Episode 13| The Glitch

In the girls' dorm, Finn sneaks in and starts recording the room with his cell phone.

"Hey guys! Check it out, I'm telling you that it's true, this is my bionic sister's dorm! cool huh!" Finn says proud.

Harper hears him from the hall "Get this, this is my sister's capsule, she sleeps in here, it can't be very comfortable but she's bionic so she shouldn't mind too much" Finn films Harper's capsule, Harper silently stops in the doorway and watches him.

"This must be where she recharges her bionics, like a giant cell phone charger... that must be it!" Finn enters the capsule, Harper laughs slightly.

"Oh and here's her colleague's capsule, Bree, and Skylar's bed, that's right Skylar, the girl I told you about guys...I know what you're thinking, if I hit on her?...I didn't even have to cuz she came crawling to..." "Finn!?" Harper interrupts he, Finn screams and drops the phone on the floor.

"I...I wasn't doing anything! I...I got lost!" Finn says "Come on boy, I know this place is big but there's a map down the hall so that doesn't happen" Harper says "uh..." Finn says.

"What are you doing?" Harper picks up his phone off the floor "a vlog for my friends, I told them I had a bionic sister and they laughed at me like it was a joke" Finn says.

"Oh I get it! Why didn't you tell me?" Harper says "why would I?" Finn ask "I don't know, because I'm your sister, I might drop by your school occasionally and you know....Throw a soda can in the face of any kid who laughs at my little brother...with my mind!" Harper says.

"Can you do that?" Finn says "yeah!, No, seriously, when I say I want you to tell me things... I mean It!" Harper says "You want us to get along, I get it!" Finn says.

"I know that is..." "Weird, yeah!" Finn laughs "Do you know what would help with that? You get me bionics!" Finn says "Finn bionics isn't something that comes in a box and Santa puts it under the tree!" Harper says.

Douglas approaches and listens to the conversation "So it's a maybe!?" Finn says "It's a go home cuz your mom is worried!" Harper says "OUR mom!" Finn says, Harper sighs "ye...Just go!" Harper says, Finn leaves.

"See you Douglas" Finn says "See ya boy!" Douglas says, Harper sits on Skylar's bed and sighs.

"Are you ok?" Douglas ask sitting next to her "Yes" Harper says, Douglas tilts his head "it's still weird" Harper says.

"I know! But... they're good people, think about it, even if you lived your entire past with the wrong people... you got rewarded with a lot of good people" Douglas says "is that how you think!?" Harper smiles "I try, cuz it really isn't easy" Douglas says.

"it's still a shock" Harper says "you're doing great so far!" Douglas smile "Thanks Dad!" Harper smiles, Douglas pats her on the back and leaves.

Harper sighs,with the sigh she puts her hand on her head and holds her hair as if she felt something strange, she closes her eyes, and shakes her head, opening her eyes again,she thinks for a second and decides to get up and leave the room.

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Later Harper is in the kitchen making juice when Oliver bursts in, "Harper! Harper! Harper!" Oliver says "Oliver! Oliver! Oliver!" Harper fake animation.

"What's up?" Harper ask "Tomorrow Skylar and I are having our third date!" Oliver says holding a laptop "Third!? Well congrats!" Harper smiles.

"thanks but you know what happens in the third date!?" Oliver asks excitedly.

"uh...Well I remember what happened on my third date, and on the fourth, and on every other date and every day of my relationship....it's just that I have an edetic memory!" Harper brags.

"You have an edetic memory and you don't remember the billions of other times you've said that!?" Oliver says "Of course I do, I just like to add more memories to my list" Harper says.

"I confess I feel sorry for you having a detailed memory of all the annoying things Chase did or said on your dates" Oliver says "don't feel sorry, cuz I also have a detailed memory of all the non-boring things he did" Harper smirk biting her lip, Oliver makes a disgusted face.

"Anyway... what happens on the third date?" Harper aks "Well, I plan on the third date being our first kiss!" Oliver smiles "You guys haven't kissed yet?" Harper says.

"uh...no, why is that bad?" Oliver says "no of course not! I just didn't know that, it's actually pretty cute!" Harper says.

"oh cool cuz I planned a perfect calm night to paint the mood!" Oliver says "really? And how has it been going?" Harper says.

"Everything so far has gone well! And I made her a slideshow" Oliver says "uh...a slideshow?" Harper says "yeah, no big deal just a retrospective of all our years of friendship, and in between I get to show her how I fell in love with her over those years...look" Oliver says,shows Harper the slide show on the laptop.

"what do you think?" Oliver ask "Wow Oliver this is extremely cute and romantic...and I'm not usually a romantic person but I approve of your action!" Harper says.

"yeah? Don't you think it's shameful?" Oliver says "oh Oliveir, nothing that comes from the heart is shameful! Is love cheesy? Yes! but only for those who see from the outside and don't feel what you're feeling" Harper says "wow thanks Harper" Oliver says.

