Clearly, that could not be allowed to happen. 02 and 03 rejected their request for the 13th time and stood up. "This was a huge waste of time." 03 said. "You think!? Let's just go. There is no way that an AEP unit would want to be corrupted and made to breed by you guys." 02 added. Blue and Brown got up as well. They looked desperate to get them to stay. "Wait! Let's keep talking! Volleyball is a great game. We could play once we clone ourselves enough." Blue threw out there. "I've never lifted weights before, but I'm sure we could once you teach us how to do it!" Brown said as he leaned over the desk. Both of them were disgusted and walked to the door. I was going to open it when 13-001 held me back. "It's not over until they leave that room on their own." Blue and Brown grabbed the 2 AEP units by the shoulders. Blue caught 03 and Brown was holding 02. I could tell because 03 had blue jeans and 03 had black jeans on. I did that on purpose. "Let go! We're leaving." 02 said firmly. "You only think that way because you haven't given us a chance yet." Brown said. "Try this!" smirked Blue.
Monochrome liquid splashed on the AEP units and the floor. It came from the symbiotes' hands. They looked surprised that it got on the floor. 02 and 03 threw off their leather coats and rushed to the door. The found that it was locked. I moved to open it, but 13-002 yanked me back again. I fully ignored him and opened the door on my side. Another splash of goo got on them before I could get them out. "Alright! Take those clothes off and hand it to me for now. These need to be burned." I said, taking control of the situation. They stripped down, but the ooze clung to their skin. Even the bits from the floor latched onto them. I was focused on 03. "Remember what I said last time? Armor plating up around all the holes in your body! We don't want any of this getting inside." I said as I grabbed at it and ripped it away from my friend. I took the tainted clothes and through it down the hallway. I looked over at 13-002. "Dispose of it." I ordered. He nodded and a black ball was generated between his hands. He then let the ball grow and tossed it on the pile. The clothes disappeared. That was a big relief.
Looking at 02, I saw the brown ooze wrapping around his body. I groaned and told 03 and 13-002 to stand back. I went to 02 and took the ooze off of his face. "Don't talk yet. They are swarming your tummy." It must have gotten in his hair because some fell down when I thought I looked at his belly. I had to tell him to let the hair fall out so that I could check his scalp. Once he did that, I could snatch away the ooze hiding on his head. I took it to the room and tossed it inside. Blue and Brown looked at me as if I betrayed them. I just rolled my eyes and closed the door again. I had to rotate him to catch the ooze because it was actively avoiding me. Once half of it was gone, 02 was willing to talk to me. "It's been trying to get into my tummy through my belly button for a while. I guess they don't know that it doesn't lead anywhere." he said. I had been listening to him, so I did not notice that all the ooze had moved while we were talking together. I heard a weird denting noise and 02 grunted. "What was that?" I asked. 02 winced and said "It packs a punch when it wants to. That was my armor denting."
Denting the armor was not an easy thing to do. Because they were all NPC races, the cyborg units were locked at their strength with no chance to advance. All of their skills could shift to reflect a shift in their focus. Something would get better. Others would get worse with disuse. PEP units were on level 15. X-frame pilots were level 25 when inside. PEA units were level 30. AEP units were level 50. The mythic AEA units would be monsters. So, to dent the armor of a level 50 NPC meant something. It was a creation in part by Paul and the AEP units hostile to us. "Good thing it's there." I said. He smirked and pumped his arms up in a champion's pose. I chuckled at the gesture. "What kind of athlete doesn't know how to wear a cup!?" he gloated. I began clear it again. I got half of it in my hands before I left to throw it in the meeting room. The remaining amount of ooze was just a hand full. The ooze was on his left thigh. It rose up in 2 thin strands in the air on either side of 02. Both of them went for the groinal and anal plates. I was going to pull it off when 02 said "Don't worry. I doubled up."
