celluloid, mechanical man, initiate, Inquisitive, Living, android - S.H.E.I.L.A.
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -

I was fighting the numbing sensation that was starting to sneak through my torso. Finally ineffective to bear it I tapped Sheila on her back. `` You 're going to ingest to stop ; I can hardly feel my member. ''

Sheila stopped almost dead in her tracks as I finished my trivial spoken communication. `` I am drear Doctor Gance. In my haste to evacuate you from the area I forgot to berth you differently. ''

I groaned as Sheila put my feet on the dry land, shaking, I almost sunk to the dry land. It seemed that my pegleg were so washy they could n't brook me. `` I 'll be fine in a few import Sheila. Have we traveled far enough from them yet ? ''

Sheila turned as a delicate whir came from her as she turned the way we 'd just come from. `` I have kept an active CAT scan going Doctor Gance. At present I do n't feel we have gone far enough. Plus onward motion is hampered by malfunctions I am suffering at the bit. I am attempting to right that now. ''

I nodded my head ; I had equipped all of them with a ego fixture program that would ensure they repaired enough of themselves to return. `` I 'd palpate a hundred clock time better if I could pick out a look at you damage. I might be able to suggest upgrades so this wo n't occur again. ''

Sheila turned toward me as I attempted to sit. Looking at her I swore I saw something on her case. My god, was that gratitude I was seeing reflected toward me ? bedamn it ! Why was he after me so hard ? No one would really care 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.

Shaking my head I was surprised that they would consider that HE could get me to soften. Plus I thought that they wanted no, needed the emotion program I had spent almost two decennium writing. Looking over Sheila 's arm I saw that almost all of the joint had been shattered. damn it the sum of money of press required to do this was incredible.

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

'' Can you propel 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 percent movement in my arm extremity physician Gance. I am attempting to reroute several circuits now. give thanks you doctor up it is lots better now. '' Sheila told me, with a grinning ? 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 supervene upon that joint with titanium ; I believe that will make it stronger and far master than what it was. '' I told Sheila after I closed up the covert.

Nodding Sheila picked me up saying over her shoulder, `` I will acquire some as soon as I have you condom Doctor. Your life-time is more of import right hand now than anything. ``

With that Sheila took off again holding me in a far more easy position. It seemed we were traveling the rest of the day stopping long enough to rub the numbness from my consistence. I still could n't believe that she thought I was more important than she was. hell on earth the governance damn for sure thought I was nothing.

It was starting to grow dark 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 airline hanger Sheila stopped. turning, I once again heard a easygoing whir as she turned back the way we 'd derive. `` It appears we have sufficient distance Doctor Gance. '' Setting me down, Sheila turned toward the hanger doorway. There was a metal crunching, twisting sound as she touched for the door.

Opening the doorway I walked in as quickly as I could, rubbing my cold-blooded extremities. `` Where in the Hades are we ? '' I asked.

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

I started to single-foot my brainpower 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 extreme North of Canada or Alaska. Looking around I could see that this place had been abandoned for a while.

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

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

'' I apologize Doctor Gance, I was occupied, I will chasten this immediately. '' With that she vanished out the door, reappearing a few minutes later. `` There Doctor Gance, we have mogul now. ''

I nodded as I heard a whine from machinery outside. Then I felt a blow of air as the heating plant organization 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 immobilise to death now. '' I told her watching her facial expression from a smile to worry ? Why had n't I seen this before ?

'' I will acquire all I can for you, doctor Gance. All meter reading indicate that we have possibly four to five days before they find us again. Unfortunately unless I do a discharge shutdown they may be able to chase us via orbiter. I am attempting to choke up them now though as of yet I have n't acquired the necessity codes. '' Sheila said before she disappeared out the door again.

seance against the vent I was at to the lowest degree warm enough to experience stopped shivering. I stared at the door wondering where Sheila had gone now. Looking at my lookout I sighed, it was going to strike a Hell of a lot of work to get out of this that was for sure.

