Chapter 3:
A/N: *skids along in velocity mode (speed)* hello readers! I am actually committing to a story for once, and trust me, I don't normally do so. Please comment and follow this story, I need some story lovin' here! P.s: this takes place nowhere in particular, but it will feature some episodes as a chapter or two.
{} = Pyxel's telepathy
"AHHHHHH!" Max hurtled past Sachika, who was barely holding her own against Dredd.
{UP, DOWN, LEFT, LEG SWEEP!} Pyxel yelled {DROP DOWN!} she really wasn't helping with the fight; leaving Sachika with a sore arm.
"Pyxel! Shut up!"
"GO TURBO: STRENGTH!" Max jumped straight back into the fray with his fists glowing and using the forward momentum from Speed to cannon into Dredd. Dredd however, saw it coming, and kicked Sachika in the stomach while swinging max onwards and draining both at the same time. He laughed.
"MY this is a hefty meal! I haven't felt this full in AGES!"
"well enjoy a mouthful of THIS! TURBO: VELOCITY!" Sachika sped towards him, max on the opposite side doing the same. At the last second they went around him and hit him in the back; sending him flying towards a cliff nearby. (There seemed to be literally endless cliffs here for some reason…)
"master Dredd!" a particularly large robot ran over to the defeated Dredd. He got into a sloppy crouch and muttered something inaudible. The large bot nodded and turned around to address the robots on the battlefield. "Dreadnaughts, retreat! We'll come back another day!"
As it turned, Sachika saw quite possibly the ugliest and scariest face in the world. It was a crude mishmash of robot gears and circuitry; with a human face thrown in the mix. She froze, staring at it until she realized it had gone, and several of the robots too. They boarded some massive shard-like jets that they had somehow managed to miss and took off to god knows whatever hell hole they lived in.
"alright Sachika! Atta girl!" Pyxel floated over and held out an arm in her version of a high five. She shook off the feeling and slapped her back.
"we make a pretty good team actually don't we!" she noted.
Pyxel nodded and was about to reply when Forge Ferris came running over; covered head to toe in burn barks, soot and other stuff.
"not so fast!" he exhaled deeply. "you still can't be trusted yet!"
Max facepalmed and walked calmly up to Forge. "c'mon uncle Ferris! You saw her help us just now; isn't that proof enough? Plus, together we just knocked Dredd into next year!"
"NO. she could just be pretending for all- "
"forge, cut the -and excuse my language- crap." He took a step forward threateningly, a hand on his gun. "no harm meant by that. I mean, sure a TURBO powered girl just FALLS out of the sky and you don't normally trust something like that. But please; if I just helped you guys, would that be BAD? You can trust me."
He gave her a sideways look, still a little offended by the fact that she swore. "ugh, I can't believe I'm saying this…" he pulled his hand down his face and looked at Sachika; holding out a hand. "welcome to N-TEK."
"yes! Steel didya hear that?!" Pyxel flew up to him while he was attached.
"yeah I did! But… where will you live?"
Silence hung in the air for a few seconds before Max spoke up. "there's a spare room at my house, you could have it if mom thinks it's okay."
"REALLY?! THANK YOU!" Sachika did a specialty flying hug of hers into Max, knocking Forge, Steel and Pyxel down in the process.
"friendly ain't she." St said. "and could you get off? My face is squashed up against someone's butt."
Timeskip to walking home.
Max and landed in an alley, and Sachika hopped off his back. "BEST. PIGGYBACK RIDE. EVER."
He chuckled at this, and tossed a few baggy clothes and a pair of boots at Sachika. "put these on; don't want people seeing you in that."
"shame. This base mode looks pretty awesome though."
She struggled into them and walked with a civilian max to a block of flats around the corner.
"here we are, that's our floor. Room 11, top floor, got it?"
She nodded and went inside following max into the elevator. They got off and walked to the door which was apparently max's home, a nice modern flat with not too many decorations.
"we're home!" Max yelled out as he shut the door. Sachika gave him a look. We? Steel popped out of Max's bag and stretched. "Max? you're home early!"
"wait, she knows I'm here right?"
"uhhh…"
"who's this?"
