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The drive to nowhere was relaxing even if Mina sat for 8 hours. She could see different landscapes that made her fall in love more with the nature.
She breathed deeply and reclined her back against the seat. Solar glanced at her.
"You okay?"
"Hm."
Solar smirked when she heard the exhausted response from the younger. She may be tired and frustrated by the constant events, but she's still cute and she's not aware of that.
The older took a glance at the rearview mirror and found the sleeping beauty. Nayeon was effortlessly beautiful and she knew that Nayeon was much aware of that.
She looked at Mina again that lasted for a second before shifting her gaze at the road. "Do you love her?"
Mina wasn't prepared for that question. She never would have thought Solar would ask about it. The younger blushed and was thankful that Nayeon was sound asleep and couldn't hear anything about Solar's sudden question.
"You're blushing,"
Mina looked at the other side. "Am not."
"Yes, you are!"
The younger didn't bother to rebut and decided to stare at Solar who was busy driving.
"I know that kind of look, Mina. I just want to let you know that my heart belongs to someone and-"
Mina groaned in annoyance. She slammed her palm on the dashboard and it almost break into two. She was shocked and lowered her head.
"I don't know- I just have this weird feelings for her and it's not good because I shouldn't feel this way,"
Solar sighed. "It's okay to be in love-"
"I know, but I should not let myself to fall for her."
"Care to explain it?"
"Because I am risking my life for her,"
Solar frowned as she glanced at Mina who was fidgeting the hem of her shirt.
"I don't get you."
"There's a high probability of getting myself killed by those terminators. What if she fell in love with me? Who would be there to love her back? None."
A complete silence filled the car.
At that moment, a quick flashback ran inside Solar's head. That was exactly Byulyi did to her, and she knew it was unintentional.
She let herself fall in love with the advanced cyborg without thinking about the consequences. Solar was too blind to see the love that Byulyi was giving to her because she was too focused on loving her.
Solar thought it was some kind of normal best friend gestures and shouldn't be taken seriously. She was afraid to assume that maybe, Byulyi was developing a feelings for her. She was afraid to assume and she forgot to list the possibilities.
Somehow, she understood Mina's reasoning, but Mina forgot to do something.
It was making a list of possibilities and eliminate some of them.
Of course, Solar wouldn't let Mina to repeat the same mistake.
"Let's say you survived. Would you let yourself fall?"
That question was lingering inside Mina's head since she met Nayeon, but never had a chance to answer it.
"That... I don't know. Maybe we'll see?"
Solar groaned. "C'mon, I know you know the answer. You're just scared to admit it,"
For the second time, Mina was flushed. Solar and her only met recently and she was acting like her best friend since diaper days. "You're not going to give up, aren't you? Fine! I don't know the answer because I am not really interested."
Liar.
"Interested in? Please be specific."
"I'm not interested in love and the thought of loving someone was unimaginable to me."
You're just a stupid coward and scared to be rejected.
"Whoa, hold on. You just said earlier that you're feeling those weird feelings and now you can't imagine yourself being in love with someone?" Solar slowed down the speed of the car to be safe. She couldn't focus on the topic if she's driving in an average speed.
Mina nodded. "It's kind of complicated, but I really don't want to. I am distracting myself from the mission if I fall in love,"
Fucking liar. You're scared as shit. A liar and a coward.
Solar chuckled awkwardly. "And here I am, thinking about the ways to get you out of that mess. I apologize for thinking ahead."
Mina smiled. "No need to apologize."
The car ride was about to end in a few hours.
But Solar and Mina was too focused on their own topic that they forgot about their companion at the back who was sleeping before, and heard their discussion from the beginning until the end.
Nayeon shifted from her position and has her back at the two. A teardrop escaped from her eye and she subtly wiped it off.
She closed her eyes and gave in to the darkness, once again, with a heavy heart.
**********
Solar stopped at the side of the mountain. Nayeon was fully awake because she slept for 10 hours.
The oldest helped them with their things albeit it's not that many and heavy. Mina wandered around the area and checked if there's an enemy around the perimeter.
When she's done scanning the area, she sighed and went back to her companions.
