Annoyance. It's a feeling that in X6-88's whole activation period he's hasn't been fully accustomed to. After all the majority of the time he's interacted with other courser's who are trained to be professional and straight forward, scientist who made it clear what they want, how they want the assignment done. The closest thing he fully experiences annoyance is when a assignment takes longer then it's supposed to, or when the newbies mess something up.
This current situation nearly beat everything else put together.
Currently he has his arms crossed against his chest with his hands being interlocked with smaller hands that could shatter concrete, his back pressed to the chest of the shorter made android with her ear pressed against his back hearing his heartbeat. How did X6-88 knew the last part?
"21B! I can hear his heartbeat. It's such a pleasing sound." The android said in a strange tone he didn't want to think about. Really he should have just kept the older model of android then try kill these other two. Then he wouldn't have to deal with the defective one trying to molest him. He couldn't keep the shiver of disgust running down his spine but it only encouraged the android to tighten its grip on him.
"24B stay calm your making the human uncomfortable with your…unprofessional behavior." 21B said as she kept trying to call command for further instructions but it seems her operator is still busy either dealing with her own superiors, or having a mental breakdown because 21B and 24B found a human on the earth. Even her operator can be unprofessional. At least she wasn't in her counterpart operators heels.
X6-88 paid close attention to the little machine that suddenly activated a hologram showing another woman long blond hair and a veil? Covering her face. She introduced herself to the one called 21B he listens closely to the two conversation mostly it was about him, his actions and the open shock of the operator 3O.
He found it uninteresting nothing new besides the machines are called pods can shoot and even displayed holograms. He wonder what else these things can do and if he can get these androids to tell him pass the time.
Of course he would have to share information with them something he didn't want to since the best weapon the Institute had was its secrecy, even courser's weren't well known besides the Gunners and Railroad knowing there existence because of the synths they stolen.
The rest of the wasteland had no idea what he is. He couldn't tell lies those would just come back to bite him because he doesn't know how long he be here for. In the end he had only one option. Silence.
"Ok thank you 30, 21B signing out." The android turned to look at the two behind her the human still wearing his stoic expression and 24B still acting very shame full. 21B looked down at her ruined arm and sighed in annoyance, one arm working fine another just gone the three of them would have to just wait for the other two androids to show up before escorting the human to the camp.
One of the androids heading this way was 73B the first to have made contact with the human through at the time she didn't know. 21B rubbed her head hoping the other android won't make a big deal of contacting a human first besides the commander herself.
21B asked the human 6x because she needed something to call him besides just human, if he needed anything since her pod stated humans needed regular drinks of water, food and sleep to function for there days. The problem wasn't just finding something for 6X but also his unwillingness to answer any questions directed at him. 24B wasn't any help since she's just keep her ear to 6X back muttering something about the heart. She felt bad for him before she remembered she was missing an arm because of him. It can be fixed but still.
After two hours of 24Bs awe of hearing a heartbeat and 6X silence she finally spotted the two other androids heading towards the building the three of them were in. Leaning out the window she waved to them and saw them look up and run faster to her position.
Making her way to the first floor she saw as the two stopped before her.
"2B." The 2 personality was one of her favorites focused and determined always following orders and stoic to a fault.
"73B." 73's a determined personality but not one to always ask questions when needed and sometimes more focused on killing machines then those around her.
"21B and 24B is upstairs with the VIP. I tell you this now the VIP isn't an android but a human 24B and I found him we believe he's very confused with the situation since he attacked us and suffered damage from us before we realize what he was. I tell you this now for the two of you can collect yourselves before meeting him."
"What! A human is on the earth but how? How damaged is he anyway? And were escorting a human? Can we ask him questions?" It was a good thing 21B told them before the two met him if one of them were going to be asking question at a rapid pace. 2B only had her mouth slightly open in shock.
"Will his injures cause problems?" 2B cut off 73B before she can keep asking questions that weren't needed to be answered.
"No it won't it has long since stopped bleeding. let's move I call 24B. 24B come down the stairs!" 21B yelled thankfully 24B heard her clearly and came down the stairs 6X still held firmly in her arms.
"Hey 6X? What are you doing here? And why are you being held by 24B like that?" Then she paused and the four saw as she gasped and ran right up to him and stared at him hard.
"By the moon your human. No way. What?"
"73B stay focus on the objective were taking 6X to the Anemones camp since she's the closest to us." 21B made sure 73B weren't go on asking questions that weren't needed. 21B turned to face 24B and 6X already coming to a decision one she hoped she wouldn't regret.
"24B let go of 6X he will be making the journey on his own feet."
