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ButteredRobot — Intertwined Chapter 9
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Two lead the way into the library, guiding everyone up the stairs to the second floor, where a sitting area faced windows that looked out over the back gardens. She couldn’t take her eyeforms off Fletcher. Nos was the first to take a seat, sighing heavily. “Listen, if this is going to happen often, no one can know about it.”XR and Nos nodded, said father of twins was the first to speak. “We agree, especially since this is a delicate situation now.”
“May I speak?” 8 asked nervously but ALD held her hand in comfort.
Two cocked her eyeform. “Of course.”
8’s eyes formed into a smile. “Thank you, my lady.” 8 stood up and cleared her speaker. “Sir Nos did not use his portal. Fletcher used my weapon and this is very important. For the weapon to form perfectly into a sphere, especially from such a young age, he has shown himself worthy to bear this weapon. May I teach him to how to use it that he might keep himself safe when he comes of age?”
Rosie went pale, “Teach him how to fight?”
8 shook her head without hesitation. “Of course not! That is barbaric for a child! I meant to teach him about magic but if that is to be added ‒ ”
Nos seemed to gather all the tension he had just released. “That isn’t the life I want for him. I know it’s different on your side of the gate, but this world is much safer.”
XR held up his hands. “Hey, she’s from your world, this isn’t on us.”
“Lady 8-R-10, do you mean to say that there’s magic in this dimension?” Fred managed.
8 nodded. “Why yes, even through this world! He has been given a gift. Coincidence or not, I sense it within him.”
Two burst into laughter. “Our Fletcher! I’ve always found him enchanting, haven’t you?”
Nos buried his face in his hands. “Please, love... This is a lot to take in. What would your teaching even constitute? He’s just a boy; before yesterday his biggest concern was finishing his reading assignment, and you’re telling me you want to teach him to, what... make fire out of nothing and turn people into toads?”
8 cocked her eyes in a confused smile. “You cannot turn someone into a toad, you turn them into newts.”
Nos’s amusement fell to plain shock.
XR kept his laughter in as did his Nos. “You know how to pick them, ALD.”
8 tilted her head. “Did I say something odd?"
“In all seriousness, he can’t learn to do that,” Two muttered.
Fred shook his head, “He’d utterly destroy the leader of that pack of bullies.”
“He really is just a child, even if he has some kind of gift...”
“It’s too much power for him to wield. When he’s older, maybe...” Nos shook his head.
8 waved emphatically, “Oh, I would not teach him to use it for cruelty! I believe it would help him grow, and give him a sense of safety in understanding.”
“He has such an inquiring mind,” Two murmured, “As soon as he said the word ‘magic’ this morning, I knew it was all he’d want to talk about. It wouldn’t be any use telling him not to look for himself, he’d find a way.”
Nos nodded, watching him parade around the garden. “He has a knack for experimentation like nobody I’ve ever known. This is all so sudden. You can’t just make things happen in this world. He could be ostracised, or have to keep himself hidden... I just want him to live in freedom. If he wants to learn, there will be no stopping him, but... I’m afraid it would put him at risk.”
XR rolled his servos. “As if yesterday didn’t prove it ‒ ”
His husband covered his mouth.
“What happened yesterday? Did Fletcher do something?” Two asked.
Nos shook his head. “He meant about the boys’ bewilderment at seeing the meteor shower.”
“I know this has all just happened, and frankly, I’m still struggling with the fact that there was absolutely nothing we could do to protect Darwin and Fletcher. I think Nos is referring to a different ‘risk’ here,” Fred spoke.
Two’s husband nodded, “Fletcher has already had to grow up different from children his age. He’s only the third of his kind here, and as sweet as he is if you really know him... he doesn’t go out of his way to be friendly. If we’re even going to consider this, 8, we’d have to know you’d be teaching him nothing more than fundamentals, even just theories. He can’t be... practicing.”
8 nodded in appreciation. “Oh, absolutely! I believe to understand magic, you must understand the concepts.”
Two still watched the children, glued to the window. “...It’ll have to be his decision. Would you be willing to teach Darwin as well?”
8 looked happier than ever. “Of course, he has potential, especially as he shares such an open mind.”
“I want them to find a balance first,” Rosie said, “Our worlds have just opened wider than we ever imagined they could be..”
8 giggled, “Your world has always been this big, it doesn’t change now that you’re aware of it.”
Fred rolled his eyes, “Yes, but we can let the kids try to get used to it first. If this is something they want, we can let them come to us and ask about it. Offering them the opportunity now seems like too much to put on them.”
