The Mistakes of The Past

Author Notes: Man, I'm brutal aren't I? Waiting forever to bring a single chapter, sorry about that, I've been busy with my original fiction lately, which I suggest read. laugh Anyway, without further ado, Chapter Six.

Chapter Six: Cold Mist

"Maria, what's wrong? You look like you've seem a ghost."

Maria stood in shock as she remembered the glimpse she got inside of the robot before it hit the ground.

"A human?"

"Maria, what do you mean a human?"

"I think I saw a human face."

"That's impossible."

They looked down at the fallen robot. They slowly examined him and allowed Mirage to approach him carefully. She slowly flipped him over. There was a large gasp at what they saw.

"No way…"

It had the qualities of a human face. The part that was blown off by Maria's gun revealed half of a person's face and parts of the boy blue hair stuck out. There were wires attached all over his body.

"How horrible…"

"That can't be true…it can't be human. Even then, how could he survive all this time?"

Mirage looked at Fayt.

"Well, with the technology being used to contain him, it is realistically possible for this human to survive, seems he was held in stasis which prevented any aging."

"Well, then, what are we supposed to do with this? This is supposed to be a secret work of my father."

"I think it will be in our best interest to take him back with us for examination."

"Fine."

Fayt and Mirage carried the boy on their shoulders and began making their way out of the laboratory. They headed back to Gemity and returned to Mirage's house in Kluyos. When the arrived, they put him in a confined room and Mirage began to run a few tests. Fayt observed closely, while Maria went up to her room.

"What was that?"

She remembered the eyes that looked at her. Pain and sorrow she thought.

"Did I really see a teardrop?"

As she was thinking this, Sophia walked into the room.

"Maria, are you alright?"

"Yeah, I'm fine Sophia, just thinking."

"About what happened, right? The robot with a human face…"

"I guess…it just seems strange to me. Our DNA was put into something like that…what was its purpose supposed to be…? What if that thing is actually a human…? Just what in the hell is it?"

"Maria, it's alright. Don't worry."

"I don't see how you can be so calm, Sophia. We don't even know what we're dealing with here!"

"I guess you're right. Sorry."

"Uh, no I'm sorry for raising my voice. I'm just a little tense that's all."

"No, no it's alright. I understand."

"Thanks, Sophia."

Fayt came rushing in.

"Hey, guys, he's awake!"

"Who?"

"That robot in the laboratory!"

"WHAT?"

They quickly ran down to the laboratory were Mirage was. When they arrived, all of the armor and wires were removed from the body.

"Mirage, what is he?"

"Seems he's a humanoid."

"A humanoid? You mean, half human, half android?"

"Almost. He has all the features of a regular human, but his body can withstand abnormal amounts of heat and pressure that no normal human could withstand. It is phenomenal."

Maria looked closely. The boy raised his head up from his hand. Maria took a gasp at his face. The boy had blue hair and a handsome face with a scar on the left side of his face, the side which Maria had fired on. He had cold blue eyes and his stare pierced through Maria.

"Then. What should we do with him?"

Maria quickly spoke.

"We should keep him in confinement. We don't know if he's dangerous or not."

"Is that the best decision?"

"I think Maria might have a point. Let us rest for tonight and come up with a more concrete plan tomorrow."

Fayt, Maria and Sophia nodded at Mirage's comment. They proceeded upstairs to get some rest. As they went to their respective rooms to get sleep, Maria lie awake in her bed. She was distracted and could not sleep. The boy ran constantly in her thoughts. The glare she got from him gave her the chills. She got up. She went downstairs to get a bite to eat.

"He must be hungry too…"

Quietly, she went down to the laboratory with some food. Taking precautions, she brought her laser gun with her and hid it in her back pocket. She turned on the lights in the lab only to see the humanoid still awake. She approached the door and slowly opened it.

"I thought you might be—"

A stare from the humanoid stopped her speech. He began to move his mouth and Maria was surprised as he immediately spoke.

"…What?"

"I thought you might be hungry, so I brought you food."

She put it down beside him. As Maria was about to leave, he spoke.

"Wait…"

"What is it?"

"Here…why?"

Maria came to the conclusion that his speech wasn't fully developed yet. At least that's what it looked like.

"I don't trust you. We can't have you roaming around."

"Hmph."

That response surprised Maria. He seemed like he was going to say more but restrained himself. Maria looked at the humanoid.

"Do you have a name?"

"Mist."

Maria took one last look at him and stepped out of the confinement area. She locked the door. She went up to her room and lied down. She looked at her ceiling.

"Mist…"

Meanwhile, Mist sat quietly in the confinement room.

"Free…? Ridiculous."

The Next Morning…

"Maria! Maria! Wake up! We have a problem! The humanoid escaped!"

"What!"

They quickly got dressed and when down to the laboratory. The door was blown to pieces.

"Impossible…"

They ran quickly outside. They were surprised to see Mist standing outside. There was a cold rain falling in Kluyos. There was Mist, looking out in the distance standing in the cold.

"What is going on?"

End Chapter Six

Author's Note: Ha, seems, I lost track of where I originally wanted to the story to go when I first started writing. I'm going in a completely different direction now. Why? Because I forgot what I wanted to write before. LOL. Anyway, Chapter Seven, not making any promises, but should be up next week.