"he can keep up with a YoRHa?" 2B's voice ringed in her ears carrying just the slight note of curiosity.
"6X is capable of physical activity similar to an android with the exceptions of strength. He will have no trouble of keeping up." 21B saw 2B's lips tighten clearly wanting to ask more but knowing it wasn't the time held her tongue even 73B was following her example.
"6X you will stand in the middle of us four do not try to break off on your own if you need to rest tell us and we will stop. The safest way to the camp is three hours from here to there. Let's go." 24B let X6-88 go though she made a point in showing her displeasure by giving 21B a look and running in front of X6-88 with 73B next to her, with the other two behind X6-88.
X6-88 with knowing as much information as he did now wouldn't try to run. He stay in one place for now as he should have, but didn't regret not with everything he now knows.
"Do not engage with the machines unless theirs no choice getting 6X to the camp is more important. Lets move out."
21B said what was needed and the five slowly moved away from the building walk, jog and finally a full on running through the streets of the city ignoring every machine that was passed both on the streets and highway they were on. The five didn't stop until they moved off the freeway and stopped in a ruined building more too both let the large group of machines pass and let 6X rest even through he didn't mutter even a word to any of them.
"Pod scan 6X." It was also at this point that 2B had him scanned after seeing 6X run for as long and fast as he did she couldn't swallow the thought he was human so she had him scanned. Besides what she remembered of information about humans they were much slower then even the oldest androids.
"Scan complete: Biological functions found, genetic similarity found to humans probability of 6X being human 100%"
"Weird when 21B's pod scanned 6X he came up as 99% what changed?" it wasn't a big change but still 24B was curious.
"After reviewing, rescanning 6X genetic similarity with old world data it was changed from 99% to 100% once all genetic marks matched with the exception of a genetic disorder that causes infertility."
6X ignored the androids and it's pod conversation and peeked out from the fourth-story window seeing if the machines had finally passed. They have so he looked towards 21B who seemed to be the leader of the YoRHa group for now until they can bring him back to the camp.
"Why do you look like a YoRHa android? Is are clothing styled after yours or did humans picked up are fashion? Or is it the opposite?" This voice he can remember it being belonged to 73B the first one he met after landing here in the Twilight. X6-88 found that question to be offensive more because the thought of a courser wearing the outfits of these androids is both disturbing and uncomfortable. He can see X2-31 flat out refusing to wear and even hurting someone for daring to suggest she wears a outfit similar to the android with the free flowing skirt.
"Enough with the questions, let's keep moving the machines have past." 21B said to the others with that the five made there way out the building and back on the streets running along for the next few hours occasionally stopping to sneak past the machines or let X6-88 rest with the androids engaging with the machines twice when the machines didn't move on.
Finally after hours of travel the four androids relaxed once they see the familiar sight of android made walls of junk knowing the base was close. 21B let the tension leave her when the five of them finally made it past the tarps and single guard into the camp, slowing back down to a casually walk she and the others made it across the camp ignoring everyone until they reached a door hidden in the buildings and walked in.
Inside she saw a bed, table and chairs with a bookshelf a rather small one and three androids inside. Anemone and the twins the files that she was allowed to download made mention their models were familiar with humans, but were quickly made obsolete when newer designs replaced them and bad programming made them less then desirable but the two were all they had for the moment.
"Anemone I'm 21B we have brought the person command no doubt informed you about." Anemone nodded her head and looked at the group her eyes stopping at X6-88, it did not go notice that one of the twins looked surprised.
"I take it the male YoRHa is the one I am supposed to hold on to?" Anemone said as she noticed how strange X6-88 looked compared to all the other androids in the room his height wasn't very impressive compared to other models but it was his skin.
From the high-tech YoRHa to the androids apart of the resistance all had smooth, unblemished skin no markings, or scars perfect really. The man across from her? His was detailed to the extreme lines on his cheeks, lips cracked and a scar on his chin she's seen on animals before. Anemone wondered why he was built like this.
"Yes from your response command didn't reveal much?"
"Told to make sure it reaches as few people as possible, that the YoRHa android would tell me more in person." By this point the two have moved away from the others and into a corner of the room to talk more privately.
"What happened to his ear! Let me get a closer look."
"It was my fault I kind of threw my sword at him."
They both ignored the conversation between the others and focused on their own.
"He's human Anemone." 21B at first tried to say it with a different choice of words but instead just said it bluntly. Of course Anemone looked at her confused.
"21B your saying that man isn't an android but human? That's hard to take in. Do you have proof?"
"Pod please send the scans you taken of 6X."
" Affirmative 21B." Anemone stood still with a distant look in her eyes until she blinked taking a step back in dull shock.
