CH4: am I good or bad?

(Max steel fanfic)

Raenas POV

I was very unsure if I should go home or not just because I was not sure if what had happened to me was on the news and I was being searched for on "Most Wanted" or something completely like that. So I sat there with Gauge on the big rock, honestly I didn't know how to talk to him and worried I might annoy him if I ask too many questions but to break the silence I would ask him one every so often. I looked outwards to the canyons and desert, I noticed the sun had just set and stars began to appear.

"So…did you know those people?" I asked quietly, looking over at him slightly but he continued to stare up into the stars above, I believe he was in awe.

"No, I just assumed they're bad since you were trying to keep me away from them." his metallic voice was neat to listen to.

"Actually I have no idea if they were bad or not but they didn't give me a reason to trust them wither." I realized this is the longest I've talked to someone in a long time, not counting my family, maybe I should get to know him rather than talk about the few hours we have had together, "so Gauge…" before I could finish I saw a man that came around a corner walking to us, Gauge saw him too and automatically got ready to go into TURBO mode especially since this guy was glowing purple from the mouth and chest, he looked terrifying!

"Bad guy?" Gauge asked.

"bad guy! Bad guy! Definitely bad guy!" I got into a boxer pose throwing my fist around…I admit…I wasn't trained in fighting (or was it obvious?) then that man stopped 6 or so feet away from me with really no expression on his face but he looked down at me and my Ultra-link.

"hello there. I see you have an Ultra-link just like me." he lifted both his human and purple crystal hands to his chest like he was trying to relate.

"you know someone like me?" Gauge asked a little curious.

"yes and no," he tapped a bright purple light on the right side of his chest, "he was permanently fused with me but still lets me use his powers to transform just like you." I slowly put my hands down, maybe this was the good guy? He hasn't tried taking Gauge…yet. I better keep my guard up anyway.

"what is your name?" I asked.

"sorry to be so rude, you may call me… Extroyer." he bowed slightly trying to smile with his crystal jaw, it gave me more chills than anything but the guy is stuck like this maybe he's not all that bad?, "can I know your name?" he asked.

"My name is Raena May and this is my new friend, Gauge." I gave him a glance and he gave it back then we looked at the man confused at what to say next.

"there will be more like us you know, in fact, my master wants more people like us. To join the Makino and humans together for… peace."

"so you want us to join you to save the planet?" I asked curiously, this has become interesting.

"Yes, you know those men that tried to take your Ultra-link away?" he said with his monotone voice.

"Wait how do you know that?" Gauge uttered flying closer to Extroyer with a question look.

"That's the thing you see me and my… master try to stop those men from destroying the Ultra-links that haven't been activated yet and enslaving the ones that are. We saw what they were doing to you sadly we couldn't do much once you had gone critical. I'm sure …master Dredd would love for you to help our cause to save the ultra-links around the planet." it looked like he cringed every time he said master and despite the change in his voice his expression couldn't change much well not from this view of that scary jaw.

"Okay. if there are more Ultra-links like Gauge, I will do what I can to help them all. I will join you and master Dredd, "I looked over at Gauge who was thinking for a bit, he had a question mark on his face, "is that okay with you Gauge?" I asked facing him.

"It's great news! That means I'll be able to meet my own kind! Well I did meet one but he's all crazy evil." Gauge flipped with a smilie face, Extroyer had interrupted me.

"Wonderful…I'll call my helicopter so I can let you meet Dredd. I am sure you'll like him." he smiled, it looked evil but I assumed it was because of his jaw, he pulled out a remote and pressed one of the many buttons and within seconds his helicopter came over rocks and landed near us. Extroyer got on and turned waiting for us.

My gut had a feeling but I had already made the decision to go with him, so I followed into the helicopter while flashes of the guy with the blue ultra-link went through my mind for a couple seconds, I was able to shake it off as soon as we took off into the air. I made sure Gauge stayed in my suit so he wouldn't fly out.

Even if he said he could take it, I wanted to be safe.