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Basic Info is simple.

Murder drones recoded is a alternate universe of the murder drones franchise created by Glitch. All rights go to the creators of the original project. These stories are for fun and to help people understand Origins, basics, and Dynamics between characters. The main gimmick is the solver escapes Uzi during the time of what is the full power time of the solver. We will be introducing new solver varieties from what is called the "solver siblings". Please bear with me due to this being my first fanfic some writing might be off here and there.

Who are the new characters?

Other than the solver siblings we are introduced to new characters that will vary between story to story. Noteworthy ones are Jupiter version 0 they are a part of a subspecies of disassembly drone called The Stalker drones the sole purpose for the stalker drones were to eliminate unwilling disassembly drones that would not kill or attack worker drones made solely to take out the weaklings to leave the strong disassembly drones at Bay. They have many differences from their normal counterparts such as they are not condemned to silver hair and yellow eyes they have three stingers and are able to make spider webs with their nanite acid their nanite acid is called Coldplay nanite acid. Unlike disassembly drones they are immune to it. They are fully capable of having different colored eyes and hair alike. Other characters that will be important are as followed the sister of doll named Laika and a part of her alter ego Sputnik.

New solver types:

With the start of the full power of returning to the absolute solver new solver drones emerge. They are able to take many shapes and the siblings also have their own. The solver types will be listed below. Some examples may be included as well. Please do keep in mind if it updates I might forget to update it so for any new ones please forgive if I forget to update them. You will get short stories through Valerie which is one of the Sentinels/ Raptors solver type.

Lists:
Bats (common) EXAMPLE: Uzi and V
Wyvern (uncommon) Example: Cyn
Leviathan (very rare)
Raptor/sentinels (rare)
Scorpion (common)
chameleons (common)
hydra (rare)
shark (common)
wasps (uncommon)
moth/butterfly = (uncommon
Dragonfly (rare)
Piranha (uncommon)
Anglerfish (rare)
Dolphins (rare)

venera

Alligator (common)

Raccoon (uncommon)

Black-footed cat (uncommon)

Yellow crazy ant (rare)

Snail (common)

Griffin (common)

Dragon (rare)

Kraken (rare)

Hummingbird (uncommon)

Jellyfish (common)
Wolf (uncommon)

Seal (uncommon)

Selkie (rare)

Lunar-

-hornets (common)

-firefly (uncommon)

- porcupine (common)

- flying fish (rare)

-whale (VERY rare)

-owl (uncommon)

- Aye-Aye (common)

- cheetah (uncommon)

-sea urchins (common)

- seahorse (rare)

- Cat (common)

-Spiders (common)

Forced:

- Kangaroo (rare)

- Snake (very rare)

- clownfish (common)

- electric eel (uncommon)

- Parrot (rare)

- rabbit (common)

-Keybugs (rare)

- eagle (uncommon)

- Swan (common)

- komodo dragon (uncommon)

- Zebra (rare).

Other important info:

Some characters go through character development such as seal designation J and so on. The story has its own tweaks. Examples being n v and j have official names. N name is Nike,V is Veronica aka Valley,J is Jewlette and later on Jade.

Family members of each will be revealed in their own chapters! So that's where the information will come from.

The villains

Ghost doll who teams with Jade and V's brother Jamie

Valerie

The solver siblings.

The timeline.

The time lines takes place 3 years after episode 8 absolute end. The year is 3074.