"I'm sure your date will be a success and you'll get what you want!" Harper says going back to the kitchen.

"I'm so nervous, and I put on like twenty coats of lip balm" Oliveri says "oh That explains why your mouth is reflecting light" Harper says "I feel hydrated at least" Oliver says.

"looks like they waxed your lips, be careful or when Skylar kisses you she'll slip off" Harper laughs as she fills a glass of juice "You're not helping!" Oliver says wiping the lip balm off his mouth.

"okay sorry, just don't overthink it, when you feel like it's time, it's time!" Harper says "I'll try" Oliver sighs.

"juice?" Harper lifts the glass "no I want to keep my breath fresh, from now until tonight just mentos, mint gum and mouthwash for this guy!" Oliver says.

"You're already thinking too much!" Harper says "well...I'm a dreamer!" Oliver says excitedly and leaves, Harper laughs and takes a sip of juice.

Suddenly Harper closes her eyes and shakes her head slightly, as if she feels something different again, It is possible to hear a noise of something being activated, she stops and opens her eyes slowly.

But her gaze seems different, as her posture has become straighter, she looks at the glass of juice in her hand and thinks, she looks at Oliver's laptop with the slideshow on the table next to her, she smirks as she slowly walks over to the laptop.

Even the way she walks is different,she stops in front of the laptop and slowly turns the glass of juice on top of It, pouring the juice until she sees a slight spark come out of the laptop when that happens she gives a satisfied laugh.

She then starts to walk out of the room, but when she reaches the door, the sound of something deactivating makes her close her eyes and tilt her head again.

Harper opens her eyes with a confused look,she looks at the empty glass in her hand "wait!? didn't I fill this up?" Harper asks herself, she thinks for a moment and shrugs leaving the room.

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In mission command,Harper exits HyperLift, Douglas is looking at something on the cyber desk.

"hey Douglas, what did you want to tell me?" Harper says "oh well, I was checking up on your chips as usual but,I noticed something unusual about your" Douglas says.

"What?" Harper ask "I don't know exactly, but I have a guess, remember when we fought Giselle, she wanted to have you as the leader of her android soldiers" Douglas says.

"yes, but she was never able to hack my chip, It's encrypted" Harper says "in fact, she didn't hack the chip, but she added something to it" Douglas says, Harper looks at the cyber desk.

"Not to any previous records, but I believe that because she knew that on your own you wouldn't join her, she created a kind of app that would eventually make you seder" Douglas explains showing Harper a file.

"an app? Like the Triton app? She planned to control me?" Harper ask "no, it is a little more complex than that, this app has been installing for a while but it was inactive so there was no way to notice it, but due to a lot of psychological pressure and thinking too much you might be on the verge of deactivating it if it is not already active" Douglas says.

"I'm not under psychological pressure!" Harper says "Oh yeah? Didn't that whole mother, brother, and real father thing make you a little bit stressed and scared?" Douglas asks rhetorically.

"you still haven't told me what that thing does!" Harper crosses her arms "That's the interesting part, this app consists of a wave of glitches that reprogram the bionic structure, directly affecting your thoughts and shuffling them, making you think and act the exact opposite of what you normally would, it's almost like it's someone else" Douglas says.

"what do you mean the opposite?" Harper says "you know everything you love and care for? Well, she hates it and wants to destroy it!" Douglas says.

"wait, she?" Harper says "Oh yes, like I said it's like someone else, to make it simple we can classify this as a type of bionic personality disorder, with a personality that I particularly like to call Glitch!" Douglas says.

"Glitch!? Oh come on!" Harper says "hey, it's a good name! Perfectly describes what this thing is, a glitch!" Douglas says.

"Oh great! How do I get rid of this!" Harper says "I don't know, I don't even know how that works! Giselle really did a good job" Douglas says "oh! don't start to simp for her!!" Harper says.

"Look I'll keep this between us but haven't you noticed anything weird or done anything weird these days?" Douglas ask "I noticed and I did but it was my usual weirdo!" Harper says.

"I think we should be worried if I start acting normal" Harper laughs, Douglas looks at her seriously.

"well if it had happened I think I would have remembered!" Harper says "are you sure?" Douglas says "yeah!" Harper says.

"If you notice any signs of the Glitch I need you to tell me right away okay?I will try to find a way to disable this" Douglas says "Sure!" Harper says, Douglas nods and leaves.

Harper sighs and looks at the cyber desk, she tilts her head and closes her eyes again, she opens her eyes slowly, her posture and gaze look different, she gives a little smile.

"Glitch!? Is that what you want to call me now?" Glitch says, her voice is different, calmer and less high-pitched than Harper's, as if her voice were a woman's voice, while Harper's is the voice of a teenage girl.

