Murder Drones Chapter 6 Progress report

Sorry y'all, I didn't have much done from last week because of middtunrs, and I wasn't really a fan of how the chapter was turning out, so I restarted, and while this is all I have so far, hopefully I can kick into overdrive tomorrow and get a lot of writing done.

But anyway, since this is a progress report, let me know. But anyway, same as before, just wanting feedback

Y/n and Uzi walked silently down the hallway, neither of them speaking since leaving the generator room. Y/n kept looking in the nearby rooms as they moved toward Site 4v's control room, his eyes searching for the Keybug, which seemed to disappear when Uzi appeared.

He was fortunate enough to have visited the site before, so he still remembered the layout. However, he would have preferred to have the keybug since he needed it to access the building's core, and it would have also helped him access the building's subsystems.

Uzi: So?

Y/n raised an eyebrow as they looked at Uzi, who finally broke the silence between them.

Y/n: So?

Uzi: Don’t assume you can just avoid my question, Y/n!

Y/n: Okay, okay, calm down. You don’t need to yell... “sighs” Okay, so do you remember how we were talking about parts for your blueprint for that railgun you want to build?

Uzi: Yeah, what about it?

Y/n: So, the main part, the ones you mentioned that was in the death spire, aka the “sex dungeon." Well, this place happens to have one, but well-

Uzi: Y... You came out here in the middle of the night to get the part for my railgun? You did this for me? But.. w-why?

Uzi was stunned by what Y/n had told her. She was used to being an outcast, friendless, and mistreated by her classmates because she was seen as weird. Surprisingly, though, this human, whom she believed she should dislike strongly, had not treated her badly. Instead, Y/n had been nice to her, not teasing or mocking her, but helping her.

They hardly knew each other; they were supposed to be enemies. He was meant to be her captive, yet willingly, he helped her with her dress for the party. He also comforted her when she was upset after her embarrassing display at the party.

Even now, after escaping the bunker, he could have left and never returned. However, instead, he chose to come to this building, with Uzi being his purpose for being there.

But what about her? Why was she pursuing him across town? She had already gathered all the information she needed about JCJenson from him, or at least she believed she had. She could have let him go, but something inside her, when she woke up and saw him gone, triggered a strange feeling in her robo heart.

A faint sigh escapes her lips as her eyes drift to the floor, while her right hand clenches into a fist and rests on the left side of her chest. She simply couldn’t grasp what was going through his mind… or herself, for that matter.

Y/n: Maybe, just maybe, I'm showing you that we humans aren’t as horrible as you think we are… and, or ma-

Without warning, Uzi abruptly looked away and stepped toward a nearby wall before Y/n could finish speaking. She leaned her back against the wall, slid down into a seated position, drew her legs to her chest, grabbed her beanie, and pulled it down to cover her eyes.

Y/n stayed in the hallway, feeling confused and worried about Uzi's sudden change in attitude. Did he say something that upset her?

He ran his hand through his hair, then approached and crouched in front of her. He opened his mouth to speak and apologize, but before he could say anything, Uzi finally broke the awkward silence that formed between the two once more.

Uzi: Do you know why I hate humans?

Y/n didn't reply; he just stayed crouched, listening. Uzi didn’t wait for a reply either and continued.

Uzi: My mother... she was killed by those... those disassembly drones made by your kind to hunt and kill us, all because your kind caused its own destruction on this stupid planet.

Uzi: I never had the chance to know my mother... So, wonder how I feel when I unexpectedly capture one, only to realize they are completely different from what I believed. God, I'm so stupid!

Uzi's fingers pressed deeper into the ends of her beanie, which still covered her eyes, blocking her from seeing whether Y/n had any reaction to her words, but that was the least of her concerns.

Uzi: How did I let myself get so close to one?

Suddenly, she felt Y/n’s hands grasping her own and lifted her beanie just enough so her eyes were no longer covered. 

She looked at his hand for a moment, feeling how warm it was, before slowly lifting her gaze to see Y/n with a small smile, though his eyes seemed somewhat sadder in a way.

Y/n: You're not wrong, Uzi humans; we can be extremely terrible. We are selfish, greedy, arrogant, manipulative, and dishonest. However, we can also have honesty, compassion, integrity, courage, kindness, loyalty, and patience.

Y/n: It's not just us who have these traits; even during the prototype days, humans were building you all with these types of traits to make you all feel more comfortable to be around. It would be hypocritical to think only humans have these problems…

Y/n: But Uzi, if it makes you feel better, I’m okay with being labeled as a scary, horrible human... You actually didn’t let me finish what I was saying earlier... maybe the reason I was helping you was just because I consider you a friend.

Uzi's eyes soften as they drift downward toward the floor while Y/n finally stands back up on his feet and extends his hand toward Uzi, which she looks at for a moment.

Uzi: And why should I trust anything you say?

Uzi didn’t mean any harm with her words; she was simply worried about trusting him more than she already has.

Y/n: Because... I will do the one thing a human couldn’t: give you a fighting chance against those murder drones.

(Absolutely Cinema)

Hearing those words, Uzi closed her eyes and took a deep breath to calm herself. She then opened her eyes again, grabbed his hand, and was helped to stand.

Uzi: If you truly mean what you say, then you'd better stick to your words.

Y/n: Of course

The two exchange looks, appearing completely comfortable with each other, before continuing down the hallway. As they walk, Uzi glances at him and lightly nudges her shoulder against his, but due to their height difference, she only taps his lower arm, which still catches his attention as he looks at her.

Although she did not say it aloud, she mouthed the words “thank you,” and he nodded in response.

They walked for a while longer before Y/n, this time being the one to break the silence between the two.

Y/n: You know, I never really meet my mother either.

* Time skip brought to you by Y/n talking about how he never met either of his parents.