Cyberlife Car: The Abduction

"Cyberlife Car: The Abduction" is the first story of the CC trilogy, and a continuation of the five mainline Cyberlife Bus stories. It was released on the 18th of August 2019. It takes place during February of the year 2045, roughly 5 years after the events of "Cyberlife Bus V: End of the Line". It's the first story centered around Cyberlife Car as the protagonist.
After Cyberlife United's dispersion and the deaths of Cyberlife Car's closest friends, he's spiraled deep into a depressive state, suffering from alcoholism and isolating himself from the world around him. However, he's forced back into action when his niece Detroit Taxi 17 goes missing.
The story was written by Fred Continent.
== Plot ==
=== The Prologue ===
August 1st, 2040.
Cyberlife Car is standing at Cyberlife Bus' grave with heavy downpour around him, as he's gazing at the gravestone with his dead friend's name etched onto it. The raindrops are flowing down his exterior, drenching him completely. He doesn't know how long he's been at the cemetery, as he's lost his sense of time. He feels entirely empty, devoid of purpose. As he's standing by the grave, he hears a familiar voice, as a young taxi drives up to him. It's Cyberlife Car's niece, Detroit Taxi 17. She's 9 vehicle years old.DT 17: Hey, uncle car. I thought I might find you here. How long have you been standing here?He's delighted to see her. For a quick moment, he feels happy. Despite this, the feeling quickly drains away. CC: I... I don't know.
DT 17: I was wondering if maybe you'd wanna come over to our place for a bit? Being out here in the rain can't be good, you might catch a vehicle flu or something!
CC: You know your dad and I aren't on great terms. He wouldn't want me there.
DT 17: He'll be at work for the next couple of hours, like he always is. Screw him, right?
CC: Still, I think it might be better I stay here...
DT 17: Come on, I even brought you a neat umbrella! 
CC: I'm not sure-
DT 17: Pretty please?
CC: Alright, I'll come. But only for a moment, alright?
DT 17: Yes, thank you!Cyberlife Car and Detroit Taxi 17 begin driving to her house together. Both of them are holding their own umbrella, which shields them from the downpour. Upon entering the house, DT 17 gives CC a towel to clean himself. They go to sit on the couch.DT 17: I've read a lot about CB and Cyberlife United. All the people you fought, the people you saved... you guys are my heroes!
CC: You're a real superfan, then. Aren't you?
DT 17: That's right! I've read every article about CU, watched every video I could find, but now I want to hear things the way they actually happened. Do you have any cool stories to tell me, something I might not have heard of online?!
CC: Well, it's gonna take a while for me to remember any stories that are suitable for 9-year-olds.
DT 17: I'm sure there's something. I want to become a crimefighter one day too!
Cyberlife Car suddenly feels an overwhelming sense of anxiety taking over him. 
CC: No. No, you don't. You don't want that. This life isn't fun, it-
DT 17: What's happening? Are you okay?
Cyberlife Car feels like he's about to have a panic attack. He desperately attempts to calm himself down. 
CC: We're not superheroes. This has consequences, sometimes you lose people, and it really-, oh god... it really messes with you, okay? It's a miracle I made it out alive. Just look at what happened to my friends, most of them didn't. 
Detroit Taxi 17 seems frightened by what he's saying. 
CC: I'm sorry if that's scary, but it's the truth... I don't want you going down this same path. It messes with you, like I said. 
DT 17: But I want to help people! I want to be a hero, like you are!
CC: I'm not a hero. I've made... wrong choices, lots of them.
DT 17: Of course you are a hero, you fight bad guys! 
CC: It's not that simple. 
Their conversation is interrupted when Cyberlife Taxi 4, DT 17's father and CC's brother, enters the house. Cyberlife Car regrets coming over the moment he sees his brother.
CT 4: What are you doing here?
CC: She invited me over to share stories about CU, I just thought I-
CT 4: Get out. 
Detroit Taxi 17 lets out an annoyed sigh. 
DT 17: DAD! Stop being such a bully towards him!
CT 4: Go to your room. 
DT 17: Ugh...She reluctantly leaves, while the two brothers stay to talk. 
CC: I'm sorry, I just-
CT 4: I thought I'd already made things clear enough between us. 
CC: You have. I shouldn't have come here. I just needed something to take my mind away from the people I lost.
CT 4: I know what loss feels like, you know I do... but I can't have you here. I don't want you endangering DT 17 by getting her mixed up with the reckless life you live. I want her to be safe. Is that too much to ask for? Do you really have to take her from me, too?
CC: I'm sorry. I'll go. 
He leaves the house, driving back outside into the downpour, which instantly drenches him. The relationship between the two brothers remains fractured. On his way home, Cyberlife Car drives past a bar. He figures that it'll help him get his mind away from things, and decides to enter.
=== Remnants of Joy ===
5 YEARS LATER
February 6th, 2045.
Cyberlife Car awakens, alone. He's lying on his couch at home, suffering from a hangover from the night before. He's out of breath and fatigued, feeling like he's just had a nightmare, yet he can't remember whether he did or not. He hasn't been able to remember any dreams he's seen in the past few years. As he slowly gets up, he notices dozens of empty bottles of beer and booze, lying everywhere around the room. He's ashamed, yet he doesn't have the willpower to do anything about it. He feels empty. 
Cyberlife Car realizes that he's left the television on, as its sounds are blaring. There's currently a documentary about Cyberlife United playing. Feeling dejected, Cyberlife Car gazes at the screen with a vacant stare.The documentary: After Cyberlife United dispersed, two of the three surviving members continued fighting against crime in their journey to make Detroit a safer place for everyone. These two heroes are Cyberlife Van and Cyberlife Bus 5, who are currently working as detectives, going by the name "The Motorized Investigators". As for the third surviving member, Cyberlife Car, his fate seems to be more ambiguous. It's almost as if he's disappeared entirely from the public eye, ever since those faithful events in 2040. He's reportedly been seen frequenting bars in downtown Detroit. Our attempts to contact him have been in vain, as he's refused to comment-
CC switches off the television. He enters his bedroom and pulls out a piece of paper, along with a pen. He's about to begin writing on the paper when he hears a knock at the front door. As CC departs the bedroom, the pen falls to the ground. He begins speaking to the person on the other side of the door. 
