Also like I said, time to finally bring in some actual Murder Drones characters….or rather, just one. You'll see what I mean. Anyways, let's begin!
Adeleine groaned as she blinked a few times. "What the-" As her eyes came into focus, Adeleine quickly realized she was no longer in Dreamland. Instead, she was in a cell that seemed to be moving through space. "Where…where am I?" Her mind still somewhat groggy, she tried to recall how she ended up here.
And she didn't like what she was remembering.
After she and Susie had their chat, they got confronted by that freaky drone and, apparently, he had friends, who knocked her and Susie out and clearly kidnapped them after that!
"Great…" Adeleine mumbled to herself. Walking up to the bars of the cell she was locked in, Adeleine poked her head out. "Susie? You here?" When she didn't get a response, she started looking around. Susie herself was nowhere to be found, but her blaster had been left on a nearby table, along with a much larger and darker colored one, although Adeleine still couldn't reach it, meaning it wouldn't be much help either way. Since she didn't see her friend, Adeleine opted to look around her cell instead. Her paintbrush and easel were in the cell, but more interesting to Adeleine was that she wasn't actually alone. Strapped to a gurney was what looked like a robot. Yet, unlike the ones Susie was known for making, this one was wearing clothes and even had hair. A magnet had been placed on its head along with a headband like device that seemed to be hooked up to a power generator. It was then Adeleine realized that said robot was looking at her…or at least attempting to.
"Uh…hi?" Adeleine nervously replied.
"Great…" The robot, which Adeleine noted sounded female, grumbled. "On top of these weirdos kidnapping me, now I'm stuck with a human."
"Again with someone calling me a human…" Adeleine thought to herself. No one from Dreamland and beyond had any idea what she was, so why did these cultists and now this robot seem so sure of what she was?
"Why is everyone I meet today so sure I'm whatever a human is?" She had to ask. "I've never met anyone who looks like me or even had any idea what I am, so why are you and those cult weirdos so sure!?"
"Probably because humans are the reasons we exist," The robot snarkily replied. "They're not really around anymore but they still created Worker Drones."
"Worker Drone?" Adeleine questioned.
"It's what I am. Same with those cult weirdos," The drone replied. She then made a motion that Adeleine was pretty sure was a shrug. "They were long gone by the time I was born. From all the stuff I know about them, good riddance." Adeleine wasn't sure how she felt about her possible species being extinct , but she had a way more pressing question.
"Wait…but if you and these cult guys are the same thing, then why are they holding you captive too?" Adeleine asked the seemingly friendly Worker Drone.
"Because I have a power they want…" The drone trailed off. Holding her hand out, she gained an intense look of focus as a purple version of the symbol on the cult's robes. Adeleine flinched when she saw it, but almost as soon as the drone got it to fully form, the headband shocked her, causing her concentration to break and causing the symbol to vanish. "Ugh, I could have broken out forever ago! But these weirdos stuck this magnet on me to keep from using my sick as hell powers and even if I do focus enough to do it, this stupid headset shocks me!"
"Is…is that all you need to get your powers back?" Adeleine asked. "And then we can get out of here?"
The drone smirked. "Hell yeah! Promise I can get us out of here and then I can go get my revenge!"
"Uh…okay…" Adeleine decided not to question that and just set the drone free. However, as soon as she touched the headband, she got a rather intense shock of her own.
"They thought of everything, huh?" The drone dryly commented.
"Not everything," Adeleine declared with a smirk of her own as she grabbed her paintbrush and easel. Before the drone could question what she was doing, Adeleine whipped up a quick painting of Waiu, who was able to remove the headset without an issue.
"...Magic paintbrush. Really doubting my human theory," The drone admitted as she sat up and pulled the magnet off her head before spiking it across the hall.
"Uh…I'm Adeleine, by the way," Adeleine said, only now realizing they'd never introduced themselves.
"Name's Uzi. Uzi Doorman," The drone-Uzi-replied with a thumbs up. She then flexed her fingers. "You ready to see something cool?"
"Uh…yeah?" Adeleine said, unsure of just what Uzi's so-called powers would actually do. With a grin, the symbol reappeared and Uzi held up her fingers. Suddenly, the bars to the cell ripped out of the wall one by one, Uzi setting each one down before moving to the next.
"Pretty sick, right?" Uzi asked when she saw Adeleine's awestruck expression.
"I've…I've never seen anything like that," Adeleine sheepishly admitted. "I mean, I've seen a lot of magic and robots, but nothing like you."
"Wouldn't really call the Solver magic," Uzi replied as she walked over to the table Susie's blaster was on and grabbed the larger gun, looking over it. "Oh, they better not have damaged my sick as hell railgun!"
"I hope Susie is okay…" Adeleine said as she grabbed her friend's dropped weapon. "Uzi, do you think you can help me find the person I got kidnapped with?"
"I mean, if they're in the same place as the jerks who kept freaking shocking me, sure," Uzi replied as she sling her railgun over her shoulder. Clutching her paintbrush, Adeleine followed, hoping that trusting Uzi was the right choice.
