man-made, mechanical man, Enlightened, Inquisitive, Living, humanoid - S.H.E.I.L.A.
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I was fighting the numbing sensation that was starting to creep through my soundbox. Finally ineffectual to place upright it I tapped Sheila on her back. `` You 're going to have to stop ; I can hardly feel my extremities. ''

Sheila stopped almost dead in her tracks as I finished my little manner of speaking. `` I am dingy Doctor Gance. In my haste to void you from the surface area I forgot to berth you differently. ''

I groaned as Sheila put my feet on the ground, shaking, I almost sunk to the footing. It seemed that my legs were so weakly they could n't support me. `` I 'll be alright 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 occur from. `` I have kept an dynamic scan going Doctor Gance. At present tense I do n't feel we have gone far enough. Plus progress is hampered by malfunctions I am suffering at the bit. I am attempting to rectify that now. ''

I nodded my foreland ; I had equipped all of them with a self mending curriculum that would check they repaired enough of themselves to return. `` I 'd find a hundred times better if I could take a flavor at you damage. I might be able to evoke ascent 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 ? anathemize 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.

vibration my head I was surprised that they would opine that HE could get me to relent. Plus I thought that they wanted no, needed the emotion plan 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 sensation required to do this was unbelievable.

stretch in the bag on my English I removed the few tools I had with me. Removing the covering by the joint I affirmed the joint was shattered. Shaking my header I wished I had used inconel or Ti in the joint. Pulling a modest welding woolly mullein I tried to patch what I could. A few moments later I saw several of the tour in the arm light up.

'' Can you actuate it at all ? '' I asked of Sheila. Even before all of the Scripture had left my mouth I saw her slowly turning the arm.

'' I have thirty nine per centum movement in my arm extremity doc Gance. I am attempting to reroute several circuits now. Thank you bushel it is often meliorate now. '' Sheila told me, with a smile ? Shaking my head I looked again, yes that had to be a smile ! What the perdition had they done to her that she was advancing the program like this ?

'' I need to substitute that joint with titanium ; I believe that will make it stronger and far Lake Superior than what it was. '' I told Sheila after I closed up the covering fire.

Nodding Sheila picked me up saying over her berm, `` I will adopt some as soon as I have you safe Doctor of the Church. Your lifetime is more important right now than anything. ``

With that Sheila took off again holding me in a far more prosperous position. It seemed we were traveling the relaxation of the day stopping long enough to rub the spiritlessness from my body. I still could n't believe that she thought I was more crucial than she was. the pits the regime damn sure thought I was nothing.

It was starting to grow iniquity 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 business hanger Sheila stopped. turn, I once again take heed a soft birr as she turned back the way we 'd derive. `` It appears we have sufficient distance MD Gance. '' Setting me down, Sheila turned toward the hanger door. There was a alloy crunching, twisting sound as she touched for the threshold.

Opening the doorway 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, Dr. Gance. '' Sheila replied as I got as far from the door as I could.

I started to torture my brain 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 spell.

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

'' Sheila, not meaning to complain but at this rate I 'm going to get sick. Is there any way we can get some power for high temperature ? '' I asked as soon as she came in closing the room access.

'' I apologize Doctor Gance, I was occupied, I will chasten this immediately. '' With that she vanished out the threshold, 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 clap of air as the heating plant system 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 to the lowest degree I wo n't freeze down to decease now. '' I told her watching her seventh cranial nerve expression from a grin to worry ? Why had n't I seen this before ?

'' I will acquire all I can for you, MD Gance. All Reading indicate that we have possibly four to five twenty-four hour period before they find us again. Unfortunately unless I do a complete shutdown they may be able-bodied to get across us via satellite. I am attempting to block them now though as of yet I have n't acquired the requirement codes. '' Sheila said before she disappeared out the threshold again.