CC: If you're a salesman, I'm not buying anything. Leave me alone. 
DT 17: I'm not trying to sell anything, it's me, uncle car! Open the door, please? 
Cyberlife Car opens the door. He sees his niece, who's now 19 years old. 
CC: Sorry. 
DT 17: No, it's fine. 
CC: What are you doing here? 
DT 17: I just wanted to come check up on you, see how you're doing. We're-, I'm worried about you. 
CC: You don't need to be, I'm okay. 
DT 17: I'm not sure I believe that. 
CC: I'm sorry, but could you leave? I was in the middle of something. 
Detroit Taxi 17 peeks into his bedroom, where he sees the empty paper on the table. DT 17: In the middle of what?
CC: Nothing, it's not important. I just need to be alone. 
DT 17: If that's what you want, then okay... I'll go.As she's about to drive out, Cyberlife Car hugs Detroit Taxi 17.CC: I care about you, a lot. I want you to know that. I just need to do this.
DT 17: Are you sure you're okay?
CC: I will be. 
DT 17: Okay...Detroit Taxi 17 reluctantly exits the house, confused by her uncle's behavior. 
The next scene shows Cyberlife Car talking to Cyberlife Train. Cyberlife Train expresses guilt and says he feels like he's responsible for CB's death, but is comforted by CC saying it's not his fault. CT then says he doesn't even remember anything about his resurrection or how he was controlled, he just remembers waking up after the battle. They talk to each other about how much CB had done for them, about how long they had known him and how much they'd miss him. The scene ends with CC saying that CB would want them to move on and enjoy life
Cyberlife Train is in his house when he wakes up from a nightmare in the middle of the night in cold sweat. He's panting and terrified. The nightmare was the same as it's been for the past few months. All he sees is glimpses of him mindlessly and brutally attacking his friends. The nightmare always ends with Cyberlife Bus dying. He starts crying.
The next day, Cyberlife Car is in a bar at night. He's drinking with two of his friends, Cyberlife Recycle Truck 64 and Cyberlife Train.CRT 64: So, how have things been going with the both of you?CC: I've gotten to spend more time with my niece, that's been nice. But other than that... I don't know, I guess everything feels kinda pointless. CRT 64: I've been there. I know what that can be like, but it gets better. May I ask, why did you stop crimefighting?CC takes a moment to answer.CC: I guess it just felt like Detroit didn't need me anymore. With Cyberlife United, it was different. Felt like we had a purpose.CTrain: There still would be a purpose to that. I felt similar when I first got commissioned to Detroit. I wasn't happy to have to go to a city like Detroit. Well that was until I find out Cyberlife Bus was also commissioned here. You see we hadn't talked in a while, and Cyberlife Bus..After mentioning Cyberlife Bus, Cyberlife Train suddenly stops talking and turns silent. He apologizes and goes outside by himself. CC follows him.CC: Hey, are you okay?CT: I killed him...CC: Cyberlife Train...CT: I killed CB. It's my fault. How could I do that, he was my best friend...CC: Nothing that happened was your fault, you were being controlled. It was all the Mercedes Gang.CT: But-CC: Hey, it's okay man. It's okay.They get back inside, where Cyberlife Recycle Truck 64 informs them she's a therapist and can hold therapy sessions for Cyberlife Train, if he wants. Cyberlife Train agrees, and they start planning when to hold the first session. As CTrain and CRT 64 are talking to each other, Cyberlife Car goes back to their drinks. 
He's about to start drinking, but is abrupt by Cyberlife Car's brother, Cyberlife Taxi 4 calling him. Cyberlife Car answers the call.CT 4: Have you seen DT 17 recently?CC: No, I haven't. Is everything okay?CT 4: She hasn't come home and she isn't answering my calls, what if something happened to her? Cyberlife Car drives out of the bar in a hurry. Cyberlife Recycle Truck 64 and Cyberlife Train are still talking to each other and don't notice CC leaving. Once they return to their table and don't see CC anywhere, they're confused as to where he went. 
Meanwhile CC is driving over to his house. CT 4: Do you have any idea where she could be?CC: No, but I'll start looking. I'm gonna check my place first.CC also tries to call DT 17, to no response. He drives home to see if she's there, and notices a note on his table. The note reads "Rakler Street. Come alone or she dies"
He ends the phone call with his brother. Cyberlife Car is shocked, angry and fearful. He hopes it's a bad joke and that DT 17 isn't actually in danger, but has a strong feeling that the situation is serious. He remembers that the warehouse where the Merger's first victim was found was on Rakler street, and it's also where Cyberlife Mercedes was injured in an explosion that would have fatal consequences to Cyberlife United. He also realizes it's the same day of when the encounter happened 6 years ago. He considers the possibility of a copycat killer following the Merger's footsteps.
