Chapter 17.6: Battle in the VR part 6

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(In the parts and services levels Nikita, Safiya and Marzia find themselves squimish in touching the gross animatronics or get dirty.  But can it be faced).

Nikita, Safiya, and Marzia were immediately grossed out the moment they entered their level.  "Ok this is disgusting" added Safiya.  "Ugh does anyone even keep it clean here?" Asked Marzia plugging her nose.  Nikita shuddered looking around the place and noticed the four deactivated animatronics.  "We're gonna have to brace the disgust to find Gabriel here" added Nikita.  Safiya and Marzia nodded before they started investigating.  However they heard something activate making the trio freeze.  "Please don't tell me one of them is active" stated Nikita. 

Safiya and Marzia looked behind them.  "One of them isn't active...." Added Safiya.  Nikita sighed in relief hearing that.  "It's all four of them" finished Marzia.  Nikita flinched and looked back to see all four animatronics active.  However Bonnie's guitar sounded off, cockroaches crawled out of Chica, Freddy's music box sounded distorted and Foxy couldn't control his body.  "Ah that's a horrible racket!!!" Yelled Safiya as the trio covered their ears and ran hiding.  The sounds suddenly stopped before they heard the echo of Darko's laugh. 

"Seems you three and your friend Gabriel Zamora are the unlucky bunch to take on the parts and service level".  " These copies of the dear animatronics are a bit... Broken, but you can't exactly escape " he said.  "Why's that asshole?!" Snapped Nikita.  On cue they heard one animatronic run at them and the trio were startled and nearly eaten by Foxy.  "T͙h͙e͙ m͙o͙m͙e͙n͙t͙ y͙o͙u͙ t͙u͙r͙n͙ a͙w͙a͙y͙ h͙e͙ w͙i͙l͙l͙ k͙i͙l͙l͙ y͙o͙u͙.... G͙o͙o͙d͙ l͙u͙c͙k͙ t͙r͙y͙i͙n͙g͙ t͙o͙ s͙u͙r͙v͙i͙v͙e͙ t͙h͙i͙s͙ o͙n͙e͙!" Exclaimed Darko.  The trio got up and came out to face the broken foursome.  "Ok, either of you an expert?" Asked Nikita.  "Not me" stated Safiya. 

Marzia sighed a bit.  "I didn't play the games, but I have seen my husband play them" she said.  Nikita groaned a bit but then got an idea.  "I have an idea, but I'm going to need your help playing bait Marzia" she said.  Marzia gasped getting the message saying "that's perfect!".  Safiya cleared her throat confused.  " Hi I'm here too, what's the idea? " asked Safiya.  Nikita used her wristband to set up an encrypted transmission. 

"None of us know the game well, but Marzia's husband has played it".  " Even though he's our enemy, do you think he'd accept his wife being in danger like this from one of his own servants? " explained Nikita.  Safiya was wide eyed in shock.  "Trick King Pewds into seeing if the husband Marzia knows and loves is still there by having him help us" she said.  "Exactly, now let's go for this" added Nikita.  She started making the message and summoned Queen Marzia as well.  *"Dear king....You don't trust me cause I'm Digimax, you have your plot to get rid of us, but as we are trying to knock your forces down we have run into a snag that only you know how to get out of"*.  *"So bitch, I have just one question.... Would you pick our destruction over your endangered wife thanks to one of your servants?"* was the message.

