D183 was full of tricks and monstrous powers C87 never faced before in his life. D183's left hand morphed into a giant sludge hammer. He hits down but C87 moves to the left. D183 tries hitting again but C87 dodges left, right, center, left. He eventually transforms his hand into two saw blades in a cow bell and slashes at him. The prisoner grabs D183's leg and pulls him away.
" You will not hurt this good man!" D183 moved his leg around trying to push the prisoner off. C87 moved behind the prisoner. A small glint of his eyes and the prisoner knew he was concerned about him.
" You idiot! Let go of him before he tears you apart!"
" You're the hero. Besides...you would do the same for me."
D183 transforms his right hand into a sword and stabs the prisoner in the back. C87 watches in horror as he thinks the man is dead. He feels a new power surge through him. It changes his arms black and turns his eyes gold.
" W-What's happening?" That power rose beyond his arms and legs. C87's released a massive shockwave breaking the walls and blowing D183 away.
They were looking at a new C87. One with his face tattooed on his left side and eyes of gold. D183 charges towards him. A shadow of a mermaid grows behind him and breathes a shadowy breath consuming D183. In it the man sees his creation losing its arms and head.
" My baby…"
D183 was nothing now but a charred headless body. It could still move its robot arms, and morphed his right hand into a broadsword. D183 ran back and swung all his might at C87. His arms crumbled first then his whole body as C87's eyes and tattoo changed blue.
" You were right about one thing. I do have a brain, and I have free will. I'm not one of your stupid units. I am…Brain. That's what I am. I am Brain!"
C87 or Brain as he now called himself used his hands and lift them in the air. C87 protected Carlton and the prisoner in green barriers as the prison levitated from the water. The man was humble when he paid the scientist to give him those powers—the building rise up and shoots towards the man's helicopters.
" Fire everything!"
The helicopters fired everything from gatling bullets to missiles. They moved towards Brain but Brain created a giant barrier shielding the defence tower. He releases the tower moving towards the helicopter. In the fall crashed into more than half of the helicopters and turning the whole sky red-orange.
In the aftermath it looked like every helicopter was destroyed. But Brain could sense that man still out there; he could read his mind plotting his next move against him. The prisoner: unconscious in Brain's hands. The tattoo disappeared from Brain's face.
He sees Carlton on a rock and flies to him. He sets the prisoner down. Brain punched Carlton in his stomach. The slight twitch of his punch proved he was still alive. Brain used his powers to heal Carlton. Like every other time it worked.
" Where am I?" Carlton's head hurt for some reason he could not explain. He had no memory but he saw an angel, Brain, standing above him. " You…saved me? You saved me, didn't you?" Carlton's head hasn't hurt this much since the migraines his father gave him when he wouldn't stop talking about all the things he did. Finally, Carlton noticed the prisoner on a purine. " That guy? Who did this to him?"
Brain tried to work his magic on the other guy like he did when Carlton was injured. Cold sweat was bead on his head. It was from earlier before the prison was thrown at the enemy. Brain remembered the pew pew pew happen so fast and the people he endangered: Carlton.
" I did. He may not have been conscious before I came here, but I'm the one who put him in danger. I'm nothing but a brainless clone no better than all the other clones. This man was innocent."
" Don't talk like that." Brain felt the prisoners whisper on his skin. His eyes were watery and his cold hands were prying around his wrist. " I mean, you're not a bad guy. I'm the son of a carrot farmer. Do I look like a carrot farmer to you? We are not how we are made, but we are who are parents are, but we are also who we are. Don't let the little things go to your head."
" I never thought I'd hear your annoying voice ever again, Nicky."
The prisoner looked at Brain almost sobbing. Brain actually remembered his name. First Brain and then Carlton started laughing. Nicky after almost feeling like crying laughed with them. What remained of the prison was sinking in the water like rocks.
The blithe was gone and the mass of blood was gone from everyone's hands. It was hard to believe that tomorrow Carlton and Brain would still be in much danger.
XXX
The leader of Black Storm found his way back into his office. He was diehard on taking C87 back, but so far all his attempts ended in failure. He needed something to calm himself and the only thing he had was Burgandy. Suddenly, the doors open in the still darkness and Black Hawk 587 walks in.
" I'm back."
" How are you still alive?"
" Parachute."
" You were in the middle of the sea."
" Rocket parachute."
" Well I'm glad your back. If I want anyone to blame it should be you. Your jet had the power to level an entire city. How is it you can't even stop two stupid teenagers and one rogue unit? What's wrong? So disappointed with yourself you don't even have the courtesy to say anything?"
The leader turned around, dropped his bottle of Burgandy when he saw his greatest pilot tangled in black rope. Something was making his spine shiver like an invisible elevator. He saw something say about above like a man clapping a mosquito. What really happened in the dimly lit room, he heard the pitching horror of a woman screamed. She was screaming to devour him.
