Piglets

Night.

In a high mountains, winds so strong bang the walls of a Facility. LED Lights brightened the dark infrastructure.

White icicles of ice stick like stalactite in the edges of the building's roofs and high blast walls. Fully armored black Guards holding unknown weapons patrolled the area ensuring the safety of the building.

Brushhhs.

The snow covered shrubs' of plants move as two silhuettes of people congregated to a dark area of a garden. They were panting and gasping hard from running. Assuring that no one can see them.

Gasp. Pant.

"Nina! Are you sure you want to escape! Their is chance that you could be killed by a blackwatch soldier!"

A girl with dark raven long hair reaching her waist sounded her concern. She turned her head left and right looking for a threat while shivering in fear.

"Sunny look at me, do you want to stay in this place and suffer the lies they always told us? All of our brothers and sisters didn't go to paradise or foster parents... they were all butchered like livestock! Believed me please!"

The short brown-haired girl said, with a frown.

Her tone was strong. Then.

She put both of her unblemished, fair colored hands in each side of Sunny's cheek as she said her thoughts.

"Li-live stock?! What are you saying, Nina? It can't be true! Big sis Thirty-seven has always said that we're safe here, and the facility is helping us in searching for our new parents! It is an orphanage... Nina! This our home!"

Said Sunny in rebuttal. Her eyes quivering as the salty tears flowed out.

Nina clenches her fist and bitten her dry lips. She had always known the purpose of the facility they're living on.

It was a slaughterhouse.

"Sunny wake-up! Did you ever question or wonder why do 'they' always smell blood, noticed those discarded bones, see black bags burned to the furnace, and the serial numbers in our necks! "

Sunny, the lengthy hair girl could only twitch and shiver as she moves her head sideways. Confirming, she knows nothing. Well, not knowing is bliss.

"No, I don't..."

"We are all made for-!"

Nina pause, as a black humanoid shadow came close to their location.

"Nina! Sunny! where are you two its time to sleep!"

A woman with blonde long hair tied at the back of her head forming a big bun called out to them. She was wearing a black and white maid uniform commonly worn by western maids.

Stiffened.

Nina froze. It was trouble!

If the maid found out about their secret meeting place, it would spill a colossal disaster. Her years of plans and study made with blood and sweat would be for not.

'I keep here my plans!'

Written and drawn on flower petals and tree leaves. Maps about the facility, security points, and the overall strength of forces stationed in this unknown place.

"...Let's go, Nina. Maam Shelly will be angry again if we remain here.."

Said Sunny, holding Nina's hands.

"Please Sunny...believed me!"

Nina said begging for her friend. To believed...

"I believed you...always been, but let's just go back. It's cold out here. Let's just forget about everything. This place has been good to us, why leave?"

Nina bob her head down. The salty liquid flowed out from her brown eyes. Her friend was naïve.

"Nina! Sunny! Where are you, its time for bed?! You both can play tomorrow morning."

The maid turned around searching for the two souls who could not make it back in time for bed. She took a datapad and turned it on. Two blinking lights showed on its display.

'Please don't do stupid things, our pi-'

Brussshs.

Two people emerged from the bushes covered by snow.

"Were here Miss Shelly, Nina was just checking out her flowers. She wanted to make sure they were safe. The snow is getting thicker...so we...forgive us."

Nina said, scratching her head with her right hand.

Shelly looks towards the brown-haired girl.

"Is this true Nina? You know that I don't like pranks."

Miss Shelly frowned.

"... It's true, miss Shelly. I've been taking care of those flowers for a year. I can't let them die."

Nina said maintaining a neutral tone, no fear or joy.

Shelly looked at the two who were bobbing their head down. Examining their soul.

Sigh.

"Come on you two, I prepared your bed perfectly warm. I assure you, your flowers will never die in this cold season. They tailor those species for these kinds of climates."

Both of them Nod to Shelly.

"Remember this, our facility will never make you starved. We will care for you. We will find you, new parents. We provide you, paradise. But we, the facility, never like naughty girls and boys. I think we briefed you on the consequences."

"Yes, miss Shelly."

"Very good," Shelly smiled. "Come now my...piglets."

The morning rays bathed Shem with positive energy. More like a warm radiation from cuddling a girl tight in bed.

"What a blessing..."

Shem muttered while contemplating whether to get up or remain from his soft bed.

Outside the manor was filled with thick snow boasting an atmospheric temperature of minus 2 degrees. With the warmth of the heater aggregated at his room, procrastination felt much more positive.

"5 minutes...just a bit."

It's been hard for him psychologically. Though his adventure in this world was not yet bloody and a bit more boring; the devilish information he held could make a simple-idiot man commit suicide. Much worse, it could be a stimulus to start world war 3.

"Not knowing is a bliss...10 minutes more...hmm!"

About 9:00 am, He finally stood up from his procrastination. He remembered that today shouldn't be wasted.

