The bright, clean medical room felt as cold as a winter storm.
Nikki held the sleeping baby tightly against her chest, her heart sinking like a heavy stone. She looked at General B-02, the shiny green warrior. He wasn't smiling. He wasn't bragging about his beautiful green cape like he usually did. He was just looking at the floor, his metal hands shaking.
"What do you mean, the parts don't exist?" Nikki asked, her voice trembling. "I am the Architect! I built him! If you tell me what he needs, I can make it!"
"You cannot make this, little creator," General K-09, the giant bronze warrior, said softly. He stepped forward, his heavy boots echoing in the quiet room. "Adonis was cooked from the inside out when he blocked the fire of the falling star. His special cooling tubes—the parts that keep his heart from catching on fire—are completely melted. His chest armor is too weak to hold his power inside."
