{"sf1_id":1965840,"sf2_id":"4nAZB6A1","title":"Battleborn chapter 6","author":"STRONG","words":3873,"posted_at":"2023-03-16T15:30:41.000Z","tags":["Anthro","Female","Fox","HMOFA","Human","Male","Robot","mech"],"url":"https://fse.anthro.fr/stories/1965840-battleborn-chapter-6","original_url":"https://sofurry.com/s/4nAZB6A1","image_url":"https://cdn.sofurryfiles.com/submissions/thumbnails/05/4e/054e9bc0-8653-456b-a5ff-203486cb7b8b","description":"chapter 6","content":"Chapter 6: Learning\n\n\\\u003eThe noise of Jane and Joe getting ready for the day is what rouses you from your sleep\n\n\\\u003eDid you sleep in late? how rare\n\n\\\u003eYou sit and and rub Calamity's back gently as you\u0026nbsp; watch her eyes flicker on\n\n\\\u003eAs she boots up you get out of bed and stretch, you back popping slightly\n\n\\\u003e\"A.Non! Hurry up slowpoke, lets get this maintenance done quick so i can Show Joe around\" you hear Jane call from behind the curtain\n\n\\\u003eYou merely grunt in reply and start getting dressed in your uniform\n\n\\\u003eLarge strong arms wrap around you from behind and you feel yourself lifted in a tight hug from Calamity\n\n\\\u003e\"I...I'm sorry about yesterday Sir\" She whimpers softly in your ear\n\n\\\u003eYou reach up and pet the side of her muzzle, feeling that soft fur between your fingers\n\n\\\u003e\"It's ok Calamity, you'll still need a good punishment later though\" you say in the best comforting tone you can think of\n\n\\\u003eShe snuggles you and sets you down, then begins pulling her uniform on as well\n\n\\\u003eA quick look at your computer shows your breadcoin mining is going well, maybe you could afford a stronger set of shocks for calamity?\u0026nbsp;\n\n\\\u003eIf that one in her leg had given out during her drop, you wouldn't be able to forgive yourself\n\n\\\u003ePulling your shirt over your head, you feel your progress impeded by a large fuzzy paw, trailing your fresh scars\n\n\\\u003eYou place a hand over the paw and give it a gentle squeeze\n\n\\\u003e\"It's ok\" you whisper\n\n\\\u003eSlowly the paw removes itself and you pull your shirt on the rest of the way\n\n\\\u003eCalamity pulls back the curtain, showing Joe, still wearing his Jacket and confused look and Jane, Who is latched onto him with a happy smile\n\n\\\u003e\"Come on come on!, lets get some GOOD food and fix me up, I don't want this to take all day!\"\n\n\\\u003eYou frown, this might take all day but you didn't want to say it\n\n\\\u003eEven as Jane leads Joe from the room, you can see issues, her gait is a bit off, her left arm seems to be slower than the right and you saw yesterday her Vulcan cannon had gunk in it\n\n\\\u003eAs the New Handler walks though the Living area, you can see the stares that you and him are drawing\n\n\\\u003eA random new guy? weird. a Donner with a bad reputation walking with him? weirder\n\n\\\u003eThem with you and Calamity? Out of this world weird\n\n\\\u003eJane seems to ignore them all, too busy pointing out things to Joe\n\n\\\u003eYou can hear Calamity's growling as she stares back at your observers\n\n\\\u003e\"YOU CUNTS GOT A PROBLEM?! FUCK OFF\" She roars at them, causing most to avert their eyes\n\n\\\u003e\"Is she always Like that?\" you hear Joe ask Jane, who shrugs\n\n\\\u003e\"I guess, but its actually better for A.non that way\" She answers nonchalantly\n\n\\\u003eYou smile, knowing she was right\n\n\\\u003eNo problems, no dealing with idiots, just her and you\n\n\\\u003eNot much else mattered in this world\n\n\\\u003eAs you get onto the transport to the main atrium, your stomach growls, causing Jane to smile at you\n\n\\\u003e\"Someone's hungry! Ohhh Joe, the food here is Amazing!\" She says, sitting next to the human and fawning over him\n\n\\\u003eThere it was\n\n\\\u003eThe romantic spark that was there there between you and Jane\n\n\\\u003eYou stand next to Calamity as you watch the two of them\n\n\\\u003eJane deserved it, She never did get the same care and affection as other Donners\n\n\\\u003eCalamity pulls you close and you put and arm around her waist\n\n\\\u003e\"You finally found someone who can stand you huh?