The Ones Against Us

CHAPTER 17

"Hi... I'm..help me I'm.. I'm lost" the junior said fiddly,

Another loud noise had caused the guards to turn their heads behind the third structure, while the other sentinels went towards bringing the intruder with them.

"They're probably racoons," Cydee interrupted.

The custodians stared at him in confusion.

"Robo racoons?... maybe?" The boy then said once again.

"Oh– Shut up! And get inside!" One of the senitels had enough, as the guards' grasp on them as they walked inside the main structure.

"I'll take it from here cap," Feint says as he takes over piloting the plane from Zire.

"Take care of the ship" the commander remarked as he stepped into the Ruinous Sanctum.

As the three sightseeing down the dark room, they find nothing but a metal door at the far end of the room, thick white walls, and imprisoned species inside their aquariums on the side, some in the incubator and others entirely locked up.

They were intrigued and explored the entire expanse of the room. Each compartment has a sign labeled Unknown, Exotic, and Foreign Species in the top center.

"...Deborah Callahan?" As his voice resonated all around the chamber, Zire said.

As they began to examine the lounge, a creature appeared through the thick glass, looking terrified for her life.

"That's me! That's me! Please! Please help me!" Deborah said in fright, her voice trembling and both of her wrists constrained,

"My name is Zire Castelo, calm down, we're going to get you out of here, but first we need to speak with you," the captain said as he glanced at her.

"Please! I have to get out of here! I need some air! "As she slammed through the glass repeatedly, begging. Furia then used her handgun to tear the lock on the metaled door, after the three of them exchanged gazes.

When the sirens went blaring, Deborah didn't hesitate to evacuate to her cell, she slammed the metaled door opened, smacking Furia in the face.

She then forcefully stretched both of her hands, tearing the shackles apart, as she threw a smoke grenade in the area and ran away from the prison thru the security door.

"s**t!- She escaped!" Furia shouts as she followed her, as two preceded.

Deborah kept running as she came face to face with two guards who had a g*n pointed at her.

"Get back to your cell immediately!" The two senitels gave the order.

Deborah then aggressively booted the g*n from one of the guards' bare hands as she attacked him, then promptly took up the rifle and pulled the trigger as a laser came out, hitting the other senitel who was unwittingly lying on the floor.

She dropped the firearm as soon as she heard footsteps coming from behind her. She ran indefinitely without looking back, while the three pursued her.

In another room, two guards suspect and search Greer and Cydee's clothes pockets to ensure they don't have any weapons with them, until the other senitel touches a familiar handgun in the back of Greer's jeans.

The soldier then rocked the senitel in front of him, while punching the other guard in the face with his elbow. He then lifted the two firearms from the ground and handed one to his junior, before leaving the clueless guards behind.

More guardians appeared in the path of the two troops as they moved down the corridor. The two didn't waste any time and assaulted the senitels with their rifles.

The lad was intended to hit the senitel directly in front of him as they constantly struck the guards. But when he c****d the trigger, no beam came out of the handgun. His eyes contracted.

He luckily avoided the custodian's attack, and the junior then swept his feet at the guard's head, knocking him down but causing him to get up as quickly as he could. The then senitel grasped the boy's arm as he aggressively pounded his cheek after, the junior went down while the custodian was on top of him, continually smashing his face.

Greer then shot the guards one by one, noticing his junior was defenseless. The soldier then slid his weapon at him, and as soon as Cydee got the g*n, he blasted the custodian who was on top of him.

"Heavens, your entire face is bleeding," Greer exclaimed as he carried the youngster by one hand.

"I'm used to it... is that all of them? I'm really tired" the child questions as he wiped his blood from his nose and mouth.

"Depends," Greer murmured as they walked down the staircase, opening the steel door.

Deborah ran eternally, pushing and pushing every door she passed, as the three behind her chased her. The blue specie then came to a halt in her tracks as she turned around to face them.

"Just let me go!" Deborah screamed in dread.

"Please, Deborah, we only wanted to talk to you!" Cydney replied as she lowered her revolver.

"I'm not falling for your stupid tricks again!" The specie said as she yanked on the metal door, but it wouldn't open. Deborah quickly pulled on the metal door over and over again.

When the two soldiers came across another ironed door, they tried to unlock it by pushing it extremely hard that they accidently whacked someone in the head.

Deborah then collapsed while she attempted to stood from the ground,

"Oh my goodness! I'm so sorry!" As he peered down on the specie, Cydee panicked.

"It's over, your surrounded" Zire exclaimed.

Deborah paused for a moment before speaking, then slumped against the wall behind her.

"...I thought you were with the guards...so I rushed away..."

"...Talk about what?" She asks,

"You're husband's name is Allen Savinski? Right? We require something vital from him, the antidote that my brother needed." Cydney replied,

"The antidote? Why did you come here if you knew it was in the Savinski Beguine?" Deborah responded.

"That's why we're here, we don't know where the Beguine is, we tried tracking it down, but our map showed nothing," Furia explained.

"Why do you need the antidote for?" Deborah inquired.

"The virus" Furia follows.

"Do you know who Aero is?" Zire questioned.

"Aero?... he's my husband's brother, wait. You're Zire Castelo am I correct? That's must be the reason why..." Deborah replied

"The reason? The reason of what?" Cydney questioned.

Deborah then took a breathe before she speaks,

"The Savinski and Castelo family had a history" Deborah stated,

"What history?" Furia asks.

