Day 6! And yet... still waiting on reviewers. C'MON PEOPLE! READ MEH! And so... the chapters are beginning to drag out longer. Well, I expected this story to be more novel-ish, so that's expected.

Disclaimer...

I do not own PSO (but I would like to). And for those people who are bugged about how PSO is depicted in my story, I'm sorry! Just sit tight and go with the flow.

Day 6: Drama

"FAMI! YAY!"

"There! Are you happy now?"

"Yeah."

"Why do you like that so much anyway?"

"It represents my family. You see the chain? That's from my dad. The three rings are from my mom. And the rings represent my brothers and me. See, the two smaller rings represent my little brothers and the biggest one represents me. Basically, I'm the referee when it comes to sibling quarrels."

"Oh. I see. That's cool. And you might want to watch out for that."

"Watch out for what?"

Then, I awoke with a start. Someone dragged me onto the simulation deck and sent a simulant at me. Everything started out like before, but the figure had a gladius this time. From what I remember, gladiuses are one of the strongest weapons in the saber class, so I'm in for a serious battle.

I released Gae Bolg from my CS and prepared for battle. For some reason, he just stood there, so I charged at him to see what he's up to. Just when I was about to strike him, he turned off his gladius and threw the hilt at my face. The impact made me stagger and I nearly dropped my prized partisan. I regained footing and looked for my enemy, but couldn't find him. I had a feeling that he could be airborne. I look up and there he is. I blocked his attack just in time, butreceived a kick in the face, which sent me staggering again, but this time, I'm ready. I looked for an opening in my opponent's next attack. He charged at me, I ducked his attack, struck him on the right side of his stomach with my left elbow, and finished with a blow on his sternum with the hilt of my weapon. The impact sent him sliding backwards a little, but he still kept his balance.

We went at it for a long time. On the last set of moves, the figure charged while I was on my back. I rolled away when it was almost too late and I spun around for another strike. He jumped back in time and charged at me again, but I stood my ground, waiting for the right time to strike. I was getting ready to block the next attack and push him to lose his balance when he suddenly changed direction and circled behind me. Before he could even stab me, I lifted Gae Bolg over my head to see if I could hit him while he was behind me, but he blocked my attack. He kicked me in the small of my back so hard that it made me roll forward, but I quickly recovered and spun around for another swing unexpectedly, hoping that I'd get him. It succeeded. I caught him off guard when he charged at me again and he flew sideways and rolled on the floor like a rag doll. He struggled to stand up and we bowed to each other; the simulation is, once again, over. I loved the morning warm-up so much that I was still fired up.

I heard someone warp and I assumed that it was Elenor to congratulate me again.

For some reason, I put my hand on my chest again. Something is missing there. I know it and I think my dream this morning has to do something about it.

She hugged me from behind. "That's so awesome!" she said.

"See! I can take on anyone, no matter the circumstances," I said as I turned around. "SUE! Where's Elenor?"

Sue says, "She decided not to come and wanted to talk to your MAG in the MAG room."

I found it a little odd, but went on anyway. "Uh… okay. Why are you here?" I asked while we exited the simulation room.

"Oh! Dr. Montague invited me to come here while you were sleeping. I decided to have a little fun and dragged your body on the simulation deck."

"That was you?" I snapped.

"Yeah. And I have to say, I'm impressed with your skill." She said that last line a little seductively.

"Uh… thanks. So, how's your shoulder doing?" I asked as I took a quick glance around. I noticed that Dr. Montague isn't even here.

"Never been better. Oh! And I forgot to thank you yesterday for rescuing me, even if you did kill my car."

"Eh-heh-heh… I'm so terribly sorry! I'll repay you! Honest!" I said with a deep bow.

"Mmm… You better! Or else I'll cut you to li… ttle pie… ces." She said as she fondled my chest. Why is she acting this way? Isn't she into Doc? I guess I'll play along and see where this is going. "I'll stick around in case you decide to run from me." Not exactly what I had in mind, but it still is just as I thought.

"I guess you'll want to live here instead?" I threw in sarcastically.

"Oh! That would be a great idea! I'll ask Dr. Montague if that's okay."