"Now queen Marzia!" Exclaimed Nikita.   Queen Marzia slipped in and moved away from the animatronics making Foxy activate and go to attack her.  Nikita got a picture of that and added it to the message before sending it.  Queen Marzia got back while Foxy sat down again.  "Nyyghtguard game start let's have you ready too" added Nikita.  Nyyghtguard took control nodding as the trio waited to see if King Pewds would take the bait.  The trio saw a huge black tornado suddenly appear before it vanished instantly leaving King Pewds himself standing there pissed off.   "D̶o̶n̶'t̶ c̶o̶n̶s̶i̶d̶e̶r̶ t̶h̶i̶s̶ a̶s̶ I̶'m̶ o̶n̶ y̶o̶u̶r̶ s̶i̶d̶e̶, I̶'l̶l̶ o̶n̶l̶y̶ h̶e̶l̶p̶ y̶o̶u̶ f̶o̶r̶ m̶y̶ b̶e̶l̶o̶v̶e̶d̶ M̶a̶r̶z̶i̶a̶!" He snapped in fury. 

"Felix..." Added Marzia slowly approaching him.  King Pewds immediately hugged her with Nikita and Safiya catching he wasn't wearing his wristband that summons Lilith.  "W̶h̶i̶c̶h̶ o̶f̶ m̶y̶ s̶e̶r̶v̶a̶n̶t̶s̶ i̶s̶ i̶n̶v̶o̶l̶v̶e̶d̶" he asked quietly to Queen Marzia.  "Darko.... It's Darko" whispered Marzia.  King Pewds scoffed letting go.  "I̶ k̶n̶e̶w̶ t̶h̶o̶s̶e̶ t̶w̶o̶ s̶h̶o̶u̶l̶d̶n̶'t̶ h̶a̶v̶e̶ r̶e̶c̶r̶u̶i̶t̶e̶d̶ h̶i̶m̶..." He muttered.  He faced the broken animatronics before rolling his eyes.  "N̶o̶w̶ w̶e̶ g̶o̶ o̶n̶ m̶y̶ t̶e̶r̶m̶s̶, I̶ c̶h̶o̶o̶s̶e̶ w̶h̶o̶ w̶i̶l̶l̶ b̶e̶ c̶o̶m̶p̶l̶e̶t̶i̶n̶g̶ t̶h̶i̶s̶ l̶e̶v̶e̶l̶ a̶n̶d̶ i̶t̶'s̶ t̶h̶e̶ s̶a̶m̶e̶ b̶i̶t̶c̶h̶ w̶h̶o̶ m̶e̶s̶s̶a̶g̶e̶d̶ m̶e̶" he added.

Nikita knew that meant her.  "You two, go find Gabriel" she said to her partners.  Nyyghtguard and Queen Marzia nodded quickly leaving a different way so Foxy didn't catch them.  "Fine you got me" added Nikita.  "B̶o̶n̶n̶i̶e̶ f̶i̶r̶s̶t̶, t̶h̶e̶ j̶o̶b̶ t̶o̶ f̶i̶x̶ h̶i̶m̶ i̶s̶ b̶y̶ f̶i̶x̶i̶n̶g̶ h̶i̶s̶ g̶u̶i̶t̶a̶r̶" stated King Pewds.  Nikita went to Bonnie and started working on it with King Pewds giving the steps.  Menwhile Nyyghtguard and Queen Marzia investigated the place to locate Gabriel.  "I don't know this guy so you'll have better luck then me in finding this Gabriel Zamora" added Marzia. 

"There he is" added Nyyghtguard.  She changed back to Safiya who ran over and helped a panicked Gabriel out of the way.  "Nice to see a familiar face" stated Gabriel noticing Safiya.  "We came with Nikita to find you" added Safiya.  That got Gabriel excited and said "Take me to her right now".  " Follow us " added Queen Marzia as they got back.  Nikita and King Pewds were soon done, even though Nikita did all the work only for Darko to appear.  However instead of being angry he was in fear. 

