Chapter 12: Girlboss Drama. Part - 2/2 (Mole Arc Epilogue)
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Chapter 12 : Girlboss Drama. Part - 2/2 (Mole Arc Epilogue)
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Uzi mentally prepared herself for the drama that was about to happen between her and V.
She really wanted to avoid this at all cost, this shitshow was going to hit her already crumbling sanity like a pod falling down on Copper 9.
She briefly checked her equipment, checking if her weapons were in proper places of being taken out in a short notice as fast as she could.
Hearing the speeding metallic wings coming to a stop, Using felt a small gust of wind coming to a stop in front her.
She raised her head, already knowing who it was, V slowly descended down but never landed, she was currently floating a good 5 meters away, her arms crossed while looking at Uzi with a frown.
It looked as if she were calm, but Uzi knew better, behind that frown was 5 years of pure intense anger and betrayed feelings waiting for answers.
Like a torrent inside a damp waiting to burst out the moment something sets it off.
Uzi sighed, feeling more aged and tired with each passing second V stared at her with her disappointed judging gaze.
V's gaze intensified before she spoke.
"You look shit." There was a slight tone of pity in her voice, V was inwardly flinching at Uzi's pitiful appearance, she was extremely pissed about what Uzi did but getting a closer look, she couldn't help but feel a slight pang of pity.
"Yeah." Uzi agreed.
"You left Luzi and Aralee." V continued on.
Uzi's expression visibly wilted, before she weakly agreed again. "Yeah.."
"Why, why did you leave them?" V said, she wasn't questioning her, but rather demanding answers.
Uzi looked away, clenching her fists, this already starting to break her down, she knew this was going to come years before, despite not wanting to deal with this, she deserved and needed to do so.
"WHY, did you leave them behind?" V grit, the humming of her wings becoming erratic, the beautiful metallic wings of death flapping intensely.
Uzi took a deep breath, now preparing herself physically too, for she knows what's about to come next. Uzi had questioned herself many times before on why she did leave them behind, it's not as if she didn't care, it's just that... She moved on her own, her excuse was always the same, it was for N, but she herself knew that wasn't even a proper reason.
She was just that terrible of a mother, she guessed.
"I.. Don't know... Myself.." Uzi weakly muttered
Just like that, every pity V had snapped instantly, the damp broke down and she lunged at Uzi,
The purple-haired drone immediately went into a fight and flight mode as she tried to weave away, only for her to get caught. V gripped Uzi's coat intensity... No, it was N's, that coat isn't hers.
They both tumbled deeper into the building floor, they came to a stop as V pinned down Uzi while gripping her collars.
V's expression was now furious as she pinned Uzi down harder, Uzi's expression of a very tired and depressed person barely changed.
"WHAT DO YOU MEAN " YOU DON'T KNOW ?!" YOU POOR EXCUSE OF A FUCKING MOTHER! THAT'S ALL YOU HAVE TO SAY!?" V shouted as hard as she could, she was expecting more than just 'I don't know', Uzi left Luzi and Aralee alone and she was NOT gonna take that shit for an answer.
V lifted Uzi up, causing the smaller drone to dangle around like a doll with no strings, she hissed at Uzi with the ferociousness as a feral Murder Drone.
Her optics changed to an 'X' and back to normal at a quick pace.
"YOU LEFT LUZI AND ARALEE BEHIND YOU BITCH! YOU THINK I'M HAVING THAT AS AN ANSWER!?" V slammed Uzi to the floor, causing the latter to hiss in pain, but only slightly.
"Where were YOU when the kids needed their mother?!" V momentarily let go of Uzi, before adjusting her grip on Uzi with one hand and threw her into a wall, causing Uzi to go through it.
Uzi was currently in a world of pain, but she didn't mind it as she knew she deserved this, besides.. She felt worse.
V slowly power walked towards Uzi, her wings tucking in as she clenched her fist.
"No where! You weren't there when the kids needed you, you broke down when HE died, and instead YOU broke down and left them without a Mother!" V continued on with venom in her voice.
Uzi slightly flinched, slowly standing up from the rubble, she was standing up like an fragmented with just her legs.
"Don't bring him into this." Uzi muttered under her breath.
Before Uzi could even fully stand up, V appeared in front of her in a blitz of speed, grabbing her by the collars again bringing her face closer.
"I thought no more leaving people behind Uzi, you were the one that said that." V weakly said, before raising her voice again. "Hypocrite, you couldn't have ASKED us for help?! Or even warned us that you were going to leave."
V pushed Uzi and wound up her fist, she threw the punch which would have hit Usi if not for her bringing both hands to lessen the impact.
Uzi was blown back by a few meters, but stayed on her feet.
"You weren't the only one affected by HIS death." She slowly walked towards Uzi again. "You weren't the only one who felt like breaking down or crying themselves to death."