=== Meeting on Rakler Street ===
He arrives at Rakler Street and drives over to the warehouse the Merger used. It has been repaired from the damages of the explosion. Cyberlife Car looks around, the city is completely silent. He drives in, knowing it may be a trap, but he has to try, for his niece. He isn't thinking clearly due to the shock of the situation and the influence of the alcohol he drank at the bar. The warehouse is dark. Cyberlife Car drives slowly, trying not to make much noise, when suddenly all the lights turn on. A male voice is heard saying "Good. You came". Cyberlife Car sees Detroit Taxi 17 unconscious, and a man, seemingly in his early 20s, next to her. Furious, CC starts driving towards the man but slows down when the man pulls out a detonator and says "I recommend you stop. There are multiple explosives planted on her. I have the detonator in my hand. Attack me and she's dead. Do as I say and she'll live. I don't want to hurt anyone except you" CC: Why are you doing this?The man: I've been waiting for this moment for years. You took everything from me.CC: I don't even know you! The man: Of course, but you knew my father. My name is Clark C. The Merger was my father. A man you and your friends murdered in cold blood.CC: I didn't know Kent had a son...Clark: Would that have stopped you from murdering a man, who's only goal was to progress public transport? A man who only wanted to help other people?CC: Your father was a murderer. We didn't kill him, his own creation did.Clark: Now you're lying to me. Lying to the son of the man you murdered. You disgust me.CC: Your father killed himself with the life he lived. He was killing innocent vehicles for his sick project!Clark: He wouldn't have had to kill anyone if Cyberlife had listened to his plans! He kept going with his idea to the higher ups and they kept rejecting him, it wasn't his fault! He could've legally worked on his project, but Cyberlife forced his hand! CC: Your father was a cruel man, Clark. You don't have to do this. I understand you loved him, and I know what it's like to lose someone you care about.Clark: Oh, you understand now? CC: I do. It isn't too late. Don't ruin your life for revenge.Clark: I'm not ruining my life, I'm doing what's right.CC: We didn't intend for things to end that way, we only wanted him arrested. I'm sorry about your father's death, Clark. Clark: I'm sure you are... you're sorry now that your actions finally catch up with you.He then throws a device on the floor.Clark: Attach it to yourself. It records and streams the video and audio of everything you do. It streams it to me, and shows me your location. If you try to contact anyone, if you disobey anything I tell you to do, your niece will die.CC: How can I know the device won't just kill me?Clark: You don't deserve a quick death like that. That would be far too good for you. But you can still save your niece, as long as you do everything I tell you to do. CC knows it's possible that the device will kill him and after that there would be nothing stopping Clark from killing Detroit Taxi 17, but Cyberlife Car decides to risk it. He attaches the device to himself. Clark gives him an address and tells him to drive there. Before CC leaves, Clark gives him a reminder.Clark: Do as I say, and she lives.Cyberlife Car reluctantly drives out of the warehouse. He starts driving towards the address and has to resist the urge to call the police. On his way to his destination he tries to think of a way to outsmart Clark C or somehow try to make contact with other vehicles without him finding out or noticing anything suspicious but can't come up with anything and since it's night time there are barely any other vehicles driving around.
Cyberlife Car arrives at the address. An abandoned building. He hears Clark's voice through the device telling him to enter, so he does. The building is mostly empty, except for a set of chains attached to one of the walls. Cyberlife Car drives slowly, confused as to what he's supposed to do, when he hears Clark's voice again. This time telling him to attach the chains around his front right tire. CC, still confused, obeys. With the chains around his front right tire, CC hears a new order from Clark. 
Clark: Now brake backwards until you rip your tire off.
CC: You're fucking insane...
Clark: It's gonna hurt, but you'll live.
Cyberlife Car yells out multiple swears, but gathers the courage to start braking back. He feels immense pain and lets out grunts of pain but keeps going. He is braking with extreme force, yet the chains don't seem to be breaking apart from the wall in any way. They must be deeply and strongly attached, almost like they're a part of the wall itself. CC continues braking and the pain is only getting worse. At last the tire rips out and is thrown to the floor, but CC passes out from the pain as the screen goes dark.
=== Therapy (1/2) ===
As Cyberlife Car is dealing with his situation, Cyberlife Recycle Truck 64 meets up with Cyberlife Train to hold a therapy session for him. They meet up and go to her apartment. She knows about what happened to Cyberlife Train, and wants to handle the situation as well as possible.CRT 64: Hi, how are you doing? Feeling alright? CTrain: Yeah, yeah I'm doing good. I just... nothing. CRT 64: So, have you been to therapy before? CTrain: uh, no. I haven't. CRT 64: Alright, so what I want to do here is make your life better. I want things to go well for you, and for me to able to make that happen, we need to talk about it, so I would appreciate if you were as open with me as possible. Now of course if these topics we'll discuss make you uncomfortable, you can tell me, but confronting fear is the way to resolve it, right? CTrain: Yeah... CRT 64: It might not always be easy, but we can do it together. So, let's start. I know about what happened to you, it was tragic and horrible. But it's important that you know- CTrain: That it wasn't my fault, right? Yeah, that's what everyone says. But it was. I killed others in cold blood. I killed my best friend, that was me, I did it. And don't tell me it was out of my control, I felt it. I could've fought against it, maybe if I tried hard enough, I could've fought back against the Mercedes Gang's controlling, but I didn't. I was too afraid to try. And people died because of that.Cyberlife Recycle Truck 64 knows that arguing about the subject with him is not the way to go, it will only make things worse. She has to get him to appreciate himself.CRT 64: I'm sorry, I understand it's difficult. Let's talk about what it was like before. Before all this happened. Tell me a little bit about you and Cyberlife Bus, if you don't mind. CTrain: We were good friends. Really good friends, y'know? There wasn't a thing we'd do without inviting the other over. Not a thing we'd do before telling the other about it. CRT 64 notices CTrain's voice changing to a more positive tone.CTrain: Yeah there were difficulties since I was on rails and he was on the ground, but that didn't stop us from being pals. When I first met Cyberlife Train Station and knew I liked her, the first thing I did was tell CB how I felt about her. Him being him, he of course encouraged me to ask her out. I would've done it anyway, I didn't need a confidence boost or nothing, but it was a habit, an unwritten rule. We didn't do nothing without telling the other.
=== The Gun Stash ===
Several hours later, Cyberlife Car wakes up inside the same building. Through the windows he notices the sun rising. It's the morning already. In a panicking state, he looks around himself. He questions if getting knocked out was a part of Clark's plan. He notices that his tire isn't in the building anymore, but all that's on his mind is his niece. To his surprise, he sees he has a front right tire. Not his old one, a new one, it was replaced when he was unconscious. The new tire looks nearly identical. He wonders if it was Clark who replaced it. The device streaming to Clark is still on him. He curses at it and says to it that Clark got what he wanted, then asks what next. He doesn't hear a response. Cyberlife Car drives out of the building and starts heading back towards the warehouse on Rakler street.
Cyberlife Car enters the warehouse, but doesn't find Clark or Detroit Taxi 17 anywhere. He feels helpless. Even if he would be able to contact someone now it wouldn't help as he doesn't even know where DT 17 is anymore. As he's about to leave, he hears Clark's voice from the device again. "You're up early. I have another address for you. There you'll find a gun stash in a bag. Steal the guns and bring them here" CC tries to talk Clark down and to get him to let DT 17 go, but he doesn't listen and CC has to start driving towards the address given to him.
