Oh.
Really.
Really?
Kai felt an actual sense of– disappointment when he saw how quickly the boy fell. Just one shot, one that he didn’t even try to deflect or dodge, one that he just took.
And he was supposed to be one of X and Zero’s children. How was it that Wily had made his decision to back Zero when this was where the blond decided to put his pride.
PATHETIC!
A few steps were taken towards the fallen youth before Kai aimed a sharp kick at his side. No point doing anything else with him. He turned, red gaze falling for a brief moment on Zero’s form before locking gaze with Rebecca.
“… I told you…” He grinned before starting to stalk back towards her.
There was something wrong with his arm. Yes, the obvious explanation was that the heavy weight of the wolf monster resting on him while idly gnawing one his shoulder. Of course something would be wrong then. But it was– the bite felt like it was somehow seeping further into his coding to erase and dissolve.
Oh well. It wasn’t something he could really worry about right now.
His working arm shifted into a buster as Zero ran through his internals. Something- electrified- Ah! It would draw a bit too much from him, especially in this situation, but it would (hopefully?) be more than enough to stun the reploid. (Hoping it would actually kill him felt like trying to cling to a fever dream.)
The energy for the electrified blast was pulled straight from his core. It left a gnawing ache behind as his power level dropped, warning lights flashing in his internal HUD to let him know that hey! guess what! you’re injured and you don’t even have the power left to kickstart self-repair!
The blast had, at the very least, nailed the other square in the back. Electricity arced out as his whole body seized, limbs and joints locking up and trapping him in place… for a moment.
“Rebecca!” He screamed out as her name as the wolf let out an angry howl before starting to drag his body back. “Get Aerin- RUN-!”
This was all her fault.
All her fault-
“Aah-”
Zero’s yell broke her out of her self-destructing thoughts, and she launched herself to her brother, getting him up on her back. She was significantly faster than she had been before and she wasn’t going to question why.
Her only thoughts were that she needed to listen to her Papa. She didn’t want him to die, but there was nothing she could do to help him. And that fact burned at her insides. Her core ached.
All she could do was run out the door, her brother’s limp body weighing her down but not by much. She had to get out of the dome of interference so she could activate her armor’s teleporter.
She couldn’t do anything else.
It hurt, but there was nothing else she could do.
Useless.
She had to be better.
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