The Raven
Part III- A Given Name
Ultra-Cyber 1 sat in her room, cross legged on the bed. It was about midnight, but she couldn't sleep.... she was too anxious about destroying Cybersix to sleep. "I will make Von Riechter proud. When my training is complete, she's as good as dead." She said to herself.
Suddenly, her attention was pulled when she heard a noise at her window. She slowly squeaked off the side of the bed, and walked over the bench window. The noise again appeared...it sounded like feathers sweeping against the glass, followed by a 'tap tap tap', of a beak or claws.
UC-1 flew the curtain aside, and let the moon's beams shine into the room. She pushed the windows open, and in flew a raven, as black as the night. It was bigger then a normal sized raven, and it's eyes glowed an eerie red. The huge bird perched itself on top of the bed post, and looked down, it's eyes peering into hers.
The two creatures started at each other for a moment, then UC-1 held out her arm. The winged animal glided down and sat itself on her arm. It's sharp claws dug themselves into her flesh, but she didn't seem to mind. This majestic creature was becoming comfortable with her. Calmly, she stroked the raven's head and chest with her index finger. The bird let out a screech, then opened it's wings, riding the wind through the window, and disappeared.
UC-1 walked to the window, and was about the shut it again; but instead, she left it open, letting the chilly wind blow through it. She walked towards the bed, and wondered why the raven was so friendly with her...it was like they where in one mind.
She suddenly remembered, that she had found a pile of books in the closet from Jose as some entertainment. She had started to read one called: "Spirts Of This World And Last" it was about the evils of the world and nether-world. Quickly, she pulled out the book from under the bed, and flipped to her bookmark.
"Here it is..." she started to read the paragraph to herself:
The Raven: The raven is always associated with evil or witch craft. It's black feathers are a sign for the dark of night, and all evils are allied with night-fall. If an evil is great, a raven will become friendly and an acquaintance to the evil spirit, or subject. Ravens recognize evil, and, if the subject's hateful nature is powerful enough, they could even control the bird. It then becomes completely loyal to the subject, fulfilling their wishes of it.
UC-1 shut the book carefully, and tucked it under her arm. She sat for a minute, thinking about the passage.
"This could mean that I will succeed in my destiny.....to kill Cybersix and Data 7."
*****
Over the next couple of weeks, UC-1 tried her hardest to learn her powers. She soon became extemely good at them. The thought and assurance that she would succeed in the destruction of Cybersix and Data 7 boosted her adrenaline and pushed her to her powers.
Jose had noticed the sudden change of tolerance for the training, and alerted Von Rietcher that she was becoming more destructive, antagonistic, and vigorous everyday. He had succeeded in his original plan for the first Ultra-Cyber: she could run faster then C6, leap and land upon high stories, and use her physical ability as well as her mental ability.
Her intelligence had also grown to an incredible IQ. Most of the mechanical smarts had come from Jose, but she was naturally an ace. In fact, not only did her powers become more aggressive, but also her lust for the elimination of Cybersix. Jose even began to enjoy her more and more...he admired her dedication to evil, and to himself.
Von Rietcher watched Ultra-Cyber 1's evolvement with great interest and pride. She had become everything he wanted plus more. He had decided to administer a visit to Meridiana and observe his creation in person. 'For once,' he thought, 'Jose did not fail me.'
*****
Jose marched down the hallway towards Ultra-Cyber 1's bedroom with a satisfied smile on his face. He turned the knob on her door and creaked it open. His eyes darted around the room, trying to stay at pace with her jumping and practicing her moves from the walls, to the floor, to the bed, to the couch, to the walls.....
"Ahem..." he casually cleared his throat. "AHEM!..." he did it again when she didn't respond.
UC-1 stopped for a moment in the middle of the floor. "Huh? Oh, hi Jose." She turned back to the wall, and started to run and do back-flips against it.
Jose walked into the room and shut the door behind him. "Ultra-Cyber 1, I have to inform you that Father will be coming for a little visit to observe your progress." He stood straight with his hands behind his back, still trying to get her full attention. "And I also have to inform you that..." He paused in the middle of his sentence and frowned.
"Well?...." asked UC-1, still doing back-flips, one after the other.
"I have to inform you that....STAND STILL!!" He finally lost his patience for her constant movement.
She did one last flip, then stopped in front of him. "Okay, okay! Geez, first you want me to practice my moves, now your telling me to stop...I'm telling ya Jose, you really need a vacation." She folded her arms and rested against her chest, smiling.
