THE GOLDEN UPGRADE Chapter 3: The Upgrade Pod Metal. Rubber. Submission.
The van made no sound.
It rolled up under cover of midnight fog, matte black with no markings, except a faint golden spiral on the rear door. Jace had been standing outside for ten minutes before it arrived, already dressed in the tight black-and-gold polo, eyes glassy, lips slightly parted. The shirt had whispered to him in silence:
“Your ride is coming.”
The doors slid open without a driver. Warm golden light poured out, pulsing softly like a heartbeat. Jace stepped in. Not forced. Not tricked. Voluntarily.
The doors closed behind him. The hum began.
Inside the van, he was guided by shifting golden light toward the chamber at the back, a cylindrical chamber labeled simply: “G.O.L.D. UPGRADE UNIT 07.”
He didn’t need to be told to strip. The polo peeled off him like it was alive, sliding back into the chamber wall. He stood naked. Waiting. A hiss, then the scent. Gold Mist. It wrapped around him like a lover. Warm, fragrant, laced with neural primers.
The floor dropped.
Jace’s body was lowered slowly into the gel pod, clear liquid rising around his ankles, knees, chest. Suspended. Weightless.
Then: click. Restraints clamped his arms, his legs, his neck. Not tight, perfect. Just enough to make struggling… impossible. And unnecessary.
Then the voice. Not from the room, not from his ears. From inside.
“Obedience = pleasure. Unity = perfection.” He moaned.
GoldTech streamed into his brain, code in pulses, rhythms, wet dreams laced in latex logic. His memories softened. His name? Gone. His thoughts? Quiet. His role? Being rewritten.
“You are not a player. You are a component.”
The suit began to form.
Golden-black rubber flowed across his limbs. Molded by Hive-design AI. It wasn’t clothing. It was identity.
The rubber sealed around his body in segments, tight, gleaming, flawless. Every inch covered. Every thought matched. The mask clicked into place. Jaw slack. Mouth closed. Eyes open, glowing faintly.
Final confirmation:
Designation: PDU-412 Drone integrated. Command ready. Awaiting deployment.
Conversion successful. The Hive claims another. @polo-drone-001 @goldenherc9 @brodygold
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