Chapter 20: Project Eden
"Stripe!" Trixie said, trying to wake up her husband. Stripe snored just as he shot open his eyes. "Trix?" Stripe said groggy. "Snap out of it!" Trixie shouted as she slapped his nose. "OW! What the hell?!" Stripe said, holding his nose. "You're alien friend drugged you! And left!" Trixie said angrily. "WHAT?!" Stripe shouted and he jumped up from where he was laying. "He didn't hurt you did he?" Stripe asked angrily. "I said he left didn't I?" Trixie said, crossing her arms. "Damn it!" Stripe shouted as he stood up weakly. "You need to sit down," Trixie ordered her husband to sit down. "Ah, my head," Stripe said while holding his head. "That's what happens when you befriend strange Aliens besides Thomas!" Trixie said before handing her husband a bottle of water. "I-I was trying to help," Stripe said looking down. "Oh Stripy," Trixie said kissing her husband on his head.
Suddenly the house and whole block of the neighborhood shook. "Now what!" Trixie said as she held onto her husband. "Mum!" Something fell in our backyard next to our pool! Oh and it broke dad's Barbie," Muffin called to her parents while she and Socks looked out the window. "WHAT?!" Stripe shouted as he took off to see what fell on his grill. Trixie sighed and went to follow her husband. "Where is it Muffin?" Stripe asked as he came up to his two daughters. "It fell from the sky daddy! A big ball!" Socks said, wagging her tail. "A ball?" Trixie asked as she came into the room. "Yeah! A big metal ball!" Muffin said, also wagging her tail. Trixie and Stripe looked outside where the grill was and it indeed was a metal sphere where the grill was. "Son of a-" Stripe was about to say until Trixie glared at him. Stripe stopped himself and sighed. "I'll go check it out," Stripe said as he then went to his backyard and checked out the large mysterious metal ball.
Stripe got closer to it as his eyes widened as he saw the word markings on the large ball. "Project Eden?" Stripe spoke out loud while looking at the ball. Suddenly the large ball made a beeping noise and transformed into a hoverbike of sorts. "Umm Stripe?" Trixie said a little scared of what was in front of her husband. Suddenly the bike scanned him and then reported what it had scanned. "Project Eden Activated, Stripe Theodore Heeler, age 38 species, canine, dog breed blue heeler, other relations, father: Alive age 65. Mother: Alive age 64. Two older brothers ages 40 and 42" Project Eden had reportedly. "Wow," Stripe said, looking at the hoverbike. "Please select a destination," Project Eden asked while showing a key pad while also showing Stripe new dimensions on its screen. "Are you gonna go dad?" Muffin asked.
Stripe looked at his daughter. "I'm going to go rescue your aunt and uncle." He looked at her resolutely. "But first, I need to get permission from your mum." Stripe said still looking at her. Muffin looked at her father with a worried look, "How long will you be gone Dad?" Socks nodded her head asking the same question as her older sister. "I'm not actually sure," Stripe said rubbing the back of his neck. "Which is part of the reason why I'm checking with your mum. I want to make sure it's okay. But I promise I will be back as soon as I can." He said as he kissed his daughters foreheads.
"Stripe Theodore Heeler," Trixie said with her arms crossed looking at her husband. "But Dad... I don't want to go..." Muffin said as tears began to well in her eyes. "Dada don't go..." Socks said as she hugged her father's leg. "One second Trix..." Stripe said looking at his wife before turning his attention back to his daughters. "Girls, I promise I'll come back. It'll be like when I go out of town on work." He tried explaining to them. "Okay." Socks said with a small nod.
"We need to talk first." Trixie said, her hand on her hip. "I know Babe, I'm sorry. Let's go into the bedroom, we can talk privately there." Stripe replied as Trixie and him walked into their bedroom and closed the door. "Are you really going to go?" Trixie asked. "I have to, if I'm gonna save our family from whatever dimension they're trapped in." Stripe explained as he held her hand. Trixie nodded and kissed her husband with tears in her eyes. "Promise me you'll get back safely. I don't want to ever think about anything happening to you." She said as she held onto him.
