Ever since Virus made him his right hand, Gears had been so happy. He was finally seen, finally someone understood him. Virus had told him that once Wagner use was done, they kill him. They were using him to get what they wanted, then he be killed. Gears counted the time down, eager to be rid of the man who torture him. Who ignored him, who only cared about 24, always 24. They had just fix up 1-2 and 3-3, ready to send them after 24. Wagner was in his office watching them, when Virus began to malfunction with Gears.

Gears grabbed him, seeing the struggle to fight the malfunction. “Do you want me to fix your malfunction?” he ask him

Virus struggled as he looks to Gears “You…..can…..fix?” he manage out.

“I can try with my nanomachines. Would you like me to try?” he ask the silver vampire.

Virus gave a nod to him and Gears would inject his nanomachines into him, searching for the source, keeping an eye on Wagner so he didn’t know what they were doing. As he search he found something odd and but for the moment he ask “Are you better?”

“for the …moment….I am just always hungry and then malfunction alot lately.” he told the other.

“Do you need to feed, would you like to feed on me?” Gears offered, he do anything for Virus, the one who saw him, who was there for him, needed him.

“No, do not want to risk damaging you. We need food, lot of food, we are starving.” Virus told him.

Gears made sure to keep Wagner from knowing what they do as he cut the innercome from his office, he used Wagner voice to call forth people to meet in his private Surgical bay. Virus fed and fed and fed, as he rip through people after draining their energy. Never feeling it was enough it felt, he get to a point he be ok. Gears just watched him, as if studying him. Virus notice this look and tilt his head “What?” he ask.

“I notice something..there is a parasite in you, may explain why you are hungry. Would you like me to get rid of it?” Gears ask him.

Virus listen as he spoke and then responds “Oh that….the lifeform…yes I mated with Wagner to see if I could….that is all…do not remove. Thank you for not letting the doctor know, not that he cares of our eating habits. Pretty sure he will forget us once he has 24 again. Everyone prefers him over us, even though we are better.”

Gears felt a little repulse by that, mating with Wagner, but it was interesting fact to know. He give a nod though “Very well.” He listen and nods, knowing what it was like to be in 24 shadow. “When he does, we will take this place from him. We will never let him put anyone else above you. You are so much, much better then 24.”

“Yeah” Virus agreed as he looked to gears “Yeah. Just wish we could belong for once.” he told him. “To be wanted like him.” he cross his arms “Why is it that we are never seen for our potential? You understand us…..he doesn’t see your potential like I can.”

Gears gave a nod as he understood this, no matter how good he was, how cooperative he was, Wagner never saw his true potential. Never really trusted him to be more. Wagner was too busy obsessing over 24. “Yes, to be needed. To belong. We have always wished to be wanted. To be useful.” he frown abit. “He never really saw our potential and he still doesn’t, otherwise he’d have been more hesitant to let me near the reactor.”

Virus nods to gears “Its fine, let him think less. They never care till it’s too late. I saw you were different. Sure 3-3 and 1-2 are better now. However you I could tell was different. Probably Wagner only successful thing he has done. You are like me.”

“Our creators are fools. They make but do not see.” Gears shook his head.

“Its why I killed mine” Virus stated.

” Yes it will come to bite him. He can think what he wants for now.” he grins.” What he thinks doesn’t matter, you see me and you see my potential.” Gears look to Virus “I wanted to drag you back from him after you lost consciousness and he took you from me.” he hissed, picturing the smug look on Wagners face.

He thought some on Gears words ” Of course, why I never worry of you. Why I wanted you as my second, my right hand. You already are better.” He tells Gears.

” Yes, better than the others.” Gears agreed, letting Virus words sink it.

“We say let him think he owns me, Easier to manipulate, let him think he holds the cards.” Virus explains to Gears.

“True. He lets you do pretty much whatever you want as long as he believes he’s running the show.” Gears gave a nod.

“He will forget us when 24 is back…..” Virus state frowning.

Gears looks at him “He’s an idiot, but he knows you hold the power. You can make him more obsessed with you, than he already is. You can make him need you so much he’ll forget 24 ever existed.” Gears mused “We know you wish to keep him.”

