Some answers for the road.
I was still very sick by the time we reached Leon's "museum" and everyone was debating if or if not they should send me to an hospital. Teisel, Bon and all the servbots wanted me to go, but Leon was confident that I would be fine given enough rest. Teisel stood next to my bed and held my hand in a caring manner; he always is an emotional brute.
"Tron, I don't care what –LEON- says. We are doing what is best for you." he said sounding scared. I looked at the bandage on my arm and then looked at Teisel with a determined look.
"Teisel, I don't care what any of you think. I want to give Glyde a funeral, and I want to be there, soon!" I told Teisel decisively. #1 looked a little scared and confused.
"Umm, a funeral? Isn't that where they burry the body of a dead guy? But-but I thought Glyde's body was incinerated?" the servbot said confused.
[Why does it seem like I am missing something, it feels like I'm somehow being lied to…but who would lie to me? Roll would, she hates me…sorry Roll but I get him, not you…wait who I get?]
Teisel looked around a little with a undecided face. "Right, we'll have a ceremony for Glyde at Tron's request but then I do as I think is best."
*****
Lucky for us the Museum had seven very small islands forming a circular shape around it, each island only a mile away from it. I had to be helped to the drache that took us to the island that the funeral was to be on, and then I needed help to get to a seat where I would watch. Both Teisel and Leon said a few words for Glyde and even some of the servbots, but for some reason the birdbots became too heartless to say something about their boss and creator. I sat there the whole time wishing that this hadn't of happened, that I could be rid of my guilt. On the island Leon had a memorial made for Glyde and even had the island lit ablaze by bon fires for Glyde. It all felt wrong to me though, everything felt wrong. But I was sick and barely made it through the precession, and they had to constantly stop and wait for me as I went behind some rocks and bushes. Teisel even wanted to call it off and wait until I was better but we continued anyway, and I felt better emotionally once the funeral was over.
*****
After the funeral we returned to the Gesellschaft, where I went back to rest and Teisel and Leon started to argue outside my room about what to do with me. [
they both don't seem to care what I think, but then again I told them both that I quit so I can't blame them.]
I got out Roll's diary again and read the last entry. "Diary, it's me again. Today Megaman and I meet the most unusual person, he says that he is investigating the same thing as us but he just seems weird, he says his name is X, weird hugh? But what is really weird are things such as he is always careful about what he is saying to an extreme, especially around Megaman. This guy is a good help though and Megaman and I grateful to have him around. But he almost acts like a robot, but when he fights he is impossible to stop, he looks pretty cool in that red armor of his also and his blond hair with those black shades on his helmet just make him all the cooler." The page had a large gap between the first and second passage.
"Diary, today just gets weirder and weirder, first we get a message about pirates and then we get a message saying that we should ignore the pirate warning. After that Yuna and Sara showed up, Yuna is still in possession of my mother's body, I can barely wait to see my mother again, you know my 'real' mother. But what makes this weird is that X just disappeared after they showed up." After that the diary ended, that must have been the day I kidnapped Roll. I leaned back in my bed and thought.
[that must have been the jerk who destroyed the Gustaff. He kind of makes me think of that voice we meet. Just he is a real person, that thing is just a voice of a reaverbot or something.]
Teisel and Leon's argument ended, from what I could hear was that as Teisel helped with the rocket ship, Leon would go out of his way to take care of me. I didn't really care as long as I could stay in my room and not underwater I was fine. I went to sleep after that, but I could hear a great roar from outside, like something coming up from the sea or something.
*****
"Well, now that this one is suffering from infection, things are going to be better for us all." The first, cold voice said.
"What do you mean?" the second asked.
"Simple the prospect of suicide is almost gone; she and her crew are more easily placed under your command. And for me, I now will have a higher chance of success in my mission and other things." The first answered.
"hmm, you like her don't you?" the second then implied.
"Please restate."
"You know, the whole reason you want her isn't because she is the best subject possible or whatever you claim but because you're attracted to her."
"Nonsense!"
"So I'm right, well anyway I get what I want, and then I can rid myself of these fools, and you get what you want…a young girl to do as you please with."
The second voice sounded dark.
"Illogical thinking processes, I should cease to associate those who use them." the first voice retorted threateningly.
