XIII

"Bathrooms, where are they?" Gavin asked as they stepped out of the elevator.

"On the same floor as to where we keep the RK800. The floor right under us," Charbonnet explained.

Gavin nodded as he stayed in the elevator. The other two kept walking as Gavin was left alone. Connor wasn't in his cell, but it didn't stop Gavin to go look at it. He had heard between the lines that the android was a floor below them a few minutes ago and on the map, he had seen where the bathroom was just in case. Gavin was proud of himself, it wasn't even suspicious since Connor wasn't there. Elijah could take care of the android alone.

Walking out, he made his way to the offices and looked around. When he noticed small droplets of blood on the ground, he frowned and pushed the door. He frowned as he saw the tainted floor. Somebody had bled out on this floor not so long ago.

"Who are you?" a small voice said behind him.

"Depends who's asking," Gavin replied.

"You're his brother! Where is the RK800?" the girl asked.

Reed turned around slowly and looked at her. She was young, too young to be working here.

"I won't let him get hurt again, where is he?" she asked loudly.

Gavin gave her a small smile as he understood on which side she was on. He walked closer to her.

"We don't want that either, don't worry," he said. "We are here to get Connor out."

"Why did your brother say that it was better to deactivate him then?" the teen asked.

"Elijah has a plan. Do you know if there are stairs in this tower?"

"Why?" the girl asked.

"I need to get into that creepy woman's office and there are cameras in the elevators. She probably has something I'm looking for," Gavin explained. "Also, what's your name?"

"Casey Blake," the teen said before reaching in her pocket and taking out the USB. "I think you're looking for that."

"How?" Gavin whispered.

"I sneaked inside her office before you guys arrived and got stuck, that's why I heard you. This little USB needs to be published. It will send Rachelle straight to prison where she belongs."

"The rest of the footage?" Gavin asked.

"Yup!" Casey smiled.

"Great, now we just need to go join my brother."

"Is he really your brother? I found it weird that Kamski never mentioned you before," Casey asked as they went to the stairs.

"Same father so half-brothers, but they wouldn't let me in so Elijah improvised," Gavin explained as he went up the stairs quickly, followed by Casey.

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Elijah Kamski would be lying if he said he knew what he was doing. All this was improvised. He had successfully gained Charbonnet's trust but at what cost? He wanted to save Connor and, in the process, put her in prison. He hadn't left CyberLife for people like her to destroy everything he had created. She needed to get the fuck out of his business.

The man walked next to her with his hands behind his back. Charbonnet explained what she was doing to Connor and how she had gotten the footage. She explained that once the deviants would be gone, CyberLife would profit again. She said she did it for the best of the company.

They walked close enough to the doors but stopped when they heard a scream. Charbonnet seemed happy as she opened the door to see the crying android on the floor next to two bleeding bodies. Elijah could see a mixture of blue and red blood on the floor and looked at Connor with a sad look.

The chocolate eyed android still had the gun in his hand and was looking down at it. Tears were falling down his eyes and he was shaking like crazy. Raising the gun under his chin, he looked straight into Kamski's eyes.

"Connor don't!" a small voice replied suddenly.

The deviant looked behind Kamski and gave a small smile before closing his eyes and pressing the gun on his skin.

"It's over Rachelle! You lost," Gavin said as he opened the television on the side of the wall.

Hank had called a few minutes before and told the detective that they had caught the red-eyed android. Markus and Hank were now on their way to the CyberLife Tower.

On the news, people were talking about how Rachelle Charbonnet betrayed them, how she needed to be fired from CyberLife, and how the people had started supporting deviants again. They showed pieces of the android's memory again and Casey gasped.

"Lilith's memory…" she whispered.

Reed hadn't told her what exactly was on the news, he had only said that he had a plan before running to the office.

Casey smirked as Rachelle looked around with a panicked look on her face. The teen quickly kneeled next to the crying android and took the gun away from him.

