Dredd and Armor came out of the Med area with some medicine, more clips for their lawgivers (taken from dead Judges in the past), energy snacks, and water. Kay was still silent during all of this. Whatever Ma-Ma did to him to make sure he'd stay loyal, it was effective.

"Nice work, Rookie." Dredd Commented

"Thank you, sir." Armor replied, not sounding as angry as he did.

"But we have to keep going. Switch weapons to silence mode. We now have to go covert: conserve ammunition, don't shoot unless you're aiming for their head."

"Yes sir." Armor switched his lawgiver to silence mode. "And what of our special guest?"

"Explain."

"If it all goes to it, do you think we should execute him right now?"

"...Only if he tries to kill you or me. Unless, you want to execute him now."

"...No sir." Dredd aimed his lawgiver and walked away. Shining grabbed their suspect and walked behind Dredd.

They entered another hallway with doors leading to other apartments on both sides. Dredd stopped at a corner.

"Hold up." He said. Shining Armor followed his orders. Dredd peeked out of the corner, then signaled them to follow. They walked down the hall for a few moments, then heard some men talking to each other. Dredd grabbed their suspect and pushed him into the wall, using the near apartment door's wall for cover. The men were getting closer. Armor's horn glowed again.

"Sir," Armor whispered "Is it alright if I do something?"

"If it's getting us out alive, then I have no problem with it."

"It's a bit risky, but we're goth going to need to get out cover." Dredd turned to Armor

"Are you crazy?"

"No sir."

"You can get yourself  killed if you want." Shining took a deep breath and holstered his lawgiver. He raised his hand in a surrendering way and walked out of cover. The men shouted at the sight of him.

"It's one of those fucking judges!!!" One of them yelled

"Let's cap this bitch!"

"I am offering you this," Shining Armor responded "lower your weapons and walk away with a warning, or you'll be executed."

"You and what army!?"

"Ain't no way I'm going to get killed by a mutant horse!"

"Let's have horse meat for dinner!"

"I warned you." Armor said, lowering his arms down. The men aimed their guns at Armor, but an aura around Armor's horn and their guns & hands prevented them to shoot! They were pulled right from the criminals, then turned around to their owners. They backed up a bit, cowering in fear. One of them tried to run away, only to fall down when Armor pulled his weapons trigger on his right leg, blasting it away! Armor then pulled the trigger on all the weapons, executing all the criminals with their own guns, including the deeply wounded one! Armor dropped their guns to the floor and cracked his neck. Dredd peeked out of the corner, seeing Armor standing perfectly fine with no damage to himself.

"Holy shit!" Kay finally spoke

"You used their weapons against them?" Dredd asked

"Yes, sir." Armor replied.

"Hm... that's a nice way of saving ammo."

"It is." His horned glowed again. A small card was taken out of the one of the deceased criminals pockets, and landed in Armor's robot hands.

"What does it say?"

"...There's an elevator that says it's out of service, but it works as longs as you don't press a button above 75."

"Looks like we're getting a ride."

The three stood in the elevator going up to level 75. As soon as it stopped, they walked up a fleet of stair, going to Level 76. They stopped as they heard loud clanging around them. Metal bars came down, trapping them inside!

"That's not good." Dredd simply said.

"I think I have a plan." Armor said. Dredd turned to the camera watching them

"Give me a moment." Dredd aimed his lawgiver at the camera and pulled the trigger, destroying it. He walked to the metal bar and touched it. "These bars are too thick to cut through."

"I beg to differ. Besides, if they know where we are, why aren't coming after us?"

"...That's what worries me." Dredd turned around from the door. "Take him back to the main lobby. Hold position behind the elevator shaft. It's a good place to defend." He began to walk away

"Where are you going?" Dredd stopped

"... If I don't come back, and you get cornered, you may not want to get taken alive."  They stared at each other for a bit. "Your call."

"...Sir." Dredd turned around and walked away. Armor grabbed Kay "Come on!"

Kay and Shining Armor were in the main lobby of the level they were on. Kay was on his knees and Armor was taking cover on a wall.

"He's right, you know."  Kay spoke "About not wanting to be taken alive. Stuck in a clan with a pretty thing like you? I can tell you this: it's nasty!" Shining armor ignored him.

Yeah, I know, Armor thought to himself I've seen a couple of guys stare at my ass before during our training. Just glad the tail blocks most of it.

Kay took a deep sigh and relaxed himself on the wall.

"I had a girl one time," Kay spoke again "About your age and... well... anyway, I'm just saying, save the last bullet for yourself."

"Yeah," Armor replied "And I'm saving the second to last bullet for your fucking head!"

