I do not own.
"Talk to it?" Kenji cried in disbelief. "How are you supposed to do that?"
Violeta shrugged. "I don't know, but I know it's telling me that I need to get close to it."
"You can't! Zag-RS will start to decimate your nanites." Rebecca reminded her.
"I know that's why dad's omega joined mine... which I guess is also dad's... so I have the same one from two different times… But that means they are the same. You know what? This is starting to get confusing." Violeta scratched her head.
"Wait, you have both Omega-1s?" Jasmine asked shocked.
Violeta nodded.
Caesar scanned her. "Fascinating. Both Omega-1s are occupying the same space. It's like they've merged into one mega Omega-1."
"Incredible. Caesar, did you know it could do that?" Rebecca asked him.
Caesar stroked his chin thoughtfully. "Well, technically two same objects from two different time frames create a paradox that should negate each other causing imminent destruction… but sure, why not?"
Beverly face palmed.
Violeta got up with Rafael's help. She formed her Punk Busters to take off.
"Where are you going?" Six stopped her.
"Umm, I'm going to talk to it?" Violeta responded.
"We need a plan first." Six told her.
"Hitting the robot hard is a plan." Violeta retorted.
"That's my girl." Rex grinned.
Six's glaring through his sunglasses made Rex's grin fade. He turned to Violeta. "You will only wear yourself out trying to get anywhere near it. We need to keep it occupied so that you can get close enough."
"Guys? We have another problem. Zag-RS is using our own weapons and vehicles against us." Beverly spoke up.
They looked. Sure enough the remaining Providence tanks and vehicles had started up and were attacking the grunts. The agents were only able to use their manual firearms to protect themselves.
"We're getting massacred out here. A little help?" Calan's voice came into their comlinks.
"Help's on its way." Six told him. Then he looked at the group. "Any ideas?"
"I have an idea." Kenji spoke up. "Jasmine, can you hack us back into Providence's system? Try to get our weapons back online?"
"I can try." Jasmine said. "I just need access to a terminal."
"There's one right here." Beverly pointed to one by the door.
"Good." Jade added. "The rest of us can attack it from the ground. That way we split her attention."
"I can attack from the air!" Angel piped up.
"Even better. The more we distract her, the better the chance Violeta can get close." Jade said.
"Rafael and I can take care of the rogue Providence weapons until Jasmine can kick Zag out of them." Kenji continued.
"Angel and I can distract Robo Bobo while Violeta tries to get close." Jasmine added.
Six quietly observed the interaction between the children. He was impressed by Jade and Kenji's leadership abilities. He could see his tactical planning ability in them but tempered by Rebecca's empathy. He, however, noticed Jasmine's uneasiness around him. He wondered what he had done to make her so fearful of him. It worried him that he had made some mistake in her life and wondered how he could fix it. But not now, now they had to save their futures.
"Okay, everyone know what they have to do?" Kenji asked his group authoritatively.
"Yes." The kids agreed.
"What should we do?" Beverly asked.
"Oh… uh…," Kenji was not use to ordering the adults around. "I guess you can… help?" He suddenly felt 10 years old again.
"Don't worry. We'll figure it out." Six said with a small smirk.
"Oh…o..okay, dad." Kenji stammered. He turned back to the group he was more comfortable with. "Let's go." Jasmine ran to the terminal and began typing in earnest.
"I got through the first layer." She announced. She frowned. "Ack! She shut me out again."
"Keep trying." Jade told her. She pulled her katana out. "I'm going in." She charged and stabbed the foot of the robot.
Angel pressed the button on his wrist. His suit formed around him. Just before he blasted off his mother said, "Be careful!" Beverly called after him. "And make sure you're wearing clean underwear!"
He looked at her.
"Sorry, it was the only motherly thing I could think of to say. Nerves." She apologized.
"It's okay. You tell me that all the time at home." Angel flew off shooting at the robot's head.
Meanwhile Kenji went after the nearest Providence tank jamming his hanbo into the tire causing the tank to spin in circles. He jumped onto the barrel of the gun in two leaps. He waved his arms at another nearby tank. It fired a missile at him. He did a back flip off the tank. The missile hit the other tank causing an explosion. Kenji retrieved his hanbo.
Some of the stealth cycles had surrounded Calan and his men. They closed in with their lasers pointed at them. The agents' bullets bounced off the cycle's armor plates. Rafael jumped off the back of one of the cycles and straight into the middle of the group. Using his sonic blast, he knocked out the lasers before they could fire. Then Rafael took out the bikes.
"Good job, son." Calan said.
Rafael smiled proudly.
While the kids were taking off, Circe asked, "How come the Omega-1 went to Violeta and not Rex?"
Rex looked grim but didn't answer.
"Rex you know something, don't you?" Six said.
Rex said resolutely. "I know I have to help her."
Six took off after Rex. Rebecca held Kenji to her for a second before handing him to Beverly.
"Take care of him." She said. She ran and grabbed a Providence uniform from the locker. Slipping it on she pulled a blaster from the wall and ran to help her family.