"okay, whatever!" Glitch pokes at the file "but they're not going to get rid of me so soon" Glitch smirk as she deletes all the files Douglas had on her, Glitch smiles.

She closes her eyes and Harper comes back, she looks around confused but doesn't see any difference, she leaves the room.

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Chase, Harper and Kaz go to the park.

"let's see the drone exhibition, wanna come?" Chase ask Harper "I'll catch you guys there, I want to buy some stuff first" Harper says.

"Fine! See you later" Kaz says he leaves, Chase kisses Harper "take care" Chase says and leaves, Harper smiles and heads towards a nearby market.

She walks through the halls, she feels something and closes her eyes again, Glitch takes control.

She looks around, and begins to discreetly pick up packets of crackers and put them in her pockets, watching the people and the cameras she starts stealing small things from the market.

She stuffs her pockets and leaves, smiling contentedly, she returns to the park eating a stolen bag of chips, she throws the package to the ground, and sits down on a bench, looking around as if looking for something to do.

A guy walks quickly through the park, Glitch smirk and puts her foot in front of him only to see him fall to the ground, she gets up and sees a child opening a lollipop.

She pushes the child and takes her lollipop, the child looks at her confused and upset,"Go ahead, Cry!" Glitch says putting the lollipop in her mouth and turning around only cutting short the cry of the child behind her.

Glitch smiles and continues walking, her posture and gait is straight and confident, as if she is on top of everyone, she looks around.

"It was fun but not fun enough" Glitch tells herself, she sighs, she goes further she sees Chase and Kaz at the drone exhibition.

She leans against a tree, looks at Chase and makes a disgusted face, rolling her eyes, and looks at Kaz keeping that look, she stops and thinks.

She looks at Chase and then at Kaz, again, Chase then at Kaz, She raises her eyebrow with a little smile as if she had an idea.

"oh now that's going to be interesting!" Glitch says, she stays there a moment, and closes her eyes Harper takes control again and walks over to them.

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Later Chase, Harper, Kaz and Skylar are in the living room, Bree comes down the stairs irritated.

"Hey Bree what happened?" Kaz ask "What happened!? My capsule is gone!" Bree says "what do you mean?" Chase ask.

"Literally, go check it out, she's in smithereens, it's been totally shattered!" Bree says "How?" Skylar says "I have no idea!" Bree says.

"but what about my capsule?" Harper says "It's okay...But I found this in our dorms" Bree says holding a golf club, Skylar picks up the club.

"well, it's clear someone did it!" Skylar says "who would do that? And why?" Harper ask, Oliver walks down the stairs looking worried.

"hey Oliver!" Skylar says "Hi, I'm sorry Skylar but I'm going to...change our date today" Oliver says "what, why?" Skylar says "yeah Oliver, you seemed excited about the date"Harper says.

"And I was but that was before..." Oliver says "What?" Kaz ask "I suffered a great loss....my laptop, my dear laptop!!" Oliver whimpers, showing the laptop.

"What happened!?" Harper says "I don't know...But I think, orange juice is what happened!" Oliver flips the laptop over and it drips juice,"uhg!" Kaz says.

"Bree's capsule first and now Oliver's top laptop? There's something going on!" Chase says "it doesn't make sense" Skylar says.

"indeed!" Harper says putting her hand in her jacket pockets, she makes a confused face, and pulls a crushed bag of crackers out of her pocket, just the crumbs.

"uh...did someone put this in here?" Harper ask "No!" Skylar says "why would we do that!?" Oliver says "yeah, I mean,We all know that the only one allowed to put a hand near your pockets is Chase" Kaz laughs.

"wait is that strawberry shortcake? Why? You don't even like strawberry flavored stuff!" Chase takes the package "yeah 'cause everyone knows that strawberry-flavored stuff ain't really strawberry, doesn't even look like strawberry!" Harper says.

"But it's sweet!" Kaz says "and real strawberry is sour!" Harper says "oh like you, got it!" Kaz smirk.

"Why did you have that in your pocket?" Bree ask "I have no idea!" Harper says.

"okay, about Bree's capsule I'll check the cameras to understand what happened" Chase goes to HyperLift "See who was the mess that spilled juice on my laptop" Oliver says.

"Oliver we can still hang out even without... Your laptop which honestly I don't understand what the connection has to one another" Skylar smiles "Uh...it's just." Oliver says, Skylar puts her hand on his arm "Of course! We can try!" Oliver smiles.

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Harper and Kaz go to the mission command, "So did you find something?" Kaz ask, Harper goes to one of the consoles.

"no that's weird" Chase says "what?" Harper ask "the footage has been erased, from the entire day!" Chase says "all day!" Kaz says.

"Does that mean the person was in here?" Harper says "probably" Chase says "who would do all these things?" Kaz says, as Kaz and Chase wonder who is doing all this.

