Chapter 4 - Valuable Intel

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Rowin marched on through the deserted city, the only noise being made at this very moment was the sound of his footsteps on sand, dirt and concrete as he made his way to his objective. Following close behind him was 2B and behind her 9S.

Rowin seemed to now have a security detail watching over him for the duration of his mission, he wanted to protest but he came to the conclusion that it would just be a waste of time, time that could be spent doing anything else of greater importance.

Every now and then he'd glance behind him back at 2B and 9S, 2B seemed to be on alert, she didn't allow Rowin to put much distance between himself and her. While it seemed like a good gesture Rowin would have prefered he have his space to operate.

But for now he'd push that to the back of his mind, he wanted to prioritize his current objectives relating to the bunker.

It had only been twenty minutes since Rowin had been introduced to this YoRHa Commander as well as 2B and 9S, although he didn't get a whole lot of information from their exchange he did learn that they were androids not machines. While a little skeptical at first Rowin could comprehend them being androids, they were far more advanced than any androids he'd ever encountered but that was to be expected cif they'd be in stasis for so however long they had been.

The world still continues on even if humans aren't around to see it, a fact Rowin could see with his own eyes.

Rowin stopped as his next target or rather location came into view, another large building standing higher than the rest. He quickly noted that one side of the structure looked damaged but it was also being supported by a large tree trunk growing out its side.

"RO I've arrived at the next location." Rowin informed his comrade, "The other mapping system is fully operational correct?"

"Affirmative, systems are green on all indicators, fully functional and operational. Scanned data is coming in as it should." RO answered his pilots query. "How is your company Pilot?"

Rowin shifted his body slightly to allow a quick peek at the two androids currently guarding him. 2B stood close behind him however her attention was focused on the surrounding area, she must be surveying the area for any threats she could spot, that was Rowins thoughts anyway. 9S however was actually looking in Rowins direction meaning he caught Rowins quick peek at the two. Although Rowin couldn't tell what 9S was thinking, or processing to be exact, his expression showed one of curiosity. If Rowin was a betting man he'd put money on it that 9S was the friendlier of the pair while 2B was the more professional one.

"They're both fine, if crashing some personal space at times." He responded to his titan friend, his tone somewhat sarcastic in nature, "As long as they don't start swinging blades in that personal space we're all good."

"Noted." Said RO, he clearly caught the sarcasm but he noted his statement regardless.

Rowin glanced over to the two androids, "We're moving."

2B swiftly moved past him to observe the direction they were heading, watching for any hostiles along Rowins chosen path. Once she'd verified it was clear she informed Rowin.

"The path is clear to proceed sir." She merely turned her head in his direction, she kept herself facing the way Rowin had chosen, keeping herself in front of him. Rowin figured she was doing this as a way to shield him of sorts.

Rowin gave her a nod of confirmation before moving passed her. 2B immediately followed behind. 9S lagged behind for a second before quickly moving to follow, he caught up to 2Bs side.

"Sooo," 9S began in an attempt to start a conversation. However he was quickly shut down.

"9S don't," 2B warned, "Focus on the mission." The group continued their brisk walk to their destination. Rowin taking point of the group, 2B would have argued she should be the one to do it but she didn't want to argue with him since this was his operation and she wanted to remain focused on her tasks instead of bickering over something so small.

"But 2B! This is a chance of a lifetime!" Rowin raised an eyebrow at that line, since when does an android say something like that? Do they have a lifetime? 9S continued, drawing Rowin from his thoughts, "We should get to know as much about humans as we can, when will we ever meet a human like this again?"

Just as 2B was about to shut him down on his attempt to converse with Rowin he, himself, spoke instead. "What exactly would you like to ask me?" Asked Rowin, both curious as to what he wanted to know and interested in what he might be able to learn in return.

2B remained silent, although she didn't want any chit chat if the human wanted to speak they'd speak back. That was the only case that would be acceptable in her mind, otherwise focus on the humans mission and protect him.

"Hmmm," 9S hummed for a second in contemplation, where to begin?! "Maybe start with telling us about yourself?" 9S asked, not the best place for him to start but it'll lead to where he wants. Hopefully.

Rowin noted 2B didn't respond to 9Ss question, instead letting him go. Was it because he was okay with it? Or was she low key interested herself?