"C'mon! I was only joking!"

"Am I not worthy to live here? Is that what you're saying?"

"U—uh… no! I mean—,"

"Do you find me intimidating?" She got uncomfortably close.

I backed away, "Y—yes. Er… NO! I mean—,"

"Oh! What's wrong? Is my witto savior a witto scared?" She said as she forcefully put her arms around me.

"No! Just leave me alone!" I said, as I broke free of her grip and walked away.

"Is it about that girl android?" I froze. I wanted to say something, but for some reason, I can't get anything out. "You don't like us?" she said with a pout.

"I—I uh… Don't… UGH! WHY DO YOU PEOPLE SCREW WITH ME SO MUCH?"

"Jeez! You don't have to yell! It's just a straight answer. If you would go out with either of us, who would it be?" she asked as she closed in again.

"I—I—I." I want to run, but I can't. She cornered me with no chance of escape.

Then she gasps, "You're gay, aren't you?"

"WHAT THE— Hell no!" Why did it come to that? Actually, there's something that's bugging me a little. I'll recollect my thoughts later.

"Then who is it? Me," she points to her left, "or her?"

I looked at the direction she pointed and there she is. Elenor stood there transfixed on us. Bana joined in shortly.

I stood against the wall with Sue's breasts pressed against my chest. I don't know how to react in a situation like this. Sue stared straight at me with her hazel eyes as if prying into my soul.

"So?" she continued, "Who is it?"

"Her..."

"There you go, Elenor. You heard it from him. There's nothing between us whatsoever."

"Elenor? But… why…"

"I am sorry, Draco," Elenor said apologetically, "since I saw you with Sue yesterday, I have been feeling a bit strange. The sight of you with another girl hurt me deeply. It feels as though my heart twisted. Is this how jealousy feels?"

"Jealousy?" I get it now.

"I asked Sue how you two met. But, I didn't believe any word she said. She promised to show me there is not a thing between you two and now I know that you brought her here just to save her. You are so noble."

"But, you should've went to me. I could've told you that!"

"I am sorry! I panicked." So, androids have emotions. But still, is it based on real bona fide emotion and feelings or just ones and zeros?

"O…kay. I think I'll leave you two alone," Sue said as she sneaks out the warp pad. Bana did likewise to the MAG room.

"So instead, you went to some complete stranger for answers," I retorted.

"Who else am I supposed to turn to?" Elenor cried.

"Bana! He went with me to look for you, remember? And what if she lied?" No answer came from Elenor. "I thought you were better than that," I said as I turned to leave. She ran and put her arms around me again. "Elenor let me go." She didn't answer. "Let me go, Elenor." She still held on to me for dear life.

"I am sorry, Draco," she sobbed, "I panicked!"

"I need some time by myself to clear my mind," I said calmly. "I just need to cool down, that's all." She hesitated, but she didrelease me.

I strolled through Pioneer 2 for another few hours trying to clear my mind. I'm such a butt hole. Elenor's been going through a lot of stress since I awoke. I think it was better if I stayed down. There's seriously a lot of drama going on here. Now that I think of it, the whole ordeal today would be funny if it happened to someone else.

I turned around a corner when someone spoke, "Still mad?"

"Oh… Sue. No. Not really," I replied with a sigh.

"She really cares for you, you know?"

"I know. I care for her too. I just can't stand being set up like that."

"I'm sorry for making you uncomfortable."

"Actually, I'm sorry you got tangled up in our mess." Then,I just remembered what bugged me earlier. Sue was a member of Black Paper. Everyone in a group has a certain specialty, right? "You're pretty good at interrogation."

"Oh? Ran into one of my former colleagues?"

"Hmm… I guess this observation thing is paying off."

"What observation thing?"

"My MAG told me about it."

"Oh! Which reminds me, how can you talk to your MAG like that? Is it an android thing? Actually, let's bring this conversation to that café."

"Sure."

We headed to the café she suggested.

"By the way, I don't know your name."

"It's Draco."

"Weird name for an android."

"What's so weird about it?"

She just swayed away from the question and kept silent. We arrived at Ukyo's, the name of the café, and found ourselves a seat.

"So, how can you talk to MAGs?"

