When the door shut after Connor left Ralph felt every part of his body relax. Alice and Kara came crawling back out from underneath the staircase. "Thanks." She said, Alice hiding behind her. His LED flashed red as his gaze shot up towards them, worry consuming his features.

"We need to protect the little girl." She took a step backward, shielding Alice in her arms as she gave him a questioning glance.

"We?" In an instant he was standing before her with his hands on her shoulders.

"Yes, Ralph is coming too." Her eyes widened.

"Oh, Ralph, you've done so much for us already I-"

"Ralph insists. Ralph just met his family, he is not going to lose them so quickly. Ralph want's to help protect the little girl."

"I-" He held her still and looked her square in the eyes. For someone who was never built to have emotions his eyes were full of them and they hit her so deeply.

"Please, Kara. Let Ralph come with you." She looked down to Alice. As much as Alice was afraid of him, she could tell he had a good heart. He was just lonely in this old house. He wanted to be a part of a family, so why not make him a part of theirs. She couldn't leave him here. No, she'd feel to guilty.

"Alright." He relaxed and smiled. He was nearly bouncing off the walls with excitement. "First, though, you're not bringing that knife. You're not coming with us if you do. Got it?"

"Yes, Yes. Of course, Ralph understands. He'll leave it right here on the table, see? Oh this is gonna be great! great!" He made his way to the table he set up and placed it gently on it.

"Thank you. Now, we need to make you stand out less." He furrowed his brows for a moment before his face lit up with excitement.

"Ralph knows just the thing."

As his LED hit the bottom of the porcelain sink they stood back to admire the work they'd done. It hadn't taken very long, but they'd changed him into some of the human clothes that Kara had found earlier. It wasn't anything exciting, some faded jeans and a tee with a dusty jacket slung over his shoulders. They'd also happened across a roll of gauze and wrapped it around his face and hands to hide the scarring. "How does Ralph look? Does he look human?" The corners of her mouth turned up in a smile.

"I think you look great Ralph, don't you think Alice." Alice nodded from behind her. He laughed excitedly, before gasping in realization.

"What if the humans ask about Ralph's bandages? Humans will ask, humans are curious. They'll ask then they'll find out and things will get bad for Kara and Alice and-" She set her hand on his shoulder gently. He was facing her, so she knew it wouldn't startle him. She just needed to calm him down.

"Why not just tell them there was a bad accident and you're still recovering. It'll satisfy their curiosity." He closed his visible eye and relaxed.

"You're right, Of course Kara would know just what to do. Kara always knows what to do." He opened it again, looking to her expectantly. "What are we doing now?"

"While I was on the street another android gave me coordinates to a place he said we can get help. We're going to go there and see what they can do for us."

"See, what an excellent idea! Excellent! Kara knows just what to do."

"We need to get to the train station without being caught by the patrols." She took the hood of the jacket he found and pulled it up over his head. "Keep your head down and your arm around my shoulder. I'll keep hold of Alice's hand. We move quick and blend in, got it?"

"Got it. Ralph's great at hiding from humans." They snuck their way back out onto the street and into the crowded streets of Detroit. Ralph threw his arm over Kara's shoulder as she took Alice's hand. They took off towards the station quickly, holding each other close. He hadn't been out of the squat house in a long time. He wanted so badly to look up and around everywhere, but he knew better. It was dangerous. If they were seen, they'd be apprehended and taken in. Ralph didn't want to be captured by humans, no, never. The number of officers was lower than what they'd expected, surely because they concluded she wasn't there, but there was still plenty of them. They rushed through the streets, darting back and forth to each side, opening umbrellas, standing at ATM's. There was a sinking feeling in his stomach, he was so nervous. They were so close, they couldn't let anyone stop them now. They made it to the station and ran inside just before the doors shut. Alice sunk to her knees and Kara knelt down and they held each other close. Ralph stood above, looking down at his new family and smiled. The gesture made him feel safe too, like they would be alright if they just stuck together. He placed his hand atop of her head and smoothed her hair. Today was a new day, a new beginning for Ralph and the start of their long journey for freedom.