Post by Princess Crow on Jun 10, 2013 21:58:23 GMT -5
Rushed story is rushed, and lame title is lame. BUT HEY IT'S FINISHED AND ON TIME.
Target Pokémon: Electrike
Rank: Medium (10-20k)
Length (including spaces) : 14,963
“Are you ready, my child? Are you ready to serve your purpose in protecting our blessed city?” the old man in front of me asked.
“Of course, Father Comstock,” I replied. “I am prepared to do what I must,” I barked with enthusiasm.
“Good.” The man smiled back at me. “I remember when I first met you, Electrike. You were born out of the sky, a sure sign from Him that you were meant to play a role in Columbia. I found you during a thunderstorm, one of the most vicious in Columbian history. You were injured badly, but I saved you with the power of God.
“You are the pinnacle of my studies, the ultimate crown of mechanization. Half beast, half robot. I gave you your legs so you could walk, your wings so you could fly. I even gave you the ability to communicate with humans. You must be in awe of my generosity.”
I barked and nodded my head. Glancing down, I spotted my front two paws, both mechanic contraptions that were a dull silver. Even if I was going to betray him, I couldn’t argue with the fact that this man had restored my broken body. I owed him. But this man was a terrorist, tainting the name of Christianity with blood and fear. It was my job to stop him.
“Something on your mind, child?” Comstock asked with a worried expression. “You seem troubled…”
“It’s nothing,” I spoke, my voice like the automaton that stood in countless places around the city. “I am just nervous, that’s all.”
"Don’t be. Your mission is simple. All you have to do is disable the bomb. You know what to do and how to do it,” Comstock said. “Remember, not only do you do this for Columbia, but you do this for Elizabeth. Think of your friend, and you will surely do fine.”
I nodded. “Okay, Father. Then I suppose I am ready.”
“Excellent,” he grinned. “Then it is time for you to take to the skies. I shall see you soon, my child.”
The wall to his airship retracted into the floorboards. A vast sea of blue and white rested in front of me, only a small gathering of buildings disturbing this beauty. Even the winds, which were whipping furiously around me, seemed entirely peaceful.
“Comstock sure chose a wonderful place to build his city. It’s a pity that the surface fears the skies now – they never get the chance to look up to see such beauty,” I thought to myself.
“Be safe, Electrike,” the man standing behind me said.
I gave a bark in response and jumped off of the airship. After those brief seconds of free fall, I spread my mechanical wings and soared.
It didn’t take long for me to land on Columbia. The winds pushed me through the sky with ease, and it had only been a few minutes until I touched the ground once again. I landed in the middle of a park, with tall green grass tickling my stomach. I recognized this place – I had been here before. It then struck me why I knew it: this was where Comstock first found me. In the midst of the confusion of the thunder storm, the Secretary of Defense ordered me to be launched up to the floating city. Unfortunately, the metal box I was trapped in was struck by lightning, and I almost lost my life.
I shook off the memories. “Not now,” I told myself. “It’s time to finish this. Complete my mission from the Surface and return to Earth. I’m so close…”
I looked around, hoping to find something to indicate my location. Surprisingly, there were no people around. I assumed that there would be chaos with the current situation, but it seemed as if they were handling it appropriately. However, looking deeper through the trees of the park, I spotted a red-brick building. I couldn’t distinguish exactly what the building was, but it meant that I would be able to find my target. All roads lead to Monument Island.
The building wasn’t anything special, a simple general store that sold Vigors and other commodities. However, my assumption was right. The front of the store gave a perfect view of the Stone Lady on Monument Island. I had spent weeks there, befriending Elizabeth. It had become a home to me. But now, a massive box rested at the feet of the statue, and I could tell that it was my objective during this mission.
I gave myself a running start before jumping off of the blimp. Monument Island stood at the center of Columbia but was completely isolated. Comstock would do anything to protect his daughter, and keeping her locked away on an island in the sky assured her safety. I drifted through the sky for a minute before landing gently at the feet of the statue, just in front of the bomb.
Resting on top of the bomb was a Voxaphone. I hadn’t seen too many of these, as they were just now in development and regularly kept between humans, but I remembered my mission detailing one of these voice-recording machines. Carefully moving the Voxaphone away from the bomb, I set it down on the ground and pressed the button.
“If you’re listening to this, Agent Electrike, then your mission is about to come to a close. Listen very carefully. You must retrieve the Lamb, make your way to the Olde Church, and prepare to be extracted from Columbia. You have 30 minutes.”