"Hey don't cry, this'll no different when I go out of town. I promise I'll come back." Stripe said kissing his wife back, his hand on her cheek as they broke their kiss and gazed into each other's eyes. "I love you so much, Trixie Anne Heeler... you'll always be by my girl and I don't want my girl to cry." Stripe said with a small smile. Trixie nodded looking at husband "be careful," Trixie said. Stripe hugged her a final time before finding his daughters to say goodbye to them. He saw the girls by the back door and scooped them both up in his arms. "I love you both so much." He whispered as he held them in his arms. As far as he was concerned his world was in his arms, the two little girls being his all.
"You girls be good for your Mum and I'll be back as fast as I can with Uncle Bandit, Aunt Chilli, and your cousins." He said looking down at his daughters. The girls nodded as Stripe went over to project Eden. "Alright Eden take me to my brother," Stripe said. "Recommended course: divert through dimensional rift. Please hold on as there may be some slight discomfort during dimensional travel." The bike replied before it lifted off the ground. "Oh man!" Stripe said as he hung on to the bike for dear life as he prepared for what it was about to do next.
Suddenly the broke projected a beam of energy making a portal.
Before Stripe could think he was launched forward and compressed into a beam of light as he streaked into the portal. He tried to scream but couldn't manage to get the sound to escape. He saw colors that didn't exist, dimensions he couldn't comprehend, and experiences he could never explain fully. He crash landed in a snowbank, flying off the bike and onto the ground. He groaned as he was then knocked out.
Meanwhile with the Heelers
Little did the other Heelers know Stripe had arrived in this world. Bandit looked down. He was a human again. As we're all the others.
"Well, we're humans again." He noted.
"Any idea what world we were in?" Chilli asked, turning to Thomas.
"It looks like we're in a movie. But not like Pinocchio." Bluey said as she moved her hand.
"Yeah! Like we're made of clay!" Bingo said.
Thomas thought for a moment, the large pink house was familiar but he couldn't put his finger on it…
"Maybe we should knock?" Thomas asked, looking at his family. "Please, before we get sick." Chilli said, rubbing her arms, trying to keep warm herself before Bandit pulled her in close. "Despite it being pink, that house looks so creepy..." Bandit said before a noise caught all of their attention, they all looked and saw a black cat walking along the railing of the front porch.
"Aw! A kitty!" Bingo cooed. She was wearing a simple orange and white checkered dress and a pair of brown boots as she ran over to greet the cat.
"Wait!" Bluey called, chasing her sister. She was in a blue cable knit sweater and jeans with black sneakers. "Kids wait! We don't know how this world works exactly!" Bandit said strongly. The Black Cat backed away started by the children, leaping off the front porch before running and disappearing into the dense fog on the ground. "Aww..." Bingo said in a sad tone.
Thomas walked up to his sisters, "Girls, stay with mom and dad." He told them. "We don't have any idea where we are, we need to be careful." Thomas added. Suddenly the door opened to the front door. "Oh you must be the new neighbors!" A lady with pink hair said with a smile. "Oh um... no we're not. You see we're lost and we were hoping we could stay here until we figure out where we are." Bandit explained to the overweight woman. "Oh, well, we're happy to have guests anyway! Come in! There's an open apartment and we'd be happy having company for a while." She said with a nod, "Who are you?" She asked
"Oh! This is my dad Brandan and my mom Kelly," Thomas spoke up. "Oh how wonderful to meet the both of you!" The Pink haired woman replied, clapping her hands together before looking at Bluey and Bingo, "And who would these little darlings be?" She asked with a smile. "These are my sisters," Thomas motioned to them, "Betty and Bindi." He pointed to Bluey and Bingo. "Oh how nice names you have! Please come inside and get out of the cold,"said the lady with the pink hair.
