Chapter 84: Depression

Dr. Brim: "The trash heap, old partner, and the Catalyst."

Isaac's team steps through the door as it closes.

BroBot: ">:(."

Isaac wipes off his arm cannon.

Isaac: "Sup bitch."

LeeAnn pulls out her laptop.

Dr. LeeAnn: "Looks like you've been waiting for quite a bit."

Purple mist swirls around Brim.

Dr. Brim: "Far too long Olivia."

Isaac points his arm cannon forward.

Isaac: "One of two things is going to happen. Either we kick your ass, or we'll kick your ass."

BroBot: "?"

Dr. Brim: "Then I'd suppose you mean the third option, my victory."

The mist is heading for Isaac.

Isaac: "I'm pretty sure I was right."

The three separate to avoid the mist's attack.

BroBot: ":)."

BroBot and Isaac fire at Brim, but the mist defends Brim.

Dr. LeeAnn: "That virus is quite an issue."

Isaac and BroBot draw energy blades.

Isaac: "I'm the real issue."

Isaac and BroBot try attacking Brim, but the mist grabs their blades.

Dr. Brim: "That's correct."

The mist carries the two into the air by their arms.

Dr. LeeAnn: "Are you okay?!"

BroBot: "?!"

Isaac: "I've been through worse."

The two are thrown towards the floor.

Dr. Brim: "Have you now?"

The two make a crash landing as Brim turns towards LeeAnn.

Dr. LeeAnn: "I'll find a way past that suped up virus."

The virus grabs LeeAnn's laptop as BroBot and Isaac get back on their feet.

Dr. Brim: "But that just takes all of the fun away from me."

Brim looks towards Isaac.

Dr. Brim: "(in head) Well, most of it."

The virus envelopes LeeAnn.

BroBot: "!!!!!!"

Dr. LeeAnn: "(coughing) You bastard!"

Isaac points his cannon at Brim's head.

Isaac: "Pasta la vista, baby."

Isaac fires, but the mist lets go of LeeAnn to defend Brim.

Dr. LeeAnn: "(coughing) Thanks Isaac."

Dr. Brim: "Looks like you've got some rational thinking."

Isaac: "I may look stupid, but I'm not."

The virus dashes towards Isaac.

Dr. Brim: "And nothing sticks to you like glue."

Isaac jumps left to dodge.

Isaac: "Then you haven't seen me and those bitches at school."

Awkward moment of silence...

Dr. LeeAnn: "(awkwardly) I'll just pretend I didn't hear that."

LeeAnn's laptop falls to the ground.

BroBot: ":O."

BroBot catches it midair.

Dr. Brim: "(in head) I don't even think that the weakness will even faze him that much."

Isaac prepares his arm cannon.

Dr. Brim: "(in head) It'll have to be a moment where he's already surrounded."

Brim concentrates the virus on Isaac.

BroBot: "?"

BroBot gives LeeAnn her laptop.

Dr. LeeAnn: "Why is he focusing on Isaac?"

An idea crosses her mind as Isaac proceeds to dodge.

Dr. LeeAnn: "He's got something on you!"

Isaac stops for a brief moment, but a fatal moment.

Isaac: "What?"

Dr. Brim: "All you did was make this easier!"

The virus wraps around Isaac, binding his arms to his sides.

Isaac: "(struggling) Well shit."

Brim slowly walks up to Isaac.

Dr. Brim: "So how difficult is it to hide depression?"

BroBot: "?!"

Dr. LeeAnn: "Depression?"

Isaac: "(struggling) Not that difficult..."

Isaac stops struggling for a moment as a little virus makes it's way into his systems.

Dr. Brim: "You developed a sense of humor and intake illegal substances to hide from it."

Isaac begins twitching chaotically.

Isaac: "(twitching) Y-You bast-tard!"

Dr. Brim: "Then a world born from a dwindling imagination was created."

The twitching begins to die down.

Dr. Brim: "You can no longer escape depression."

Isaac goes limp.

Dr. Brim: "It's been knocking on your door."

The virus drops Isaac's lifeless body.

BroBot: ":'(."

The virus throws Isaac to the side.

Dr. LeeAnn: "(darkly) So you had a change of plans like before?"

LeeAnn looks at Brim, clearly enraged.

Dr. Brim: "Someone like him would be unfazed by our methods even if he wasn't a Catalyst."

Brim looks at Isaac.

Dr. Brim: "Getting into his head is like trying to punch through a metal wall. Impossible."

The virus swirls around Brim again.

Dr. Brim: "God to know that the junk heap just needs a little reprogramming."

BroBot: ":'(."

Dr. LeeAnn: "You're not getting us Brim."

The remaining two prepare themselves.

However...

Isaac stands in a metallic realm in his casual attire.

Isaac: "Damn, he got me."

Isaac looks at the floor.

Isaac: "But I guess that's all in the past. I'm fucking dead."