"I don't know. I'm not even sure it's a robotic function."

Then the waiter approached us and asked what we wanted. Sue asked for a cup of coffee and a club sandwich and I declined politely. The waiter suggested oil shakes. I didn't know they made those. I thought about it out loud and the waiter looked at me strangely as he left. I looked at Sue and she alsogave me the same look.

"What?" I asked.

"What did you mean by that?"

"Oh! That's right! You don't know much about me. I used to be a human."

"WHAT? You're kiddin'!"

"Nope. I'm dead serious."

Skeptically, she continues, "So, how does it feel to be an android?"

"I'm not really an android. More of a cyborg. There's a difference."

With a flat tone she replies, "You don't have to get all technical on me."

"Sorry. Anyway, an android is a robot with human-like characteristics and cyborgs are pretty much the other way around. Anyway, being robotic isn't at all different. There are things that I can do that humans can't and vice-versa. We may be stronger, but we still have our weaknesses."

"Stronger? Wanna bet who's stronger?"

"Uh… I'll pass." Then, I explained how I got into my current state. Somewhere in between, the waiter came by with Sue's order and asked me once more if I need anything. I still declined politely.

I finished my story and Sue replied after a long pause of astonishment, "Wow! That Dr. Montague is really amazing. Do you think he's married or something?"

"Er… no. I don't think so. Don't tell me you're trying to hook up with him, are you?" She starts giggling. "I'm assuming that you're using me to get to him."

"Oh, please? That would be nice. If you do that, you don't have to get me a new car."

"I'll take my chances with the car."

She glares at me and says, "C'mon!"

"Didn't you listen to me? I'm tired of being used and all that crap!"

"Oh, but please! Just this once?" Then, she looked at me with one of those puppy-eyed looks.

"Wha…" She's still doing it. "But…" The more I resist, the deeper the look. "Okay! Fine! Then, will you get off my back?" I barked.

"Sure, thing." She replied with a huge smile.

"Ugh…. Waiter? I think I'll have that shake."

Well, it can't get any worse than this. The first thing I'll have to do when I get back is apologize to Elenor for putting her through so much stress and clue her in on Sue's plan to win Dr. Montague's heart. Actually, I think I'm going to like this. At least, I'm not the one who's getting set up.

Sue and I were almost home when I blacked out all of a sudden. What happened? Did I black out from a malfunction? Whatever happened, this can't be good. I wonder what happened to Sue. Did she bring me home? Did sheturn onme? Anyway, during my unconsciousness, I had another vision. This wasn't pleasant though. I just realized that these visions are actually dreams. Nevertheless, the dream is disturbing. Then again, Dr. Montague is capable of doing anything. I shudder at the thought.

My dream, or whatever it was, showed me in my flesh and I was lying on an operating table. It was more of a third person kind of dream. All I saw around me was an eerie darkness. Then out of nowhere, a huge tube covered my face. One by one, smaller tubes attached to the rest of my body and lifted me off the table, which disappeared, to get the backside. Soon, you couldn't see a speck of my body. It was covered in all the organic looking tubes. For a while, I hovered there with all those tubes on my body. I wanted to move, but I couldn't. I tried screaming... still I couldn't. I remained lifeless in mid-air. Then, the tubes abruptly pulled away, ripping my skin from my body, sending bloody chunks flying in every direction. All that remain is my skinless, bloody body, which hung by the first tube that attached to my head.

I woke screaming.

"What in the…?" someone said with a start, "Who turned him on?"

I still continued screaming.

"Someone shut him up!" the voice continued.

"I can't," someone else, replied, "his switch is already off."

Then, I calmed down. How is it that I can still function with my switch off? I feel different.

"How is that possible?" the first voice said.

I took a look around. The room I am in has a good view of Pioneer 2 through a huge window. I looked around some more. Ness? Reno? My youngest brother, Ness, was backed into the wall with a frightened look. He wore the gray armor like Bana said. My brother, Reno, sat calmly in a chair with the Gae Bolg on his lap. His armor fits the description too, but that necklace looks very familiar. Fami!

"Where am I?" I asked.

"Who are you?" Reno asked back.

