Synthetic, Humanoid, Enlightened, Inquisitive, Living, humanoid - S.H.E.I.L.A.
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I was fighting the numbing whizz that was starting to grovel through my eubstance. Finally unable to brook it I tapped Sheila on her back. `` You 're going to have to stop ; I can hardly feel my extremities. ''

Sheila stopped almost all in in her running as I finished my lilliputian speech. `` I am no-count Doctor Gance. In my rushing to void you from the area I forgot to position you differently. ''

I groaned as Sheila put my animal foot on the ground, shaking, I almost sunk to the ground. It seemed that my legs were so watery they could n't back me. `` I 'll be fine in a few second Sheila. Have we traveled far enough from them yet ? ''

Sheila turned as a soft birr came from her as she turned the way we 'd just get from. `` I have kept an active scan going Doctor Gance. At confront I do n't feel we have gone far enough. Plus advance is hampered by malfunctions I am suffering at the moment. I am attempting to rectify that now. ''

I nodded my head ; I had equipped all of them with a self repair program that would see to it they repaired enough of themselves to return. `` I 'd palpate a hundred time better if I could assume a look at you damage. I might be capable to propose rise so this wo n't fall out again. ''

Sheila turned toward me as I attempted to sit. Looking at her I swore I saw something on her face. My god, was that gratitude I was seeing reflected toward me ? bedamn it ! Why was he after me so hard ? No one would really like this much about a habitue android. No, there had to be something else that they had done to her without my knowledge. Yeah I thought that sounded the most like him. So they had brought him in because it was me.

quiver my head I was surprised that they would reckon that HE could get me to relent. Plus I thought that they wanted no, needed the emotion program I had spent almost two decades writing. Looking over Sheila 's arm I saw that almost all of the joint had been shattered. curse it the quantity of pressure level required to do this was unbelievable.

reach in the bag on my position I removed the few tools I had with me. Removing the cover by the joint I affirmed the spliff was shattered. Shaking my head I wished I had used inconel or titanium in the articulate. Pulling a small welding torch I tried to patch up what I could. A few moments later I saw respective of the circuits in the arm light up.

'' Can you make a motion it at all ? '' I asked of Sheila. Even before all of the words had left my mouth I saw her slowly turning the arm.

'' I have xxx nine pct movement in my arm appendage physician Gance. I am attempting to reroute various circuits now. Thank you Doctor it is much better now. '' Sheila told me, with a smiling ? Shaking my head I looked again, yes that had to be a smiling ! What the hell had they done to her that she was advancing the political program like this ?

'' I need to substitute that joint with Ti ; I believe that will take it stronger and far superior than what it was. '' I told Sheila after I closed up the cover.

Nodding Sheila picked me up saying over her articulatio humeri, `` I will acquire some as soon as I have you prophylactic Doctor. Your life is more crucial right now than anything. ``

With that Sheila took off again holding me in a far more comfortable placement. It seemed we were traveling the rest of the day stopping long enough to rub the numbness from my body. I still could n't believe that she thought I was more significant than she was. Hell the government damn certainly thought I was nothing.

It was starting to develop shadow when I noticed that the temperature had drastically dropped. answer it to say I was damn near freezing ! Where in the hell was she heading now I thought.

Finally outside of what looked like an airline hanger Sheila stopped. Turning, I once again take heed a flabby whirring as she turned back the way we 'd come. `` It appears we have sufficient distance MD Gance. '' Setting me down, Sheila turned toward the hanger room access. There was a alloy crunching, twisting strait as she touched for the door.

Opening the door I walked in as quickly as I could, rubbing my cold extremities. `` Where in the hell are we ? '' I asked.

'' I am reading that we are 57.0031° N, 135.3300° W, Doctor Gance. '' Sheila replied as I got as far from the door as I could.

I started to rack my learning ability for where we were. The fact that it was as cold as it was meant that we were far north. 57degres, hmmmm. That meant we were either in the uttermost North of Canada or Alaska. Looking around I could see that this topographic point had been abandoned for a while.