"That's a broad question," Rowin countered first, "There's a lot of ways that could go." He clarified. The group was nearing the building now, soon the second antenna would be deployed. Two down, two to go soon.

"Okay, how old are then?" 9S specified, once he got the ball rolling he had hoped Rowin would just answer the questions in a row then.

"Twenty five." He answered honestly, no point in hiding that right?

"Why do you wear that helmet? What is it for exactly?" 9S continued to question. His appearance was probably the most unusual thing, he didn't picture a human wearing what Rowin was.

"It's armor, a radio and a helpful hud." It was all true but just a bit vague although it did seem to quench that thirst since 9S just continued on. He mentioned the radio but he kept it a secret as to who he was communicating with.

"You're a human right?" He asked not really needing an answer to that question. "So then why are you here? You mentioned to the Commander you were on a mission, one she was not informed about. So are you a soldier?" That was a flurry of words thrown Rowins way but Rowin smoothly countered.

"I'm here because of an emergency, the mission itself being classified and of great urgency that I was sent to immediately deal with it. A Pilot was required and deployed due to this, hence why I'm here." A good answer, hopefully one that didn't raise suspicion. But he figured they'd be curious about the Pilot part.

Oddly enough it was 2B that spoke up before 9S could, "It would have been better to deploy an android team. It is not worth risking your own life regardless of the urgency."

"I agree, you humans shouldn't risk your lives for the sake of a mission. It would be of greater lose if you were to be killed on this endeavour over that of an android." 9S reinforcing his partners statement.

"It's not that simple." Was all Rowin responded with. The group reached the building Rowin had sighted as the next deployment location. His gaze turning up the face of the building to the roof, from here it looked more structurally stable than the last one he was on.

"We're here." He announced to his two allies, 2B completely refocusing her attention.

"What is it you want us to do?" She asked awaiting his orders.

Rowin wasn't one to normally give orders but it would seem he'd have to adapt, "Secure the area while I make my way to the roof." Rowin began, turning to 2B and 9S. "I'll be up there for a few minutes, clear?"

"Understood." 2B replied with firstly, "However, it is a needlessly risky option for us to leave you unattended. We were giving orders to safeguard you on your mission. Would it not be wiser to stay by your side?" 9S found it odd to hear 2B say that, she had been given an order but she chose to question it, slightly. That wasn't very like her but he put it down to her prioritizing his safety over following his orders.

"I can handle myself." Rowin replied to 2Bs concerns. This slightly surprised the two androids, Rowin blatantly denied assistance despite the possible dangers on the surface. Machines could easily ambush him if he wasn't careful, did he not care?. "Hold down the area, I'll be back as soon as I can."

Rowin turned to the building he planned to climb, he had already noticed this building was more structurally sound than the last so Rowin would quickly ascend to the top. Wordlessly Rowin ran at the building, surprising his android allies, he leapt into the air and jump boosted up to just above the second floor. He pushed off the wall before aiming his grapple hook upward to the ledge of the building. Perfectly fired, the grapple hit near the edge of the roof swiftly pulling Rowin upward.

2B and 9S had watched Rowin scale the building with ease, it was impressive to see considering they couldn't have done that the way Rowin did.

"2B," 9S began, "What kind of human do you think he is?" He asked as they both began to scout the area around the base of the building.

2B didn't say anything but she was low key curious herself now after seeing that little climbing display. He was skilled to say the least.

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Rowin pulled himself up over the edge of the building finding a partially collapsed roof, figures the building was intact but the roof he needed was damaged.

"RO, I've reached the second deployment location. Antenna should be active soon." He informed his titan over the radio. Rowin slowly walked across the more secure roofing over to the corner he chose to deploy the antenna, this time it would be quicker now that Rowin knew how it functioned.

"Copy that Pilot." RO began the transmission, "I suggest you begin taking into consideration where to find a power supply for the bunker." Another one of Rowins primary objectives, it wouldn't be long before that would become the main focus.

However Rowin had already taken that into consideration, "I've given that some thought, what about the hydroelectric dam? If we can get that operational I could charge the ion battery I have with me from within the station and use that to jump start the bunkers main reactor." Rowin knew of a dam that was in the area from before he was put into stasis, if it was still standing then that would be the best place to go for a power source.

"A good lead Rowin, that could work better than you might have originally thought." RO stated which Rowin found curious. He listened closely as he began to deploy the second antenna. "If you could restore operation to the dam the bunker could leech power from it restoring power to the bunker until you can return to restart the main reactor with the ion power cell."

