Just so you all know, I greatly enjoyed Mighty no. 9, so this story is made with absolute love. Without much information to go on in terms of the story, I'm taking a few liberties in where things would end up going. I hope Inafune Sensei makes the sequel soon, this game could be improved greatly with a second story.

Until then, I'm going to try and tackle what I feel is a follow up to the original game.

Chapter 1

Date: July 15, 20xx

Entry: Dr. Sanda has requested that I begin to log my thoughts. As such, I will now use my internal logging systems to record my thoughts onto memory files for later printing and storage, though I do not see the value in this action. Dr. Sanda says that he will not read my entries, nor am I to share them with anyone else.

If that is the case, what is the point? This does not compute.

Disregard previous thoughts. Proceed with original entry point.

It has been approximately 3 months, 15 days, 6 hours, and 25 minutes since the Trinity Incident. Since then, there have been multiple reports of various robot malfunctions throughout the world. Professor White hypothesizes that it is left over contamination from Trinity herself.

In order to deal with these threats, the Mighty Numbers have been converted into more of a defense team as opposed to mere entertainers. Beck naturally is a part of all operations due to his xel purification function. However, due to recent developments, it has been discovered that Beck performs better when my presence is within the vicinity. As such, I have been requested to join Beck in his missions and battles within the Colosseum.

Though I still find Beck's mannerisms pointless, and inefficient, I cannot deny that there is a certain aspect of him I find intriguing. Though I do not possess emotions to articulate any preference of his company, I do not find him as much of a nuisance as I originally hypothesized.

Though, the way he tends to stare at me is rather odd.

Currently objective, investigate the strange sounds and mysterious robot deaths reported in the abandoned factory in the eastern quadrant, point 14. Evidence of the Vermilion Destroyer has been spotted as well. Mighty no. 6 Aviator has already been deployed to investigate the area. Beck and I are prepared to deploy as well.

Ending Log

Signature: Call

It was amazing how much the world had changed over the years. Places that were once abandoned and barren were now utilized for various uses, including but not being limited to urban. At the same time though, places that were once big metropolises had long since been abandoned and were now the resting grounds of some of the most dangerous robots.

So it came to no surprise that the Vermilion Destroyer had been spotted here.

Two streams of light shot down from the sky and took form next to each other. One blue light turned into Beck, who materialized in mid air as his xels formed his body. The other light was hot pink and materialized into Call, who materialized on the ground spinning around elegantly.

"Beck, Call, can you two read me?" the voice of Dr. White asked from their intercoms.

"Loud and clear, Professor," Beck said as he and Call looked around, "We don't see the factory anywhere."

"Sorry about that, Beck. We weren't sure if it was safe for you to be too close to the factory, so we set you down on a cliff looking down from it. If you proceed forward, you two should be able to see it," Dr. White said. Beck and Call nodded to each other and walked forward, stopping at the end of the cliff. There they saw the factory, which hadn't been used in centuries from the looks of it.

"Confirmed," Call said.

"Ooh, I don't know about this, William," Dr. Sanda said from the lab, "I know Beck is strong and all, but Call could get hurt."

"Don't worry Sanda," Dr. White assured, "Beck is perfectly capable of protecting Call. I wouldn't have sent both of them otherwise."

"Besides, Call and I are partners," Beck said proudly, "She and I look out for each other always, right?"

Beck smiled at Call, but naturally she simply looked at him in her usual blank and mechanical manner.

"Affirmative. Our performance is much more efficient when we are working together," Call said. Beck smiled awkwardly laughing a bit. Sometimes it was really hard to tell if she liked him at all.

"Mmm, alright, but be careful Call," Dr. Sanda said, "Remember, Beck is built for combat."

"There is nothing to worry about, Dr. Sanda. Beck will protect me. He always does," Call said.

And there it was, the thing that confused Beck to no end when it came to Call. One minute it seemed like she was merely looking at him as an asset to her mission, but the next minute she was saying things like that. He had asked Dr. Sanda once if she had the same AI as him and his older siblings. Apparently, she was perfectly automated just like them, she just didn't have emotions. That sort of confused Beck, but that meant that she was with him of her own free will.

