of trash looking for hidden goodies.
Whistling happily or playing the audio of a whistle, Billy happily digged through a large pile of trash as he too kept himself occupied.
The reason why the members of the cunning hares, specifically Billy and Anby are digging through trash in a landfill at the moment is due to needing the money and because no one is currently willing to accept them to complete a commission. Except Nicole, who is not digging in trash.
All the while Nicole sat in her car nearby, there is no way she is dirtying herself in garbage in this landfill. Even if she the one who suggested they look for something that could be valuable to sell. "These look good on momma, what do you think?" Nicole asked turning her head to look down at Amillion while also holding her hand out with her now painted finger nails. Amillion didn't even pay attention to Nicole as he is too busy looking at the Denny Nicole gave him to distract him. Like giving your kid an iPad or phone to make them be quiet for a long car ride.
"That's my boy" That was all Nicole had to say seeing Amillion focus happily on his single piece of Denny.
Digging through trash here sound effect brought to you by trash co.
Thunk. "Oh? Hey Anby get over here I found something!"
"I'm on the way" Anby said softly and made her way to Billy who required some help tossing aside a bunch of trash to see what exactly he found.
"What the…oh look Anby! It's construct, it's relative intact too! You think Boss Nicole will allow us to keep him?!" Billy exclaimed with excitement as he turned to look at her.
Anby looked at the machine that was once buried under trash. It had grey-body with a pitch black armor that has yellow accents and details all over. It eyes had a green tint. His armor has pointy shoulder pads and his helmet resembles a pointy, two-pronged crown. He has, yellow symbols on his chest, as well as red gems on his belt, knees, and on the tips of his shoulder pads.
This thing seemed like it could be military made, and yet she has never seen or heard anything like this creation. The robot looked quite intimidating too even in an offline state. It would be a waste to sell this. Only issue would be how to convince sister Nicole to take him in?
"It would be a tough to convince her, but not impossible. If we play into Nicole greed"
Anby said after some deliberation, Billy snapped his fingers together with an 'Ah I got it!' Gesture causing Anby to focus on Billy.
"Here the plan!"
-10 minutes later-
"No we can't keep it! Do you have any idea how expensive it will be to maintain it? Do you knuckle heads have any idea how expensive it is to maintain both of you?! Your burger needs Anby put a hole in our finances, Billy your starlight knight action dolls-"
"Their actually action figures and collectiables!"
"DOLLS! Are expensive! Hell all your maintenance needs are expensive too!" Nicole shouted out loud while pointing at Anby then switched to Billy making them somewhat shrink infront of her stern gaze.
Nicole to say the least is not happy about Anby and Billy wanting to take the depowered robot with them and turn it back on. If it was a doggy, a cute small one then Nicole would happily say yes. No way in hell she taking in a military grade machine when they can sell it for profit to pay off some debts!
"But Nicole think of the investment! If we take him back home, power him up. We can have him complete commissions from people who don't want anything to do with us!"
"No one will know the robot is with us. All the people we wronged can be scammed and stolen from again." Anby said after Billy making Nicole freeze on the spot.
Her brain picked up on scam and steal, it then went into intensive thinking when the next words are brought up as both Anby and Billy tag teamed Nicole on her weakness for money.
"Think of all the Dennys we can make boss! We can have him steal heavier stuff we normally can't carry from hollows and sell it for Dennys!"
"Haven't you been wanting to upgrade your weapon recently? With its help we can clear up many of our debts faster with more hands, more Dennys to make."
Nicole at prospect of suckering everyone who refused their group, chased them down, anyone who shot at them made Nicole face morph into the widest smile possible. Stars appeared in her eyes as Nicole began drooling while panting.
"S-so much money to make!"
Billy and Anby looked at each other saying nothing as they looked back at Nicole. Their plan seemed to have worked too well.
"Uh boss your drooling all over the floor-"
"SHUT UP AND PUT IT IN THE TRUNK!"
"Yes Nicole" "EEK YES BOSS!"
Quickly the cunning hares would lift up the deactivated machine and put it inside the trunk. No one could see it but briefly the machine eyes flickered before powering down again.
The cunning hares had no clue who or what they just found in New Eridu landfill.
