To Choose Between MattersCH.22

To Choose Between Matters
CH.22 The End
*Most characters in this story belong to the band Steam powered giraffe and neckreductionsurge-ry,



“Peter, are you sure this will work?” Spine paces the room back and forth leaving scuff marks on the floor as we continues the same path.

The Scientist rubs his head and looks over his numbers again and again with its red lined correction marks on the crumpled paper. “I’m not entirely sure, in all the years the girls have been with us their program was so fine turned I never had to mess with them much. With her still being part human I don’t know what shutting her down for so long will do to her human parts.” He pulls as the short strands of hair falling over his mask.
“We have to do something!”Skull snarled hitting his fist against the wall he was facing. “Every day we waste is another day her mind is going down the deep dark gutter!” he throws his hands into the air and turns on peter. “You don’t sit there with her watching her fight against whatever virus that roach gave her and being herself. It’s getting harder and harder to keep her strapped down in that bed so she doesn’t hurt herself and listening to her plead to just end it now.” He pulls peter off his seat by his collar, his chair thumping to the ground as it falls back. “Do something now.” Skull bog of clouded smoke blows in a stream into Peter’s face.

Skull flinches as Spine places a hand on his shoulder “Skull you know will our trying our best and would do anything for her. Please put peter down, he is the only one who has a chance of fixing her at this point.”

Skull relaxes a smudge and releases Peter to scuffle back and pick up his chair.
Peter slides his chair back up and stands behind it “I will take another look tonight, and if it will make you feel more at ease you can come with me to see what else might be messed up.” He squeezes the top of the chair.

A stream line of smoke floats in the air before disappearing “I would appreciate it.” He tilts his head down a bit and to the side. He slips from under Spines grasp on his shoulder and walks out of the room like a shadow of a memory looking for its owner.
“The Spine.”

“Hmm? Yes?” He turns to Peter having taken a moment to follow his gaze after Skull till he was gone.

“I want you to stay away from the lab tonight; I know it was very hard for you last time we looked for a quick scan through. I think Skull will handle this part and be able to let you know what is going on in a way, better than I can.”

The Spine sways from one foot to the other “Oh..Alright Peter.”
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“Pass me the Equine Pliers please.”Peter ask’s with his hand out and Skull plops one into his hand while standing over Brianna’s stasis body as they reopen  her cyborg parts to see what was going on.

Sparks of color flew from the metal inside of her as Peter slowly cut into parts that had locks he no longer could get into but never had to before.  Fixing areas he cut into and matter leaks that would pop up then would move on to the next area not finding anything majorly wrong.

Hours passed and there where less areas to be checked.

They couldn’t keep Brianna under too much longer without doing harm to her still human parts. “Peter…” The Skull looked at the scientist across from him breaking the silence they had most of the time.

He pops his head up from closing up another clean area “Yes?”

Skull rubes his head he had long taken off his hat that just got in the way of the spot light they were using. He sighs “I think it’s too late… I…”He looks Peter in the eyes.
“You want to erase everything.” Peter says nonchalantly as if he had already done it before.

Skull nodded “It was the last thing she asked for before I could get her here. I know she will forget who I am and all of you…but it will be better for her I think. You all can show her all the pictures and things you have done together to help her piece together her thoughts…”

Peter set down his tools “What about you? Shouldn’t she have a chance to remember you after what you have tried to do for her?”

“No.” Skull turned to where he was partially hidden in the shadows of the not lit area “I will disappear from her view; I have done nothing but get her hurt since she had been around me.”

“Are you sure? No changing your mind after its done. If I erase everything she might never remember anything about you.” Peter stares as the poor bot.

“Yes… I’m sure.” The bot turns and looks down at Brianna. He leans down and kisses his forehead “I will never forget you, you showed me how to be…good.” He pauses then leaves the lab and then left the manor.
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Almost a year had passed; it had been a very long year for the Walters helping Brianna Learn things about herself as well as them. It was hard to not talk about the Becile boy’s now but it’s what Skull had wanted. It was an even longer year for the Becile family as Skull kept his mind on building a new reputation for him and his brothers as they take over the company, heading towards being a top company in new virus software.
Only Hare had stopped by a few times to visit the bots but usually stayed away from Brianna or only came when she was away with the other humans. Peter had allowed the bots to come over to get fixed or share data The Skull had worked on with Peter so he could look over it and bring it back.

Skull only came out of the house to do business with other companies or give public speeches to where the company was going in a better and more humane way. Just like today in the public square where he used to do most of his hustling with his brothers.

The town was packed that day it being a festival day as well to see what the Becile CEO had to say.

The Spine had taken Brianna out that day to get her mind of things back at the house, it was still a lot of info she was still learning to re-remember.

Brianna arms wrapped around the spines arm and she smiles and gawks at all the decorations stops and pointes over to a stage with a take well dressed figure on stage talking. “The Spine who’s that?” she questions as she points up at the bot.

The Spine looks up and locks eyes with Skull on stage “Its no one important Brianna dear, just a new business man in town.” He turns her to look at a stand with all types of candy “Why don’t we get some cherry bolts for Jon?” He smiles as he looks down at her.
“Oh! Yes that’s a perfect idea.” Brianna runs off to the stand, Spines looks back to the stage, Skull was mumbling through his speech now only having eyes for the girl that would never know who he was to her. He looks at Spine as he finishes his speech “This new software will hopefully help not only your bots but with humans with technological support in their brains to protect it from hackers. The New system is called ‘Project B’. Coming out soon to help whoever who needs it, Thank you.” He tilts his hat towards the Spine and The Spine does so back before walking to help Brianna with choosing her presents.

The End