The rabbits left the wreckage of Gargantuan and headed back for the resistance base.



Rumbo had travlled to TIME Central, where he knew that Lori was in danger



Talec was nowhere to be seen



'..drifting...endlessly......through TIME.........'



Rumbo stood at TIME Central's main gates.



'.....not stopping....not heading back.......not heading forward........not even going nowhere............'



The gates opened. Rumbo stepped through. Once again he had gone forth....



'...distant memories lost....new founded memories forgotten.....'



He walked into the city. Nobody was there. TIME Central was empty. Nebula must have changed TIME Central too. There was an unwanted presence in the air.



'.....Past, Present, Future, Nebula.........'



An old 'friend' of Rumbo's was there.....



'...Sortec, Laman, Vortec, Karman.....'



...The purple rabbit. His scent was unexplicable.



'Gargant!' Rumbo said out loud, 'Show thee and prepare for your end...'

'...' Silence

'I know you're here, Gargant, using this as your devil's playground...'

'...Maybe so, Rumbo Renegade Rabbit...'

'Where are thee, Gargant!'

A small purple rabbit came out from behind a distant barrel, 'Here I be, oh great Rumbo. Kill me now!'

Rumbo only stood there. Gargant was prepared and he knew it.

'Okay Gargant, show me your weapon!'

'A weapon,' Gargant started, 'an item or powerful force that deals great or extreme damage upon the unfortunate foe...'

'...What are you...?'

'The weapon, once destroyed, makes the user unarmed and powerless. But, Rumbo, what if you are UNABLE to destroy the weapon...?'

'What are you...?'

Suddenly, jumping down from one of the closer buildings was a robotic rabbit, covered from head to toe in pure metal. One of the ears still had fur visible, bright yellow fur...

'LORI!' Rumbo shouted out.

'Can you really destroy the one you love, Rumbo?' Gargant said to him.

'No!' Rumbo said, 'Don't do this! Why do you still follow Nebula? Your powers will always be greater!'

'True,' Gargant said, 'Naebula isn't the only force to have creation...'

'I still know your dark secret, what you created! Why do you still follow YOUR OWN CREATION?'

The robotic Lori began to walk towards Rumbo...

'Yes, I may have created Nebula, to make him as scary and as powerful as possible. But my subject is merely a tiny reflection of its creator. I hold the true power!'

'So why is he the master over you?'

Lori began to run...

'I'm afraid I don't have time to tell you, Rumbo, for your life is about to end.'

Suddenly the robotic Lori did a flying kick at Rumbo, plummeting him backwards onto the soft ground of TIME Central.

'I am afraid that I must leave you two to get to know each other a bit more. I am afraid that in her state she will never love you back...'

'DAMN YOU GARGANT!'

'HAHAHAHAHAHA' Gargant wailed as he went off into a TIME warp, heading back to where Nebula still stood with a frightened Spaz.



-LET BATTLE COMMENCE-

Rumbo Vs Robotic Lori



'...Lori? Can you hear me?'

'...'

'I don't want to fight you...'

Lori went at Rumbo, kicking him as he still lay on the ground. She got him right in the chest.

'ARGH!'

Lori stepped back, preparing another kick. This time it got him in the ribs.

'ARRRGGGGGHH!'

Lori then, with her robotic strength, lifted Rumbo up and threw him over her head onto the ground. Rumbo landed head first, bruising the back of his head.

'LORI, STOP! ITS ME!'

'...'

Lori picked him up again and threw him further into TIME Central. The distance was unbelieveable.

Rumbo fell onto the floor with a THUD, making his blaster fall out from his holster. He saw it, realising that he might only have one option. He discarded it, he couldn't fight and kill her.

'....'

'LORI, PLEASE! ITS RUMBO! DON'T YOU REMEMBER ME?'

Lori picked Rumbo up and punched him right on the chin, then down in the ribs again.

'ARRGGGGGGGGGHHHHHH, LORI!'

'....'

Rumbo was becoming weaker.

'STOP!!!!!'

'....'

'LORI, DON'T YOU REMEMBER WHAT I SAID TO YOU ONCE? ABOUT HOW I FELT ABOUT YOU?'

'....'

'I said that I would.....would always love you...'

'....????'

'Lori?' Rumbo thought he had won her over.

'I NEVER LOVED YOU ONCE, RUMBO!'

With robotic Lori still in control, she threw him up high into the air, hoping he would land and most likely die. But Rumbo was prepared, preparing TIME travel so he would land safely on the ground again.

'You're not the Lori I remember...'

'The Lori you remember never loved you anyway...'

'Least she was kind enough to never say!'

'....'

Rumbo drew out his blaster, aiming it right at 'Lori'...

'You wouldn't shoot me!'

'You're right...I wouldn't shoot Lori' Rumbo said, looking as if he was going to turn round and walk away. But just as he did he turned back again, making a quick shot right at robotic Lori's chest. She screamed as it fell to the ground, clutching her chest.

Rumbo walked over to it and said, 'But there's one difference that I clearly noticed...'

He turned and walked away, leaving the robotic Lori to die. As it collapsed into a heap of death, Rumbo uttered, 'You're not Lori...'



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'From the ruins of the ancient world came a rabbit whos feelings for the world surpassed any other rabbit. He strolled into this new world, leaving his past and present behind him, with only the future to look forward to.'