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Battle Force 5 Data Drafts
Draft 10: Enjoy the Silence
The quiet frightened Sage if she was around it for too long.
Sure, it was often utilized as a factor for relaxation, but when something very wrong had happened or a proposal was under consideration, beings kept quiet out of distress. Secrecy was often a part of many lives, so they kept quiet.
Sage could recall the grip of silence as her axons hid along with the rest of the Blue Sentients. Krytus and the Red Sentient Five were hunting them. One sound and they would be revealed. The Blue Sentients were benevolent aliens, so fighting was not an option unless necessary.
After she froze the majority of the Red Sentients, Sage grew fearful when things were too quiet. Too often, it screamed the truth.
As she worked to ease Zoom of poisoning from a hard-fought battle against the Vandals, no one in the hub made a sound. Due to a data glitch, Sage couldn't sense a Storm Shock. The Vandals promptly invaded Earth, and the playing field was different with the addition of Grimian. They would've won had it not been for Zoom's quick thinking.
Sage quivered as she looked over to Vert. He was fighting hard, but was poisoned the most, so he was taking longer to heal. She needed to hinder the flow if she was to administer antidotes and cure the team.
She went over to Vert's hospital bed. One day, Vert was considering adding more members to the team. He only told Sage about this, though, but Zoom overheard the two. After another Battle Key was claimed, he decided it would be fine the way they are now.
It wasn't fine. This ambush was harder to fight off. They came and poisoned Zoom immediately when he went to investigate. It took some effort to fend off the Vandal Warriors and protect the town. While Agura and Stanford held Sever and Krocomodo off, Hatch poisoned the two.
Vert, Spinner, and Sherman were trying to prevent as much destruction as possible from Grimian and Kalus, but the scorpion Vandals snuck from behind due to Hatch's aura rendering them invisible and poisoned the brothers. With Vert being the last line of defense, he had to fight and fend off Hatch, Grimian, and Captain Kalus alone. He drove them back with Zoom's help, who struggled against the poison, and sealed the portal.
It worked, but for a price. Vert was hit with a more lethal toxin. All of the drivers had to be put in the Medical Ward.
'I am sorry,' Sage thought, yielding to misery. She took Vert's hand. 'I failed you.'
Vert stirred as he sensed the peace being disturbed. His fingers wrapped around Sage's hand. Sage felt warmth flood into her memory banks and a new sensation took her by surprise. A sense of security washed over her as distress was being swept away.
Sage exhaled as her fear was beginning to ease. This was not the time to be afraid, she realized. As pressure eased from her data banks, she actually began to enjoy it a little.
'It isn't that bad after all,' she realized.