V threw a kick that would have hit Uzi's face, if not for her bringing her arm over to block it, Uzi nearly keeled over from the force of the kick, her new arm making sounds of metal being bent.
"I wanted to cry, to lash out, to go APESHIT on why the world was so unfair, but I didn't because I had to take care of Vivy! I HAD TO BE A MOTHER!" V took her leg back, before using the same leg to balance on her feet and used the other to kick Uzi again, Uzi brought out her sword just in time to block it, but it didn't do her any favors as she fell down from the force.
"But you, you on the other hand.. You had two kids to take care of, how could you let that happen to you, WHAT happened to our squadmate who was always so rebellious and snarky!" Uzi had already gotten up only to lean back from a sweep kick from V, before she was launched back by another kick from V in quick succession.
"And what are you doing now? Playing Teacher and Student on the surface while you build your own Emo boy band of ragtag failures in life?!" Uzi pushed herself to the side to dodge a downwards kick from V, she was starting to get worn down from all the hits V were throwing at her.
"You even had the audacity to come back here, WITHOUT SAYING HELLO TO YOUR DAUGHTER!?" V opened back her wings, grabbing Uzi by the neck before choke slamming her down. "Luzi ALMOST DIED! You were able to save J but not your own daughter?! Hello?! Do you even care!?" She then proceeded to drag her across the floor once more, scraping Uzi's back onto the fabric-like building floor, before it became white-smooth tiles of the same workshop she was in.
Uzi grit her teeth heavily, of course she knew her daughter almost died, why do you think she tried to get there as fast as she could, only to be blocked by one of her previous enemy's she's failed to kill.
Saving Luzi from a long ranged distance using her Sniper wouldn't have worked either way, since she needed time to properly assemble it and set up.
"I.. Do care!" Uzi kicked off V with both of her legs, undoing V's grip on her as Uzi hand back-flipped away from V, Uzi landed on both of her legs and blocked off a punch from V with her swords.
There was a key difference between the two, V was both superior in strength and speed, while Uzi was more reliant on dodging and parrying in close combat, while both went hand in hand, if put one against another, it would become a tap-dance between the two like a ballerina dancing with utmost grace.
Uzi went on the defensive while V continued her onslaught of punches against her, each wrong timing on parrying her blows caused Uzi's servos to scream.
"It doesn't seem like it!" V crouched down and brought a leg sweep towards Uzi's legs, which the latter simply jumped over before kicking V in the face.
V stumbled back a little before she recovered instantly, a small crack fashioning her visor as Uzi's reinforced legs landed a heavy hit on her face.
Uzi had cracks too, as she received more from V's slaughter.
Having had enough, V appeared in front of Uzi in a burst of speed just like she had done before, she threw a gut punch towards Uzi, Uzi had barely been able to sidestep from the punch that would have likely put her out of commission.
While the two are indeed fighting, that didn't mean they wanted to kill each other, V was holding back from her punches while Uzi refused to use more of her weapons to dispatch V, which she'll never do as they were still friends.
Even if she was a terrible one, she still considered V to be a friend. V thought the same, who however, was currently busy trying to beat the shit out of Uzi.
Just because they weren't going to kill each other doesn't mean they can't throw hands with one another.
Just as Uzi was about to parry another hit from V, she ducked from the blow, cutting a small bit of V's tailed coat.
"Are you even sure you CARE!?" V practically screamed at Uzi as she tried to get her bearings. Uzi grit her teeth, anger starting well up inside Uzi.
Each word cut deep inside Uzi's already crumbling core, her feelings and restraint already breaking as V continued on to rant, her mental hold over her own repressed feelings towards the topic of 'Family' breaking each time V said something that hurt her to her very core.
"IF YOU CARED YOU WOULD HAVE MADE SURE LUZI WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN HURT!"
V lunged forward, intent on pummeling Uzi once more if she got her hands on her, she promised herself she would beat the shit out of this purple emo for leaving Luzi and Aralee behind, and she's damn well going to do just that and drag her back so she doesn't leave again.
Just as she was gaining more and more advantage over her purple moron of a friend, she accidentally said something she wouldn't have if not for her current state of emotions.
"WHAT WOULD N SAY!? WHAT WOULD HE SAY IF HE FOUND OUT YOUR LEFT YOUR DAUGHTERS BEHIND?!?" Uzi visibly faltered, she stuttered in her movements causing her to get hit by a slap from V.
Uzi was turned into a literal beyblade for a whole second before V stopped her momentum by grappling her neck, her grip getting on her sword becoming loose as her processors became incredibly dizzy.
