The Cruel Fate
Coco clung tightly to her cane, unsure if it was because she thought it could protect her somehow or because she feared to lose it. Then again, even if the cane couldn't protect her from Clock-La, she refused to be helpless before Seft like the last time. She had been trained, taught, groomed into a worthy heir to the Cooper line, and an effective cop to boot, not to mention her skill with her magic. She would not wilt like some helpless damsel or terrified infant!
"You don't seem to be screaming anymore," Clock-La spoke up cruelly as she flapped her way around the floating station. "Out of breath?"
"Not giving you the satisfaction!" Coco snapped back.
Clock-La laughed pitilessly. "You actually think you'll come out of this somehow? That you'll somehow beat Seft? You are foolish, a child playing grown up games. I look forward to your screams when Seft hooks you up to his machine."
"You won't get that far," Coco insisted firmly.
"You think your family can save you?" Clock-La taunted. "It won't be long before we're over Paris. While two batteries would have accelerated the effects of the hypnotic light show, one will suffice! And once I've absorbed that, I will truly be unstoppable!"
"Clockwerk thought he was unstoppable, too," Coco pointed out flatly. "Look what that got him."
"And what do you think your family can do to save you from there?" Clock-La demanded cruelly. "The blimps are too slow to catch me, and the station too cumbersome. How do you expect them to reach me, build a giant catapult and launch themselves at me-"
The sound of creaking timbers, a woosh of metal through the air, and Bentley's terrified screams caused both of them to turn their attention towards the station just as Bentley slammed into the center of Clock-La's back and Sly floated down lightly with his glider. "Sly, you try and free Coco! I'll hack the Clockwerk parts and see if I can steer Clock-La close enough to the station to pick up Murray and Carmelita!"
"You think you can take control of my body from me?" Clock-La demanded angrily as Sly raced down to the talons to try and free Coco. "And how do you expect to do that?"
"A crazy gamble!" Bentely countered as he plugged his computer into the parts, surprised to actually find an outlet for data uplink there. Once plugged in, he rapidly typed a message before sending. The message was simple.
If you do nothing, Seft bests the Cooper's in your place.
"And what is that supposed to-WHA?" Clock-La's voice changed from disdainful to shocked as her body suddenly swerved towards the station, flying under it slowly enough for Murray and Carmelita to leap onto it.
"Got her!" Sly called out as the talons jerked open, catching Coco's cane by the loop in his own and swinging her up to the other talon so she could grasp the leg. "You steady, Coco?" he asked worriedly.
"I'm good!" Coco called out. She proceeded to climb up onto Clock-La's back. "Let's ground this bird!"
The group went to work. Between Murray's fists, Carmelita's gunshots, Bentley's bombs, Coco's Flame Fu strikes, and Sly's cane strikes, it wasn't long before Clock-La could no longer maintain altitude, and she fell towards the ground at the edge of the sea, her metal body absorbing most of the impact for the Gang as they jumped off just before impact. Clock-La, however, plainly wasn't about to give up. "I may not have pure hate to make me immortal, but I will not fail here! Already my body repairs itself! Already I climb for the skies again, the reaper seeking her quarry!" Lasers erupted from the fallen metal body, creating an ever shifting deadly net.
"What does it take to make this thing stay down?" Sly demanded angrily as the group hid behind a rocky outcrop.
"Jean Bison mentioned Arpeggio talking about a 'Hate Chip' when he took the Clockwerk Brain!" Bentley spoke up quickly. "If we can pry the beak open, I should be able to locate the Hate Chip and remove it. That should stop Clock-La from attacking!"
"Leave that to me!" Murray proclaimed as he leapt over the outcrop.
Despite her objections, Sly and Carmelita held Coco down behind the outcrop so she couldn't see what was happening. All she could hear was Clock-La's enraged cries, Murray's shout for Bentley to come get the Chip...and then Bentley's sudden pained cry.
"Bentley!" all three shouted out as they leapt to rush to the turtle's aid, the lasers having shut off...and the beak slammed shut.