"K͙i͙n͙g͙ P͙e͙w͙d͙s͙?!" He exclaimed.  King Pewds growled grabbing him by the neck.  "L̶i̶s̶t̶e̶n̶ u̶p̶ n̶o̶ o̶n̶e̶ h̶u̶r̶t̶s̶ m̶y̶ w̶i̶f̶e̶ a̶n̶d̶ y̶o̶u̶ j̶u̶s̶t̶ m̶a̶d̶e̶ a̶ b̶i̶g̶ m̶i̶s̶t̶a̶k̶e̶" he said with a snarl.  Darko was struggling frantically.  "M͙-m͙e͙r͙c͙y͙ m͙e͙ k͙i͙n͙g͙!" He choked out.  King Pewds killed the Parts and Services level Darko before he looked at Marzia.  "M̶a̶r̶z̶i̶a̶.... L̶e̶a̶v̶e̶ w̶i̶t̶h̶ m̶e̶... W̶e̶ c̶a̶n̶ g̶e̶t̶ b̶a̶c̶k̶ i̶n̶ t̶h̶e̶ r̶e̶a̶l̶ w̶o̶r̶l̶d̶ a̶n̶d̶ b̶e̶ t̶o̶g̶e̶t̶h̶e̶r̶" he said.  Queen Marzia was hesitant but looked at King Pewds with hurt eyes. 

"Do you even know the pain I endured?" Asked Queen Marzia.  "From the moment you formed the original Shadowsteel I have been bullied, abused physically, abused mentally, attacked constantly, had nearly lost Edgar and puga chan when attackers tortured them, been given death threats and nearly killed" she said crying.  "And it's your fault because you turned into the monster I'm looking at right now!" She said yelling at him.  King Pewds froze showing shock from what he's hearing.  "Digimax saved my life, and I've promised I'll fight to my last breath to get the man I love back" she added looking away.  "But right now... You're not my Felix" she finished crying.   Nikita escaped with Safiya, queen Marzia and Gabriel before king Pewds could try anything.  King Pewds himself though, disappeared and reappeared in the Shadowsteel headquarters on his throne.

"w̰̃h̰̃õ̰ã̰ ỹ̰õ̰ṵ̃ õ̰k̰̃ m̰̃ã̰s̰̃t̰̃ḛ̃r̰̃?" Asked Lilith stunned.  "L̶e̶a̶v̶e̶ m̶e̶ a̶l̶o̶n̶e̶ p̶l̶e̶a̶s̶e̶" stated king Pewds.  Lilith nodded and left.  He held his head hearing everything Marzia said echo in his mind.  "I̶s̶ t̶h̶i̶s̶... M̶y̶ f̶a̶u̶l̶t̶?" He whispered.  He was shaking badly looking at himself and seemed to swap between him and Felix.  A tear escaped his eye.  *"But right now you're not my Felix "* Marzia's words echoed. 

Back in the digital world Nikita, Safiya, Marzia and Gabriel joined the others that were there.  " oh Nikita forgot to give you this " stated Gabriel.  He was able to get Nikita's wristbands to the final level, level 4 and gave the ability master of disguise.  "Safiya can definitely use this ability and I can run it with Marzia too" stated Nikita thanking Gabriel before he escaped to the real world.  Everyone comforted a crying Marzia until Nikita noticed Casey pretty much fully visible but covered in purple light.  "Guys...." She started before the others looked.  Casey glitched before looking at Nathan specifically.  *"Not...real...trap..."* strained Casey before he was down. 

Nathan was wide eyed realizing what that meant.  "What did he mean by that?" Asked Ilene.   "It means Darko is nothing but a copy of Glitchtrap" added Will.  "By how Casey looks, he's possessed by the real one" added Nathan.  Everyone was stunned.  "That means if Anika, Mat and Manny succeed in their level...." Started Aaron.  "We free the real one and Darko is weak" finished JP.  Hannah noticed Nikita knew something else.

"Nikita,  is there something we should know?" She asked her.  The group looked at her.  "You found a weakness in Shadowsteel" stated Jack.  Nikita nodded saying "We did, and we better tell you"

(A/N: Thought I'd put a little relationship drama for our king and queen.  But now almost all levels are complete.  And yes plot twist on the Glitchtrap thing.  Anyway hope you all enjoy).

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