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J eyes open to see a dim light. She squints and blinks to adjust her vision. She doesn't remember much but looks around to realize she was in the Elliott's manner she was on the top of the steps she looked confused "huh?" She said not exactly sure if she should be on alert or just confused. What she doing before this again?..something to do with hunting? She thinks her brain felt it was just flushed clean of the past hours. She looked around trying to remember what day it was..was this a dream? It wouldn't be the first time she had a dream of the manner. Much like N and V she had a bit of everything of her past wiped from her brain however she had always been able to remember better than them. The solver seems to have kept more memories intact but for whatever reason she did not know. "What day is this? C'mon J! Thi-" she was thinking until the sound of a baby crying filled the hall. She was surprised by the sound. She blinks then squints in thought. "14th of june..?" She asked herself outside..that ment this was 1 day before the Gala. Her eyes widened as she recalled events and decided to play them out but that would mean..she slowly turned around to stare outside the window..she saw

the same worker drone. She cannot recall what he did to deserve it but she watched. The crows were Ruthless against the poor drone it was unclear the point of the torturous death. The crows were pecking the drones the visor despite no sound ment J's ears she could almost hear the shrieks and calls for help from as she watched she cringed. She winces through her teeth at the sight. "Sorry bud.." she just whispered under her breath.

She got knocked back to the manner..the baby cry grew louder. She shut her eyes tightly and she felt her shoulders clench up in undeniable discomfort and hatred. She turns her heel a bit and looked down the stairs she heard the crying coming from a room..the drone baby nursery. She never understood why the Elliott's allowed the drones to have babies. Perhaps more slaves? Perhaps just because tessa was technically just allowing her dumpster pets happiness..regardless of reason she knew who was crying. It was the same ordeals.

She looks at the steps that seemed longer then remembered. But again she chops it up to the pit in her robotic stomach. She toke her first step and then another. Why did it have to be so hard? She wondered it's not like this was a foreign topic it's walking down steps. But it felt like she was walking on suppressed razor blades if she steps wrong it felt one would Pierce through her feet. As her head swims with thoughts she flinched. "Ah! Shit!" She manged to scream out as she fell over a step and tumbled to the bottom. She had covered her face as she landed on the floor with a thud. "Ow.." she says as she blinks her eyes open. Her eyes fell on the door. Now she knows she never fell down the steps come to think of it..she could've swore it was she tripped by someone. She turned to the steps as if someone would be there..Nothing just the steps.she scoffs as her eyes role "ugh! whatever!" She said as looks forward and gets up.

She gets up and dusts her maid outfit off. She looks at the door and toke a sharp deep breath. She put her hand on her door nomb. It's a dream she'll wake before she sees her that's how this dream always ends she opens the door and poof! She's on the safety of some light pole she hung upside down on. She toke a deep breath in and then out. She slowly closed her eyes ready to embrace the toxic air of copper9..swing! She swung the door open. But..instead of reawakening to reality she was met by the light sound of lullaby music and smells of vanilla Febreze. Her eyes jolted opened. "Huh?! Wha?!" She gasped out she nearly fell forward until she caught herself. Her eyes scan the room. It's the nursery alright. The sleeping babies slept with "sleep mode" plastered on their visors. Except one..J mouth hung open a bit as her body seems to force her forward. "T.." she choked out she wasn't used to used to THIS outcome.

She slowly made her way to a cradle that sat in the Conor next to a window..she stops in front the cradle not looking down. The crying drone infant was almost to much for her. She then had her mouth hung a little open. Her hearing the crying was almost to much for her and as she finally looked down..there she was..her light blue visor eyes showed tears running down her screens the eyes closed shut. J felt her hands shaking as she moved to hold her then stopped. She felt something cool exit her visor..tears of her own. It had been years since this day and her seeing the baby in the crib. She toke a deep breath and she let it out picking up the baby and cradling her in her arms like she did that same day. "There there Tia big sis gotcha.." she choked out through her own tears. Her breath got caught in her throat as the baby's eyes fall onto her tears laying still. She started to hum a lullaby to Tia. As she did Tia eyes got heavy and she has "sleep mode" plastered on her visor. J looked at her she felt REAL like the real her. J put a small kiss on her baby sister's face.

