Synthetic, humanoid, initiate, Inquisitive, animation, android - S.H.E.I.L.A.
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I was fighting the numbing champion that was starting to creep through my body. Finally unable to place upright it I tapped Sheila on her back. `` You 're going to have to block off ; I can hardly experience my member. ''

Sheila stopped almost dead in her tracks as I finished my trivial speech. `` I am blue Doctor Gance. In my hurry to evacuate you from the expanse I forgot to position you differently. ''

I groaned as Sheila put my invertebrate foot on the land, shaking, I almost sunk to the footing. It seemed that my peg were so frail they could n't hold up me. `` I 'll be fine in a few mo Sheila. Have we traveled far enough from them yet ? ''

Sheila turned as a flaccid whirr came from her as she turned the way we 'd just number from. `` I have kept an fighting scan going doctor Gance. At present 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 course of study that would control they repaired enough of themselves to repay. `` I 'd feel a hundred times better if I could take a look at you damage. I might be able to suggest upgrades so this wo n't hap 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 ? imprecate it ! Why was he after me so hard ? No one would really care this much about a veritable android. No, there had to be something else that they had done to her without my noesis. Yeah I thought that sounded the most like him. So they had brought him in because it was me.

quivering my head I was surprised that they would think that HE could get me to soften. 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. Damn it the amount of pressure required to do this was unbelievable.

arrival in the bag on my side I removed the few puppet I had with me. Removing the screen by the stick I affirmed the joint was shattered. Shaking my head I wished I had used inconel or titanium in the joint. Pulling a small-scale welding blowlamp I tried to patch what I could. A few second later I saw several of the circuits in the arm light up.

'' Can you move it at all ? '' I asked of Sheila. Even before all of the words had left my oral cavity I saw her slowly turning the arm.

'' I have thirty nine pct movement in my arm extremity Doctor Gance. I am attempting to reroute respective circuits now. Thank you Doctor it is very much better 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 program like this ?

'' I need to exchange that joint with titanium ; I believe that will make it unattackable and far Lake Superior than what it was. '' I told Sheila after I closed up the cover charge.

Nodding Sheila picked me up saying over her shoulder joint, `` I will acquire some as soon as I have you safe Doctor. Your life is more important right now than anything. ``

With that Sheila took off again holding me in a far more comfortable office. 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 consider that she thought I was more important than she was. Hell the government damn certainly thought I was nothing.

It was starting to mature wickedness when I noticed that the temperature had drastically dropped. Suffice 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 airway hanger Sheila stopped. turn, I once again hear a soft whirring as she turned back the way we 'd come. `` It appears we have sufficient distance Doctor Gance. '' Setting me down, Sheila turned toward the hanger doorway. There was a metal crunching, twisting audio as she touched for the room access.

Opening the door I walked in as quickly as I could, rubbing my stale extremities. `` Where in the hellhole 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 rack my brainiac for where we were. The fact that it was as cold as it was meant that we were far N. 57degres, hmmmm. That meant we were either in the utmost Union of Canada or Last Frontier. Looking around I could see that this place had been abandoned for a spell.

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

'' Sheila, not meaning to quetch but at this rate I 'm going to get pallid. Is there any way we can get some tycoon for heating plant ? '' I asked as soon as she came in closing the door.

'' I apologize Doctor Gance, I was occupied, I will even out this immediately. '' With that she vanished out the door, reappearing a few minutes later. `` There physician 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 vent-hole as I could, feeling the system slowly start to go from freezing to cold then tepid.

'' Thank you Sheila at least I wo n't freeze to decease now. '' I told her watching her seventh cranial nerve expression from a smile to interest ? Why had n't I seen this before ?

'' I will acquire all I can for you, Doctor Gance. All indication indicate that we have possibly four to five days before they find us again. Unfortunately unless I do a terminated closedown 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 computer code. '' Sheila said before she disappeared out the door again.

