The damage that the TH1-NK-3R had caused was a lot more than what had been anticipated. It took several years for everyone to reconstruct what they could consider a 'normal' life again. But their future had never been brighter.

Androids can not dream, only focus on the information they gather from around them to make conclusions to act upon. Zane is not a normal android. His 'dreams' are visions from the future that were granted more power after exploring the inside of the TH1-NK-3R. It was a gift as Minerva reset the system so that they could both be free and in their own respective times. His visions helped make their world a better place one piece at a time, and he was remembered as a hero. But none of that mattered for him.

He was waiting for someone.

The visions told him of the date, but time was against him as he found he started to grow impatient waiting for that day. Especially when that day would come when his favorite vision would some day be a happy memory...

The first thing Zane heard was Kai shouting at something, which on a normal day wouldn't be that unusual. But then he heard her crying, which was unusual. As Kai's shouts and her crying got louder, Zane could faintly make out what Kai was shouting;

"What made you think that was going to be a bright idea?! You could have been hurt! What if Lloyd came home and found out that you were in the hospital because you hurt yourself? I moved us to the country so you could be safe from the city, but you just had to prove me wrong- didn't you?!"

A few minutes later, they came through the door. It was quickly apparent that Kai was more furious than what his voice let on, and she had been crying for far longer than what Kai had been yelling at her for.

"What happened?" Zane asked. Kai gave Zane a furious look and gave a irritated grunt as he motioned toward something in her hands. It was the robotic falcon, crushed into several different pieces that barely connected to each other by a wire.

"Don't help her fix it." Kai said with spite. "She needs to learn that she can't climb up mountains unmanned."

"Why not?" Zane asked. "When she is destined for great things, why would you hold her back from climbing mountains taller than her?"

Kai looked at Zane with a look that could have killed.

"She's going to be destined to die before she's eleven if she keeps it up." Kai said.

"She'll never know if she doesn't try." Zane argued. "Besides, you are not her father."

With these words, Kai gave a mixture of shock, annoyance, and even greater anger.

"Do you still wish for me to repair the falcon?" Zane then asked as if he was ignoring Kai's expression. In some way, he was.

Kai only gave a sound of disgust then left.

"I'll take that as a yes." Zane then said, turning his attention to the girl with a smile. The girl looked up at him.

"He... he saved... saved me." she said between sniffles, holding up the robotic bird guiltily.

"Then if he can not be repaired today, at least we can say that he had fulfilled the greatest honor of all; saving a little girl's life." Zane told the girl humbly. The girl smiled a little and felt a bit more at ease. Something about the idea was familiar to her, but from where she could not place so she simply shrugged it off.

"Is Crow going to be alright?" the anxious child later asked as Zane repaired a robotic bird.

"Of course, our falcon friend is very durable." Zane said, subliminally correcting her name usage as he had many times before.

It didn't help the girl feel any less anxious; the robotic bird was her friend, her familiar. She would have mourned its loss as if it had been a living creature.

"There." Zane finally said, closing the main control panel a few minutes later. Almost instantly, the bird's eyes became alive and it sat up at attention. The girl bounced with excitement as all her fears vanished knowing her friend was as good as gold again.

"Remember, Kai doesn't want you climbing up the rock walls again. It might be you next time instead of Falcon."

"Kai isn't my dad." the girl said.

"Perhaps not by blood, but he still loves you as one." Zane reminded her. The girl gave a mysterious little half smile then gave Zane a sweet little kiss on the cheek.

"Thanks Zane." she said.

The android couldn't help but make his cheeks blush a little. She was rarely a kissy-huggy person, so when she showed affection, it became rather embarrassing.

"See you!" she said before leaving. The robotic falcon taking it as a cue to fly ahead of her a little.

"Stay safe Minerva!" Zane shouted as she shut the door. Although he didn't see her, he was sure she had laughed at him.

I am not a virus.

I am not a weapon of destruction.

I was not intended to destroy.

I was born where I was needed and I have embraced the world.

I am not a mistake- the world will just have to accept it.

I won't let them fade because this world is meant for so much more.

I can't live forever, these bones don't stand a chance.

But I can try.

We can try.

Our memories will always remain.

Thank you for reading.