"Fuccck lez go!!"

***

Accrete Pharmaceuticals Executive meeting room.

"I would like to add something on our system, that is extremely beneficial for the growth and management of the company."

Said by the man in red suit sitting at the head of the rectangular table.

"What is it this time around, another voodoo magic?" Responded by a woman opposite to the man, her red lips shined as she said her statement.

"Haha, very funny. No, it's something sentient."

"Haa" She sighed and prepared herself." Very well let's see it."

Of course, the two people were Erina and Shem having their meeting as the owner of the company. These two are the only power that drives the direction of Accrete Pharma.

Shem smirk and took a black USB out of his pocket.

"Management AI", He said as he pushes the USB towards Erina and then put his clasp hand under his Chin.

Upon hearing the words, Erina took the USB without any shock or emotion of surprise. She already knew that Shem held technologies far more advance than any tech companies around the globe. With those familiarity she also held a little small ached to the man he was talking to cause by that dinner.

"So?" Erina inquired.

"Put her on your laptop and see the magic." Shem suggested.

Erina followed and after inserting the USB. The program in the USB initiated an installing mechanism. After 10 seconds the former OS of the laptop vanish and a watery green and blue background with Accrete logo showed up. When the background was set up a life like woman emerged. She has an Asian islander feature such as her black hair and a fair-reddish under tone skin. Her facial features show a mix race of Eastern and western trait.

"Hello there, I am management AI Eliza, it's a pleasure to meet you, ma'am." The life like woman said perfectly without any flaws.

Erina's brow stand up, she then looks at Shem with impress expression.

"Incredible right? Her features are taken inspiration from the beauty's of my homeland. And for the accent of her English its in British. " Said Shem, he then stands and walk near the large window of the room." Using the laptops camera as sensor she can see you and sense you, and with the programming of the corporate structure, she knows we're the boss she must follow at all cost."

Shem explained and then continued...

"I want to diversify my Company Erina and I know it will be risky and an extra burden for us two. We also have to monitor our workers to avoid espionage and other problems, such as management. We are only humans we can't do things like superman does. So, I present to you the latest innovation of my Abeles Tech, management AI, Eliza."

"Hmm, I see you already set up a company." Erina smiled while she clap her hands. She's amused on the benefits this AI can bring. "Was it from the remains of a certain European tech company which went bankrupt last month?"

"Correct my beloved Ms. CEO." Shem arrogantly said as if showing up his toy to his kid friend.

"Let's try her then, Erina look at the smiling face on the monitor."

…

John a middle age man was working hard alongside the two ladies which had started working last week in Accrete Pharma. As a veteran in the financial department, he is meticulous and always ask; is this right?

"Casey, I want to know where did the 100 million dollars went out? Did you find any specific reports regarding of its use? This data entry here is all general." Said John as he scroll down on the excel his reading on his computer.

"Well the upper head explained that it was use to buy some asset, no need to add it as corporate expenditures but rather personal expenditure of Mr. Shem Abeles."

Sigh.

Irritated, he ask again the girl, he wants to know the flow of money in the corporation so that he can definitely say all money are in good flow and properly circulated for the benefit of the company. He don't want any holes popping up with vague and questionable use. Even if its his boss, his philosophy is unwavering. Maybe this is why his resume are filled with past companies relieving him after months of work although his contribution were big sniffing the bad odor of the finance of the company isn't really good, sometimes just work there with a smiling face as long as you have salary and good benefits as well, it is good.

Sigh he blows again.

"Never mind let me look it up"

He got back to his seat and opened his computer.

"Oh by the way sir. There is an update on all computers use in the company. The IT department says that it will blow our minds. They're all shouting in joy when I went their to check on that update." Said Casey while she finalize her report.

"Haha, cleaning up some history huh? You know embezzlements are hot commodity in this parts of the capitalistic system. Well save all data we have on the hard drives before the update can finish."

"Oh, yes sir right away."

After saying those statement John suddenly heard a sound of blink from his computer.

He look to the computer he owned and was surprised to see that the theme of his computer as well as the windows OS interface was replaced by an eye catching and elegant green background interface with a logo of the Accrete Pharma in sci fi calligraphy. When his attentions where captured a lifelike early 20s girl emerge smiling at him.

"Hello, my name is Eliza I'm the management AI for this company, please to meet you sir John Walker. Upon the uploading of my resources to the supercomputer of the company I have heard that you request for the company's recent financial data specifically to the USD 100 million dollars, was use for the acquisition of the Bronx Technologies that went bankrupt last year. The head of the company use them to aggressively buy the company for the expansion of the company to the electronics sector of the medical tech markets."

Said the AI in British accent.

John the finance expert stayed rooted on his chair he then look to his department and now notice why the company hired only three accountants with Phd in their name was solely for this new addition to company.

"What the chickens butt is this?!"