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There were a few things Alpha knew he was good at. He could do calculations before anyone asked him for the answer. He could shut down alarms or do full security checks in seconds. He could recognize several different languages and separate voices in a crowd of people. He was a nearly perfect AI. Sure his somewhat sassy nature caused a lot of problems for his creator and he wasn't quite ready to be field tested with soldiers but as far as reliable AIs go he was convinced he was the best.
So it was a bit of a shock one day when the Director came to work with a new job for Alpha and a new robotic body.
"I don't really see the need to have a body. Won't I just be paired with a soldier?" He moved his fingers covered in synthetic flesh. His reflection revealed that he looked like a much younger Director with blue eyes and a bit scrawnier figure. Not that his creator was exactly built.
The Director pushed up his eye glasses and shuffled around a few papers. "Circumstances have changed. We're giving you a more domestic position."
"Is it because your wife is sick? Cause I am not cleaning up puke for the rest of my life." Nothing sounded pleasant about being domestic.
His creator frowned, clearly not pleased with Alpha but he'd have to let it slide for now. "Allison has reached a point in her life where she can't fully care for herself and the house together, as much as she argues otherwise. I am too busy with research to stay at home with her. You'll be instead working at home under the guise that I am just testing you in real life situations with a new synthetic body."
"Wow. Lying to your wife. A whole new low."
"Its necessary to keep her happy. And the last thing I need is for her to be unhappy. At least for the sake of my own health." The Director grimaced and packed up his things. "We'll bring you in tomorrow. For now log off. You'll need your energy."
Alpha waited for Leonard, his creator, to leave before rolling his eyes. "Fuck that."
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What Alpha didn't know was when he started working around the house he'd fall in love with Allison. Not some sort of true love bull shit. More like a family member sort of love. Sure he was created from the Director but Alpha didn't express all of his feelings the same way Leonard did. For one, Alpha was more prone to get frustrated and was much lazier than Leonard. He hardly helped with cleaning or cooking or really any chore that needed to be done.
The thing was, Allison was clearly physically unable to do any of the work. Her large and rounded stomach made it impossible for her to move around comfortably. Alpha had asked about it and received a swift punch to the face. Synthetic body or not, it still fucking hurt. Not as much as when he laughed because she couldn't bend over.
Alpha didn't really understand how this could be the same fit woman he was in photographs and in memories that weren't his own. Maybe this was what made her sick. He didn't want to ask Leonard cause he didn't want to appear stupid in front of his creator. Besides, it didn't matter as long as it wasn't life threatening.
Leonard would come home from work and lecture Alpha or helping out around the house. Allison just found it amusing. She kept saying it was like a father lecturing his son. Alpha didn't really see the similarities. Probably because he never had a family like that. Allison had said that since Alpha was living with them that he was part of the family whether he liked it or not.
Alpha did like it though. Living with Allison was the best thing that had ever happen to him, besides all the angry out bursts or the amount of doctor visits that she left for. In the evening when Leonard was working late, Allison would pet Alpha's fake hair soothingly while reading to herself. It was a quiet peaceful moment that they both could share and not focus on work that needed to be done.
A few months would go by and Allison would get larger and more round. She slept more and did less and less physical work. Eventually Leonard started to stay home more and would go shopping with Allison, coming back with what Alpha assumed was a poorly made cage and several unnecessary toys. It wasn't like they had a dog or anything. There was a room that was painted a bright blue color with animal stickers covering the walls that he didn't dare enter. The cage was kept here as well as the toys. Alpha had swore that if they got a dog he was moving out. The last thing he needed was another thing to take care of.
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One night Leonard and Allison rushed by Alpha in the living room. Allison was holding her stomach. Her face was painted with a pained expression and Leonard seemed so frightened. He was carrying a black bag that banged against the door way as he rushed Allison out of the house.
"What's going on? Is she okay?" Alpha rushed to stop them but Leonard simply shut the door in his face. They drove off before Alpha could even make it to the drive way.
Alpha spent the next couple of days laying on the couch. That night he had pretty much paced a hole in the floor with worry. It wasn't until when Leonard arrived back at home without Allison that he had stopped. He tried to find out where she was and how she was doing and if the Director had killed her or something like that. Leonard only simply laughed and told him everything was find and that his wife would be home in a few days.
So Alpha waited. Watching Leonard come in and out of the house at seemingly random times. He wasn't even sure the man was working at all. But on the second day of waiting Leonard finally arrived with Allison in tow.
Alpha was ecstatic. Finally things would return to normal. Allison seemed to look much better after that short vacation. She was a bit smaller and didn't look as sick. She did seem tired but Alpha didn't expect her to look completely fine in two days anyways. He swung the door open for the two to come in but stopped to stare at the couple.
The first thing he noticed was the bright smiling faces of both of them. It wasn't strange, since who wouldn't be happy to have Allison back? The second thing he noticed however was a bundle of pink blankets in a carrier with a small, wrinkly, and to be quite honest sightly misshapen, pink face.
"What the fuck is that?" He was pretty convinced they brought home an ugly monkey.
Leonard and Allison just smiled more, as if amused by Alpha's surprise. Leonard shifted the carrier for Alpha to get a better look.
"Alpha, meet Carolina. She's your new job."