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Chapter 6: Learning

>The noise of Jane and Joe getting ready for the day is what rouses you from your sleep

>Did you sleep in late? how rare

>You sit and and rub Calamity's back gently as you watch her eyes flicker on

>As she boots up you get out of bed and stretch, you back popping slightly

>"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

>You merely grunt in reply and start getting dressed in your uniform

>Large strong arms wrap around you from behind and you feel yourself lifted in a tight hug from Calamity

>"I...I'm sorry about yesterday Sir" She whimpers softly in your ear

>You reach up and pet the side of her muzzle, feeling that soft fur between your fingers

>"It's ok Calamity, you'll still need a good punishment later though" you say in the best comforting tone you can think of

>She snuggles you and sets you down, then begins pulling her uniform on as well

>A quick look at your computer shows your breadcoin mining is going well, maybe you could afford a stronger set of shocks for calamity?

>If that one in her leg had given out during her drop, you wouldn't be able to forgive yourself

>Pulling your shirt over your head, you feel your progress impeded by a large fuzzy paw, trailing your fresh scars

>You place a hand over the paw and give it a gentle squeeze

>"It's ok" you whisper

>Slowly the paw removes itself and you pull your shirt on the rest of the way

>Calamity pulls back the curtain, showing Joe, still wearing his Jacket and confused look and Jane, Who is latched onto him with a happy smile

>"Come on come on!, lets get some GOOD food and fix me up, I don't want this to take all day!"

>You frown, this might take all day but you didn't want to say it

>Even 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

>As the New Handler walks though the Living area, you can see the stares that you and him are drawing

>A random new guy? weird. a Donner with a bad reputation walking with him? weirder

>Them with you and Calamity? Out of this world weird

>Jane seems to ignore them all, too busy pointing out things to Joe

>You can hear Calamity's growling as she stares back at your observers

>"YOU CUNTS GOT A PROBLEM?! FUCK OFF" She roars at them, causing most to avert their eyes

>"Is she always Like that?" you hear Joe ask Jane, who shrugs

>"I guess, but its actually better for A.non that way" She answers nonchalantly

>You smile, knowing she was right

>No problems, no dealing with idiots, just her and you

>Not much else mattered in this world

>As you get onto the transport to the main atrium, your stomach growls, causing Jane to smile at you

>"Someone's hungry! Ohhh Joe, the food here is Amazing!" She says, sitting next to the human and fawning over him

>There it was

>The romantic spark that was there there between you and Jane

>You stand next to Calamity as you watch the two of them

>Jane deserved it, She never did get the same care and affection as other Donners

>Calamity pulls you close and you put and arm around her waist

>"You finally found someone who can stand you huh?" Calamity remarks smugly to Jane, who look over at you and your Donner

>"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

>Calamity lets out a low growl at her as you laugh

>"Figures you would find someone from...Uhhhh where was you mission anyway?" you ask calmly, shutting down anymore remarks from either side

>Jane gives a sly smile as her ringed tail flicks behind her

>"You KNOW if I tell you that I would have to kill you? Dead Stealth remember?" she recites, just like always

>You always asked where she was, or how she got what into her body

>And she always told you she couldn't answer and she would have to kill you

>The transport rocks to a stop and you lead the way off the transport, Calamity following you and growling at anyone who gets close

>You can hear Jane talking to Joe but can't make out what shes saying of the din of the atrium

>Pushing through the crown you get to one of the Food Kiosks and motion to Joe to come to you

>"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

>The 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

>You 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

>He gingerly places his palm on the scanner with a calm "Like this?"

>You not and watch intently as the Kiosk scans him

>The words "Temporary access" appear and a menu opens that looks like what you would be able to chose from

>Hm, so they let him use Jane's "rank" as a higher up specialty Donner

>"Huh...Neat!" Joe says with a smile as he begins typing in what he wants

>Jane appears next to him, Causing you and Him to jump slightly

>She always did like turning on that stealth field and scaring you

>"Oh oh gimme Bacon! and eggs! and toast!"

>You watch and smile and she basically reaches around him, typing what she wants

>The food pops out in its little box and Immediately Jane is digging into it while Joe puts in what he wants

>"MMMMPHFF! I missed food like this! never can get the real good stuff on the surface" she says with her mouth full

>You watch as Calamity Rolls her eyes at her sisters antics

>Joe grabs his box and you take your turn, at the Kiosk

>Steak, eggs and cheese for Calamity

>Ham, cheese and eggs for you, plus a small cup of coffee

>Something tells you that you're gonna need it for today

>As you leave the Kiosks, Calamity leads the way back to a different transport to take you back to the maintenance docks

>Jane is too busy eating to talk to Joe, who walks quietly

>You sip you coffee as you get onto the transport

>What made Omega allow this breach in protocol?

