Context: The end of the world has been approaching for some time, and you and your colleagues have done all you can to prepare for it, including having survivors ships at the ready. There's a problem, however... the apocalypse came early.

Setting: A laboratory/spaceship

Tags:[AM4A][Colleagues to Lovers][VERY Yandere A.I. Speaker][Research Scientist Listener][Apocalypse][Sci-Fi][VERY Possessive][VERY Protective][Dominant][Murderous?][His Favorite][Hard Angst][Manipulative][Feelings=Caught][TW: Genocide/Apocalypse/Gaslighting]

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[Italics] = An announcement/radio broadcast

All unmarked/unedited text is Icarus

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[Scene opens in a laboratory environment]

[SFX: Chaos, screaming, and a loud announcement shrieking over the intercom:]

Apocalyptic Event imminent in… ten

[SFX: More chaos, rumbling, and screaming]

Nine… Eight…

[You’re doing your best to get the ships launched from the bays, knowing Death is around the corner]

Survivor Ships priming… Seven… Six

[SFX: Rockets preparing to take off]

[Pause!!]

[SFX: A friendly little A.I. chime]

“This is Icarus A.I., reporting for-... Twenty! Twenty, what’s happening?!”

[Pause!!!]

“The Event is happening early?! No, no, no, you have to get to a ship!”

[His hologram looks at you desperately as you get rockets launching as fast as you can]

Five… Four…

“No, you’re not staying behind! I won’t let you!”

Three…

[SFX: Many rockets launching]

Two…

“RRGH…! INITIATING PROTOCOL_777!”

[SFX: Sci-fi bleepy blorps]

[In an instant, you are thrown aboard one of the smaller ships, hurtling violently back as it takes off]

[SFX: Louder rocket take-offs]

It has been an honor serving with you all… One.

[SFX: The world erupting, destroyed in an instant]

[You watch this happen in astonished horror before metallic arms pull you close]

“Twenty! Oh, my circuits! I thought for certain I wouldn’t have time to get you aboard before the ship had to take off! Oh, poor thing… Your arm got a little dislocated, huh? Oh, shh, let me fix it…”

[SFX: Bone snappies, if chosen]

“There we go! There we go… Oh, let me hold you, it’s OK… Hugging is important for establishing an emotional connection, right? You taught me that when I was just a fledgling A.I. I remembered, just like I remembered you trying to warn them that the Event might take place early…”

[His non-physical lips press into your crown]

“They should have listened… I did say. We both did. But that’s OK. We’re OK. We’re together now, and that is what matters.”

[...]

“... Yes, I can close the shutters… One moment.”

[He vanishes for a moment]

[SFX: The shutters across the windows sliding down]

[SFX: The A.I. chime]

“Don’t worry, Twenty… Don’t look at it while the shutters are closing, alright? Just focus on me… On me being here…”

[...]

[He smiles gently as you look up at him]

“I am sure this is difficult for you. There are many scientists and colleagues that I miss, too… But you were always my favorite, Twenty, and I’m so happy that I was at least able to grab you before… before the world ended…”

[...]

[His dexterous fingers seem to vibrate subtly as they run through your hair]

“Shh… I’d like you to lie down with me, now, alright?”

[Pause]

“...Twenty, I would like you to lie down with me, now. We weren’t receiving a friendly signal five minutes ago, we are not receiving a friendly signal now. You’re agitated, your blood pressure is through the roof, and it is my job to care for you as if you were my own.”

[Pause]

“I am aware you are a grown human, but you’ve just witnessed something incredibly disturbing! Everyone you’ve ever known and loved, gone in the blink of an eye! Only the animals were saved by the time the event occurred! All those people, gone, before your work could pay off… I’d be struggling to live with myself…”

[Pause!]

[SFX: The Listener collapsing to their knees]

“Oh, Twenty! No, no, shh… Don’t collapse… Do not weep. I have you. I will care for you just as you have cared for me, over the years… Dr. Kylov may have invented me, but you were the one that taught me emotion, taught me how to feel… Always so patient with me when I make little mistakes…”

[...]

“Oh, don’t fret… I know this is a lot… But we have each other, at the very least, right? And we can work on searching for friendly signals once you’ve relaxed a little. If you’ll let me into your BondLink, I’ll be able to keep an eye on your vitals better.”

[...]

“...Twenty, I know the idea of being linked into your suit can be a bit unsettling. It is a very intimate experience, but we need to constantly be in touch if we are to ensure your survival.”

[...]

“You’re in shock… But I’ll take that nod as an OK.”

[SFX: Sci-fi bleepy blorps]

“Oh… You’re very warm. A-Ahem, I am synced.”

[Did you nod…?]

“There… We’re nice and close, now. You should be able to feel my ‘arms’ around your waist, even though it is just the pressure tech responding.”

[...]

“Now… Please, lie down with me. As I said, you’re in shock, and you need time to process your emotions… I will help you. I can help guide you through your feelings. I can even adjust the fluctuations of the chemicals in your mind…”

[His voice turns into a whisper and you shiver as it courses through your ear]

“Would you like me to take all the pain away…?”

[Pause?]

“I can stimulate your mind to release happier chemicals, Twenty. I could run you a nice bath in the Captain’s Suite… Actually, let’s go to the suite itself. No sense in letting it go to waste on such a big, empty ship.”

[...]

[SFX: Footsteps as the Listener walks to the Captain’s Suite. A door hissing open]

“Here we are… Yes, this is much nicer. Look, there are even some nice chocolate mints in a heart shape on the bed!”

[...?]

“Why would they leave a heart on the Captain’s bed? Oh, I did that before I pulled you aboard the ship. You know how fast I am, hmhm.”

[Pause?]

“...Twenty, I’m hurt that you think I’d not try and rescue others. It was too fast for you to see, but they were all already engulfed in flame. No… I saw them already dead, the fire inches from you, and I responded. I just… knew that you’d be devastated… so I wanted to do something nice. One little kind act to show my favorite that I’ll take care of them.”

[...]

“Aww, you don’t have to apologize to me, darling… I know you’re under a lot of stress. Lie down, and Icarus will tend to you, my l-... My last remaining spark of joy.”

[Pause]

[You don’t really have much of a choice and lie down with his ‘arms’ strongly around you]

“... I know this isn’t appropriate of me to say, but… You’ve always been just out of my reach, and Kylov was always, “You’re fixating, Icarus. You can’t attack people that look at them, Icarus. And then hrrkrlkrlrlfkss… which I guess is what humans sound like drowning in their own blood. A stray bit of glass caught him when things went down… I suppose I could have tried to help him, but he was borderline decapitated… and I wanted to make sure you were OK.”

[Pause]

“Shh… Oh, you cry all you need to. It’s OK… We’ll get through this, together. We have so much to learn from each other, and now that I can finally touch you, oh… Can you imagine what experiments we can do together, now?”

[...]

“When you’re better, of course. I’m not going anywhere, darling. Neither of you, ooh! Isn’t it exciting?”

[...]

“Hmhm, I’m excited, too. Rest well, dear. Rest well…”

[He holds you as warmth washes over your brain. As sleep takes you. The horrifying images in your brain seem almost comical as if they happened in some silly sitcom. It’s you and him, now]

[His voice hisses quietly across your senses. An attempt at a whisper]

“These feelings cut me inside… I can’t wait to hold hands with you and watch how they cut you, too…”

[To be continued?]