As they managed to manhandle the beak open, Bentley looked up weakly, the large chip clutched in his hands. "I...I can't feel my legs..." he whimpered out softly.
Tears in his eyes, Murray scooped Bentley up and carried him back. Sly moved to do the same to Coco...only to pull back as a dark aura suddenly surrounded her as she turned towards Clock-La. "Coco..." he called out warningly.
Coco didn't hear. All she could hear were the voices of her own rage. Clock-La had torn her family apart, sought to steal her very essence...and now had broken her Uncle. Mercy was no longer an option. "So you want to be immortal?" she growled out, her voice barely above a whisper and yet shockingly loud in the suddenly silent world.
"I will get the Chip back..." Clock-La growled out. "I will be immortal...indestructible..."
"Yes...you will," Coco responded, her voice dead. Lunging in, she slammed her hooves against the metal bird skull, and all the death magic gathered in her aura discharged into it, separating it from the rest of the body as the parts fell every which way. "I have taken from you the capacity to die," she stated flatly. "No matter how time weathers you, how the world tears at you, how great your pains...you will never shuffle off this mortal coil."
Clock-La's eyes glowed for a moment eagerly, but that light soon turned to fear as the skull started to roll towards the edge of the bluff they had been fighting on. "Wait! Why would you do that for me?"
"To you," Coco said softly. "Enjoy your immortality in your watery tomb." Spinning, she delivered a double hind leg kick, sending the head flying off. "Your immortal life force will weigh the skull down, and drag you into the depths!"
Bentley stared, stunned, as he mentally calculated where the skull splashed down as he took in their surroundings. "That's...that's in the middle of an ocean trench..." he murmured softly. "I...I'm not sure which one..."
"One of the deepest parts of the ocean," Coco stated softly, "where she will stay for eternity in darkness and cold and crushing pressure that will never allow her to sleep, in a body that will never die no matter how rotten or decayed or crushed it becomes."
"Don't...don't you think that's a little harsh?" Carmelita asked softly.
Coco glanced from Carmelita to Sly, to Murray, and finally to Bentley. "No," she replied finally. "I just gave her what she wanted..." Saying nothing more, she curled up to Bentley with tears pouring down her cheeks.
Miss Ruby taught me those spells of necromatic power, of darkest magic, so I would know them and could protect myself from them, on the assumption that someone like Clockwerk might rise again to fight us. The shame of having used them like that...I will carry that with me for the rest of my life.
And yet...I can't bring myself to regret it. That will keep me awake nights forever...
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No less than what she deserved. Be careful what you wish for, someone might just come along and give it to you.
I...dont even have words for this...
Hmm... Well, Coco gave Neyla what she wanted... To Live Forever. But as the Trope and Queen song Says, Who Wants to Live Forever?
Still, Neyla did ruin her mother's job with Interpol, had used her Uncle Murray as a Hostage, tried to use her as a power source and as a final Straw, had Crippled Bentley for life.
So in a sense, Neyla deserved it for hurting her Family!
Still, if she's encountered again in the future, she'd be a Sobbing wreck begging for an end to her fate. The Magic may sustain her, but would her mind last for that long?
As a matter of fact, some of the previous stories have had some enemies make a comeback as allies or friends... Maybe a hundred years trapped on the ocean floor would do her some good.
There's a very slim chance that Neyla might in Equestria Coco returns, and hopefully changed for the better, if that's the case.
Well... shit fuck...
I have no words... except awesome.
Good work man.
7980166
I was just about to say that; in certain parts of the world, that's treated as a curse.
Ah yes... The "eternal prison"-type of immortality. Can be very cruel...
Good job
Seems like some of his essense was still in there. Never though I do be happy to see that he was still around.
All I can say is she must be begging for the world to die just to escape the trench by some point
catching Coco's can by the loop in his own
1. Cane.
I... think I'll say nothing more.
Well, I don't think it was quite a Nightmare Form... but damn! Coco is vicious!
