Chapter 12: END OF THE WAR ?
Since N and J weren't a threat anymore for the rest of the night, G decided to rest his mind a bit and explore a bit of Copper-9.
As he flied through an unexplored part of the planet, he was surprised to see very few bunkers around the place, but that didn't matter to him, because his focus was quickly moved by an industry in the distance.
When he got closer to the massive construction, he noticed an oil lake next to the industry, likely caused by a leak, G stared at the small lake for a few seconds, before he suddenly got an idea and quickly flied back to the landing pods, before knocking on V's pod.
V opened the door, not surprised to see G out of all people, but she wasn't annoyed too.
V: "Oh, hi."
G: Smiling widely "Hey, i know that you wanted to stay alone to let your mind rest, but i need you to come with me, i promise it's going to be quick."
V: Raising an eyebrow in curiosity "Okay? Let's see what you have to show."
G: "But first, we need N and J to come with us too."
V: "Them too? Fine, if you'll even manage to convince them."
G: "I will, don't worry."
G then knocked on J's pod, it didn't take long to her to open the door and when she did, G saw that N was inside too for some reason.
Unsurprisingly, J looked very annoyed upon seeing G in front of her.
J: "We're not doing anything wrong right now, what do you want?"
G: "Hey, is it okay if you and N follow me for a minute? I need to show you something."
J: "And why should i believe you? For what i know, this could very easily be a trap."
G: "It's not, because V is coming too."
J looked at V standing nearby with a straight expression, the sight of her made J frustrated.
J: "Ugh… fine! but it's only because I'm bored."
Looking at N "Stand up, N. Let's see what, mr.hero wants to show us."
G took V, N and J to the industry he found earlier, but he landed in front of the small oil lake near it to show that instead while still having a wide smile.
G: "Look!"
The three disassembly drones were visibly confused.
V: "…So, you wanted to show us an oil lake?"
G: "Yup, that's right!"
J: Facepalming in frustration "Sigh… i can't believe i flied all the way here for this."
G: "No no no, let me explain why i wanted to show you all this in the first place."
J: Looking at G "Let's hear…"
G: "So basically, since there is a big amount of oil right here and there's probably even more inside this industry, this means that there is no reason to kill worker drones anymore since the most vital thing we need is right here."
V: "…Well, that is-"
J: "So. Fricking. Stupid.
We were sent here to exterminate every worker drone living on this planet, not to survive as long as we could.
Jeez.. i thought that you were smart, David."
G: "Whatever, who's with me?"
V walked towards G and stood next to him.
J: Rolling her eyes in annoyance "Wow, V is on your side, what a surprise! Am i right, N?"
N didn't say anything and started to nervously fidget with his fingers while looking away.
J: Looking confused "N?"
N slowly walked towards G and stood next to him like, V.
J: Looking shocked "WHAT!? You can't be serious, you're teaming up with him!?"
N: "I'm sorry, J… it's just that.. i feel like it's not worth staying on JcJenson's side anymore.
For the past few nights I've continued to kill only for survival reasons.. and if i have to be honest, I've been feeling a bit of guilt for all the worker drones i killed…"
J: "W- that- n-no it doesn't make, it's not fair it's-.. it's-.. AHHHHHHH!"
J pulled her two ponytails in frustration and anger, before quickly flying away.
N hid his face in his hands, feeling ashamed of himself for betraying his best friend just like that.
N: "What have i done…"
V approached N and gently patted his back, but, G didn't look concerned for him at all and instead stared at where J went.
G: "You two, return where our landing pods are, I'll go search for J."
V: Looking at G "Are you sure that you can convince her alone?"
G: Looking at V with a serious expression "Of course I'm sure, i know how to deal with this type of situation."
With that, G went to search for J, which took him a while to find her, since he had to check inside every abandoned building he saw, until he finally found her in the city he lives in.
G quietly stepped inside the building, J was hiding in, she was sitting on the floor, hugging a frozen skull while sadly staring at nothing.
G: Looking concerned "J-"
J immediately threw the skull against G, who easily dodged it, before she stood up and started to angrily yell at him.
J: "YOU BASTARD, THIS IS ALL YOUR FAULT, YOU RUINED EVERYTHING!"
