Chapter 10

Four months ago…

He was on his way back to Earth, but for a while, Boros has been busy, despite his mother's best attempts to contact him. He couldn't be disturbed for the time being. After all, he heard too much.

Gene was listening in the time he tried to call home. Only to hear his mother worry about the political working with a rather strong scientist and the Neo Heroes. "They are going to try and take us out… I have to be ready for when they try. I have to protect the family. They are demanding to know where Bofoi is…"

He cut off communication when he turned to Gene. "Did we not borrow mother's assistant droid?" he asked.

Gene nodded. "I think they are referring to the actual human metal knight from the Class S heroes."

"Oh… why?"

"Well, according to father, he believes Garou killed him. He attacked the family before, back when your mother was a young girl. In doing so, he forced her and her brothers to age and adapt to their surroundings and his trap he set out for them."

Boros glared. "So, this man has figured that the real Metal Knight is dead huh? Very well then, let's get to work and finish the project…"

He asked his mother months ago to borrow her robot assistant ironically named Bofoi. He found it rather helpful when he was in the lab on earth and wished to not only replicate it, but to modernize it as well to be more useful. Very much like how he created Bun-Bun Bomb, he could create a robot with personality. This one had downloaded all information on Bofoi and Boros could use it and modify the robot's thought process. "If I am to understand, this Metal Knight was a smart man, however… in his intellect, he lacked empathy and boundaries… let's adjust that…" he went on to create the body as Gene worked on the personality.

"I think I have enough to work with here, we can also add in a learning program as well so it can adjust to the tasks asked of it."

"Very good then." Boros stated as he finished off the body. It has human anatomy down to a science, he was rather proud of that. When they uploaded everything needed, Bofoi came to life once more!

His eyes opened, it took in the ship rather curiously. "Bofoi?" Gene said gently.

"Yes, I am,"

"Ooo even his voice is perfect. It doesn't sound autotomized" Boros said with a grin. "Bofoi, who do you work for?" he asked.

"Miss Alley Brawler."

"Good, now then stand up and try out your new body, inform me if there are imperfections you wish to have addressed."

The droid stood, it looked about and began to walk with rather ease. It even paused oddly as it stared at the human like form it was given. The droid tested the fingers, sense of touch, taste and smell. "Why can I process this?" it asked aloud. "Before, it was nothing more than visual and verbal instruction… but this is different…"

"Indeed it is, we have given you the next best thing to a human body that we can. You have assisted Alley Brawler with much of her tasks, however, Boros noticed that you appeared to wish to do more. Correct?" Gene asked.

The droid nodded. "Alley Brawler speaks to me with such words of kindness. She treats me as an equal. My former creator never did, it was order and go, it didn't matter if I turned to scrap. I became rebuilt from other parts of fallen brethren…"

Boros was rather stunned. "I never knew machines could have such complexity…"

"It wasn't an option until now… dare I state that this is emotion I feel?"

Gene nodded to Bofoi. "It is, but this will help you better understand Alley and her work. You understand why something may upset her, what makes her happy and content… and you can be a better assistant in helping her on various problems she may come across…"

His eyes widened. "I can be a better assistant?"

Boros nodded. "Indeed, and we need your help to assist my mother. There is something or someone plotting their demise. I wish to prevent that, however we have to appear as if we are helping them achieve their goals."

"So what do we do?" Gene asked.

"We give them a weapon they believe will bring them down."

Bofoi appeared to already be thinking. "A gun is the simplest thing a human can us and their most dependable weapon. We should create an ammunition with a special bullet but contain a hollow point." He said. "In doing so we can put in ingredient that humans will assume is poison right into the system of their targets. However it won't be. If anything a concoction can be made so that it implies death, but not cause such a thing…"

"No wonder mother loves having you as an assistant!" Boros said with pride. "Gene, let's get to work, we can test the bullets on me, if it can knock me out, it will work on the family!"

They would spend weeks on it.

They managed to find the blend as well as the earth counterpart for it. One of the ingredients happens to be in the ship that was given to Fink for study. But the rest of it… they needed another mind.

