Flowing Flowers and Strings

Chapter 10: Robot talk and Robot fight

Seele: Well, that's taken care of.

Bronya: Indeed...wait someone calm him down. He's going into his murderous state!

Stelle runs up to him and whacks him in the head with her baseball bat. Hard. In fact, it knocked Y/N out.

Bronya: I didn't mean smack him in the head!

Stelle: Sorry, I panicked!

Seele: *sigh* Well I guess that's crisis averted. Hey Clara, are you alright? Are you hurt?

Clara: I'm alright...just a couple bruises and scratches. Thank you for showing up here...but why did you have to hit big brother?

March: Uh...think of it as a safety measure! He gets kinda cranky sometimes, so we gotta put him to sleep!

Clara just stares blankly at March, not believing a single thing that came out of her mouth. Dan Heng tries to pick up Y/N, but he rolls away. Dan Heng deadpans at this, as Bronya tries instead. She picks him up without resistance, earning a sigh from Dan Heng.

Dan Heng: *sigh* We'll explain it to you on the way. Let's bring you back to the Robot Settlement.

Seele: Hold on. Clara what were you I doing here? It's dangerous.

Clara: There's a fault with one of the energy supply units. If it doesn't get fixed soon, it will affect everyone at the settlement. I came here to find components to fix it. I found them, but ran into a monster...I'll make sure to tell Mr. Svarog about you guys trying to help me.

Stelle: We were just about to pay him a visit?

Clara: Huh? What do you need him for? I can pass on a message.

Seele: No. We need to talk to him face to face.

Clara refuses, and the group fails to convince her. They decide to instead help Clara in fixing the energy supply unit, as a way of helping convince Clara, and help her out. Eventually, after proving that the three trailblazers are considered as "new variables" Clara decides to take the chance, and brings the group over to Svarog.

Clara: I'm back, Mr Svarog.

Svarog: I sense that the energy supply unit is back online. Good job, Clara. But...why have you brought them?

Clara: Mr Svarog...they want to talk to you about going to the surface.

Svarog looks at Stelle.

Svarog: Analyzing...analyzing complete. Results: Target does not belong to Wildfire. Background: Unknown. Classification: Unknown. You have arrived by Clara's recommendation. I will give you an opportunity to speak.

March: Nice! Quick, Stelle, smooth talk him!

Bronya is still carrying the unconscious Y/N by the way. Not that he was complaining, he got an impromptu nap.

Stelle: We're here to talk about the future of the Underground. We don't want to stoke conflict.

Svarog: You seek peace, understood. Nevertheless, your statement is unilateral. I will determine my position in this matter once my assessment of the results of this negotiation are complete. Proceed with your main point. Do not waste this world's valuable time.

Stelle: We need to talk about the Stellaron.

Svarog: Searching database...Access Denied. Discussing "Stellaron" with unauthorized targets: Prohibited.

March: That's not good...

Svarog: You are broaching a secret that lies at the heart of this world. A secret that should not be uncovered by humanity. Reassessing target...Threat index raised. I demand that you state your true intentions.