Gonta shook his head as he picked his lover up. He couldn't accept that he didn't fail the other, as he felt like he could have done more to protect him. If he had just acted sooner, or if he had gone with Kiibo, or even if he had stopped his lover from going after noticing his expression, maybe things could have played out differently. However, he didn't do any of that, so he felt like he had failed the other.
"But…Gonta…let you…get hurt…!" he sobbed. It seemed like he would have a difficult time forgiving himself. "Gonta…Gonta is sorry…for failing you…"
Kiibo shook his head, trying to not scream in pain when he was picked up
“Kiibo knows you meant well, and kiibo loves you.” kiibo reminded, kissing the other softly
Kiibo's decision to imitate Gonta's speech pattern seemed to calm him down a bit, although he was still worried. It was unlikely that he had completely forgiven himself, but his focus had shifted from feeling he had done things wrong to trying to get Kiibo help. He wasn't entirely sure what could be done, but if someone could help his lover, he would get him to them as quickly as possible.
"Kiibo…Gonta needs to know something…" he said softly. "Who can help you…? Gonta doesn't want you to be hurt…"
“My father, he built me.. And rantaro.. He knows my layout inside and out” kiibo said, tucking his head into gontas neck
Gonta nodded in response as he rushed out of the room with Kiibo. He left Shuichi and Kokichi to get the missing pieces that were still in tact enough to be reattached to his lover's body, and once they had everything, they went to find Rantaro. He could do everything that he needed to, and then they could leave the rest to Professor Iidabashi. As long as Kiibo recovered, things would be okay.
Rantaro came out if the bathroom a few minutes later “kiibo!?”
"To explain what happened, Maki tried to kill him, and well, we stopped her, but, um, Kiibo's not in the best condition…" Kokichi explained almost immediately. "Of course, Gonta's upset because his lover is injured and still close to dying, not to mention he feels bad, but Shu and I have the rest of Kiiboy's parts, and well, it's gonna be fine, right? You and Kii's inventor can fix him, right? Please tell me you can…"
Kokichi's tone had a hint of concern to it. Usually he was better at concealing his emotions, but he couldn't help but express some of them. He cared a lot about the others, and it hurt him to see Kiibo so injured and Gonta so upset. He wanted them to be okay.
“I can try my hardest but I can't promise anything “ rantaro mumbled
Kokichi sighed at the response. He couldn't let the thought of Kiibo dying get into Gonta's mind. However, he noticed that the other probably didn't hear Rantaro's comment, so if he had to, he could lie and say that Kiibo would survive. He didn't want to break the other even more, so he had to. If it became clear that Kiibo wouldn't make it, then he'd be honest, but he had to get Gonta to calm down.
"Whether you can promise anything or not, we need to find Kiiboy's inventor. Just act like it'll be fine, alright? Surely his inventor can fix what you can't," he whispered, making sure Gonta wouldn't overhear. Once he finished, he looked at Gonta. "Look, we're gonna find Kiibo's inventor, and then he and Rantaro will fix him up, okay, Gonta? No need to worry."
Rantaro was already on it, calling the number on the back of kiibos neck
Professor Iidabashi answered almost as soon as he heard his phone ringing. He figured that it had something to do with Kiibo since he didn't recognize the number calling him. Something had happened to his son, and he was sure of that, but he was worried. He was sure that he could take care of whatever happened, but he was a bit worried about what happened to his son.
"Hello?" he asked. "Could I ask you about what happened? What do you need?"
“Kiibo was taken apart hazardly, everything is in pieces and he's in severe pain “
Iidabashi nodded as he heard the statement. He was a bit worried about what had been said, especially since his son was in pieces, but he had some spare parts made in case anything happened to him. He was sure that he could be fixed.
"Alright. Bring him to me," he responded. "I should have spare parts if anything is beyond fixing, and I can help fix anything else. He'll be alright, I think."
Rantsro nodded “and I can help, kiibos told me everything about himself,” he said and he told the others what to do
Iidabashi was a bit relieved when Rantaro said that he knew what he was doing. It would be a lot quicker if someone else could help. As long as the damage wasn't incredibly severe, Kiibo would be able to be repaired.
"Alright. Just come to my lab. We can put him together here."
(Yeah)
Once the group made it to the lab, Iidabashi greeted them immediately. He led them over to where he worked and explained what they needed to do after assessing all of Kiibo's physical damage. He was a bit worried if they could fix him with how many wires were severed, but he had to try. As long as Rantaro would help him, maybe it would work out.
“Kiibo, you should shut down for this,” rantaro requested
Kiibo nodded in response to the statement and quickly powered himself down. It was better that way, anyway, as at least then he wouldn't have to be in a lot of pain constantly. While he was aware that there was a chance that he couldn't be saved, he was sure that his father and Rantaro could successfully repair him. He really hoped that they could, as he didn't want to see Gonta upset any longer. All he wanted was for his lover to be happy.
Rantato nodded to the doctor, bringing their careful work
It took multiple hours, but they eventually repaired Kiibo. Maki hadn't severed anything critical, so he could be completely repaired. Iidabashi also made sure to upload something to his system to stop the pain, so he would be completely back to normal when he was powered back on. He'd need some time before he could power on again, since everything drained him, but he would be okay.
Eventually, kiibo did power back on, wincing at the bright light “papa?” he asked softly
Iidabashi rushed over to Kiibo's side once he heard his voice. Since it was late at night by then, the only people there were himself and Gonta, who had stayed by his lover's side the entire time, waiting for him to wake up. Of course, he had fallen asleep while waiting, so he wasn't aware of the fact that he was awake now.
"Oh, hey, Kiibo," he smiled softly. "You're fully functional again, and if everything went according to plan, your pain should be minimized or completely gone. However, I do have to ask, how are you feeling right now?"
“ strange.. My minds fuzzy.. “
Iidabashi nodded in response. It was only normal after a forced shut down for as long as that one was. He wasn't too worried about it since he was sure that Kiibo would return to normal in a little while. So far, everything was going as he had figured it would.
"That's to be expected," he stated. "Don't worry about that. You're gonna be alright, if this is implying anything. Just get some rest, okay? It is like two in the morning. Also, your boyfriend's here. He's asleep, but he is here."
“Can I see him?” he asked softly
Iidabashi nodded in response once more as he helped Kiibo sit up. First he needed to make sure that the other had enough strength to support himself, since he wasn't sure if everything had worked out as intended. He thought that it had, but he still needed to be sure.
"Now that you're sitting up, just look next to you. He kinda fell asleep waiting for you to wake up. He's only been asleep for an hour or so, and your friend and I finished preparing you hours ago, so he's been in this room since we finished."
“Oh.. Gonta..” he whispered solemnly “ I wish he didn't see that..”
Iidabashi sighed softly. He kept Gonta out of the room while he and Rantaro were working on the repairs, but he couldn't do anything about the fact that the other had to witness a lot of what Maki had done. He honestly felt bad about that. He was aware that it heavily upset and possibly even traumatized the other, and he knew from what Kiibo would say about him that he was just an innocent person trying to be a good person to everyone.
"I wish he didn't have to see what happened, either. We kept him out while we were repairing you just in case something went wrong, so he's only been in here since we finished, but yeah, I wish he didn't have to see what happened to you," he responded. "He was clearly upset about it."
Kiibo nodded, trying to stand up and go cuddle with gonta
