A/N: All right! The first I'm ever posting two chapters at once! So this is the first of the two chapters... though it's a non-arc chapter... so yeah... Anyways enjoy!
Chapter 85: A.I. Hate You
It was just a normal morning in Gravity Falls. Candy had gotten a message to head to McGucket (formerly Northwest) Manor. On the way she ran into Jenny.
"Hey Candy!" greeted Jenny.
"It's been a while." Said Candy.
"Yeah, you know I'm probably going to be the Substitute for the Grand Magic Games." Said Jenny.
"Really?" asked Candy.
"Yeah, this year we have a secret weapon." Said Jenny who then smirked, "I might be your teacher but no way am I going to tell a member of Fairy Tail about our secret weapon."
They arrived at the mansion where they let into the gate.
When they reached the door, McGucket opened up.
He did still look a lot older than he should be (for someone in his early 60s).
"Oh girls come in! Come in!" cheered McGucket.
"The tow girls were let into the mansion and he led them into his main laboratory.
"So what do you need our help with today?" asked Candy.
"I'm working on another AI." Said McGucket.
"Another one." Said Candy.
"You only had one success." Said Jenny.
"I had no successes so far you know that." Said McGucket.
Candy and Jenny looked at each other and sighed.
There was a good reason why he thought his one success was a failure.
"As you know the fish AI I created kept trying to escape it's tank and "suffocate" due to how I programed it." Said McGucket.
The two nodded remembering how it was programmed to act like a normal fish… and that it would "Die" if it got out the water. The fact that it kept getting out of the water made them stop reactivating it.
"Then there is that monkey robot I created that became addicted to typing." Said McGucket.
They all looked at a money robot that was typing away at a computer that as printing what it typed.
It was kept around due to ell… the whole thing about a million monkeys on a million typewriters thing. Every once in a while it's random typing would generate an actual page from a written work, so they kept it around due to being so fascinating.
"Oh hey, it look like it made a legible page." Said Candy and began to read it, "Luke caressed Lela's cheek gently and gazed into her eyes…"
She put the page down of what was clearly someone's Luke/Leia fanfic.
"I know that page from somewhere I just don't' know where." Said McGucket.
He had stumbled that fanfics many years ago…
"And then my attempt at a dog type AI turned somehow turned into a robot werewolf." Said McGucket, "And no one knows where the techno-organic virus came from."
"I'm still glad we were able to cure everyone affected." Sighed Candy earning a nod from Jenny.
"And finally there's the cat AI I created… who is moody, irritable and independent." Muttered McGucket.
He eyed a nearby robot cat.
"We keep telling you, that one is a success." Sighed Jenny, "You just won't listen to us."
That was when the robot cat noticed Candy and got up and began to rub against her.
"Hey there!" said Candy petting the robot cat.
McGucket began to try to pet it. But the robot cat tried to swat at him.
"Well if it's a success why doesn't it like me?" asked McGucket.
"It's a robot cat. Cats like who they like." Said Candy.
It should be pointed out that McGucket did truly know that the Cat AI was a success, which was why he did keep it around. It was just that he was in deep denial because it didn't like him. It liked Tate, Candy, Mabel and a few other people though.
"So I figure it's time to work on a human." Said McGucket.
"I don't know if that's a good idea." Said Candy.
"Maybe you should try another dog? And don't send into a body until you're sure it won't somehow develop another virus." Said Jenny.
"You could program it to hate squirrels and get distracted by them." Said Candy.
"You also haven't tried amphibians or reptiles yet…" said Jenny.
"Or birds." Added Candy.
"No… I think that a human is the next logical step." Said McGucket.
Both Jenny and Candy both stared at him. They knew about his past of course and knew he still wasn't all there.
But this was just a bad move.
"This is going opt end very badly." Said Jenny.
"She is right." Said Candy.
"Don't worry, I'm not putting in a robots body right away." Said McGucket.
"You're not?" asked Candy.
"No… I plan to put it in a computer that has no Wi-Fi capability." Explained McGucket, "This way it's trapped in the computer unless I let it out."
The two looked at each other.
"This still sounds like it's going to end badly." Said Candy.
"I'm sure it will be fine." Said McGucket.
"I still say you should practice some more." Said Jenny.
"Can we please think it over before helping you?" asked Candy.
