9S opened his eyes as the sun peered through the cabin. It seems they had made it to the surface. He looked down and saw that 2B was still powered down in his arms. His heart skipped a beat as he slowly realized the position they were in, as it seemed that he was the bigger spoon between the two. On top of that his arm was stuck as 2B was resting on it. 9S was doing everything he could to keep his systems from overheating.
He thought to himself, "Maybe I should move and wake her up, she may not appreciate me being in this spot."
As if there was a second voice in his head preaching the good word, "WHAT ARE YOU SAYING! Stay where you are and enjoy this!" as he mentally yelled at himself.
2B started to move and leaned back a little more causing "friction" between the two of them. 9S was about to blow a fuse! She stretched and started to open her eyes. She froze a little, taking in the fact where she was and who was next to her. Crap if she turns around he knew he was gonna get smacked. And of course she started to turn around, he squinted his eyes and awaited the incoming hit.
"Good morning...Nines" As she smiled.
If there was an angel on earth this would be it. In a delayed reaction 9S responded, "G-g-good morning 2B!"
She giggled noticing how flustered he was. She snuggled into his chest taking a deep breath.
9s' breathing hitched, "umm... 2B?...what are you..."
"shhhhhh...let me stay like this." 9s just rolled his eyes and grinned. He placed his arms around her keeping her close.
It was an unusual feeling really, his would chest rise and lower as his arms circled her waist. It was as though she laid in a cradle. This feeling of being...protected. Something she rarely had a sense of. She giggled a little and nines noticed.
"What's so funny hmmm?" As he looked at her with a grin.
She blushed,"Well ummm...I was just thinking how ironic it is to feel safe in your arms because..it's usually...the other way around..hehe"
Nines playfully pouted "what's that supposed to mean huh?"
2B just laughed. One that was carefree and pure; one that nines never heard. But it was abruptly interrupted by loud noises coming from outside the pod.
2B quickly got up and grabbed her equipment, as did nines as he recalibrated his systems. The platform of the ship lowered as the two of them stepped down onto what looked like the edge of a cliff. Behind them was the open forest, but in front was the path back to the main city ruins. Suddenly an explosion went off in the distance near the center of the buildings. The sky grew dark from the smoke as screams were heard echoing through the skyscrapers.
"2B! They need our help, let's go!" Nines was about to head to the city but 2B grabbed his arm.
"Wait nines..."
"What?"
"Maybe...we dont have to"
"What do you mean? Theyre yelling for help!" Another explosion went off as the smell of ash and burnt grass was carried towards them.
"Nines, let's get away from all this."
9S stopped for a second and looked over past 2B. Towards the forest as the wind brushed past the leaves. Towards a pathway that looked untouched. Us, to start over...
2B just grabbed his hand, "Let's go."
And so, they left into the green leaves and wilderness. Towards the unknown. As Ambers and screams faded away.
But the screams were still there. And so were the fires that spread through the camp. Robots were able to infiltrate the front barrier as residents were mauled. The resistance was able to fall back to the storage units and blockade the entrances.
The blacksmith stepped back after placing the last box in place, "Were trapped."
The leader placed her hand on his shoulder then walked towards those remaining, "Status report Now"
One member called out, "the initial front was wiped out, at least half our civilians are dead and those able to fight are few...we dont have much ammunition either."
The situation was dire. With most of them wounded fighting wouldn't last long. It was only a matter of time. Where the hell is yorha dammit. The doors began to break open.
"GET SOMEONE ON THAT NOW!" Three soldiers jumped to it and held it closed.
They all braced in position for a final stand. The doors flung open as they opened fire. Robotic bodies came flying through as they piled over each other like zombies being forced through a funnel. Bullets cases flew around and littered the floor.
"IM OUT!" slowly one by one the focus fire grew less intense as the robots stepped closer every second. A robot pounced and flew for one of them but suddenly was whisked away and was pinned to the wall.
The robots stopped charging forward, in fact they seemed scared to. The resistance turned to see a hooded yorha unit that looked in disrepair.
She walked up to the resistance leader as an eerie silence grew, "Sit back and check on the rest, ill handle it from here."
"Wait what!? You cant take them..." the yorha unit snapped her eyes at her.
"Uh I mean, I will of course!"
"Good"
The robots backed up in terror, "Its her! The demon!"
She pulled out two blades and faced the horde, "So, Who's first?"
While that was happening the resistance leader turned around and ran up to those who were wounded, "let's get these people on the escape vehicles NOW!"
Those who were able to walk helped those who couldnt and carried supplies to bring on board. Suddenly a couple of yorha flight suits flew by over head causing glass to shatter as they continued to fly away towards the forest. The resistance leader was confused, the battle was here, where were they going?
The flight suits weaved between buildings as the yorha androids searched for their target. Finally one spotted a transport vessel near the forest and the squad circled the area.
A display popped up and the commander appeared, "To Yorha Squad R, remember, we need 9S back in one piece, as for 2E...do what you got to do."
The squad leader, 1R, confirmed, "Affirmative."
The screen closed as they all landed at the site as trees blew backwards from the exhaust. The 5 androids stacked up and breached the ship with precision.
"CLEAR" They all lowered their weapons.
1R started to bark orders, "2RS, scan the area and see if you can find any tracks. 3RE go with him. As for you two see if you can find any logs in the ship to determine time of landing."
"YES MAM" They all split up to complete the tasks.
4RS sat at the cockpit, "Hey 1R, have you hunted an E model before?"
She thought for a second, "This may be a first."
5RM wasn't surprised "There arnt many cases of E models to go awol, most are very loyal to yorha considering job description."
4RS replied, "True."
The other group ran back to the ship, 1R spoke up "Anything?"
2RS answered, "Yes some footprints and a broken pathway, seems fresh."
"8 min and 23sec fresh" 4RS added
"Alright, move out."
Author note~
For clarification on new characters
1R -Multirole Model- Squad leader - specialist in strategy and interrogation, can take on multiple roles in squad when needed.
2RS -Scanner model- specialist in snipping and long range support and tracking.
3RE- Executioner Model (modified) - Specialist in weaponry and CQB.
4RS -Scanner Model- specialist in hacking and stealth.
5RM -Medic Model- Specialist in healing, vehicle repair and weapon suppression.