Defiance Gets No-Where
Dr. X helped Alex to his feet back in the med lab. The shotgun wound barely missed any vital organs, but was enough to cause a blackout and near death. Now Alex was fully recovered... save for the new pock-mark scars that were forming on his torso.
Both were silent as Alex donned his newly repaired suit. Once the helmet covered who he was, X spoke.
"That did not go as planned. Brandon now leads the Resistance, and you are in no way fit to continue service for a relative amount of time. You are relieved of duty until I deem you one hundred percent ready to return to service again."
"You always treat members like prized animals? I'm going back down there, whether you want me to or not." Blur replied as he left, headed for the hanger bay. Once he reached it, the door would not open for him.
"You are to return to your quarters, now." X's voice whispered inside his helmet. There was no emotion from the old scientist.
Blur huffed, and spun on his heel, going to his quarters as instructed. He would not be kept here long, he knew that for sure...
Dorian was waiting for him, the cyborg member scanning him over before speaking. "Blur, there is always a logical reason for what Dr. X does--"
"Leave right now, Dorian. I don't want to talk to you, ever."
"Understood." The cyborg left then, the door closing behind him with a hiss.
Finally alone, he dropped onto the couch, setting the helmet on the coffee table. He had to talk to Brandon again, he just had too. He had to prove that he was still alive, and that he was not some clone...
What if he was a clone? What if the real Alex had died, and X cloned him, and just downloaded his memories into this new body? The line on his left leg, just below the knee, showed that a cloned limb was attached. Could that be some sign that this was still his original body? What if the AMP Factor had stopped working... he hadn't used it for so long... there just wasn't any need to use it.
He tilted his head back, staring up at the ceiling. Part of him would give anything to have Grinder back... just to talk to about all his problems... and about the actions he took recently, about his decisions...