AN: I do hope you enjoy!

Town, Patch, Kingdom of Vale

"Oh! By the way Silver, welcome to patch. Home to Signal Academy, that's the school I'm training to be a huntress at." Ruby said with her hands behind her back as she walked on.

"So this is Patch huh? Bit more dangerous than I expected, I mean come on, all those grimm? And you say that's just your average day?" I asked with a laugh.

"Okay maybe it was a bad day, but we made it through! Don't fall for first impressions!" Ruby countered.

"Alright, whatever you say Ruby." I conceded

"Thats better! Glad you're seeing things my way. Now come on, I know a great noodle stand in town, I'll pay, compensation for saving me." Ruby said with a wink.

"Finally something other than rations…" I sighed in relief.

"Rations? Is that all they give hunters in atlas?" Ruby said as she tilted her head questioningly.

"Don't worry about it, and I'm not a hunter, I haven't even joined a school yet." I explained to the curious girl, probably not my best choice of sentences however.

"Wait wait wait wait, not a hunter?! But you were like woosh and pew pew pew when you flew in with that crazy ship of yours! Where did you learn to fight like that?" Ruby began short circuiting trying to wrap her head around the idea that I'm merely a civilian.

"Would you accept it if I said video games?" I said quietly.

"Realllllly?" Ruby's eyes seemed to alternate between sparkles and doubt as she stared at me.

"Really…" I confirmed.

"Oh my gosh that's like super mega awesome! Euhhh! Maybe you're a secret Atlas Robot!" Ruby cheered as if she found the secret to life itself.

"Pfft what, Atlas wouldn't use resources to make robotic humans, you're losing it Ruby." I joked while wondering when I'll run into Penny.

"Yeahhhh, you're probably right. Oh we're here!" Ruby agreed while laughing before coming to an abrupt stop in front of a small noodle stand. Luckily we were able to get a seat at the counter, Ruby even seemed to know the shopkeeper, overall it seemed I'd finally get some real food.

"I'll have the regular." Ruby said before the shopkeeper exploded into action sweeping back into the kitchen and returning seconds later with a piping hot bowl of noodles.

"Wow. I'll have a regular too." I said before watching fairly amused and impressed at the speed of the shopkeeper.

"Here's payment shopkeeper." Ruby said before handing over some lien.

We quickly tore into our bowls once the food was paid for, not even a word of conversation was made until nothing remained of our meals.

"I'm impressed you could finish a regular! What'd you think?" Ruby said with a content smile on her face.

"I never knew noodles could taste so good… I'll treat next time, we need to come again." I said mirroring Ruby's smile.

"Next time? Like a date?" Ruby asked.

"Well today was pretty good, we fought Grimm, went for a jog, even got dinner. But unfortunately it's about time I head home, It's been fun Ruby. See you next time." I said before signaling for my Banshee to swoop in low over the town street.

"Silver! You didn't answer, are you asking me on a date?" Ruby asked again as she stood in front of me blocking my way to the Banshee.

"Maybe!" I said kissing her on the cheek before running up a building wall and flipping backwards above the street right into my awaiting Banshee. Looking down I could see Ruby practically emitting steam as she turned red as roses, job well done, now time to get home. I sealed the cockpit, activated my stealth systems to make a clean getaway and finally accelerated my Banshee on it's journey to rendezvous with my viking escort for the trip home.

Ruby Pov

Reboot in 3… 2… 1…

"What was that!? I mean he kissed me! (On the cheek), and asked me on a date! (He said maybe…) And and and… he left?" Ruby rebooted and had a minor freakout before finally realizing that during her shutdown Silver had vanished like a figment of her imagination.

"Okay so, silver eyes, silver hair, generally silver and black outfit, well at least he won't be hard to find if I just run into him again, I've never seen someone with so much silver on them." Ruby ran a mental checklist of Silver's appearance ensuring she could recognize him with a glance. With SIlver fresh on her mind Ruby almost forgot to check the time, luckily she did so as she was quite clearly about to be late to get home.

"Oh no I'm going to be late! Dad's gonna kill me..." Ruby shouted before activating her semblance for some extra speed, passersby were surprised by the suddenly speeding girl whipping past them.

Hours later, Silver's Island

"This is Echo 1, requesting landing clearance, confirm." I started going through the motions of landing as I approached the now dubbed Silver Island.

"System confirms, welcome back commander, please proceed to landing pad 1." The system sounded out confirming my approach and proving nothing had gone catastrophically wrong in my absence.

"We only have the one landing pad right now System…" I sighed as I landed my banshee at the starport, sometimes I wonder why I haven't asked about upgrading the system… oh fucks sake.

