Chapter 10: JCJENSON'S VISIT
6 hours later.
Uzi slowly started waking up, she sat for a few seconds, rubbing her head and groaning in tiredness.
Uzi: "Ugh… i really could go back to sleep right now… but no, i have to force myself to wake up, because i don't want to spend my future by doing nothing.. so smart of you, Uzi…"
Uzi noticed a bottle of oil sitting next to her suitcase and since she felt a bit hungry, she went to pick it up.
Uzi stared at the bottle for a second and then looked at G and realized he likely was the one who left some oil for her, the thought made her smile warmly and she walked closer to him.
Uzi stared at him sleeping upside down for a bit, before nervously kissing his forehead and feeling embarrassed by doing so.
G: "Hmph…"
Uzi chuckled quietly at G's small reaction to the kiss and she felt relieved that she didn't wake him up.
Not wanting to bother him more, Uzi walked outside the landing pod, not bothering to change her clothes, since she didn't even change them at all last night.
Uzi took a sip of oil from the bottle while staring at the sky, feeling a calming sense of liberty.
Uzi: "This is so good, no going to school, no dad annoying me, no alarm that wakes me up early, just living in peace with the one person i love, my future really does look great."
Lowering her head, realizing something "Hmm… G has did so much for me, my life is so good now thanks to him, i have to repay him one day, but what can i do that's as good as changing someone's life?"
J: "Hey!"
Uzi raised her head in surprise when she heard J's voice, she noticed that the door of the landing pod on the very left was open and when she got closer to it, she saw J sitting at the edge of the pod, squeezing herself tightly to stay away from the sunlight.
Uzi: Smiling, amused by J's situation "Well, hi, hehe."
J: Looking annoyed and a bit confused too "Hi. What the hell are you doing here?"
Uzi: "What do you mean?"
J: "You know, me and the other disassembly drones live here, this isn't a playground, it's a dangerous place for people like you."
Uzi: Leaning on the landing pod while crossing her arms "Well, not for me, because i live here now with G."
J: Widening her eyes in shock "…Excuse me, what!? This is stupid as hell, why would you do that? These pods are small and uncomfortable and i say it from experience."
Uzi: Rolling her eyes playfully "Hmm… how do i say it? Me and G are dating, so i made the decision to move here."
J looked angry and she quickly opened her mouth to protest, but then she thought about something and quickly calmed down.
J: "I see i see, makes sense.
So, you and David are actually dating, i never thought I'd see a human-robot couple in my life."
Uzi: Looking proud of herself "Yup, I'm G's girlfriend, or David's.. whatever, I'm dating the greatest celebrity and hero of Copper-9 and that's super sick!"
J: Looking annoyed "Yeah, I'm soooo happy for you.
Also call him, David, understood? He's not G, he's David."
Uzi: Raising an eyebrow in amusement "What's the difference?"
J: "He's… well, he was the best worker JcJenson ever had and he deserves a lot of respect, so start calling him by his real name from now on."
Uzi: "I'm sure that he doesn't care about his name, also who are you to tell me how to call him?"
J: Sounding serious "I was tested by him, my code, my movements, my voice, everything.
I still remember when i spoke to him for the first time, he's kindest human i ever met, i could see the years of experience from his voice, his work tools… he was so delicate and kind to me and the others, i will never forget-"
Uzi: Interrupting J and rolling her eyes in boredom "Jeez, it's not that deep, girl!"
J: Raising her voice in anger "It is that deep! You can't understand, you weren't tested by him-"
Uzi slams the pod's door shut and walks away while sipping some oil from her bottle.
J stands up and starts yelling at the door.
J: "Hey, come back, you can't leave just like that! I mean, i was about to ask you to close the door, but i didn't even mention that! …Are you hearing me!? Are you still there!?"
N: Yelling from his landing pod "Shut up, J. it's 12 pm and I'm trying to sleep!"
J: Sighing, feeling defeated "I should just go back to sleep…" Clenching her fists in frustration "But i don't feel like doing so, damn it!"