"He's human?" She turned her head to the others just now seeing the cut on his ear or at least where is supposed to be and red liquid on his cheek. Blood she realized like animals. Human. No wonder Popola was worried about his ear. She must have knew as soon as she saw the blood.
"What happened to his ear?" 21B was able to keep the flinch down but still had to share what happened and other things found.
"24B and I chased him down believing he was responsible for the death of the two resistance androids Alex and Winder with another android we found with the same injuries. We found him a fight ensured with only myself suffering major damages." Only then did Anemone really paid attention to her missing arm and burnt skin. "24B threw her blade at 6X cutting him."
21B wondered the consequences of 24B's actions will be. Accident or not 21B didn't see anything good happing to 24B even if 6X didn't care personally about his injury which slightly unnerved her. Would 24B just have her memories wiped and stationed in the middle of nowhere having no clue she ever met a human? Or will the 21 personality be wiped out as a whole from YoRHa data banks?
What will happen to herself for not stopping it? Anemone voice kept her out of her own thoughts.
"Did he kill them?" Anemone voice was stoic as her expression. 21B could only nod command saying truth was the most advised option for the moment.
"The weapon he had left the same injuries on myself as the other androids found only because of more durable alloy did I suffer surface damage." Anemone crossed her arms in thought. Her friends died for humans and now her people were being killed by a human? Sick irony.
"I was also inform you that a delivery of supplies was to be made for your camp a few things for 6X and the rest new equipment." 21B paused. " I'm sorry about the others but the commander would want you to hold 6X for a while, I was told once I delivered 6X to you she would call you personally about the situation once I check in with my operator."
"Tell them I agree, I be leaving to deal with other matters in the camp." And with that Anemone left the room, leaving 21B with her thoughts and the responsibility in checking with her operator. Should she call now or wait until she gets contacted. Hearing the beep of her pod she turned as she heard her operators usually greeting.
X6-88 is seriously considering just escaping and heading back to the village instead of staying here, he didn't like the attention of the two androids he met earlier. Didn't like the other androids being so close to his person only the one with the loose skirt and missing arm he didn't think of with annoyance simple because they gave him his space.
He already thought low of there weariness of himself. After capturing him they didn't even bother to check him for other weapons, still had his single plasma grenade and a few fusion cells he could use for a makeshift bomb if he really needed. Even still have his PIT.
He was aware that the three androids were watching as the android Devola he recalled was looking at his ear while its twin model left for stitching supplies. Not that it was needed since courser's had a fast healing rate then humans and regular synth through it was nothing ground breaking, it was only to make sure minor injuries like the one he caught wouldn't interfere with his duties, bullet wounds he would have a medical professional deal with. Besides the cut was clean and he only lost cartilage nothing important no reason to waste a stimpack.
Hearing the door slam open then close X6-88 didn't bother to turn around and just stayed still as the other android Popola spray his ear with water to clean the blood off after while the two could only stare at his ear already scabbing over.
"Popola humans didn't heal that fast right?"
"No they don't usually, though I did remember reading that one book about this family."
"I know what you're talking about its all fiction, this is reality."
X6-88 knew they eventually ask him how but he wasn't going to tell them.
"So James how can you heal so fast?" That was the voice of Devola.
"Wait you two already met him?" the voice it was 24B.
"Yeah he talked to Popola and I back at the park with all these weird machines in it. Don't recommend going I always get nervous over there."
"Devola the place isn't that bad. Anyway yes we met at the park though he was dressed different like a resistance model and he called himself James."
"He told me it was 6X, I thought commander was going to bring back the boys but no. 19G is going to be disappointed she kept telling us about 6X and how she was going to get him to shoot the barrel with her." A pause. "What does that even mean?"
"Might just be how gunners flirt. Oh the look on her face when she founds out she was trying to flirt with a human, half the girls will be pissed or jealous she did. Hell probably both."
"24B we were given orders not to share this information with others for the time being, don't go against orders." This was the one with the most revealing skirt out of everyone here, X6-88 could even see its undergarments the shameless thing didn't even care.
"James do you need anything? Food or water?" the android Popola asked he could only look at it with a utterly blank stare not answering its question. The android started to fidget from X6-88 stare that seem to go right through her.
"Don't call me James." The name is meaningless to him just something he used to seem like a android nothing more.
With that done X6-88 lean on the wall next to the bed he sat on and focused on himself, he blocked out the voices of those around him and saw soon after the four YoRHa androids leave the room while the two other resistance members tried to get him to talk through nothing worked.
When he finally bothered to register the world around him he noticed only one android was in the room with him.
"Why did you kill three people under my command?" the android he believed was Anemone asked coldly.
