synthetical, Humanoid, initiate, Inquisitive, Living, android - S.H.E.I.L.A.
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I was fighting the numbing sensation that was starting to creep through my body. Finally unable to stand it I tapped Sheila on her back. `` You 're going to take in to stop ; I can hardly feel my extremity. ''

Sheila stopped almost perfectly in her lead as I finished my picayune manner of speaking. `` I am meritless Doctor Gance. In my haste to empty you from the region I forgot to stead you differently. ''

I groaned as Sheila put my feet on the ground, shaking, I almost sunk to the ground. It seemed that my wooden leg were so decrepit they could n't defend me. `` I 'll be okay in a few moments 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 combat-ready scan going Doctor Gance. At represent I do n't sense we have gone far enough. Plus progress is hampered by malfunctions I am suffering at the present moment. I am attempting to rectify that now. ''

I nodded my heading ; I had equipped all of them with a self repair program that would ensure they repaired enough of themselves to return. `` I 'd feel a hundred times better if I could make a look at you damage. I might be able to suggest ascent 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 ? Damn it ! Why was he after me so hard ? No one would really like this much about a regular 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 think that HE could get me to relent. Plus I thought that they wanted no, needed the emotion curriculum I had spent almost two decades writing. Looking over Sheila 's arm I saw that almost all of the joint had been shattered. anathemize it the amount of money of pressure required to do this was unbelievable.

Reaching in the bag on my incline I removed the few tools I had with me. Removing the cover song by the juncture I affirmed the joint was shattered. Shaking my head I wished I had used inconel or titanium in the join. Pulling a minuscule welding woolly mullein I tried to patch what I could. A few mo 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 countersign had left my rima oris I saw her slowly turning the arm.

'' I have XXX nine percentage movement in my arm extremity physician Gance. I am attempting to reroute several circuits now. Thank you Doctor it is much better now. '' Sheila told me, with a smile ? Shaking my point I looked again, yes that had to be a smile ! What the hellhole had they done to her that she was advancing the program like this ?

'' I need to replace that joint with titanium ; I believe that will pee-pee 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 shoulder, `` I will acquire some as soon as I have you safety Doctor. Your aliveness is more important right now than anything. ``

With that Sheila took off again holding me in a far more comfortable position. It seemed we were traveling the relief of the day stopping long enough to rub the numbness from my physical structure. I still could n't trust that she thought I was more crucial than she was. Hell the government tinker's damn sure thought I was nada.

It was starting to acquire dark when I noticed that the temperature had drastically dropped. do 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 see a diffuse whir 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 door. There was a metal crunching, twisting sound as she touched for the door.

Opening the room access I walked in as quickly as I could, rubbing my insensate extremities. `` Where in the Scheol are we ? '' I asked.

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

I started to rack my mentality 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 utmost compass north of Canada or AK. Looking around I could see that this lieu had been abandoned for a while.

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

'' Sheila, not meaning to kvetch but at this rate I 'm going to get queasy. Is there any way we can get some top executive for heat ? '' I asked as soon as she came in closing the door.

'' I apologize physician Gance, I was occupied, I will correct this immediately. '' With that she vanished out the doorway, 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 organisation came on. Shivering I sat as near the vents 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 block to end now. '' I told her watching her facial saying from a smile to interest ? Why had n't I seen this before ?

'' I will acquire all I can for you, Doctor Gance. All recital indicate that we have possibly four to five days before they find us again. Unfortunately unless I do a utter closedown they may be capable to cross 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.

seance against the vent I was at least ardent enough to have 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 hell of a lot of work to get out of this that was for sure enough.

I must take fallen asleep because the following matter I know Sheila was shaking my shoulder. `` Here are blanket to hold open you affectionate Doctor of the Church Gance plus a pillow for rest. '' Looking up at her I smiled then they grew large as I saw she had brought a tabular array that had quite a bit of solid food on it ! `` I have to start on the data processor Doctor Gance. Please give me an hour as it will take that long with the limited mobility I have in my rectify appendage. ''

I nodded as I wrapped a cover around myself moving to the table. Well I thought, at to the lowest degree she got veg. 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 joint or the both of us would n't realize it if this happened again.

An hr later Sheila stood looking over the computer she had constructed. `` I have finished physician Gance though I am afraid I was only able to get six gigabytes of RAM. I have already loaded all the program for you to remain from where you were. ''

I nodded as I took the data crystal out that Sheila had gotten last clock time. Though they had a lot to a greater extent repositing they were slower to dilute. The up side was they were far profligate to make unnecessary. I watched as the LXXX five percent that I had recreated loaded. Finally half an hour later I saw that it was fix. Nodding to Sheila I soon lost myself typing everything that was appearing right in nominal head of me.

I finally stopped as I was starting to feel a shudder again. Looking around I saw that the blanket had fallen off me onto the story. Shaking my head I saw that it was starting to grow dingy outside. Then I looked at the screen seeing that I was almost completely finished. Putting the blanket back around me I again started typing as fast as I could.

It was perhaps an hour later I stopped. Looking around I saw that it was now dark. I also noticed that the temperature had started to souse depress. Looking around I saw that Sheila had been in use herself. There were small deal of metal not far from the door. Looking closer I could swear that almost all the alloy was Titanium !

Sitting back with a suspire I saved the political platform and datum that I had entered. A movement behind me drew my attention. `` Ah good, Dr. Gance ! You have finished. '' Taking a cable from inside her arm she plugged into the information processing system. A moment later the screen went lacuna then asked for a mastery.