"I am Ro…" then I stopped myself. Who knows what'll happen if I say my real name. "I am Draco."

"Draco what?"

"Just Draco. Where is Sue?" I asked with a groan.

Reno ignored the question and asked, "Where did you get this?" gesturing to the prized lance.

I quickly thought of a lie, "I—I got it from… a friend—"

"Sue?"

"Uh… yes! She said she found it and gave it to me because… because…"

"Because what?"

"Because she isn't accustomed to partisan type weapons."

"That's all?"

"Y—yes. That's all."

"Something tells me there's more to that."

"Truly! That's all! I swear." He has gotten very intimidating.

Reno stood and walked briskly towards me. I backed down in fear and he held the blade to my neck.

"You are hiding something."

"N—no, I'm not." After my reply, he pressed a little harder on my neck.

"This weapon is a hot item. Anyone would love to get their hands on one of these. What is the truth? TELL ME!"

I didn't know what to do and blurted the first thing that popped into my head, "STOP IT, RENO!" He backed off bewildered. I flinched by his action.

"W—what is this? How do you know my name?"

I didn't know how to react. It looked as though that time froze for a while. Then, I'm wondering why no one should know his name.

Ness began to walk towards me, as if oblivious as to what was going on. Now, I'm confused. Why is he so calm all of a sudden? Shouldn't he be cautious around me? He held out his hand to pull me up.

"Big bro, I don't think he'll do us any harm," he said.

Reno stood quietly for a while and finally succumbed to Ness' suggestion. I took Ness' hand and he helped me up.

"Why do you trust me? I could jump you right about now," I said.

"Here's the thing, you didn't. Why do I trust you? I don't… yet. Plus, I don't think you'll have the chance to even try killing either of us."

"Why?"

"When my brother put you at the tip of the Gae Bolg, you looked scared. Fear isn't the best way to go, you know."

"Sometimes, it can't be helped," someone said. I looked to my left and there is Kenneth. He looks so mature now! He still has long hair, which he braids now. He wore long blue robes, black, fingered gloves, and a blue, wide headband with an interesting design that partially concealed his eyes. At my astonishment, I called out his name unintentionally. "Oh? Already introduced me, Conners?" Reno stood disorientated again. "Hello? Coral to Conners! What's wrong? I've never seen you this way before."

"Who… are… you?" Reno asked me.

I paused for a while to think of another way to stall, hoping to find a way out, but I found none. I closed my eyes and finally replied with, "Know anyone who goes by Roland Conners?" Everyone froze. They look like they aren't breathing either.

"… It… can't… be…"

"Bigger brother?" Ness questioned.

It's painful to lose someone dear to you; memories are left behind. As long as you remember, that someone will live on. But, finding what is supposed to be gone can strike pretty much anyone dumbfounded. It givesthem mixed messages andthey don't know how to react. It leavesthem overwhelmed and confused, paralyzed even.

"Yes, Reno, Ness, Ken. I'm back. I missed you guys so much."

"Rolly?" Ken said.

"Umm... Yeah."

I'm not Rolly anymore. It's Draco.

Reno dropped the Gae Bolg and held me by the arms. The ring from the necklace embraced my eardrums. "Are you serious? Just to make sure, what was it that we called Ken?"

"The goody-goody," I replied with a huge smile. I don't know if they can see it though. It sucks to be a cyborg.

Then everyone cried, "ROLLY!" We made a group hug. It's good to have family back. I just wish they'd stop calling me that.

After a few moments of reminiscing, Ness interrupted, "Wait-wait-wait! Rol, how did you get like this?"

"Oh no…" I sighed, "Not again. It's a long story. I know a café we can go to."

