𝐆𝐫𝐚𝐲 𝐌𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫 | ❝ Do androids dream of electric sheep? ❞
In which the First Order's newest weapon is tasked with killing the Resistance's best pilot. And not everything goes as planned.
EXTENDED SUMMARY INSIDE
PRE-TFA to TROS
EVENTUAL POE x...
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"Report to the debriefing room immediately."
Before ELL-1 even had time to respond, Commander Ren cut off the transmission. Curious, she thought to herself, she'd never been assigned a mission so quickly after finishing a previous one. Perhaps there was an urgent need to take care of a target. She got up swiftly, unplugging herself from the charging station she had just sat down in. Whatever the First Order needed, ELL-1 would do. Her programming dictated it to be so.
The turbo lift door opened with a hiss, revealing the busy bridge of Starkiller Base. She passed by high-ranking officers, including General Hux and Captain Phasma, as she made her way to the debriefing room at the back of the space. ELL-1 had grown familiar with those four walls, after all it was where she was assigned her missions whenever that may be. As soon as she entered, she knelt on one knee to the hooded figure of Kylo Ren, the door closing shut behind her. He had his back facing to her, not bothering to acknowledge her presence.
"My lord," She said after a few moments of silence.
Still, he did not make a sound. Perhaps he had not heard her.
She tried again, "How can I be of service?"
This time, he reacted.
"Lock the door," He ordered crisply.
ELL-1 was confused to say the least, but complied, standing up to press several buttons on the control panel.
"Would you like to know how you can be of service, ELL-1?" He asked lowly, his deep voice distorted by his mask. His tone held a hint of sarcasm, but she did not pick up on it.
"Yes, sir," She replied immediately, standing at attention.
"You can be of service," His gloved hand pressed several different buttons on the main holoprojector before saying with an edge, "By watching this."
The hologram bathed the darkened room in blue light as the young android drew closer to the projector. To her surprise, it was a holovid of her last assignment from the security device attached to her personal ship. It was just for insurance, proving to her masters that she did indeed kill her charges and of course, for the First Order's records. Her goggles had been knocked off her face from the ensuing fight and her hood was down, revealing her most prominent features. It showed the killing of her target, with him on his knees in front of her pleading for his life desperately. With a blank look, she pulled the trigger and he crumpled to the ground in a heap, a fresh new hole drilled into his head.
The video glitched before abruptly ending.
"I do not understand, sir," She turned to Kylo Ren, "Was there something wrong with the way I killed him? You did not give any specifics-"