"Why aren't you saying anything huh!? Talk Uzi! TALK! IF YOU ACTUALLY CARE THEN TALK TO ME AND TELL ME THE REASON WHY YOU LEFT!" V screamed the loudest she could, pushing Uzi into a wall as she lifted her. Eventually, the furious mother stopped talking, taking a deep breath and looking at Uzi with a pained look.
"Do you.. Even care for N and your daughters..?" V said silently, lowering her head and setting her gaze on the floor.
"..."
Hearing nothing from Uzi, she was about to redo everything all over again when the currently pinned purple-head clenched her fists so tightly V could hear metal clashing with one another, V immediately looked up towards Uzi.
She was crying with both anger and regret in her face, how could V tell? Well, she knew Uzi better than most. She was about to say something when her mouth suddenly ate a new type of food named "Foot in mouth"
Uzi kicked V's face with both of her legs, allowing herself to be free from the taller woman's grasp as she landed down.
"I care.. OF COURSE I CARE!" Uzi cried out. "They're everything to me! Just as they're everything to N! You think I wanted to leave them behind!?" A clicking sound suddenly rebounded from Uzi's reinforced legs as she suddenly dashed towards V with a speed similar to her own, maybe even faster.
She gave V two jabs and an uppercut the moment she got within range, before weaving away from V's own attacks. They both continued their trade of punches and kicks, the pale-haired murder drone having more advantage as she was stronger and faster in every way, Uzi simply was simply parrying and deflecting them away to the best of her abilities.
"I wanted them to be happy!" Uzi yelled while jumping away from a leg sweep from V. "You want to know why I left?! It's because I want them to be safe! To be away from someone like who only brings trouble, N died because HE WAS TOO BUSY PROTECTING ME!" Uzi sobbed as she landed on her foot, just beside her sword that was dropped a few moments ago.
"You're blaming... yourself!? That's not a reason to leave them! If you wanted them to be safe then you would have stayed to protect them yourself!" V angrily said, complaining to Uzi's stupid shitty reason. "You're not the only one blaming yourself for his death! I was too slow to get there! You think I wasn't dealing with my depression and trauma?!"
V stomped on the floor, causing web-cracks across the floor. "I've been obsessed with getting everywhere on TIME ever since that time Uzi! I'm scared that I wouldn't be able to save people I care for in time! And I almost did again when Luzi nearly died." V was also starting to tear up just thinking about her failure to get to N's position in time years ago.
V started walking towards Uzi, her shoulders broadened as she closed her palms in.
"You can't use yourself as an excuse, Uzi." V hissed, "If that was all then I'll gladly beat you up."
She continued to strut towards Uzi, clenching her fists as tight as possible, however she stopped doing so when Uzi mouthed something.
V frowned, her advanced audio receptors not picking up on what Uzi said.
"What?" She questioned.
Uzi gulped, before she unsheathed her other sword, "It's targeting me." She said with a pitiful grimace, V pondered at what the hell Uzi meant, targeting her? What the hell would be targeting her?
There's no other Disassembly Drones on the outside world other than the ones currently residing in Outpost Alpha, and there's certainly no Solver Users anymore, and Doll was stoic and kept to herself for years.
"What do you mean it's 'Targeting you'? If you're making shit up Uzi I will-"
"It's not dead, The AbsoluteSolver." V's oil immediately froze at the mention of the name, her anger towards Uzi turning into confusion instead.
"What..?" Hundreds of flashes came by through V's head, trauma and nightmares of the MansionCyn[ABSOLUTESOLVER]Eldritchbecomemonsterflesheverythinghurtswhyamimonsterohgodpleasehelp-
V had brief moment of PTSD before righting herself, distracting herself with what Uzi's saying.
"It's not dead... We were right, these so-called 'Eldritch' came from the Solver itself, or rather.. It's remnants, and they all used to be people." Uzi answered with a tired voice, she assumed herself with an open wide stance with both of her swords to her side, as if asking for her to get hit.
V took a few seconds to process what Uzi said, before her optics slowly widened, she looked at Uzi with a worried expression, her anger mostly extinguished by the revelation.
"And.. It's targeting you..?" V questioned.
"It is.. It's why N died years ago.. That thing specifically damaged my legs so I wouldn't be able to move all those years ago, it wants me to suffer V, I've found some weird shit going on and I could take a whole day explaining it to you." Uzi slowly sheathed her sword while V was distracted, her optics darting around to look for an exit despite how emotionally vulnerable she was.
"That's why I left, V. I want to go back to that house and do nothing but spend the rest of my time with my daughters, sleep and relax from everything that's been happening, but I just can't, " Uzi said, the last part of her sentence had the tone of someone pleading, an exasperated tired voice that was of Uzi's.
"You.." V slightly softened her glare, even with Uzi being a deadbeat of a mother, she was still her friend and squadmate, she still cared about her friend's well-being even if she didn't show it, and her already depressed friend had sounded broken just now, even with all the emotions swirling inside her she couldn't help but feel some empathy towards her.