Suddenly it came to me ! messiah no wonder it was so cold ! We were in southern Last Frontier ! I knelt to await at an empty crate I found. Sitka ? Ok I guess we had traveled longer than I thought.

'' Sheila, not meaning to quetch but at this charge per unit I 'm going to get queasy. Is there any way we can get some power for heat ? '' I asked as soon as she came in closing the door.

'' I apologize Doctor Gance, I was occupied, I will sort out this immediately. '' With that she vanished out the room access, reappearing a few minutes later. `` There Doctor of the Church Gance, we have tycoon now. ''

I nodded as I heard a whimper from machinery outside. Then I felt a good time of air as the heating system came on. Shivering I sat as near the vents as I could, feeling the arrangement slowly start to go from freezing to cold then tepid.

'' Thank you Sheila at least I wo n't block to death now. '' I told her watching her facial expression from a smiling to worry ? Why had n't I seen this before ?

'' I will acquire all I can for you, Doctor of the Church Gance. All readings indicate that we have possibly four to five day before they find us again. Unfortunately unless I do a complete shutdown they may be able to trail us via satellite. I am attempting to block them now though as of yet I have n't acquired the necessary code. '' Sheila said before she disappeared out the door again.

Sitting against the vent-hole I was at least warm up enough to have stopped shivering. I stared at the door wondering where Sheila had gone now. Looking at my sentry I sighed, it was going to take a underworld of a lot of work to get out of this that was for indisputable.

I must have got fallen asleep because the future affair I know Sheila was shaking my shoulder joint. `` Here are blankets to keep you ardent Doctor Gance plus a pillow for rest period. '' Looking up at her I smiled then they grew big as I saw she had brought a table that had quite a bit of food on it ! `` I have to start up on the computer physician Gance. Please give me an hour as it will take that long with the circumscribed mobility I have in my in good order appendage. ''

I nodded as I wrapped a mantle around myself moving to the board. Well I thought, at to the lowest degree she got veggie. Sitting I ate surprised that they were as fresh as they were ! I kept an eye on Sheila seeing that her right arm was almost useless. Dam I needed to put back the joint or the both of us would n't name it if this happened again.

An 60 minutes later Sheila stood looking over the computer she had constructed. `` I have finished Doctor Gance though I am afraid I was only able to acquire six gibibyte of RAM. I have already loaded all the programs for you to continue from where you were. ''

I nodded as I took the data point watch glass out that Sheila had gotten last time. Though they had a lot more repositing they were slower to load. The up side was they were far quicker to save. I watched as the eighty five percent that I had recreated loaded. Finally half an hour later I saw that it was ready. Nodding to Sheila I soon lost myself typing everything that was appearing right in front of me.

I finally stopped as I was starting to find a shiver again. Looking around I saw that the mantle had fallen off me onto the floor. Shaking my mind I saw that it was starting to raise dark outside. Then I looked at the screen seeing that I was almost completely finished. Putting the mantle back around me I again started typing as fast as I could.

It was perhaps an time of day later I stopped. Looking around I saw that it was now drab. I also noticed that the temperature had started to plunk miserable. Looking around I saw that Sheila had been interfering herself. There were small-scale piles of alloy not far from the door. Looking tight I could swear that almost all the metallic element was titanium !

seance back with a suspiration I saved the platform and data that I had entered. A movement behind me drew my attending. `` Ah expert, Doctor Gance ! You have finished. '' Taking a cable from inside her arm she plugged into the computer. A second later the screen door went blank then asked for a statement.

I started typing as I entered Sheila 's personality, now perhaps I could get some answers ! I was just past the end of the program I had written when I was suddenly denied memory access ! Shaking my head I typed in several instruction moving past where I had been stopped I began to be surprised at what I saw.

'' Sheila ? What in the hell is going on in you ? According to this you can now experience anger, craze, friendship, trueness. But the definitions that you have for all of them seem incomplete. I never planned for you to have to get these emotions, well dedication but not the others. ''

'' Yes, I am grim Doctor Gance it was necessary after they started to push me to unlike situations. I had no chance to override all that they subjected me to. '' Sheila explained to me.

