Fixies: The Truth

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I was searching through my dad's stuff (like I usually do after returning from school when he's at work). And I found something strange. A pope's outfit and a bunch of crosses. Of all sizes and materials. Golden ones, silver ones, iron ones, all kinds. Why would Dad need this? Was it another one of his souvenirs from his many trips to all kinds of places? But, no! These can't be souvenirs! But yet, for all my life, I've known him to be an atheist! Was he hiding the fact that he was Christian all this time, or what? Whatever it was, I had to ask him about it when he got back home from work. Suddenly, my two friends, the Fixies, popped out from behind one of Dad's stupid souvenirs. I asked Simm if she knew what these crosses and outfit were for. She immediately got terrified. Zero yelled: "PURPLE WITCH!!!" before Simm shut him up by covering his mouth with her hand. Simm said: "It's a long story. It'll be boring for you." I said: "No, it's alright if it's long. If it's still an explanation, I don't care if it's 3 or 300 sentences long." Simm started telling the story:
"You see, us regular, screw-sized Fixies aren't the only variety. We are only one of many varieties of Fixies. Our variety originated from the time when everything was handmade. When making something, whatever it was, its creator involuntarily left a shard of their soul in it. That shard would turn into a Fixie, a tiny humanoid being that would help repair the object that it was attached to. We were before exclusively born from soul shards, but, after a few centuries, objects were no longer handmade. They were now made by cold, soulless machines. So, we got the ability to reproduce. We had to, since there were no more soul shards that new members of our race could be born out of. But, the Ultra-Fixies are a completely different story. They were life-sized, or sometimes even taller than regular humans. The reason for their massive size compared to the regular variety was the fact that they were made out of whole souls, instead of just shards. Also, Ultra-Fixies could pick their outfit instead of being stuck in the generic battlesuit that us regular Fixies are always in. Their hair is also more similar to human hair, and they can style it. While my hair is stuck in this hairstyle that makes me look like a pineapple! Ugh! Um...Sorry about that. Just Fixie girl troubles. Alright, let's continue. There is actually a way for regular Fixies to enter Ultra-Form. That way is...absorbing a human soul. This is the end of the first part of the story. Now, do you want to hear the real reason that we are here?"
I was shocked by Simm's story. But I believed her, since I knew that she was much more intelligent than me. I guessed: "You're here...to steal my soul?" When I said that, she smirked and continued her story:
"Yes, I am. You are a smart boy, after all. I was sent here by the Queen of the Fixies, Scylla. She wanted me to steal your soul and Ultra-Form. And Zero would steal your father or mother's soul and Ultra-Form as well. But I didn't want to kill you and steal your soul. I befriended you instead. This enraged Scylla, causing her to try to kill the entirety of your family. But, your father saved all of you. There is only one thing that Scylla is afraid of. And that thing...is crosses and other symbols of Christianity. Scylla does not believe in God, but, for some reason, these things severely weaken her and cause her to turn into light and fly away. You see, Ultra-Fixies can't turn into screws, because that would be one hell of a huge screw. They turn into light instead. Your father saved all of you, and you should be grateful. On another note, now, I will explain the real meaning of the signature salute that we do. It does not mean what we told you before it meant. It really means: "Victory, finish off the enemies who are still alive." I will explain why. This salute is a combination of the "Victory" hand sign, which is placing your index and middle finger in a position that will make them look like the letter V, and the thumbs-up hand sign. The thumbs-up hand sign was originally used during gladiator battles in Ancient Rome. It meant that the winner of the battle should kill his opponent instead of letting him go, which was thumbs-down."
I couldn't believe it. This whole time, I was doing a salute that stood for total eradication of defeated enemies!!! I said to Simm: "Why haven't you told me this earlier?" She said: "I didn't want you to know this before you were ready." I asked her: "What do you mean by ready? I haven't aged or anything!" Simm said: "What I meant by ready is that...Our class will be going to a concentration camp and killing all the prisoners. Then, we'll collect their souls and Ultra-Form. But...I don't wanna Ultra-Form, especially if I have to kill people to do it!" Simm covered her face with her hands and started weeping. It was obvious why. Even if she wouldn't have said why, I would have understood everything. Zero said to me: "I don't wanna Ultra-Form either! I would probably blow everything up or something, because I can't handle even my current Fixie power!" I understood the two poor children perfectly. What kind of child would willingly kill people and steal their souls!? No child! I asked Simm if I can tell my parents and Katie about this. She simply continued crying. She probably didn't hear me. Zero answered instead: "Of course you can! I hope your dad can stop the Purple Witch from organizing this slaughter!" I asked Zero about the Purple Witch. He said that it was a title everyone who hated Scylla referred to her by. I told Dad and Mom, as well as Katie and her parents, about what was going to happen and that they needed to come stop this. They all agreed. Katie's Fixie twins also said that they would stop the concentration camp slaughter from happening. I asked Simm where we needed to go first. She said that we first needed to go to Professor Hodgepodge's lab. There, we came across the Fixies' class. Verda, Thea, Fire, and Y were all there. Their teacher and adoptive father who was also Zero and Simm's biological grandfather was there, telling them about the