Monstercat: Origins (Part 1)

Chapter 29: Thank You

Camon swooped to the ground. "What happened," one of the green men shouted, "It wasn't the Artists was it?" Camon had no clue what they were talking about. "The Labels are taking over the planet, theres not much of us left! The only people left are the Canadians, the Americans, and most of Europe. Some people say the head of the enemy call themselves Section Z!" another man explained. Camon was still bewildered. He knew that he had to get back to the Cult though. He didn't know why, but he just had to. "I'll be back to save your civilization," Camon said to them all, "You stay strong with those... things." "You mean our dubstep guns? They're powerful sound technology that defend us from the Label's military," a man said in reply. "Give me one of those," he said, "I might be needing it." Once again, he didn't know why. He strapped on the oxygen mask and launched towards the Cult again. He landed in the launch bay. The laboratories were completely destroyed. Vario came over the loudspeakers, "Welcome back, Camon. I see you destroyed the Alchemist. Unfortunately, Ninür and I have noticed that you didn't kill it's newly found friends." Camon turned around to see a giant shark hovering over the Earth with lasers strapped to his head. "Laser sharks..." Camon said, "Oh no. That means theres more on the way." Camon ran towards the broken balcony of the launch bay. "Just to let you know, Camon, I'm coming for you," Vario said. Camon had to hurry. He swooped down to the Sanctuary to grab the rest of the soul. Once he approached the cracked soul, he noticed the cat laying on the ground nearby. "This ship is going to blow my friend, you should come with me," Camon said, scooping it up. He then noticed his bandana was tied around its neck. "How'd that happen?" Camon said. Then, the image popped into his head. The cat with the teeth and headphones. He stared at the cat, but not for too long. He dashed again to the upper labs. He found the robotics lab and placed the cat on a pile of rubble. He took the soul to a desk and took off the bookbag. He pulled out the manual and began reading. He needed to organize them in a certain manner before he could use some kind of welding tool on it. The blueprint showed how to arrange them so the combined to make a small oval with a defined head and arms that were connected magnetically. Out of the corner of his eye he saw the cat sniffing around in a nearby toolbox. Then he saw the welding gun. He ran over to the cat. "Thank you," Camon said. The cat looked him in the eyes. It's eyes were black. It collapsed on the ground. Camon didn't know what to do. He was sure it was dead, but the half a soul never escaped. He quietly backed away and moved to the vessel. He began to melt the pieces together until they formed a metal container. He placed the soul inside and welded the final piece on. The small metal chunk came to life, with blue eyes shining through its floating head. "Camon?" it said. "We don't have much time Dr. Raven! We need to go!" he shouted. "But... I'm dead?" it said. "Obviously not anymore! Now we need to get to the ships power source. I read somewhere that its directly below the holodeck. "I'm so confused Camon, please explain," the vessel said. Camon grabbed it and ran towards the balcony, but it was too late. Vario jumped from below onto the platform. "Here I am, boy," he said. "What do you have there?" he added. "Obviously it's none of your business," Camon backfired. "It's about to be," Vario said, raising his hand. A large turtle shell popped out and spun towards Camon, knocking him out immediately.
(Dream)
Camon sat in the robotics laboratory, everything back to normal. Next to him sat the soul vessel. Vario was there too, but frozen. The cat was still fainted in the background as well. The vessel popped up. "Camon, are we still alive?" it asked. "Yeah... I think so," he curtly replied. "It looks like we have plenty of time to talk now," it said, "Also, Dr. Raven is just someone I made up. My real name is... well, technically I have two. As you found out, half of me is Grinerous Raven. I failed an experiment on myself, but I did save a dying friend of yours. You see, the Cro race is very scarce, and we're pretty much extinct. So, in order to preserve two of my species lives, I created a combination of us. That was Dr. Raven. But you see, the other person that made him up was nearly killed when T27-c was invaded. Your best friend, Dravin." Camon sat staring at the vessel. "D- Dravin?" he sniffled. He hugged the small metal oval. "I... I saved my two best friends simultaneously. Well... Dr. Raven was my best friend, I mean. Now I think I know why. I'm so happy to see you, even if you're a small ball of metal." "Before we get all emotional, you've got a planet to save. However, you're dead. And the commander of the spirit world said last time that it was your last chance. However, there is a way to save you from in here. What animal do you know has multiple 'lives' Camon," the vessel said. Camon looked over at the fainted cat. "Two halves equal a whole, you know," the vessel continued, "Also, you can call me Predictbot." Camon walked over to the cat, comfortably wrapped up in Stert the bandana. He picked it up. "Lets get to the soul machine," Camon said. Those were the last words Camon said in this body. Predictbot took its arms and carried the two down to the now alive and blissful sanctuary. The hall was filled with vines and light. They walked into the dome portion of the Sanctuary, and there lay the machine. Camon gently took the cat over to the tank and set it in. Then he stepped into the right tank and braced himself. Predictbot looked at Camon with his hand on the lever. He pulled and watched as light filled the room.