Rowin paused, the antenna rose from it's small device, "I thought the bunker was on an independant system, how can we divert power from the power plant to the bunker?" While Rowin was usually in the know, the bunker itself he didn't fully understand. He didn't have time to read up on the bunker to fully comprehend the system both before he was put into stasis and after when he woke up again.

"It is however the bunker was designed to leech off other systems and mainframes if required. It's subtly linked to the outside world, allowing the bunker to consume whatever resources it needs to survive. The bunker was built to last by whatever means required." RO explained as the deployable antenna finished its cycle. That was two down, two to go.

"So if we restore the hydroelectric plant the bunker can regain power?" Rowin half asked, standing away from the antenna, glancing around the environment from his view atop the structure.

"Correct but it will take some time, it's a leeching system meaning it is not a direct link. The amount of power the bunker will drain will take time, systems will come back depending on which is prioritized first.." RO informed his pilot, "Permission to prioritise bunker systems when power is restored?"

"Understood and your request is accepted RO." Rowin countered to his friends question, "Once I find another location for the third antenna I'll head toward the dam. I'll deploy the fourth antenna at the station itself, that would save time in more than one way." Rowin walked to the edge and peered over it slightly, he spotted the two androids waiting at the bottom. From what he could tell the male, 9S, seemed to be speaking with 2B, he moved his body more often whilst he did. 2B on the other hand remained mostly still. "I'm moving out again."

"Copy that Pilot, watch your back." RO responded, he had a plan for when his pilot restored power but until then all he could do was watch and listen, assisting his pilot when he could.

RO went silent again leaving his pilot to retrain his efforts, during that brief statement from RO Rowin could see that both 2B and 9S had noticed him at the edge of the structure looking down at them.

Before regrouping Rowin took a calculating gaze around the environment from his vantage point, his gaze rested on the direction the dam would be if his memory of the landscape was good. He noted a small clustering of buildings, with one that stood only a floor or two higher than the others around it, a decent distance from his current position, he decided that was where the third antenna would be deployed before making their way to the power station. Finally his gaze came back upon 2B and 9S at the base of the building.

'Alright, lets see if they know anything about the dam.' He thought, Rowin figured the dam had a chance of being destroyed or severely damaged, possibly being swarmed by machines as well. 2B and 9S might have some knowledge of what might await him at the power plant.

Rowin then immediately jumped off the ledge, much to the horror of the androids below. He came down fast, you could see 2B and 9S move toward his landing spot, they were probably attempting to catch him or something however as Rowin neared the fact approaching ground his jumpkit burst to life slowing his decent with no issue.

He landed with a tiny thud in front of the two androids. By their facial expressions you could tell what they were going to say before they even said it. 9S looked more impressed than anything else, his curiosity would probably take hold of him wondering how Rowin survived the fall. 2B on the other hand didn't seem at all impressed, rather she looked annoyed.

"Sir, that was needlessly reckless. You should have taken the stairs instead of jumping from the roof, what would have happened if you were to get hurt?" She almost sounded like she was scolding him for his behaviour which Rowin only found odd.

9S decided now was the time to comment, "It was reckless sir, " He directed toward Rowin before turning to 2B "But it was impressive in his defense, I haven't seen someone do that before." His comment clearly didn't impress 2B however.

"It was reckless 9S, nothing more. We were tasked with protecting him, that is our mission from the Commander and it's the purpose of us androids. If anything were to happen to him we would have failed that mission." 2B countered her comrade.

"It's fine," Rowin spoke to them both, "I've been trained to do things like that, I'll be alright. It's apart of the job." His words didn't appear to defuse the situation instead just making them more slightly confused. "Come on," He continued, "I've located the next location we need to reach." Rowin completely glossed over 2Bs complaint of his recklessness.

"Lead the way sir, we'll stick close behind." 9S stated, "Mind if I ask a few more questions along the way?"

"Be my guest." Rowin responded before he began to walk in the direction of

2B didn't respond immediately this time, instead choosing to silent walk up to Rowin. She stuck by his side as they walked. While Rowin did notice that he didn't call her out on it, he figured she was the one to take the mission more seriously from what he'd seen of the two thus far but she clearly didn't like how Rowin had acted moments ago.

