Chapter 11 ~ The news tower
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I was in the Zen garden, I was sitting on the branch of a cherry blossom tree. Amanda had nothing to say to me other than 'that I was a lost cause' Then again when she expected me to push the boat, I did tell her to f**k off. God, I'm starting to sound like Hank.
I must say everything looks lovely at this time.
Even Connor
Ugh! Stop thinking about him!
Let's face it, He even said it
He's just a machine, He doesn't feel any emotions...
Time Skip
We were in the elevator, Connor doing his coin calibration. I could tell that it was pissing Hank off.
"You're starting to piss me off with that coin, Connor," Hank said taking the coin and pocketing it
Hank - Friend
"Sorry, Lieutenant," Connor replied
"79th floor," The elevator said as the doors opened
We stepped out to meet one of Hank's friends
"Hi Hank," They said
"s**t, what's going on? There was a party and nobody told me about it?" Hank joked
"Yeah, It's all over the news, so everybody's butting their nose in..." They said, "Even the FBI wants a piece of the action..."
"Ah Christ, now we got the Feds on our back... I knew this was gonna be a shitty day," Hank said, "So what do we got?"
"A group of four Androids," They spoke, "They knew the building, and they were very well organized,"
"The f**k is the FBI doing here?" I heard someone say
"You kidding me? This is homeland security, I'm glad they're on it," Another person responded
"I'm still trying to figure out how they got this far without being noticed," They said
"You check the roof?" Someone asked
"Not yet..." Another person responded, "There's so much to look at,"
"We have to make sure we check it out," The first person said
"Thay attacked two guards in the hallway..." Hanks friend continued, "They probably thought the Androids were coming to do maintenance, They got taken down before they could react..."
We continued to walk.
"A station employee," He spoke, "Shot to the back as he was trying to get away, One bullet straight through the heart, from fifty feet, Now that's the kind of shooting only an Android could do,"
"How many people were working here?" Hank asked
"Just two employees and three Androids," They responded, "The Deviants took the humans hostage and broadcast their message live, They made their getaway from the roof,"
"The roof?" Hank asked
"Yeah, They jumped with parachutes... We're still trying to figure out where they landed, but the weather's not helping..." He responded, "If you want to take a look at the video broadcast by the deviants, It's on that screen over there,"
We walked into the room to be met by a single figure.
"Oh Lieutenant, this is Special Agent Perkins from the FBI," He said, "Lieutenant Anderson is in charge of investigating for Detroit police,"
"What are those?" He asked
What's that thing on your face
Oh wait
It the biggest f*****g nose I've seen
"My name is Connor and this is (Y/N)," Connor introduced, "We are the Androids sent by CyberLife,"
"Androids investigating Androids, Huh?" He said, "You sure you want Androids hanging around? After everything that happened..." He paused, "Whatever, the FBI will take over the investigation, you'll soon be off the case,"
"Pleasure meeting you, Have a nice day," Hank said
"And you watch your step," He responded, "Don't f**k up my crime scene,"
"What a fuckin' prick!" Hank said
"I'll be nearby, If you need anything, just ask," The officer asked
"Uh, let's have a look around," Hank said. "Let me know if you find anything,"
"Ok, Lieutenant," We said in unison
I went over and examined the broadcast,
"We ask that you recognize our dignity, our hopes and our rights, Together we can live in peace and build a better future, for humans and Androids, This message is the hope of a people, you gave us life and now the time has come for you to give us freedom," The Android said
"Think that's rA9?" Hank asked
"Deviants say rA9 will set them free," Connor said, "This Android seems to have that objective,"
I scanned the Android, It was an RK series prototype, RK200 named Markus. A gift from Elijah Kamski to Carl Manfree
"D'you see something?" Hank asked
"I identified its model and serial number," I said
"Anything else I should know?" Hank asked
"No," I responded, "Nothing,"
I sent the information to Connor, he looked at me wide-eyed.
I could feel him connecting to my LED
Are you sure its an RK200?
Certain
Amanda told us that we were the only ones
Well it's clear that she lied
She would never do that
Connor! She's been lying to you for ages!
About what?
ME!
He disconnected the LED
I checking the rest of the evidence, sharing the info with Connor
Cap - analysing, Stolen, they went in disguise
I stood behind the desk, The speech must have been shot from here.
That's when I heard Connor
"They didn't break in?" He asked
"No, no sign of forced entry," The police member said
"There are cameras in the hallway," Connor said, "The staff would have seen what was happening, Why did they let them in?"
Hank shrugged, "Maybe they didn't check the cameras,"
"Connor?" I said
He looked at me, "Yes?"
"The chair," I said turning the chair
In big letters, it said 'ANDROID'
"We stored the station Androids in the Kitchen," The police member said, "There's no evidence that they were involved but we didn't know what else to do with them,"
"I'll interrogate," I said
"I'll check the roof," Connor replied
I headed to the kitchen while Connor headed upstairs.
There was 3 all in a line. I looked at them all. I looked at the one at the very start.
"State your model," I said
"Model JB300, Serial number 336 445 581," They said
They seemed to shake a bit.
"What is your function?" I asked
"I am a broadcast operator," They responded
That's when they gave me a side glance, they are the Deviant...
"Has anybody accessed your memory recently?" I asked
"Not to knowledge," They responded
"Were you present when the Deviants broke in?" I asked
"I do not remember," They said
Androids always remember
"Run a diagnostic," I commanded
"All systems fully operational," They responded
"Have you been in contact with any other Androids recently?" I asked
"Only station Androids in the normal course of my function," They responded
Now I'm getting pissed...
One of you saw the attack on the surveillance cameras and said nothing," I said, "Which means there is a Deviant in this room and I'm going to find out which it is,"
I smiled darkly
"You're going to be switched off," I threatened, "We're gonna search your memory and tear you apart piece by piece for analysis, You're going to be destroyed," I almost whispered the last part, "Do you hear me? Destroyed!"
I focused my attention on the whole group, "Why should you all be destroyed If only one is Deviant?" I asked, "Turn yourself in, or two innocent Androids will be shut down because of you,"
I love doing this
"If you give yourself up, maybe I can convince the humans not to destroy you," I knew that wasn't true
I returned to the centre and focused on the shaking Android, "The Deviants have just been caught... They gave you up, There's no point in lying, We know everything,"
I'm getting angry...
"You scumbag!" I grabbed the collar of his clothes, "I know it's you! You're just a f*****g Deviant," I said, "Go on, admit it!"
I let go knowing---
They grabbed onto me and flung me against the counter. They tore out one of my components and stabbed my hand to the counter.
-00:01:45 Time remaining before shutdown
"Connor," I called out as loud as I could, "Connor, Please, I need help,"
I kicked the chair, trying to attract attention. I turned to the knife, I tried to pull it out but I didn't have enough strength.
"(Y/N)?" I hear Connor
"Connor, Help," Was all I could get out
Connor walked in and saw me, He ran over and grabbed the component, he plugged it back in and removed the knife.
"The Deviant!" I said
We both ran out, I was Fixing my buttons on the way out, the Deviant was nearly away, My quick thinking led me to quickly grab the gun and shoot, no-one was harmed...
"Nice shot," Hank said
"I wanted it alive," I responded
"You saved human lives, You saved my life," He responded
^ Hank
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