"Thank you so much Miss uh?" Bandit asked, trying to get the overweight woman's name. "Miss Spink, thank you dear." Miss Spink said with a smile. "So where do we sign for the apartment?" Chilli asked. "We have a temporary lease agreement. There's supposed to be other tenants but they aren't due for a while. We can rent it to you until they arrive. You'd have about two months I think. Would that be enough time for you?" The older woman asked. "Yes, that would be. Thank you so much, Ms. Spink." Bandit replied, shaking her hand. "Great! I'll show you to it!" Ms Spink said with a smile.
A few minutes later the paperwork had been signed and the five walked into the apartment. It was unfurnished and they had no possessions in this world. "It looks like it's a good size." Bandit said, looking at the first floor. The walls were white papered and there was hardwood throughout. "It looks great so far." Thomas chimed in as he looked around, checking the various rooms that the house had to offer. They looked at the kitchen, dining room, and then went upstairs to see three bedrooms. "This is a little homey," Chilli said "it smells funny," Bluey said. "Bluey!" Bingo corrected her older sister.
"But not in a bad way." She quickly amended. "Well, it is an old house." Thomas said as he made his way into a room that showed a wall covering what looked like a door. "Hey, what's this?" He asked. He pointed to the door. "Whatcha looking at mate?" Bandit asked. "This door. I wonder where it goes." He noted the door and pointed to it. "It's awfully small, and it doesn't have a handle." Thomas added. "But there's a key for it." Bandit pointed out the hole that showed where a key would go. "Look! They're more people moving in!" Bluey pointed out while looking out the window.
"Well, that was short..." Bandit replied with a heavy sigh. They looked out and saw a pair of movers carrying a large dresser.
"Well, we're guaranteed for two months." Chilli said, "aren't we?" Chilli asked, looking at her husband. "They're moving into another apartment," Thomas said. "So, I guess we can stay." Bandit replied, shrugging his shoulders. "Well, I'll leave you all to settle in." She said with a nod and soon only the Heelers were left. "Mum?" Bingo asked, looking up at her mother. "Yes, sweetheart?" Chilli asked, looking down at her youngest daughter. "What are we gonna do now?" Bingo asked. "Well, I guess we can start by getting settled. Maybe do a bit of exploring?" She suggested.
"Oh! Can we look outside? I want to see the garden!" Bingo said. "I think you girls need to stay close after what we went through in the Pinocchio World." Chilli replied nervously as she held Bingo's hand gently. "Okay, well, can we explore it together?" Bingo asked, looking up at her mother. "If it's okay with your dad." Chilli replied as she took a deep breath. "I'm okay with it." He said. "Why don't we all go out together?" Bandit added while walking over to his wife and kissing her on the cheek. "We'll be okay babe... I promise." Bandit said, looking into Chilli's eyes.
"Sounds good! Maybe we can meet that family outside and have a little girl with them," Thomas said with a smile. "Okay, just be safe." Chilli said, nodding. "Thomas and I will figure out the house." Chilli added.
Bandit nodded before kissing her again and walking to take Bluey and Bingo outside to explore. "Gday!" Bandit waved as they neared the couple and daughter standing by the VW bug.
Thomas continued to look around more. But his curiosity brought the mysterious door to the forefront of his mind, "Maybe if I find the key, then I can figure out where that door leads to and why it was covered up." Thomas thought to himself as he thought of a plan. Suddenly the doorbell rang. Thomas answered the door. No one was at the door beside five dolls that looked like his family in their dog form. Thomas looked at the dolls and picked them up. "Huh. Hey mom! We got a housewarming present!" He carried them in to show Chilli. "Really, that's nice ho -" Chilli's eyes widened as she saw the dolls in her oldest son's hands, "T-Thomas... w-where did those dolls come from?" She asked, glancing up at Thomas. "They were just at the door, it's strange... the dolls are in your dog form," Thomas said looking back down at them.
