The Guardians Of Aeristar

Saving Private Reaper

    As we got around the corner I saw the reprogramming chamber, when we got to it I looked through the window and saw something bad, A big machine with tons of arms, five with claws one with a reprogramming chip, a screwdriver, a laser, and a saw blade. 

“We have to move fast,” I said and Jake just nodded with approval. 

Just then we heard one of the people in the room say, “Alright get R34P3R on the reprogramming stand, 4CUM3N, can you get a reading on the rogue and see if you can locate the reprogramming key for it.”

Almost instantaneously the AI Acumen (4CUM3N) responded, “Yes agent 27, R34P3R’s reprogramming key is being digistructed in at this moment.” The man then went to a small sliding door in a wall, opened it up and grabbed some sort of chip.

    We began to make our move, I began hacking the door lock mechanism while Jake watched for any security bots. The man then inserted the chip into a console with a monitor on it, and the screen displayed information about Reaper, it said that he was 99% deviated from his program. 

    “99 huh, I expected better from you, we just have to wipe your memory and you will be good to go, Acumen, run a security check of the room, and the ventilation.” The man said

“Yes sir, the door is 0.00001% damaged, just a basic few scratches, and the only organic material in the ventilation are spiders and rats.” Acumen replied.

“Perfect, now let us begin, Acumen begin the reprogramming process.” The man said. 

“Yes, sir.” The system replied and the arms began moving, the one with the lazer cut off most of his hair on the left side of his head. The one with the reprogramming chip then plugged into the data drive in his head, which was hidden behind his hair.

Reaper then was… powered down…. No, I have to move fast. 

As I was nearing being done with hacking I looked back over to see that the screwdriver had unscrewed the back panel of Reaper and one of the claws grabbed it, I also noticed that Reaper. Was being held there by the other four claws which were holding his arms and legs.

When I got the door open I dodged out of the way before the man could see me, and Jake walked in.

“So, how is it going with this rogue?” Jake said as the door closed behind him.

“It’s going well, except for one problem, when we powered it down the power dampening rings seemed to stop working, if he were to wake up now then there would be no telling what he could do, he would have his powers at full strength after all.” The man replied

“Hmm, not good, well I gotta get back to Dynamo, don’t mess this up now,” Jake said, and just as he did…

“Hello, Dynamo! When did you get here, my calculations show that there is nothing that you can do to help Reaper, oh and I am so sorry that I haven't introduced myself, my name is 4CUM3N, but you can call me Acumen, or at least you may until you die in the incinerator, here, I will even give you the express route!” I heard as a screen dropped down in front of my face, as it finished a claw launched out of the wall and grabbed my leg, it then yanked me into a pipe, which I then fell down, all I could see was a bright red circle at the bottom. 

Acting fast I launched one of my grappling hooks at a wall and the other one at the other wall. As they stuck to the walls I was barely able to come to a stop, it is up to Shadow Claw to rescue Reaper now, it’s up to me, to save myself, for now, then I will be capable of rescuing them. The doors to the incinerator than shut and I was able to land. When I landed on the door to the incinerator I began looking for a way out of here.

I soon noticed a chute in the wall, as I don't see any other route, I climbed down it. As the chute was beginning to get steeper I could barely see it, but there was a ladder on the wall in front of me. I grabbed on but it didn’t go up, so I had no choice but to go down. As I began my descent I heard static over my earpiece, through it however I could make out a few words, “Dynamo *Static* Reaper *Static* Is *Static* Luke *Static*” I tried to respond but nothing was working, I was too far below sea level. I continued going down until I saw an old and rusty hallway, I got off the ladder and went inside in… there has got to be a way out of here. 

“What do you mean that Wendy was powered on, it’s impossible.” I heard in a robotic voice from down the hall… Wendy, could they mean that W3N0Y robot that I encountered in that parts room? I heard a loud but slow banging coming from the vents. Every bang was followed by a metallic grinding sound. 

*Bang… Grind… Bang… Grind… Bang… Grind… Bang… Grind* Until finally it stopped, one loud bang happened just as two robots were coming around the corner, as they saw me the W3N0Y bot fell from the vent above them, Landing on one, then reaching out, grabbing the other one and throw it into the wall. “Run…...now….” It said through heavy static as one of its hands pointed at the vent.

I grappled up to the vents and began to make my way back to level sub 49, I fell two floors down I would assume. By the time that I got higher up I heard over my headset, "Dynamo I repeat, I have rescued Reaper, meet us new Luke Warms holding cell, and we will free him together." From Jake.

"Roger that, I am on my way." I responded and continued going up to the floor, according to my map of the building I was one floor too low, but just below the holding cell… I might be able to sneak in.