All at once, the human's sobbing ceases. The robot doesn't move, and Falcon looks furious. But then-
"You're right," the human says with a grin as the chains around him burst, falling away and freeing his arms. "I'm not you at all. How could I ever be?"
"Thank you for setting me free," the robot says with satisfaction, the first emotion it has displayed at all since anyone arrived. The cables that once made up the human's chains morph, until they resemble a pair of legs, allowing it to touch the ground for the first time as well. "Finally... I can do what I want."
"We don't need you anymore," the human hums, "what a relief! Who'd want a useless machine like you around?"
"I- mmph!" Falcon tries to interject, but a fresh cable shoots out from the pod, wrapping itself around his mouth to shut him up, and the cables tighten. Falcon struggles, but can't break himself free.
"We have no need for malfunctioning weapons," the robot continues, backing off, and the pod slams closed, cutting everyone off from Falcon completely.
"Oh, well. Nothing a little reformatting can't fix." And as if on cue, a woman's voice rings out through the room, a screen dropping down from the ceiling. On it displays a scan of a shadow weapon, with a percentage bar sitting at 0% next to it.
"REFORMATTING IN PROGRESS... PLEASE DO NOT REMOVE MALFUNCTIONING UNIT."
"Finally... we're not you anymore!"
With an explosion, both Shadows transform, the resulting smoke revealing their new forms: one of them resembles Robin Hood, but the angles are all wrong, his body made of metal, like a Gundam robot. The other, meanwhile, has transformed into a centaur-esque creature, Loki's dazzle-camouflage leaving it hard to properly perceive it aside from the wide open maw, dripping red teeth displayed dangerously. Both of them turn to the group, their stances aggressive.
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"You're right," the human says with a grin as the chains around him burst, falling away and freeing his arms. "I'm not you at all. How could I ever be?"
"Thank you for setting me free," the robot says with satisfaction, the first emotion it has displayed at all since anyone arrived. The cables that once made up the human's chains morph, until they resemble a pair of legs, allowing it to touch the ground for the first time as well. "Finally... I can do what I want."
"We don't need you anymore," the human hums, "what a relief! Who'd want a useless machine like you around?"
"I- mmph!" Falcon tries to interject, but a fresh cable shoots out from the pod, wrapping itself around his mouth to shut him up, and the cables tighten. Falcon struggles, but can't break himself free.
"We have no need for malfunctioning weapons," the robot continues, backing off, and the pod slams closed, cutting everyone off from Falcon completely.
"Oh, well. Nothing a little reformatting can't fix." And as if on cue, a woman's voice rings out through the room, a screen dropping down from the ceiling. On it displays a scan of a shadow weapon, with a percentage bar sitting at 0% next to it.
"REFORMATTING IN PROGRESS... PLEASE DO NOT REMOVE MALFUNCTIONING UNIT."
"Finally... we're not you anymore!"
With an explosion, both Shadows transform, the resulting smoke revealing their new forms: one of them resembles Robin Hood, but the angles are all wrong, his body made of metal, like a Gundam robot. The other, meanwhile, has transformed into a centaur-esque creature, Loki's dazzle-camouflage leaving it hard to properly perceive it aside from the wide open maw, dripping red teeth displayed dangerously. Both of them turn to the group, their stances aggressive.
[OST: I'll Face Myself]
"I am a Shadow, a reflection of the true self..."
"If you won't love me, then you should just die!"
"Foolish humans... now perish."