I Bleed Blue // Detroit Become Human

The Machine's Mind - 12

Word Count: 1353

"What are we going to do Markus?" North asked, watching him stand up full of panic
"There's an abandoned church near the Detroit Bridge...on 94th Avenue" Connor looked to Markus "We can have everyone regroup there"
"Are you sure this place is abandoned, Connor?" Markus asked turned around
Connor nodded "I was there just a few days ago''

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Chloe knocked on her Dad's front door 

No answer 

She continued to knock 

"What?! WHAT!" Hank yelled "I'm coming!" 

The door creek open 

"Chloe?" Hank asked in a confused tone, but she ignored and pushed past him 

"What are you doing here?" Hank scoffed "It's eleven at night" 

"I need you to tell me where Jericho is" She turned to look at her Dad as she paced around 

"Chloe" Hank furrowed his eyebrows "What the hell are you talking about" 

"Connors' left to Jericho" Chloe whispered "I need to help him"

"Chloe, Connor doesn't need your help" Hank made a face 

"He came to say goodbye" Chloe sighed out in anger 

"And you need to leave it there, Chloe!" He yelled at his upset daughter

"NO" Chloe screamed 

"Chloe..." Hank tried to reason with her 

"NO!" She screamed louder 

"Chloe Elizabeth Anderson" Hank point at her trying to assert his dominance

"Dad!" Chloe argued "I am NOT leaving him to die" 

"He is a MACHINE" Hank flared his arms "You are a HUMAN BEING"

Chloe ran her fingers through her hair "No" She mumbled in tears "He's alive...he's not just a machine..."

Hank shook his head "You're not going to make it there in time"

Chloe took a small gasp of air "What the hell do you mean 

"Perkins is planning an attack..." Hank looked up at his daughter "You can't...go" 

Chloe let out a heavy sigh and walked to the door 

"Chloe..." Hank tried to stop her 

She didn't listen and just walked out, slamming the door behind her...

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Markus ran down to the hold to set off the explosives, he dodged any soldiers he could and tried to save any androids he passed. Markus made it to the hold and rushed to arm the bomb, he rushed upstairs as quick as he could to find Connor and North

"Connor" Markus called from down the empty hallway as he ran up to the pair "The bomb's gonna explode any second. We have to get out of here"

North and Connor nodded and the three began to run to the third floor to jump with the rest of surviving androids... gunshots rang and North cried out. She'd been hit. Markus grabbed a metal board from the ground, using it as a shield to get to her. He was struggling to pull her back, Connor wanted to help... he showed his alliance by pulling out the very gun he tried to use earlier

"Go! Now!" Connor rushed in front of them

He started shooting, one soldier against five... Connor picked up the metal board and tried to use it. He fought off every officer around them until the coast was clear