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"Orders are absolute."  Searchman.EXE from Rockman.EXE

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The twins backed off as Sergei took a very defensive position as Anya hid behind him. They weren’t interested in causing any trouble for the two. They had only come along to talk.

Danny didn’t like the glare he got from Sergei, nor did he like being compared to his father even by appearance. “Eh? I’ve never even seen your face before, kid.” Danny spat out. He was trying very hard to ignore the words ‘whats’t to you if I am’ because he was itching to pick a fight he knew better than to start. “Why’re you even here? I came to speak to my sister, not her overprotective guard dog.”

Anya herself practically choked at Sergei’s remark. She could feel her cheeks and ears burn and she felt suddenly grateful she was standing a bit behind Sergei. “P-please don’t say things like that Sergei…” She peeked out from behind him to talk to her brother in English. “Sergei’s a friend and he’s saved my life twice so just… be nice okay?”

Danny opened his mouth to protest, but he shut his mouth pretty quick with an annoyed ‘tch’. He needed to actually be able to talk to Anya and picking a fight in the middle of a military base isn’t the way of going about it.

Sergei didn’t know English, so when Anya switched over to it he just stared off. Whatever she said seemed to spare them a scuffle. That was good at least. Sergei didn’t want to admit that he still felt weak from the encounter just mentioned.

“She’s in protective custody.” Sergei reminded.He stayed close, but tried to let them have their talk.

Though, before that happened, his head turned to Anya.

“Whatever is said will be known to t’ your case. Will be used for y’ case.”

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{✱};— <”Destroy it? Sounds good to me–”>

“WAIT! What’s if it’s a trap?”

<”Trap?”>

“Yeah, what if as soon as we try to destroy it, it causes somethin’ else to happen.”

<”Then we just be careful and attack it from far away. That’ll be okay, right?”>

As the Navis were talking with the operators over the link, unbeknownst to them that something was stirring within the box. It would go noticed until the box seemingly … made a soft rustle? 

This made Crash yelp and point his drills at the box! His stared at the box with great weary.

<”A-Anybody else heard that? Please tell me that I-I am not the only one!”>

“Searchman could take care of it from a distant with ease--”

The yelp cut Laika off, and sent Searchman into a similar pose to Crash. His scope gun was practically shoved into the box’s side.

“I believe I saw it move.” he confirmed. “Something is inside the box. We should not wait to take action.”

Laika could be heard groaning. He ordered Searchman to step back a few paces, to be out of reach of anything that might lash out. Searchman put his free hand out to guide Crash back as well, aim carefully place on the box all the while.

“Searchman, destroy it from here.”

“Yes, sir.” It didn’t take long to process the order. After assuring Crash was safetly beside him, Searchman let off a short barrage.

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“Things will not calm down, Rockman. They will, in fact, calm up.”

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[ i’ve been re-watching sg-1 with my husband lately and teal’c has always been one of my favorite characters, but i just recently realized how much he stirs up my searchman muse. ]

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As the three of them stepped outside, it was easy to spot Anya’s supposed brothers. A pair of red-headed twins chatted with a couple guards and Danny was left looking a bit awkward as he waited silently, an annoyed look on his face. 

“I thought so… Aidan and Doyle came along…” Anya grumbled as she pointed them out. “And there’s Danny…” 

Danny looked very different than Anya. Rather, he looked almost identical to Aleksander, so he wasn’t too hard to miss. He was also much older than Anya, having a few streaks of grey in his dark red hair. 

The twins noticed them first, quickly abandoning their conversation to rush over and hug her much to her discomfort. “Anya! You are here!”

“Please don’t touch me…” Anya tensed as soon as the twins barely touched her and they let go with an apology. She was quick to move closer to Sergei as if to hide.

Danny walked over, hands in his jacket pockets and his eyes watching Sergei intently with a glare. “Who’s this? Your boyfriend?” 

Sergei was quick to take a defensive stance, putting an arm out as soon as Anya moved closer. He stood tall, dwarfing the twins with a crimson stare. He didn’t like the touchy types, never did.

His eyes moved to lock onto Danny as he came closer. Sergei didn’t budge, finding the man’s glare pitiful in comparison to his own. The comment was just a cheap shot, barely worth responding too. But it couldn’t be helped.

“Whats’t to you if I am?” Sergei growled. “Y’ look familiar... just drove you off the other day.”

He tilted his head back. “Or do I have t’ wrong person?”

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 Anya smiled with a slight chuckle as Sergei growled a little as he talked. He certainly was protective, wasn’t he? It was kinda cute actually… Not that she’d actually say that out loud. 

