Experiment Log; TEMPORAL TAMPERING

Trying to describe the sensation was impossible. Thrusting and pulling at once. Shrinking and growing. There was no word to describe the mix of sensations assaulting her body. It was undefinable, and that alone made it worse. It was confusing, unsettling, and completely impossible to understand. She couldn't even remember how this happened; how it started, how it ended, what happened before it. Concepts like time and space eluded her now. She couldn't even tell if she was screaming anymore; sound just seemed to fade into oblivion. Was there even sound? Was she hearing a scream, or was it the terrible shrieking that took over her thoughts and refused any attempts at logical reasoning? It was a mix of pain and confusion, black and white, light and dark. There was everything and nothing at once. A state of constant flux. There was only one constant; one thing allowing her to retain sanity through the ordeal; metal. She could feel the solid structure surround her shifting form, holding her in place and preventing her from shattering and melding with the chaotic abyss around them. It was the sole solace and safety with her. She didn't even know what it was that protected her now, she just knew it was metal. Suddenly, just as quickly as the ordeal began, it ended. There was still, there was sound, and light, and reality was whole again. Her body shrieked in pain, her mind reeled in exhaustion, and soon the black void of unconsciousness took her.

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There was an unnatural still in the complex now. Broken parts and scrap filled the once pristine hall, the former home of science and order. The few left working were a mix of warning signs and unanswered dialogue boxes, desperately flashing to try and warn any living people of the problem far too late. Blood was splattered everywhere, the remains of every living person in the premise turned into a new color for the walls. The explosion had rocked the complex, and the explosion of pressure and energy made quick work of anything softer than steel; and even destroyed most of the steel immediately surrounding it. Yet, despite all the chaos and destruction, a sole figure remained steadfast.

Frozen in the center of a room, stood a towering robot. It's head scratched the ceiling, and it's feet sunk into the floor, it's massive weight crushing the weakened concrete. It was a gleaming construct, it's varied plates and pieces crafted with seemingly inhuman levels or detail. Bright yellows and reds decorated the dark blue shell, forming a humanoid shape. Despite that, there were distinct animal traits accompanying it. A long, flexible tail, with towering horns on it's head, and two long pieces of metal mocking wings on it's back. The hulking figure stood motionless in the center of the room, cradling a smaller creature in it's arms. It was a young girl, covered in blood. Her limbs were broken and angled in improper places, and her breathing was shallow. Yet, the figure did not move an inch, focused solely on protecting the tiny creature in it's arm from anyone who might find them.

The giant figure made no moves, despite everything that happened around it. Like a statue, it held it's place, oblivious to the world. The face, or at least what appeared to be one, was locked on the child within it's grip, slightly bowed as if weeping imaginary tears over it like a parent grasping the dying body of their child. As the machines rose them ground, it finally started to move. It's head slowly spun around, looking at the forms appearing around it. It pulled the child tighter to it's chest, sliding her onto it's one arm slowly. She cried out as she was moved, even in her unconscious state shrieking from the pain slight motion caused her. The machine seemed to recoil from that itself, staggering a moment as if wincing. Soon though, it held her in one arm, shielding the crippled form from outside view. With that, it made it's first step since appearing, turning to better face the aggressors. Its weight was proving too much for the facility; loud crashes and cracks echo'd as it crushed the floor beneath it. After that, it paused again, staring down the crowd before it, waiting for a move.

At their order, the spider drones began to move. The fanned out and approached the robot, trying to surround it from all sides. Following attack routines, for every machine that moved in towards the creature, one stayed back and fired upon it. However, all of the bullets seemed to simply bounced off the metal, making a symphony of clanks and chimes, but not damaging the metal at all. The drones that attacked it, started moving towards it's legs, rushing forward and trying to grapple it down with their tail appendages and hold it in place. Seeing this, the machine swept it's leg out, crashing into the drones and crushing them like paper. Pilling up the crushed forms at the end of it's sweep, it followed through with a kick, sending the heap of metal at the firing drones. It moved as little as possible, it's upper body stiff and rigid to prevent hurting the girl more. Having made quick work of the drones, it stared down the woman before it, once more simply waiting to react.