Chapter 26
A/N: Yes you all probably hate me for being this late. So I'll try and explain myself at the end.
They all sped with relative silence away from the smoldering wreckage that was once the correctional facility. Sissy sped to and fro making sharper and more erratic turns as they got farther. They finally couldn't stand the silence as Blue broke out, "Ok, I'm probably not the only one that's confused here, so spill it, what's happening?" the husky inquired quickly. With a sigh Fang began his long explanation.
"Well for one, that Fang back there was a robot, to a degree. You see, Inc. has sought to get rid of me in order to make their jobs easier. So, back in India they kidnapped me and were able to replace me with Model 10" they began to speak but were silenced when Fang raised his hand, "hold all questions until I'm done, thank you. Once that happened, he went about and was able to replace me pretty well for awhile. But as he got closer to his goal, he got sloppier and sloppier. You all probably noticed Barimba commented on "my" not being human. Probably made Model 10 mad and he showed his eyes as a warning. But anyway, he probably found out about our secret weapon against the Inc. but was unable to properly get ahold of it. But once Skyler showed him he was in fact in possession of that very weapon, he began very desperate, as did the Inc.. I'm not very sure when I was myself captured, just remember waking up in a tube with Sissy breaking me out. After that, I pieced two and two together and came in and saved everybody, and here we are. Okay I'm done, now questions?" he slid into his chair making sure not to wake the unconscious Yuni next to him.
"What is this secret weapon that we could use to destroy the Inc.?" Carmelita chirped in curiously.
"Ah, always to the point Ms. Fox. For now let's just say I've found an old friend that I'd like to get in order to make the destruction of Inc. so much easier" he said going off in thought.
"So what are we supposed to until we get this weapon?" Black butted into Fag's thoughts. He sighed nostalgically as he shifted into a more comfortable position.
"Right now this weapon is within our grasp, Skyler is within grasp of such a weapon, isn't that right?" he smiled towards the spider with his eyes closed. He simply answered by nodding his head and appeared to drift off to sleep. They all soon drifted off, all except Sissy and Fang. They rode in silence until Sissy spoke up, "You know the suit has probably been separated too long to be of use to you" she blankly said knowing it would have no effect. He just gave a sweet smile and patted Sissy on her head.
"You should also know that I'm old enough to know that I'm not going to make it through the fight anyway. I'm okay with that, I'm starting to believe right now that this time is also not mine for the living, like so many before me. But I am willing to save it" he kept smiling. Sissy was worried, but she wouldn't tell him that. All in all the ride took about 5 minutes more after that. They all filed into the house and sat in the previous room that Skyler had given them the previous speech beforehand.
"So now, where is this secret weapon?" Sly piped in as he sat down. Skyler, still particularly tired just pushed a button and that similar chest they remembered with the drill slowly rose to the ground floor. Fang strode over to it and patted the chest endearingly.
"Ah, we meet again old friend" he smiled nostalgically.
"You sound like this thing is a person" Carmelita eyed him suspiciously. He chuckled a bit to himself.
"I suppose he was at one point, I do suppose he was even a great man at one point. But, like all great men, he had to fall at one point or another" he stared off reverently into space.
"Why not show them who it was that it belonged to" Skylar said dazedly.
"That is a great idea" Fang exclaimed digging around a pouch on his side. "Now where did I, Oh here it is" he exclaimed pulling out a small little packet. He ripped it open and threw what appeared to be dust upon the ground. As it impacted the ground the room swirled into a vortex of lights and dust.
"What is this" Sissy screamed into the vortex.
"We call it portable sands of time. They aren't as accurate or as powerful as the real deal, but it gets the job done" Fang roared over all the noise. They suddenly felt the ground give way as they began to fall again, much like the last time they took a trip to the past.
They all stirred to the sound of humming and saw a very familiar place. It was the large bathysphere hall were they had first seen Jacque. It looked just the same as when they had seen the party, only without the party. Everything was set up and ready, but no one was around. They turned around at the sound of something breaking the water, It was a bathysphere. After a few seconds, the door popped open with a hiss. Out strode a Black dog in a suit and fedora. They watched him give the place a good lookover and sigh contentedly.
