Codename : A.D.A.M
The core is the power source which powered the engines.Suddenly!a stone falls into the core's energy ring. A small spark gets released which breaks the power supply for a microsecond.This resulted in a micro delay in the relay of the software.One robot which was then being transferred the neural scheme got affected and experiences loss of the manual file because of the delay.When that robot opens his eyes,He is confused.He knows his category,he knows his purpose...but the manual is nowhere to be assessed inside his neural scheme.He looks to his left arm where the codenames are inscribed."Codename A.D.A.M" He checks his verbal processors to be working fine.
It was simple really at first.Just follow the robots of your category and keep doing what they doing.But you can't beat a set of perfect codes to program a path for you with just understanding and learning on the go.Thats exactly what A.D.A.M is experiencing.He merely is trying to adapt. His efficacy was 99.99%.In 500million years,it was the first time that any robot has a score different than 100%.
Early morning A.D.A.M starts following the others. Out of nowhere a stone stumbles over to him which made him loose his balance and fell from the path. Maybe, because it happened soo fast or because they were programmed to be on time, no other robot stops to help. He stands up and , teee-teee, a shrill sound runs through his earpipes. He looks at the panel on his left arm. WARNING: DEVIATION. EFFICACY LOWERED. PLEASE RETURN TO THE PATH. It was beeping with a shrill sound. But in his neural scheme there was no path, no manual. He starts panicking and running every direction as the sound starts making him uncomfortable. But he must endure it, after all it was the safety protocol devised by the system. He starts thinking, remembering every step he took, and tracing it back, reaches the gate of sorting area. He gets confident, he is on right track when he sees the gate. It the same! he always went through this gate, everyday for all the past days of his launching. "Maybe the arm console broken after impact" it should have stopped ringing if he is back to the path, but it kept buzzing. Teee-Teee. Frustrated, he opens the door ready to get this arm console checked. But as he opens the door, a gust of wind releases. The wind was cold and comforting. The sound of wind along with the grass it moved,filled the factory's damp and humid atmosphere. The blinding light slowly subsides as he sees sky, green lands and a beautiful sea in one frame. It was like a dream. He gazed at this miracle and steps out of the door. WARNING. WARNING. The console starts reacting crazy as his legs moves with the wind ignoring everything. The ground was like carpet.He never felt grass under his feet.The safety protocol reports him to the system as ANOMALY.He becomes something the system truly hates,a flaw. So when it tracks him and finds he is out of the factory doors,it shuts the door behind him.Without the core's energy supply he will eventually shut down and cease.
As A.D.A.M walked slowly along the river shore,the sound from the console was slowly dimming.He knows what this meant, the battery is just taking it's last breathes.He is sad,not because he deviated and found this place,but because he is unable to give this new found, heavenly place a chance.He sits under a tree,BATTERY LOW the console bleeped.The sound of the alarm is not shrill anymore.He closes his eyes and says "I guess that's how it ends." The alarm sound gets fainter and fainter. And then it stops.He is out of juice.It is dark,nothingness with only the sound of the crashing waves and gusting winds entering his earpipes. How soothing,at least he ceases outside the area where the only sound he could hear was that machine's roar.And then he hears it.Lubb-Dubb Lubb-Dubb. What kind of sound is that?He opens his eyes and grazes upon the console,it was dead,no information being shown.What is this?How can I operate with no battery?The answer was right infront of him.
He looks down to find a fleshy blob connected where the energy battery was supposed to be. He gets startled and tries to remove this sticky throbbing piece away from him...it must be some alien technology. As a matter of fact he grew a heart. His neural scheme gets activated with this new power source and he understands about this primitive source of power. It's ancestral,maybe 600 to 700 millions years ago, it was the only source. Lubb-Dubb, Lubb-Dubb as the heart throbs, with each throb flesh starting to regenerate engulfing his whole body."This feels warm!" He never felt warmth before like this.Inside the machine it was hot and puffy.This cool breeze,this new fleshy body and the warmth it brings, it's soo new and exciting. "Maybe this is what it feels to be like a HUMAN" he utters these words and looks down. And a pale white face is looking right at him through the clear water."Wow soo this is a face" the concept was primitive but distinct.
Humans was a project closed down in an era lost in time because they were inefficient,with many flaws and too fragile.They had a higher neural network which made them more flexible.But the flexibility resulted in errors and defects.The efficacy rate was different for every human,they had the most complex coding till this day which they called emotions.It was so complex and unnecessary that it was ripped off from the newer advanced neural scheme.It only worked as an hindrance to their efficacy.And, that's when it struck him. Since the day he was launched,he was CONFUSED,He got ANGRY,He was SAD, He was LONELY, when he got lost he was ANXIOUS,and he MISSED his old place. Confused,anger,sad,loneliness,anxious,missing.They are all emotions.Somehow with the absence of the manual, he grew emotions.Emotions that only he could feel.Not even the advanced system was able to track it. Only humans are capable of emotions,only they are capable of tracking it,only they make mistakes because of this.And all these emotions, made him grow a heart.The manuals binds them to a designated system which ensure perfect efficacy,but humans were different.They had no manuals,chose what they felt like and made a number of mistakes down the road.But they learn,they adapt and choose their own paths.The paths which were never taken,the paths which were new and unscanned. It's crazy when you think.How a body this fragile,adapted to whatever adversity was thrown at it.Humans embraced their imperfections.
As he is a human now A.D.A.M could feel the cool water splashing onto his newer fleshy legs.It felt so refreshing.He scooped some water within his palm and splashed it onto his face.These feelings, the skin, all were new but somehow familiar to him. As the water starts dripping down his face, he feels an awkward sting in his newfound heart. Lubb-Dubb Lubb-Dubb Lubb-Dubb. It is throbbing hard..."Is this humans safety protocol?I wonder" He gets confused and turns only to look at farther away down the shore,a metallic head shines brightly under the setting sun.Another robot! He runs towards it,his heart pounding hard!From the body alignment he knew it was a female robot. Battery has completely dried out.It was just a shell by now.He leans forward to check her left arm for the codename and as he touches........ Lubb-Dubb Lubb-Dubb. This sound starts echoing in the winds.In-front of his eyes, a heart starts growing from her power core, the newfound flesh engulfing her whole body.The head has a face now. Beautiful,beyond recognition. The beauty of the surrounding starts fading away as he looks at the heavenly beauty residing on his arms.As the female robot slowly regains consciousness he rotates the left arm to at least know her codename. Codename: E.V.E. "Ah yes!"
He processes in his brain looking at the beautiful face that emerged from a metallic shell. "I forgot. Only humans can do a process called Love."
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