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Roger
Chapter 10
March 24

"That Megadeus is crying. What could it be crying for?" I wondered with Dorothy standing next to me. We were at the north part of the city alright. The pink sky silhouetted the tall shadows of the skyscrapers, most of them sitting up right this time. The sound of sirens and plumes of dust rose from the city, indicative of the damage the Megadeus caused.

"It has lost its master it used to serve," said Dorothy.

Hmph. I didn't really give much thought to her answer, even though it would be pretty interesting to find out why she would know. Well, I believed her anyway. She knew things and could do things I couldn't. You got to leave it to Dorothy.

"But we can't let it run rampant like this. It's too dangerous," I pointed out.

I commanded the Big O to follow where the police cars were. The Megadeus who came from under the sea left a huge wave of destruction. According to the coordinates, the police were directly in front of my opponent, pursuing their target in their tanks. Soon, I had closed in on their exact location.

My first impression of the Megadeus was that it looked like a giant fuzz ball more than a sea titan. It looked similar to one of the Megadeus I've encountered before by the bay. Its most striking feature was its yellow glowing 'eyes'. The military police shot projectiles at the Megadeus, causing it to start on fire and lean back on a building. The monster wailed in anger. Its outer layer burned off, revealing grey metal that would obviously stun the military police and infuriate Dan Dastun. The Megadeus laid still on the building for a moment but then the flames died off. Out of the Megadeus' shoulders rose the turrets. The thing was angry and knew it had enemies. The military police would have to retreat. They screeched in reverse as the Megadeus launched missiles toward it. I grabbed the control levers and interfered, situating the Big O in between the two objects. The Big O took the blast, crossing its arms, allowing the military police to have plenty of time to flee to safety. The entire cockpit shook from the force of the missiles as my Megadeus lost 10% efficiency as a result of my acting as a shield. I closed my eyes at the bright blinding flash of yellow as fire met metal. My opponent was very powerful.

The fired died off and now I saw the Megadeus face to face. It certainly looked terrifying because of its ironic 'smile': two slanted eyes and an evilly grinning 'mouth'. Its mouth was the scariest thing about it, though. Every time the Megadeus was decisive upon a new move, the mouth, a series of glowing panels, would flash and blink in numerous patterns.

"Alright, it's showtime! Let's go!" I yelled as I took the joysticks again, the Big O immediately shifting with my command. I activated the big silver piston.

"Why do you always have to say those things?" said Dorothy.

I approached the Megadeus and it backed away. I withdrew the piston as far back as I could, preparing for a full-force blow.

"Sea titan, listen to me!" I said. Even though I knew it wouldn't care. But yelling things at my enemies sure helped boost my morale. "I don't know what kind of memories you have in your stored head, but there are people trying to exploit them. And those people are your enemies!"

And I released the piston, smashing it directly into the Megadeus' head. Sparks flew as its head burst and its interior mechanics on the torso began to catch flame. Debris fell on the street below. It was now headless. Which meant no more memories.

The Megadeus plummeted onto the ground. Now the only one in town was Big O-- the way that it should be.

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