"I'm finally here" he smiled warmly, "and I couldn't have imagined a better place."
"Ah, Moe, I thought you'd be the first here. So, how do you like it" a familiar voice sounded behind them. The old Fang ran out and began to shake the man's hand vigorously.
"It's a dream come true. Is it real Fang?" he looked hopefully at the young wolf. Fang just chuckled and patted him on the back.
"Yes, it is" he smiled just as warmly. They both walked off and the scene was once again swept in sands.
"Let's fast forward to a later date. One thing I should tell you before we continue. Moe was a poor soul who had simply lost the will to live until I was able to find him. He had lost his family and job and more. I was recruiting people who were willing to work for food and lodging, he jumped at the offer. The whole month after that, he was probably the most excited about the whole city. This was his break, and he loved the city almost as much as I had. Even to the point where he joined the protector program" Fang said swirling the sands around his hand.
"The protector program?" Jack questioned.
"Finally able to talk, that's good. That hypnosis plasmid is a pain to deal with, even after the thoughts are messed with. To answer your question, well, you'll see soon" Fang sighed as he turned to the now clearing sands. It opened to Moe laying on a hospital bed looking sleepy. For a few seconds, all was silent, then Fang and the mysterious wolf woman from earlier stepped in. She had a small bundle in her arms and Fang was sitting next to Moe.
"How you doing buddy?" Fang said softly. Moe weakly smiled while fighting to say alive.
"Doing better than you" he chuckled. "I heard your experiment wasn't too successful. How did they put it? Too expensive, that's what it was. I think you deserve the title I was given" he sighed as he looked like he fell asleep.
"Boy, you deserve the title more than me. You're the big man now. "The Protector" yeah, it fits you well. Rapture could use more guys like you" Fang smiled as he held the sleepy man's hand comfortingly.
"And whoever becomes your sister will become will be in the safest hands" the girl smiled sweetly. She shifted the bundle to her other arm, and patted the man's shoulder.
"All I know miss, is that Fang struck out with you" he chuckled as he fell asleep. She smiled and kissed Fang on the forehead. Yuni got a little jealous but was reassured when Fang gave her a reassuring squeeze on the shoulder.
"Let's leave him for now" Fang sighed and lead the girl out of the room.
"How much longer till he's fitted to his armor?" the girl asked scared.
"Don't worry, we made him a special set of armor, he won't have trouble fitting. We still don't know how the public will react to his appearance" He sighed.
"I'm sure he'll be fine" she whispered as they walked off into the now sand engulfed wall.
They soon returned to the room they were originally. They all sat and chewed on this bit of information.
"What happened to Moe?" Blue barked up. Fang thought for a few seconds before answering.
"He was killed while trying to protect his little sister. Now that we have had that last bit of history, let's get "The Protector Armor" out" he said making his way to the chest. He popped the top open respectively, only to sport a look of dread soon after.
"What is it this time?" Skyler quite annoyed groaned.
"The chest is empty" Fang gasped.
Unknown Time, Unknown Place
"Have you brought the suit with you?" a shadowy figure addressed a twitching, smoking, glitching robot in front of him.
"I have sir" the robot buzzed out in a broken tone. He pulled out a set of armor that looked quite a bit like Pain and Panic's armor from afar.
"That is good, now no one can stop us" the shadowy figure chuckled maniacally.
A/N: I know a lot of you are probably been wondering were I have been. Well, I've been pretty busy so far. For a few reasons I've been preoccupied.
Bioshock 2 (it came out and I must say, it may play a good place in this story
School (nough said)
Been trying to finish the plan for the plot (not going so hot)
Been all around blah as far as computers go (they all break!)
All those reasons have been pretty much solved so I will hopefully be turning out chapters soon. We are soon heading the end of our mythical journey of No Night Knows Peace. At this point I'm wondering what I should do. My options are either to make a sequel to No Night Knows Peace, or should I start up another idea codenamed "legacies". A simple pm or comment with what I should do would be very helpful. Until then, I'm beat and must turn in. So until next time, read, enjoy, comment, and toodles.