\" Calamity remarks smugly to Jane, who look over at you and your Donner\n\n\\\u003e\"Looks who's talking Ms.Fuck off! you're just lucky A.non doesn't care if people like him!\" she retorts with a smile\n\n\\\u003eCalamity lets out a low growl at her as you laugh\n\n\\\u003e\"Figures you would find someone from...Uhhhh where was you mission anyway?\" you ask calmly, shutting down anymore remarks from either side\n\n\\\u003eJane gives a sly smile as her ringed tail flicks behind her\n\n\\\u003e\"You KNOW if I tell you that I would have to kill you? Dead Stealth remember?\" she recites, just like always\n\n\\\u003eYou always asked where she was, or how she got what into her body\n\n\\\u003eAnd she always told you she couldn't answer and she would have to kill you\n\n\\\u003eThe transport rocks to a stop and you lead the way off the transport, Calamity following you and growling at anyone who gets close\n\n\\\u003eYou can hear Jane talking to Joe but can't make out what shes saying of the din of the atrium\n\n\\\u003ePushing through the crown you get to one of the Food Kiosks and motion to Joe to come to you\n\n\\\u003e\"Alright, these are kiosks where we get our food, place your hand here on the biometric scanner, then type in what you want to eat and viola, food\" you say as you gesture for him to place his hand on it\n\n\\\u003eThe fact you were letting him go first was actually a bit selfish; you wanted to see how the kiosk would respond, and what rank her was given\n\n\\\u003eYou had worked hard for your rank. If they gave Him the same right away... that would be like a slap in the face from the organization you had devoted your life to\n\n\\\u003eHe gingerly places his palm on the scanner with a calm \"Like this?\"\u0026nbsp;\n\n\\\u003eYou not and watch intently as the Kiosk scans him\n\n\\\u003eThe words \"Temporary access\" appear and a menu opens that looks like what you would be able to chose from\n\n\\\u003eHm, so they let him use Jane's \"rank\" as a higher up specialty Donner\n\n\\\u003e\"Huh...Neat!\" Joe says with a smile as he begins typing in what he wants\n\n\\\u003eJane appears next to him, Causing you and Him to jump slightly\n\n\\\u003eShe always did like turning on that stealth field and scaring you\n\n\\\u003e\"Oh oh gimme Bacon! and eggs! and toast!\"\u0026nbsp;\n\n\\\u003eYou watch and smile and she basically reaches around him, typing what she wants\n\n\\\u003eThe food pops out in its little box and Immediately Jane is digging into it while Joe puts in what he wants\n\n\\\u003e\"MMMMPHFF! I missed food like this! never can get the real good stuff on the surface\" she says with her mouth full\n\n\\\u003eYou watch as Calamity Rolls her eyes at her sisters antics\n\n\\\u003eJoe grabs his box and you take your turn, at the Kiosk\n\n\\\u003eSteak, eggs and cheese for Calamity\n\n\\\u003eHam, cheese and eggs for you, plus a small cup of coffee\n\n\\\u003eSomething tells you that you're gonna need it for today\n\n\\\u003eAs you leave the Kiosks, Calamity leads the way back to a different transport to take you back to the maintenance docks\n\n\\\u003eJane is too busy eating to talk to Joe, who walks quietly\n\n\\\u003eYou sip you coffee as you get onto the transport\n\n\\\u003eWhat made Omega allow this breach in protocol?\n\n\\\u003eHe seemed pretty average to you\n\n\\\u003eYou get a seat this time and Calamity sits next to you, leaning heavily upon you while eyeing down Jane\n\n\\\u003e\"No need to be jealous Calamity, only bad girls are jealous\" you say before sipping your coffee\n\n\\\u003eHer fur fluffs a bit and you feel her tail snaking its way around you\n\n\\\u003e\"I don't want her to take you from me\" she whimpers softly to you\n\n\\\u003eYou reach up and pet the side of her head gently\n\n\\\u003e\"You doofy cyber cheeto, you're never going to lose me\" you reassure her, pulling her close as best you can\n\n\\\u003eJoe looks around as the base zooms by\n\n\\\u003e\"All this is really underground?