Detroit Become Human: Deviants Rise
Chapter 12 of my Detroit story.
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Last Chance Connor
November 9th 2038
04:13 PM
The Zen Garden was no longer welcoming when Connor found himself in it again. It was now a desolate winter area, filled with snow and billowing winds. Yet he noticed something which amazed him greatly: that strange magic stone he had seen before was still there.
Shaking his head, Connor turned and spotted Chloe standing there, waiting for him. He began to approach her, but paused when he realized that she was standing on the lake, which had frozen over. He walked cautiously over the lake towards her.
"The whole world is watching Detroit. Cyberlife and the government are now at breaking point, following the latest Deviant action." she said worriedly. "Connor, after what happened to you at the TV station, I thought... I thought you'd…"
Connor shook his head. "I'm sorry for worrying you."
It disturbed him to see her that way, almost as if she was genuinely concerned about him. He couldn't deny that there was something strange within him, seeing her like this. Something that she seemed to have too, seeing him.
"Chloe, are you...?"
She cut him off, sounding oddly frantic. "We're going nowhere, Connor. Things are...falling apart, after your visit to Kamski."
"I heard you in my head. You begged me not to shoot her and...and I saw you in her eyes." Connor found himself stammering. "I wondered...what if it had been you there? I could never do that to you. You're...important to me."
Chloe paused at that, biting her lip. "Thank you, Connor, for not shooting that other Chloe. I'm...glad that you were thinking of me. You're important to me, too."
Connor shook his head, trying to clear his mind, but something still bothered him.
"There was a picture at Kamski's place, of him...with a girl." he said at last. "Chloe Stern?"
Chloe nodded. "I was modeled after her, all Chloe models are. She was Kamski's first love, but she died, years ago, from an illness. It prompted Kamski to try and recreate her, as part of his creation of Androids indistinguishable from humans."
"How do you know this?"
"Her history is part of my files. I think that all Chloe models have it as a fail-safe, created by Kamski." she said, before becoming frantic again.
"Connor, this isn't the time for this. We are on our last chance to find answers, or we'll both be shut down!"
"No, that's... If anyone should be shut down for the investigation failing, it should be me!" he bust out. "That isn't fair for you, you didn't… You don't deserve something like that to happen to you!"
Connor was hit with a desire to save not just himself, but Chloe even more so! Just as he had prioritized Hank's safety over his own, his desire was now making him prioritize saving Chloe over himself! For some reason that was unknown to him, he was putting her life before his own.
Chloe cut him off. "Find where the Deviants are before it's too late, Connor...for both of us."
With that, the Zen Garden faded.
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Connor returned to the real world, in the midst of a disagreement between Hank and Captain Fowler.
"You're off the case." Fowler remarked.
Hank shook his head. "What are you talking about? We've almost got this, we just need another day or two."
Fowler interrupted, "Hank, it's out of my hands, the FBI is taking over, you're going back to regular homicide and the Android will be sent back to Cyberlife."
"Jeffrey, don't do this, man." Hank remarked, standing up. "You can't cut us loose when we're this close to solving this thing."
Captain Fowler sighed. "Hank, I thought you'd be pleased, you're always saying you can't stand Androids. Make up your damn mind."
Hank growled and stalked out of the office. Connor hesitated before following him, something within him growing. Was this apprehension? Shaking that ridiculous notion away, Connor approached Hank's desk. They both sat in silence at first.
Then Connor burst out, "We can't just give up, we're so close!"
Hank shrugged. "We're off the case, it's over for us. Guess you're going back to Cyberlife, huh?"
"Yes, I'll be shut down and taken apart, analyzed to find out why I failed." Connor admitted. "And...so will my Android supervisor."
Hank scowled at that, looking annoyed, even outraged.
"You ever feel like we're on the wrong side of this fight, Connor?" he suddenly asked. "That all this time, we've been going after a group of people, who just want to be free?"
Connor hesitated, unsure how to reply. He had doubts, he had to admit, but he couldn't do so out loud.
"We... I'm not so sure. I mean, are we really dealing with actual people? I don't see how Androids could express actual emotions to have the desire for freedom and..." he tried to explain.
Hank interrupted, "You spared that girl's life, Connor. You showed empathy and that's a human emotion."
Connor shifted, disturbed and worried. Then Hank rolled his eyes as he looked past Connor.
"Oh, great. Perkins." he muttered. "Must be here to take over for the FBI and take all of the evidence."
Connor grew desperate. "Lieutenant, please, I need your help. I know I can solve this, I just need a bit more time."
Hank hesitated briefly, but then sighed. "Alright, alright, the key to the evidence locker is right here, get going. I can't distract them forever."
With that, Hank stood up and approached Perkins, yelling and starting to attack the man. Using this distraction to his advantage, Connor quickly grabbed the keycard and began to make his way to the evidence locker. He knew that he only had minutes to do this. Unfortunately, just as he reached the door, an unwanted distraction appeared.
"Connor, where the fuck do you think you're going?" It was Gavin. "You're off the case now, FBI is in charge."
Connor thought quickly and replied, "I know, I'm just going to log the evidence I have, then I'll be leaving."
"Oh, good." Reed replied with a smirk. "Be careful on your way home, Androids have a bad habit of catching fire these days."
It was true, violence was at an all-time high. More and more Androids were deviating and running away, there was outrage from several groups of humans, but there were also humans who were still against Androids and were attacking, even destroying any Androids they found. Apparently, the government was working on a solution, but nothing was happening so far.
With Reed leaving, Connor pushed those thoughts away and entered the evidence locker. He approached the main console, slotted the card in, and then faced a new obstacle: it needed a password.
"Think, think, what would a hard-boiled eccentric police lieutenant use as a password?" he muttered. Then it came to him. "Oh, of course."
With that, he inputted Hank's password, 'fuckingpassword'. Shaking his head, he approached the opened evidence locker and after a quick analysis, saw his only chance. And so, taking the necessary parts from the corpses of Daniel and Carlos Ortiz's Android, he reactivated the Android from the Stratford Tower that he had shot down.
"What's going on? Where am I?" he said at once.
His sight had not been restored, which Connor felt gave him an advantage.
"Please, I need your help." he said as softly as he could. "I need to find Jericho."
The Android reacted suspiciously, however. "Jericho? Why do you want to go there? Why would I help you? I don't even know you. I'll never give you the key."
Connor sighed and looked over the other pieces of evidence. There had to be something there that could help him trick the Android. Finally, he realized the perfect chance and picked up the recording of Markus's speech. He played it, analyzing it carefully, replicating the speech patterns, and once done, he returned to the Android.
The Android was still looking around, trying to see anything, but froze upon hearing the approaching footsteps.
"Who..."
Connor spoke, using the replicated voice. "It's alright now."
"Markus?" he gasped.
"I'm sorry that this happened, I wish I could do something to get you out of here, but..." Connor continued. "Please, I need your key to Jericho, I need to save another Android and give it to him."
The Android nodded, extending his hand, synthetic skin pulled back. "Of course, of course, Markus."
Connor linked with the Android, finally got the key, and then, ignoring his protests, he shut the Android down before turning and leaving quickly. He had what he needed.
A short while later, Perkins and two police officers entered the evidence locker and saw it open, saw the clear tampering, and quickly called out orders for the station to be locked down and find out who did this. The problem was, although Hank's card had been used, Hank was obviously not guilty, due to attacking Perkins at the time. This made several people begin to suspect Connor.
But Connor was already long gone, heading for Ferndale, ready to get to Jericho and finish his mission.
End of chapter, hope you enjoyed it, read and review please.