G: "J, please listen to me-"
J: "I THOUGHT THAT WE WERE FRIENDS, BUT NOW I SEE WHO YOU REALLY ARE, A TRAITOR! YOU WANT TO MAKE ME THINK THAT THE COMPANY IS THE BAD GUY HERE."
G: "That's because they are-"
J: "THEY'RE NOT! N AND V SHOULD'VE NEVER STARTED TO FEEL SYMPATHY TOWARDS WORKER DRONES AND THAT WORKER OF JCJENSON DIDN'T DESERVE TO DIE.
YOU'RE A PSYCHOPATH, DAVID, A MOTHERFUCKING PSYCHOPATH."
G: "Look, i know that this situation must be stressful for you, but please-"
J: "PLEASE WHAT!? I DON'T GIVE A FUCK ABOUT YOUR PLEASES-"
G soon got tired of always being interrupted and angrily snapped back at J.
G: "SHUT UP AND LET ME TALK FOR A MOMENT!"
J slightly flinched at the sudden yell, she didn't show any sign of fear, but she still decided to stay silent.
G: "Sigh… Look, i said this to both V and N, but the company doesn't give a fuck about you, it never did and it never will."
J: Lowering her tone "Sure, you're just making up excuses to make me think that they're evil people."
G: "No, I'm not, I'm saying the truth! There's not going to be any reward for killing every worker drone on this planet and you won't be recognized as JcJenson's best disassembly drone or something like that, you won't be recognized at all actually, they'll just turn you off and throw you in a corner until you'll be needed again, they'll use you as an object, because that's what you are for them, an object."
J: not seeming much convinced "Mhm, why should i believe all of this? Don't say, because you worked for JcJenson, i won't fall for it."
G: "In the past i looked through documents i should've never read, i heard conversations that i should've never listened to and i made more discoveries than you can think of.
Imagine that you finished your mission here on Copper-9 and returned to Earth, the first thing they'll do is abandon you, not reward you, not to mention that they would delete your, N and V's memories to make sure that you three wouldn't get too attached to each other in case y'all were needed for a new mission, but that's only if you're lucky enough for a new model to not come out during that time, because in that case they would just kill you with no remorse and then dismantle you and use parts of your body for their own reasons, or they'll just throw you in the trash to give space to a new model with your same name.
Is this really what you want, J?"
J's angry expression slowly began to fade, as G's words started to make a bit of sense to her.
She still wasn't fully convinced, but her voice started to shake a bit from the fear that what he's saying might be true.
J: "Y-you don't have any p-proof that the people that work f-for that company are t-that bad."
G: "Yes, i do."
G picked up his phone from his pocket and opened a video to show to J.
The video showed two JcJenson's workers, Jessica and Erik, bullying a more emotionless and less responsive version of J.
J's expression turned into shock as she continued to watch the two humans pushing her around and mocking her, making her realize how little they actually care for her.
J: "B-but, i don't remember this moment."
G: "Of course you don't, you were still in a phase of testing and your memories were erased after you were fully finished, so these two idiots decided to enter my working room and play with you without me being able to do anything, since they knew very well that you would've not remembered any of this.
That's why i secretly recorded them, because i knew this moment would eventually come."
J: "…Did they do this with…"
G: "Yup, they did the same shenanigans with N, V and G too, when i still didn't transfer my consciousness to his body of course."
J: "I… this is…"
G: "And don't think that those two are just dumb asses that were different from the rest, no, everyone treated drones like shit, i was the one that was standing out, not them."
J stayed silent, taking her time to process all of the information.
J: "I've… I've always been an object… nothing more…"
She then started to back away while gripping her hair tightly.
G: Softening his tone "Hey, it's okay, J, everything is fine now."
Smiling and opening his arms "We have each other, we always will, so how about you come close to me, friend?"
J looked at G, she stared at him for a few seconds and hugged him tightly, before starting to cry.
G, instead stayed silent and caressed her head to calm her down.
J: "…S-so, I've been killing for no reason all this time? T-the worker drones… they were the good guys all this time…"
G: "Unfortunately, yes… but you shouldn't think too much about it, this is a new chapter of your life and everything is gonna become much better from now on."
J: "But i struggle to feel sympathy for worker drones… how am i going to be able to socialize with them?"
G: "We'll help you.. me, N, V.
You're not alone in this, you can rebel from your code with time too."