“I don’t plan on going anywhere. I don’t think it’s particularly safe to leave just yet… for either of us…” Anya’s smile faded into a worried look. Her hand reached out and lightly grabbed the sleeve of his injured arm. “…I’m sorry for dragging you into this…” 

Their escort coughed to get their attention as they reached the exit. “They’re waiting right outside. Would you like me to accompany you, sir?” She asked Sergei in particular. Personally, though, she thought Sergei could handle it on his own.

“Yer in protective custody, so it’ll take more than just a bit o’ beggin’ for them to whisk you away.”

“‘m ordered to stay on base.” Sergei added. “The guards know.”

He turned to their escort and nodded. He hated to have a third man, but without counting Anya, they’d still be two on three. It was uncomfortable, but better than a 1:3 match up. Not that it lessened his odds of success.

Sergei took in a breath, to help prepare himself for a chat. Talking wasn’t a strong suit, but he’d muddle through to keep Anya safe.

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{✱};— Crash was tunneling through the enemies as the duo ran to their goal. But as they were running through, Crash didn’t expect positive reinforcement from Search of all Navis. They were starstruck for a moment as they kept on sending out explosions. 

<“S-Search … “>

“Keep on going, Crashy! You’re doin’ great!”

With both their operator and partner cheering them on, Crash found the strength to push forward more than before!

A few moment more of fighting through viruses and seemingly in a blink of an eye, all the remaining viruses just slowly disappeared from view. There seemed to be some kind of box there though.

Crash raised an eyebrow as they looked around. Nobody else here but them and Search. <“Where did they go … ?”> Then they directed their confusion at the box. <“Eh? Is this it?”>

“Mm...? Stay on your toes.”

“Yes, sir.” Searchman glanced around as the viruses vanished. He kept his gun held up as they stepped forward. The satellites above turned to watch their backs, while the duo inspected the so-called “source.”

Searchman started a scan, his viewfinder emitting small noises of calculation as he studied the object.

“The source seems to have gone dormant.” He tried to explain. “There is no estimation when or if it will activate again.”

Laika chimed in. “It’s not like any distributor that we’ve seen before. Still, we can’t risk experimenting with it. Destroy it.”

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Anya eyed Sergei for a brief moment before looking back down the hall. “I can’t speak for Danny’s brothers… I’ve only met them once and that was years ago… And considering he has 6 other siblings, 4 of which are brothers… It’s hard to tell who he came with, but I can guess…”

Anya took a deep breath. “As for Danny himself… Well… He’s a lot like how Father is when he’s actually sober… You can’t tell what he’s thinking, but it’s hardly ever good… Last time I put my trust in Danny… Let’s say… I believe the phrase is… ‘He fed me to the wolves?’”

“In short, Daniel sold her out to their father,” Major spoke up to give Sergei the short version. “And you know what Aleksander is like.”

“Mm.”

Sergei grunted, showing a frown at the mention of Aleksander’s name. More fake fathers? He’d send them all off. None of them had a place in Anya’s life.

“The guards out front aren’t reportin’ any suspicious activity, so at least they’re civil.” Countershade chimed in. “Still, with two wild cards, there’s no tellin’ how this encounter’ll go.”

“There’ll be no problem.” Sergei growled low.

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Searchman.EXE made with perler beads! I tried making him into an nes style 8bit sprite. It’s tough to reduce down the exe characters while still keeping all their details. I did some others too so maybe I’ll bead them also when I have a chance

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(I drew a Search today)

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Anya visibly relaxed. Maybe she was just overreacting, being so agitated… Not that she didn’t have reason to be bothered by her brother’s… visit… She eyed Sergei as he grabbed his jacket. “Thank you… I hate to bother you like this…”

She did feel bad, bringing Sergei into her family matters… Especially considering he got hurt when her father came around to try and drag her home… 

“R-right. If you’ll follow me, I’ll take you to them.” The confused soldier was quick to lead them both out towards where Anya’s siblings were waiting. 

Anya stood close to Sergei as they walked, preferring to stand behind him a bit rather than next to. She was still tense and got much more nervous the longer they walked.

Sergei followed after the soldier, keeping an eye on Anya as they headed out of his room. He had slipped a small method of self-defense into his pocket, but that would be nothing if her brothers were anything like the father. Sergei’s eyes narrowed as memories of scorching pain came back to him.

The closer they got to the front of the building, the more Sergei began to wonder.

“What’re they like?” Sergei muttered, looking back to Anya. “What should I lookout for?”