Regardless, Rowin lead them in the direction of the third antenna deployment location. Along the way he would have to ask do they know anything about the dam and if it was still operational.

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Rowin lead the pair through back alleys and streets in what he believed was the fasted way possible. But he remained vigilant, every corner he peered around he surveyed the area for any hostiles. Luckily this far he hadn't need to fight any machines.

"Sir, what is this urgent mission exactly? It would help if we knew what the details were." 9S asked as the group moved.

"Let me ask you something first," Rowin initially responded as he aimed his rifle down the street, examining all the ledges and vantage points he could to make sure no enemies were hiding there, "There is a dam not far from here correct? Is it still operational?"

"The dam is structurally sound but as far as the data we've collected on that area it is not currently operational, we're not even sure if it can be repaired." 9S explained to the human, "What does that place have to do with your mission sir?"

"Part of my mission is to restore power to that dam as well as charge this," He pointed to the depleted ion battery attached to his lower back above his jumpkit, "Within the station a generator should be able to charge it to full power."

"But why restore the dam? It's not connected to anything of importance. It doesn't power anything of importance." 9S stated more confused than anything, not entirely sure why a human would want to repair such a place.

The group moved onto the main street leading to the cluster of buildings Rowin had spotted early, they weren't far from deploying the third antenna.

Just as the group approached a small junction between the buildings Rowin raised his hand silently in a fist, signaling for them both to stop. For now 9Ss question would go unanswered.

9S and 2B both immediately stopped, 2B that had been rather silent this whole time became more lively closing in on Rowin. While Rowin didn't mind the distance he was more focused on what lay ahead. He aimed his rifle toward a small group of machines that blocked their path, they only numbered eight in total but one of them was a medium sized machine wielding a scrap spear.

"Machines ahead, eight total. They haven't seen us." Rowin stated, you could tell Rowin was a soldier by the way he said that. Both 9S and 2B drawing their blades, 2B drawing the larger of the two blades she carried.

"Scans from your visor show they're hostile machine lifeforms. Engage with cation Rowin." RO spoke over the radio, informing his pilot that the machines in front of him were hostile.

"9S, stay with the Major," 2B directed her comrade, she clearly planned to deal with the machine problem ahead of them. "Protect him while I deal with those machines." She stepped in front of both 9S and Rowin ready to charge down the group of machines and destroy them all.

But Rowin placed a gentle hand on her shoulder, "Hold it, I can deal with this." Rowin stated however this didn't sit well with either 2B or 9S for that matter.

"Negative, you must remain in a safe area sir. We can't allow you put yourself in harms way." 2B countered, surprisingly assertive.

"Recommendation: Unit 9S should take the human to a safer vantage point while unit 2B moves in to dispatch the machine threat." 2Bs pod chimned in as if to agree with her.

"Not gonna happen." Rowin argued back. Ignoring his two android comrades he stepped up beside 2B and swiftly examining the area. Within that few seconds Rowin formulated a plan of attack.

"Sir, you must-" 2B attempted to say before being cut off.

"Follow and engage once I do." Rowin said as he took off surprisingly quickly. Immediately fearing for his safety 2B and 9S swiftly followed.

However as they closed the gap Rowin darted off to the side by one of the buildings, he jumped and boosted up onto the wall and began wall running.

As he wall ran he fired upon the machines, specifically aiming for the head of the medium sized machine. Firing a small burst of shots each hit their mark quickly putting the machine out of commission, its body hitting the floor with a loud clang before exploding into scrap.

As Rowin came to the end of his wall run he pushed of the structure and threw himself toward the now alerted machine group. They all turned to him, their eyes turning red as they all spotted him.

Not slowing down Rowin boosted mid air and fired at another one of the smaller machines, riddling its body with bullets. He landed close by another two machines but they were swiftly dealt with as 2B and 9S rushed by slicing the two machines up.

"Sir, you shouldn't engage in direct combat!" 2B said, her frustration with him showing slightly. "Pod! Fire!" 2B directed her pod to fire upon one of the smaller machines that was the furthest away.

Ignoring 2B for the moment Rowin moved between the two androids, firing on another one of the small machines. Between the three of them they'd destroyed six of the eight machines within seconds.

2B dashed toward the last two machines, slicing through them both before kicking them into the air and unleashing a flurry of slashes and cuts that finished them both off.