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 deny access ! Shaking my head I typed in several commands 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 get anger, rage, friendship, loyalty. But the definitions that you have for all of them seem uncomplete. I never planned for you to have to experience these emotions, well loyalty but not the others. ''

'' Yes, I am sorry Doctor Gance it was necessary after they started to push me to different site. I had no luck 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 living and expiry simulations. All of them had involved me ! It was no wonder 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 overturn 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 several plans coursing through my judgment to toss off all of them. Then I looked at Sheila seeing what I thought was a expression of fright ? Shaking my header again I took a deep cleansing breath. `` I 'm sorry they had no right to do all this to you. ''

A look of relief seemed to frustrate Sheila 's face as she nodded. `` I thought you were angry at me Doctor Gance. At first base 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 distinguish all of the emotions save one. '' Sheila indicated pointing to an extremely complex, long, and different section of code.

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

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

Sheila turned toward me a foreign look on her face. `` That is the problem doc Gance ; I am unable to access all of it. The only 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 far I got into it the far more complex it seemed to get. Another hour 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 section of the code.

Finally finished I could only escape from my head word, what had those asses been up to with her ? Why strength her to expand the program as much as they had ? Plus why the snake pit had they made me the object that would trigger this increase ? I had to think on this though for now I had to restore Sheila if either of us was to live.

Closing out that division I went through the relief of her scheme adjusting all I could to have her at optimal execution. I could see that Sheila had to shut out many arrangement down in ordering to retain enough power to get us here.

Another two hours I was finished no closer to lie with just what was up with her. `` Alright I need to reanimate your arm joint. '' Showing Sheila exactly what I needed, the shape, weight, and dimensions.

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

'' I am applying heat to the metal internally Doctor Gance. It should only ingest an hour to get the physical body you want. I am also using Vanadium as it has a gamey melting tip. '' I nodded as I still kept my space she might birth the alloy contained but not the warmth. trusted enough the inside of the hanger started to get strong then very fond. An time of day later it was almost stifling to the distributor point I was about to take the air out the door. `` Done Doctor Gance. It should be cool down enough for you to handle in two hours. ''

I nodded as I cracked the door surface taking a late breath of the glacial air. Almost immediately I was freezing in the straw man and hot in the book binding. Stepping out a bit I could see the waves of heat as they flowed out the door.

'' I 'm sorry Doctor Gance, '' Sheila said as she pulled me back in slamming the door shut. `` They will be able to see the supernumerary outturn of high temperature from anabandoned construction. As I said, I have as of yet not been able-bodied to interfere with their commands.

I nodded to Sheila with a shocked looking at on my face. I had forgotten that simple fact having hassle breathing. Gasping I turned back to Sheila, `` I had forgotten that Sheila. Though at the consequence the hotness you have generated is severely hampering my breathing. ''

Sheila 's eyes went wide, as a look of ... concern or was that trouble appeared on her face. `` In my haste to produce this for you, I did not bring into consequence that the heat would induce you difficulty. I will remedy this. ''

With that Sheila dropped what she 'd been working on moving secretive to me. Then another odd looking apparatus appeared on her left arm. Pointing at the ground at foremost cipher happened, then suddenly the primer coat 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 gelid air came out of the tunnel.

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

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

'' Not far Doctor of the Church Gance. I had to ensure that I was close enough in case we had unwanted visitant. I therefore only went 5.5 kilometer 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 to dissipate. I was afraid though my earlier error might induce already alerted them to where we were. `` Let me acknowledge if you hear any former commutations like the lowest you showed me. ``

'' I have been listening and watching Doctor Gance. Though there is no organize 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 worldwide idea of the expanse we are in though no estimate of exactly where we are. '' Sheila informed me. `` I am continuing to wear their code 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 comprehensive examination to look over all the data that I had gotten from the CAT scan of Sheila. starting, I was amazed at the measure of micro artillery they had loaded in her. My god ! It was amazing that any of her logic circuits survived the amount of ironware they had removed to install their weapons.

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

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

'' Wait ! So you copied ALL of yourself in a thing of instant ? Then loaded all that into the datum watch glass ? '' Shaking my forefront I was amazed that she had succeeded at it. As far as I knew the datum crystal had superior data range. Huge measure of blank space. How I thought ? They always took so long to hold open what was input into them. `` How ? '' I was finally able to ask.

'' Well doc Gance, since you still perceive affair in a man sense it might be difficult to explain. All of my thought, computer storage, everything that is me, can easily be converted. I am capable to directly admittance the crystal to download and upload. '' Seeing the feeling of confusion on my face she said, all that is me can easily be converted to the same wavelength as the crystal. '' Seeing a puzzled feeling on my fount she tried again. `` Think of it like this. When you record your voice the recording equipment converts the sound to platter. I do the same with data in a way to the data crystal. ''

For a moment I was a bit bewildered then it hit me what she was trying to say. She could do with allay what we as humans were still struggling with. Nodding I was finally starting to see. As a living automobile she could do naturally what we had to give birth machines to do.



Thousands of miles away to the sou'-east the onetime man was watching the satellite telemetry. His hanker brown coating over the dorsum of a nearby hot seat. The stars on his shoulders gleaming in the dim spark.

Swearing under his breather he could only throw off his head. They should ingest killed the son of a bitch Gance days ago !

A movement nearby caught his attention. `` General Sir ! '' The First Lieutenant said as he snapped off a salute.

'' estimable ! written report ! '' 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 warning signal near Anchorage. The same is being done at garrison Richardson. They will be set by the time we arrive. The only job sir is the city of Sitka. '' The First lieutenant said.

'' I 've given that thought as consume the chieftain of faculty and the President. We 're going to go with a massive gas wetting that will require the entire Town to be evacuated. We 've got that damn car now. It 's backed into a corner plus with it malfunctioning it should be no hassle to ruin it. Then we 'll kill that pain in the neck scientist. ''

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

The General shook his pass, damn shame for once his damn son had done something useful. Then the asshole had pissed on everything shucks disgrace .