J put Tia in her cradle and then stood there. She shakes her head as she turns around. How was this fair?! She wasn't really there but it felt REAL! And that was hell on earth to J. She composed herself and wiped her tears and turned her baby sister saluting to her with tears. "Rest up Tee..it's good for ya." She said in a calm and honestly defeated voice. She turned and left. She looked around the hallway. She heard a crash and she went and peaked. She saw another familiar face. She flinched when she heard a male voice speak up. "Yo sis! Whats up!?" Asked the worker drone inside the room. She shakes her head. Yep without a shadow of doubt it was him. Her twin. "Uh..hi..Kam" she said she felt like just playing along what else could she do? Kam grabs a plate of muffins and walks up to her his cocky smile made her feel bittersweet. "Tessa's been looking for ya! She said something about 'needing a hard worker'" he said with that tone of teasing. She put her hands to hips her own expression of one playfulness* "yeah okay mr.muffinman" she shot back. The two laughed. For a moment only a moment she felt he was still there. No..she felt THEY were still themselves. She hadn't heard his voice it years. "Well don't keepin the big boss waitin" he said as he walks by her..she watched him leave. It felt herself grabbing his hand she didn't mean to. He looked at her hand then her. He had a frown on his face. "You ok?" He asked confused and a little worried. "I uhh.." she couldn't think she didn't mean to like actually grab him. Her eyes remained on him for a sec and words came out but they felt forced. "I love you like..never forget that okay?" She says she felt the words and cringed at them.

"I love you too sis..?" He said more as a confused statement after that she let him go as he tugged his arm away. His eyes showed a mix of uncomfortable and confusement. She watched him walk off. Her white eyes felt glued to him. Maybe because it felt..off to see him again. She shakes her head as she looked at the door and she walked out. Right..Tessa..that name in her head made her made her wanna puke and cry all at once. she forced herself to go to the steps once more and walked up them. She then went to the floor of tessa's room. She looked and saw her door was open. She made her way over.she came in. She felt sick. Seeing her in full made J feel off. "Finally I've been waiting for an hour!" Tessa spoke out her chatty and upbeat voice caused J to flinch. "Sorry Boss" she said forcing a awkward smile. "Well I need help.." her voice became fuzzy and J's vision went fussy. Oh right..her memory cut off here..she couldn't remember..she repressed it or maybe the solver wiped it? She didn't care nor think much about it. She blinks and her eyes were met to the night of that day came. She was met by a face of a friendly face.

"Jewlette!" A happy and hyper voice spoke a drone with blonde hair and blue eyes similar to Tia's got in J's face. J has shocked eyes. It been a good while since she was called her birth name. "Uh..oh right!" She cleared her throat and she straighten her back. "Hello Izzy" J said with her older sister posture. Well she thinks. She never really got used to the big sister role..was she supposed to be always so..business-sy? Was that even a word?? She didn't care much if it was it just felt right to explain her posture that way. Izzy face looked curious then she bursts out laughing as she pulls on J and tugging her into a hug. J flinched when she was hugged..she was never much of a hugger. But for Izzy? She was always that exception. J hugged back awkwardly was she doing it right? She had no idea. After Izzy pulled away J looks at her innocent smile. Her face was almost enough to make her smile herself. Izzy always made her happy. She frowns..the memory fades again. Her eyes spotted a blonde drone before her vision blurs and drifts she remembered that drone. Who was that again? She didn't remember was it her aunt? She thinks so her hair was too short to be her mom..she couldn't remember the blonde drone and it drove her crazy. She blinks and then..her eyes widened as she looked around..the day of the Gala her face darted at the Massacre. She saw bloody bodies of humans entrails dangling from the bodied that were stapled to the ceiling. She breathed fast as a panic attack catches her.

