3rd Person POV

As soon as the gun fell from Tasha's hand, her body fell to the ground, her knees holding her up long enough for Markus to catch her before she fell completely.

"Tasha! Tasha, are you alright?" Markus asked as Connor staggered over, falling to his knees beside Tasha who was having trouble breathing, blood dripping from her mouth.

"We gotta get that wood shard out of her neck." Markus said as he analyzed the wound, luckily it was on one of her android additions, so it wouldn't kill her, most likely.

Tasha gasped once the shard was removed, breathing heavy until she caught her breath. Connor immediately wrapped his arms around her, bringing her head against his chest. "You shouldn't have come! You were almost killed!"

"But I wasn't." Tasha replied, her eyes focussing on the two human bodies on the ground a few feet away. "I'm fine. We should go."

"What the hell happened here?" Hank was now closer to the couple, a concerned look on his face.

"I did what I had to do." Tasha replied with a solemn expression, her gaze being ripped away from the corpses as she helped Connor to his feet.

"You need to get patched up." She said without looking at him,

"Tasha—" Connor was looking at her with an expression that made her heart sink further into her chest. "You shot—"

"I did what I had to do!" She screamed, turning to look at her friends who were all looking at her with wide eyes. "Amanda was going to reset him..." She took a deep breath as she turned towards the door. "I did what I had to do."

With that she left, leaving the others baffled completely.

"Connor, did Tasha..."

Connor looked at Markus, nodding. "Amanda told her to shoot those humans. She — she did what she thought needed to be done."

"Hey, I don't blame her." North said, "If it were any of us Tasha would've done the same thing, I'd think we'd all do the same for her."

They nodded, even Hank joining in. "She's gotta be swimming in a sea of guilt right now. C'mon, Connor, let's get you looked at."

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Tasha took a deep breath as she looked out at the ocean. The sky was dark, and it was raining further down the beach. Her entire body aches from her fight with the RK900, but it was her conscious that pained her the most.

I murdered two innocent people today.

I'm a murderer.

The thoughts swam through her brain and when she closed her eyes, the scene flashed in her mind over and over.

Tasha was brought out of the dark thoughts as footsteps came closer, an arm wrapping delicately around her waist.

"Tasha." Connor's voice lulled her like a lullaby, so soft and gentle.

She didn't say anything as she stared at the water, the waves hitting the beach harshly.

Connor turned her to look at him, caressing her cheek gently. "You can't focus on what happened, Tasha. If you linger too long on decisions made..." His voice trailed off, his eyes holding a deep seeded fear of loss. "You did what you had to do. No one can blame you for that."

"His children can." Tasha's voice was haunting, sending a shiver down Connor's back.  "That woman's family can too. I didn't just kill them, Connor — I murdered them! I— I'm a fucking murderer." Her voice was dangerously low.

Connor grabbed onto each side of her face, trying to bring her back to him.

"I know you're not proud of the choice you made, but I can assure you. You're not a murderer. You're the furthest thing from that. You didn't want to do it, you were forced."

"I- I could have—"

"You didn't want it to happen. You had the choice, yes but no matter the outcome you didn't wish it so. You know that, I know that, we all know that, Tasha. I also know you did what you thought was right—"

"Yes! Because it was either lose you or kill those two people! And I would do it again in a heartbeat if it meant keeping you safe." Tasha's defences went down for a moment as she looked up into his eyes. "I could — maybe I could've sacrificed myself—"

"Yes, there's a possibility you could have done that, but what good would it have done? It wouldn't just be me losing you, Tasha. Hank, Markus, North, Gavin— We all love you.  I understand that I don't know what you are experiencing—"

"That's right, you don't-"

"But just because I don't understand doesn't mean I don't care. If I were in your position I wouldn't hesitate to save you. I would do anything, and I mean it when I say anything, to keep you safe. Whether that means me dying or being reset — even if you resent me for the rest of our lives, I wouldn't ever hesitate to put your life above my own, above anyone else."

His words seemed to calm Tasha down as she leaned her forehead against his chest. "I love you."

Connor pressed his lips to her head, his grip tighter than before. "I love you, Tasha."

"I didn't want to kill them, Con... but I— I can't lose you."

He shushed her soothingly, kissing her head gently. "Everything is going to be alright."

After a few moments they separated, and they were greeted by the others, all staring at them.

"Hey, this isn't a fucking peep show." Tasha shook her head as she looked at the building, a dark atmosphere surrounding her.

"We'll never be safe. Not as long as CyberLife is still out there."

"There's Nothing we can do." Markus said as he shook his head. "All we can do lie low."

"Lie low?! We've done that and look what happened!" Tasha shook her head in frustration. "That RK900 is still out there. Who knows what he's been ordered to do. And that woman — this is just the beginning of a deeper plot, I just know it..."

North eyes gleamed as she looked at Tasha. "What are you thinking?"

Everyone looked at Tasha expectantly as she turned to them. Her remorse lights a fire in her eyes as she smiled ever so slightly.

"Let's go take down the biggest organization in the country."

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A/N: AHHHHHH! Please leave a lot of comments it helps me write! Also if you have ideas for me bringing back RK900 let me know :) any ideas for anything are appreciated!

Okay so to answer the questions. Android Amanda was made from her programming. We don't know why or for what purpose.

Also I'm hella depressed so yknow if I fall off the face of the earth, you know why.