Uzi wasn't sure what to think right now.
Getting jumped and kidnapped sucked enough, but getting jumped and kidnapped when you had all the powers she had just made it embarrassing. Considering that she was knocked out, waking up with a magnet on her head and getting a shock every time she tried to escape made things even more sucky. And the cherry on top seemed to be when her captors tossed a human into the cell with her.
And then she and Adeleine actually started talking.
To start, Adeleine didn't even seem to know if she was human, even if she did look like one based on pictures Uz had seen. And she was…nice. She didn't seem dismissive of Uzi being a drone. In fact, as they snuck through the ship to find the cultists and Adeleine's friend, Adeleine had asked her questions-first more nervously and then becoming more curious the more answers Uzi gave-and not a single one was if Uzi had an owner or asking if she was defective for not obeying a human. It felt really good, having what might be a human treat her like an equal. Uzi had plenty of questions for Adeleine too, mostly related to her own life.
And if Uzi thought her life was cool, then Adeleine's life was downright incredible.
"So this isn't your first time dealing with a cult, huh?" Uzi asked as she looked over some of the drawings of the "Star Allies" group Adeleine was a member of. These guys seemed to fight things that would make the Absolute Solver cry on the daily!
"Yeah…of course, Hyness and the mages never kidnapped us…and they were only evil because Hyness went insane," Adeleine sadly noted.
"I think if you're in a cult, you're insane by default," Uzi dryly noted.
"Have we found what we need from her yet?"
"We've gathered much of what need,"
"Excellent. Soon, we will be able to revive our savior!"
"Speak of the crazy devils!" Uzi exclaimed. She and Adeleine wasted no time in picking up the pace, hurrying towards the voices, which continued to talk about whatever plan their leader had. The unlikely duo were also happy they were being as vague as they were, since it meant they didn't have to get freaked out by whatever was being plotted. Neither was sure what to expect, but both knew a fight was coming.
"Susie!" Adeleine exclaimed as she and Uzi rounded a corner. The three cult drones were standing over Susie, who was strapped to a gurney much like Uzi had been. A series of strange suction cups were stuck to her head and seemed to be causing her a fair amount of pain, judging by her expression. It only made Adeleine more determined to save her friend.
"You!" Ark snapped. "You're a puny human! How did you escape!?" He then took notice of Uzi. "And with the false host as well!?"
"Who you calling a fake!?" Uzi snapped before activating her Solver. "Bite me, freaks!" Using her powers, Uzi promptly flung Ark into the wall before throwing Apollos into Faith and then proceeding to throw a nearby piece of debris on top of them.
"Susie!" Adeleine exclaimed as she rushed over to her friend. Slowly, to make sure she didn't hurt her, Adeleine removed all the suction cups from Susie's head, causing her to groan.
"A-Adeleine?" Susie groaned as she managed to open her eyes. Her head was killing her and she was fairly certain these mechanical freaks had drugged her, but seeing Adeleine was okay made her feel slightly better.
"Yeah, it's me," Adeleine said as she unstrapped Susie from the gurney. Slowly, the heiress managed to sit up. "Do you think you can stand?"
"Maybe?" Susie offered as she attempted to stand. She didn't get far before her balance gave out. Luckily, Adeleine was there to catch her. "Do you know how to get out of here?"
"We saw some escape pods when were looking for you," Adeleine explained. She then turned back to Uzi, who was still burying the other drones in debris and any other items she could get her hands on. "Uzi! We need to go!"
"Yeah, yeah! I'm coming!" Uzi replied as she hurried after Susie and Adeleine, allowing her to get a good look at the former. "...You know, even though you told me about all your friends, I still thought someone named Susie would be a human."
"Human?" Susie questioned.
"Long story," Adeleine replied. "I'll explain later. For now, I just want to get out of here."
"Sounds fine by me," Susie replied with a nod. Luckily, it didn't take long to reach the escape pods. Uzi managed to get the door to the first one open with ease.
"Hell yeah! Now we get out of here!" She cheered as she jumped inside, taking one of the open seats.
"Susie, do you think you can fly?" Adeleine asked as she lowered into the pilot's chair.
"I should be fine," Susie assured her friend as she shook her head a few times, managing to regain a bit of focus. She was pretty sure she was aware enough to figure this out. Taking a breath as Adeleine took a seat, Susie started to activate what she hoped was the launch sequence. Much to all three girls' relief, the pod shot out of its docking port.
"Finally!" Uzi cheered, throwing her hands in the air. "Home free!"
"Not exactly…" Adeleine nervously trailed off as she looked out the window. Uzi joined her and felt her core drop. The guns on the cultists' ship were slowly turning towards the escape pod. She should have blown their heads off when she had the chance!
"Ugh, can't this thing go any faster!?" She exclaimed, the fear clearly leaking through her voice.
"I'm trying!" Susie called back, pushing on the pod's throttle as hard as she could. But it was no use. The little escape pod would only go so fast.
