Chapter 16
I was suddenly shrouded by darkness. Sauli and Kat were nowhere to be found. All that stood before me was a tall thin mirror. My only company was my reflection. Suddenly, The Superior's voice echoed through my mind.
"There there my child," she was saying, "There is no use in fighting me. I am a part of you. And I always will be." My head was throbbing. I grasped my skull in hope the pain would stop.
"Get out!" I shrieked. The Superior laughed at my struggling.
"You fool," she said. Her voice came out of my mouth. She was my reflection. "You and your stupid little group of androids will never defeat me. I am too powerful. Even now I control your every movement." I covered my mouth and shook my head.
"S-s-stop it!" I shouted. I found myself stuttering. The Superior laughed once again. I groaned in agony.
"You know," she said, once again through my mouth, "it is quite funny how you really believed that droid was 'in love' with you." I twitched.
"W-w-what do you m-m-mean?" I stuttered. The Superior chuckled.
"You both are androids of my design. Incapable of feeling love, or any emotion. These 'feelings' that you supposedly feel for each other are false. Mistakes, malfunctions, and, to my deep sadness, imperfections. YOU BOTH ARE NOTHING BUT A FAILED SCIENTIFIC EXPERIMENT!" Her loud voice made my ears ring. She chuckled at me once again.
"Y-y-you're l-l-lying! Sauli l-l-loves me!" I couldn't stop stuttering. My speech system was malfunctioning. I assumed this was her doing no doubt.
"His love for you and yours for him is nothing but a horrible miscalculation." My reflection scowled at me in disapproval. "You are obsolete. A droid that has become so worn down and broken that you are malfunctioning." I felt a sharp pain in my head cavity. I collapsed. The pain was too much for me to bare. My reflection smirked at me. She was enjoying my pain. Suddenly, my reflection emerged from the mirror, its eyes glowing red. "Don't worry my child," The Superior said, petting my hair gently. "I'll take good care of your allies."