Jose's hands curled into fists and he stared her in the eyes. "Don't patronize me. As I was saying, I also have to inform you that he will be here immediately, so come with me!" He opened the door and beckoned to her to follow him. UC-1 sighed, and obeyed.
When they reached their destination, Jose opened the door and lead her into his office. UC-1 glanced around the large room, absorbing the atmosphere. She had only been in there a couple of times in the weeks at she had stayed with Jose.
Jose placed himself next to his desk. "Wait here and stay put!" he said as he mounted his index finger on the desk. "Father expects me to wait for him and this is where he wants you to be." Jose turned and stalked towards the door.
Once he had left, UC-1 made herself quite welcome on Jose's chair. She knew she wasn't supposed to, but this may being her only chance to explore Jose's office, she let herself go. She darted her eyes around his desk, and then around the room itself.
While glancing around, she spotted a window on the left wall with the curtain pulled open. Outside the window, sitting on the branch of a nearby tree, was the raven. She smiled and got up to let the bird in. During the weeks, the raven had come to see her several times a day, every time becoming more friendly.
As usual, when she opened the glass, the creature flew onto her shoulder.
"Hello my dark friend." UC-1 said to it, letting it walk about her shoulders to her arms. She pet it's neck and wings, letting her hand glide across it's feathers. She then remembered the huge painting of Von Riechter that hung on the far wall behind the desk. She walked over and stood in front of it, the raven still grasping onto her arm.
She looked it over for a moment. Then said out loud, making her voice echo throughout the room: "Wow... I can't believe that was Von Riechter. He looks so young and...attractive." she smiled to herself, until she saw the raven take off out the window again.
"Huh? What got into him?" She said, turning around to face the doorway. That's when she noticed her creator standing not ten feet away, with an expression on as if he forgot to put on pants.
"Uh...greetings Ultra-Cyber 1," Von Riechter said as he walked a little closer to her. It was funny, but UC-1 swore that she could see his face faintly blushing. "How have things been for you here, my dear?"
UC-1 stood paralyzed for a second: How much did he just hear?? "Uh...everything is fine, Sir." she said, regaining herself.
"Excellent. Jose notified me that your training has been completed...and well completed." He continued to come closer towards her. For some reason, she began to slide further away each time he came closer.
"Yes, Sir. You shall have your orders carried out."
Von Riechter smiled eerily. "I'm pleased to see you have become all you were presented to be. I am also pleased to see that Jose has become accustom to you...and you to him."
"Yes, Sir. I admire Jose very much... but I grow weary waiting for the chance to do away with Cybersix."
"Calm yourself, Ultra-Cyber 1. You will get that chance very soon."
After taking a few tests for Von Riechter, and demonstrating her powers, Ultra-Cyber 1 retired to her bedroom to sleep. She had just began to fall asleep, when she heard a familiar sound.
"Tap, tap, tap, tap, tap....."
She recognized the sound of her raven. Quickly, she let it in. Walking around her room in the darkness, she frolicked and talked with it.
Suddenly, he door flew open, and there stood Jose in his purple bathrobe. "UC-1, what is the meaning of this noise? I am trying to sleep!" He finished yelling his complaint, then waited for her to respond. Finally, after a couple seconds, he caught on that there was a huge raven sitting on her arm.
His eyes went blank, then he screamed. "Ahhhhhh!! Get that out of here!" He floundered his arms about, trying to get the raven to leave. UC-1 stood, laughing softly as Jose frantically ran around the room after it.
"Don't worry, Jose. It's my friend. Here, read this...." She handed him 'Spirits Of This World And Last'.
Jose read the passage half in his head, half out loud: "The raven........associated with evil....dark of night....friendly and an acquaintance to the evil....ravens recognize evil....fulfilling their wishes of it...." When he was done, he thought for a minute. "This is great! Do you know what this means UC-1??" Jose had this BIG smile on his face, and his feet wouldn't stay still.
"What's that Jose?..." She already knew but of course she couldn't say that.
"This means that Cybersix is doomed! And I...." he suddenly stopped and watched her help the bird out the window into the night, her black hair flapping in the wind like the raven's wings.
He continued, "...I also think that you need some recognition. You lust for destruction, your personality as well as your appearance is dark, you are loyal..." he paused dramatically for a few minutes. "I've decided that instead of Ultra-Cyber 1, you will now be given a name."
UC-1 gave him her full attention excitedly.
"From now on, you are to be known as Raven."
To Be Continued in Part IV...