Since it's morning, the city has woken up and there are many vehicles driving around, no one seems to notice anything wrong with CC. He still feels pain on his front right tire after what happened previously, but his new tire is nearly indistinguishable from his other 3 old ones. He notices that the address he's driving to is a slum and a dangerous part of town.
As he's approaching the address, Clark's voice talks to him. Clark: I suggest you slow down. Unlike your previous address, the building you're about to enter isn't abandoned. And the vehicles in the building won't be pleased to find you snooping around their base. They're a criminal gang. You might have heard about them. They call themselves the Detroit Raiders. CC notices the building. It's quite large. Clark: There's a secret exit that you can use to enter. Do so quietly and you should be fine.After that Clark tells him where in the building the stash is located, but leaves it up to CC to get there. CC starts slowly driving through one of the hallways in the building. He hears a group of vehicles talking to each other and driving. Driving closer towards him. 
CC gets in cover, and watches as the group drives past him. They're talking about plans to raid their next target. There are about 6 or 7 of them. One of the vehicles is a Cyberlife Helicopter. CC realizes that the helicopter would directly see him if he looked to his left, but to CC's luck, the helicopter just flies past him along with the other vehicles. 
The group that passed CC are not the only vehicles in the gang, CC heard sounds of other vehicles from elsewhere in the building and also noticed armed guards. Some of the guards are humans and some vehicles. He continues sneaking around the base. There are tons of stolen supplies everywhere, oil, food, blue blood for androids, and money.
CC successfully avoids the guards and the other vehicles in the gang and gets close to the room where the gun stash is, but notices there are two guards right in front of the room. CC could try to attack them, but they'd be able to alarm the others and it's been over six vehicle years since CC had a fight, he might not be as good as he used to be, so he decides to cause a diversion. 
He knocks over some of the supplies the gang has, attracting the guards' attention long enough for CC to be able to rush into the room. He immediately sees the gun stash and drives over to it. He looks inside the bag, there are multiple firearms and explosives. Shotguns, pistols, assault rifles, sniper rifles, even rocket launchers. He looks at the door of the room and hears that the guards got back to the door to guard the room. He's trapped.He whispers to Clark: The guards came back how am I supposed to get out of here? Clark: There's some C4 in the bag, use it to blow up the outside wall. After that you can just simply drive outside.CC: Are you nuts? The entire gang is going to be coming after me if I do that!Clark: Are you disobeying what I told you to do?CC hesitates, but does as he's told. He plants the C4, and rigs it to explode as he puts the gun stash in his passenger's seat. The C4 explodes, causing a huge amount of noise. There's a large hole on the wall thanks to the explosion. CC drives outside through the hole. The vehicles in the gang rush in and start shooting and yelling at him in anger. He drives away, trying to lose them.
The helicopter he saw earlier is one the vehicles chasing him. It's catching up to him quick. He looks back and there are at least a dozen vehicles chasing him and shooting at him. Thankfully the part of town isn't densely populated, but there are still some innocent citizens and vehicles out on the streets. CC doesn't want to endanger their lives, so he drives inside what looks to be an abandoned building. The vehicles follow him inside, except the helicopter who stays outside, flying around the building and shooting inside. The vehicles are getting close to CC. He locks himself inside a room and calls the cops to come to his location. He looks inside the gun stash he took and notices there's a molotov.
He throws it at the door, causing a fire. The raiders are still shooting at him through the wall but they can't get in because of the fire. CC is able to get into a spot where the bullets can't reach him. As the room is being riddled with bullets and the fire is spreading, he hears the distant sound of Cyberlife Police Cars. The gang stops shooting and CC hears them starting to drive away.
He has to get out before the cops get here. They'd take him into questioning and notice the device Clark C put on him. Detroit Taxi 17 would die. He can't get out the way he came in, it's in flames. He looks around and sees that the wall behind him got nearly entirely destroyed in the chaos of the situation. CC's able to gather speed and drive against the wall, breaking it. He quickly drives out of the area before the cops can get to him. He's instructed by Clark to go back to the warehouse on Rakler street, so he does. He hates being a pawn for Clark and tries to come up with a way to stop him, but right now he can't. All he can do is obey his orders. For Detroit Taxi 17. He leaves the gun stash at the warehouse as Clark tells him to do so.
=== Therapy (2/2) ===
The next day, Cyberlife Train meets up with Cyberlife Recycle Truck 64 for another session of therapy.CRT 64: You mentioned your nightmares earlier, mind telling me more about them?CTrain: They're always the same. Glimpses and flashes of me mindelssly killing. Screaming, blood, I'm the cause of all of that. Then I wake up in cold sweat. I can never get sleep after that. It takes hours for me to calm down from that.Cyberlife Recycle Truck 64 knows that if she's able to change the way Cyberlife Train thinks about himself, he'd feel better and maybe his sleeping problems will be solved.CRT 64: Well, sleeping problems are common, especially after something as horrible as what you went through. With practice, we can solve these problems. The cause for your nightmares and sleep deprivation are your negative thoughts. To cure it, we need to switch these thoughts with some positive ones. Try not to go to bed expecting to have nightmares, that only worsens it. Before going to bed, think about your good times in the past, with Cyberlife Bus or Cyberlife Train Station. Don't think about what happened after. Maybe something funny Cyberlife Bus said, maybe something cute Cyberlife Train Station called you. Focus on that when going to bed.CTrain: What if that doesn't help? What if I still have nightmares?CRT 64: Do what you did before going to sleep. Think of something cute your girlfriend called you, something funny Cyberlife Bus said, think of something positive. Repeat it to yourself out loud until you start calming down. After that, try to get sleep again.
=== The Bank Robbery ===
His new orders are to rob a bank. CC is enraged, and also wondering how is he supposed to rob a bank without getting caught or killed with the level of security there is. Clark tells him that he has a plan and that all CC needs to do is obey him. In the warehouse, there are supplies left by Clark for Cyberlife Car to use in the robbery. He puts them in his trunk. There's also bullet proof armor for CC to use.
