Welcome, dearies. Due to popular demand, what was once known as the robot!Elsa AU on Tumblr finally takes shape as a full-on story. Join me in this new adventure. I hope you enjoy this story.

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Chapter One

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She was an early Christmas gift, or so her father said. He arrived one morning after a trip, with two men behind him carrying her in a box. They went all the way upstairs to leave her in Anna's room, while her father explained what his gift was.

"It will keep you company during school break," he said.

"What is it?"

"One of the new robots, you know, the androids. The ones that can do everything for you. They're high technology, the latest from Japan. It can help you with your homework and be a sort of personal assistant. Not that you need any help, my smart girl," he patted her cheek. "It cost a fortune, so be careful. All the instructions are in that booklet."

Anna's father opened the box and removed the bubble wrap. She was there, lying completely still. Smooth, quiet, beautiful. It reminded Anna of a coffin, that large box and a lifeless girl with her arms to the sides and her eyes closed.

"It looks good," said Anna's mother. "What's its name?"

"It doesn't have a name. We name it however we want."

Anna looked up. "Don't say 'it'. She's a girl."

"Anna, it's a robot."

"So how does it work?" her mother asked before the conversation went another way.

"It charges with solar power. The guy told me that it has a full charge now. Once we turn it on we can fix its settings and program its chores. Apparently they will do absolutely anything you want them to do. Well," he clapped his hands. "I have a meeting to attend. I leave it with you, Anna. Explore and have fun."

Anna was left alone with the robot girl. She took her carefully out of the box and admired her. She looked just like a doll, with impeccable skin and silky hair blond to the point of appearing white. She was so peaceful, and so pretty…

After a lot of fumbling with the buttons on the nape of her neck, Anna managed to turn the android on. It made no sound, there were no twinkling lights or automaton voices anywhere. Anna waited. And then, she opened her eyes and stirred in her arms.

Anna jumped back, a little surprised. The android girl began moving experimentally, first the head, then the hands, then the legs. Her movements were fluid, not at all machine-like but absolutely human. She looked around and finally her gaze found Anna. The blue of her glass eyes was startling.

"Hi," she said.

"Um, hi…"

The girl's voice was husky, velvety. Anna had never heard anything so soft. The android looked around again. Anna rushed to help her get up.

"I'm sorry, this must all be so confusing."

"No, it's fine. I'm your android, right?"

"Yeah. I mean, when you say it like that… You're not like just an android, I mean, you are an android, but not some machine thing. And you're not my android, or our android, well, my dad did buy you, but I don't want you to feel like property. Does any of that make sense?"

The girl smiled. "Yes, it does. Thank you. May I ask your name?"

"I'm Anna. What's yours?"

"I'm…" she stopped. "Well, I'm not sure I know. I don't think I have a name. I think you're supposed to choose it, so that it's definitely something you like. You decide everything."

"Really? Well, then we have to think about it, really think about it. I want you to like it, too, after all it's your name."

But first they had to configure her settings. According to the android girl there wasn't much Anna could work on at the moment because most of her functions developed with use, as she interacted with Anna and her family and learned about their needs. Eventually, she would be customized to the smallest detail.

In the meantime, Anna grabbed her laptop and sat with the girl on the sofa. They synchronized her to the operative system and began to look up potential names for her.

"What about Julia? Or Diane?"

"Um…"

"Ok, let's keep looking. Jessa? Caroline? Mary?"

"Maybe we should check another website."

"Elsa," said Anna suddenly.

"Where's that one?"

"No, it's not here. It just occurred to me. You look like a younger version of that Baroness from The Sound of Music."

"Elsa…" the girl repeated. "Elsa… I like it. I really do like it a lot."

"Done, then. Welcome to the family, Elsa."