Also, I'm calling it now. Neyla escapes somehow during Sly 4. And... hmmm... Alright, yeah. I'll also say she tries to help the Cooper Gang to convince Coco to lift the curse.
Clock-La never returned from the sea.
Trapped in a form half mineral, half animal, she laid at the depths of sea eternally.
Eventually, craving death but unable to die....Clock-La stopped thinking.
[User: Neyla. Stand: Clockwork Angel. Status....RETIRED!]
*Roundabout by Yes plays*
You've met with one, haven't you?
I've heard of a fate worse than death, but JEEZ!
7980181
I don't necessarily think of immortality as a curse. Wouldn't mind it myself. But there are good kinds and bad kinds... and that is a very bad kind. It does, however, make for a nice ironic punishment when someone is willing to harm others in their pursuit of it.
Snrk. Now every time I think of that I will remember one person's comment: if something is developed that makes people incredibly hard to kill, wars will be fought it either ultra-high ordinance or children's card games.
Trying to steal/force/ect immortality from someone/something is one of the worst things you can do. It never goes well. Just ask the Family.
7980231
The types of immortality, which one would you seek?
Eternal youth? Immortal body like Clockwork or Wolverine? Regeneration based immortality like in Doctor Who? Or have immortality like the immortals in Naruto?
7980265
I'd want regeneration.
Eventually, I'd want someone else at the wheel. Nice if there's someone new who could take the wheel from me, and build on what I created.
7980265
7980272
How about regeneration, but like in Avatar (the original cartoon series, not the movie or the sequel series)? Starting a new life every few generations, but able to draw on your former lives' experiences and even talk with them, under certain circumstances.
7980296
I'd want immortality like Alucard from Hellsing or Deadpool. Oh sure, I'd go insane and probably treat the fights like something silly since the only way to kill me would be to remove every bit of me and destroy it entirely but I'd be able to accomplish more in terms of freedom. Not bound like Clock-La, possibly enter the afterlife one day, and always helpful with the gift of experience.
Your soul may not leave the earth, Your mind may be invincible, Your bdy may never wither away. But they can still be broken.
This brings an idea to my head. in case you have not played sly 4 yet spoilers.
in the third episode there is a safe that contains Clockwerk,s eye. It whould be cool if when Coco finds it she can hear Neyla,s or Clockwerks voice talking to her. I dont know how it would work story wise but i whould be cool. But you are smart. You wil most likely figure out how to work with this development.
7980265
Eternal youth is the only form I've heard of that sounds desirable to me. Everything else either has costs that aren't worth it (must steal other persons body to continue, must drain other persons life force, must perform virgin sacrifices, whatever ect.) or have downsides I'm not willing to put up with (Dr. Who regeneration means you aren't really you anymore, wolverine can never get drunk because he's immune to booze, vampires are dead men walking, age without youth goes exactly as you'd expect it to, ect.).
That said, whenever I've read about Buddhism I've always thought that reincarnation sounded like a reward instead of a punishment: The world is awesome and I wouldn't mind having another go. The main reason regeneration sounds like a raw deal to me is that you REMEMBER that you aren't you anymore, but you're still around despite that. Massive personality damage sounds like a pretty high cost to keep existing, seeing as you arguably DON'T.
EDIT:
7980296
That sounds like an ideal alternate method.
Damn.
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poetic justice
BENTLEY!!!!
7980308 So long as I don't have to become a vampire to do so, this would be my choice.
Looks like Coco took a page from the Joestars.
Seems like Coco is developing her dark magic rather well. Let's just hope she doesn't lose control and become a Nightmare.
Neyla got what was coming to her. Now she can drown in her own hatred against the Cooper Gang for all eternity.
...........Literally.
7980265
I want the Immortal Body, plus the option to die when I eventually get tired of living forever. Otherwise, you'll end up like Vandal Savage, or someone similar, because you've been alive for far too long.
I haven't watched all of Naruto yet, so I don't know what kind of Immortality that one is.
