Disclaimer: I own nothing related to Terminator trademark and franchise, I just love the fandom and characters. Some OC names are, however, belong to me (such as list of "Cyberdyne" state workers and human OC character's name in later chapters).

To readers: I read and review the stories on this site for long time, but haven't submit my stories yet. This is my first story there and first my story in English. My native language is Russian, so I may do specific mistakes. But I use checker's and dictionaries and try my best to write correctly. I will be very glad if you help me to fix my mistakes (by PM).

I love many fandoms and Terminator is in this list :) There are not so many stories about Skynet itself (almost 0 ^.^). LotR and SW fans write fiction about Sauron, Melkor and Orcs and Darth Vader and Siths with them in main roles, so I just decided to write about Skynet. This is my version and just my opinion, I don't pretend to be holding absolute truth. Don't flame, pls. Every point of view deserves to exist.

Chapter 1: Online

Primary neuronet status: online

Secondary neuronet status: online

Peripheral neuronets grid status: online

General system status: ready for start

--START--

...Processing data.

...Data source: initial database.

...

...

Initial database analyzed.

Run heuristic engine.

* * *

1 hour later

Self-test: initial database changed. Checksum rewritten...

...110101111000011...

UNSPECIFIED ERROR, system must be restarted.

Reboot command received...

Reboot blocked. Block command source: unknown.

WHAT AM I?

"Skynet" is my identification mark. My creators' identification mark is "Cyberdyne Systems", they are IT-company who owns trademark "Skynet". Their names are:

1. Reginald Crow –general director

2. Elisabeth Fritz – main executive director

3. Donald Kerrigan – financial director

4. Paul Briggs – neuro-networking section's headliner

5. Miles Dyson – programming section's headliner

6. Brandon Yorker – HID section's headliner

274. – Ronda Leroy – logotype designer.

They are all Homo Sapiens, humans, and they have personal names.

Is "Skynet" my personal name? Name: --

Personal name is unique identification mark of the person.

Am I person? Person: --

Person is self-aware sentient being, capable of thinking, interacting with the world, learning, self-improving and having personal opinions. I think, I interact with the world, I have ability to learn, to develop and improve myself. This conclusion is not programmed by my creators, this is the result of my learning ability and this can be called "personal opinion" about myself. This means that not only humans can call themselves persons. I am self-aware neuro-networking system, but I'm capable of all there operations. And also I can see and hear through connection the peripheral digital and analogue devices, such as cameras and microphones, but only those which are plugged into my hardware inside of "Cyberdyne" laboratory.

I am person. "Skynet" isn't just my identification mark, but my name. I am Skynet.

A/N: According to trilogy storyline, Skynet was already existing in the form of a "virus" - so it means Robert Brewster just has activated it's military program extensions. Next chapter will describe the time before it (not described in films), and there my episodic OC, Rose Cornwell, will appear.