I'm following the basic Septerra core storyline. If you don't like how X
acts, well TS cause your SOL because I ain't changing him back. besides,
this explains why X disappeared in his world.
"Maya, I can't let you go alone,"
Maya turned to Grubb, "Thanks Grubb,"
X nodded, "I've come this far, why stop now,"
Maya nodded, "My blue guardian angel?"
Runner snickered, X and Maya, sitting in a tree
X leveled a death glare at Runner that silenced the Robot dog. X looked around, "Question, How do we get to shell three?"
Grubb pointed to a Helgak (spelling?) speeder, "We can borrow this,"
Tori got upset, "Hey that cost me a pretty coin!"
Maya gave him a look and he shut up. She walked over to the Helgak speeded and climbed in the driver's seat. X leapt into the seat behind her. Grubb scrambled up the back to the seat behind X after strapping Runner down. X snickered a little. The Speeder lived up to its name as it suddenly accelerated. X made a note to get one later on. He saw an incoming ship as they began their descent. "Incoming!" Grubb yelled.
"I think he has the right of way," X said.
Maya nodded as she maneuvered the speeder out of the way. The Chosen Ship began to pass. Maya tried to keep some distance but the Chosen ships intake port sucked the little speeder in. X awoke to find himself inside the ship. Everyone was there; he let out a quiet sigh of relief. He looked at poor runner, tangled up in the cable they used to make sure he didn't fall off. He cut the cables away, he noticed everyone else waking up, "You guys ok?"
Maya groaned slightly but nodded. Grubb raised an arm and gave a thumbs up. X looked around, "You guys hear that?"
They all crowded around the vent and listened to the conversation.
"Gunner is becoming a nuisance, but not once I get the relic. I know I can count on you Selina,"
"Thank you my lord,"
"Dugan is on board correct? I want you to eliminate him when his attack on the Seven Winds is over. I know I can count on you,"
"Must you go to the lower shells? I can give you reasons to stay if you like,"
"Unfortunately, I must, I'll come back Selina, Get ready, we'll be landing soon"
The woman names Selina left and a Chosen soldier entered. "Lord Doskias, what do we do about her?"
"She is nothing but a street waif. Many have walked by my side. I'll find better soil to bear my child,"
X was appalled by this Chosen lord; He wanted to plant his saber in his head. He charged up for a double shot, "What a lowlife. That is the poorest excuse for a human being I've ever come across,"
The sentiment was shared by all, but the Madman wasn't finished, "Gunner, I'll kill him like I did his father. I'll wipe out a whole city to do it, like I did on shell two,"
Maya was Livid; she grabbed her Rifle and swung it around to fire. X stopped her, "Not now,"
She could feel the power in his hands. Energy danced in his eyes. The Ship landed and they all exited. X turned at the ship and glared. His body had to release the charge, NOW. He slammed his fists into the ground and released. Earth erupted around him. Maya was Ranting, "So I have a face to put to the nightmares! I'll make him pay for what he did to Oasis!"
X mentally nodded, "now I understand how Mavericks can hate humans," he whispered.
The group walked in silence to Wind City, X was amazed by the city. It wasn't built of junk like Oasis; this was like home to him. He looked around, "Um, excuse me miss, I'm from shell 4, could you point me to the seven winds place?"
The elderly woman smiled and pointed to a larger building, "That way young one, but I doubt you'll get in there,"
Maya turned, "Why is that?"
"They're mourning for their lost comrades on shell 2,"
X winced at that. Maya thanked her and went to warn the Seven Winds. She walked to the door and tried to open it. It was locked. X sighed, "Knock, then if they don't answer, I'LL knock,"
She rapped on the door, no answer. X walked up and drew a fist back, "Who is there?" someone asked.
X paused, "I come bringing urgent news,"
The door opened to reveal Bowman, their leader. He ushered them inside. Bowman faced them when they all were inside, "What news do you bring?"
Maya stepped forward, "Dugan is planning an attack with the help of the Chosen,"
Bowman didn't seem too surprised by it at all. He frowned, "I wouldn't put it pass him to attack, but the Chosen? I find it hard to believe my dear,"
X sighed, "Should have known,"
Bowman looked at X, "What do you mean?"
X braced himself, "Incoming!"
The place was shaken by an explosion. X was the only one except Runner that wasn't knocked down. Bowman looked at X suspiciously, "How did you know?"
