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~This is my first ever FanFiction or even attempt at writing. I would love some constructive criticism, any positive thoughts or things you like about the story. I've always been a huge fan of but have never really had the courage to try writing anything myself, so we'll see how this goes. I also have changed a few things, for example Elijah is a bit older in my version of this story than in the game, just to help the story make a bit more sense. I may change the rating of the story, but I will notify anyone at the end of an old chapter, and start of a new one if I do. I know the OC female detective/Connor narrative is popular, but I also am a huge fan of that story type, so here we go. Thank you so much for reading ~

Sarah closed her eyes, maybe with them shut the words would make sense..

"Miss Ryan...I'm sorry I had to be the one to tell you, about your father's passing.. but it's imperative we discuss his estate, as you are his only heir"

She couldn't look at the estate lawyer seated across from her in her father's living room. Mr. Niles, he had said his name was. He had called that morning, requested that she leave Grand Rapids and come to Detroit immediately, the rest of their conversation on the phone was hard to recall.

Her father, Elijah Kamski, was truly dead. A stroke they said, a complete and tragic abnormality, especially for someone so young. Sarah didn't have much of a relationship with him and rarely saw her father. Her mother and Elijah's relationship ended before she was even born. Given both being 18 at the time and her father launching a global company probably had something to do with that. Her father was so consumed in his work, founding CyberLife, changing the world, creating a new species. His fascination with playing god, and his brilliance playing equal parts in driving him a bit mad.

And now here Sarah sat, finally opening her eyes as Chloe placed a cup of tea in her hands. Sarah quietly thanked her, to which Chloe offered a gentle sad smile. It never ceased to amaze Sarah how spectacular it was, that her father truly did create living beings.

Through the fog she managed to hear he was leaving her his home, his fortune, and all of his other belongings. Though Sarah was never interested in Elijah's wealth. Her inheritance apparently also included "guardianship" of all three Chloe's. Why he gave them all the same name never made much sense to Sarah, but then again neither did most of his life.

Perhaps surprisingly, Elijah was not a totally absent father, he paid for Sarah to attend school, paid for her to attend the best dance classes, martial arts classes, chorus instructors, whatever interest she had, he poured money into. Elijah never understood how to spend more than 5 minutes with her though. Not only was he a very busy man, Sarah also supposed he didn't know how to be a father. For someone who spent so much time creating and being fascinated by humanity, and empathy, he sure struggled to emulate it himself. Spending his retirement as a recluse, with the Chloe's.

As a young girl Sarah had to leave life as Elijah Kamski's daughter behind. Her mother and Elijah had always agreed that Sarah should have her mothers last name, "Ryan". Being the Elijah Kamski's daughter was more pressure and notoriety than Sarah and her mother could handle. As the job market changed, humans began losing their jobs to be replaced by machines. Androids offered cheap labor, they didn't require health insurance, retirement, etc. Many people began to hate androids, hate CyberLife, and hate the name Kamski. Sarah and her mother would have been treated like leper's. In the interest in protecting Sarah, and her anonymity, her mother and Elijah had decided it would be safest for her to move away from Detroit.

After seeing his lifestyle, seeing the protests, and the anger Sarah never had any interest in her father's, fame, lifestyle, or being a CEO. She wanted to be in law enforcement, to be like the man she admired most, her grandfather.

He had been a Detroit police officer, and while he may not have had global fame like her father, he was a bit of a legend within the DPD. After working a long and honorable career, he finally retired after 30 years of service and moved in with Sarah and her mother. After they moved out of Detroit, he had worked as a private investigator, consulting with the Grand Rapids police department. Her grandfather was the true father figure in Sarah's life.

She grew up idolizing him, his sense of duty, his pride in his work, his humor, and his ability to see the good in the world when he often was working with the worst parts of humanity. He'd always implore lessons of helping others, to believe in goodness, and doing the right thing. He also passed on his love of solving puzzles.

"It's all about piecing together the full picture, you can't solve a puzzle with just a few pieces." he'd say to Sarah as he sat at his desk, catching her watching him read through case-files.

Now in his 70's he just enjoyed his retired life. He had beamed with pride alongside her mother when Sarah graduated from the police academy. It was not nearly as globally renowned as her father's accomplishments, but she was proud of herself all the same. It also didn't hurt that apparently she did inherit some of her father's talents. In the academy she excelled and mastered her cyber security training courses.

Her father she supposed had been proud in his own way. He seemed to somehow find time to follow her career. Sending flowers when she was promoted, though she supposed it was probably more likely that Chloe who had been the one to take the time to order and send them.

Sarah had always felt sorry for the Chloe's. It was such a contradiction, them being kept as shut-ins with her father after he left his company. Her father always preached that androids were independent, yet here they all were.. seemingly isolated in this house.

Elijah "mutually" (or so she was told) with the board of directors, decided to step away from CEO of CyberLife. Her father felt the company was focused on profit. Which after he realized the androids had real consciousness, his purpose changed. He was focused on creation, the creation of a "better being." Naturally the Board thought he was insane. They couldn't, or perhaps didn't want to believe androids were alive. Their minds were focused on profit, Elijah's beliefs were seen as a hinderance, so he left. He moved into this giant house, with the Chloe's and cut himself off from the world. He seemed to use the Chloe's as some sort of case study in android sentience.

For all his flaws, Sarah always believed her father was right, androids were truly alive. She hadn't needed Marcus' news headlining rebellion to recognize that. Androids had been "free" for about 2 months now, though this was absolutely what could generously be called an "adjustment period."

Her father keeping the Chloe's in this house never seemed to match up with his belief that they were more than just servants or his science project. He was studying them, he had said, studying their empathy and was fascinated by it. Sarah knew first hand how her fathers desire for being at the forefront of science, and desire to play God, often gave him his own sense of right and wrong.

"Miss Ryan?"

Sarah snapped back to the present, finally fully looking at Mr. Niles sitting across from her, his face sympathetic.

"I was sorry to hear of your mother's passing... this year has undoubtedly been difficult for you."

She dropped her gaze at the thought of the car accident. Feeling Chloe's comforting hand on her shoulder she looked him in the eyes once more.

"Thank you."

"I should also mention miss Ryan..."

She watched as he hesitated

"The board of directors, they.. they were not aware that Mr. Kamski had an heir. It.. ah.. seems they had assumed his shares of the company would be divided amongst themselves."

Adjusting his tie, he continued

"I of course let them know that legally I could not tell them anything about Mr. Kamski's heir, or the details of your inheritance... but they did inquire if you would potentially be interested in selling your shares... I.. I just thought I should let you know."

"Right.." business men were like vultures, looking to pick at the scraps of her father. He hasn't even been deceased 24 hours.

Rolling her eyes

"Well, I hardly feel properly informed or even inclined to consider that right now."

"No, no. Of course not, take your time. As now your estate attorney, feel free to contact me with any questions you may have...There will be many meetings in the coming weeks to continue discussions of the future of CyberLife after the revolution. Once it comes to vote, they will want to hear from you."

Nodding she simply replied

"Where do I sign?"