{The Next Day}
The sun was beginning to rise as MX was seen sitting in the landing pod along with V and Uzi, mainly Uzi as V was sitting in the corner blowing bubbles.
Uzi: You knew my mom, how?
MX: It's complicated, okay? I didn't know her exactly, I've been getting flashes of someone's past and she was involved in that persons past.
Uzi: That's weird? Do you think someone uploaded their memories into you?
MX: I don't know. What I do know is that I can't access my memories before arriving here on Copper 9. Any attempt to unlock them could damage my circuits and quite possibly kill me.
Uzi groaned as MX looked frustrated at himself for not being able to remember anything. Uzi looked over behind her at some sort of metal button.
MX: You look like her though.
Uzi turned around and looked at MX, slightly flustered.
Uzi: W-What?
MX: You look like Nori. The purple and everything, I mean.
Uzi: O-Oh, cool. Any of you know what this is?
Uzi held up the metal button.
MX: Taking a guess, I believe it's the pilots button. N was wearing it.
On cue, the three bots heard N screaming from outside the pod as a thud was heard as well.
MX: .....idiot.
Uzi: N, I found something in here!
Footsteps approached as Uzi looked over at a mirror, moving her hair to the side as her visor glitched out, causing said mirror to crack, as her eyes returned to normal.
V: That's weird and concerning.
Uzi: Bite me! This is probably you weirdo's fault!
V: I've never seen that symbol before. Wanna do an autopsy to find out?
MX banged his fist against the top of V's head causing her to groan in discomfort.
MX: Knock it off, V.
N stepped down the ladder.
N: What did you find?
Uzi slapped the metal button back onto N's hat.
Uzi: Did you know that was a pilot hat?
N: I was the pilot!? That was awso-i crashed and ruined everything. Spaceship pilot! Origin story!
V hissed before going back to her bubbles, as N turned his attention back to Uzi, who was rummaging around the ship.
N: Speaking of piloting back to Earth, are we sure "murder all humans" is, uh, morality?
MX: I mean, I'm all for it. Everyone loves a good murder quest.
Uzi: The humans sent you without a communication relay and reformatted your memories to soup. Covering up their tracks means they're past negotiating. Not that they tried to negotiate with my mom.
Suddenly V was face to face with Uzi.
V: Or, you missed the negotiations. The humans programmed us to solve problems. Where's proof of your backstory? The one where your kinds so conveniently innocent?
N pulled Uzi away from V as MX stood between V and Uzi.
N: MX was getting his orders from someone!
MX: Yeah, J. She would get orders back from someone on Earth and relay them to me.
N: So, the question remains, who and how?
A buffering wheel appeared on Uzi's visor, soon turning into a small irk mark.
Uzi: Quit complicating my murder plan.
N attempted to pat the head of Uzi, only to have it smacked away. V glared at N and Uzi as MX was leaning on the control panel, his visor also turned into a buffering wheel, as he was lost in thought.
{Meanwhile}
Back inside the Worker Drones home, two drones were seen looking up at the two holes in the ceiling made by MX.
Tim: Yeah, just fix 'er up, 'cause, whoops! Pretty big security risk in hindsight. You got this, uh, Ladderbot 5000!
Tim began to walk away as Frank groaned.
Frank: Please just leave the lights-
The lights turned off causing Frank to sigh. Frank grabbed a flashlight from his toolbox and looked at the holes in the ceiling and then his small ladder.
As he moved the ladder slightly under the holes, metal clanking was heard, causing Frank to look around for the source.
More clanking was heard, scaring Frank, causing him to drop his tools that knocked over the ladder, scaring him even more.
Even more metal clanking was heard, this time Frank shined his light towards the source only to see the once deceased body of J gone.
Suddenly the sound of a heartbeat caught his attention as Frank began to move closer to the source, ultimately being his demise.
{Elsewhere}
Khan was seen entering Uzi's classroom for a Parent-Teacher conference.
Teacher: Mr Doorman. Your daughter has been, uh, absent?
Khan: Yes, on that "kill all humans" kick like I was when I was younger. Grounded herself and all that.
Teacher: Speaking on her behavior-
Khan: Of course, of course. Precocious, popular, supernatural understanding of doors. Takes after her old man.
The teacher began to have a flashback on Uzi's "behavior" in class.
Teacher: Yeah, she has trouble fitting in. We may think there's something damaged with her programming? Ho-How is she at home?