X knocked on his helmet, "I can pick up things everyone can't, we need to evacuate,"
Bowman nodded, "Indeed, A battle here would spill into the streets. I refuse to let that happen!"
A wounded swordsman walked in, "Sir, bounty hunters armed with Chosen weapons!"
Bowman looked enraged, "Everyone get out of here, through the catacombs! Hurry! I'll hold them off!"
The Doors were being pounded and shot at. People walked low to the catacomb door. X stood behind Bowman. "Thank you for warning us, go with your friends,"
"You remind me of a friend I had. He always looked death in the face and taunted it. Good luck Master Bowman, I would like to speak later,"
Bowman nodded and drew his trusted blade. X dashed through the door leaving Bowman like he asked. The main door fell before the aged warrior. "Damn you Dugan! Are you satisfied?"
Dugan walked in with two bounty hunters. He had a condescending smile on his face. He looked at Bowman with distain and disgust. "Don't look at me like that Bowman; this is all your fault you know. You couldn't just step aside, dispose of him,"
One had large mechanical arms and a mask on. He was going to attack but paused, "I don't see the point,"
"The point is I paid you good money dog, now do it!"
The other opened fire without a second thought. "Since when do question orders Araym?"
The group was surrounded by the guard of the Seven Winds. X frowned, "Those shots didn't sound too promising. I hope Bowman is Ok,"
A young woman spun around and slammed a fist into X's stomach. He barely flinched from the blow. "Don't talk like that! Lord Bowman is stronger than that!"
She shook her fist as she glared, 'it was like punching steel!' she mentally shouted. X turned to Maya, "What do we do now?"
Maya seemed distraught, she had hoped to stop the killing, "I don't know. I don't know!"
X shook her, "Pull you together! You need to focus! We got the majority of the guard here because we warned them! We need to get out of here, now pick yourself up!"
The woman who hit X stepped forward, "Your friend is right. Your warning saved lives and we need to leave. Those bounty hunters are sure to follow. Corgan, you guide them to the pass, meet us there. Let's not make my father's sacrifice in vain,"
"But Layla! For all we know, they could be with the bounty hunters!" a guardsman said.
"Are you questioning her orders?" Corgan asked.
"Let's drop this; you got a problem with us? Fine, I don't really care at the moment. The main thing at the moment is getting out of these catacombs!" Grubb said.
Everyone nodded; he had a point. The main group left and Runner followed. "Runner! Get back here!"
"Forget it, he'll be fine. We'll have to take another route," Corgan said.
They walked through the catacombs with zombies and all. Maya had her gun on full auto and began to fire into the crows of zombies. Grubb and Corgan were up close taking them down. X slammed into the enemy as hard as he could as he called for his second armor. The area erupted in energy as X unleashed a Giga Crush. Parts of Zombies flew in all directions. In the center stood X, smoking slightly. X dropped to his knees and was panting, "That, went well. Man what a drain,"
"Well, look at what we have here Araym,"
"Yea Duke, maybe they'll put up a better fight than their leader," he said with venom.
Corgan was livid at the statement, "You bastards!"
X fired off a few shots that sent the bounty hunters scrambling for cover. The group ran as X continued to give cover fire. X was joined by Maya as he weakly walked back out the exit. Maya launched a few grenades to buy some time. She helped him up the stairs and outside. Araym and Duke struggled for a minute to pull themselves from the rubble. "Don't let them get away!" Duke said as they crawled from the rubble.
Everyone watched as the white armor faded into X's standard blue. Instead of fully fading, it left accents on X's legs. Corgan was stunned. The pattern was Marduke's! 'By Dogo, what manner of trick is this?' he wondered. X stared at his legs, "That is a new one on me. That has never happened before,"
Grubb inspected his legs, "Hey X, how do you open these up?"
X knocked on them and the panels lifted up, "Sup with the armor?"
Grubb sighed, "I wouldn't even know where to begin! This is way to advanced for me,"
Corgan growled, "We don't have time for this! We need to get to the pass. Hurry, through the graveyard!"
Grubb paled, "Graveyard?"
"Move it chicken boy!" Maya said.
X laughed and jogged after them. Corgan lead them through the maze of headstones. The gate leading to the passes opened to reveal Araym and Duke. Corgan drew his sword as X drew his saber. Maya cocked her gun with a frown. "These guys don't seem to take a hint," Grubb said.
Araym took a defensive stance, "Nothing personal, you seem like good people. But we have a contract so you kind of have to die," Duke said as he fired a shot for Maya.
