Okay, since I was in the mood, I would write a new chapter sooner than usual. I hope that the fic isn't too boring at this point, as I haven't been getting a lot of feedback. So, let us continue with our ever-loved Alien headcanon!
Kira and Kai eventually managed to find a room on an upper floor, where the trail corroded into the floor led. Strangely, there were not any staff members, from what they could tell. This was a good thing, however, since they would not be caught and get into trouble.
"I hope that Aster and Sugarcube are here." Kira said.
"Me too." Kai added.
They found that the door was unlocked, so they opened it to find the two Drones laying on the floor. Both of them appeared to be unconscious, but they were still breathing. Both of the humans knelt next to their respective Xeno mate.
"Aster!" Kira said, nudging him. "Aster, wake up!"
Slowly, Aster began to stir.
"...Ah... Kira..." Aster said, yawning. "...you're alright!"
"Kai! Oh, thank goodness!" Sugarcube said.
"We thought you were gonna be taken!" Kira said.
"...And we think Meyers could be behind it." Kai said.
"So then..." Aster began. "...why would they leave us alone? You would think they could've easily taken us all captive... granted that Sugarcube and me would've put up quite a fight!"
"I don't know..." Kai answered. "...to he honest, I have no clue what's going on. I woke up in some sort of medical unit with a breathing apparatus on my face, an eyemask, and a feed tube going down my throat. I was naked and held to some sort of gel-padded operating table..."
"Just like me!" Kira commented. "I was literally in the situation you described when I woke up!"
"Really... that's weird." Kai said.
"So, we both took some blankets to wrap ourselves in, found each other, and saw no other staff in the building... even though it's daytime." Kira said.
"But we did find a janitor... who appeared to have some sort of extreme form of short attention span..." Kai said.
"Well, no matter what, the sooner we get out of here, the better!" Aster said.
The two humans nodded.
"Yeah, let's go and tell Sam and SORIA what we found! Then we can expose it to the government, and put Meyers' cruel experiment into the ground for good!" Kira said.
The group of four set off, back out the way they came, taking it slow and stealthy to avoid any potential detection by staff or security they do not notice. But they did manage to make it outside, and it was already morning.
"Hope the kids weren't too much for Sam and SORIA." Kai said.
"I'm sure she can manage." Kira commented. "She can handle herself better with Xenos than... Hailey..."
Kira looked at the sky as she trailed off.
"...I still can't believe she's gone." she finished.
"I know..." Kai said. "...but we will avenge her! We'll make Dr. Meyers pay the ultimate price! And I will personally spit and piss on his grave once he's dead!"
Kira laughed, her spirits lifted by that remark... but it only lasted for a moment, because something strange happened.
She had been absently staring at the sky, and happened to notice a cloud glitch into a static-y mess for a fraction of a second. There was even the sound of static as it happened.
"What the...?" Kira asked.
"What is it?" Kai asked.
Kira pointed at the cloud she was looking at.
"Call me crazy, but... I think that cloud was glitching." she said.
"Glitching?" Kai asked, narrowing his eyes. "What are you talking about?"
"Like, it became all static for a split second. Did you hear that faint static buzz just now?" Kira said.
"Yeah, I did, but..." Kai trailed off, looking at the cloud again. "...I don't think that can happen to clouds. I think Meyers must've given us a drug or something that's causing hallucinations."
"But it happened to make us both hear the static at the same time?" Kira asked.
"Uh, while I do agree with Kira about this being a bit weird..." Sugarcube spoke. "...shouldn't we be getting our tails out of here?"
"Yeah, let's go." Kira said. "It's probably nothing..."
Eventually, they all made it to Kai's car, but the owner of the vehicle happened to remember something by instinct when he got to the door, and tried to put his hand into his nonexistent pocket.
"My keys! They were in my jeans!" Kai said. "Ngh... and Dr. Meyers must've taken them..."
"Wait, look..." Kira said, opening the door. "...the car's unlocked... and your keys are in the ignition!"
"Huh...?" Kai asked.
He opened the driver-side door, and peered in at the keys, which were sitting right there in the ignition, just as Kira had said.
"That is so weird... why would they put the keys back?" Kai asked.
Kira shrugged. "Who knows? Who cares? Let's just accept it for what it is and go!"
