EMOTIONS

8

There is...

Something wrong with me. I may be malfunctioning. I must leave and quick.

Pressure was suddenly crushing into my stomach. I did not feel anything, but I did sense a bit of denting.

"Do you want to be destroyed, Scraps?"

That word...

What am I doing?

Why am I still here?!

I furrow my eyebrows and stare down Erza. She did not back down, neither did I. I grab her ankle and toss her across the room. I jump up and face the guild. They are all ready to fight.

I take my stance. If I get destroyed, might as well fight before that happens. The first to come at me was Erza. She throws punches but I block them and upper cut her. After she goes down Gray jumps in and kicks me across the room.

I flip over when he stabs ice blades right at me. I stand and push him down. I back flip away from Wendy when she does a Sky Dragon Roar. I place my hand where my kunai's usually are but I have forgotten that my weapons are gone.

When I look back up, I'm launched into tables by Gajeel. His fist comes at me and I block it with my fist. Our fists hit one another's repeatedly and quickly. He suddenly knees my stomach and punches my into a pillar.

I look up slowly. I was facing Natsu. I get up but get pushed down by him. I clench my teeth. I swipe my leg under his, causing him to fall back. I stand and pin him down.

I grab both his wrists into one hand and I raise the other into a fist. I was ready to strike...

But

I furrow my eyebrows, "Why are you not fighting back?"

"Why aren't you?"

I glare and raise my fist but...I could not hit him. Something about his stupid face. I lower my guard and was kicked off of Natsu by Erza. Erza lifts her fist and punches me right on the eye.

My left eye. I felt shocks through me. I start twitching.

Natsu pushes Erza off.

"What was that for?!" he asks.

He looks at me and his eyes widen. He looks up at Erza.

"Look what you did! You chipped her face!"

I blink, "Have I been...damaged?"

Natsu helps me up off the floor.

"Come on..."

Natsu leads me out the guild.

"Natsu."

He looks at me and raises his eyebrow.

"I must see where I have been damaged."

Natsu nods and he leads me somewhere. I see the location in the distance. It was the abandoned town from when I arrived.

"Magnolia."

Natsu stops walking and looks at me. I tilt my head.

"Yes?"

"I need to ask you something."

A strong wind passes by us.

Hair on my face.

I grab the strands and put it behind my ear. Natsu lifts up a piece of metal from the floor. He points it at me.

I was staring at myself.

I never knew how I looked like. I have blonde hair, that is tied up into a ponytail. I was given brown eyes. I had a heart shaped face and rather long eyelashes. I look at my left eye.

It was cracked. I place a finger on one of the cracks and some skin chips off. Natsu lowers the metal and drops it.

"I have...never seen how I look like before."

Natsu smiles, "Well, now you know that you're beautiful."

I was going to ask what he meant but then he moves to the side. I was looking at a burnt down building. I was facing a specific corner of the building. My eyes widen.

Why...does this look familiar?

Flashes of fire and ash appeared before me. I shake my head.

"I-I think I am...malfunctioning!"

Natsu steps in front of me. I look up at him. His face suddenly glitches. I gasp and step back.

"07."

He reaches his hand out. Suddenly a little boy was reaching out to me.

07!

HELP!

There is a lump in my throat. I kneel down and cover my ears.

MakeitstopMakeotstopMakeitstopMakeitstopMakeitstopMakeitstopMakeitstopMakeitstopMakeitstopMakeitstopMakeitstopMakeitstopMakeitstopMakeitstop-

"07!"

I jump a bit but don't look up.

"07...Have you been here before?"

I freeze.

Have I been here before?

I do not know.

I am...uncertain.

"I....do not know."

Natsu grabs me in an embrace.

Nice...

"Do you remember a little boy?"

I gasp and jump away from him. A little boy flashes in front of me again. I was hugging him. I was...protecting him.

"W-What is this? What are you doing to me, Natsu Dragneel?"

He steps towards me but I crawl back. I flip backwards and stand up.

"Is this a way to trap me or something? I get it! I am a Robot!"

Natsu raises his eyebrow. I would have the same reaction. What am I saying?

I stumbled on my words but I finally said-

"I DIDN'T CHOOSE THIS LIFE! I DIDN'T ASK TO BE MADE!"

I turn and run.

"07!"

I did not look back. What is wrong with me? There is something surging through me. Different things at the same time. I must go back to my Creator. He needs to fix me! Flashes of flames appear. I ran into the woods. I trip over a tree root.

"GAH!"

I fall face first into the dirt. I slowly look up.

"AH-"

There are flames...everywhere...

W-What is going on?

I stand up quickly.

Where did this fire come from?

Flames shoot up which causes me to fall back.

"Hello!"

I look around. Whose voice is that?

"Please- help me!"

I stare in front of me. It was...the boy...in the corner of the building. It is collapsing. I stand up and was about to turn and run but...I could not.

Why is this familiar?

I turn to look at the boy. I clench my fists and run towards him.

Everything goes white.

Thank you...