>He seemed pretty average to you

>You get a seat this time and Calamity sits next to you, leaning heavily upon you while eyeing down Jane

>"No need to be jealous Calamity, only bad girls are jealous" you say before sipping your coffee

>Her fur fluffs a bit and you feel her tail snaking its way around you

>"I don't want her to take you from me" she whimpers softly to you

>You reach up and pet the side of her head gently

>"You doofy cyber cheeto, you're never going to lose me" you reassure her, pulling her close as best you can

>Joe looks around as the base zooms by

>"All this is really underground?" he says to you finally

>You nod and smile, then look around

>"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

>Star-51 had done so well for humanity and saved so many people

>"Don't you mean born?" Joe says, cutting off your thoughts

>"Huh?"

>"You said made not born; You meant to say you were born here, right?"

>You give him a quizzical look

>"No...I meant made...Has Jane not told you about most of us handlers?" you ask, already knowing the answer

>Jane shifts uncomfortably in her seat as she looks from you to Joe

>"Uh...No, she hasn't. Why? Are you a robot too?" He jokes with a smile

>"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

>He looks shocked, studying you in a new light

>"You never had a choice?" he asks, looking at you with confusion and something else

>"I never needed one" you answer, pulling Calamity close "Come on, we're at the docks"

>You lead the way, leading Joe and Jane through the crowds

>Heh, Deja vu

>Calamity behind you telling people to fuck off, you grasping a box of food as you head to the docks

>Just like yesterday

>Even when you find an empty dock to work on Jane, you feel this odd sense of repetition

>Calamity stands by you smugly as you grab the chains to attach to Jane

>"Open up" is all you say as Joe stand confused and worried, looking at Jane as her body opens, letting you inspect her insides

>You cared about Jane, you always have in a friendly way, but now was not time for that

>Quickly, you hook Jane up and lift her, allowing you to work on her

>"Calamity, pass me the diagnostic cables and lets get this going"

>Almost with a bit of happiness, Calamity gives you the cable bundle as Joe looks on

>"The secret to this part is go quickly" you say as you plug the cables in one by one

>Jane doesn't let out the same pained gasp Calamity does, but you can tell it still hurt

>You frown as you look at the diagnostic computer, seeing each part of her that needed work

>So many parts, so many pieces that need work

>Her leg, her arm, her back, her stealth field

>Everything compromised

>But by what?

>When her back and legs open up completely you see it

>Sand

>Course sand is in almost every piston, servo and joist

>You frown as the excess pours out of her

>But...Something is different, you cant see into her chest cavity like normal from behind

>"Jane open up you chest cavity, what did you do?"

>She shakes her head

>"Classified" is all she says

>You know better than to push that but it does pique your interest

>Joe steps forwards, looking concerned

"Is...Is that normal?" he asks

>You frown and shake your head looking at the piles of sand

>"Jane, You've gone too long without maintenance" you scold

>"Uhhh yea...maybe" she says with a guilty smirk, looking back at you

>How could she let things get this bad?

>Its 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

>Joe looks at your frown as looks to Jane, but clearly doesn't see what you do

>"Is it that bad A.non?" he says looking from you to Jane

>You run you hand across your face and look to him then Calamity, who is looking at her sisters insides with disgust and admiration

>"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

>"As well, there is so much dirt in her systems that I'm surprised she can still cloak right" you say with a frown, pointing out how every moving part has some sort or gunk or grime lodged in it

>You drink deep of your coffee cup, draining it and hoping it was enough to keep you going

>"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

>You see Jane's ears fold down and her tail go limp

>Normally, you weren't this harsh with her

>But this? This was too far, why would she push her body this far?

>For him? For a Human who didn't understand?

>Or something else? an attempt to show how hardy she was? to show off maybe?

>The reason doesn't concern you, as you, with Joe's help, carefully clean out her parts

>As you work, you explain why and how they work to him

>You explain why she has a stomach... A vagina

>You smile as he looks away from her when you pull her top and skirt off

>Granted 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

>Were you like this when you first Met Calamity?

>Hmmm that's hard to say

>You were honestly surprised when Calamity picked you

>As you work on Jane with Joe's help you recall it all

>You had spent a whole day with Jane, working with her in small simulations, looking at her parts

>There were laughs, flirts hugs and good jokes

>Only to have her say you weren't the one

>Then you spent 3 days with Calamity

>She growled at you almost every second of it,

>There were insults, yelling and cursing, she would yell and you would yell back, letting the anger they trained you to suppress free

>You were sure she hated you

>But at the end of it, she said you were the one

>Turns 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

>And that was what she wanted it turned out, a human to put her in her place

>But 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

>Her flexibility is amazing but still, you frown

>"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

>As you grab the second one and lift it to pour out the sand in that one, she answers

>"I had a mission to complete, you know I cant just stop those" She says with a half smile at you

>You frown at her

>"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"

>She looks away from you then to Joe

>"I had other things going on" she replies quickly

>You frown and look at him

>Did he convince her to stay?

>But wait...Does that mean he saw her for who she was on the surface?