XR had to agree there. “It took us a while to settle after that one dimension hop.”
“Small steps,” his husband nodded.
Fletcher’s father ran a deep breath through his ventilation system. He stared hard at the ceiling. Fred stepped over to pat the Energy Vampire on the shoulder and sat on the arm of the chair next to him.
Two leaned to watch the children pass behind a row of hedges, tilting her head to make sure she could still see them. “None of them should have to deal with this.”
ALD looked in the same direction, “Hopefully it won’t happen again.”
“Somehow, I feel like you’re going to make sure of that,” Two looked away for a moment to address 8.
8 stood and placed her hand to her chest. “I swore to protect, and I plan on keeping my oath.”
“Where will you be staying in the meantime, 8?” Fred asked.
8 faltered, “I must return back to my home. I need to see what has become of Transylvania.”
The Earthling Nos-4-a2’s expression softened. “If you ever need a place to stay, you’re welcome here.”
8 nodded, “I thank you, but with the ability to travel, I can see my life mate whenever I like as well!”
ALD tries to not turn red as he was once again pulled into her arms
“He saved my life and freed me from my imprisonment. I felt as if I was swept off my feet!” she giggled.
Rosie, Fred, and Nos all look away, not sure what to say in the face of this very fast-moving romance, while Two kept her visor pressed to the window.
XR whispered to his mate, “Should we help him?”
Nos shook his head, “He is on his own.”
Fletcher did his best to keep up with everyone while being very careful of Ana. Darwin lead them around the gardens and pointed out all their favorite spots, but as soon as he saw all of the adults in the high windows of the library, he made sure to stay where he could always see them.
“It’s really beautiful here,” Nox smiled. Ana yawns, making Nox giggle. “I still cannot believe Ana has her powers already.”
Fletcher held Ana a little tighter so she wouldn’t slip. “Mom planted this all herself. She lets me help her take care of the plants, too! When did you get your, uh, powers, Nox?”
Nox’s smile saddened a bit. “I was only four. I forced it out.”
Nox undid the first few buttons on his shirt and opened his chest panel to show a red-orange orb with thick, yellow lines moving through it like a slow current. “I have a similar core to my papa, but when I tapped into my powers, I was not in control.”
Darwin tried not to stare. “I don’t think I’m ever really going to get used to seeing that.”
Fletcher’s eyeforms flashed. “Are the cores something your world would consider ‘magic?’”
Nox blushed and buttoned his shirt back up. “Well I’m not sure, but Zurg found a way to replicate it from the LGMs. It helps my papa control the antimatter energy inside of him. The LGMs made a core for my dad as an experiment. They wanted to see if it would help my dad understand situations better. It was so crazy when they found out my dad was incubating us later on.”
Mor nodded, looking up and wondering what their sky looked like at night. Now, it was a very pale shade of blue. There weren’t many clouds, but it hung with a sort of permanent haze.
“With all the similarities between our worlds, the differences sure are... different,” Darwin muttered.
“No kidding!” Fletcher smirked, “I’d love to learn more about cores. Maybe it could help robots here.”
Nox nodded, but a part of him was nervous. “Yeah, hopefully,” he flinched away from a small, yellow butterfly flying up to him. It touched on his head before flying away.
“That butterfly is almost the same color as you,” Fletcher chuckled.
Nox giggled before spotting the mess the portal made.
Darwin followed Nox’s gaze and shuddered.
Fletcher looked as well, his eyeforms falling at the state of the pear tree. “And we were just so excited that this one made it through the winter. It’ll take a while to recover from this.”
Just as Nox went to look away, 8 strode into his line of sight, walking to the tree. “Children, can you bring some dirt to cover the roots?”
Two shot out just behind her, bristling. “Please, hold on! Thank you, but the roots are very delicate. It’s safer as it is now than just bending it back in the ground. I’ll take care of it later.”
Fletcher tried to stifle his laughter, whispering, “You can’t mess with Mom’s gardens. She’s a real control freak.”
Nox remembered something, opening his chest panel and walking up to Eve Two. “...Umm.... Mrs. Fletcher’s Mom?”
Two stopped her frantic fluttering and looked down at the little hybrid. “Oh, yes, um... Nox, right?”
Nox nodded, holding out a vial. “My friend Mr. DRAC had to go through the same thing you went through, so he made this for you. It’s to help strengthen your system from the virus. He felt bad and did not want anyone suffering like he did.”
Two give him a confused smile, tentatively reaching out to take the vial. “That’s very thoughtful, dear, but I think ‘suffering’ is a bit strong for my case. Tell your friend I say ‘thank you.’”