The alert was as simple and direct as it could be. This was my mission, my purpose for being in this hellhole in the first place. I didn’t have a choice. Comstock’s orders to diffuse the bomb were futile – not only was I against him in the first place, but the bomb couldn’t be diffused anyway. I would have to take Elizabeth.
I looked down at the bomb in front of me. If I hadn’t known otherwise, I wouldn’t have assumed it to be a bomb in the first place. It appeared to be a massive black chest, sealed shut with some invaluable treasure locked inside. However, a subtle ticking and bright blue numbers on the top of the box gave its true purpose away. The numbers were counting down, so I assumed that was how long I had until the explosion.
“They said 30 but they give me 18…” I thought with a grunt. “Don’t have much of a choice anyway,” I told myself. I moved away from the bomb and looked up. Elizabeth probably had no idea what was going on. She was always trapped up in that small room at the top of the statue. I doubted she would want to come with me willingly, but we were friends. She would hopefully trust my judgment.
I stretched my wings once more before taking to the skies. My ascent was swift and silent, and before even a minute had ticked from the timer, I was staring into the observation room from outside the statue walls. I spotted a hidden door on the statue exterior, hidden behind the Stone Woman’s ear. I drifted over to it, landed on the small and rickety platform, and pushed my way into the room within the head of the statue.
It had only been a few hours since I was in here last, playing with Elizabeth herself, but it seemed vastly different than before. The electricity was cut from the statue, so the room was cloaked in darkness. The only light in the room came from the glass roof of Elizabeth’s room, which stood behind a thick pane of bullet proof glass.
“Elizabeth?” I shouted. There was no response. “Elizabeth?!” I shouted again, this time louder. Still no response. “Where could she even be?” I asked myself. She must’ve still been in her room – the countless locks weren’t electrically-powered, so they would still have to be intact. Still, she was nowhere to be found.
I pressed my nose up against the window. I was looking into Elizabeth’s library, a massive room with books stacked up towards the ceiling. It was impossibly big, bigger than the statue’s head itself that confined it.
There was a minute movement in the corner of the room. Had I not been looking specifically for it, I probably wouldn’t have even noticed it. However, a flash of blue and white alerted me of Elizabeth’s presence.
“Elizabeth!” I shouted. “We have to leave now!”
She didn’t move from her corner. I doubted that she could hear me through the window, but I didn’t have any way into the room. The window in front of me was far too thick to charge through, and there wasn’t enough time for me to enter her room the conventional way.
I glanced up above to see the glass roof. It was risky, and I might end up hurting Elizabeth, but I had no other choice. I ran from the observation room and flew my way up to the top of the statue. The top of the woman’s head, quite ironically, was the same roof over the library.
“Well, here goes nothing,” I told myself. I tightened all my muscles and braced for impact. Tucking my wings in, I began a dive-bomb with the roof as my target.
The collision was thankfully not as bad as I thought it would be. The initial shock faded quickly, and the actual crash into the roof was less painful than many other things I had experienced. What hurt more was my landing on the hard wood floor. It was certainly not enjoyable, but I doubted that any bones had been broken.
“Is that you, Electrike?” came a quiet and nervous voice from the corner of the room.
I glanced up to see my Elizabeth staring at me from behind a chair. Her crystalline blue eyes were blood-shot as if she had been crying, and her long brown hair was disheveled. She looked completely and utterly terrified.
“Yes, it’s me. Hurry, Elizabeth, we don’t have much time. You have to come with me,” I said as I struggled onto all four of my legs.
“I can’t leave. Father says I have to stay in this room, no matter what. I thought you of all people knew that…” Elizabeth said as she stood up and walked out of her hiding place.
“I know, I know, but you have to listen to me. There is a bomb at the base of the statue, and if you don’t get out of here now, you’ll die in the explosion. We have to leave now!” I exclaimed.
“I… I can’t. If Father finds out that I’ve seen too much of the outside world, he’ll find me and capture me. He’ll do worse things to me than death…” Elizabeth spoke through choked-back tears. “Can’t you… deactivate the bomb or something?”
“I wish I could, darling, but the technology exceeds my knowledge. This bomb is from the surface, and not even I know how to manipulate it,” I explained.
“Then I am condemned to death,” she said before she broke out into a sob. She collapsed onto the floor in a pool of tears.
“Come with me,” I burst out, “to the Surface. Comstock won’t be able to find you there, and you can live a free life. I can take you away from all of this…” I explained.
