Chapter 44 - Sentinels [1]

[May of 2012]

[°Stryker's Mutant Facility°]

3rd Person P.O.V

Andrew manipulated the stone coffins to have a relative thickness that would be liftable for an adult as he once again waved his hands and cleaned the mutilated bodies of their messy blood and even wrapped around a cloth – that he casually transmuted from a table – to cover their bodies.

The audience and X-Men was astonished and amazed by his display of ability as the former began flooding the comment sections; asking how did he do that, does he have many abilities and whatnot.

Andrew didn't answer them this time as he was busy. He then psionically lifted the bodies and placed them to their respective coffins carefully.

Clap!

"This is the only way i can think of that will give them a proper burial and respect that they deserve." Andrew lightly clapped his hands as if he even used them physically.

By this time, The government and the media's choppers have already landed outside the facility.

Though, another thing took his attention once more as his eyes widened for a bit after he focused and clearly saw what was it.

It was robots.

They were are all flying with a speed that rivals that of an airplane. All of them were are 9 to 10 meters tall and all had a futuristic touch that puts them ahead of what one can normally see in a movie.

"Sentinels?" Andrew muttered in slight confusion.

The reason he was confused was because he had already known about the person known as Bolivar Trask of this universe from the memories of Stryker but he didn't see anything like Project Sentinel from the latter's memory.

Andrew was curious as he shuffled through Stryker's memory again. And Bam! He actually missed something. It seems that the former and Trask have just made a deal recently.

It was Trask who initially made the deal. After failing to get the president and the government itself to fund his project, Bolivar wracked his brain thinking where he can get the proper funds and then thought of Stryker.

He approached the latter and pitched his project idea. But at that time, Stryker was already satisfied after developing the mutant deactivating bullets and being able to turn mutants into his own assassins.

William Stryker rejected the idea for the reason that it was still incomplete, in a sense that Bolivar was still looking for a special mutant that has the ability to adapt and mimic, and until then, his little project wouldn't progress any further.

After rejecting the proposal of Trask, Months passed and Andrew surfaced to the world and began destroying his and HYDRA's life work by raiding many of his facilities.

The last trigger that Stryker needed after all the shit that Andrew caused at him was the latter threatening him in the national television. This time, he was determined and approached Trask once again, looking to collaborate with him and helping him find a mutant that will start and complete his Sentinel Project.

Though, it seems that the heavens was upon Trask as after the months that passed after Stryker rejected his proposal. He actually managed to find a mutant that will complete his project. Though, Stryker didn't bother seeing who was this mutant that Trask found and just made a deal with him that he will fund his project and will even pull strings in the government to cover up this project.

Andrew shuffled the Stryker's memory and then found no more as he came to the conclusion that Trask have been building his little robot soldier from behind the scene and the former was just the sponsor.

He then closed the lid of the coffins as he began walking towards the exit as the camera and the X-Men followed behind.

The audience was confused why they were exiting already but they got their answers as after a few moments, Andrew and the X-Men exited the facility and was met by numerous choppers filled with soldiers and some that was filled with reporters that has hunger in their eyes at the prospect of being able to cover such a big scoop of news that will and is, currently shaking the world.

The soldiers didn't know what to do right now as the higher up is still not giving them any instructions and they were only told to go to the location where the damn live was being held on.

The reporters, though, wasn't about to let this chance slip as they quickly and rapidly ran to the X-Men and Andrew's direction.

Countless camera's flashed as the reporter's was ready to ask their hot questions when something slamming at the ground interrupted all of them.

The Sentinels all landed in the middle of the choppers and Andrew as they all lined themselves up like trained soldiers.

Their heads looked ahead and the scanned all the people in the vicinity.

"Mutant Detected *Beep* Confirmed." Their robotic computer voices resounded within them as they scanned all those present around them.

As they finished scanning and confirming, they lifted one of their hands as it morphed and then machine gun holes appeared at the tip of their supposed fingers.

"Engage." At that word. They fired and the action began.