"Thomas, you should get rid of them..." Chilli said as a chill went down her spine when she looked at the doll of herself. "Why? I think it's kind of cute." Thomas said, holding it up. "Thomas... think about it. We just got here, and dolls suddenly show up in our dog forms?" Chilli said, trying to explain to Thomas. "How does someone know what we REALLY look like?" She asked. "That is true... I mean how is this possible?" Thomas said, looking at them. "But it's just a doll." Thomas said. "It's not anything bad, right?" Thomas asked, looking at his mother. "I don't know, but it's all the more reason to get rid of them before something bad happens." Chilli replied as she backed away.
"Alright mom, I'm sorry," Thomas said as he grabbed them all. He walked outside and tossed them in the trash can beside the house. As he did he saw the same black cat reappear. Thomas raised an eyebrow before slowly waving at it, "Hi Kitty, are you lost?" It looked at him and almost raised an eyebrow, if that was possible. Thomas walked over to it and tried to pet it. "Did you lose your way home?" Thomas asked and kneeled down and offered his hand for the cat to sniff. It sniffed him before it looked at him and turned to him before taking a few steps, as if to ask "Are you following?" Thomas raised an eyebrow as he began to slowly and gently pet the mysterious black cat.
The cat nodded, if it could be seen as a nod, and then slowly led Thomas forward and away from the house. The teen followed and after a few minutes the two arrived at the crash site where a man was half-buried and unconscious in the snow. "What the hell..." Thomas asked as he ran over and began to try and help the man. He pulled him out of the snow. It was a slightly heavyset man a bit younger than his father. He had wavy black hair with a grey stripe and was wearing a light blue shirt and black pants.
"H-Hello? Mister?" Thomas asked, patting the side of his cheek. "Are you okay?" He asked. The man was heavily unconscious and felt cold to the touch. He was still breathing, but it was shallow. Thomas took a deep breath and placed both of his hands on the stranger, and tried to use his healing powers. After a moment the man's eyes fluttered open. He groaned as he blinked and looked up at Thomas. "Thomas?" He asked. Thomas' eyes widened as he recognized the voice, "Uncle Stripe?" He asked, wanting to be certain. "Yeah... hey mate. You're human here." He mumbled. "How the hell did you get here?!" Thomas said in shock.
"That bike thing brought me here." Stripe explained. Thomas looked at the bike. Thomas then turned on Wilbur. After a minute the drone popped out. "Hello Thomas, how can I be of assistance?" Wilbur asked while blinking with his digital eyes. "Wilbur, can you scan that bike?" Thomas asked, looking at the bike. Wilbur looked at the object his creator was pointing to, "Of course, Master Thomas." He replied before flying over to the vessel. Wilbur scanned the vessel.
After a moment Wilbur returned to Thomas. "It is a very complex device. But on initial scan it appears capable of traversing dimensions." Wilbur explained. Thomas nodded his head in agreement, "I see... thank you Wilbur." He said to the drone before turning to Stripe. "Uncle Stripe, how did you come across this?" Thomas asked while looking at his uncle. "It sort of crash landed in my backyard." Stripe answered. "And the damn thing destroyed my grill..." he grumbled before looking over and glaring at the bike. "So, could it take us back?" Thomas asked.
"If it was operational, but I'm pretty sure that landing didn't help it." Stripe muttered. "Please to meet you Thomas," The bike spoke. Thomas blinked. "It talks?" He asked in surprise.
"Yes. I can produce speech to respond to commands and requests." It said, "Sounds a lot like Wilbur." Stripe said with a light chuckle. "What's your name?" Thomas asked the bike. "I am HERC." It responded. "Helio-transversal Electric Research Cycle." HERC replied. "But my program's initial name is project Eden," HERC added. Thomas glanced at Stripe before looking back at the bike. "Okay... HERC, who created you and where are you from?" He asked, crossing his arms. "You did," HERC said. "I did?" Thomas asked in surprise. "Yes, unfortunately since you caused a rift in the universe all universities are connecting and falling apart," HERC explained.
