Gun X Sword: The Adventure Continues
Chapter 27: The Sneak Entry Into Zetsuei
(DISCLAIMER: No, I don't own Gun X Sword because it belongs to the likes of Geneon and FUNimation. So, enjoy the show! Rated M for violence, adult content, and adult language.)
The Lost Region had been under the control of the House of Feanor for many centuries as it continues to maintain its icy grip over the land that was on the Endless Illusion. The main head of the family, Eomer had been informed about the third city near the Lost Region's border to be liberated by Van and his friends as he was fumed with rage. With his scythe in his hand, he went outside as he was ready to use it on a scarecrow in the garden. He was seething with anger after hearing such news about the latest victory as he was fully determined to keep the last city near the Lost Region under his control. He had to keep a hold of Zetsuei as it was the last city near the border of the Lost Region, for he could never let Van swoop in and take it away from him.
"So, you've heard the news," said a man with a broadsword in his hand.
"Eovanuus," said Eomer as he was seething through his teeth. "I will find you and hunt you down like a dog!"
"My lord Eomer, there had been reports that a resonance wave has been spotted in the night."
"Those resonance are nothing but a joke! They don't tell you anything, but they swirl like the plague in the sky. I know who brought this phenomenon here next to our land's borders."
"It's that man in the tuxedo, isn't it? The people say that he's approaching near our lands to take us down. He was also the man who brought down the Wild Bunch in Evergreen as well as taking out Kroo Kring Koo five years ago."
"Van is nothing but a thorn to my side, Severus. You of all people should know that by now. This time, he has married that whelp who travelled with him to kill one of our closest relatives."
"Lord Eomer, it seems that Van is on his way to Zetsuei as we speak, but it's also a shame that Brego had killed the watchdog in that city in order to remain there to face Van. That man in the swallowtail tuxedo is like a plague spreading towards our wintry lands that once housed the five Noble Families. He's even gone that far to liberate the three cities near our borders."
"I won't allow it! These are my lands and my wintry throne! No one will ever have them and no one will ever take them away from me!"
Eomer had made his point clear as he used his scythe on the scarecrow. He was itching to shed some blood as he slashed the scarecrow in half. He wanted to keep a bitter hold on the throne as he walked outside of Telfer Keep. He never saw any green grass or warm breezes in the Lost Region as he stayed in his throne while the land itself had been such a wintry one. There were no flowers that grew as only the snow had covered the ground. He preferred it that way as this eternal winter was a harsh form of both control and power over the Lost Region. Eomer was trying to keep it that way as he was waiting for Van to enter, for he can do some serious damage towards the man in the tuxedo. It was only a matter of time before he could face him in a serious battle to the death, but not yet.
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Van woke up as he was fully dressed in clean clothes. He was ready to have some breakfast as he saw Priscilla and Ithilien cooking biscuits and sausage gravy with some scrambled eggs. It also seemed that Ithilien himself had a smile on his face since having a midnight snack while seeing the resonance wave in the sky last night. He was eager to gain some respect from the man who would be the king of Tir Andurinar as he noticed him sitting down with Wendy and the twins. They were a family unit as they were also targeted by the House of Feanor. They were also the shining hope of the Lost Region as they were on their way to seize the throne Everyone has now known Van for a while since the fall of the Claw five years ago as he was also ready to sneak into the city of Zetsuei through the passageway in the Bannerjee house in Gujran. It would only be a matter of time before he did so as he was eager to face off against what was inside the city. Sooner or later, there would be a long battle brewing.
"It seems that the resonance wave came here early," said Van as he was eating at his breakfast. "After this, we go toward the passageway and strike the exit as planned."
"You can't just charge in there alone, you know," said Wendy.
"I'm not, but I've gotta put a team together in order to get in there."
"It's not gonna be easy, is it?"
"According to Edoras, there is a barrier surrounding the city," said Ithilien as he walked over towards Van and Wendy. "There are even robots patrolling the place that it's not funny. It's like a police state in there."
"What about the people living there? Do they have any rights whatsoever?"
"There were never both rights and freedom within the House of Feanor to begin with. We've liberated three of the cities that bordered the Lost Region, but Zetsuei is gonna be a tough one."
"I already know about it," said Van. "We're gonna have to have a team set up to go towards the city."
"Marta has decided to take three of us along. She's taking Nancy, Yutaka, and you."
"I see..."
