Maintenance Chap 4: System Failure
"Well there's nothing in this town for me, might as well lean down and wait for my shutdown." said Cyborg as he went to an abandoned car and lied in the seat.
His system would fail soon, there was no hopes for him, and he begun to lost hope. He sat there for a couple of hours replaying the songs that he stored in his internal drives, and sank down in the semi-comfortable seat.
"That's it huh, that's my legacy, my dreams my....," Cyborg stopped in his speech as an ragged, poor man arrived to collect the scraps and parts for selling. He looked at the young robot/human, and dropped his items.
"Say, your that machine with a heart of a human," said the old man with a toothless grin. He suddenly looked grim as he assessed the situation. "Love troubles huh?"
"What business of mine is yours, just leave me alone." replyed Cyborg.
"You know, I have a robotic arm just like yours." he sat down next to Cyborg and pulled out his mechanical hand. "Pretty basic model, I guess I might need an upgrade," he said while clasping his mechanical lobster hands.
Cyborg smiled, yeah but at least your fully human.
"Since when did being fully human become such a problem, it's in your heart, your soul that counts." said the old man.
Cyborg nodded at the old man, "but how did you get that arm mechanized?"
"Well, there was a war a couple of decades past, I used to be young, strong, and even had a nice girlfriend." he replyed showing him a picture.
Cyborg picked up the picture and viewed it, it was plain, simple, and the girl in the picture seemed to be unhappy. Yet beyond the cold exterior, and the way she held the young man with loving arms, shed a light that they were very happy together. "Reminds me of Raven" chuckled Cyborg.
"I take it that this Raven girl is your significant one?" he asked.
"Naw, someone got in a relationship with her before I did, he got there a few minutes earlier..." Cyborg said has he fell into a depressed mood.. "So what happened with you and her?" he said eagerly waiting for the old man to finish the story.
"Well it seems that I was drafted one day and had to be shipped off in a couple of months, has I went off, I made a promise to see my girl again." the old man paused to catch his breath. "So, I went, but a year later, I couldn't find her and just had my arm blown off by a machine gun because of this I needed half a year for it to heal. When I went to ask her father, he said that she thought I died and married another guy. They moved to another state, and I was heartbroken." the old man said has he looked at the hood.
"So, why are you poor now, I mean you could get benefits from the government and stuff." suggested Cyborg.
"They gave me a metal arm, and some money, but that's all they could do for me." said the old man, "I could even get a free college education."
"But did the college education help you out," questioned Cyborg.
"Naw, the war was fought for the wrong reasons, I wanted to get a degree in college, but all I kept thinking was how the girl just left without even a goodbye." said the old man. "Now look, I may be old but you are still young, and even if your girl is taken, at least you can let her know how you feel without regrets." confidently said the old man.
"Your right, I have to go back, at least if I leave I won't leave her until I let her know how I feel." said Cyborg as he nodded to the old man.
Cyborg said his thanks to the old man, and spent the next two hours giving him his left arm. After all he did not need it, and the old man began to fix the shop and clean. "Thanks my dear friend, with these arms, I might set up a machine shop here, but I could also set up a clinic for cyborgs and mechanical lifeforms." happily said the old man. "After all talking to you and being a machine/human, I think I can have a better tommorow.
Cyborg said his goodbyes and went off to the tower. However his internal stablilty was falling, it would be 20 minutes before he would completely shut down, yet with the damage sustained and the time that went, he was beyond repair.
He would eventually get back to the tower, with one minute remaining. Raven and her fellow team members came over to hug and celebrate Cyborg's return. However, Cyborg fell down as Raven directed her dark energy and picked him up into her arms. She set him down puzzled as to why Cyborg was so quiet and immobile.
It would be that the final minute also shortcircuited Cyborg's systems as a warning signal, but the save guard against the power supply touching his heart was breached in the previous fight. The electric pulses sent shockwaves against his heart, thus ending his life.
Raven began despartely trying to fix Cyborg. The others restrained her.
"Face it Raven, he's dead" replyed a teary eyed Beastboy.
Suddenly a red light flashed on Cyborgs arm., Raven pressed it and heard the message.
"You guys have been the best friends I have had in my life, maybe even closer than my family, but seeing as you are hearing this message, it would mean that I am dead..... Robin, when we are together nothing can stop us, Starfire, your laughter and antics made me feel happy even in times of sadness. Beastboy although you were annoying you were there for me, and we had alot of fun times together.
and Raven..............well I have to say that I liked you, more than a friend, maybe even loved you..........., and I hope that your relationship in the future would be full of happiness.
Raven looked at the metallic behemoth, and kneeled down to cry, but no tears would come out, and she remained there for an eternity.........
