I'm Not A Simp.

Authors Note: Important.

This is gonna be a bit of a short chapter but the reason I'm doing this is to focus on my school work and personal mental health, their was a tragedy recently and it's a bit of a big deal so I may not upload for a long time.

I was planning on making this longer but because of this tragedy I'll be splitting this chapter into parts. I can only ask that you guys appreciate this chapter and understand my current situation, thank you.

And in case anyone was wondering there are 1289 words in this chapter.

- Crab.

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WHAT IN EARTH HAPPENED! EVERYTHING WAS FINE JUST A MOMENT AGO! I WAS WITH BOOM AND BEFORE THAT I WAS WITH #789! DID THEY LEAVE ME HERE TO BURN IN THIS FOREST, THEY WOULDN'T RIGHT!?

No, calm down. I need collect myself and my thoughts. Looking around I can't find my squad, let alone any sign alive as the world burns around me. Perhaps the fire came out of nowhere and they didn't have time to grab me. Right?

Was this the gift Boom was going to give? Cause this sucks! Sure, just send me back to a world of fire and brimstone. Why on earth would they leave me here? Why didn't TV woman help me, she surely would've done sometching after everything we've been through together, right?

If I continue to stay here then I'll die! But my legs- my legs are fine!? I can move them, perhaps this was the gift Boom was referring too. I stood up and wobbled a little since I hadn't moved in so long.

Once I gained my footing I dashed into a random direction, I don't know where I was going but it's gotta be better than my current location. I don't know where I was anymore, streams dried up and grass turned into ash. 

I momentarily stopped and just took in what I was seeing. The fire was moving in a certain direction and behind it was a disgusting smoggy black world of ash, the only sense of relief being the blue sky.

I was momentarily stunned, how could this of happened when everything was perfect not to long ago. I heard some looming noise coming from above, and that's when I saw her. She was huge, and looked extremely powerful.

She looked bored and didn't seem to care about the destruction before her. Even when I thought I had died, I had never experienced this type of dread. My own core seemed to stop moving, I didn't dare look away let alone move out fear for being found.

I simply stared at the women, Boom brought an immense pressure to my body but that was nothing compared to this. To my horror, she glanced down for only a split second but it was enough to be found.

"Hello little one," she said.

She smiled at me, it was sweet but felt twisted. I didn't hesitate and started running back towards the fire. It was an instant reaction to get away from this monster. I had never met an Astro until today, is this what I'll feel like for all of them?

I heard her laughing behind me, her laugh only increased my speed. Soon I was back at camp, I picked up the stake I had carved before and kept running. As I got further I saw the green of the grass return and the sun smile back down on me.

It was welcomed but didn't do much to stop my running, I don't know how fast that woman Astro is but I don't want to find out. Eventually my legs froze after excerting to much energy and I crumpled to the ground, 'damnit not now!' I thought.

Even with mud on my face I continued to move. Dirt was crawling it's way into my circuits as I crawled forward. This agonizing fear as I could've sworn I heard her behind me, I crawled faster and didn't plan to stop. 

"It's not nice to run away from a girl you know." It came from behind.

My already tried arms picked up more speed as she laughed. "You really are cute, where do you plan on going? The waterfall." She chuckled.

YES! The waterfall that's where I'll go, perhaps the stream will carry me further. "You really are planning to go off the waterfall, well that won't do." 

Suddenly one giant hand picked me up, she turned me to face her. "Look at you, aren't you adorable." She smiled.

I looked behind me, we were slowing getting closer to the waterfall. "Trying to run away from me, only to end up in my palm."

Just a little more, "I don't know what your idea was but that was really stupid, but I kinda like that. Were you trying to impress me?" I heard her laugh.

Almost there, "geez your making me blush, we don't even know each other names yet. I'll start, I'm the Duchess and your are?"

Now! I stabbed her hand with the wooden stake so she would drop me off the cliff. Instead she frowned, "well that wasn't very nice."

My entire core froze as I looked in horror at her face, she was trying to hold herself together after my attempt to hurt her. Eventually she bursted out laughing, "you are hilarious, I like a funny guy!" 

She pulled me closer to her face, she was certainly attractive but more terrifying if anything. I flinched as she got closer to my lens, I could feel her breath and I instinctively flinched. And that's when I realized something.

Perhaps if I used my legs I could hit her hard enough to let me go in pain. I winded up my leg, my last bit of hope was put on this, and kicked her. This time she did let go, and she was pissed that I managed to hurt her.

She tried to quickly grab me, but in the few second that she let go to check on her hand I had already fallen to far. I plummeted into the stream, my body smashing against the quick running water as I moved through different directions. 

But that's when realized on why she asked me if I was going to the waterfall, this is WATER! My core, no, my entire body will be destroyed if I remain in here any longer. I could feel my lens fogging up and my body losing control as I tried to escape this stream,

But it was in vain, the stream was to fast, to strong. Eventually I powered off, this time I truly believe that I had died. Last time I felt like this was after a piece from a crumbling building fell on top of me and after the prison exploded. 

The difference between them and how I came back varies, I only came back the first time after being repaired and rejuvenated. The second time was after the smoke was removed from my system, but this is different.

Water doesn't leave, it will fry everything and anything inside of me. I am going to die here. No amount of rice will get me out of this. Oh man, I'm starting to see my life and everything I did. I was extremely pathetic in the past but I think I got better, I hope I did. 

I don't think I died with to many regrets, but their is one. Seeing it from an outsiders perspective really puts it into focus, I loved TV woman with all of my heat and that's fact. But my heart now belongs to another. #211 was their for me through everything, I wish I had told her that I love her.

I love camerawoman #211.

I wish, I wish I had told her sooner, yeah if only I told her sooner...

[Systems offline.]