CC arrives at the bank. It's heavily guarded. There are police cars outside and android guards and police inside, multiple cameras and alarm systems as well. The bank is filled with many civilians and vehicles in the vehicle section of the bank. He hears an explosion in the distance. Clark: Don't worry about that. I set off an explosion in an abandoned building to create a diversion to gain the cops' attention. CC waits as he sees multiple cop cars start drive towards the explosion. He's hesitant throughout the entire plan and plans to do everything he can to make sure no one gets hurt and to get the money back once Detroit Taxi 17 is safe. Listening to Clark's orders, CC opens his trunk. Multiple armed drones being controlled by Clark fly out, as CC takes out an assault rifle (which he doesn't plan to use, except if Clark's drones start shooting at innocents, in which case CC would shoot the drones down) and a specialized EMP grenade crafted by Clark himself. 
Cyberlife Car enters the bank and throws in the EMP grenade, momentarily stunning multiple android civilians and guards, also temporarily turning off the alarm system. He follows it up with a smoke grenade to block the humans' view. He turns on his thermal vision, allowing him to see through the smoke, and drives in. The armed drones controlled by Clark follow him inside, also equipped with thermal vision and lights. The humans inside are screaming in fear. 
CC tells everyone to calm down and that they won't be hurt. He and the drones force the guards to group up at the threat of being shot. They also order the civilians to go with them. They're grouped together in a corner with multiple drones aiming at them. Some other drones go shoot the cameras. The alarm system turns back on and every cop in the area is alerted about the robbery. Clark told him before the robbery that once the alarm turned on, he had 90 seconds before any cops arrive. Cyberlife Car drives to the reception and tells them to take him to the safe or everyone will be shot down. 
He hates having to do this, but has no choice. The employees are extremely distressed, some human, some androids. They hesitate but decide to go with taking CC to the safe, hoping that the police will be able to stop him before he gets away. As he's ordering them around, one vehicle, a RoTech Bus, slowly drives near Cyberlife Car. One of the drones, equipped with a speaker, turns at the bus and tells him with a robotic voice to get back or he'll be shot. The bus ignores the drone and talks to Cyberlife Car.The RoTech Bus: You don't have to do this. This won't end well for you.CC: Please, don't try to be a hero. Back off. But the bus persists, telling CC to not do this and that he can still get his life back together. CC reluctantly turns around and shoots warning shots at the floor near the bus. Screams are heard from the humans grouped together but the bus doesn't give up. 
The RoTech Bus realizes from CC's voice, license plate and tires, who the robber is. The RoTech Bus: Holy shit, you're Cyberlife Car, aren't you? What the fuck happened to you? You were a hero! Cyberlife Car understands that the bus is stalling time, waiting for the cops to arrive, and notices that a drone is getting ready to shoot the bus. CC quickly goes in, to drive into the vehicle, to stop the drone from shooting him. CC hits him, but isn't able to push him back much due to the bus's mass. CC points the rifle straight at him and tells him that it's his final warning. He seems to finally back down and CC quickly gets back to the reception to lead him to the safe. He drives to the safe and androids start inputting the code, but then the Cyberlife Police Cars arrive outside the bank with their sirens yelling. Dozens of cops get outside their cars with guns pointed at the bank.
Clark's voice tells Cyberlife Car that he knew this would happen and to not worry. He tells him to pretend to surrender until Clark's backup arrives. CC is worried about what Clark said, not expecting this to happen. A cop with a microphone speaks at the bank, telling him to get out and surrender or they'll shoot. He drives infront of the window and throws the guns to ground. Clark's drones stand down and fly to the ground. The people seem to be calming down and the guards start walking towards their weapons. 
As the situation seems to be calming down, all hell breaks loose again when a group of vehicles start firing at the cops. Detroit's Raiders. They must've been informed by Clark that CC was here. They want their stash back. There are at least 20 of their vehicles outside, and some human and android members too, all shooting at the cops. CC is relieved to see that every cop got in cover behind their vehicle without getting shot. The Cyberlife Helicopter CC saw earlier in the gang flies in, shooting at the cops from above. The cops have to get inside their cars and drive away to better cover, where they call for more backup.
Some vehicles in the gang keep shooting at the cops while the others switch their focus to Cyberlife Car. They start shooting at him through the window. He picks up his rifle and drives away from where the civilians in the bank are so they don't get hurt but some already got shot. He starts shooting at the Raiders as Clark's drones fly back up and also start shooting at them. Clark reminds on the device that CC needs to go get the money from the safe, so he starts driving towards the room where it's kept. 
The Raider vehicles start approaching the bank but can't enter because of Clark's drones shooting at them, however the drones won't last long so CC has to hurry. He drives to the safe and starts putting the money inside himself. All of the money isn't kept in the same safe, so he gets around 40 000 dollars. The situation is chaotic, there are bullets flying everywhere and Cyberlife Car doesn't know how to get out of the bank without being shot down. Even if he's able to hold out until the cop reinforcements arrive and force the Raiders to retreat, he would be captured by the cops. 
The RoTech Bus that tried to stop CC earlier starts attacking the drones shooting at the raiders, worrying Clark, who wasn't expecting it to happen. RoTech Bus's attack gives the guards the courage to join in and also start shooting at the drones. The drones turn towards them and start firing, but RoTech Bus drives infront of the bullets moments before they hit the crowd. They don't harm the bus much, as he quickly turns and destroys more of them. The guards help take down the drones and after that there are none left. Cyberlife Car's rifle is the only thing he can use against the Raiders. He'd have to fight his way out. 
As the drones are destroyed, the Cyberlife Helicopter in the gang flies in knocks into Cyberlife Car, damaging him. He grabs CC and drags him outside. More Raider vehicles drive in and they knock him out. The helicopter grabs him and starts flying away, as the others follow him. A few stay behind to shoot at the cops so they can't follow the escaping Raiders.
=== Taken Away ===
The Cyberlife Helicopter flies Cyberlife Car away to a secluded area as the other Raiders follow him. He throws him to the ground and approaches him. CC starts waking up, and is hit by the helicopter again to wake him quicker. The other vehicles surround them. The helicopter introduces himself as Cyberlife Helicopter 11, the leader of Detroit's Raiders. CH 11: Now, I don't give a shit about who you are. I don't care how many criminals you've taken down, you fucked with the wrong people now. You fucked with the Detroit Raiders.He gets closer to CC. 