The bodies the blood the dead drones. She slowly turned to look where once the solver stood. Her former best friends body laid there..but skinned she was nearly dead."TESSA!!" J shouted as she ran to get to her but slipped in some blood. She started to hyperventilate. "TESSA!" She screamed again as if her own core was ripped out. All Tessa did was lie there trying to breathe..until silence filled the gored out ball room. She shakes as she got up and she screamed bloody murder as she cried like a toddler having a nasty tantrum. She looked to the door..she heard screams still she recognized one as her twin brother and she ran out of the door..she looked in horror and awe..she was too late..her family was dead. She saw the solver at the very end of the hall. Her mother,sisters and brother laid out like flayed fish. She heard a cry and ran to Tia and picked her up..her visor broken. "TIA!" J yelled as tears formed and she shakes but shushes her. "Hey..hey! Your gonna okay please! Hang on just a little longer Tia I'll get help I'll.." she eventually cut herself off what COULD she do? It's a pill baby she didn't know how to fix them let alone anyone alive who could. All J could do is hold her baby sister as she repeatedly apologized to her. Until the hall fell. Silent..completely silent..she looked at the solver..it's laughs muted after their yellow became red. She looks at it eyes filled with tears. "...I am sorry" a voice spoke quietly and tried to move closer it sounded calmer and more..Russian? Than the solver but she didn't trust it. The new red solver backed away a bit. "STAY AWAY FROM ME!" She shrieked the fear and anger there.."..I will not harm you I am sorry to scare you." The voice continued. "I have also lost family to monsters." The solver said in remorseful tone never in a million years did she expect she's sympathize with a murder drone but here she was. "I am not..these are memories I hacked you I am sorry but I has hope you have some memories about V that could help me find her possible weakneeses..THIS wasn't what I expected that's for sure." The voice said in a more calm and calculative tone.

"THEN GET ME OUT HERE OR SOMETHING!" She pleaded. After a second J awoke in a room..a chair turned away from her. She felt her head hurting and tears falling down her face still. She was about to shout until the chair turned away. "You!" She said in defense and anger..uzi..? She thinks her names was..but wait weren't her eyes purple..hers are red..? J look of rage turn into confusion. The drones face remains natural and unphased. The frown was something that gave her deja vu.

"You..? Seem more familiar then being that purple annoying toaster thing" she said in thought. The drone had a small smile appear.."I am not her..more just using her body..but you might know as Doll" the drones says relaxed and coldly. J squints why did that name sound vaguely familiar. Why? "Were you...were you that Russian girl I met with Cyn?" She asked quizzingly. "Mhm" the drone confirms. "..ah..wait your dead.." she said confusement dripping through her voice. "Yes yes I know its a long story. Let's say I found a way to live once more." Doll says calmly. "What do you want from me?" J asked in a sharp voice. "..mm" doll hummed in thought her normal plans were fooled and she didn't see a purpose in j much anymore..but.."What about..an upgrade?" Doll asked grinning she had needed a test subject for her project "code green" if she could get J to be her lab rat she'd keep her around..maybe. "upgrade?" She repeated confused and skeptically. She squints. "I have been reading some of emo girl's blueprints I found some interesting ones I wanna see if a drone could hold the power..along with other things I have planned. Think of it as..a power upgrade if it helps." She said oddly excitedly.

J didn't know anymore who or what to trust but even the slightest promise of new power gave her small hope to get back and those who betrayed her. And what choices else did she have really? She was hungry and low on energy barely enough strength to fight back so.."fine.." she said forcing herself to be compliance for sake of herself if anything. After a back and forth. The tests were run. After all of it J awoke. She felt a familiar stinging..from uzi's railgun but..in her head and..hands? She also felt oddly lighter. She looked and flinched at doll. She was a full black form with red eyes and mouth along with bat wings. "You were a success" doll says calmly. "Great and all but why do I feel so different?" J asked a little worried doll did something bad. "You know have infused railgun powers I installed 2 of them in your hand weapons along with you head band..I replaced some of the nanite acid. Your eyes have also-" doll was cut off by a shout from J "WHAT DID YOU DO TO MY EYES?!" She asks in mild panic. "They simply turned green as well..you are fine geez" doll said a bit of annoyance dropping through.

"Okay then if you say so..so like..now what? I am starving" her stomach growled.