"I'm sorry…" Connor whispered weakly.

"It's alright, Connor. It was self-defense," Casey explained.

"No… I'm so sorry, Casey…" he replied as he looked to the side.

That's when Casey saw him. John Blake, laying in a pool of his own blood. Connor had killed her father. She moved next to him and put her hand above his own.

"I love you, dad…" she whispered as silent tears rolled down her cheeks.

"What are you doing?" Rachelle asked quickly has Gavin walked behind her.

He kicked the inside of her knee and made her kneel before handcuffing her.

"You are under arrest," he said before telling her every reason.

Giving the USB to Elijah, Gavin gave Connor a small smile. The deviant was still sitting on the ground as tears fell down his face.

"Who are you?" Rachelle asked Gavin as she turned her head slightly.

"Detective Gavin Reed," he replied coldly.

Elijah knelt next to Connor and put a hand on his shoulder. He showed him the USB before putting it in Connor's hand.

"Can you transfer this to Markus? Tell him to bring it to the police," Elijah asked as softly as he could.

The deviant nodded slowly before closing his eyes and turning his head. Kamski put the USB into his skull and Connor started shaking as he saw the content. He proceeded to send the footage to Markus who send it immediately to the DPD. It was the last thing they needed to stop Rachelle Charbonnet for good.

Around an hour later, they heard the police sirens echoed outside and Charbonnet was brought to the police car. Markus and Hank arrived with them but stayed with Connor.

The deviant had quickly taken out the USB and had given it back to Kamski before standing up and walking towards Hank. The older man had simply pulled him in his arms without saying a word.

Markus shook Kamski's hand and thanked him before patting Connor on the back. He followed the officers after telling Connor that if something happened he was always welcomed to come to Jericho.

Casey had been brought to the car as well and was now explaining her side of the story to the officers. The bodies had been taking away and all that was left was painful memories.

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Gavin Reed sat down in his half-brother's living room with a cold beer in his hand. He waited while Elijah was on the phone. It had been a week since Rachelle Charbonnet had been arrested, they just needed to wait for her to plead guilty and she would be gone for a long time, locked away where she couldn't hurt anybody anymore.

The detective had gone to visit Hank and Connor the day before and had been surprised by Connor's condition. He knew that torture was a lot to deal with, but Connor just seemed broken. He seemed scared of everything and constantly needed comforting. He had even given Gavin a hug when the detective crossed the door. Hank had thanked him for helping before telling him to get the fuck out of his house. Driving home, Gavin couldn't help but smile. He soon noticed that his hatred towards androids had decreased a little bit after the event. And seeing Connor like that made him want to be less of an asshole to him. At least for a little bit. In the end, Gavin would always be Gavin. Soon, Elijah sat down in front of him which pulled him back to reality.

"Who was it?" Gavin asked.

"CyberLife… they want me back," he said as he let his head rest on the back of the couch.

"You should accept," Gavin suddenly said with a smirk. "It's your business, you know how to run it."

"I would have thought that you would be the first one to tell me to shut down the company," Kamski smiled.

"People change, I guess," Gavin said thoughtfully. "You're a good man, Elijah, and I know you'll do great things if you go back."

"Thank you, Gavin…"

"Yeah, don't get used to it."

Elijah had always been a mystery to Gavin. He still hadn't completely forgiven him, but he was alright with giving Elijah another chance. With some time, who knows, maybe one day Gavin would consider him part of his family again.

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Connor had stopped leaving the house and Hank understood him. He had seen the video of everything they had done to the deviant and couldn't help but be even more protective. Connor stayed home with Sumo while Hank went working. The lieutenant knew that it would take time before Connor would be back to normal. It would take time before he could finally leave the house and maybe come back to the police station. But Hank was willing to wait and be there for Connor during every step of the way. Hank would smile each time he came back home and saw Connor talking on the phone with the teen from the tower while petting Sumo. It would take time, but everything was going to get better.


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