*****
When I woke up that morning, Leon and Teisel were waiting for me. Leon stood there when I came slowly out of my room after he asked me to come out. "What do you want." I asked, my voice sounding miserable, though I felt somewhat better.
"Simple, today we go back into the museum." He replied. I was a little annoyed that they woke me up for that bit of news.
"So, tell me when you're ready for me to go on your ship so I can take us down there." I said, trying to show some annoyance but I probably just looked tired.
"Oh, no, kitty cat, you're not using my ship to reach it, the Atlantis museum is now above sea level. The Gesellschaft is actually on a landing platform outside of it." Leon explained sounding as if he were taunting me the whole time.
"WHAT! But how?" I loudly cried before breaking into a short coughing fit. Teisel looked at Leon with a impressed look.
"I don't know how this guy does it Tron, -but he can always change the rule of the world as if he knows everything!" Teisel told me with a somewhat jealous, somewhat impressed voice. I felt miserable and I didn't really care.
"Umm, Teisel if it doesn't bother the two of you I'll just stay on the Gesellschaft then. I mean it would be better for me to stay and rest, RIGHT Big Brother?" I tried to hint to Teisel my all around disappointment for their reason for calling me out of my room. Leon glared at me, but only for half a second before his glare changed to a sly smile.
[hmmm, what is with him?]
"But unfortunately every night this aria is flooded with reaverbots who guard against anything that is labeled as organic, by their low standards. So for your safety I am bringing you all inside the museum and putting a heavy guard around your's and …the birdbot's ships." Leon explained, his voice and tone trying to press the danger we would be in if we stayed.
Teisel looked very convinced by what Leon said but I was doubtful mostly because I was so tired and didn't want to move out of my nice comfortable room. "Really? Well too bad for those reaverbots…I am staying, and if they have a problem they can post a complaint to the owner." I grumbled and marched back to my bed.
Before I could reach my bed Teisel stopped me. "Tron, I'll move you even if you don't agree. I'm your big brother and I am the only person who can care for you, especially since you are sick!" Teisel roared to me. I caught a glimpse of Leon smiling behind Teisel as Teisel came to me and gave me a gentile hug.
"Now let's move your bed and some of your favorite things to the room Leon gave us and get you over there.
. ******
I hated the move and I glared at Teisel the whole time. I would say no to someone touching something and they would touch it. They even grabbed my box even though I said to leave it. But after a few hours I was being guided across a rainy flat aria that went to the Atlantis museum's entry way. Once inside I could smell the old almost unchanged air of the place and I could feel the presence of the voice watching with interest everything going on. I slowly made my way to the new room provided for me personally, this one was a lot closer to the main aria and Teisel's was next door.
[One good thing, I don't have to share this time.]
I mainly got to lay around for the next day afterwards ,though, so that was nice. I also managed to sneak the pistol from the fight at the parking lot into my room during the move.
*****
"So you are having a better time I assume?" the all knowing and ever present voice asked me one morning. I got out of bed and quickly started to put on my clothes.
[It would be terrible for one of Leon's robots to walk in on me while I was dressing]
"Yes, I feel much better; I think I am almost over my sickness. Thank you." I replied, I had learned to not be concerned by the voice's presence, it was a computer for sure and computers don't go by hormones.
"I sense that you are now at 81% of full body function capability, well 81% for a carbon unit, compared to a full unit I would rank you at 49%." The voice said,
[I wish it wouldn't be so condescending]
"whatever you say." I replied.
"Do you wish to know some recent history concerning the room I first revealed myself to you in?" the voice asked, the voice never leaving the flat tone it used.
I sat down in a set in front of a mirror and started to comb my hair, which usually needed a half hour to get in the correct position and sometimes longer to get just right.
"Alright, proceed. You have my permission." I replied in the manor it would most easily accept. The voice, I found, used higher language and needed more complex replies to fully understand someone's intentions, and it had almost no understanding of sarcasm.
"In that room I was introduced to your parents just before they were deactivated." The voice said. I dropped my comb.
"You knew my parents?" I asked, feeling shocked.