Doll held up a oil can but before she could take it doll pulled it away. "I purpose a team up..I normally do this stuff alone and I'd love to do that but..my current state makes me realize I need the help..and it seems our goals align..kinda I wanna kill V and get revenge for my family..and you wanna kill those who wronged you" doll Said annoyed at first but by the end she was oddly amused. J doesn't respond at first. She was also usually a loner forced into groups but she seems to have a choice..and after a long time alone..oddly it didn't sound TOO bad plus doll seemed..helpful and on task. "Only if I can get a look at my new abilities..you gotta a list?" J asked. "Yes" doll confirms as she used her solver to get papers and put them in front of J. J squints and reads them one by one she slowly smiled and giggled. The two girls discussed their team up agreements..the 2 have become odd friends for they realize the awful similarities between their stories.

"Also.." doll said quietly as she turns to J. "What should I call you? Should I just call you J?" She asked. J stood there and Taps her chin she didn't know the answer honestly. Should she still be "j"? Somehow it felt..wrong. why did it feel wrong? Maybe because "j" was her old self. She has new chances to get her goals met..she thinks then she sighs..she stood up straight and salutes closing her eyes as she spoke. "I am..Jade..at your service boss!"

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It has been 3 weeks since the solver has gone missing and new solver drones have been popping up. So many missing worker drones have been found dead and attacked. Nothing new for copper-9 with the histories of death and violence ripped into its seams but the news of whispers of animalistic drones wondering about was scary and unsettling to most workers. Most went outside in anguish but as of now it's rumors nobody fully believed it for the solver was sealed and even if not fully shown in its tail prison it couldn't have gotten THIS strong right? That's what Isbella and her crew have told themselves to make this shift easier. They had heard the folktales but even if real drones couldn't be in the water right? It's not logical for them to be in the water. That thought helps Isabella with getting through her shift.

“So Greg anything?” Isabella asked Greg as he was using a net in the water. “Nope.” he replied plainly. Isabella's blue eyes closed gently and a soft sigh left her mouth. “Maybe we should go further?” Stated by a drone over in a corner that had a paddle ready. “Maybe Maya is right.” Said Greg who had brought the empty net into the boat trying to avoid the specks of water that dared to drip onto the wood below of the boat's flooring. Despite how Isabella felt the spot they were at she couldn't deny the possibility of going out further in the lake had possibly more results. “What do you think Nick?” Isabella asked, turning to a drone who was holding a paddle in his hands boredom stained the drone's face, his white neon eyes drooping enough to show his lack of care. “Yeah sure” Nick replied, his voice dry of any emotion worth showing. Isabella sighed but grabbed a map and scanned it for a spot they hadn't checked. She Tapped a pen on her face.

“Hmm..well we could go straight, we haven't searched there.” She stated in a voice of disappointment and focus. “Sounds good!” Maya said as she put her paddle in the water shortly after Nick did too. As they paddled Isabella stared at the map with a defeated expression as she put an X on the spot they were. They have been searching for an hour with little luck. “Hey, do you guys think we'll still get paid for gathering nothing?” Greg asked as he fiddled with the net in his hands. “we better! I ain't paddling for nothing!” Nick said, his voice dripping with annoyance. Isabella couldn't help but silently agree with him. She wasn't wasting her time out here for nothing, at least she hoped. “Well even if we don't I think coming back will be enough for our families” Maya spoke to break the awkwardness of the silence remaining between the 4 of them. “True..” Isbella said under her breath after all it would be good to turn home to her boyfriend after a long day.

After a few minutes Maya stopped paddling along with withdrawing her paddle from the water. “We're here!” Maya said happily. Nick withdrew his paddle from the water. Greg put the net into the water from a safe distance. “So does anybody have fun plans after this?” Greg asked casually. “Not really..” Isabella said in a tone between tiredness and boredom. While the others spoke Isabella couldn't help but look up at the sky. The moons casting a glow upon the water. “Do you guys think there is anything on the moons? Like actual life?” Isabella asked, her voice flat but curious. “like aliens?” Maya asked as she was fiddling with her paddle. “yeah.” Isabella responded with more curiosity in her voice. “I think not. I don't think they have life mainly because if they did we'd probably be greeted by them.” Greg said in response.

