NieR: Automata Hope

Battle

2b's POV

2 weeks later

It's been two weeks and Creed hasn't returned, scouts near the desert withdrew from their posts because of the invading army.

"They'll be here in a couple of hours." said Anemone, "We have all the trip wires and explosives set up."

"I still want to partake in this." sighed Avery

"We already lost Creed, if we lose you we don't have a future. All hope will be lost." replied Anemone

Avery sighed and sits down on a bench.

"After this battle is over, I'm going out there to look for Creed." I told Anemone

"Okay, that'll be good." she replied

"2b look at this!" yelled 9s

9s ran to me and handed me something that looks like a soft patch.

"What's this?" I asked

"Some of the scouts found it in a room that had the walls covered in blood." replied 9s, "I think that's Creed's."

I looked at the patch in my hand and squeezed it.

'Damn it. Why did you have to go so early?'

My chest began to throb and I began to feel tears well up under my eyes, luckily I had my visors on.

I walk over to Avery and she looks up confused. Until I handed her the patch she realized that Creed was dead. Avery took the patch and started shaking her head.

"Goddammit, you dumbass." whispered Avery

My chest kept throbbing, I didn't know what this kind of feeling this was. It wasn't just sadness, it was something else with it.

"I'm sorry." I whispered to her

I left her on the bench and I walked over to a quiet place and took off my visors. My visors were went from the tears that came out of my eyes. I quickly wiped it away and put my visors back on.

'I'll make sure that Creed's death wasn't in vain.'

"2b!" yelled 9s, "We're heading out!"

I walk towards 9s but he looked at me very closely.

"Are you okay, you're visors look a bit wet." said 9s

"I'm fine." I replied

"But your-"

"I said I'm fine." I cut him off

"Oh okay." replied 9s

We headed over towards our position where A2 was already waiting with a couple of other YoRHa androids.

"We have to wait for the first set of bombs to go off, from there we attack." I said

"After all this what's going to happen?" asked 9s

"We live." said A2

"But Creed is gone." whispered 9s

"Yea, but he'll come back." replied A2

"A2." I whispered, "Creed is, dead."

A2 stayed silent for a good 10 seconds before responding.

"How do you know?"

"Some scouts found a patch in a room that was covered in blood stains. And the patch belonged to Creed." I replied

A2 looked down and just started fidgeting with her sword.