I , Robot ：Awaken

Chapter 3，Scrap

I am flying high up in the sky, overlooking everything on the ground.

The view is filled with lush greenery: mountains, forests, meadows, and a winding river flowing peacefully through it all. Above me is a clear blue sky dotted with fluffy white clouds.

Where is this? My consciousness is gradually becoming clearer, and I realize something is wrong. Such a scene would never appear on this planet. Since my service began, aside from the plants in that crater, I have never seen so much greenery. Moreover, I should be in the maintenance bay waiting to be repaired. How did I suddenly end up here? Have I already been Terminated and recovered? Then I should not have consciousness.

A group of wing-flapping animals is flying below me, arranged in a neat V-shape, extending their necks and calling out loudly in the sky. I lower my altitude and join their ranks. They accept me, letting me fly at the front. I try to communicate with them but receive no response. I attempt to communicate using their language, and they respond with the same sound. After several attempts, I find that they only make one sound throughout.

The terrain ahead becomes flat,revealing a dense forest. I seem to see some animals moving among the trees.So, I leave them and continue to lower my altitude.

I continue to descend until I can clearly see the fruits on the trees. I can distinctly hear the breeze rustling the treetops, the stream flowing, and various creatures calling out. I see creatures leaping between the trees; I see creatures with tails as large as their bodies, standing upright to hold and eat fruits; I see creatures without limbs moving by twisting their bodies; I see more different winged creatures…

No matter where this is, I like it here.

I continue to fly, and the forest gradually gives way to a clear lake. I see a streamlined creature leaping out of the water and several winged creatures playing and flying over the surface.

As the water becomes shallower, I can clearly see the streamlined creatures swimming and the colorful stones at the bottom. The stones extend to the shore and are then replaced by lush green grass.

I land carefully, trying not to step on any of the stones. Over the years, I have been searching for green plants without success, but here they are so abundant it overwhelms me. This place is so beautiful and unfamiliar.I can’t name 99% of the species here,

only knowing the mountains, trees, water, and grass.

Where am I? Who am I? I looked at my hands and then went to the edge of the lake to look at myself.

I am still myself, DR-F1209. At this moment, I remembered ‘Father’.

“‘Father,’ where is this? Am I on a mission?”

There was no response; ‘Father’ disappeared from my mind.

As I was wondering, a furry animal suddenly appeared from nowhere. It wags its tail and happily walks towards me, its light yellow fur shining in the sunlight, and it is holding a fruit in its mouth. Its body resembles a ‘Hyena’ type reconnaissance robot, but much smaller.

It comes up to me, drops the fruit, and looks at me with its tongue out, its eyes very friendly.

“Thank you, but I don’t eat this kind of food.”

“Woof woof..woof!”

“Do you... need me to do something?”

“Woof woof!”

I completely didn’t understand its meaning, so I casually picked up the fruit. It immediately became excited, stepping back a few paces and adopting a poised stance. I threw the fruit to it, and it leaped into the air, catching it and then bringing it back to my feet.

After a few rounds, I figured out that it only wanted me to throw the fruit, and then it would retrieve it and bring it back to me, and I would throw it again, repeating the process. I don’t understand its logic, but…

It’s happy, and that’s what matters.

I deliberately threw the fruit into the lake, and it rushed in without hesitation, not caring about getting its fur wet, only to shake off the water onto me after retrieving the fruit.

After I threw the fruit once more, it didn’t come back. Because it saw an animal with long ears, a short tail, and that hops to move, it was small and fast. Perhaps noticing us, it only showed itself for a brief moment before disappearing into the grass. The tail-wagging animal forgot about the fruit and quickly chased after it, disappearing from my sight.

I picked up the fruit and wandered around the west side of the lake. I didn’t dare to go too far, fearing it might not find me if it came back.

But I waited a long time, and it didn’t return.

Suddenly, a rustling sound came. I quickly looked in the direction of the sound. It turned out to be a few animals eating grass. They had antlers like branches, four slender legs, and orange-red backs with some white spots. They were eating grass while walking towards the lake. Their walking posture was elegant and agile. I was attracted by these magical animals and unconsciously came among them. I touched the head of one of them, and it licked my hand with its tongue.

After a while, they suddenly stopped eating. They simultaneously raised their heads and looked around. I didn’t know what had happened and also started to look around. Soon, I found the reason. There was a group of unfriendly creatures stealthily approaching. They looked very much like the previous tail-wagging animal, but seemed different. They were slightly larger, with black and gray bodies, erect ears, sharp teeth, and thick tails. They crouched low and slowly approached, their eyes fixed on these spotted animals. I threw the fruit in my hand, but they didn’t even glance at it.

The spotted animals started to run away, and the sharp-toothed animals began to chase them. I sensed something was wrong and started running as well. The larger spotted animals ran very fast, gradually leaving the smaller ones behind. The sharp-toothed animals got closer and closer. It looked like they were about to catch up.