Shut Down

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Cinder POV

Thorne put his arms around me gently. I could feel every screw rattle and loosen slightly with every sob.

"Thorne, what am I going to do? Everyone hates me and everyone probably thinks I'm some evil maniac. Why do Humans have such a stereotype view on Lunars?"

Thorne sighed "Darling, soon everything will be fine. We're gonna fix this and make everything as easy as possible."

My brain begins to overheat and my emergency procedures take over my body. Every breath hurts until my oxygen levels and blood pressure regulate back to normal.
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That was five hours ago. My eyes flutter open and blink droopily.
"She's fine. This is one example of why the cybernetic operations must continue as quickly as possible. When tear ducts are added to patients similar to Selene, often a coolant is added to keep the machinery under a safe temperature. Impl...."

A small stick feeling drew my attention away from the conversation to the inside of my right arm. Before I could do anything, I fell into the suffocating blackness of sleep.

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PRINCESS SELENE UNDERGOES EMERGENCY OPERATIONS.

All of Luna's future is put on hold as her Majesty, Princess Selene, is taken into the operating room with no explanation from the anonymous doctor who ordered the procedures. This doctor was fully authorized by Her Majesty to make any medical decisions in the case she was not able to speak in her own behalf.

It was reported by Captain "Thorne" that she was in hysterics after a press conference with the Earthen union.
"I was required to hold her myself as she began to shut down."
Investigations are underway to discover the nature of the conversation between our two planets and what actions may need to be taken.

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