Defective One
Chapter 5 Rise and Fall
By: Major144
Disclaimer: I don't own anything.
As the years went by H626 proved himself to be a great asset to the Horde. He came up with brilliant battle strategies and lead his brothers to victory in many battles. Prime was impressed by H626's accomplishments and he awarded his brother with armor, weapons, a ship, and his own quarters. H626 was pleased with himself as he rose in the Horde's ranks. He eventually became the top general of Prime. Things were really looking well for H626, until he suddenly began to have fainting spells and moments of random fatigue. H626 first wrote it off as not getting enough sleep, but the episodes began to frequently happen and then he began to notice some discoloration on his chest and arms. He first thought the discoloration was the result of coming into contact with some kind of unknown substance from one of the many worlds he had visited, but none of the other clones seemed to be suffering from the same thing. H626's body then began to rapidly wither and become frail concerning H626 greatly and causing a great deal of physical pain. He tried to first use his personal sleep and healing pod to determine what was wrong with him, but the machine couldn't provide him with an answer. H626 began to panic and thought about going to Prime for aid, but then he recalled seeing some clones that failed their test or couldn't function properly get destroyed. Any form of imperfection were purged from the Horde by the order of Prime.
H626 began to look for ways to help maintain his health and image. He used a atmospheric adjustment system on his sleeping pod to find an atmosphere that helped him rest and relieved him of pain, though it was hazardous to beings that weren't of Prime's race. H626 also installed cybernetic implants into his body to help keep him strong and mobile. With all these in place H626 managed to maintain his rank and position in the Horde, with no one knowing about his defect for quit some time.
One day H626 was in the war room with Prime discussing the conquest of a planet, when he had a small dizzy spell and fell on the table, but he quickly pushed himself off and shook his head.
"I apologize brother. I...haven't been sleeping well." Said H626.
Prime narrow his eyes at H626 and he grabbed the clone by his neck and lifted him up in the air as one of his cables connected with the chip on the back of H626's neck. The ruler of the Horde searched H626's mind and scowled as he learned the truth. The cable disconnected and Prime tossed H626 to the ground in disgust. H626 looked up at Prime with both fear and hurt in his eyes.
"You disgust me! You honestly thought you could hide your flaw from me? I see all and know all! The fact that you a defective clone could hide a secret from me is laughable. You thought that someone like you was worthy to be in my presence? Think again. Defective ones have no place in the Horde." Said Prime.
"Brother please I beg you to have mercy! My mind is still sharp and I can still serve you and the Horde! That is all I desire!" Said H626 as he got on his hands and knees and bowed before Prime.
"Tell you want little brother, I will give you the chance to die an honorable death in service of me and the Horde. You will fight on the frontline of our next conquest. If you somehow survive, I might forgive you for your deceit." Said Prime with a cruel smile.
H626 just silently stared at the ground. In just one moment everything he had worked for had been wiped away and he was being sentenced to death with very little chance of survival.
"Will you fight for me?" Asked Prime.
"I will." Said H626.
To be continued.