Chapter XII


"Jesus, Hank, next time you call me at 11 at night, I'm not picking up." Olivia complained as she pulled her button up on her shoulders and rolled up the sleeves. As Hank had previously said, he made Connor call her once they had left the Eden's Club - which Olivia still didn't know why they were there.

She acted like she was asleep and was bothered by his call, but she was just glad for an alibi out of that club after Connor had caught her. She went to the department, but looked terrible so she had to put herself together on the drive here and she thanked god she had planned ahead and put an extra uniform in her desk, but she didn't take in account that she totally looked like a rookie but anything was better than what she was wearing before.

The trio entered the police department together, a cup of coffee in both Connor's hand and Hank's. Connor hasn't spoken once since Olivia had entered the car and she was a bit nervous to bring up anything especially with the Traci's memories in Connor's head now.

"Hank, you go ahead and scout out what the problem is. I must speak with Detective Crawford for a moment." Connor finally spoke once the three made their way towards their desks. Hank nodded, eyeing Connor for a moment before leaving the two alone.

Olivia bit the inside of her cheek as she took a seat on her desk. Connor handed her the cup of coffee, his eyes so focused on her that Olivia squirmed in her seat.

"Thank you," Olivia mumbled but she was sure he heard it. Connor rolled up his sleeves as Olivia sipped on the coffee.

"My systems told me that humans need energy after participating in sexual activities."

There goes the coffee. Olivia's eyes nearly popped out of her skull as she put a hand on her chest. Connor stayed silently as Olivia tried to catch her breath. There were subtle ways to get that conversation, but that works.

"I didn't participate in any... activities. I'm sure you can check that with the memories." Olivia defended herself, her eyes now staring challengingly into Connor. The Android remained silent as Olivia nodded.

"That's what I thought." She mumbled as she stood up from her desk. Olivia took another sip of her drink and put the remains of her drink on her desk as she went to walk past Connor but a hand stopped her.

Connor grabbed her elbow, not too tight, but enough to stop her. Olivia's eyes immediately went to his hand as she tried to worm her arm out of his grasp.

"Connor-" Olivia tried, but the Android wasn't giving up.

"Olivia, I'm sorry-"

"Let go of my arm!" Olivia pulled her arm away as she felt her chest get heavier. She could feel herself get taken back to her childhood and tears started to form in her eyes.

Connor saw the tears and immediately let go of her arm. He opened his mouth to voice his concern but the woman quickly stormed off, viciously trying to get rid of the tears as she headed in the direction Hank went in.

The Android quickly stood up to run off after her but Connor felt somebody push him back. His LED turned red, his eyes going to the source of the push to find one certain brown haired detective in his face.

"Gavin, I don't-"

"I don't give a damn what you don't have, you make her cry one more time, CyberLife isn't going to be to fix you." Gavin tapped on his chest for emphasis, his body towering Connor's sitting frame.

Connor rolled his eyes and grabbed Gavin's hand and twisting it to the side, causing the man to kneel. The Android's face was devoid of any emotion as he leaned down to Gavin.

"Don't threaten me again, Gavin, or I can promise I will make your life a living hell."

To make sure his threat was heard, Connor fully twisted Gavin's wrist until he had heard a snap. Connor dropped his wrist and casually walked over the man on the floor and started walking in the direction Olivia went to.

Finding himself in the observation room of an interrogation. Hank was sitting across from an Android who looked visibly nervous and anxious. He was a DL400 and he was manual labor worker.

His LED was switching between yellow and red and he refused to look Hank in the eye. He wore civilian clothing, a grey sweater, and jeans with a hat. He was leaking thirium and some of his biocomponents were messed up - like his right arm was visibly dented and the insides were showing.

The DL400's arms were handcuffed to the table and his foot wouldn't stop tapping. Androids don't have those habits unless he was deviant.

"Okay, I'm going to repeat what you have told me and you tell me if anything is wrong." Hank's voice filled the room, causing Connor's attention to turn from the Android to the lieutenant.

Connor leaned against the back wall of the observation room, his eyes scanning the area around him to see that Chris was sitting at the computer in the front of the two-sided mirror and Olivia wasn't in the room, Connor guessed that she was in the bathroom or hiding from Connor - which made Connor frown slightly.

He frowned as he knew he wanted to speak of what had happened but his systems told him to avoid it at all costs. Although he didn't agree with it, he did. It was going to have to wait though, there was a deviant he had to deal with first.

