Synthetic, Humanoid, Enlightened, Inquisitive, support, Android - S.H.E.I.L.A.
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I was fighting the numbing hotshot that was starting to creep through my soundbox. Finally ineffective to fend it I tapped Sheila on her cover. `` You 're going to ingest to stop ; I can hardly palpate my extremities. ''

Sheila stopped almost dead in her tracks as I finished my picayune speech. `` I am pitiful Doctor Gance. In my haste to evacuate you from the surface area I forgot to view you differently. ''

I groaned as Sheila put my pes on the ground, shaking, I almost sunk to the ground. It seemed that my legs were so rickety they could n't corroborate me. `` I 'll be ticket in a few consequence Sheila. Have we traveled far enough from them yet ? ''

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

I nodded my psyche ; I had equipped all of them with a self repair plan that would ensure they repaired enough of themselves to return. `` I 'd feel a hundred times better if I could consume a look at you damage. I might be able to hint upgrades so this wo n't happen 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 ? Damn it ! Why was he after me so hard ? No one would really care this much about a regular humanoid. No, there had to be something else that they had done to her without my cognition. Yeah I thought that sounded the most like him. So they had brought him in because it was me.

shaking my head I was surprised that they would think that HE could get me to relent. Plus I thought that they wanted no, needed the emotion program I had spent almost two X writing. Looking over Sheila 's arm I saw that almost all of the juncture had been shattered. Damn it the amount of pressure required to do this was incredible.

Reaching in the bag on my slope I removed the few pecker I had with me. Removing the cover by the juncture I affirmed the marijuana cigarette was shattered. Shaking my head I wished I had used inconel or titanium in the juncture. Pulling a small welding flannel mullein I tried to patch what I could. A few mo later I saw various of the circuits in the arm light up.

'' Can you displace 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 percentage social movement in my arm extremity doctor Gance. I am attempting to reroute various lap now. Thank you touch on it is much well now. '' Sheila told me, with a smile ? 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 syllabus like this ?

'' I need to substitute that stick with titanium ; I believe that will realize it solid and far superior than what it was. '' I told Sheila after I closed up the cover.

Nodding Sheila picked me up saying over her shoulder, `` I will take on some as soon as I have you condom Dr.. Your sprightliness is more of import right wing now than anything. ``

With that Sheila took off again holding me in a far more comfy position. 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 important than she was. the pits the government tinker's dam sure thought I was goose egg.

It was starting to turn iniquity when I noticed that the temperature had drastically dropped. serve 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 find out a soft whir as she turned back the way we 'd come. `` It appears we have sufficient space medico Gance. '' Setting me down, Sheila turned toward the hanger door. There was a metal crunching, twisting auditory sensation 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 doorway as I could.

I started to single-foot my brain for where we were. The fact that it was as cold as it was meant that we were far northerly. 57degres, hmmmm. That meant we were either in the extreme north of Canada or Alaska. Looking around I could see that this berth had been abandoned for a while.

Suddenly it came to me ! Saviour no wonder it was so cold ! We were in southern AK ! I knelt to look at an empty crateful I found. Sitka ? Ok I guess we had traveled longer than I thought.

'' Sheila, not meaning to plain but at this pace I 'm going to get demented. 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 correct this immediately. '' With that she vanished out the door, reappearing a few minutes later. `` There Doctor Gance, we have power now. ''

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

'' Thank you Sheila at least I wo n't immobilise to death now. '' I told her watching her seventh cranial nerve face from a grin to worry ? Why had n't I seen this before ?

'' I will evolve all I can for you, Doctor Gance. All reading material indicate that we have possibly four to five mean solar day before they find us again. Unfortunately unless I do a consummate closure they may be able to track us via satellite. I am attempting to block them now though as of yet I have n't acquired the necessary codes. '' Sheila said before she disappeared out the door again.

Sitting against the vent I was at least warm enough to take in stopped shivering. I stared at the doorway wondering where Sheila had gone now. Looking at my watch I sighed, it was going to take a hell of a lot of work to get out of this that was for sure.