J: "…Thank you, David…"
G and J stayed close to each other for a few more seconds without saying a word, before separating and looking in each other's eyes.
J: "So, now what?"
G: "Let's return to the landing pods, N and V are waiting for us.
There I'll tell you what to do now."
J followed him up in the sky, wondering what he has planned for her and the others.
When they arrived where the landing pods are, V and N were standing outside, patiently waiting for them to come back.
As G and J landed in front of them, they were approached by the other two murder drones, looking a bit concerned for J.
V: "You're back finally."
G: "Yeah, it took some time, but, J is finally on our side too."
V: Smiling softly "Finally, i thought this moment would never come."
N: Looking at J "…So, you're not angry at me anymore, right, J?"
J: Looking at N "No, don't worry"
Glancing away "I'm only angry at JcJenson now.. ugh…"
G: Smiling excitedly "Anyways, now we're all on the same side, it's time for y'all to do something very important."
G took his phone from his pocket again.
G: "An apology video."
The three disassembly drones looked surprised, but also not against the idea.
V: "Oh… well-"
J: Smiling widely "That's perfect, we can say sorry to the entirety of Copper-9 with a video.
Come on, let's do this."
G: "Hehe, alright then, all three of you stay next to each other."
V, N and J followed G's orders while he prepares to record.
V: "Do i need to be in the video too? Lots of people have already forgave me i think."
G: "Lots of people isn't the population of the entire planet, so you will apologize too to be sure."
The three murder drones stood silently as they tried to think of a mental script to say in front of the camera.
G: "Okay, three.. two.. one.."
G started recording.
The trio of disassembly drones tried to hide their nervousness, they stayed silent for the first few seconds, until they all tried to speak.
N: "Uhm… hi."
V: "H-hi, I'm… huh…"
J: Rolling her eyes in annoyance "Ugh, screw it."
J took a few steps towards G and stared at the camera with a serious expression.
J: "Hello, people of Copper-9, I'm sure you all know who we are and for obvious reasons, my name is, J and and these two are my friends, V and N.
Uhm… obviously you know us as nothing, but killers sent by JcJenson to exterminate you all, but recently we made the horrifying discover that the company treats us like objects too, just like they did with everyone of you.
We realized that we literally killed innocent people all this time and we feel very guilty about it, so we want to ask you all for forgiveness.
I know it can be a bit hard to see us with different eyes after everything that we did, but please understand that we were being manipulated, tricked and objectified by the company that did the same to lots of you in the past and if you can forgive Dav- G for his actions, then I'm sure you can forgive us too.
…You can stop the video now."
G finished recording and looked impressed by J's performance.
G: "Wow, you sounded so convincing, J."
V: "Yeah, that was a cool monologue."
N: "I agree."
J: Acting ironically proud of herself "Thank you, thank you, I'm very flattered."
G: "Well, I'll post the video for everyone to see, you three should go to sleep now."
The three murder drones looked at G with a surprised expression when he said that they should go to sleep.
J: "Wait, why should we go to sleep? It's not time for that, at least for us."
G: "I mean, we did the apologize video, but you three have to actually interact with worker drones to gain their trust and i wanted to do that this morning if possible."
N: Not looking forward to that plan "So, i have to ruin my sleep schedule for this?"
J: Looking at N while frowning "You're overreacting now, it's not that hard to fix a sleep schedule.
Let's follow David's plan if we want to be forgiven."
G: "Wait, before y'all go to sleep."
J: Looking at G "Yes, what is it now-"
G pulled all three of them into a tight hug.
The trio of murder drones was surprised by this unexpected gesture and they didn't know how to react.
G: "I'm so happy that we're finally reunited.
I missed so much the days when we were just a simple friend group…"
When they listened to his words, N, V and J's expressions softened and hugged him back.
J: "Yeah… i missed those days too, we all did…"
After a few seconds, G took a step back.
G: "See you in a few hours then, okay?"
G stood there alone, as everyone went inside their respective landing pods, he looked at his phone while scratching his head in confusion.
G: "Now, how do you access Dronernet again? I think Uzi sent me an invite link.
Huh… let me see…"
The next morning.
it was 10 pm, Uzi was still sleeping peacefully, but that peace was soon interrupted by G, who started poking her face while whispering to her with a little smile, he had a closed umbrella and a bottle of oil in his hands.
