Two sides of the coin (Plot)
Sun rose in the sky slowly, Shade could see it from the alleyway she hid in cradling a wound with her hand. Exhaling and inhaling deep breaths she shifted deeper into the shadows to keep herself hidden from sight.
The police after all this time were still searching, with a body count continuing to rise with it .. It was getting federal.
“It’s like home ... I didn’t want this ..” Sonata’s voice whispered with her waving voice, Shade’s eyes looking to her side where she could see the vision of the light bot with tears going down her face. “Melody wouldn’t want this .. You know it too .. That makes this worse..”
Shade stared at her silently for a moment while green flame softly licked at wounds searing shut holes in tubing and metal. “What did you think was going to happen when we killed her? That only her family would come after us-” “I did not kill her! You did!” Sonata shouted with a shaky breath.
“She was someone precious to Presto .. to everyone and you ..” “Soanta you know god damn well that she fucking survived so don’t even.” Shade’s ear had twitched making her lean off the wall and continue moving, it wasn’t safe to remain here.
“I know your thoughts ... Shade.” Soanta had said softly, her vision forced to follow beside Shade like a ghost. “You wish that her ic chip and CPU were in her head when you did it ..” Shade held a frown as she climbed. “And in our head that confession will remain forever.”
Reaching the roof tops Shade looked over at Sonata’s ghost, her frown deepening with her words. “You don’t have to be this .. do this .. In this world, you don’t have to be the villain .. If you would just let someone in-” “Letting them in got us here time and time again.” She took a step towards her. “The ones I was suppose to protect die by the hands of those we either can’t kill or can’t FIND. In our world and this one it is all the same. I am the villain, I do not get to keep friends, save the day. I don’t get the girl. I do not get the happy ending. Open your fucking eyes to the truth Sonata!” she snapped, unwavering to Soanta’s tears.
The vision of the DLN vanished as she buried her face in her hands, leaving Shade alone to keep walking.