Anya POV:
Once we completely got up at 6 in the morning and after I had finally found my true love in Jiro, we all proceeded out of the castle with a new determination in our hearts. That and I smiled at how Kluke was wearing her ring proudly on her ring finger, same with Zola on hers and mine on my own. "Let's proceed north. We'll need to go through the Laser Fields first. And they do not have that name for nothing... though what the lasers are caused by, Nene never really mentioned to me. All he said was 'look to the skies'," I said.
"We'll be prepared for anything," Kluke said as we proceeded to the north and into the canyons that led to the Laser Fields, handling some bigger enemies along the way until we reached the fields themselves. And when we did, we gasped at what we saw.
"Look at these holes... these must be caused by those lasers. Proceed with caution and stay close," I said.
"Agreed," Zola smiled as we went forward and, after we walked forward a bit, we encountered some enemies that fled from us because they could sense our powerful magic. They were moles that had wings. After proceeding deeper and having to defeat some Horned Lazy Bears, some pyrotechnic rats with fuses for tails, and even a couple of armored tortoises, we got over the hill and I looked in the sky, already seeing something dangerous. There was more than one moon.
"Wow! So many moons! Moonlight! Moonlight!" Maro gawked at them. But I already knew to be wary, especially when one of them moved.
"Zola! Stealth tactic, right now!" I exclaimed at her. Zola gasped and did just that, her and our group then disappearing from sight as the giant moon turned the whole way around and we rushed forward, dodging a giant laser that was sent forth from it as we then rushed forward and I gasped. They were still shooting at us despite our visibility being hidden! "GOD DAMMIT! They've got heat sensors! They're sensing our bodies through our body temperatures!" I exclaimed in anger.
"How are we going to get out of their range?" Shu asked in frustration.
"Just keep running and don't stop!" I exclaimed at my allies. We then rushed forward through the canyons until I gasped as I saw a strange hatch open up and I saw a robotic hand emerge from it. One that I recognized as being from a servant robot! "Quick! Into that hatch!" I exclaimed. No one dared to question me as we then rushed to the hatch and jumped inside, the hand retreating as we entered the area and I saw that the owner was a servant robot that looked a bit on the medium size.
"It's kind of dark in here... this could be a trap," Zola said.
"Excuse me... mister servant robot?" I asked, the robot looking surprised at me and Shu about to run after him before I grabbed him by his collar.
"Hey, let go of me," Shu complained.
"If he was going to harm us, then why would he have let us in that hatch to escape those dreadful lasers? Think logically, Shu. I don't think he's going to hurt us. Is that right, mister robot?" I asked him, the robot then emerging before us and looking at us.
"Follow me," he said as he then proceeded out down the hall, our group following him, but me making sure to keep my eyes on Shu in case he tried anything funny. We then saw some other servant robots and we were presented with a door opening to reveal a large underground city!
"Oh my... it's an entire underground robot civilization... amazing..." I gawked aloud.
"We're so glad that you and your group is safe," one of the robots said, him being a bit smaller than the others. He looked like a healing module.
"Thanks for the assistance. So... what is this place?" Shu asked.
"We have created this underground city to match one of the ancients' many cities. But we haven't had anyone to serve in so long. If you would be so kind as to allow it, we would be happy to serve you," the small robot said.
"Well... sure, I guess so. After all, from what... he... said, servant robots are designed to cater to your every need," I said, looking away when I said the word he. I was referring to Nene.
"Did you hear that everyone? It's been a long time since we have had any visitors, so let us try our best to be hospitable," the smaller robot said.
"Yes, sir, boss!" the servant robots all said, me noting that the one that saved us had dispersed for a large building on the other side of the place. I proceeded to lead my friends to the area in question, seeing that the robot in question looked at us again upon us following after him.
"Excuse me... I don't believe we've been properly introduced, have we?" the robot asked.
"No, we haven't. Thanks for saving us from the Moon Lasers. I'm Anya, this is Shu, Jiro, Kluke, Marumaro, and Zola. What's your name?" I asked him.
"My name is 61," the robot said, me looking at it with a sigh.
"That's right... I forgot completely that robots have numbers for their titles instead of real names... well, how would you like a name?" I smiled at him.
"I'm afraid that my master may not like that," 61 said.
"Why is that?" Kluke asked.
"I'll show you," the robot said as he led us to a large computer with a war mech robot statue on it, a giant screen above it, and the symbol of the ancients underneath the statue.
"I'm guessing that this monitor used to be used to communicate with your former master?" I asked him.
"Yes... though we have not had a proper master in over 10 thousand years. We await here for a new master to show up because waiting is also one of our protocols," 61 said.
"Well... I still think that you should have a proper name. Besides, I'm also a robot and I have a name. It's Anya Sinda," I smiled.
"Anya... Sinda? And you say you are a robot like us?" 61 asked.