Elizabeth looked up and stared at me with a look of confusion. It was as if she hadn’t heard what I said but somehow knew what I meant. At first, I was optimistic that she would join me. However, her hesitance translated into disgust before I could even realize what she had done.
“Father, help! The False Shepherd has arrived to take me!” she exclaimed as if she had prepared to recite the very lines. Sirens alarmed through the whole statue, and I assumed they rang through the entire city as well. Surely Comstock had heard it, and I had no doubt that he was on his way here now.
“I thought you were my friend, Electrike,” she snapped. “I thought you were here to protect me, not to steal me away. I can’t believe you betrayed your friend.”
I contemplated my decision. Had I done the wrong thing? Comstock had showed me compassion and generosity by giving me my life back, and Elizabeth had given me the one thing I craved for most in life: a friend. I was in the most beautiful place in the entire world, and I was preparing to destroy it? Spit back everything they had given me in return?
“I’m sorry, Elizabeth,” I muttered. “I had no other choice.”
“You had every other choice. Only difference is that you chose the one where you hurt everyone who loved you,” she spat. “Leave. Now.”
“I…” She was right. Though Comstock was a villain on the surface, the pure embodiment of evil, he had treated me like his own. Elizabeth was my target, but how could I kidnap my only friend?
“I. said. leave.”
“I’m sorry,” I muttered before stretching my wings. I pushed up towards the roof of the library and soared away from Monument Island.
However, before I could get far from the island, I heard a single tune play loudly through the skies.
My wings turned around by themselves and guided me in a new direction. I was headed back towards the island, but I could tell that it wasn’t the source of the noise that was controlling me. Floating above the Stone Woman was Comstock’s personal blimp, which was playing the captivating melody at full volume. No matter how hard I tried to fight against it, the music kept pulling me closer and closer to the blimp until I finally was only feet away from the balloon.
“I gave you everything, Electrike,” came Comstock’s booming voice across the speakers. “You would be dead without me, a puff of green and yellow ashes. And this is how you repay me? By using me to try and kidnap my daughter? Not only this, but you were the one behind the bomb as well?”
“How do you know that?!” I screamed.
“You’re not as clever as you might think. I’ve known all along. The capsule you arrived in, the Voxophones you’ve been leaving behind. I’ve caught onto everything, you surface scum.”
“Just kill me now then!” I yelled. “It’s only fair, now that I’ve condemned your daughter to her death.”
“While I wish I could, you’re an investment,” Comstock said with a grunt. “I can’t just let you perish, but I can’t leave you as a loose thread.”
“So what will you do with me? The bomb is ticking away, and I’m your only chance at disabling it!” I yelled. I was lying, but hopefully Comstock would let me have the opportunity. It was my only chance at escape.
“That much is true. But not for reasons you might think. Say goodbye, Electrike, and say hello to my newest creation!”
Suddenly, my wings started growing massively in size. They must’ve tripled in size at least before the metal started spreading across my body. The metallic material started enveloping my body, covering me entirely with the robotics. I could hardly breathe – the metal was extremely heavy, and it was beginning to cover my face.
“You didn’t think this was over, did you? Of course not!” Comstock exclaimed with a sinister chuckle. “No, you’re far too valuable of a resource. I thought you could be a successful guardian to Elizabeth after enough training, but you stayed true to your quest until the end. Such a pity to see you go, but I’ll get over you. Surprisingly enough, your electric energy makes the perfect heart for my newest creation, an updated and more-controlled version of you! Say hello to my new favorite animal: Songbird!”
A loud squawking noise came from my mouth before my eyes went black. I couldn’t see anything anymore. I was completely trapped.
“Oh, I’m going to like this. First order of business: remove the bomb from Monument Island and throw it down to the Surface below. It seems as if we’re above China right now, and it seems like a marvelous time to attack the Emperor. Once you return, I have more orders for you. You are my slave, Electrike. Get used to it.”
I squawked once more before flying away towards the bomb.
The Prompt:
Genre: Cyberpunk. I was a bit at a loss for this one, as I haven't really dabbled too far into this genre, but I tried my best to capture some key points of the genre. Transhumanism gone wrong, tested allegiances, higher technology, etc. Might've failed completely, but at least I tried!
Setting: Crossover. Takes place in the Bioshock: Infinite world, more specifically Columbia. Also, taking it a step further, it takes place in a new Tear within the Bioshock Universe: one where Songbird hasn't been created yet, and one where the Surface's attempt to get Elizabeth is through an Electrike instead of Booker.