—-—

[ Trask Industries ]

Twenty Minutes Earlier

Bolivar Trask, a brilliant scientist and expert of robotics was seen arguing with someone.

"Let's activate it now! This mutants have gone unchecked for long already and now they're even exposing the secrets of the government!" A blonde man yelled at Trask as he explained his reason.

"I already said no, Stephen. We still don't have the authorization of the government. We don't even have their permission when we started this project, so that's a bad idea. And don't get carried away by what is this mutant is saying, they are just empty words and we will do our best to stop this mutant race from replacing humanity." Trask calmly explained to the blonde man.

Stephen Lang huffed in frustration after hearing those words and just turned around and walked away while saying "Fine."

Bolivar pushed his eyeglass while looking up at the disappearing Stephen Lang and then just sighed as he pulled out his phone and then looked at the ongoing live of Andrew.

Although he look calm, he is actually also seething in anger at the boldness of this mutant to even stream his attack at the facility of his associate.

But in the end, he can't do anything about this as he also turned around and then gone for his office to rest.

—-—

Unknown to Trask, Stephen Lang isn't one to give up that easily much like how his bigotry cannot give up his opinions regarding the mutantkind.

Stephen walked with fast and hurried steps as he passed by some staffs who greeted him and didn't get any response as he was thinking about something.

After a few moments in the elevator. He arrived at the sub-basement of building as he opened a metal gate after typing the passwords.

The gate opened and he was greeted with the first generation sentinels that would hopefully.. no, that would surely eradicate the mutantkind from the face of this planet.

He then hurriedly went to the control section of the room and then quickly tapped a few things on the screen, he inputted the location and place where the Sentinels should go. After a moment, the screen showed him that the Sentinel Activation is ready and he just needs to push the button.

Stephen smirked. Trask doesn't know but he actually also know the activation sequence to the Sentinels. Seeing the button, his smirk widened as he couldn't wait to see this robots decimating the mutants from around the world.

But his attention was taken away as the closed gate behind him opened once again and Trask along with some of the heavily armed security revealed themselves as the latter all pointed their guns at him.

His eyes widened as he quickly put his hand to the button, intending to push any moment as he mockingly smiled at Trask "We need to do this Trask, you are too cowardly to take a risk. You see, if we do this and the sentinel managed to eradicate those pests then the government may see the bright side to our project and they will definitely not have anymore say as the mutants were already gone."

"You fool! Can you hear yourself right now? This is not as simple as that, we still nee–" Trask tried arguing and was ready to convince the guy to retreat when the latter pushed down the button.

Wheeeeeng..

The Sentinels all began to turn on as they all lifted their downed head and looked forward while their eyes glowed in a mechanical blue.

"Ya Fool!!" Trask lost his composure as he comically ran to Stephen using his short legs while the guards followed behind him.

But realization dawned immediately on Trask's face as he stopped in his tracks and just pointed his hands to Lang. "Arrest this fool right now!"

The guards all began moving but they were all interrupted and stopped as the wall to the side suddenly retracted and opened. Trask had his eyes widened in the inevitable as the now-turned-on Sentinels all flew to the opened wall.

Outside the Trask Building. The ground beside the skyscraper began retracting and opening as it revealed the basement of the building.

The people that was just minding their day while walking or watching the live panicked as they immediately ran to the side while watching in fear and amazement at the way the ground just suddenly opened in half.

The next moment, their amazement was heightened as they saw numerous huge robots flying out of the opened ground and going in one direction.

They quickly pulled out their phones trying to capture the moment as they looked at each "What was that?"

""Is Trask Industries trying to copy the Iron Man Suit of Tony Stark?""

""Quick! They're all disappearing!""

"Ahh! My leg! My leg! I can't feel my legs!"

"Don't talk to the mic and win a free hoodie."

"Get away from me, you zombie influencers!!"

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A/N: Thanks to your stones, I managed to get away from the vile hands of that filthy beggar, now give me more.

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