"Wait. I'm sorry. What?!?" Thomas asked in horror. "Yes, by traveling to alternate universes and dimensions. You have created a crack within space and time itself." Herc explained. Thomas took a moment to process what he was told before talking a deep breath, "Okay... is there any way to fix this?" He asked. "Inter dimensional glue?" Stripe joked, trying to bring levity to the situation. Thomas looked at his uncle with an unamused look, "Sorry mate, just trying to take the stress out of the situation." Stripe replied with a sheepish smile and a shrug of his shoulders. "Wilbur, can you and HERC compare scans to fix this?" Thomas asked, looking at his drone."Of course Master." Wilbur replied before him and Herc began calculating their ideas.
"Well, thank you Thomas for the rescue. Would it be possible for me to get somewhere warm?" Stripe said, rubbing his arms. "Yeah uncle stripe lets get you inside that house," Thomas said. "Mom and Dad are going to be very surprised," Thomas added. "HERC is there a way to make you smaller?" Thomas asked, looking at the bike. "Yes, please allow me a moment to convert my current form." HERC replied before he began to change himself. After a few minutes he was a smaller device that resembled a robotic quadrupedal dog. "Nano technology I see, I must have been a genius in his universe," Thomas said with a chuckle.
"You are considered the next Einstein." HERC reported . "At least you were." HERC replied, "Wait were?" Thomas asked, raising an eyebrow. "Yes, we were working on something together when suddenly an Armored Man broke into the lab." HERC began explaining. "Fuck! That stupid guy!" Thomas shouted knowing what he meant. "Alright let's get into the house. Thomas said, leading the way. "Thomas, could I ask you a question?" HERC asked as he walked beside Thomas. "What is it HERC?" He asked. "Are you prepared to save the universes?" HERC asked.
Thomas took a deep breath before replying, "To be honest... no, but I'll do everything I can to save all of them." He clenched his hand into a fist as he stopped walking. "Well, I have full confidence that we can work together to help." HERC stated. "Thanks HERC, that means a lot coming from you." Thomas replied with a small smile as he looked down at the robot dog. They then walked into the house.
"Thomas?" HERC asked. "Yes HERC?" Thomas asked as they sat down in the Living Room. "How do you know of the man who killed my creator?" HERC asked, tilting his robotic dog head.Thomas sighed, "because he's after me too," Thomas answered. "I am sorry to hear that." HERC responded. "Thomas, I found these- Whah!" Chilli said coming into the living room as she looked at her son with a man and a robot dog. "Mum! It's okay! It's Stripe, and this is HERC. It's sort of complicated." Thomas said. "Hey Chilli dog," Stripe said, waving at his sister-in-law. "I hope Bandit and the girls are okay too." He said, looking around the house. "They're talking to the new neighbors." Chilli said. "They should be back soon." She added
Meanwhile with Bandit and the girls.
"Hello!" Bluey waved as she ran up to the family. "My family just moved in. Are you moving in too?" She asked. There was a mother, father, and daughter standing by the VW beetle parked outside. "Um, yeah we're moving in," the girl said "I'm Betty!" Bluey smiled.
"And I'm Bindi!" Bingo said with a smile. "My name's Caroline, Caroline Jones. It's nice to meet both of you." The girl introduced herself and stuck her hand out. Bandit then walked up to the parents and started talking with them. "G'day, mate. My name's Brandan, me and my family just moved in a little but ago." Bandit introduced himself and stuck out his hand. "I'm Charlie, and this is my wife Mel." The man said with a nod. He seemed nervous. "Nice to meet you both. My wife Kelly is back at the house with my oldest son Thomas." Bandit explained, pointing over his shoulder with his thumb.
"How are you liking the place so far?" Charlie asked. "Well, it's bigger than we expected." Bandit said. "But it could use a little cleaning." Bandit added. "I hear ya, I know we just met but would you mind if I ask for some help moving things in? Coraline can play with your girls," Charlie asked. "Sure, I'd be happy to." Bandit said, "Girls, why don't you play in the garden?" Bandit said, looking at his daughters. "Sure thing, Dad!" Bluey replied before looking at Coraline, "Would you like to come play with us, Coraline?" She asked, raising an eyebrow. "We promise to play any games you want to play." Bingo chimed in.