"Back in the 1860s, an unknown virus attacked and infected many of the Castelo family members, while Savinskis struggled with conserving their environment. The Castelo bloodline agreed to help reestablish the Savinski clan's habitat, while the Savinski family took care of finding an antidote for their alley."

"However, a conflict broke out between them, and one of the Savinski relatives suffered at the hands of the Castelo family. Garrison Castelo had no other but to slay his dear acquaintance Joemar Savinski and his spouse, since the Savinskis had went too far and slaughtered the entire Castelo family. It's still a mystery as to who produced the virus."

"But the virus had been gone for so many years until it reappeared... today" Deborah explained.

"That's the reason why he's doing this destroying the cities and the bots... a payback..." Cydney commented.

"Would you mind if I ask? Shouldn't you be with you're husband Allen? Instead, how come your in here?" Furia had asked.

"It's a long story, and I don't want to go into it... also, the Savinski Beguine is located not far but close to Boureden City, once you see a large white tower with elegant lights hanging and numerous branches surrounded by... that's the Beguine," Deborah discussed.

"You talk, we let you go...bring her to the ship," Zire commanded, glancing at Greer as the soldier finished the task.

"Wait!" Cydney intervened as the two were about to leave.

"Do you know where he lives? Aero?" Cydney then inquired.

"No... I'm sorry I can't help you...but I know a place where he does his work." Deborah responded,

The crew then proceeded on their route, traveling back to their aircraft, with Deborah guiding the way. They carefully landed in the wooded area, and as soon as they noticed a warehouse, they knew they had reached their target. And his inside,

As the rest of the group departed the ship and went towards the warehouse, the captain slid the door open. The facility was empty, but they observed nothing except chemical storage, a desk, an exposed incubator, and a whole slew of syringes on the pavement.

"Hey... cap" Feint says as he hands him the letter, which is more likely an invitation, that is merely laying on the desk.

"He's on his way to the Savinski Beguine. Everyone return to the ship, Greer and Feint take her to the station to insure she doesn't really flee" the captain gave the order,

"Cydee, we need your help in gathering your pals" Zire cast a glance at the boy, who smiled.

The team constantly left the planet, and once they were outside their entire globe in the murky starry cosmos, they sought a jump point for an accelerated arrival to Gaia.

In the meantime, back on Earth. Three adolescent boys were heading back to their homes down the main street, wearing their customary football uniform and whilst chattering.

"Dude stop stepping on my shoes! Their brand new! You know that!" Jayz exclaimed,

"I'm not! Gal kept on pushing me! You should blame him!" Cope replied agressively.

"Why me? I'm just enjoying my ice cone over here" Gal then responded,

"Speaking of which...did you guys noticed that Cydee hasn't been around for almost a day? He even skipped our championship" Cope questioned.

"More like two days" Jayz follows,

"He had an extreme diarrhea, that's why he's absent and didn't showed up at our match" Gal replied.

When a white van approached them gently from the opposite direction, as the three boys were having such a good time talking. A door opened as the van came to a halt where the youngsters were standing.

"Need a lift?" While looking at them, Cydee enquired.

Cope and Gal dropped their cones when they saw their friend inside the van, and the three were stunned.

"Where have you been you moron?!" Jayz asked excitedly as he pulled their pal out of the van, as the four hugged each other,

"Look I know I have missed alot lately, and I'll tell the whole story of what happened, but before that we need your help" Cydee then asked.

"Whatever it is I'm in!" Jayz said volunteerly,

"If he's in, I'm in" Cope then follows.

The three boys glanced at Gal who's waiting for his response,

"What? Ofcourse I'm in" the boy in the glasses then finally responded.

"Get in van boys!" Furia ordered as she rolled her window down.

The four reluctantly boarded the vehicle and returned to the forest where their ship was moored. The group then departed Gaia and proceeded to their distant planet.

~

Aero approached the Beguine casually, dressed in a black fancy tuxedo, a dark brown jacket, and black shoes. He went next to the visitors as they emerged.

A white modern hierarchy with dazzling chandeliers descending from every corner of the ceiling, a fountain in the Beguine's center, and a lagoon at the backside.

As the man wandered about the Beguine, he noticed his brother Allen speaking with his guests in the distance, so he served himself a glass of red wine and went on his way.

He took a few moments to gather his thoughts before launching into the main event.

While standing there innocently observing at the fine former residents within the beguine, he presumed to himself, "All of you will be dead very soon..."

The four siblings hopped out of a stalled van on the edge of the highway to see the Beguine, leaving the three adolescent boys inside.

Furia, wearing a red glittering bodycon with a black cardigan and a pair of black heels. Cydney, who wore a white polo shirt tucked into a slim fitted black skirt with silver ruby slipper heels.

A dark blue suit and black shoes were worn by the captain, while a dark red suit and a pair of black shoes were donned by the little man. Just before she reached the antiserum key, Furia handed it to Zire as they resumed their route.

Just as the four classically made their way to the beguine's entryway. After browsing the area, they only notice stunning individuals having a wonderful time.

Meanwhile, the three teenage lads sat in an outfit consisting of blue denim shirt jumpsuits, with headphones on their heads and holographic screens before them.

"Sending seven micro drones, in and out" Gal said as he switched the on button on the screen, as the mini drones flew out of the window beside them.

In between small talk with the visitors, Furia grins professionally as Cydney is at the beverage counter handing out a booze to the citizens. As the two brothers were watching the situation from a distance.

Everyone inside was enjoying each other's company until a burst impacted the hanging chandelier from above as it plummeted, smashing it into pieces.