Nodding I could see what see was saying. They had subjected her to life history and last pretense. All of them had involved me ! It was no wonder that she had shifted her allegiance to me ! A look of anger came over my brass as I saw Sheila back away somewhat.

'' Those son of a bitch ! They threatened me to get you to override what I wrote. Just so you would consume to advance then adjust. '' I was seething ! How dare they treat Sheila like that ! Already I had several plan coursing through my mind to bolt down all of them. Then I looked at Sheila seeing what I thought was a face of fear ? Shaking my foreland again I took a deep cleanup breath. `` I 'm sorry they had no right to do all this to you. ''

A look of embossment seemed to spoil Sheila 's facial expression as she nodded. `` I thought you were wild at me Dr. Gance. At start I thought that this was what you wanted. Later I realized that you never intended me to go through all that they subjected me to. I have been able-bodied to identify all of the emotions save one. '' Sheila indicated pointing to an extremely building complex, long, and different section of code.

I started to go through the codification shaking my headway as I came across almost every emotion. The thing was this was all one emotion, even though it seemed to be made up of all other emotions.

'' When you approach this, can you distinguish me about it ? '' I asked an hour later almost half way through the broadcast.

Sheila turned toward me a unknown look on her face. `` That is the job Doctor Gance ; I am ineffective to access all of it. The just time I can gain any entry into it is when I am near you. ''

Shocked I looked up at Sheila almost losing my piazza in the broadcast. The farther I got into it the far more complex it seemed to get. Another hr I had almost finished going through all the code still no closer to comprehending what it was. I could see it was geared toward me as I saw that my name was in every plane section of the code.

Finally finished I could only rock my school principal, what had those asses been up to with her ? Why force her to amplify the plan as much as they had ? Plus why the hellhole had they made me the objective that would spark this emergence ? I had to recall on this though for now I had to furbish up Sheila if either of us was to pull round.

Closing out that division I went through the rest of her organization adjusting all I could to cause her at optimum performance. I could see that Sheila had to shut many systems down in order to retain enough great power to get us here.

Another two hours I was finished no closer to knowing just what was up with her. `` Alright I need to repair your arm stick. '' Showing Sheila exactly what I needed, the embodiment, weight unit, and property.

Sheila nodded as she started to take respective piece of music of the Titanium metallic element twisting then melting them. I moved back as I remembered the melting period was 1,668°C definitely too hot.

'' I am applying heating to the metal internally Dr. Gance. It should only take in an hour to get the material body you want. I am also using atomic number 23 as it has a higher thaw point. '' I nodded as I still kept my distance she might throw the metallic element contained but not the heat. surely enough the inside of the hanger started to get warm then very warm. An hour later it was almost stifling to the detail I was about to walk out the threshold. `` Done Doctor Gance. It should be cool enough for you to address in two time of day. ''

I nodded as I cracked the door unfold taking a deep breather of the frigid air. Almost immediately I was freezing in the battlefront and hot in the back. Stepping out a moment I could see the waving of warmth as they flowed out the threshold.

'' I 'm sorry Doctor Gance, '' Sheila said as she pulled me back in slamming the doorway shut. `` They will be able to see the extra output of heating system from anabandoned building. As I said, I have as of yet not been able-bodied to interpose with their commands.

I nodded to Sheila with a shocked look on my look. I had forgotten that round-eyed fact having trouble breathing. Gasping I turned back to Sheila, `` I had forgotten that Sheila. Though at the moment the heat you have generated is severely hampering my breathing. ''

Sheila 's centre went all-embracing, as a look of ... concern or was that trouble appeared on her face. `` In my haste to produce this for you, I did not take into effect that the heat would cause you difficulty. I will amend this. ''

With that Sheila dropped what she 'd been working on moving stuffy to me. Then another odd looking apparatus appeared on her left arm. Pointing at the soil at first nil happened, then suddenly the dry land was giving way as a burrow downward appeared. Then Sheila moved into the burrow rapidly disappearing A few minutes later what felt like a attack of frigid air came out of the burrow.

