A/N: It's been awhile guys and I'm truly sorry that I haven't written more like I promised. I feel like I owe some sort of explanation for being gone so long so here goes. I ended a two year relationship, I got three rejection letters from two schools I was wanting to transfer to, and I moved my grandmother back in with me. I didn't want to write when I was feeling so low because I didn't want to write the most depressing chapters of all time, so I held back and waited. This chapter is a little shorter than I wanted, but it's the first one in a long time.
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Chapter 26: Primary Directive
She twisted the ring on her finger. There was a stunned silence at Murdoc's unusual declaration of affection even though he wouldn't say it was such. Smoothing her hair back and twirling a strand in-between her fingers she looked at him tentatively.
"So what do we do now?" He looked up at her through his hair. He was almost taken aback with her genuine gaze. His fingers kept plucking a tune on the strings. Getting up Missy put her hand on top of his, stopping the musical vibrations. "I don't want anything to happen to Eli and I will do anything to protect him. We're all a family now and that means that we're in this together."
Murdoc kept his voice low. "We're a family by contract, ready teh be annulled once this 'ole thing is done with." That was a shot to the chest, but she knew that he would never be ready to admit that there might be a small desire in his heart to be a family man. Both of them had created a human being forever linking them to each other, but she didn't want to tell him that it was a deep desire that he might one day fall in love with her and take on the role that she had hoped he would.
"Even so, we have a son together and I know you don't want him dead. If something does happen to him I will kill you myself."
Putting his bass down he grasped onto Missy and pulled her into his lap. "Did anyone ever tell yeh 'ow sexy yeh are when yer threatenin' someone?" Missy was never good at resisting his sexual prowess. She tilted her neck to the side to give him better access.
"I try to refrain from threatening people." Her eyes started to roll back as he nipped at the skin behind her ear. Getting into it, Murdoc slipped his fingers under the hem of her shirt, his long nails scraping against her abdomen. Letting out a sigh Missy leaned farther into him making her body go slack. Her breathing was getting quicker as his hands kept getting higher. Neither of them heard the elevator doors open.
"Mommy?" Missy had never moved faster in her life. She stood straight up and straightened her clothes and hair. Starting to address him, Murdoc cut her off.
"I thought yeh were told teh play somewhere else boy." He was clearly frustrated at being interrupted. Eli was blissfully unaware of what his parents were really doing, but it was apparent that he had walked into something.
"We are playing. I'm hiding and she's seeking, but you better not tell her where I'm hiding or I'll be really mad!" The little boy then started poking around the room looking for the smallest area he could fit in. Finding that he could fit in a cabinet he laughed in triumph. He thought that he had found the best hiding spot on the whole island. After he shut the cabinet door Missy looked at her new husband.
"Who is he playing with?" She started to pull her hair back in an elastic that had been on her wrist. His hands massaged his temples.
"I sent the Cyborg to watch 'im. She's jus' keeping' 'im occupied."
Fifteen minutes earlier.
The elevator opened with a creak, jarring to a stop. The smell of rust and sea air rushed into Eli's nostrils as he pushed his full body weight to open the doors. He knew that his mother was mad and he should've listened to her when she told him to play with 2D, but it was almost too much to ask of him when there was a beach just begging to be played in. He rolled up the bottom of his pants and kicked his shoes off, wiggling his toes in the littered sand. The door opened behind him, the sound of foot steps going down the stairs caused him to turn. Seeing that it was the weird girl, Eli narrowed his eyes and defiantly stalked toward the shoreline. The cold water creeping up the sand tickled at his feet and made him hold his breath in surprise. He hadn't expect the water to be so cold. Going back a few feet he looked to see if the girl was still watching him. She stood still and straight up with her arms crossed. Her stare was blank, almost making her seem otherworldly to him.
"The water is cold." Android Noodle computed the situation. Master had made it her directive to watch over the boy and keep him out of trouble. Reaching out to him she ushered him to take her hand.
