Verum I: The Awakening

7: The Invasion

Notes:

CW: Gun violence, blood, surgery-like moment
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"How about I'll make you a nice dinner when we are back home?" Bluctro and I were walking quickly, hand in hand. He was still nervous from what I had told him beforehand. Right now he was trying to ease his mind.

"How about we make some soup?" Bluctro loves to cook for me and I also love to try new meals.

"Sounds good to me, dear"

We were nearing the backside of the entrance to the bunker. Just talking about what kind of soup we should make and if darker or lighter bread fits better, when suddenly two armed men turned the corner and pointed their guns at us.

"What the fuck is that thing?", I heard one of them say.

"Luce Balton? You are under arrest.", said the other one. I was just about to lift my arms in surrender when Bluctro moved me behind him.

As if two of these soldiers weren't already enough, soon a few more appeared from, I assume, the basement. They were inside while we were gone. I think I should be glad that we went outside, even though they might have destroyed some stuff. But I probably won't be in there ever again anyway.

12 guns were pointing at us. "Do not move unless we say so, or we will shoot!"

"Please just stay behind me, my light. Remember, I am easier to fix than you. We will both live, ok my love? Ok?", my lover whispered to me in a frantic tone.

Despite the both of us not moving, the first gunshots were fired. Now it is over, I thought to myself. But then I realized that they were not directed at us.

Before me was the most gruesome sight I have ever seen. Three soldiers were already lying dead on the floor, blood splashing and spraying out of their bodies. The black armor of their colleagues was painted in red. Time has seemingly slowed down.
The fourth one fell. The rest of them had found cover.
The picture of the massacre became smaller and smaller. Trees began to slowly cover the sight of it like the curtains of a stage. Cold and quick wind tickled my skin. Only when a hand buried my head in their chest did I realize that Bluctro was carrying me away. "Please just keep your head down! Please just keep your head down, dammit! They are still following us!"

There were gunshots coming in our direction. I didn't even notice in my daze. How can I be so stupid?
One just hit the tree behind us, the next bullet hit the one we just ran past.
Another shot came and hit metal. Bluctro stumbled forward a bit, but he could keep his balance and go on further. He just got hit. A few moments later they shot his back again. I was feeling so much fear that I couldn't even react.
They were breaking my Bluctro.

But the next one broke me. The bullet hit my left knee and went further up into my thigh. I could feel the bone shatter and my flesh being ripped apart from the inside. I couldn't feel the pain though, for too much adrenaline was pumping through my body.
After that, no other bullet hit us. Until everything went completely silent. There were no more bullets fired. Whoever just saved us killed them all.
And I am grateful for that.

Bluctro put me down on the floor against a thick tree. "Fuck, Fuck, Fuck, Fuck!", was all he said. I have never heard him say such words before, but I didn't care. My mind was getting hazy and I am of the opinion that swearing is good for the soul anyway.

"Bluctro... You are hurt. Please show me your back..." Only one of his eyes was still glowing and there was oil and cooling fluid dripping onto the grass. "You can't lose too much-"

For the third time I was interrupted that day. "YOU can't lose too much blood! Just look at you! You're bleeding out! You are dying..."

I looked down at my leg and finally felt the unbearable pain. Bluctro had already ripped my jeans apart and was pressing down on the wound. But at the same time he was also pressing on my shattered bone. It made me scream and cry. Bluctro was starting to sway too and my mind went dizzier and dizzier. Is this it?

The answer was no.

Very heavy footsteps ran in our direction, soon there stood the most majestic being I've ever seen before us. He was like the void, darker than the night itself. The red lights on his body gave me some kind of comfort. Or was it his calm movements as he knelt down next to us?
His hand cupped my cheek and then he whispered, "Luce... I am so sorry. I have failed once again. But this time no one will die. I promise." I just looked at the giant robot baffled, then at Bluctro who had the same expression.
"These bullets are made of lead. I need to take the one in your thigh out, right now. This will hurt a lot. I am sorry."

Bluctro went behind me so that he could hug me and keep me in place. One of his hands covered my eyes and the black robot held my leg still.
Something inserted itself into my wound and went deeper and deeper. I couldn't help but cry my soul out. It drove out with what I assume is the bullet and went back in again. As far as I know, there might still be pieces of lead inside, that's why he went back in. Even though it hurts, you better be safe than sorry. After that my thigh began to burn. That should mean that, hopefully, everything was taken out now, because he is probably closing the wound.
Soon it was all over.

"How are you still conscious after that?" Bluctro asked me.

"I... I don't know...", my attention turned to our savior, "will you help Bluctro too now, please?"

"Of course I will. Bluctro, if you don't mind?"

Bluctro nodded and carefully laid me down on the grass. Then he showed the other robot his back.
Now that the adrenaline has worn off, I was very tired. I still could catch some things that they did, like there were sparks and later tubes attached to both robots. But soon I drifted off to sleep.

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Notes:

Remember to visit your elderly loved ones, before it's too late.
I don't even have any viewers, yet there is already "AO3 curse type shit" happening. But I guess that's just life, sux, skill issue.
At least I got a part that I get to dedicate to somebody.
Rest in peace.