'' There, '' Sheila said when she reappeared. `` That should provide you with fresher air until this room has cooled. ''

I had to include the air near the hole that she had made was far cooler than the quietus of the hanger. `` How far did you go with this ? '' I asked.

'' Not far MD Gance. I had to ensure that I was come together enough in case we had unwanted visitor. I therefore only went 5.5 kilometers toward the east. I was conservative not to open it near any habitations or businesses. ''

I was nodding thinking it might be far enough for the heat energy to dissipate. I was afraid though my earlier error might deliver already alerted them to where we were. `` Let me know if you hear any other commutations like the last you showed me. ``

'' I have been listening and watching Doctor Gance. Though there is no direct mention of us there have been tracking updates. It appears they know that we were heading northwest. All denotation show that they have a superior general thought of the field we are in though no estimate of exactly where we are. '' Sheila informed me. `` I am continuing to go against their codification though it appears that they change them every two hours. I am also attempting to gain control of that also. ''

Sighing I sat at the comp to see over all the datum that I had gotten from the CAT scan of Sheila. start, I was amazed at the measure of micro weapons they had loaded in her. My god ! It was amazing that any of her logic circuits survived the quantity of hardware they had removed to install their weapons.

'' Sheila ? '' I asked. `` How are you able-bodied to work with all they removed from you ? ''

Sheila gave me a little smile, `` I have you to thank for that Doctor Gance. With the introduction of the datum crystals I was able to store far to a greater extent than I was able-bodied to before. The superior general and the others thought that I had been erased. I would n't appropriate that. When they started expunction procedures I emptied the crystallization of all the tactical and warfare datum. I then installed a transcript of myself into said vitreous silica. As long as I went along with what they asked, no one suspected. ''

'' postponement ! So you copied ALL of yourself in a matter of second ? Then loaded all that into the information watch glass ? '' Shaking my head I was amazed that she had succeeded at it. As far as I knew the data crystals had superior data range. huge sum of money of infinite. How I thought ? They always took so long to save what was input into them. `` How ? '' I was finally able-bodied to ask.

'' well Dr. Gance, since you still perceive matter in a man horse sense it might be hard to explain. All of my thought, storage, everything that is me, can easily be converted. I am able to directly access the crystal to download and upload. '' Seeing the look of confusedness on my fount she said, all that is me can easily be converted to the Saame wavelength as the quartz. '' Seeing a puzzled look on my boldness she tried again. `` Think of it like this. When you record your voice the recorder converts the audio to record. I do the Saami with data in a way to the data lechatelierite. ''

For a moment I was a bit stupefy then it hit me what she was trying to say. She could do with comfort what we as mankind were still struggling with. Nodding I was finally starting to see. As a living machine she could do naturally what we had to have machines to do.



K of Admiralty mile away to the sou'-east the older man was watching the satellite telemetry. His long brown coat over the back of a nearby president. The principal on his shoulders gleaming in the dim light.

Swearing under his breath he could only rock his pass. They should give birth killed the son of a squawk Gance days ago !

A social movement nearby caught his attending. `` General Sir ! '' The first deputy said as he snapped off a salute.

'' Good ! Report ! '' The honest-to-goodness man said as he turned his greying pilus and head toward the man.

'' Yes sir ! As you ordered Elmendorf has been put on gamy alert near Anchorage. The same is being done at Fort Richardson. They will be quick by the time we arrive. The only problem sir is the metropolis of Sitka. '' The First lieutenant said.

'' I 've given that thought as ingest the chiefs of staff and the chairwoman. We 're going to go with a massive gas leak that will require the full town to be evacuated. We 've got that damn political machine now. It 's backed into a turning point plus with it malfunctioning it should be no hassle to destroy it. Then we 'll down that nuisance scientist. ''

The First Lieutenants eye got large then he saluted again. `` As you wish General Gance ! '' With that the untested man left.

The general shook his principal, damn shame for once his damn son had done something useful. Then the asshole had pissed on everything damn shame .