As we sat in my newfound hangout spot, I told them my story from where we parted and they did likewise. I learned that Auntie Melissa committed suicide after the incident on Ragol. From what I remember, she's struggling with life even before the incident. I guess the matter isn't significant to us kids, but it is for her. Her husband died in an accident. Mom and Dad was never heard from after the explosion. Auntie Mel's ex is delusional with this sick and twisted world he's trying to make for her. In the end, she suffered so much and couldn't take it anymore, ending her life at a bridge. It left the Ken and the others without a guardian. Before her death, she left a letter to Reno, Ness, Ken, and Silvia, telling them to head to the Department of Pioneer 2 Officials so they can house Reno, Ness, and Ken with a hunter until Ken turned eighteen. From there, Ken could decide to keep the others under the custody of the hunter or live in a house of his own with the others accompanying him. Ken chose to live in his own house with the three. Also, the principal opened the Hunter's Guild Academy to all ages. Since then, Reno and the others worked diligently to become the best hunters. After the academy, everyone went by aliases. Reno is called Shadow because he's the stealthiest, Ken is Ice because he specializes in freezing techniques, and Ness is Lumin because he's energetic in battle.

During the academy, Silvia made some very close friends. She lives with them now, so there will be rare occasions that we see each other. She doesn't go by an alias because she wants to be a little different. That's respectable. But according to the three, she said aliases were stupid.

Many children became orphans from the explosion and applied to be either a hunter or the military. Poor kids. I can imagine friendships were torn apart from this decision. Kids are meant to have fun and never care about bloodshed.

I almost forgot about Sue.

"Where is Sue?" I asked my family.

"Who?" Ken asked back.

"Sue. The girl I was with when you jumped me?"

"Oh!" they all replied.

"Don't worry about her," Ken continued, "When we kidnapped you, we let her go. We were lucky that Ness was stealthy enough to sneak up behind her while she was focused on us." He paused to take a sip from his cup. "Held her at blade point."

"Wow…."

"Yeah! I'm so awesome!" Ness bragged. "But, I'm not as stealthy as Reno."

"I mean, wow… she'd be pissed. Ha ha ha! You've grown so much. Too bad Mom, Dad, and Auntie Mel aren't here to see you guys. They would be so proud of you. With the exception of Ness."

"What? Why?"

"You're still our little baby," I joked.

"Oh, shut up!" he snapped.

After a few more laughs and reminiscing, we left the café when we were attacked. People scattered everywhere in panic.

"What the hell happened? Where'd that shot come from?" Reno yelled.

Another bolt flew at us.

"Nice way to spend time with family," I scoffed.

"Whoever it is, they need some glasses," Ness replied.

"Watch out!" I cried as another one flew at us. Where is the enemy? Could it be Sue coming to rescue me?

"Hey, Rol!" Reno said.

"What?"

"You might need these. And, I think Fami would be sad that you forgot it." He tossed the Gae Bolg and Fami to me.

"Fami!" I cried with glee as I caught Fami and the lance. I almost forgot my little friend. No wonder I felt like I was missing something. Now, Fami is backwith me."I missed you, buddy." It replies back with a happy ring. (Ring, ring!) I'm just wondering how Reno managed to get it. My memories just don't add up.

Then, I looked at the Gae Bolg and back to Reno, "Why me?"

"Basically, you had it longer than all of us."

Another shot flew at us. Still, it misses.

"But, that doesn't mean I have the experience."

"You don't, yet. Through time, you'll get better." Whoever is shooting at us is getting a little better. "Damn! This is getting on my nerves. Ice! Do your thing."

"Sure thing, Shadow," Ken replied.

What is Ken doing? Another bolt flew at us and Ken deliberately threw himself in front of the path. He held out his hand and deflected the shot. It's probably a shield. The question is, what kind?

"The enemy is eleven o'clock. Elevated, obviously."

"How high?" Reno asked as another flew at us. Ken deflected it again.

"Approximately thirty degrees."

"I'm on it." Reno dashed out somewhere.

"What do we do now… Lumin is it?" I asked.

"You got it right. Anyway… ugh… We create a diversion for the perpetrator," Ness replies as he dodges another bullet.

"How?" (Ring, ring?)

"Like this." Ness picks up random objects and throws it in the general location of the shot.

"What good will that do?"

"You never know. I might hit the guy and make the big bro go nuts."

"I see." Then, we all created diversions. Ness threw random objects, Ken casts barta techniques in random directions, I waved my hands like a lunatic, and Fami rang furiously. (RING, RING!) All that waving made me tired all of a sudden.

Another shot was fired, but this one was way off.

"What's that about?" I asked.

