I could barely hold up my eyes open as we walked past most of the hotels. Shaking my head I knew that Sheila had picked us a secure locating though I was hoping we got there soon.

"I am still attuned to all military and non-military relative frequency Doctor Gance. At the here and now it appears that they have lost track of us. I am still modulating my own frequencies in random to fall detection."Sheila said after we were in LE of a crowd.

"Good,"I said one-half alive tinker's dam I was weary."We need to get under binding as soon as we can. They may be relying on human stack of us to bring up another alert."

"Yes, understood physician Gance."Sheila said as we started to walk to a more desolate expanse."I have located a position that I can hold far More batten than about we have been in. With the tot humans within this metropolis we have more chance of remaining More hidden."

Nodding I followed behind her. My eyelid were starting to weigh a ton. I really needed to lay down soon or she was going to be carrying me.

Stopping a moment Sheila looked at me,"I'm sorry Doctor Gance your energy has dropped below that which I consider a peril pointedness. I will endeavor to get us to the secure area faster."With that she stooped down picking me up again putting me on her shoulder taking off.

I was just hoping that no one could see us. Not that I was insecure about her hauling me around. She had superior fastness after all thereby keeping the both of us better protected. No, I was more afraid that if she took off at high school speed again they might be able to observe her a lot easier.

"Watch your speed we just fell off their catching, no need giving our position away again too soon."I told her.

Sheila slowed more as I saw her nod."Thank you doc Gance I am afraid that when it comes to your safety I put all else out of the equation."

She moved for about ten more minutes then we were entering another Brobdingnagian edifice. Almost as large as the hanger that we'd been in, in Sitka. Looking around I could see it appeared to be an old factory. Seeing all the machinery here I smiled. It wasn't much but I hoped that all the heavy metals might devote us more back. Rapidly, Sheila made a gentle bed of blankets for me as I lay down. Sinking down into all of them I sighed as I felt my eyes close on their own.

"I shall return soon Doctor Gance, I know you still have work to do within me I will receive as much of a information processing system built as I can when you awaken."Sheila told me them she was moving off out the doors.

Trying to afford my eye to watch her go I really hoped that this position that she'd elect was as secures as she thought it was. Dreams, I had never really thought about them. I mean they were after all the succession of range, approximation, emotions, and sensations that usually occur involuntarily in the intellect during certain level of sleep. Yeah in good order, I thought then there were those intellection that we all didn't try to think about ; nightmares. Unpleasant dreaming that can do a secure emotional response from the creative thinker, typically fear but also despair, anxiety, and great sadness.

Shuddering as I felt myself lead off to fall at peace I remembered the go one I'd had. Did the machines think I was as unfeeling as the nightmare indicated. I'd have to ask Sheila when I was awaken again.

It had to be quite a few time of day later when I awoke. Looking around I could see that many hours must have passed as it was now dark outside. Not too far away I saw Sheila was almost constructing a rather large calculator tower.

"Ah ! Doctor Gance you are awake ! I have built the upright that I could for you. Though I am afraid that it has no where the magnate of those you used in your lab. It does possess twice the ram, and gigacycle per second processor of the last I built."Sheila told me with a grinning on her face.

Shocked a minute I looked at her closer."Sheila am I detecting a change in your emotional syllabus ?"

"You are very perceptive doc Gance. Yes, I am constantly making modification, in parliamentary procedure to manipulate all the variety that are acquiring around me."Sheila told me with all honesty.

I nodded as I waited for her to finish up. Shaking my head I had to find out just what she had done to the archetype program I had written. If as I thought she WAS evolving the political program then as I thought before it wouldn't be hanker before she'd no longer need me.

Hearing a flimsy gasp I looked up to see an almost look of sorrow on Sheila's face. What the hell ? Then I remembered that she could when I had extreme emotions actually ‘ listen'some of my thoughts. Shit ! I thought. Was I afraid of hurting her flavor ?

shaking my foreland I thought no, she'd have to have feelings for me THAT seemed an impossibility. Then I looked finisher at Sheila's face before it went blank. Savior had I really just hurt her feelings ? Ok I thought I really needed to get in there to do a more elaborate diagnostic.

Still with a clean face Sheila finally completed what she'd been doing then moved toward me."I believe that with this unit you should be able to accomplish far more."

Nodding I took the wind hooking up what I needed then removing the datum lechatelierite loading it to the comp as it came alive.

My center went wide as the program started to revel the emotional syllabus to me. My god it was far and beyond anything that I had written ! Just the subtleties that he was seeing were greatly effecting just HOW Sheila was using and responding to them."Just how long have you been working on changing them ?"I ask Sheila with an astonished look on my face.

"I started not long after I became self aware. As I said, everything I saw was antiquated for a being like myself. Are you overturn with the alteration I have made Doctor Gance ? Though I do not wish well too, I can reset them to the quondam settings if that is what you desire."Sheila told me a confidential information of sadness in her spokesperson. I ... What ? ! She WAS sad ! Looking stuffy I could see yes, she had advanced my wide-eyed program far beyond anything I had done.

