Cypher looked at his circuitry. The red glowed brighter than ever. He didn't like it. Being a Black Guard was tough.
"Cypher, come on," one of his comrades shouted, beckoning with his staff.
Cypher nodded and made sure his weapons were still in his possession. He never liked the staves, so he was issued a Light Sword. The baton-hilt was at his side, while two Light grenades were attached to his other. He and three other guards were on patrol. Due to increase of rebellious acts by an alleged Renegade, they had to increase their arsenal.
"You need to pay attention. That Renegade could be anywhere," the Black Guard told Cypher as he rejoined them.
"Argon City used to be calmer than this, Tela," Cypher replied with a sigh.
Tela laughed. "We all didn't think Tesler would be having a tough time. We're here to scout out before CLU himself decides to solve the problem. These local Sentries are pathetic."
Cypher simply smirked, knowing that the others couldn't see. His original plan was to get close enough to CLU to put an end to all the chaos. He was reassigned before he could do so. Cypher had a feeling CLU knew, but he wasn't too sure. He just had to hold out hope that Flynn would return someday.
"So how long do we need to patrol out here anyway?" Cypher asked.
"It'll be a cycle before we get done," Tela laughed.
"We'll be done soon," one of the other Black Guards replied.
Argon City was unfamiliar territory to Cypher. They were currently walking through Purgos, a close by neighbor of Argon City. It was also a cesspit of criminals. The four of them had patrolled Purgos several times already. They were told to only look for the Renegade, and leave any other crime to the local Sentries. Luckily for Cypher, no one posed any threat while they patrolled. Black Guards struck fear and terror into just about any program.
"Do we even need to be here? I get the Renegade is a criminal against CLU, but this doesn't seem the place he would be." Tela told the others.
"We must follow orders from General Tesler. If he wants to send us here, that's where we go."
"How long till he comes back down?" Cypher asked as he looked into the sky. Tesler's command ship moved through the air slowly as it reminded every program who Argon City belonged to.
"You two are terrible Black Guards." One said to Tela and Cypher.
Cypher frowned. "I'm just not used to working for Tesler. CLU managed us better."
"That's GENERAL Tesler!" the Black Guard spat, looking back at Cypher.
"Right...General Tesler," Cypher quickly corrected himself.
The four continued on through Purgos until they eventually found themselves back at the light rail. The four of them left Purgos once again. Cypher was glad their patrol was over. He hoped he could eventually have some time off from patrolling. That's all Tesler had their group do.
Tela leaned back in his seat as the light rail sped off away from Purgos. He looked over to Cypher.
"Hey don't let Pref's anger get you down."
"I'm fine," Cypher replied, trying to remember to make it sound like he was. The jet black helmets made Black Guards seem emotionless and uncaring.
"He takes working for General Tesler seriously. He was the same way with CLU, but you joined us on this reassignment before you could see that."
Cypher nodded. Tela was the only one that made the group bearable. "I'll get used to it, I'm sure. He usually doesn't say-," Cypher explained until he was cut off by a loud explosion.
Immediately, all four of them stood up, weapons ready. "An explosion?!" Pref asked.
Cypher looked to his side. His light grenades were missing.