G: "Hey. Uzi- i mean, girlfriend Uzi.
Wake up."
Uzi woke up and looked at G with an annoyed expression.
Uzi: "Ugh… what do you want?"
G: Speaking normally "Get ready, you need to see something very important."
Uzi: "..What? Dude it's 10 pm, couldn't you have waited two more hours?"
G: "No, but trust me, this is more important than your sleep."
Uzi: "If you say so…"
As Uzi stood up from the bed, she noticed, V standing nearby, staring at her with a straight expression, she too was holding a closed umbrella on one hand and a bottle of oil on the other.
Uzi: Looking a bit surprised "V..?"
V: "Good morning."
Uzi: "You're involved with this too..?"
V: Smirking "Heck if i am.
You should trust G when he says that this thing is really important."
Uzi: "Of course i will, i always trust him."
G: "Well, we'll wait for you outside, i left you a bottle of oil next to your suitcase."
Uzi: "Hm? Thanks… I'll try to be quick…"
G: "Okay, but don't stress yourself out too much."
G and V walked outside, opening their umbrella's to stay protected from the sun, N and J were already awake too, both with their own umbrella and bottle of oil, they both looked bored.
J: "Is she ready?"
G: Looking at J while keeping his smile "Not yet, but I'm sure she won't take too long."
J: Rolling her eyes in annoyance "Okay… i mean, maybe it's better that she's going slow, so i can have more time to prepare myself for… you know."
G: "Sigh… yeah, i know what you mean."
J: "I don't understand why this I'm so nervous, they're just worker drones, the worst thing they can do is yell at me and maybe throw a rock at me too."
G: "It's gonna be okay, I'll try to calm them down in case things get bad."
Uzi walked outside with her bottle of oil in hand, she still looked a bit groggy.
Uzi: "Okay, I'm ready.
Where do we need to go-"
Uzi interrupted herself upon seeing J and N, who both stared at her back in awkwardness.
N: Forcing a smile "H-hi…"
J: "Hey."
Uzi: "…Huhhhhhhh..."
G: Looking at Uzi "I know, it's a strange situation, but I'll explain everything soon, let's go to the center of the city."
Everyone set off at the center of the city.
Uzi: Looking at G "So, mind telling me what's happening right now?"
G: "Oh, right.
So, basically while you were sleeping last night i managed to change N and J's way to see JcJenson and get them on the good side, then i helped them make an apology video that i posted on Dronernet and now they're going to try and get everyone's trust… hopefully."
Uzi: Looking shocked "…What!? I mean, i theorized that it was what actually happened, but still, hearing you confirm it is mind blowing."
J: Lowering her head, looking guilty "Yeah… I'm still shocked that JcJenson used me like a puppet all this time… i never felt so dumb in my life."
Uzi: Looking at J with a slightly annoyed expression "Well, don't expect to forgive you any time soon tho, you still killed a lot of people and you also tried to kill me more than one time."
J: "I know, i know, I'll be patient i guess."
The group arrived at the core of the city, where many adults where hanging out, some having little children or babies with them too.
The place had a positive aura with to everyone just enjoying their day, but that feeling quickly disappeared when the people noticed the group of disassembly drones.
Everyone was silent for the first few seconds, before J awkwardly spoke up.
J: "Uhm… hi, everyone… hehe…" Waving at the worker drones
A male worker drone took the courage to approach J and the other, looking very angry at them.
???: "We saw your, apology video, do you really think that we're going to forgive you just like that!?"
Pointing at J "You killed my brother!"
More and more people started doing the same, they got closer to the murder drones and yelled at them.
??: Pointing at N "You killed my daughter!"
?: Pointing at J "You killed the entirety of my colony! I had to find a new bunker to survive and i still suffer the trauma of that night!"
????: Pointing at V "I lost my wife because of you!"
V: Looking shocked "W—w-wait, me too!? I thought that i was forgiven."
????: "You saved what? One person? That's not enough to excuse the hundreds of lives you took!"
Everyone continued yelling and insulting N, V and J, some even threw snowballs in their faces out of hate and the three disassembly drones did nothing, except taking all of the bad treatment they were getting, until, G stepped in front of them and gestured all the worker drones to calm down.
G: "Alright, calm down everyone!"
???: "Calm down? These motherfuckers ended so many lives and ruined others too, there's no reasoning with them."
