This was the last track to be written for the album. As with Part 4, it was inserted after the fact as the expanded story was now about 5 times the length of the original storyline for the album. Again, I used voice clips to help illustrate the story. I am particularly pleased with the music for the fight sequence between Niall and Chadwick.
lyrics
Robot Niall had his limbs switched off and was dumped inside a cell
He waited hours in the cold and dark in a lonely, private hell
Niall: "Urgh... who kidnapped me this time? Another anti-wing group?"
Xerian: "We've had this conversation before. Who are you supposed to be this time, Niall's long-lost cousin?!"
Niall: "Gods, Xerian! What have they done to you?! Are you alright...?"
Xerian: "No! No I'm not! I've been kidnapped, threatened, studied and I'm running out of power! There's an impostor who looks like you but says they aren't and I don't know what to believe anymore!"
Chad: "So, you've escaped, android Niall. Give up! Your safeguards won't let you harm me. I'm protected personnel... Urgh!"
Niall: "I'm not harming you... I'm just giving you a big, friendly hug!"
Chad: "You can't hurt me, Niall... but I can hurt you! ...Argh!"
Niall: "YES! Apparently, I can! Despair thy charm, rogue!"
Chad: "...You'll be destroyed for this! You can't hurt protected personnel!"
Niall: "Actually, your protection's just been revoked! But if you want to run, I'll give you a head start..."
Valdemar: "...So your friends have alerted the authorities... Well, I won't be taken! With this hyperspace modulator from your ship, I can escape... And barter your advanced technology for my freedom!"
Xerian: "No! Stop! Turn it off... you'll kill us all! That's not part of the hyperdrive!"
Valdemar: "Do you expect me to believe that...?"
Jakob: "Hello there, Xerian, I'm glad you're back again... I hope your new legs haven't caused you any pain..."
Xerian: "No, but they'll take some getting used to."
"This was the best that we could do but still at least you're not left crippled.
We think your spaceship's good to go although the paintwork's kind of rippled.
Your kidnappers have been arrested and convicted for their crime
We made some films to help explain things once you're back in your own time."
credits
from Xerian,
released February 4, 2022
Niall played by Sofox, Valdemar by Ikodo Moonstrife. Explosion sound effects by Tom McCann and from Craig Smith's optical soundtrack collection (both on Freesound)
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