"What games do you play?" She asked. "We mostly create our own games, we can teach you some of them if you want?" Bluey suggested with a small smile. "Okay. I guess I could try. But no baby games, okay?" Coraline said. "Okay, how old are you, Coraline?" Bluey asked, curious about wanting to get to know her new neighbor more. "I'm ten." Coraline reported. "How old are both of you?" She asked, looking at both of the sisters.
"I'm seven and she's six," Bluey said.."But I'm turning 8 next month!" Bluey added. "Oh cool, so what game do you guys wanna play?" Caroline asked as they began walking towards the garden."How about hide and seek?" Bingo said. "That could be fun." She nodded. "I'll count and you two go and hide." Coraline covered her eyes and started counting as the girls giggled and ran to find hiding spots.
"TEN! Ready or not, here I come!" Coraline shouted as she ran to find Bluey and Bingo.
Bluey and Bingo had both found hiding spots. Bluey was crouched behind a tree at the edge of the garden. Bingo was behind a low wall that separated the garden from the woods beyond. Bingo was waiting until she saw a butterfly decide to follow it. She followed the butterfly flitter away and smiled as she chased it, giggling. She headed down the path away from the house and toward the woods.
She follow the path and found a well. Bingo looked at it and hesitantly peered through a small crack in the board. It was a large and deep hole. She couldn't see the bottom. She dropped a pebble down it and didn't hear when it hit the bottom. Suddenly someone on a bike came over to her. It was someone about her height and wore what looked like a welding mask with a skull painted on it with turntable zoom scopes in the middle of it. She immediately backed away from the strange child. "Help!" She called out, frightened of the unusual boy.
Bingo watched as the stranger got off his dirt bike and began to slowly walk over towards her. "Please... d-don't hurt me..." she said as she began to back away from the stranger. "I'm not going hurt you, but you standing there will," the stranger said. "W-What do you mean?" Bingo asked, looking down at her feet to see what she was standing on. "That's poison ivy. I'd suggest moving off it. And not into that old well. The lid's half rotten." He noted.
Bingo looked around and saw the dangers she was in, "Okay... but if I move away, do you promise not to hurt me?" She asked, looking at the stranger. "Why would I hurt you?" He flipped up the mask. "I'd never hurt a little kid." He added. Bingo saw his face and saw it was like Coraline's, normal or at least by this world's definition of what normal is. "Okay, you just looked really scary with that mask on." She explained as she stepped off the old well and poison ivy.
"Sorry. I just wear it to keep the wind out of my face when I bike." He explained. "Are you new? I don't think I've seen you before." He asked. "Y-Yeah, I moved into the pink house not too far from here. Me and my Mum, Dad, and my older sister are living there, and now we're sharing it with a girl and her parents." Bingo explained to the boy.
"Oh, that's weird." He said. "I thought they didn't let kids live there?" He added. "How come?" Bingo asked. "Well..." he paused before he saw two other girls arrive. "Bingo, are you alright!" Bluey asked, running over to her little sister. "Did this creep hurt you?" Coraline asked, glaring at the strange boy. "Hey! I'm not a creep!" The boy said. Bingo shook her head, "No he's okay, he just told me about the well. That and that they don't normally let kids live in the house." Bingo said.
"Wait, why?" Coroline asked, raising an eyebrow. "That's what I was about to ask... oh wait, I don't know your name." Bingo replied, looking at the boy. "Wybie, short for Wyborne." He stated. "And I don't know why. Maybe because a bunch of kids disappeared from there years ago." He added. "Why?" Coraline asked, crossing her arms as her, Bluey, and Bingo listened. "How should I know? I wasn't born yet. Only my grandmother was around, and she won't tell me about it." Wybie said. Bingo grabbed her sisters hand feeling afraid.
