Anybody chapter 6
Beta: twoie92
Rating:PG-13
Warning: Sad fate of the Brainbot.
Summary: Roxanne talks with her "boss", Nobody plots, Megamind tries to sooth his girlfriend's worries.
Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5
It looked at its hand. So human looking… A new body was always a bit distracting, but the uneasiness would pass soon. Maybe It should have called secretary, telling them to take a day off instead of coming into work… Hmm…
The doors opened and Roxanne walked in.
"Hi, Frank. God, you don't look so good. Are you okay?" She sat down in a chair, giving It a concerned look.
"I'm fine." It observed the woman closely. A human would view her normally. The same smiling, kind Roxanne; full of energy and just waiting to report the news. But It could sense the excited pulse in her veins, and smell the adrenaline, but there were also the slightly grey circles under her eyes just beneath her makeup, invisible to others. She'd stayed up late. She'd found something and wanted to hide this. It knew she was too smart for her own good. "You wanted something from me?"
"Yes. I need at least a few weeks off."
It raised its eyebrows, or Frank's in fact. "I remember you telling me something about it yesterday night. Why would you want that now?"
"I think I found something related to Carl's death, Frank. It might be a dead end, but I need to check it anyway. But for that I need to travel out of the country." Roxanne placed her elbows on his desk, leaning closer. As if she was afraid someone might hear them.
"What have you found, Roxanne?" It narrowed Frank's eyes. Too smart, Miss Ritchi. Too smart…
"I found Carl's notes. I can tell you, his handwriting is horrible, but once I managed to decipher that I found something interesting about Nikto's family. Nicolay's mother, Biełła, was somehow connected with Monique Starowinski, a serial killer who, right now, is kept in a prison in Poland. And he somehow marked her as someone important. Also there were rumors about Nicolay's grandfather, Awdiey Woronin, and his experiments with A.I. technology. That was also a reason for their bad financial situation. His daughter, Biełła, continued her father's research, thanks to her husband."
"She must have been unsuccessful, if there are no intelligent robots wandering around," It noticed plainly. It should have checked the whole house. Apparently the data was hidden somewhere else…
"Biełła disappeared fifteen years ago. But there were rumors she's alive. People had seen her in Russia a few times. Surprisingly, her husband and son never looked for her. I suspect that Monique might have some information about that."
"I doubt it. If Carl hasn't found anything, then there's no point in researching it again. He met that woman, didn't he?" It crossed Frank's arm. The ground was burning under its feet. But It was also very lucky. Killing Mr. Bonnin was a great idea. Now all It had to do was turn Roxanne's eyes away from Monique. That was another mistake from the past. It should have killed the woman when it had the opportunity, but the woman was smarter than It had suspected.
"Yes, but the pages from the interview with her were torn. I couldn't find them. Carl must have removed them, but I'm not sure why. It must have been important." Roxanne began to search in her purse and found a worn out notebook. "Look, here."
It took the notebook and gave it a closer look. Tempting as it was to destroy the evidence, kill Roxanne and flee… Somehow, somewhere deep inside It, appeared excitement. Excitement from hunting and being hunt. Monique once tried to explain that to it, but It couldn't understand what she was describing at that time. It had no hormones or biological reactions, but the emotion appeared anyway… So, it returned the notebook to Roxanne. Indeed, if It hadn't killed Carl Alleyne at that time, the man might have warned Roxanne. He'd found out so much…
"Interesting indeed." Then an idea appeared in its head. While Roxanne would be away from America, It could finish off Megamind! "I'll give you a month off. Try and find whatever you can, Roxanne."
Roxanne smiled and gathered up her things before standing. "See you again in couple of weeks, Frank and…take care of yourself… You look awful."
It smiled. "Yes, I will." When the doors were closing behind her it added, still audible for her, "Wish you luck, Miss Ritchi."
The doors closed. And Roxanne stood there for a moment, mortified. That tone… And that line… A shiver ran down her spine. She shook her head. No. That was Frank, her producer! Get a grip of yourself, Roxanne. You have a job to do.
But she couldn't shake the feeling that something really bad had just happened.
Megamind sighed and leaned back into his chair. Chasing that program around was very tiring. And he had to check up on the data the nanobots had gathered. He moved from the laptop to his main computer and checked the info from the small robots. The machines were divided into teams, connected to each other, creating a chain of information. This way, if one tiny robot was accidentally destroyed, the others could easily store the data it gathered. He skipped through the information and damage reports. Five nanobots were destroyed during the infiltration. Megamind looked at the data gathered by the destroyed machines and froze at number three. There was a video.
