Here's chapter two. Enjoy!

Chapter 2 : The misdeeds of the empathy chip

In the PE ship, Leela was flying, Bender was smoking his usual cigar, Amy was looking at her mirror and Fry was in his quarters. He was writing the new feelings he had in a diary. He wasn't quite able to make the difference between his feelings and Leela's feelings so he wrote them all. The most present were frustration, sadness, anger and pride. He also thought that the empathy chip wasn't very functional because he wasn't too different. Except for some major moments. And the chipset was already at max strength. Maybe it had a better effect on robots. Fry finally fell asleep on his diary.

''Amy, like I said, I would like you to watch Fry carefully. Don't let him touch buttons, cannons and... well, don't let him touch anything. I don't want him to cause a catastrophe,'' said Leela.

''Don't worry Leela. I'm sure all will be fine,'' said Amy, half listening.

''We never know with Fry,'' said Leela in a paternal voice.

The crew arrived on Omicron Persei 8. They walked the little path that was separating them from the castle. and brought the cargo in front of the King.

''Here's the delivery King Lrrr demanded. Thousand lilacs,'' said Leela.

''What? You demanded lilacs!'' said Lrrr's wife to her husband. ''But I told you hundred of times that I don't like lilacs. Your last wife did.''

''Well, deal with it because I'm not sending back the flowers!'' The king turned his head to the crew. ''So where is the other member of your crew? You know, the little orange haired one.''

''He's not with us. He's um...dead,'' said Leela.

''Dead?'' wondered Bender. ''I thought he was in the ship with Amy. Oh well maybe his wallet is still in his pocket.''

''Shut up Bender!'' yelled Leela.

''Get them!'' said Lrrr to his soldiers.

The soldiers were about to grab Leela when she kicked both of them. It didn't do much damages but the guards laughed at the pathetic kicks that Leela gave them. That was enough to run away. Leela was in first and Bender was just behind her, stealing some stuff along the way.

Fry was with Amy in the ship, sitting on Leela's chair where she use to drive. He was scratching the wires on his neck. It was at this moment that Amy noticed the wires. She went closer to Fry to have a look.

''Why do you have wires on your neck?" she asked.

''Well, I prefer not to tell you,'' said Fry.

''Oh come on Fry. It doesn't matter if I know. I'm not like Bender!'' said Amy.

''Yah well at least if I tell you, I don't have to buy you a 24 pack of beer!''

''What?''

''Nevermind. Look, if I tell you, you have to promise me that you won't tell Leela about it,'' asked Fry with a begging face.

''I promise. Now tell me,'' said Amy in a hurry.

Fry lowered his pullover. Amy saw the empathy chip on Fry's shoulder with the wires connected to his neck. She touched the wires and Fry yelled at her.

''Don't touch it!'' warned Fry.

''Sorry. I didn't mean to hurt you,'' apologized Amy.

''It's ok. It's just very itchy.''

''Why are you wearing that anyway?'' asked Amy.

''It's a long story. But to be short, I want to feel Leela's feelings like Bender had by using this chip. But this time it's a bit different. I actually feel Leela's feelings but something weird is inside me. When I'm with her, I feel a big frustration, like a fight. And I can't what the fight is all about,'' explained Fry.

''Well, splah! The fight you feel when you're with Leela is her fight for you. I mean, I'm sure she likes you a lot but she just can't admit it. And I don't know why,'' said Amy.

''Are you sure about that? It's seems impossible because she rejected me a lot of times,'' sighed Fry.

''Yeah I'm sure Fry. If she rejected you so much it's to protect herself. Believe me, I know these things, I'm a girl." Amy took a pause to think a bit and added: "You know what? I'll help you win Leela's heart.''

''Really? Thanks. Thanks a lot Amy,'' he said, smiling.

''Anytime,'' said Amy with a wink.

''I feel better now. I don't know why but, about five minutes ago, I felt bad. I was scared and my heart was beating very fast.''

''Maybe Leela is in danger!'' exclaimed Amy.

At this moment, Leela and Bender came in the ship. She saw Fry sitting on her chair. She threw him out of the way and started the ship. Fry hit his face on the window and fell down. Leela yelled orders and the ship took off.

''What is going on here?'' Amy asked.

''King Lrrr wants to see Fry but I don't have a good feeling about that,'' answered Leela.

By chance, the crew didn't see the spaceships send by Lrrr. So they got back to Earth safely.