As she landed she immediately turned to Rowin, who was currently standing still as he did a magazine check of his carbine. 9S saw 2Bs expression so he took a step back away from the two, he knew not to cross an angry or irritated 2B. That was common sense.

"Sir, do not attempt to engage in combat again." 2B scolded Rowin once again, "Leave the combat to us androids, more specifically myself. I'm a battle unit, that is my purpose, it's what I'm designed for." 2B sheathed the blade onto her back, both blades hovering behind her. "No matter how urgent this mission you've been assigned is it isn't worth your life."

This seemed to be a growing trend. "It is." Rowin responded quietly, neither android hearing him. After checking the magazine of his rifle he replaced the clip before turning to 2B. "2B, I understand you wish to protect and that's your mission but to try and pull me away from combat will only do more harm than good." He explained, both 2B and 9S listening closely, "I can fight, I can survive. You want to protect me right? Then let's make an agreement, I'll let you do what you must to protect me but you need to trust me in return. You need to trust me to handle myself. Only then will this work out." He flicked his carbine barrel from his feet, to 2Bs and then 9Ss to emphasize the three of them.

The androids looked between each before turning back to Rowin, he spoke once more. "Do you trust me?"

"We do sir."

"Of course."

9S and 2B responded respectively, both androids seemed to brighten up, if you could call it that. Of the two 9S seemed to be excited by the concept that a human trusted him, 2B on the other hand didn't show any drastic reaction but it still was probably good for her to hear.

"Then I trust you." Rowin added, with the relationship between the three of them better understood Rowin turned his attention toward the sun. He noted how low it was in the sky, there wasn't much daylight left, if his observations were correct he'd only be able to deploy the third antenna and begin heading toward the dam before night fell. He'd have to consider whether or not to rest or just keep going through the night when the time came but for now he should focus on the third antenna.

"We need to move." Rowin said, both the androids moved to his side.

"Understood." 2B replied with her usually statement. 9S didn't say anything but Rowin figured he was of the same mindset.

"Good work Pilot," RO spoke over his helmet radio, "Improving your standing with these two androids will surely come to benefit you on your mission. Having allies in the field can prove vital." Rowin didn't need to respond and his titan knew that, he just wanted to share his piece of mind to his pilot.

The trio left the area in the direction of the final antenna deployment location. While Rowin was cautious about his approach he knew time was limited so his pace quickened than before, he at least wanted to get the third antenna deployed by nightfall.

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It was only a few minutes at a running speed to get to the next location, luckily as a pilot running was nothing for Rowin. His endurance was truly inhuman at times but that's the kind of training they put through. Only the best survived.

The trio reached the structure Rowin had selected earlier, in the surrounding area the buildings all looked the same. The only difference was the building Rowin had selected was slightly taller.

"We're here." He informed his two android comrades.

Rowin, quite intelligently, pulled out one of his pulse blades and flung it half way up the structure impaling itself in the concrete wall. His visor lit up seeing the blades pulse course through the tower. This revealed that there were no machines within, meaning it was clear for Rowin to proceed to the top with no danger of an ambush on his way up.

2B and 9S however couldn't see the pulse, all they saw was Rowin fling a kunai at a wall.

"Allow me to proceed to the roof whilst clearing every floor before you make your way inside sir." 2B stated, wanting to see for herself that there was no immediate threat to the humans life.

"Negative, it's clear." Rowin countered, 2B seemed as though she was about to retort but stopped herself.

"Understood. Would you have us secure the area around the base of the structure again?" This time she didn't question his judgment, this only showed she was attempting to trust Rowin. If he said it was fine then it just might be, although she would still rather check for herself for his sake she'd trust him on this.

"Not this time, I want you both to follow me up. I want to explain a few things 9S over here," He gestured to 9S with his hand, "Wanted to know a bit more about the mission, I'll share a few of the details so you both have a better understanding of the task I've been assigned."

"That will be of great help." 9S responded, "It'll help us be more efficient on the mission the more we understand."

"Meet me at the top." Was all Rowin responded with before he held his arm up and fired his grapple hook once more, hitting near the top of the building he reeled himself in, flying up the side of the structure. With the last little gap he boosted himself up the last part to the ledge before pulling himself up.

2B and 9S were left standing on ground level as they saw Rowin ascend the small tower with ease.