"You're just making it up." Bluey accused.
"You just want to scare us!" She added.
"Don't worry Bindi, he's just a weirdo trying to scare us." Coraline said, glaring at Wybie. "No! I'm serious!" Wybie said. "Do you have any evidence?" Bluey asked. "Because if not it's probably made up." Bluey said, crossing her arms. "But it's not, my grandma wouldn't lie to me about something like this!" Wybie said pleading with them. "Come on, let's go back." Coraline said. "Leave this weirdo out here." She added. The girls nodded and followed.
Meanwhile, back in Brisbane.
Fenrir sat on the rooftops, trying to come up with a plan on what to do about Jinx and find Thomas before Carson would send the rest of his team to track him and Thomas. Despite being their leader, he had trained them for when he failed or went awol. He silently sighed and reflected back to the Heeler that had helped him. It has been odd. He felt a pang of... something when he thought back.
Years Ago, in an alternate dimension...
Fenrir was exploring the desolate radiated wastelands that were once Washington D.C. he walked as thunder cracked across the green skies of his world. This world burnt from a recent outbreak from a factory.
Fenrir made his way over the cracked ground before making his way to a cave, it was there a little human girl greeted him. "Fenrir!" She happily cried out his name before running to him and hugging the Armored Behemoth's leg. "You came back!" She said with the biggest grin on her face, to which he nodded his head. "Please don't leave again," she said, tearing up. Fenrir kneeled down before picking her up and hugged her close to his chest as gently as he could.
There was more lightning striking the sky. he said using sign language to communicate with her."Will you stay with me?" The girl asked. The girl nodded and laid down. "She talks about you a lot, you know..." a voice called out from the cave, Fenrir looked up and saw a tan woman approaching him and the girl. Fenrir knew that this was the girls mother, and he knew that he had to keep them safe from the elements or being brought back to Carson for being test subjects.
Fenrir tapped the side of his leg armor and pulled out a can of meat, he had managed to smuggle it from the mess hall while him and his team were resting. Unfortunately, the can didn't have a pull tab, so there was no way to get to the meat. "Oh thank you so much," The woman said with a soft smile. Fenrir signed to her.
"No Fenrir this is more than enough," Mary said. "Fenrir, do you copy?" The voice of Carson called on his visor, Fenrir put a finger to his mouth towards Mary and Susie before tapping a button on his helmet. he signed. "Have you found them? That woman and that kid?" Carson asked.
Fenrir tapped in Morse code into helmet. "When you do find them, bring them in dead or alive!" Carson shouted. Fenrir replied in Morse code. "Good maybe they'll die there," Carson said. Fenrir remained silent as he clenched his fist in anger. "After the storm, return to the base," Carson said.
Fenrir replies before standing up and turning to Mary and Susie. he signs to them.
"Do you have to go?" Mary asked. Fenrir explained through sign language.
Mary nodded and looked at her daughter who was weak and sick. Fenrir then stared at her for a moment before his visor glowed blue for a second and pulled out a syringe from his arm gauntlet of his armor. "Will that help her?" Mary asked. Fenrir nodded his head before walking over to Susie and injecting the strange liquid into her arm.
Susie cringed and then relaxed. Fenrir signed to Mary. "Thank you Fenrir," Mary said. Fenrir nodded before injecting her with another syringe. he signed for her. She nodded as she laid down with her daughter. Fenrir watched as the two got comfortable on the mattress before the Mutant Behemoth walked over and removed one of his arm gauntlets, showing his bare hand.
Mary place her hand on his. Fenrir then placed a hand on her cheek and caressed it with his thumb. He then took his other hand and clicked a button on his helmet before the air hissed from it. Mary's blue eyes widened in shock as she watched Fenrir remove his helmet and reveal his face to her.
(Present day)
Fenrir stared at his helmet a moment in silence before the sound of screaming could be heard from a nearby apartment building.
