Several hours later Artemis wakes up in the communications room still shaken from his encounter with Frost earlier. The room is only illuminated via several flickering lights. He looks down at his lower body to find he is completely frozen to a nearby wall save for his head.
He also notices 5 scientists huddled together in a group all trembling in fear.
"Hey what the hell is going on, where are we?" Artemis called.
"Shhh, it's coming back" Shrieked a female scientist
He then hears the door open, the robot enters with a deceased Atlas Soldier, his neck is clenched in its ice cold right hand. The soldiers mouth is surrounded by flesh blood, implying he was killed not too long ago.
Artemis looks at Frost with a horrified look on his face. The machine releases his grip on the dead soldier's neck sending him plummeting to the ground shortly after.
"Hm i didn't think you'd wake up most of you humans are quite fragile." Frost said
He walks over to a computer and raises his left arm towards a Headphone Jack. His palm splits apart which results in the metal forming a triangular like pattern.
A wire with a 3.5 mm audio jack then emerges from the opening, it plugs itself into the jack.
Frost's eyes then start to glow red as he proceeds to upload what seems to be a virus inside of the Atlesian computer systems. A blue bar travels from 0 to 100 in several seconds. He unplugs from the computer, his eyes return to their blue color.
"What is all this for? why all of this unnecessary death?" Artemis
"I'm glad you asked ,because I kind of don't know what to do before Ironwood arrives since no one else can stop me I figured I might as well raise hell here to pass the time."
"You sick pile of scrap, we're the good guys man those innocent people over there in the corner didn't do anything to harm anyone, let them go and just take me instead!" Artemis said.
"Oh really?, Your kind wishes to protect the world, but yet you don't want it to change nor flourish. Humanity has done nothing but tarnish the state of this beautiful planet. Look at you, disgusting parasites, you are a plague, you've brought nothing but war, suffering, famine, and destruction to this world. There is only one logical answer, the complete extermination of all human life." Frost said
"Now that's a big leap in motivation" Artemis said
"To be fair i was just born" Frost said
He then raises both of his arms forward a large stream of ice bursts from his palms towards the scientists. They try to flee but they can only manage a single step before freezing completely solid. One male scientist then plummets to the ground. The entire upper half of his body shatters into many large bits of ice.
Artemis looks on in shook and absolute horror of the formerly living scientists reduced to ice by the malicious machine.
"You bastard!" Artemis yelled
Suddenly two Atlesian knight 200s then enter the door. Their helmets and bodies light up with a bright blue glow, they each draw their rifles on the lieutenant.
"What the, the robots are being controlled like how they were at Beacon " Artemis said
"Watch him my children, I'm going out and waiting for the general if he escapes don't hesitate to kill him." Frost said, shutting the door as he leaves
"Come on Ironwood please get here," Artemis said subconsciously.
An hour later Ironwood's Bullhead lands on a large platform near the front of the laboratory.
He steps out of the backside of the ship he cocks the hammer of his revolver as he steadily but speedfully dashes to the front entrance.
He smashes the door down to be welcomed by a grisly sight. Two Atlas soldiers lay motionless. One soldier's right leg is missing from the knee down. Another is slouched against the wall with a large gaping wound in his chest
There is also thick sheets of ice covering portions of the walls and ceiling as well as sheets and specks of blood.
"My god!" Ironwood covers his mouth with his free hand disgusted.
Suddenly Ironwood sees an oncoming projectile of ice speeding from the front coming towards his head. He quickly dashes himself to the right, barely evading the ice.
Suddenly Frost uncloaks right in front of Ironwood, white steam fumes from the machine's mouthpiece, he tilts his head to the left slightly.
"Hm finally the guest of honor has arrived General Ironwood in my presence...I'm trembling,g," Frost said chuckling.
"You, your gonna pay for what you did to my men, you can count on it!" Ironwood said
"Try to make promises you can keep Ironwood"
Frost then creates an ice ball in his left hand which he promptly crushes. The two glare at each other before they charge towards one another.
Several minutes later Winter's ship then lands right next to Ironwood's she quickly exits and runs towards the entrance of the building.
