After discussing the whole situation that Jenny used her powers to recreate the vaccine, receiving help from Doctor Boyek and Victor's last words before Sakura killed him. The team now understood that she is now powerless for a while and Sakura cried upon seeing Victor's Corpse, worried that she would never hear his last words. The team is now aware; they are deep into enemy territory and learned as well their PSI powers and telekinetics… gone.
"One thing before we go further," Jenny said. "Sakura... Victor's last words were "Please ... Tell her…" she looked away.
Sakura asked: He ... He cared about me all this time?
"He is also your brother, Sakura." Skip said to her. "You had a crush on him and me, he begged us not to tell you - "Sakura stopped him there.
Sakura clenched her teeth: YOU KNEW ABOUT THIS?! ALL OF YOU!! WHY DID YOU NOT TELL ME ABOUT THIS, SOONER?!
"Look, Sakura, we didn't know how to break to you, baby girl," Joe said. He realized that Victor should have told her long ago. "To be honest with you, he didn't want to hurt you-"
Sakura said: Tell me everything... Now!
The team explained that Victor was Sakura's oldest brother, their parents separate after her birth, sent her to live with her father for 4 reasons:
Her mother cannot afford to raise two kids herself and was worried she would end up neglect them both.
It is to protect her and not make her feel abandoned. If they had PSI, he would keep them safe from prying eyes.
Her mother lied about her birth to make Victor think she was dead until on her deathbed she told the truth.
Victor was cold and aloof, not because he hated her or had no interest, but he couldn't bring it up to her. They were brother and sister. It was better to let think she had no brother than to bring up, and she may not believe him.
"You would have committed family incest. You were attracted to your brother, I suspect he had to push you away to shield you from the truth." Skip said.
Sakura said nothing, and she understood why Victor did not tell her before he died. She turned to Skip and stated: You meant... he was my brother all this time, Skip-senpai? If I had known, I wouldn't... I loved him. That's why he was cold toward me because he didn't want to bring shame to me and he feared that I would not believe him.
She cried: I would have understood him and accepted him ... but why? Why he had to hide this from me...?
"Sakura, I'm-"
She clenched her teeth at Jenny: Don't fucking touch me! I don't need your comfort!! I AM not someone who needs to be comforted when someone dies, Jenny-chan!.
She looked away and in the surrounding area, then insisted they needed to move on.
Skip's Pov
Try as I might I could not unlock the encryption on the flies that Millie gave me no matter what I do since any other methods would destroy the data. As we continued the exploration, we noticed it was a laboratory committing experiments of various kinds. We encountered an infected... but yet; they have not seen or acknowledged our presence.
The password is Abgeirl2690, Skip.
What? Is that the password to the thing... let me try it... and... Done!
We are aware of your presence. Regrettably, you reject the splendor of flesh. But we will show you the truth about this place. Our... Birth.
"First you want to infect us and make us part of your biomass!" I said, angry at their apology. "Now you want to help us after everything you've done?!"
They are truths that you wish to discover, how our creators made us, how we came to be, and how our salvation was delivered by your hands. To be honest, we did not count on you to resist us at every step of the way, and still... We owe you our thanks by bringing down the Machine people. One that you called A.D.P.E.N...
Now it hit me...
"No!" she shouted at me back at cyberspace, "DON'T INPUT THAT VIRUS!! Please...!" she pleaded. "If you release that virus, you will doom the entire station, the infected will surge like cancer!" she insisted
"Do whatever you want with me but please, let some of those functions remain. Are you THAT willing to doom this station just to survive?!" she said when she saw that I was ignoring her.
"For what, Skip Fozen?! All I have to do is call off the reinforcements so we can get you and your team purified of the virus inside of your bodies ... is that what you wanted?!!" she continued to plead with me despite that I inputted in the virus into the system having to overtime to stop it.
"You damn fool..." she conceded after the virus was implemented. "You have doomed us all. What have you done?" she said in disgust for me disregarding her warnings.
"You know what I did," I said to her coldly as I walked past her.
"I could have helped you... To stop the infection from spreading throughout the station!' She walked alongside me. "You may have destroyed my vital functions, but the infection was counting on that. You just gave it to them on a silver platter!" what she said stopped me in my tracks.
