A State Trooper, In An Eternal Winter, Surrounded By Drones

Chapter 14 - An Unfortunate End And An Interesting Beginning

Dr. Z POV

I tipped the mug back, taking a long drink of purified oil. I'll just double check on him, then clock out. I pushed open the door, and I was sent flying back. A gray and green blur whizzed past me and down the hall, quickly disappearing around the corner. I sat there, running 'shocked.jpg' for a solid few seconds before slowly peering into the room. Micheal was gone. "Well shit. How the hell am I supposed to explain that to Khan?"

Micheal POV

I dove into the armory, my new wings giving a significant upgrade to just running. I looked back at the door, which now lay as a smashed panel of reinforced steel on the ground. I shrugged and grabbed my police uniform, tearing off the itchy hospital fatigues and pinning my badge on, albeit a tad dull. I grabbed my sidearm and ripped a CAR-15 out of a weapons locker. I held it fast, admiring the overall look and upkeep of such an obsolete weapon.

I slapped a magazine in and grabbed a box of 5.56 NATO and a number of magazines, stuffing them into my new storage compartment. 'This new body is amazing, I wonder what else-No! Uzi needs help! Worry about this later!' I quickly slapped a magazine into the weapon, slapping the bolt release and extending my wings again. I quickly whooshed up and down the hallway, narrowly missing the closing airlock doors. I could hear the WDF drones exclaim in surprise, but only for a second as I landed in the freezing cold snow, the large door closing securely behind me with a dull thud. I wrapped my fingers around my weapon and took off into the sky, my new sight being replaced with a kind of electronic visor. I looked around, a green spotter suddenly appearing in my vision. 'Distress signal spotted, two point four klicks out.' I tucked my wings behind me and dove, the ground rapidly getting closer, and closer-WHOOMP! I rapidly extended my wings out, sailing through the starry night, my slick form streaming through the cold night.

I hovered, a thin wisp of air shooting from my back and keeping airborne. I observed Uzi and a Disassembly Drone fighting through my night vision, and dove down, impacting the ground between the two.I stood up, glancing at Uzi, who had been thrown back, running 'surprise.jpg'. I quickly turned my head, seeing the hostile drone staring at me with malicious intent. "Fucking cease and desist!" I whipped out my phone, dashing it into my pocket and hitting play.

The drone launched itself forward, its long blades gleaming. I quickly ran 'baton.exe' and my right hand disappeared into my arm, a long nightstick extending. I brought it up and quickly blocked, the sharp teeth digging into the thick steel. I parried it and took the opportunity to push him back, my teeth grinding. I booted the drone in the chest, sending him flying backwards. "You good Uzi?!" "Y-Yeah!" I watched the drone slowly stand up, his visor slightly cracked. "I won't ask you again-" I suddenly noticed another yellow 'X' in the darkness of the spire, and I quickly replaced both my hands with two halves of a riot shield. I heard - And felt - the 9 mm rounds pinging the shield, and I quickly deployed my taser. I heard a feminine scream of pain, and suddenly my ballistic shield was pried apart, a yellow 'X' appearing in my face. 'Oh shi-' I was suddenly being sent through a window, crashing against a large metal storage cabinet. "He tased me!" I heard a hiss of rage. I quickly stood, facing my assailants.

"I'm gonna ask you one more time-" I deployed my rifle, the bright red laser beaming through the air, landing on one of their heads. "Cease and desist!" "Fuck off!" "Well actually-" I dove forward, picking one up by the neck, pinning her against the wall. "A trench coat? I'll give you points for style, however..." I ran 'sheepish.jpg.' "I kinda have to stop you." I threw an EMP grenade at the two drones quickly approaching from behind, and quickly slammed her into the metal wall, twisting steel rebar like paper, trapping her firmly to the wall, making her gasp in anger. "You little-" I didn't have the opportunity to hear her finish, as I was already grabbing the male Disassembly Drone. "Sorry mate." I was about to shut down his circuits, but I suddenly felt a searing pain rip through my leg. "GAH!" I reached down and ripped her blade out of my leg, oil already spurting from the wound. 'Warning! Rage levels reaching peak levels!' "You cheapshotting piece of-!"

I grabbed the last drone's arm, which had transformed into a kind of blaster. We wrestled for control of the weapon, I tried to grab the external safety, accidentally hitting some kind of dial. She suddenly yanked it, suddenly getting kneed in the groin. 'Pressure point hit, activating extreme pain levels.' "FUCK!" I cursed the pain protocols of my new body, looking up to see the weapon charging, bright yellow particles zooming into the quickly brightening beam. "Say goodnight fucker!" I threw myself forward, trying to grab the weapon. Bright yellow light flashed around me, and I readied my fist-Tink. I bounced off, falling down, down, down into the snow. I stood up, suddenly realizing something. 'Size change detected. You are now 1/10 size.' "WHAT?!" "Well well well, what do we have here?" I was suddenly scooped up, the giant white fingers grasping me uncomfortably tight. I looked up, suddenly face-to-face with the giant visor of the drone from earlier.

"Awww, you got all shrunk! What a loser!" She let out a shrill laugh that made me want to rip out my ears. I looked over, seeing the drone in the trench coat had peeled herself out of the wall. "That stupid purple drone ran off." "Whatever, we still got this loser." I quickly ran 'scared_shitless.jpg' as the drone looked at me, running 'mischievous.jpg.' "W-What're you..." I subconsciously ran 'horror.jpg' as the drone slowly ran her tongue around her mouth. "PUT ME THE FUCK DOWN YOU-" I was abruptly and violently stuffed into the hot, slimy cavern you call this beast's mouth. I was tossed and thrown around, slamming into hard metal walls and teeth, a saliva-like liquid giving a faint yellow light. "Stop this-Ow!-immature-Mmf!-disgraceful-Gah!-at once!" I opened my mouth to shout out in anger, accidentally swallowing a mouthful of the foul liquid. "Bleh! Urgh!" I spat it out, which was very difficult as her tongue was playing with me as a child would a stuffed animal, thrown around, smashed against walls, et cetera. I could hear echoing speech, but it was difficult to understand, given as the words twisted and distorted in the immense space.

The metallic yet somewhat soft tongue halted its assault, and I quickly grabbed hold of one of her teeth, digging my nightstick into a small gap for leverage. Suddenly, the entire cave tilted backwards, and I was dangling in the air. I looked down, seeing a dark hole leading to a faint yellow light. "Nope, nuh uh, no way." I reached up, trying to climb up the semi-slippery boulders called teeth. I grasped a long, pointy tooth, similar to a dog's canines, boosting myself up-The mouth opened, and a singular finger poked in, pushing against my face and towards the long fall. "No! No have mercy-" I scrambled for a grip as I slipped and fell, down, down, down, landing on the tongue again. I could hear echoing giggles of amusement coming form the dark hole, and the rough surface flipped over, and I was suddenly grabbed by two, squishy walls, being forced downwards. "NOOOOOOOO-"

The walls clamped down, silencing my cry.

Uzi POV

I watched in horror as the drone calmly trailed her finger downwards over her neck, smiling to herself. "He was a good opponent, but he made a good meal in the end." The drone smiled manically. "Should we go after that other drone?" "She might still be around here." "Fan out!" I scrambled to my feet and ran away, panting heavily. Micheal couldn't be helped anymore, but I would NOT become those thing's next victim, much less a meal!