Beck and Call looked down at the factory, where they also saw Aviator flying around in a large circle over the building.

"Alright, you ready?" Beck asked Call, holding out his hand like always. Also just like always, Call turned to him with her usual mechanical expression, and took his hand tightly.

"Ready," Call said. The two of them jumped down together, sliding on the side of the cliff safely to the entrance of factory. Immediately Aviator flew around them.

"Hey Beckers! You and Call 911 got here just in time! It's crazy in there I tell you! Absolutely CRAZY! Most of the robots in the outer section of the factory have been torn to pieces! Any robots entering this area need to be careful of ravenous, robot eating beasts!" Aviator said, as usual sounding like the news anchors he idolized so much.

"Did you happen to see Ray anywhere?" Beck asked hopefully.

"Sorry Baby Beck, but I didn't," Aviator said, finally calming down and looking sympathetically, "But that doesn't mean she isn't in there."

"Avi is right Beck," Dr. White chimed in, "Don't get discouraged. I'm sure we'll find her."

"Yeah, I hope so," Beck said looking down sadly. All through this exchange Call looked at both Beck and Aviator in confusion, "Alright, let's get going. Avi, you should stay out here just in case."

"You got it Chief. You and Call be careful," Aviator said before flying up in the air, probably to be on the lookout for any other hazards. As Beck walked into the factory, Call eyed him suspiciously before following after him.

"Question," Call said, "Why does Mighty no. 6 talk like that all the time?"

"Huh?" Beck said, snapped out of his daze, "Oh, you mean like a news anchor?" Call nodded, "Avi idolizes news casters because of how quick they relay information, so he likes to pretend he's a news caster."

"Pretend? So he was not programmed to talk like that?" Call asked.

"Not that I'm aware of," Beck said, "I'm pretty sure he's programmed the same way as me, so everything pertaining to his personality was generated naturally."

Call frowned a bit looking troubled, "I do not understand, Beck. Why does he not simply relay information straight out?"

"Probably because that would be boring," Beck said, "Not everything is about efficiency, Call."

It looked like Call was having serious trouble with that, but she shrugged and let it go after a minute.

The inside of the factory was grotesque to say the least. Just like Aviator said, there were robots everywhere, and it looked like they had been ripped apart. Beck knelt down next to one of them and examined it.

"This isn't Ray," Beck said.

"How are you sure?" Call asked.

"Ray absorbs the robot's entire being, just like I do," Beck said, "She's destructive, but she's actually really neat. This is just mindless killing."

"Does that mean that Ray isn't there?" Dr. Sanda asked.

"Not necessarily," Dr. White said, "The reports described a red robot similar to Beck's design, which sounds just like Raychel. Beck, Call, you two be careful. We don't know what mood she'll be in if we run into her."

"Right," Beck said. He and Call walked deeper into the factory. They stopped when they heard a blood curling scream of anger and pain.

"That's her!" Beck shouted, immediately running forward with Call right next to him.

They heard a loud crash, and the door in front of them exploded. Ray fell out of the door landing on the floor in front of them.

"Ray!" Beck shouted kneeling down next to her. Call looked down at her, but then ran forward holding her hands out.

"Barrier," she stated, putting up her energy barrier just in time to defend herself, Beck, and Ray from a red laser. The robot that shot at them stepped out slowly, being a large gray construction robot with two large hands and lasers on the sides of its head, "Beck, my scans indicate that this robot it the source of the destruction here."

"What's the contamination level?" Beck asked stepping forward next to Call.

"Contamination shows to be at sixty percent," Call said, lowering her shield.

"Damn it! It's too high for an immediate purification," Beck said.

"This thing… is mine…!" Ray said, forcing herself to her feet and stepping in between Beck and Call.

"Hold on, you're hurt!" Beck said, "Let us fight this while you-"

"NO! This pain is nothing compared to the pain I feel every day!" Ray shouted, "Mmm…! Hungry…! So… very hungry…!"

