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From the pages of Bionicle Mafia: Book 2 - Extraction
Voltex put the helmet on and locked it into place, standing still to keep himself oriented as the helmet’s display activated.
Once he was used to the display, Voltex jumped the last few steps and landed in front of the door, kicking it open and pointing the gun straight ahead. As he entered the room, however, he faltered – Sumiki was seated at an oaken desk, facing him, and totally unarmed.
“Welcome to my final resting place,” the former CEO of Hat Enterprises said, opening his arms. “Why don’t you take that helmet off? I’d like to see the face of my killer before I die.”
“You know who I am,” Voltex said.
“Perhaps,” Sumiki said, shrugging. “But don’t I get one last wish?”
Voltex kicked the door shut behind him, pulling the helmet off and dropping it to the floor. Sumiki smiled, appearing satisfied, and sat back in his chair.
“So this is what you’ve become,” Voltex said, glancing around. “The great CEO of Hat Enterprises, who managed to cheat Xaeraz and become the richest Matoran in Metru-Nui, reduced to an office chair and a desk inside a basement in BZ-Koro, waiting for his demise.”
“I am not perfect, nor am I some sort of god,” Sumiki said, shrugging. “I made mistakes and they have landed me here. I have made peace with my incumbent demise, Voltex – but have you?”
“It’s you who’s dying tonight, not me.”
“Oh, we can both agree on that,” Sumiki replied. “But will you be ready to accept your fate when it comes? Do you even know what you are dealing with?”
Voltex glared at him. “You have no idea what I’m dealing with.”
“No? Enlighten me.”
“I’m fighting Xaeraz and Project Mayhem,” Voltex spat. “I’m fighting you, the White Council, the Cryo and the Pyro. I’m fighting against myself, and even with this special lightstone that Ehks made, I’m still going mad.”
“Not all of them must be your enemy,” Sumiki said quietly. “You know, the whole time I was working with Xaeraz... I was secretly working for the White Council as well. That was where I met Luroka - and also how I introduced him to Xaeraz. That is the only reason I was never arrested as well; but they clearly felt that I was a threat, and once I escaped the conference, I realized... that to the White Council, everyone except for themselves are merely tools. Tools to be disposed of after using them. But by then, I had already spoiled my chances with Xaeraz. So I came here, and I waited for you or him to arrive, and kill me - and it turns out that it’s you. The only surprise is that none of my traps harmed you.”
“That stuff would never kill me,” Voltex said.
“I suppose not,” Sumiki said wearily. “I would never expect you or Xaeraz to fall to a trap such as that. You’re both too... determined.”
Silence fell, and both Matoran remained that way for several minutes before Sumiki spoke again. “Well? Are you going to kill me?”
“You don’t seem upset.”
“My reaction confuses you.”
“A little.”
The Fe-Matoran shrugged. “I know exactly where I am headed, Voltex, which is more than most beings can say when they die. And because I know where I’m going, I also know that I stand a better chance of surviving it. And if I can survive it... well, then perhaps we shall meet again.”
“We’re still enemies.”
“For now,” Sumiki said. “But I have a feeling that in the long run, we’ll be allies.”
Voltex was silent for a long time before he replied, “you know, back during the conference, I was trying to stay ahead of you. Predict every move you made, and all that sort of stuff.”
“How did that go for you?”
“Eventually, I realized that I couldn’t,” the Ba-Matoran said. “So I told myself, ‘stop trying to predict Sumiki, because he’s unpredictable’. And you know, after that, we won.”
“And?” Sumiki prompted.
“And I had this whole conversation in my head, how it would go,” Voltex continued. “It hasn’t gone how I thought it would. I tried to predict you again and I failed.”
“Well, I do like to keep up tradition,” Sumiki said, chuckling.
“I don’t know what to think,” Voltex admitted.
“Then don’t think at all,” Sumiki said, turning to him. “Do you want to know something?”
“What?”
“I’m just like you and Xaeraz,” the Fe-Matoran said. “I’m absolutely insane. But you know how I deal with it? How I’ve managed to avoid mindlessly rampaging through the streets, how I have avoided killing everyone I meet?”
“How?”
“I dream of farm animals,” the former CEO said. “And look where it got me. I appear more sane than you, and even if you’re about to kill me, I know that where I’m going, I’ll be given a second chance. And I’m going to take that for all that it’s worth.”
“Farm animals,” Voltex repeated.
“Farm animals,” Sumiki confirmed. “So now I say, shoot me.”
Voltex raised the gun. “Unpredictable until the end.”
“I try my best.”
To Be Continued...?
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