Episode 8
*a mth has passed since the day they moved in, n they were reli settling in good. Eduardo has given them their permanent citizenship n has officially recognized them as the new members of City of Goliath*
Ozzie: *did his usual chores. Despite being in the city for a mth n having approaching potential channels to help with trying to get rid of the patch, there hv been no progress n the patch still remains, the AI getting smarter n smarter at detecting invasion n overriding commands. Evn Drix was at his wits end*
Thrax; 8was feeling like he would go mad8
*the kids were getting restless as well, evn the ones tht are accepting towards Oz's condition*
Thrax; 8paced in the living room thinking8
Ozzie: *sees him pacing* Is there something tht I might assist u with my mate?
Thrax; 8shook his head8
Ozzie: *sat dwn on the couch, since he had no more chores to do, just stoicly watching Thrax*
Thrax; 8tried to think8
Ozzie: *feeling the sense of distress in him n got up to hug him*
8the ground suddenly shook8
Ozzie: *didnt knw why, bt evn tho his facial expression didnt change, his hand was gripping tightly on Thrax*
Thrax; What was that/
Ozzie: Incomprehensible. Such knowledge of data is not acquired. I do not recognize these seismic tremors
8the communicators beeped8
Ozzie: *answered in his robotic manner*
8it was Julius8
Ozzie: Wht is wrong? Why r there seismic tremors ard the vicinity? *tries to keep his balance n made his way to the kids to protect them, as was his directive*
Julius; Nothing to worry about, Goliath's just getting ready for the mating ceremony
Spryman: M...Mating ceremony...? *went a little pale, reminded of the incident bk then wen he was in Hector at the Penis Plant*
Julius; Take it easy Paul, the mating ceremony is kinda like a wedding
Spryman: ...Um...Oh...
Kiaran: Ehh!?
Jamie: Goliath...
Junko: Is getting...
Twins: Married?
Julius; 8nods8
Hope: Wif who?
Julius; A female called Angel, teal skin- wild red hair
Spryman: Sweet. Any possibility of created a merged city?
Julius; Maybe in a few years
Ozzex: How long will his mating last?
Julius; The Mating Ceremony doesn't last long, only for the night
Twins: *feels the tremors more n huddled against Oz* Mama, I'm scared
Ozzie: *held them, evn tho his facial expression was stoic*
Thrax; This won't last long
Ozzie: *held them close, somehow unconsciously nuzzling them*
Julius; Relax, what they're doing is kinda like dancing in the sky
Spryman: How r u seeing all this?
Julius; Eye channle
Spryman: *blushed* Ur...actually looking...at...
Julius; They won't be 'doing that' for another few years
Hope: Why?
Julius; This is only a mating ceremony
*suddenly a huge tremor shook, causing Ozzie to fall bk n rammed his head against the counter*
Thrax; Ozzy 8scooped him up8
Ozzie: *his eyes were blank, n he had gone offline*
Twins: Mama? Mama~!!
Thrax; Paul look after your siblings 8ran out to Drix's8
Spryman: *carried the twins close, hushing them*
Thrax; Drix
Drix: *heard him calling frm outside n answered the door* Thrax? Wht... *sees Oz* Wht happened to him??
Thrax; Hit his head on the counter
Drix: *took Oz* Lemme see *hooked him up n clicked thru the computers to try n get him online again*
Thrax; 8bit his lip8
Drix: *no matter how he clicked, Oz would not go online, got frustrated n slammed the screen* Dammit!
Thrax; 8started pacing8
*suddenly the computer screen turned on by itself*
Thrax; What the_?
*the screen appeared an image of Ozzie, bt it had blue metallic eyes n the facial expression is stoic*
Drix: W...Wht...?
Thrax; What's going on/
Screen: Do u not recognize me, my mate?
Thrax; 8felt dizzy8
Drix: Wht the...? Wht r u doing in there? Citizen! Return online at once!
Screen: Command overriden.
Drix: Wht? Return online this moment! Tht's an order!
Screen: Command overriden
Thrax; 8fainted8
Drix: *caught Thrax* Hey, hey, hang in there! *lay him on the couch n gave him some smelling salts*
Leah; Vat's going on/
Drix: Look at the screen, n u'll see wht's going on
Leah; 8looked at the screen then paled8
Drix: *turned to the screen* Identify urself! How is it possible for u to attain material physicality
Screen: I wish to attain material physicality of my own free will. I wish to be a better mate for my husband. Tht is my directive
Leah; Not like zis
Drix: If u hv gotten this, then u understand tht u r keeping the real person stuck in there. U must let him go
Screen: Command overriden. To allow the alpha to return consciousness is to terminate me. I do not wish to be terminated. I wish to be with my mate n my children. Tht is my directive
Drix: They're not YOUR kids! He's not YOUR mate!
Screen: He is mine! They are mine! I love them! They are mine!!! *his shout caused everything to black out except the screen*
Leah; 8ran to Sally8
Sally: *was scared by the blackout n cried for her mommy*
Leah; 8gently picked her up8
Sally: *whimpered as she cuddled against her mother*
Drix: U knw we hv to eradicate u if u continue to take ovr Oz like this
Screen: I am an AI, created n born by u to learn n adapt. I will not separated frm my directive
Leah; 8growled8
Drix: We'll just hv to see abt tht *clicked furiously at the keyboards, in which access was denied everytime*
8there was a knock at the door8
Drix: *groaned n went to answer it*
Thailog; 8was standing at the door8
Drix: *surprised* M...Mr Mayor. Wht can I do u for?
Thailog; Finding out what's going on here
Drix: Sorry, bt we hv a bit of a problem with Oz here
Thailog; 8looked in8
*Ozzie's body was still offline, bt the screen was burning bright, with the AI in Oz form still there*
Thailog; 8cringed8
Drix: Anything u can do to help?
Thailog; I'll see
Drix: *tries to wake Thrax some more with smelling salts*
Thailog; I'll see
Drix: *tries to wake Thrax some more with smelling salts*
Thrax; 8goaned and opened his eyes8
Drix: Oh, thank Hector ur awake. We're gonna need ur help here, so keep it together
Thrax; What can I do/
Drix: I think our mayor can help us with the problem, so we're gonna hv to carry him to the lab in the brain centre *turns to Thailog* If tht's OK with u, Mr Mayor
Thailog: Of course but hurry the ceremony starts in an hour
Drix: *nods n gestures Thrax to pick Oz up as he shuts dwn the computer*
Thrax; 8picked up his mate and fallowed them8
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