Just getting there was a hassle. Polo was scratching, biting and headbutting me in order to get out of my lap. His armor plating was up all over his body making him very unwieldy to hold onto. Having drive 09-003 drive like a mad man was did not help. On the other hand, it was much faster than trying to drive the legal way. Ultimately, it was the endless commentary that got on my nerves. Polo was acting like I was killing him with malice. I was rapidly losing the good will that I had gained from giving him gifts and fighting with him. "Let me go, Brianne!! I... I... hate you!" he cried out. Polo was not the only one annoying me with what they were saying. 09-003, 01, Marco and Angelo were also constantly adding their opinions when it was not needed. The Conquerors in the car liked mocking and enjoying the suffering of an Advocate. They also made countless digs against me. Angelo and Marco were begging me to get 09-003 to stop so that we could let Polo free. That was not something I could entertain right now. When we got back to the PBJ Clan building, I breathed a massive sigh of relief.
Kicking everyone out of the cab was easy. No one really wanted to stay. 09-003 and 01 were not the problem here. They could just leave. It was the backseat that was a threat. I looked at Marco and Angelo. "Get out of the car. I need some space so that Polo can get out." I said. They nodded and got out. It was good on them that they trusted me still. With that, it was time for me to unbuckle us. Polo was still squirming in my lap. He was in agony after such a long trip. That meant Polo was barely able to comprehend what was going on with him. "It's okay, Polo. You can sit where ever you want to now. Go ahead." I said gently. He quickly shifted to my right. Once he was in a proper seat, he relaxed. I got out of the left side door. Polo did not get out of his door right away. His door was open. I closed mine with a shrug of my shoulders. That was the end of this ordeal. They could go back to Heat Clan on their own. 09-003 and 01 had closed theirs. When a couple of minutes had passed, he came out on his own. He made a beeline straight towards me. I hid behind 01. He would not let him attack.
Levity was nowhere to be found. Polo glared with his armor plating up. "Brianne was totally mean to me. I need to get an apology from him." he said. 01 crossed his arms and said "Not going to happen. There was noting bad enough for me to look the other way when you want to attack my clan engineer." He then scoffed out loud with a cruel sneer on his face. "Besides, a weakling like you cant beat him. I've tried multiple times after getting golden nanite upgrades and the plasma cannon installed. I have never beaten him even once." he added. 09-003 came over. "A stupid Advocate beating on a human is pretty messed up. Are you sure your programming is functioning properly!? You might be a deviant now." he accused. That got Polo to back off. Being a deviant was the worse thing you could be as a cyborg. Marco and Angelo were immediately backing up their clanmate and comforting him for all that he went through during the trip. I made sure to be flanked by my clanmates as we entered the clan building. I brought everyone down to the AEP lab to give them upgrades they all wanted.