"I wish there was something we could do." Beverly said fretfully bouncing baby Kenji who had started to fuss.
"Hmmm, maybe there is." Caesar said thoughtfully before bursting out. "To my lab!"
"Excuse me?" Beverly narrowed her eyes.
"I mean, por favor, to the lab?" He amended.
Beverly sighed. "Close enough." She followed Caesar.
0o0
"Everyone clear out of the area!" Six ordered. "We'll handle this." The agents scrambled away leaving the team to face the Zag-controlled vehicles and massive robot.
When Rex got within range, he made his Slam Cannon. Grabbing rocks from the back, he shot at Bobo's doppelganger. Robo Bobo, controlling the metal monster, slapped it away. Jade continued to hack at one side of it. The giant stomped its foot causing a tremor that knocked her down. It lifted its foot again and tried to step on her. Jade shut her eyes but heard a metal clank. Looking up, she saw her father with his blades crossed, holding back the enormous foot. Pushing with all his might, he managed to push the foot back. The robot stumbled backwards but regained its footing.
"Thanks dad." She said.
He nodded before running to attack the monster. Jade pushed herself up and joined him. Holiday helped Kenji and Rafael stop the vehicles. Circe provided cover for whoever needed it. Angel shot at the robot's head from different angles. Being attacked at all fronts made it sluggish. But it was still holding its own against all the combined forces. Violeta tried to get close to the metal giant. It noticed and batted her away. She spun in the sky and her Boogie Pack fell apart. But before she hit the ground the Sky Slyder sprouted from her feet, not just one but two, one on each foot. She skimmed the ground before pulling up.
"Cool!" She looked at the boards on her feet. Looking at her hands she closed her eyes. Both her arms became whips as two small turbines grew from her back. "Wow, dad's Blast Caster!" She exclaimed. Looking at the robot with renewed determination she pulled both whips back. Wrapping her tendrils around the robot's arm, she generated electricity. The shockwaves rippled through its body. They could hear the metal creaking. When it looked like it was going to fall apart, the electricity seemed to flow back to Violeta. She was blown back by the force. She tumbled to the ground.
"Violeta!" Rex formed his Boogie Pack.
"I guess we're even." She said weakly as her dad caught her.
"Hey, kiddo, you never owe me anything." He said pulling her close.
"I'm okay now. Let me try again." Violeta struggled to get out of his embrace.
"I think you need to rest first." Rex answered.
"No time!" Forming her Sky Slyder again she pulled away.
"Kids these days!" Rex huffed as she blasted toward the monster. But a smile played on his lips.
Caesar reappeared in his armor suit. He held his helmet under his arm. Beverly was right behind him holding Kenji who had fallen asleep.
"The old suit is definitely easier to put on with help. Thanks." He said to Beverly.
"You're welcome." She sighed. "Make sure our son stays safe."
"I think he's doing fine by himself. He takes after his mother." Caesar observed.
"And father." Beverly said.
Caesar cleared his throat awkwardly. "I guess maybe we have a future together?"
"It looks that way." Beverly said blushing a little.
"I'm glad." He said putting the helmet on.
Beverly said unexpectedly, "Me too." Caesar faced her as if surprised. She smiled at him. "Well, what are you waiting for? Go help!"
Caesar gave a thumbs-up before calmly walking out.
Beverly's gazed followed Caesar who activated something on his wrist. He shot at various vehicles. As soon as the beam hit the vehicle, it fell apart as if all the nuts and bolts disappeared.
After a minute of watching Caesar disassemble the tanks, she turned her attention to Jasmine.
Jasmine was furiously typing at the terminal trying to kick Zag-RS from the system.
"Any luck?" She asked the teen.
"Not really." Jasmine answered without looking up. "I have deleted several iterations of her programs but she keeps spreading to other domains. I am trying to set up firewalls to protect the areas I've cleaned out."
"Sounds like she's more of a worm than virus." Beverly said.
"She's kind of both." Jasmine said as she continued typing. "Once she replicates her basic program into another system, she opens doors for the rest of her more malicious programming to take over."
"Have you tried software to find and delete worms?" Beverly asked.
Jasmine snorted. "I wish it was that simple, but in order to do that I would need the program to recognize her code. And she keeps changing."
"Hmm, I bet I can do that." Beverly said confidently.
Jasmine finally looked up. "How?"
"Well, Caesar programmed Zag-RS didn't he? The original has been installed in White's suit to keep out nanites. I bet we can modify it…" Beverly explained.
"So that the Zag in White's suit can track down her sister programs!" Jasmine said excitedly. "Aunt Beverly! You're a genius!"
"Well… when you hang around eggheads, it's bound to rub off." She said modestly.
Jasmine was already running off. "I've got to see Uncle White." She bolted through the sliding doors.
"Well, I hope it works." Beverly muttered to herself. Glancing out the doorway, she watched as her family tried to control the metal monstrosity. "For our future's sake."
Working on two stories... three if you count the other fandom. Getting it written down slowly. By the way, I read up on computer hacking, viruses and worms. I tried to make things as realistic as possible but I have used creative liberty to move this along. Don't take any of this too seriously.