Virus gave Gears and odd look “How? We couldn’t keep Stahs. 24 is just….. ugh…..better some how….and we don’t get it. How do we compete?” he ask. “Everyone just abandons us for him.”

” Stahs is to far gone, 24 too far into his head.” He moved to Virus now, circling him til he came to stand behind him.” Wagner its not too late…..he has a jealous side.” He circle back around to stand in front of Virus now. “Make him jealous, make him fear he is losing you, and he’ll do whatever you want him to. He’s squirming in his office already.”

Virus looks down at the ground as Gears spoke, he just slouch a little. He let Gears words sink in. Looking back to him “But what if we lash out and it pushes him further away? What if we are not good enough to envok jealousy in him?” he ask.

“It won’t. Trust me. I saw how he looked at me after we were done. How quickly he tried to get you away from me.” Gears said.”The embers of jealousy are already there, we need to merely stroke the flame.”

Virus tilted his head “Yes but he doesn’t appreciate you. He is stupid…..we fear 24 is brought here…..he’ll forget us. Just like Stahs all over again. We are not losing this home…not losing what we built.”

Gears run his hand up Virus side as he leans into his ear “Just trust us…you will always have us. We can kill him if he tries, we will not lose our home.” nipping at the energy vampires neck.

Virus felt the surge of those feelings he come to love, the rush, the sensation. He felt the nips as he leans his head, maybe Gears was right, after all they plan to kill him. Even if Virus thought to keep him a pet….wanted Wagner approval bad, the approval his own creators never gave. He slide his hands over Gears body as the shifter pushed him against the table. Allowing Gears to continue, to show him how to make Wagner his.

Gears wasted not a moment to rip off the clothes on Virus, pulling his own off as they climb onto the table. Gears kissing Virus deeply, someone who understood him, someone who saw his potential. This was more then to make Wagner jealous, he wanted to Virus, to be with him, as they were the same. He allow Wagner to see the cameras, banking on it.

He was right, Wagner saw it, saw Gears touching Virus, the sounds he pulled from Virus and then he entered Virus. He wanted Wagner to see that he too could pleasure Virus, that Virus was his. Wagner watched, eye twitching, it didn’t stop him from starting to pleasure himself. However the smirk on Gears face when he glance to the camera, that sparked something. The way Virus cried for him, he didn’t like it. He didn’t like Gears touching him, how he was causing the yearning in the energy vampire. How much Virus cried and moan for him.

He hissed at the scream in jealousy “That little…..I’ll show him…..” he jump up and left his office he go to his private storage and grabbed dna and started injecting himself “They want a monster, I’ll give them a monster. I am going to rip that experiment apart. I will turn 7-2 into a computer…..a beeper” he hissed.

He then storms down the hall and to surgical, as he roared “GET OFF HIM! When I am done with you…I I will dismantel you.” he started.

Gears did as Wagner said, but Virus was in Wagner face so fast. The threat struck a deep cord in him. “You will not touch him.” he hissed back.

“Excuse me? I will do as I please, he is mine I can destroy him if I want.” Wagner hissed back

“If you touch Gears it will be the last thing you ever do. I will eat you.” Virus state “Do not act like you care.”

“I care….I CARE! How dare you think not. You are mine, MINE!” Wagner yelled.

“Oh really…is that so? Then you will not mind if I…..” he stormed off out of the room.

Wagner blink and then realized he was going after his prize. He ran after Virus but by the time he got to the tube room, Virus was already devouring his prize project.

“THERE, NOW YOU CAN NEVER REPLACE ME!” he shout

“YET YOU CAN REPLACE ME!” he shouted.

“You can not handle the hive. You never agree to it.” Virus yelled.

“I DO AGREE TO IT….HIVE ME…..DO IT!” Wagner dared him.

“FINE!” Virus state and grabbed Wagners head, he put a tendril finger into Wagners head and fix him into the hive. This seem to click things in Wagners head, he felt things he never felt before, emotions flooded him. He felt so different, like the world changed, he saw Virus and he saw Gears, he felt….something…something more then experimenting and science…he felt true feelings.