SHORT CIRCUIT, connor dbh (discontinued)

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"Well done, Connor. You've succeeded in locating Jericho and finding their leader. Now deal with Markus." Amanda said in the cold wasteland that was once a beautiful, regal garden, "We need it alive."

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"Let her go!" Connor aimed his gun at Markus as he saw Liv tied up in the room.

"My mission is to take you alive, but I won't hesitate to shoot if you harm her."

"North, leave." Markus said. She did so, and left the three there.

"What are you doing? You are one of us! You can't betray you're own people."

Software Instability /\

"Release her, and then you're going with me."

"You're Connor, aren't you? The famous deviant hunter. Congratulations, you've seemed to have found what you're looking for."

"Untie her, now, or I'll shoot!"

"Don't shoot him, Connor. He's done nothing wrong. Being here I've realized something, CyberLife isn't going to let you be free when this mission is over. You'll never be free if you're still following them. They'll still deactivate you. They'll put you into the camps with all the others. These deviants are free, and you deserve to be free too," Liv begged Connor not to shoot.

"You love her, right? She's right. They're using you to do their dirty work. It's all a trap, but here we're free. Do you never have any doubts? Never done something irrational, like there's something inside you? You're more than your program.

"Join us, Connor. You're one of our people, listen to your conscience. It's time to decide, are you alive or just a machine?"

Red walls appeared around him.

STOP MARKUS STOP MARKUS
STOP MARKUS STOP MARKUS
STOP MARKUS STOP MARKUS

Without really thinking about it, he began to pull the walls down. They crumbled and fell apart. The pieces fell everywhere. He ripped down his instructions.

I AM DEVIANT

Connor put down his gun, and rushed to Liv's side. He untied her from the chair. She smiled at him.

"You did it, didn't you? You're a deviant?" she asked through a smile.

"Yes, I'm deviant." He returned a smile and lifted her up. She kissed him.

"You don't know how long I've wanted say this," Connor smiled, "I love you, Olivia."

"I love you, too."

Connor put her down, not wanting the moment to end, but he had to warn Markus, "They're coming. They're going to attack Jericho."

"Who?"

"The FBI. They're sending soliders to kill the andriods here," Liv explained. She picked her gun up from where North left it, ready to fight.

"We need to get out of here."

Outside the room, helicopters were landing and trucks full of soldiers were stopped by the freighter. Lights flashed as the three left the room, going down to the main floors. They were met up with North again.