Credit for Red vs Blue goes to Rooster Teeth

Credit for Halo Series goes to Bungie

Credit for Mass Effect goes to BioWare

I'm sorry if this chapter isn't perfect and I do not want to hear about my grammar in the comments, please respect my feelings about that

and please don't tell me that I should go into deeper detail in this chapter, not all chapters in stories have to have that and it takes time for such full details to happen and it shouldn't be forced in, so please for those who have enjoyed this story so far and understand my feelings

please enjoy this chapter even if it isn't perfect and if anyone has any ideas to what to put in a future chapter I would like to hear it

just not anything rude like just complete it already, I will finish this when I and the story is good and ready.

by the way if you haven't watched Season 14 Episode 9 Club,

I would watch that first before reading this because it gives out a real name of a certain character.

and species from Mass Effect is mention in this chapter too, which is why the credits mention them...

anyway enjoy and sorry that it does not meet to some expectations.

[Alley's Pov]

okay I was not suspecting him of all people to come to see me, seeing as this is the first time we are meeting each other...but yeah never in all my time being stuck here did I think I would meet the cold stone man himself

Samuel Ortez aka Locus, I would call this a dream come true but I know that I should keep my guard up with him regardless of learning he has changed and doesn't kill...he might just decide to forget his no killing policy

and try to off me here and now with a EMP...and seeing that I'm unprotected and vulnerable at the moment, he has the upper hand and chance to do so if he so wished.

"you must be the A.I. that Kimball spoke of."

"that woman can't keep her trap shut can she...so what do you want? if you come to see the freak show A.I. the cost of it is either 50 dollars or 50 credits, so yeah it ain't free unless your a kid, kids get to see the freaky A.I. for free but grownups have to pay up the dough honey."I tell him

as he look at me for a good five minutes before letting out a "what?" in surprise and disbelief, oh come on that was joke

I mean what is up with him being so serious for that he would actually take me seriously, a gal can't make a little joke?

shaking his head "no I am not here for that, and what do you mean by credits?"

"seriously you have no idea about 'credits', it is a currency for non-humans...humans would of had credits if they didn't show such speciesist attitudes...but I'm pretty sure that half of the sangheili are speciesist too."

"okay thank you for telling me what credits are...but what is speciesist?"

"it is a form of racism, since humans and other aliens are different species all together, all forms of 'racism' don't match so species and racist or racism is mashed together...so yeah if anything it's all species who have speciesism that are dirty shisno, and those who are half breed or have more than one race or species heritage have to either put up with it and hope someday every person of different skin or view points will understand how it makes them feel or just go punch all the human and alien racist and speciesist and tell them to shut the heck up and stop making you as well as other half or mix breeds feel bad...and I know that group you use to be a part of had a history with sangheili, bunch of dirty speciesist shisno...you at least didn't seem like a dirty speciesist so your in the clear from my wrath...and don't get me started on the stereotypes."

"and how do you know this?"

"oh I got the info from Santa, how I was able to worm it out of him was the art of charm and flirting..."

"oh well okay that explains a lo-...wait a minute, a A.I. can do that to another A.I.?"

he seem taken back to learn that I flirted the info out of the other A.I., even more surprise that A.I. do flirt, I mean has he ever met Tex or Church, yeah maybe not but still why does it seem so weird?

okay maybe it is but hey I'm more likely to marry another A.I. or robot than finding a cyborg guy that use to be all flesh, I ain't going after Simmons though as he is Grif's man, even if the two bi red teammates refuse to admit they are in love with each other...

I'm pretty sure that Grif might be pansexual instead of bisexual, which I believe can be mistaken for being bi...then again maybe they are both pansexual,

just then I notice Locus eyeing me (even if I couldn't see his eyes right now because of the helmet ) but even with his helmet on, I could tell he was waiting for me to speak

"look it ain't that odd for me to find him cute but like I only did that flirting with him to get some info off of him...I once had a little crush on a Asari, which made me question my own sexuality for some time...yeah I still find guys attractive but Asari aren't really girls...they only appear that way and are really some type of mono-gender and can have babies with any species of any gender, but the babies don't have any DNA from the male or female father but I think some kind of mind energy is taken from the father so in a way they are still hybrids...but yeah I am a little space alien curious and I am attracted to some of them...but that doesn't mean I will put out like Sister, I mean some of us have more respect about the whole being in love first but does she listen? no she does not! the dirty tramp...she even found out where I was this whole time and now calls all the time now...we have girls night talk on Saturday."

"so your some form of A.I. that is...species bi?"

I guess he can put it that way, Locus really might be the first person I ever told that too, I could never tell anyone back home because of reasons...the reasons keep my pan or bi self in the closet, I'm a little confused as to which I am

I mean I guess I shouldn't worry about it anymore seeing as I am a A.I. that technically has no gender but only appears to be female, but my body...the one I am using as my host is still female so...am I a different gender?

just then Santa appeared before us and said "I think we should just stay friendly acquaintances."

"oh my gosh, I told you Santa that I only did it to get some info out of you about everyone on this planet, I mean your cute and all but I wouldn't say I'm in love with you...if anyone is in the friend zone it's you."