"We're done. And, I was hoping I'd get him." Ness marched back to their home.

"Look what I found, boys," Reno called to us. We look at him. He dragged a guy who wore black clothing all over. He seriously didn't want to be seen. Reno threw him in front of us and we formed a circle to prevent him from running. "What are your motives and who are you working for?" The guy didn't answer. "WHO ARE YOU WORKING FOR?" The guy still won't answer. Apparently, Reno grew impatient and held a gun with a suppressor to his head. "Last warning, pal."

I said more to myself than out loud, "Reno, you're not going to…."

I tried to sway Reno from killing him. I guess losing so many people you care about does that to you. It's scary to think that my own brother isn't disturbed by taking a life.

Finally, the guy answered, "A wall that needs to be taken down."

"What do you mean by that?" Reno retorted.

"Just a wall that needs to be taken down."

"Don't push me if you value your life." Reno presses the button that turns on the gun. It gave a short, high-pitched hum when it activated.

"Could I have a smoke?"

We were perplexed by the sudden change of subject. The assassin still feels calm.

"Sure," Reno answered cautiously.

The assassin pulled out a cigarette. We expected him to light it up. Instead, he just bit into the tip of the bud and began to gag. He started to get convulsions and foamed at the mouth. With one last breath, he spat at Reno.

"Damn it! Wake up! Wake up!" Reno bellowed. He even beat him in the head.

"It's no good, Reno. He's gone," Ken said.

"What the hell is that?" Reno asked as he powered down his gun.

Ken examines the body and the cigarette bud. "I'm guessing it's cyanide."

"Damn! When will they quit? Who the hell keeps sending these people?"

"Hey, man. Let's go before anyone else decides to pay a visit."

We ran back to their place as fast as we could. Just a wall that needs to be taken down. I wonder what he meant by that. What exactly are they caught up in? And where is my compadré. I'm a little nervous. What if Sue tries to rescue me? Wouldn't that be disastrous? Speaking of the devil, there she is. Sue caught Ness by surprise and held him hostage.

"Stay back, everyone, or he gets it," she warned. "Draco, get over here."

"It's okay Sue," I said, "They're with me."

"What are you talking about? Get over here!"

"SUE! It's okay! Let him go!"

After a long pause, she responds, "I have no idea what you're up to, but sure." She let Ness go hesitantly. "What is this about, Draco?"

"They're family, believe it or not."

"Uh-huh. So, your 'family' jumped you and threatened to kill me if I follow?"

"Uh… yeah."

"Okay. Now, I wish that I never met you. You hang out with strange people."

I turned to Reno and whispered, "I don't think she knows that it's you who wrecked her car."

"Oh! That was hers?" Reno said out loud.

"What was mine?" Sue asked.

Frantically, I said, "Oh… uh… nothing. Um… I'll head on home now."

"Me… too." Reno swayed likewise.

It's Sue's turn to be confused, "What's going on? What did you mean by that?"

"RUN!" I yelled.

"GET BACK HERE!"

We all laughed as we chased each other back to Ken's place. I miss my childhood, so carefree. Afterwards, we gave introductions to each other in our usual hangout spot. Everyone is just as interested in her Black Paper story as I am. Although I hang out with the weirdest bunch, I'm lucky to have such people to be on my side, so to speak. If this keeps up, we might as well make our own group like the Black Paper, but we do good in the name of good. We'll be so great!

It began to get late and we decided to call it a day. Ness and the other two tried to persuade me to stay with them, but I told them that I have people I have to see first. Maybe, I can reintroduce them to Doc and Elenor. Anyway, I have to get back. Elenor must be worried about me. As I strode back home, I had one perplexing question in my head. Why can I still function with my switch turned off and how did Reno get Fami? I'll ask Doc when I get there.

"Hey, guys! I'm back!" I called when I arrived.

"Oh! Draco! You startled me," Elenor said with a jump.

"Sorry."

"Are you still mad?"

"I wasn't mad to begin with. I was more embarrassed."

"Sorry."

"It's okay. Actually, I'm the one who has to apologize."

"For what?"

"Since I awoke, I've been putting you through so much stress."

"Oh, do not worry about it. I go through this every time in our quests."