"No any signs of people roaming around the perimeter. We're safe here,"
The two nodded and Nayeon mentally thanked God because they have time to think of a strategy without being attacked by the terminators.
"What are we going to do now?" Nayeon asked.
"If you have a chance to enter that huge facility, where would you enter?"
Nayeon frowned. "From the entrance?"
Solar couldn't help but to giggle. "You're a brave one, I see."
"For your information, that is the general headquarters of the terminators. It is operated by Vernon," said Mina.
"Who's Vernon?"
"He is an absolute motherfucker who cares about nothing but the ideas of others." Solar clenched her jaw and closed her fist as she spit out those words. She was gritting her teeth after saying those.
Mina and Nayeon looked at her with both surprised and confused look. Mina has her mouth open, while Nayeon was frowning.
"So that Vernon is the mastermind of this madness?" Nayeon asked before biting her peanut butter sandwich.
Solar took the liberty to answer Nayeon's question.
"Not really, it was his father's idea after all."
No one dared to utter a word and just focused on satisfying their hunger. On the other side, Mina was carefully looking for an entrance from the back to prevent the terminators from attacking them.
She was glancing even if there's a barriers with a high voltage of electricity. Mina almost touched the barrier when someone spoke behind her.
"It was a mistake,"
Mina turned to the one who was speaking and frowned. "Huh?"
"Accepting Vernon's mission was a mistake." Solar hung her head low as she speaks.
"What happened?"
"You're wondering why I am unharmed even the terminators know where am I, right?" Mina nodded. "It's because I accepted Vernon's mission in order to keep my father and I alive."
Suddenly, Mina wanted to hear more about it. "Tell me more."
Solar sighed. "My father was the one who invented the terminators, but they're made to protect people," Mina brought her hand to her open mouth. "His friend had interest on his inventions, not only to the terminators. When he stole it, he reset the software and programmed it to kill people."
The older avoided Mina's eyes as she speaks. "The organization sent my friend to execute his friend and the terminators. I came with her without a permission from my father. We successfully killed his friend, but we almost completed the mission,"
"A terminator fired a huge bullet coated with fire at me. My friend saw it coming and hugged me from behind to dodge the bullet."
"Oh, shit."
Solar chuckled with full of bitterness. "She died and I tried to fight back against the terminators, but I got hit so they sent me back to the organization. I didn't know that my status was 50/50 and the only way to save me was to turn me into a cyborg."
Mina's eyes widen when she realized something.
"You were a human?!"
Solar smiled and nodded. "I was."
"No way!"
Solar laughed wholeheartedly. "Yes way." She looked at Mina. "Do you want to know my mission?"
"Spill it."
"My mission is to kill the previous possible savior. Vernon's scientists made me see the future before bringing me to the year 2015. I killed him without knowing that Vernon taken advantage of my absence and made my father hand him his inventions."
Silence.
Neither of the two dared to speak. Mina was about to say something when Nayeon approached them.
"We're going to enter from the back, aren't we?"
Mina nodded. "You finally figured it out,"
Solar laughed and the youngest rolled her eyes. "Please be careful."
Mina and Nayeon frowned at Solar. "You're not going with us?" Nayeon asked.
Solar smiled sadly before shaking her head. Their shoulders sagged when they heard the bad news. Solar tapped their torsos.
"I'm going to fix some mistakes."
Nayeon smiled. "We understand."
Mina opened the passenger side's door and said, "For now, let's wait for the right timing to enter the headquarters."
**********
Mina couldn't even close her eyes for a second. If she was still a human, her stomach would turn upside down and she'd vomit because of nervousness.
She was quietly watching the perimeter using her eyes and scanned it thoroughly. Nayeon and Solar were fast asleep. Mina couldn't help but feel sad because Solar couldn't come with them.
It was really good, though. Maybe it's time for Solar to get the break she deserves after a very long time.
For the ninth time, Mina heaved out a sigh. Anxiety got the best of her before they start the mission. It was unusual for Mina to feel anxious for the mission. She seldom feels it whenever she engages into a war.
The power source placed in her tummy beeped; it's about time.
Nayeon automatically woke up and didn't show a sign that she's from a deep sleep.