I could tell the look he was giving me was saying that he didn't believe me or buy it but whatever, like I care what he thinks

if he wants to think I got some silly crush on him then by all means he can go on ahead and think that

"look I need you to come with me."Locus's voice broke me out of my thoughts about Santa's misunderstanding of my reasons for flirting with him.

"why would I come with you Locus, in what means do you need a A.I. like myself? I have no real purpose or function like a normal smart or dumb A.I. if anything I'm a defective A.I...why in the cosmos would you want a defective A.I. that shows how they feel by changing colors like a mood ring?"

Locus walks over to the cryogenic pod that had my human body in, I eye him with suspicion as I wondered why he was getting so close to the pod for,

I watch him more closely as he place his hand on the glass of the pod

which was now covering my face (the one that is inside the pod, not the one that is myself who is a A.I. )

"I am of need of your services, I will give you more details after we are off world."

okay he needs my help, that is a first...I mean it isn't like he is interrogating me like Kimball did when her men found me

and I knew the real reason why Kimball made me a partner A.I. to Matthews was to keep a eye on me

so he was really like my parole officer rather than partner

as I was looking down at my feet I could see myself turning blue, which shows I am sad

which means the thought of Kimball not trusting me and finding out the real reason why she paired me with Matthews

so that someone would keep a eye on me...made me sad.

"are you alright?"Locus asked and bringing me out of my thoughts of Kimball to look up at him

I could see that he had taken off his helmet and was now giving me a concern look

"your crying...I never seen a A.I. cry before."

wait I'm what?

I touch my face and then when I brought it in front of my face, I could see digital tears that seem to digitize and fade away after a few minutes

"I...I'm not crying...your crying."I said as I found my voice cracking a little,

which of course was showing how upset I was feeling but like heck am I letting him know that

"yeah...I'm crying."Locus said with to my surprise a gentle smile, I can't believe that he is able to give off a smile like that and honestly I don't think I remember him smiling in that club episode.

I watched him as walked over to me and got down on one knee and looked at me straight in the eye

"if you come with me, I wont treat you the same way Kimball has been treating you...I know she only made Matthews your partner out of a facade to keep a eye on you."

I knew it! that dirty shisno! I ought to smack her right in her dumb-dumb face!

but then after turning dark red and my hair turning to fire as well as after fuming a little after learning I was right about Bossy Kimmy,

I calm down and went from changing from blue to dark red to my normal A.I. color

as I look at Locus who to my surprise really had a scar over his face and wasn't just in those episodes with him and his two former partners,

but what surprised me more was his eyes

that had a look which gave off a very sincere and genuine man

I could tell he wasn't lying to me and he wouldn't treat me the same way Kimball had been

even if she has shown no real hostility to me so far since the interrogation

I could still feel and tell that she shows some form of mistrust towards me because of me being some unknown A.I. that could possibly be dangerous

the only time I can be dangerous is once a month and I make sure to keep my human body in cryogenic during that time

I did scare Santa a few times during those special days, I think me being part A.I. now has made me a little like Omega

because I threaten to simulate with the poor sangheili

if he didn't get me a mountain of chocolate and a life size of it that will last me for many weeks

so yeah after a few of those episodes in one day, we both agreed that on certain months I will stay out of my human body and let it be in a coma or put it in the pod

the pod was program to take care of certain female stuff, so it could tell both me and Santa when the danger was over with

and when it was safe for me to go back into my human body.

but yeah back to what Locus's telling me, which was him telling me that he wouldn't treat me the same way as Kimball had been doing

I want to believe him but what if...

"I know you have your doubts but I promise you, I will let you walk around in your own body and I wont let you stay in a A.I. slot unless it is of your own will to do so

and I will make sure to treat you as a person and not just a A.I...so please, I need your help."

Locus tells me as he held out his hand to me

he was serious, he really wasn't going to treat me the same way Kimball had been treating me

after coming to that realization, I changed from a small A.I. form to a full size A.I. form that was the same height as my human body

and then place my hand on Locus's hand

instead of feeling nothing when I touched his hand, I felt a electric spark feeling and I could tell by the look on his face

he felt it as well and seem just as surprise as I was before he gives me a smirk and asks "well do we have a deal?"

I gave him a smirk of my own and replied "it's a deal Locus, but don't think this makes me your Cortana or you my Master Chief."

"I have no idea who those two are."

"and let's hope you don't form a A.I. complex like Master Chief."

"A.I. complex?"

"it is a friendly way of saying for when a organic becomes in love with a A.I. "

"okay...I know I will not have that in the future and will just have platonic feelings for you."

that is good, I mean at least he wont be singing to me fifth dozen love songs like Matthews had been doing

I rather not go into that mess up one sided love that that guy had formed but I can only hope that he had found someone after the temple being activated

because him being in love with a Human/A.I. hybrid might not work at all and may break his heart

and the best thing for him is for me to get off this planet and go with Locus on whatever mission he is going on

it will help Matthew get over me much faster that way and give him a hint that we will not work at all

and the sooner he sees that the better, besides it's not like he's gonna sneak aboard Locus's ship right?

as if he is that insane to pull something like that...he isn't right?

to be continued