Search of the Antiquorum (Astro boy X reader)

Your best friend

Astro's eyes widened as Plue fell to the ground. A tick mark then appeared on Plue's head and he shook his fist at Astro.

"That was so mean! How could you hit me like that!?" Plue cried as tears pricked the corners of his eyes. Astro scratched the back of his head and gave Plue an apologetic look.

"S-sorry Plue!" Astro apologised. Plue growled at Astro, forgetting about the fact that a very large group of fully grown men trained in combat were after him. Suddenly, Plue found himself in a fishing net. Plue's eyes widened in surprise and he looked around in alarm.

"What? WHAT!? Look what you did! Now I got caught!" Plue shouted. Astro sweat dropped. He then frowned and aimed a laser at the group of guards. The guards looked up at him and one of them held an electric whip up to Plue in a threatening manner. Plue paled at the electric whip and gulped. Astro tsked and pulled his hand back. He couldn't fire his laser for two reasons. One, he could very well harm the humans and two, Plue's life was on the line. His small body wouldn't be able to handle the voltage in the whip and he would definitely break down. Astro gritted his teeth. What was he supposed to do?

"Down the hole!" Astro's eyes widened when suddenly the wall next to the guards was blown away, knocking both Plue and the guards off their feet. Plue flew through the air and landed on the ground. Plue sniffled and just lied there.

"Why does this always happen to me?" Plue muttered as Astro narrowed his eyes at the newly made hole in the wall. The smoke then cleared to reveal you, Zack and Veronica. You grinned and looked at both Veronica and Zack, who looked fear stricken.

"Told ya that would work." You stated as you jumped into the giant room. Astro smiled when he saw you and flew down to you.

"Y/N!" Astro exclaimed as he swooped you off your feet and hugged you tightly, causing for you to drop your crutches.

"Woah! Careful." You warned while giggling. You then hugged Astro back and smiled at him. "I'm glad that you're okay." Astro nodded. He then looked down at your legs and saw that they were bandaged and frowned.

"I wish I could say the same to you, your legs..." You looked down at your legs and winked at Astro.

"Oh this is nothing that I can't handle." You then looked down and saw that Tamaki was eyeing both you and Astro with a frown.

"So, you've both come here it seems." Tamaki then looked at Zack and scowled at him. "And it also seems that I have another traitor on my hands." Zack gulped at this and took out his two knives.

"You were the one who brought this on yourself. You had hurt so many people just to get what you wanted. You even abandoned me back there!" Zack cried. He then pointed one of his knives at Tamaki. "These people, they're willing to save their friends and they have a real goal in mind for the Antiquorum. Unlike you bastards who only care about money." Tamaki clenched his teeth and glared at Zack.

"You ungrateful little twerp! Remind me again who was the one who had saved you from all of that misery, being hunted down again and again for your eyes." Tamaki told. Zack frowned.

"And I'm grateful to you for that but I've now chosen my own path. And the first step in which I need to take is taking you down!" Zack shouted. You, Astro and Veronica watched with wide eyes. Astro would have clapped if he wasn't holding you. Tamaki glowered at Zack. He then smiled and took out a gun and pointed it at him.

"You really need to learn your place, don't you?" Zack narrowed his eyes just as Tamaki fired the gun. Zack flicked the knife with his wrist and cut down the two bullets which were fired. This time Astro did clap, accidentally dropping you. You cried out and landed oddly in Veronica's arms. Astro gasped and flew down to you.