G: "I know that and I'm not expecting everyone of you to forgive them in just a day, but let's give them a chance to be better people at least.
I'm a murder drone like them, did you guys forget that i killed people too? Yet all of you forgave me after i changed my ways, it took some time, but you still forgave me, then why should it be different for them?
In the end they're people just like all of you, used and even manipulated by JcJenson for the company's sake."
The worker drones looked and discussed with each other for a moment, before coming to a conclusion.
???: "Fine…"
After that, everyone returned to do what they were doing.
G sighed in relief.
J: "Thanks, dude, i swear i was about to shoot myself out of guilt."
G: "No problem…"
Looking at N, V and J "well, i think that you three should like, try to make new friends??"
J: "Huhhhh… I'll do my best."
J reluctantly walks closer to a group of worker drones, N quickly follows her.
N: "Hey, wait for me!"
G then approached Uzi with a confident smile.
G: "I'm sure they'll do a great job, what do you think?"
Uzi didn't look so convinced, as she watched N and J getting pushed away by every person they try to talk to.
Uzi: "Huhhh, this is gonna be so hard for them."
Meanwhile, V was left all alone, looking around with a straight expression while wagging her tail like a lost puppy, she was too scared to talk to any worker drone that wasn't Uzi, so she walked to the closest building she saw, she sat on the ground and leaned on a wall outside, isolating herself from everyone.
She hugged herself with one arm, still feeling regret and guilt for all the people she killed.
V was about to tear up, until someone approached her, a kid with light-brown curtained hair, wearing a dark-blue worker hat and jacket.
V looked at the boy in surprise, not expecting a kid out of all people to approach her and the fact that he didn't seem scared or nervous surprised her even more.
V: "H-hi?"
???: "Hi, do you want to be friends with me?"
V: "Whoa, slow down, kid, we don't even know each other."
???: "Oh, sorry.
My name is Robert, what about you?"
V: "You can call me, V.
How old are you? You look like you should be in school."
Robert: "I'm sixteen years old and you're right, i should be in school, but I'm not."
V: "Sixteen!? Dude, what are you doing here then?"
Robert: Smiling "When i heard the news that you and the other murder drones came here to apologize i secretly ran out of school to meet one of you."
V: Looking confused "Alright? Why would you want to befriend a murderer like me instead of a kid your age?"
Robert: Looking away sadly "My parents were killed by one of you, i don't know who, but that doesn't matter.
I struggled to live alone without my parents and i never made a friend in my life that could support me, so my recent days at school have been awful, especially because of a blonde girl that always calls me 'the quiet kid'.
And the reason i want to befriend one of you? I just thought that you would say yes immediately."
V's expression shifted from confusion to sadness after hearing Robert's backstory, feeling empathy for him.
Robert: "But it's okay if you don't want to be friends with me, i mean, I'm just a kid and you're an adult, we'd be the weirdest duo ever…"
V: "No, i wanna be your friend."
Robert: Looking at V in surprise "Really?"
V: Smiling excitedly "Yeah, who cares about age when it comes to friends."
Robert: Smiling widely "Thank you so much, V, i always wanted a friend! Can we build a snowman? Or an igloo or-"
V: Interrupting Robert "Hehe, i appreciate the enthusiasm, but i think that you should go back to school now, we can play later tho, okay?"
Robert: Nodding in understanding "Oh, alright i guess.
See you later then!"
V watches as Robert runs back inside the bunker while she's still sitting on the snow, feeling happy to have befriended a worker drone so easily.
Meanwhile, G was still watching N and J, feeling proud for them.
G: "Ah, I'm so proud of them."
Uzi: Still not looking convinced "They didn't even manage to say more than two words to someone without getting yelled at."
G: "Yeah, but they're trying their best, i like their determination.
I love seeing them acting looking so innocent for once," Frowning in frustration "i hate the fact that originally i had to build them to be death machines, i had no choice at the time unfortunately…"
Uzi: Looking shocked at G "You're the one that built them!?"
G: Looking at Uzi with a proud smile "I was JcJenson's best employee, who could they ever ask to build murderous robots, am i right?"
Uzi: "I mean, yeah, but it's still surprising to hear nonetheless.
So, does this mean you're the father of N, V and J?"