The conversation went on until finally Greg felt some in the net. “oh! I got something!” Greg shouted in excitement. The group came over to the edge to see what was caught. When it exited the water it was hard to see the object from there. It has a shine on it with the thickness of a drone arm at most. They brought aboard the boat sure enough it was an arm. “Ugh! Seriously?! We have been here for so long and all we get is a drone arm?! That's so lame!” Nick yelled in annoyance. “Well maybe it can be used for repairs or something. After all we do need more parts back at base..” Maya shrugged and said she was trying to hide her own disappointment. “Well we have something at least better than nothing!” Greg says. While the three talked Isabella took a better look at the arm. Sure drone parts must be everywhere in the water frozen over under the ice. But she examines it closer. It had oil on it but it was dried or old. It was fresh! Her eyes widened at that detail if it was old the arm WOULDN'T have fresh oil..right?

“Hey guys? It has oil dripping off it.” She said when she picked it up oil poured out of an end of it as if it was a minor waterfall. The others turned to look. Maya and Greg looked a little surprised and a little uncomfortable. Nick looked unbothered. “Um..well maybe it's like..leaking thawed oil?” Maya suggests trying to make logic from the sight. Isabella squints and puts her hand under the pouring oil she shivers at how warm it is. It was fresh and the warmness made that obvious. “It's fresh..” she whispered. She took a sharp turn in mild panic and grabbed a Flashlight. She stood at the end of the boat and they were met by blackish blueish-Grey water mixed together. They eventually were met by a surprising bump under the boat. “The hell is that?!” Asked Greg in mild surprise that held a hint of fear in it. “..I don't know” Isabella responded as more bumps and ramming caused them to nearly fall overboard. “What the fuck is going on?!” Nick asked, annoyed.

The crew hear the water start to bubble. They shamefully grabbed Flashlights and looked overboard the light shun on a fin pearing out of the water. It vanished under the water once more. “Okay..that's new?” Greg says confused and a little scared. Finally Maya tried to grab her paddle to meet a webbed hand on hers. She turns to a drone with wide eyes and smiles on her face as she grabs her hand.”GUYS HEL–” Maya screams as she tries to move away. Before anyone could do anything she dragged off the boat with the sound of laughter from the drone in the water as Maya hit the water. The ramming continued a bit after “ WHAT DO WE DO?!” Greg asked in fear. “Try to stay onboard, it'll have to get tiring eventually!” Isabella responded in desperateness. The drone in water pink eyes look up from the water she swam under the water and eventually the ramming stopped

“i-is it over?” Asked Greg. Before any piece could answer the boat flipped over due to a solver flipping it over. Isabella screamed as she hit the water and her body sparks up. She tried to scream but the water muffled and muted her sounds and her eyes showed fear. She turned to look at Greg who was next to her she saw two piranha drones grabbing and tearing his metal off as the oil filled the water. She tried to swim up and look for Nick in the process. She saw him and tried to swim to him. He looked calm and unphased even in this moment. She stopped swimming after seeing an alligator drone come up from behind and he death rolled Nick into the depths of the water.

The next thing she knew she felt a hand grab her foot “gotcha!” said the drone beneath her playfully. Causing Isabella to look beneath her and see what looked like a shark drone under her and before she knew it she was dragged into the depths. She tried to scream but nothing would come out. She was thrown to the ocean floor. Her eyes glitched if her death wasn't gonna be by the shark it be by the water that was slowly killing her body. “Snack time!” She said cheerfully she bit on Isabella's neck and bit it. Isabella screamed as she felt oil exit the new wound. The last thing she saw before death was the blurry surface above the water. As her head was ripped clean off.