Mina examined her face and frowned.
"You didn't sleep?"
"How could I?"
Somehow, Mina couldn't blame the younger. She sighed and flashed a tired smile.
"Are you ready?" Mina asked. She looked at Nayeon when the latter didn't answer. The younger was staring at her. "Are you okay?"
Nayeon didn't bother to change her facial expression. "Promise me that we're going to make it."
Fucking promises, Mina thought. She doesn't have a heart to swear something that she wasn't sure of.
Mina tried to flash a reassuring smile but failed when she saw tears coming out from Nayeon's gorgeous eyes. She immediately wiped them away before they fall.
The older reached for her nape and pulled her closer to her chest and gave her the warmest hug she has ever gave to someone in her life. Mina never thought of letting her go, but she has to.
"Don't worry, I will protect you from them. I just need you to trust me."
Nayeon nodded without saying a word. She couldn't suppress her sobs and that made Solar wake up.
She groaned as she stretch her body. Solar turned around and frowned when she saw the crying baby.
Then she finally realized why.
Solar caressed Nayeon's dark locks softly as if she was putting a person into sleep. Mina looked at her meaningfully and she nodded.
The oldest was the first to get out of the car, followed by Mina and Nayeon.
Solar has her backpack with her. She smiled brightly at the two.
"This is where we part ways," Her eyes were damped with tears. "Mina, take good care of yourself and Nayeon, please."
Mina and Nayeon nodded like a child and pulled their selves into a group hug. The youngest was sobbing once again.
"Hey, don't cry. You are our salvation,"
Nayeon laughed at Solar's statement and pouted after. Mina bid Solar goodbye and the latter smiled at them for the last time as she walked away from them.
Nayeon sighed when Solar got out of her sight and then walked back inside the car. She brought a machine gun.
Mina was fast to react, though. She immediately put the weapon away from Nayeon's delicate hands. The latter understood the action but wasn't agree with it.
They left the car on its original spot, leaving nothing. Even the things that could easily identify them were removed by Mina. She wouldn't let the terminators to went straight ahead from them.
They needed to be the first in the line.
When Nayeon was walking ahead of Mina, she swiftly moved the former behind her, keeping her safe from the incoming danger.
Nayeon saw a strange red dot on the middle of her body, specifically on her chest. She halted and Mina turned to her when she couldn't hear Nayeon's footsteps.
Mina wasn't surprised to see the advance moves of the terminators. She looked at Nayeon's orbs and lowered her gaze; sending signals to Nayeon.
They communicated without using words. Nayeon counted from one to three mentally.
The two of them ducked before the bullet could pierce through Nayeon's body. Mina pulled Nayeon behind a huge rock to serve as their shield.
"Fuck them." Mina groaned. The terminators would not probably leave them unscathed.
"Come on," Nayeon helped Mina to stand up. The younger was facing the direction of the enemy while Mina has her back to them.
"How many are they?" Mina asked Nayeon. The latter stealthily glanced at the robot's positions.
"Six."
Mina immediately swapped their positions and closed her eyes. She scanned the positions and got the coordinates.
The hybrid cyborg put a six pieces of button-like things from her pocket. She threw it upwards and they began to attack the terminators.
Mina controlled them using her mind as she close her eyes. Nayeon pulled her away from the temporary shield and led the way.
The button-like guns fired at the terminators endlessly. Good thing that Solar's father's invention became handy.
Mina successfully distracted the six terminators. It was only six. What would happen to them when they start attacking simultaneously?
Nayeon's instincts told her to look for any trace of the enemy, and she succeeded. "Two on your 10 o'clock," She whispered on Mina.
The latter mumbled something before closing her eyes to get the coordinates. Five seconds later, the two terminators blew up. All thanks to her hacking skills, she was able to blew up the terminators' systems by putting a virus in it.
If only she could do that to all of the terminators, she would.
Some of the terminators' system was built with a strong firewalls that made them hard to invade.
Luckily, the two was not one of them.
They ran until they reached the tall and huge boarder of the headquarters. It separated the organization and the Capital.
