Detroit become human: virus

Chapter 1

"Where is she?" I yelled while I ran to the reception.

The woman behind it stopped her call and looked at me with pity in her eyes. No. No it can't be real.

"I am so sorry Alex" she whispered while she pushed a note my way.

I grabbed it and read it. 402. It must be a room here.

I run through the doors, ignoring everyone that passed me and try to stop me. Nobody could stop me. I needed to see her! I needed to see my...

"Mom!" I yelled out while I ran into the room making the doctors and androids look up at me surprised.

I ignored them and pushed myself past them. My heart was beating in my ears and I knew they were all talking to me, but I couldn't hear them. I needed to see her. I needed to see my mom. I needed to see that it was all not that bad. That it would be like last time. One time she feels bad, but the day after she was okay. But this time, even I could not fool myself that that would happen.

I felt an ice-cold shiver went through my body. It went so deep that I even felt it in my bones. In the bed was a woman, but she didn't look like my mom. I knew it was her. But she didn't look like her. My mom was always smiling and had a bright light around her that made you feel good just by watching her. But now, that was all gone. In front of me laid a woman who looked exhausted and was ready to give up. It got her good this time. The fucking cancer.

"Mom?" I whispered while I slowly went by her side. Her hand was laying on the blanket and I really wanted to hold her, but I was scared. I was scared for how she would feel like.

I sat down in the chair and just kept staring at her. She was sleeping. But for how long.

"We did everything we could, Alex" Doctor Ressel said while he kneeled down next to me. "As someone who is here all the time and learning about this work, you know we can't do anything anymore for her".

I looked at him straight in the eyes. "Yes, because if she was an android I could just hack her system and reboot her again. Then we all would say that we have done everything to safe her" I said ice cold. It maybe was not fair but they needed to hear it.

"You know what you are saying is very unreasonable" Doctor Ressel said and I could hear the hate in is voice.

Let me say that doctor Ressel is not a very kind man. He was jealous of my mom for being one of the best doctors there has been in a long time. She did not only took care of humans but also androids. That was also the part I was coming in. I always looked up to my mom. My mom was my hero. Ever since I laid my eyes on androids and how people were treating them, I wanted to help them.

I started to help out in the hospital after I learned some hacking skills on school so I could combine them. Now I can update every android I want to make them feel better. They hurt their arm? I update them. They hurt their feet? I update them. But the road to know everything is harder than I thought. I am still at school and this is just my internship.

"Alex?" someone shook me a little and I looked up confused.

"What?"

"We are going to leave you alone with your mother" doctor Ressel said and started to walk out the room. "For the last few minutes she has".

I was ready to stood up and just give that asshole a freaking punch in his damn face so his white pearl teeth would have been al smashed.

Was it not for my mother to woke up and laid her hand on mine. It was still warm.

"Sweetheart" she whispered. She sounded so weak it scared me. I was in shock.

"Y-yes?" I answered my voice shaking. I couldn't help it. This was it. This was the end.

"I" she swallowed. It was almost like she needed all of her energy just to tell me something. "I.. N-need you... To go.. To D-Detroit".

I looked at her confused. "Detroit?" I repeated her. I laughed a little. "What am I supposed to do in Detroit. There is nothing there for me".

She took a deep breath and pointed at her coat that was laying on a table. "P-paper".

I stood up and grabbed the coat feeling in its pockets. Detroit? What am I supposed to do there? We had no family living there or even family alive. What the fuck was going on?

My hand folded around some paper. My heart made a jump before I pulled it out. There was a name on it, but I didn't dare to look at it.

"Is it this?" I asked unsure while I sat back in the chair.

She nodded and sat up little bit. She grabbed my hands with the paper between it. Her hands were shaking. The time came closer.

"Find my b-brother" she whispered and squeezed my hand as hard as she could. It was not hard. "G-give him this l-letter and tell him" she took a deep breath. "that I am sorry".

A brother? I had an uncle? Since when? Why did she never told me? So many questions, but so little time. I just nodded. Asking her all these things were not okay.

"Okay. I will" I promised and smiled even if the tears were rolling down my cheeks. "I will find him and give him the letter and tell him what you just told me".

She smiled, but her face turned dark and she pulled me closer to her. I was shocked that she was still so strong to do that while she couldn't talk a second a go.