Meanwhile Uzi Started exploring a part of the city she never saw before beyond the landing pods.
Uzi: Smirking "Ahh, i can go where i want, exploring new places without anyone stopping me."
She stopped herself when she saw a group of 6 boys walking out from one of the buildings, with one of them holding a soccer ball in his hands.
Uzi's smirk quickly faded and she froze in place in nervousness, hoping that the group of boys wouldn't recognize her, but unfortunately, one of the kids noticed her and upon telling the others about her presence they immediately realized who she was and began approaching her.
Uzi did her best to try and look calm, but she was obviously nervous and a bit scared too.
The group of boys stopped right in front of them, all having friendly smiles, the group leader, who has bright green hair and eyes, wearing a red jacket, red shoes with white laces, a red worker hat and was the tallest of the entire group, took a step towards her, Uzi took a step back in response.
???: "Hi, you must be G's girlfriend, am i right?"
Uzi: "I- uhm- huh- ehm- yes, it's me."
???: "Wow, it's really you, it's so nice to meet you-"
The group leader offered an handshake, but Uzi crouched down slightly and held her shaky hands in front of her face instinctively.
The group looked confused, but they were mostly concerned for her, the group leader raised his hands slightly, showing that he didn't mean any harm.
???: "Hey, calm down, we're not gonna hurt you."
Uzi realized that the kids are just normal people excited to meet her, so she slowly stood up and lowered her hands, now feeling a bit calmer than before, but still looking a bit nervous nonetheless.
Uzi: Forcing a nervous smile "Hehe, s-sorry for that reaction…"
???: "No, it's okay, i get that seeing a group of people approaching you can be overwhelming, we're just fans of you, don't worry.
My name is Tyler by they way."
Uzi: Raising an eyebrow "Uhm… Nice to meet you, Tyler… so, you're my fans, huh? But, I'm not famous, am i?"
Tyler: Smiling friendly "Oh, trust me, you are.
Everyone's been talking about you since you announced that you and G started dating.
Some people are happy for you two, boys that have crushes on you, girls that are jealous of you, heck, Dronernet crashed from how many posts were being made, it was insane."
Uzi: Widening her eyes in surprise "Oh, so that's why the app wasn't working that night."
Scratching the back of her neck while glancing away "Well, i don't know how to feel about this, i guess I'll have to get used to people approaching me for selfies and autographs."
Tyler: "You don't have another choice unfortunately.
Talking about selfies, can we take one with you right now?"
Uzi: Glancing back at Tyler, caught off guard by the question "Uhm, sure, why not."
Tyler took his phone from his jacket and went in front of the group with Uzi, who was too short to stay behind.
Everyone smiled, including Uzi, who's smile looked more genuine instead of forced, since her fear and nervousness faded in that moment.
After the photo was taken, another boy spoke to Uzi.
???: "Do you want to play football with us?"
Uzi: "No, I'm not into sports."
Looking around wondering something "By the way, where do you guys even live? I don't see any bunker around here."
Tyler: Pointing at the tall building they walked out of earlier "That's our bunker, our colony couldn't find enough materials to build a real one, so we used what we found to reinforce one of these buildings."
Uzi: Looking impressed "Wow, i have to admit that it's a very unique bunker."
Tyler: "And it blends in well, the murder drones never attacked it once and i think that they don't look around here anymore, so we're pretty much chilling both day and night."
Uzi: "Very impressive for a colony.
Looking at Tyler "Well, it was fun to meet you and your friend, Tyler, but i think I'll go now, i don't have any reason to stay, do i?"
Tyler: "It's fine, we don't wanna force you to stay.
Have a great day, Uzi."
Uzi: "Have a great day to all of you too, guys."
Uzi started walking back to the landing pods, trying to process everything that just happened.
Uzi: Staring at the ground with a straight expression "So, this is what it feels like to be act nicely, huh? It feels so weird, yet so good at the same time.
I was so mean to every kid that would dare speak to me in the past, is it that easy to redeem myself? …I have to tell this to my mom."
After Uzi arrived at the landing pods, she stopped in front of them to call Nori and tell her what she has just experienced.
