Utilization

~Castle Gardens~

(Just a week before Lo reunites with everyone, N drops by to find Uzi crying at the fountain)

N: Uzi, are you ok?

Uzi: (looks onto N) How did you know I was here?

N: It was one of the few places that we've been in.

Uzi: Oh, it's just that... I can't believe our master had done such a thing.

N: Who knew our master's actions had caused your planet to collapse that fast? I didn't even know if it was that possible.

Uzi: I know. That presence alone had caused me to lose my mother & resent all of humanity. But then I wondered if all that anger had come to him...

N: Yeah, but... if it weren't for him, those fellas at J.C. Jensen hadn't sent me, V, & J right onto your planet. & that both of us hadn't met. Either way, though it was impossible to change your past, I think that we should make the best of what we have now.

Uzi: (thinks about it, then dries her tears) Thanks N, I feel better now. (stares at the night sky) Now I know what to do now.

N: & what is it?

Uzi: To avenge my mother, & stop my "master" from turning this world into mine.

~June 13, 2021, 0's Lair~

N: You sure we're heading back to his lair?

Uzi: Of course. We wouldn't mind if that giant pod would break open, that way we can check more of his files & see if he has a weakness.

N: How about this? (points to one of the videos) Robo-Scavenger Update Logs.

Uzi: Let's check it out!

0: Log Date: February 21, 2009. After crash landing at the mountain with a giant man on top, I crawled all the way into exact place where the Avatar resides. & by then, I needed a scavenger to find him.

(Blueprints start to flood the video, whereas the two robots feel a little uneven)

N: Looks like we're gotta be here for a while.

~Mushroom Kingdom Cemetery~

Kel: Thanks for coming with me for my teacher's death anniversary.

Maya: No problem. I know Mario & SMG4 are busy with one of their adventures, so I thought you needed some company.

Lo: Is this her grave?

(Kel then stops to look at the plaque reading: Lee M. Fisher, 1985-2012)

Maya: That's the spot. Kel, what was Ms. Fisher like?

Kel: Well, she's one of the first people to truly understand me. I spent much of the first few grades being with her, but since she got to a terrible accident, I thought I became alone again.

Lo: At least, until we came.

Kel: Of course you two did.

(Kel then places her bouquet onto the ground. But then, the ground starts to shake)

Lo: This ain't good. Everyone, stand back!

(The three then gave way as a massive rectangle hole sunk into the earth. Once it settles, Kel quickly knew what has happened)

Kel: Guys, I think my teacher's grave has been robbed.

Maya: That's impossible. The only reason that happened is back after the Egyptians & the 1800s. Who could've done such a thing?

Lo: & who could've used it?

0: The twelfth specimen is quite interesting for development.

(Uzi & N then gaze at the 12th robot as it shows a short, faded figure in yellow. It had a dimmed star on top, its overalls have been undone, & his face almost looks pale)

0: This came from one of the many meals I had while residing in this cathedral. Unfortunately, it exploded as it processes the first order...

Uzi: (pauses the video) Wait... (looks at the figure) you know what this means, right N?

N: Yeah, the 13th subject is...

(The two then skimmed the video, only to reach the final subject. It has pristine white hair, a good female figure, & clothed in black. For them, it seemed too familiar)

N: It's the same one.

Uzi: (notices the documents nearby) Check this out. This is the person 0 uses for the experiment.

(Just then, the pod opens undetected & some floating figure then heads to the two)

N: I feel bad for this fisher guy. It just led a happy life, only to be forced back to cold work.

Uzi: We need to tell Kel about this!

0: I don't think so. (carries the two using his telekinesis) Snooping one's classified files is not in your code.

Uzi: You're too late, 0. We know what you're doing to this world, & we're not gonna let you proceed.

0: Didn't you hear, Uzi? I'm one of the most powerful beings in the universe, & you two are nothing but mere insects in my path. (proceeds compressing the two) Looks like you have reached the end of your code.

(With a final push, 0 deactivates the two bots & sees their essence return to their universe)

0: (sighs) I had enough of these pawns. I should just do it myself.

Pod AI?: I'm coming too. This ambitious task of yours deserves an extra set of eyes. (uses the pod's camera) Like from the phone of this wandering hobo.

(0 then turns around & notices Bob, who's among part of the gang who stopped him back then)

0: Clever. With skills like this, this reformed universe will have you as my secretary, Absolute_Solver.

A_S: It is an honor.

(& so, the AI stealthily transfers into Bob's phone as he heads out. 0 then follows with a bigger plan hatching in him)

W I T N E S S!

End of Ch. 47