Chapter 43: The Defect
"Min Yoongi...? How do you know my name if your scanner doesn't work?" Questioned the pale android. Clueless to how Taehyung learned his name. But just as he began to adjust the lab coat over his body, he suddenly looked down and remembered that he had a name tag over the coat. "Oh! Silly me, I must have forgotten the fact that I have my name tag on. I apologize!"
"That's alright. Do... you forget things easily..?"
"Only small details. I've just been reactivated recently so I have my temporary flaws. But of course, they're not detrimental. Have we... met in my past run?" Yoongi asked curiously as Taehyung only made a soft smile and nodded his head.
"Yes, we have..."
"That's amazing, I hope I wasn't a bad android... I don't have any memories of my past run, but if I somehow caused trouble, just know that I am sorry," Continued the android as he cupped Taehyung's face and looked into his eyes. "Please close your eyes, I'm going to take a look into your database..."
"Okay..."
"Don't worry, your memories won't be tampered with. I will only look at what's wrong and what caused it," Yoongi assured. Leaving Taehyung with the idea that Jungkook will be seen within his memories. He only hoped that Jungkook's existence would be discovered today and taken care of before he could dare to harm Park Jimin.
It was the unforgettable thought of Hoseok's neck carrying Jungkook's handprints against his slightly tanned skin, that left Taehyung cautious and nervous; hoping for Jungkook to be reported and deactivated from harming Jimin. Yet, the idea of Jimin becoming too close to a dangerous creation left Taehyung having his doubts. Even if he worried about doing this, his need to protect all living things around him was his main priority so it overcame everything.
By the time he powered off for the other android to begin fixing his built-in scanner, Yoongi removed Taehyung's shirt and remained silent when no one else was around to interact with him. He carefully set the other down comfortably on his chest and over the steel table where he was left to access the database system sealed away on Taehyung's back.
Once Taehyung was plugged into the PC far from the steel table, the android finally sat down and began to download Taehyung's database onto the computer. Awaiting the meter on the screen to load up on once screen completely so he can go through his data. But as he began to wait, Taehyung's memories were uploaded before the rest, so instantly, Yoongi was greeted with endless memories purposely stored in Taehyung's database.
Without wasting any second further, the android began to search through the memories in hopes to discover how the scanner became defected in the first place, but those few seconds began to take into minutes as Yoongi could only tilt his head impatiently.
Just then, his eyes latched onto the screen once the sound of laughter filled the room to one recording of a fond memory.
"Taehyung, that's not true!"
Jimin's contagious giggles filled the room instantly. Leaving Yoongi to come to a sudden stop and slowly bring his eyes to fix upon the screen where he heard the charming laughter of the human he once knew before. It was like a fresh new sound to his sensors; familiar, yet, unknown to him like he ended up wandering around in an uncanny dream.
"I watched it and that's not what the character said! You're being ridiculous!" Jimin laughed and hid his face within the cushions. Hiding his pink little face and those charming giggles that left Yoongi to move his head in with interest.
"Impossible! I'm not ridiculous, you are! You can't recall the right line!" Taehyung replied all while he got up and pulled the cushion away from Jimin's face. Capturing his youthful laughter along with the pink painted onto the apples of his cheek all until the treasured memory came to an end.
Yoongi was curious. The sound of pure laughter was a familiar tone to his sensors, but he questioned why it never tended to leave his system after hearing it. It was now a broken record in his data, replaying the sound of Jimin's voice constantly until he raised a brow and pushed his hand over the mouse to search for more. Who was this charming man in Taehyung's database and why did he sound too familiar?
Just as Yoongi began to search through the memories, almost forgetting his task at hand, he suddenly came across another memory of Jimin laughing again at the many things Taehyung said. Yoongi didn't know why, but he was glad to be distracted by this human being, he almost didn't want to search for what he was doing before. It was an unexplainable feeling to him, a sensation he wasn't sure that was built into his database. Was it possible for him to fall for a human he hasn't met already? Whatever it was, he just didn't want to stop looking at this familiar stranger.
When the idea of falling for this charming man came to his attention. His hand suddenly shot to the side where he abruptly exited the current memory and blinked his eyes as if he was breaking away from a spell Jimin set over his existence with just the sound of his enchanting voice. Right when Yoongi sat up right after, he looked over at the memory bank and continued to search through, not trying to distract himself with the videos of Jimin, he only assumed it could have been Taehyung's partner so he continued on. Trying to forget the feeling that overcame him. He couldn't tell if it was a sudden infatuation or familiarity, but he knew he couldn't get too distracted.
Yoongi continued to look through the memory bank, forgetting that feeling that came over him just before until his eyes latched onto the recent ones. That's when his bright blue eyes locked onto the memory of Hoseok answering the door with sudden red hand marks latched onto his skin.
