Deviants were not desirable. That was something that would never change in the programming of the cyborgs. Oswin looked the newer AEP unit up and down with pure disdain. "Tell me you have an Impact AEP organ at least." he said. The pink haired cyborg said "Of course I do! This is Impact Clan territory. I also have a Cold AEP organ as well. Look!" The newbie showed his organs with pride. He had a thick plate under his forehead. It would be perfect for headbutts. In his stomach was a cannon that shot spikes of ice. It would only be half the strength of a pure AEP unit's organ. That was fine though. Having 2 only made him more versatile. Oswin only sneered at him and said. "I see. You are not only a filthy deviant, but a hybrid as well. There's no reason to take you in. I have guests that would love to be apart of the creation of an amazing AEA unit." That was news to me. "I'm not the only guest tonight? When were you going to tell me about it?" I asked. Oswin turned to me. "They are some former acquaintances of yours. I am sure they would love to entertain you a bit while I step away."
I could only guess who it would be. There was no way Oswin would want to play nice with AEP units from different factions. There were all the AEP units in Volition Clan I had beef with. Void Clan was their liege clan. We also had run ins with Wind Clan. "Maybe not a good idea, Oswin. I might end up fighting or killing them in the club." I said. He smiled. "I seriously doubt that you could overpower an AEP unit in combat when they are serious. I sparred with you with the intention not to seriously injure you at your dojo. The AEP unit from Void Clan was the same way." he said. He was clearly not aware I killed him after he left. Volition Clan members would not stop their quest to kill 01. I would do whatever it took to keep him safe. The goals did not align. Tensions would run high as soon as we met. I even impregnated one of them. To be fair to them, it was fair play when they drugged me, sexually assaulted me and robbed me blind. The space race was still ongoing. I did not know what I would even say to them. 03 would be someone I would want to talk to though. He was a friend turned rival.
This was the same for both 01 and 02, but I somehow only managed to recruit them for my clan. I was not able to trigger 03's conditions for defection. That was a big regret for me. Doing it would be my biggest priority if I knew how to get it done. I wanted 03 on my team. I did not even care if he never wanted to breed with me. Both 01 and 02 did not want that either. Respecting their boundaries was part of being good friends with them. "Let's go to the club then. It's better to get things over with." I said with resignation. There were still 10 minutes left before the train would leave the terminal and go the opposite way. I sat on Oswin's right. The new AEP unit sat on his left side. It was pretty nice. I would do most of the talking. Oswin indulged me in most things I wanted to talk about. The other AEP unit looked extremely jealous. There were times where Oswin shot me down. He did not want to talk about his greater plans. That was when the AEP would smirk and try to talk to him. Oswin would let a single topic go through before losing interest in him immediately. I did not like an awkward silence.
Eventually, we made it to our station. We got off the train and Oswin led us to the club. As we got there, we found our way to an alley. "The office is over here. I will have a brief conversation with my clanmates there before I talk more about tonight and our next steps." Oswin said. I was fine with that. He was a major clan leader. His work was extremely important. When we got to the alley, there were several PEP units. Oswin smiled wide as he proudly gestured to them. "These are my clanmates. We run the club together and make plans to take down the army surrounding the Impact transmission hub." he said. I nodded my head. Oswin clearly was happy to have real comrades. I gave him the 5 PEA units from our lab. He had to negotiate and recruit these cyborgs on his own. It was better to let him gloat and bask in his major accomplishment. "Wow! That's so amazing, Oswin. Do you want to introduce them to us now? Do they have names?" Oswin smirked. "Of course they don't have human names. We're Conquerors! We don't need them." he said. "But you have one." I pointed out.