"I did not know them as you carbons use the term, but I scanned their consciousnesses just before my system eliminated them." It stated in a frighteningly neutral manor. The voice continued. "They touched the device, I scanned them, I scanned everything, their memories their thoughts and emotions, I also scanned their biological construction, I quite possibly know more about them than they knew. But before they could escape the room's door was sealed and my unit activated and eliminated them, it gave mercy making their deaths swift and equal. No time for pain or for heartache as carbons state it. " The voice explained.
My heart felt broken and I fell backward in the chair.
[I-I'm talking to my parents killer! Here this machine!]
The voice started to speak more quickly. "The unit referred to as Leon Is approaching, from him you shall learn all you need to know." The voice said.
"Wait! Tell me, why! What is with that machine in that room that my parents died because of it?" I asked but too late the voice was gone. After a moment Leon came in.
"ah my favorite kitty cat! How are you today?" Leon said cheerily. I turned on Leon.
"Tell me now Leon why did my parents die?" I demanded. Leon looked both shocked and hurt.
"Slide with me, kitty." He said.
"Stop calling me that!" I growled and I followed him. I could tell Leon was taking me on the long route after a few minutes.
"kit…ummm, Tron, I at times blame myself for you parents death. You see I loved your mother and was hurt after she married your father but that is life. Anyway, I invited them to see this ruin and they came to explore with me. Together they and I found half of the things I am displaying now. But one day…one day, we found a room. The room was unguarded but on one of the walls a large refractor that just sat in some sort of case, they went to investigate and I waited by the door. Suddenly the room started to shake and the door closed on them. After that I heard a scream and it was done, they were gone I never saw them again." Leon concluded his tale.
For a short moment I felt like pressing on but I decided to put the question in the back of my mind. Leon them led me into a room with a large rocket ship sitting in its center. I looked at the rocket with some amazement, but I wouldn't help with it.
[But it is incredible, look at it…ohh, why did I say I quit!?! Curse you Leon you know I can't ignore something like this]
I walked around the room seeing one interesting space device or another. I saw Teisel and some servbots looking over some rocket designs, all having trouble understanding them of course.
Teisel looked up as I approached. "Hello, Little Sister, how are you today?" he asked, his gaze being drawn down by the rocket design.
"ummm, Teisel, what are you doing?" I asked. Teisel didn't bother looking up again.
"a Combination- of your rocket design and one found in the museum, only problem is that it wont work, Leon claims." Leon smiled at me.
"I tried before but it blew up." He said with a hint of shame in his voice. I looked behind me, the table was by a corner, and the rocket was right behind us. I looked down at the rocket design and instantly saw some of the mistakes.
[no Tron, don't you dare!...don't you even….ohh, just this once after that I'll demand a payment from Leon, maybe a portion of the museum.]
I sat down at the table. "Here! Leon, you give us a portion of this huge place of yours and I will finish your rocket design." I said as officially as I could.
"Alright Tron, I promise that immediately after you complete this I'll give you a portion of this place." Leon said, even more officially than me. After that I let myself go and I started to obsess over the rocket design.
*****
It took me two days to finally find and fix every mistake in the rocket ship, it wasn't hard with all the high quality equipment Leon had available. Once it was done I felt proud, I first just looked it over and stared at my notes a while, seeing everything I did in only two days and I smiled.
"Two days, one space going rocket. Not bad if I say so!" I cheered to myself. I then ran over to the desk in the corner where Teisel and Leon were and threw all my stuff on the table.
"Done! I did it. Your rocket is done Leon!" I shouted with joy and a lot of pride.
[eat this Roll, I bet you can't take a bad rocket design and turn it into a good one in only two days!]
Leon smiled a sly smile and stood up from his set. "Good ,good!" he quietly said and walked around behind me. "Glyde will be so happy that he didn't have to go through all that work for nothing. And to think I had your whole gang working like puppets for me. It was so plain an idiot could have seen it!" Leon mocked us.
Teisel looked confused and angry, but I realized exactly what Leon was saying. "You're going to get rid of us aren't you?" I demanded, not turning to face him.
Suddenly a new voice broke out behind me, a small, sly and semi-polite voice. "Oh, and I thought that the great Bonnes would see right through our little charade and call our bluff. I congratulate you Mr. Leon; your ability to use anyone is truly a stroke of genius.
Teisel's eyes went wide and I knew who he saw without even turning to see. "G-G-Glyde?!?" Teisel asked his whole face pale.
