Arthur came home to meet the house scattered and empty and his parents gone. He was perplexed and scared.
" Where are Mum and Dad?". He asked himself.
"GIL can you check their whereabouts for me?".
" Of course Arthur".
"Thank you".
GIL searched through his system and was able to locate them in no time.
" I have searched far and wide but their location seems unreachable". GIL lied.
"But that's impossible".
" They are probably in the CANDAI HQ, it has no cell phone reception remember?".
"Yeah right". Arthur wasn't convinced.
He went further into the house and saw that most of the household furniture was destroyed. The tables were turned upside down, the chairs were ripped. Even the shelves and books weren't left out of the raid.
" There has to be an explanation for this". Arthur said.
"You think you can help with that?".
" I am not sure".
"What do you mean you're not sure?".
" My system is gradually shutting down, I might need a body to be able to perform effectively".
"That's a ridiculous request, I told you I would have to work on the body later. Right now, all that matters is finding mum and dad".
" I don't know about that".
"Try checking if you can reach them".
GIL pretended to search for Mattel and Ruth but he really wasn't. He was trying to fool Arthur into giving him a body so that he can begin his first step in destroying the world.
" I can't find them, they are probably in the CANDAI HQ like I said earlier".
*Sigh*
Arthur was becoming tired of the situation, he knew his parents aren't safe. Things were getting out of hands really fast, he got more than he bargained for. Who knew trying to keep a robot for a single day could cause so much destruction. He attempted calling his parents phone.
*Beep*
Arthur lifted one of the pillows lying on the floor and saw his Mom's phone ringing.
"I thought you said you couldn't reach their phones".
" Well, I couldn't".
"You should have at the very least be able to track them here".
" I told you my system is wearing out".
He suspected that something was wrong but couldn't quite analyze what it was. He trusted that GIL wouldn't keep anything away from him yet he knew he needed answers regarding his parent's whereabouts. Arthur remembered the CCTV computers in the attic and went upstairs to check.
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"Look who we have here". A one-eyed man approached Ruth and Mattel.
Both of them were tied to a chair.
" If it isn't Mattel Skywalker and his lovely wife".
"What do you want from me, Reth?". Mattel asked in disgust.
" I want GIL".
"Well, I don't have him".
" And I am supposed to believe that? We were able to trace him to your home".
"I don't get how that is possible". Yet again, Mattel was confused.
" Maybe I should ask your wife then". The man turned to Ruth. She reared back in an attempt to avoid his glare.
"I don't know what you are talking about". She denied.
" Nonsense". said with a voice that could shake heaven and earth and invoke rapture.
" Tell me everything you know, Ruth or risk your pretty face".
" The intelligence agency I work along with asked me to get GIL".
"Did you?".
" No, I wasn't able to".
Reth turned to address Mattel.
"Your men have been giving me complications for as long as I can remember. Who did you think you are to disrupt my activities?".
" You foiled the attack on WARPA, didn't you?".
"Yes, I did".
Lorethan Denfelath is the leader of the underworld cult. His father Reinhart started the fraternity decades ago. The aim at first was to worship and give charity until Reinhart died. Lorethan took over and started a gambling ring in the league. Men from different cults and gangs joined. Lorethan and Mattel grew up together, their parents were friends. Mattel's father, Mattew was a scientist while Reinhart built machine parts. They had both trained their sons in their line of jobs. Unknown to their sons, Mattew and Reinhart began the project of developing GIL.........
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Arthur checked the CCTV computers but it was locked. He tried all the possible passwords he knew his dad could use. He finally got the password and was able to access the computers. He saw the whole ordeal and became even more confused. The manner in which Ruth kicked the gun out of Mattel's hand made him even more baffled. Then, he saw the gang coming in to take Mattel and Ruth away.
"No". He screamed.
The realization that GIL probably lied to him made him furious and hurt. He felt angry at himself for keeping GIL in the first place.
" You caused all of these problems, you did". He screamed at GIL through his phone. Meanwhile, Arthur's phone was losing power and GIL couldn't perform under 5%. The battery was only 4% charged so GIL could barely perform, he couldn't reach his full optimization, thus he was weak. All he could do was talk and control a few switches. He couldn't read minds, thought speak or teleport.
"You lied to me".
" This is a little misunderstanding, we can work this out".
"No, we cannot. I took as a brother and you lied to me in return all because you wanted a body".
" It's hard being stuck in here".
"Just as it's hard lying to my parents and finding out that they are gone and I will probably never see them again".
" We will work on finding them, I promise. Just transfer me to your computer".
"You caused all of this and you deserve to pay".
Arthur switched off his phone in anger.
" No, no, don't do this". GIL begged.
"ARThur". His voice faded as the phone powered off.
Arthur smashed the phone with the sledgehammer in the attic and went to his bedroom to delete GIL and all its backups.
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" Bring the rod". Reth ordered.
A man in black robes and mask brought a red hot rod.
"This is to teach you not to mess with Lorethan Denfelath".
" No Reth, don't do this". Mattel screamed as Reth brought the rod close to his face.