After hours of Caesar's non-stop pounding and wielding, he finally finishes the repairs on himself and Robin. Their new titanium shells and tungsten joints revived from their aged and rusted look, making them look entirely different from when they first left the city. Robin's body was now way more slender and sleek, with a feminine hourglass body structure and sturdier, tougher looking body.
With now a lot more weight to her steps, she was no longer a hollowed-out shell of iron. And with her tungsten joints, she could move around a lot swifter, and smoothly almost completely quiet.
Caesar's body was almost exactly the same, with a more built and battle-ready structure to himself. His body was now bulkier, his arms, neck and skull reinforced with tungsten armour around his titanium shell, with his fist equipped with thick tungsten knuckles.
Caesar: "Alright, now to modify your body, Scrappy"
Scrappy tilts her head sideways in confusion. Meanwhile, Axel digs through Zaine and Judy's things to find some better gear to travel with. He finds some more of Judy's metallic paint and some hollowed out machine parts he can wear, not only as a disguise but even provide some defence like armour.
Axel: "Woah what's this?!"
He shouts as he reaches behind Zaine's bed to find his huge sword, which dwarfed Axel in size. He grabs hold of it pulling it from behind the bed, barely managing to hold it off of the ground for too long furthermore lift it into the air.
Axel: "This must be uncle Zaine's sword, man it's heavier than I imagined. How does he lift this thing? I definitely need a weapon in case I get into any sticky situations next time"
As he struggled with the weight of the sword, he notices something else fell from behind the bed as he moved it.
Axel: "Uh? A smaller one? I don't remember Mom mentioning uncle Zaine having two... But this is a lot more manageable, it's lighter... And almost the perfect size for me to carry without it drawing attention. I'll just wear one of uncle Zaine's cloaks over it"
Axel takes the small blade and wraps it in cloth, tying it to his back. He continues rummaging through Zaine's things for things that may come in handy on his journey.
Robin walks over to Caesar as he is wielding leftover titanium into an exoskeleton, while Scrappy watches him from the side.
Robin: "... Caesar, are you sure about all this? Do you truly believe you can keep Axel safe?"
Caesar: "I believe that whether we try to stop him or not, he will find his way there. It must be human nature in him. I thought you out of the two of us would have a better understanding of that Robin. I will make sure he remains safe the entire time, do not worry your screws loose or pop any wires on your circuit board"
Robin: "It is just that, he is so young still, yes Zaine and Judy return just fine all the time but they are fully grown, adult humans"
Caesar: "Remember what Zaine said, he too grew up alone and travelled the outside world as an adolescent human. I'm sure Judy was the same way"
Robin: "You are right, please Caesar... Take care of him"
Caesar: "I will"
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Back in the underground base Zaine and the others raided earlier, the rulers of the underground machines society return to the massacre and destruction of their base. All of them displaying the code names, The Joker, The Ace, The Jack and The King among their flashy bodies, brandished completely in jewels and diamonds. Each of their bodies made entirely of stainless, sparkling gold, chrome or silver; representing their individual ranks. The Joker and Ace both chrome, The King is gold and The Jack is silver.