Of course, Yoongi became concerned instantly since it was in his nature to protect humans as well. His eyes locked onto this man and then his neck, but he could only keep that note in mind as he continued to search through for anything off. There was no evidence of another android doing this until, his eyes met with the next moment where Taehyung met Jungkook just earlier that day. Jeon Jungkook's responses and sudden burst of frustration right after bumping into another fellow android alone was enough to leave Yoongi concerned.
"Sir?" The android suddenly called out as he got up and made his way towards the door before pulling it open. "Sir?" He shouted out once more until footsteps approached the entry. "Sorry to bother you like this, Kim Seokjin but I think you might want to see this..."
"No need to apologize, my little android. Please, show me what you've seen," replied the man by the name of Kim Seokjin himself. He stepped in pushing the center of his round glasses over his perfectly shaped nose bridge and fixing his breathtaking brown eyes onto the android laying on the surgical table at the center.
Every step this powerful man took; the bottom of his black and white sneakers touched the tiled floor as if light followed every step. Only he had the presence of true perfection following behind him every second and he knew it. Seokjin then reached the dual monitors and adjusted the hem of his black sweater sitting over his dark denims, always carrying a casual look despite what others had always imagined him to wear as the most successful man in the world with his creations.
"I was going through this android's memories in search of what happened the moment his scanner became inactive but just then, I found this peculiar creation that I think might interest you. It seems to have a defect that could have caused... an abrasive attitude within it."
"Abrasive? Let me see..." Seokjin whispered with a concerned look in his eyes, yet, he had his doubts in what his own creation just said.
When Yoongi set the memory back to that very moment Taehyung locked eyes onto Jeon Jungkook, Seokjin's eyes widened the second he also caught Hoseok within the frame too.
"You see, that's the android-"
"Pause the video..." Seokjin whispered with the tone of his generous voice becoming serious in seconds and of course, Yoongi didn't hesitate to do so. The android was silent now as his gaze was latched onto Jungkook's blue eyes. Trying to make out what Seokjin was thinking the second he would look at the screen. But no matter what, Yoongi could never understand what came about in Seokjin's head.
"Sir, what is it?" Yoongi asked curiously and finally looked back to his creator. As Yoongi finally locked eyes with the human behind him, he noticed that Seokjin carried a soft smile over his plump lips and that alone left Yoongi tilting his head once again. "Seokjin?"
"It's him... it really is him... abrasive, jealous, dangerous, obsessive... I know him so well, that's him for sure!" Seokjin said to himself and sat on the chair before the dual monitors. "After all these years... I've finally found version one! Ah, Yoongi, look... that's your older brother!" Seokjin continued and pulled Yoongi closer until he threw his hand over the Android's shoulder. "Isn't he interesting? Oh and that unpredictable side to him, that's one of his many flaws! He's filled with them."
"But sir, if he's filled with flaws, why are you excited to see him? Flaws are not perfection and-"
"Oh, my little android... of course I know that. I've been looking for my biggest mistake the second he disappeared in order to take him apart... Ah, now I've been graced with such a blessing today. I'm so glad I stepped out of my lab! And LOOK!" the creator went on and pointed forward to where Hoseok stood within the screen. "Do you know who that is?"
"My scanner cannot scan through a screen, sir. Maybe if-"
"I'll help you out, that's someone who helped create you. In fact, he helped me make all my little androids... Jung Hoseok, my right hand man... my partner in crime and the one who betrayed me," Seokjin whispered as Yoongi stored that thought within his database. "If you ever meet him, he will call you 'my little android' and give you the most heartwarming smile just the way I do."
"How could he betray you?"
"Well, you see that older version right there?" The creator asked. Pointing towards Jungkook and looking back at Yoongi while he still kept him close with his arm locked over his shoulder. "It appears that Hoseok has taken him away from me and went into hiding... protecting that creation from his inevitable fate."
"What... what are you going to do now?" Yoongi wondered and right as Seokjin noticed that he was making the android a little uncomfortable to the point where he was beginning to stutter, he suddenly pulled his hand away from the creation and turned to face him.
"Sorry about that, I forgot you were just reactivated. You're like a baby right now, untouched and very clueless... but to answer your question, I'm going to wait..." the human answered and watched as Yoongi looked back onto the screen. "But... if you would like to do a little side job for me, please let me know! It concerns this... and memorizing the route to wherever those two are."
"The database can carry many things... I'm sure I can memorize the route and find the place they are in. When I do, would you like me to report back to you?"
"Yes please, come back to me and I will pay them a visit when I do have time. I am a busy man of course! So, I will go there personally. I'm glad this android came in for a repair today though, if he didn't, I wouldn't have never found out that Hoseok kept my first version a secret after all these years! It's a good day today..." stated the creator before getting up from the chair and pacing around the android laying on the table. "Thank you... because of you, I get to see Hoseok again and of course... the defect too..."
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