Alien: Covenant 2: Part 6

*********** Putting Things to Rest ***********

Daniels Branson awoke in her cryo-pod. She felt disoriented and confused. She knew that she had escaped her sleep-chamber, and then, been captured. And she knew too that David had sedated her. However, why had he allowed her to awaken again? Was he not through with his torment, with his torture? Not only had the bot become human, he'd become sadistic.

Daniels put her hands up against the transparent panel of the pod. She pushed, but of course her efforts were futile. She knew that it wouldn't open, wouldn't budge (cryo-pods were designed to release their occupants from hibernation if they were opened by someone on the outside, or in case of a catastrophic event). Still when a person becomes panicked it's what they do.

She stopped pushing and looked over towards Tennessee. He was still in his chamber, still at rest. Suddenly she saw movement. She saw someone come and stand next to her cryo-module. She looked up.

"David."

He said nothing, only smiled.

"You know that there are certain of us (humans) that believe in heaven, a place of peace and tranquility after we die, also we believe in hell, a place where evil goes." She paused a moment, "If you've become human, or even part human, which place are you going?"

He looked down at her.

"Heaven or hell...?" He seemed to meditate on that question for a spell, and then. "That's only for those who have souls," he said, "I'm afraid that I've been created without a soul. You see, when my father created me, and my siblings, to be so human, he left out feeling, emotion...he left out our souls."

The droid then pushed a button next to her pod. Daniels could see the fluids traveling through the tubes. She knew she was about to enter cryo-sleep again, and she was wondering, hoping that someone would stop this insanity, but there was no one left.

"You'll have to ask him," he said, "If you ever see him again."

Those were the last words she heard before all went dark again.

************ What ? ************

David felt comfort watching her fall asleep again. He could now get back to his duties. However, he did need to investigate what had gone wrong. How had she awaken, and then escaped her cryo-pod.

He heard "Mother's" voice over the comm system.

"Alert..."

"What is it this time "Mother"?"

"I've detected movement and heat on the bridge."

David analyzed for a moment.

"Possibly a flare...?"

"Yes, possibly."

(There were flares with delayed ignition on the vessel. Daniels had already used several of them. They had helped in denying him the ability to track her. Maybe she had placed one on the bridge?)

"I will investigate," he said, and then began his trek toward the ship's control center.

Within a few cycles he was standing next to the portal door outside of the bridge. He asked "Mother" to open it and she did, he entered.

As he walked through he noticed movement to his right, he turned and looked in that direction. David was shocked by what he viewed. There was a person standing there, with his back to him, but still David recognized him immediately.

"Walter?"

The other bot turned and looked David in the eyes, he smiled.

"I thought that I killed you on Planet-4," David spoke.

"Killed? It's that a term for the passing of a human? But yes, you have begun to think of yourself in that way haven't you, as human?

David heard chuckling coming from the other side of the room. He turned and saw another individual standing there and he was even more shocked.

"FATHER...!?"

"Hello my son."

END PART 6