/ Disclaimer: I do not own Saber Marionette J, AI Love You, or anything else referenced in this fanfiction. Don't sue me, I'm b0rk! And on to the story! /
It was a dark and stormy night (writer's note: cliché city already!) and John had all his computers working hard to solve his computer science problem. All except for one.
Thunder crashed, and fragments of the electron plasma flowed into the ground where the lightning had struck. John was totally unaware, however, as he was watching SMJ for the nth time, attempting to clear up some uncertainty in his mind. That task had proved quite difficult; since he had absolutely no idea what uncertainty he was attempting to clear up.
Thunder crashed again, this time closer. If one were to clap out the seconds between the bright flash and the resounding boom that followed, one wouldn't have the chance to clap even once.
Pause. Rewind. Play.
Attracted by the smooth electron flow coming from the house, the storm moved closer.
Pause. Rewind.
The electrons flowed, their evanescent fingers reaching toward the power line.
Stop.
Farther, into the very CPU.
Play.
Somewhere, a light flashed green, and something woke up.
A resounding crash was heard.
John panicked. "Kusou! The systems are going Cyrillic on me!"
The video stopped, and then picked up again. The screen read "Program: START".
In a flash of electricity, all systems were restored. However, Something strange had happened. John saw a shape appear out of the smoke.

"HAO!"