NieR: Automata Hope

Army

2b's POV

"So how long have you been doing this?" asked Creed

Creed finished burying the dead and we headed towards our mission.

"What do you mean?" asked 9s

"How long have you been fighting the machines?" asked Creed

"I have no idea." replied 9s

Creed looks at 9s confused but just shrugged it off.

"Well, I do know that there were 14 machine wars." said 9s

"14 huh." repeated Creed

"Is there a problem?" I asked

"No, it's just, 14 is a lot." replied Creed

9s nudged me with his elbow getting my attention.

"Creed doesn't look so good." he whispered

I looked at Creed and he seemed pretty pale.

"Pod, check Creed's vital signs." I ordered

"Something wrong?" asked A2

Pod 042 started looking around Creed, checking his face.

"He's starving." said Pod 042

That's when I heard a rumble and I immediately sheathed my sword with A2 and 9s but Creed just stood still and rubbed his stomach.

"Sorry that was my stomach." said Creed

"What's wrong with your stomach?" asked A2 as she poked his stomach with the tip of her sword.

"Ow, stop it's not harmful or anything, I just need to eat something." replied Creed

"Humans need food and water in order to survive." said Pod 153

"Proposal, find something to eat." said Pod 042

"Nah I'm good, I can live without food for a couple days, besides we can't find anything to eat here." replied Creed

"Let's get this mission and get over with this." said A2

I grabbed Creed from the waist and threw him over my shoulder.

"What the heck, put me down I can walk on my own." said Creed

"We can't risk losing a human being." replied 9s

"But I'm not going to die." replied Creed, "And besides you guys are only taking care of me because I'm the last man in this world."

"That's not true." said 9s, "We're looking after you cause we're partners."

"Partners?" questioned Creed, "I prefer to work by myself."

"Shut up and stop moving." I said

"Look just put me down." said Creed

"No." I replied

Creed sighed and stopped moving around. We walked for about 30 minutes until we reached this  huge sand dune.

"How are you not tired of carrying me?" asked Creed

I gently let him go on the sand and he gets up and starts walking up the sand dune. I walk up and when we get to the top I gasp.

There standing at the bottom of the sand dune was an endless formation of machines, big, small all kinds of machines, there was a whole army.

"We're fucked." whispered Creed

"We need to get back to camp." said A2

"9s contact Anemone." I told him

I was about to walk back down but an explosion hit us sending all us down the dune. I was able to stop myself from falling, same with A2 and 9s, but Creed kept tumbling down the dune until he hit the bottom of the sand dune.