Of Androids and World Wars

Prologue – Background History

(Summary): Karla, a robotic android designed for use in the war, has been activated by Alfred. However, he discovers she is more human than robot. Being capable of human emotions and weaknesses, she was 'thrown away' by the government and termed as a defective unit. Now that she has been activated, leaders all over the world want to get their hands on this android that is capable of destroying entire nations all on her own.

Author's Note: I dedicate this story to my imagination because I can't believe it came up with this all in one hour. lol Especially since this is my first Hetalia fanfiction. That's pretty good in my books!

Just a little side note before you start. Everything is in italics because this is stuff that happened in the past. The next chapter will be in the present and from that point on, italics will mean those words are being thought.

Also, yes, I do know that hi-tech computers were made a lot later than WWII. Just go with it. XD

~ Thank you and Enjoy! ~

Along time ago, back during World War 2, the President of the United States ratified the idea of creating an indestructible robot for use in the war. This android would be able to wield guns with ease, have superior martial arts skills, and have above average intelligence on war tactics. Basically, an all-around soldier that's almost undefeatable. Since this idea had never been brought up before, the United States would've been the first nation to try something like this.

With the plans being set in motion, ideas were tossed around until everyone came to the conclusion that the gender of the robot had to be a young female for one specific purpose; to trick the soldiers on the opposing side (the Axis) into thinking she is nothing but a weak harmless girl. Upon further discussion, the Senate and House of Representatives voted and agreed to allow the robot to 'appear more human' in the sense that it would act like a human being rather than entirely robotic. However, once the android had been finalized they discovered that it not only acted like a human, but it also had the same needs as a human and ran on the same emotions as well. Basically, since it was designed as a teenage girl that meant it had the same traits as one too.

Setting: We begin in an auditorium, in the White House, filled with men in suits. On one half are the House of Representatives members while Senators take up the other half. The President is standing near a podium on stage with the android girl that the U.S. created. He's been trying to convince her to fight for the U.S. but has had no luck.

"What do you mean you don't want to fight?" the President questioned the girl one more time.

"I don't want to. Simple as that. Fighting is wrong, no matter what it's for. There are more peaceful ways to solve your problems than blowing everything up," the android replied rather monotonously. The President furrowed his brows and walked back to the podium to discuss what they should do with her.

"Men, what do you think?" he questioned the audience of Congress members. Murmurs echoed off the walls as everyone turned to discuss the issue with their respective neighbors.

"If she's not willing to fight, then she's useless to us," one Senator stated into his microphone to the whole room.

"But we created her. We can't just kill her off as if she never existed," a House of Representatives member fought back angrily.

"Why not? Technically speaking, the girl has yet to see the light of day," yet another House member said in a matter-of-fact tone. This quarreling continued for several more minutes until the President got an idea.

"Why not simply 'turn her off' for the time being?" Everyone in the room stopped arguing to look at him.

"What do you mean?" a Senate member asked.

"Surely we can shut her down for a bit and see if that changes her mind. She may act like a human, but she is still a robot. Perhaps the shutdown will cause her mind to reprogram itself, kind of like a computer," the President answered. The audience members looked at each other with thoughtful expressions for a moment.

"I agree. But I think we should mark her as defective for the time being so that she is not accidentally activated earlier than she should be," one of the House of Representative members concluded. The President gave the man an inquisitive smile.

"I also agree with that statement. We should allow her time to think it over during the reset," a Senator theorized.

"But for how long will she be just sitting around?" another Senator asked curiously.

"How about a week?" a House member answered.

"No, I think a month is better. It's more time for the reset to take effect," his neighbor, a fellow House member, replied into his own microphone.

"But what if we really need her sometime soon?" a Senate man questioned erratically.

"Only when the time is right. We don't want the other nations to know of this plan. Otherwise, we'd be targeted for harboring a deadly weapon, whether it works or not," the President stated carefully. Everyone in the room became silent for a moment. Knowing this situation was indeed dangerous for all Americans, one House member made his opinion evident.

"He's right. Perhaps we should use her only for when we absolutely need her help."

"But what if she's still not willing to cooperate?" a random Senate member on the far right side of the room loudly announced.

"Then we will force her," the President said grimly.

"Umm, hello?" the android said shyly. Quietly, everyone looked in her direction with interested expressions. "Hi," she started meekly, "um, sorry to interrupt this wonderful display of powerful men working together, but um…..you do realize I'm right here, right?" The President gave her a small smile before replying.

"We are aware."

"Then why are you talking about me like I'm not even here? I'm a person too you know!" she yelled angrily.

"No you are not," the President said steadily. "You are an android that was built to help win us the war against Nazi Germany. You need to understand that and until you do, we have decided that you must be reset until you agree with us on your purpose." Shock crossed the robot's face as she took this all in. Suddenly a wave of the emotion sadness rushed through her.

"So I'm being punished for simply going against orders that I do not believe are right?" the android asked, her eyes appearing as if though real tears were forming.

"Trust us. This is for the best," the President answered without looking at her. Her false tears never fell as she looked at the floor in sorrow. Without allowing her to say anymore, two large men each grabbed one of the android's shoulders and walked her out of the room, no one speaking up on her behalf.

Upon entering the basement in the White House, the men continued walking the android over to a rather large box that was big enough to fit an average-sized person in it. Stopping in front of it, the men let go of her, allowing her to step inside. She does so, slowly, and once inside, turns around to face the outside world one last time. One of the men reaches inside and touches the settings button that was built into the back of her head (where her neck joins with her head). Once he presses it, her eyes glaze over, causing her to look like the robot she was built to be.

"Settings…" the android says to the men. "Off?…" she asks whether they want to turn her off. The man doesn't touch the button. "Leave?…" she asks whether they want to leave the settings option and continue to let her stay awake. The man still doesn't press the button. "Freeze?…" she asks. The man finally presses the button, causing the android to stiffen her limbs and shut her eyes, freezing herself in time until she is awakened again.

From that point on, the U.S. government workers rarely discussed the android they'd built, trying to keep it a secret from the world and even the United States citizens. As time passed, the war raged on. The President had his work cut out for him. Trying to prevent any other major losses in the war, he resolved issues without using the android….reason being he forgot he ever had the thing built in the first place. As time went on, the war finally ended leaving the world's countries to pick up the broken pieces and fix themselves. Soon years passed by and the android had never been talked of again….except by the U.S. President's. They'd pass the knowledge on to the next one so that they were aware of what was hidden in the White House and how dangerous it could be if it was ever found by someone reckless.

Ever since the android was first submitted as an idea, Professor Noah Lott (the creator of the robot who also works as a professor at George Washington University) had been creating his own personal journal logs as a sort of history on the humanoid. He made these as a means of understanding for the unsuspecting public as a sort of 'just in case' situation could possibly happen in the future. If the robot was somehow an issue, he wanted the world to know the story behind its creation and what could take it down. The log written below is the first of many:

December 15th, 1941

Hello reader. My name is Professor Noah Lott. I am writing these logs as a means of direction for you to understand the purposes for what my android was built for. Today, the President has decided to build a war machine that will appear to be human. Personally, I'm not sure it's such a great idea. After all, everyone knows what happened with Frankenstein… Humans weren't meant to create life from anything but life itself.

- Professor Noah Lott

Author's Note: The journal logs will be posted in the end of every chapter. They will go in chronological order, starting with the idea of the robot all the way up to the professor's last written note on it.

Also, I posted this on my DeviantART profile already too. It looks a lot better on that site than on here (because of different font sizes and styles). Just search 'Of Androids And World Wars' and you should be able to find it. :)