"...Sure... so... you're a mutant or a real horse? If you're a mutant, you should be glad: Most of you fuckers have three stumpy arms or no arms. But... I guess you lucked out, right?"

"I assure you, I am neither."  

"Then what the fuck are you? Are you really a fucking unicorn from happy-go-lucky-retard-land? Either way, you and Dredd fit together... like father and son."

"He is not my father! I hate him so much!"

"Whatever... psychic. Really fucked up. I heard about those kind of people. Hard to believe it's real. Like... like what am I thinking about right now?"  Armor's horn glowed and what he was was simply him raping a naked woman.

"... a picture of violence and sexual force of you and a woman. Pointless attempt to shock me."

"...you're good. But I wasn't trying to shock you. If I was trying to shock you, then it'd be-" Before Kay could think of it, Armor punched him across the face, knocking a single tooth out of it's place!

"What are you think about now? Huh!?" Kay winced in pain as he spat out another tooth. "That's what I thought!" Armor's horn glowed again, as he heard people screaming and bullets crashing through the walls, utterly destroying everything almost nonstop. Dredd ran around the corner!

"GET DOWN!!!" Dredd ordered. Armor followed, knocking Kay down. Armor's horn glowed again, and this time, a large bubble shiled surrounded the three! The bullets bounced off of the surface of the shield, not leaving a dent on the shield! One of the bullets went through the wall, allowing sunlight to enter. Dredd saw the hole. "ARMOR!!!"

"I SEE IT!!!" Armor yelled. He pulled his lawgiver and made a small hole in his shield. "HIGH EX!!!" The gun clicked and Armor pulled the trigger, destroying the wall!

"MOVE!!!" The three ran out of the hole in the wall and jumped out, landing on what was an outdoor skate ramp. Dredd and Armor aimed around them, but stopped as they realized that they were surrounded by teenagers who were locked outside, most likely busy skateboarding before Peach Trees was sealed. Dredd and Armor's wrist communicator finally beeped with intercoms of people talking.

"The intercoms are back on." Dredd said, lifting his arm communicator up. "Control? Do you copy?" Armor ignored Dredd's conversation and looked to the city, then turned to Dredd. Dredd looked up to the hole.

"We gotta get back in." Armor said, realizing hope won't come for a long time.

Dredd and Armor, Dragging Kay, walked into peach trees, readying themselves for combat! They saw the bodies of killed men, women, and children all around them, with an occasional survivor begging for help. Dredd turned to Armor, seeing tears coming down his face.

"What's wrong?" Dredd asked.

"...These criminals," Armor answered "they just... slaughtered all these innocents! Not just men & women, but children as well!"

"Yeah. They do that."

"And yet, you don't show emotion at this! You act like a robot more than a human! Tell me, why the hell are you like this!? Who did this to you? Why the fuck did you become a-" Dredd Pushed Armor into the wall and held him by his neck with his shoulder!

"Listen! I have seen this multiple times, nearly everyday! I was like you! I had no family, no friends, and no one to talk to! I enrolled as a judge because I was the best! I didn't ask for anything in life, I just did it! You can cry all you want or grow some fucking balls!"

"FUCK YOU, DREDD!!! Is that why you sent me to the Department of Justice to become a judge!? Because I was like you!? I'd fucking kill you!!!"

"Go on! Kill me! Become a criminal like these! I'm a necessary evil in this world, and so are you! Without me, more people will be dead!!!"

"Without you, they'd be alive!" Armor levitated his lawgiver and placed it on Dredd's head!

"You're pushing yourself, Armor! Stand down, or you will executed!"

"I'm done with your bullshit on justice! I am so pissed off!!!"

"Don't be pissed off at me! Be pissed off at these scums here!"

"There they are!" A criminal yelled!

"FOR FUCK'S SAKE!!!" Armor aimed his pistol and fired at the criminal that spotted them! Dredd lowered him and Armor ran into a group of criminals, firing at them!!! Armor had an empty clip at one of the criminals, but holstered his lawgiver and grabbed him by the collar of his shirt and belt area of his pants! He walked through the smoke and tossed the man to the broken walkway, making him fall down to his death!!! He looked up and saw Ma-Ma herself: she was cut up, had a shorter hairstyle, tattoos over her body, and wearing a purple tank top. Armor and Ma-Ma stared at each other for a few minutes, as Armor felt a burning rage in him as he stared at her, and Ma-Ma began to sweat at his presence.

"YOU'RE NEXT!!!" Armor yelled before turning around and disappearing into the smoke! Next Chapter: Getting things started. Estimated time remaining: 18 Minutes