X put everything he had into his dash system. He practically flew in front of the bullet. Instead of its intended target, the bullet found itself lodged in synthetic flesh. X hissed as the bullet struck his side. Corgan slashed through the barrel of Dukes gun. Grubb was dodging Araym's mechanical arms. Maya looked over X's wound, his red reploid blood dripped to the ground. X Raised his cannon and blasted a zombie away from Maya, "I'll be fine, just watch your back. X stood and leveled his X-buster, calling for his fourth armor. The buster changed. He charged up quickly, and let the massive ball of plasma fly. Araym brought is arms up for defense. The blast slammed hard against the Jinam hardware. The outside of the arms were torn away and the insides were trashed. Araym looked at his arms and paled, "That was close,"
X lost his focus and the armor faded, leaving accents along his arms and gloves. He clutched his side. Cursing himself for his stupidity. He began to siphon off his sub tank. The bullet plopped on the ground as the wound closed. X rose shakily to watch Corgan strike Duke down with the pummel of his sword. Araym was struck by the butt of Maya's rifle. "Araym! Take them out!"
Araym had something in his eye, an odd hesitant look. X grabbed his friends, dumped as much power into his E.A.S., and escaped. Duke glared, "Don't ever let us catch you back on shell 4!"
Corgan looked at X when they stopped, "Such speeds, I've never seen anyone move so quickly!"
X was having trouble maintaining consciousness. He leaned a boulder, "Give me a moment to get a... fourth wind. Everyone ok?"
They all nodded. Maya sat down where she could keep an eye on X. Grubb checked X for damage while Corgan tried to figure out X. Grubb found no damage, just real low energy levels. X felt terrible, "Sorry for slowing you all down. You can leave me here,"
Corgan spun around immediately, "What? Why would we leave you behind? I'll never leave a comrade behind!"
Maya sat next to X, "I can't just leave my guardian angel behind. It wouldn't be nice of me,"
Grubb frowned, "Your just tired. Nothing else is wrong with you,"
X looked around, "Your right, I guess I just need a nap, let's get to the place then I'll sleep,"
X stood up. His body had sucked in as much energy as it could to sustain his systems. This place wasn't giving off a lot of energy, "this place isn't exactly brimming with core energy. What is up with this place?"
Corgan answered, "The graveyard seems to pull the energy to it, we don't know why. All we know is that all the energy is being used to raise the dead,"
X nodded. They made it to the pass. Snow came down slowly as they trudged into the guardsmen camp. Layla smiled as the four of them walked into camp. Runner picked up X and carried him into the nearby tent they were given. "What is wrong with him?"
"He exhausted himself getting us away from the energy," Corgan said.
Maya looked away, "He also took a bullet for me,"
Corgan looked down; he prayed for X to get better. Grubb went to check X. Maya went to the edge of camp. Her mind was in a blender, "He's saved my life so much and he never complained. He just drops out of nowhere, saved me, and has never asked for anything in return. Does he care for me? Why do I torture myself?" she asked herself.
"He might, you have to ask him to truly know,"
Maya turned to see Layla, "What?"
She smiled, "Your friend is special. He puts your life before his. Like Corgan does for me. But there is a difference, Corgan is better looking,"
Maya laughed, "Your bias opinion is noted. How is your hand?"
Layla rubbed he knuckles, "I swear it was like punching steel, I bet he must train like mad to get a body like that,"
X woke up, "Where am I?"
"You're in the camp; you collapsed in the bed they gave you. Your systems ok?"
X turned to see Grubb, "I'm fine, I think I'll wash up though," the armor vanished in a blue flash, "Were can I get a wash rag?"
Grubb tossed a wet rag to X. He quickly washed his face. His hair was a wild mess of brown hair. His synthetic muscles ached as he moved. The simple T shirt and jeans provided him with enough cover to keep the cold away in the tent. He rose to his feet, "How long was I out?"
"Two days. Maya has been looking in a lot. I think see likes you,"
X paused for a moment; he looked back at the young inventor. His eyes hidden by the sunglasses, "I doubt that Grubb. But if you say so, I'll go talk to her."
Grubb stood up, "And tell her what? You're a super robot. You're not from Septerra. She'll think you hate her!"
X narrowed his eyes, "So you want me to lie? Tell her some made up story? I can't do that," he said as he walked out the tent.
Maya was about to check on X again when she heard his voice, 'Lie? a story? What is going on?' she moved forward to see X emerge from the tent. "Is that you X?"