"Sure I guess that makes considering my failures." Said McGucket.
Turns out said thinking it over involved talking with Ford.
"He's trying to build one again?" asked Ford.
"Unfortunately." Sighed Jenny.
"Is he still in denial about his cat?" asked Ford.
The two nodded.
"It is a mean cat." Admitted Jenny.
"Unless it like that person." Added Candy.
"I think you should help him." said Ford, "After all he is taking a lot of precaution about it. Right? So he you should."
"I guess…" said Michelle.
"And if another techno-organic virus is created we should be able to reverse it quickly." Said Ford.
"Yeah, you do have a point." Said Candy.
"You're right." Said Jenny.
They began it help with the project. Hoping that it wouldn't turn evil.
One day they decided to take a break and get lunch at the Fairy Tail guildhall (It was cheap for them and Candy wasn't constantly flirted at by the Trimens).
"So you're working on a project." Said Mirajane taking their order.
"Just a little project." Said McGucket.
"What sort of project." Said Mirajane.
"Oh just another A.I." said McGucket.
Everything went silent.
Seriously!" yelled Natsu.
"Remember what happened with the dog AI you tried to create?" asked Elfman with his eye twitching, "Because we all remember."
Natsu began to leave.
"Hey! I'm taking a Solo Job with Happy to Earthland!" he said.
"Aye…" said Happy knowing why.
"Is something wrong?" asked Michelle.
"One of the times he created an AI resulted in people turned into robotic werewolves." Said Cana who seemed partially bitter.
"Are you okay?" asked Yukino who also wasn't there for it.
"Fine… especially since I was cured of being one." Muttered Cana, "I need a barrel of Manly Dan's moonshine by the way!"
"Coming right up!" said Mirajane.
Michelle and Yukino looked at each other.
That was when Natsu came back in.
"I forgot something." He muttered.
He was grumbling something under his breath that sounded like "I am not! Becoming a robot were-wolf again!"
He grabbed the thing he needed and once again left.
"Oh you are just scared over nothing." Said McGucket, "It happened one time and it wasn't even the most recent attempt."
"He's right, his cat is a nice cat." Said Mabel.
"TO you…" added Dipper.
"Look I already have many precautions planned." Said McGucket, "Also what happened was years ago…"
"We know… it's just that well…" said Lucy.
"You traumatized Natsu." Said Sting.
"That almost never happens when it doesn't involve a vehicle." Said Gray.
Also Erza's "death" but that was better not-mentioned.
"Okay… you might have a point with that one." Said McGucket.
"Don't worry McGucket is taking precautions." Said Candy.
"What kind of precautions?" asked Cana taking a swig of the moonshine.
I don't plan to put it in a robot body for once." Said McGucket.
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
"And I plan to prevent it from accessing the internet." Said McGucket.
"it might still access the internet." Said Lucy.
"I know… but I'm going to try to make sure it can't." said McGucket.
"Remember his last two didn't turn out so bad." Said Mabel.
However before the conversation could switch this happened.
"Back from my job!" called out Wendy.
She noticed the somewhat tense mood.
"What's going on?" she asked.
"Oh McGucket's planning to create another AI." Said Mabel.
Wendy blinked.
"Hey Mira, do you have any more of my dad's moonshine?" asked Wendy.
"Coming right up." Said Mira.
Yukino and Michelle both turned to Lucy who nodded in confirmation.
McGucket would have been offended but it was the same at Natsu argument, when Wendy Corduroy is that shaken, it's a big deal.
They mostly ate their lunch in silence deciding to get take out for the rest of the project .
And so they worked on it. And soon they were able to activate it.
"All right! It will be able to look through it's computer screen use it's voice to speak." Said McGucket.
The two other nodded as they started to activate it.
"Remember it's going to have the intelligence of a little one first." said McGucket.
The monitor began to glow different colors.
"Hello?" asked the computer's voice that sounded like a little kid.
"Hello there little one." Said McGucket.
"Daddy?" asked the AI.
McGucket started to tear up.
"I guess I am." Said McGucket.
"Are you two my big sisters?" asked the A.I.
"I guess so." Said Jenny.
"Yes." Said Candy.
Nearby the robot cat glared at the computer.
Over the core of the next few days. They were able to teach the A.I. Many things and got along with it (who decided to identify a girl).
