THIS DOES FOLLOW THE DETROIT STORY BUT I AM ADDING IN MY OWN LITTLE TWEAKS HERE AND THERE! THERE WILL ALSO BE A SIDE STORY GOING ON ASWELL!

(This is kind of more filler-ish? Suggestions for side stories and/or things you want the characters to say to eachother are welcome!)

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"Lara: With me. Connor: stay in the car," Hank instructed.

Connor tried to persuade, "Lieutenant, if you don't mind. I feel like it would be best for me to accompany you inside."

"And I feel like it would be best if you stayed in the car. I don't want you contaminating the crime scene. And as you can see..." he gestured outside the window, "There are anti-android protesters around."

Lara glared at her father, "Let him come. Connor is just as important in this case as we are," Hank groaned in annoyance, "Please, dad. At least let him try. I give you permission to kick his ass if he does anything wrong and I will personally kick the ass of every single one of those protesters if they try anything," she said whilst grinning towards Connor.

Hank got out of the car as he spoke, "Do what you want..." he then headed towards the house on the dark and rainy street, "But don't come crying to me if your little plastic toy gets damaged!" he called back.

Lara leaned forward in the backseat as Connor looked back at her, "Thank you, Detective. I will try my best to solve this deviancy case."

After placing her hand on his shoulder she told him, "No problem, Connor. We're a team and we have to stick together. I will continue to fight for your rights."

"You don't have to do that, Detective. I am just a machine."

She patted his shoulder once more before getting out of the car, "I know we've only known each other for a few days but... That doesn't make me care for you any less, Connor. Without you, this case would go down the drain."

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Connor shook his head slightly as he stepped out of the car and shut the door behind him. He watched Lara head towards the house, passing multiple cop cars and officers on her way. She glared at the protesters before looking back at Connor. She wanted to make sure that they wouldn't try anything funny with him. Connor scanned the area and saw a 74% chance of making it past the protesters without raising any alarms or suspicion. He took a step forward before double-checking his scans... after he was certain that it was okay, he began to head towards Lara.

It's only a 26% chance of getting called out by the protesters so he had nothing to worry about.

"What are protesters doing here so late at night anyways? Don't you have anything better to do? It's raining! Go home!" Lara spoke to the protesters before continuing to walk past them.

"We are here to express ourselves!" one of them replied.

"NO MORE ANDROIDS! NO MORE ANDROIDS!" the rest continued to chant.

Connor walked by the protesters without looking at them. He tried to act as calm as possible. He wasn't scared or anything like that... He's just a machine... He's not supposed to feel fear.

"Hey!" a protester shouted, "Tin can!" he approached Connor followed by the rest of the crowd, "You're not welcome in these parts," Connor tilted his head as he stopped in his tracks and stared at the protesters. He glanced towards his destination before he decided to ignore the group and continue walking, "Hey, plastic! I'm talkin' to you!" the leader of the protesters stood in front of Connor effectively stopping him in his tracks, "Maybe you should leave... before things get violent."

"You would only damage me. And then you would have to pay a small fortune for all my biocompartments," Connor stated.

"You think you're a smart ass, eh?"

"I think I am many things. But a smart ass is not one of them."

The man took a threatening step towards the android, "You break him. I'm takin' you in," Lara said as she finally approached the protester, showing him her badge. He looked over his shoulder to see the Detective glaring at him, "Now if you would kindly move out of the way before I have to get violent."

The man looked back at Connor, "You're lucky, dipshit. If she wasn't here, you would be nothing but scrap rusting away on the side of the street," he paused, "The next time you even think about coming around here alone... We will take you apart and sell you off." Connor's LED flickered between yellow and red for a brief moment before returning back to blue. The protester reluctantly backed away.

"NO MORE ANDROIDS! NO MORE ANDROIDS!" they all continued to shout as Connor passed by them.

"I will never stand for people like that. Androids deserve so much better," Lara grabbed him by the hand and pulled him towards the house. The sudden hand on his caught him off guard.

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Connor had never met a human like this... One who saw androids as equals...

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Police barriers guarded the house as they approached, "No androids allowed," an officer spoke.

Lara showed her badge to him, "He's working on this case with me and Lieutenant Anderson," she pushed past him, dragging Connor close behind.

As the two entered the house, the foul smell of rot hit the Detective hard, "Took ya long enough," Hank said as he spotted the pair, he had his arms folded as he glanced down at the dead body below him.

Lara let go of Connor's hand as the android bent down to get a good scan of the body, "Well I'm sorry!" she exclaimed, "I had to tell some protesters to piss off. Connor would be nothing but nuts and bolts on the street if I hadn't have waited for him."

Hank shrugged, "It would have been fixed anyways. Or a new version of it would have been sent to us by Cyber Life..."

Before she could reply to him, Connor spoke up, "Carlos Ortiz. Twenty eight stab wounds," he straightened his tie after he stood up.