Fletcher looked at his mother from the corner of his visor, unable to read her carefully guarded wavelength.
8 was a bit mesmerized, wondering if she’d be able to help save her own planet. “Madam, may I help you with your tree?”
“Please don’t worry about it,” Two shook her head, “you’ve already done more than we could ever ask for.”
8 nodded and felt something shuffling in her chest. She turned away and opened herself to find something growing in a small bubble.”Young Nox, would you fetch your father?”
Nox nodded and rushed inside, the rest of the kids following behind him.
“Are... you okay?” Two quirked an eyeform.
8 sat down and crossed her legs. “I think I have a stowaway inside of me... or is there such a way for a man to impregnate you with nothing but a glance?”
Two gave her a hard look. “What?”
Capital Planet Nos floated out and went to 8’s side. He hesitated before asking, “May I please do a scan?”
8 nodded and Nos’s jaw slackened in surprise. “Just how deep were you in the lake?”
8 had to think. “I believe I reached the bottom.”
“It appears you have one of the smaller eggs inside of you, though it has grown quite a bit.”
Two came in close, making sure nobody besides Nos and 8 could hear her. “You don’t mean one of the dream serpent eggs?”
Nos nodded. “It is, but it is too attached to her core. If she opens it now, it may kill the egg. It will need to be somewhere cold and completely dark until it is old enough to tolerate heat.”
Two’s voice hardened. “It can’t be on this planet.”
“But it can be on my planet!” 8 beamed, “I found a small piece of life that reminds me of my past home. Please, sir Nos?” She took his hand. “As your future sister in law, please allow me this gift, to hold this god inside of me.”
Two looked at it, awed. “Sounds perfect to me; as long as it’s not here. I was trying to keep my husband calm earlier, but another big reason we can’t have the dream serpent on Earth is because it would bring too much attention to our home. Nos ‒ my Nos ‒ all he wants is ambiguity. This kind of thing could attract people from all over, and if the Galactic Alliance feels like the population has become too dense, they could see fit to relocate our entire family.”
Nos nodded. “I understand.”
Two shifted a little. “But what would this mean for your planet, 8?”
8 looked down. “I am the only one there... it will be the only place this little one can be safe.”
Two’s eyeforms shone like a child’s. “If you come back to teach Fletcher, would you mind telling me about the serpent?”
“Of course!” 8 smiled.
Nos held out a chip to Two. “Then you will need this. It will help you understand the serpent.”
Two took the chip, looking it over. “What is this?”
“It is my research on the serpents. This way, if anything happens, you will be prepared.”
Two’s eyeforms narrowed. “Okay, first: I’m going to need some kind of adaptor. I’ve never seen a chip like this before. Second: what would I need to be prepared for?”
“The serpent will react to empathy. 8 will be the first to sense an emotional attachment, just as Stevie did with Nox. As soon as it grows, it will make tunnels beneath the ground so 8 will need to keep tabs on it, especially while it is young and vulnerable. It will begin to shed shells, which will help the ground germinate life. I will bring an adapter for you that way you can download the information. I am simply concerned about 8 most of all because she will be the only existing attachment. However, if you visit it from time to time, it will help the creature adjust better.”
“Oh, wow, okay. Um, I’ll have to show you what informational ports we have here in so we get one that works. And do you mean... me? Go to another planet?” Two pointed to herself.
Nos nodded. “You have excellent control over your emotions and will help balance 8’s... highly emotional state.”
8 hugged eve. “I can help teleport you there and no one will know!”
Two put her hands up, backing away. “I’m sorry, but I can’t. I don’t know what it’s like in your universe, but here, Nos is under very strict watch. He can’t leave Earth, and he’s...” she looked down, “our family is my whole world. I promised him I would never go anywhere he couldn’t follow. I’d be happy to learn, but I won’t be visiting.”
Nos softened in understanding. “Then I may know of someone else, especially if 8 is attached to him. And he is not under watch.”
8 perked up.
Nos continued, “ALD or DRAC will suffice. ALD will be of great help, but DRAC keeps better details in researching.”
Two smiled up at 8. “And I’m sure when the boys are older, they’d love nothing more than to visit, too.”
8 was excited. “Hopefully by then, my world will be flourishing with life again.”
Two tried to contain herself. “You’ll have the chance to landscape an entire planet...”
8 thought of it with joy.
“If you need cuttings of any plants, all I really know is Earthling botany, but I’m sure there are arctic algae and maybe some lichens and grasses that could get your ecosystems started!”
They started chatting and sharing ideas, both of them working together to grow their excitement.