G: "Of course i-" Interrupting himself and looking shocked "Wait-wait-wait i- what!?"
Uzi: Looking amused "Hehe, you heard me right, you're their dad if you built them."
G: "W-why? That doesn't make any sense! I'm their owner at max, but calling me their father is excessive."
Uzi: "Well, some people believe that the humans who built them are their parents, because they weren't born by a couple of worker drones and so… i don't know, it's old people stuff.
Personally i don't believe this thing, i just thought it would be funny to call you like this to see how you would've reacted."
G: Sighing in relief "Oh, thank god, for a moment i genuinely believed that."
Uzi: "Would it even change that much if you actually were their father?"
G: "Yes, it would.
I could never imagine someone like, J, genuinely calling me 'dad', not to mention all the worker drones I've built that probably all work for some a dumb human now, how many children would i have in that case, come on!"
Uzi: "Makes sense, putting it like this shows that this topic makes zero sense.
People believe the dumbest stuff nowadays."
Suddenly, Uzi got a call from someone, when she went to check she discovered that it was none other than her mother, Nori.
Uzi sighed, already knowing where this is going.
Uzi: "Hi, mom-"
Nori: Sounding angry "Uzi, is G with you!?"
Uzi: Raising an eyebrow "Jeez, calm down, he's next to me."
Nori: "You two, meet me at you know where, now!"
Uzi: "Okay, why-"
Nori hung up the call before Uzi could finish her phrase, which made her quiet annoyed.
Uzi: "Ugh… let's go, G, my mom wants to talk with us."
G: "Alright, about what?"
Uzi: "I don't know, she sounded angry for some reason."
G: Looking surprised "Angry? Why would she be angry when disassembly drones aren't killing anymore?"
Uzi: "I have no idea, dude, she's so random sometimes, let's just go."
When, G and Uzi arrived in front of Nori's bunker, they saw her standing outside, tapping her foot on the ground impatiently and keeping her arms crossed while she stared at the couple in anger.
G: Smiling awkwardly "Hello, Nori."
Nori: "Hi, G…"
Uzi: "Alright, what do you have to tell us, mom? And most importantly, why are you so angry when we're literally witnessing the end of the war against the murder drones!?"
Nori: "First, I'm not angry because peace has been made with the murder drones, heck, this is like the best to way start a new day, I'm mad because i have a surprise i wanted to show to both of you, but now said surprise will be obscured by the fact that the war ended!"
G: "…"
Uzi: "…" Looking angry "Are you serious!? I thought that we did something bad and i was anxious to know what we could have possibly done, but no, you're just mad because whatever your surprise is will get overshadowed by one of the most important events on the history of our kind!"
Nori: Looking nonchalant "Fine, maybe i overreacted a bit, but come on, it took a lot of time to prepare what I'm about to show you and just when i finished it, the end of the war happens."
Uzi: "Okay, show us this surprise then if it's so cool."
Nori: Smiling "I was waiting for you to ask that, follow me."
Uzi and G followed Nori inside the bunker, where she lead them to Uzi's old dorm.
Nori: Widening her smile excitedly "Okay, here we are."
Uzi: Looking confused "This is the dorm i used to live in."
Nori: "That's right, now get ready."
Nori stepped inside the dorm, followed by G and Uzi, who was shocked to see that her dorm was completely remade, unlike G, who just looked surprised.
Uzi: "Oh my…"
Nori: "Pretty cool, right?"
Uzi: Shaking her head and looking at Nori "Wait, why did you even do this if i don't live here anymore?"
Nori: Looking at Uzi "That's the funny part, you'll return to your beautiful dorm."
Uzi: Raising her voice in shock "What!? I have to move again!?"
Nori: "What? Did you really think I'd let you live inside G's landing pod for the rest of your life? That was just a temporary transfer to be able to remake your dorm without you knowing anything."
Uzi: "So, you convinced me to move inside- w-whatever, I'm not coming back to this bunker, G's landing pod is good enough without dad, starting an argue with me every minute."
Nori: "Oh, don't worry about your dad, i talked with him and he promised to not bother you or G anymore."
Uzi: "And how can you be so sure that he, out of all people, will keep that promise?"
Nori: "Well…" Looking frustrated "Oh, come on, Uzi, you're not seriously choosing a small, egg-shaped thing over a super sick dorm and a large bunker, just because you want to stay away from your father.