After the call, Uzi gave up on spending time outside and she stayed at home on her laptop until 10 pm, where G would wake up from his sleep.
He gently left the ceiling and stretched himself.
Uzi: Looking at him with a smile "Good night, you finally woke up."
G: "Ugh, yeah… i wish i could stay here with you, but i have people to protect."
Uzi: "I know i know, don't worry i don't mind."
Speaking with an ironic tone "After all, you're not the only one working hard here.
Look at me having to stay on this pc for so many hours every day."
G: Playing along "Oh, poor thing, you don't deserve such torture."
Uzi: "You can say it loud, hehe."
Sounding more genuine now "Have fun out there, G."
G: Sounding genuine too "thanks. Goodnight, girlfriend Uzi."
G caressed Uzi's head before leaving, her smile widened a bit by this action while leaning on his hand.
It didn't take long for Uzi to miss G's presence after he left, but not even a minute later, someone knocks on the pod's entrance and Uzi, thinking that it was just G playing with her, chuckled when she heard the knock.
Uzi: "The door isn't locked, silly, this thing probably doesn't even have a lock."
The person on the other side didn't respond and it just knocked again.
Uzi, still thinking that it's G playing a prank on her, decided to stand up and open the door.
Uzi: Rolling her eyes playfully "Fine, if you insist-"
Uzi's playful act quickly turned into surprise and worry when instead of G, she was met by J and N on the other side of the door, staring at her with malicious smiles.
Uzi: "U-uhm… is there any problem-"
J quickly picked Uzi up and held her in the air from her jacket, making her panic as she tried to squirm away with no avail.
Uzi: "Hey, let me go!"
J: "Oh no, I'm not letting you go, silly."
Uzi: "What do you want from me!?"
J: "I thought it was obvious.
We're disassembly drones, we need to continue our job, you know?"
Uzi started panicking even more when she realized that they were going to kill her.
Uzi: "Wait wait wait, we can talk about this! Uhm- G! SOMEONE, HELP ME!"
J: "No one's coming to help you, idiot.
I suggest you to start thinking about your last words."
N's left hand switched to a blade, but he looked uncertain about killing Uzi.
N: Looking at J "J, are you sure this is a good idea."
J: Rolling her eyes in annoyance "Ugh! Yes, why?"
N: "I mean, i get that it's our job and all that stuff, but, G is going to kill us if he finds out about this."
J: Smiling confidently "Don't worry, we'll just place her body somewhere and make it look like an accident.
Now, don't waste any more time and cut her head off."
N sighed, still having a bad feeling about this, but he ignored it and raised his arm, ready to kill Uzi, who was staring at the blade in pure fear.
Just as he was about to decapitate Uzi, someone shot N in the head.
J: Looking shocked "WHAT!?"
J got shot in the head too shortly after, making Uzi fall on the ground, she tried to stand up, but someone grabbed her from behind and flied away with Uzi held tightly in their hands.
Uzi raised her head, seeing that it was V who saved her.
Uzi: Looking surprised "V?"
V: "Don't worry, you're safe with me."
Uzi: Sighing in relief "Thank you for saving my life."
V: Smiling "No need to thank, I'm not going to just stand there and see my friend get killed."
Uzi: Smiling back "…Where are we going now?"
V: Looking serious again "We need to find G.
J and N will definitely search for us and i can't fight both them by myself."
Uzi: "Got it!"
Talking quietly to herself "So that's what they're called…"
V managed to find G, who was floating in the air, scanning the area with his hands on his hips.
V: "G!"
G turned around and raised an eyebrow in confusion when he saw V looking at him worried while holding Uzi tightly like a big plush.
G: Floating closer to V and Uzi "Yes? What the heck is happening here?"
V: "Well, you might not like what I'm about to say, but, J and N tried to kill Uzi."
G: Widening his eyes in shock "What!? You're joking, right? They didn't actually try to do that."
Uzi: Still looking a bit shaky "They did try, G… it was horrible…"
G rubbed his forehead and sighed in frustration, feeling betrayed by what he always called his friends.