The fact that four were going into Zetsuei had an uneasy feeling for Van as he was still in the process of formulating a team together. The assembly of him, Nancy, and Yutaka following Marta started to become a rather hard task already as Van wanted Edoras to join the fight. Unfortunately, he found him to be busy prepping for the sickbay just in case that anyone was injured. After breakfast, he was in the main room as he was standing next to Nancy and Yutaka while being briefed by Marta. The mission was going to be dangerous all around as they were off towards Gujran. Stopping at the Bannerjee house, they entered downstairs where the water treatment plant and backup generator were. When they stopped at the passageway towards Zetsuei, they saw the blockage carefully as Yutaka brought out the dynamite that was about to be used to blow the exit open.
"Here's the blockage," said Marta as she saw Yutaka shove the dynamite into the crevices.
"There's enough explosives to blow this rock wall open," he said as he dug out a lighter.
"When the exit is open, we'll pass through," said Nancy.
"Whenever the fuse is lit, we should stand back," said Van.
And so, all four stood back after the fuse of the dynamite was lit on contact. In one booming swoop, the exit was opened as the underground passageway remained intact due to the appearance of the resonance wave. The four operatives didn't waste any time as they got through the passageway into Zetsuei. By the time that they got there, they noticed that it was more advanced than the rest of the cities as it was considered to be clean. Van, however, had suspected that there was a facade that was brewing on the surface as he saw several patrol robots whizzing on by. He was also appalled by their manner as they were carting away people who were mostly innocent. There were even some that were sold into slavery towards the House of Feanor as they were bound in chains.
"It's such a rotten shame," he said.
"I know those people," said Nancy with a shocked look on her face.
"What are you talking about?" asked Marta.
"The people that are being carted here are from Trinolia. It's the same place that became a hotbed for those lethal flowers."
"We better head for cover," said Yutaka. "Those robots are dangerous. There's no telling what they'll do next."
And so, all four had hid inside of an abandoned building as they were steering clear of the patrol robots in this city. They were up against such advanced robots as they were combing the streets for possible lawbreakers and those who defied the House of Feanor. As for Van, however, he was still fuming with a quiet anger as he saw some posters on the wall on one of the buildings. They had the face of Eomer as they also had the words, "Embrace the Power, Long Live the House of Feanor," in gold letters. He was aware of their power struggle as they were also abusing it as well. He was up against his sworn enemies as he saw a familiar face enter into the fold. It was Brego as he was relishing the position as the new watchdog for Zetsuei after killing the last one here. Van had seen him before when he went up against him when he tried to kill Vida and Odette back in Jade Creek. This time, he was in a new position as he was poised to take over Zetsuei.
"We're not alone," said Van.
"That man; who is he?" asked Yutaka.
"His name's Brego. I've tangled with him before when I was recovering from an illness in Jade Creek at the time. It seems that he's got a whole new position here in this city."
"I know who he is," said Marta as she saw Brego out in the open with a look of hate and contempt in her eyes. "You took some people away from me that I loved dearly. I'll never let you get away with it."
"So, you know Brego, don't you?"
"Brego was responsible for the deaths of my fathers and the san-kataoya who brought me and Zira into the world to begin with."
"Let me guess, you and Zira were raised by a gay couple, weren't you?" asked Nancy.
"My father and fahma were so much in love when they wanted to start up a family. Yes, they were unnatural, but they meant well when they relied on a san-kataoya to bear both the sperm and egg in order to create life. The san-kataoya received the donor eggs from someone that remained anonymous. That's why Dad and Fahma were poised to raise us properly. I was the older one while Zira was the younger one, but she bore the birthmark of becoming a pilot of the Imperium Twelve. My parents, as well as the san-kataoya, were close-knit, but it didn't last when Brego killed them."
"He killed them for no reason, didn't he?" said Yutaka.
"Yes, he killed them with his Mirror Piercer technique because he didn't like the fact that homosexual parents are as unnatural than anything. He even called me and Zira by-products because we were conceived by in-vitro fertilization and housed by a surrogate. It's ironic, but the woman who donated the life to make Zira and me must have been targeted for something like this. Most recently, I looked at the donor records and saw that the woman who donated the eggs to help create me and my sister had been murdered by a man with a clawed hand. Everyone has also said that he was eliminated five years ago. As for the mission that we have, we have to get to the generator here in order to shut it down from the inside. When we do this, we can open up the outer barrier so we can have some reinforcements come into the city."
"You must have a reason to destroy the generator here."
"It is, but this city is like a roach hotel; you can check in, but you could never leave this place. There had been too many slaves being carted here that it isn't funny. As for me being a 'by-product,' it's nothing but hell."
