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Droid Processing Text based from HK-47's POV on "Identities of a Lost Soul" by Ether-Fanfic.


Chapter 1: Awakening

Activate: Unit B-LAL

"Belial"

Running self-Diagnostic tests………………………………………………………………

…………Tests complete. Unit B-LAL "Belial" operating at ≈ 99.9 efficiency.

…………Minor damages to outer casing- impacts to outer casing. Source of ≈ .1 inefficiency.

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Commence activation of required systems.

Activating Photoreceptors… Photoreceptors online.

Activating Vocabulator… Vocabulator online.

Activating Auditory Sensors… Auditory Sensors online.


Activating Personality Matrix and Computer Systems… Personality Matrix and Computer Systems online.

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Commence operation of unit B-LAL "Belial"

The first thing Belial noticed was that darkness surrounded him. He tried moving his limbs, but found that they seemed to be restrained. He struggled a bit, found that he could move them with a large amount of force, and heard the sound of metal scraping metal. Was he in rubble? Or…?

Location: Unknown. Unable to see sky for constellation tracking.

Time elapsed since last activation: Unknown. Date is unknown.

Date: Unknown. Unit B-LAL "Belial" has been off-line past recommended limits.

Master Objective(s): Explore local environment. Contact sentients. Gather Information on date and location.

Current Objective: Reclaim Mobility- Unit B-LAL "Belial" is presumed to be under rubble.

With a certain amount of difficulty, Belial managed to start to slowly move himself to which way he though was up. He had guessed right- it seemed that it was easier for him to move the further he progressed.

After about an hour of clawing, he managed to break the surface of the "rubble." Up above him were stars, a lot of them.

"I must not be close to any densely populated areas…" he muttered to himself in a calm voice.

Objective achieved!

Commencing operation on Master Objective: Explore local environment. Contact sentients. Gather Information on date and location.

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Location: Unknown. No known Constellations are recognized.

Probability of Star Death and Star Drift causing Constellation reorganization: ≈ 99.9

Time Estimate since last Activation: Several Millennia. Too few stars are recognized for more accurate values.

Date: Irrelevant. Makers of unit B-LAL "Belial" presumed deceased.

Master Objective(s) Altered: Explore local environment. Contact sentients. Gather Information on location.

Belial turned his gaze around him. He immediately recognized that he was surrounded by the remains of droids. A lot of them. Looking left, right, and then behind him, he couldn't see any features that weren't the remains of a droid. It appeared that whatever planet he was on, it was used as a junkyard of broken-down droids.

If this was true, then there had to be a dumping area. And that meant that this planet would be visited by anybody looking for scrap or the people who have been dumping these droids.

And with that, Belial chose a compass point and started to walk.


He continued walking for several rotations of the planet he was on, navigating through mountains of dismantled, outdated, or otherwise incapacitated droids. As he was approaching a smallish hill of parts to what he would later recognize as CLL-8 Binary Load Lifters, his Auditory Sensors picked up something

"Quick! Hurry up and get those droids on-board!"

Non-natural sound- presumed to be made by sentient beings. Likelihood of being made by sentient creatures: 55

Language: Unknown.

Current Objective: Follow vocalizations. Translation systems will monitor vocalization patterns and attempt to make usable translation of language.

Activate Stalk mode…Stalk mode engaged.

Belial pressed himself against the hill of CLL parts and moved closer to the presumed voices, stepping silently and keeping as low of a profile as he could.

"I know, I know. 'Time is money.' Don't rush me, some of these are delicate."

"It's not JUST that, this place gives me the creeps…"

"I know what you're saying; I don't like to be here any longer than you do."

Belial got as close as he dared, and kept silent as the two… unknowns… continued their vocalizations, allowing his translator systems to work out just what in the world is being said.

I'll take a look around that pile of Binary Lifter scrap; see if anything valuable might be there…"

"Don't be long, I hate being alone here."

Movement. Whatever those unknowns were, one of them seemed to be heading this way. Belial froze as it came into view.

Species: Unknown.

Bipedal.

Wears woven outer layer made from synthetic material.

Mammalian.

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Species Class: Sentient.

Contact of Sentients complete.

New Master Objective(s): Learn Sentient Language. Gather information on Location.

The sentient turned its head to look at Belial.

"Huh? What are you doing there? You look more like some kind of Protocol droid rather than a Binary Lifter."

"You find something?"

"Yeah. I think it's a Protocol droid. Looks like it's still in working order."

"I'll be there."

Soon, the other sentientwas by the first one's side. Belial kept still, hoping that they'd lose interest in him. The second one got closer to Belial, looking him over.

"Wow. Never seen a droid like that."

"What do you think it is?"

"I'd say Protocol… it's too decorated to be any kind of assassin or war droid. Defiantly not for heavy lifting… I mean, who paints an industrial droid white with blue and gold trim?"

"None that I know of."

"Yeah… should we take it back with us?"

"Not sure… I mean, I don't want to make any enemies at Nar Shaddaa…Especially anyone who would buy this guy."

"Don't tell me you've already got a price for him… we don't even know if he works!"

"Good point. Let's take him back to the ship anyway, give him a diagnostics and see if we can't figure out why he was dumped here in the first place. If anything, we can gut him and sell the husk."

The second sentient made an attempt to grab at Belial. Was he in danger? Quickly, he moved over out of the second sentient's reach.

"Did you see that? He moved! That droid is in working order!"

"Yeah. Seems a bit fast for a Protocol Droid, but it might be a good idea to stun him. Good thing I always carry an Ion Blaster while on these scrounging runs."

The first sentient pulled out something that was very familiar to Belial.

Warning! Blaster detected! Activating Assassination Program…

Assassination Program Activated!

Priority 1: Self Defense of unit B-LAL "Belial".

Recommended course of action: Removal of both sentients.

Belial balled up his fists, and extended a pair of vibroblades from his wrists, each one about half the size of his arms, and raised them to attack the two sentients in front of him.

"Quick! Shoot it! SHOOT IT!"

Blaster fire sounded for a split second before a pair of gurgles could be heard…