In a dark room in a local house, two men were working on a current project. The first man was in his late 30's with brunette hair and with brown eyes. The other man looked to be in his early 40's with black eyes and raven hair.
Both men were very focused on the current project at hand, of creating the first humanoid robot with human emotions. Wanting them to be simulated in a box that would be installed in the brain. But not having the emotions take over the robot's mind.
"So Harold, what do you think of this so far?" The brunette haired man asked his friend. Harold looked at the robot frame and nodded.
"He looks beautiful Jack just like your wife," Harold said slyly.
"After years of hard work, we finally did it. We built the frame and got the emotion program finished, but we should keep in mind that this is a beta program."
The robot looked about 14 years old with short brown hair and bright blue eyes which were closed. He was wearing a black bodysuit with dark silver boots and gloves.
"The combat programs are stable Jack," Harold replied happily. The two men heard some footsteps coming down the stairs. Jack smiled as he saw his wife and his daughter come down.
The woman, also in her late 30s, was a beautiful Asian woman with nice short black hair and green eyes. The daughter looked like a splitting image, but with longer black hair and blue eyes. The older woman was wearing a white dress while the daughter was wearing a loose black dress.
"Hi, Jack and Harold. How is your project?" The woman asked her husband. She smiled at the man but glared a little at Harold.
"I am fine Carolyn. How is Amara?"
"She is super excited to hang out with her daddy," Amara smiled as she started to jump up and down.
"So we trust you to take care of the house Harold and help take care of our project?"
"Of course. Of course." Harold smiled as he looked at the robot. When Jack and his family left, Harold looked at the humanoid and smiled at him.
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At the dinner table, Amara was eating some chicken happily while Carolyn and Jack were talking.
"Are you sure this project will work? A robot with emotions could be dangerous."
"Don't worry Carolyn, we'll be fine. The robot will be under control." Jack smiled at his daughter drawing.
"What are you making daddy?" Amara asked Jack.
"Well honey, it is a secret project. Nobody will know about it until it's finished."
"Please daddy? I can keep the secret!" Amara said offended. The parents laughed and looked at the 9-year-old.
"I'll show you later honey," Amara smiled at her dad and was fantasizing about the project. Could it be a car that drives itself? Or a new airplane? Or a UNICORN! Amara always loved unicorns and violent shows. Unicorns and violence are the best!
"So Jack, have you noticed that Harold has been acting odd recently?" Carolyn asked quietly.
"No why?"
"Well, I saw that he was muttering "revenge" all the time when he is here."
"Really?"
"Yeah... Jack, I have to tell you something."
"What is it, Carol?"
"Um. It is about Harold. I think he is starting to go insane." As Carolyn ended it there, she took Amara by the hand and led her out of the restaurant.
When they got home, they noticed that Harold and the robot were gone.
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Years later, Amara is 13 years old. She is very mature, for her age and had only a few online friends from her online school. She was never really the social one, and her parents were going to fix that.
"Amara, we have enrolled you in public school for middle school and high school," Carolyn said bluntly. Ever since the project was gone, Carolyn got angry that Harold stole the project, or at least she thought that. There wasn't any evidence.
"What WHY?!" Amara asked shocked. She knew that her mother had issues, but THIS?! Seriously?! Amara was beyond angry. Since 4th grade, she was home schooled because of people bullying because she was an outcast at school.
"Because you need to be more social. Also, dad is coming home for a few months until he has to travel." Her dad was a scientist so he never was home and her mother was always angry at this Harold guy. Amara always wondered if her mother was insane.
Amara sighed at her mother. "Fine mom. I'll go to public school." Amara said putting emphasis on public school. She wanted to make her mother happy.
"We will be watching a movie with your dad, then we'll be going out for dinner. Is that okay honey?" Be sure to tell your dad that you got a new sword from your sparring teacher as a gift." Amara nodded happily. Amara loved taking sparring classes and managed to get to the highest rank in just two and a half years.
"Okay, mom. Okay." Amara whispered and left to change into a black tank top and jeans.
She came down a few minutes later to see her dad. Amara squealed and hugged her dad. Jack hugged her back happily, happy to see his daughter so grown up. Thank God she wasn't wearing makeup yet.
His cute daughter lets go of the embrace and told him a lot of stories about her sparring, fencing, and fighting. He was happy that his daughter was happy, but was worried that she would be violent.
"Don't worry dad I won't be violent. I am going to get the popcorn ready. Don't worry mom, I'll pick the right movie." Amara chuckled and went downstairs. Carolyn looked at her daughter as she ran off downstairs.
"So honey, have they found that project yet?" Carolyn asked with a curious in her voice. Jack kissed her before telling her some news.
"No, but we do see some unknown activity in the Far East. I hope it isn't anything bad." Jack said sadly. Carolyn embraced her husband.
"You've done enough. Now let's go watch the movie." Carolyn cried excitedly.
"The blood will come. Death will come. The suffering will come."
Jack looked around before walking. Thinking it was just his mind playing tricks on him.
"The movie was super cool." Amara cried excitedly at the restaurant. All 3 of them were looking at the menus before making their final decisions.
"I am so happy that we get to hang out together as a family," Carolyn said calmly. Jack and Amara nodded as a result.
"I agree." Amara and Jack said together and laughed.
Saying that Carolyn was happy was just an understatement. She was VERY happy. That her family was happy and they were all able to be together after so long. The family got their food later and started eating enjoyable. Yes, everything was going on like a dream. Except it wouldn't. It would be Hell soon.
"The blood will come. Death will come. The suffering will come."
Amara was in the bathroom as she heard this. She heard people screaming. She heard her cell phone ring. As she took it, she heard even more screaming.
"Amara wherever you are, STAY THERE." Her mother said firmly.
"Mom no! I wanna be there with you and dad!"
"Honey, I'm sorry. If your dad and I go up to the heavens tonight, we want to say something that you should never forget..."
"We love you, Amara. Now stay safe." The communication got cut off and then silence. Amara felt that this silence was threatening and torture. She only heard these words.
"Blood came. Death came. The screams of the humans were amazing to hear."
Then nothing. The young girl looked to see a lot of bodies on the floor. Blood and a lot of bodies. She saw some people were barely breathing and a lot of them were dead.
"Why?" Amara asked as her eyes filled with tears. Brushing them off, she looked to investigate and was terrified of what she saw. Her parents were dead. Amara was sad but was more furious.
"When I find that murderer, they will die by my hand. No matter how or what it takes."
As she heard police sirens, she escaped through one of the windows of the restaurant.
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