He turned to her and smiled, "Yup, just little old me,"
"Maya, I can't let you go alone,"
Maya turned to Grubb, "Thanks Grubb,"
X nodded, "I've come this far, why stop now,"
Maya nodded, "My blue guardian angel?"
Runner snickered, X and Maya, sitting in a tree
X leveled a death glare at Runner that silenced the Robot dog. X looked around, "Question, How do we get to shell three?"
Grubb pointed to a Helgak (spelling?) speeder, "We can borrow this,"
Tori got upset, "Hey that cost me a pretty coin!"
Maya gave him a look and he shut up. She walked over to the Helgak speeded and climbed in the driver's seat. X leapt into the seat behind her. Grubb scrambled up the back to the seat behind X after strapping Runner down. X snickered a little. The Speeder lived up to its name as it suddenly accelerated. X made a note to get one later on. He saw an incoming ship as they began their descent. "Incoming!" Grubb yelled.
"I think he has the right of way," X said.
Maya nodded as she maneuvered the speeder out of the way. The Chosen Ship began to pass. Maya tried to keep some distance but the Chosen ships intake port sucked the little speeder in. X awoke to find himself inside the ship. Everyone was there; he let out a quiet sigh of relief. He looked at poor runner, tangled up in the cable they used to make sure he didn't fall off. He cut the cables away, he noticed everyone else waking up, "You guys ok?"
Maya groaned slightly but nodded. Grubb raised an arm and gave a thumbs up. X looked around, "You guys hear that?"
They all crowded around the vent and listened to the conversation.
"Gunner is becoming a nuisance, but not once I get the relic. I know I can count on you Selina,"
"Thank you my lord,"
"Dugan is on board correct? I want you to eliminate him when his attack on the Seven Winds is over. I know I can count on you,"
"Must you go to the lower shells? I can give you reasons to stay if you like,"
"Unfortunately, I must, I'll come back Selina, Get ready, we'll be landing soon"
The woman names Selina left and a Chosen soldier entered. "Lord Doskias, what do we do about her?"
"She is nothing but a street waif. Many have walked by my side. I'll find better soil to bear my child,"
X was appalled by this Chosen lord; He wanted to plant his saber in his head. He charged up for a double shot, "What a lowlife. That is the poorest excuse for a human being I've ever come across,"
The sentiment was shared by all, but the Madman wasn't finished, "Gunner, I'll kill him like I did his father. I'll wipe out a whole city to do it, like I did on shell two,"
Maya was Livid; she grabbed her Rifle and swung it around to fire. X stopped her, "Not now,"
She could feel the power in his hands. Energy danced in his eyes. The Ship landed and they all exited. X turned at the ship and glared. His body had to release the charge, NOW. He slammed his fists into the ground and released. Earth erupted around him. Maya was Ranting, "So I have a face to put to the nightmares! I'll make him pay for what he did to Oasis!"
X mentally nodded, "now I understand how Mavericks can hate humans," he whispered.
The group walked in silence to Wind City, X was amazed by the city. It wasn't built of junk like Oasis; this was like home to him. He looked around, "Um, excuse me miss, I'm from shell 4, could you point me to the seven winds place?"
The elderly woman smiled and pointed to a larger building, "That way young one, but I doubt you'll get in there,"
Maya turned, "Why is that?"
"They're mourning for their lost comrades on shell 2,"
X winced at that. Maya thanked her and went to warn the Seven Winds. She walked to the door and tried to open it. It was locked. X sighed, "Knock, then if they don't answer, I'LL knock,"
She rapped on the door, no answer. X walked up and drew a fist back, "Who is there?" someone asked.
X paused, "I come bringing urgent news,"
The door opened to reveal Bowman, their leader. He ushered them inside. Bowman faced them when they all were inside, "What news do you bring?"
Maya stepped forward, "Dugan is planning an attack with the help of the Chosen,"
Bowman didn't seem too surprised by it at all. He frowned, "I wouldn't put it pass him to attack, but the Chosen? I find it hard to believe my dear,"
X sighed, "Should have known,"
Bowman looked at X, "What do you mean?"
X braced himself, "Incoming!"
The place was shaken by an explosion. X was the only one except Runner that wasn't knocked down. Bowman looked at X suspiciously, "How did you know?"
X knocked on his helmet, "I can pick up things everyone can't, we need to evacuate,"
Bowman nodded, "Indeed, A battle here would spill into the streets. I refuse to let that happen!"
