Strange times
Nightwind sat on the side of the berth in the lab where she'd been working on the special Bulk armor for Thunderclash, her mind blank with shock as she looked at the form laying on the bed. The thought that Bender was gone... after she'd carried him with her for so long... just wasn't registering.
Dazedly she ran the scans again, and got the same diagnosis: massive systems failure due to fluid loss. He'd been struck and pinned under part of a ruined wall in one of the mostly abandoned sectors and never woke up till she'd dug him out.
And by then it was too late. He just told me I'm stronger than I think, and asked me to take care of Fritz.
She looked at the turboferret- who had led her to his damaged master and who was now huddling forlornly in a corner- then back down at Bender's empty armor.
Now what? She blinked. I... can't fix this. I can't fix this. What do I do?
Her visor flickered for a moment as her processor tried to shut down and reboot, but then she looked across the room to her unfinished project. I know what to do.
Calmly, she got to her feet and walked over to the armor, then resumed work.
Dazedly she ran the scans again, and got the same diagnosis: massive systems failure due to fluid loss. He'd been struck and pinned under part of a ruined wall in one of the mostly abandoned sectors and never woke up till she'd dug him out.
And by then it was too late. He just told me I'm stronger than I think, and asked me to take care of Fritz.
She looked at the turboferret- who had led her to his damaged master and who was now huddling forlornly in a corner- then back down at Bender's empty armor.
Now what? She blinked. I... can't fix this. I can't fix this. What do I do?
Her visor flickered for a moment as her processor tried to shut down and reboot, but then she looked across the room to her unfinished project. I know what to do.
Calmly, she got to her feet and walked over to the armor, then resumed work.