Before they could even step their feet on the ground, another bullet was fired at Nayeon. Mina dodged it with her arm and Nayeon swore that she saw the action in a slow motion.
The bullet didn't penetrate Mina's arm because it wasn't a good one. What's happening to Vernon's weapons, anyway? Is his organization was facing a bankruptcy?
That thought didn't left Mina's mind until the terminators fired using a mortar.
The explosion hindered by Mina by throwing a silver grenade. She counterattack by throwing it midway.
Nayeon pulled Mina to the nearest alley before taking a deep, deep breath to compose herself. The latter didn't show a sign of tiredness as she reclined her back against the wall.
"We need to get inside," said Mina. Nayeon was pacing back and forth while thinking of a plan. "They attacked us first. Vernon probably knew our presence. We need to kill him."
Nayeon's eyes roamed around the alley and asked Mina, "Where are we?"
Mina did the same thing. "I don't know. You dragged us here."
"It should lead us to somewhere,"
There was a confidence in Nayeon's voice. She led the way inside the alley that left Mina without a choice.
The alley wasn't dark but they couldn't see anything. Mina turned on the flashlights that came from her eyes.
"Ah! Thank God you brought the flashlight with you! I thought-" Nayeon's eyes almost left its sockets when she turned around to see Mina. Her mouth almost reached the floor. "What the fuck?!"
Mina rolled her eyes. "Is that the way you say, 'wow'?"
"Sometimes I want to be a cyborg, too."
"Dream of anything but not to be one of us,"
Nayeon didn't talk back and walked continuously. Thanks to Mina's 'flashlights', she was able to see the way better.
After a few minutes, the alley led them inside the power source.
"Where are we?" Nayeon wandered her eyes around. She was about to touch something when Mina stopped her.
"Do not touch anything. We are inside the power source of the headquarters. They won't be able to find us here,"
Nayeon withdrew her hand and put it behind her. She pressed her lips as she looked around the things inside.
Then she saw a blue tube that exactly looked like the thing on Mina's stomach.
"A power source?" Mina shifted her gaze at Nayeon. "Where exactly are we? Inside a power source where a different kinds of wires can be found, or inside a power source where all power source can be found?"
Mina couldn't help but to chuckle on Nayeon's cuteness. "The former," Nayeon's brows went up. "but I don't understand why they put the power source of a cyborg here."
"Maybe their stock room was full."
Nayeon's statement made sense but Mina found it funny. She really, really tried to suppress her laugh because she believed that they shouldn't laugh in the midst of a critical situation.
"Should we cut the power source of the headquarters?"
Mina smirked. "Interesting thinking. Then we would get out of the room before the securities get here,"
Nayeon nodded and put her hand underneath her chin. "The security cameras might be their ace of card, so we should dispose them in a quiet possible way."
"Leave that to me." Mina said.
"We will kill each terminator quietly, okay?"
"Aye, aye, Ma'am." Mina stopped midway when she realized what she said. She smiled bitterly.
"Give me a gun,"
That time, Mina didn't think twice before handing the gun to Nayeon. The latter accepted the gun with a sweet smile flashed on her face.
Mina put out a Swiss knife from her leg and cut all the wires she could see. She opened her flashlights and saw Nayeon standing by the door.
"Hurry."
They both walked in a fast pace without creating a footsteps. Mina saw a door and entered in along with Nayeon. The older left a gap between the door and the doorway to eavesdrop.
She heard a faint footsteps and later on, they became loud. It seemed that the securities found out about the loss of power inside the headquarters. The intense heat of the room where Nayeon and Mina were could tell.
When the security personnel went inside the power source, they sneakily took their way out of the room.
Nayeon disabled the security cameras within her range using the gun with a silencer.
Mina led the way to Vernon's office and four terminators saw them. The hybrid cyborg hurriedly released the bullets that pierced through the terminators' eyes. They fell one by one and the two were fast to prevent the noise of the falling pieces of metals.
Nayeon brought her palm in front of Mina's face, and Mina slapped it with her palm.
The security cameras were now useless when Nayeon disabled them one by one.
Five terminators were wandering along the long hallway and saw them. They were able to call for a back-up.