CH 11: Tell me... where's our gun stash? 
Unbeknownst to them, CC still has the 40 000 dollars from the bank in his trunk. He fights back, driving at CH 11, but he's significantly slower than he used to be. CH 11 dodges the attack easily and slams into CC. CC keeps attacking, but isn't landing any hits, getting constantly beat down by CH 11. The other Raider vehicles are mocking him. CH 11: Those guns were the result of months of raiding... months of stealing, all for nothing! Tell me where you took it! If you tell us now, we can make it quick, old man. CC isn't responding, still fighting back despite CH 11's overwhelming blows. CH 11 keeps on striking CC, whom seems exhausted and totally beat down. He's backing down.
CH 11 notices the device Clark is using to track CC, grabs it from CC and throws it to the ground. He questions what it is, but before CC can answer, CH 11 destroys the device. He hits CC again. CC is in a completely distraught state. The device is destroyed. Clark will kill his niece. This knowledge sets CC into a complete rage. CH 11 goes to punch CC again, but he blocks the hit. There's a moment of silence, as CC is finally succesfully fighting back. He follows it with a devastating strike at CH 11, pushing him to the ground. CC rushes at the other Raider vehicles, driving around twice as fast and as aggressive as before. The raiders are caught off guard by CC's sudden anger. CC manages to take down multiple of them. He dodges their hits and strikes back twice as hard, but is eventually detained due to their overwhelming amount of vehicles. 
The rest have to hold him down to restrain him. As CC is being held down, CH 11 flies over back to him. CH 11: For the last time, old man... We need those guns. Or else, some powerful people are going to be mad. Where is the stash? They hear a male voice behind them. RB: If you liked it so much, you should've put a ring on it. Get a room, you two. They turn around to see RoTech Bus, and Cyberlife Recycle Truck 64. They both rush towards the Raiders and begin fighting. CC escapes from the Raiders' grasp and also continues fighting. RoTech Bus is seen using his mass to hit multiple vehicles at a time. Cyberlife Recycle Truck 64 is also effective due to her large size. CC takes out a few vehicles but then decides to focus on CH 11. CH 11 seems to be fearful of CC and this time CC is winning the fight. CH 11 tries to go for a few hits but none seem to affect CC, who keeps hitting into him and throwing him into objects. CRT 64 and RoTech Bus are able to fight off the rest of the raiders, the only one left is CH 11. CC: You got my niece killed. Do you even know what you've done?He drives into him again. More Raider vehicles enter the area and start shooting at CC, allowing CH 11 to fly away. CC, RB and CRT 64 take out the remaining vehicles. CRT 64: What happened, Cyberlife Car?CC: My niece, Detroit Taxi 17. She got kidnapped by the Merger's son. He's forcing me to follow his orders or DT 17 is dead. How did you find me?CRT 64: I saw the bank robbery on the news and recognized it was you. I made my way here and ran into RoTech Bus, who had left the bank after the Raiders took you. The cops couldn't follow the Raiders because they were getting shot at, but RoTech Bus was able to find a different route and started following them that way. We ran into each other and grouped up. Then we found you.They agree that they have to find Detroit Taxi 17 before Clark kills her. CRT 64 tries to call the cops to tell them situation but the line is too busy because of all the recent chaos with the detonated explosives and the bank robbery. Cyberlife Recycle Truck 64 realizes that for Clark to be able to detonate the explosives as a diversion and also control the drones, he has to be somewhat close to both of them. She suggests that they start searching in a 10 km radius of both the bank and the building where the diversion explosives were set off. RoTech Bus tells them that he knows a Cyberlife Fire Truck and calls him to also start searching for Detroit Taxi 17. The three of them separate and start looking for her, planning to call each other if any of them find her.
=== The Search For Detroit Taxi 17 ===
The three of them start searching around the radius in a hurry. A short montage shows them driving around and entering buildings looking for her. The montage ends with RoTech Bus entering a building and calling out to Detroit Taxi 17. It then shows Cyberlife Car and Cyberlife Recycle Truck 64 getting a message from RB telling that he found her. They start driving towards his location.
Cyberlife Car arrives infront of the building and enters. It's dark, so he turns his headlights on. DT 17 is apparently on the 4th floor. CC starts heading upstairs. Once there, he calls out to Detroit Taxi 17 and RoTech Bus but gets no response. He cautiously continues. He arrives in a room and sees DT 17, RB and CRT 64 all immobilized. Before he can react, he feels something hitting him. Clark C hits CC with an EMP device, but the electricity volume isn't turned all the way up, causing him to stay awake, but unable to move himself. Clark opens CC's trunk and grabs the money from there. He has the gun stash with him and stores it inside the trunk. He starts talking to CC. Clark: Well things didn't go exactly according to plan but they worked out in the end. For a second there I thought I'd have to use your niece as bait to catch you but you all just came to me. All of the evidence against me is in this building. Oh, and I removed the explosives from her. I have better use for them. The media knows you were the one behind the bank robbery. I made sure of that.Clark says, as he turns on the TV. It shows the news talking about the bank robbery and that they were able to confirm the robber was CC, the former CU hero, because of his tire which was found on the scene. CC realizes that Clark left his old tire inside the bank. He must've been somewhere inside the bank during the robbery, controlling the drones. The news also mention that they arrested every member of the Detroit Raiders gang, except their leader, who managed to escape.Clark: I don't like having to do this, but I don't want them to try to stop me from having my fun with you. Your niece dies. Your reputation is ruined. You will die a slow painful death. And when I'm done with you, I can move on to your detective friends. I'm sure both of them would love to watch their partner die in front of them. Clark grabs a molotov from the gun stash. He drives CC out of the room and throws the molotov inside, setting the room on fire. He throws 2 more molotovs around the room. He then locks the door and pushes a heavy metal cabinet in front of it, leaving the immobilized DT 17, RB, and CRT 64 inside the burning room. Because of the stun from the EMP, CC is unable to resist against Clark's controlling and has to helplessly watch as the other vehicles are left to burn. Clark gets inside CC, and starts driving downstairs and out of the building.