"Uzi, do you think you can use your powers to stop the guns?" Adeleine all but begged.
"I've never tried…" Uzi admitted nervously as she flexed her fingers. Still, she had a feeling that it might be their only chance of survival.
"Hang on…is that what I think it is?" Susie asked. Sharing a look, Adeleine and Uzi glanced out the cockpit's window and saw something that caused Adeleine immense excitement and Uzi immense confusion.
"It's the Lor Starcutter!" Adeleine cheered as she watched the ship emerge from the star shaped portal.
"You…you know that?" Uzi asked in awe. All she knew was that she wanted to ride in the flying pirate-like ship so badly.
"Yeah! My friend Magolor owns it!" Adeleine explained before casting a teasing look at Susie. "But more importantly, he's Susie's boyfriend~!"
"Yeah…yeah he is," Susie replied with a hint of a blush on her face, but with pride in her voice. The Starcutter wasted no time in firing in a series of warning shots towards the cultists' hip, before blasting the guns before they could fire. The cultists wisely chose to run, activating a warp drive and fleeing for parts unknown.
"Lor Starcutter to escape pod, do you read me?" A very welcome voice came through the escape pod's communication systems.
"Hey Magy. Did you miss me?" Susie couldn't help but respond.
"Yes! I knew tracking your blaster would let us find you!" Magolor cheered. The three girls could make out several other voices cheering in the background. "Is Adeleine with you?"
"She actually managed to save me and the other prisoner those cultists had captive," Susie revealed, pride in her voice. "But my head is killing me, so how about you let us board?"
"Sorry! Bringing you in now! The welcoming committee is waiting for you," Magolor replied sheepishly as he opened up the Lor's hull, letting the escape pod finally touch down. The door was quickly thrown open and, to Uzi's shock, a small pink ball-like creature entered.
"Kirby!" Adeleine cheered as she rushed to give him a hug.
"Glad to see you, pinky," Susie said as she tried to stand up to give him a hug, only for her head injury to flare up, forcing her back into the chair.
"Here!" Kirby said as she handed her a Maxim Tomato. He then took notice of Uzi, who was watching him with a curious look on her face. "Who's this?"
"Name's Uzi Doorman!" Uzi proudly declared. "And, uh…to be honest, you are not what I expected."
"If I had a nickel for every time I heard that one!" Kirby said with a laugh. "But how about we introduce you to the rest of the Star Allies?"
"I, for one, can't wait to be out of this pod," Susie declared, the Maxim Tomato having let her recover enough to stand without support.
"I mean, I've been wanting to meet the people who killed a fricking god!" Uzi said with a grin.
"Those…were not my exact words," Adeleine sheepishly admitted. Kirby just let out a laugh as he grabbed Uzi's hand to lead her into the Lor Starcutter.
Even with Adeleine's stories, Uzi still found herself blown away by actually meeting with the Star Allies and hearing about their adventures from the full group, most of which had their own stories from well before and even after joining the Star Allies.
"Dang, I thought you had to be making at least some of those stories up," Uzi admitted to Adeleine. "If anything, you were leaving stuff out. You guys are insane."
"Gonna assume you mean that in a good way," King Dedede said with an amused grin.
"Well, when saying it about that one, it's merely the truth," Dark Meta Knight huffed as he pointed at Marx, who was playfully balancing on one of his balls.
"Awww, what's the matter, Darkie?" Marx tauntingly asked. "Has your rat not been kissing you enough?"
"I WILL END YOU!" Dark Meta Knight snapped as he drew his sword and charged, prompting Marx to fly off cackling.
"Ah, I do wish he wouldn't give in so easily…" Daroach said with a sigh. "Magolor, do you need the Squeaks and I to stop them?"
"Nah. We all know they'll just wear each other out," Magolor replied with a dismissive hand wave. "Besides, if they damage the Lor, she can stop them."
"And then we get to watch them fight!" Flamberge cheered.
"Hell yeah!" Uzi agreed.
"Before you go to watch, could you tell me where you're from?" Magolor asked. "Figured you'd wanna go home sooner than later."
"Uh, you ever heard of Copper-9?" Uzi asked. "Pretty backwater from what I'd guess, but this is my first time going off-world so…" With that, Uzi just shrugged.
"I…think I've heard of that," Magolor admitted after a few seconds. "I'll take you there and if it's the wrong place, we can keep looking."
"Awesome! Now can I go watch the fight?" Uzi asked, already looking towards where some of the Star Allies were headed.
"Yeah, you can go. The Lor and I can take it from here," Magolor assured her. With that, Uzi wasted no time in rushing after the other Star Allies, leaving only Magolor and Susie.
"I know that tone, Magolor," The latter said as she crossed her arms. "You know something."
"It's more what we don't know…" Magolor trailed off as he pulled out an old book. Susie was about to ask what it was, only for the title alone to cause her to gasp.
Rumored Planets of the Ancients
And the plot thickens! Next time, we meet up with Uzi's friends and family! See you then! And happy holidays!