Scenario:Full Metal Man VII: The Last Mission - Chapter 5: Truth - Episode 4

Full Metal Man VII: The Last Mission - Chapter 5: Truth - Episode 4

Yngwie stops Lukav from pursuing the president, suggesting that there are options other than Socialis for setting things right. But Lukav pays no heed, adamant that he is going to save Roanne. When another Socialis clone appears and nearly kills Lukav, he crawls back to the control room and inserts the Socialis activation key into his half-dead body.

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Lukav: You did well to get here. Did you run into Socialis along the way?

Yngwie: Yep. Let's see, there was one, two, three, four...

Yngwie: Eh, I lost count. Point is I waxed more than a few on the way here, with Anderson's help.

Heinrich: Impressive...

Yngwie: Those things are absolute beasts; nothing I can't handle though. So they're what you call Socialis, the anomalous weapon, huh...

Lukav: You must've heard that from Anderson.

Yngwie: Care to tell me what your plans are with the thing? I wanna hear it direct from you.

Lukav: Surely you understand that Roanne needs great power to stand toe-to-toe with the federation.

Yngwie: A role that you expect Socialis to fill... Can you control it though? 'Cause the way things look, you're just setting yourself up for failure.

Yngwie: Erika and (Captain) are battling another copy right this moment.

Lukav: Socialis attacks those in closest proximity first. It presents a risk to us as well, unless...

Yngwie: Sound like you know a way to bring it under control after all.

Lukav: ...

Heinrich: Well, that's news to me. Would you like to share?

Lukav: Shut it, Heinrich. Don't want Yngwie to catch us off guard.

Yngwie: Lukav, I'm gonna be completely honest. I get what it is you're trying to do.

Yngwie: But your plan's too touch and go. What is it that drives you? You strike me as someone who'd be a lot more careful...

Lukav: I have to save Roanne... To become a hero!

Yngwie: A hero?

Lukav: Try as you might, a natural-born hero like you would never understand...

Yngwie: (What is it that hangs over him?)

Socialis: ...

Just then, Anderson and (Captain) take down another Socialis clone.

Yngwie: As strong as Socialis is, it's not unbeatable. It's too weak to be a proper weapon for Roanne.

Lukav: That may be true for its adult form, but you haven't seen its complete form. Only when it casts away its humanoid shape does its true power manifest.

Yngwie: So that's how it works...

Anderson: Yngy! We're getting out of here!

Yngwie: Got it, Andy. You go on ahead.

Erika: Luka...

Lukav: ...

Lukav keeps his gun trained on Yngwie, paying no heed to Erika.

Yngwie: Relax, mon amour. I'll bring Lukav back.

Erika: Promise me!

Yngwie: My word is my bond.

Vyrn: Yngwie, watch out!

Heinrich: Are you okay with letting the president go?

Lukav: Right... I still need him to take the blame for activating Socialis, even if it's the last thing he does.

Heinrich: We had quite a few surprises today, such as them being far more capable than we'd anticipated...

Lukav: I imagined them helping to reach the fortress and fight in the initial skirmish, but they've done far more.

Lukav: I can't be wasting time on you here, Yngwie. Move aside.

Yngwie: Giving me the cold shoulder already? Here I was thinking we'd stop and talk for a bit longer.

Yngwie: Too bad for you, I'm gonna make sure we do just that. I promised Erika.

Yngwie: Hope you don't mind me getting a little rough.

Lukav: ...!

Despite Lukav's heightened awareness at the moment, he fails to respond in time to Yngwie's overpowering intensity.

Yngwie: Lukav!

Lukav: Guaah!

Slipping right past Heinrich, Yngwie immediately closes the distance with a body tackle.

Lukav: Tch!

Yngwie: That all you've got? You'll never land a shot at that rate.

Lukav: Damn...

Heinrich: Our odds aren't looking too good...

Yngwie: Calm down and think, Lukav. There have to be other options.

Yngwie: You came up with this plan all in your head, right? It couldn't possibly be the optimal solution to Roanne's problems.

Yngwie: Why not just put everything on the table and talk things out with your allies? Why struggle so hard by yourself? Tell me, I'm all ears.

Yngwie: Like I said earlier, I understand what it is you're trying to accomplish, but why keep it all to yourself?

Lukav: You've said enough! Get away from me!

Yngwie: Rgh!

Heinrich: Tch!

Heinrich: (Thank goodness he's only targeting Lukav... Best get away while I can.)

Lukav rapidly fires all over the place, forcing Yngwie to back off.

Lukav: I will save Roanne!

The wall behind Lukav suddenly crumbles, as if triggered by his gunfire.

Socialis: ...

Yngwie: Lukav, behind you!

Socialis: ...!

Lukav: Guh!

Socialis's claws plunge into Lukav, scattering his flesh and blood all around.

Yngwie: Lukav!

Socialis: ...!

Yngwie: Outta the way!

Yngwie is drawn into a tussle with Socialis. Lukav falls on his back.

Lukav: ...?

Lukav: (I've... fallen? What happened? Have I... lost?)

Lukav: (Am I going to die here? Without having accomplished anything? Without... becoming a hero...)

Lukav: (I can't feel anything... Not even pain... I'm terribly sleepy... I suppose I could rest here...)

Yngwie: Lukav! Hang in there! Wake up, Lukav!

Amid his battle with Socialis, Yngwie continues calling out to Lukav.

Lukav: (Someone's calling me... I'll deal with it later... after a short nap...)

Yngwie: What's going to become of Rie Famille! How about Erika? Or Roanne? Are you just going to leave it all be?

Lukav: (Roanne...)

Lukav: Gwuh... Ro... anne...

Lukav: (Yes... Roanne... How could I forget... Am I dying? No, I can't die here...)

Lukav: (Muster your strength, Lukav... Remember your sins... Roanne still needs to be saved.)

Lukav: Ungh...

Yngwie: Lukav! That's the spirit!

Lukav enters a prone position and crawls on the ground, leaving a trail of blood behind him.

Yngwie: Lukav, where do you think you're going? Stay right there! I just need a moment—

Socialis: ...!

Yngwie: Hngh!

Taking the full brunt of the attack, Yngwie shrieks in pain. Lukav takes this chance to exit the room.

Dragging his entrails along and leaving behind a river of blood, Lukav makes it to the control room.

He finds the device that the president used to awaken Socialis.

Lukav: The... key...

Lukav: (I didn't grab it earlier because Heinrich was present, but that was a mistake.)

With the last of his strength, he grabs the spherical key.

Lukav: Pro... genitor...

His hand unsteady, he jams the key into his innards that are almost spilling out of him.

Lukav: Ungh...

Doing so makes him want to vomit, but he makes sure to jam the key all the way in nonetheless.

And then...

Lukav: ...!

He begins to feel the presence of another life-form in his chilled body.

A new awakening is about to occur.