During the week, Fry became very strange, especially at night. Sometimes he was crying, sometimes he was very sad and sometimes he even broke stuff in anger. Bender was tired of that behaviour. He asked him many times to turn off the chip but Fry didn't want to. So Bender decided that today was the last one. When they will get back to Robot Arms Apt, he had to turn off that damned empathy chip without Fry's permission.

Bender arrived at PE building. He entered the conference room. Everybody was there, except Fry. When Leela saw Bender without him, she sighed and asked the robot where Fry was. He answered that he was still sleeping.

''Well at least we don't have a delivery yet so it's not too bad,'' said Leela.

''Give him a break Leela. I think this time he really needed to sleep,'' said Bender.

''Oh and what is the difference today?'' asked Leela.

''Well, last night, Fry was breaking stuff again in anger. He did that half of the night. He didn't even have the delicacy to go do his business somewhere else to leave me in peace!"

"This is strange. I did that too last night,"thought Leela. ''Well whatever. Right now what is the most important is to go watch TV,'' she concluded.

''Um Leela? Can I talk to you for a moment?'' asked Amy.

''Sure Amy. About what?'' Leela asked.

''I think we should be alone to talk," said Amy.

''Well ok,'' said Leela not really confident and wondering.

Amy and Leela walked together outside of the PE building. The sun was very bright.

''So Amy, what is the thing you wanted to tell me?''

''It's about Fry.''

''Oh please! Could you stop talking to me about him!''

''Well actually I think I'm the first one.''

''Well I hope it's not him who's sending you to me.''

''Don't worry. He knows nothing. Now listen. I know that you're thinking of him often and your heart loves him but your head doesn't want to listen to reason…well feelings I should say. But open your eye Leela! He's deeply in love with you. He risked his life many times for you, he played the holophonor for you, he has always eased your sadness and he even made you know your parents! Yes, he's not the best boy in the universe but he has a charm and I know what I'm talking about because he was my boyfriend once. And he's not brawny, not rich, not very wise and not ambitious but his heart is great and I know he'll do anything for you. Also take me and Kif for instance. Do you see how different we are? How coward he can be? I just don't care because I love him so much! What I wanna say is stop your stupidities because I know you love him in the bottom of your mind.''

Leela was out of words. Amy was right. She read her mind. All was true and this time she couldnit escape. Amy noticed she was embarrassed and smiled gently.

''Don't worry Leela. I'm not here to tell you what to do but you should really give Fry a chance. After all, you owe him this much. Well it's getting hot. I'm going back inside. See you later.''

Leela stayed there, lost in her mind. How could Amy all know that? Of course she was a girl so she understood these things but to know precisely her thoughts, it's unbelievable. Maybe she could give Fry a chance? No! She couldn't! He's a jerk! But a sweet jerk... Was is really worth it to be with someone that you loves but make you go crazy more than one in a while? Leela didn't know what to do or think. She took the decision to think about that later and went back inside the PE building.

All the day was a ''TV day'' with no mission. Hermes took that time to have a meeting with the crew about important stuff and especially the "sleeping factor" during the meetings which didn't go down at all since a very long time. A boring day that was!

During the evening, after work, when Fry and Bender were about to leave, Amy took Fry's arm to have a talk with him. They went to the angry dorm to have some privacy.

''I had a talk with Leela today.'' said Amy.

''Really? Did you get something from her?''

''Well, I told her some stuff and I think she's gonna think about it. But I can't promise that she will do something.''

''Thank you Amy. You're a good friend,'' smiled Fry with tears in his eyes.

Fry started to cry like a baby in Amy's arms.

''Wow calm down Fry. It's ok,'' said Amy with a smile that said that she knew what was making him cry.

Fry slowly calmed himself down and smiled back to Amy. Then he thanked her again and headed in the direction of Robots Arms Apartments. While he was walking, his tears came back and he didn't understand why. He was trying to hold them back for the time he was walking. Suddenly, it hit him. "The empathy chip! Maybe Leela's crying too," he thought. When he finally arrived in his room, he sat down on the floor and let all his tears go out. When Bender saw that, he decided that it was the time to make that damned empathy chip disappear forever. So he took the wires and broke them. Gradually, Fry stopped crying. And when he was all right he exclaimed:

''Hey! I feel much better now. All the pressure I had for no reason is gone! Thank you Bender. I should have listened to you and turned off the chip sooner.''

''Yeah I was really tired of your stupid human behaviour!'' said Bender.

Fry smiled at Bender to say that he understood the real reason. Then they hugged each other. Bender said good night to Fry and went back in his little room. Fry took his diary to analyse all that he wrote. He read all night and when the sun showed itself, Fry fell asleep.

That's all for chapter two. Chapter three is coming soon.