Drilling through the thick walls of rocks, the Omega-Driller creates a straight path for itself and it's current owner. The A.I that drives it is her very first companion on the journey of finding more about the world. Chella, as of now, is verry excited to see the light at the end of her tunnel.

"Now that we're at it, do you thing I have a superhuman ability of my own?"

"I can't be certain. We need to know if the kind of people you called superhumans existed or not. From my observation, you do not show anything different from what a typical human, in terms of appearance and bodily functions. But you should take my opinion with a grant of salt."

"I guess I just want to feel like I was born to to great things, like a superhuman."

"Every being has it's own role to fulfill. Regardless of small or big, they would eventually contribute something for the better of the community. Organisms are destined to evolve and benefit one another."

"Never mind my comment earlier, you sounded like a human right there."

"Perhaps so, I was installed with a way of speech that a human usually has. But what I just told you weren't my own words."

"Still appreciate it regardless."

Chella feels happy after being comforted by her artificial companion. The drilling car keeps going until she notices a shining light from the monitor. She finds it unfamiliar yet it somehow enriches the excitement inside her. The light is foreign to her senses but an old friend to her mind. She tries to open her eyes more and takes a clearer look.

"We've made it..."

"From my ocular sensors, I believe this is the surface."

"So this is what the surface looks like...There're no trees nor buildings though."

"It seems like the great catastrophe had turned Earth into a planet devoid of flourishment. What you see here is a complete wasteland."

"So...there's no one?"

"If you don't count of possibility of there being other shelters like where you once lived."

Chella feels a bit sad seeing no sign of life in the surrounding environment but her companion has helped her with rationality. It's not like mankind could be completely wiped from existence with all the technology they developed. The wheels start rolling once more, it's definitely not the end of her journey.

After what feels like an hour, Chella sees on the monitor showing that something is approaching her direction real fast. Looking closely, a bunch of figures each rides a vehicle hovering right above the ground. They're clearing heading towards the Omega-Driller.

"Do you see it, Model Zero?"

"Yes, Chella. They're those referred to in your favorite comics as bandits or accurately, scavengers."

"Aren't those guys like... real bad?" Should we avoid them?"

"Considering that the vehicle isn't equipped with any weaponry, get away from them is a logical choice. But they might know the current situation of the world, I can control the vehicle remotely so if there show any hostility, I'll crush them."

"I think we know what kind of weapon we have right now..."

Meanwhile, the group of scavengers all wear spiky clothing approach the huge vehicle in front of their eyes. A tough-looking guy at the very front of the group takes out his gun and dismounts from his ride.

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"Whoever inside this monster truck, step out immediately or you'll get it!"

"Oh look! A real human, in the flesh! What did he just say?"

The space inside Omega-Driller is covered with soundproof barrier. Currently this function is being enabled so no one can hear anything from the other side. The Model Zero A.I disables said function in order to interact with the scavengers.

"I've disabled the soundproof function. We can talk to them now."

"Alright then?"

"Are you deaf? GET YOUR ASSES OUT HERE!!!"

"Coming!"

Chella steps out with her watch still equipped which somewhat surprises the scavengers. The leader notices a girl with a find body coming out. All the round places jiggle a bit as she walks. He must be thinking that this is a fortunate day to find something so juicy in this barren land of drought.

"Oh my god! You ARE real! I'm so surprised! You guys are real humans."

"Wha-"

"Wat she saying, boss?"

"Look at those dirty pieces of clothing on your body! They look so real!"

"..."

At this very point, the leader realizes that he has found a complete nutjob. No victims of his plunders have ever had such opinions on him and his gang. He question if he should have this kind of girl as his plaything.

"Ew, I don't like you. Why do I have to sleep with you?"

"...huh?"

"Boss?"

The leader doesn't understand why she said that while giving him a disgusted look. She looks like she sees a cockroach instead of a human. While he is startled, his men speak up.

"Lowly brat! How dare you speak like that to our leader?"

"I don't want to be stuck with any of you either."

"Chella, I don't recall any of them saying anything related to what you just said."

An unknown voice speaks up to the gang's surprise. The men become more guarded and draw out their weapons. The leader quickly regains his composure and begin speaking, showing his men the menace of a leader.

"Girlie, that's not something you should say considering the situation you're in right now. You and whoever you're with cannot stand against this many armed men so kindly hand yourself as well as that huge pile of metal over."

"That pile of metal you referred to as it my friend. Also, I want to correct you about something. My name isn't Juicy, it's Chella!"

"!!!???"

"Crush them."

"Preparing to attack."

Omega-Driller starts moving, startling the scavengers. They quickly mount their ride and begins feeling but the big vehicle keeps chasing them as if it feels insulted. Even though it doesn't have any weapons, it's pretty durable, especially the front drill so the men's laser guns deal no damage.

"HERE COMES THE ROAD-ROLLER! RUN FOR YOUR LIVES!"

"I don't want to die!"

The vehicles suddenly drills downwards as if trying to land a surprise attack. The fleeing men look around, not seeing their chaser anywhere. They let down their guard and feel relieved when suddenly, the ground below them collapses. They end up falling into a deep hole.

Meanwhile, the leader threatens Chella with his weapon. He sees that he has to use brute force once more, as he always does. Chella however doesn't show any fear for the man whom she just humiliated with her words. The leader is familiar with the kind of people who have the nerve to stand up against him despite their inability.

"Regardless of a nutjob you behaved like earlier, you are a feisty one with nice lumps of fresh. I can't wait to see what kind of word you will utter once you have a taste of my greatness."

"No man, I don't want to be covered in dirt like you. Because any women you own always say: Love me, Dirt-dy."

"Aw god, that's just cheesy. I've had enough of your sarcasm."

Chella surprisingly dodges a laser projectile from the leader's gun as if she knew what he was about to do. This surprises him as he never expected to be overwhelmed by no other than a young maiden. He keeps shooting but all of the projectiles miss. Chella gives him no opportunity as she shows him what a girl in ten years of isolation could do. She uses an upper kick on his chin. He only get a glimpse of a nice shape under her skirt before being knocked out completely.

"I won, I can't believe it. I have never met a human before let alone fighting them head on like this."

"It seems like your physical prowess is not to be underestimated. All the spare time spent on training has showed it's worth. Now then, we shall depart. I initially intended to collect some information but it ended like this."

"Guess that means we should get moving."

Chella enters Omega-Driller, leaving behind the lying body of a scavenger behind. The vehicles starts running and the journey continues. Her dark green eyes once again sparkle with excitement after learning that there could be anyone still alive and well on the surface grounds. At the same time, she notices something odd in the earlier confrontation.

"Hey, did you notice anything strange earlier? I somehow...knew what my opponent was about to do."

"Indeed I did, I also wanted to inform you something about it, as your personal assistance."

Her A.I friend seems know something, Chella anticipates another discoveries of the day. The air somehow tenses up, just what the A.I itself have deduced. She can't utter a single word as she expect an answer from it.