7980265 If I had at least one person to share it with? Biological/Genetic Immunity to Time, Disease and Poison. Mortal wounds could still end you, but otherwise you would be effectively immortal, and you would physically mature "normally" for the first 25-30 years of your life until you reach your peak. It would be like having a regeneration factor only strong enough to counter the effects of ageing rather than rapidly healing wounds or regrowing limbs.
If I don't have someone to share it with and be friends for eternity? I think I'd rather stick with normal reincarnation, because I'm pretty sure I would commit suicide after the first couple centuries, either out of boredom or heartache.
Finally, justice...
Too bad it cost Bentley his legs
7980259 I thought the same thing!
7980265 Eternal youth.
Am I the only one that thinks cursing your enemies with immortality is terribly stupid? You want more Clockwerk? That's how you get Clockwerk, except in reverse. With Clockwerk his hatred granted him immortality. With Neyla, her immortality will grant her hatred. And she will inevitably return. Clockwerk did. And Seft is running about. No way in hell he'll pass up a chance to use that.
7980231
No, the statement 'Be careful what you wish for; you just might get it' is considered a curse.
7980265
Lots of choices... If I had to pick...
Well, ceasing the aging process is the one I'd try for first because, if it's done via science, we could use it on everyone. There's a lot of things we could get done if smart people weren't dying of old age all the time.
Working out how to regenerate would be the next step- Deadpool level eventually.
Or you could go sideways and work the transhumanism angle, wouldn't say no to that either. (You can find the fic 'Sufficiently Advanced' on this site for a good example)
In a magic setting... Well, I wouldn't go for lich-hood, but Arch-lich would be acceptable- they're still alive and make regular lichs look like pussies. No soul-eating either. Godhood is tougher to manage but usually also available.
Certain varieties of Vampire are fine, along with some other Undead types. Others not so much.
All kinds of options. I can't really pick without the research trees/quest lines in front of me, gotta see the requirements. All of them have benefits and drawbacks.
There's something here I don't think anyone's picked up on.
Question: What was Bentley doing with that typed message?
Answer: Trying to get a reaction.
Follow-up question: Getting a reaction out of what?
Answer: A ghost in the machine.
Conclusion...
NEYLA'S NOT ALONE IN THERE
7981139
Ah, another who noticed? Never though I do be happy to know that he still was in there.
7980840
Agreed.
7981321 !!! I sense a Tatsurou twist incoming. One that will return to really surprise us.
7981367
Wonder who could fish that up from the depths.
7981376 Don't know if the head will get fished up (hope it doesn't), but Tatsurou will usually use his own deviations from what's canon to set something up for later in his stories.
7981139 I think Neyla may soon wish that she was.
7981139 ...but since Clockwerk did nothing; Seft is still closer to achieving his and Clockwerk's goal either way. Clockwerk is in a position to be unable to end the Coopers while stuck with Neyla at the bottom of the ocean.
7981515
I dunno; hate's a pretty powerful motivator, and Clockwerk's got CENTURIES of it to draw on...
7981540 Sure but he's got NOBODY but Neyla! In this situation, he'll a never be A HEAD of the game!
7981585
Channeling the other sans now, are we?
But in all honesty, I kinda doubt Tats would put that whole thing in (Clockwerk's spirit or whatever's left of it responding to Bentley's message) unless he wasn't quite done with our favorite homicidal robot owl yet...
7981689
Actually, it was my way of using what other commentors were saying about Neyla being influenced by Clockwerk the longer she was inside his body in the original game, based on how her dialogue changed.
Not to say I won't make further use of it, but at the time of writing, that was it.
7981689 In short, just like the games, we are finished with Clockwerk. He just ended it in a different way... Though, ya gotta admit; the "Hate Chip" idea is a hoot!
7981719
...well, now I feel silly.
Clock-la got what she deserved. And just think of this: if she ever does die, she's going to Hell and a lake of fire where all she can look forward to is eternal torture.
I do like that Bentley got whatever remained of Clockwerk to help them by appealing to his desire to beat the Cooper clan.