The Savior and The Song

Chapter 5- From The Dead

Nov 6th, 2038 3:34:04 AM

Melody's POV

They had taken Markus from me when I arrived and tore him apart and carelessly through him on the ground. I couldn't bare to move him, I didn't want to have to see his face that had been torn apart. I watched Markus' lifeless body for hours. I sat in the android graveyard, sitting on the muddy ground, sobbing. But then I noticed a change. He seemed to... reboot? He picked himself off the ground in a panic, his LED a bright, cherry red. He coughed as he got up, trying to piece everything together.

"Markus?" I asked, my voice shaky. He didn't respond. He didn't even look at me.

"Markus," I said again, a little louder and firmer. Still nothing.

"Hey, can you hear me?" I asked, a little hurt.

Markus' POV

I rebooted and pushed myself off the ground, coughing. I looked around, trying to understand where I was and what had happened. My vision was all scratchy and red. Confused, I ran a diagnostic.

Optical Unit

Impaired vision

Corrupted Mind Palace

Audio Processor

Corrupted Audio Data

Thirium Pump Regulator

All Systems In Low Power Mode

Defective

Left and Right Leg Components

Missing

Unable To Stand

New Objective: Replace Legs

I army crawled, looking for new legs. What happened? Oh God, is Melody ok? Did she see me get...torn apart...? I pushed the thought from my mind, not wanting to focus on it. I kept crawling, hoping to find legs.

Right Leg Component

#6847j

Status: Functional

Compatible

I sit up and detached my old, mangled leg, and attached the new one. I keep crawling and find another leg.

Right Leg Component

#F321t

Status: Damaged

Incompatible

I keep going and find yet another leg.

Left Leg Component

#8429g

Status: Functional

Compatible

I picked up the leg and plugged it in.

Objective: Completed

I slowly stood up, regaining my balance. Then I felt something on my shoulder. I looked around and saw her. Melody. She pointed at her ear, seemingly understanding that I couldn't hear her. Had she tried talking to me?

New Objective: Escape Junkyard

I grabbed her hand and we made our way through the junkyard until suddenly another android grabbed at me.

"There's a place where we can be free! Find Jericho! Find Jericho!..." He said, his voice garbled and hard to understand. His LED was yellow and then it turned red and he powered off. Before he did, he showed me an image. We kept going, looking for another Optical Unit, Audio Processor, and Thirium Pump Regulator. We shimmied our way through android hands that were looking for anything to grab onto. One managed to grab me.