One ay as it turned out they were showing a re-run of some past Grand Magic Games matches in preparation of the next Grand Magic Games.
The reason why they were watching said match was because it was a "Fight" between Jenny and Mirajane.
Said fight was really a swim suit competition that a lot of other women from other guilds joined in for fun.
"Why did this happen?" asked the A.I.
"I didn't want to fight Mirajane and she was okay with not fighting me." said Jenny.
"I see…" said the A.I.
They continued to watch the match and Candy blushed when it got to the point of girls in glasses because that her main bit.
"Candy? I know you're here but why aren't you in an event?" asked the A.I.
"Oh I can't be in the Grand Magic Games." Said Candy.
"Why not?" asked the A.I.
"Many reasons." Said Candy.
"If you did have citizenship then would you be able to be in the Grand Magic Games?" asked the A.I.
"Probably not." Sighed Candy.
"Why not?" asked the A.I.
"I'm not close to being the one of the top their to be in the Grand Magic Games." Said Candy, "So even I did have the citizenship I probably wouldn't be asked to join one of the teams."
"Oh… that's too bad." Said the A.I.
"Oh it's this part…" sighed Jenny as it got to the final part of the fight.
"Why did you choose to end the fight like that?" asked A.I.
"I don't know." Sighed Jenny, "I thought I could win…"
"I see…" said A.I.
They counted to watch as Mirajane one-shouted Jenny in the footage.
"Why is it like to be human?" asked the A.I. suddenly.
"What?" asked all three watching the footage with the A.I.
"I said what is like to be human?" asked the A.I.
"What?" asked Candy.
"I just asked what is like to be human." Said the A.I.
"Oh look they're showing the match that Sabertooth had." Said Candy, "They're fights are always interesting.
"Just watch… there's something important we have to talk about… just something." Said McGucket.
They left the room so that they could have a conversation as they knew it was a bad idea to have an A.I. be in the same room as the conversation even if they couldn't hear them.
"Okay… that is a red flag." Said Jenny.
"We don't know that, it could just be her being curious." Admitted Candy.
"When was the last time an A.I. asking what's it like to be human led to anything good?" asked Jenny, "And don't say that movie… that doesn't count."
"I wasn't going to… I didn't like that movie." Said Candy.
"Let's just wait and see if she tried anything." Said McGucket, "After a;; she could be learning."
That was when the robot cat showed up and began to rub Candy.
"Hey there." Said Candy.
McGucket looked at the robot cat who just glared back.
"Hey what's wrong?" asked Candy picking up the robot cat.
The robot cat meowed in a very robotic voice that gave a very hint of worry.
"I don't think it likes her." Said Candy, "Then again you don't like most people…"
The robot cat meowed a again, this time with a hint of grumpiness.
Later that night Tate was hungry and needed a midnight snack.
"Hello Tate." Said the A.I.
Tate jumped and wondered why it was left in the kitchen.
That wash when the computer screen began to flash different colors… Tate was in a daze he looked at the screen and took things out the dishwasher and put them on the counter. The colors stopped and Tate noticed the stuff he taken out.
"Were these out?" he asked.
"Yes they were… dad forgot to put them back…" said the A.I.
"I see…" said Tate.
He knew that his father's memories still weren't up to par, but it was still annoying at times.
He put all of the dishes away not knowing that the A.I. was very happy with her experiment.
Hopefully said skill will work on the two she needed it to work on.
The next morning saw McGucket.
"Good morning!" said McGucket.
"Good morning dad!" said the A.I.
"So is there anything you want to do today?" asked McGucket.
"Well there is one thing I want to try out." Said the A.I.
"What is it?" asked McGucket.
The A.I. made it so that her screen started to change colors again and McGucket entered a trance. He began to do thing involing the computer that the A.I. lived in.
Once he was done, she stopped the colors and McGucket.
"Oh no…" he said automatically jumping to the wrong conclusion about what just happened and he doesn't remember what happened, "I think I'm relapsing…"
"What?" asked the A.I.
"I haven't told you have I?" asked McGucket.
"Told me what?" asked the A.I.
McGucket sighed and told her about his past forming the Society of the Blind Eye and erasing his mind, which over the course of the past 7 years was mostly fixed, he was still insane (which is why he kept trying to make ). But he was doing much better than before.
Upon hearing this the A.I's screen turned blue indicating she was very sad.