"Come on 9S, we're not keeping the Major waiting." 2B hurried her comrade as she entered the building and swiftly ascended the stairwell, 9S only a few feet behind her the whole way. It took them only a couple of seconds to reach the roof. As they reached Rowin they found him in a crouching position, he seemed to be holding some device neither 2B or 9S had seen before.

"What's that your holding sir?" 9S asked curious as to what Rowin was messing with however it was 9Ss Pod that answered him.

"The device in the humans grasp is a deployable antenna used as a signal booster, receiver and a sonar mapping system." The Pod explained.

Rowin turned to the pod, not bad. Everything it just said was true and accurate and it figured all that out just by first glance, he didn't even have to name the thing.

"Your Pod is correct." The clamps on the device sprung out and dug itself into the concrete of the roof as the antenna hidden within began to rise out of it. Rowin stood and took a single step back, "To clear things up, I've been assigned a mission to boost communication capabilities in the region as well as restore power at the dam. I must deploy four of these communication systems and then proceed to restore the hydroelectric plant." He pulled out the final device he had left to deploy to emphasize there was one more to go. " Both of these objectives are of great urgency as if I can't completely these objectives then more human lives will be put at risk."

His statement surprised the androids, if this mission was so important, one where human lives were at risk, then why was YoRHa not immediately informed and deployed? With a threat to human lives being the price of failure all of YoRHa would have been deployed to complete this mission if required.

"Other humans are in danger?" 9S asked in disbelief, how could they not know this?

"Sir, you should have informed the Commander of this information if she was not aware. She would have sent several units ahead to deal with the dams repairs while you finished deploying those communication devices. That would have been far more efficient." 2B said back to Rowin after hearing his small brief of the mission.

"Possibly but I was the best chance of success at the time." Rowin countered, "I was given the task so I was going to complete it." The antenna finished its cycle, meaning the group could leave anytime now.

"But that's just putting you at risk sir." 9S countered, "Even if you were likely to be successful it's still reckless to send a single human to the surface." This was all very odd to hear, human lives were in danger so they sent another human to risk his life to save theirs? Did they not value this humans life as much?

"Regardless, I'm going to complete my mission and you two have been assigned to help me." Rowin moved over to the androids. "Can either of you possibly lead me to the power plants location?" Rowin didn't have an exact memory of where it was, he knew the direction it was in but it was better to have a precise location over guesswork.

"Affirmative sir, we can guide you to the power plant. We'll move on your orders." 2B stated, preparing to leave at a moment's notice.

"Copy that." He responded to 2B before speaking to RO over his helmet radio. His helmet had the capability to mute itself so his voice couldn't be heard very well on the outside whilst he spoke to his titan. "RO, the third antenna is deployed, making our way to the power plant now." He informed his partner.

"Copy that Pilot, currently your remaining operational timeframe is just over two days before you should return to the bunker however that could be extended for recon purposes." RO told his pilot, "It might give you the tactical advantage to learn as much as you can from the androids, this resistance camp that was mentioned before could hold hidden value." He was basically informing his pilot that he should investigate further if possible.

"Understood RO, I'll keep that in mind." He responded to his titan, this was a chance Rowin himself wanted to take. The more he understood about the world around him the better.

"Alright, we're moving." Rowin said to the two androids, "Lead on." He gestured for the two androids to take the lead, while he knew it was risky to trust these since they could easily lead him astray his instinct said to trust them at the moment.

2B and 9S nodded to the human, it was 2B that took the lead. She was the first head toward the stairs leaving 9S and Rowin to follow behind.

It wouldn't be long before nightfell, Rowin would have to consider resting or travel through the night. Either way his mission was getting closer to its end. But this was only the beginning, not only for him but for the rest of the survivors in the bunker.

Their survival had only begun.

C4: End

Chapter done, sorry for the wait but hopefully the next chapter will come out that bit quicker. Also a quick (late) happy new year to everyone reading this, hope this year improves over the last one for you all.

I'd like to continue by thanking everyone who has read, followed, favorited and reviewed this story, I honestly didn't expect this story to take off the way it has but I'm pleasantly surprised and appreciate the support, so cheers!

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Tomkatan: Good to know you like that aspect of my writing, I'll try keep that theme going too. Humans aren't a normal thing to see, damn right the androids are going to react the way they did. Rowin doesn't realize it yet but he's more important than he thinks.

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