Please allow me to once again apologise for keeping this story in the 'is this dead ?' status. Months, probably more than half a year has passed by...again, all i can do is say how sorry i am to those of you who really enjoy this story and want updates sooner rather than later.
The reason for the absence is this: I lost complete interest in Saints Row entirely, so i focused on other stuff. An example of this is i got really into Fallout 4 and even started a story on it, but i have to come back and give my fans what they deserve.
This chapter might not be as great as previous ones, but i'm still getting back into the feel of writing Saints Row again.
I understand that i may have lost the interest of some readers who were here from the very start. I hope i can stay fresh with the update of this story, the latest i will take between chapters now will hopefully be between the 2 and 3 month gap. Anyway, if anyone came back to this story then thank you. Thank you for giving me, and this story a chance again.
Onto the Chapter.
Chapter 28:
Matt was panicking, he was afraid, and he had a million thoughts screaming in his head. "Will Kirsten survive ?" "Did they just leave the Boss to die ?" "Does that alien bastard really have a world-destroyer ?!". He picked up Kirsten bridal style when her legs suddenly failed her and she nearly hit the floor.
The thick fog around the platform cleared, revealing Cypher and Kinzie.
"Miller, hurry! We have tons of enemy fighters coming our way as i speak!" Kinzie yelled, Matt quickly ran them both up the ramp.
Cypher pulled a walkie talkie from her belt and spoke into it: "Will, we have Miller and Kirsten on board, get us off this platform!"
"You got it, sweet hips. He-he-he!" replied his voice through the device. "When i next see him..." Cypher muttered to herself.
"Wait! Miller, where's the Boss ?!" Kinzie demanded
The Ship hovered upwards and slowly away from the platform.
Matt looked down at the ground and frowned.
"MILLER?!" Kinzie yelled again
"He got taken by Zinyak! When we were escaping we got completely surrounded by Zin on a bridge with a seemingly endless descent. The Boss got Zinyak to let us escape, but in doing so he surrendered himself! Look i can assure you Kinzie, i will do everything i can to help locate him, but can we please get Kirsten seen to ?! She's in more danger than the Boss is at this moment, she could die if we don't help her. After she's safe there's a bloody lot we need to talk about, it's highly important!" Matt replied, starting to panic at Kirsten's continuously worsening state.
"You'll be alright, love." Matt spoke gently to her.
"No! Cypher, tell Will to wait! What if the Boss got away and is coming our way ?!" Kinzie tried arguing, "We can't just leave him behind! He'd never leave any of us! Can we do as much as we've done without him ?!" Kinzie protested.
"Kinzie, please help me! Look, i too know that man! I know he'll find a way out of there somehow. He's the Boss, he has to, right ?" Matt reasoned
The Ship had now left the platform behind, and was now speeding through a maze of tunnels.
"Just cause he's 'The Boss' doesn't mean he knows what he's doing!" Kinzie argued "OH GOD!" she yelled through gritted teeth as she kept stressing.
"Miss Kensington. If i may, i also know the Boss, and rest assured, he'll find a way. Stop worrying, both of you. Stop panicking, it's very understandable given the current position we've found ourselves in, but stop, calm down. Neither of you are thinking properly, you're both being distracted by current events!
You're both highly intelligent young people who come up with solutions to any problem put in your way. You're some of the smartest individuals i've ever known, possibly on the entire planet! But you're letting your emotions stop you from thinking of all the ways we can deal with these new problems. So listen to me! First of all, we must see to Kirsten's current condition, she's looking very pale and very weak.
Secondly, once she's seen to, and in a stable condition, we need you two back on the computers in the pod room, whether it be to locate the Boss or to break into our other allies simulations to free them. Should it be the second option then either: Myself, Mr. Washington, Miss Shaundi, or Miss DeWynter will take the Boss's place in the simulation until his return. Finally, Mr. Miller. I would like you to inform us about these details we so desperately need to talk about. Is that understood ?" Cypher interjected, keeping a cool, calm and collected head despite the situation they were in.
Kinzie ran her hands through her hair as she paced around on the spot. Clearly very stressed out. "Yeah, it's understood."
Cypher turned to Matt.
"Understood, Ma'am." Matt said
"Good." she replied
Kinzie looked at Matt.
"Cypher's right Matt, that's exactly what we need to do. We need to calm ourselves down and think clearly, we more than likely know how to save Kirsten when we're not stressed out and worried. I mean, hell, we could hack into a supposedly superior alien network, and break into its complicated computer simulations to save our friends from goo filled prisons. On top of that, we as a small crew can handle their advanced alien tech without much issue, so i know we can do this! So let's not waste anymore time. Now tell me, what exactly happened to Kirsten ?" Kinzie asked
Matt smirked at Kinzie's motivation and took a shaky breath.
