Connor x Reader - Altering algorithms (DBH)

Chapter 19: The sinking ship without the iceberg

(Y/N)'s P.O.V.

We ran through one of the narrow corridors, suddenly meeting the woman I had seen earlier, leaving the door to the cabin.

"They're coming from all sides! Our people are trapped in the hold, they're gonna be slaughtered!" Her voice was filled with panick and anger, as she insecurely moved her gaze from Markus to the direction she had just come from. The deviant leader put a finger up to his forehead, making me wonder what he was doing. Opening his eyes again, he addressed the woman.

"We have to blow up Jericho. If the ship goes down, they'll evacuate and our people can escape!"

The strawberry-blonde-haired female protested, "You'll never make it! The explosives are all the way down in the hold, there are soldiers everywhere!"

I pressed my lips onto each other, agreeing with her.

"She's right! They know who you are. They'll do anything to get you!" Seeing Connor speaking up next to me, I just nodded along.

Markus however, was too determined to be convinced. "Go and help the others. I'll join you later."

He continued to look at the female android, as she was about to resist, "Markus..."

I was able to spot panick in her eyes, as he answered, "I won't be long."

He insisted and afterwards ran into the opposite direction. Connor grabbed my hand and dragged me after him, as we sprinted through another door, the female android following us.

I tried to keep up the whole time but even despite my android legs, I was out of breath before the others.

"Come on (Y/N)." Connor encouraged me, supporting my back with one hand. I merely nodded, not stopping. We needed to move, I had already wasted too much time.

Turning around another corner, I was immediately pulled back by my partner again, as the female android stood next to us. A few feet away, there were FBI soldiers, threatening some androids with their guns.

"We need to stop them somehow!" The strawberry-blonde-haired android hissed underneath her breath. I nodded, not able to watch innocent people lose their lives right in front of me. I peeked around the corner another time, still feeling Connor's grip on my right hand, as if to make sure I wouldn't run away. I shortly raised my eyebrows. It always had been him, who ran into the spotligh of dangerous situations. I could risk something now too.

I spotted four soldiers, one more than us. Glancing around, I noticed another exit on the other side of the hallway, exactly behind the humans. Through there we could escape and lead the other androids. But how were we supposed to reach the door when we were ten feet away with the enemy in between?

The answer was obvious: I simply needed a perfect distraction to charge in and start a surprise attack.

I bit my lip, thinking hard. Then, an idea popped up inside my head. I widened my eyes, hastily taking off the beanie and quietly dropping it onto the floor. Revealing my blank forhead like that, I moved my hair back. Connor stared at me, fear in his eyes.

"What are you doing?" He asked as muted as possible. I looked over to him and the female android, who apparantly was surprised to find out I was a human.

"I will distract them and once I give you a sign, I need you two to charge in and overwhelm the rest of the soldiers." There was no need in changing my mind, I had already made it up anyway.

I grabbed the gun out of my holster, took a deep breath and handed it over to Connor. "I need you to hit them in a way, I can knock them out. We don't want it the other way around, do we?"