"You were apart of the bank robbery, correct?" Hank asked as he read over his notes he had in his hands. The Android was looking at his lap, his eyes not moving as Hank sighed.

"And you know where the rest of the group is. And you are turning yourself in because you think this woman is after you?" Hank's confusion wasn't hidden, his brows were furrowed and he ran a hand through his hair.

The Android flinched backward at the mention of a woman. Connor leaned into the window, his eyes trained on the Android as he was genuinely curious at this point. Could that woman be...

"She isn't a woman... she is the devil." The Android's voice was rough, the voice synthesizer was heavily damaged and made his voice staticky and deeper. His head snapped upwards, a fire burning his eyes.

Hank wrote something else on his notepad but didn't respond.

"I thought... I thought I was free - but she found me. She made me do it. I didn't want to kill anybody. I-I..." the Android's voice trailed off as he pulled at the handcuffs, trying to turn away from Hank.

"Hold on, what do you mean she made you do it?" Hank asked, leaning back into his chair as he furrowed his brows. Could CyberLife take over their own Androids?

"She... took the front seat - as you humans say. She pulled me from my own systems and took control of my own body. I was doing things I didn't want to do - I was fighting against my own body." The Android explained his situation as he turned his body as far as he could away from Hank.

"Why would a group of Androids steal all that money? We don't need it for us - she... they needed it." The Android continued, gesturing but still remaining cautious of Hank.

The Lieutenant licked his lips, sighing as his eyes looked at the window for a moment, knowing Connor was listening to every single word the Android spoke.

Connor pressed his lips into a thin line, his heart pounding as he felt nervous, to say the least. Everything that the Android was saying was or has happened to Connor - especially when he pulled his gun out under her command.

His chest felt heavier, his eyes dropped to the floor before returning quickly to Hank.

"What's her name, son?" Hank asked in a calmer tone, trying to make sure the Android doesn't self-destruct.

The Android hesitated, his eyes scanning the area to make sure she was there before he looked Hank dead in the eyes, saying, "Amanda."

Hank exhaled, shaking his head as he wrote on his notepad. Connor's mouth opened as he closed his eyes. He couldn't even think properly, nothing was coming out of his mouth as he got off the wall and went straight to the side door, putting his hand and exiting the observation room.

The sound of the door got Chris' attention but he didn't say anything to the Android. Connor couldn't breathe correctly - despite not even needing to breathe - he felt the mechanical beat of his heart pound against its casing and his systems were flashing red all around him.

Connor exhaled outwardly, his hands shaking as he fell to his knees. His systems were failing, but it wasn't from a physical injury - it was all in his head. He was doing this to himself but he couldn't stop - it was like his mind had... well, a mind of its own.

Despite his visual systems failing, he could hear a sound cry somewhere near him. He blinked a few times trying to get his visuals back to working order but nothing was working. He tried to push himself off the floor but nothing was working.

"Connor!" The voice yelled once again, her arms grabbing Connor as she pulled him off the floor. His LED was bright red and he wouldn't move.

Olivia panicked as she pulled on Connor, finally moving him and pulling him onto the bench. He was still staring in front of him, nothing moving as Olivia tried to get his attention.

The woman quickly wiped away the tears from her face as she sighed outwardly. Connor's systems finally acknowledged Olivia as the person in front of him and he quickly moved his arms to snake around her body, pulling her closer to him.

Olivia's was caught off guard by the gesture but she reacted by putting her arms around his body and closed her eyes. Connor buried his head on her shoulder, a small shake coming from his body as he held her tighter.

"It's okay, Connor." Olivia completely forgot what happened only half an hour before but she couldn't just leave Connor on the floor like that. Olivia had done the same thing a few days ago.

Connor didn't say a word as Olivia rubbed his back and soothingly told him reassurances. Connor's breathing was uneven and ragged as he clung to Olivia like his life depended on it.

He felt off like he shouldn't feel like this, but he knew this was because of the deviancy. It was making him feel all kinds of different and he was still debating if he even liked it at this point. Connor felt safe around Olivia - not the same type of safe like Hank - but something different.

"Liv-" Connor's voice was staticky because his voice synthesizer wasn't working as it should but Olivia didn't care. He had called her Liv.

"Shhh, it's okay, Connor. You don't have to tell me anything." Olivia's voice was still returning to her after her crying session. She could tell Connor was comfortable around her, and she could say the same - to some level.

"Th-Thank you, Olivia."

Connor still didn't loosen the grip on Olivia but she didn't care.

"You're gonna be alright, Connor. I promise."

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