\" he says to you finally\n\n\\\u003eYou nod and smile, then look around\n\n\\\u003e\"Yea, all this is underground, I was made and trained here, Calamity and Jane where built here, thousands of people live here because its safer than the surface\" you affirm, looking around calmly with a serene grin\n\n\\\u003eStar-51 had done so well for humanity and saved so many people\n\n\\\u003e\"Don't you mean born?\" Joe says, cutting off your thoughts\n\n\\\u003e\"Huh?\"\n\n\\\u003e\"You said made not born; You meant to say you were born here, right?\"\n\n\\\u003eYou give him a quizzical look\n\n\\\u003e\"No...I meant made...Has Jane not told you about most of us handlers?\" you ask, already knowing the answer\n\n\\\u003eJane shifts uncomfortably in her seat as she looks from you to Joe\n\n\\\u003e\"Uh...No, she hasn't. Why? Are you a robot too?\" He jokes with a smile\n\n\\\u003e\"I am a clone, made to be a Handler for a Donner, there is only this one thing i can do, so i do it well\" you remarks calmly as the transport slows\n\n\\\u003eHe looks shocked, studying you in a new light\n\n\\\u003e\"You never had a choice?\" he asks, looking at you with confusion and something else\n\n\\\u003e\"I never needed one\" you answer, pulling Calamity close \"Come on, we're at the docks\"\n\n\\\u003eYou lead the way, leading Joe and Jane through the crowds\u0026nbsp;\n\n\\\u003eHeh, Deja vu\n\n\\\u003eCalamity behind you telling people to fuck off, you grasping a box of food as you head to the docks\n\n\\\u003eJust like yesterday\n\n\\\u003eEven when you find an empty dock to work on Jane, you feel this odd sense of repetition\n\n\\\u003eCalamity stands by you smugly as you grab the chains to attach to Jane\n\n\\\u003e\"Open up\" is all you say as Joe stand confused and worried, looking at Jane as her body opens, letting you inspect her insides\n\n\\\u003eYou cared about Jane, you always have in a friendly way, but now was not time for that\n\n\\\u003eQuickly, you hook Jane up and lift her, allowing you to work on her\n\n\\\u003e\"Calamity, pass me the diagnostic cables and lets get this going\"\n\n\\\u003eAlmost with a bit of happiness, Calamity gives you the cable bundle as Joe looks on\n\n\\\u003e\"The secret to this part is go quickly\" you say as you plug the cables in one by one\n\n\\\u003eJane doesn't let out the same pained gasp Calamity does, but you can tell it still hurt\n\n\\\u003eYou frown as you look at the diagnostic computer, seeing each part of her that needed work\n\n\\\u003eSo many parts, so many pieces that need work\n\n\\\u003eHer leg, her arm, her back, her stealth field\n\n\\\u003eEverything compromised\n\n\\\u003eBut by what?\n\n\\\u003eWhen her back and legs open up completely you see it\n\n\\\u003eSand\n\n\\\u003eCourse sand is in almost every piston, servo and joist\u0026nbsp;\n\n\\\u003eYou frown as the excess pours out of her\n\n\\\u003eBut...Something is different, you cant see into her chest cavity like normal from behind\n\n\\\u003e\"Jane open up you chest cavity, what did you do?\"\n\n\\\u003eShe shakes her head\n\n\\\u003e\"Classified\" is all she says\n\n\\\u003eYou know better than to push that but it does pique your interest\n\n\\\u003eJoe steps forwards, looking concerned\n\n\"Is...Is that normal?\" he asks\u0026nbsp;\n\n\\\u003eYou frown and shake your head looking at the piles of sand\n\n\\\u003e\"Jane, You've gone too long without maintenance\" you scold\n\n\\\u003e\"Uhhh yea...maybe\" she says with a guilty smirk, looking\u0026nbsp; back at you\n\n\\\u003eHow could she let things get this bad?\n\n\\\u003eIts amazing she could move and function normally at this point, literally every piston, gear and servo had some degree of dirt or sand in them\n\n\\\u003eJoe looks at your frown as looks to Jane, but clearly doesn't see what you do\n\n\\\u003e\"Is it that bad A.non?