CHAPTER 6

THE RESTING PLACE OF DANIEL SMITH

I watched as he gazed at the two tombstones in front of him, all the while the rain gently falling around him, as he stood in the rain with out an umbrella.

Before him was the final resting place of his creator, and the woman I was modelled after.

On the left tombstone was written the following:

Here lies Dorothy M. Smith.

A loving Wife and Mother, she will be missed.

On the second tombstone was written this:

Here Lies Daniel R. Smith.

A courageous man who gave his life in the defence of Paradigm City.

Although our memories have vanished, we will remember him.

"What must he be going through?" Roger wondered aloud, "To be standing in front of the grave of his creator?"

"Perhaps it is…fortunate that the emotion chip was not installed." I said solemnly.

"Maybe you should…you know go talk to him,"

I looked over at him, before nodding, and walking forwards.

He did not look at me as I approached. He just continued to stare at the slabs of rock in front of him.

"He died for the protection of the city," he suddenly said.

I said nothing for a moment, listening to the sound of the rain pattering against the cloth of the umbrella above my head.

Gradually I stepped forward, until I was level with him.

"If he died to protect the city, surely his efforts were not in vain?" I pointed out.

He looked at me finally, before turning his head back to the graves.

I looked at him, now decked out in a suit resembling Roger's, only slightly smaller, and the tie was completely black, without the white stripe.

I don't know what possessed me to do what I did next, but I slowly felt my free hand reach and slide gently into Daniel's.

He said nothing, nor did he even look at the gesture, but I defiantly felt him squeeze back.

I watched the two androids as they stood in silence over their original's graves.

"Androids in love," I shook my head. The idea itself seemed insane.

My thoughts now went back to that dragon Megadeus, and the Big Tao that now resided under the Mansion with Big O. it was obvious that Big Tao had been piloted by Daniel Smith, his grandfather, but what about that other Megadeus?

"Could that have been Schwarzwald?" I asked myself aloud.

"I'm beginning to wonder."
I turned in surprise, only to see a certain Blond woman standing behind me, decked in pink and under a matching umbrella.
"Angel, what do you mean?" I asked.
She paused for a moment, before bringing out a single piece of bandaging, soiled with dust from the desert.
My eyes widened, "What's that?" I asked again even though I already knew the answer.
"Schwarzwald had those leaflets printed up and passed them around before he went crazy in Big Duo."

"What did you say?"
Angel sighed and looked over at the two android, "There's a shoreline beyond the desert to the east. His body was found there. Schwarzwald--Michael Seebach--hasn't been among the living for a long time."

I gasped, "But if he didn't operate it, then who…"

I looked over at the two androids, still holding hands, still watching the graves, as a small leaflet blew across the cemetery, and up into the dark sky.

WE HAVE COME TO TERMS

Well, that's it, it's done. Will I write up a sequel I've been planning? Maybe. Not sure at the moment. I might sometime in the future, but right now I want to finish up some of my other fics before I think about anything else.

I hope you liked this fic, see ya round.

Dearing