Reflection 009: An Android's Determination

Unity. Above all else, the android wanted unity.

Shadow had been free of the doctor's rule for years now, and had been working diligently for GUN ever since. After all, a weapon of his caliber was in high demand. During his time with the military, and even before hand, he had come into contact with so many beings. The organics he met were varied, ranging in age, personality, race, species, gender, and ability. On the other hand were the machines, a group just as ranged as the other.

Throughout his work, the Shadow android had seen much destruction. Neither side was safe and both were to blame. However, it was obvious that neither side truly benefited from the conflict. The answer was obvious, there before the android's eyes like the last piece of a puzzle, and yet no one else seemed to notice.

There were going to be some changes around here.

Force wasn't going to work, especially not with the organics. The android was wise to many of the Doctor's shortcomings and was using them as a guide. Shadow would not force nor demand, and he made that perfectly clear. All of his words were unambiguous as he spoke to factions on both sides. He put stock into diplomacy and would not tolerate violence under his name.

There were many that doubted him from both sides. Organics did not see the robots as anything more than tools, as many of them had their entire lives. Machines, on the other hand, saw the organics as inferior because of their ephemeral nature. If he had been a different creature, Shadow may have found it funny. As it were, however, it was merely a hurtle to be cleared.

Despite the challenges he faced, the Shadow android found friendship in Rouge, who knew the original Shadow and constantly assured the android that the ultimate life would have definitely approved of his work. Omega was also a great help. No matter how peaceful the android wished to be, it never hurt to have the hulking warbot at his side.

It was from these two that he drew his strength and conviction. As far as he was concerned, they were family, though he never said it aloud. They shared their meals, their trials, their home, their power, their worries, and their beliefs. From their relationship he knew peace could be achieved between the mechanicals and the organics. It might not be easy, but they shared this planet. They shared their lives. They owed it to each other to cooperate.

Unity would not be found by exacerbating differences.

Unity would not be found by ignoring them.

Unity could only be found by finding the spaces between.

Unity was in fitting the cogs together.

AN: Totally forgot where this was going halfway through.

3/27/2014