\" he says looking from you to Jane\n\n\\\u003eYou run you hand across your face and look to him then Calamity, who is looking at her sisters insides with disgust and admiration\n\n\\\u003e\"She shouldn't even be able to move at this point\" you say with a frown, pointing out her shoulder, elbows, wrist and every other joint\n\n\\\u003e\"As well, there is so much dirt in her systems that I'm surprised she can still cloak right\"\u0026nbsp; you say with a frown, pointing out how every moving part has some sort or gunk or grime lodged in it\n\n\\\u003eYou drink deep of your coffee cup, draining it and hoping it was enough to keep you going\n\n\\\u003e\"Joe, i'm glad you are here man. This is more than a one person job\" you say, setting the cup down and staring at the various mechanical parts\n\n\\\u003eYou see Jane's ears fold down and her tail go limp\n\n\\\u003eNormally, you weren't this harsh with her\n\n\\\u003eBut this? This was too far, why would she push her body this far?\n\n\\\u003eFor him? For a Human who didn't understand?\n\n\\\u003eOr something else? an attempt to show how hardy she was? to show off maybe?\n\n\\\u003eThe reason doesn't concern you, as you, with Joe's help, carefully clean out her parts\n\n\\\u003eAs you work, you explain why and how they work to him\n\n\\\u003eYou explain why she has a stomach... A vagina\n\n\\\u003eYou smile as he looks away from her when you pull her top and skirt off\n\n\\\u003eGranted you cant see her from the front, and you don't see her in \"that\" way, but its still funny to see Joe's reaction\n\n\\\u003eWere you like this when you first Met Calamity?\n\n\\\u003eHmmm that's hard to say\n\n\\\u003eYou were honestly surprised when Calamity picked you\n\n\\\u003eAs you work on Jane with Joe's help you recall it all\n\n\\\u003eYou had spent a whole day with Jane, working with her in small simulations, looking at her parts\n\n\\\u003eThere were laughs, flirts hugs and good jokes\n\n\\\u003eOnly to have her say you weren't the one\n\n\\\u003eThen you spent 3 days with Calamity\n\n\\\u003eShe growled at you almost every second of it,\n\n\\\u003eThere were insults, yelling and cursing, she would yell and you would yell back, letting the anger they trained you to suppress free\n\n\\\u003eYou were sure she hated you\n\n\\\u003eBut at the end of it, she said you were the one\n\n\\\u003eTurns out when you didn't back down from her growls and you just kept pushing back, when she yelled too loudly at you, you just yelled \"NO\" like she was a dog\n\n\\\u003eAnd that was what she wanted it turned out, a human to put her in her place\n\n\\\u003eBut that was a thought for another day as you grab Jane by on of her ankles and lift lift if over your head, pouring sand and dirt out of her body\n\n\\\u003eHer flexibility is amazing but still, you frown\n\n\\\u003e\"Jane, why did you not see me sooner? there is SO much sand in here\" you say frowning at the small pile of sand from her leg\n\n\\\u003eAs you grab the second one and lift it to pour out the sand in that one, she answers\n\n\\\u003e\"I had a mission to complete, you know I cant just stop those\" She says with a half smile at you\n\n\\\u003eYou frown at her\n\n\\\u003e\"Anymore of this stuff in your infrastructure and you wouldn't be able to move right\" you say, grabbing a handful of the sand and showing it to her \"Let alone complete a mission\"\n\n\\\u003eShe looks away from you then to Joe\n\n\\\u003e\"I had other things going on\" she replies quickly\n\n\\\u003eYou frown and look at him\n\n\\\u003eDid he convince her to stay?\n\n\\\u003eBut wait...Does that mean he saw her for who she was on the surface?