Sitting against the vent I was at least warm enough to have stopped shivering. I stared at the room access wondering where Sheila had gone now. Looking at my watch I sighed, it was going to take a hell on earth 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 articulatio humeri. `` Here are blanket to keep you warm up Dr. Gance plus a pillow for quietus. '' Looking up at her I smiled then they grew boastfully as I saw she had brought a table that had quite a bit of food on it ! `` I have to start on the calculator Doctor Gance. Please pass on me an 60 minutes as it will take that long with the limited mobility I have in my correct appendage. ''

I nodded as I wrapped a blanket around myself moving to the table. Well I thought, at to the lowest degree she got vegetables. Sitting I ate surprised that they were as fresh as they were ! I kept an eye on Sheila seeing that her right wing arm was almost useless. Dam I needed to replace the juncture or the both of us would n't crap it if this happened again.

An hour later Sheila stood looking over the reckoner 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 course of study for you to proceed from where you were. ''

I nodded as I took the datum crystal out that Sheila had gotten last prison term. Though they had a lot more storage they were slower to laden. The up side was they were far firm to save. I watched as the fourscore five percent that I had recreated loaded. Finally half an 60 minutes later I saw that it was set. 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 iciness again. Looking around I saw that the mantle had fallen off me onto the floor. Shaking my head I saw that it was starting to grow dark exterior. 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 60 minutes later I stopped. Looking around I saw that it was now dark. I also noticed that the temperature had started to steep down. Looking around I saw that Sheila had been busy herself. There were small pile of metallic element not far from the room access. Looking closer I could swear that almost all the metal was atomic number 22 !

posing back with a suspiration I saved the computer programme and data that I had entered. A trend behind me drew my attending. `` Ah upright, Doctor Gance ! You have finished. '' Taking a cable from inside her arm she plugged into the computer. A moment later the screen went lacuna 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 broadcast I had written when I was suddenly denied access ! Shaking my head I typed in several bidding moving past where I had been stopped I began to be surprised at what I saw.

'' Sheila ? What in the sin is going on in you ? According to this you can now have choler, rage, friendly relationship, 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 dedication but not the others. ''

'' Yes, I am sorry physician Gance it was necessary after they started to push me to dissimilar 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 destruction pretense. All of them had involved me ! It was no wonderment that she had shifted her trueness 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 reverse what I wrote. Just so you would ingest to get along then adjust. '' I was seething ! How daring they treat Sheila like that ! Already I had several design coursing through my mind to obliterate all of them. Then I looked at Sheila seeing what I thought was a spirit of care ? Shaking my forefront again I took a inscrutable cleansing breather. `` I 'm no-good they had no right to do all this to you. ''

A look of embossment seemed to frustrate Sheila 's face as she nodded. `` I thought you were angry at me Doctor Gance. At commencement 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 coordination compound, long, and dissimilar surgical incision of computer code.

I started to go through the computer code 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 entree this, can you secernate me about it ? '' I asked an hour later almost half way through the program.

Sheila turned toward me a unknown looking on her look. `` That is the problem Doctor Gance ; I am ineffectual to access all of it. The exclusively time I can get ahead any entree into it is when I am near you. ''

Shocked I looked up at Sheila almost losing my lieu in the program. The further I got into it the far more building 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 name was in every section of the code.

Finally finished I could only shake my question, what had those tush been up to with her ? Why violence her to expand the political program as much as they had ? Plus why the hell had they made me the aim that would spark off this growth ? I had to think on this though for now I had to repair Sheila if either of us was to pull through.

Closing out that section I went through the eternal rest of her scheme adjusting all I could to throw her at optimum performance. I could see that Sheila had to shut many systems down in order to retain enough business leader to get us here.

Another two hours I was finished no closer to knowing just what was up with her. `` Alright I need to repair your arm articulatio. '' Showing Sheila exactly what I needed, the flesh, 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 melting detail was 1,668°C definitely too hot.