The aquatic solvers had dug into their meals til they were full. The Alligator lazed and rested on the odd snow under him and looked up at the Shark who was swimming after her tail. “I think I could get used to this.” He said relaxation in his voice. “Same!” Said the shark. The Alligator chuckled in response before speaking “Now all I wonder is who'll be next?”

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V stood in the dining room of the Elliott manor. She had been cleaning a table and she hummed a song to herself. She had been working for hours on end the past few days and she has been tired as of late. “Veronica!” a strict voice stirred V away from her duties at the tables. She held the cloth in her hands as she turned to the voice a clump forming in the throat.

“Yes mother?” V asked as she spoke in a quiet voice. Her mother Cinder was a strict lady wanting her children to do one thing properly V herself doesn’t remember the last time she saw her work on anything herself. “Go get me a book to read!” Cinder said demanding little room for argument not that she would try to argue with her mother dearest. “Yes mother” V said quickly, her posture showing alarm and serious action as she started to set her rag aside on the table.

V scurried onto her feet as fast as she could after setting the rag down but stopped after a few steps. Oh right, “what book would you like, mother?” she asked as she turned her head a faint bit she had forgotten to ask properly. “Any” her mother replied in a rather impatient voice. V nodded softly at her own uncertainty making her feel a clump of knots peering in her throat. She has never been good at picking books her mother would like; she never had that spark like her sister Katie or the wild guesses like her brother Jamie. She ran off pure decisiveness. “Um yes mother” she said finally as she rubbed her metal throat a bit. She turned her head and started to walk to the library.

As she walked she from time to time adjusted her glasses. She felt nervous thinking of a book to get. her mind pondered..until she reached a hallway end with a new painting. She looked at it. It was a picture of a woman, her mistress Louisa Elliott, holding her fan to her mouth. Her eyes looked strict and detached. Despite this V looks at it and blinks. She nearly touched it but stopped herself, her mother despite her tough demeanor, loves her kids and had taught them to never touch the belongings of the Elliott parents. She remembered this rule too well after watching countless drones fall prey to those crows outside as they did something to break the ever growing rules of the manor.

V took one last look at the painting of Lousia to take it in despite the fear she held for the woman she must admit paintings of her were pretty. She couldn’t deny the minor envy of the girl’s beautiful skin compared to her lackluster white metal shine. Not to mention Louisa's pretty green eyes that stroke fear into those around her. Her dress as black as the night even in the photo shun mystery into the woman. Her purple eyeshadow is the only thing V personally didn’t enjoy. The color purple has never looked good on anything to her before she didn’t understand why herself but purple made her feel uncertain. Sure she thought purple was an ok color on most things like crayons and glitter jel pens she colored with and drew as a child but nothing else purple caught her eye. Honestly she preferred the color orange. It's her favorite color after all.

V blinked and shook her head right! She had to get a book for her mother and she lightly hit her head. “Come on, Valley!” she said in a self-scolding voice. She got side tracked so easily and she hated it after all she had a job to do. She turned her heel and started to speed walk. Her mother wasn’t one for lateness luckily for V this time she didn’t take an hour and a half to look at the paintings. She made her way like a scurrying mouse to the door of the library. She grabs the handle and clicks it down as she opens it the smell of old books and old wooden shelves hit her sensors and she cringes as she waved her hand in the air to shoo away the smells that teased her smell panels.
She entered the library, the wooden shelves littered with multiple books she felt rub her own arm. The metal on her arm felt warmer as her nervousness sparked up. She looked around the room at the shelves and she felt her own visor sweat. Why? Because she felt herself doubtful of her own choices. She also felt like someone or rather something was watching her. She felt a shiver run down her metal spine. “Oh..hey V!” a voice spoke as she felt her doubt go away as she adjusted her glasses she saw a worker drone nearby her smile felt so warm and welcoming. Her green eyes met V’s white eyes. Her smile was so welcoming. “Hey Earth..” V said to the drone as she held a few books in her arms. “What are you doing here?” Earth asked in a gentle voice..this is what made her v’s best friend she had always balanced her awkward and shy personality. Unlike most she actually had the best intent with V.

