"As with any other problem of real consequence, there exists a mathematical solution"
"What in that bundle of electrodes brain of yours makes you so sure about that?"
"We are aware of your abilities. Unstoppable though you may seem, there are effective countermeasures that would render you, inconsequential."
"Well then it's time I show you something new, that will hotwire that hardware of yours upstairs."
"Illogical. Mathematics provides an infinity of eventualities."
"Math was never my strong subject. Let me school you on physical education instead."
"Our immense planetary spanning computational system. Our dark matter energy system provides near limitless resources..."
"By abducting entire star systems! All for your petty science fair projects!"
"...Makes the determining of and your execution not just a probability but an inevitability."
"For something so self assured, you sure bring a lot of tech."
"The number of our battalions present, are no different from those used in our quashing of any of the other, pointless and senseless, rebellions such as yours."
"You are all fabricated and mechanical parts, but I can still see you sweating. For just taking down a small planet like ours it seems like bringing a tank to a fist fight."
"Colloquialism not recognized."
"And besides...I have thought up of a new move, that would be perfect to try out on you."
"Counterpoint=our numbers greatly exceed those of your own + we already have subdued many of your potential allies. Conclusion: surrender is the only guarantee of your continued existence."
"I have been offered countless guarantees in my life "Hal" pal. Guarantees that fighting will save my people. Guarantees that I would not be made into an experimental puppet. Guarantees that I was...more than a weapon... for my friends. You know what they all amounted to? When it all comes down to it, it's only you looking after you."
"Query: why oppose those who would render aid, rather than harm for your species?"
Let me lay some human logic on you buddy. I'll simplify it for your robotic rust bucket head of yours to comprehend. Your logic is unsound. Your premise is faulty. Your formulas need reformatting. And you have missing variables.
"Counter=analysis of your abilities through your combat data, suggests strongly you lack the ability to oppose our force + (our numbers are > than the sum of yours) + this course of rebellion you have taken, is not unprecedented, and we have become most efficient in elimination."
"You may have conquered hundreds of thousands of worlds machine. But you have never tried conquering Earth. We are not some laboratory for you to test formulas on. We are not like any of the other worlds you have seen before. And you have never seen a real Earth fight, when desperate, we do some of our best work."
"Opposition is ill advised"
"Time to shut that metallic trap of yours"
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Zero Sum
Science FictionHumanity is not alone in the universe. More specifically Earth is not alone. It is an age of wonder for humanity. For all but a few. Our history has been altered, according to one who has visions of the fractured world that could have been but ne...