"If your donor mother found out that you were saying that, she would get pissed at you. You are who are, regardless of whether being born of natural or in-vitro. Everyone is made uniquely."
Van was now aware to see that Marta was in fact the birth daughter of Elena as he saw that she had her likeness despite the fact that she had silver hair and light blue eyes. All along, he had viewed Elena to be pure as she was most likely to be innocent, but she had also had the means to donate the future life that she had for future fertilization due to the fact that she once had to have some monetary funds that didn't come from dirty prostitution or drug dealing. He didn't worry about that now as he finally viewed Marta and Zira as the most unique of them all, especially when they had Elena's blood in their veins. Anyway, now wasn't the time to worry about that now as he was still keeping an eye out on Brego, the man who would kill in the name of a false god who hated everything. He also had a view that everyone was God's children despite the fact that they were imperfect as he wanted to put a damper on Brego's plans.
"I'm watching you, you heartless son-of-a-bitch," he said.
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Ithilien ran towards the Bannerjee house as he wanted to fight alongside Van and the others. He was getting tired of staying on the sidelines as he wanted to redeem himself for his behavior toward Van and Undomiel. Going downstairs towards the backup generator, he was standing in front of the passageway as he wanted to help aid the fight against the House of Feanor. Just as he was about to go forth into the passageway, he heard footsteps coming towards him as he turned around to see some familiar faces running towards him. There was Rajiv as he was being followed by Zira and Dana. All three were willing to aid Van in his infiltration into Zetsuei as they were ready to go into dangerous territory.
"What the hell are you doing here?" asked Ithilien.
"We're here to help Mr. Van," said Rajiv.
"I can't involve you in this, you know."
"Look, kid, we're already involved," said Dana. "Van helped save this city from becoming another snowglobe. Now it's our turn to return the favor. We're going straight into Zetsuei."
"Are you sure about this?"
"We're humbled to him and Wendy," said Zira. "At least we can help him out again."
"Alright, let's do this!"
And so, Ithilien was ready to go directly into the passageway to Zetsuei as he was aided by Rajiv, Zira, and Dana. Little did he know was that Undomiel was running towards him as she wanted to join the fight. Much to his dismay, he didn't want her to do so, but he had no choice but to allow her to join the others in their entry into Zetsuei. All five were walking into danger as they were aware of the danger that was awaiting them. When they got there, they saw a fleet of patrol robots circling the block as they were searching for possible lawbreakers in their midst. It was going to be an impossible task for them to fulfill, but they had to do it, regardless.
"So, these are those robots," said Undomiel.
"It's ironic, but also intimidating," said Rajiv.
"We need to get moving," said Ithilien. "There's no telling what kind of danger that could be lurking about here in this city."
"I agree," said Zira.
"Uh, guys," said Dana. "Don't look now, but we've got company!"
Without warning, all five saw a group of robots surrounding them as they were about to be captured by them. Ithilien didn't want to go down without a fight as he drew out his short sword as he was ready to slice some of the robots that were circling everyone. He was no slouch as he ran and sliced one of the robots in half. With Zira following suit, she was using her claws to tear at some of the robots as she was causing a lot of damage to them. The robots themselves were advanced, but not advanced enough as Undomiel went in and finished off the rest in the group. Ithilien and his group may have won that battle, but there were more robots crawling around all over the place as they hid in an old townhouse.
"These assholes are monotonous!" cried Dana as he was armed with only his ladel and tongs.
"This isn't gonna be easy, is it?" said Undomiel.
"Tell that to the prick with the sword!"
"'Prick with a sword?' I know who he is! It's Brego!"
"What?!" said Ithilien. "He's still around? Edoras has told me about him before."
"What does he do?" asked Zira.
"He's a member of the House of Feanor. His art of death often kills or maims his enemies."
"What kind of death art does he use?" asked Rajiv.
"He uses the Mirror Piercer. It's a technique that is deemed forbidden by the masters of martial arts and weapons because of what it can do. The Mirror Piercer is sometimes fatal when the user stabs his or her sword into a reflection like in either a mirror, a windowpane, or an image in the water. It is the most feared move that is ever made."
Yes, the dreaded Mirror Piercer had been a move that was deemed forbidden as Ithilien and his group had to watch their backs while hiding out in the city. They had to not only watch out for more robots, but for Brego as well. They were now aware of Brego's deadly technique as they even had to keep away from reflective surfaces as well.
