Robotic Vampires 7

In the middle of the night Ria and Kayden felt some tender hooks while waiting on Easton for a judgement beyond the dark corridor, "why's he taking so much time?" Kayden said

"He has to tramp four areas before getting back to us, I think," Ria twerked

"Ohh, God, I'm dead worried," being frazzled she holds her breath for not more than two seconds then releases,

"You'll be fine," Ria held her by the shoulder, "we all will,"

"I know, but I also know Norman could be watching us, our every move and…"

"Thingummy you mean, because there's nobody behind any screen probably because there are no screens,"

"It's weird, I'm quite nervous, I don't know if I can do this?"

"Yes, you can not because of anything but your baby,"

Kayden tittered a bit, she immediately covered her mouth with her hands, "I don't even know the baby's gender, whether a boy or a girl. What kind of mother would be without proper information of her child's affair,"

"It's not your fault, none of these is your fault,"

"Don't play that card ok, it's my fault, if I didn't collect that stupid job proposal I couldn't have been here," miffed Kayden and frightened Ria stared at each other for a while before drifting apart after some sneaky footsteps started approaching the long corridor.

"Let's hide," Kayden suggested

"No, it would make things even worse,"

"supposing that's not Easton were screwed,"

"Norman is in his palace I'm sure, and those are not the footsteps of Robots I assume, it's a human, and every human has feelings, and we're girls, beautiful girls for that matter," Ria said looking funny at Kayden,

Kayden really tizzy says, "Good, for you, me here I'm two in one,"

"Wow, no need for that, who else knows you with a thing, feel relaxed," Ria walks closer and loosened her cold hands. Kayden made a slight tingling sensation, a look of surprise tinged with disappointment after several lapses of breath she burst out an incredible sentence, "I would hate to give birth having never left the hole of where I got pregnant, mentally, and experience the world; London, Venezuela, and France and Spain and all other parts, no matter the race, ethnicity, I just want my child to leave a free life…" Kayden was already in that half and half world where she was not completely with Ria and the other part traveling in her imagination,

"Kayden, Kayden," Ria's voice went low several degrees, "hey wake up, stop dream walking, Easton is here,"

Kayden releases a little gas, "where were we?" She made a half-hearted attempt to justify herself,

"You see, she's fine," Ria giggled at Easton,

"I should be doing this with actual soldiers, they won't be sleepwalking," Easton become miffed,

"I'm fine, just wanted a glimpse at the future for the first time in a while," Kayden well suited with hands in her pocket says,

"What did you bring back?" Ria asked

"Nothing, no sign of the red button or anything related to it, all four storage units are filled with mumbo jumbo, just a waste of time,"

"30 minutes of scouting four different storage units you came back empty-handed, that's absurd," Kayden says

"Not empty-handed," Easton dipped his hands into his pocket and brought out a folded paper,

"What's that? Is that even useful, or are you trying to mean something,"

"This is the map of this place, so we won't have to do this again," Easton looks furious at Kayden

"Let me have a view," Kayden stretches her hands to get that thang from Easton. He flinches and retracts, "room, out here is too risky,"

They all walked a few moments into two separate rooms, "bye see you tomorrow," Kayden pushes the door of her room slowly,

"Try not to sleepwalk next time," Easton laughed gently,

"There was no next time you said so yourself," Kayden walks into their room, while Ria and Easton have a little walk further before reaching their room.

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Z and Shae just arrived at work early morning Thursday and settled at the cafeteria for some haggling before work, "this YouTuber in heaven really has the guts," Z took a spoonful of Ice cream out of its container,

"I think he'll be caught in a couple of days," Shae said,

"Would you be able to survive in such tight knot condition, I mean they're are not allowed to breath real air, no clubbing, or eating or ice cream,"

"Food, that's a necessity that should be taken into consideration," Shae paused worried for a moment, "how do they carry their food inside, maybe we could back trace the vehicle and see where it's headed,"

"Already done that, there have been no movement of vehicles in that region of the desert in two years, no tunnel systems, oh…well except the one used for passing out urine and faeces,"

Shea seems gutted, "that's not good,"

"Those fellows are stuck in there. No way out or in, except their open top cliff of course,"

"How does Norman get out then?"

"He doesn't, he knew the consequences before accepting to rebuild,"

"And we can't get anywhere close to the building, if it's not those behind the cupboard, it's a flying rocket from heaven above,"

"Why don't we seize the spaceship? It would take us closer to at least a bit,"

"Well, the Command center tried, two of their men were shattered with bullets. The last thing we want is making an AI your enemy,"

"Then we could disable the AI, it's what we do,"

"Yeah, we should. I guess you've already tried and seen it's a dead end. Whosoever built such AI must be very good, didn't keep any back door open," Shae says

"This Norman is a gutsy fighter I'd give him that, but I assure him, when he wants to go down he'll go down real bad,"

"That idea is presented under the guise of not in the nearest future,"

"Gunnery sergeant Shea" Z hipes, "I'm done with mine, see you in the control room,"

"I'll be there in a minute,"

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"Pale face, red eyes, fatigue, and stress - symptoms of fever," Norman looks furiously at Kayden, "have you gone to the refinery for a check-up," he asks busy Kayden,

"No sir I'm fine," she wears a warm smile,

"No, you need the best care possible, you're one of my loyal and faithful workers, please let me help you,"