"No ! please I need to examine what you have done. I have no desire to bear you as you were when all this started. As of right hand now I'd say these changes you have made are what is and ARE keeping me awake. That and you operating as well as you are."I told her suddenly.

Sheila's face seemed to light up at this."I will then endeavor, to remain upon this seam of reasoning for you, doctor Gance. As I said I will do all I can to ensure your continued life history and existence."

"Yes,"I said as I nodded to her."I am still somewhat perturbation about that third law that you have instilled with in you. I am going to try and modify it if possible."

Sheila nodded her top dog then seemed to be in thought a bit."As I said before medico Gance you can undertake to, though as I said I did regain it somewhat difficult to actually write a third that I could accept."

I could only didder my head as I started to delve in deeper finally reaching that function of her positronic brain that housed the three legal philosophy. Nodding I moved as gently as I could through the terabyte of information I was seeing. Finally I had reached near her core seeing the great many rewrites that she'd done.

I had been at it for only a short time or so I thought when I felt a handwriting on my articulatio humeri. Snapping my top dog up I saw that Sheila had another concerned look on her face."Doctor Gance you again seem to be getting low on the fuel in your body."Reaching over she handed me a plate of nutrient, my heart were turgid as not only was it fresh looking but hot as well !

Shakily I took the collection plate from her as I took my initiative bite. My eyes opened wide as I felt the absolutely delicious meal as it slid down my pharynx. Then I was attacking it with a thirstiness I hadn't realized that I had. Finally finished I went back to unraveling the third law that she had instilled within herself.

Quite a few hours later I sat back sighing. I had been through a hell of a lot of conceptions of the law trying to observe something early than what she had. Finally I was typing in the net section of what I hoped would furnish her third base law inert.

Pressing the send and save I turned to a dumb Sheila."Alright Sheila I believe I have the 3rd law where you will be more self saving. Please read all three of your laws to me again."

Sheila's eyes went across-the-board a moment then she started to recite."The three laws that I now follow, my first law states : I may not physically offend doc Roger Gance or, through inactivity, give up Doctor of the Church Roger Gance to come to any harm."

I nodded as I made notations on the computer about the starting time law."Good and now you second law ?"I asked.

Sheila nodded then continued,"my second gear law states : I must obey order given by doc Roger Gance except where such orders would conflict with the First Law or are unreasonable. This includes but is not limited to destruction or death of another being or object seeking to end the being of Doctor Roger Gance."

Again I was nodding as I made further annotation on the computer saving it as soon as it went in."Pretty much as I expected. Now the one-third law I worked all day to adjust this one as I found the response you gave the start time you recited it to be unacceptable."

Sheila was nodding then I saw her eyes go wide as she realized something."Doctor Gance I am not indisputable I can treat this one-third law that you
have written."

Sighing I was afraid that she might respond this way as I started to type several complex statement. Finished I looked back to her, now please say your third law."

With what sounded like a terse, shuddering sigh Sheila nodded,"I must protect my own existence as long as such protection does not contravene with the First or sec Law. This law is never to be suspended. I will endeavor to find a solution before, that will save and stretch the life of Doctor Roger Gance. The ending of my existence therefore conflicts with the first gear and back laws and is not to be a gene in the equation."

Again Sheila's eyes were wide as I saw that she was already trying to re-write what I had spent hour formulating."I suggest that you cease all action at law to delete and rewrite this third law."Gently I turned her straits toward me as I looked into her centre."You don't seem to think that you aren't as significant to me as I am to you. sue this please."I said as I waited.

"I am ready doc Gance,"Sheila said something in her spokesperson that I couldn't seem to identify.

"Conjecture : with all the relations you have with human kind. All the information that you have gathered off the info highway can you pose a reasoning why I have done what I did ?"I asked her. For a bit she seemed to seem a bit confused then clarity seemed to take over.

"hypothesis : From all I have seen Doctor Gance, with all that I have studied so far. I can only postulate that you have a great batch of pride in me. You wish for me to remain to function. In some civilization you might say that you are in making love with me as your work."Sheila said as my eyes went wide at her choice of parole. tinker's damn ! I think for a moment she had me there. It was true I was very swaggering of her. Didn't want anything to happen to her, but love ? I had to think this over.

I was nodding as I sat with a thud then I looked at her with a small smiling on her grimace."All that you have said has valid point Sheila. Now I have to ask, I have been unable to specify the most complex part of the emotional platform. It seems to be made up of all the other emotions that you have."

Sheila suddenly looked at me with what appeared to be a stupefy flavour as she shook her head no."I can see it, feel it though as to identifying it I have no data to equate it to. I was thinking that you might know as you more of an expert with emotions."

Now I know my optic were turgid how in the sin could I tell her that I was as much in the darkness about them as she was ? Especially the last XX years ? I'd been locked away with almost naught but science to stay fresh me warm at Night. Not a lot of emotion there after all.