So, they all got into the car, and strapped their seatbelts in. Kai was about to turn the key... but he stopped.
"Wait..." he said. "...what if it's a trap?"
"How so?" Kira asked.
"...What if the car's rigged, and if I try to start it, we all blow up?" Kai said.
Kira pursed her lips. "I don't think Dr. Meyers could get his hands on the equipment to do that, given how recently he busted out of prison. Let's just give it a try."
"Yeah, c'mon! I wanna get home! I'm HUNGRY!" Aster said.
"Yeah, a bite to eat would be nice. It's been hours since we last ate." Sugarcube said.
"Well... okay..." Kai said.
He ignited the car and, to his relief, nothing happened. So, the foursome simply drove back to Kira's house so that they could check in on the rest of the family, the roommate, and the robot.
(XXXX)
They made it back to Kira's house in a reasonable amount of time, and they knocked on the door. After waiting for a bit, Sam came and opened the door.
"Oh, hello Kira." Sam said, just before absently walking away, leaving the door open.
"Huh?" Kira asked, confused. "That's it? You're not gonna ask how we're doing?"
"Why is that?" Sam asked, looking back at them.
"We just came back from the WY building? Remember? We found the supercomputer that Dr. Meyers was involved with building?" Kai asked.
Sam looked at the floor for a moment, just before returning her gaze to them with a smile.
"Ah, yes. I remember." Sam said. "It's good that you are back safely."
"So... how are Star and Chase?" Kai asked.
"Star and Chase?" Sam asked. "Is that the name of a music group I have yet to hear about?"
Kira facepalmed. "Sam, this is not a good time for jokes! We need to know where they are!"
"Well, I'm sure if you use Google, you will find when 'Star and Chase's' next showtime is—" Sam spoke, just before getting cut off.
"STAR! My daughter!" Kira said. "She's a Xeno, like Sugarcube here, but younger!"
"And Chase is like Aster, but younger too!" Kai said.
"Oh, well..." Sam said. "...I have never seen them, so I cannot say."
Kira sighed.
"SORIA!" she called out.
After a moment, the personal assistant computer module came rolling into the room.
"Welcome back, Kira Sykes." SORIA said. "I await any instruction you wish to give me."
"SORIA, where are Star and Chase?" Kira asked.
"I'm afraid I have no information in any of my hard drives about the two you are questioning me of." SORIA said. "My databases show no matches of those two terms in relation to each other."
"Oh no... not you too!" Kira said.
She pulled Kai outside, and beckoned Aster and Sugarcube to follow.
"Kira... what's going on? Why don't they remember?" Aster asked.
"Did... did our children run off!? W-were they captured, and did Sam and SORIA have their memories erased somehow?" Sugarcube asked, extremely worried.
"I don't think so." Kira said. "SORIA would have been able to alert Sam of any intruders, and as you know, you Xenos are pretty good at hiding."
"But still... what's the deal with Sam and SORIA?" Kai asked.
"Let's see, Sam doesn't recall what happened last night... Star and Chase apparently are not here... the cloud from earlier was glitchy... the janitor was out of his mind... we weren't taken captive by Dr. Meyers..." Kira trailed off. "...Kai, I think there's something seriously wrong here."
"Ya think?" Kai asked. "If I didn't know better, I would think that Sam was trying to do an impression or something..."
"But that's not it, Kai... the way she's talking... that's not how Sam talks." Kira said. "And SORIA doesn't use my last name when she addresses me..."
The four were completely stumped by everything at this point.
What is going on around here...? they all thought, taking in their surroundings.
(XXXX)
"So... did it work?" Baldwin asked. "This is the system?"
"Oh yes, comrade..." Meyers said. "...we are here."
Baldwin glanced around, and did a bit of motion-range tests on his fingers.
"Nice! So, what'll we do now, since the kids and their oversized bugs are here?" Baldwin asked.
Meyers smiled in a sinister way.
"...Once we can get rid of them... we shall take them as our own..." he said.
Baldwin's eyes widened. "You mean, we're gonna...?"
"...Oh, yes..." Meyers said, laughing maniacally afterwards.
Well, things aren't getting any better for the four! What could Meyers have planned that could make everything else in the world go crazy? Where are Star and Chase? Is this story getting interesting enough? If not, let me know what I can do to improve it! See you all soon! Keep holding on...