Development

Creed's POV

"We need to develop the cure?" I asked

"Yes it might not be easy but we can make it by tomorrow." replied 4S

"Okay what's the cure?" I asked

"Well, it's pretty complicated. When I was inside of 9S I had to kill him." said 4S

"You already told us that part but I still don't understand." I replied

"We are the virus, the virus infected our main part of the android mind. Memories." said Nines

"So, if we do find a cure would that cause 2B to lose her memories?" I asked

"No." replied 4S

"So this cure is gonna kill the host and the virus from the inside?" asked Avery

"No it's just gonna kill the virus but the virus is the host." I said

"Then why are you saying it's going to kill the host?" asked Avery

"Well, not the host entirely but just the virus in the mind." I replied

"So the host in the mind is not actually the host, am I right?" asked Avery

"Yes." replied Nines

"So this cure, how can we make it?" I asked

"Just my transmission screen and Pod 153." replied Nines

"Wait is the cure going to be an injection?" I asked

"No, we are going to upload it into the hive mind of the virus." replied Nines

"The hive mind? That's, tough." I replied

"How are you going to upload it with just your transmission?" I asked

"Hacking." replied Nines

I look at Nines and raised my eyebrow.

"How long is the hacking going to take?" I asked

"I don't know." he replied

I sighed and just nodded so Nines and 4S immediately got to work.

"Once we have the cure, we're going straight back to that factory." said Avery

"Understood." I replied

"This will be easy for us cause no one's there." she said

"Got it." I replied

"But I do have a mission for you." said Avery

"Mission?" I questioned

"Yes, I want you to go get me something from my room." she replied

"Wait with all due respect, why can't you get it yourself?" I asked

"Cause you're the best at stealth." she replied

I looked at her but nodded cause there was nothing else to do in this cave.

"What do you want me to get you?" I asked

"A picture of Gally and I." she replied

I stayed silent and looked down at the ground.

"It's the last piece of memory of him so please treat it like you're rescuing Gally." she continued

I nodded and left the cave once I grabbed my stuff from my room.

"Pod 042 you know what to do right?" I asked

"Understood." he replied

Pod 042 left to aid 4S and I left alone. I made my way back to City Ruins and took some detours through the buildings but then I noticed that not a single android was here.

'Are they repositioned somewhere else or is it an ambush?'

I cautiously walked through the city but I have not seen any android, not even a sign of them. I got to the camp but once I entered it I immediately hid behind a tent. Every android was in the Resistance camp all in formation with 2B in front.

'What are they doing?'

I slipped into a hole in the building where Avery sleeps in and began to make my way there. I crept into her room and looked for a picture so I entered her bedroom and on the window frame was the picture placed there with a rock on it so that it doesn't fly away. I removed the rock and picked up the picture to see Gally and Avery next to each other. Gally really did look like Nines and they were both smiling even during hard times. I sat down in a corner of a room and started to tear up. I covered my mouth to muffle the noise of my crying as tears ran down my cheeks.

'I'm so sorry Gally.'

After 5 minutes of crying I got up, put the photo in my vest where it's safe and left the room. When I got to the bottom floor I looked out and noticed that all the androids were doing their business but 2B and A2 were nowhere to be found. I tried looking around for them but I can't spot them anywhere. So I looked around and tried to spot them but they were nowhere to be found. I gave up after 5 minutes of looking for them and left the camp through buildings. I jogged out of City Ruins but then in the distance I saw 2B and A2 walking side by side.

I decided to follow them so I kept my distance behind them and quietly followed them. They walked for about 20 minutes without stopping nor talking. By that point I was confused and lost because I didn't know where they were going. I looked at the time and saw that I wasted nearly an hour.

'Just 15 more minutes.'

I continued to follow but soon I began to recognize the place we were going to.

'Back to the factory? Why? Why just them?'

I decided to stop following and made my way back to the cave as fast as I could. I ran for about 15 minutes until I got to the cave.

"Creed what took you so long?" asked Avery

"I was following 2B and A2 but they went to the factory I was held in. But just the two of them, no one else." I replied

"Just the two of them?" she asked, "I see, that's something we need to worry about later. Did you get it?"

I pulled out the picture from my vest and handed it to her. She takes it and smiles and nods at me. I walk away towards Nines and 4S who are working hard to create the cure.

"Progress?" I asked

"We're 49% done with the cure." replied Nines

"Nines about tomorrow."

"What about tomorrow?" he asked

"There may be a problem." I replied

"What kind of problem?"

"2B and A2 are most likely going to be there." I replied

Nines looked up at me and I could see the sadness in his eyes.

"Are you going to kill her?" asked Nines

"No of course not." I replied

"Then what are you going to do?" he asked

"I'll lure her away." I replied

"But if she's there she must be protecting the main brain hive." replied Nines, "She might not even care about you."

"Then that leaves me one other option." I said

"What other option?"

"I have to fight her in order to buy you some time." I replied

Nines looked at me but I could tell his eyes widened from the look of his facial expression.

"But 2B's skills are so much better than yours." said Nines

"I know but you're the key to saving everyone." I replied

"I'll help you then."

"No, if she kills you everything will be lost. I need you on that computer so you can save the world."

"But-"

"Nines, I've lost too many good people in my life." I cut him off, "Please, I can't lose you and 2B."

Nines looks at me with sadness but just nods his head. I pat his head and smile to comfort him.

"Don't worry, I'll stay alive."

Nines nodded his head and went back to work.