Quiver My Metal Heart

By: Phoenix Ride

Ch.1: A Noble Sacrifice


Serling's POV


Thing's have been going downhill as of late. Master Darius turned out to be a first placed charlatan. Smuggling weapons and trying to kill Master Cody. If any day, I would have thought that today would have been a great time to forget our recent troubles.

That is why, againist my own will, I allowed the cretians to help me in planning Cody's surprise birthday party. Master Michaelanglo was the most trouble, splattering me with batter two times before the party could even begin.

Luckily, the unexpected baths hadn't damaged my Master's birthday present. I gave the cretians a little sneak preview of my gift, but sighed in disconsent as the holovid came to a picture of Darius Dunn.

With his uncle gone, and no other relatives to rely on, I was the only one left to insure Master Cody's safety. The last one, and the only one who cared.

A sudden emergency pulled up breaking the solemn mood. Turtle X was on the loose, and Master Cody wasn't the one controlling it! In a flash, we were aboard the Hovershell to put a stop to the robotic monstrousity.

Master Cody tried to convince me that it would have been wiser for me to stay behind, but I would have none of it. Without his battlesuit Master Cody was more vulnerable than ever, and I would not let him be killed by some rampaging machine.

However, even after the turtles defeated Turtle X, things took a turn for the worse. The rouge grabbed my Master, and imprisoned him within its systems. I tried to save my Master right there and then, but fate wasn't on my side.

As the rouge took off, we raced back to the Hovershell to chase after it. My servos were frying with anger, even more so when we learned that it was Mr. Dunn controlling Turtle X this whole time.

Splinter and Master Raphael immediately took off to deal with him, while we kept after Turtle X. It wasn't long until Turtle X made it's way back to the penthouse, destroying all of Master Cody's prized possessions.

Master Leonardo immediateely spread out the game plan as wer raced to his rescue. Unfortunately, he saw me as more of a liability than a asset. A fact proven more than once so today.

The only hope now for Master Cody's safety was the anti-virus Don and Starlee were currently creating in Master Cody's lab. I only hoped it would be completed in time.

When we caught up to Master Cody, something began happening as Turtle X seemed to malfuntion, ceasing it's rage. We learned later though it was because Master Raphael and Splinter had succeeded in their mission and stopped Dunn.

Unfortunately though, Mister Dunn had a backup plan. Turtle X was immediately set on auto-destruct, and started blasting at anyone who dared stand in it's way.

While the cretians pondered what could be done, I took action. I no longer cared of the personal sacrifice. If I died, so be it.

Downloading the virus into myself, I charged after Turtle X, anger fueling my rage. Taking a few tatics I had learned from watching the turtles, I fought back againist Turtle X with all my heart.

Master Cody was begging me to stop as weapon after weapon was thrown at me. Damaging my circuits, and piercing my core.

I ignored his heeds, and started downloading the anti-virus into the suit. Turtle x made one last attempt to blow me away with a laser cannon, but I didn't budge. Right now, uploading that anti-virus was worth more than my own life.

Success ringed as the download was complete, stopping Turtle X cold.

Finally, my torture had stopped. My insides were burning, and I collasped to the ground. A crash was iminate, I knew, I wasn't going to survive.

I could hear Master Cody's painful cries as he jumped out of Turtle X, and leaned over my damged frame. Tears were raining down his cheeks like waterfalls. He didn't want me to die, but nothing could be helped. It was my time.

As a last act of love, I displayed my birthday present to him, cherishing his smile before slipping down into darkness, lost, forever.