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Van and his group were on the move as they were still hiding out of sight from Brego and the patrol robots. After hiding out of plain sight, they ran into a direct snag as they found themselves in a hydroponics lab. What was growing in there were the pink flowers and blue mushrooms from Sajinar as they were still active here in this hydroponics lab. He had to destroy this place before the contents inside did more damage. There was hell here in Zetsuei, for Van and the others were right in the middle of it as well.
"What the hell are those things?" asked Marta.
"It's those blue mushrooms and pink flowers," said Van.
"You've gotta be kidding me!" exclaimed Yutaka.
"We have to destroy those things as soon as possible. What we've discovered here is a hotbed full of death and misery. If we don't do so, we're looking at some of the citizens here dying off from something like this."
"Then, so be it," said Nancy. "We're gonna have to clear out of this place the moment we make a move."
And so, all four had made a decision to torch the hydroponics lab where the flowers and mushrooms were being cultivated there. Spotting a red container full of gasoline, Van grabbed as he poured it all over the flowers and mushrooms. There was also a water sprinkler system along with a security system in the lab as Nancy and Marta shut both of them off from the deadly pink flowers and blue mushrooms that were growing there. After pouring the flammable liquid all over them, Van ushered Nancy and Marta out of the lab as he saw Yutaka grab out box of matches from his pocket. It wasn't long until two matches were lit as they were thrown on all of the pink flowers and blue mushrooms in the hydroponics lab. With Yutaka the last one to go out with the group, the saw the flames engulfing the prized cultivations as smoke came out of the building.
The hydroponics lab quickly burned itself out quickly as it stirred a patrol of robots coming towards the scene too late. It was a disaster for them as the robots saw the lab crumble to the ground along with the pink flowers and blue mushrooms that were cultivated there. Smoke billowed from the hydroponics lab as it was pluming in the sky. It was just a small victory for Van and his group as they had did some damage to the House of Feanor. It would only be a matter of time before they make their next move, but they had to lay low throughout their infiltration in this city.
"Good riddance to the flowers and mushrooms," said Marta.
"We're not out of the woods yet," said Van.
"It's those robots that we have to worry about," said Yutaka.
"Speaking of which; we've got company," said Nancy as she spotted some robots coming onto the scene of the burning hydroponics lab. "We have to take cover before we get caught."
"So much for that..."
Without warning, the robots spotted Van and company as they had their lasers pointed at them. They were being targeted as Van wasn't the type to mess around. Drawing out his sword, he leaped onto one of the robots as he sliced its head off with it. Nancy and Yutaka joined in the fight as they used their weapons to destroy several robots that were coming towards them. Even Marta had some weapons of her own as she dug out some small bombs from her pouch and placed them onto the last two robots that were attacking. After tangling with the robot patrol, they had to lay low once again as they had a mission to complete. It was the generator that needed to be destroyed here as it was keeping a barrier up all over the city. When they finally took cover in an abandoned storage shed, they had to watch their backs as they had to deal with the robots that were patrolling Zetsuei's interior. This mission wasn't going to be easy as they had to go deeper in order to fulfill it.
"This really is hell, isn't it?" said Yutaka.
"I've been through worse," said Van.
"Those robots out there are most likely to be patrolling everything and everyone here," said Nancy.
"This place is nothing more than a police state," said Marta. "The man in charge here abuses his power by bringing more people from surrounding lands and cities. It's slavery to the extreme."
"We know, but we can't do anything about it right now. Brego certainly has a lot of gold bricks to crap out of his ass. He even has a golden parachute by taking away the rights of others."
"That prick's really living it up over here," said Van. "I'd go up against him directly, but he still has his Mirror Piercer at his disposal."
And Van was right about that as he wanted to put Brego in his place. He remembered the last confrontation with him as he tried to do away with Vida and Odette a while back. This time, he had known that his opponent had taken up a new position in the food chain of power as the watchdog of Zetsuei. Brego relished his position with open arms as he was also a member of the House of Feanor. Van had never forgotten about him back in Jade Creek when he threatened the lives of Vida and Odette back there. In another aspect, now wasn't the time to pick a fight with the new watchdog as he had to complete a mission that was given to him. He had to destroy the generator in order to liberate the people here, for freedom is simply waiting in the wings here in this city.
