RK1K Hope Chapter Twenty One:

Chapter Twenty One:

After the protest, and everyone went home, Connor helped Markus put Anthony to bed, and Markus went to bed himself. Connor told him that he was going to work on his video diary. This was something he had to vlog about. Markus laughed at him and told him that if Connor wasn't careful, Markus would find those video diaries and watch them himself.

Right now, Connor was in front of the video camera again. He thought about again on why he was doing this. He kept thinking about what he was thinking about when he first started. He had always thought that one day, an assassin's bullet would kill him, or Markus, or both of them. He knew that there was always that one chance, that with him being a cop, an android cop, an android, or one of the co leaders of Jericho, he felt that there would be a day when someone would try to finish him off once and for all. He didn't want to think about it, and most normal people wouldn't have to think about it, but he didn't have that option.

With a sigh, he thought about that night at the warehouse.

March 2039

"THIS IS THE DETROIT POLICE DEPARTMENT," a loud and yet familiar voice to Connor said over a blowhorn. Everyone froze in their spots. They knew for sure they would be killed. Markus raised his arms and began to raise him with his palms out into the air.

Connor stepped up to the light and the group of men. He peered into the eyes of the police officers. Then, his eyes narrowed as he recognized the owner of the voice. It was Captain David Allen, the first human police officer he had met. Next to him, was Officer Wilson, the police officer that Connor saved from bleeding to death.

"Captain Allen," Connor called out. He didn't knew why he called him out like that, he knew that he had given himself away, but he wanted Markus and the others to survive more. He cared for Markus and if something would've happened to Markus, he would never forgive himself.

The Captain looked back at him. There he was, the first android that he had felt a strange closeness to. It was weird for him, seeing as androids were just machines that looked human and sounded human. Now, there was a revolution that declared androids are their own race and that they are fighting for their own freedom. He had mixed feelings about it, as well as Connor.

Connor walked up to him. He looked different than when he first met the android. He wasn't as robotic as he was, there was a strange confidence to him, plus, he wore a black leather jacket and a beanie on his head.

"Connor?" he asked. Wait, is this the same Connor that sacrificed his life to save a little girl from a deranged android on the rooftop?

"Hello, Captain, nice to see you again," Connor said.

"I saw you die," Captain Allen said. He had a confused look on his face. How many Connors are there? Connor looked at him.

"It was my previous model you saw fall of the roof," Connor explained. Captain Allen stared at him. What was going on here?

"Listen Captain, I know that we are breaking the law, but please don't go after the others," Connor pleaded. Then, he removed his beanie. Connor took a deep breath.

"Take me," Connor said. The other police officers looked at him. There were a few gasps from the androids. Markus heard that and a small gasp escaped from his lips. NO! He would not let Connor sacrifice himself like that.

"What?" Captain Allen asked.

"It was my idea, the androids in Jericho are in desperate need of blue blood and biocomponents, and I knew that this warehouse was full of those items," Connor explained. Then, Connor raised his hands.

"Please let the others go, it was my fault, it was my idea to break in," Connor said. Captain Allen looked over Connor's shoulder. There he was, the Android rebel revolutionary leader, the one he saw at the protest at the mall. He remembered seeing this guy fight and getting shot. After all of that, the Markus android refused to be violent and instead was peaceful despite the military and the police shooting and killing their people. Then, there was the news coverage of Connor marching to the plaza with thousands of androids following him, and they were peaceful. No human blood was spilled. Captain Allen looked at Connor one more time. Then, he noticed something. Connor seemed human. There was a sense of a person behind the plastic face and the artificial breath that Connor seemed to breathing. He sighed. He walked up to Connor.

"You have twenty minutes to get the whatever you needed and the rest of your group out of here, or else I would have no choice but to arrest you, and I will arrest you and that Markus android, you understand?" He ordered. Connor breathed a sigh of relief.

"Yes, Captain," he agreed.

"But Captain, they broke in and they are stealing," One of the human officers protested.

"Be quiet!" Captain Allen barked at the police officer. Officer Wilson, the cop that Connor saved from bleeding to death stepped up.

"I will make sure that they will leave in the time allowed," he suggested.

"Don't make me regret this Connor," Captain Allen ordered as he turned and walked away.

"Yes sir," Connor agreed as he turned and walked away. Markus went up to Connor as Connor was walking back to the android group.

"Connor, are you alright?" Markus asked.

"Yes, but we only have twenty minutes to get the stuff and get out of here," Connor answered. Markus nodded in agreement.

"Okay," he said.

The rest of the group gathered as much biocomponents and blue blood into the trucks and vans and climbed into the trucks. As they drove away, Connor glanced at Captain Allen through the passenger side of the window. Captain Allen looked back at him. There for a few seconds, there was a mutual respect for each other, despite how different they were. Connor smiled a little bit as Captain Allen smiled a little bit back. Markus caught that as he and the rest of the group drove away. His strong feelings of affections and fondness to the RK800 grew stronger despite what happened between him and North a while ago. He would deal with her later.

The group drove back triumphantly through New Jericho with trucks full of supplies. Markus climbed out of the truck and stood in front of the group that went with him and Connor.

"My friends, we can live again! We have the supplies we need!" he shouted to the crowd. The rest of the androids cheered and the group that were Markus and Connor smiled brightly, even North.

Connor was helping Markus unload and hand over boxes of pouches and bottles of blue blood. Markus groaned. He stood up straight. He was exhausted. Ever since that night in the junkyard, his legs, his replacement eye, his audio processor, and his thrium pump ache from time to time. Connor noticed it.

"Are you alright Markus?" he asked. He set down a crate full of bottles of blue blood and walked over to Markus. Markus looked exhausted. His eyes looked heavy and he had the look of weariness in his face.

"I'm fine, really, just a little.." Markus began to say. Then, he weaved a little and then, Connor caught himself catching Markus in his arms.

"You're not fine, Markus, I think you need to rest," Connor said as he helped Markus stood up. Then, suddenly Markus brushed his lips against Connor's lips. Connor gasped. His thorium pump fluttered. He had developed what humans would call a crush but he never acted on those feelings before. Before tonight, Markus was in a relationship with someone, and Connor wasn't sure that Markus felt the same way, or like guys. Connor and Markus looked at each other. There was definitely a spark there.

"Thanks," Markus whispered.

"You're welcome," Connor said. Then, Markus closed his eyes and kissed Connor on the lips. Connor gasped but he closed his eyes. He slowly started to kiss him back. He was so excited and he was nervous about it at the same time. Why did Markus kiss him?

Then, both of them heard a gasp from nearby. Markus stopped kissing him and turned around. There was Simon and North standing there. North looked like she had tears in her eyes, and Simon's jaw looked like he was about to drop any second.

Connor turned the camera off. It was getting real late and he had to go to work in the morning. Thinking about that first kiss, made him think about the sweet angel that shared his bed with. After cleaning up, Connor climbed upstairs, peaked into Anthony's room to make sure the baby was asleep, and then, he went into his and Markus' bedroom.

It was dark, and Markus was already asleep. Connor got undressed, and as quietly as he could, climbed into bed. Markus' back was to him. Connor wrapped his arm around Markus' waist and held his hand. Markus shifted a little and moved himself closer.

"I love you," he whispered to Markus' shoulder. Markus squeezed his hand, saying "I love you" through their connection.