Glitch takes control again, she calmly approaches them.

"whoever it is doesn't like us" Kaz says, Glitch smirk "looks like...this is all just sabotage, no threat so far" Chase says, Glitch looks at Chase.

Glitch has been tormenting Chase all day in the few moments she takes control, she acts cold, sometimes responds rudely, Glitch's patience with Chase is hanging by a thread.

"I need to review the security system, this person got in here without being noticed" Chase says "maybe, it's someone smarter than you" Glitch says.

"Good joke that's impossible" Chase laughs "It's not impossible, you're not all you think!" Glitch says, Chase stops what he is doing and looks at her confused.

Chase is not stupid, he noticed that Harper has been acting strange towards him several times, he doesn't like it, it's like he doesn't know her anymore, she acts like she's tired of hearing his voice, This is making him extremely worried.

"what?" Chase says "You heard me, it was about time someone said the truth to your face" Glitch says "You're not serious, are you?" Chase asks with slight concern "Does it look like I'm kidding?" Glitch says seriously.

"Wow!" Kaz says, Glitch turns to him and smiles "you know, you've turned out to be a lot smarter than expected" Glitch says, Chase makes a confused face.

Kaz has also found her behavior strange, mainly because she ignores Chase and pays attention to him, without insulting him, but being friendly, even too much.

"Oh thank you....i guess" Kaz says, Glitch walks over and takes his arm "and you're so cute" Glitch says in a flirty tone, she wrinkles her nose, pretending, Chase breathes faster in anger when he sees.

"what do you think you're doing!?" Chase goes to them "well Just reevaluating my choices" Glitch says "what do you mean!?" Chase says irritably.

"it's just that lately Kaz seems like a more fun and interesting choice" Glitch caresses Kaz's face, he first gives a grateful smile but then realizes it and makes a confused face.

Chase takes her hand "Stop this!! Are you crazy?" Chase says irritably "uh...I better go" Kaz says "no! stay, cutie" Glitch says "Harper!" Chase says.

"Uhg what!?' Glitch turns to him "what? Are you..." "Flirting with him? Yeah" Glitch says, Chase gasps.

"What's going on with you? You've been acting strange all day" Chase says "you know Chase, I've been meaning to tell you this for a long time...some things have changed, and maybe I want something different" Glitch says.

Chase's expression changes from anger to heartbreak instantly "I don't understand" Chase says "Ha there's so much you don't understand but you think you know everything it's just....pathetic" Glitch says.

Kaz hangs his head in pity for Chase, Chase opens his mouth in disbelief "Harper what are you talking about...Why are you acting like this?" Chase says.

"Harper if it's because of me..." Kaz tries to explain "it's not just because of you, but we'll talk about that later..." Glitch says "there's nothing to say later, Harper....why are you talking like that!?" Chase says.

"I did something to make you upset, if I did tell me, I'll fix it..." Chase says scared, Glitch walks over to Chase, who has this look on his face like he's about to break down.

"I'm just tired...of you, you make me suffocate, I need space" Glitch says "But...I love you" Chase says upset "you'll get over it" Glitch says.

Chase almost cries "I...I don't...are you breaking up with me?" Chase says, he's holding back from crying his voice cracks.

Glitch takes off Harper's dating ring, and throws it on the floor, Chase looks at it upset and confused.

"What did I do!?" Chase says upset, Glitch shrugs.

"well...okay,I don't know what happened to you but I don't know you anymore, if you're going to act like this now, I don't want that, I want what you were...you" Chase says trying to keep it together "okay the new me, doesn't want you either!" Glitch says.

"So it's over?" Chase says "It's over Chase!" Glitch says keeping a cold posture, Chase doesn't understand why.

"Fine!" Chase says a little irritated "Fine!" Glitch smirk, Chase quickly leaves, Glitch smiles to herself, and turns to Kaz, he is upset for both of them and confused, he feels guilty.

"That was... hard to see" Kaz says , Glitch rolls her eyes.

"Harper, I... don't like you that way, You know right, I'm over it that, I only continued because the jokes were funny but.... that went too far" Kaz says "I know that" Glitch says.

"You really broke up with Chase?" Kaz asks upset "yeah" Glitch says "I confess that, I never imagined you two breaking up, I thought you were going to be together forever, that you loved him" Kaz says.

"Harper loves him" Glitch whispers to herself "what?" Kaz says "nothing, I just need some time" Glitch says, Kaz nods and leaves, Glitch sighs.

"Now yes, it was fun!" Glitch says, she closes her eyes and Harper takes control again, she makes a confused face

"uh, where are they?" Harper says, she takes her own hand and looks around missing her ring.

"Hey Where's my ring!?" Harper starts looking, she sees the ring on the floor "oh here it is!" Harper smiles and takes the ring putting it back "must be loose" she shakes her hand to see if the ring comes off, she leaves.

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