Life Finds A Way (A Detroit Become Human Fanfiction)

Chapter 16: Connor's Family

Marriott Hotel

Markus stared and studied the article carefully with North, Simon, and Josh. "Expert advice to everyone hiding in the form of a joke."

"We should pull her out," Josh said to Markus. "She shouldn't be there. Connor shouldn't leave her in there anymore."

"They probably changed everything around. I'm sure Connor already knows about this article," Markus said.

"But does she, or is he keeping her in the dark?" North noted. "I don't like this. She still hasn't changed her mind at all. We have to do something."

Markus thought back to what he felt. "They are lovers. There's not much I can do." He'd already told them that. Except, there was one thing he had kept from them. "There is a chance that maybe they are causing their status to malfunction."

"Oh, that would be too dangerous," Simon disagreed. "They'd never do that."

"I don't know," Josh disagreed. "Connor doesn't want to be separated. Kara doesn't want him separated." Josh sighed. "Maybe you should bite the bullet, Markus. Invite Connor back."

"Luther is her brother," Markus reminded him. "Connor decommissioned his lover. That friction isn't just going to go away." Although, Josh had a good point. "He probed her too." Geez. "It's a hard call. He wouldn't be welcomed, but Kara would be." Like it or not, she'd have plenty of androids watching over her too. The hotel was nothing but androids.

"What if a human approaches and tries to start a fire to burn down the hotel?" North asked Markus. "She didn't want to be here."

"As long as they are lovers, and as long as he is tolerated by her, there's nothing I can do," Markus reminded them. "She's free to choose."

"What if her choice gets her killed?" North asked concerned. "Trying to let humans view and stay close, it doesn't feel like it's the way to go."

Connor's Home

Kara relaxed in the corner as she heard Connor teaching Alice. She looked out the window, just relaxing when she felt something . . . "Connor." That was a very large switch in her processes. What was going on? "C-connor?" She watched him coming toward her. He was casual for a moment only and then gripped her. "I feel strange."

"I've no doubt." He picked her up gently, carrying her to the bed. "Careful, careful, careful," he whispered to himself. "Don't move in my arms."

Kara stayed still as he laid her down on her side.

"Alice, I need you to go to my room for a little while," Connor announced. Alice did as told. "Close your eyes, Kara."

What was going on? "I can feel him moving."

"I know, relax." He touched her head, removing her synthetic skin. Kara waited, her indicators picking up on lots of shifting. It couldn't be time, but her whole body, it was running some kind of closing down program.

"I need you to put yourself into a forced recharging," Connor said.

Okay. A forced recharging.

Connor held himself steady, studying all the processes that he could manage. He hadn't opened her up yet, instead waiting to see what would happen. No android knew how it would be born. They had assumed it would simply drop itself. Her processes inside of her were changing and slowing down. The blue blood that had once been pierced were slowly being sealed together safely. It looked like Detroit Blue was about to let go, but he still had two months. Connor didn't know how to stop it though. Kara was Kamski's guinea pig. He remembered that and then he saw it. The program was completed. During the final closings, the installed zoomed ahead in numbers and it was now a hundred percent. Then?