Some YoRHa units abandoned their mission, the operation failed, and every android met their demise. ...Well, except for the really selfish ones. They were fine.
The androids all clutched their heads, moaning in pain and staggering aimlessly. Some of them coughed and heaved, as though their digestive systems had gone into meltdown. "This viral attack," 9S thought aloud, "the EMP must have triggered it!"
He hacked into 2B, and cleared her virus within seconds. She looked around in confusion, but with a shake of the head appeared to regain her senses. She looked at him. "9S!" she yelled amidst the confusion. "What's going on?"
9S answered by running. 2B followed in confusion. "9S, answer me!" his companion insisted. "You can save them! Go back!"
"No!" he shouted back. "There's no way we can save them all! We need to survive!"
"What the hell are you talking about?!" she grabbed a nearby stone and tossed it onto his head. He finally stopped running and looked at her, rubbing his scalp. "You can't be a deserter, 9S! This is war, and we have a duty to perform!"
9S peeked behind her, seeing an infected YoRHa sneak up on her. 9S hacked into her in seconds. To his surprise, instead of coming to her senses, the unit detonated. The explosion startled 2B, who was able to see her pieces scatter. "Did you just do that?"
"I-I didn't-" he stammered. "I meant to snap her out of it. Not…"
An uneasy silence blew through the air.
"You know," 2B conceded, "you're right. Let's get going."
Ten years later, the two stood on a tree branch overlooking a lake. Just as she had switched to human clothes, 9S had done the same, with a red shirt with a sun printed on it, denim shorts and bright, purple boots. He even started wearing a worn-out cap. Pod 153 rustled in the lake, pulling out a small fish. "Whoa, what did you get?!" Pascal asked, running up to them.
9S looked at the fish in confusion. "I have no idea," he admitted. "Hey, Tooie?"
2E held up a sea bass and looked at him. Her face changed from calm to panic. "Nines, that's a mackerel!" she shouted.
He examined his catch. "Whoops, so it is," he said cheerfully, throwing it back in.
"Anyway," said Pascal, "shall we go back to the new village? I'm sure the androids are gonna love what you've caught."
2E smiled and nodded. "It's a shame you guys can't eat these," she said as they walked down the root.