A wounded swordsman walked in, "Sir, bounty hunters armed with Chosen weapons!"
Bowman looked enraged, "Everyone get out of here, through the catacombs! Hurry! I'll hold them off!"
The Doors were being pounded and shot at. People walked low to the catacomb door. X stood behind Bowman. "Thank you for warning us, go with your friends,"
"You remind me of a friend I had. He always looked death in the face and taunted it. Good luck Master Bowman, I would like to speak later,"
Bowman nodded and drew his trusted blade. X dashed through the door leaving Bowman like he asked. The main door fell before the aged warrior. "Damn you Dugan! Are you satisfied?"
Dugan walked in with two bounty hunters. He had a condescending smile on his face. He looked at Bowman with distain and disgust. "Don't look at me like that Bowman; this is all your fault you know. You couldn't just step aside, dispose of him,"
One had large mechanical arms and a mask on. He was going to attack but paused, "I don't see the point,"
"The point is I paid you good money dog, now do it!"
The other opened fire without a second thought. "Since when do question orders Araym?"
The group was surrounded by the guard of the Seven Winds. X frowned, "Those shots didn't sound too promising. I hope Bowman is Ok,"
A young woman spun around and slammed a fist into X's stomach. He barely flinched from the blow. "Don't talk like that! Lord Bowman is stronger than that!"
She shook her fist as she glared, 'it was like punching steel!' she mentally shouted. X turned to Maya, "What do we do now?"
Maya seemed distraught, she had hoped to stop the killing, "I don't know. I don't know!"
X shook her, "Pull you together! You need to focus! We got the majority of the guard here because we warned them! We need to get out of here, now pick yourself up!"
The woman who hit X stepped forward, "Your friend is right. Your warning saved lives and we need to leave. Those bounty hunters are sure to follow. Corgan, you guide them to the pass, meet us there. Let's not make my father's sacrifice in vain,"
"But Layla! For all we know, they could be with the bounty hunters!" a guardsman said.
"Are you questioning her orders?" Corgan asked.
"Let's drop this; you got a problem with us? Fine, I don't really care at the moment. The main thing at the moment is getting out of these catacombs!" Grubb said.
Everyone nodded; he had a point. The main group left and Runner followed. "Runner! Get back here!"
"Forget it, he'll be fine. We'll have to take another route," Corgan said.
They walked through the catacombs with zombies and all. Maya had her gun on full auto and began to fire into the crows of zombies. Grubb and Corgan were up close taking them down. X slammed into the enemy as hard as he could as he called for his second armor. The area erupted in energy as X unleashed a Giga Crush. Parts of Zombies flew in all directions. In the center stood X, smoking slightly. X dropped to his knees and was panting, "That, went well. Man what a drain,"
"Well, look at what we have here Araym,"
"Yea Duke, maybe they'll put up a better fight than their leader," he said with venom.
Corgan was livid at the statement, "You bastards!"
X fired off a few shots that sent the bounty hunters scrambling for cover. The group ran as X continued to give cover fire. X was joined by Maya as he weakly walked back out the exit. Maya launched a few grenades to buy some time. She helped him up the stairs and outside. Araym and Duke struggled for a minute to pull themselves from the rubble. "Don't let them get away!" Duke said as they crawled from the rubble.
Everyone watched as the white armor faded into X's standard blue. Instead of fully fading, it left accents on X's legs. Corgan was stunned. The pattern was Marduke's! 'By Dogo, what manner of trick is this?' he wondered. X stared at his legs, "That is a new one on me. That has never happened before,"
Grubb inspected his legs, "Hey X, how do you open these up?"
X knocked on them and the panels lifted up, "Sup with the armor?"
Grubb sighed, "I wouldn't even know where to begin! This is way to advanced for me,"
Corgan growled, "We don't have time for this! We need to get to the pass. Hurry, through the graveyard!"
Grubb paled, "Graveyard?"
"Move it chicken boy!" Maya said.
X laughed and jogged after them. Corgan lead them through the maze of headstones. The gate leading to the passes opened to reveal Araym and Duke. Corgan drew his sword as X drew his saber. Maya cocked her gun with a frown. "These guys don't seem to take a hint," Grubb said.
Araym took a defensive stance, "Nothing personal, you seem like good people. But we have a contract so you kind of have to die," Duke said as he fired a shot for Maya.
