Only time will tell (FutureShipping)

Chapter 3

Acronix listened carefully to his brother when was describing his plan. Though his mind tailed off once he did mention about Cyrus. He was still yet confused about his emotions, mainly with the inventor. As he thought more about the male, the more he drowned out his brothers' voice. But he was quickly snapped out of his thoughts when he got tapped on the shoulder by Krux. He quickly looked at him and gave a nervous smile. "What's on your mind brother? You seemed distracted since you got back." Krux said in a slightly worried tone. Acronix shrugged it off. "It's nothing brother", he said with a smile.

Krux picked up the helmet and turned around to Acronix, who he gave a puzzled look. "Soon enough, we will turn today's generation back to Its pre-modern glory." He said with a bright grin, Acronix let out a small oooh, "I like that-" He said as he reached for the helmet, which Kruck quickly moved it away. "It's not for us", he simply said as he walked to the pod that held the snakes. Acronix took his attention to the pod and looked back at his brother once he wondered what he was doing. Though he did break the pod, allowing snakes to slither out and form into some being that was just entirely made out of snakes. Acronix looked at it amused.

"Meet the Vermillion Warrior, soon enough we will have just enough that we need for our final plan to succeed," Krux said with a grin. Though despite him trying to get the full plan out, Acronix suddenly turned his attention to the small phone he was given. "Where did you get that--?" He questioned his brother. "Oh! it was a gift! Just look at how many buttons you can press on a flat glass that does different things!" Acronix said joyfully. Which had Krux facepalm. "Please don't tell me you are going to get distracted with that horrid device" Krux practically pleaded. Though it didn't seem to catch the slightly younger males' attention.

"This is like magic! How can they create something this tiny and it does whatever you press it to do!" He went on about how great the device is, which had Krux quietly growling.

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Krux had made a plan to get the best inventor there is, Cyrus Borg, but though with the public constantly around him. Certainly, it was not an easy job, and he knew it all too well. As Krux looked down at the man who was getting ready for his big presentation, his brother decided to come up with a small idea. "Brother, why not I disguise as a regular Civilian and lure borg away? Since he is kinda friends with me, surely he would like to talk," Acronix suggested. Though merely he wanted to see the many 'magical' tools today's time have in store for him. Krux thought about it. "Well, that isn't a bad idea. Though I still will have the vermillion warrior sent out if you don't get him away from everyone in time before the ninjas get him" he said, without another thought about the true meaning.

Later on, Acronix arrived at the sight where borg would be, he adored the turtle neck attire, he felt himself with it. He quietly walked to the other people, quite amazed by the amount of 'glowing glass metal slabs' there was. Quietly he went around everyone so he had more space to see what's up front. Though he felt an uneased feeling in his chest, he wasn't certain what it was since he never experienced it. He quietly stared at borg, feeling his heart pumping against his chest. If today's time was still like anything from what he was used to, certainly feeling this way would put him into a lot of shame.

'What is this feeling...?' The time twin thought, it felt like nothing else mattered around him, but only the male that was talking with a smile to win any heart. A confident smile that basically shows he loved the attention of others. "Acronix!" Yelled his brother. Acronix shook his head and turned on his earpiece. "Yes?" The other twin questioned. "I ain't got all day" the younger twin barked. Which Acronix frowned. He hated how his brother talked to him like this. Though he looked at borg once more, to see him presenting the device he just released. Acronix basically became love-struck. His posture relaxed and he softly smiled at the male. Though he didn't know why he was acting this way. Merely didn't know what this was.

"Give me a bit more time to lure him away brother, I can't exactly do it now", he said to his earpiece. Though he only heard a grumble from his brother. "Waited 40 years for this, don't pester me with waiting any longer. But only this once." Krux grumbled to him, crossing his arms from afar. Which had him to bring down his binoculars. Acronix smiled at his victory and turned off the earpiece. But he let out a terrified squeak when his arm was suddenly grabbed and pulled to the side. Which Krux did not see at the time. "Calm down, it's just me", Pixel said with a soft smile. "Oh- god you did scare me for a second there. I thought I was being kidnapped", Acronix admitted, putting a hand on his chest.

"Certainly I wouldn't do a good job at kidnapping someone taller than myself", Pixel joked, which had the time twin to chuckle. "Now, what did you pull me aside for?", He asked of her. "Cyrus wants you to know that you are welcomed at the Borg tower, any friend of mine is a friend of his." She said. Though Acronix did felt a bit upset due to the plan he had to follow. "If you want, since you have much to discover, would you like to see what we have in the store?" Pixel questioned, which highly grew his interest. He nodded in excitement. But though it didn't last long with the very vermillion warrior alerting everyone. Acronix looked at Pixel before he ran off. Merely to get changed out of the clothing and to retrieve his primary armor and clothing wear. "And to say to give you more time to lure him...Don't expect me not to see you talking to Pixel." Krux said in the earpiece. Which had Acronix to frown.

He not only wanted to see the technology but did want to see Borg again. Well, he was going to see him soon anyway. Acronix picked up the time blade and looked at it before he put his mask on and transported next to his brother. He stayed silent as things went down at the store. Though Pixel was suddenly gone as well. 'Where is she?' Acronix thought. But though it was interrupted when the ninjas showed up. Even though with him fighting them personally, they still got their asses kicked by the warrior. Which had the twins to snicker by them arguing and such about who was going next or how to defeat it. But he did notice the robot taking Cyrus away from the scene. "The robot is taking Cyrus", Acronix mentioned. "I'm already on it", Krux said as he put his disguise on. Having Acronix teleport them both to the ally way.

Acronix waited at the side, as his brother told him to take out the droid once he had distracted them. "I...never expected to see you here..", Cyrus said in mere disbelief as he looked at Krux, "why are you-" The droid tried to say but he was quickly knocked out by a single punch of the blade. Acronix grabbed onto the handles of the wheelchair and pushed him away from the ally way. "Hey! let me go!", Borg protested though he knew he couldn't do anything due to being paralyzed from the hip down. Acronix did felt bad, but he looked to his brother that now caught up. "Good work, Acronix", Krux said, he knew that he said his brothers' name, as it was a side plan to demolish their friendship. "Brother shut up-", Acronix accidentally said, which had Cyrus tense up.

"So you played tricks on me and Pixel just to kidnap me?!", Cyrus said in disbelief. Which had Acronix to frown. "I will have to make sure that the ninjas are not following our tracks, take him back to the museum, and put tape over his chatter mouth". Krux said in annoyance before he stopped to deal with something of his own. "I-I'm sorry...I had to do what my older brother says...he is the only family I have left..", the time twin said. Though he didn't want to make matters worse. "But you DO have a voice, a choice in the matter. It's your choice to follow, not his-" "It wasn't my choice that's the thing! I want to help my brother out of this, even if it means to follow his rules..." The time twin argued back with the inventor.

That now caused a disturbance in what he thought was their friendship...