"I will take you indoors where it is warmer." Not very happy with her answer he shook his head and dipped his sensitive skin into the cold water once again. Registering his act of defiance she took him by the hand forcefully and started pulling him to the island compound. The resistance he gave wasn't acknowledged, even with his cries and whining.
"But I want to play outside!" His heels dragged in the sand, leaving deep lines behind them. It was no use, no matter what he said or did the result was still the same. By the steps to go inside she had let go and told him to put his shoes on. Plopping down on the floor he did what he saw another child do in his class when he didn't get his way. Inhaling deeply he held his breath. His cheeks puffed out and his face got red. Not having anything related to that behavior in her data base, Android didn't know what to do.
"What are you doing?" It should have been obvious to a human being, but she was not. The child was beginning to turn blue, indicating that he was running out of viable oxygen. "Why have you chosen to inhale, but not exhale?" Any kid that was worth their salt knew that an adult would try to make them breathe normally, but Eli was determined to get his way. Knowing that Master would surely be displeased if his offspring had died on her watch, she did the only thing that was displayed in her data bank. Her mechanical fingers went to his sides and started putting pressure on the ticklish area. Having the effect that she wanted, Eli let out a huge breath along with a loud laugh. Any type of noise was an indication that the child was breathing normally again. For future reference she asked him again. "Why did you inhale and not exhale? It goes against normal human function."
Eli looked at her like she was crazy. Was an adult really asking him to explain what he was doing? "I saw Sydney do it when his mom left our classroom once and his mom came back when she heard he was holding his breath." After a sufficient explanation the cyborg wondered to herself if all humans were self destructive, or if it was just the humans that were related to her Master.
"Come. I will supervise you in whatever activity it is you deem 'fun' for the time being." Eli's mind jumped to all sorts of ideas. It would be fun to play hide and go seek in a place he wasn't all too familiar with, or they could play tag, or maybe they could even go exploring and find something really neat. Happy with the alternative Eli gasped her hand and started towards the door.
"Come on! We're gonna have fun!"
Missy looked at him strangely. "At least he gets along with his robotic nanny." It took a moment for Murdoc to process what she said, but he knew that he did not make the cyborg to act as a nanny and he took great offense to that.
"She ain't a damn nanny, she's a state o' the art defensive system!" The brunette got up and went over to the cabinet where Eli was probably scheming his next hiding spot. Propping her leg up on the door, she felt her son trying to open the little door to peek out. She pushed back and she heard him giggle. The elevator doors opened again and the clone strode out, her mechanical eyes scanning the immediate environment. The cyborg's eyes changed, like the way a photographer would change a lens on his camera. Her head snapped into the direction of the cabinets.
"Excuse me." The robotic voice echoed in her ears. There was no getting used to that voice. Missy moved out of the way and watched as the robot opened the door and pull Eli out by the leg. It was comical to see him hanging upside down and pouting. His arms were crossed as he gave her a cross look. As soon as she put him down on the floor he demanded to know how she had found him so fast. All she said was, "You are my primary directive. It is my top priority to know where you are at all times." Huffing he said "Fine, but now I have to count and you go hide." He turned around and put his hands over his eyes and started to count aloud. The android stood there for a moment staring down at the little boy before she turned and got back on the elevator. Hearing the doors close Eli stopped counting and looked at Murdoc.
"Do you know where she went?" The older man laughed at his son. Of course he was going to see if he could cheat, Murdoc did it all the time when he was a kid. Missy made a noise.
"You are not going to cheat, you have to find her like she did you."
Sighing to himself he said, "Fine." His short legs hurried to the lift and waved good bye. The doors clanged shut and Missy had to ask "So how did she know where he was hiding anyway? There are plenty of areas to search in here." Murdoc was still looking at the metal doors.
"She has heat sensors. She could track his heat signature for miles." He cackled to himself. Getting up from his seat he advanced on Missy, hell bent to continue what had been interrupted.