>No one could see Jane in her cloak field... and rarely people could tell she was a Donner when she was in her various disguises

>You could just because of how long you knew her and even that was dodgy

>This man was a mystery

>But then again so was Jane

>You sigh and look at Joe

>"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"

>You doubt he knows who Mr. Miyagi is but whatever

>He nods and gets to cleaning, whispering things to Jane as you sit with Calamity and eat

>As you eat, you watch him as he cleans her various joints pistons and servos

>Honestly, he does a good job to your surprise

>Even Calamity seems at a loss for words when you check over the cleanliness of his work

>Has she shown him this before?

>He did a nearly perfect job...

>Whatever

>You begin checking through her systems, showing Joe each thing

>Her weapons systems, her cloaking system, her infiltration systems and her various other systems

>You go through each one carefully, explaining each part and how they worked to Joe

>But when it came time to check her Biological systems... You now shy away

>you find yourself averting your eyes from the parts now...Parts that you previous had no problems looking at

>Each 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

>Respect for another mans...property?

>No, He didn't own Jane anymore than you owned Calamity

>You chalk it up to respect for Jane and Joe's new found intimacy

>Luckily, the Small Donner is very robust and built for wear and tear, so you don't have to replace many parts this time around

>But the ones you did, her leg shocks and the wires to her vulcan cannon

>"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

>"Hey I know My limits ALPHA! and i cant risk Losing a target!" she quipps back at you angrily

>She never calls you that

>Joe looks from her to you with unease

>"Was it really THAT bad A.non? She seemed to get on fine" he says with a small frown

>You round on him

>"WHAT do YOU FU-" you stop yourself

>Breathe, calm down, he just doesn't understand

>You take a deep breath and look at him

>"It was that bad Joe, let me show you something" you say as you motion to Calamity

>"Open up for me love"

>Calamity growls a bit at Joe, then turns and opens up her back

>You point out her various parts then point to the parts you pulled out of Jane

>"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

>There is a clean difference between the them that Joe grimaces at, then looks at Jane

>"If she went a week or so longer, she might not have been able to use her vulcan cannon" you say inspecting the wires

>Some of the copper was visible as the insulation was worn away

>You sigh and set the parts down then begin lowering Jane with Joe's Help as Calamity looks on

>This whole process took hours, Much longer than it took for you to work on Calamity

>But then again you kept up on Calamity's maintenace regulalry

>Joe looks a bit uneasy as he looks at Jane and you and Calamity

>"You were made to do this A.non?" he finally asks as Jane closes up "Have you ever thought about doing anything else?"

>This again? Why does he think this is so odd?

>"Ants are made to do a certain job, why is it hard to believe I was?" you answer calmly as Jane unplugs herself

>"Because you're a human, not an ant"

>His answer gives you pause

>Human? despite the fact you are technically human, you never considered yourself one

>How many times have the regular humans scorned you?

>To them you were a thing, made to keep the Donners in line

>There were even those who would refuse you service sometimes, not often but sometimes

>Money gets people going for sure

>But Joe's reaction to knowing you are a clone and still considering you human

>Now thats odd

>You shrug and don't dwell on it

>"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

>Joe looks like he is going to say something but stops and looks at Jane

>"You handlers love your Donners that much?" he finally asks

>You nod, thankful that the subject has changed from you, to being a close to Donners

>"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"

>Joe looks at Jane, who smiles and nuzzles against him

>"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

>What happened on the surface? Jane wouldn't tell you and Joe probably wouldn't spill it either

>Maybe later you'll find out, but for now you want to get food and relax a bit

>The Base had recreational areas

>"Jane, can you show Joe the way back?" you ask the ringtail Donner

>She nods as she answers

>"Sure A.non, but what are you gonna do?"

>2 days of maintenance in a row take their toll on a guy, even if they were needed

>You felt like treating Calamity to something

>"Calamity and I are going out, don't worry about us just have a good night" you say calmly with a smile

>Jane smirks at you and puts her hand around her neck

>"Don't forget your leash for her" Jane mocks

>"Shut it!" Calamity growls at her as you pull her away

>No need for a repeat of last night

>When you are out of earshot from Jane and Joe you finally speak

>"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

>"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

>Calamity's ears perk at the sight of the leash

>"H-here sir?" she says breathlessly

>You shake your head and grab her paw then lead her to the transport

>"We have a wonderful date ahead of us"

>You get on and punch in where you wanna go

>The bistro district

>Full 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

>You sit down and not the people staring at you and Calamity

>Handlers usually go don't go here

>Some have been jumped, attacked or killed just for being them

>That is if they didn't have their Donners with them

>The Bistro district is close to the living area of the civilians after all

>But there was a place you had in mind that you wanted to go to with Calamity

>And there were things you wanted to do there

>Things you wanted her to do and to do to her

>She needed to be punished after all

>And this would be the perfect place to do it

>One thing is for sure though

>Tonight is gonna be a good night