Initiating reboot.
Time since last reboot: 24 days
Checking viruses: Checking….checking… Scan complete. Viruses: None.
Processing memories…processing…pro-INTRUDER! INTRUDER! FIREWALL ACTIVATE NOW.
Zemerik jolted awake, glaring at the first thing he saw: an organic…but not one that he recognized. Zug must've screwed up. Especially when the human is female and has brown hair; true, one of the other ones was female and had brown hair, but this one didn't have the dark brown skin that the Battle Force Five had . And her hair was….what did it look like? Crap, the memory must have had some sort of virus in th-FOCUS, ZEMERIK!
"Well, nice to see that you're awake…your friend is waiting for you in the living room," the organic simply said, Zemerik sitting up as he did. "He asked me to do some repairs and I gave you both some…upgrades. Might've summoned that firewall of yours just now."
Zemerik, who was checking his body for damage, looked up and glared at her. "How do you know about that?" he asked, the organic simply shrugged like it was no big deal.
"Because I was trying to see if your memories were working alright as a result from the upgrades, but then it kicked me out before I got a good look at them."
He simply got up and started pacing, moving away from this organic. Something wasn't right. "The only way an organic like you would even do that is if you were either a 'genius' or a Sentient. Red one, I might add."
"Well, you're close," she shrugged, as she got up. "I'll explain…later. Right now, go see that friend of yours. He's been waiting for you to make some sort of…movement."
Zemerik eyed her cautiously as she grabbed an apron and started heading for the door. "Where do you plan on going?"
"Well, I have work, and work helps me by making sure that I get to stay in this house, meaning, Zemmy, shut the hell up, talk to your friend, or we'll be staying with Sage for the next few weeks," she answered, leaving him speechless. He shook his head and followed after her.
"W-wait just one moment, organic!" the Sark leader commanded. "How do you know that name, and how do you know of the-"
"Sage? It's because I remember you from the first job you ever had. Sage wouldn't stop calling you Zemmy so I figured it was appropriate to call you that," she answered. "And seriously, if you want to stay with Sage and be welcomed by being locked up somewhere in the same area as her until Krytus goes down, you will stay here until I get back," the human added, emphasizing her point by pointing at the ground. Zemerik glared at her, the human heading for the front door. "Now, I will be back in…6 hours or so. Zug, or Buzz as he wants to be called, will explain what he knows. I kinda gave him an IQ boost, but it was not by much. Just enough to actually speak in complete sentences at least."
"Why the hell would he want to be called B-" Zemerik asked before being bear hugged by a slight spiky-dark blue-almost-black-haired, heavy set man.
"Lord Zemerik! You're alright!" the man beamed, hugging him even tighter. Zemerik glared at the human, whose red-brown eyes twinkled in happiness. This man was about as annoying as Zug.
"Get off of me before I destr-holy crap, you're Zug aren't you?" Zemerik gapped at him, Zug, the HUMAN, nodding rapidly. "What…in…Zug, get off of me…NOW." Zug nodded once more and dropped him. "ORGANIC! GET BACK HERE!"
"Press the button on your chest before you make any attempt of following me!" she called behind her as she headed for the lone blue mustang that had white lightning stripes on the side.
"What was with this…thing and it's obsession of lightning?" Zemerik briefly wondered as he glanced down at his chest and noticed a device embedded in it. "What the he-"
"I said that I made upgrades and I'm surprised you didn't notice it sooner! Now hurry up!" she yelled, the Sark leader rolling his eyes and pressing it. He jogged to the car, Zug right behind him as always, and slammed his hands on the car's hood. "Get in the car you two," she sighed, before Zemerik could even ask a question. "And think of a name or something. I don't want people staking out at my house because you decide to use your real name."
"Why the hell would I think of a name?" he asked, getting on the passenger side and Zug sliding in the back. Zemerik glanced behind him to see Zug grinning like, well, a retard, for a lack of a better word. "What are you grinning at?"