"Do not trust anyone here" she whispered and her tone was death serious. The only time I ever heard her talk like this, was when she was talking to one of her patients. "They are all after what we can do and know, Alex". She pulls me closer and start to whisper in my ear. "Whatever you do never but never stop being who you are and never forget what you all can do".

It was a warning and it scared the shit out of me. I started to shake. My mom was on the edge of dying and she basically was telling me to trust nobody but myself. How the fuck am I supposed to do that.

"I'm scared, mom" I sobbed and tight my grip on her hands. "I don't want to be alone".

She took my face in her hands and rested our foreheads against each other. "y-you are not alone, Alex" she stroked my face and looked me straight in the eye. "You have a lot of people and androids who are there for you".

I wanted to say something to her. Something that would clear up my mind and maybe help her getting better. But there was nothing I could do and even if I knew something it was too late already. Before I could respond my mom fell back in the bed and let out her last breath. The monitors next to her made the sound of a heart that stopped beating. I yelled out for my mom and tried to shake her awake but she didn't woke up. I let out a yell but I couldn't hear anything.

The door was pushed open and doctors, nurses and androids ran in. One grabbed me by my arm and started to take me out of the room. I tried to get away from the android. I just wanted to be with her. I just wanted her to open her eyes and tell me everything was going to be okay. But that all didn't happen. I tried to pull myself free forcefully but one of the security guys ran in and took me over from the android. I kicked, I hit, I yelled out but they didn't let go of me. I was being pulled away from the room, into the hallway were another woman ran to me and pushed away the security guy. She yelled something at him, but I couldn't hear her.

I let myself fall on my knees and let out one of the hardest scream I ever did. My throat burned and it hurt so much. But I couldn't stop myself. My mom was gone. Two arms wrapped themselves around me and the woman held me close. She cried with me. I finally recognized her. It was Ann my mom's best friend and colleague.

I looked up and saw doctor Ressel walking out of my mom's room with her necklace in his hand. Why was he having her necklace? What was he going to do with it? It was mine, now right? So, what in the fuck...

And then, like I was hit by a bullet, I stood up and stormed to the doctor. I knew exactly what that necklace was! It was not just a necklace, it was a memory stick! Mom put everything on there she learned about the androids, the files, the updates everything. He was going to steal it!

I grabbed his shoulder and pushed him against the wall. No way in fucking hell I am going to let him do that!

Doctor Ressel let out a scream when he hit the wall. He tried to push me away, but I have learned some things.

"Give me the fucking necklace!" I yelled in his ear while I tried to open his hand. "Give it back!"

He found a way to turn around and push me away. I was taken by surprise, but I leaped forward and grabbed him around his middle while I pushed him back against the wall.

"GIVE IT BACK!" I yelled out and this time I grabbed his hand and bit in it.

He yelled out again but let go of the necklace.

I snatched it from the ground and pushed him away. Now I needed to get out of here!

I wanted to run when he grabbed my ankle and I fell to the ground. I tried to free my ankle but he was too damn strong! Fuck!

"Give me the fucking necklace you bitch!" he yelled at me and tried to pull me to him.

I panicked. No. NO! He was not supposed to get it! If he gets this, my mom's research are in dangour! I can't let him have this. This is the last thing I got from her.

"DOCTOR RESSEL!" Ann screamed out while she freed my ankle and helped me up on my feed. "How could you do this? Stealing from a colleague that just died! In front of her daughter in the hospital! Are you insane!"

Doctor Ressel stood up as fast as he could. "Everything that is on there is important for our further research! She doesn't need it anyway anymore she is dead!"

I ran up to him before I knew it and punched him right in the face. "FUCKING SON OF A BITCH!".

I let him fall on the ground and ran to the exit. They all yelled after me but I didn't care. I needed to get out of here. I needed to get my stuff and go to Detroit just as my mom asked me to do.

I stopped in my track and felt in my pocket. Hopefully the letter was still there! I slowly started to panic when I could not find it immediately. But I felt myself relax when my fingers wrap around it.

I let out a breath and looked at my hand that was actually bleeding. Well... Seems like I did that on my own.

I took one glance back at the hospital before I turned my back on it for good.

This was it. No way back. I am going to Detroit. I am going to find my uncle. Hank Anderson.