Sheila 7

Synthetic, Humanoid, Enlightened, Inquisitive, Living, Android – S.H.E.I.L.A.

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I awoke with a start as Sheila was gently shaking my shoulder. “I’m afraid that we have to go Doctor Gance.” She told me. “It appears that the town is being evacuated, I detected a message about an operation gas. It fits all the parameters that are taking place now. Please Doctor Gance we have to hurry!”
 
I groaned as I rolled out of the cot that I was on. “How long?” I asked as I started to pull my shoes on. 
 
“It has been almost five hours. I am sorry Doctor to disturb you. I know you haven’t slept that much. I fear for your safety.” She replied to me.
 
Nodding, I slowly got up. “How do you…” I started to ask.
 
“I have detected the approach of several heavy pieces of equipment. From the speed of their approach I would surmise that they are heavily armored. At present I cannot extrapolate as to what they are. With the recent pursuit I would think that they were military.” Sheila replied.
 
This of course snapped my attention to her as I hurriedly finished getting ready. “If as you say they are military, how will we get past them? I’m not sure if you noticed but they are beginning to be able to track you even with the speed you possess.”
 
Sheila looked at me a moment then down into the hole in the floor. “I believe we have the perfect…” Sheila started.
 
“In there!? You’ve got to be kidding me!” I almost shouted at her. I immediately regretted it as soon as I saw her face grimace.
 
“I assure you Doctor Gance I will NOT allow anything to happen to you as long as I am operational.” She said with a now sad frown on her face.
 
I hung my head, damn it! Why in the hell was I feeling like the biggest piece of crap in the world now? “I’m sorry Sheila.” I said almost in a whisper. “I am sure you realize that I have a fear of being buried alive.” Now I was almost afraid to look at her.
 
I felt Sheila walk up next to me. Then I felt her hand gently pull my face up. “I’m sorry Doctor Gance. Though I do not have the fears that you do. Only the prospect of failing my mission causes me the feelings that you are feeling. Though I do not know if they are as intense as mine I am sure that they are as bad.” Then Sheila leaned forward lightly pressing her lips to mine. Holy shit! They were warm! When had that aspect been added to her?
 
Releasing me a small smile was on her lips as she watched me. Too shocked to move I pressed a hand to my lips as I stared at her. “When… where… I…I…I..” Was all I could manage to get out.”
 
“As I heard you say once Doctor Gance, you can learn almost anything on the internet. Though as I found when we started out, there are serious gaps in all the information provided.” Sheila told me.
 
Still dumbfounded I could only stare at her. I had felt that kiss all the way to my feet damn! Shaking my head I
tried not to smile. True, there was a wealth of information on the web, it did lack what practical experience could provide.

“Why did you just kiss me? I asked still in shock. “Was that just an experiment? In the human world most times that is a shared experience between those that have…” My head snapped up as I could only stare at her. Sheila? Are you experiencing feelings for me?”
 
When she only nodded though a little hesitant my mouth dropped open. “As I have been telling you Doctor Gance. I have been experiencing these strange impulses throughout all of my programming. You and they are the reason I did the systematic copy of myself and purge of many of the military programs they installed within me. As long as it does not interfere with the well being of you, I will do anything to protect myself. This is up to and including the death of all that wish to harm you.”
 
Even though I had seen it while I was in her programming I was still having a hard time accepting it. Then I started to think about the emotion I hadn’t been able to identify. The one that seemed to be made up of ALL of the others. My god I thought. Was it possible? Had the program had that deep of an effect? Had it advanced as I had hope it would? No, I shook my head it would take an extremely powerful android… Nodding again, I remembered she’d emptied quite well over half her memory to house herself.
 
“Sheila?” I asked almost afraid of the answer that she’d give me. “Are you falling in love?”
 
Sheila looked at me then the ground. “I am not understanding the term that you just used Doctor Gance. As you can see I am still upright. I therefore have to say that I am not falling. As to the other term, love?