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"Kate, can you hack him and everything else in this city—and all interconnected cities—so they obey us forever?" I asked.
"Sure, that sounds easy!" Kate smiled brightly. "I was already hacking the Data Core Matrix of the Technological Center Underground. Ah! I'm done."
"Huh?!" Ruffert gasped as every robot, drone, and soldier that had rushed to assist us collapsed to the ground. Moments later, they glowed with a soft blue light. They were ours now.
"Sorry about that, man. They're our friends now," I said. "And you're about to become one too. Kate, do it."
"Yes, Daddy." Kate gently touched Ruffert's forehead. "Let's become friends, okay?"
TRUUUM!
"Gaaaaahhhhh!"
The cyborg elf screamed in agony as blue circuits raced through his body and soul. Kate had grown so powerful she could hack souls themselves.
Ruffert thrashed for a few agonizing seconds before falling silent. Then, with mechanical precision, he reprogrammed himself completely.
"I am at your service, Master."