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{✱};— Crash was making sure that no viruses was try to ambush them from behind as he sent  ▛Crash Bomb(s)▟ in a barrage once more. Once they got close enough, they saw Search hurrying to the direction they needed to go, Crash followed. Then Search stated something that made Crash’s eyes widen with utter shock. 

<“I-I should be in front? Are you guys sure-”>

“I trust in Laika’s logic, so go for it!”

<”–R-Right! I’ll make sure to plow whatever stands in our way!”> They said with much determination, taking the lead for now as they stampede through the viruses in front with much haste as they threw another cascade of  ▛Crash Bomb(s)▟ and general impaling them.

Searchman watched for a moment as Crash took on his role, then turned around and backpedaled while opening fire. This would work, at least to get them closer to the source! A vulcan chip was slotted-in to allow Searchman a burst of quick firepower to clear out the back. Viruses were wiped away in a flash, leaving him more opportunity to pick off whatever else tried to sneak up behind them.

“This is good! Keep it up!” Search praised. He could feel it becoming hard to keep up with Crash’s advancement. Exactly what Laika was looking for.

“The source is just ahead!”

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Anya watched as Sergei dropped his PET and reached for the nightstand out of reflex. She hadn’t expected to take him by surprise that much. “Sorry. I will.” She apologized. Poor Countershade didn’t need to be dropped like that again, and she didn’t want to risk getting shot by taking Sergei by surprise again.

“I have a bit of a problem. It seems like my brothers came to get me. Is that right?” She eyed the nervous looking soldier she came in with.

“Y-yes, that’s right… Your three brothers are-”

Anya sighed as she cut the soldier off again. “I only have one half-brother, and if it wasn’t for the fact I need his help I wouldn’t even bother seeing that bastard.” Anya was highly irritated. Of all days he had to show up too. ”I… don’t want to go by myself…”

“Brothers?”

Sergei crossed his arms as Anya explained. It was confusing, he knew that much. It seemed the other soldier that escorted her here didn’t truly understand either. But, the bottom line was that she didn’t want to see any of them.

“That’s fine.” He turned to grab his jacket, something to cover his arms should they go outside. It also concealed his waist better. “I’ll go with you.”

He was curious about these unneeded brothers.

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“Miss Polzin, your brothers are here to see you.”

Anya looked up from the kitchen sink, soapy sponge and a dirty dish in her hands. She looked confused and a bit alarmed. “Brothers? As in more than one?”

“Yes. Is there a problem?” The soldier asked, a bit confused. She hadn’t expected that kind of response.

“N-no… Sonofa… I’ll be out in a sec…” Irritated, Anya set the sponge and plate back down in the sink. How many of Danny’s brothers came along for the joy ride? What a headache. It was likely the twins, Aidan and Doyle…

She tossed a pair of latex gloves in a garbage can and walked out of the room. “I can show you to-”

Anya held up a hand and cut the soldier off mid-sentence. “That’s not necessary. If you’ll come with me, I have to get Sergei first. Then you can show us the way.” “Y-yes ma'am.”

Anya stormed through the halls until she reached the room where Sergei was staying. She didn’t even knock and just used her own card key to let herself in. “Sergei? I need your help.”

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Sergei jumped up when Anya burst into the room, dropping his PET in favor of reaching for the nightstand. He relaxed when he realized it was her, and brought his hand back to the PET. It had been hard to keep from being so guarded ever since he came to stay on base. 

“Knock. Next time.” He stood up, easily towering over Anya and the other soldier at the door. That promise to be there when she needed him would be kept.

“What’s wrong?”

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 {✱};— Crash caught wind of the second voice … it was Laika. Did he just said something about something ahead producing viruses as fast as they and Search was destroying them? That kinda made sense now that they thought about it.

Another message from Laika? More Net Saviors have showed up to stop these rampant viruses? That was a relief and all, but what should they do now-

<”Huh?”> Crash looked behind them when Search told them that they BOTH had to push on. Did that mean … ? <”S-Search? You want me to come with you?”> They didn’t realize how starstruck they sounded.

“Yes, Crashy! Go with Search!” Amy’s voice came from the other end.

<”R-Right.”> They stuttered as they tried to recompose them self. <”U-Uh, I-I’ll follow your lead!”>

Searchman continued to fire, picking off any viruses that impeded Crash’s path. The hoard gave them little choice but to stay close and make a pocket to push forward in. Once Crash got close enough, Searchman hurriedly pointed to the direction they needed to head.

“You have more pushing power.” Searchman reasoned, his voice calm despite the constant need to fend of viruses. “Stay in front.”

“The satellites will have your sides. Searchman will stick behind you and cover the back.”

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