Character: Pokémon Main. Electrike is clearly the main character. It's told from his point of view and he's present throughout the entire story.
Target Pokémon: Electrike
Rank: Medium (10-20k)
Length (including spaces) : 14,963
“Are you ready, my child? Are you ready to serve your purpose in protecting our blessed city?” the old man in front of me asked.
“Of course, Father Comstock,” I replied. “I am prepared to do what I must,” I barked with enthusiasm.
“Good.” The man smiled back at me. “I remember when I first met you, Electrike. You were born out of the sky, a sure sign from Him that you were meant to play a role in Columbia. I found you during a thunderstorm, one of the most vicious in Columbian history. You were injured badly, but I saved you with the power of God.
“You are the pinnacle of my studies, the ultimate crown of mechanization. Half beast, half robot. I gave you your legs so you could walk, your wings so you could fly. I even gave you the ability to communicate with humans. You must be in awe of my generosity.”
I barked and nodded my head. Glancing down, I spotted my front two paws, both mechanic contraptions that were a dull silver. Even if I was going to betray him, I couldn’t argue with the fact that this man had restored my broken body. I owed him. But this man was a terrorist, tainting the name of Christianity with blood and fear. It was my job to stop him.
“Something on your mind, child?” Comstock asked with a worried expression. “You seem troubled…”
“It’s nothing,” I spoke, my voice like the automaton that stood in countless places around the city. “I am just nervous, that’s all.”
"Don’t be. Your mission is simple. All you have to do is disable the bomb. You know what to do and how to do it,” Comstock said. “Remember, not only do you do this for Columbia, but you do this for Elizabeth. Think of your friend, and you will surely do fine.”
I nodded. “Okay, Father. Then I suppose I am ready.”
“Excellent,” he grinned. “Then it is time for you to take to the skies. I shall see you soon, my child.”
The wall to his airship retracted into the floorboards. A vast sea of blue and white rested in front of me, only a small gathering of buildings disturbing this beauty. Even the winds, which were whipping furiously around me, seemed entirely peaceful.
“Comstock sure chose a wonderful place to build his city. It’s a pity that the surface fears the skies now – they never get the chance to look up to see such beauty,” I thought to myself.
“Be safe, Electrike,” the man standing behind me said.
I gave a bark in response and jumped off of the airship. After those brief seconds of free fall, I spread my mechanical wings and soared.
It didn’t take long for me to land on Columbia. The winds pushed me through the sky with ease, and it had only been a few minutes until I touched the ground once again. I landed in the middle of a park, with tall green grass tickling my stomach. I recognized this place – I had been here before. It then struck me why I knew it: this was where Comstock first found me. In the midst of the confusion of the thunder storm, the Secretary of Defense ordered me to be launched up to the floating city. Unfortunately, the metal box I was trapped in was struck by lightning, and I almost lost my life.
I shook off the memories. “Not now,” I told myself. “It’s time to finish this. Complete my mission from the Surface and return to Earth. I’m so close…”
I looked around, hoping to find something to indicate my location. Surprisingly, there were no people around. I assumed that there would be chaos with the current situation, but it seemed as if they were handling it appropriately. However, looking deeper through the trees of the park, I spotted a red-brick building. I couldn’t distinguish exactly what the building was, but it meant that I would be able to find my target. All roads lead to Monument Island.
The building wasn’t anything special, a simple general store that sold Vigors and other commodities. However, my assumption was right. The front of the store gave a perfect view of the Stone Lady on Monument Island. I had spent weeks there, befriending Elizabeth. It had become a home to me. But now, a massive box rested at the feet of the statue, and I could tell that it was my objective during this mission.
I gave myself a running start before jumping off of the blimp. Monument Island stood at the center of Columbia but was completely isolated. Comstock would do anything to protect his daughter, and keeping her locked away on an island in the sky assured her safety. I drifted through the sky for a minute before landing gently at the feet of the statue, just in front of the bomb.
Resting on top of the bomb was a Voxaphone. I hadn’t seen too many of these, as they were just now in development and regularly kept between humans, but I remembered my mission detailing one of these voice-recording machines. Carefully moving the Voxaphone away from the bomb, I set it down on the ground and pressed the button.
“If you’re listening to this, Agent Electrike, then your mission is about to come to a close. Listen very carefully. You must retrieve the Lamb, make your way to the Olde Church, and prepare to be extracted from Columbia. You have 30 minutes.”
