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The camp that the androids have set up was spectacular, as they lived near a bay there was a boat dock that they had turned into a housing unit. The rest of the area was segregated into different units, much like our facility back in Detroit. The snow was beginning to melt as you could see little patches of grass here and there. The bay was now starting to melt so food would become less of a problem for the humans that decided to stay. The past two days we talked to the leaders of the group telling them of our plan. They had also told us that they were slowly getting information from across the border from allied sources. Everything was moving along but I could tell that this impending war was not what they were hoping for, but now they are a species, a living and thinking species able of creating complex thoughts and emotions. What else were they supposed to do when another species threatened their own?

Today was the second last week of February and we were packing up what little I had, "Hey, Connor, how long do you suppose it would take us to get to Seattle, Washington?" I asked him while slinging my bag over my shoulder. "It should take us about 5 weeks, if we travel at pace" he declared while he stood from his sitting position from a bench. "wow, okay" the time didn't seem that long but I guess that's about a weeks time going through each state along the border. "Are you ready to leave Andrea?" Connor asked while he looked at me expectantly. "yeah, just about. let me just say goodbye to our friends," I walked to the docks where I would find Alex, an AC700 model designed to train and assist in sports activities. "Hey Alex, Connor and I are off to the next state," I said while I smiled at him, Alex had deep brown hair and was built to look like he had muscles "I just wanted to come and say goodbye, and to be safe in the coming weeks." Alex was the second in command, first being an VS400 model her name was Ava. "Thank you Andrea, your consideration is much appreciated. I hope you enjoyed your stay here" Alex said while smiling, he than came in for a hug which I greatly appreciated. " I'm going to go say bye to Ava, see you around" I commented while turning and walking away.

I found Ava in there main headquarters looking at a computer screen. I knocked on the door and she turned around greeting me with a smile. "Andrea, it is so nice to see you, I hope you enjoyed your stay here, you have been of much use" she beamed at me, she was like the mother of this entire group, she kept everyone safe while also keeping their spirits high. "I did enjoy my stay, and I assume Connor did as well. We are heading out now, we are making our way to Minnesota to meet up with the group there" I said while leaning against a chair. " Well that is quite a trek, do you have anything to assist you in your journey?" Ava questioned while closing down the computer, "um, no." I scratched the back of my neck in slight humiliation, I never really thought of getting a car or bikes at least. Detroit had been destroyed so every car had been as well, but now we're out of Detroit so the possibility of finding something is much greater. "Connor and I have been traveling on foot for the entire way." I laughed nervously realizing that this wasn't my parents generation anymore that automatic cars were a thing. I may have been born at the beginning of this android generation but my parents owned a car that ran on gasoline, the car was a 2018 model. A rubbish old thing but it got us around perfectly fine. "darling, that is the most exhausting way to travel. We have a car here that is in good condition to get you to where you need to be." Ava smiled at me, making me feel better and less stressed. To be honest, I was not ready to walk all across the United States and back. The car will make our life more easier and much quicker than that of walking. I smiled and thanked her greatly, she led me out of the room and to a shed, on the way there she asked me "so how are things with Connor, I know he has had troubles with," Ava paused trying to find the right words " maintaining his self in the past." I knew what she was hinting about, his trouble with Amanda. "Yes he has been perfectly fine the last few months, it was only the one time where he was almost taken." I said a little frustrated that maybe Ava wasn't the only one questioning Connor and his ability to remain deviant. I have faith that he is who he is and that Cyberlife has no control over him anymore.

Ava opened the shed door and revealed the car that looked like it was untouched. "wow, this looks amazing!" I hugged Ava and walked towards the car to inspect it. It was your standard white and black car, the inside looked like it was alright. It had leather seats that spun 180 degrees. Overall it was a good car that would do its task, I turned to Ava and she held out a set of keys "Here you go, sweetheart. Be safe on your journey" As she left I got into the car and turned it on, now for the fun part.

I drove the car to where Connor was last and to my suspicion he hadn't left. I pulled the car up right beside him and he looked at me befuddled. "Andrea, where did you get the car?" he looked at me than at Ava who was now beside him, "did you have to do anything about this?" he asked Ava and she only smiled. I rolled rolled down the window saying "Come on slow poke, get in the car" while laughing and rolling the window back up. Connor got up and walked to the other side of the car, he looked over the top of the car to Ava and said his goodbyes.

We were now on our way, what the road had ahead of us was unknown but I was ready.

"So Connor, did you like the stay at Green Bay?" I asked while keeping my eyes on the road.

"yes, I did enjoy my stay." Connor smiled and in the right side mirror I saw his LED turn a brighter blue indicating that his emotions didn't cause him any confusion. It was good to know that happiness was a frequent enough emotion that it didn't cause his system into overdrive.

We had been driving for about half an hour before I noticed that there was no music playing. I don't know how long it has been since I last heard music, I have missed it.

"Here's a question for you Connor, what type of music do you like to listen to?" I asked as I turned on the radio, at first it was playing static so I flipped through the stations yet nothing was playing anything. I kept flipping waiting for an answer from Connor that is until she came upon a radio station that had voices coming from it. Andrea turned up the volume wanting to hear what the person, or people, were saying.

The static of the station lessened and a voice came through saying, "Whiskey Alpha Romeo" than static came through before another set of words came through "India Sierra" more static, "Hotel Echo Romeo Echo" the static came back before the sequence of words started over again. It was the strangest thing ever and I didn't understand what the person was getting at, "Connor do you know what they are saying?" I asked as I peered over at him, he looked just as confused as I was. "I'll take that as a no then" my eyes looked back at the road, now my mind was racing, what was that? what did they mean by thoughs words? where did it come from? I needed answers but none came to me. "I looked through my data base and nothing about those words came up, but I did find a trace of something. It was like the information was deleted from my data base." Connor sounded scared, something that I have only seen once and It wasn't a good thing.

We kept driving in silence now, our mind hazed over with a million questions that had no answers. Although currently one thing remained prominent, was it really who I thought it was who corrupted Connors mind?

That's the end of that chapter!

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