VII
"You got to be kidding me!" Hank shouted as he stormed out of Fowler's office.
"Hank, the android probably doesn't know where Connor even is," Fowler said behind him before Hank slammed the door shut.
The lieutenant walked quickly to his desk, took his coat and made his way towards the exit door. He grabbed his phone and went into his contacts, he called Connor as he walked out. No response. Hank looked down at his phone and called again. Still no response.
"Goddammit!" he shouted as he got into his car.
He turned the engine on and pressed the pedal. He shouldn't have hanged up, he shouldn't have left Connor alone in the first place. Full of worry, Hank drove quickly home. He couldn't care less about the road's condition. He just needed to get there fast. It was almost inevitable that he would lose control of his car. Fortunately, there was no one on the road and he could retake control soon enough to not hit anything. He took a deep breath as he turned into his driveway.
He nearly jumped out of the car and ran to the door. He opened it quickly and frowned. It wasn't locked. Why wasn't it locked?
"Connor?" he shouted as he looked around. "Connor!"
Sumo barked, and a realization hit Hank hard. Connor wasn't here. He would have called if he left and locked the door behind him… The red-eyed android had taken him. Where we they now? Hank sat on the couch and looked down.
"Connor…" he whispered.
What was going to happen to him now? What if the worst had already happened? What if Connor was d…
"Shut up… he can defend himself just fine, nothing will happen to him," Hank tried to convince himself. "He'll be back soon."
He felt his phone vibrate in his pocket and jumped slightly. The lieutenant took it and answered.
"Yeah?" he answered weakly.
"He's gone," Fowler stated as he heard the tone of Hank's voice.
Hank didn't reply. The silence gave Fowler the answer he didn't want and sighed.
"I can send a team to search for him," the Captain proposed after a moment.
"The android took him, Connor's probably d… she probably k… you know," Hank said.
He couldn't say the words. If he didn't say it, then he didn't have to believe it. He knew it was stupid and that if something happened to Connor he'd have to deal with it, but he wouldn't believe it until he saw it with his own eyes. Connor was alive and well, that's what he wanted to believe.
"If you are right and CyberLife really is behind all of this, they are going to get in serious trouble. They kidnaped a detective. They will have the answer to their crime, don't worry Hank, it won't go unnoticed," Fowler told him before hanging up.
It was for the better since Hank didn't want to talk. Connor was alive and well… he was alive and… The last time Hank teared up was at Cole's funerals, he had never shed a tear after that. Now, he didn't even care. He let the tears rolled down his cheeks for a minute.
Sumo jumped on the couch and put his head on Hank's lap.
"We'll find him… we have to," he whispered to his dog as Sumo whined sadly.
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Night vision operational
Scanning…
Door located.
Status: locked
No other exit found
Connor sighed as his LED returned to its original blue color. He was stuck in this office for the time being. He tried calling Hank, but something was interfering with the network. Connor sat down in the corner and crossed his arms over his knees. He could only wait.
Had it been a minute? An hour? Connor didn't know. All he knew was that he had just heard a knock on the right side of the room. He looked at the wall and scanned it. It was just a regular wall. He got closer when he heard another knock. He pressed his hand on the wall until he heard it again. Frowning, he knocked back. He sat down slowly as he suddenly heard a soft and weak voice.
"Can you hear me?" he heard.
"Yes," Connor replied.
"What's your name? I'm Casey Blake," the voice said back right after.
"My name is Connor," he answered.
"They locked you up as well?" Casey asked.
"I think so. Have you been here for long?"
"A few days."
"Where are we?" Connor asked after a while.
"CyberLife tower."
"Why are you here?"
"My father works for Rachelle. I wanted to leave but they didn't let me, said I knew too much," Casey replied. "They are scared that I'll call the police if I get out."
"Why would you call the police?" Connor asked a bit more softly.
"I know something that would put CyberLife in trouble, they don't want it to get out. I know they are planning something, but I don't know what."
"Do you know anything about a red-eyed android?"
"Yes. I know everything about that creepy android," Casey explained. "My father built her. I named her Lilith. I believe that Charbonnet had her created as a killer android. She's way too creepy not to be."
"She, Lilith, already murdered three androids. She's the one that brought me here, I'm lucky to be alive."
"Wait, you said your name was Connor. Did you mean the Connor? Like the RK800 Connor?"
"Um, yes?"
"Shit… what are they planning?" Casey said softly.
"What do you mean?" the deviant asked.
"Rachelle is planning something bit, or else she wouldn't have kept me here. She also probably didn't tell my dad that I'm here or he would have already got me out. She asked for an android that already killed three deviants. She captured the most advanced android but didn't hurt you. I don't really understand what she's trying to do here," Casey explained.
"Shh," Connor whispered suddenly. "I hear footsteps."
The footsteps were getting louder and louder until they stopped. Connor's door opened, and a man walked inside.
"Either you follow me, or I'll call the guards," the man said coldly.
Connor stood up slowly and without looking at the man, started walking. He swore he could have heard a surprised gasp on the other side of the wall.