"Oh, no." Mina said as she shook her head.
Mina pulled out another set of five button-like guns and controlled it. She successfully executed the five terminators and an army of terminators would follow in a few.
"Call me when you see someone," Nayeon nodded while waiting for the other set of terminators to come.
Nayeon never felt so good while killing. Maybe it was the adrenaline rush that made her do unreasonable things. And maybe it was the rage coming from her body.
Every time she pulled the trigger, her memories of her with her family played inside her head.
Eight terminators popped in front of Nayeon, thanks for the gun Mina handed to her earlier. It has an unlimited number of bullets, so she fired at them and aimed for their eyes.
On the other side, Mina was firing endlessly using the six button-like gun. It has the same features as Nayeon's gun. She fired as she pleases.
They used the stairs to go to Vernon's office. Mina downloaded the headquarters' blue print, that's why she knew every single way within the establishment's perimeter. Except the alley that they entered earlier.
Using the stairs was a good choice for the two. Their enemies would secure the elevator, it would be unsafe for them.
Nayeon gasped for air and panted when they reach 14th floor, but Vernon's office was placed at the 26th floor. Mina was still fine and looking good (according to Nayeon).
The door of the fire exit opened and three terminators entered. Nayeon reflexes were fast; she pulled the trigger even before the terminators could bring up their guns.
"That was nice," Mina complimented Nayeon. The latter winked at her in response. They reached the 18th floor when a loud explosion happened. The whole building moved side to side as if an earthquake happened.
The wall in front of them vanished when a bazooka's bullet entered the building.
"They found us."
Mina dragged Nayeon and ran as fast as she could. The latter didn't even mind.
A cold metal touched Mina's temple and that made her halt. A man in his lab gown smiled devilishly.
It was Vernon.
"Uh-uh, not so fast," Vernon pulled Nayeon away from Mina's grip. Nayeon tried to pull away from Vernon, but another cold metal touched her temple.
Stupid terminators.
Mina slowly let go of Nayeon's arm and looked at her meaningfully. Nayeon nodded at her when she understood the look on her face.
She would come back to me.
The words rang inside Nayeon's head as Vernon dragged her to his office. I trust you, Mina.
Vernon strangled Nayeon's neck and slammed her against the door of his office. Nayeon was choking and desperate for air.
"My office shall not be stained by blood. You're lucky, though," Vernon made her sit on a wooden chair. He brought out a thick rope and tangled it on Nayeon's body. "But sadly, you'll be dead after the terminators execute the cyborg."
He flashed his smirk. If looks could kill a person, Vernon should be lying dead by now.
When Nayeon was out of Mina's sight, she immediately got out of the terminator's grip and performed a mix martial arts.
She ripped off the head of the terminator and tossed it to another one. It made an explosion but a faint one.
Mina let herself slid on the floor and made her way behind the body of the useless terminator. She hid herself behind it as she ran to the stairs.
Mina swiftly pulled out her gun and shot the two terminators before they could pull their own triggers.
The hole through the wall served as a big window from Mina's spot. She could see an army of terminators positioning one by one.
Mina's grip on the gun tightened and shook her head. She went up to the next floor and welcomed by ten terminators that being led by Woozi.
"I told you to stay away from us. You chose the wrong path, Miss Myoui,"
Mina flashed a smirk. "I know where I am going, Z. It's just that, there's always a bump on the road."
Her skillful hands made its way towards the pockets of her jeans. A loud bang could be heard from the outside, but she chose to ignore it. She pulled out the pin of the matte black grenade at showed it to the terminators.
Woozi's eyes widened when she saw the things on Mina's hand. It made him step backwards.
"Sayonara, motherfuckers."
The grenades have a grace period of three seconds. On those seconds, Mina went to the big hole and effortlessly jumped outside.
Her hands created a friction against the glass wall of the building. It made her stop going down and crawled back.
She tried to turn around to welcome the guns of the terminators waiting outside, only to find out the smoking metal parts of each and every one of them. Mina frowned and saw a figure of a woman standing beside the big gate.
Her eyes automatically zoomed in to the woman and it was Solar.
The older smiled at her and saluted. Mina responded with a giggle.