G: "I never thought those would do such thing just to stay loyal to JcJenson…"
V: "I know, that company brainwashed them completely.
Thank god that i didn't become like them-"
V was suddenly interrupted by J kicking her away using all her force, causing Uzi to fly against G, who managed to grab her in time.
Meanwhile, V started to get attacked constantly by N and J, especially her, who seemed extremely tired of V.
J: "PIECE OF SHIT, I'M SO TIRED OF YOU INTERFERING WITH MY PLANS EVERY TIME.
I DON'T CARE ANYMORE, YOU'RE GOING TO PAY FOR YOUR ACTIONS!"
G kicked J away to try and help V, even while having Uzi in his hands.
G: Looking angry "J, stop! You're not going to solve anything like this."
J: "Go away, this doesn't regard you."
G: "It clearly does regard me too."
J: "Go somewhere else with your stupid girlfriend, i don't care about her anymore."
G: "I'm not going anywhere! you need some help, J."
J's right eye was flickering from how angry she was, but everyone immediately stopped what they were doing when they heard a space rocket landing nearby.
N and V stopped fighting and J and G stopped arguing to look at the rocket that has just landed, only for J to see a logo on it and it was none other than JcJenson.
J's anger quickly turned into shock and she quickly turned around to yell at V and N.
J: "It's JcJenson!"
V and N's eyes widened in shock.
All three of them didn't waste a second to land in front of the rocket and stand absolutely still while staring at the sky with straight expressions, except for N, who was staring at the rocket instead.
J: Whispering at N "Look up, idiot."
N: Raising his head instantly
G looked at the rocket with an annoyed expression, while Uzi just looked confused.
Uzi: "What the hell is the company here?"
G: "Sigh… it's probably about me… i think they found out what i did and i bet that they want to take me back on earth."
Uzi: Looking at G in anger "What!? Absolutely not, you're not going to seriously listen to them, are you?"
G: "Of course not, i just wanna talk to them."
G landed somewhere away from the rocket and put Uzi down.
G: Sounding serious "Don't get too close to the rocket, okay? I don't want them to see you and potentially kill you."
Uzi nodded and as G flied away, she felt worried for him.
V, N and J didn't move an inch from their position and after a few seconds of silence, the rocket's door slowly opened, revealing a middle-aged man with messy light-brown hair and a blond woman with a lob hair cut, both wearing lots of heavy and winter clothes to survive the cold of Copper-9.
The man kept a professional look while having his hands behind his back, while the woman looked around while holding a pen and a notebook.
The man quickly took notice of the three disassembly drones standing in front of him while still looking up.
???: "Already waiting for us, huh? Very good, note that down, Jessica."
Jessica: Writing on the notebook
J: "Hello. Sir. What was the reason for this visit, sir?"
???: "Good to see you, J.
We're here to check on your progress on the mission, but that isn't the main reason."
J: "Then what would be the actual reason. Sir?"
???: Looking slightly annoyed "None of your business…"
Jessica: Writing down all the disassembly drones' answers and acts.
The man looked at V and didn't seem too happy after seeing her.
???: Looking more annoyed "V, where is your uniform?"
V: "My… i-it got torn apart. Sir."
???: "And? You know that there is an extra uniform inside your landing pod, right?"
V: "I know, but, it had the same fate. Sir."
???: "And you decided to cover yourself with that jacket? It doesn't even cover half of your body."
V: "It's the best that i could find. Sir."
The man pinched the tip of his nose and sighed in frustration, clearly feeling disappointed in V.
???: "We'll send you new uniforms as fast as possible, you can't go around like this, you look like a stripper."
V: Slightly blushing "Thanks. Sir-"
???: "Shut up, please."
V stayed silent, despite showing just a slight change of expression at the man's insult, it emotionally hurt her a lot.
The man took a few steps forward and looked at the three disassembly drones in silence for a moment.
???: "Anyways, the reason I'm here is to talk with a specific person.
Where's G? You didn't kill him, right?"