The alert was as simple and direct as it could be. This was my mission, my purpose for being in this hellhole in the first place. I didn’t have a choice. Comstock’s orders to diffuse the bomb were futile – not only was I against him in the first place, but the bomb couldn’t be diffused anyway. I would have to take Elizabeth.
I looked down at the bomb in front of me. If I hadn’t known otherwise, I wouldn’t have assumed it to be a bomb in the first place. It appeared to be a massive black chest, sealed shut with some invaluable treasure locked inside. However, a subtle ticking and bright blue numbers on the top of the box gave its true purpose away. The numbers were counting down, so I assumed that was how long I had until the explosion.
“They said 30 but they give me 18…” I thought with a grunt. “Don’t have much of a choice anyway,” I told myself. I moved away from the bomb and looked up. Elizabeth probably had no idea what was going on. She was always trapped up in that small room at the top of the statue. I doubted she would want to come with me willingly, but we were friends. She would hopefully trust my judgment.
I stretched my wings once more before taking to the skies. My ascent was swift and silent, and before even a minute had ticked from the timer, I was staring into the observation room from outside the statue walls. I spotted a hidden door on the statue exterior, hidden behind the Stone Woman’s ear. I drifted over to it, landed on the small and rickety platform, and pushed my way into the room within the head of the statue.
It had only been a few hours since I was in here last, playing with Elizabeth herself, but it seemed vastly different than before. The electricity was cut from the statue, so the room was cloaked in darkness. The only light in the room came from the glass roof of Elizabeth’s room, which stood behind a thick pane of bullet proof glass.
“Elizabeth?” I shouted. There was no response. “Elizabeth?!” I shouted again, this time louder. Still no response. “Where could she even be?” I asked myself. She must’ve still been in her room – the countless locks weren’t electrically-powered, so they would still have to be intact. Still, she was nowhere to be found.
I pressed my nose up against the window. I was looking into Elizabeth’s library, a massive room with books stacked up towards the ceiling. It was impossibly big, bigger than the statue’s head itself that confined it.
There was a minute movement in the corner of the room. Had I not been looking specifically for it, I probably wouldn’t have even noticed it. However, a flash of blue and white alerted me of Elizabeth’s presence.
“Elizabeth!” I shouted. “We have to leave now!”
She didn’t move from her corner. I doubted that she could hear me through the window, but I didn’t have any way into the room. The window in front of me was far too thick to charge through, and there wasn’t enough time for me to enter her room the conventional way.
I glanced up above to see the glass roof. It was risky, and I might end up hurting Elizabeth, but I had no other choice. I ran from the observation room and flew my way up to the top of the statue. The top of the woman’s head, quite ironically, was the same roof over the library.
“Well, here goes nothing,” I told myself. I tightened all my muscles and braced for impact. Tucking my wings in, I began a dive-bomb with the roof as my target.
The collision was thankfully not as bad as I thought it would be. The initial shock faded quickly, and the actual crash into the roof was less painful than many other things I had experienced. What hurt more was my landing on the hard wood floor. It was certainly not enjoyable, but I doubted that any bones had been broken.
“Is that you, Electrike?” came a quiet and nervous voice from the corner of the room.
I glanced up to see my Elizabeth staring at me from behind a chair. Her crystalline blue eyes were blood-shot as if she had been crying, and her long brown hair was disheveled. She looked completely and utterly terrified.
“Yes, it’s me. Hurry, Elizabeth, we don’t have much time. You have to come with me,” I said as I struggled onto all four of my legs.
“I can’t leave. Father says I have to stay in this room, no matter what. I thought you of all people knew that…” Elizabeth said as she stood up and walked out of her hiding place.
“I know, I know, but you have to listen to me. There is a bomb at the base of the statue, and if you don’t get out of here now, you’ll die in the explosion. We have to leave now!” I exclaimed.
“I… I can’t. If Father finds out that I’ve seen too much of the outside world, he’ll find me and capture me. He’ll do worse things to me than death…” Elizabeth spoke through choked-back tears. “Can’t you… deactivate the bomb or something?”
“I wish I could, darling, but the technology exceeds my knowledge. This bomb is from the surface, and not even I know how to manipulate it,” I explained.
“Then I am condemned to death,” she said before she broke out into a sob. She collapsed onto the floor in a pool of tears.
“Come with me,” I burst out, “to the Surface. Comstock won’t be able to find you there, and you can live a free life. I can take you away from all of this…” I explained.
Elizabeth looked up and stared at me with a look of confusion. It was as if she hadn’t heard what I said but somehow knew what I meant. At first, I was optimistic that she would join me. However, her hesitance translated into disgust before I could even realize what she had done.