\n\n\\\u003eNo one could see Jane in her cloak field... and rarely people could tell she was a Donner when she was in her various disguises\n\n\\\u003eYou could just because of how long you knew her and even that was dodgy\n\n\\\u003eThis man was a mystery\n\n\\\u003eBut then again so was Jane\n\n\\\u003eYou sigh and look at Joe\n\n\\\u003e\"Alright, Jane is moving sluggish because of the dirt and sand in her joints, can I trust you to clean them out while I eat with my Donner? I swear this isn't a Mr. Miyagi thing but you need to learn the basics first\"\u0026nbsp;\n\n\\\u003eYou doubt he knows who Mr. Miyagi is but whatever\n\n\\\u003eHe nods and gets to cleaning, whispering things to Jane as you sit with Calamity and eat\n\n\\\u003eAs you eat, you watch him as he cleans her various joints pistons and servos\n\n\\\u003eHonestly, he does a good job to your surprise\n\n\\\u003eEven Calamity seems at a loss for words when you check over the cleanliness of his work\n\n\\\u003eHas she shown him this before?\n\n\\\u003eHe did a nearly perfect job...\n\n\\\u003eWhatever\n\n\\\u003eYou begin checking through her systems, showing Joe each thing\n\n\\\u003eHer weapons systems, her cloaking system, her infiltration systems and her various other systems\n\n\\\u003eYou go through each one carefully, explaining each part and how they worked to Joe\n\n\\\u003eBut when it came time to check her Biological systems... You now shy away\n\n\\\u003eyou find yourself averting your eyes from the parts now...Parts that you previous had no problems looking at\u0026nbsp;\n\n\\\u003eEach part was pointed out to Joe quickly, and you showed him each part on the computer monitor, but you didn't linger looking at them long\n\n\\\u003eRespect for another mans...property?\n\n\\\u003eNo, He didn't own Jane anymore than you owned Calamity\n\n\\\u003eYou chalk it up to respect for Jane and Joe's new found intimacy\n\n\\\u003eLuckily, the Small Donner is very robust and built for wear and tear, so you don't have to replace many parts this time around\n\n\\\u003eBut the ones you did, her leg shocks and the wires to her vulcan cannon\n\n\\\u003e\"Jane, you CAN'T let things get this bad again,it doesn't matter how much you wanna complete the mission, you will fall apart\" you say sternly\n\n\\\u003e\"Hey I know My limits ALPHA! and i cant risk Losing a target!\" she quipps back at you angrily\u0026nbsp;\n\n\\\u003eShe never calls you that\n\n\\\u003eJoe looks from her to you with unease\n\n\\\u003e\"Was it really THAT bad A.non? She seemed to get on fine\" he says with a small frown\n\n\\\u003eYou round on him\n\n\\\u003e\"WHAT do YOU FU-\" you stop yourself\n\n\\\u003eBreathe, calm down, he just doesn't understand\n\n\\\u003eYou take a deep breath and look at him\u0026nbsp;\n\n\\\u003e\"It was that bad Joe, let me show you something\" you say as you motion to Calamity\n\n\\\u003e\"Open up for me love\"\n\n\\\u003eCalamity growls a bit at Joe, then turns and opens up her back\n\n\\\u003eYou point out her various parts then point to the parts you pulled out of Jane\n\n\\\u003e\"These are parts that Calamity has had for over a year, these are the ones i just pulled out of Jane that are MAYBE 6 months old\" you say\n\n\\\u003eThere is a clean difference between the them that Joe grimaces at, then looks at Jane\n\n\\\u003e\"If she went a week or so longer, she might not have been able to use her vulcan cannon\" you say inspecting the wires\u0026nbsp;\n\n\\\u003eSome of the copper was visible as the insulation was worn away\n\n\\\u003eYou sigh and set the parts down then begin lowering Jane with Joe's Help as Calamity looks on\n\n\\\u003eThis whole process took hours, Much longer than it took for you to work on Calamity\n\n\\\u003eBut then again you kept up on Calamity's maintenace regulalry\n\n\\\u003eJoe looks a bit uneasy as he looks at Jane and you and Calamity\n\n\\\u003e\"You were made to do this A.non?\" he finally asks as Jane closes up \"Have you ever thought about doing anything else?\"\n\n\\\u003eThis again? Why does he think this is so odd?\n\n\\\u003e\"Ants are made to do a certain job, why is it hard to believe I was?