YAY! I figured I'd post this fan fic here as well. I have up to 7 chapters written of this already so yeah :3

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Dirty gray clouds swirled in the sky overhead. A slight wind blew causing dust to dance

aimlessly in the air, only to float back down when the wind ceased. Quietly 11 climbed down the rubble of a building. The metal pole in her hand helped her balance on the ragged rocks. As she went, her optics kept a look out on her surroundings. She was a paranoid little doll. 10 led the way as he climbed on the rocks ahead of her. He wasn't as timid as 11, but he to watched and listened for any danger. The two of them always wandered through the wasteland together, always close.

"10, when are you going to stop?" asked 11, her voice tired. The two of them had been walking all day with nothing to show for it.

10 looked at his companion and a soft smile crossed his face "Always whining huh?" Turning his head, he looked out at the vast expand of ruins in front of them. He smiled softly at her "I guess we can stop for now...We have to find somewhere to stay soon though"

With a sigh of relief 11 plopped herself down onto a rock and immediately pulled her legs up. "Thank you!" she breathed. She pushed her hood down from her head and looked up at the sky. The clouds continued to dance to the sound of the wind and 11 smiled slightly as she watched them. "Hey 10...what are we looking for anyway?"

"We're looking for others"

"Others?" 11 looked at him confused. She didn't know there were anyone else like them around here. 10 simply stared at the horizon.

"Yes. Others" He answered turning around to face her. His arms were crossed as he looked down at her from where he stood on top of a rock. 11 Simply looked at him in awe. "I read in a book before we left, and it said that there are others like us somewhere around here"

11 shook her head "That's not possible" she mumbled. 10 seemed like he was going to jump down and explain something to the other stitchpunk, but froze as a eerie screech echoed around them. 11 stood rigid in fear, while 10 jumped down from where he stood and grabbed 11's arm.

"Don't just sit there!" he hissed as he pulled her into an old destroyed building. They ran, hand in hand, through the debris of the once inhabited home. Making their way to the roof, 10 pushed 11 underneath a peice of metal. The doll gave a little metallic squeak as she hit the paneling. 11 quickly turned and pulled out a folded up spear from his sleeve. Throwing it into the air it opened and 10 easily caught it again.

He could sense the beast coming closer to the building, could hear it's metal claws scraping against the bare stone. 10 gripped his spear tightly, his little hands shaking.

Once again he could hear the beast. It was still coming for them.

Silently 11 peeked out from where she was, 11 stood in front of her, protecting her from the beast. She tried to speak "10..don't-" but 10 just hushed her. He motioned for her to go back under the metal where it wouldn't see her. Nodding she did as she was told and curled up into a little ball, her cape and hood covering her almost completely.

The ear peircing screech came again and followed by a loud thud as the beast jumped onto the building's wall. The action caused the entire from of it to shake, nearly knocking 10 over.

Slowly the beast climbed up the wall and soon 11 could see the beast's head from where she hid behind 10. It had some kind of skull for a head, a makeshift beast was crafted out of metal that was connected to the skull. Two blood red eyes shined from the eye sockets. The beast's body was made up of metal poles, large plastic tubes, and two bulking metal barrels. It's razor sharp talons flexed as the raptor-like beast examined 10. The tube that made up it's tail swiveled back and forth and it's head began to jerk around.

11 nearly screamed out in terror for 10 as he stood in front of the beast, but she covered her mouth and stayed quiet. She couldn't bear to watch her friend be killed by the creature.

Then with bravery and viciousness, that 11 hadn't expected in her kindhearted friend, 10

charged the beast stabbing into one of the tubes in it's stomach. The beast screeched in surprise as air quickly escaped from the punctured plastic tubing. In retaliation the raptor aimed a swipe at 10, but barely missed. It's claw snagged on the side of his arm. cutting the fabric. 10 was flung sideways by the impact,losing his spear he hit what was left of a decrepit chimney, he fell and rolled slightly down the rooftop, only to be stopped by a piece of wood sticking up from inside.

The beast stalked up to the unconscious doll and prodded him with a he didn't respond it made a noise that sounded like laughter, then it picked 10 up in its bird-like jaws. 11 watched silently in horror. Her friend was in danger and she couldn't do anything to help him. As the raptor-beast began to turn away and leave the roof 11 saw 10 stir the the monster's jaws. He was still alive!

He glared at the beast, then looked down at the dark dirty ground below the building, and then to 11. With a soft sad smile and a small wave, he mouthed the word "Goodbye" to her and flung his hand into the beast's eye socket. The glass that made up it's eye shattered and the beast screeched loud and high pitch. It flung it's head around trying to dislodge 10, but ended up losing it's footing as it thrashed and the weight of it's massive body caused it to slip and fall off the building, bringing 10 with it.

"NOOOOOO!!" 11 cried as she bolted from her hiding spot and looked over the side. The beast was nothing but pieces, and there was no sign of 10. 11's feet nearly gave way underneath her. 10 had sacrificed himself to save her, why...why....why....