Chapter 24: In The Final
One hour later...
Aegis: "(blankly) Walker..."
Austin and Aegis drift in front of PR HQ.
Austin: "(blankly) He's nearly done..."
They smash down the windows on the 21st floor, the highest they're able to float.
Aegis: "(blankly) It's over..."
However...
Caleb: "Dammit!"
They saw Austin and Aegis float into the building.
Yukiko: "Come on!"
They hurry inside and jump into the elevator.
Caleb: "(relieved) It still works."
They're going up.
Meanwhile...
Robert: "(awkwardly) I won't ask."
They can see the shattered windows from a few blocks away.
Asaka: "Don't drag your feet!"
They pick up the pace.
Meanwhile...
Austin: "(blankly) Disappear."
Austin shatters a hole the the ceilings all the way to the top floor with a single punch.
Aegis: "(blankly) Walker..."
They jump all the way to the top floor, only to find Walker typing away.
Walker: "(sweating) I'm almost there..."
Austin and Aegis slowly walks towards Walker.
Austin: "(blankly) Give up."
Aegis has binary swirl around her left palm.
Aegis: "(blankly) It's over."
The binary stops as an arrow hits her in the back.
Caleb: "Just in time!"
Walker is relieved that Yukiko and Caleb have arrived.
Austin: "(blankly) Two of you still wish to perish?"
Yukiko and Caleb assume battle stances.
Yukiko: "I think you've got the wrong idea."
Austin and Aegis turn to face the two.
Aegis: "(blankly) He lacks fear..."
Caleb: "You don't have any hold on me!"
Walker types as fast as he can.
Walker: "Listen! Those .EXE files are their old pain receptors! You need to hold them back while I repair the files!"
Caleb fires an arrow into Austin's knee, but it does nothing.
Caleb: "We're on it!"
Austin and Aegis assume battle positions.
Both: "You should've given into fear like the others."
Binary swirls around the two heroes.
Caleb: "Yukiko!"
They jump out of the binary, but they take minor injuries on their legs from a binary explosion.
Yukiko: "Pincer!"
Caleb dashes top the left as Yukiko goes right.
Austin: "(blankly) Simple."
Caleb focuses on firing arrows at Aegis who's taking them like candy while Yukiko uses a series of punches and kicks on Austin who's absorbing them like a sponge.
Aegis: "(blankly) We'll finish this charade."
A single step from both of them sends Caleb and Yukiko just behind Walker and slam into a wall.
Walker: "No, no, no!"
Aegis holds her hand out again.
Walker: "Only one more minute!"
Austin: "(blankly) Farewell, Walker."
Caleb: "(coughing) No!"
Suddenly, two fire swords pierce though Austin and Aegis.
Micheal/ Zack: "Missed us?"
Daggers enter Aegis as shurikens enter Austin.
Andrea/ Serena: "Sorry we lost our cool."
Aegis: "(blankly) When did you decide to fight?"
Claws enter Aegis's leg as a scythe blade gets in Austin's right shoulder.
Isabel/ Roy: "Took us a second, but..."
A cannon fires at Austin as ice skewers Aegis's leg.
Robert/ Cole: "... we got our heads screwed on straight."
Two arrows of light enter the enemies, one in each.
Kyle/ Tori: "So we hope you don't mind us dropping in."
Gusts of wind leave gashes in both enemies.
William/ Emily: "Because we still have a job to do."
Electric bullets temporarily turn their arms into Swiss cheese before healing.
Anthony/ Edo: "Thanks Caleb..."
Petals slice and dice Austin as a wave of water drenches Aegis.
Risa/ Asaka: "... thanks Yukiko."
A beep is heard as Caleb and Yukiko gather their footing.
Caleb/ Yukiko: "Don't mention it."
The two attempt to fire binary code at Walker.
Both: "(blankly) Enough of this-"
Walker pushes his Enter key.
Walker: "(smirking) Too late."
It feels as though life returns to their bodies.
Aegis: "(horrified) No..."
The two can feel emotion and pain once again.
Austin: "(shrieking in pain) NO!"
They get the weapons out, only for it to hurt worse and for the injuries to slowly heal.
Aegis: "(in pain) How did we let ourselves get confident?"
The binary storm dissipates.
Walker: "You're still human. Nothing is flawless."
The sky is clear.
Austin: "(coughing) Damn you..."
The two get back on their feet, only for them rendered unable to use binary.
Aegis: "(distraught) Our power... our desire!"
Police cars are already out front.
Shining Hope: "Just went to the toilet..."
Roy: '... where Zack had the incident!"
Zack: "(embarrassed) Oh come on!"
Cole and Robert pin Austin and Aegis to the ground.
Cole: "Now for you to finally serve your time in the brig!"
Footsteps are heard coming up...
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