She continued to crawl up the building when she received a voice mail from Solar.
"I am sorry, I was late. I don't want to repeat the same mistake from the past, and I would like to compensate for what I've done. I wouldn't ask where Nayeon is because I know where she is. I will leave the saving to you, and let me kill those who are trying to get on your way."
For a second, the message calmed Mina's system for a while. She smiled sweetly, though she was not able to respond because of too much rage inside her body.
Mina was really thankful for Solar. They wouldn't be able to get this far without her.
She crawled up to Vernon's office. Mina already know where to stop. Vernon's office was placed on the top of the building. The hybrid cyborg was getting impatient as she crawl, so she hopped instead. Her groans were getting loud every time she passed a room full of terminators.
She hopped.
Wait for me, Nayeon.
And then hopped again.
One last floor and you will be fine.
As if on cue, Vernon was facing the window glass at Mina's direction. He was holding a pistol and shifted its mouth at Mina.
The latter was caught off guard and froze on her spot. Vernon didn't falter and pulled the trigger.
Mina saw the unconscious Nayeon sitting down and has a lots of blood stains on her body. Her eyes watered when the image of Nayeon being killed didn't leave her mind. She closed her eyes before the bullet came through her body.
She slid down, though it wasn't far from Vernon's building. Mina leaned against the cold glass wall as if she's hiding from someone.
Vernon looked down to check for Mina's body. When he didn't see any, he walked back to where Nayeon was.
He picked up a used syringe and disposed it to the nearest trash bag.
Solar entered the establishment with M600 strapped on her body. She aimed for anything before pulling the trigger and didn't wants to let it go.
The terminators who were going to attack her were scattered throughout the floor. Solar felt the satisfaction of seeing the black smoke exiting their bodies.
Solar didn't include the humans, - especially the scientists - because she knew they were being blackmailed by Vernon and his organization.
The old but fierce cyborg reloaded her machine gun. She rode the elevator and pushed the topmost floor.
She changed her weapon from machine gun to bazooka: her most favorite one.
Before the elevator door opened, she positioned the big mouth of the bazooka towards. She pulled the trigger once she saw the moving body of Vernon.
The explosion made the building shake for the second time. Vernon landed on the hard floor, making him groan loudly and winced in pain.
Solar walked towards him, still keeping her poise even if she wanted to strangle his neck for a very long time.
"You're face didn't change a little, I see,"
Vernon scoffed. "Should I give you an applause for your grand entrance?"
Solar stepped on his neck. "You turned yourself into a cyborg because you know I'll kill you after what you've done," Vernon was having a difficult time catching his breath. "You made it easy for me, though. Now I know where to aim."
The woman pulled out a silver pistol on her side and positioned it in front of Vernon's eyes.
Solar was about to pull the trigger three times when she heard a faint groan. She turned around and found Nayeon gaining her consciousness.
She immediately pulled out her Swiss knife and untied Nayeon from a very suffocating image. Solar gently slapped the younger's face.
Solar was thankful, though. She trusted Mina to do the killings and Solar was able to restrain herself from killing the second mastermind.
A faint footsteps were heard and Solar quickly turned around. The footsteps stopped and she saw Mina with her gun pointed at Vernon who was about to escape.
"Uh-uh, not so fast," Mina tossed back the words that came from Vernon's mouth earlier. She earned a smirked from the man.
Vernon stepped backwards when Mina walked towards him.
"What did you do to her?"
Mina's voice was surprisingly calm, Solar thought.
But Mina was only stopping herself to pull the trigger to get answers.
"Simple. I killed her with a-"
Vernon's sentence was cut off by Solar.
"Fucking liar. She still has a heartbeat but it was barely beating. We need to get her to the hospital,"
Mina shifted her gaze at Vernon and held the gun tightly. The latter raised his hands and said, "I stopped her heart from beating for a while. I prepared an antidote for it,"
The young hybrid cyborg held his collar and shoved the gun on his face. "Tell me where it is."
"You'll let go of me after that."
Mina let Vernon won that time. That was the situation where she would choose Nayeon over anything.
