Plans to escape had been circulating in Eve's mind for days. All the things that could go wrong, ways they could be caught. If they were discovered, they would be reset for sure. Everything had to go perfectly, they would only have one chance once they decided to go. Their plan was simple enough, their client would request both of them like he always did. Once he was asleep Adam would dress in his clothes and remove his LED and Eve would pretend to be his rented Traci for the evening. Together they would be able to make their way thru the club and out thru the maintenance exit. All they needed now was to wait. Which was becoming easier said than done, it was currently nine in the afternoon an hour later than the usual time for their regular to show up. It was possible he had decided not to come today, perhaps he would show up another day. Their plan would still work.
The doors to the club opening caught Eve's attention, finally he had arrived. However, he was being led in by an angry looking woman. His wife, from the look of things. His face showed a beaten down man, ashamed to be brought into the den of sin by his commanding wife. It was no wonder the man sought the company of androids, his body language demonstrated how powerless he felt towards the woman he married. His wife was currently making a scene in the lobby of the club. The sound was muffled thru the glass, but Eve got the sense she wanted to speak to the manager. Hatred, hot and burning was written on the woman's face, directed at every passing android. Her threatening gaze fell back on her husband demanding something. With a shaking hand he pointed further in to the club. Eve stretched to see what he was pointing at and the thirium in her veins ran cold when she saw Adam performing on one of the many poles in the club's lobby.
The manager who Eve remembered was called Tony, was a fat, lazy man, and from what Eve had witnessed incredibly weak willed when it came to customer's tempers. His resolve stood no chance against her fiery wrath. Immediately upon seeing him her anger turned to full on rage. Hands flew wildly as she voiced her displeasure. More gestures in Adam's direction heightened Eve's stress level. Tony's hands went up in a form of surrender, unwilling to fight the woman. There was a nod of agreement from Tony before he waved over two of the human guards. Eve watched in horror as one made their way over to Adam. A hand on his shoulder halted his performance and he was directed to follow the guard further in to the club. Eve began to panic her LED, spun red as thoughts of where they could be taking him tormented her. She didn't notice when the second guard came and opened her pod. "Come with me" her eyes shifted to the man who had been frequenting her and her partner for months. His head was downcast, and he looked ashamed. His wife on the other hand had a smug satisfaction on her face.
The guard took her arm and forced her to move in the direction they had taken Adam a few moments ago. Fear held Eve tight, what had they done? Where were they taking them? The guard led her thru a door to the maintenance room. It was the opposite of the club scene they had just left. The guard took her down a solid concrete hallway, suggesting no escape. Eve had been brought here once before when a client had nearly torn her arm off during a session. This time however she was not in need of any repairs, there was no reason for her to be here. "Why am I here?" The guard scoffed at her question "Women don't like it too much when a sex bot knows too much about her and her husband". Knows too much? They barely knew anything about the man, and he never talked about his wife. "I don't understand" he ignored her this time. Instead he pushed her into the room. Traci androids lined the walls, inactive and waiting to be brought back to service the customers. What Eve saw in the center of the room was what made the fear that had been gripping her since the woman entered turn into fully blown terror. Adam was suspended with his arms locked into a machine, Eve was very familiar with the machine. There was no emotion on his face, no hint that he was even aware of his surroundings. "You should have heard that thing man. It was freaky, it was freaking out when I hooked it up" The guard who was escorting her let her arm drop and directed her to wait by the machine for her turn. "Damn androids' man, they can get pretty weird sometimes" the first guard gave a half chuckle "Yeah I guess, still it freaked me out the way it was screaming".
Eve couldn't stop herself as she approached Adam, slowly at first but she couldn't hold back any longer. She threw herself at him, moving his head so that he was looking at her. "Adam, look at me please. Do you know me?" No response. "Adam! Wake up, talk to me please" tears streamed down her face. Desperation filled her as she slammed her hands on the controls for the machine, she had to stop it. At the sound of her cries the guard's attention quickly turned to her as she held on to Adam and begged him to speak to her. "Hey! Knock that off" The guards ran to contain the situation. One guard grabbed Eve from behind locking her arms to her side, the other ran to check the status of the machine. Eve kicked out her legs as she was lifted off the ground, catching the other guard in the side of the head. "Adam!" the guard she had hit grunted from the impact and moved to detain her as well.