Uzi lowered her gaze to the floor, silently sending V an apology, she saw that her daughter was safe and that was what was important, she's thankful V was.. Taking her position and no one else.
Uzi took a deep breath. "But.. If the Solver is alive and if I were to be able to get its powers again.. Then maybe, just maybe.. I might be.. Able to bring him back."
V froze once again.
What? Bring who back..? She can't mean him right? The solver is supposed to be dead, what does she mean 'if she were able to get its powers back'..?
This woman better not be-!
While V was distracted with her thoughts, Uzi had slipped her hands inside her bag and grabbed a flashbang, dropping them nonchalantly in front of V, who realized too late.
"Uzi you!-" She swore to robo-god if this deadbeat of a mother tricked her – V knew that what Uzi said may have as well but true, she knows the woman was never one to lie, but using the time she explained it to her just to distract her would really piss her off – she will do more than just beat her up.
"Tell Luzi and Aralee I love them... But I really can't go back to them otherwise they'll be targeted too." Uzi's voice echoed in V's audio receptors before a white painful light covered V's eyes rendering her temporarily blind.
It took a few seconds for V to recover as her optics were vulnerable to flashbangs despite her being a multi-billion robot with advanced programming, when V had finally recovered, she looked around the building floor and found Uzi gone.
She grit her teeth, that bitch really had the audacity to.. Leave..!? Without apologizing to her daughters or even talking to them?!
"UZI! YOU BITC-"
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Uzi slid down the tower's walls with her swords, before leaping down the moment she reached the range where her legs can take rough landings without problems.
When she landed she was on a lower roof of the tall building, meaning she had to jump down again, she observed her sword, checking if it could handle another stressful strain to the blade if she used it to slow down her fall.
Seeing that the edges have been dulled to the point it wouldn't be able to cut efficiently anymore, she scoffed, she'll just have to take her chances, she COULD just use her other sword, but being without a proper melee weapon felt uncomfortable for Uzi's liking.
She looked away from her sword and returned her gaze from where she had just jumped, from where she had her argument with V.
That woman would likely get pissed and use this as another valid argument against her when they meet again, V was right in every way, she was a terrible mother for leaving without a word. But Luzi's sudden near death experience was out of her control, she had tried to get there as fast as she could but was instead blocked by one of her enemies.
Taking another sigh, she prepared to jump down again, since this sword was going to break anyways she might as well put it to use.
Uzi jumped down and gravity began to do its job, when she was getting nearer to the ground she reversed-gripped the sword with both hands and stabbed it on the wall with all the force she had.
A resistance persisted for a few seconds until she began to fall slower, metal sparks flew everywhere as the sword capable of cutting through steel wore down with each second.
Then suddenly.
BREAK!
The sword finally gave in and broke in two, however thanks to it Uzi was able to get closer to the ground without too much problems.
She landed on the backside of the building where she saw dozens of worker drones running everywhere – mostly fire fighters and security from the looks of it. – Since they were all too occupied she took this opportunity to sneak away, that flashbang wouldn't back V for that long.
She wouldn't be able to hide from V that easily with her advanced scanners she would be able to find traces of her including her scent.
She needs to use that thing again she used back in the war for stealth.
She shoved her hand deep into her coat searching for something, until she found a tiny button inside her coat, she pressed and a small light shone up from her right shoulder, indicating that her stealth device was running.
It really wasn't anything important, she was still easy to spot in plain sight, but what this does instead is it makes it so that Disassembler's advanced technological advantage against normal Worker drones didn't work, effectively hiding presence, scent, traces and such.
Sound was another thing so that didn't count, she'll have to stay quiet, and with her current depressed mental state that made it easier.
She immediately hid herself away by dashing outside and going under roofs to avoid being in plain sight from an eye from above.
True to her words before, V shot out of the building floor and looked down, scanning the area and trying to find Uzi's signature.
V was immediately confused as she worked all her senses to its best, even her scanners, she couldn't detect Uzi anywhere.
Before she remembered the woman had that stealth device specifically made against them.
She scowled with annoyance before screaming "UZI! YOU'RE A COWARD!"
Prompting dozens of drones to look above, Uzi only turned her head slightly, taking one last glimpse of V with a pained expression on her visor before she hid into an alleyway, she already got what she needed inside this place to continue her plans, and she was able to check up on one of her daughter's.. Even if it had been one hell of a mess.
"Sorry V... but I'm not stopping to bring back N.. Even if it meant having to use the Solver again." Not that it would matter.. The Solver was still alive in the form of these Eldritches.
She'll make sure to bring back N, then kill the Solver for good.
Even if it costs her life.
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