Glitter & Gold (Marvel/Star Wars Crossover)

Chapter 24: Taking Down Aida, The Android

We quickly ran into the lounge to find Piecor, R3, Phil, Kina, and Mack. On the way, Ahsoka explained to me everything she knew. As we searched the computers for any traces of Aida, May walked in with an anxious look. "Any luck finding Aida?"

"I'm checking local APBs, pointlessly. But Fitz and Radcliffe should be back any minute. Maybe they'll have some idea where Aida's headed." Phil pointed out.

"This isn't some Johnny 5 we're talking about. This is a bloodthirsty murder-bot on the loose. This thing really killed Nathanson?" Mack asked, rather shocked.

Phil nodded. "Yeah. Question is why. If we catch her, I'm sure we'll get some crazy-ass Roy Batty explanation."

"Maybe Nathanson saw something he wasn't supposed to see." May suggested.

"Guess we won't know till we find Aida." Phil stated.

"I can't believe she killed an agent." I mentioned, having troubles wrapping my head around this whole dilemma.

"Yeah neither can I. But first, maybe we lock up the guy who created this mess." Mack insisted as he looked over at Radcliffe who just walked in with Leo.

"Don't ...Don't be so quick to judge. Aida's programming was perfect. This is ...is clearly the Darkhold's fault." Radcliffe said, stumbling over his words.

I narrowed my eyes. For some reason he was acting strange. Phil then furrowed his brows. "You're saying reading the Darkhold may have corrupted Aida's programming? Is that even possible?"

I glanced over at Racliffe to see that he remained quiet, now knowing something was up. I kept my eye on him as the conversation continued. Leo shook his head. "Technically, no, but we are dealing with a book that can read people's minds and also reveal the hidden secrets of the universe, so..."

May sighed. "I never should have let Aida near that thing."

"Don't be so hard on yourself, Agent May. I, for one, am glad that Aida read that book." Radcliffe stated before he looked over at Leo, Phil, and me. "Otherwise, the three of you would not be standing here alive at this very moment."

"Well, book or no book, you're still a big, dumb idiot for building that thing in the first place." Mack argued.

"Let's save that debate for another time. Right now, we need to find Aida, and the first step is figuring out what she wants." Phil urged.

Radcliffe scoffed. "Well, that's simple. She wants to live."

It wasn't long until May returned, informing us that she sent Aida's photos out to local authorities. Mack was still pissed off at Radcliffe, which I don't blame him.

"Looks like your creepiness finally works in our favor. Shouldn't be too hard to find your beautiful Weird Science sex-bot." Mack rebuked.

"That's unfair, Mack. I've never had sex with Aida. We're just good friends." Radcliffe defended.

Kina nodded, not sounding convinced. "Uh-huh, you keep telling yourself that, or'dinii."

"Looks like someone's been hanging out with the Mandalorians too much." Ahsoka commented rather amused.

Radcliffe raised an eyebrow. "I'm sorry...what did she call me?"

"Nothing...of importance." I assured him as I waved it off.

"Listen to me, I swear we're just friends." Radcliffe insisted. "Aida and I never had sex!"

I grimaced, not wanting to know anything else about this topic as it was already weird enough. "Alright...good to know."