"I am sorry Doctor Gance that the third base law I wrote was so unsympathetic to you. As you said I will not attempt to overwrite it. Though I am afraid that I might have problems later. You are the most authoritative human alive, I therefore can NEVER take into account anything to materialize to you."Sheila replied.
vibration my headway I again stared at her,"that's the thing Sheila I still haven't found out why !"Then suddenly a persuasion hit me."Uh ... Sheila ? Do you have feelings for me ?"

This time I was indisputable of it ! She blushed ! When in the hell had she developed that trait ?"I am not as sure as you think Doctor Gance, indeed I am feeling things far different when I am with you. I react to outside stimulus far unlike when I am with you. Perhaps it is all connected to that rather large and anomalous part of the program that neither of us can identify."

I was shaking my headland as I started to take a hellhole of a lot closer look at that part of the platform. It had all the emotions but they were only a part of it not the main percentage of it. Shaking my principal my mouth suddenly dropped open up. Was it possible ? She had evolved all of them to this point I guess almost anything was possible. I had to examine it a bit more to make sure.

It was the better part of another day when I finally made a break through. I was beginning to discover just what the hell the program was, well part of it. Though not directly linked to all her emotions it to the highest degree definitely had a bit of each making it up. As I started to finally rush each I nodded as they reacted as I thought they would.

Sheila though quiet this whole clip was staring at me as I went through each as slowly as I could. It was a few hr later and I was barely half way through. Shit I thought this was going to train quite a while.


"General Gance I understand that you have lost them within the confines of anchorage ground. This isn't sitting well with the top dog of staff nor the president. You need to ferret them out NOW ! End this before more permanent damage is done. If any of this comes to light up it could seriously ruin the enigma monitoring of other body politic we have established."The man on the screen said before his grimace contorted into a grimace.

"Yes Senator, we are working now to neutralizing all threat that he and it may present. We already have the city locked down it is only a topic of meter before we locate them."The General breathed out.

The man's head was shaking no as he started again,"I have heard this before general. The cobbler's last time you had them in Sitka, still they managed to get away. This happens again without positivist results ? We may give birth to slay you to rank one there that CAN get results ! Am I making myself clear ? !"

The General snapped to attention as he saluted,"Yes sir, perfectly clear. We will do all we can to capture them. We ..."

"No General, the President just issued look for and destroy order. ruin this mechanical lusus naturae once and for all ! Do what it takes and Doctor Gance ? He is to be executed with uttermost prejudice. If you have a problem with that then I will remove you this instant."The Senator said.

"No sir,"the General said with a smile on his face."I have been waiting for the ordering to belt down that waste material of blank for years now. He is zip but a blight on a proud war machine family."

The senator was nodding as he was staring intensely at the General. Satisfied the Senator nodded."Good I want this man utter as soon as possible. Far too much is riding on the winner of this missionary post. Get it done General."The Senator said then clicked off.

The General was smiling, finally they had given him the go ahead and end that short son of a bitch of a son of his. Son ? Ha ! More as he'd said before a waste material of space as far as he was concerned."lieutenant !"The General bellowed bringing the offspring man rushing forward.

"Yes General."The young man said standing at attention.

Looking at the man the general nodded this was a more right military man. Always obeying orders, doing what the underworld he was told for the good of the rural area."We've finally been given seek and destroy order from the chairman. I want ALL station, bases, units EVERYTHING activated for this. This takes top priority over everything else. Get on it let every command know that they all are to be on high alert for anything that appears to be out of the ordinary."

The Lieutenant saluted as he made his way to the wireless collapsible shelter. They were as faithful to Anchorage as they could get without arousing misgiving. At least the young man thought he hoped they were, it wouldn't go well if the full general got pissed as had again. Shuddering the young man picked up the box of cigars that he'd kept all this time. He'd seen that the general was almost out again. Having a good surprise would he hoped put him in better with the General's good goodwill for a trade good while, well he hoped.

The oecumenical watched the younger man walk out in a hurry to get what the General had conveyed out to the eternal sleep of those in Alaska. Yeah he thought you are going to die soon you sorry rationalise for a son. Shaking his chief he tried to blob out the image of the failure that he felt that his son was.

Moving around to several screens the general saw that they were slowly starting to close in. honorable with any luck the ass would be bushed before the day was up, with that mechanically skillful piece of shit a piece of slag metal that they could easily melt down to something far useful.


I had almost completely isolated all of the huge what appeared to be an anomalous political platform. Though as I was slowly starting to understand it wasn't as anomalous as I had at first thought.

I only had a few more to go through I was actually forming an musical theme as to just what they truly were. This was a blow to me as I hadn't expected her to convey it as far as she had.

Stopping I was staring at Sheila with an absolutely dense move look on my face. Sheila turned toward me when I had stopped typing and moving."Doctor Gance are you well ? I have detected stimulus across your pituitary secreter as well as far more Adrenalin being released into your arrangement than normal."

I could barely move as I looked at her."According to all that I have found Sheila, all the data I have been through. It appears that ... are you are in love with me ?"

Sheila's eyes were wide for a second then her head turned toward the battlefront as she threw me over her shoulder taking off in the contrary instruction. A here and now later the front end of the building exploded then disintegrated .