J: "No, we haven't killed G. Sir"
???: "Good, but you three know what to do when one of you doesn't function properly, so I'm still disappointed in you, but, that doesn't matter.
Find G and take him in front of me, now."
J: "It will be done. Sir-"
G: "Hey, no need to do that, J.
I'm already here."
G interrupted J, as he slowly landed in front of the two humans with a nonchalant smile.
???: Looking at G, his frustration turning into seriousness "We see again, G.. or should i say, David?"
G: "You guys found out quicker than i expected, I'm impressed."
???: "yes, you should've hidden the sheets of your plan better.
Already got back your memories, i noticed"
G: "Surprisingly yes, things didn't go as planned, hehe."
???: "This isn't the time to laugh, you should take the situation more seriously."
g: Rolling his eyes playfully "Oh, come on, Erik, you're always so serious it's lame."
Erik: Looking more and more frustrated "And don't call me by my name, how many times do i have to tell you this!?"
g: Speaking in a mockery tone "Sorry, boss, don't fire me, please."
Erik: Taking a deep breath and calming down "Whatever… let's do this quickly, you will return on Earth with us and then, James will see what to do with you since you can't go back to your human body."
g: "Mhm, i see and what makes you think that I'll actually do that?"
Erik: "I knew you'd answer like this, that's why i came prepared."
Erik then pulled a taser from one of his pockets.
Erik: "We can do this the easy way or the hard way."
g: "Hmm… I'll go with the hard way."
Erik: "Fine. Then come here if you're brave enough-"
Without a second of hesitation, David flied towards Erik, he grabbed the arm Erik was holding the taser with and ripped it off his body.
Erik fell on the ground screaming in pain, while everyone's expression turned into shock and horror.
David then killed Erik by crushing his head with his foot, all while keeping a smile on his face, he looked at Jessica, who dropped her notebook and pen on the ground and began to slowly back away, but David grabbed her from her neck and pulled her closer to him.
David: "Listen to me very carefully, Jessica.
You will return to Earth, you will tell James that i was successfully killed, that there is no need to send other disassembly drones on Copper-9 and that Erik died from the cold.
If you tell him what actually happened I'm going to personally kill your loved ones and then you, understood?"
Jessica: Shaking in fear "Y-yes, i understood don't kill my family i beg you!"
David: "Their fates are in your hands."
David violently threw Jessica inside the space rocket, she immediately got up and started booting up the rocket.
Everyone backed away to a safe distance and watched as the rocket flied away while David kept smiling.
Uzi ran up to him with an excited smile.
Uzi: "Dude, what the hell that was so cool! You just killed a human."
G: Looking at Uzi "I know, pretty cool, right?"
Uzi: "Pretty cool? That was sick, you showed them who's the real boss now!"
G: "Yup, i really feel proud of myself for doing this-"
G was suddenly attacked by J, who punched him in the face with all her strength, making him back away a bit.
Uzi was also forced to back away while both N and J started beating up G.
J: "YOU PIECE OF SHIT, OF COULD YOU KILL A MEMBER OF JCJENSON AND THREATEN ANOTHER ONE!?"
N: "Yeah, what the fuck is your problem!?"
J: "YOU'RE JUST A PSYCHOPATH, DAVID, I WILL NEVER FORGIVE YOU-"
V intervened by turning off J and N from behind and helping G stand up.
Uzi approached him concerned.
Uzi: "Are you okay?"
G: Rubbing his head in pain "Of course I'm fine, i suffered worse stuff."
V: Looking concerned "Why didn't you defend yourself? They were beating you up pretty badly."
G: "It's not their fault if they act like this, they don't realize the truth."
V and Uzi stared at each other in confusion for a second.
V: "The truth?"
G: "I mean, you don't care about being loyal to JcJenson anymore, right?"
V: "Well, no.. i think that killing innocent people for a multi-billionaire company isn't worth it at this point."
G: Smiling "You're on the right path then."
G then picked up N and began walking towards the landing pods.
G: "Come on, let's take these two to their homes."
V and Uzi looked at J for a second, before V eventually picked her up.