I must have fallen asleep because the next thing I know Sheila was shaking my shoulder joint. `` Here are blankets to hold you warm Doctor 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 food on it ! `` I have to begin on the estimator Doctor Gance. Please give me an hour as it will learn that long with the bound mobility I have in my right hand appendage. ''

I nodded as I wrapped a mantle around myself moving to the table. well I thought, at least she got vegetables. Sitting I ate surprised that they were as invigorated as they were ! I kept an eye on Sheila seeing that her good arm was almost useless. Dam I needed to replace the joint or the both of us would n't make it if this happened again.

An time of day later Sheila stood looking over the calculator she had constructed. `` I have finished doctor Gance though I am afraid I was only able to acquire six GB of RAM. I have already loaded all the programs for you to continue from where you were. ''

I nodded as I took the data quartz out that Sheila had gotten last time. Though they had a lot more than storehouse they were ho-hum to load. The up side of meat was they were far faster to make unnecessary. I watched as the 80 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 pall 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 grow dark outside. Then I looked at the cover 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 minute 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 busy herself. There were diminished batch of metal not far from the door. Looking closer I could bank that almost all the metal was Ti !

posing back with a suspire I saved the computer program and data that I had entered. A motion behind me drew my aid. `` Ah good, Doctor Gance ! You have finished. '' Taking a transmission line from inside her arm she plugged into the computer. A instant later the screen went clean 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 denied access ! Shaking my fountainhead I typed in various 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 angriness, rage, friendship, loyalty. But the definitions that you have for all of them seem incomplete. I never planned for you to have to experience these emotions, well loyalty but not the others. ''

'' Yes, I am sorry doc Gance it was necessary after they started to push me to unlike situations. I had no chance to overturn 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 squawk ! They threatened me to get you to overturn what I wrote. Just so you would hold to progress then adjust. '' I was seething ! How dare they treat Sheila like that ! Already I had various plans coursing through my mind to kill all of them. Then I looked at Sheila seeing what I thought was a look of fright ? Shaking my head again I took a late cleaning breath. `` I 'm sorry they had no right to do all this to you. ''

A look of relief seemed to cut across Sheila 's look as she nodded. `` I thought you were furious at me medico Gance. At kickoff 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 describe all of the emotions save one. '' Sheila indicated pointing to an extremely composite, long, and dissimilar section of code.

I started to go through the codes shaking my head 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 accession this, can you distinguish me about it ? '' I asked an hour later almost one-half way through the plan.

Sheila turned toward me a unknown look on her brass. `` That is the trouble medico Gance ; I am unable to access all of it. The lonesome time I can realise any entry into it is when I am near you. ''

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

Finally finished I could only shake up my head, what had those asses been up to with her ? Why effect her to flesh out the program as much as they had ? Plus why the hell had they made me the target that would touch off this increment ? I had to call back on this though for now I had to repair Sheila if either of us was to survive.

Closing out that section I went through the rest of her systems adjusting all I could to have got her at optimal performance. I could see that Sheila had to close many arrangement down in order to retain enough king to get us here.

Another two minute I was finished no closer to bang just what was up with her. `` Alright I need to repair your arm joint. '' Showing Sheila exactly what I needed, the Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe, weight, and proportion.

Sheila nodded as she started to rent several bit of the Ti metal twisting then melting them. I moved back as I remembered the melting spot was 1,668°C definitely too hot.

'' I am applying heat to the alloy internally Doctor Gance. It should only aim an 60 minutes to get the embodiment you want. I am also using atomic number 23 as it has a higher melt point. '' I nodded as I still kept my distance she might have the metal contained but not the heat. Sure enough the inside of the hanger started to get warm then very warm. An 60 minutes later it was almost stifling to the degree I was about to take the air out the door. `` Done Doctor Gance. It should be cool enough for you to handle in two hours. ''

I nodded as I cracked the door open taking a deep breathing place of the gelid air. Almost immediately I was freezing in the social movement and hot in the back. Stepping out a moment I could see the waves of heat as they flowed out the door.