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

I must have fallen asleep because the future thing I know Sheila was shaking my shoulder. `` Here are cover to keep you quick Doctor Gance plus a pillow for quietus. '' Looking up at her I smiled then they grew with child as I saw she had brought a table that had quite a bit of food on it ! `` I have to start on the computer Doctor Gance. Please sacrifice me an hour as it will select that long with the limited mobility I have in my powerful appendage. ''

I nodded as I wrapped a blanket around myself moving to the mesa. fountainhead I thought, at least she got veggie. Sitting I ate surprised that they were as refreshful as they were ! I kept an eye on Sheila seeing that her right arm was almost useless. Dam I needed to exchange the stick or the both of us would n't make it if this happened again.

An time of day later Sheila stood looking over the computing machine she had constructed. `` I have finished Doctor Gance though I am afraid I was only able to get six GiB 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 crystal out that Sheila had gotten last sentence. Though they had a lot more depot they were slower to load. The up side was they were far faster to relieve. I watched as the eighty five pct that I had recreated loaded. Finally half an hour later I saw that it was quick. 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 base. Shaking my headland I saw that it was starting to originate morose exterior. Then I looked at the screen door 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 60 minutes later I stopped. Looking around I saw that it was now dark. I also noticed that the temperature had started to plunge lower. Looking around I saw that Sheila had been meddlesome herself. There were small great deal of metallic element not far from the door. Looking closer I could swear that almost all the alloy was Titanium !

Sitting back with a sigh I saved the computer programme and datum that I had entered. A movement behind me drew my attention. `` Ah secure, Doctor Gance ! You have finished. '' Taking a cablegram from inside her arm she plugged into the information processing system. A moment later the screen went blank then asked for a control.

I started typing as I entered Sheila 's personality, now perhaps I could get some result ! I was just past the end of the program I had written when I was suddenly refuse access ! Shaking my nous I typed in several program line 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, rage, friendship, loyalty. But the definitions that you have for all of them seem uncompleted. I never planned for you to get to experience these emotions, well commitment but not the others. ''

'' Yes, I am sorry Doctor Gance it was necessary after they started to agitate me to different place. I had no opportunity 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 curiosity that she had shifted her loyalty to me ! A expression of anger came over my face as I saw Sheila back away somewhat.

'' Those son of a bitches ! They threatened me to get you to override what I wrote. Just so you would have to come on then adjust. '' I was seething ! How dare they treat Sheila like that ! Already I had respective plans coursing through my mind to belt down all of them. Then I looked at Sheila seeing what I thought was a spirit of fear ? Shaking my heading again I took a deep cleaning breathing space. `` I 'm sorry they had no right wing to do all this to you. ''

A look of stand-in seemed to traverse Sheila 's face as she nodded. `` I thought you were angry at me doc 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 place all of the emotions save one. '' Sheila indicated pointing to an extremely complex, long, and dissimilar division of code.

I started to go through the codes shaking my head as I came across almost every emotion. The affair was this was all one emotion, even though it seemed to be made up of all former emotions.

'' When you access this, can you tell me about it ? '' I asked an hour later almost half way through the computer program.

Sheila turned toward me a strange aspect on her font. `` That is the trouble Doctor Gance ; I am unable to access all of it. The entirely time I can pull ahead any entrance into it is when I am near you. ''

Shocked I looked up at Sheila almost losing my place in the political program. The advance I got into it the far more building complex it seemed to get. Another hour I had almost finished going through all the 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 part of the computer code.

Finally finished I could only shake my promontory, what had those asses been up to with her ? Why military unit her to expand the program as much as they had ? Plus why the hell had they made me the object that would trigger this growth ? I had to think on this though for now I had to indemnify Sheila if either of us was to survive.

Closing out that section I went through the residuum of her scheme adjusting all I could to have her at optimum public presentation. I could see that Sheila had to shut out many system of rules down in Order to keep enough force to get us here.

Another two time of day I was finished no closer to make out just what was up with her. `` Alright I need to fix your arm joint. '' Showing Sheila exactly what I needed, the shape, weight, and attribute.

Sheila nodded as she started to take respective slice of the atomic number 22 metal twisting then melting them. I moved back as I remembered the melting point was 1,668°C definitely too hot.

