Lost Star

6.

I shook my head and my price jacks connected to my ankles. They started flying and I ran along the wall. Soon we crossed paths with a rip-off of Guts man's design. Speaking of him, he lunged at the giant with Time man and Oil man struggling to hold onto him. I grimaced.

"Go ahead, you two, I will keep an eye on them." I assured

Rock and Bomb man nodded at me and I bounced around the walls in case one of them fell from high. As the machine seemed to get weak, I bounced a last time and rammed into the head, sending it to the ground. An alarm rang just as I landed, announcing an auto destruction sequence. I grabbed onto my brothers and dragged them up as I flew off. We made it, barely, and I tumbled to the ground. I had let my brothers down before my 'landing', thankfully. I drifted to a stop on my side, yellowish smoke escaping from my limbs. I let out a groan and slowly pushed myself up. I was picked up by Guts man as we teleported and I gave him a smile before everything went black.

I faced that dragon again. My name was called but I could not see who called out or hear my name. I looked back at the beast, only for a wave of a familiar clear liquid to bring me down. I saw a planet, all of a sudden, from far, it was broken, barren, shattered to pieces. I was flying away from it.

I shot up right, breathing heavily and fingers clutching at my chest.

"Star!"

I didn't glance at my brothers, tears falling.

"There was an attack. Someone attacked. I failed them. I could've protected them. I failed."

Arms wrapped around me, pulling me back to reality. I hid my face in Thomas' shoulder, sobbing silently.

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I walked beside Elec man as we followed Thomas and his children through the convention. I watched as the two ran off and slightly giggled. With how peculiar my design was, Thomas had accepted to give me the ability to switch to a more human form, similar to Rock's armour transformation. I shook my head at my older siblings and assured to Thomas that I'd keep an eye on them before trotting after the two children. I slightly laughed, seeing them run from stand to stand. Then, Roll accidently bumped into a young girl. A robot master was instantly by her side, protectively holding her shoulders. I walked over to Roll and pushed her behind me, crossing my arms and looking at the Egyptian robot.

"Pharaoh man, I hope you were not going to finish your sentence."

He flinched and bowed his head.

"Apologies, Dragon woman, I did not realise."

I nodded and looked at Mikhail as he walked over. He shook my hand with a smile. Thomas came closer as well, hugging his old friend briefly, before crouching to greet miss Kalinka. They talked for a while before starting to walk away.

"I will keep an eye on the girls." I assured to the two fathers

The adults nodded and I walked after the girls while the two robot masters and Blues walked in another direction. A bad feeling clawed at my chest.

It was maybe an hour or so later, that the power cut. I looked down at the two girls.

"Roll, take care of Kalinka, I will try to get to your brother." I demanded

My sister nodded and the two ran off in the opposite direction as mine. I ran towards the lecture hall, dodging the humans that tried to grab me.

"Miss! Come back here! The exit is the other way!"

They must mistake me for a human. Even with my peculiar choice of hair colour. I ducked under one's arm and made it to the door. I made it inside, and immediately climbed the wall. I passed unseen to everyone inside. I crawled to reach the ceiling right above the doctors. They were stalling the leader, debating with him. The camera feed cut for a moment, and I took it as my cue to catch the doctors' attention. They looked up, eyes widening at my position. I gestured to the screen as it flickered back to life, revealing another person. He seemed much more aggressive and the bad feeling doubled, almost painfully. I could hear my two brothers, Tempo and Pharaoh speak about explosives.

Before I could give them my location, I felt the walls shake and I fell towards the doctors.

Large pieces of rubbles fell around us, falling on the larger one I held on my shoulders. I could hold fr a litrle while, at least until Rock finds us. I glanced back at the adults. Miss Lalinde and Thomas were kneeling next to each other while Mr Cossack sat with one of his legs stuck. I let out a groan and my price jacks slowly untangled from my neck, slithering towards Mr Cossack's leg. They drilled in the rubbles gently, then took away small pieces one by one, repeating the process until his leg was fully uncovered. One of my cables gently pressed against an intact part of his leg.

"It is not broken, however it will be painful to move. That I can tell." I deduced

He nodded, offering a smile to me. I felt vibrations coming from in front of me. I decided to help Rock find us and my voice escaped from my throat. I heard a silent hum from infant of me and soon, light poured in the small makeshift cave I held up. I smiled tiredly at Rock and Blues as they were the first people I saw when my eyes adapted to the change of light. They rushed past me to help the doctors out, along with Pharaoh man and Tempo. Once everyone was out, I sent out a large and powerful wave upwards, gaining enough time to jump out of the hole.