The sun is rising over the wasteland. Nothing seems to be alive in vast emptiness but the emptiness is filled with life. A lone stitchpunk emerge from her hiding place after she feels it safe to get out in the open. Her helmet, weapon and metal parts of her body gleam in the sunlight. 21 take in her surroundings. She sees no danger, but she knows that there is always a beast hiding in the wasteland.

"I know that I am not alone in this world. I am bound to find others like me. I just need to find them. What was that?"

She heard a sound to the left of her. She grips her weapon tightly as she spins to face the challenger, but only turn around just in time to get swatted by her attacker's paw. She flies through the air and slams against a steel block. The impact knocks her out. The beast runs towards its victim but it was interrupted by the group that it was hunting. The beast charge at the group.

Later, the group carries 21 back to their hideout. The stitchpunk with the round buttons down his front and the other stitchpunk with a zipper are gently carrying the knocked stitckpunk.

"Let's get her inside to mend her. Slow down, 9 or else we may drop her!" Said the ones with the buttons.

"How slow do we need to go 5?" reply 9 as he looks at 5.

Medical tent, 40 minutes later.

5 and 9 finally got 21 to the medical table. They lay her on her back. 2 enter the room. He saw 21 and limps over to the table

"Where you two find this one?"

"We found her in the emptiness" replies 5 as he watch 2 examine 21' injuries. 21's chest area is ripped open, exposing her inner mechanisms.

"5, I will leave you and 2 to fix her up. Yell if either you guys need help with anything." said 9 as he left.

"5, I need you to help me fix her up. You can start the process." Said 2 as he walks over to the right corner to get a needle and thread.

5 nod his head and start to focus on the task at hand. He looks at the mechanisms carefully. The damages is minor, non-life threaten and in 5's range to fix. 5 lean forward, reach inside 21's chest to starts to fix the damages. His hands gently move around in her chest. After several minutes, 5 is so absorbed in his work, that he did not notice his patient is starting to stir.

21's eyes barely start to open when she saw something leaning over her.

"AAAAAAAHHHHHH!!!"

She tries to get away from 5, but his hand is still inside her.

"Let me go!!"

"Calm down, it's ok, I won't hurt you!! You are safe, stop struggling!!! You're just going to injure yourself more!"

5 try to restrain her with his body. She is wiggling hard against him but he is too strong for her. Somehow, they end up on the floor with 5 on top of her. 7 and 9 rushed in the room to find 5 saddling the new girl's waist with his legs hooked around her legs. His arms pinned her arms down.

"Get off me!!"

"I will, once you relax! Now will you let me fix you?"

" sure, go on ahead.