The Grand Battle [Game Over!]

Originally posted on MSPA by Dragon Fogel.

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Unit VC-042 was complete now. Progress had been rapid. Eximo noted that the new unit was tilting from side to side slightly as it moved through the store; this flaw seemed unlikely to affect the cleansing, however.

As Eximo went back to work, VC-042 drifted towards the cash register on the way to its assigned sector. It tilted slightly to the right just as it passed the register, hitting the still-open drawer and knocking all the money out.

The store suddenly stopped falling entirely, and stood perfectly still in mid-air. The inertial effects were intense for a moment. Eximo picked itself up, and found that the half-completed VC-043 was in terrible shape. It would have to start over.

This train of thought was soon interrupted, however, when there was a loud CRASH in the middle of the store. Eximo had to interrupt the project in order to investigate.

A large barn had collided with the store and fallen through the ceiling. This was a significant setback for the cleansing.

After some thought, Eximo decided that the best course of action was to cleanse the barn. It gathered the 40 functional VC units (012 and 027 had been under the barn at the time) and led them inside. Of course, due to Eximo's limited understanding of doors, this produced 41 holes in the front of the barn.