Being Human (One Punch Man x OC)

Chapter 17: Closing In

It had been a few months since the initial meeting of the Class S heroes.

Little did they know, they were being watched.

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"This preparation for the memory transfer is nearly complete. Would you like to see your new body before we proceed?" Dr. Kuseno inquired, turning to Sona inside his lab.

Sona nodded, "Yes."

Kuseno pressed a button on the wall, a hatch next to said button opened. On it, a conveyor belt with a turntable on it. On top on of the turntable was Sona's new body. It's design overall looked similar to the bronze metal physique she has now. Her platinum hair was redone to be shaven at the sides while the fringes and locks were combed and spiked up. Instead of her original visor, this body actually had a complete face, composed of synthetic skin, just like Genos.

"Well, what do you think? Is it to your liking?" The old doc smiled, hoping she would approve. Sona said nothing as she stared intently at the body. Mostly, the face. She traced the features, from the forehead, to the nose and down to the end of the chin.

"It has been awhile since I have had a real face. Well...almost real," Sona said, "I suppose this is as close as I can get to being some type of Android. I approve, Doctor. Let us proceed."

Suddenly, the doors opened to reveal Genos, himself. Both the individuals were not expecting him to drop by.

"Genos, what brings you in today? In need of any repairs?" Dr. Kuseno asked the young man.

Genos turned his attention to Sona, but answered the doctor, "I am here as a second hand for this procedure."

"Are you sure, Genos? I believe we can handle this procedure by ourselves, it's pretty simple," Dr. Kuseno was a bit surprised at Genos' offer.

Genos continued, now turning to the doctor, "Sona has expressed her concerns about this procedure. I am here to ensure it is successful."

Dr. Kuseno then gave a smirk, "So, emotional support, then? Isn't that sweet of you?"

Genos' eyes widened and he turned his head a way, grumbling as his cheeks turned pink. Sona noticed, but was not sure how to interpret that reaction.

Sona, however turned back to Dr. Kuseno, "Well, shall we proceed?"

"Yes, of course," Dr. Kuseno nodded. Sona laid down on the turntable beside the other holding her new body. Dr. Kuseno grabbed a large cable chord, connecting one end to the new body, "Now, once I connect you to the servers, your body will deactivate so the memory transfer can commence. The next time you wake up, you will be in your new body."

Sona didn't respond, only giving a nod. Genos took a stand on her left side, he noticed, although she couldn't express it, he could see that her body was going rigid with nervousness. Silently, Genos reached out and placed a hand on top of hers.

In response, Sona turned her head in his direction. No words were exchanged but Genos gave her a comforting smile as Dr. Kuseno attached the chord to the back of Sona's head, where the connector plug was.

As he did that, he went over to his computer, "Commencing download...Now."

The machine started to whir and Genos noticed Sona's body slackened, indicating that she was now shut down until the transfer was complete.

Genos removed his hand from hers and turned to her new body, "How long before the transfer is complete?"

"Not long," Dr. Kuseno went on to explain the procedure, "You see, Genos, the coding for her consciousness is the same as the activity in the human brain. As you know, the human brain remains active for about six minutes after the body is deceased. If Sona remains shut down for too long during transfer, it could cause serious damage to her consciousness, such as memory loss or worse: A damaging alteration of personality. So, the time for transfer should not be more than three minutes."