Khan: S-Sorry? I mean, she's a little herself, but "damaged"? I-I-I maybe haven't spent much time, uh-
The teacher nodded as he was writing down in a notebook. The classroom door opened to reveal a worker drone.
Worker: Mr Doorman, sir? There's been an-
The teacher and Khan look at the worker, not before Khan threw the notebook away.
Worker: ....Incident.
{Back with Uzi}
Uzi, along with N and MX were seen out in the snowy wasteland.
Uzi: Ugh! I'm sweaty! Who programmed that!?
N: You good, Uzi?
Uzi: Im good! Better than good! I am God!
MX: But I'm still here?
N: Do you really believe your own hype that much?
MX: I AM THE HYPE!!
Everyone then looked over to see Thad standing on a car, looking at the Drones with confusion, as Uzi laughed nervously.
Uzi: Hi-Hi, Thad.
Thad held out Uzi's rail gun as she grabbed it.
Uzi: Thank you.
Uzi flashed a thumbs up to N as MX didn't show any interest.
Thad: Of Course, Zi! N-and-Ms, MX
MX looked over at Thad, giving a slight nod.
Thad: You guys saved my life. I don't even think the colony is even serious about this banishment stuff. Just confused with-
Uzi: The fact that I'm too rogue to re-enter society now? I can never return.
MX: So edgy.
Thad: The recent disappearances and your murder-friends corpse?
MX: J's alive?
Thad: When I went to grab your gun, it kind of looked like it....crawled away.
N and MX looked at each other, both with hollowed out eyes.
MX: I thought I killed her.
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Uzi, Thad and the others were walking up to the front door of the Worker Drone colony. The door opened up slightly to reveal a Worker Drone, named Reid.
Reid: Welcome back, Thad! Uh, isn't she grounded or something?
Uzi: Ugh! Banished! Has my dad been saying I'm grounded?
Reid ignored Uzi as he turned his attention to N and MX.
Reid: Genocide Robots.
N twiddled his fingers as MX smiled sadistically. N walked up to Reid, handing him a picture saying "I'm sorry".
Reid: Oh, alright! Just don't do it again. Get in here, ya goobs.
Uzi and company entered the colony and began to make their way down the halls.
In one clearing of a hallway was what appeared to be a crime scene. Uzi poked her head around the corner as a couple worker drones mentioned how Khan was at a parent-teacher conference instead of building a door.
N: You good?
Uzi: I'm good, stop asking!
Uzi and the others moved down the halls past the workers.
{With Khan}
Khan was still debating with the teacher that Uzi isn't Damaged.
Khan: I mean, you don't think it's my....parenting, do you? I left her for DEAD once! It sounds like she's bored in your class and the other kids suck!
The teacher appeared to be listening but in reality was playing Solitaire.
Khan: Call her damaged again and I will install a door on your face!!
In the back of the class sat Lizzy and and Doll.
Lizzy: Where are your folks?
Doll (Russian): Dead. I watched them die.
Lizzy: That was the joke, idiot.
Knocking on the door was heard as a fake Lizzy was on the outside.
Lizzy: That girl is....gorgeous, right!? I'm gonna let her in!
Lizzy stood up and walked towards the door as Doll's eyes remained hollow.
{Back with Uzi}
Uzi and the rest were standing in the corridor where J died. Uzi was looking around with a Flashlight as MX observed the area with his night-vision.
Uzi shined the light over a trail of oil from where J was laying to up the wall.
Uzi: You guys, do that often?
N: Haha, no. I'm a little concerned but also a little frightened a bit.
MX: Hey, Uzi! Check this out.
N and Uzi walked over to where MX and Thad were and saw a wall engraved with something.
N: Hey, isn't that your special eye?
Uzi smacked N.
Uzi: Don't call it that.
Uzi shined her light on the wall, as she placed a hand on the wall.
Uzi: Absolute Solver? Reboot? Does this have something to do with how you grow your head back?
N: I actively avoid unpacking how that works.
Uzi: New material can't be pulled from thin air. If the wound is severe enough, this "Solver" might be some sort of auto-run program to collect more mat-
N covered Uzi's mouth as everyone starred at the hand coming out of the shadows. The hand latched onto Thad, but nothing else.
Uzi nodded to MX as he shot out flare from his arm cannon, lighting up the area to show a giant centipede type robot.
Everyone quickly covered their mouths as Thad, unfortunately was being pulled away. Without hesitation, N threw a ninja star, cutting the hand as the "arm" retracted back to the original "body".
