-Six days! It's been six DAYS!- Argus was furious.

-Calm down, Argus, Machina must have let itself go- said Patrick.

-And you, Patrick, did you have to blab everything to Goal?!-

A third person had spoken, it was Seagul, finally in flesh and bone.

He was a man of medium height, with a bandage on his eye and military clothes, probably typical of Elysium, dark short hair and a completely calm look.

-Ulysses is gone, it wouldn't have made a difference whether she knew everything or not- answered Patrick.

Seagul smirked.

-We have a bigger problem here…- interrupted them Argus -I haven't been able to contact Machina since we've left the ground-

-Argus, calm down, you're gonna turn my hair white- scolded him Seagul –he'll be here soon, you'll see-

The boy snorted and sat on a chair.

The three were in the cockpit of the shuttle.

-You see, he'll come back with the codes, let's enjoy our rest- continued Seagul.

But Argus wasn't convinced at all, just like it still wasn't clear to him why Cletus had stayed on that planet.

In the meantime, Rufus and Cletus managed to land without drawing suspicion.

The organon's ship was flying nearby Elysium, hidden in the clouds, and the Elysian knew well that huge shuttle and its weak spots, they left their shuttle next to the right wing and there they split. Cletus had given specific indications on how to reach the room they kept Goal locked in.

Slowly Rufus, with his unusual feline techniques, was advancing among the soldiers' lines.

When he finally reached the long awaited door.

-There's too many guards- he muttered under his breath, hid in a corner thinking about a way to avoid them…

-If I try to stone them they'll activate the alarm- the boy touched his chin with a hand forcing himself to think about something more constructive –May I dazzle them with a blinding light? No…where would I find such a strong lamp- smoke was about to come out his ears, he wasn't used to thinking this much. Suddenly, it came to his mind –Bingo!- he exclaimed.

He waited for a guard to move closer, then he suddenly came out and punched him, knocking him out.

-Wow, Rufus, you're strong- he commented, while massaging his aching hand.

The plan was simple, he would have pretended to be Argus, so he took the guard's clothes, fixed his hair, quite a challenge considering his massive rebel lock, and he approached the door with casualness.

The guards stared at each other.

-SO?! Are you gonna let me through or are you just gonna stand there like idiots?- said Rufus trying to imitate Argus' arrogance as best as he could.

-Ah yes yes, sir- a guard saluted and the others followed, then they opened the door and Rufus came in.

-eheh idiots- he said laughing under his breath.

Goal was there standing next to the window.

-Goal!- said Rufus as soon as he saw her.

It took her a while, more or less the time it took him to put his hair in order.

-Rufus!- she exclaimed with joy and ran towards him to hug him.

The boy groaned a bit for the pain but, at the same time, that gesture made him happy.

-Oh sorry, did I hurt you?- she asked.

-No no don't worry-

-I knew you'd come- added the young girl with a smile.

The two looked at each other for a moment.

-But…- began Goal –how did you get here?-

-Ah we used your shuttle, the one you fell on Deponia with-

-We?- asked the girl.

Rufus sighed.

-Yes…Cletus…- it was almost hard for him to say –he helped me-

Goal wasn't surprised.

-But not we have to go, this place will soon blow up-

-What?!- exclaimed the young girl.

-Yes, we want to trigger the self-destruction-

-And where's Cletus?- she asked.

-He went to the command center…any problem?- he asked.

-Oh no! He's gonna get himself killed- concluded Goal.

The door of the command center opened and Cletus entered, utterly calm.

-Cletus?!- said Argus, standing up the moment he saw him.

-Yes it's me- said the brother with complete calm.

-But how the hell are you dressed?- pointed out first thing Argus.

-Ah these? Well, mine were filthy and ripped, so I had to change my outfit-

And trousers and shirt were a much better combo than a suit, Toni said.

-Why did you stay on that planet?- asked Seagul then.

-Ah I wanted to see Machina at work- he answered in a hurry –I've never seen it on the field before- he concluded.

-So you didn't run with the tail between your legs- intervened Patrick –I'm glad to see you again-

-Cletus, what the hell happened to Machina?- continued Argus.

