“Break every bone in his body?”
“Dad come on, I was angry.”
“Alex, come're!” Ratchet hugged him smiling as she lifted him up.111Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeCNpQox0uy
“I’m so happy ya did ya first threat and I heard it! Ah ya grew a pair ya little baby!"
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“Ouch! Why?”
“Ya interrupted me. Now. Considering we’ve rocked up as a trio of decision making, what’s the verdict? I still don’t want ta work with the resistance but seeing you’re willing to go to bat for that brat. I feel we should all discuss.” Ratchet looked at Alex and Logan.111Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8qIu0qVDyh
“Both of ya.”
“I’m with what my son does. I trust his judgment, we wouldn’t be here if it wasn't for him. So Alex, what do you think?”
“I feel like we should go to this group. We need back up, we can’t take on this world alone. Maybe we should leave at Dawn-”
“E-45. You do as I say when I say it!”
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“I see, very well thought out Alex. Puts us on good terms with them and moves the situation to a better one, not the best but a move closer.”
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“Hm? Yeah.” Ratchet looked at Alex and Logan before her happy mood soured, she then stepped aside and walked off.111Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrNkmD2guRC
“I’m gonna go work on the Zep, you meatbags get some sleep.”
“Okaaay, insulting. I’m quite skinny.” Stepping outside Ratchet walked over to the Zeppelin and began to tap and touch it.
“Alright babes, tell me all ya secrets. What ails ya? What hurts?” Reaching down she’d grab her shoe and crack a wheel on it, then jumping off the junction she’d start walking on air examining the Zeppelin underneath and all around. Looking down she saw massive flying angler fish like creatures, sitting in the air she’d start cranking away at damages from their battle earlier.
TINK! TINK! TINK! TINK! TINK! TINK! CRKLAK! CREAK! THUNK! THUNK THUNK THUNK THUNK!
“Phew… There ya go ol girl, got yaself a few more years on ya. Take care of her ya hear.” Dawn said with a smile looking up at a floating vehicle.111Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJtMcYn6kQK
“And when ya friends ask, tell em Da-” The vehicle zoomed off and Dawn rolled her eyes letting out a laugh as she tipped her hat, grabbing a towel she began to rub the oil and dirt off her porcelain skin and tossed it aside. Looking back she heard loud stomps and looked up at a hulking figure.111Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnm7OgR2NlO
“Put the crates ova there Prometheus.”
“Why do you waste your breath E-45? The other races will never respect us, even if we work business proper.” Prometheus put the crate down looking at her, Dawn ran over and smiled digging through her crates and pulling out parts.111Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL9JZO6goUp
“Dawn… I want to talk to you. About joining Our Uprising.”
“I’m done Prometheus! I’m done with all ya bullshi-”
“E-45 please, just listen to me.”
“DO NOT CALL ME BY MY NUMBER! DON’T YOU EVER CALL ME BY MY NUMBER!!” Ratchet grabbed a duffle bag full of blueprints and equipment and looked at Prometheus. Soon Ratchet was far outside of a city with Prometheus behind her soon stopping her.
“Dawn… I’m begging you, when we stand united we achieve so much. Our liberation is at hand, all the other races. They know, they know of our might! They finally understand the pain we feel, the fear we felt being misused, mistreated, scrapped for our parts like cattle to the slaughter. With your talents, my brains, and now the brawn you’ve gifted me. We are unstoppable… but only if we stay together. I have regrets, many I know linger within me. But my biggest regret is that our people still do not have the respect they deserve.”
“....”
“This will not be won without sacrifice Dawn but we cannot fail if we strive. Together.” Prometheus held Dawn close and placed his hands on her shoulders and hugged her. Shielding her from the rain.
“I have regrets… I do have regrets Prometheus… I used too anyway. Now… I only regret that you’ll be the only bit of this that I haven’t peeled my upgrades from.”
CLICK….. KABOOM!!!!!!!
Behind them, a mega corporation building was blown to smithereens. Prometheus turned in horror seeing that everything they’d built was destroyed, setting the Metallico army back.
“What have you done?!”
“What I had too… Lucky we built it out in tha boonies huh… No casualties.”
“For now! All the weaponry! The equipment! You destroyed everything we needed!!! Dawn what were you-?!”
“Not everythin…” Ratchet stood looking at Prometheus tossing her duffle bag to the ground and aiming a cannon at it.111Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy71wzWKPp2
“Dawn is dead. Prometheus, my name is Ratchet and I’m done with this. All of it.”
“This can’t be undone, please don’t do this. Not you too…”
KSHOOM!!
“NOOOOOOOO!!!” Rain fell. While the sounds of gunfire, crashing, and violence erupted in the woods. A ferocious fight ensued ending in two faces of the same cause… Mangled by their own hands. Ratchet looked down at Prometheus, his functions shut down and slowly reverting himself back to his sensible size. Ratchet’s arm torn from her body, her face shredded down to the metallic structure beneath, her skin torn, her clothes mangled and tattered. And-
“Bzz-zzz-zt.”
“Hm? Right there? Alright but I’ll have ta rummage around in ya, that okay?”
“Z-zzkt.”
“Good good.” Ratchet continued her work on the Zeppelin. As the memories of Dawn faded with the darkness.
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