Chapter 7: CV-03
Another average day I would like to say, I spent all morning rehearsing. With Loni finally here I was able to put together Luka's pieces we knew exactly who was singing what, what was going to be sung so on and so worth. But our biggest obstacle was Luka, we had no idea if she was going to get deployed soon. Ranger had been unable to find anything, although he did say that he thought Yamaha was getting wise and was using something other than electronics to pass information. Currently I was sitting down eating lunch downstairs with Loni, Bryan, and Alice. The Vocaloids were sitting around the room making small talk.
"So Mack, I got the components for your project."
"Good, I'll start right after I'm done eating and should be ready to go pretty soon after that." I said, Bryan nodded and continued eating. I looked around, Meiko and Kaito were talking with each other, Len, Rin, and Neru were all seated together and Miku and Haku were both upstairs getting more food. I finished my sandwich and grabbed the box Bryan had indicated and then went back into my room to start working on Neru's Vocal Processor. I was putting the finishing touches on the Processor about three hours later when I heard a commotion come from upstairs.
"What the hell is all that racket, I'm working with some extremely fragile things." I said to myself, setting everything down and heading back upstairs, as I go to the top of the stairs I could make out conversation.
"I will see him, you can't stop me!" Came a voice from the entry hall.
"Well I'm not going to let some random person into the house." My Dad responded
"Dad, stand down!" I barked as I walked up seeing Luka standing there. "So who's CV-03 Possessor?" I asked, Luka looked at me and blushed slightly before regaining her previous cold appearance.
"Master you're father is a troubling man, if I were you I would dispose of him immediately." She said walking up to me and kissing me, I just about died from the electrical current that her kiss sent through me, her sparks were the sstrongest of all my girls, the 03 bursting to life on her arm, she got off me. "I am yours now and forever."
"What was that?" Dad asked
"The binding procedure, Mr. Bator. If you have no purpose other than to ask stupid questions I must ask that you vacate the HURGH!" I grabbed Luka around the throat and hoisted her into the air. She was also the lightest Vocaloid frame so far.
"If there is one thing I can't stand it's people how come into a location and presume that they own it. Luka I like treating all my Vocaloids equally but if you continue with your current actions I will be forced to take less than enjoyable measures against you in punishment. Am I understood CV-03?" I asked
"Y-yes, please Master, stop this you're hurting me." She gasped out, I relinquished my grip on her and she fell to the ground.
"Go down stairs and get your parts for the upcoming concert from Bryan." I said before turning to Dad, she stood and walked away I could tell she was on the verge of tears but I didn't care. "Sorry you had to see that Dad." I said
"Do you treat all of your Vocaloids like that?"
"HELL NO!" I yelped. "Only people with that kind of attitude. Jesus, trying to kick you out of your own house. How insulting can a person be." I growled out, before turning and marching back downstairs. "Bryan, Miku, have zero-three run through the concert pieces we have for her. I'll be in my room working on a project should any of you need my help."
"Master, can you stay and watch me please?" Luka asked.
"Luka, right now I'm about this far," I said rubbing my fingers together, "from killing you. So no I won't be staying to watch you. Give me a few to get over your stupidity and pride." I turned and walked into my room. "NERU, can you come here please?" I yelled.
"She's coming!" Len yelled back and a couple seconds later the little love birds were in my room with me.
"Lay down Neru, I have a present for you." I said, Neru did as she was told, watching my like a hawk. "Len, can you open up the panel on her throat please?" I asked
"No, I did that once, I'm never doing that again. It hurts her to much."
"So be it. Ranger: The Tone if you would please." I asked, my Holo generated the same knock out tone as my computer and Len and Neru both passed out. I caught Len and sat him at the foot of the bed. "Ok now then." I said, opening up the throat hatch on Neru to see her old Vocal Processor, it was horribly burned. "Ranger: What's the source of these burns?" I asked
"They appear to be from too much energy flow frying the circuits."
"I see, run a full diagnostic and prep the connector cable so we can fine tune her energy out-put."
"Yes sir." I continued examining the burns. I could hear Luka singing corruption garden from the living room. "Ready sir." I grabbed the connector cable and plugged it into Neru. Almost immediately my Holo went crazy with warnings and errors.