"Yeah... The murder weapon's over there if you wanted to check that out," Hank nodded.

Connor had identified that the knife didn't have any fingerprints so the suspect was most likely a deviant. He had investigated in the kitchen and somehow managed to work out that the deviant might have just been trying to defend itself.

"Err... Connor?" Lara questioned as he dabbed two of his fingers in some weird blue substance on the side of a wall. Connor then moved his hand towards his mouth, "Connor, what the fuck are you doing?!"

Connor soon removed his fingers from his mouth before wiping them on his shirt, "Sorry, Detective. I should have explained. That is just my way of analysing substances that are found at crime scenes. Very efficient."

She raised an eyebrow as she tried to process this, "O...kaaaay..." Lara then glanced around the kitchen, "And what did you find out exactly?"

"Thirium."

"Thirium?" Hank questioned as he entered the room, "What's that?"

"You call it blue blood. It's what powers androids' bio-compartments."

Connor explained that the majority of 'Thirium' at the scene had faded but he could still see it by scanning the area. He went around the bottom floor of the house searching for anything that could be of use.

The Detective folded her arms as she glared at the Lieutenant, "What?" he asked.

"What exactly do you even do at these crime scenes?"

"I do my part," he tried to defend himself, "I bring a lot of help to these situations!"

"The only thing you bring is the smell of alcohol and drugs," she muttered as she walked away from him.

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"Detective Anderson!" Connor exclaimed as Lara approached him. He was just exiting the downstairs bathroom.

"Connor? You found something?" she wondered.

He nodded before pointing up towards the attic, "I have detected some Thirium."

"Really?" she replied, "Give me a boost?"

"Boost?" he asked.

"Lift me up!" she motioned up towards the attic.

He gave the Detective a sceptical look, "I'm not so sure if that is a wise idea, Detective. There is a 13% chance of me dropping you as you try to climb."

"Gonna have to take that chance. We're on limited time here."

Connor shook his head, "I'm afraid I can't do that, Detective," He then walked away towards the kitchen before returning moments later with a chair, "I'm going up there to investigate. I would highly recommend that you stay down here where your father can keep an eye on you."

"Really, Connor? I don't need that old asshole watching my every move! I'm perfectly capable of taking care of myself."

"I don't doubt that," Connor assured, "You can join me once I have made sure that it is safe." He then placed the chair on the ground before standing on it.

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As Connor set foot in the attic he heard shuffling coming from the back of the room. Moments later Lara quickly appeared by his side, "Can't get rid of me that easily, Connor." she whispered as she sent him a wink.

"I would recommend that you wait for backup, Detective," he replied.

"Backup isn't really my style," she said as she aimed her gun ahead of her, walking slowly towards the back of the attic, "Stay close to me, okay? I'll protect you if anything happens." She looked over her shoulder at Connor and gave him a warm smile.

The android still couldn't believe how much the Detective treated him like he was an actual person. He felt like he had a small short-circuit within him everytime she had treated him as her equal over the past few days.

With a small shake of his head he whispered, "I think it would be best if I went first, Detective. Afterall... You are only human. I can take a lot more hits than you."

She sighed, "Connor," she paused, "By now you know that I see you as my equal. So I will take a hit for you if I have to. It's my job to keep you safe."

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Connor's LED flickered yellow before returning to blue. He now felt like he was even more obligated to keep her out of harms way.

Lara walked on ahead anyways despite Connor's protests. The android followed behind her.

Continous shuffling came from the back of the attic, making Lara wary of her surroundings. Connor kept as close behind her as possible.

The Detective almost jumped out of her skin as a figure ran past her. She almost jumped again when Connor placed his hand on her arm, "Are you okay, Detective? I am perfectly fine with going on ahead first if that is what you require."

Lara let out a breath as Connor's hand lingered on her arm just too long, "I'm fine, Connor. I got this. Thanks." she gave him a reassuring smile before continuing her walk, Connor's hand leaving her arm in the process. Lara quickly shook her head trying to rid the smile off of her face.

The figure that had scared her beforehand now jumped out from behind a box, in turn making Lara almost fire her gun, "Careful there, Detective," Connor said, "We need it alive." Her heart clenched when Connor called the deviant an 'it'. Surely Connor would see his own people as actual people.

"Please," the deviant began, "He was going to kill me. I was just defending myself." Lara lowered the gun slightly as she observed the deviant.

"Lara?! Connor?! What the fuck is going on up there?!" Hank called, "I swear to fucking god, Lara, if you're fuckin' a robot up there I will beat you and that piece of plastic's ass!"

Lara raised her eyebrow as she looked at Connor, "For fuck sake, dad! We aren't doing anything like that!" she exclaimed.

"What does he mean by fucking a robo-"

"This is not the place for that conversation, Connor!" she stated before looking back at the deviant. She then glanced at Connor once more and whispered, "You know, Connor... Maybe we shouldn't tell them where he is." The deviant's eyes lit up.