Part III- A Given Name
Ultra-Cyber 1 sat in her room, cross legged on the bed. It was about midnight, but she couldn't sleep.... she was too anxious about destroying Cybersix to sleep. "I will make Von Riechter proud. When my training is complete, she's as good as dead." She said to herself.
Suddenly, her attention was pulled when she heard a noise at her window. She slowly squeaked off the side of the bed, and walked over the bench window. The noise again appeared...it sounded like feathers sweeping against the glass, followed by a 'tap tap tap', of a beak or claws.
UC-1 flew the curtain aside, and let the moon's beams shine into the room. She pushed the windows open, and in flew a raven, as black as the night. It was bigger then a normal sized raven, and it's eyes glowed an eerie red. The huge bird perched itself on top of the bed post, and looked down, it's eyes peering into hers.
The two creatures started at each other for a moment, then UC-1 held out her arm. The winged animal glided down and sat itself on her arm. It's sharp claws dug themselves into her flesh, but she didn't seem to mind. This majestic creature was becoming comfortable with her. Calmly, she stroked the raven's head and chest with her index finger. The bird let out a screech, then opened it's wings, riding the wind through the window, and disappeared.
UC-1 walked to the window, and was about the shut it again; but instead, she left it open, letting the chilly wind blow through it. She walked towards the bed, and wondered why the raven was so friendly with her...it was like they where in one mind.
She suddenly remembered, that she had found a pile of books in the closet from Jose as some entertainment. She had started to read one called: "Spirts Of This World And Last" it was about the evils of the world and nether-world. Quickly, she pulled out the book from under the bed, and flipped to her bookmark.
"Here it is..." she started to read the paragraph to herself:
The Raven: The raven is always associated with evil or witch craft. It's black feathers are a sign for the dark of night, and all evils are allied with night-fall. If an evil is great, a raven will become friendly and an acquaintance to the evil spirit, or subject. Ravens recognize evil, and, if the subject's hateful nature is powerful enough, they could even control the bird. It then becomes completely loyal to the subject, fulfilling their wishes of it.
UC-1 shut the book carefully, and tucked it under her arm. She sat for a minute, thinking about the passage.
"This could mean that I will succeed in my destiny.....to kill Cybersix and Data 7."
*****
Over the next couple of weeks, UC-1 tried her hardest to learn her powers. She soon became extemely good at them. The thought and assurance that she would succeed in the destruction of Cybersix and Data 7 boosted her adrenaline and pushed her to her powers.
Jose had noticed the sudden change of tolerance for the training, and alerted Von Rietcher that she was becoming more destructive, antagonistic, and vigorous everyday. He had succeeded in his original plan for the first Ultra-Cyber: she could run faster then C6, leap and land upon high stories, and use her physical ability as well as her mental ability.
Her intelligence had also grown to an incredible IQ. Most of the mechanical smarts had come from Jose, but she was naturally an ace. In fact, not only did her powers become more aggressive, but also her lust for the elimination of Cybersix. Jose even began to enjoy her more and more...he admired her dedication to evil, and to himself.
Von Rietcher watched Ultra-Cyber 1's evolvement with great interest and pride. She had become everything he wanted plus more. He had decided to administer a visit to Meridiana and observe his creation in person. 'For once,' he thought, 'Jose did not fail me.'
*****
Jose marched down the hallway towards Ultra-Cyber 1's bedroom with a satisfied smile on his face. He turned the knob on her door and creaked it open. His eyes darted around the room, trying to stay at pace with her jumping and practicing her moves from the walls, to the floor, to the bed, to the couch, to the walls.....
"Ahem..." he casually cleared his throat. "AHEM!..." he did it again when she didn't respond.
UC-1 stopped for a moment in the middle of the floor. "Huh? Oh, hi Jose." She turned back to the wall, and started to run and do back-flips against it.
Jose walked into the room and shut the door behind him. "Ultra-Cyber 1, I have to inform you that Father will be coming for a little visit to observe your progress." He stood straight with his hands behind his back, still trying to get her full attention. "And I also have to inform you that..." He paused in the middle of his sentence and frowned.
"Well?...." asked UC-1, still doing back-flips, one after the other.
"I have to inform you that....STAND STILL!!" He finally lost his patience for her constant movement.
She did one last flip, then stopped in front of him. "Okay, okay! Geez, first you want me to practice my moves, now your telling me to stop...I'm telling ya Jose, you really need a vacation." She folded her arms and rested against her chest, smiling.