"Nothing," Zug said, his face not changing. The organic placed the car in reverse, got out of the driveway, and started heading down the road.
"Ok, first off, I'm Selia, a blue Sentient, and you will not tell ANYONE that I am, no matter who it is, or who they say they know. Second, Buzz here," Selia started explaining before jerking a thumb back at Zug, who waved back, "Only went to me because I had happen to be in my Sentient form."
"And why the hell did you give him some…human disguise?" Zemerik asked.
"Because I don't people to wonder who the hell I'm yelling at if it's three in the morning and you decide to go on a battlezone adventure! Plus, I figured that you would hate being cooped up inside all day…trust me, I heard how Zug wandered away from the Hub from some of the humans here."
"The….Battle Force Five, I presume?" Zemerik asked, recalling how that mission was a…somewhat complete disaster. He only slightly regrets reprogramming Zug after that, when Krytus appeared some months later.
"Uh…sorta but not exactly…you see, the BF5…they…only think that I'm human and I asked around about some…'robot jukebox' I heard and…Zug apparently fit the part," she answered. "Anyways, I figured if you can look the part, you can also act it too."
Zemerik raised an eyebrow at her. "What do you mean?"
Selia rolled her eyes as she tuck a stray hair behind her ears. "I mean that not only do you look human at the moment, you will also function like one. Meaning, the three of us knows the basic of how the sleep, eat, and use the bathroom."
"…what's a bathroom?" Zemerik asked, soon regretting saying that because then some images flashed in front of him. And that's how he learned what a toilet was! "Oh god, that's…how the hell…god, I will…just…gah!" he yelled in anger as Selia smirked in amusement.
The blue-Sentient-in-disguise pulled the car up to a diner, causing Zug to cheer. Zug scrambled out of the car and ran inside to grab a seat. "Ok, you can go after him; I'll be back in a bit," Selia said, Zemerik about half-way out of the car.
"Hold up, where are you going?" he asked, narrowing his eyes.
"I'm about half-an-hour early to work, it turns out, and I want to deliver something real quick. If I'm lucky, I'll bring you a new friend to talk to," she answered, pushing him out, going in reverse, and driving off.
"…wait, I'M A HUMAN?" he yelled, that part seem to have clicked in a bit too late.
About twenty-five minutes later, longer than Selia should've been gone, in Zemerik's opinion, said blue-Sentient returned with another human. "Oh god she wasn't kidding about that new friend thing, was she?" Zemerik muttered, looking over at Zug, who was actually waiting for his order. Wait, what did he order? Five…something…something involving shaking, he thought. Before he could think any more of it, Selia offered a seat across him to the human female.
"Are you sure?" the organic asked, tucking a strand of blonde hair behind her. Zemerik raised an eyebrow and wondered what he looked like. Probably looked like Zug…but better looking-wait is he becoming as vain as that one human?
"Oh yeah, plus he's new too, so you two can talk and enjoy the presence of each other," Selia nodded. "Anyways, did you guys order yet?"
"I think he ordered for us…" Zemerik answered, looking over at Zug, who was twiddling his thumbs. "I really wasn't paying attention…and you will an-"
"Sorry, have to punch in and get to work!" Selia said, leaving before Zemerik could finish. She seems to be doing that a lot.
"I…am slowly hating her," he muttered, putting his head against his hand.
"I'm sure she means well…so…you're new around here too?" the girl smiled at him. Her smile seemed really familiar. "This is the…second time I've been to this diner so I don't know many people…but my friends always tell me that this place is…lively."
Zemerik looked around and raised an eyebrow at her. "There's no one here," he said, the diner being practically empty.
"Well, it's usually lively when they're around I'm sure," she shrugged. "I'm a...I guess one of my friends would called me an information holder or a librarian," she continued, Zemerik shrugging. "Oh and you have a better job than I do?"
"I had one: I was a bodyguard of sorts," Zemerik said, the girl's light blue eyes looking interested at this. "Yeah, the job was great but then I was…fired."
