Hostile Takeover
a Murder Drones Fanfic
For Serial Designation J, it's lonely being only effective disassembly drone in her sector of Copper-9.
N was already a walking synergistic liability, but V couldn't be more obviously stressed and maladaptively coping if she tried. When a botched disassembly leaves V a nightmare-riddled wreck, the squad's effectiveness hits its lowest point. With disassemblers like these, you'd swear the worker drones show more initiative!
Meanwhile, Uzi Doorman is a cool, independent worker drone. After Doll abandoned her, she doesn't need anyone else — all she needs is to finish her railgun and blow the murder drones anyway. Of course, if her plan goes wrong she'll be helpless at their mercy. Dead, in other words.
After all, J is a loyal drone. Locate, shutdown, disassemble. A simple directive she'd never hesitate to carry out. Right?
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Contents (156k words, Full Text)
- Part One
- Chapter 1: Disinfect the Dead (8.1k words)
- Chapter 2: The Abhorrent Rays (9.1k words)
- Chapter 3: [Error 36:48.58/Connection Lost] (5.8k words)
- Part Two
- Chapter 4: Chrysalis (10.8k words)
- Chapter 5: Kénôse / This Hollow Ache (9.5k words)
- Chapter 6: No Lonelier Star (12.3k words)
- Part Three
- Chapter 7: Scorpions & Drought, part 1 (12.2k words)
- Chapter 8: Scorpions & Drought, part 2 (11.3k words)
- Chapter 9: ...And the World Will Go On Without You (14.4k words)
- Part Four
- Chapter 10: A Romance With Violence (9.9k words)
- Chapter 11: Arcane Rain Fell (10.2k words)
- Chapter 12: Just Another Body (12.6k words)
- Part Five
- Chapter 13: Vacuity (9.8k words)
- Chapter 14: A Sight to Behold (20.3k words)
- Chapter 15: Esoteric Surgery (3.2k words)
- Part Six
- Chapter 16: Dance You Monster to My Soft Song!
- Chapter 17: I Tear Apart My Blackened Wings
- Chapter 18: Thwart By Thwart
- Part Seven
- Chapter 19: The Long Defeat
- Chapter 20: Enantiodromia
- Chapter 21: The Void From Which No Sound Escapes
- Epilogue
- Chapter 22: Last Song Save One
- Chapter 23: Lightless Walk