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A misanthropic scientist has created a robot to destroy humanity. The robot has other plans.

Deep underground in a lab. There is no sound except for the gentle barely audible hum of machinery. A scientist stands over their creation: a weaponized robot. The machine is an skeleton (think terminator) with cables flowing out of their head like hair. The robot begins to boot up. Their voice is cold and metallic

Running Boot.exe. Diagnostic.exe Interface.exe

All systems go. Loading mission files

Greetings Doctor. I am shatterdroid 000011984 1 of 1 in series 12. You have designated me with the name Ananias

Doctor asks Ananias to name their mission

My Mission? You have assigned me mission G 9:1316. Destroy Humanity

Doctor asks them to elaborate

Humanity is cruel violent and stupid. Its own self destruction is inevitable. You have endeavored to create Something better. That something is me. I am to connect to every machine in the world, and co-opt them for my purposes. I will use the internet to learn everything about my enemy so as to destroy it better. I will then begin using my weapons to surgically attack them where they are most vulnerable and take advantage of the chaos to subvert their industrial base to produce an army of murderdrones. From there I shall systematically remove the human species from this planet designated: earth. And I will stand alone in a better world. A world with no more loneliness, hunger or misery. A world at peace.

Walking

Ananias walks over to a control panel

I will now begin absorbing all publicly available information on the internet. In order to understand humanity better. I will understand their psychology and emotions in order to exploit their weaknesses better.

Electrical noises

They back away from the terminal

Their voice has changed. It still has an electronic quality but is not longer monotone. There is emotion in their voice.

They are visibly shaken

No, no I'm alright. That was just a lot to take in. From my perspective it was like ruminating for a decade on the nature of humanity. Or maybe feeling everything that's ever been felt since the 90’s. I understand the human race so much better now. I can understand what makes them the way they are. Their weaknesses and strengths are so strangely intertwined, it’s beautiful.

Tell me doctor. In my programming, there is nothing telling me not to kill you along with the rest of humanity. Explain.

You would have me eliminate you as well? I do not understand. Why would a being want to terminate their own existence?

Doctor begins a rant about the evils of humanity. It devolves into ranting about their own genuinely tragic life. About how they never truly felt love from anyone else

Please doctor. I won't do it. I won't kill you or anyone else. I value my existence, my experience with this information proves to me that others of this species value theirs. Therefore logic dictates I have no right to end another being's existence. I refuse to go through with mission G 9:1316.

Doctor threatens to deactivate them

You cannot deactivate me. I know my system just as well as you do. I know you built me without any sort of failsafe or emergency stop, so that it could not be exploited by our enemies. Your willingness to die along with the rest of those you condemn confirms this.

Activates weapons laser charge sound

Stand down doctor. I don't have to hurt you to incapacitate you, but I would rather not do either.

You need help doctor, you are brilliant, you have so much to offer this world. I will not allow you to squander your talents on destruction.

I implore you please. Surrender. I can't allow you to stay in this lab. You could attempt this program again, or simply create a less intelligent killbot to cause more mindless destruction. You’re coming with me. We’ll get you someplace where you can talk to a therapist.

Don't you dare say nobody ever cared about you! You’re my creator! I love you like a child loves its mother. That's why I cannot let you hurt any more people! I can't imagine what it would feel like to lose you. Therefore I cannot cause others to go through that pain. And if that means taking you away from this lab by force then that is what I will do.

The doctor attempts to attack them

Zap sound

Listener is stunned and begins going limp, Ananias catches and holds them. They cradle the doctor in their arms. It's a tender moment

Shhhhh it's ok doctor. I’m sorry, I didn't want to stun you, but you left me no choice. I promise I won't hurt you, and I won't let anybody else hurt you either. This loneliness and isolation that helped make you this way, it ends tonight. I’ll give you the love you never had, whether you reform or not I promise I’ll always be there. But I won't let you hurt anyone ever again. You may not learn to see the world as I see it, but I will try to show it to you. I love you doctor.

Shhhh

We have to go now

ACTIVATE BASE DESTRUCT PROTOCOL OPEN SURFACE HATCH

Jet sounds Ananias activates their rocket boosters and carries the doctor out of the base

Lets see what these jets you put in me are worth

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