"System, is there a way to upgrade you? Y'know with a personality and other features?" I asked the question that has been on my mind since the first time I heard that monotonous synthetic voice.

"Yes." System replied.

"For fucks sake, how!" I had the urge to pull my hair out as i walked towards the starport elevator.

"Displaying options now." The System replied.

Personality Partitions - 1000 minerals each

Increased processing - 500 minerals

Synthetic Bodies - 250 Minerals per body, 50 vesene

Additional options become available after certain "achievements" are fulfilled

"Display current resources. Do we have enough for a personality partition?" I asked after seeing the options.

Resources available: 1750 minerals, 1000 vespene

"Fuck me, well… Create a personality partition and a synthetic body for it to use. Do the bodies have options for me to customize them? Display them." I quickly decided to use the stockpiled resources for a new companion.

Displaying customization options

Name?

Gender: Male/Female

Aura: Yes/No

Random Semblance: Yes/No

Color Theme?

Appearance?

"Alright… well let's do this." I quickly scanned my options before deciding.

Confirm?

Name: Icarus Gold

Gender: Female

Aura: Yes

Random Semblance: Yes

Color Theme: Gold

Appearance: Teenage human female

"Confirm." I issued the final command just as the elevator reached the ground floor and I exited the starbase, walking forward I was blinded by a flash of golden light.

"Materializing." The system gave me a late warning.

Before my eyes I was given quite the show, a beautiful blonde teenage girl around my age formed out of nothing as if pulled from the void itself…. Annddddd she's naked, god damn it system. As Icarus opened her golden eyes she took a moment to look around before focusing on me.

"Hello?" I asked tentatively.

"Commander!" She cried out before tackling me to the ground in a hug. She suddenly switched her grip to pin my arms above my head, staring downwards into my eyes as she straddled me.

"Let's break this body in commander! It's combat ready!" She winked at me as she said so, her eyes practically sparkling like mounds of gold.

"Hell yes! Wait… No, bad Silver! Icarus could you please put some clothes on, we have work to do." I mumbled before stating clearly, it seems I have quite the companion for myself now.

"Of course! We can break this body in later!" She giggled as she walked away from me with a sway in her hips. Suddenly a flash of light surrounded her before fading to reveal Icarus fully dressed, she now wore a golden backless dress.

"How did you do that?" I asked realizing she just made clothes out of thin air.

"It's part of my semblance! Hard-Light manipulation. Like it?" Icarus laughed twirling showing off her new dress.

"It really suits you, golden light for a golden girl." I responded.

"Not that! My dress, I made it for you to look at afterall." Icarus said and winked.

'Oh sweet lord help this lost soul.' I thought as Icarus looked expectantly at me.

"You look beautiful Icarus, now come along, we have work to do." I said before turning on my heel and walking towards the convertor.

"Ahhhh work already? Why not have some fun with me?" Icarus whined before running up and grabbing onto my arm to walk along with me.

"Maybe later… Bad! Bad Silver." I sighed as I said before mumbling the last part.

"I didn't hear a no!" Icarus cheered tightening her hold on my arm pressing it into her chest.

'She's not wrong…' I thought in the back of my mind as we walked towards the converter, however I have work to do, truly, but I need some rest first.

8 Hours Later

'God damn I need to get a proper bed, and why do i feel so heavy?' Were my first thoughts as I awoke on the cold metal flooring of the control room, although I do feel heavier than I remember… Oh

"Good morning Commander! Or would you prefer I call you Silver?" Icarus's cheerful voice sounded out from on top of me, clearly she had used me as a pillow last night.

"Good morning Icarus, Silver will do just fine thank you." I sighed before saying, this girl will be the death of me.

"Would you like breakfast? Or a bath? Or me?" Icarus asked as her eyes seemed to light up in the dimmed lighting of the command room.

"Rations will do just fine Icarus, maybe another time." I said jokingly to Icarus. However… she seemed to of taken it quite literally if her increasingly sparkling eyes were anything to go by.

*cough cough* "Yes uh yes. Work to do, do you have control of the systems functions?" I avoided the subject gracefully.

"Of course Silver! I can perform most of the systems tasks, however I am better as a independent being who can aid you from a support role." Icarus explained.

"I figured that would be the case." I said while getting out from under Icarus much to her dismay.

"Resources are dangerously low after the materialization of Icarus, how do you wish to proceed?" The system's synthetic voice sounded out.

"Task all SCV's to dust mining, I want additional resources within the hour. Come on Icarus, we're going hunting today, fashion yourself a weapon on one of the convertor assembly benches then meet me outside." I tasked the system before grabbing my rifle and heading outside.