Finding My (human) Heart

Location: KLAVIER LABORATORIES

"ALFRED, return command!" A man grasps his microphone, almost yelling. The Android didn't respond.

The Android was laid down on a table. It was like an innocent, sleeping boy.

"Sir, he has some missing parts. I am afraid we can't find any of these parts anywhere else, sir. And we need him for the rescue operation. He's the only one who could fit in tight spaces. "

The man in white coat stared hopelessly at the Android, clutching his wrench.

"He's a useless piece of junk now. Please get rid of him." The man spoke flatly.

A girl, wearing a protective jumpsuit, brought the cart in. The men carried the defective Android, and then they dumped it. The girl cringed with the noise of metal, but she tried to keep her straight face. She nodded towards the direction of the man in white coat. Afterwards, she walked the cart out of the room.

*

The girl took her steps slowly, making sure that the Android won't get damaged any further. She heads to a door, anxious.

*

"TEEMO 01." The girl calls out, putting the cart with the Android, aside.

A robot with the form of a cat scampered to her. Its eyes were glowing, and it was partially damaged. Rust almost covered its body.

"MI-I-A..." It managed to stutter out. The girl heaved a sigh of relief. The robot was able to say her name.

Mia brought out her controller, and typed the commands in. The TEEMO's signal light flashed. It seemed to have received them.

Command: Retrieve ANDROID parts.
CODE: 23 51 19
Material: Iron

The code was embedded underneath each of the Android's parts. In this way, the authenticity of the parts was confirmed, making it easier to find.

Mia went to the cart, and she carefully grabbed the Android. She laid it gently on the ground. She then pressed a button at the base of its neck. The Android's eyes flashed blue, and then it stood up, but it made no sound. Mia was saddened, knowing that it wasn't functioning well.

Mia examined the Android. She noticed that it doesn't have its ears (sound receiver) and its valuable core, or the heart (central processor).

"Okay, ALFRED, TEEMO 1." She sighs, patting the robot cat. "Go find ALFRED's missing parts. I'll be waiting."

TEEMO's eyes glowed once more. The robot cat scampered away, and surprisingly, the Android followed.

Mia wanted to stop the Android, but she decided to let it go.

*

Location: DUMP SITE

This place is the end of the world.

Everything was illuminated in the light of the setting sun. Dust clouded, and mountains of scrap metal made it almost impossible for a small robot cat to even find anything useful. The Android attempted to dig through the mess, even though it didn't know why. It just imitated TEEMO.

After long hours of searching, the robot cat seemed to find an ear- like metal with wirings attached to it. The eyes of the robot glowed in the dark, night sky, as it scanned its underside.

CODE: 23 51 19
ITEM CONFIRMED

With its 'jaw', TEEMO was able to attach the ears to the Android. ALFRED blinked, as he re-connects with the part. He could pick up sounds now.