Fine, i won't subscribe you to school again, they don't even teach useful stuff anyway, but I'm sure that your dad isn't that bad, he's just struggling to see the good side in G."
Uzi's thought about it for a moment, she took another look at the dorm and saw how much effort her mom put into remaking it.
She sighed and looked at Nori with a decisive expression.
Uzi: "Okay, I'll go take my stuff and move here…"
Nori: Smiling excitedly "Thank you, sweetheart.
I'm sure you and G will live just fine in here."
G: Widening his eyes in shock "Wait, i have to move too!?"
Nori: Looking at G "I mean, you don't seriously want to stay all alone in that pod of yours, right?"
G: "…Alright, you've got a point here."
As Uzi went to get her things, G started analyzing the dorm with interest.
G: "You really did a great job, Nori."
Nori: "Oh, no need to compliment me, it's not like i did much.
I just added a wider bed for you two, a wider desk, along with a second rotating chair for you and let's not forget about the window, i decided to put one, so that you can get out of the building faster in case you need to go somewhere to do your heroic stuff.
I also recolored the walls, they were loosing their color honestly, i added a fluffy purple carpet at the center of the room and cleaned the dust off the floor."
G: "..Hehe, yeah, you didn't do much."
Nori: "Anyways, do you mind if you follow me again? I need you to do me a small favor."
G: "Of course, i don't have anything to do right now anyway."
A minute later, G and Nori found themselves near the bunker's exit, watching as the worker drones and the disassembly drones don't befriend each other all.
G: "Alright, what do you want me to do?"
Nori: "Okay so, can you call your murder drone friends and take them in front of me? I need to talk with them."
G: Glancing at Nori with an eyebrow raised "That's it? Really?"
Nori: "Yes, i know i could've done this myself, but i want you to do so, it's to make me look like an important person in front of them, you know what i mean?"
G: Smiling amusingly "Sigh.. fine."
G approached J and N, who looked like they've given up to befriend anyone for now.
J: "This is so hard, N, i think we need to quit for now."
G: "Hey, guys."
J: Looking at G in relief "Oh, thank god you're here, we need help to make these worker drones trust us, it's so much more difficult than we thought."
talking quietly to herself "I mean, I'm not surprised of course."
G: "I'm not here to help."
Pointing at Nori's bunker "The leader of that bunker wants to talk with you."
J: Staring at the bunker in slight anxiousness "Oh…"
G: "And tell V to come too, okay?"
J: "Understood…"
A minute later, the three murder drones were standing in front of Nori, with G staying next to her.
V didn't look nervous at all, she was holding her own hands politely, J looked a bit anxious, but she tried to hide it, while N was very nervous and was fidgeting with this fingers rapidly.
Nori slowly shook her head in frustration and spoke to herself.
Nori: "I can't believe these are the same people that terrorized the planet for months…"
V tried to ease the situation, by waving at Nori with a small smile.
V: "Hi, Nori."
Nori: Smiling warmly at V "Hi, V, it's nice to see you again."
Nori's smile quickly faded, she put her hands on her hips, as she focused on J and N.
Nori: "So, first things first, what your names?"
J stood as straight as possible and tried to act professional.
J: "My name is, Great Grand General J, and my friend next to me is, N."
N: Looking at J confusion "That's not your real name-"
J: "Shut up!"
Nori: Sighing in disappointment "Okay, J and N, I'll remember that."
J: "So, are you our new boss? Will you give us a new mission to accomplish?"
Nori: Looking annoyed "Jeez, calm down, I'm just the leader of a bunker."
Looking at G "Dude, are they traumatized or what?"
G: "Don't worry about J, she didn't fully break out of her code yet, give her some time."
Nori: "Hmm, i see…"
Looking at J "She's traumatized."
J: Looking confused "W-what? I'm not traumatized."
Nori: "Just what a traumatized person would say… don't worry, we have a psychologist in our bunker that works until 7pm."
J: "But-…" Dropping her professional act "Okay, fine…"
Nori: "Good."
Smiling "anyways, the reason i wanted to talk to you three is simple.
I'm very relieved that you don't want to kill people anymore and i understand that it's going to be hard for you to gain everyone's trust, that's why i wanna invite all three of you to move in this building."