Gene however had an idea. "Let's use the clone that has troubled father. 106, if anyone can get this into the… 'proper hands' it would be him."

Boros appeared interested. "Oh? Do you have a plan?"

Gene smiled wickedly. "I am a clone myself you know…"

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They had to set it up properly.

Gene took one of the few spare spaces in the ship to make a decrepit looking lab. But now he needed the ambiance to be perfect. "I need body parts." He said aloud as he walked the halls of the ship.

Those near by were listening, Gene froze as suddenly a severed arm was placed before him. "Will this help?"

Members of the crew… began dismembering each other!

"Hey! Whoa, hold on…"

"It's okay Gene, remember that last booster you gave everyone?" Boros said as he snickered to the sight. Despite the loss of limbs, the crew was quick to grow them back nearly in an instant. There were enough body parts to make the lab look more… authentic in a sense. Gene also had to change out some of his appearance to look like a deranged clone 106 would trust. He shaved his head for one, he managed to inflict a wound that would give him a temporary scar, and them he made certain that all the puncture wounds on his arms were visible… by making fresh ones. With the crew's help, they got everything needed. They used an old lab back on earth as their location. From there, they sent a signal down as Gene managed to hack and find 106. When he got through, he peered into the camera as 106 was taken aback.

"Who are you?"

Gene snickered. "It's you… it's really you!" he laughed in a maniacal tone. "I have always wished to see the greatest clone of the House of Evolution. Such a shame it has to be under these conditions…"

"You didn't answer my question…"

Gene calmed himself down. "Oh… I apologize… hahaha…." He said in between his creepy snickering. "I do believe you already know who I am… I was one of the first clones our dear father ever made… I wasn't that stable to say the least… hAHAHAHA!" Gene cackled once more. "Oh… it feels good to know there are other clones out there besides me… but… dear brother… I've been watching these monster heroes from afar and I figured enough is enough…"

Suddenly 106 appeared interested. "What are you suggesting?"

Gene's smile widened as he revealed a single bullet. "How would you like to get what you desire, without being caught? I have seen this Chet Ubet vowing to rid the world of the monsters. If he is made aware of this little creation, I am certain you can obtain whatever you desire with it!"

He leaned in a little closer to the screen. "What is it?"

"The bullet of death, so simple the people can use it against the family of Garou. One shot in a vital area… and they are as good as dead."

Then, the skeptic look came over him. "What makes you believe I would buy this nonsense. I have searched for ways of destroying this family, but wishing to keep the genetic information in tact…

Gene however began to laugh. "Oh master, let me show you personally…." He backed up and revealed Boros in chains connecting to a life support!

106 jumped. "WHAT THE HELL IS THAT?!" he demanded.

"The alien that attacked City A years ago… this is their ring leader who survived the ordeal and was biding his time… such a powerful creature and I managed to keep it under lock and key…"

"HUMAN! RELEASE ME! I THE DOMINATOR OF THE UNIVERSE DO NOT DESERVE…"

BAM

Point blank in the head, and Boros dropped. Gene went one farther as he undid the chains and showed the life system had turned dead. Gene smiled as he turned back to 106. "He barely escaped the hero known as Saitama… he never shuts up about him… but… this little bullet knocked him dead. So… what do you think? If it can take out an overlord such as him… I am certain Garou and his kin wouldn't survive. Besides, consider this. You are merely given them the tool, if it doesn't work, it's no skin off your nose. HOWEVER… when it does… you can ask ANYTHING of them!"

The intrigue was too great to resist. "Send me the ingredients and fabrication instructions…"

Gene cackled with laughter as he did just that. He sent him everything and waited as 106 went over the data. "Hm, some to these materials I haven't heard of…"

"In the proper hands, they will be obtained… hahaha…. I heard one Dr. Fink is assisting Mr. Ubet… he has these materials, for he has the alien ship that Metal Knight procured after the incident! I managed to steal some when they were disassembling the ship…"

The smile grew on 106. "Very well then, if this works… I wish to collaborate with you more often…"

"HAHAHA! I look forward to it"

The connection cut, Gene settled down as he looked at Boros on the floor. "He's going to be out at least a week… I better get the big guy to move him…"