\" you answer calmly as Jane unplugs herself\u0026nbsp;\n\n\\\u003e\"Because you're a human, not an ant\"\u0026nbsp;\n\n\\\u003eHis answer gives you pause\n\n\\\u003eHuman? despite the fact you are technically human, you never considered yourself one\n\n\\\u003eHow many times have the regular humans scorned you?\n\n\\\u003eTo them you were a thing, made to keep the Donners in line\n\n\\\u003eThere were even those who would refuse you service sometimes, not often but sometimes\n\n\\\u003eMoney gets people going for sure\n\n\\\u003eBut Joe's reaction to knowing you are a clone and still considering you human\n\n\\\u003eNow thats odd\n\n\\\u003eYou shrug and don't dwell on it\n\n\\\u003e\"I guess but I like what I do, and if I wasn't with Calamity, what would I do? it's all I know\" you say pulling Calamity close\n\n\\\u003eJoe looks like he is going to say something but stops and looks at Jane\n\n\\\u003e\"You handlers love your Donners that much?\" he finally asks\n\n\\\u003eYou nod, thankful that the subject has changed from you, to being a close to Donners\n\n\\\u003e\"Calamity is my best friend, my love and the only one I would ever want, Most Handlers spend almost every hour of every day with their Donners\" you say as you put an arm around Calamity and look at him \"You're one of us now\"\n\n\\\u003eJoe looks at Jane, who smiles and nuzzles against him\n\n\\\u003e\"You're my Handler now Joe. I know we'll get along like we did on the surface\" she says with her tail swishing behind her\n\n\\\u003eWhat happened on the surface? Jane wouldn't tell you and Joe probably wouldn't spill it either\n\n\\\u003eMaybe later you'll find out, but for now you want to get food and relax a bit\n\n\\\u003eThe Base had recreational areas\n\n\\\u003e\"Jane, can you show Joe the way back?\" you ask the ringtail Donner\n\n\\\u003eShe nods as she answers\n\n\\\u003e\"Sure A.non, but what are you gonna do?\"\n\n\\\u003e2 days of maintenance in a row take their toll on a guy, even if they were needed\n\n\\\u003eYou felt like treating Calamity to something\n\n\\\u003e\"Calamity and I are going out, don't worry about us just have a good night\" you say calmly with a smile\n\n\\\u003eJane smirks at you and puts her hand around her neck\n\n\\\u003e\"Don't forget your leash for her\" Jane mocks\u0026nbsp;\n\n\\\u003e\"Shut it!\" Calamity growls at her as you pull her away\n\n\\\u003eNo need for a repeat of last night\n\n\\\u003eWhen you are out of earshot from Jane and Joe you finally speak\n\n\\\u003e\"Calamity, she was joking about the leash, although I didn't forget it ironically enough\" you say pulling the leather strap out of your pocket\n\n\\\u003e\"I'm sure that was just a comment on how people always tell me to keep you on a shorter leash or something like that\" you say with a sly grin\n\n\\\u003eCalamity's ears perk at the sight of the leash\n\n\\\u003e\"H-here sir?\" she says breathlessly\n\n\\\u003eYou shake your head and grab her paw then lead her to the transport\n\n\\\u003e\"We have a wonderful date ahead of us\"\n\n\\\u003eYou get on and punch in where you wanna go\n\n\\\u003eThe bistro district\n\n\\\u003eFull of restaurants and different foods, it was a change for you if you didn't want to use the food kiosks and have some fresh food grown in the botanical gardens\n\n\\\u003eYou sit down and not the people staring at you and Calamity\n\n\\\u003eHandlers usually go don't go here\n\n\\\u003eSome have been jumped, attacked or killed just for being them\u0026nbsp;\n\n\\\u003eThat is if they didn't have their Donners with them\n\n\\\u003eThe Bistro district is close to the living area of the civilians after all\n\n\\\u003eBut there was a place you had in mind that you wanted to go to with Calamity\n\n\\\u003eAnd there were things you wanted to do there\n\n\\\u003eThings you wanted her to do and to do to her\n\n\\\u003eShe needed to be punished after all\n\n\\\u003eAnd this would be the perfect place to do it\n\n\\\u003eOne thing is for sure though\n\n\\\u003eTonight is gonna be a good night","previous":"https://fse.anthro.fr/stories/1963725-battleborn-chapter-5.json"}