"Oh! That's right. But still, I shouldn't be the one to do that to you."

"It is okay. Really. It is okay."

"Are you sure?"

She smiles and says, "Yes, I am sure. Now, stop worrying."

"I can't help it. It's my nature. By the way, where's Doc? I have something to ask him."

"He is in his room, working."

"Wanna come with me?"

"Sure. Why?"

"I don't know. Emotional support...?"

"Hee hee! Okay."

We walked together to Doc's room and I knocked on his door.

"Come in," he called. "Oh, Draco. Great timing. Oh! I see you found your necklace. I put it in your inventory for safe keeping."

"You could've told me something about it. I was going nuts about why I was putting my hand on my chest so much."

"Sorry. Through all the commotion, I forgot about it. I couldn't tell if it was that important to you or not. Anyway, I made a voice control system for your CS a…nd you basically know why."

"Cool."

"Could the both of you give me your wrist screens, please?" We gave him our screens and he unscrewed them open. He did some rewiring, installed the microphone, and reprogrammed the whole system, while making sure we don't lose anything we have in our CS. He gave them back when he finished. "There we go. Now, we need your CS to recognize your voice. What you do is flip your screen open and press the button that says voice recognition. You hold it for three seconds then you should hear a beep. Keep your finger on the button and say anything. The mic I installed should record the tone of your voice. Then, let go and you should hear two beeps. Then, you're set. Oh! And one more thing, you should do that in a quiet place or the mic will pick up any background noises. If your voice control system malfunctions, just use your CS like you normally would. Draco, you go first."

"Okay." I did everything Doc told me to. (Beep!) "Hello." (Beep-beep!)

"Good. Now it's your turn Elenor."

(Beep!) "Hello." (Beep-beep!)

"Okay. Now call out any item that's in your CS by saying, 'CS' then the item you need."

"CS, Gae Bolg," I called. The Gae Bolg immediately appeared before me and slowly descended onto my hands. "Very convenient."

"CS, Rappy Fan," Elenor called. The fan did the same thing.

"And when you want to return the item, just call the item again and it should automatically go into your CS. Also, the voice system can't be used to pick up items so you have to do that manually. And I'm done. What is it you need me for, Draco?"

"I need you to find out why I can function without the switch on."

"What? Is your switch still off?"

"I think so."

"Hmm… interesting."

"Anyway, I was kidnapped by my family and I was turned off. I woke up from a nightmare."

"How did you escape?" Elenor asked.

"I convinced them that I am Roland, luckily. Then, we reminisced with the old times."

"That explains why you have been gone for a long time. I thought you were mad at me."

"Like you said before, it's more of an embarrassment. Anyway, do you know why I'm still functioning, Doc?"

Doc seems deep in thought. Finally, he replies, "I don't know."

"What?"

"What I did with you is very unique from the other experiments I've done."

I winced at the "e" word.

"What's so different about me?"

"Life sources are made from compressed photon that are altered to give life to androids. You, however, are unique. I made a life source with your DNA implanted in it. The photon fused with your DNA and made you what you are today. This is probably why you still remember who you are and so on."

"So, what does that have to do with me still functioning without being turned on?"

He yawns, "Again, I don't know. I have to look into this a little more. (yawn) I'm tired. Let's get some shut eye first."

Now that I brought this up, I do feel a little strange. I noticed it when I took my family to the café, but I paid no attention. I felt... tired.

Elenor and I walked to her room and I began to feel very groggy.

"Draco, are you all right?"

"Hmm?" I yawned. (Ring, ring…)

"You do not seem yourself right now."

I yawned again, "No. Really. I'm okay."

"I think you need to charge."

"I guess so."

When we arrived Elenor's room, I felt the need to lie down. I plugged myself like I normally would, butI'm charging with a little more power. I shrugged it off then stood by the wall and fell asleep. (Ring, ring…)

Yup yup! And yeah... R&R, PEOPLE! Even just a quick hi is fine. I just need to keep track of how many people have read my story so far. Feedback is nice too. And noticed any oopses with Elenor's quotes? I found at least one. Heh heh... It might be obvious though. Well, catch y'all later.