Black hearted, Cold Blooded, Hated? No

Cold was all he felt his vision spotted with red from anger the rest a dull black from the dim light bouncing off the black and grey metal that surrounded him. tears streamed down his face as he quietly sobbed with nothing to comfort him. his only real family had been the cube that was just ripped from his hands. he stared into his palms with heald nothing but the tears rolling off his face. He cried and wept like no one in this colony had done in decades, all void of emotion not even understanding their own thoughts let alone their own sadness. his despair was forgen to this world and it struck a chord with the cold-blooded comander Vessi. the hearts of the people were dead it took something truly world shattering to rouse someone from their nano machine induced apathy. to reawake the sleeping mind of a body controlled by the machines that promised them the freedom to be strong and do as they wished, so much for dreams as they say. they gave up their own free will under the promise of becoming something more, never warned of the horid fate that awaited those not mentally strong enough to shake their control. Comander Vessi overcome by some emotion of care and love so forgen to her she could not stop herself from reaching out. Without thinking much of her own actions she pulled him into her own embrace tears of her own pouring from her eyes. was it her fear, the relief of being able to survive, was the boy's despair contagious, or was it something else? Either way they stayed like that together for a stretch of time too long to be short but passed by too quickly to be a stretch. Her arms strongly heald the boy her muscles twitching and quivering under ther strain yet not oppressing him. A warm embrace that slowly dried the boy of his tears Making him look up at the terrifying lifeless husk of a human that had dragged him here. But all he saw was a person shedding tears for his own sake, her tears struck his face and overcome by a strange sense of kinship he returned the woman's hug causing her to gasp in supprise as she stared into the eyes of a boy so full of life, so unlike herself or anyone she had ever seen in this world. And like supernova in her mind a sudden rush of colors filled her vision, disorienting and confusing. the quiet around her suffocating and the sobs and sounds of her own mind deafening as her grip titled threatening to rip a hole in the boy. They both unsure of what they were feeling heald one another tightly till the boy eked out a few faint words "why have you done this?" the boy was in despair but for some reason he did not hate this woman who had brought it upon him. In a way she saved his life, given him a chance to 'plead his case' before he was executed with no explanation. she risked so much even to disoby orders to save him so why! why did she care? she took away his world his box that wonderful box so full of music, warmth, and light his only hope, only source of love in this world so WHY!? why did he not hate her? why did she risk herself for him? why was she different than all of those mindless drones he had spent his whole life hiding from? He was supposed to die today that was his fate when the sentinels found him but here he was. sailing on a new lease on life his hope and dreams his box, mearly a ticket of passage for his voyage. He looked up as the woman before him 'no Vessi' he thought to himself ' That's her name'. He looked up ad Vessi her eyes staring back into his, and in them he saw something ,a spark, a will, a life and desire had begun burning in those eyes of hers and for once, he had found someone else that was truly alive.

"I- I-- I don't know?" her own words like a Thunderbolt slamed into her mind she didn't know? that doesn't happen she knows everything she has to her orders state so. she was confused, so very lost, not even knowing why she felt this way let alone why she risked so much for a mere boy.

"I see" the boy said just as lost as she but he was different from her if only slightly. he understood they were different, they were 'broken' and they needed to get to a safer place before they could continue this discussion. he forced himself to his feet and dragged Vessi along with him by the hand, he ran bringing Vessi helplessly along for the ride, if only they saw the irony of the situation. soon he dawned upon a certain section of Wall almost no different to the others except for a slightly worn away edge and an almost invisible seam, outlining a small hexagon shape that he pressed into. the shape quickly falling in with a soft click and a panel of wall quickly sliding open before them. He ushered the confused Vessi into the opening, following her before it closed shut tightly behind them. Vessi dropping to the metal grate below them, the warmth of busy machinery surrounded them bringing warmth to their souls chilled to the bone. Vessi finally taking the time to digest her newfound feelings after their brush with the boss, slowly rocking back and forth in a panic as the realization of all her actions finally having dawned upon her"buth--hu-bu"she managed to eek out before being interupted ."shhh shh shh it's okay deep breath in and out, in and out"he spoke slowly to the not so cold hearted comander Vessi. she breathed in and out her focus returning and began to look at her surroundings,"Where are we I've never been here before?" she looked in amazement at her surroundings so different, the walls full of valves and pipes stretching out as far as she could see. the abyss below her feet beneath countless layers of platforms and screens, dotted with countless blinking lights and buttons."we're in the maintenance shafts it's not surprising you've never been here, you're a patrol sentinel no need for you to be ordered to come here."

"ordered what?" Was all she could reply still stupefied by the strangeness occurring around her. "it's hard to explain but you understand now correct? I don't quite get it myself I thought I was the only one able to think for himself but here you are!" she was baffled by the child's words she did not understand what he was talking about... understand such a strange concept 'what am I thinking this is mad! mad? think? wait what is this thing in my mind? words wait it means something- I was patrolling wait why was I patrolling? I was ordered to but why?' new thoughts and ideas coarse through her mid that she never even believed she could start thinking. it was like a switch had been flipped his her mind and she was 'awake'.