X put everything he had into his dash system. He practically flew in front of the bullet. Instead of its intended target, the bullet found itself lodged in synthetic flesh. X hissed as the bullet struck his side. Corgan slashed through the barrel of Dukes gun. Grubb was dodging Araym's mechanical arms. Maya looked over X's wound, his red reploid blood dripped to the ground. X Raised his cannon and blasted a zombie away from Maya, "I'll be fine, just watch your back. X stood and leveled his X-buster, calling for his fourth armor. The buster changed. He charged up quickly, and let the massive ball of plasma fly. Araym brought is arms up for defense. The blast slammed hard against the Jinam hardware. The outside of the arms were torn away and the insides were trashed. Araym looked at his arms and paled, "That was close,"
X lost his focus and the armor faded, leaving accents along his arms and gloves. He clutched his side. Cursing himself for his stupidity. He began to siphon off his sub tank. The bullet plopped on the ground as the wound closed. X rose shakily to watch Corgan strike Duke down with the pummel of his sword. Araym was struck by the butt of Maya's rifle. "Araym! Take them out!"
Araym had something in his eye, an odd hesitant look. X grabbed his friends, dumped as much power into his E.A.S., and escaped. Duke glared, "Don't ever let us catch you back on shell 4!"
Corgan looked at X when they stopped, "Such speeds, I've never seen anyone move so quickly!"
X was having trouble maintaining consciousness. He leaned a boulder, "Give me a moment to get a... fourth wind. Everyone ok?"
They all nodded. Maya sat down where she could keep an eye on X. Grubb checked X for damage while Corgan tried to figure out X. Grubb found no damage, just real low energy levels. X felt terrible, "Sorry for slowing you all down. You can leave me here,"
Corgan spun around immediately, "What? Why would we leave you behind? I'll never leave a comrade behind!"
Maya sat next to X, "I can't just leave my guardian angel behind. It wouldn't be nice of me,"
Grubb frowned, "Your just tired. Nothing else is wrong with you,"
X looked around, "Your right, I guess I just need a nap, let's get to the place then I'll sleep,"
X stood up. His body had sucked in as much energy as it could to sustain his systems. This place wasn't giving off a lot of energy, "this place isn't exactly brimming with core energy. What is up with this place?"
Corgan answered, "The graveyard seems to pull the energy to it, we don't know why. All we know is that all the energy is being used to raise the dead,"
X nodded. They made it to the pass. Snow came down slowly as they trudged into the guardsmen camp. Layla smiled as the four of them walked into camp. Runner picked up X and carried him into the nearby tent they were given. "What is wrong with him?"
"He exhausted himself getting us away from the energy," Corgan said.
Maya looked away, "He also took a bullet for me,"
Corgan looked down; he prayed for X to get better. Grubb went to check X. Maya went to the edge of camp. Her mind was in a blender, "He's saved my life so much and he never complained. He just drops out of nowhere, saved me, and has never asked for anything in return. Does he care for me? Why do I torture myself?" she asked herself.
"He might, you have to ask him to truly know,"
Maya turned to see Layla, "What?"
She smiled, "Your friend is special. He puts your life before his. Like Corgan does for me. But there is a difference, Corgan is better looking,"
Maya laughed, "Your bias opinion is noted. How is your hand?"
Layla rubbed he knuckles, "I swear it was like punching steel, I bet he must train like mad to get a body like that,"
X woke up, "Where am I?"
"You're in the camp; you collapsed in the bed they gave you. Your systems ok?"
X turned to see Grubb, "I'm fine, I think I'll wash up though," the armor vanished in a blue flash, "Were can I get a wash rag?"
Grubb tossed a wet rag to X. He quickly washed his face. His hair was a wild mess of brown hair. His synthetic muscles ached as he moved. The simple T shirt and jeans provided him with enough cover to keep the cold away in the tent. He rose to his feet, "How long was I out?"
"Two days. Maya has been looking in a lot. I think see likes you,"
X paused for a moment; he looked back at the young inventor. His eyes hidden by the sunglasses, "I doubt that Grubb. But if you say so, I'll go talk to her."
Grubb stood up, "And tell her what? You're a super robot. You're not from Septerra. She'll think you hate her!"
X narrowed his eyes, "So you want me to lie? Tell her some made up story? I can't do that," he said as he walked out the tent.
Maya was about to check on X again when she heard his voice, 'Lie? a story? What is going on?' she moved forward to see X emerge from the tent. "Is that you X?"
He turned to her and smiled, "Yup, just little old me,"