"On what grounds?"
"For…kinda going against the 'boss's' orders," he answered. "He wanted me to do something so insane that I had to go against him!" Zemerik continued. "But…I…well, I was…friends with…one of his siblings…haven't seen her…in awhile," he sighed, as Selia dropped off five cups. He and the girl eyed them, looking at Selia for an explanation.
"Five chocolate milkshakes, one for you, one for you, and three for Buzz," Selia answered, Buzz already pulling over three of them. "I'll be back in a bit with the bill."
The blonde girl nodded and started sipping her shake, shivering a bit. "It's very cold…but very sweet," she mused, sipping some more.
"…I'm not even going to begin questioning on what just happened," he muttered, grabbing the remaining cups and sipping it. "Damn, that is cold," Zemerik added, soon a realization dawned on him. Cold could make his thoughts process faster, so perhaps the fact holds true in this form. The ex-Sark-Leader started sipping the drink quickly for a good five, maybe ten seconds before he gripped his head with one of his free hands and growled.
Buzz, looking over at Zemerik, saw the evil/destruction that Zemerik may soon disperse and paled. He set down the drink, set down the girl's drink, and started to slowly lower them below the table as Zemerik started his outburst and possible carnage.
"I HATE THIS AND I WILL RULE THIS WORLD JUST SO I CAN PUT THE CREATORS OF THIS DRINK INTO A JAIL! THEN I WILL GO 'DIE, MILKSHAKE, DIE! NOW YOU'VE BEEN DEFEATED AND YOUR CREATORS ARE IN MILKSHAKE PRISON!'"
"…I swear that sounds vaguely familiar…I think it's from some abridged series," one of the humans who just walked in the door said as he and his friends walked by an enraged Zemerik. Zemerik blinked and realized that the human was actually Spinner of the Battle Force 5. The girl popped her head up and grinned. "Oh wow, he must've scared his date and his brother!" he added, as Zug popped his head out also.
"Spinner, good to see you!" the blonde said, the Battle Force 5 and the ex-Sarks raising an eyebrow at Spinner. Zemerik had gone back to sipping the milkshake because he had to admit that it was good…he just hated the…painful head part. "It is me, Sage," the 'human' continued, the BF5 gang gapping at her and Zemerik doing the most reasonable reaction ever: choking on the milkshake.
Everyone looked over at him in concern, Zemerik waving it off. "W-went down the wrong hole," he coughed, clearing his throat. "I…I think I just that I may have…I know someone named Sage, but it is probably a coincidence," he continued, Sage shrugging.
"Perhaps and I'm sure that you'll see your friend again. It was nice talking to you, Mister…?" Sage asked, offering a hand to him.
Zemerik took the hand and shook it, saying with a smile, "Marik, I'm Marik."
"Well then, Marik, I hope we see each other again soon!" she said, moving out of the booth and following after the BF5 gang with her drink. Buzz followed her lead and headed for the back of the diner, leaving Zemerik to glare at the milkshake that caused it all.
Selia stopped by and raised an eyebrow at Zemerik. "Whatcha glaring at the milkshake for?" she asked, tilting her head.
"It's mocking me…" he growled, continuing his glare.
"…but it's a milkshake."
"It still mocks me!"
"Oh, like this must have?" Selia said, pulling out a oval shaped locket. She held it in front of Zemerik, whose eyes widen at the sight of it.
"W-where on….where did you get-!" he asked, reaching for it, but Selia pulled it back.
"You know this is the first time I actually seen you smile before you turned all blue," she commented looking inside. "And you wanna know how badly damage you were? This thing was barely hanging on. It was hanging on by one 'vein' if you will…it was also close to where your 'heart' would be if you actually were born human. Kinda symbolic…so…tell me, Marik," Selia asked, Zemerik blushing in either rage or embarrassment, "…when did you…fall for her Highness, Princess Sage?"