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Brego was furious to hear bad news as he heard about the destruction of robots by intruders from within the city. He wanted to kill them by targeting their reflections with his sword. As a new watchdog of Zetsuei, he didn't want to deal with the rebellion that was about to occur. As one of the members of the House of Feanor, he was certain that he would keep Zetsuei with such iron force and icy grip. He would keep the citizens here under the heel of his family members as they still had a hold over the last city bordering the Lost Region. He had to keep everything in order without freedom or rights as he was sent in to dominate the citizens into submission.
"This city will have order," he said with hate in his voice.
He was a man who wanted more than just power as he was relishing in his new position as watchdog of the city. It was also his duty to keep the citizens under the feet of the House of Feanor as he was aware of a rising rebellion looming. He had to maintain order here in Zetsuei as he had plenty of patrol robots at his disposal. Little did he know was that Van and his group had infiltrated the city as they were about to fulfill their mission in taking out the generator that put up a barrier here. It wasn't long until he saw more damage on the screen of the monitors as he had finally noticed Van and his group destroying some of the patrol robots as well as one of the hydroponics labs that housed the lethal plants that were in there. He wanted to do away with Van as he was itching to draw out his katana and strike at his reflection. Rage had boiled in the new watchdog as he wanted to keep as much order as possible.
"My lord Brego," said a manservant as he was forth. "There are intruders here in Zetsuei."
"I already know about that!" he yelled as he was seething with anger.
"What should we do, my lord? We surely cannot let them wander around freely."
"We're going after Van. The others can be disposed of like trash."
"There's also another group here in Zetsuei."
"What do you mean, 'another group?!'"
"There's a young man and girl with green hair and that Bannerjee boy along with that chef and the girl with the nekomimi outfit. They've already gotten into the city. We need to advance."
"So, we have the by-products crawling here in both groups: the older one, Marta, is with Van's group while the whelp is with the other one is with the group that came in afterwards. I want them all eliminated, including Van."
"Lord Eovanuus is here? Are you sure, my lord?"
"He's a threat to the House of Feanor, you know that!"
Brego's fury was intense as he was itching to stick his sword into the reflections of his enemies. He even had a primal grudge against Van for surviving under the radar for so long as he was even poised to do away with the man who eliminated the Claw five years ago. Sooner or later, he would get at his enemies as they would meet the epicenter of his wrath.
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Undomiel continued to scout out for more possible trouble as she saw several robots rolling in the streets. It wasn't a good sign as she had noticed that there were a few citizens being rounded up in order to be taken towards the House of Feanor. There were mostly women that were being taken as they were being carted away by the patrol robots. To her shock, she saw an explosion in the distance as she saw two men emerge with backpacks full of weapons. They were up to something as she was eager to tell Ithilien and the others about the two rebels that came out of nowhere.
One of the men was full of the vigor of restoring the freedom to the people of Zetsuei as he dug out several mini-explosives and threw them at the robots. With several more explosions that occurred after the destruction of the patrol robots, the man, who had light blue hair along with one teal eye and one purple one, he lead the assault as he freed the people that were being sold into slavery by the House of Feanor. As for his accomplice, he was far away from his home as he was dressed in such regal clothing. Undomiel had never seen anyone like him before as she noticed that he had dark brown hair and blue eyes. She found him amazing as she even saw him draw out his scimitars and slashed into the rest of the patrol robots on the scene. Yes, she was smitten for him, but she had never been in love before until now. Unfortunately, she had no time for it right now as she had to report back to the hideout where Ithilien and the others were staying at.
"Where have you been?" asked Ithilien.
"I just saw some backup," answered Undomiel.
"There were some explosions out there, weren't there?" said Dana.
"There were two men out there risking their lives here to free the people from the House of Feanor's evil grip. Actually, one of them looked good-looking."
"Are you in love, Miss Undomiel?" asked Rajiv.
"I would be, but we can't waste any more time right now. All we have to do now is to help Van and the others fulfill the mission that they have on their hands."
"I hate to say this, but there are some robots coming our way," said Zira as she spotted a group of robots standing at the front of the hideout. "We have to get out of here."
"No, we're staying," said Ithilien. "We've started this, now we finish it. We can't fail the people here in Zetsuei. After seeing a bitter taste in what the House of Feanor was doing, we're not gonna back down, you got that?"
And so, all five stood their ground as they had their weapons at the ready. They were going up against robots that did their bidding for their ruling masters as they were breaking down the doors in the front. They were dealing with robots who had no regard for the human citizens here in this city as they were crashing into the hideout. Just as Ithilien and the others were about to attack, they saw some mini-explosives clamped onto the invading robots as they exploded on contact. It was another small victory for them, but who just saved them from certain death? Undomiel wanted to know more about who saved the group as she ran outside and saw the two rebels standing on top of a building. They were definitely on their side as they were also fighting for the freedom of Zetsuei's citizens.
