Chapter 1
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The sound of a jet could be heard above the desert ground. A vicious sandstorm whipped around the plane as it landed. A second later, a door opened on the side, and a man jumped out into the maelstrom. He put his hands over his face, one of which was a green robotic limb. The young man covered his jade eyes as he turned to face the jet. A girl now stood at the door. Her body was covered in an exo-suit. It was a formfitting attire made out of a black synthetic fiber. A computer was attached to her suit, and was held in a sliver bracer on her left forearm. Despite being completely human looking on the outside, the girl was in fact a cyborg, just like the boy. The boy did not wear an exo-suit, but instead had a robotic right arm and two mechanical legs.
"Are you sure this is the place?" The girl asked in a voice that perfectly conveyed her innocence.
"These were the coordinates that Judas gave me" the young man said. The girl jumped down and turned on heel, inspecting the area as best she could considering the conditions.
"But Syphor, there is nothing here". The girl took several steps forward, and then heard a sudden crack behind her. She turned and saw that Syphor had punched the ground so hard a large crack had formed.
"Holly, get back onto the plane and get a rope" Syphor commanded. Holly nodded and made her way back to the plane. She entered the compact compartment inside and ruffled through the supplies they had brought till she found the rope. She was about to exit the plane when a rumble shook the plane. Holly heard what sounded like something heavy hitting metal from outside the plane. She ran to the door and saw that the ground that Syphor had been standing on caved in underneath him, revealing a large cave. Holly jumped down and ran with her hands over her face to the edge of the hole.
"Syphor! Are you okay?" Holly asked with true sincerity. In the room below, Syphor picked himself off and brushed the dust off his legs.
"I am fine" he answered. Syphor held his hand a few inches from his thigh as a compartment opened up. A flashlight was ejected from the compartment. Syphor grabbed it and turned it on. He moved the light over the walls as Holly climbed the rope down to the ground next to him.
"This place looks ancient" Holly said in awe. Syphor walked to the nearest wall and ran his finger over it. A layer of powder came off onto his skin. He rubbed with his thumb, then smelled the substance.
"Rust" Syphor said. "This walls are completely rusted iron". Holly walked over to the wall closest to her and ran her finger over it as well. Syphor walked over to her and moved his flashlight over the walls.
"How long do you think it has been since this place has seen the light of day?" Holly asked.
"No clue," Syphor said. Syphor's eyes roamed around till he at last saw an electrical outlet. "Look, there is an outlet. See if you can turn the power on". Holly nodded and walked over to the outlet. She brushed the dust that covered it off, then extended her arm. Out of her bracer, a long black cord ejected. It whipped around till it found it's way into the outlet. Holly began typing furiously on the small keyboard that was positioned below a small screen.
"This system is ancient" Holly said. She pressed a few more buttons. "I almost have it…" a second later, the hum of a generator far below them rumbled through the entire building.
Good work, come on" Syphor said. Syphor and Holly then began their descent into the cavernous structure.
The two of them now made their way to the largest room in the structure. Syphor's looked around. It deduced it was some kind of workroom. Broken and Rusted equipment littered the room Syphor then looked forward as he saw Holly walking towards the wall. Along three of the walls, large glass capsules stood. Some were broken open, others looked like they had been opened normally. Holly however was walking towards the one that stood out, the one that remained shut. Holly made her way past the broken work tables and aged computers till she came to it. The glass was covered in a thick layer of dust that clouded the contents. She ran her hand over the surface, but the glass had become foggy over the ages.
"What do you think is in he-" before Holly finished her sentence, a loud bang rang through the room. Holly stood frozen in her tracks, because she knew that it had originated from the chamber. She looked back at it, and moved her face close to the glass. She looked in, and took a deep breath. A large metal arm had fallen to the ground. She took a deep breath of relief, just as something ran across the area she could see. Her neck snapped back, her eyes did not move from the small circle of clean glass.
"What?" Syphor asked curiously as he walked up to her.
"T-t-there is something in there" Holly said. Her voice quivered in fear as Syphor moved his face towards the glass to look in. When his face got closer than an inch, a hand burst through the glass and grabbed Syphor by the face. The grip of the person was very strong. The red metal that it was made of had a dull look of age. Syphor grunted with exertion as he kicked off of the glass, freeing himself as well as shattering the glass door. Holly screamed as three blasts of energy flew through the air into the three ceiling lights that worked, knocking the room into pitch black darkness. Holly felt a hand shove her as something ran past her. Syphor quickly pulled his flashlight out of one leg, and out of the other retrieved a pistol. Syphor's light roved the area till he saw a flash of red dart across. He tried to follow it, but it was too fast.
"Who are you?!" a voice screamed out. "You are in league with him! AREN'T YOU!"
"In league with who?" Syphor asked as he searched for the origin of the voice.
"Don't play innocent with me!" the voice screamed. Suddenly the sound of frantic running could be heard. Syphor pinpointed where it was coming from as it came close. He fired four shots, hitting a robot in the chest. Holly saw glimpses of him in the flashes from the pistol. The heavy sound of a body dropping brought Syphor's light over the body of a short red robot with a tattered yellow scarf around his neck. Some of the light passed through the black visors covering his eyes, both of which Holly could now see through the faded glass. Syphor walked over to him and grabbed him by the wrist. He lifted the body up and inspected it.
"Let's get him back" Syphor said.