Vomi surveyed the lab, making sure everything was in place. The surgical equipment gleamed under the fluorescent lighting, waiting for its next use.
Her auburn hair was pulled back in a messy bun, with a few stray strands framing her face. The gold ring on her left middle finger glinted in the light as she spoke to the medical droid, TX-01.
"Is everything in order, TX?" Vomi asked, her voice cool and collected. "We don't have much time. We need to be ready for Alex O'Donnell's arrival as soon as possible."
The medical droid beeped in response, its metallic arms whirring as it checked and rechecked the surgical rejuvenation machine. "All equipment is functioning at optimal levels, Vomi. We are ready for the procedure once the patient arrives."
Vomi entered the adjacent room and walked up to the giant screen that was displaying the intense battle between Darth Indominus and Wolfaunse. Her eyes were fixed on Indominus as he charged his Chaos Bomb technique, which was ripping the souls out of the invading armies on the planet, except for Wolfaunse.
This was the mad Emperor's final gambit to end the entire conflict, causing millions of death on the ground. As Vomi watched the devastation unfold, she felt her stomach churn with disgust.
How could one person be so ruthless and cruel, to kill so many just for the power to kill one man? She couldn't comprehend it, and the sight of it all left her feeling sickened to her core.
Vomi heard the metallic side door of the lab open. She turned to see her son Gevo walking in with a tea tray in his hands. He placed the tray down on a nearby table and offered her a cup, which she took gratefully.
But Gevo wasn't there just to bring her tea. As Vomi watched the large screen, Gevo's eyes were fixed on the same image of Indominus charging up the deadly technique. And then, without warning, he spoke.
"I don't believe Darth Indominus deserves redemption," he said bluntly.
Vomi turned to look at her son, surprised by his sudden outburst. Gevo had always been a reserved and thoughtful young android, and she had never heard him express such strong opinions before.
"He should face judgment like all evil men before him," Gevo continued, his voice growing more forceful.
"Just because Indominus is a fusion between Alex O'Donnell and an evil Sith entity, it doesn't absolve him from blame. He has blood on his hands for everything that has transpired."
Vomi listened to her son's words, her mind racing. Gevo was right – Alex O'Donnell had done terrible things in his quest for power, and now the consequences of his actions were being felt throughout the multiverse.
But was redemption truly impossible for him? Was there no hope for a man who had strayed so far from the path of light?
"Gevo," Vomi began, her eyes locking with his. "We must remember that redemption is always possible, even for those who have done terrible things.
She then reminded her son of the past. "History has shown us that men and women who were just as evil, or even more so than Alex O'Donnell, examples being Frieza and Cell were capable of being redeemed."
Gevo looked at his mother, with doubt in his eyes. "That is irrelevant. Darth Indominus has gone far beyond those two in the amount of people he and his Sith Empire have murdered in their conquest."
He bent down, narrowing his eyes at his mother in disapproval. "We must allow him to be killed by his grandfather. Indominus does not deserve not deserve redemption of any kind."
Vomi placed a hand on her son's shoulder. "Killing won't stop evil as a whole. It may put an end to one person's reign of terror, but there will always be others who will rise up to take their place."
She narrowed her eyes to match her sons. "We must learn to break this endless cycle of killing. Otherwise as a multiverse we are doomed to our own annihilation."
Straightening his posture, Gevo asked his mother. "You are so convinced he still has good in him. What proof is there?"
"Gevo, you must remember that I am no average biological android," Vomi said, crossing her arms. "
Just like you are no average pure mechanical type. I have been reading Indominus's soul with my powers, and I have seen something that may surprise you."
Gevo stared at his mother with a bit of shock. He had always known that she was different from the other Androids, but he had never imagined that she could read souls.
Gevo stepped forward, his curiosity piqued. "What have you seen, mother?" he asked.
Vomi's head tilted towards her son, and for a moment, she acted a bit like a human. "There is a sliver of good still there," she said softly.
She continued to explain all the details "In the Alex O'Donnell portion of that soul, I have seen flashes of regret, of sadness, and even love. He may have done terrible things, but he is not beyond hope."
Gevo looked at his mother with disbelief. He had always admired her intelligence, but this was something else entirely.
To be able to read souls – How did Dr. Gero make an Android capable of this?
Gevo paced around the room, his mind still fixated on the events unfolding on the screen. He turned to face his mother, his eyes searching for answers.
"How can you be so certain that you could even redeem Alex O'Donnell?" he asked. "He's been consumed by the dark side for so long, I don't think there's any coming back from that."
Vomi took a deep breath, considering her son's words. "I understand your doubts, Gevo. But even the darkest of souls can be saved, if they are willing to take the first step."
Gevo shook his head, with doubt on his face. "He still will be a Sith at heart. Do you really think he's going to bend the knee and thank you for saving him from near-death?"
Vomi knew that Gevo was right. Alex O'Donnell is a dangerous man, and the prospect of redeeming him was an even more daunting one. But she also knew that she had to try. For the sake of the multiverse.
"I don't know what will happen if we try to redeem him," she admitted. "But I do know that we have to try. We have to give him a chance to make amends for his past mistakes, and to prove that he can be better than the darkness that has consumed him for so long."
Vomi couldn't help but feel a pang of guilt as she thought about Alex O'Donnell. She had made a promise to the Force Ghost Fay to keep him safe, but she wasn't sure she could keep it.
There were those in the multiverse who would stop at nothing to find and kill him once they discovered he was still alive.
Biting her lower lip, Vomi silently admitted to herself that she would have to do whatever it takes to protect him. She couldn't let him fall into the wrong hands, no matter what he had done.
Gevo, sensors picked up his mother's inner turmoil. "Is something wrong?"
Vomi hesitated for a moment before letting out a small laugh.
"Oh, it's nothing," she said, trying to brush off her concerns. "Just some old Jedi superstition about ghosts."
Gevo raised an eyebrow at his mother's response, but decided not to press the issue. He knew that Vomi had always been a private person, and he respected her need for space.
As Vomi watched her son leave through lab door, she couldn't help but feel a sense of unease settling in the pit of her stomach.
In a few minutes she'd be doing surgery on a former sith emperor and then having to take care of him and then nurse him back to health.
She was broken from her thoughts as the medical droid, TX-01, approached her with urgent news.
"Darth Indominus is losing energy rapidly," the droid informed her. "The entity is likely about to defuse from Alex O'Donnell any minute now."
Vomi's heart raced as she heard this news. It was go time. She knew that if there was any chance to save Alex O'Donnell's life, she had to act quickly with each fatal or none fatal wound accordingly.
"Are you ready to save a life?" Vomi asked the medical droid, her voice steady despite the nervousness that was gnawing at her insides.
"I have been ready since my creation," TX-01 replied, his robotic voice unwavering.
With a nod of her head, Vomi put on the last of her surgical gear and headed to the surgical wing of the lab to await the teleportation of her patient.