Elementals: Techno Wars

Denial

Three words... That's all it took for Steve, Neos, and Sub to simultaneously grow an expression of slight panic. Quick to react, Steve attempted to keep the conversation going in hopes of changing Xander's mind.

Steve: But Xander, we need your-

Xander: My help? Steve, with all due respect, what you need is my army, and in giving you what you need, what's stopping Herobrine from sending these robots of his to attack Como?

Steve: But-

Xander: Steve, look, I'd be lying if I said I don't have the upmost respect for you and where you come from, but the price you're asking me to pay, especially as suddenly as you are, is simply far greater than what I can afford to give. If you needed some minor assistance, then maybe I could make something happen, but I'm sorry to say that I can't afford to send my troops on a suicide mission.

Steve: But, tons of people will suffer.

Xander: I'm aware... That's why it truly pains me to decli-

Steve: You're not in pain about it.

Xander: Excuse me?

Steve: You heard me. You're not in pain about it at all. Hell, you didn't even hesitate to turn us down.

Xander: Ok then, Steve, tell me, what does Como have to gain from helping you?

Steve: What does it have to gain? Well, it doesn't have much to gain from Herobrine knocking on it's front gates, I can tell you that for certain.

Xander: What exactly are you trying to say?

Steve: Come on, Xander, I remember Jack talking about you all the time, I know you're not that stupid. You know Herobrine isn't gonna stop with just TerraPrime. He'll come for everything else once he gets what he wants, and Como's no exception. You can't bribe him to ignore you, or play nice until he sees you as an ally. He wants the destruction of the entire multiverse, and he won't settle for anything less. As poor of a situation as it may be, this is a situation that we all have to be willing to give our all for, and that's why we decided to come to Como. We came here because we trusted that you'd be willing to join us in putting the safety of the multiverse at the top of your list of priorities, but it seems like you only care about things you don't have anything to lose from. In other words, you're being cowardly.

Xander: Wha-?! How dare you step foot in my throne room and say that to me?! Guards... Escort these three out of my sight.

Without a second's notice, the four guards that were surrounding the throne marched their way down the steps that rested before the throne and surrounded the three Elementals, hinting heavily that it was time to go. Not wishing to cause any trouble, the three males allowed the armored men to escort them out of the castle. Just moments later, now on the other side of the bridge that led to the castle, the Elementals sat in worry, for they had no idea what exactly they should do next.

Steve: Shit, guys, I'm so sorry. I shouldn't have opened my mouth like that.

Neos: No need to apologize, Steve. You didn't do anything wrong.

Sub: Yeah, if that guy can't wrap his head around the fact that his own kingdom's screwed if Herobrine gets what he wants, then that's no king in my book.

Steve: Damnit, what're we gonna do now?

Neos: We just gotta go find somebody who will help.

Sub: The only question there, though, is how long will it take before we find somebody who's willing to help? We can't just keep searching forever. The next closest kingdom is about a day's worth of walking away, and we don't have that kind of time to spare. Those Null robots'll find us eventually. Sooner or later, we're gonna have to go back. As for whether or not that's with any help, I don't know, but we can't stay missing forever.

Neos: Yeah, if we do, he'll just hunt us down until he finds us. Then, we're screwed. Man, why can't everyone else be here?

Sub: Wait... They can be here.

Steve: What do you mean by that?

Sub: We don't need Xander's help, or anyone's for that matter. All we need to do is get into Infinity Tower and use the teleportation device to transport everyone here. If we can get Ava, Ghost, and the others here to fight with us, then the Null robots won't be an issue in the slightest.

Neos: That's a good idea, but how do we go about executing it? I mean, we can't exactly sneak in, remember? Herobrine has all of TerraPrime under his control. We step back in there, we have no home field advantage anymore.

Steve: Yeah, that's true. If we go back, we're pretty much agreeing to play by his rules. That's not gonna be an easy task, especially when I can't even use my powers. I'm the one he wants, and I'm a sitting duck; not to mention you guys can only do so much at once with just your powers.

Sub: That's true. We really don't even have the choice to use our combination attack. If we do, it's hard to say whether or not it would affect them the same way your Delta power does on it's own.

Steve: Man, what're we gonna do?

As the group discussed their next course of action, in TerraPrime City, Herobrine continued work on his Null robots, upgrading them to suit their next task; all the while, Grimmus was left helpless to do anything to stop the white eyed virus. After a few more moments of coding, a new and improved Null robot made it's way out of the "upgrade chamber," with the sight of it pleasing that of Herobrine.

Herobrine: Ah, now that is a lovely sight.

Grimmus: Mind if I ask what's so different about it? It looks the same to me.

Herobrine: Why, I'm glad you asked, professor. Let's just say that this new upgrade I've installed thanks to some old blueprints of your's will do my army wonders in their next task: finding the Delta element; finding Steve.