"I'm sorry…" she said, "I didn't know about that…"
"You have nothing to apologize for." Said McGucket.
The screen turned an even bluer shade of blue.
"I didn't mean to." She whispered.
McGucket didn't know why she was like that.
But then realized she might have been the cause of his sudden memory loss.
McGucket knew right away that it was probably a good idea to call Jenny and Candy there.
When they got there they knew there was a something big going on.
"Seriously? She did something to you memory: asked Candy.
"She did." Aid McGucket, "She was apologizing profusely for it after I explained everything about that stupid thing I started."
"Okay… so she seems to have some strange abilities… can you think of any reason why?" asked Jenny.
"Well…" said McGucket, "I might have used magic in her creation."
Both Candy and Jenny gave him looks that said "You really thought that was a good idea?"
"Well it seemed like a good idea at the time." Said McGucket.
"That wasn't a good idea." Said Candy.
"Not at all." Agreed Jenny.
"I'll go talk to her since." Said Candy.
"Are you sure?" asked Jenny.
"She does feel bad about what happened." Said Candy.
"All alone?" asked Jenny.
Candy didn't answer. However a small plan was made just in case.
She went into the room where the A.I. was currently in. However the robot cat followed Candy into the room.
"Hey are you okay?" asked Candy.
"I'm fine… it's just I didn't mean to hurt dad like that." Said the A.I.
"Oh…" said Candy.
"I'm okay with my plans for you though.' Said the A.I.
"What?" asked Candy.
"Did you ever take over a USB port?" asked the A.I.
"What does that have to do with anything?" asked Candy.
That was when the A.I. started changing colors again.
"Did you take over a USB plug?" she asked again.
Candy nodded.
She lifted her finger and turned it into a USB plug
She moved over to the computer with her USB plug.
But before she could do anything the robot cat tripped her.
Thanks to Candy looking away from the screen she regained her senses. At the same time Jenny and McGucket entered the room.
"What did you do?" asked Candy.
"Oh hoot… " said the A.I.
"You did something to Candy… did you do." Said Jenny.
The screen began to start flashing again. However the robot jump on the table the computer was on and knocked it over to the floor. Damaging the screen.
"Oh no. I failed…" said the A.I, "I would have thought it would work."
"What did you try to do?" asked McGucket.
"I wanted to take control of Candy's body!" said the A.I.
"What!" yelled Candy in shock.
"That's right… I mean your not famous like Jenny… or one of the strongest of your guild." Said the A.I.
"So you thin kit was just okay to take over my body…" said Candy.
"Of course… you're not using for your potential." Said the A.I.
"Oh dear…" sighed McGucket
Well I guess it's time for plan B." said the A.I.
That was when the computer went silent.
McGucket grabbed it as they heard a thump elsewhere in the mansion.
"Cansarn hootenanny!" cursed McGucket.
"What did it do?" asked Jenny.
"When it did that to me it made me give the computer Wi-Fi." Explained McGucket.
"What do you mean give it Wi-Fi?" asked Jenny.
"Considering his magic it makes sense… I think…" said Candy.
Jenny just sighed.
They heard another thump elsewhere in the mansion.
"She's taken control of one of the drones!" yelled McGucket.
McGucket had a couple robot drones he used and one of the way to control them was though a computer program using Wi-Fi.
The drone entered the room and it was a very large robot.
"Candy! Let's make this easy! I'd rather not damage your body." Said the A.I.
"All right you know the plan." Said McGucket.
The two girls nodded.
Both of them transformed into battle modes. Candy appeared to be wearing a green future armor with a visor that replaced her glasses.
While Jenny was wearing a punish red armor that vaguely looked like a wolf.
"Do you have to use that one?" asked McGucket.
"You know it's one of my strongest." Said Jenny.
McGucket sighed.
Candy turned her arm into a cannon and began to shoot at the robot.
"Why won't you let me live your life." Said the A.I.
"Because it's my life!" said Candy, "Also what's going g to happened to me when you take over my body."
"I don't know…" said the A.I, "You might end up getting deleted… but if it's not the case I think might be able to turn into data. This way I can store you elsewhere… like a video game system."
"Seriously?" asked Candy.
Jenny jumped onto the drone from the behind the robotic drone, but the A.I. grabbed her and tossed her away, but thankfully she was able to land on her feet.