It showed a dark tunnel, probably the vents. Then the robot found itself in a dark room. A cracked mirror, a desk, a chair and a bed resembling the prison beds could be made out in the dark. Suddenly the robot was lifted. Lifted. A microscopic robot was lifted by something observing it. The blue man felt as if he was watching a horror movie. He could see that thing was visible only for few seconds before the robot was crushed. Whatever it was, it was not human. It had no face, was shimmering in silver in the dark and moving like agglomeration of bugs, reminding him of Oogie Boogie from The Nightmare Before Christmas. Only, it wasn't bugs.
Megamind rewound the film and captioned the thing. Then he zoomed in and gulped again. This had to be a dream. The being in the video was made of nanobots. Thousands and thousands of tiny robots…
When he closed the photo and shut down the computer he thought: If NanoCorps has a being like that in their possession… why haven't they announced it?
Somehow he thought he knew the answer. Though it had no face, it gave off the impression of being sinister and simply evil. And worst of all, being completely aware of that.
Roxanne came back to the Lair confused. She went downstairs to the living quarters, which were placed under the former Evil Lair.
She took off her shoes and handed her coat to a Brainbot. She knew she should go and greet her blue beau and his sidekick, but…there was just too much on her mind right now. Frank was acting strange the whole day. He even sounded and looked strange. It might have been the beginning of flu, but who knew? His whole behavior was so… emotionless. Even when he tried to express himself, show concern or interest, it was as if he was unsure which expression he was showing. And for once, he hadn't yelled at anyone for the whole day.
Yesterday, when she'd talked to him over the phone, his voice was…off… Like there were two people in him trying to talk at the same time. Or someone standing just behind him and telling him what to say. She thought it was because it was 3 a.m. and she was really tired. Today his voice was okay, but… He was lacking emotions. Just like Nobody…
She sat down on the couch and stared at the gigantic aquarium, serving the role of a window. The eerie blue light gave her mind some peace, making her thoughts run slower and calmer. She was missing something. Something important. The woman looked at her purse with a worn expression; maybe Monique would give her some answers. Clues.
"Roxanne?"
The reporter jumped a little at the sound of Megamind's voice behind her. He looked tired, surprised and happy to see her at once. She always wondered how he could fit so many emotions into his face at the same time. No matter what the answer was, he could always make her smile. And she did.
"Hi, honey. How was your day?"
"Pretty much okay…" Megamind watched her carefully. "How was yours?"
"Difficult," she answered with a sigh. Her blue beau sat next to her.
"Care to explain?"
"It's just… Today I talked with Frank. He looked awful. We talked about my trip to Poland to see Monique Starowinski, that killer. And then he said something to me. He wished me luck and that… It made me think about Nobody. Megs, am I paranoid?" She looked helplessly at him and he embraced her, holding her close and kissed her head.
"No, you're not. Roxanne, you went through Hell… It left a print in you."
She snuggled into him, tears running down her face.
"I just want to forget… I want to forget it so much…"
"Shhh. It's okay. You'll be fine." He kissed her forehead. "We'll be fine."
And they sat like that for a long time, basked in the blue light of the aquariums. Later, when Minion found them asleep, he simply smiled, shook his head, and then covered them with a blanket.
Patience is a virtue, they say. The A.I. virus did not know the saying, but it knew that being patient brought benefits. The virus didn't possess any eyes to see, but it could observe the world outside in its own way. Megamind was very careful and wary with it, but the computer needed a power source. It wasn't enough to help it escape, but it was enough to gather information from across the lair and even a bit from the outside world.
That was how it got to know about 'brain bots'. The virus had already reformatted the computer with Megamind not noticing this, so it could now use the electric cords to 'listen' to what happens outside. There was this one brain bot, which kept coming over, curious as to what the blue alien was doing with the computer. A plan has formed in the virtual mind of the program.
It began to suck out more energy that was required for the computer, causing an overheating when the particular Brainbot came again to investigate and the ex-supervillain was away. It bowged, confused, and poked the screen. It was at the same moment when smoke started to rise from the computer. The panicked machine decided to fix it, before Daddy would suspect it was somehow the poor Brainbot's fault. But how to diagnose the problem?
The little helper made a quick choice. The cyborg connected itself to the computer. That was the moment when the A.I. jumped, quickly transferring big part of its own programming into the Brainbot. When that was done, the confused machine flew away.
The Brainbot began to sway, its bowging growing weaker. Finally, the machine landed on the floor. Something was overwhelming it. Taking control over it. The organic part of it tried to resist but was soon silenced. The A.I. virus - which was essentially a part of Nobody - had finally taken control over the Brainbot. Next step; accomplished.
A.N: I'm surprised I haven't used the opportunity to write something NC-17 rated here... There's a perfect opportunity right there! ;]
Side note, completely off the topic of this story. Just when I though the porn weekend has been long forgotten, you guys just come and show me how wrong I was xD
Rating:PG-13
Warning: Sad fate of the Brainbot.