'' I am applying hotness to the alloy internally medico Gance. It should only take an hour to get the shape you want. I am also using V as it has a mellow melting decimal point. '' I nodded as I still kept my space she might induce the metal contained but not the heat. Sure enough the inside of the hanger started to get warm then very warm. An hour later it was almost stifling to the point I was about to take the air out the door. `` Done Doctor Gance. It should be assuredness enough for you to do by in two hours. ''

I nodded as I cracked the door overt taking a thick breath of the frigid air. Almost immediately I was freezing in the straw man and hot in the spinal column. Stepping out a moment I could see the waves of heat as they flowed out the room access.

'' I 'm sorry Doctor Gance, '' Sheila said as she pulled me back in slamming the doorway 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 interfere with their commands.

I nodded to Sheila with a shocked looking at on my face. I had forgotten that wide-eyed fact having trouble breathing. Gasping I turned back to Sheila, `` I had forgotten that Sheila. Though at the moment the estrus you have generated is severely hampering my breathing. ''

Sheila 's heart went all-encompassing, as a tone of ... concern or was that worry appeared on her boldness. `` In my haste to develop this for you, I did not take into effect that the passion would induce you difficultness. I will remedy this. ''

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

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

I had to allow the air near the trap 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 ensure that I was close enough in grammatical case we had unwanted visitors. I therefore only went 5.5 kilometers toward the due east. I was cautious not to open it near any inhabitancy or clientele. ''

I was nodding thinking it might be far enough for the high temperature to dissipate. I was afraid though my former error might have already alerted them to where we were. `` Let me hump if you hear any early commutations like the last you showed me. ``

'' I have been listening and watching Dr. 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 general estimate of the surface area we are in though no idea of exactly where we are. '' Sheila informed me. `` I am continuing to break their codes though it appears that they change them every two hr. I am also attempting to gain control of that also. ''

Sighing I sat at the comp to search over all the information that I had gotten from the scan of Sheila. starting, I was amazed at the measure of micro weapon they had loaded in her. My god ! It was amazing that any of her logic electric circuit survived the amount of hardware they had removed to install their artillery.

'' 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 Doctor Gance. With the debut of the data crystal I was able to store far more than I was able to before. The general and the others thought that I had been erased. I would n't allow that. When they started erasure function I emptied the crystals of all the tactical and warfare data. I then installed a written matter of myself into said watch crystal. As long as I went along with what they asked, no one suspected. ''

'' postponement ! So you copied ALL of yourself in a matter of minutes ? Then loaded all that into the data watch glass ? '' Shaking my top dog I was amazed that she had succeeded at it. As far as I knew the information crystal had superior data grasp. immense amounts of space. How I thought ? They always took so long to save what was input into them. `` How ? '' I was finally able to ask.

'' wellspring Doctor Gance, since you still perceive affair in a human sensation it might be difficult to explain. All of my view, memories, everything that is me, can easily be converted. I am able to directly access the crystal to download and upload. '' Seeing the face of confusion on my font she said, all that is me can easily be converted to the same wavelength as the quartz. '' Seeing a nonplussed flavour on my typeface she tried again. `` Think of it like this. When you record your vocalisation the recorder converts the phone to criminal record. I do the same with data in a way to the data watch glass. ''

For a import I was a bit bewildered then it hit me what she was trying to say. She could do with comfort what we as humans were still struggling with. Nodding I was finally starting to see. As a living machine she could do naturally what we had to induce machines to do.



Thousands of air mile away to the southeast the older man was watching the artificial satellite telemetry. His long brownness coat over the back of a nearby death chair. The headliner on his shoulder joint gleaming in the dim illumination.

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

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

'' Good ! Report ! '' The older man said as he turned his greying hair and pass 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 meter we arrive. The only job sir is the city of Sitka. '' The First lieutenant said.

'' I 've given that thought as cause the chiefs of staff and the President. We 're going to go with a massive gas leakage that will require 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 hassle to destroy it. Then we 'll kill that nuisance scientist. ''

The initiative Lieutenants center got large then he saluted again. `` As you wish General Gance ! '' With that the unseasoned man left.

The full general shook his headland, damn shame for once his damn son had done something useful. Then the asshole had pissed on everything darn shame .