Eventually, Afton manages to 'persuade' Gabe to lie down. The dog continued to quietly whimper due to him being hit in the face by a water-hose, but slightly upset would always be better than headless.
Afton sighs and examines Gabe, their earlier fight had damaged both of them. Afton's entire body was sore from receiving multiple sonic blasts, as well as his arm that'd nearly been chewed through. And if Gabe weren't covered in fur and cybernetics, he'd most definitely be a big bruise at this point.
With this done Afton crushes the water pipe to prevent more from spraying onto the floor, the tiny-spider-bots would be employed to repair this later, so he wasn't worried about it.
Still... Afton focuses on Gabe, the dog panting while lying on the ground, clearly exhausted after all the adrenaline had worn off. He walks over to him and strokes the fur on his head, scratching behind his ear which causes Gabe's tail to wag rapidly. "See? You're not so bad when you aren't trying to eat me..." Afton coos, hoping the dog wouldn't go psycho again.
"Good! You have tamed the 'Borous Beast!', now, command the lawn ruiner to find the Sonic Emitter schematic!" Klein's voice shouts over the intercom.
"We can't do that! Look how exhausted my Gabe is! He can barely stand, let alone sniff and dig out the schematic..." Borous says.
"Look, I'll just do it myself!" Afton growls, not wanting to listen to the scientist annoying voices after the deathmatch he'd just had. He stands and starts walking around the cavern, finding various mounds that look to have been Gabe's digging spots. Unfortunately, Afton is currently lacking a shovel.
Sighing, he grabs a piece of wood from the shattered picket fence and uses that instead, striking at the ground to loosen dirt before kicking it out. The only boon to this situation is the fact that all the mounds were rather shallow, this cavern was artificially created for Gabe to reside in, so it didn't take much digging through the dirt until you hit granite.
After thirty minutes of walking around the places, digging, digging, and digging. Afton finally unearthed the Sonic Emitter schematic. To be honest, it doesn't look all that different from any other holodisk, aside from the label on it stating [Sonic Emitter : Gabe's Bark]. He brushes the stray dirt on it and blows the rest off, shoving it into his deathclaw leather satchel as he turns back towards Gabe. "Now, what to do with-"
"BOOOM!*
The house where he'd entered the cavern from explodes into a fiery mess, sending wood shrapnel everywhere as Robo-Scorpions stream inside. "HAH! Did you really think I would allow you to take the Schematic without a fight!? HARDLY!" Mobius voice shouts, having apparently hacked the intercom system... Again.
"Mobius! You leave Gabe alone!... Mr Parker too!..." Borous says in a harsh tone.
"Forget your dog for now Borous! Lobotomite! The tests are not yet complete, you still have yet to acquire the Sonic Emitter upgrade! FIGHT OFF MOBIUS FORCES AND RETRIEVE IT FOR US!*BBZZTCH*" Klein exclaims before being cut off.
"There'll be none of that, Think Tank! I will destroy your Lobotomite, and rein supreme over BIG MOUNTAIN, WAHAHAHAHAHA!"
While that lot were arguing, Afton had already been in motion, firing his own Sonic Emitter at the Robo-Scorpions streaming in from the entrance... He turned off [Meltdown] of course, otherwise he might just bring down the whole cavern.
[John Wick Style is in effect]
Gabe wasn't idle either, firing sonic barks at the scorpions which throws small groups of them heavily against the cavern wall, disabling some while crippling others. Afton reaches into his satchel and retrieves the black box Dr. 8 had made for him, he presses the button but finds that nothing happens... Of course it wouldn't work, Mobius might be crazy, but he isn't stupid!
Afton tosses the device away and continues firing, taking cover behind some of the pre-war buildings in the cavern. Gabe was taking the brunt of the attack, but he was proving more than durable enough to survive against energy weapon attacks being shot from the scorpions.
They tried to grab Gabe with their pincers, but were instantly torn apart if they got close enough for such a strike... Seems like Gabe was in battle-mode again...
The battle continues for a couple minutes until the number of Robo-Scorpions started to dwindle... Either that, or they had decided to gather outside the test area to unleash a barrage when he steps out.
Soon enough, the cavern was clear, the only thing remaining of the Robo-Scorpions being bits and pieces of their yellow and red chassis, and destroyed machinery. Gabe was exhausted, having not recovered from their previous battle before participating in the next. Afton just pats Gabes head as thanks for his assistance before moving to the exit.
"Nyx, anymore enemies?" he asks the dutiful stealth suit.
"Mmm, many of them are gathering outside the test chamber." she states, and he frowns.
"Well, that's just great then, isn't it." he mutters, walking through the exit while pulling out his Stealthboy. The Robo-Scorpions would obviously be able to detect him, but it should give him enough time to attack without being instantly annihilated.
Honestly, he'd like to just blow all of them to high hell but knew that'd likely destroy any chance of retrieving the Sonic Emitter upgrade, something he wasn't willing to risk. He makes his way through the tunnel that he'd previously travelled to reach the cavern and stops in front of the large metal double doors.
He activates his Stealthboy, causing his body to become invisible and opens the door, immediately using VATS to get enough time to examine the enemies before him. There were as many Robo-Scorpions as you could possibly fit into the room, all with their tail-blasters pointed directly at the door, most already seeming to heat up to fire through the door.