Everyone was pretty shocked to hear Nori's offer, especially the worker drones, they all stared at her with wide eyes.
J: "What!?"
V: "Really!?"
N: "Even me!?"
Nori: "Yes, even you, N… unfortunately."
G: "Are you serious!? I-i mean, i don't mind at all obviously, it's just that i didn't expect to hear such thing from you."
Nori: "Honestly, it's for the better.
If i just tell them to leave and return to their landing pods, people and them won't be able to truly make peace and live in harmony.
That doesn't mean i don't hate them tho, i just think that this is the best choice to help them get along with my kind and vice versa."
G listened intently and he actually loved Nori's idea a lot.
G: Smiling excitedly "That's a wonderful idea, i love it!"
V: "Yeah, i think I'll move here, my landing pod kind of sucks anyway."
J: "I agree, JcJenson literally gave us a metal, oval-shaped box and expected us to call it a home."
N: "Yeah, our landing pods are too small and I'm a bit claustrophobic."
Nori: "Great, I'll see if there are free dorms for y'all."
J: "..So, can we wait inside the building? I don't want to isolate myself outside while holding an umbrella."
Nori: "Of course, in fact you guys need to do something while i search for your dorms."
J: Looking intrigued "Doing something? I'm listening."
Nori: "It's nothing too complicated, but for safety reasons, you need to empty those syringe tails that you have and also put something on the point of it to avoid any injuries."
Looking at V with a serious expression "And you, V."
V: Raising her shoulders in slight panic "What's wrong with me?"
Nori: "Your clothing, you're literally half-naked, there are children living here damn it."
V: Looking slightly annoyed "Of course that was the problem…"
Nori: Smiling proudly of herself "Don't worry, because i already ordered to make a pair of pants just for you, in case you would actually move here one day."
Speaking with an ironic tone "I'm a genius, i know.
Come on now, follow me."
Nori turned around and started guiding the murder drones and G to the medical room, not realizing that Uzi was behind them with her suitcase, completely unaware of the current situation.
Uzi: "Hey, where are you guys going!? Wait for me!"
It was 5pm, the bunker's doctors removed the acid out of the disassembly drones' tails, including G's, along with cotton and transparent tape being put to cover their tips and V was given a pair of flared light-brown pants.
N, V and J spent their day on their respective dorms to rearrange it to their likings and to use their new phones.
Right now, G and Uzi were in their dorm talking about their future together, when someone knocked on their door and when G went to open, she was met by Nori with her usual cocky smile.
Nori: "Hey, sorry to bother you, but i need you to follow me, okay? It's nothing too serious."
Uzi walked up to Nori with her arms crossed in annoyance.
Uzi: "Oh, are you serious, mom? We were having a serious discussion right now."
Nori: Looking at Uzi "I know, i know, i promise it's only gonna take like, thirty minutes."
Uzi: "thirty minutes!?"
Nori: "Twenty, okay?"
Uzi: Rolling her eyes in frustration "Augh! Fine."
Nori: "Thank you, sweetheart.
Let's go, G."
Nori took G to the bunker's school, which made him pretty confused, but his confusion turned into surprise when they stepped inside one of the classrooms and he was met by N, V and J sitting on the classroom's seats, looking bored as hell.
They sighed in relief when they saw G enter the room.
J: "Finally, you're here."
G: "Uhm… what the hell is going on here?"
Nori: "Well, to make it short, i want to make sure that your friends right here will never and i repeat, never kill an innocent person ever again and so, for the next twenty minutes, you will teach them how to be good members of society.
I also printed a cardboard of a worker drone, so that they can practice their social skills."
G: "…What?"
N: "Yeah, that was our same reaction, it's dumb."
J: "Meh, it's a price we gotta pay after killing so many people."
Nori: "Okay, i hope y'all have fun, see you later!"
Nori left the room and shut the door behind G, as he and his friends kept staring at each other in silence.
J: "So, are you actually going to teach us how to be good people?"
G: "Uhm… i guess so, don't expect a lot tho, i came here unprepared."
V: "Nori said that she left some papers under the teacher's desk, where she wrote all the stuff that you're supposed to explain us."
G looked at the teacher's desk and went to grab the papers, he quickly got a clear idea on what to say and looked at his friends again.
G: "Alright, i never thought I'd say this, but, let's start the lesson."