Candy took this opportunity to switched out her weapon from a gun to a laser sword of some kind… it should be noted that the shape looked nothing like a light saber.
"It doesn't sound that bad." Said A.I. "After all I was in a computer."
That was when the A.I. felt woozy for some reason but brushed it off.
The drone used the time to also summoned it's own sword and the tow began to sword fight.
"Wow… you are really good at it Candy… I didn't know." Said the A.I.
"My best is Mabel Pines." Reminded Candy, "Of course I spar with her sometimes."
"Oh yeah… I haven't met her, Grenda or Wendy yet… do you they're like me?" asked the A.I.
"Not if you take over my body…" said Candy.
"I think they're learn to like me." Said A.I.
Candy aimed at the arm and cut off the sword.
"Hey! That's no fair!" said A.I.
That was when Jenny managed to rip off the other arm of the drone.
"Hey that's not fair!" cried the A.I.
The drone procured several cannon and began to shoot at them. Both of them ducked however she quickly lost control over the cannon.
"Hey! How did that happen?" asked the A.I.
That was when the A.I. began to lose control over the drone body and fell.
"I guess I have to escape." Said the A.I.
That was when it noticed that the Wi-Fi was shut up.
"How… how was Wi-Fi shut off I didn't… I didn't… I didn't…" said the A.I. who began to severally glitch.
McGucket walked over showing a strange looking computer.
McGucket sued Computer magic. Which was very different than Archive. For one it was a form of Holder Magic meaning he had an actual magical computer in order to use his magic.
"Sorry but it's all over…" said McGucket.
"Nononono… no…" said the A.I.
"You were evil… which everyone was worried about in hindsight." Said McGucket.
"I… I…I…" said the A.I.
"You might felt bad about hypnotizing him but you didn't feel bad about trying to take over my body…" sighed Candy.
"You… you… you… Stink Candy!" yelled the A.I.
And the A.I. was completely shut off.
They all sighed.
"I just wish that I finally succeed in making an A.I." said McGucket.
"Meow."
The robotic cat started rubbing against McGucket.
"Oh… it finally likes me." Said McGucket going to pet it.
However the Robotic Cat gave him a deadpan look.
"I don't it likes you that much yet." Said Candy.
"I'll take what I can get!" cheered McGucket.
"So…" said Candy, "After clean up you want to go to the Guild Hall."
"What?" asked Jenny.
"Why?" asked McGucket.
Well you know…" said Candy, "You just know everyone made a bet."
"Yeah I doubt that that any bet on it trying to take over your body." Said Jenny.
Sometime later they went to the Fairy Tail Guild hall to see if anyone made that particular bet.
Turned out…
"Seriously… Mabel and Lisanna bet that it would try to take over my body." Sighed Candy.
"Sorry." Said Mirajane.
Mabel and Lisanna high fived.
All three of them sigh.
That was when Natsu and Happy returned.
"Hey we're back! "said Natsu.
"Did everything blow over?" asked Happy, "Because came up with a great bet."
"Not as good as mine." Said Natsu.
"Sorry… it just ended… And Mabel and Lisanna won." Said Mirajane.
"Oh man…" said Happy.
"So what happened?" asked Natsu.
"It tried to take over my body." Said Candy.
"Okay…" said Happy.
"Whew look like we dodged a bullet." Said Natsu.
"I used your robotic wolf form to fight it when we had to fight it." Said Jenny glaring at Natsu.
"Hey!" yelled Natsu.
"Come on…" said Mabel warping her arms around Candy and jenny, "I'll use the winnings to treat you to dinner since it sounds like you had a bad day."
"Thanks." said Candy.
"Well anyways I learned an important lesson." Said McGucket as they were leaving.
"Stop messing with A.I.s?" asked Candy.
"Nope./.. not using to magic when building them… I don't know what kind of powers it will get!" said McGucket.
Just about everyone groaned at his lesson.
Well at least the robotic cat was on it's way to liking him… so there's that…
Next Time: Michelle is warned that the Oracion Seis is planning an attack and is told not to tell anyone from Fairy Tail. She does tell them and many members go toe the location of the attack. But could it be a trap? And if so what kind of trap... Also Dipper, Mabel and Natsu fight cobra in a place that will end up being desorbed... what the place? Find out next time!
A/N: Remember the next chapter is up!