"Well there's nothing in this town for me, might as well lean down and wait for my shutdown." said Cyborg as he went to an abandoned car and lied in the seat.
His system would fail soon, there was no hopes for him, and he begun to lost hope. He sat there for a couple of hours replaying the songs that he stored in his internal drives, and sank down in the semi-comfortable seat.
"That's it huh, that's my legacy, my dreams my....," Cyborg stopped in his speech as an ragged, poor man arrived to collect the scraps and parts for selling. He looked at the young robot/human, and dropped his items.
"Say, your that machine with a heart of a human," said the old man with a toothless grin. He suddenly looked grim as he assessed the situation. "Love troubles huh?"
"What business of mine is yours, just leave me alone." replyed Cyborg.
"You know, I have a robotic arm just like yours." he sat down next to Cyborg and pulled out his mechanical hand. "Pretty basic model, I guess I might need an upgrade," he said while clasping his mechanical lobster hands.
Cyborg smiled, yeah but at least your fully human.
"Since when did being fully human become such a problem, it's in your heart, your soul that counts." said the old man.
Cyborg nodded at the old man, "but how did you get that arm mechanized?"
"Well, there was a war a couple of decades past, I used to be young, strong, and even had a nice girlfriend." he replyed showing him a picture.
Cyborg picked up the picture and viewed it, it was plain, simple, and the girl in the picture seemed to be unhappy. Yet beyond the cold exterior, and the way she held the young man with loving arms, shed a light that they were very happy together. "Reminds me of Raven" chuckled Cyborg.
"I take it that this Raven girl is your significant one?" he asked.
"Naw, someone got in a relationship with her before I did, he got there a few minutes earlier..." Cyborg said has he fell into a depressed mood.. "So what happened with you and her?" he said eagerly waiting for the old man to finish the story.
"Well it seems that I was drafted one day and had to be shipped off in a couple of months, has I went off, I made a promise to see my girl again." the old man paused to catch his breath. "So, I went, but a year later, I couldn't find her and just had my arm blown off by a machine gun because of this I needed half a year for it to heal. When I went to ask her father, he said that she thought I died and married another guy. They moved to another state, and I was heartbroken." the old man said has he looked at the hood.
"So, why are you poor now, I mean you could get benefits from the government and stuff." suggested Cyborg.
"They gave me a metal arm, and some money, but that's all they could do for me." said the old man, "I could even get a free college education."
"But did the college education help you out," questioned Cyborg.
"Naw, the war was fought for the wrong reasons, I wanted to get a degree in college, but all I kept thinking was how the girl just left without even a goodbye." said the old man. "Now look, I may be old but you are still young, and even if your girl is taken, at least you can let her know how you feel without regrets." confidently said the old man.
"Your right, I have to go back, at least if I leave I won't leave her until I let her know how I feel." said Cyborg as he nodded to the old man.
Cyborg said his thanks to the old man, and spent the next two hours giving him his left arm. After all he did not need it, and the old man began to fix the shop and clean. "Thanks my dear friend, with these arms, I might set up a machine shop here, but I could also set up a clinic for cyborgs and mechanical lifeforms." happily said the old man. "After all talking to you and being a machine/human, I think I can have a better tommorow.
Cyborg said his goodbyes and went off to the tower. However his internal stablilty was falling, it would be 20 minutes before he would completely shut down, yet with the damage sustained and the time that went, he was beyond repair.
He would eventually get back to the tower, with one minute remaining. Raven and her fellow team members came over to hug and celebrate Cyborg's return. However, Cyborg fell down as Raven directed her dark energy and picked him up into her arms. She set him down puzzled as to why Cyborg was so quiet and immobile.
It would be that the final minute also shortcircuited Cyborg's systems as a warning signal, but the save guard against the power supply touching his heart was breached in the previous fight. The electric pulses sent shockwaves against his heart, thus ending his life.
Raven began despartely trying to fix Cyborg. The others restrained her.
"Face it Raven, he's dead" replyed a teary eyed Beastboy.
Suddenly a red light flashed on Cyborgs arm., Raven pressed it and heard the message.
"You guys have been the best friends I have had in my life, maybe even closer than my family, but seeing as you are hearing this message, it would mean that I am dead..... Robin, when we are together nothing can stop us, Starfire, your laughter and antics made me feel happy even in times of sadness. Beastboy although you were annoying you were there for me, and we had alot of fun times together.
and Raven..............well I have to say that I liked you, more than a friend, maybe even loved you..........., and I hope that your relationship in the future would be full of happiness.
Raven looked at the metallic behemoth, and kneeled down to cry, but no tears would come out, and she remained there for an eternity.........