“Father, help! The False Shepherd has arrived to take me!” she exclaimed as if she had prepared to recite the very lines. Sirens alarmed through the whole statue, and I assumed they rang through the entire city as well. Surely Comstock had heard it, and I had no doubt that he was on his way here now.
“I thought you were my friend, Electrike,” she snapped. “I thought you were here to protect me, not to steal me away. I can’t believe you betrayed your friend.”
I contemplated my decision. Had I done the wrong thing? Comstock had showed me compassion and generosity by giving me my life back, and Elizabeth had given me the one thing I craved for most in life: a friend. I was in the most beautiful place in the entire world, and I was preparing to destroy it? Spit back everything they had given me in return?
“I’m sorry, Elizabeth,” I muttered. “I had no other choice.”
“You had every other choice. Only difference is that you chose the one where you hurt everyone who loved you,” she spat. “Leave. Now.”
“I…” She was right. Though Comstock was a villain on the surface, the pure embodiment of evil, he had treated me like his own. Elizabeth was my target, but how could I kidnap my only friend?
“I. said. leave.”
“I’m sorry,” I muttered before stretching my wings. I pushed up towards the roof of the library and soared away from Monument Island.
However, before I could get far from the island, I heard a single tune play loudly through the skies.
My wings turned around by themselves and guided me in a new direction. I was headed back towards the island, but I could tell that it wasn’t the source of the noise that was controlling me. Floating above the Stone Woman was Comstock’s personal blimp, which was playing the captivating melody at full volume. No matter how hard I tried to fight against it, the music kept pulling me closer and closer to the blimp until I finally was only feet away from the balloon.
“I gave you everything, Electrike,” came Comstock’s booming voice across the speakers. “You would be dead without me, a puff of green and yellow ashes. And this is how you repay me? By using me to try and kidnap my daughter? Not only this, but you were the one behind the bomb as well?”
“How do you know that?!” I screamed.
“You’re not as clever as you might think. I’ve known all along. The capsule you arrived in, the Voxophones you’ve been leaving behind. I’ve caught onto everything, you surface scum.”
“Just kill me now then!” I yelled. “It’s only fair, now that I’ve condemned your daughter to her death.”
“While I wish I could, you’re an investment,” Comstock said with a grunt. “I can’t just let you perish, but I can’t leave you as a loose thread.”
“So what will you do with me? The bomb is ticking away, and I’m your only chance at disabling it!” I yelled. I was lying, but hopefully Comstock would let me have the opportunity. It was my only chance at escape.
“That much is true. But not for reasons you might think. Say goodbye, Electrike, and say hello to my newest creation!”
Suddenly, my wings started growing massively in size. They must’ve tripled in size at least before the metal started spreading across my body. The metallic material started enveloping my body, covering me entirely with the robotics. I could hardly breathe – the metal was extremely heavy, and it was beginning to cover my face.
“You didn’t think this was over, did you? Of course not!” Comstock exclaimed with a sinister chuckle. “No, you’re far too valuable of a resource. I thought you could be a successful guardian to Elizabeth after enough training, but you stayed true to your quest until the end. Such a pity to see you go, but I’ll get over you. Surprisingly enough, your electric energy makes the perfect heart for my newest creation, an updated and more-controlled version of you! Say hello to my new favorite animal: Songbird!”
A loud squawking noise came from my mouth before my eyes went black. I couldn’t see anything anymore. I was completely trapped.
“Oh, I’m going to like this. First order of business: remove the bomb from Monument Island and throw it down to the Surface below. It seems as if we’re above China right now, and it seems like a marvelous time to attack the Emperor. Once you return, I have more orders for you. You are my slave, Electrike. Get used to it.”
I squawked once more before flying away towards the bomb.
The Prompt:
Genre: Cyberpunk. I was a bit at a loss for this one, as I haven't really dabbled too far into this genre, but I tried my best to capture some key points of the genre. Transhumanism gone wrong, tested allegiances, higher technology, etc. Might've failed completely, but at least I tried!
Setting: Crossover. Takes place in the Bioshock: Infinite world, more specifically Columbia. Also, taking it a step further, it takes place in a new Tear within the Bioshock Universe: one where Songbird hasn't been created yet, and one where the Surface's attempt to get Elizabeth is through an Electrike instead of Booker.
Character: Pokémon Main. Electrike is clearly the main character. It's told from his point of view and he's present throughout the entire story.