"The first two were guarding a truck I needed. The other was taking to long to die." X6-88 didn't bother to ignore it seemed like it would have waited for an answer no matter how long.
"Those three were loyal soldiers to humanity and you killed them because they were an inconvenience?"
X6-88 thought about for a split second before answering. "Yes." It walked towards him and bent forward so close its nose nearly touched his. He was slightly annoyed by this and only let it get this close simply because he didn't know its full physical abilities.
"After centuries of fighting for the humans on the moon you killed them because of an inconvenience." X6-88 thought about if he should even bother to reply back. Then he thought didn't he want tell an android about how ridiculous a moon colony was? Everything was most likely a lie?
"The moon is nothing but a lie." And he left it at that. The android flinched away from him giving X6-88 the space he enjoyed before she closed in.
"And what do you mean by that?" X6-88 just focused on the wall behind her he was aware of the pitcher and glass of water with something like food near by but he ignored it. Eventually Anemone left leaving X6-88 alone in the room.
Standing up he walked over to the bookshelf and took one off the shelf, while the Institute had more efficient ways in learning such as lectures and computers it still had its predecessors old library one of few things saved before the bombs fell, he wondered what an android would like to read.
Opening it he read a few pages before snapping it shut and slamming it back on the shelf. A romance novel about a human repairing an android when it came back from the war broken. Disgusting. At least now he understood what a few androids stood in their thoughts on humanity. Or their poor taste in literature.
To pass the time X6-88 engaged in physical activity. There wasn't much he could do as a prisoner.
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Days. With this amount of time has been passed X6-88 grew just slightly more restless with doing nothing more then exercise, while he did found the androids didn't lock the door he didn't bother in leaving the room no doubt if he did they drop this civil façade and torture him though he did doubt that in itself. He was "Human" to them.
And when Nate Ramirez walked into the room in his dark green armor he knew he was finally retrieved. Though he was surprised the Institute didn't send another courser. Test of loyalty? Or did the man insist on sending himself?
They talked briefly about what happened, his time here until those androids showed up. Ramirez introduced himself to them and X6-88 had to get in between Ramirez and Popola while he was weary of the man because of his connection with the brotherhood and limited railroad contact he was still the father of Father, he couldn't let the man get hurt when X6-88 could have stopped it.
And the more he talked with them he wondered what he was trying to do. He didn't fully agreed with everything Ramirez told them until he was caught off guard about establishing a relationship with the androids.
He wondered what would the point even be. Even if Ramirez could make some kind of relationship between the androids and the Institute it wouldn't matter if the human creators just had them all turned hostile when they got tired of that game. Unless he believed there are no humans and the androids were running themselves a thought X6-88 hadn't thought of himself sooner. The androids did have very advance A.I.'s maybe their creators died when the bombs fell? And they just been doing this mock war to entertain themselves?
Or he was just going though this blind. X6-88 didn't know. It was days like this X6-88 was happy he was a courser and not in position to deal with making contact with oth- oh. He did made first contact. And it went bad. At least Ramirez was fixing it.
Hearing Ramirez talk about them leaving he placed a hand on his shoulder and saw pure white light.
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Zombie overlord made a very good point now we have this chapter. And if this is being read its between chapters 4 and 5 which makes this chapter 5 and Nate turn ch.6. God I hope let's me shuffle chapters. It's my fault got a bit to excited write Nate chapter. Now should I answer reviewers questions? Fuck it I messed up once might as well.
HouKou- Thanks!
ptI- I let ch.7 answer that.
Armando Garcia- You should read that line again. Or maybe I need to go over it again to avoid confusion? I let ch.7 answer that question.
Enumeaelish666- Yeah sucks for A2. Hell if Nate encounter her first he would have gotten an android companion! And X6-88 would have been twitching like mad because in his eyes she's naked. I do loot all the corpse I come across, on the other hand Nate would have no reason to crack open an android since that would require tools he doesn't have. He did take her sword though. Unique weapon. I don't make it very clear. And you see light when there is only darkness. You should see ch.7 now that's hitting people with a curve ball. I hope.
Zombie overlord- I didn't lose anyone surprising. Is it because this is the first FalloutXNier crossover on the site? Ch.7 will be the last switcher between Nate and X6-88 for a good while unless they need to go two ways for story reason. Sorry.
Lord of Moons- [Preston Garvey: General there's another machine settlement in need of help. I'll mark it on you're map.] Nate crossed paths with A2 when a settlement needed help he couldn't just ignore that. Also I thought of A2 as rather numb to most things with the exception of killing machines. Damn shame they didn't meet under different conditions they would have been friends. Or nothing would have changed.
XxX trading spots.