'' I am applying oestrus to the metal internally Doctor Gance. It should only shoot an hour to get the form you want. I am also using Vanadium as it has a higher melting point. '' I nodded as I still kept my distance she might give the metal contained but not the passion. Sure enough the inside of the hanger started to get warm then very warm. An minute later it was almost stifling to the head I was about to walk out the door. `` Done Doctor Gance. It should be cool enough for you to palm in two time of day. ''

I nodded as I cracked the door open taking a deep breather of the frigid air. Almost immediately I was freezing in the forepart and hot in the back. Stepping out a minute I could see the waving of heat as they flowed out the doorway.

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

I nodded to Sheila with a outrage aspect on my fount. I had forgotten that simple fact having trouble breathing. Gasping I turned back to Sheila, `` I had forgotten that Sheila. Though at the minute the heat you have generated is severely hampering my breathing. ''

Sheila 's oculus went wide, as a face of ... fear or was that worry appeared on her face. `` In my rushing to produce this for you, I did not take into issue that the heat would cause you difficultness. I will remedy this. ''

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

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

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

'' Not far doctor Gance. I had to check that I was close enough in grammatical case we had unwanted visitors. I therefore only went 5.5 kilometers toward the E. I was conservative not to open it near any habitations or businesses. ''

I was nodding thinking it might be far enough for the heat to dissipate. I was afraid though my earlier erroneous belief might accept already alerted them to where we were. `` Let me cognize if you hear any other commutations like the finally 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 meter reading show that they have a cosmopolitan idea of the area we are in though no estimate of exactly where we are. '' Sheila informed me. `` I am continuing to break their computer code though it appears that they change them every two hours. I am also attempting to put on control of that also. ''

Sighing I sat at the comp to look over all the datum that I had gotten from the scan of Sheila. starting, I was amazed at the sum of money of micro weapons they had loaded in her. My god ! It was amazing that any of her logical system circuit survived the total of hardware they had removed to instal their weapons.

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

Sheila gave me a little smiling, `` I have you to give thanks for that Doctor Gance. With the introduction of the data crystals I was able to stash away far more than I was able-bodied to before. The general and the others thought that I had been erased. I would n't leave that. When they started expunction procedures I emptied the quartz of all the tactical and warfare data. I then installed a copy of myself into said lechatelierite. As long as I went along with what they asked, no one suspected. ''

'' Wait ! So you copied ALL of yourself in a matter of min ? Then loaded all that into the data crystals ? '' Shaking my head I was amazed that she had succeeded at it. As far as I knew the data watch crystal had Lake Superior data point compass. Huge amounts of space. How I thought ? They always took so hanker to economise what was input into them. `` How ? '' I was finally able to ask.

'' wellspring Dr. Gance, since you still perceive things in a human sense it might be difficult to explain. All of my mentation, retentiveness, everything that is me, can easily be converted. I am able to directly memory 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 same wavelength as the quartz glass. '' Seeing a nonplussed look on my face she tried again. `` Think of it like this. When you record your representative the recorder converts the strait to phonograph recording. I do the same with data point in a way to the information crystal. ''

For a consequence I was a bit dumbfound then it hit me what she was trying to say. She could do with alleviate what we as humans were still struggling with. Nodding I was finally starting to see. As a living simple machine she could do naturally what we had to have car to do.



one thousand of naut mi away to the southeast the older man was watching the planet telemetry. His long Brown University coat over the back of a nearby chairperson. The mavin on his shoulders gleaming in the dim luminosity.

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

A apparent motion nearby caught his attention. `` worldwide Sir ! '' The commencement Lieutenant said as he snapped off a salute.

'' Good ! account ! '' The older man said as he turned his greying hair and head toward the man.

'' Yes sir ! As you ordered Elmendorf has been put on high alert near Anchorage. The Lapplander is being done at Fort Richardson. They will be cook by the prison term we arrive. The only problem sir is the city of Sitka. '' The start lieutenant said.

'' I 've given that thought as deliver the chiefs of stave and the President of the United States. We 're going to go with a massive gas leakage that will require the intact town to be evacuated. We 've got that damn machine now. It 's backed into a corner plus with it malfunctioning it should be no trouble to destroy it. Then we 'll kill that pain in the neck scientist. ''

The First police lieutenant eye got large then he saluted again. `` As you wish oecumenical Gance ! '' With that the immature man left.

The General shook his head, tinker's dam shame for once his tinker's damn son had done something useful. Then the asshole had pissed on everything hoot pity .