"Ray…" Beck said looking at Ray sadly. He knew why she was like this, as she needed xels in order to live, but that didn't make it any better, especially knowing that it was partially his fault for not being able to cure her.

The construction robot raised its fist and slammed them down, but all three of the robots rolled away, Beck and Call to the left and Ray on the right.

Ray glared at the construction robot and fired her mouth beam at it. That seemed to knock it back a bit, but it didn't do any major damage. Ray gave out a cry of frustration, showing that she had probably been at this for a while.

Beck turned to the construction robot and fired at it with his arm cannon. At the same time, Call pulled out her bow and fired at as well. The robot turned to them and fired its lasers at them, knocking both of them back.

"Call, get to higher ground," Beck requested, "See if you can find a weak spot."

"Affirmative," Call said. She ran off, using her jet pack to fly to a raised platform. Ray charged at the construction robot and slashed at it wildly, and once it's xels started to come unstable, Beck charged into it with his acXeleration power, absorbing a bit of its xels and knocking it back. The robot charged up and swiped its arm, knocking Beck and Ray into walls.

As they slowly rose to their feet, Call managed to get to a platform behind the robot and scanned it. It looked like its armor was self repairing, even with Beck acXelerating into it. She needed to figure out how it was healing.

And she needed to think fast, because Beck and Ray weren't looking too good.

She traced its energy back to what appeared to be something deeper within the factory. She turned and ran off, leaving Beck and Ray to fight alone.

"Did your partner just leave us, Predator?" Ray asked, one eye closed in pain.

"Call sees something we don't," Beck said, "Don't worry, Ray. Call would never abandon me. For now, just keep absorbing its xels."

The way Ray smiled was terrifying, but the few times they ran into each other Beck was happy to see that smile. It meant that she was happy, and that was all Beck wanted, even if the thing making her happy was something absolutely horrendous.

As they continued to fight, Call followed the energy pattern to an old computer that managed to still function. She walked over to the control panel and typed on it.

"Dr. Sanda, it appears the construction robot is linked to this computer, which is constantly feeding it xels to regenerate," Call explained.

"Hmm… do you think you can shut it down?" Dr. Sanda asked. Call attempted to log in, but as she expected, she was locked out.

"Negative. Not without hacking, and that would take too much-" she stopped at the sound of Ray's scream of pain, followed by a loud crash. She turned and looked in the main section of the factory and saw Beck on one knee holding his shoulder in pain looking up at the construction robot.

The robot raised its fist, and in what felt like slow motion for Call, punched Beck so hard that he flew into the wall behind where Ray was lying down injured, leaving an actual imprint in the wall.

"BECK!" Dr. White and Dr. Sanda both cried at the same time. Something odd was happening to Call when she saw that. She felt herself suddenly get a rush of energy, but at the same time it became hard to think. Her eyes moved to the construction robot, and she felt her "heart" start racing, along with a hot feeling building up within her. Critical thinking, which was her strongest point, became impossible, and for a second she feared that she had contracted a virus, but for some reason, she didn't really care at the moment.

She tightened her fists, and glared at the construction robot gritting her teeth. Before she even knew what she was doing, she screamed out loud, almost like Ray normally would.

"C-Call?!" Dr. Sanda asked, "William, I think something's wrong with Call!"

"Hold on! Let me check!" Dr. White said, "These readings are weird! I-I-I don't know what's going on!"

Call, suddenly not caring about finesse or being neat, fired an arrow at the computer, instantly destroying it. She then ran toward the offending robot and fired at it rapidly with her arrow, actually making it fall to its knees and destabilize.

Ray used that as her chance to roll into it with her version of acXeleration, absorbing part of its xels and seeming to heal herself a bit, as she looked a little more relaxed. Call on the other hand continued to fire at it with her laser arrows, screaming the entire time.

"Call! Answer me Call! What's happening?! Call!" Dr. Sanda cried frantically. Oddly, Call didn't answer back. She found that she didn't want to answer back. She just wanted to hurt this construction robot. That was her main objective.

Even Ray stopped and looked at Call frowning. At that moment, Beck slowly rose up and staggered over to Ray's side, looking at Call in shock.

