A.I: Takuya

Chapter Four: The Truth & Take It.

KellyQ

"Sir, you should listen to this," the lady said. She had black hair that was pulled back in a bun. She went by the name of Ellen. The man walked up and stared at the screen. "I think that the device that was stolen has been found."

"You mean the Gemine," Mr. Minamoto said, confused. What would Mr. Kanbara want with it? He only knows its functions if he wants a robot that disobeys orders. Since Ellen destroyed the lab, he'll not have that problem. "Good work."

"Keep on reading, sir," she insisted, her eyes still fixed on the screen.

Mr. Minamoto kept on reading the screen, and his expression hardened. So, he managed to build another 6-2-4. "Ellen, what do you know about 6-2-4?"

"Not much," she said truthfully.

"Keep working on the coding and see what you can develop about 6-2-4."

"Yes, sir."

"Has 6-2-4 located 6-2-5?"

"I'm pinpointing his location right now, sir..." The man said into the phone. He had a laptop on his lap. There was a five-minute pause. Mr. Kanbara waited for a reply. "He's located a mile from the burnt-down lab, and it seems some orphan kids are present."

"Orphan kids? They must not know what's going on. Have them exterminated!"

"Right. It is done." The man said, typing something on his laptop.

A dark grin appeared on the little robot's face as he slowly changed to his other form, reserving the new order by a high-pitched frequency. The frequency rang loudly in Takuya's ears. He covered them, feeling something come over him, and his face turned dark. Takuya could barely hear the other kids asking him what was wrong. Kouji turned toward the little android, glaring. Suddenly, he felt a hand around his throat. Kouji was lifted three feet off the ground. He shifted his eyes back to Takuya. His face was dark, and his body was shaking. Kouji tried to pull away, but he couldn't.

"Well, if you want to kill that one, that's fine. I'll kill these three then." The little android walked toward the others.

"You're ... you're nothing but a ... spoiled brat," Tomoki yelled, anger and fear in his green eyes, hoping that what he said would make him stop.

"T - T-akuya -" Kouji gasped, still trying to pull away.

Takuya tried to reach for his other hand, holding Kouji in the air, his eyes dark and lacking pupils. Takuya stared at Kouji's face, and he saw fear. Finally letting go, Takuya looked at everyone with fear in his own eyes.

"What has gotten into you?" Shinya asked over Kouji's coughing. "We're supposed to kill them, and you're disobeying orders!"

"Or ... Orders?" Kouji wheezed out. He looked at the small robot, confused.

Shinya sharply turned and pointed his gun at the dark-haired boy. "I'm in no liberty to tell you. Since he will not obey, he'll watch you all die."

"No!" Takuya yelped, stepping in front of Kouji, ready to fight.

"Sir," the man said into the phone. "We have a problem. 6-2-5 is disobeying orders!"

"The Gemine," Mr. Kanbra muttered. "What about 6-2-4?"

"Still waiting ..."

"Don't have 6-2-4 kill the orphans. Stun them, including 6-2-5." Mr. Kanbara exclaimed.

"Are you sure?"

"Yes! Remember that 6-2-5 is more advanced than 6-2-4? The Gemine needs to be removed if he refuses to obey orders!"

"Sir, I've cracked more of the codes. It says that the Gemine in 6-2-5 was installed by accident."

"Do you know by whom?" Mr. Minamoto asked.

"No. It doesn't say," Ellen answered, shaking her head.

"Fortunate," he said in a deep voice. Mr. Minamoto sighed. "What about 6-2-4? Anything on him?"

"I'm still working on that, sir," Ellen informed. She went back to typing.

"Keep working on it ... I'm sure Mr. Kanbara has noticed that his plan will be up in smoke soon."

"Right."

"I don't understand? What have they done to you?" Takuya demanded anger in his eyes. Kouji finally caught his breath. He stood up and staggered a little.

"You're just upset and need a nap," Shinya said, pointing his gun at his brother, ready to pull the trigger.

A great flash of light came toward Takuya. Kouj moved to the side and pushed him down just as the beam missed them. Takuya turned his head to see Kouji lying on top of him. Shinya swiftly turned toward Junpei, ready to pull the trigger. Pushing Kouji off, Takuya jumped into the air. The little android's face slowly showed a dark smirk as he pointed the gun at him. Pulling his trigger, Takuya was hit right in the chest. Pain shot through his body, and he started to change in front of everyone's eyes. Takuya looked like his little brother but taller.

Landing on the ground hard, Takuya's vision became static. Takuya shook his head. He tried to sit, but Shinya put his foot on his chest, holding the gun down at him. Before he pulled the trigger, Kouji lunged at Shinya, knocking the little android to the ground and rolling three feet away.

"Kouji!" Izumi, Junpie, and Tomokie said in unison.

Takuya stared at the dark-haired teen. He had to admit that it was a nice name. He watched Kouji struggling to keep Shinya from shooting him. A sudden feeling came over Takuya; he suddenly wanted to protect Kouji. He got to his feet and ran toward his brother. He crossed his arms in an X-motion, letting out a battle cry. Shinya's optic sensor-like eyes widened when he saw that 6-2-6 would use his attack. Shina jumped into the air and landed three feet away.

"6-2-5, what are you doing!?" Shinya asked in a hissing manner. "The Gemine has overclouded your judgment!"

"What's the Gemine?" Takuya asked angrily, looking at his brother sharply.

"A mistake."

To be continued ...