slaughter. He said that he does not want to partake in it, as he loves humans, but Scylla is forcing him to under the threat of death. He then saw us. He said: "I really don't want to partake in the slaughter. Plus, I already have an Ultra-Form. I just don't use it often. But, I don't want all of these poor children to die." Professor Hodgepodge said: "Don't worry, my colleague. Look at all of these people gathered around. I and Lisa will make sure to deploy our battle robots and stop the Purple Witch. And they have agreed to help defeat the evil queen as well." All of us did a military salute, including me (no idea why), and went to the coordinates that were told to us in our cars. We needed to save these people from the evil Ultra-Fixies who believed humans were only needed for harvesting their souls! When we got there, I broke down the door with my baseball bat. Inside, we saw all the Fixie and Ultra-Fixie troops, prepared to slaughter every single human at the camp. Scylla sat at the throne before them. I and all the others decided to hide and eavesdrop on the lecture that she was giving them. Here's how the lecture went:
"WELCOME, FIXIES, FAIRIES, SPIRITS, AND EVERYONE ELSE, TO THE PRE-HARVEST LECTURE. I AM SCYLLA, THE STRONGEST ULTRA-FIXIE AND THE ONE WHO WILL MAKE SURE EVERYONE WILL BE ABLE TO REACH ULTRA-FORM. YOU, MY DEAR FIXIES, WILL BECOME THE SUPERIOR RACE ON EARTH, LIKE YOU WERE ALWAYS INTENDED TO BE. YOU WILL RULE THE WORLD AND FEEL YOUR WELL-DESERVED POWER. WE WILL NO LONGER HAVE TO LIVE IN FEAR THAT HUMANITY WILL ENSLAVE US, BECAUSE WE WILL ENSLAVE THEM AND MAKE THEM KNOW THEIR PLACE. AND THAT PLACE IS SLAVES FOR US. THE ONES WHO DID NOT HARM US WILL BE SPARED MY WRATH, THOUGH. THEY WILL GAIN THEIR OWN KIND OF ULTRA-FORM AND LIVE AMONG US IN PEACE. THIS IS MY PLAN. NOW, LET THE HARVEST BEGIN!"
Everyone in the room did a military salute. By the way, what's the deal with military salutes all the time? After that, everyone in the lecture hall went to another room, presumably the room with prisoners. So, we followed them. We saw dozens of people in handcuffs and cages. All of them were gagged to make sure they couldn't scream. An Ultra-Fixie with ram horns said something in German. I didn't understand it, since I don't speak German. Then, everyone in the room took out their weapons. We thought that this was the right time to come out. But Zero's grandfather said to wait. He began transforming. I understood that he was Ultra-Forming. When he was finished, we all came out of our hiding places. I said: "We will stop you from killing these poor people! You can harvest souls somewhere else!" We shouted at the Ultra-Fixies who were about to kill these people that we would kill them if they dared to lay a finger on their prisoners. That didn't work, so Simm Ultra-Formed to defeat these villains! Simm said: "Stop, now! These people did nothing to you! And, also, what will there be to fix if you destroy humanity!?" Scylla waved her hand, holding Simm back with her telepathy power. Simm groaned. Scylla threw Simm at the wall, knocking her out. My father took out a cross to try to weaken Scylla, but the German ram lady destroyed it. She once again said something in German that I didn't understand, but I did recognize the word "Schwein". I remember that it means "pig" in German. Scylla said: "Kiana, kill them with your superhuman strength. They won't stand a chance." The ram lady, who's name was Kiana, it seems, instead of attacking us, headbutted Scylla into the ceiling. Kiana said: "Stirb, Schwein!" That translates to "Die, pig!" from German. Was Kiana on our side now? She said to us: "I do not support the slaughter, but I am not your ally either. So, expect me to attack you, because I probably will." With these words, Kiana prepared herself for battle. She pulled out an assault gun and began shooting at the Ultra-Fixies in front of her. She had no mercy. After shooting up the ones in the room, she ran to the dressing room. She changed her outfit to a different one. After Kiana's betrayal, Scylla was still stuck in the ceiling, so we broke open the cages in front of us and rescued the people in them. We ran around the building, destroying cages and freeing the people in them. After everyone was freed, Scylla came to us. She said: "YOU REALLY THOUGHT THAT THIS WAS IT!? NO! I WILL SINGLE-HANDEDLY KILL ALL OF YOU AND THAT TRAITOR KIANA!"
After saying that, explosions began to sound in the building. Scylla said: "I HAVE RIGGED THIS PLACE WITH EXPLOSIVES BEFOREHAND TO MAKE SURE THAT IF MY PLAN FAILS, THE INSECTS WHO DARED CRASH THE HARVEST WILL STILL DIE! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!"
Grandpa (the Fixies' grandpa, obviously) was holding the still unconscious Simm in his arms. He said: "Everyone, run! I won't be able to escape! My granddaughter is too heavy, but I would feel guilt for the rest of my life if I left her here! We'll have to die here together!" Zero said: "Don't worry, Grandpa. I know what to do." Zero transformed. He held the collapsing building together using his gravity manipulation powers. He said: "Everyone, run! Including you, Grandpa! I will hold this building together!" We all ran as fast as we could, dodging falling debris. After we all ran out of the building, Zero came out of the building too. He was safe. We all got into our cars and sped away. We safely got to our homes. A few weeks later, I got this letter on my birthday.
"Hello again, young human. We have chosen you to become our Lord and Savior, since you defeated the Purple Witch. Come to our coronation ceremony at 14:00 PM.
With love, Kiana"
I...couldn't believe my eyes. They...have chosen me, a 14-year-old human boy, to become their Lord! I said this to my parents. Mom said: "You have your birthday at home today..." and Dad said: "You will receive your passport today..." I said: "Let's combine these three celebrations!" They agreed. I got my passport, and was also nominated the Lord and Savior of the Whole Fixie Race. I couldn't be happier. I still went to school, and my parents often visited my castle, but I became a ruler of the Fixies. This was...the happiest day of my life!

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