Part 3: Myself Despised, Forsaken [closed]

[meat_mooks]

Things were looking rather dire for the captives of the Brainiacs. They were very securely trapped, no one knew where they were, the old Brainiac 5 appeared to be completely gone, incapable of his old morality, and apparently, Brainiac 4 had some sort of plans that involved getting past Stacy's defenses.

Comments

[googledox]

Brainy took in a deep breath and let it out, his eyes glancing once at Brenda's, as if for reassurance, before pulling away. He rubbed briefly at his eyes, his knuckles digging into his skin, and then got to work.

That always had been his greatest strength, even beyond that of his intellect. In the end, in the clinch, he was always there doing what needed to be done.

"It's safe to move him, but it may be best to leave him there. I can put up a shield around him that can be deactivated by us when we're finished with my mother, or by him when he wakes up if circumstance preclude us from returning. He'll regain consciousness soon enough."

He went over to the platform and started tapping buttons, causing a shield exactly like the one created by his shield belt to spring up around Punchy.

"The others were being kept in holding." Alarms started to blare. "...Were. Past tense. It seems they've already escaped."

[shes_intense]

Brenda stuck close to Brainy's side as he went to work, keeping her hand at his back then sliding it into his as the alarms struck up a bleating chorus of panic overhead.

"We better get moving and meet up with the others. I'm sure they're going to run into some kind of security."

[hatngartersnake]

Jeka knew doing what needed to be done was a strength of Brainy's, but that didn't mean she had to like asking it of him any better.

She didn't bother to ask if his mother could deactivate it -- if it wouldn't keep Punchy safe, she simply trusted that Brainy wouldn't have suggested it. "Leave him a map or something, so that he can go for help when he wakes up," she suggested instead.

The alarms made her start, but she couldn't help but smile when Brainy explained their meaning. Then she sobered and slithered speedily for the door. "Sprock 'security', we need all hands on hand to take Brainiac 4 down before she gets too far along!"