Chapter 6

"Ow my God, what have I done?" Moray still in shock looked down at her hand still holding the beer bottle. She was covered in blood and she dropped the beer bottle. She was about to cry but before she could she heard someone shuffling behind her, getting closer. Was it the man who was holding her? She didn't notice him let go of her before she dived for the bottle. Had he got up? Was he behind her?

She heard the foot steps get closer and felt a hand on her shoulder, a very large hand. She was scared stiff so she didn't move.

"Well, that was impressive! I've never seen a human, let alone a female confront their aggressor before. They normally cry, scream or call to someone else to help them. But you didn't" The voice was male, low, kind of croaky but Polite. His other hand started to play with her hair just under her ear. "And I've never seen a human so natural to violence"

"I'm not" but he continued

"But you are my dear, you could have broken down, and for a minuet there you looked like you were going to, but you didn't, you could have run after I absorbed the Human behind you. But you didn't, you went for a weapon and killed the other male. As I said. Impressive".

"What do you mean absorbed and why do you keep saying human?"

"Because I absorbed the human behind you and you are human, aren't you?" his eyes opened wide anticipating an answer.

"I don't know what you mean by absorbed, and I'm not human." His eyes flared.

"Really, what are you then?" he moved both his hands onto her shoulders but touching her neck. She could feel his body against her back.

"I'm an android"

"Would you happen to be called 18#?" His hands on her tightened.

"No my Names…Wait I forgot I'm not allowed to talk to strangers"

"But you're allowed to kill them?"

"I didn't mean." But she stopped. She did mean to. And she didn't know why. But she wished he'd stop mentioning it.

"Well I'm not a stranger, I think everyone knows me? And I think you are 18#." His grip still tight on her. Why did he keep saying that? She didn't look like her mother. Or her farther.

"Well I'm afraid I don't know you, and I really should be going." She tried to move but he just moved with her.

"Who are you?" He still sounded polite. "And where were you made?"

"Made? I'm sorry I don't understand. And I shouldn't be talking to strangers. I really have to go."

"Go where, I could give you a lift. And you could answer a couple of questions on the way." Strangely he still sounded genuine and polite.

"No thank you. I should go" she was starting to feel tired and didn't want him, who ever he was, to notice.

"But it's dark and there are some very bad men around", he seemed so say this quite cunningly and sly.

"I believe the lady said no" another man had just walked out of an ally way. He was not human. He was Green from Head to toe but wore a kind of Siberian Turban and cloak. She thought his pointy shoes were funny.

"Piccolo!" the guy behind her didn't sound cunning, sly or polite any more. He sounded angry, and almost frustrated for being interrupted. "Namik, what do YOU want?" he moved his right hand round her front as if he was worried she would escape. She didn't like this. She wasn't used to being touched.

"Android!" Someone shouted from another ally. Opposite from the one the Green man had used. Wow, was he weird, he had three eyes. And he reminded her of Tien.

"Yeah let her go you monster!" Yet another man appeared but he used the same ally as the Tien look alike.

"Ow my God" the third man was Krillin. Her dad! But younger and bald. The guy behind her moved his face so his mouth was parallel to her ear.

"I'm sorry my little Princess. But I must leave and I have to insist that you come with me." At this he put both of his arms round her waist. She was not pleased.

"But, but!"

"18# I need you, it was destiny that we met and you will join with me". This time for the first time she lost her temper with him.

"For Gods sake I'm not 18#!" but before he could answer her. She saw the green man vanish and fly over her. Then she heard the man behind her yell in pain as he let go of her. The Younger Krillin ran to her, took her hand and pulled her round the corner. "Thank you" Moray had a new admiration for her farther. But it was short lived.

"Hey! I was just doing what I had to, I didn't do it to help YOU!" she was taken back. Never in her life had he ever raised his voice to her like he did then. She decided not to talk to him. He obviously wasn't very nice in this time line.