Nox looked up to his father. “Does that mean ALD will have to leave?”
Nos shook his head. “Not forever, sweet bat. He will only go from time to time, but until 8 can adjust to the changes, she will need ALD. Especially when he learns now he has no choice. He must accept his responsibility.”
Nox cocked his head. “But she is not incubating.”
Two paused and turned to the father and son. “I’m sorry, I’m sure there’s a lot I’m missing here, but how is this ALD’s responsibility?”
Nos pointed to 8. “She is smitten by ALD and he is being tsundere about it because he fears she will not love him after returning to her home planet. He now has no reason to cry himself to sleep at night.”
Two stared blankly, having to take a long half a minute before she could respond. “Sounds like you need to talk about it like adults instead of leaning into your infatuation and acting like children.”
“I did speak with him about his emotions, especially considering previous infatuation he had. He would not listen. I consider this karma and payback,” Nos said.
“He is really a sweet person,” Nox retorted as he stood by his father.
Two shook her head. “It’s none of my business. I’m going to go check on my Nos.”
Capital Planet Nos agreed, “We should be taking our leave as well. My mate and I will have to go before Nebula finds out we are not at home.”
Two froze. “This whole time I’ve been worried about our Galactic Alliance. What will happen to you?”
Nos waved it off. “I work for the Galactic Alliance so we are alright. The Madame President allows me my rights.”
“But if your Nebula finds out about us, you don’t think he’ll try to get involved, do you?” Two’s eyeforms sharpened.
“He will, which is why as soon as I get back, I will speak to the Madame President about the sensitive state he caused, that way he will not have access to opening portals.”
“I hate to ask more of you, but please... anything you can do to keep us from being found. And if there’s anything we can ever do for you, please let us know!”
Nos nodded and they made their way back to the mansion. Using 8’s weapon, Nos opened a portal to their universe as Nox and Mor hugged Fletcher and Darwin.
Nox kept his tears in, knowing it wasn’t goodbye. “We’ll call you later, okay?”
“You’d better call us!” Darwin beamed.
“Let us know when you plan on dropping by, as well!” Fletcher’s father added, “Times aren’t always opportune, if you catch my drift.”
XR chuckled, “Yeah, and hopefully by then everything will be calm and smooth.”
“Now, that’s a wild concept!” Fred laughed heartily.
“Stay safe, all of you!” Rosie waved.
The twins held both of their fathers’ hands. “We will!”
XR held onto Ana, who was ready to cry.
“Don’t worry, Ana, we’ll see you again soon,” Fletcher smiled.
Somehow, in some way, Ana seemed to understood and instead clung to XR.
“See you later, alligators!” Mor yelled out as they began to enter the portal, and just as they passed through, it disappeared. Everyone waved as long as they could, watching the portal close.
8 shifted her weapon back into a scythe to lean on it. “I must leave as well. My planet calls to me.”
“Thank you for everything, Lady 8. Good luck on your planet,” Fletcher said, floating up to perch on his father’s shoulder. Nos tilted his head against him, holding him close.
8 fell quiet. “I fear that I cannot stay with that name any longer. I am in a new time. I believe a change in name is better for me to adjust.”
Two couldn’t help laughing. “I remember picking my name. If I could go back and do it again, I think I’d go with something floral.”
8 nodded. “Alas, I am terrible with names. Perhaps you all can help give me a new name?”
Nos put up his hands. “The only good name I’ve ever helped pick is Fletcher’s.”
“What’s important to you, miss knight? We could pick something symbolic,” Rosie suggested.
8 thought for a bit. “Life, protecting the innocent... I know that whatever challenge await me on my planet, I will tackle them.”
“Flowers have a lot of meanings...” Fletcher hummed.
Two’s eyeforms opened wide, launching straight into information mode. “Protea: named after a child of Poseidon, a sea god who would change shape. Protea flowers come in many shapes and forms and therefore this flower symbolizes diversity, courage and strength.”
The titan squealed. “I love it! Protea... I am now Protea!”
Fletcher flicked his wings out, flapping up to hug her around the neck, while Darwin hugged her waist. “Protea!”
She hugged them both. "Thank you, children! If fate is kind, I will see you again soon.”
Fletcher and Darwin let go, if reluctantly.
“Take care of yourself, Protea,” Fred smiled, “We’ll look forward to meeting you in happier circumstances.”
Protea waved away and lifted her scythe, using it to tear a portal in the air. Snow swirled through, falling to the Earth. The knight took one last moment to look everyone over before stepping through. She bowed, beaming, and the group left on Earth held each other close.
With that, the portal closed.
