Chara and the Planet

Chapter No. 53

Chapter No.53.

Three days later, the Avenger arrived at Planet Nine, but what they saw orbiting the planet caused concern, not to mention fear.

"There's a ship like ours in orbit," Alma said. "Scans indicate it is not arming its weapons. It appears to be in standby mode."

"Interesting," Myra said. "Scans of the tower base indicate that there are at least two thousand androids in charging stations but in standby."

"Are there indications of humans?" Chara asked.

"No."

"Well, this is interesting," Ryan said. "Maybe a Space Command contingent came here to escape Earth's crisis, but they're no longer alive."

"Are you suggesting that these androids have been in storage here for eighty years?" Evan asked.

"Maybe not that long, but long enough for the humans to die off."

"That would suggest that they weren't injected with nanobots like we were," Myra said.

"Space Command was not aware of the nanobot application to human physiology," Chara said. "I developed it to keep Ryan alive so that I could punish him. It was a fortunate decision because he would not have survived the pain chamber if I hadn't."

"Is that why you injected all of us with those . . . those things?" Martha asked.

"Yes," Chara replied. "I decided that I needed a way to control you humans."

Ryan knew that what she was saying is the truth. He decided not to make any comments that would rock the boat.

Chara stood up and turned to Myra. "You and I will go down to the surface." She turned to Ryan. "You and Evan must go to the ship in orbit and determine its status. Take Mitzi and LuLu with you."

Ryan simply nodded. He decided that arguing was futile.

Myra wasn't happy about going to the surface with Chara with no backup, but she had no choice.

"Why did you choose me to come down here?"

"Because you are familiar with android system code. I trust you."

"No one ever told me that they trusted me."

"Not even your mother?"

"I don't know who my mother was," Myra said. "I was an orphan. My parents were killed in a shuttle accident."

"How did you get into Space Command?"

"I was adopted by a science officer. He financed my education and pulled strings to get me in the Academy. I think he felt sorry for raping me."

"I have been raped multiple times," Chara said.

Myra was surprised that she would use that term for having sex with males. Chara was designed for sexual function with males. She decided to avoid discussing that with her.

Chara piloted a shuttle down through the atmosphere and landed on the tarmac near the tower facility. They exited the shuttle and walked to the tower.

"You're not concerned about the fact that these androids have been in storage for so long?" Myra asked her as they entered the tower.

"You will check their status in the lab," Chara replied.

Myra looked at the pain chamber that was still standing there directly in the center of the tower chamber and shuddered. She couldn't imagine what it would be like to be tortured in it. The fact that she had been injected with the nanobots would allow her to suffer for hours on end and still be alive the entire time. It would be a robotic concept of hell.