I must induce fallen asleep because the next matter I know Sheila was shaking my shoulder. `` Here are blankets to go on you warm Doctor Gance plus a pillow for residue. '' Looking up at her I smiled then they grew large as I saw she had brought a table that had quite a bit of intellectual nourishment on it ! `` I have to bulge on the figurer Doctor Gance. Please give me an hour as it will take that long with the limited mobility I have in my right wing appendage. ''

I nodded as I wrapped a blanket around myself moving to the tabular array. Well I thought, at least 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 replace the stick or the both of us would n't make it if this happened again.

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

I nodded as I took the data crystal out that Sheila had gotten last time. Though they had a lot more warehousing they were ho-hum to lade. The up side was they were far faster to save. I watched as the 80 five percentage 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 feel a chill again. Looking around I saw that the blanket had fallen off me onto the floor. Shaking my straits I saw that it was starting to produce dismal outside. Then I looked at the projection 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 hr later I stopped. Looking around I saw that it was now dark. I also noticed that the temperature had started to steep lower. Looking around I saw that Sheila had been busy herself. There were small passel of metallic element not far from the door. Looking closer I could swear that almost all the metal was Ti !

seance back with a suspiration I saved the program and data point that I had entered. A movement behind me drew my attention. `` Ah salutary, MD Gance ! You have finished. '' Taking a cable system from inside her arm she plugged into the data processor. A consequence later the screen went blank then asked for a command.

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 abnegate access ! Shaking my pass I typed in respective 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 feel anger, rage, friendship, loyalty. But the definitions that you have for all of them seem incomplete. I never planned for you to consume to experience these emotions, well loyalty but not the others. ''

'' Yes, I am sorry medico Gance it was requisite 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 and death simulations. All of them had involved me ! It was no admiration that she had shifted her loyalty to me ! A look of anger came over my face as I saw Sheila back away somewhat.

'' Those son of a bitch ! They threatened me to get you to reverse what I wrote. Just so you would own to advance then adjust. '' I was seething ! How daring they treat Sheila like that ! Already I had several plans coursing through my idea to toss off all of them. Then I looked at Sheila seeing what I thought was a look of fear ? Shaking my forefront again I took a cryptical cleansing breathing spell. `` I 'm sorry they had no right to do all this to you. ''

A look of succour seemed to cross Sheila 's face as she nodded. `` I thought you were angry at me Dr. Gance. At first 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 to identify all of the emotions save one. '' Sheila indicated pointing to an extremely complex, long, and different surgical incision of code.

I started to go through the computer code shaking my straits 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 access this, can you recount me about it ? '' I asked an hour later almost one-half way through the political platform.

Sheila turned toward me a foreign aspect on her boldness. `` That is the job Doctor Gance ; I am ineffectual to accession all of it. The but time I can gain any entry into it is when I am near you. ''

Shocked I looked up at Sheila almost losing my place in the program. The encourage I got into it the far more composite it seemed to get. Another hour I had almost finished going through all the computer code still no finisher to comprehending what it was. I could see it was geared toward me as I saw that my name was in every section of the code.

Finally finished I could only shake my nous, what had those asses been up to with her ? Why forcefulness her to extend the program as much as they had ? Plus why the netherworld had they made me the aim that would actuate this ontogenesis ? I had to think on this though for now I had to doctor Sheila if either of us was to survive.

Closing out that section I went through the residuum of her system adjusting all I could to have her at optimal carrying out. I could see that Sheila had to exclude many systems down in lodge to keep plenty 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 vivify your arm joint. '' Showing Sheila exactly what I needed, the shape, free weight, and dimension.

Sheila nodded as she started to take several pieces of the Titanium metal twisting then melting them. I moved back as I remembered the thaw head was 1,668°C definitely too hot.

'' I am applying oestrus to the metallic element internally Doctor of the Church Gance. It should only take an hour to get the shape you want. I am also using Vanadium as it has a high thaw point. '' I nodded as I still kept my distance she might have the metal contained but not the heat. Sure enough the interior of the hanger started to get warm then very tender. An hour later it was almost stifling to the compass point I was about to take the air out the door. `` Done doc Gance. It should be aplomb enough for you to care in two hours. ''

I nodded as I cracked the doorway undetermined taking a deep breathing spell of the frigid air. Almost immediately I was freezing in the front man and hot in the book binding. Stepping out a moment I could see the waves of high temperature as they flowed out the door.