"Whoever you are, thanks for saving our lives," said Undomiel.
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Van and his group were sitting on the sidelines as they were laying low from the robot menace that was patrolling the city. They were aware of the danger that was lurking in the streets as they saw the robots whizzing on by while carting away several people that weren't native here in this city. From the looks of it, Van had found that most of the people had come from Vulcanus as they were also being put straight into breeding mills, where the genes of the House of Feanor were waiting for them. He had seen such a scenario before when he went up against the Mustache Baron in Bridge City five years ago as a similar plot nearly came into fruition. Luckily, he foiled the Mustache Baron's evil plans, along with Metal Gruu, as he was considered a hero in saving the women from such a fate back then. Now, he was seeing something that was just like it as he was determined to put a damper on the House of Feanor's nasty plans.
"It's a vile thing to do to a woman," he said.
"What's going on?" asked Marta.
"That prick, Brego, has been carting in more slaves from the various cities, including Vulcanus and Trinolia. The slaves are mostly women and they are forced into becoming baby machines for the rest of the House of Feanor."
"Those women that are captured are being forced to having babies against their will? That's vile and immoral," said Yutaka.
"Yeah, I know; I've seen something similar to this fiasco five years ago. Whatever the House of Feanor is doing, we can't just be sitting on the sidelines and do nothing."
"As for those women, they can't be subjected to something like that," said Nancy.
"That's why we're here..."
And so, Van and the others had moved out into the open as they got the sneak attack on some unsuspecting robots in front of them. The memory-cloth weapons that Van, Nancy, and Yutaka had were more than enough to cause some damage as they also had the smarts from Marta and her pouch full of explosives. After doing as much damage they can muster, they freed the women as they ran for their lives. Although it was such a small victory for Van and his group, it was short-lived as several more robots were coming their way. They were outnumbered as the robots had them completely surrounded in the street. Just as they were about to be captured, they saw the two rebels emerge as they threw some explosives at the robots. One by one, the robots themselves were blowing up into pieces as scrap metal and gears were flying everywhere. It wasn't long until Van and his group had taken cover once again as the two rebels watched from the sidelines.
Somehow, there was help in the city as there was a rebellion brewing in the distance. The two rebels had heard of Van before as they found him to be legendary since the fall of the Claw five years ago. Now, they had seen him up front as he was also a thorn in the House of Feanor's side. With a huge advantage falling in favor of the resistance, there was also hope that was about to come into fruition as well.
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Van and the others had taken cover once again as they were hiding out in an old storage unit. The aversion and destruction of the robots has started to take its toll on them as they were starting to get tired. Even Van was starting to feel the pinch of such exhaustion as he was trying to maintain his balance. He was also aware of the two rebels that came to the rescue as they were most likely to be on the side of the resistance. Whoever they are, they were also hiding out from Brego and the patrol robots as they were on the side of freedom in Zetsuei.
"I guess that we have allies in this city," said Van.
"We may have had help, but it can't last long," said Nancy.
"It'll be nightfall soon, but we have to stay hidden in the shadows," said Marta.
"As for our rebel friends, I just hope that they don't get caught," said Yutaka.
"Those robots are over the city like rats. There's no end to them here in Zetsuei."
"As for the head honcho here, we should all watch our backs on this one," said Van.
"Something tells me that Brego has a power trip that can even rival Eomer's," said Nancy. "With his new position as watchdog here in Zetsuei, he's gotten dangerous. He could also go after Van next without Eomer's permission."
"Sooner or later, Brego would have his clock cleaned," said Yutaka. "Looks like that he gets off on such a power trip such as this. Anyway, we can't go anywhere until in the morning, no thanks to those dastardly robots out there."
"Well, that's plain peachy," said Van as he was feeling dizzy. "We'll rest up right here until dawn. That way, we'll have a further advantage against Brego and those robots."
Nightfall was settling in as the moon was shining in full force in the sky. Tiring from exhaustion, Van was feeling uneasy as he was also trying to fight it. Just as he was about to regain his balance, he collapsed onto the cold floor as he was unconscious. Nancy, Yutaka, and Marta were stunned to see him like this as he was laying motionless on the cold concrete. It was nothing like this before, but they had to keep him safe in order to fulfill the mission that was given to them.
"VAN!" they yelled.
To be continued...