N and J were gently laid down inside their respective pods, still turned off.
V: "Alright, I'll turn them on later, hoping that they will be a bit more calm."
G: "Sounds good."
Looking at V and Uzi "So, i think I'm going to search for a lake to wash the blood off me, you two wanna join?"
Uzi: Smiling confidently "Pfft! What question is that? Of course I'm coming with you."
V: Smiling softly "Uhm.. yeah, I'd like to stay with you two."
G flied up in the sky with Uzi on his back and V following next to him, they soon found a small frozen lake in the middle of a forest and landed in front of it.
G punched the thick layer of ice, shattering it and revealing the water below it, he then dived in it.
G: Smiling "Man, i love being a disassembly drone, I'm waterproof and i can't feel the stupidly cold temperature of the water."
Uzi: Crossing her arms and pouting "Yeah yeah, you're water resistant, very cool."
V: Looking at Uzi and chuckling softly "What's the problem? envious of us disassembly drones?"
Uzi: Looking at V "Yes, i am if it wasn't clear enough."
G: Swimming to the edge of the lake "Come on, girls, it's not time to argue, is it? Let's just relax for a bit after… the small incident, shall we?"
Uzi: "Fine."
the two sat down, Uzi kept her arms crossed and her pouty expression, but she clearly wasn't actually envious and was doing it only for the fun of it.
No one said a word for a moment, it was just silence, until G noticed V hugging herself and trying to not look at him, his smile faded after realizing that.
G: "Hey, V.. is everything okay?"
V: Glancing at G "Yes, don't mind me…"
Uzi: Looking at V and feeling a bit of concern for her "Stop lying, just tell us what's wrong already."
V: "Sigh… it's just… you kinda scare me, G."
Both G and Uzi's eyes widened in surprise.
G: "Huh!? What did i do to make you think that?"
V: "When those two workers of JcJenson came here and you killed one of them then threatened the other like it was nothing, it was just so disturbing… you're still a human in the end and you just killed a person of your same kind without remorse."
G: Glancing away "I know, but, i had my reasons, okay? It's normal-"
V: Looking at G and raising her voice slightly "Dude, that wasn't normal, you looked like a complete psychopath during that moment."
G stayed silent, knowing that V was right about what she said.
Uzi: Uncrossing her arms and looking at G with a worried expression "I agree with V.
Yes, it was cool and all, but it wasn't something I'd expect for you and it makes me question your mental health."
G: Looking at Uzi with an annoyed expression "Oh, you're exaggerating now, you two should've expected me to act differently compared to when i didn't have my old memories."
Uzi: "That's not an excuse, you killed someone of your kind and you don't feel any guilt or regret about it."
G: "He deserved it, that guy was an awful person."
V: "What could he have done that was so bad that he deserved such a painful death?"
G: "he-…"
G's expression hardened as the memories flooded back in his mind, he turned around and crossed his arms.
G: "I don't want to talk about it…"
Both V and Uzi groaned in frustration.
Uzi: "Just spit it out, it'll make you feel better."
G: "…You two can go back to the landing pods, I'll reach you soon."
The two girls gave up on trying to help G and left without saying a word, still feeling some concern for him.
As Uzi kept her grip firm on V, she spoke to her.
Uzi: "Something is wrong with G."
V: "I noticed… i feel like it has to do with his human past, he has definitely experienced some things that scarred his mind."
Uzi: "I was thinking the same thing, but, how do we make him talk?"
V: "I don't know… i think that one of us needs to have a talk with him privately."
Uzi: Laying her head on V's back "Mmm.. right now? I'm too tired for that…"
V: "I can still do it, no one is forcing you."
Uzi: "Fine… but promise me that you'll make G talk, I'm curious of what he experienced on Earth."
V: Smiling softly "I promise, as long as you don't fall asleep on top of me."
Uzi: Trying to not enter sleep mode "Mhm…."
When V landed near the landing pods, Uzi immediately walked inside G's pod, she was too tired to even say bye to V, which made her chuckle softly.
With that, V was left completely alone, waiting for G to arrive.