"Why didn't you try to tell us sooner, instead of trying to kill us?!" I asked as I turned to face the crumbling avatar.
"I tried to warn you... You just didn't listen and those personal on the station are going to die because of your misguided actions." she wept when she realized that she was going to be terminated. "You should have listened... You should not have come here at all..." she looks at him with sadness in her eyes. "It's too late... You have destroyed all the functions within this station and you cannot reverse it now..."
"Wait but I -" she raised her hand to clarify that I've made a terrible mistake.
"Go... You completed your mission and I hope..." as she turned her back on me.
"...It was worth it... '' I said to myself, realizing the extent of my mistake of not listening to the avatar while the drones attacked us. "Oh, God..."
"Wait... YOU KNEW THIS THE WHOLE TIME, SKIP?! WHAT THE FUCKING HELL?!" Jenny shoved me in the chest. "YOU KNEW THAT AVATAR WAS OFFERING AN WAY OUT AND YOU HAD TO IGNORE ITS WARNINGS?! ALL OF THIS FUCKING SITUATION WOULD HAVE BEEN PREVENTED IF YOU HAVE THE SENSE TO LEAVE AT LEAST ONE ... GODDAMN... FUNCTION OF IT! BUT WE GOT OUR ASSES INFECTED, MARK AND VICTOR ARE DEAD BECAUSE OF YOU AND NOW WE HAVE A BIOMASS WHO REVEALED THAT YOU MADE IT WORSE!!" Jenny glared at me. "CONGRATULATIONS, SKIP! YOU RELEASED THE INFECTION THAT HAS PROBABLY KILLED SCORES OF PEOPLE AND YOU HAD TO DESTROY THE AI WHO HAD IT UNDER FUCKING CONTROL!!"
"FUCK YOU, JENNY!! I DIDN'T KNOW! AND I WASN'T GOING TO BELIEVE A WORD THAT IT SAYS. IT WAS PROBABLY LYING TO STALL FOR TIME. SHOULD I CHOSE JUST DO NOTHING AND LET IT VAPORIZE US ALL THAN TO BE INFECTED?!" I shouted back, I sighed, holding my forehead in frustration "You know what...'' I shook my head realizing the error of the mistake I've made.
Sakura shoved me and asked: DID YOU ALSO KNEW THAT MY BROTHER TOLD YOU I WAS HIS SISTER? OR DID IT NOT OCCUR TO YOU UNTIL THIS HAPPEN? I'M SUSPECTING YOU KNOW THAN WHAT GOING ON AND YOU KEPT THIS FROM US. MY BROTHER ... SENPAI... THEY HAVE DIED BECAUSE OF YOU!!
I couldn't say anything, I didn't... I Couldn't tell if the AI was lying, or it was telling the truth, but I had to do something or it would have killed all. Even Joe is not saying anything, he is probably taking hard. I need to say something, anything...
"I-'' Jenny pulls a gun to my head. "You know what... Fuck you!!" I said defiantly."
"Those are your last words? You better make them count!" she said to me with anger written on her face.
Let us clarify the truth of the matter. We sense discord among the 4 of you. Skip has acted in the best interest of the team, he feels guilty for dismantling the Machine people. We sent one of our brothers to observe how the whole thing played out. Upon the Fall of the Machines, we spread and flourish without fear or sadness. He also knew before even Victor told him they were close to each other, but he respects him and keeps that knowledge for himself.
If he had done nothing, the machine people would have won. As he said, there was no way that the avatar would guarantee such promises. He would have doomed you all had he did nothing...
And yet, how did you reward him? Threats, your discord, your anger & grief. He knew he should have told you sooner. Would you have him killed regardless, Jenny?... Sakura?
"I -" it surprised me that The One even took my side.
Sakura even felt ashamed that they blamed me without reeling to consider what I did to save them.
You must understand... We do not lack empathy. We could choose to say nothing on the matter. If we had, you would have killed your comrade... All because he saved your lives...
"Why are you taking my side when you could have sat back and did nothing?" I asked, puzzling why The One would defend me.
Come... There is a lot to explain. You have questions and this time... All of the secrets of this place will be revealed.