"I am. I'll prove it to you, even," I smiled... but then, before I could prove anything, the door behind us opened an a tall, skinny robot emerged from it, him having a very mean face on him.
"61!" he growled angrily, his voice matching his face.
"35?" the friendly robot asked.
"What are these visitors doing in the sacred temple? They are not supposed to be here," the mean robot said.
"Um, pardon, but no one told us that this place was off-limits nor did anyone stop us from entering. Besides, you should be kinder to your fellow automaton," I frowned at him, the others looking at me with a smile.
"You are not supposed to be here! Leave now before I throw you out," the mean robot growled at us as he tried to come after me, but I simply stood in place.
"Go ahead, I dare you. Then we'll see who is the superior model," I smiled as I then gave the command to my protocols. "Rocket launchers, engage," I said, my shoulders producing said launchers and the robot stopping in place once he saw them.
"What is this? You have the appearance of a mortal, yet you have metal jutting out of your shoulders. Tell me, what is your number?" the mean robot asked me.
"I don't have one. But if you must know, the one who turned me from human to robot, whom I hate with a burning passion, gave me the model name AM-A. But my real name, before he forcibly converted me against my will, is Anya Sinda," I frowned at him.
"You have given yourself a name despite you being a mech? You have violated protocols," the mean robot said.
"Who said I was violating protocols if I don't even have to answer to them? Literally all of the programming my creator gave me failed in working and I am still who I was before being converted. The human guardian of Noluta Village, Anya Sinda," I frowned at him as I then grabbed onto his hand and tossed him into the wall, shocking everyone, including 61.
"How does it feel to have your ass handed to you by a girl?" Jiro smiled widely.
"I order you all to leave now!" 35 exclaimed as he got up, me simply smiling and looking at my allies.
"Do as he says, guys. His ego is bruised enough. Want to come with, 61?" I smiled at him.
"Of course," he said as he followed us out of the temple and we then started to converse again.
"That robot was a real jerk. 35 or whatever he was," Marumaro growled.
"You know what? I think I know what I should call both you and that mean robot," I smiled at 61. "Using the ancient words of Noluta, you are Yasato, which means 'pure of heart.' And 35 is now Hineto, which means 'tainted heart'. It shows that you are nice while he is a jerk," I smiled at the friendly model in front of me.
"Yasato. Is that my new name?" he asked politely.
"Yes, that is your new name. Do you like it?" Zola smiled.
"I do like it," he smiled as Hineto then exited the temple again.
"You are still here?" he frowned at us.
"Shut it, Hineto," I frowned at him.
"What did you call me?" he asked.
"Hineto. That's your new name. It means 'tainted heart.' Congrats, asshole. You earned it," I frowned at him.
"Illogical. My number is 35," Hineto frowned.
"Please, do not be rude to our guests, Hineto," Yasato said, me smiling at that.
"Did you just call me Hineto, 61?" Hineto growled at his brother robot.
"And 61's new name is Yasato. Both are true. His name means 'pure of heart' in Noluta," I smiled.
"And I did call you Hineto. Isn't it wonderful to have a name all of your own?" Yasato smiled.
"I am reporting this to one!" Hineto said, obviously upset and frazzled because he had a bit of a worried tone in his voice when he said that.
"Peh, what a snitch," Shu frowned.
"It is quite alright... in fact, I was thinking that all of you could be our new masters," Yasato smiled.
"Well, 'master' wouldn't apply to me, as we are fellow automatons. We can just be considered friends," I smiled as I held out my hand with a smile, Yasato shaking it with his grip pincers, which didn't hurt at all, as he was quite a gentleman.
"We can be your friends too. Besides, it's good to be independent instead of having to wait for a master that will never come," Shu smiled.
"I like the sound of that. Friends, much like my Master used to call me," Yasato smiled.
"He sounds like a really kind Master... did he perhaps have purple skin on him all those years ago?" I asked him.
"Indeed he did. It is the same with all people of the Ancients. And how did you know he had purple skin?" Yasato asked.
"Because we know of an evil ancient that is destroying places and hurting people in this world. We're trying to reach the Ancient war Factory to stop his plans. And we also want to try and destroy those awful Moon Lasers before they can be used to hurt anyone else," I said.
"Both of those are noble goals to combat a person of evil," Yasato smiled as we then bid our goodbyes and we looked around for a bit before one of the robots approached us.
"Greetings. I am number 99. The door leading to the Underground River is now open. It will lead you to the Ancient Factory while protecting you from the dangerous Moon Lasers," the robot smiled.
"Sounds great!" I smiled... but before we could continue...
"However, there remains one hurdle. A barrier gate blocks the way to the Underground River past this door. I believe that the device used to turn off the barrier is hidden in the temple basement, but only those with magic can hope to obtain it," 99 said.
"Magic? Is that all? Let us at it, we can use magic amazingly well," I smiled widely.