In the AI dimension, everything was mostly quiet since AIs don't commit crimes it was mostly patrols, researching on how to combine tech, rebuilding and helping the new sanctuary. Rory allowed some Serpents to come and help. Vile was with Lily in his smaller hybrid form helping out.

Over with Scarlet and Willac, they were taking a run with Scarlet on his back and in her seat. They kept going until Willac stopped. Scarlet got off and Willac turned back.

Scarlet: Need a breather?

Willac: Yeah.

Scarlet and Willac sits down on the ground next to each other, Willac gets his water bottle and takes a drink, Scarlet uses her systems to take a check on her location.

Scarlet: We are still on our usual patrol route, everything is still quiet.

Willac stops drinking.

Willac: AIs don't cause much trouble.

Scarlet: You have your usual bad AI every now and then but nothing like what happened with the zombie AIs.

Willac: I see.

Willac puts his water bottle back and continues to catch his breath.

Willac: I forgot to ask...

Scarlet: Yes?

Willac: Do you like me allowing you to ride on my back?

Scarlet: It was something unique to be riding you and I do admit it was a little awkward at first but...

Willac: Go on.

Scarlet: Now it feels almost common to me, even so that we found Lexa and Irvine doing the exact same thing.

Willac: Yeah, I know what you mean, at first it didn't bug me until we started working together as a team and when you built this seat for me. After that it felt nice having you on my back, so much so I may have feelings for you.

Scarlet was shocked he said that.

Scarlet: What do you mean?

Willac pushed her down and he was on top of her.

Willac: This may sound crazy but I kind of like it when you are in control.

Scarlet was curious.

Scarlet: What do you mean by that?

Willac: A woman like you is hard to come by, someone who can take charge when we ride together.

Scarlet: You know I let you do your own thing, right?

Willac: I know but sometimes I let you.

Scarlet: Really?

Willac: Yes.

Scarlet checks her systems.

Scarlet: there is a checkpoint we have to stay for a while, we can talk there.

Willac gets up and turns into wolf form, Scarlet gets up and gets on his back, they got to the checkpoint which was a small tower on a hill to keep an eye on things for a couple of miles. Willac turned back and sat down in the seat provided for them, Scarlet sat next to him while they were talking.

Scarlet: So what has you letting me have control?

Willac: The first time you rode me, when you gave me the warning to turn my ears away it felt that you cared.

Scarlet: Even though I was a full AI, I cared for everyone's well-being, even yours but now that I am humanized, I think I'm starting to care for you more.

Willac: So, do you want to go as a couple?

Scarlet: I don't see what harm that can do.

Willac transformed into wolf mode, he came around Scarlet and used his tail to tell her to rest on him. She laid back and rested on him while they were keeping watch. Both of them stood there with Scarlet petting Willac.

Over with Mathew, he was doing a prototype run of an upgraded wind turbine to see if more power would come from it. Selina did a double check of the blueprints and the coding to make sure there were no errors.

Mathew: Ok prototype upgrade of wind turbine, test one.

Mathew activated the turbine and Selina activated a small wind tunnel to provide air for the turbine to spin. Once it got the necessary wind it started to stabilize.

Selina: Wind stabilizing, checking voltage output.

Selina checks the voltage output and was shocked what the result was.

Selina: From the calculations, this turbine could push the same seven million terawatts with this only running at forty miles an hour.

Mathew: Seriously?

Selina: Seriously.

Mathew takes a look at the results.

Mathew: Now that is something but there is one function I still want to try.

Selina turned up the wind tunnel and it started to make a thunderstorm with an installed lightning rod inside. The resulting electricity and wind the turbine was getting was pumping the electricity to never before seen levels, Selina had to divert it into the power grid to prevent overload.

Mathew: Whoa, how much are we at?

Selina: Oh... My....

Selina points at the screen and it said it would give off ten petawatts of energy if kept on for the whole day.

Mathew: Oh my god, are you sure that is pumping that?

Selina: Had to reroute some to the nearby cities to prevent overload, good thing we installed the upgraded batteries to hold it.

Mathew: And this is just a scale model, imagine what a full scale can do.

Both of them looked at each other, thinking of what the result could be, just then they got a call from Rev.

Selina: Hello?

Rev: What kind of power do you have down there? The nearby cities got that massive power surge from that turbine you all are working on, it's that powerful?

Mathew: We are using just a scale model and were testing it if a storm happened.

Rev: I suggest you keep it to that scale model; we almost overloaded ourselves out here.

Selina turned the wind tunnel down and the turbine stabilized the storm and decreased to a more manageable one in which turned the power down. Rev noticed the power decrease back to safe levels.

Rev: That's better, keep regulating that turbine and make sure another overload like that doesn't happen.

Selina: It would be best if this stays where it is.

Rev: Agreed, we will build a place for that turbine.

Mathew: How about the power source for the new fort, they are going to need a lot of power for defenses and shields.

Rev: A smaller version may be necessary.

Mathew: Maybe not.

Selina: What are you getting at?

Mathew: What if we make part of the fort flyable?

Rev: We would have to inquire the blueprints and Pure to add that in.

Mathew: Are there any other things that I could work on?