Summary: Roxanne talks with her "boss", Nobody plots, Megamind tries to sooth his girlfriend's worries.
Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5
It looked at its hand. So human looking… A new body was always a bit distracting, but the uneasiness would pass soon. Maybe It should have called secretary, telling them to take a day off instead of coming into work… Hmm…
The doors opened and Roxanne walked in.
"Hi, Frank. God, you don't look so good. Are you okay?" She sat down in a chair, giving It a concerned look.
"I'm fine." It observed the woman closely. A human would view her normally. The same smiling, kind Roxanne; full of energy and just waiting to report the news. But It could sense the excited pulse in her veins, and smell the adrenaline, but there were also the slightly grey circles under her eyes just beneath her makeup, invisible to others. She'd stayed up late. She'd found something and wanted to hide this. It knew she was too smart for her own good. "You wanted something from me?"
"Yes. I need at least a few weeks off."
It raised its eyebrows, or Frank's in fact. "I remember you telling me something about it yesterday night. Why would you want that now?"
"I think I found something related to Carl's death, Frank. It might be a dead end, but I need to check it anyway. But for that I need to travel out of the country." Roxanne placed her elbows on his desk, leaning closer. As if she was afraid someone might hear them.
"What have you found, Roxanne?" It narrowed Frank's eyes. Too smart, Miss Ritchi. Too smart…
"I found Carl's notes. I can tell you, his handwriting is horrible, but once I managed to decipher that I found something interesting about Nikto's family. Nicolay's mother, Biełła, was somehow connected with Monique Starowinski, a serial killer who, right now, is kept in a prison in Poland. And he somehow marked her as someone important. Also there were rumors about Nicolay's grandfather, Awdiey Woronin, and his experiments with A.I. technology. That was also a reason for their bad financial situation. His daughter, Biełła, continued her father's research, thanks to her husband."
"She must have been unsuccessful, if there are no intelligent robots wandering around," It noticed plainly. It should have checked the whole house. Apparently the data was hidden somewhere else…
"Biełła disappeared fifteen years ago. But there were rumors she's alive. People had seen her in Russia a few times. Surprisingly, her husband and son never looked for her. I suspect that Monique might have some information about that."
"I doubt it. If Carl hasn't found anything, then there's no point in researching it again. He met that woman, didn't he?" It crossed Frank's arm. The ground was burning under its feet. But It was also very lucky. Killing Mr. Bonnin was a great idea. Now all It had to do was turn Roxanne's eyes away from Monique. That was another mistake from the past. It should have killed the woman when it had the opportunity, but the woman was smarter than It had suspected.
"Yes, but the pages from the interview with her were torn. I couldn't find them. Carl must have removed them, but I'm not sure why. It must have been important." Roxanne began to search in her purse and found a worn out notebook. "Look, here."
It took the notebook and gave it a closer look. Tempting as it was to destroy the evidence, kill Roxanne and flee… Somehow, somewhere deep inside It, appeared excitement. Excitement from hunting and being hunt. Monique once tried to explain that to it, but It couldn't understand what she was describing at that time. It had no hormones or biological reactions, but the emotion appeared anyway… So, it returned the notebook to Roxanne. Indeed, if It hadn't killed Carl Alleyne at that time, the man might have warned Roxanne. He'd found out so much…
"Interesting indeed." Then an idea appeared in its head. While Roxanne would be away from America, It could finish off Megamind! "I'll give you a month off. Try and find whatever you can, Roxanne."
Roxanne smiled and gathered up her things before standing. "See you again in couple of weeks, Frank and…take care of yourself… You look awful."
It smiled. "Yes, I will." When the doors were closing behind her it added, still audible for her, "Wish you luck, Miss Ritchi."
The doors closed. And Roxanne stood there for a moment, mortified. That tone… And that line… A shiver ran down her spine. She shook her head. No. That was Frank, her producer! Get a grip of yourself, Roxanne. You have a job to do.
But she couldn't shake the feeling that something really bad had just happened.
Megamind sighed and leaned back into his chair. Chasing that program around was very tiring. And he had to check up on the data the nanobots had gathered. He moved from the laptop to his main computer and checked the info from the small robots. The machines were divided into teams, connected to each other, creating a chain of information. This way, if one tiny robot was accidentally destroyed, the others could easily store the data it gathered. He skipped through the information and damage reports. Five nanobots were destroyed during the infiltration. Megamind looked at the data gathered by the destroyed machines and froze at number three. There was a video.