Uzi: I want a freakin' ninja star!
Another arm smacked the three into a container as another arm grabbed Thad and pulled him away.
Uzi, MX, and N all sat up, groaning.
N: You good?
Uzi: Stop asking! Chainsaw hand time?
N: Yeah, cool, cool, cool!
MX:
MX and N both jumped up with their own Chainsaw hands.
Uzi and the Two Murder Drones were running down a hall, soon entering a Cryosleep area, stopping as they soon saw a holographic version of Thad.
Thad (Hologram): Yes, hello, it's me, Ted! Can I, uh, get a location?
MX and the others looked at each other with skepticism.
Thad (Hologram): I heard Dentist's office! I'm Thad at the dentist office! Come over here for your.....teeth.
Both Uzi and MX aimed their own rail guns at the hologram.
MX: Class act there, J.
Uzi: Why do you look so-
N: Great! You look great, J!
Uzi looked at N with annoyance, as MX only shook his head.
Thad (Hologram): Wait no, guys it's me....
J (???): Is that a freakin ninja star?
N threw the ninja star as Uzi kicked it with her foot. The ninja star went through the hologram and sliced out the real Thad, who fell to the floor.
Thad: Lifesavers again! SUPER invited to my shindig next weekend.
Thad looked at Eldridge J.
Thad: Cool kids only.
Thad ran off leaving MX and the two others alone with Eldridge J.
Uzi and N grew excited at Thads invite as MX seemed to not care. His focus was on the fight in front of them still.
Solver: We're busy then, anyway. So, whatever. So lame.
Uzi aimed her rail gun at the creature.
Uzi: What's with the voice, J?
Solver: J's not here. We are trying to repair that host as per our directive.
Uzi: So you are a program!
Solver: More like you are out cute puppets.
The solver used the holograms to mimic Nori's appearance to distract Uzi, but it also distracted MX.
Nori (Solver): It hurts our feelings you don't remember us.
Uzi looked around only to see N missing and MX seemingly frozen in place, his visor glitching out.
Uzi: Uh, guys, what's with the mom hologram?
Solver: Easier to assimilate than explain.
Uzi: Not happening!
Solver: Fair, but poor choice.
Sliding down from the ceiling was a creepier version of J as an arm held onto Khan.
Solver: Now we will have to do something shocking.
Uzi: Woah, hey!
Uzi ran towards the Solver as it began to pull apart Khan.
Solver: Goodbye, Dad.
Khan yelled in pain as he was ripped in half. Uzi was frozen in fear as the Solver attempted to get her, only to be blasted with a missile.
Solver: Wait, what?
N ran up next to Uzi.
N: Uzi, shoot! Or give it to me!
N shot another missile.
Solver: Close one. Snarl.
N and Uzi backed up as MX remained frozen, his visor glitching as sparks started coming off of him.
{Inside MX's Mind}
MX was standing in the cryosleeping area but it was different. The entire area was compute coding as he remained intact.
MX looked around, soon coming face to face with a shadow person, glitching.
Shadow: Ugh, finally broke out from that damn firewall. Glad to finally talk with you, MX.
MX: Who are you?
Shadow: Not important. What's important is that you stop her!
MX: Who? Stop who!?
Shadow: I'll tell you everything later. Just give me control!
MX: Control? You mean of my body.
Shadow: Eh, technically my body but yes. Look, we can sit here and argue and let your friends die or you can give me control.
MX: Fine, but you harm Uzi or-
Shadow: Relax. I won't hurt Uzi. I owe Nori that much.
Before MX could say another word, the Shadow person placed his hand onto MX's visor and caused the entire area to glitch out.
{Real World}
Uzi was slammed into a pod by the Solver as MX stopped sparking.
Solver: Lucky for you, it's snack time. Time to go into my mouth now.
The Solver began to pull Uzi towards its mouth as the sound of metal clanking was heard.
The Solver looked towards the source and saw MX's arms merging into one big ass rail gun.
Solver: Head tilt?
MX (Corrupted): Don't remember me? Guess it's hard to remember all the people you've killed!
Without skipping a beat, MX's mega rail gun blasted a beam of red energy towards the Solver as N swooped in and gripped Uzi, getting them out of the blast radius.
MX's arms returned to normal as he looked at his hands, moving them around.
MX: Finally found the one. This'll do nicely.
Muffled voices were heard growing closer. Not wanting to be found, MX used his camouflage ability and escaped the area undiscovered.
{TO BE CONTINUED}