Rev: The water AIs could use some modifications to the water turbines but keep an eye on the power it produces.

Mathew: You got it.

Rev gets off the com.

Selina: So what else you are going to work on besides the turbines?

Mathew: I don't know; possibly help you all with new body types.

Selina: We could do that but you should start on getting a bath, even though I got humanized a few months ago I an smell when someone needs one.

Mathew smelled his armpit.

Mathew: Phew, you are right on that one, I'll need a lift back to the Serpent's Den.

Selina: My Spartan is outside, should we leave this running.

Selina meant the wind turbine.

Mathew: Let's run a long term test; see how it handles for endurance but let's keep a kill switch just in case.

Selina: Right.

Selina uploaded a program that would act as a kill switch while they are away. They went up and out of the facility which was a test facility in which AIs test experiments. Selima's Spartan was waiting outside and she got in. Once it was operational, she turned around and Mathew got on the Spartan's back.

Selina: Hold on.

Selin moved forward and started to head back to the Serpent's Den with Mathew on her back. While they were making their way back, Rory was at the sanctuary helping the dryads while they were getting used to being social and other things like others helping them. Rory was with the carnivorous dryad to keep her calm since she was a special case.

Rory: Easy, easy, it's ok.

One of the Solar AIs were helping the carnivorous dryad to help with the fields and making sure they were ready to plant.

Rory: Is that good?

The Carnivorous Dryad nodded her head and looked it over. She went over to the Solar AI ad they looked at each other for a few seconds.

Solar AI: I won't do anything to hurt you.

Carnivorous Dryad: Ok.

The Dryads have been learning how to talk, it's slow but they are learning. Rory kept watch on all of them while they were working. She even saw Vile and Lily working together; Vile was using his Spartan to dig up the fields since it would be easier that way. Since the Spartan copies you exactly they were doing double the work, Lily pointed to any rocks and debris under the ground to take up and put to the side.

Vile disabled the Spartan and picked up what she pointed at and put it aside. Once it was put to the side, he continued until they had enough to plant. Lily waved her hand when they had enough. Vile came back and set the Spartan down and disabled his link to it. Vile came back down to smaller hybrid mode and went to Lily.

Vile: Is that ok Lily?

Lily: Yes Vile.

Rory saw Vile and Lily getting along with each other. More than what they were expecting, Rory went over to Vile to talk to him.

Rory: Vile, can I have a moment?

Vile: OK?

Rory and Vile went to the side to talk.

Vile: What is it?

Rory: Looks like you and Lily over there are starting something together.

Vile: Uh, I don't know about that exactly, I'm just helping her to...

Before he could finish the sentence Rory put her lip on his finger.

Rory: Like you said before, if things don't work out we can stay as friends. If there is something sparking between you two I'll let it catch aflame. Pure didn't stop anyone when they want to start a relationship so I am not going to either.

Vile breathed a sigh of relief but Rory didn't take her finger off yet.

Rory: But that doesn't mean you should forget your duties to the Serpent and the Alliance, you got me.

Vile nodded his head.

Rory: Good, now go help her.

Rory took her finger off his mouth and he said nothing, he went back to Lily to get the seeds ready for planting. V came over and was watching them sort them out.

V: You really letting him go?

Rory: He is an honest one, if his heart is somewhere else, who am I to judge? You taught me that, remember?

V: We did but I never thought you would actually take it to heart.

Rory: When Thursday was here, I started to understand why he was like that and when I got humanized it made sense.

V: Which is what?

Rory: To let them live their own lives out, not to make them the solider everyone wants them to be, a mindless killing machine.

V: Weren't you guys like that?

Rory looks at V.

Rory: Come on girl, we weren't that heartless, just couldn't show it.

V: So who are you going to go for?

Rory: Nobody, yet. We still have the fort to set up and cities to protect; we still have a ways to go.

V: You are starting to sound like Thursday.

Rory: He led us remember, now I have to lead in some of his footsteps, not all of them. I have to find my own way.

V: That's a good thing.

Everyone helped out with the Dryad's home and where they wanted to set up, they wanted to build like the sanctuary and the trailer that came with them provided enough to get started, even a small beehive in which one of the dryads take care of but she hasn't transformed like Violet. Once everything was ok and it was evening time there everyone split up and went back to either their city or the Serpent's Den.

Vile stood back to keep watch over the dryads just in case, he had his Spartan in Dragon mode. He stood outside of his Spartan and was in smaller hybrid form on its head keeping an eye out. Lily came out and saw him on watch, she was wrapped up in a blanket.

Vile saw her and came down.

Vile: Couldn't sleep?

Lily: No.

Vile: Come.

Lily went to Vile and he took her back to the spot he was sitting down, he held her while he was keeping watch. With his warm body, he was able to keep her warm while he kept watch. She started to get comfortable with Vile giving her warmth and comfort. A gust of wind hit them and that made Lily hold onto Vile more in which he noticed.

Vile kept her warm while he stood watch while he slept, Vile was thinking if a relationship with Lily if things didn't work out with Rory. He was thinking about what chances he had now and what chances he should take but what was most important is to keep everyone safe.