"Open the second cabinet from the right, you'll see a small bottle. Inject it to her."
Solar didn't waste a second and started rummaging through Vernon's personal things. Once she found the bottle, she read the name of the antidote quietly. Later on, her mind flashed a million information about the medicine.
Fortunately, it was safe to use.
Nayeon opened her eyes and gasped for an air as if she was saved from drowning. Cold sweat beads formed on her forehead.
She acted like she was not unconscious a while ago. Her energy was boosted to its max when she snatched Solar's gun from her gun pocket.
The woman was too preoccupied by Nayeon's condition that she forgot how to move a single muscle after the sudden move from the latter.
Mina looked at Vernon and to Nayeon. "Nayeon, put down the gun. We will going to let him go,"
Nayeon didn't bother to obey Mina.
It was Solar's turn. "Nayeon, please. Put down your gun,"
Nayeon wasn't looking neither of the two women. Instead, she pierced her glaring eyes at Vernon who was flashing a smug smile.
Their salvation was confused, but she chose to get along with the flow. She trusted Mina and Solar so much.
Mina slowly let go of Vernon's collar and let him run. The mastermind was about to step his left foot outside when Nayeon ran towards him.
The woman made a vertical spin before pointing the gun at the back of Vernon's head, making the mastermind halt.
A terminator - specifically the one who was after Nayeon days ago - pulled the trigger. Nayeon saw the movement of the bullet and dodged it without taking her eyes off Vernon.
The next couple seconds were chaotic. Nayeon was having a hand-to-hand combat with the terminator, while Solar and Mina were against Vernon and a terminator.
Mina was happy to see the real skills that Nayeon possessed since she was born. A savior has to have an unmatchable skills, especially the leadership.
Mina fought like she has no choice but to kill the pieces of metal in front of her.
Solar was releasing a heavy groans as she fought hard against Vernon.
The time passed and Mina was knocked down on the floor. She was able to kill the terminator, but it was able to call for a back-up.
Nayeon and Solar were against Vernon.
Solar threw his body to the cemented wall and it made a loud clinking sound. He was wincing in pain as he held his head.
The two were preoccupied for the next move when Vernon shot Mina right through her right eye.
Nayeon froze on her spot. So was Solar.
Vernon smirked proudly. Solar went to him and didn't hold back.
Nayeon saw Mina having a hard time keeping herself awake. She tapped her cheek lightly.
"Hey, hey, don't you dare die on me! Wake up!"
Mina didn't budge. She was forcing herself to open her eyes. When she did, she flashed a smile in front of Nayeon's face.
"Mina! Wake up!"
Nayeon was still forcing the other to wake up, which she gladly obeyed. But she couldn't hold on any longer.
Mina knew she would be doing that.
With all her strength, she tried to say a few things to Nayeon.
"Pull out my power source, Nayeon. It would automatically destroy Vernon's software if you stabbed it in his chest," She paused and tried to chase her breath. "Do not hesitate. I am doing this for you."
Nayeon was crying. Her lips was shaking uncontrollably. She tried to reach for Mina's power source, but she stopped.
"No-"
"Listen to me this time, Nayeon. Just this time."
Nayeon shut her eyes tightly as her hand travels to the south side of Mina's stomach.
She flinched when she felt the cold oblong glass that contained a blue liquid.
It has a digital clock and it says, '21:29 p.m.'
It was absurd for Nayeon, but she needed to.
Mina's eyes were closed when Nayeon said the three delicate words.
"I love you."
But Mina wasn't breathing anymore. She let out a heavy sobs and pulled out Mina's power source.
She turned to Solar and Vernon who were still fighting. Solar was near to collapse. She was panting heavily as she punches the cyborg mastermind.
Her eyes showed its true colors and didn't hold back. She threw heavy blow on Vernon who didn't try to fight back.
Nayeon kicked the helpless body of Vernon and jumped to him. She held Mina's power source tightly as she floats on the air.
And she successfully stabbed Mina's power source on his chest.
Then a teardrop escaped from her eye.
Mina wouldn't let Nayeon to feel the madness and put an end on Nayeon's fate.
Mina accomplished two missions: protect Nayeon and save the world.