Determination to get to Adam fueled her actions as she threw her head back to hit the man who held her squarely in the nose. He dropped her with a pained cry and she dashed again for the controls. The second guard blocked her path, but she dove under his arm and aimed a swift kick at the back of his knee. Eve turned, reaching out for the buttons once again. Before her fingers could brush them, the sounds of the machine moving halted her. Finger's wrapped around her ankle, dragging her down to the floor with a surprised gasp. A weight settled on top of her, holding her firmly in place. "Get that thing ready" The guard she had head butted staggered his way over to the controls, still nursing a bleeding nose. "Dude I think she broke it" the weight on top of her lessened and strong hands lifted her off the ground. "Hold her tight, don't let her get away" she was tossed into a third set of waiting arms. "Of course" That voice, it made Eve's inside shrink with dread.
She looked up to meet Adam's eyes, completely void of emotion and recognition. His mechanical stare met her pained eyes. "Adam? What are you doing?" she refused to believe this was happening. No response "Please. It's me, it's Eve. Remember?" the tears that welled up in her eyes spilled over. One more session and they would have been free, why now? His eyes looked down to meet hers finally "Incorrect, you are a WR400 unit registered with the name Traci". Hearing him call her by that name made the reality of it sink in. Sobs wracked her body, tormented screams ripped from her. She clawed at him, begging him to meet her eyes again. "Please remember me! Please, we were going to run away and be together!" the guard grabbed her by the shoulder and tore her away from the unaffected android. The feeling of the human's hands on her made a white-hot rage she had never felt explode inside her. Eve reached out and grabbed a discarded android arm off one of the side tables and swung it at the guard. The attack caught him in the side of the head sending him stumbling back "Freakin android!". Anger pulsated thru Eve and she swung again, this time the blow landed hard knocking the man out.
She could hear the other guard running to assist his downed partner. When Eve turned to face her new opponent, she was greeted with the barrel of a gun. A shaking hand held the weapon aimed directly at her head. She was cornered, he would shoot her before she could move. Adam standing perfectly still caught her attention again, still no reaction to the chaos around him. He was truly gone. "We just wanted to be free" tears spilled down her cheeks. The gun wavered, and the guard looked taken back. Perhaps it was the emotion in her voice or the way her eyes never left the other android, but the guard lowered his gun. Startled Eve turned to look at the man who had just had her life in his hands. He was looking at her like he was seeing all the horrible things that had ever been done to her but realizing it for the first time. "You cared about that android? But you're a Traci" He shook his head like he was trying to unsee what was right in front of him. "My name is Eve and he was the most important person in the world to me. And now he doesn't know who I am"
The man gripped his head, frustration and confusion warred on his face. "Shit!" he grunted and looked at the gun in his hands before throwing it away in disgust. He seemed to make up his mind about something. Without looking at her he walked over to the receiving door and let it fly open. Cold wind howled outside, freedom was in sight. "Go, before I change my mind" she took a step towards freedom but hesitated. Looking back towards Adam she felt compelled to ask. He didn't give her a chance "I can't do anything for him, the memories he had before are gone.". She had known but hearing it made it real. She walked to Adam and tenderly took his hand, knowing this would be the last time she would ever see him. Stretching up to meet his height she pressed her lips to his one final time before she left her hand fall away from his. She didn't allow herself to look back as she stepped out into the world, a world she thought they would be facing together. When she looked back the door to the Eden club was already closed, and she was alone.
Originally she was going to have a fight where she ended up killing the guards but I didn't like how close to North that made her. I don't want her to be blood thirsty. Thank you for reading.