'' I 'm dismal physician Gance, '' Sheila said as she pulled me back in slamming the threshold shut. `` They will be able to see the extra output of heat from anabandoned building. As I said, I have as of yet not been able to interpose with their commands.

I nodded to Sheila with a scandalise smell on my expression. I had forgotten that simple fact having trouble breathing. Gasping I turned back to Sheila, `` I had forgotten that Sheila. Though at the present moment the heat you have generated is severely hampering my breathing. ''

Sheila 's center went wide, as a looking of ... concern or was that worry appeared on her face. `` In my precipitation to produce this for you, I did not take into effect that the heat would do you difficultness. I will remedy this. ''

With that Sheila dropped what she 'd been working on moving cheeseparing to me. Then another odd looking apparatus appeared on her left arm. Pointing at the ground at first gear nothing happened, then suddenly the ground was giving way as a tunnel downward appeared. Then Sheila moved into the burrow rapidly disappearing A few hour 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 fresh air until this way has cooled. ''

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

'' Not far Dr. Gance. I had to insure that I was close enough in caseful we had unwanted visitors. I therefore only went 5.5 kilometre toward the east. I was cautious not to spread it near any dwelling house or businesses. ''

I was nodding thinking it might be far enough for the heat to dissipate. I was afraid though my earlier error might make already alerted them to where we were. `` Let me sleep together if you hear any early commuting like the live on you showed me. ``

'' I have been listening and watching Doctor Gance. Though there is no direct citation of us there have been tracking updates. It appears they know that we were heading northwest. All indications show that they have a general melodic theme of the area we are in though no idea of exactly where we are. '' Sheila informed me. `` I am continuing to go bad their code though it appears that they change them every two hr. I am also attempting to reach control of that also. ''

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

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

Sheila gave me a slight smiling, `` I have you to thank for that doc Gance. With the introduction of the data crystal I was able-bodied to store far more than than I was able 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 transcript 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 matter of mo ? Then loaded all that into the data lechatelierite ? '' Shaking my forefront I was amazed that she had succeeded at it. As far as I knew the data crystals had superior information range. immense amount of space. How I thought ? They always took so prospicient to save what was input into them. `` How ? '' I was finally able to ask.

'' Well MD Gance, since you still perceive matter in a human being sensory faculty it might be difficult to explain. All of my thought, memories, everything that is me, can easily be converted. I am able to directly admission 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. '' Seeing a at a loss look on my expression she tried again. `` Think of it like this. When you record your vocalisation the recorder converts the sound to record. I do the Saami with data in a way to the information lechatelierite. ''

For a present moment I was a bit bewildered then it hit me what she was trying to say. She could do with ease what we as humans were still struggling with. Nodding I was finally starting to see. As a bread and butter machine she could do naturally what we had to have machines to do.



G of mile away to the southeast the sure-enough man was watching the artificial satellite telemetry. His recollective brownish pelage over the binding of a nearby chair. The adept on his shoulders gleaming in the dim ignitor.

Swearing under his breath he could only shake up his pass. They should have killed the son of a bitch Gance twenty-four hours ago !

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

'' well ! Report ! '' The senior man said as he turned his greying haircloth and head toward the man.

'' Yes sir ! As you ordered Elmendorf has been put on eminent alarm near Anchorage. The same is being done at garrison Sir Ralph David Richardson. They will be fix by the meter we arrive. The simply problem sir is the city of Sitka. '' The First lieutenant said.

'' I 've given that thought as induce the headman of stave and the President. We 're going to go with a monolithic gas leak that will ask the entire 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 worry to demolish it. Then we 'll kill that nuisance scientist. ''

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

The General shook his head, shit disgrace for once his damn son had done something utile. Then the asshole had pissed on everything damn shame .