Isaac begins walking forward.

Isaac: "But what he said about my depression is true."

The floor begins to course with Base 64 words like blood pumping through veins.

Isaac: "What the hell?"

Something snaps in Isaac's mind, allowing him to read the Base 64.

Isaac: "Keep doing what you always do, but find people you can rely on when you need it most."

The feeling fades as the binary stops flowing.

Isaac: "People I can rely on..."

Isaac thinks about the people he's connected to.

Isaac: "I just can't hide it forever."

Isaac begins to fade.

Isaac: "Better than nothing."

Isaac has faded away.

Meanwhile...

BroBot has taken critical damage as LeeAnn frantically types away on her laptop.

Dr. Brim: "You can't find the antivirus with your only bodyguard looking like he belongs in a compressor."

Dr. LeeAnn: "(in head) To think I was married to a man like this."

BroBot can't stand.

Dr. Brim: "Now let's hurry before that junk heap does have to go to an actual junk heap."

The virus makes it's way towards LeeAnn.

???: "(weakly) What was your plan in trying to take me out? A small jolt to my system?"

BroBot: "?"

Dr. Brim: "(smirking) Guess I should've hit you with a little more."

Everyone looks towards Isaac as he gets back onto his feet.

Isaac: "(darkly) You actually think any dose of that virus was going to kill me?"

Isaac looks towards Brim as a new light sparks in his eyes.

Isaac: "(darkly) Mind if I stop holding back?"

More metal sprouts from his body.

Isaac: "I'm kicking it into Overdrive!"

The pink energy coursing through Isaac's body begins pumping faster and glowing brighter.

Dr. Brim: "Overdrive?"

What little human on Isaac is now covered in black metal and his other hand becomes an arm cannon.

Isaac: "Now that's a lot better."

Isaac aims both cannons as metal flakes break off of him and land on BroBot, repairing the damage.

BroBot: "^_^."

The virus makes a mad dash for Isaac.

Isaac: "You honestly think that an upgrade wouldn't come with benefits?"

Isaac fires one blast, evaporating some of the virus.

Dr. Brim: "Wh-What?!"

Isaac: "LeeAnn, feel free to copy my antivirus and upload it to BroBot."

Dr. LeeAnn: "Already on it!"

Isaac walks menacingly towards Brim.

Dr. Brim: "No! My perfect virus!"

Isaac continues to fire.

Isaac: "Useless, useless, useless, useless!"

Isaac switches to twin blades and makes the virus look like melted butter.

BroBot: ":O !"

A light flashes in BroBot's eyes.

Dr. LeeAnn: "You're good to go!"

BroBot: "^_^."

BroBot begins marching towards Brim.

Isaac: "You mind if I test this out a little more first?"

BroBot: "?"

Dr. LeeAnn: "Let him. I can try getting some of his schematics for an upgrade from the data."

BroBot stops as Isaac gets in Brim's face.

Dr. Brim: "Just what the hell did I do?"

Isaac points his cannons at Brim.

Isaac: "You fucked up."

Isaac fires a barrage of blasts that the virus does defend most of them, but a few sparks burn Brim's clothing and hands.

Dr. Brim: "I can't have..."

Isaac gets a cannon through the virus and pressed against Brim's stomach.

Isaac: "You're right, you really fucked up."

Isaac fires, sending Brim flying into a wall with his clothes badly burned in the process.

Dr. LeeAnn: "Talk about a bang."

Isaac: "That's all you'll need. You ready?"

The metallic aura glows brighter than ever.

BroBot: "^_^."

Dr. LeeAnn: "If you say so."

The virus creates a massive wall in front of Brim.

Heroes: "Perfect Synergy..."

Isaac and BroBot slice and dice the wall with LeeAnn synced to their systems.

Heroes: "... Basis..."

Isaac puts both arm cannons together as BroBot charges his gun.

Heroes: "... of Code!"

The two fire, using most of their super blast to finish the wall, but the final seconds hit Brim like a truck.

Dr. Brim: "(weakly) So... that's Overdrive..."

Isaac returns to normal.

Isaac: "So are you done with this, 'cause I've got anime to watch."

A button falls out of Brim's torn pocket and is pushed by landing on his foot.

Dr. Brim: "(weakly) Quite done..."

Brim begins to fade.

BroBot: "!"

Dr. Brim: "(weakly) I'll find a way..."

Brim fades away as the door to the other side opens.

Dr. LeeAnn: "And I'll always find a way to counter."

BroBot marches over to the door.

Isaac: "Something's telling me he'll want a round three."

LeeAnn sheds a single tear.

Dr. LeeAnn: "And I'll just get BroBot ready for that round."

BroBot: "?"

BroBot is utterly confused as to why the other two aren't moving.

Isaac: "Don't worry, we're coming."

Isaac and Dr. LeeAnn follow, preparing for what they're about to face...

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