A/N: The next part! I hope that you enjoy it!

After It All

Connor was greeted with smiles as he walked beside Hank through the DPD. He felt happiness that he was being so easily welcomed back. He almost felt as though he had never left. He was glad to be back. The idea of working made him feel complete. He needed to be busy. He followed Hank to their old desks and his eyes widened at the sight of a small plant-Spathiphyllum, a peace lilly, his scanners supplied- on the table with a card that had 'Welcome back!' in big bubble letters.

He stepped to the table and with a shaky hand he lifted the card he flipped it over and scanned through the names on it. It appeared to have been signed by most of the people in the precinct, except for Gavin. He closed the card. The absence of Detective Reed's name did not surprise him in the slightest. He looked over at Hank and found the Lieutenant watching him with a soft smile. His arms folded across his chest.

"Did you set this up for me?" he asked.

Hank let out a silent laugh and moved closer to Connor. He wrapped an arm around the Androids shoulder as a grin formed on his face. "Welcome back Connor."

Connor returned the smile and as he did, a flashing light almost made him jump. He looked over to see one of the other officer's, Chris, standing with a camera. "For the occasion." He explained as the photo pushed out from the polaroid. He held it gently as it developed. Once it had, he held it out to the pair.

Connor felt something in his system glitch at the sight of Hank and himself in the photo. Hank looked so happy, he looked so happy. In that moment, he decided that the photo was one of his favourite items in the world. He was already planning where he would put it on his desk when Hank reached over and took the item from Chris. Connor watched with wide eyes as Hank walked over to his desk, hummed a happy tune, and pinned the photo to his wall.

Connor remained silent and watched as Hank sat at his desk and looked up at Connor expectantly.

"Well sit down!" Hank snapped and gestured to Connor's desk. "Just cause it's your first day, doesn't mean you're getting slack- come on move!"

"Yes Lieutenant!"

XXX

Kara watched with a smile as Alice chased after a dog. The three of them had made it to Canada and were now spending time with Rose and her brother. It was a wonderful place, Canada. It was a place where Alice smiled every day, she had yet to see the girl frown. The happiness that she was filled with at that thought made her glad that they had taken the risk to cross the border. She was also glad that they had all made it. She was truly happy.

She watched as Alice fell to the ground and the dog jumped on her and attacked her with licking. She found herself reminded of the story that she had told Alice and how she had given the story a happy ending. At first she had chosen the happy ending because Alice was a little girl and needed the hope. She found herself glad that she had chosen the happy ending to the story, as that was exactly what had happened to them. A happy ending.

"Alice is so happy." Kara looked over to see rose walking over to her. "It warms my heart to see her like this." Rose watched as Alice jumped from the ground and ran away from the dog, shrieking happily.

Kara nodded. "Thank you, Rose." She said. "Thank you for everything that you've done for us."

Rose smiled and pulled Kara in for a side hug. "It's okay love." She squeezed Kara tightly before she released her and turned to walk away. "You're welcome to stay as long as you need.

Kara watched as Rose walked away. She then turned and saw Luther sitting on the grass, his eyes locked on Alice as she continued to chase the dog. Kara walked over to Luther and sat beside him. "Are you okay?" she asked when she noticed the intense stare on his face.

Luther glanced at her, he nodded. "The little one and you are safe, Kara. I am happy for how this has ended."

Kara dropped her head onto his shoulder and leaned against him. "There's only one thing left." She said. Her eyes locked on Alice.

Luther hummed in response. "What is that?" he touched his hand to her back.

Kara nodded, her eyes watered. "We live."

"Kara! Luther!" Alice's shout was the only warning they received before an Alice shaped blob tackled into them.

XXX

"Plastic prick shouldn't be here!" Connor paused mid-step at the words. He frowned and looked over to see Gavin standing with his partner in the coffee room. "Fucking asshole has no rights being here- fucking plastic asshole is the reason we had the fucking civil war. Prick should have been melted in one of those fucking camps!"

Connor's LED span yellow and his lips tightened. If Hank was with him he knew the other man would have encourage him going and punching the detective. But Connor was not Hank so he found himself pushing away the urge. Gavin was an asshole, that wasn't about to change. So, he continued on his way to Captain Fowlers office. Where Hank and he were going to receive their new assignment.

He opened the door to the office and sat beside Hank. He listened as they were given their assignment. They were going to be investigating the murders of some Androids. Connor found himself not surprised at the situation. Of course, humans were going to react badly to the changes to Android statuses- a situation like this was inevitable.

When they went back to their desks Connor activated the terminal to investigate the files. He was about to link with the machine when; "Okay, what happened?" Hank's voice interrupted him.

Connor looked over to Hank who was watching him with a raised brow. "What do you mean?"

"You've got that sad fucking puppy look- what happened." Hank picked up his mug and took a swig. He grimaced as he tasted cold coffee. He then poured the cold liquid onto his bonsai. Connor resisted the need to tell him that that was the reason that the bonsai was dying.

"It's nothing important Hank." Connor replied placatingly, his eyes flashed to Gavin for a split second before going back to Hank. "It is not important and will not affect the assignment."

Hank looked over at Gavin who was still talking rudely about androids, then back at Connor again. His brow rose as he assessed the situation. Connor almost cursed Hank for being more perceptive than he let on. "You want me to hit him?" Hank offered.

Connor, despite himself, smiled. "You do not need to. Something is bound to happen to him at some point." He linked with the terminal and proceeded to skim through the files.

"Careful Connor." Hank leaned back in his chair and crossed his arms. "that sounds like a belief in karma- try not to start carving rA9 into the desk."

Connor took note of the teasing voice and let out a laugh. "I'll try not to Lieutenant."

XxX

Ralph stood awkwardly in a white and blue kitchen as he waited for Claire. She had gone to get dressed after having her breakfast. He looked at her empty white bowl on the wooden circle table. He felt the urge to clean it, he tried his best to ignore it. He was not in her home to be her slave- she had said so herself. No, he was there because she wanted to help him, and she had. He had been there for two months and she had already fixed all of the damage on his body, she had yet to fix his face, but he was grateful for what she had done.

He picked up the bowl and took it to her sink. He was not being her slave, he told himself as he started to clean the bowl. He was cleaning as a way to repay what she had done for him. She had no reason to help him, but she had chosen to. She had chosen to repair him, laugh with him, treat him like an equal and be the most beautiful person that he had seen.

"Ralph." Ralph turned to see Claire leaning against the doorway. His eyes scanned her body and took in the sight of the pale pink shirt and grey skirt that she wore. She reminded him of some hellebore that he used to care for. "You don't need to do that." She pushed herself from the wall and walked towards him.

Ralph ducked his head, his LED flashed and he placed the bowl on the drying rack. "Ralph wanted to." He said. "You didn't need to help Ralph, but you do. Ralph is grateful." He flashed her a small grin.

She returned his grin and reached out to touch his shoulder. Ralph felt his systems glitch at her action. "I want to help you Ralph." Her thumb rubbed against his shoulder. "You have been treated atrociously. I want to help you, I want to fix what the other humans did to you."

Ralph reached up and clutched at the hand on his shoulder. "Thank you Claire."

A/N: Just a short chapter today. I hope that you enjoyed it! More to come!