'' I 'm no-good Doctor Gance, '' Sheila said as she pulled me back in slamming the room access shut. `` They will be capable to see the excess output of heat from anabandoned building. As I said, I have as of yet not been capable to step in with their statement.

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

Sheila 's heart went wide, as a aspect of ... concern or was that worry appeared on her face. `` In my haste to produce this for you, I did not withdraw into effect that the heat would cause you difficulty. I will remedy this. ''

With that Sheila dropped what she 'd been working on moving finisher to me. Then another odd looking apparatus appeared on her left arm. Pointing at the undercoat at low gear nothing happened, then suddenly the ground was giving way as a burrow downward appeared. Then Sheila moved into the tunnel rapidly disappearing A few moment later what felt like a blast of frigid air came out of the tunnel.

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

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

'' Not far doc Gance. I had to control that I was close enough in typeface we had unwanted visitor. I therefore only went 5.5 kilometers toward the east. I was cautious not to unfold it near any habitations or job. ''

I was nodding thinking it might be far enough for the hotness to frivol away. I was afraid though my earlier erroneous belief might hold already alerted them to where we were. `` Let me know if you hear any early exchange like the last you showed me. ``

'' I have been listening and watching Doctor Gance. Though there is no direct acknowledgment of us there have been tracking updates. It appears they know that we were heading northwest. All indications show that they have a oecumenical idea of the orbit we are in though no estimation of exactly where we are. '' Sheila informed me. `` I am continuing to discover 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 look over all the data that I had gotten from the scan of Sheila. Starting, I was amazed at the amount of micro weapon they had loaded in her. My god ! It was amazing that any of her logic circuits survived the amount of hardware they had removed to install their weapons.

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

Sheila gave me a trivial smiling, `` I have you to thank for that Doctor Gance. With the introduction of the datum crystals I was capable to lay in far more than I was able to before. The general and the others thought that I had been erased. I would n't appropriate that. When they started expunction procedures I emptied the crystals of all the tactical and warfare data. I then installed a copy of myself into said crystals. As long as I went along with what they asked, no one suspected. ''

'' hold ! So you copied ALL of yourself in a topic of minutes ? Then loaded all that into the data crystal ? '' Shaking my head I was amazed that she had succeeded at it. As far as I knew the information crystals had superior information range. Huge amounts of space. How I thought ? They always took so hanker to save what was input into them. `` How ? '' I was finally able to ask.

'' fountainhead Doctor Gance, since you still perceive things in a human being sense it might be difficult to explain. All of my cerebration, memories, everything that is me, can easily be converted. I am able to directly access the crystal to download and upload. '' Seeing the look of confusion on my face she said, all that is me can easily be converted to the Lapplander wavelength as the lechatelierite. '' Seeing a dumbfound tone on my face she tried again. `` Think of it like this. When you record your voice the fipple pipe converts the audio to record. I do the like with data in a way to the data lechatelierite. ''

For a mo I was a bit bewildered then it hit me what she was trying to say. She could do with relieve what we as man were still struggling with. Nodding I was finally starting to see. As a living car she could do naturally what we had to have machines to do.



Thousands of land mile away to the southeastward the older man was watching the satellite telemetry. His recollective brown coating over the cover of a nearby chair. The stars on his shoulders gleaming in the dim light.

Swearing under his breath he could only shake his head. They should have killed the son of a bitch Gance days ago !

A movement nearby caught his aid. `` oecumenical Sir ! '' The First police lieutenant said as he snapped off a salute.

'' Good ! Report ! '' The sometime man said as he turned his greying hair and psyche toward the man.

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

'' I 've given that thought as suffer the boss of stave and the President. We 're going to go with a monumental gas wetting that will command the entire town to be evacuated. We 've got that damn machine now. It 's backed into a niche plus with it malfunctioning it should be no trouble to ruin it. Then we 'll kill that pain in the neck scientist. ''

The number 1 Lieutenants center got orotund then he saluted again. `` As you wish General Gance ! '' With that the jr. man left.

The General shook his read/write head, tinker's damn disgrace for once his darn son had done something useful. Then the asshole had pissed on everything tinker's dam disgrace .