They might not be able to see him, but they'd be able to hit him if he remained where he was...
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Once he deactivates VATS, Afton quickly ducks out of the doorway, barely avoiding the laser barrage shot into the tunnel he'd just exited from. Of course, it was only at this moment that the Robo-Scorpions detected him through his invisibility. Afon was already on the move though.
He'd retrieved his Inversal axe and a Proton axe, dual-wielding them as he began tearing through the Robo-Scorpions around the room.
[John Wick Style is in effect]
The Robo-Scorpions stood no chance, with their sensors not being able to keep up with the invisible enemy, and Afton himself making an effort to stray in between the Scorpions to force friendly fire should they attempt to shoot him. The number of scorpions was rapidly dwindling.
His weapons easily cut through the robot's chassis, each strike causing an additional EMP effect to occur and scramble their electronics. Courtesy of the Proto axes special ability.
Afton quickly cleared the robots in the room, only taking grazing shots from their lasers, however, more continued to come in through the door, causing him to wonder just how many Mobius had to deploy.
Shaking his head, he cut his way to the door and slammed his fist into the control panel, accidentally shattering it and causing to door the slam shut with a large *THUNK!*.
"Well, that'll do it... For now." he mutters, knowing that the Robo-Scorpions would breach through the door fairly quickly. He turned towards the test control terminal and quickly went through it, selecting the advanced test where he'd supposedly receive the Sonic Emitter upgrade.
He selects the advanced test and waits while the test chambers move around, the irritating grinding sound being interrupted halfway as the door to the lab explodes, smoke wafting through and concealing the many Robo-Scorpions who were advancing towards him.
Afton fires at them for couple of seconds before entering the test as the rooms stop moving. Frowning as he finds himself back in the same school area the first test had been in... The only exception is that every path was blocked by forcefields.
He knew he didn't have much time before more Robo-Scorpions would be on his ass again, so he quickly looked around for an exit, or anything that may help him... In the corner, he spotted a terminal, and once he accessed it, he was greeted with just what he needed.
[Sonic Emiter Data]
Upon selecting it, he was given an option to download the Sonic Emitter EM Pulsewave module. He hooked the Sonic Emitter up to it and began the download, of course, not everything was going to go his way.
*BOOOM!*
Halfway through the download, the doors to the test chamber were blown away again, Robo-Scorpions firing at where he's currently standing despite still being invisible. Afton isn't even able to move out of the way due to the terminal sitting behind him... No, instead he's forced to take the laser fire head-on...
Using his Proton axes, he attempts to intercept the lasers with [SuperHot Block] only to find that attempt to deflect lasers was much, much harder than bullets. The reason for this is obvious, lasers fire at the speed of light, and bullets don't.
[Grit is in effect]
Afton gets shot a couple times in the chest, but the plating of the Stealth suit mitigates most of the damage... Still, it's incredibly painful. Again, Afton attempts to deflect some laser fire, only this time blocking based on where their tails were pointing.
This allows him to block around 40% of the lasers shot at him, not incredible, but enough to stop him slowly being vaporized by the Robo-Scorpions combined fire. Fortunately, a large, stupid, Robo-Scorpion gets into melee range while trying to cut him to pieces with its pincer.
Afton cuts its pincers off and picks it up, using the Robo-Scorpions body as a makeshift shield. This didn't last long, however, as the chassis of his shield quickly began falling apart, red hot pieces of metal dropping to the floor as more and more laser fire impacted it.
Afton could hear a faint humming coming from it as he held it, quickly realising that this was probably its internal reactor going out of control. Not having much other choice, he tosses the robot towards its allies, shielding his face as it explodes in the midst of them. And a loud siren goes off all around the facility due to the test chamber being breached.
Bits and pieces of shrapnel struck him in his arms, chest, and legs, but he'd luckily managed to block any from reaching the terminal behind him. Just in time too, as the download appeared to have finally completed.
After checking that no Robo-Scorpions had survived the explosion, he quickly disconnects the Sonic Emitter and heads for the exit, deciding that there wouldn't be much point for him to go through it again.
Of course, there were more Robo-Scorpions outside the test room, and his invisibility didn't work all that well with pieces of shrapnel visibly sticking from his bleeding wounds, all of which were not covered by his Stealthboy...
"GIVE UP! Or my Robo-Scorpions will tear you apart with their pinching pincers!" Mobius shouts as Afton charges through the groups, making his way to the first floor and then out of the front entrance.
[Solar Powered is in effect]
After exiting the building, Afton feels the sunlight on his face strengthening him, this, combined with [Grit] and [John Wick Style] boosted his stats to rediculous degrees. It was good timing too, as he was currently surrounded by Robo-Scorpions...
He quickly activated VATS in an attempt to find an escape route, but found nothing so convenient... No, instead he looked up to the roof of the X-8 facility, realising that if he could climb up in one piece, he may be able to escape Mobius army.
While he was looking around, however, he noticed some sort of entrance opening up on the side of the facility... He had no idea why that as happening, or what function it served, but perhaps he could escape through there?
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