"Oh, to think that you wasted your time giving such a man a funeral, but then my fake servbot had convinced you he was dead and it was your fault!" Leon mocked. "But you are right, My Kitty Cat, I am going to get rid of each and every one of you. For you though I have something special…Tron Bonne you are going to slide and dance with the Reaverbots in the ruins tonight!" Leon told us, his voice was now evil and completely dark.
"And, oh, I forgot to tell you! I touched that device in that room and locked your parents in there after I touched it!" Leon said, his voice now just a cruel taunting device of evil. I turned, glaring, and saw Leon and a just as clean and stupid looking Glyde standing side by side.
A pirobot came next to Leon. "orders sir!" it asked.
Leon smiled. "use, kitty cat's designs to finish the rocket, then capture all the servbots, and also detain these ones here." Leon ordered his true evil demeanor showing now.
Teisel sounded furious next to me. "I'LL get –YOU- GLYDE, You'll be Sorry for ever meeting US do you hear me! I'll make sure that YOU CAN'T EVEN BE ALONE WITHOUT BEING SCAED OF ME BEING RIGHT BEHIND YOU!......" Teisel continued ranting on.
[I can't believe it…I was just a tool, Roll you'd laugh at me. I wish you and I could trade places, you stuck here with this doom and I doing whatever you do with Megaman.]
*****
Teisel and I were now prisoners of our once friend. We were kept there in that corner until the sun went down. The whole time Teisel ranted on and Glyde stood there mocking us.
"I said I'd get you Teisel! Say it again Teisel you'll always be behind me! Ho ho ho ho ho ho" Glyde continued to tease, but Teisel, Bon and I could do nothing.
"Glyde, we were kind to you! I killed myself with guilt over what I thought I did. Now I see that even if I did do it, I shouldn't have let one tear drop for you!" I roared at Glyde, but he simply stood there smiling.
"oh, I never knew you cared…but your dead anyway so no need to have my own moral dilemma." Glyde mocked me, placing his finger tips on his head.
Without notice one of Leon's pirobots approached Glyde and made it's presence known. "It time to let the kitty cat loose so she can run like the pray she is, through the ruins." It said, the robot now showing none of the respect that it would have shown before.
"What! You're not going to hurt MY SISTER!" Teisel said placing himself between the robot and me. The robot smiled, although because it is made like a skeleton one could barely tell if it really was. Suddenly Teisel was lying on the floor after being hit with a lightning quick strike to the face. the robot then grabbed me and dragged me out of the room.
"let go! Ouch, let go!" I yelled as it dragged me. I was out of the room before Teisel could say anything.
Leon was waiting for me a few hallways down. "Ah, it arrives. The rules are simple. You have one chance to live, escape and you live, but if the reaverbots kill you or my hunters get you, you die. Understand? Yes, good I'm am giving you a generous six minute head start, now I would start running." Leon quickly said, the malice and confidence in his voice scared me.
"Leon, we trusted you." I said my voice filled with hate.
"hmm, you know your parents said that! Ha ha ha-a ha-a-a!" Leon laughed, now he had crossed the line.
I started to run.
[I'll kill you Leon, you used me! I'll get you, you'll regret hearing the name Bonne….you will pay for this!]
*****
Now I understood why Leon was so frightening and ominous to people, after my six minutes were up his crew was already close to catching me. If they caught me I was dead, and what made things harder was that the museums reaverbots could have been on their side, it was impossible to tell. At a few points I ran into a dead end sure to be caught but a fluke or a reaverbot kept them from getting me. As I ran through the hallways of the museum the voice found me.
"ahh, unit Tron, it is a honor to find you freely traveling my halls." It said in greeting. I felt insulted.
"Please you should know what is going on." I called back to it as I ran.
"Hmm, yes I understand your plight. If you wish assistance please allow me to direct you to where you may acquire it." The voice told me in a monotone but business-like manner.
"Fine lead, but I don't have much time." I said, now running down a corridor with the sound of pirobots close behind me.
"Understood. Apprehending and stalling pirate activities inside installation. Allowing for full access of unit registered as Tron Bonne." The voice said, and I could see new traps turning on after I ran by them as well as reaverbots of all sorts coming to life.