Connor looked at her in confusion, "That is against my protocol. And I'm 99.765% percent sure that the Captain would not like you going against orders. And I am also 95.432% sure that the Lieutenant would 'kick our asses' as he puts it."

"Please," the deviant said with a shaky voice, his LED staying a bright red, "I promise I will leave the city and you will never see me again."

"Lara!" Hank called again, "You two are spending an awful long time up there! If you aren't down here in exactly one minute, I'm coming up there myself!"

Out of nowhere, the deviant lunged forward at Lara, effectively catching her off guard. He swiftly took the gun from her and aimed it at her head whilst his arm made its way loosely around her neck, "Woah, what are you doing?!" Lara exclaimed.

Connor's LED went yellow as he took a step forward, "Okay, okay. Let's just stay calm," he could see the deviant's stress levels rising, causing Lara to have a 63% chance of surviving.

"Okay, what is actually going on up there?!" Hank shouted. Connor could hear the worry lacing his voice, "I'm coming up there whether you like it or not!"

"No, Lieutenant!" Connor called back to him, "Leave this to me! You will only raise the deviant's stress levels!"

"Oh, shit, it's here?!" the Lieutenant exclaimed. He then said that he was going to get backup.

Connor put his full attention onto the deviant, "Now I want you to put the gun down. And come quietly."

He shook his head, "No. They're going to take me apart. I can't let that happen."

Lara tried to stay as still as possible in order not to startle the deviant, "Connor..." she said, "Don't hurt him. Let him go."

Connor glared at the deviant, his own LED slowly turning red, "Let Detective Anderson go this instant. I promise, I won't let the humans hurt you." The deviant's stress levels bagan to lower.

Suddenly, without warning, Hank appeared behind Connor, "Hey, what the fuck?" he instantly drew his gun and aimed it at the deviant, "Let her go, asshole."

Connor quickly stood in between Hank and the deviant, "Please, Lieutenant. Put the gun down."

Hank shot a glare at Connor, "Are you kidding me? I'm not just gonna sit here and allow my daughter to be shot."

"I won't let that happen. I can assure you," Connor's LED flashed between yellow and red as he turned back around to look at the deviant. He had to wait for the right moment to strike, "Everything's going to be all right. The Lieutenant here is just scared, okay? He doesn't want to hurt you."

"'Scared?!'" Hank exclaimed.

The deviant's stress levels started to decrease, making Connor's LED go to a dim yellow. The deviant's hand on the gun shook slightly. Connor scanned the situation: Probabilty of survival for Lara was now 89%... And Connor was going to have to deal with it now.

Connor quickly turned and snatched Hank's gun from out of his hands. He then turned back around to face the deviant at almost lightning pace and fired at the android's right leg, making him falter. Connor then dropped the gun before lunging forward and grabbing onto Lara's arm, pulling her away from the deviant. Connor's LED soon changed back to blue once he was sure that the Detective was officially out of harms way.

He kept her behind him as Hank quickly picked up the gun and aimed it at the deviant, "Drop it." Hank instructed. The deviant shook before realising that his own chance of survival was slim. The deviant reluctantly dropped the gun to the ground.

"Is everything all right up there, Lieutenant?!" an officer called from below.

"Just peachy..." he replied. Hank was holding himself back from shooting the deviant square in the face. He approached the deviant before turning him around and quickly handcuffing him, "You fucked up, pal. Shoulda come quietly," he then quickly looked at his daughter who was still standing behind Connor, "You okay, Lara?"

She let out a sigh before nodding, "Yeah. Just fine." Hank nodded and pushed the deviant in front of him.

As the Lieutenant walked past Connor and Lara he stopped, "I gotta thank you, Connor. I'll try and refrain myself from calling you just a piece of plastic from now on." Lara smiled at her father as he slowly made his way out of the attic with the deviant with the help of some officers on the ground.

Connor turned to look at Lara, "Are you sure you are well, Detective Anderson?"

She nodded, "Perfect. Thanks to you, Connor. Without you I would most likely be dead." She let out a nervous laugh.

"I will assure you that next time, Detective... I will not allow you to get into a situation like this again."

Lara continued to smile up at him before reaching up and kissing him on the cheek, "Thank you, Connor," she paused, "Now lets go before Hank threatens to kick our asses again." She then headed towards the exit of the attic.

The RK800 android was left alone in the attic as his LED flashed yellow. He tried to process what was happening inside of him. His systems seemed to be on high alert. He tried to calm his systems down as he finally left the attic, picking up Lara's gun along the way.

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Thanks for reading! :) (Sorry if I don't constantly update! I am currently doing a lot of college work and working on Connor x Gavin and Kara x Ralph videos on the side! Once I have finished college which will be in about a week or two, expect regular updates!) SUGGESTIONS ARE WELCOME!