"Wow, and I thought Miku had a lot of glitches. Ranger: Clean her system up and tell me if she can support the Vocal Processor."
"Yes sir, estimated time to completion of full system recalibration and de-bug: 5 hours."
"Begin the operation." I said
"To answer your second question sir, there is no telling it may or may not."
"Why not?"
"Neru's old VP was a unique type, I didn't foresee it differing this much from the others, it's far more advanced. But also more fragile." I nodded
"Ok so its either going to work no problem or?"
"Or reject it, probably burn it out again."
"I see, well I'm going to give my girls each a hug and a kiss in apology for earlier." I said taking the Holo off my arm and resting it on the bedside table. I walked into the Living room, Luka was singing Luka Luka Night Fever with her back turned to me. I snuck in and stood watching, signaling to the others not to say anything. Once she finished I clapped and walked over, sweeping her off of her feet. "You did good Luka."
"T-thank you Master." She said blushing, I nodded and set her down kissing her, her 03 lighting up the whole room. As we separated I looked at the series of red marks on her neck from where my nails had cut her.
"Luka, come see me in my room when I'm done." I said, she nodded a liitle fearfully but nodded regardless. I walked over to Miku and wrapping her in hug gave her a kiss as well.
"Master, what are you doing?" Miku asked.
"I'm gonna be cooped up for a while so I'm getting a hug and a kiss from my girls before I go to bed." I said releasing her and walking over to Haku and gave her the same treatment. "You've been drinking again." I said
"So, whats your point?" She asked innocently, I sighed and shook my head.
"Hey, Bryan, I think we are done for today, you, Meiko, and Lily can go home now." He nodded and signaled to his girls and they left. "Loni, Alice, same goes for you two. Its been a long day I'll see you all tomorrow at R.R.A. at 7:30."
"Why so early?"
"Because I want to get the rehearsal in before it gets to unbearable." Alice nodded and everyone left. "Now then, Luka, come with me please." I said she followed obediently. Once we were in my room I closed the door. She looked at Len and Neru.
"Whats wrong with them why are they both shut down?"
"It's a frequency my computer can generate that allows it to temporarily shut down you guys. Useful for situation like this one where I need to operate on one Vocaloid and another is being overly protective."
"Oh, I see."
"Luka, I'm sorry about earlier, I snapped on you and it ended violently." I said walking over and gently placing my hand on the red marks, she flinched a little at my touch.
"I don't care, I live to serve my master." She replied, I sighed and hugged her.
"Please don't be like that. I want you to be happy and able to live as an individual." I caressed her cuts and as I did I noticed what looked like a scar on her back. "Luka, whats on your back?"
"Nothing! Stay away from me!" She yelled backing away from me. I backed off putting my hands in the air.
"Ok, OK, calm down I'm not going to touch you." I said, signaling to Ranger, que strange noise followed by a collapsing Vocaloid, I caught Luka and put her down on the trundle bed, quickly rolling her onto her stomach I pulled off her top, exposing a grouping of scars that spelled: Worthless. My eye's watered, I would never say this to anyone but Luka was my favorite Vocaloid, for her to have choosen me was like a dream come true. However the first thing I do is chocked her and to add to it Yamaha seems to be sending me a message, like they don't want me to have Luka. I quickly put her shirt back on and reactivated her. "Luka, why didn't you tell me?" I asked
"About what, when did I get down here?"
"The scars on your back, oh Luka." I said wrapping her in a hug. She realized what I had seen and began crying.
"N-now you see why I didn't want you touching me. I've been tainted." She cryed into my shoulder.
"Sir, I'm unlocking the door so Miku can come in."
"That's fine." I said, the door clicked and Miku walked in. she took one look at the scene before her and said the she would sleep with Haku tonight as there was another in more desperate need of my attention. "Thank you Miku." I said as she walked out.
"It's nothing Mack." She replied walking out. I picked up the now sleeping Luka and with some difficulty was able to put her in my bed and move Neru and Len into the trundle bed. I quickly changed and hopped in with Luka and that was when I noticed she wasn't giving off any heat.
"She has no onboard heat generator?" I asked myself before falling asleep.