=== Burning Building ===
Detroit Taxi 17 wakes up soon after Clark leaves because a long time has passed since Clark hit her with the EMP. She starts panicking once she realizes what's going on. She recognizes the Recycle Truck as one of CC's friends but doesn't know who the bus is, but isn't bothered by that. All that's on her mind is how to get out of the burning room. She starts driving against the door but it's locked and there's something blocking it on the other side. She tries to wake the other vehicles up but they're not responding. She looks outside the window, they're too high and wouldn't survive the fall. As she's looking around the room for ways to escape, she notices the fire getting close to RoTech Bus. She rushes over to him and starts pulling him away from the fire, but he's heavy. The fire's getting closer and closer but eventually she succeeds and gets him away to a safer spot. 
The fire's already spread into other rooms in the building. Some walls are crumbling down. She starts driving into the wall behind her but can't gather enough speed to break it. The ceiling has parts of it fall off, giving her an idea. She jumps on top of RoTech Bus and starts jumping into the ceiling. The ceiling quickly crumbles down, giving her access to the 5th floor. The ceiling parts fall on top of the fire, delaying it slightly. She jumps up to the 5th floor. She tries to pull Cyberlife Recycle Truck and RoTech Bus up there but they're both too heavy, so she starts looking around the 5th floor for something to pull them up with. She finds a crane like device and throws the hook down to RoTech Bus. She turns the device on and it starts pulling him up. It doesn't have enough force to pull him up alone so DT 17 goes to pull him up at the same time as the hook is. She gets him up and does the same to Cyberlife Recycle Truck 64, just before the fire reaches her. DT 17 drives over to the staircase but it's on fire, she can't get down that way. She drives over back to them.
Cyberlife Fire Truck, who was also searching for DT 17, arrives at the building and sees the huge fire upstairs. He sets his water spraying device to long range and starts spraying at the 4th floor where the fire was at largest. The water spraying is very effective and the fire is quickly shut down, but the building is still crumbling down. One of the walls on the 5th floor crumbles down and Cyberlife Fire Truck notices that there are 3 vehicles on the 5th floor. He extends his ladder up to the 5th floor and tells the vehicles to come down with it one by one. The ladder has been upgraded to be strong enough to hold the weight of a vehicle.
Detroit Taxi 17 is relieved by the fact that the fire truck arrived. She pushes Cyberlife Recycle Truck 64 down the ladder, getting her safely on to ground level. She pushes RoTech Bus afterwards, and uses the ladder last. They all get down safely. RB and CRT 64 are still immobilized, so Cyberlife Fire Truck starts asking Detroit Taxi 17 questions. He asks her where Cyberlife Car is, but she tells him that she knows nothing. She spent mulitple hours locked in a dark room with explosives attached to her, then was immobilozed and afterwards woke up inside the burning room. She knows nothing about what's going on. CFT tells her that he, CC, RB, and CRT 64 were all looking for her and that RB sent them a message saying he found her so they all started travelling to his location. He also tells her that some guy named Clark C is who kidnapped her. She realizes that it has to be the Merger's son getting revenge. She tells him to get CRT 64 and RB into a hospital and to tell the police about the situation. CFT asks DT 17 what she'll do and she tells him she's gonna find her uncle.
=== The Return ===
Clark drives Cyberlife Car to the abandoned subway where Kent C died 6 years ago. It mostly crumbled down but parts of it are still together. He drives CC, who is awake, but still unable to resits Clark's controlling, inside the station and gets out of him. He takes the gun stash out of his trunk and throws it aside. He grabs a hunting knife and walks over to CC. Clark: 6 years ago, you arrived in this subway station. You and your friends. All of you murdered an honest man who just wanted to progress transport and create the perfect vehicle. This is for him. He slashes all of Cyberlife Car's tires one by one. CC grunts out in pain. Clark throws the knife away and walks over to a crowbar. He grabs the crowbar and starts beating CC with it. He's walking around CC and beating every part of him with the crowbar. His windows get smashed, his doors get slammed in, he's getting dents everywhere. Clark continues beating CC with the crowbar, and CC lets out sounds of pain. Clark, exhausted, stops when he hears someone drive in. He goes to grab an assault rifle from the gun stash.Clark: WHO'S THERE?DT 17: You don't have to do this.She knew that Clark would come here to kill CC.Clark: How are you still alive?DT 17 ignores his question, and says: The only thing CC did was stop a criminal. He doesn't deserve to die for that.Clark becomes furious, yelling that CC murdered his father. He starts shooting at Detroit Taxi 17, who gets in cover. Cyberlife Car yells at DT 17 to get out of here before she dies. She ignores her uncle and tells Clark that she called the cops and that he can still come out of here alive if he just surrenders. Clark is becoming worried and frustrated. He turns the assault rifle towards CC and starts shooting. He reloads and turns the gun back towards where DT 17 is. He grabs a shotgun and the gun stash along with it and starts walking towards where DT 17 is. "Your uncle will die unless he gets to a hospital within the next 4 minutes. The cops are coming, but they won't be able to get him help in time. Now it's time to decide Detroit Taxi 17. Will you chase me and let your uncle die, or let a criminal go free?" He walks out to the exit. DT 17 doesn't chase him and instead rushes over to her uncle. Clark runs outside and sees someone driving a normal car. He runs on to the road in front of the car and shoots at it. The car stops and the driver runs out in fear. Clark throws the gun stash inside the car, gets inside and starts driving away.
Detroit Taxi 17 rushes over to Cyberlife Car and asks if he's okay. He tells her that he's fine and tells her he's so happy to see her alive and well. He tells her that he's so proud of her. She grabs him and starts driving him to the nearest hospital. CC is taken to vehicle doctors quick and they start healing his most critical injuries as Detroit Taxi 17 stays in the waiting lobby. She looks at the TV and puts the channel on to the news. The news broadcaster is giving updated information about what happened, and that CC was forced to do what he did because his niece was kidnapped by Clark C, who the media have started calling "the Rakler street abductor". RoTech Bus, Cyberlife Truck 64 and Cyberlife Fire Truck also come to the hospital and stay with Detroit Taxi 17, who fills them in on what happened. They all stay there, waiting for CC to recover.