———Scene change to the Outer Ring——-
"I am an advanced being of complex design created by one of the smartest men alive. With function to destroy the one who threatens my master and his plans. And yet here I am! Providing breeze for the common folk."
Complained the robot master with a large fan at the center of his chest that spun around fast, but not too fast to where people can be flown back. No just fast and slow enough to generate the perfect breeze for the hot landscape. This is Air Man who is a stout robot with a blue body, has red eyes at the level of his head and shoulders and has embeded an air fan in the center of the torso. His limbs are black and yellow, and his left arm is an arm cannon. Air man himself has awoken in the place called the outering and was found by the Sons of Calydon. He been part of their community for around a week now, though he doesn't do much besides lifting some heavy thing. But mainly providing breeze to the residents.
And today the sun is particularly harsh which brought this robot master current predicament. "Ugh stop complaining and keep fanning us! You don't help fix things or be useful in fights, least you can do is cease your complaints and provide decent breeze!"
Shouted the short women slumped in a lawn chair enjoying the breeze with other people that gathered around. She had her biker helmet off and jacket leaving her only in her shorts, shirt. Her hair blonde with a piece of her hair tied in a single pony tail on the side of her head.
This women is Lucy as Air man came to known and slightly despise. Only because of how bossy she can become. However credit is where credit due, she is perhaps one of if not THE smartest person in the Sons of Calydon.
Their leader Caesar king is well…..no other way to put it but a dumbass. She's not stupid but nor is she exactly bright. However she means well and very strong individual, most certainly her will matches her strength.
She defy all logic in somehow someway being able to parry his wind attacks during the time he gave in to her request for a spar.
Her shield is either made of absurd or she has powers that he is not aware of. His opinion of Caesar is that he can trust her to a certain extent. She should not be trusted with a grill.
The other two female members of the Sons of Calydon are certainly…..capable. In that one he is certain has some kind of mental disability from how excited and ADHD like when her attention grabbed. While the other might have a sickness leaving her frequently tired.
Air man assumes it's because of the hollows but he never got an answer, those two are Burnice and piper respectively. Burnice is good in a fight like every sons of Calydon while piper is a good truck mechanic and the only one who could do minor maintenance on him, though not much as a machine complicated as himself is very different from a truck.
Air man dislikes Burnice the most. She is annoying, it's to the point he pity Burnice. It's not her fault how she turned out, Air man blames the parents and if she an orphan then he blames her circumstances that led her to be an annoyance.
Piper he doesn't have much an opinion on like most of the other sons of Calydon that aren't fighters. She's capable, very tired like an old person despite looking younger than Lucy.
Then there is Lighter who seems very, what's the word? Chill, that's the word. So far he likes lighter most. Now if only he stopped aura farming so much.
"I'm sorry did you say something midget? I can't hear you small fry" Air man said with his voice coming out his body with a chuckle.
"Midget- we would be sparing if it wasn't so hot!" Lucy growled out as Air man continued to provide breeze to everyone sitting infront of him. Before Air man could man another jab at Lucy to rile her up further the sound of a motorcycle driving towards them causes air man to look.
Vrrrrrrr motorcycle noises vrrrrrrr
He saw Caesar driving with lighter with both coming to a stop. Caesar went to talk with the Thiren that Air man refuses to say his name like the Thiren boar is he who should not be named.
He will NOT say big Daddy out loud.
Lighter meanwhile walked towards Air man and Lucy. Who started to complain about the lack of breeze in her direction.
"Air man, remember when you asked for help in finding your brothers? One of them on on the news. Apparently one of your brothers a wanted fugitive."
Lighter said to the robot master and takes out his phone to show Air man the recent news involving the red fang gang. The same gang Metal man is shown and listed into by the New Eridu police force.
". . .What….Joy! I am not alone! Excellent even!"
Air man declared joyfully. He didn't even react to metal man being wanted causing Lighter tilt his head down, tilt his shades down and lift one eye brow up at Air man lack of reaction to the other half of the information.
Air man must find his brother at once! And anyone else who been stranded in this strange world! Admist his chuckling he hoped metal man is doing well for himself.
He will find him! He won't rest until he powered down or rusted away.
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If you can guess correctly which character from megaman the members from the brokest faction has found, you get a cookie :p
Hope you enjoyed! Stay safe and get good sleep!