It showed a dark tunnel, probably the vents. Then the robot found itself in a dark room. A cracked mirror, a desk, a chair and a bed resembling the prison beds could be made out in the dark. Suddenly the robot was lifted. Lifted. A microscopic robot was lifted by something observing it. The blue man felt as if he was watching a horror movie. He could see that thing was visible only for few seconds before the robot was crushed. Whatever it was, it was not human. It had no face, was shimmering in silver in the dark and moving like agglomeration of bugs, reminding him of Oogie Boogie from The Nightmare Before Christmas. Only, it wasn't bugs.
Megamind rewound the film and captioned the thing. Then he zoomed in and gulped again. This had to be a dream. The being in the video was made of nanobots. Thousands and thousands of tiny robots…
When he closed the photo and shut down the computer he thought: If NanoCorps has a being like that in their possession… why haven't they announced it?
Somehow he thought he knew the answer. Though it had no face, it gave off the impression of being sinister and simply evil. And worst of all, being completely aware of that.
Roxanne came back to the Lair confused. She went downstairs to the living quarters, which were placed under the former Evil Lair.
She took off her shoes and handed her coat to a Brainbot. She knew she should go and greet her blue beau and his sidekick, but…there was just too much on her mind right now. Frank was acting strange the whole day. He even sounded and looked strange. It might have been the beginning of flu, but who knew? His whole behavior was so… emotionless. Even when he tried to express himself, show concern or interest, it was as if he was unsure which expression he was showing. And for once, he hadn't yelled at anyone for the whole day.
Yesterday, when she'd talked to him over the phone, his voice was…off… Like there were two people in him trying to talk at the same time. Or someone standing just behind him and telling him what to say. She thought it was because it was 3 a.m. and she was really tired. Today his voice was okay, but… He was lacking emotions. Just like Nobody…
She sat down on the couch and stared at the gigantic aquarium, serving the role of a window. The eerie blue light gave her mind some peace, making her thoughts run slower and calmer. She was missing something. Something important. The woman looked at her purse with a worn expression; maybe Monique would give her some answers. Clues.
"Roxanne?"
The reporter jumped a little at the sound of Megamind's voice behind her. He looked tired, surprised and happy to see her at once. She always wondered how he could fit so many emotions into his face at the same time. No matter what the answer was, he could always make her smile. And she did.
"Hi, honey. How was your day?"
"Pretty much okay…" Megamind watched her carefully. "How was yours?"
"Difficult," she answered with a sigh. Her blue beau sat next to her.
"Care to explain?"
"It's just… Today I talked with Frank. He looked awful. We talked about my trip to Poland to see Monique Starowinski, that killer. And then he said something to me. He wished me luck and that… It made me think about Nobody. Megs, am I paranoid?" She looked helplessly at him and he embraced her, holding her close and kissed her head.
"No, you're not. Roxanne, you went through Hell… It left a print in you."
She snuggled into him, tears running down her face.
"I just want to forget… I want to forget it so much…"
"Shhh. It's okay. You'll be fine." He kissed her forehead. "We'll be fine."
And they sat like that for a long time, basked in the blue light of the aquariums. Later, when Minion found them asleep, he simply smiled, shook his head, and then covered them with a blanket.
Patience is a virtue, they say. The A.I. virus did not know the saying, but it knew that being patient brought benefits. The virus didn't possess any eyes to see, but it could observe the world outside in its own way. Megamind was very careful and wary with it, but the computer needed a power source. It wasn't enough to help it escape, but it was enough to gather information from across the lair and even a bit from the outside world.
That was how it got to know about 'brain bots'. The virus had already reformatted the computer with Megamind not noticing this, so it could now use the electric cords to 'listen' to what happens outside. There was this one brain bot, which kept coming over, curious as to what the blue alien was doing with the computer. A plan has formed in the virtual mind of the program.
It began to suck out more energy that was required for the computer, causing an overheating when the particular Brainbot came again to investigate and the ex-supervillain was away. It bowged, confused, and poked the screen. It was at the same moment when smoke started to rise from the computer. The panicked machine decided to fix it, before Daddy would suspect it was somehow the poor Brainbot's fault. But how to diagnose the problem?
The little helper made a quick choice. The cyborg connected itself to the computer. That was the moment when the A.I. jumped, quickly transferring big part of its own programming into the Brainbot. When that was done, the confused machine flew away.
The Brainbot began to sway, its bowging growing weaker. Finally, the machine landed on the floor. Something was overwhelming it. Taking control over it. The organic part of it tried to resist but was soon silenced. The A.I. virus - which was essentially a part of Nobody - had finally taken control over the Brainbot. Next step; accomplished.
A.N: I'm surprised I haven't used the opportunity to write something NC-17 rated here... There's a perfect opportunity right there! ;]
Side note, completely off the topic of this story. Just when I though the porn weekend has been long forgotten, you guys just come and show me how wrong I was xD