Meanwhile in a different part of Detroit, Cyberlife Train is getting ready to go to bed. He takes CRT 64's therapy advice to heart. He thinks of when his girlfriend said to him "You'll always be the only thing I need, my train." He quietly repeats it to himself multiple times before getting to bed. Until his mind is completely off the traumatic events, and only thinking about his happy relationship with his girlfriend, only then does he attempt to get sleep. Multiple hours later, he wakes up and realizes something. He didn't have nightmares. For the first time in years. He feels relief and happiness overwhelm his body, and with a brighter mindset, gets outside to meet CRT 64 and tell her it worked.
It's almost midnight, all of CC's injuries are healed. His dents have been repaired, he's been given new tires and windows. Everything's working as it should. Detroit Taxi 17 hugs him and the others ask him if he's alright. He asks what the situation with Clark is. Cyberlife Fire Truck gets a notification that Clark has been found by the cops and is currently driving away and being chased by police cars. He tells the others and they all agree that they should go help. They start driving towards where the chase is happening.
=== The Final Confrontation ===
Cyberlife Fire Truck has live feed of where the chase is happening. As they get close to it, they hear the loud sound of an explosion. They hear another one. They question what the sounds were. Cyberlife Fire Truck is informed that Clark took out a rocket launcher and started shooting at the cops with it. Some were killed and the others had to stay back. They called for serious backup. 
CC: Detroit Taxi 17, you need to leave. I'm not letting-
DT 17: No, fuck that. I want to help catch down this sick fuck. I'm almost as old as you were when you started crime fighting. I want to be like you. I'm capable of taking care of myself. You've taught me to fight, you've inspired me. I'm not gonna throw that away. I'm coming with you.CC: No, you won't-CRT 64: Let her come. She saved all of us in that fire, she can handle herself. CC reluctantly agrees.
CRT 64 suggests they separate and surround Clark. They all agree and drive their separate ways. CC drives closest to DT 17 to make sure nothing happens to her. RoTech Bus is the first one to reach Clark C's car. He's driving at him from his left side, but Clark manages to slow down before his car hits RoTech Bus. He grabs his rocket launcher and aims it at him, but Cyberlife Recycle Truck 64 is able to push RoTech Bus out of the way before before Clark can pull the trigger. Detroit Taxi 17 drives at him from behind. Clark notices her driving in and jumps out of the car before she hits it. He is able to get the gun stash with him when jumping out. DT 17 hits the empty car, sending it flying. Clark notices CC driving towards him and grabs his rocket launcher. He aims it at him. Cyberlife Car moves behind a huge tree just as Clark pulls the trigger, causing the missile to hit the tree instead. He grabs the gun stash and runs towards an alleyway where the larger vehicles won't be able to chase him. He grabs a molotov from the stash and throws it on the ground, setting it on fire so Cyberlife Car and Detroit Taxi 17 can't follow him through the path. However, Cyberlife Fire Truck quickly extinguishes the fire with his water spraying device. Clark keeps running but can't go fast enough as Cyberlife Car follows him into the alleyway. He drives into Clark, sending him into the air and breaking his legs. Clark lands and multiple more bones break. A shotgun from the gun stash lands in front of him. Clark crawls towards the shotgun in pain, but Cyberlife Car crushes it before he can reach it. The other vehicles drive next to CC. Clark looks at all of them in disgust.CC: It's over, Clark. Give up.Clark: I'll destroy you... and the detectives... every single one of you.CC: No. I'm sorry it got to this, Clark. I failed you. You shouldn't have been left alone after Kent's death. We can still make this right.Clark: You killed my dad... Clark grabs a pistol from his pocket, but CC is quicker. He aims his weapon at Clark, and kills him.CC: Goddamn it... are you okay, DT 17?DT 17: Yeah, I'm fine.Several days later:
Once they've processed everything that's happened, CC offers all of them drinks and food. Cyberlife Train meets up with the group as well. He is thrilled about Cyberlife Recycle Truck 64's sleeping advice working, and informs her about it. She's proud and happy for him, but reminds him that their therapy doesn't end there. This is a step in the right direction, but he should still come to meet her to ensure he gets proper recovery from his trauma. Cyberlife Train agrees. CC is glad to see that Cyberlife Train is adapting a happier mindset, and proud of CRT 64 for her effective therapy. Detroit Taxi 17 overhears RoTech Bus and Cyberlife Fire Truck discussing the new episode of an anime, and jokingly tells them anime is for weebs only. CFT responds "Yeah, that's what I thought too until Arby over here infected his weebness to me. I'm warning you, that stuff's infectious." They have a laugh and continue their conversation. They drive over to a bar for food.
=== The Ending ===
Cyberlife Car, Detroit Taxi 17, Cyberlife Fire Truck, Cyberlife Recycle Truck 64 and RoTech Bus are in a bar. They all have beers and pizza. CRT 64 says to CC "You said that you felt like Detroit didn't need you. I think you were wrong, and I think tonight's events prove that. There are some sick criminals out there. And it would help to have someone like you out there catching them. The police can't do it all alone. Maybe Cyberlife United needs to Reunite. And I know I'm not much help but I wouldn't mind being a part of that group" Detroit Taxi 17 tells them that she'd be happy to join it as well. RoTech Bus and Cyberlife Fire Truck both agree. CC says "That sounds good to me"
The last scene of the game shows Cyberlife Helicopter 11 laying low in the slums of Detroit. He hasn't gotten any fuel for over 48 hours. As he's flying around, one other vehicle opens the door of their house. An elderly Cyberlife Motorcycle living in a broken house. She tells CH 11 that he looks like he's in a horrible state and that she herself doesn't have much fuel, but that can offer a place to stay for the night. Cyberlife Helicopter 11 thanks her and enters the motorcycle's house.
== Character Designs ==
Cyberlife Car and Detroit Taxi 17 had the same design as in previous games. Cyberlife Recycle Truck 64 has the same design as the recycle trucks in Detroit: Become Human
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