Jose's hands curled into fists and he stared her in the eyes. "Don't patronize me. As I was saying, I also have to inform you that he will be here immediately, so come with me!" He opened the door and beckoned to her to follow him. UC-1 sighed, and obeyed.
When they reached their destination, Jose opened the door and lead her into his office. UC-1 glanced around the large room, absorbing the atmosphere. She had only been in there a couple of times in the weeks at she had stayed with Jose.
Jose placed himself next to his desk. "Wait here and stay put!" he said as he mounted his index finger on the desk. "Father expects me to wait for him and this is where he wants you to be." Jose turned and stalked towards the door.
Once he had left, UC-1 made herself quite welcome on Jose's chair. She knew she wasn't supposed to, but this may being her only chance to explore Jose's office, she let herself go. She darted her eyes around his desk, and then around the room itself.
While glancing around, she spotted a window on the left wall with the curtain pulled open. Outside the window, sitting on the branch of a nearby tree, was the raven. She smiled and got up to let the bird in. During the weeks, the raven had come to see her several times a day, every time becoming more friendly.
As usual, when she opened the glass, the creature flew onto her shoulder.
"Hello my dark friend." UC-1 said to it, letting it walk about her shoulders to her arms. She pet it's neck and wings, letting her hand glide across it's feathers. She then remembered the huge painting of Von Riechter that hung on the far wall behind the desk. She walked over and stood in front of it, the raven still grasping onto her arm.
She looked it over for a moment. Then said out loud, making her voice echo throughout the room: "Wow... I can't believe that was Von Riechter. He looks so young and...attractive." she smiled to herself, until she saw the raven take off out the window again.
"Huh? What got into him?" She said, turning around to face the doorway. That's when she noticed her creator standing not ten feet away, with an expression on as if he forgot to put on pants.
"Uh...greetings Ultra-Cyber 1," Von Riechter said as he walked a little closer to her. It was funny, but UC-1 swore that she could see his face faintly blushing. "How have things been for you here, my dear?"
UC-1 stood paralyzed for a second: How much did he just hear?? "Uh...everything is fine, Sir." she said, regaining herself.
"Excellent. Jose notified me that your training has been completed...and well completed." He continued to come closer towards her. For some reason, she began to slide further away each time he came closer.
"Yes, Sir. You shall have your orders carried out."
Von Riechter smiled eerily. "I'm pleased to see you have become all you were presented to be. I am also pleased to see that Jose has become accustom to you...and you to him."
"Yes, Sir. I admire Jose very much... but I grow weary waiting for the chance to do away with Cybersix."
"Calm yourself, Ultra-Cyber 1. You will get that chance very soon."
After taking a few tests for Von Riechter, and demonstrating her powers, Ultra-Cyber 1 retired to her bedroom to sleep. She had just began to fall asleep, when she heard a familiar sound.
"Tap, tap, tap, tap, tap....."
She recognized the sound of her raven. Quickly, she let it in. Walking around her room in the darkness, she frolicked and talked with it.
Suddenly, he door flew open, and there stood Jose in his purple bathrobe. "UC-1, what is the meaning of this noise? I am trying to sleep!" He finished yelling his complaint, then waited for her to respond. Finally, after a couple seconds, he caught on that there was a huge raven sitting on her arm.
His eyes went blank, then he screamed. "Ahhhhhh!! Get that out of here!" He floundered his arms about, trying to get the raven to leave. UC-1 stood, laughing softly as Jose frantically ran around the room after it.
"Don't worry, Jose. It's my friend. Here, read this...." She handed him 'Spirits Of This World And Last'.
Jose read the passage half in his head, half out loud: "The raven........associated with evil....dark of night....friendly and an acquaintance to the evil....ravens recognize evil....fulfilling their wishes of it...." When he was done, he thought for a minute. "This is great! Do you know what this means UC-1??" Jose had this BIG smile on his face, and his feet wouldn't stay still.
"What's that Jose?..." She already knew but of course she couldn't say that.
"This means that Cybersix is doomed! And I...." he suddenly stopped and watched her help the bird out the window into the night, her black hair flapping in the wind like the raven's wings.
He continued, "...I also think that you need some recognition. You lust for destruction, your personality as well as your appearance is dark, you are loyal..." he paused dramatically for a few minutes. "I've decided that instead of Ultra-Cyber 1, you will now be given a name."
UC-1 gave him her full attention excitedly.
"From now on, you are to be known as Raven."
To Be Continued in Part IV...