Sachika mentally slapped herself and walked over to shake hands with Mrs. McGrath.
"hi, nice to meet you Mrs. McGrath! I'm a friend of max's. well; fairly recent friend actually."
"please, call me Molly."
A small burst of blue-green light appeared inside of the jacket Sachika was wearing. "recent as in an hour ago more like." Pyxel had detached from Sachika and wiggled out of it.
Molly gasped and dropped the mug she was holding. "Oh my god!"
"PYXEL! YOU SCARED HER! Sorry Mrs.- I mean- Molly." She crouched down to pick it up, "Here, let me help- "
"no no, it's fine, I just got a little startled; that's all!"
She stood back up with the broken mug and looked at Pyxel. "I guess it's good to know Steel isn't alone anymore!"
"you're telling me." Pyxel jokingly said to Molly. "I saw him flirting with a vending machine on the way over; I can remember it very well!"
Max stepped forward and began to speak. "hey- uh -mom, can Sachika maybe- I dunno- use the spare room? She can't stay at N-TEK for some reason."
She nodded. "of course! Just over there Sachika."
She motioned to a door next to a window, and Sachika walked over; giving her thanks. The inside was a nice shade of blue, and had an aqua bedcover on a thatch bedframe. There was an island painting which turned out to be a small cupboard and a white dresser lay below it. There were several boxes heaped on top of the bed, dresser and floor. Sachika grabbed the nearest one which was heavier than she had thought at first. "hey Pyxel, can you help me with this?"
"sure, on three." They lifted it together and staggered to the clear side of the room. As they lowered it slowly a weight set dropped out and hit Sachika square in the chest and buried Pyxel. "OWW!"
"PYXEL! Oh no, are you okay?!"
"do I look like it?"
"hey; what's going on?!" Max ran into the room in full base mode, helmet on. He was met with Sachika trying to get the biggest weight off of Pyxel.
"uhhh, you couldn't be of any help here could you? Heh…"
"just use your TURBO energy. It works even in base mode you know…"
"ah. That would explain why clumsy here wasn't lifting hard."
"Pyxel, you know I could just leave you there…"
A brief pause. "don't leave me… "
She lifted the weight with ease this time, and Pyxel flew up drunkenly.
"wow, the stars are out toniiigght!"
Pyxel shook herself and floated a little less wobbly.
"hey max," Sachika began "could you help us clear these boxes?"
"yeah, sure! Steel?"
He had already skedaddled off to somewhere in the house most likely; the sounds of a cheesy cop movie coming from the living room proved that.
A few hours later, the boxes were packed flat against the wall and all items in them had gone to the correct rooms, and Sachika got a few things that no-one wanted. A lovely choker collar necklace with a green raindrop shape was one. (Pyxel said it was shaped like her.) the two teens and ultralink laid on the floor and bed respectively.
Max stood up and stretched. "Night Sachika."
What he didn't realize as he walked out the door was she was already asleep.
Timeskip to morning.
Beep, beep, beep-
"Sachika! Wake up!" Pyxel was playing an alarm while poking her and shouting.
"Jeez, what is it?!" she sat upright covering her ears.
"school day; Forge said it would help keep us under wraps."
Silently cursing his name Sachika got up and saw the base mode still on her.
"you do realize I can't go out in this!" Sachika gestured to herself.
"done. I snuck out and scanned a few items for us to wear."
Sachika raised an eyebrow. "how does THAT help?"
"like so." Pyxel slammed down onto her sternum and when the light faded; she was wearing a green tank top with long white sleeves and a spray-paint logo of Pyxel on her chest. She wore jeggings and converse with fading color from white down the middle to a light cyan color. A plastic with an aqua streak down the middle held her hair up.
"wow, I like it! Thanks!"
"good, now let's get your butt out the door with some toast, we're late!"
"WHAT?!"
Pyxel found herself being shoved into the brown leather schoolbag she got yesterday while Sachika ran out the door after Max and Steel.
The school day had begun.
A/N: hi, hope you liked the chapter! Please review; or I'll send Deadpool after you. (She's right, I will… for a price that is.) out of my fanfic wade.