"Well, Kirsten was using her Rollerblades to try and find the platform as quickly as possible, however the Boss and i got pinned down, so she sped towards our attackers to fight them when a pipe on the wall next to her burst open and she was consumed in this thick, icy looking steam.
As soon as it came into contact with her skin she lost her balance and hit the floor. Since then she's gradually become more pale, shaky, frozen and tired. There's the possibility she could bloody DIE! We have to figure out a way. I CAN'T lose her! Without her i'd think i'd lose hope, i wouldn't want to go on..." Matt explained, slowly becoming more and more shaky himself at the thought of losing Kirsten.
Kinzie looked at Kirsten's skin and condition, Kirsten was as pale as a ghost and she couldn't move her control her movement.
Pacing backward and forwards around the room Kinzie quickly thought of all the solutions to this problem.
Kinzie talked to herself in her head to come up with solution, seeing as Matt was too busy comforting Kirsten. "Heat based. Heat based. What generates enough heat to combat instant freezing problems. Energy Weapons ? Would they normally generate enough heat ? Maybe...but when used too quickly they...overheat...They overheat!"
"Of course...OF COURSE! THAT'S IT! Surely..." Kinzie announced, rather loudly.
"Great! Fill me in then, Kensington!" Matt demanded.
Kinzie threw her hands towards their solution. "The Mech Suit! Matt, when you did some repairs to it's weapons when the Boss rescued you what do you remember about them ?" Kinzie quickly asks him, trying to get him to realise what she realised.
"They're mainly a special energy based type, how is that...Oh...OH! OF COURSE! How could i have been so blind!" Matt yelled when he realised.
"Nice to see you two back to your normal selves, so fill me in." Cypher requested
"Of course! So you see, the energy based weapons of the Mech Suit all generate heat. When used too quickly they overheat. If we reconfigure the energy weapons to overheat in certain sections of the Mech's interior-"
Matt cut off Kinzie, and finished the rest for her.
"-then if we place Kirsten inside, there's a pretty good chance it will slowly but surely reverse and cancel out the cold steam that covered her body, i don't know exactly what the cold steam is, or what it does if we let it continue. But i'm certain the temperature of the Mech suit overheating will combat it and beat it, bringing her body temperature back to normal, saving her life!"
"Can that really be done ?" Cypher asked
"If this Mech Suit was Earth made, i doubt it. But because its been built by an advanced race, it is a option we have. I should know, i took my time to study every section of the Mech Suit before the Boss and i left." Matt answered
"Incredible!" Cypher remarked.
"Only there's one problem." Matt said
"Being ?" Cypher asked
"Doing this will take the Mech Suit out of the picture for a while, it won't exactly be destroyed by doing this, but the risk is that it'll more than likely disable all the weapons and the power to the legs. But we can still take our time to work on it, bit by bit, until we can fully repair it." Matt told her
"I believe we can manage without the Mech Suit for a while." Cypher said with a smirk "Now, lets not waste a second more!" She continued, before helping Matt move Kirsten quicker.
Unnoticed by the small crowd, the faintest smile appeared on Kirsten's cold and tired face.
Elsewhere, on a unidentified Ship...
"Ugh. My head. Must've landed pretty fucking hard to get knocked out by the landing." The Boss muttered to himself.
He rose to his feet and looked around the hanger bay. Empty, and different somehow...
"Guys ? Hellooooo ?" He yelled out.
But then he realised something. The neon lights...they were a faint Red!
"Oh no." he muttered, but before he could move he heard the sound of doors opening. He then watched as Five Zin troops emerged from the door at the top of the stairs, with another Ten emerging from the door in the far corner of the room, which lead into the lower section of these Ships.
"By order of the Supreme Emperor, surrender at once! The head Zin ordered
"Hmm. Fifteen well armed, well armored troops, all way too far away to try attacking. Got no weapons and no good cover. No escape." The Boss said in his head, as he studied his surroundings and weighed his options. Gritting his teeth as he realised his position.
He raised his hands up. "Alright boys. No need for violence now. Besides, i have hope that i'll be leaving you lot pretty soon." The Boss replied with a cocky smirk, as one Zin troop approached him with some fancy looking handcuffs.
Alright dear readers, that's all for now! I hope you liked it, i'm aware that my solution to Kirsten's condition may not be that great or that well thought through, but i had to come up with something, besides it can always be changed it a better solution comes up. Sorry this Chapter was short but better it's out sooner than later, right ?
Please leave me a review if there's something you really liked, or really disliked and i'll see you next time :)
