Child of Omens Ruination: Aftermath

Chapter 4: Drifting Further and Further

Ace walks back into the main room in V's lab. Winter and Neo had left by the time Ace got back. The only ones left in the room were V and Shadow. V was currently sitting in a comfy-looking chair. He's reading from a book. Shadow lays underneath the chair. It perks up as it sees Ace. Ace takes a seat in the chair opposite V.

V: "How did she handle the news?"

Ace: "About as much as a mother would if she found out their child and her entire family had been murdered. As well as not being able to do anything about it."

V: "*sigh* I truly do pity her current situation. She has been thrust into a future she doesn't belong in. All of her friends and family no longer exist."

Ace: "Dame shame, though. If only there were someone who knew her."

???: "Incorrect. There is approximately one individual who is connected to Summer Rose." A robotic voice spoke up from behind the two.

Ace quickly turns and pulls out King of Clubs to point at the voice. He squints as he sees an android of some kind. He recognized the robot as the one that came here with Winter.

The android seemed almost entirely like a human, except for the distinct metal hands that looked like claws on a wolf. It appeared to look like a young man with dark black hair with blue eyes, but he wore SMC military gear.

Ace: "Your that droid Winter had with her. What happened? Your mommy forgot to take you with her?" Ace not lowering King of Clubs.

V: "Ace. Please put down the gun. He won't hurt you."

Ace: "He?!"

W01-4: "The individual known as V is correct. I have been assigned to act alongside Ace. My designation is W01-4, a prototype interface android. I am designed with an onboard artificial intelligence, with over 90 billion optical neurons." Ace had a confused look on his face.

V: "*sigh* Ace, the average human mind has around 86 billion neurons. Winter seems to think you may need his help."

Ace: "Wait, what?! I don't need any help. And what the hell kind of shit does she expect me to do?"

W01-4: "Lady Schnee has assigned me the mission to assist you in your mission to find the remaining team members."

Ace: "What team?" Finally, lowering his gun.

V: "That was what I wanted to talk to you about. Winter wanted your help to assemble a strike team of sorts for a vital mission. Miss Rose is one of the members, as well as our associate here."

Summer: "Ace?" The three turn as they hear her sheepish voice.

They can tell that she had been crying since she and Ace talked. She stood at the foot of the doorway to the kitchen; she gripped her arm as she still had her sorrowful look.

Ace: "Yeah? Are you alright?"

Summer: "Wolf said that there was someone who I knew that was still alive. Who?"

W01-4: "Incorrect, Mrs. Rose. I am designated W01-4."

Ace: "Nope. It's Wolf now. Way easier to work with."

Summer: "Who is it, Wolf? Who else is alive?" Hope seemed to surface across her face.

Wolf: "From the Schnee Military Core Database, there have not been any added data of a Tai Xiao Long."

Summer: "Tai!! He's alive! We have to go see him!"

Ace: "Wait, we don't even know who that is or where he is."