Coalescence

Beta Maxx watched the monitor as the two ships left. “If it doesn’t warm your ember
aiding those that need it…”
The lion stalked up behind Beta. Its wound was already closed and its gait was steady.
It lowered his head and growled.
“They were right, you know. Boltax and Cybaxx. I absconded with thousands of universes
of data from Axiom Nexus, and entropy is the natural order of the universe…
The multiverse. Even if we’ve pushe the Fallen away for now, his influence is everywhere.”
“Perhaps.” A blue ring surrounded Beta Maxx’s hand as he typed his command codes
into the computer console. The monitor screen split, now displaying a hidden database
that had been locked out of Cybaxx’s reach. “But we still have a lot of reading to do,
don’t we, Alpha?
The lion rose on its hind legs, its beast head split and unfolded into arms. The old robot
settled onto the throne once occupied by the Fallen.
“It’s always books with you. If it’s not something I need to know myself, I like to make
up my history.” He sighed. “But, very well.”
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