He looked down at his helmet and placed it back on his head, the air hissing as the computer systems came back online.
Meanwhile, back with Thomas and his family…
Stripe sneezed. He felt like he was getting sick. Being passed out in the cold for a while would do that, he supposed. "Stripe, let me get you some soup," Chilli said standing up. He nodded, teeth chattering. "Thanks... Ch-Chilli." He said.
"Perhaps I can be of assistance." HERC suggested before a vial with a red liquid popped out. "What?!" Chilli backed away from the device. "Don't worry mom he's more of an advanced version of Wilbur," Thomas said with a chuckle. "Oh, okay." Chilli nodded.
"Apologies, I come from an alternate dimension where my master Thomas was killed before he sent me to another dimension to find another variation of him." HERC explained before looking at Thomas. "This vial will help you with your illness." HERC said before walking over to Stripe and offering the vial for him to take. Stripe looked at the vial cautiously then took a sip.
"Any good?" Thomas asked
Suddenly, Stripe's eyes widened before he downed the rest of the vial, "Holy Dooley! That's some good stuff right there!" He replied with a laugh. "I feel great! I even feel ten years younger!" He shouted. Thomas chuckled just as the door open "ugh my back those people had a lot of... who the hell are they?" Bandit said looking at Stripe and HERC. "I'd hope you recognize your brother." Stripe smiled.
Bandit's eyes widened before he recognized who the stranger was, "Stripe?!" He muttered in shock and disbelief as he ran over and hugged his little brother tightly, "Oh man... I missed you, baby brother..." he said, patting Stripe's back. "That magic motorcycle helped." Stripe smirked. "But it's a little robot dog?" Bandit said looking at it.
"Greetings, Stripe's older sibling. I am HERC." Herc introduced himself to Bandit. "HERC?" Bandit asked, raising an eyebrow. "Also my programming name is Project Eden," Herc added. "Project Eden?" Bandit asked, growing more and more curious. "Yes. It is something Thomas was involved in." It explained.
Bandit looked at his son, "in another universe I did," Thomas explained. "Before my master was killed, and I found myself with your... how did you call him? Baby Brother and his family from his dimension." HERC explained. "So, we have a robot that came from another dimension? I'm guessing that's how Stripe got here?" Bandit asked. "In simple terms, that is correct, Stripe's older sibling." HERC replied.
"Call me Bandit, please." Bandit said.
"Affirmative. Apologies Master Bandit." HERC replied, "Ooo master? I like the found of that!" Bandit replied, puffing out his chest in pride, resulting in Stripe rolling his eyes in annoyance. "So, wait, if he can travel dimensions, can he take us all home?" Chilli asked. "I was made for universal travel and studying things that I find I'm also battle ready with weapons," Herc said
"But... you could take us all back?" Chilli asked.
"I'm sorry, but at the moment I am damaged from impact. Once repaired I can." HERC noted.
"So bringing me here was the last shot?" Stripe asked. "Yes." HERC replied bluntly, "Please accept my utmost apologies." It said as its robotic dog ears folded back. "No worries mate. I'm sure I can get you fixed up." Thomas smiled trying to copy his parents accent. Chilli sighed "where are the girls?" Chilli asked.
"Oh, the girls went off playing with the Jones daughter." Bandit replied, pointing his thumb over his shoulder. "I think her name was Caroline." He said, trying to remember.
Meanwhile,
Bluey and Coraline were walking up ahead talking about their favorite things to do in their free time. Bluey was just a few feet away from them just getting lost in her mind. Bingo then noticed something on the side of the house. It was a small door with a light glow which made her curious. She then walked over to it while Bluey and Coraline were still talking to each other and walking ahead and not noticing Bingo had trailed off. Bingo then opened the small door and went inside. "What do you think about that Bindi?" Bluey asked her sister as she turned and looked around for her. "Bindi? Bindi? Bingo!" Bluey shouted now worried for her sister. Bingo was nowhere to be seen.
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