"No, I'm fine," Kayden starts to make a scene standing in front of her almost finished robot suit. Ria tapped her back, "hey go do the check-up, I'm sure, Mistress would understand your situation,"

Gung-ho Kayden wrapped herself slowly out of sight of Norman straight to the infirmary,

"That was quite a drama she put on,"

"You've started to lose touch with who you are," Ria glued one body of the suit to another,

"Seems to me like she's hiding something," Ria paused, "but I'll let it pass, after all, there's no way out,"

"Why are you so desperate for me to believe that there's no way out,"

"Because you're important to the course,"

"If at all I know what that means,"

"You'll see, just a little time left,"

"Nothing else can surprise me in this heavenly box you put us,"

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"What do you use to cave out such bolt such as this one, hmm," Easton said measuring a few screwdrivers

"Woo, drop that, none of those will do," Ray picked up a spanner from the toolbox and handed it over to Easton, "try this, will you,"

"About the rumor monger, I want to meet him," Easton says

"No one knows him, that's if he's not a she,"

"When you say no one you mean including Norman and his investment friends,"

"Yeap, because if he does, I'll bet one more body in a box in the second heaven,"

"I love that, if I know the rumor monger I know more than Norman does,"

"And who says Norman is not looking for this lap rat," one of the boys from the corner mocks Easton, "just piss that rat off and do the job,"

After multiple trials with the bolt and spanner, Easton smacks the spanner hard on the generator, "be careful, that's a screw, you screw it in, not hitting it on the Goddamn generator,"

Easton snorted, "I hate this place,"

"Everyone does," one SEALS shouts and turns fully, "I'll be dead before we could actually leave this place,"

Easton stared at everyone's face before bringing up the discussion no one wanted to talk about, "Back to the rumor monger where were we?"

"Piss off you brat,"

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After several conversations with Norman, he pretended to leave then stopped, turned, and busted out this sudden request, "sit with me during lunch, I have something to tell you," at first I laughed, thinking it was a prank, I paused to think of a funny reply, "you already know my answer to that question,"

"I insist,"

"Okay, he's not joking,"

"I'm not, please,"

"Woohoo, that's really strange I'll give you that,"

"Seventh heaven like old times,"

"You want to invite me for lunch here,"

"Yeap, and because it's in 30 minutes I'll need a cleanup,"

"Ok, what about the workers, we can't probably eat with plenty of eyes watching us,"

"Everybody out," Norman yelled. Everyone looked confused at first, but later stopped work and ran out when they heard him the second time, "I said everybody out," he turned and twisted his neck putting on his dimples. One middle east James still sat solo picking out irons from a white plastic bucket,

Norman walked to the middle row and fixed his mouth into James's pointed ears, "I wasn't joking when I said everybody out,"

Deep in a voice with a bulky chest, he says, "What about the old lady?"

"She stays"

James then stood up, locked his jaw, and strolled through the back door, slamming the door on his way out.

"You were serious, now what?" Ria folds her hands and kept a straight face for Norman,

"Go to your room you'll see a red dress, put it on, I'll be back in 30 minutes,"

Walks out angrily, "so pathetic,"

30 minutes later

"Flare pepper red gown with the two sides sliced to almost reaching the waistline, four candy stamped on its breast level, sleeveless hands, and many other exceptional qualities. You look exquisite," Norman tells Ria,

"Thank you," Ria finally moved her eyes for more than two seconds from Norman's Italian suit, "So much in 30 minutes, red flags tied across, hmm, forgot the last time I actually saw stuff like this in the outside world,"

"Don't worry I've made arrangements for dinner parties and club and street jams, no one would miss a thing,"

"That's…I lack words,"

"I know, admiring something you don't want to be a part of is tiring but I'm afraid it's a little bit too late for that,"

Ria's countenance had changed and she felt so little tricked into doing something she didn't want to, "let's sit," Ria moved first, drew the handles chair situated in-between the decorated table, and sat. "Why are we here?" She says

"You mean sitting in between this well decorated…" Norman flipped his eyes around,

"Lab" Ria responded, "if that's the word you're looking for then I've found it,"

"You see, I don't know when this happened but you seemed to have lost focus on what we're doing here, the good it would bring. Look around you, one word from me and everyone run away, that's what you wanted, what changed?"

"Who changed you mean, after killing my family and left me with no choice but to follow in this crazy course or whatever you call it> you expect that'll be so foolish to follow you the second time,"

"I gave you everything, and this is what I get,"

"If this is the reason you wasted almost an hour of your time, I guess you call all your workers and get to work because I'm not bowing down for anything you say,"

"You know me well Ria, I don't like asking too much, but I'll ask one more time, I don't want to be tied to watching your every move. Please join me and work on the new world, let's build it together,"

"Fuck off,"

"Then I'm left with no choice. You're no more going to stay in the same room with Easton McRae, you'll be having a new roommate,"

"You must be joking, I don't want to be kept with any psychic,"

"Good thing you have me. I'm your new roommate,"

"What? No way I'll be staying with an ass hole like you,"

"We're getting married," Immediately Norman got down on one knee and brought out a ring from his inner suit trousers, "will you marry me?"

"Like I have a choice," Ria snobs

Not long everyone was invited into the lab and within minutes the marriage had been conducted, "I pronounce you husband and wife from this day till your last day,"

Ria peeped her mouth into Norman's ear, "next time you're up for a romantic compulsion no need for the flares, it makes you look more foolish,"