Author's Note: Well, here it is, the end of my fic. Thank you so much to all the reviewers who ever left a review in each chapter. They're really appreciated.

Disclaimer: Refer to prologue

Story Title: Corrupted Programming

Epilogue

Wakeman residence, Tremorton

ADVANCED DEFENDER ANDROID, EXPRIMENTAL VERSION 2.0

STATUS: LOADING…

LOADING COMPLETED

STATUS: BOOTING UP…

"Are you sure this is a good idea?" a slightly nervous-sounding voice said, suddenly assaulting ADAX's auditory sensors.

"I told you, Tuck, Dax saved me and Jenny. Here's perfectly alright." Another, vaguely familiar voice said.

"But didn't Mrs. Wakeman say that she locked up this guy because he was just a teeny bit crazy?" the first voice said. "What if he goes nuts right after the Doc turns him on?"

"He won't, Tuck. He's my brother, remember?" A third voice said, this one seemed young and feminine. "And any relative of mine can't be that bad, right."

"Oh yeah?" the first voice challenged. "How about you sisters, hm? Remember whae happened when you turned them on?"

"Put your mind at ease, Tucker," a fourth voice said, this one also had a feminine quality to it but seemed older. "I've removed that aggressiveness subroutine that integrated itself to ADAX's original mind. There is little chance that he'll 'go crazy' now."

"But there's still a chance! I don't wanna take that chance!"

Suddenly, ADAX recognized the voices as his memory fully booted up. Well, at least three of them. They were Wakeman, Jenny, and Brad. The fouth voice, well, he didn't recognize that. His eyes flew open. He looked around and saw Wakeman, Jenny, and Brad looking down at him, they were smiling. He slowly sat up and saw a little boy looking at him with suspicion from behind one of Brad's legs. From the conversation he had heard he deduced that this was Tuck, the source of the fourth voice.

"Hey, Dax," Jenny greeted. "Glad to see you awake again."

"Huh?" ADAX said, confused. "Where… when… what…"

For a moment, ADAX was perplexed about his situation. But then, it all came back. Wakeman reactivating him, arguing with and irritating Wakeman, blowing up fighters from an alien armada, sneaking into a ship, fighting Yomex, fighting a robot whiched glowed purple, activating the EMP detonator in Miffy…

"Hey, wait a minute…" ADAX said. "I activated the EMP detonator, I'm supposed to have had my head fried."

"You did activate your EMP detonator," Dr. Wakeman confirmed. "But the biological nature of your brain kept your programming intact. Though, from the extent of the damage you received, we almost lost you."

"Damage?" ADAX mumbled. He recalled the beating he had received from Yomex and the metal chunk that had impaled him. Involuntarily, his hands clutched his abdomen as he looked down. He was pleasantly surprised.

"What the… This ain't my body!" ADAX blurted out. "At least, not my old body. And something also feels different. I fell like I'm, I dunno, thinkin' faster. Like I also have a new brain along with the new body."

"Well, that's pretty much true. Your old body and bio-circuits took a heck of a lot of damage." Jenny answered. "Mom built you a new body and transferred your core programming to a new cybernetic brain. She also removed that aggressiveness thing and that duality factor in your programming. Meaning that you won't go 'Hulk' and you won't have conversations with yourself."

ADAX was staggered. "Whoa, a new body a new brain. I mean, dang, I feel like I've been born again or somethin'."

"In a way, you were. Although your resistance to program tampering and EMP are now gone along with the bio-circuits," Mrs. Wakeman said. "To make up for that, though, your new body now has all the abilities I built into XJ-9. They would be most useful indeed since you'll be helping XJ-9 in her global defense duties."

"Looks like you got yourself a sidekick, Jen." Brad said jokingly.

ADAX flinched at Brad's remark. "Hey, hold up, I ain't gonna be no one's sidekick. Partner, maybe, but not a sidekick. Got it? Not. A. Side. Kick. I don't sidekick."

"How 'bout crazy? Do you do crazy?" Tuck said. "Wait, of course you do. Crazy!"

"Y'know kid," ADAX smirked. "I'd be insulted if that weren't true. But it is, so I'll take it as a complement."

"Ahem," Dr. Wakeman coughed, getting everyone's attention. "I've also added a little something extra, ADAX, since I know you like handheld weapons. Reach over to your back with both hands."

ADAX did as he was told. He reached over with both hands. A compartment opened in his back and ADAX pulled out not one, but two weapons that looked like the bottom half and upper of Miffy split apart into two different guns. ADAX literally screamed with joy.

"Oh gawd, it's Miffy's daughters!" he shouted. "I'm a Daddy! I'm a Daddy!"

"Yup," Tuck muttered as the others looked on strangely at ADAX. "He's crazy, alright."

ADAX then went over to a full-length mirror. In the mirror he saw robot that seemed to be a newer, sleeker version of his old self. It looked a lot like his old body, but it was less stocky and lopsided. Also, his eyes weren't bugged out and the sensor pod on his left arm was absent. He continued to look at the differences in the mirror until Jenny and Brad started to laugh.

"Jeez, ADAX, don't stay in front of the mirror to look." Brad said. "You're starting to act like a girl."

ADAX reluctantly turned away. But from the distant look in his eyes, they could tell that he was performing internal diagnostics, clearly exploring the new gadgets Mrs. Wakeman had installed in him.

"Look, Dax," Jenny said. "Me, Brad, and Tuck are goin' to hang out in the mall. Wanna come?"

"The mall? Sure, why not?" ADAX said after thinking it over. "Maybe if I'm lucky someone will hold up a store and I could really try out my new systems."

"Remember, ADAX," the doctor reminded. "Self-control. I don't want to have to seal you in a pod again."

"Sure, self-control, gotcha." ADAX said, clearly only half-listening. "And it's Dax, darn it, Dax!"

"Well, lets go." Brad said. He, Tuck, and Jenny turned to exit the lab. Brad looked over his shoulder. "You commin', Dax?"

"Huh?" ADAX said. "Uh yeah, but first I gotta do something."

Brad shrugged and exited. Jenny and Tuck followed him. As they left, ADAX turned to his creator. "Hey, Wakeman, uh, well, you know, thanks for givin' me the chance and fixin' me up and all that."

"Hm, are you actually thanking me for something, ADAX?" the doctor smiled.

"Well, yeah," ADAX said. "But don't expect me to do it often. I'm just feelin' generous today."

Mrs. Wakeman rolled her eyes. "Yes, I'm sure."

"Look, I goin' with Jenny and Brad. So see ya later, okay?"

"Very well, I hope you'll enjoy 'hanging out'. But please stay out of trouble."

"Yeah, yeah, I will. Don't worry 'bout it." ADAX said waving his hand dismissively. He walked to the door and exited the lab. But as the door closed, he said softly: "Thanks, Mom."

Author's Note: Well, it's finished. Sorry if the last three chapters seemed rushed, but I did them all in one sitting. Anyway, thanks again for reading and reviewing.