"C-Call…?" Beck asked. The robot destabilized from her attacks, yet for some reason Call wouldn't stop. If she didn't stop soon she'd destroy it.

"Beck, purify the robot and then retrieve Call!" Dr. White ordered, "Something is wrong with her!"

"Got it Professor!" Beck said, turning to Ray, who just looked away.

"I already had my fill," she said harshly, "You can have this one, Predator."

Rather than try and once again correct Ray, Beck simply acXelerated into the robot, absorbing the rogue xels before jumping back, still glowing.

"Come on! Snap out of it, NOW!" Beck shouted, sending green xels from his body into the construction robot, who fell down unconscious. Call on the other hand, threw her bow down and was about to rush at the robot, but Beck immediately ran over to her and grabbed her arm.

"Whoa! Call, calm down!" Beck cried. At the sound of Beck's voice, whatever possessed her vanished, and Call immediately returned to normal.

"Beck. You are still functioning," Call said.

"Y-yeah, I am," Beck said, "Call, are you alright? What happened just now?"

"I…" Call looked down in confusion, "I do not know."

"Hmph, another waste," Ray said folding her arms, "Oh well."

As she turned to leave, Beck ran up behind her.

"Ray, wait!" Beck called out stopping her, "Listen, I'm sorry I wasn't able to cure you. But… if you give me some time, I might be able to-"

"You didn't fail me, Bill failed me," Ray said, "But that's alright. I'm stable enough now to think clearly."

"Maybe the professor can figure out how to fix you! Just come back with us and-"

"No!" Ray shouted, "He failed me once, I won't let him fail me again! I'll see you again soon, Predator."

As Ray sauntered off, actually swaying her hips a bit with each step, Beck looked down with a slight frown.

"Beck!" he called out, "You can call me Beck!"

Ray simply waved with her index and middle fingers, and walked out of the factory. Beck turned back to where Call was and saw her looking up at the remains of the computer.

"Did you do this?" Beck asked Call standing next to her.

"I do not know what came over me," Call said, "I would never destroy a computer this old that was still working. Because of me, we lost valuable data."

"Hey, that's okay," Beck said putting a hand on her back, "I'm just glad you're safe."

Call nodded to Beck, but she still looked troubled. They were silent the whole way back to SANDA Tech, but Call wouldn't let go of Beck's hand the entire way. Neither one of them was aware of the shadowy figure watching them from above.

"Looks like even the best programs break down at some point," the figure said, what appeared to be a cat tail swishing back and forth behind them, "I'm going to enjoy this far more than I thought."

"Oh my God, are you two alright?!" Dr. Sanda asked running up to Beck and Call once they arrived back.

"I'm fine," Beck assured Dr. Sanda, "I've been through much worse than that."

"I knew you could do it, Beck," Dr. White said smiling, "I had nothing but faith in you."

"Professor, I couldn't bring Ray back to the lab," Beck said sadly, "She refuses to come back here."

Dr. White pinched the bridge of his nose and sighed, "Yeah, I was afraid of that. Well, we're not giving up. We'll rescue her, Beck. I promise."

Beck perked up a bit and smiled, "Thanks Professor."

"Now, what about you Call?" Dr. White said turning to Call, "Do you know what happened there?"

"It was a tiny glitch in my systems," Call said a little too quickly, "Nothing major."

"Still… perhaps we should check on you," Dr. Sanda said, "Let's head into my lab and-"

"No, Dr. Sanda, I am fine," Call said, "Right now, I merely wish to get some rest."

"Okay…" Dr. Sanda said, both him and Dr. White looking at Call suspiciously as she walked to her room. Beck couldn't get today out of his head, and what Call just did didn't help his mind any, as Call did something she shouldn't have been able to do.

She lied.

Call closed the door to her room and leaned against it. She went over the information again and again, playing the events in her mind to see what happened. But nothing made sense. What did she experience just now?

"Funny, I appear to be fully functional," Call said placing a hand to her chest, "No viruses detected. But then… what was that outburst from earlier?"