That One Worker Drone

Chapter Nine: 'Revenge' and Yet Another Unexpected Encounter

Kane POV

"How the hell is a human alive!?" all of us asked, shocked that a human was here!

"It has been boring hiding in this air tower!" the human responded.

"Just WHO are you?!" I asked, intrigued at this person's situation.

"Stacey."

"And how are you alive? This place has been buried in snow for decades!" G inquired.

"Wind turbines are a great source of power over here. They even operate the greenhouse effectively!" responded Stacey.

"We should probably keep in contact..." implied A, before a knock was heard at the front door of the base.

"Who could that be?" I asked as I went to check the door. "YOU THREE!? AGAIN!?"

Immediately, L, G, and A went out, and saw Dan, Peter, and Jenny speaking to Kane

"Can you NOT continually appear at our base and try and kidnap me?!" Kane yelled, enraged at them appearing again.

"The headmaster is paying us to capture you and keep you in the colony! After all, you cannot take on all three of us!" retorted Jenny.

"But I could probably take on you alone!" Kane countered, a wide grin on his face.

"Alright!" Jenny said, as Peter and Dan backed away, leaving Jenny and Kane in a sort of arena. Jenny looked prepared to fight, while Kane just stood there, smiling.

"Go!" Dan yelled, and they were both off. Jenny charged at Kane, which he dodged, using his leg to trip her onto the ground.

A POV

I wanted to help Kane fight Jenny, but he was holding his ground! He just tripped her and... Is that a switchblade that just flew out of her pocket? Kane must have noticed, because he picked it up, and started cutting a square out of Jenny, her screaming in pain the whole time. All of our eyes turned to X's, not because Kane was killing someone, but because it was slow and painful. Kane had finished cutting into Jenny, and ripped the section out, taking a circuit board with it. Jenny's face started cycling through expressions, but she was terrified. He held the circuit board and asked one question.

"Don't you need this?" Kane asked to a terrified Jenny. Only then did we notice that Kane had a blue X on his face, just like ours, but a different colour. Jenny tried to answer, but her speech was malfunctioning.

"Fiiine, I'll give it back to you," Kane replied, then proceeded to use the board to rip out everything else out of Jenny, except her basic pain circuits.

"While I have always wondered what oil tastes like, she is all yours!" Kane replied, leaving Jenny dying in the snow, still filled with oil. Well, until G and L drank her dry, her screaming the entire time as the unending pain of being sucked dry echoed through her processors. Dan and Peter had already run away, which left Kane, us, and a dying Jenny on the ground. We walked back inside, and saw Kane on the bed, a terrified expression on his face.

"Did I just kill a worker drone with my bare hands, threaten to drink her dry, and leave her for dead, all with a smile and an X on my face!?" Kane asked, terrified of what he did.

"I should probably not encourage you, but that was a nice murder, coming from me!" Stacey replied, seeing the whole incident go down.

"Kane, you live with three murderers, one of them psychotic. Combined with the bug, your situation is affecting your code. Whether that is good or bad is up for debate." I informed, trying to comfort Kane.

"You are one of us now!" Added L, happy with the fact that Kane is now a murderer.

"This might just be you craving revenge. You want to get back at the world as a result of your upbringing." expanded Stacey, sensing the gravity of what just happened.

"With a weapon, you can defend yourself and the base if you can murder a worker using your bare hands!" G broadened, helping me comfort Kane.

"It is like one side of me loved that, while the other side hated it. I feel like I am being torn apart by myself!" Kane replied, the shock finally starting to wear off. He decided to power off for the night, a wise decision, which we all followed, since the sun was rising, meaning Stacey's day only just started. After She bid good night to us, we all powered off, Stacey leaving the camera on to keep the connection.

The Next Night/Stacey POV

I was moving some boxes in the camera frame, until the drones all greeted me.

"Nice to know you are awake!" L spoke cheerfully.

"Yeah, it's about time for me to get some shut-eye, but I do want to know how the rest of you all are doing!" I countered, hoping to get a response about Kane.

"The other three are out, helping Kane get some materials for a weapon. He is apparently leaving towards a 'Multi Death Laser Minigun'. I wish I knew what that means, but I do not."
L countered.

"Sounds like multiple death lasers inside a minigun. Or it could be a laser that shoots minigun bullets." I replied. It's time for me to get some sleep. Goodnight!"

"Night!" L replied as I went to my bed, pulled the covers over me, and went to sleep. I could not believe that a worker had murdered someone, and that he was living with three Dissasembly Drones! I slowly fell asleep, my mind drifting off to dream.

Supposedly the Next Day...

"STACEY! WAKE UP! HELLO?!" yelled a panicked voice. In an instant, I got up to my workstation and sat down.

"Why are you yelling for me!?" I asked, annoyed at being woken up.

"There was a murder drone in your house! It might still be in it!" A replied, terrified. The other three were looking at the screen, wondering what I would do. The walls were covered in claw marks, the wallpaper falling apart. I knew I probably was not safe here, so I made a insane decision.

"Got room for one more?"