“Book for mother” V said pointing to a book that was on the shelf, a red book with a golden font "mystery short stories” . It had caused Earth to look up at the book and she had a frown on her face. “Short stories? Doesn’t she like novels?” earth asked in a questioning tone. She had seen Cinder only read real long stories. This caused V eyes to wide and she looked down in embarrassment. She had white blush of embarrassment at being called out so easily. “Uh yeah..right” V said in a voice that had a hint of shyness and uncertainty. How could she excuse something so well known? She barely remembered to check on herself let alone anyone else around her in so long. She was tired. N and Earth were a reason she kept herself so open to social interaction. She normally hated it; she was an easy bully target for other drones in the manner she lacked a voice to speak up. “I um..” Earth said before cutting herself off and rubbing the back of her head. “Hey um Earth? Could you pick a book?” she asked in a quiet voice, her voice barely a whisper and more a mumble under her breath. She was embarrassed, sure but she needed the help. If Earth remembered she’d like the help..she felt helpless in every known way. Earth smiled and nodded “sure.” Earth said in a calm but chipper voice. She looked at the books in her own hands and ran her green eyes over the books as if counting. V stood there and held her hands together awkwardly. She felt so lucky to have a best friend like Earth honestly that's all she could think of in times like this.

“Here you go, Valley.” Earth said as she handed her a book about some kind of mystery. V didn’t bother to read the full title for her lack of care for mystery novels or stories themselves; they always felt like a molded concept in every book. Not her thing but her mom? Definitely. “Thank you Earth!” V said with a rather grateful and almost cheerful voice. “You welcome Valley.” Earth said in reply, her face showing a sweet smile. “I’ll see you at dinner then?” asked Earth with a calm and gentle tone. Dinner? Oh right! Dinner! She and earth planned this. V blushed in embarrassment as she adjusted her glasses as if that magically made her feel less embarrassed (it didn’t). “Oh yes! Of course!” V said in a voice that had equal amounts of excitement mixed with mild embarrassment. The voice made Earth give a friendly light chuckle. It was sweet really how V always managed to fall victim to her shyness. “Here” Earth said happily. She took a flower off her worker helmet. A yellow marigold she plucked out of the mix of flowers in a small sweet clump on her helmet and V knew the drill as she leaned in and held the book to her knees as she closed her eyes. Earth started to mingle the marigold into the rim of the helmet. “There!” Earth said in a proud voice. V opened her eyes but before anything was spoken she felt her eyes go surprised and realized she was late. “Oh goodness!” V said as a jolt fell into her robot body and she waved to Earth one last time before turning heel and running back to the dining room. She held the book to her chest like a life line.

“MOM!” V spoke out loud in a desperate voice. As she opened the door with a big swing causing multiple drones and some humans even looking at her like she had lost her mind. Cinder who was leaning on a wall flinched and then her eyes showed shock but then embarrassment as she hid her face by a side hand. Causing V to swallow her own spit and she rubbed the back of her head as she laughed awkwardly. As she realised how she made a fool of not only Cinder but herself. She slowly walked up and handed the book to her mom avoiding eye contact. “Sorry mother..” She managed the whisper out. Cinder sighed as she slowly took the book as she lightly eyed the room, her own pride on the line. “..you are dismissed” Cinder said in a motherly voice and awkward voice as she held the book to her own chest. V went back to a table she left her rag and picked it up.

V turned to look at everyone as most stopped watching, some still looking at her and others following in her footsteps. She started to go back to washing the table she felt herself make herself back onto her mind but she ran a light hand over the marigold in on her helmet a light smile as she began to go back to cleaning. Thinking eagerly about dinner.