"Maybe it's time for a different kind of training," Rautha murmured, stepping closer, protecting the fragile spark of hope growing within Francine's heart. The battle lines were drawn, but love—the fiercest power of all—was waiting to find its way.
Francine's heart raced as she faced Gertrude, her mentor turned rebel. Confusion swirled in her mind like a tempest; she was back to reality, caught in the clutches of a battle of belief and betrayal. While Gertrude had been a beacon of guidance, today she seemed a forlorn figure in a dismal landscape littered with ideological wreckage.
"Your just a kid, you shouldn't do such a thing," Gertrude pleaded, her voice trembling with urgency. "You should do what other kids do: play games, go to school. But your mother never allowed you; she forced you into training, into becoming a weapon!"
"Because we are Walden," Francine shot back, her resolve hardening into steel, "we're different from others!" Despite her indignation, the words felt hollow. Deep down, her youthful spirit longed for the carefree innocence Gertrude described.
"Please... your mother only thinks of herself! She doesn't care about your happiness, only her grand ideas!" Gertrude's eyes bore into Francine, desperate for understanding. "I want to give Leonie a normal life, not a life spent huddled over experiments. You deserve joy, not this twisted legacy!"
"I want to make my mother proud," Francine replied, her voice cracking. "She'll be proud if I achieve her tasks! Even if you want to save Leonie, I am not swayed."
"Francine, you can come with me!" Gertrude urged, her voice softening. "We can have a normal life together. You can escape this madness with me!"
"No! Don't tell me what to do!" Francine shouted back, her emotions spilling over. Then, something inside her snapped. "You're going to pay for what you did!"
In a blur of motion, Gertrude struck, her fist connecting with Francine's jaw as the younger girl crumpled to the ground, unconscious. Gertrude had not intended to harm her, but now, necessity propelled her. She had to reach Leonie before it was too late.
Caligula's fury was palpable when she arrived at the lab, eyes darting around the destroyed equipment—the remnants of her carefully laid plans. "Why did this happen?" she demanded, her voice a low growl as Stella rushed to her side.
"It's not good, Caligula. Many of us are wounded, even Techno. Gertrude escaped." There was fear mingled with weariness in Stella's voice.
Caligula's fists tightened with rage. "How did she escape?!"
"Gertrude is clever. There are things we can do; we must regroup!" Stella interjected softly, sensing the storm brewing in her superior.
"I'm furious! We were on the brink of our breakthrough!" Tears of frustration brimmed in Caligula's eyes. "And why didn't you let me know sooner?"
But before Stella could answer, Anestesia burst in. "Rautha, he—he's turned traitor!"
Caligula slapped Rautha's face with a hard punch when she found him in the basement, dressed for escape.
"Why did you do that?" Rautha stood up, incredulous.
"Because you've become useless! You let Gertrude escape, and now we're vulnerable!" Caligula's voice dripped with venom.
"She's a kid!" Rautha retorted hotly. "Francine is young, too, and she's caught up in this mess! You want to keep pushing our children into battles while you chase your twisted experiments!"
"Enough!" Caligula shrieked, her face twisted in anger. "You talk to me of parenting? You're just a father, nothing more! Francine must be molded into a leader, into what she was meant to be!"
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Science FictionGertrude still searching for her sister Caligula, in order to stop her against her Evil plans. But there is one problem with it, she was been attacked by her own family after betraying them, she was trying to survive and to stop her sister as possib...
