Mourning

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A word hasn't been said since the funeral ceremony since last night. The whole base has gone quiet, no machinery, no vehicles, no ships, Just...silence.

Alicorn is peacefully reading in her bed as classical music plays from her radio.

Alicorn flips the page and continues to read on with an emotionless look. 'It's been so quiet, today. No morning announcement, no people yelling down by the beach. No gun fire from the soldier's training rang. No cannon fire from the training Azured Ships.' Alicorn closes her book and just stares out a nearby window. 'Why do people mourn for the dead? They're already gone, so why be sad for them? Death is so common in this world, so what's so sad about a few people dying?'

Alicorn looks down to her hands and she sees blood covering them. 'Or maybe it's just because I'm a siren and they don't understand human feelings.' Alicorn blinks and the blood disappears. 'I've killed before and never been sad about it. Am I... incapable of feeling things that make those other ships, human? Sorrow, Regret, Happiness, Jealousy, surprise, disgust, and Anger. No... Anger, I know that feeling well.'

Alicorn looks down at the book in her hands, The Hobbit. 'I've felt nothing but anger from the people that have seen me. I feel anger deep down when I see myself in the mirror.' She brings a hand over her heart and grasps her military coat. 'I feel nothing but anger when someone mentions a siren. When someone mentions Nanquet Cay.'

Alicorn lowers her hands and she looks up to the ceiling. 'But all those negative feelings go away when Yorktown is near me. Or even when those three Destroyers and Light Cruiser are near.' Alicorn just lets out a chuckle and she looks down and rubs the palm of her hand. 'I'm nothing but a failed experiment. I was supposed to be the savoir of humanity, but I nearly ended up being it's destruction.'

Alicorn looks out the window as a breeze blows in and she sees the blue sky. "Deep... Dark... Blue."

Alicorn blinks a few times then she turns off her radio and gets out of bed. "I hope lunch is open today." Alicorn opens the door and enters the empty halls. "Quiet." Alicorn fixes her tiara and straightens her coat then walks down the halls.

Alicorn's white high heels clack against the laminate flooring. Alicorn walks with the elegance of a queen. Alicorn hears crying up ahead and she sees three ships standing in front of a door. mourning.

In front of the door is Independence's picture with some flowers and candles. The three ships stand in the middle of the hallway. We shall call them ship, One, Two, and Three

Alicorn walks down the hall and stops a couple feet from them. "Move." Alicorn says to the three ships.

The three ships look over to her. "What?" Ship One asks.

"Move, you're blocking the hallway."

"Can't you see that we're honoring our friend here?" The second ship asks. "Take the other way around."

"The other way around is less efficient and takes long, this way is the fastest and best way out." Alicorn says. "So move."

"You're so heartless!" The three ship yells. "I bet you're the reason why Independence is dead!"

"It's... not logical for me to be the direct cause, for I was not there when she died. Now move, or I will make you move."

"You Siren bitch!" The first ship yells.

Suddenly Cleveland appears between Alicorn and the three other ships. Her eyes bloodshot and dry tears stains are on her face.

 Her eyes bloodshot and dry tears stains are on her face

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"Whoa, whoa, let's just all calm down." Cleveland holds her hands out. "There's no need for yelling, or name calling."

"Cleveland, this siren girl is being a bitch and not caring about the loss of life here." The second ship says.

"I'll handle this, so let's all calm down." Cleveland walks over to Alicorn. "Let's just take the long route."

Alicorn looks at the three ships then to Cleveland. "Fine."

Cleveland walks away and Alicorn follows her, as the three ships glare at our siren girl.

Cleveland and Alicorn walk the halls of the dorms in silence. Then Cleveland breaks the silence. "Alicorn, if I may ask. Why are you like this?"

Alicorn hums. "I'll put it in simple terms. Imagine building a computer for years to be the most perfect computer ever made. Then to make that computer better you gave it an A.I., to bring it to life. Then you put the A.I. in a containment room and gave it stuff to learn, to play, to be human. But a virus snuck into the A.I. when it was being made and it laid dormant for years. Until one day the virus saw its chance and took over the A.I. Then the computer A.I. attacks its own builders and killed them. Then the A.I. went missing for a couple years, but then came out of hiding with a plan and a will to do it, with the virus to back it up. But as the A.I. tried to complete its plan, an Anti-Virus came in and stopped it. The Anti-virus brought the A.I. to people that can help it get rid of the virus, but found out that factory resting the A.I. is the only way to fix it. So they factory reset the A.I. and it was back to the day it was born. But this time, no containment room, no stuff to learn, no toys and stuff to learn how to be human. Only given on directive, kill sirens."

Alicorn looks at Cleveland. "That's why I'm like this."

"That's... I'm sorry Alicorn."

Alicorn just looks ahead and sees the exit. "There's nothing to be sorry for."

"There is!" Cleveland calls out. "I'm sorry for how everyone treats you, it's not fair."

Alicorn stops and looks back. "They need something to let their anger out at, it's not healthy for the body to keep it in." She turns around and walks to the exit. "Besides, their anger is justified. I'm a no good siren." She walks through the exit.

Cleveland looks towards Alicorn with guilt and sadness. "You hold so much negativity, don't you."

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03-08-2023

1037 words

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