-Ah yes, I think it's been destroyed and I had to come back with the shuttle Goal landed on Deponia with-

-De…destroyed? What do you mean "destroyed"?- babbled Seagul, who was its creator.

-yes, those Deponians have plenty of aces up their sleeves, you wouldn't think that, but I…managed to escape with this- Cletus pulled the chip with the codes out.

Patrick sneered.

-After all, I made you smart- said the dirty major.

-Yes…It appears so- answered an atonic Cletus while approaching the shuttle's commands.

Meanwhile, Argus didn't stop looking at him intimidatingly for even a second.

-And tell me, brother- pointed out Argus -What happened to your stick?-

Cletus didn't turn.

-I must have forgotten it, it doesn't matter, I'll have them design another, that one was flawed-

Argus was more and more irritated by Cletus' unusual behavior.

-C'mon, let's not care about those trivialities!- intervened Patrick –you have the honor to push the button and finally end that grimy planet-

-Why would he get himself killed?- asked Rufus while the two travelled along the corridors.

-A few days ago, Patrick came to me and we talked, he told me certain things…-

Rufus stopped suddenly.

-What did he tell you?- asked Rufus.

-Revenge is the thing that makes them act against Deponia, they were…-

-Let down?- continued Rufus.

-Yes…- Goal was looking at him confusingly -Your father's death was their motive, full of hatred and anger, that was the spark that caused their destruction plan- concluded the young girl.

The boy sighed.

-And eventually-

The boy stared at her.

-Eventually he told me what makes you…"unique"-

Rufus frowned, she meant the experiment.

-In each one of you have been mixed the regeneration gene, which made you look alike, and a different single gene for everyone-

-Don't keep me hanging, Goal!- he said with extreme curiosity.

The young girl inhaled.

-You were supposed not to fear death in any way, a soldier capable of handling every situation, but of course your mother incident stimulated you to learn from your past mistakes, you understood dying could be painful not only for you…-

-But also for those who surround you…- he concluded, clearly talking about himself.

She nodded.

-They noticed that and abandoned you on Deponia- said Goal miserably and she looked at the boy, who had a thoughtful look on his face.

-Except those 186 times- exclaimed Rufus then.

The girl didn't understand what he was talking about and started looking confused.

-It's the times I crashed on the ground in the attempt to reach Elysium- Rufus looked at her –I haven't really learned that lesson-

The girl giggled, she was afraid she had made him sad, but in the end he was always Rufus.

-No, that's because you're a little silly- she said amused.

-Gne gne, let's go on- he said.

-So Cletus was given an extreme cunning, a brilliant mind in fact-

-A pain in the ass, practically- said Rufus with his arms crossed.

Goal shook her head.

-You see, Rufus, living on Deponia you had the chance to learn, though in your own way, the wonders of a life of sacrifices-

-And of filth…- he added.

-Cletus, on the other hand, having lived on Elysium never got any of that, everyone told him how good he was, no one ever scolded him-

-What a wonderful life- added again Rufus with a sad sigh.

-So for him every action he made was correct and, even if he was wrong, no one pointed that out to him- tried to explain Goal.

-Super spoiled- coughed Rufus, pretending.

-Anyway…- continued Goal –his cunning made him Patrick's favorite, but sadly made him unable to distinguish right and wrong on his own-

-Rookie- commented Rufus once more.

The girl looked at him with half-closed eyes.

-Ok ok I'll stop- said the Deponian.

-If he saved you, it's because I asked him to- revealed Goal –but I believe in his heart he knew it was the right thing-

-You're too good, Goal, you know that?- pointed out Rufus.

-He's the reason you're alive, Rufus!- she said, resigned by now.

-Details, but tell me about Argus-

The young girl sighed.

-the worst happened to him, I think- the girl swallowed, Rufus frowned, what could be so bad?

-Argus was deprived of any form of desire, no dreams, no hope- the two looked at each other stunned –no emotions-

There were a few seconds of silence.

-However, Patrick told me that the three experiments failed- continued Goal.

-What?!- exclaimed Rufus.

-Clearly the experiment didn't go as planned, that's why the organon is made of androids, after all it is impossible to alter human nature-

-What does this mean?- eventually asked Rufus.

-It means neither Argus is as perfect as they hoped-