Meet Bionia

Narrator's pov

This is where my story begins, 1st of September 2030...

In a large robotics tech facility.

A man dressed in a suit sat in his office looking at some papers in a stern manner. He looks up at his assistant catching her attention.

Mr Rogeren: Zelda! Call me Isabel and Nathan, I need to talk to them.

Zelda: Yes sir.

She leaves and immediately returns with two people behind her whom were getting out of their lab coats.

Mr Rogeren: (smiles) Mrs Einstein.

Isa: Greetings sir.

Mr Rogeren: Mr Einstein.

Nathan: Greetings sir.

Mr Rogeren: Are you two aware of why I summoned you?

Isa: I'm pretty sure we do.

Mr Rogeren: Good, so how's the project coming along?

Nathan: Two years of building and programming totally worth it.

Mr Rogeren: Fantastic, let me see it.

Isa: But we haven't imputed the power source yet.

Mr Rogeren: Oh really? Well we better get to it, no time like the present.

They leave the office and walk down the hallway to room 12, Isa puts her ID card and the door opened up.

Inside the room a human looking robot laid on a bench with it's eyes closed and chest open.

Mr Rogeren: This is the final?

Nathan: Yes sir, just need to add the power source they'll run on and they should be good to go.

Mr Rogeren: Fantastic.

Isa put on some gloves while Nathan opened up a small box which had a glowing blue artifact in it.

Isa: (picks the artifact with a pair of pliers and carefully places it into the robot's opened chest).

Nathan: Easy.

Isa: I know what I'm doing.

After the artifact is placed, Isa closes the chest compartment then blue energy surges through the robot before the eyes then open.

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I looked at myself carefully in the reflective object in front of me, Blue eyes, black scleras, platinum blue hair and blue skin stared back at me.WHO AM I?

I turned around and saw three figures stare at me, they looked at me in awe and I became scared.

Nathan: It's alive.

Isa: Don't be scared, we're not dangerous.

Bionia: Kinda hard to tell.

Isa: (smiles) Well, my name's Isabel, this is my husband Nathan and our boss Mr Roderick Rogeren.

I looked from Isa, to Nathan, to the boss man but I still didn't feel at ease. Isa then moved closer to me and I moved back looking around uneasily feeling unsafe and vulnerable.

Isa: It's okay bionia. No harm will come to you while we're here.

Isa was closer to me and noticed my uneasiness. She pulled me closer to her and wrapped her arms around me, I didn't know this jester but I felt calmer in this action, I put my arms around her mimicking it. The embrace was warm and calming.

Mr Rogeren: It's perfect, what a masterpiece. But why is it all...

blue?

Nathan: First of all it has a gender. And second of all it's probably just an effect of the power core, you are very much aware that it's an alien item.

Mr Rogeren: Yes, yes, but can you fix it. We need her to blend in with the humans.

Nathan: Yeah hold on.

I watched Nathan go to a drawer nearby and searched through the content before bringing out an item.

He then turned and walked towards me crouching a bit.

Nathan: Hello bionia.

Bionia: Hi.

Nathan: Now this thing over here is called a smartwatch. You are to wear it on your wrist at all times okay?

Bionia: okay.

He put the watch around my wrist then my blue skin transitioned into a cream colour like that of a human. I looked back at the reflective object on the wall and noticed my scleras where white and my eyes normal, and my hair black, I looked like a human now.

Bionia: Wow.

Mr Rogeren: It's perfect.

Nathan: They're not an it, they may be a robot but their still non binary.

Mr Rogeren: I've heard, it was a slip of the tongue. Now we can start.

Isa: (nervous) Um, I don't think they're ready yet, I mean they were just born.

Nathan: She still needs to fit in among us humans and learn their ways.

Mr Rogeren: Bionia, excuse us adults for a moment.

Bionia: Yes sir (moves to a corner).

Mr Rogeren: You two are very much aware that the faith of the earth rests in the hands of that machine, which is why we built her for that purpose in the first place.

Nathan: We also built her to act, function, and behave like one meaning she'll need to adapt and learn just like a normal human tween.

Isa: So until then, she's in no position to defend, she'll need to go through all stages in life like a normal child to develop a personality, interests, hobbies, etc.

Mr Rogeren: (laughs) okay then, why don't you two adopt them and parent them on to the right path.

Nathan: Excuse me sir?

Mr Rogeren: I'm serious, I mean you two have been married for like five years and no children.

Nathan: There was no time for all that, we've been working on bionia since then.

Mr Rogeren: Well this is your chance to feel the joy of parenting, they'll be a fast learner since they got your ancestor's brain, literally.

Nathan: Using Albert Einstein's surviving brain pieces was my idea.

Mr Rogeren: Oh and (whispers) don't try to get attached, they might end up sacrificing themselves for the earth.

Isa/Nathan: (neutral) Yes sir.

Mr Rogeren: (exits).

Bionia: What's going on?

Isa: (smiles) oh nothing dear. Today, you'll be coming home with us.

Bionia: Really, why?

Nathan: So you can get a glimpse of the outside world and learn to interact with humans, no doesn't that sound fun?

Bionia: Sounds amazing.

Nathan: That's the spirit, now come on.

Isa and Nathan took me out of the room then outside and I was welcomed with a bright light.

Bionia: ACK!!!

Nathan: Relax, it's just the sun.

Bionia: It burns and I can feel it.

Isa: Don't worry, you'll get used to it.

They took me to their neutral transportation device which humans call a car and drove for like 35 minutes to their place of dwelling called A HOME.

Bionia: WOW (unlocks the car and jumps out) This place is awesome!

Isa: It's a simple cozy home.

Bionia: I get to stay here? Double Awesome!

Nathan: You can tour around the neighborhood if you want.

Isa: Just don't wander to far.

Bionia: M'kay.

I skipped out of our yard and went to the nearby street, as I was walking I bumped into someone and fell to the ground.

???: Oh my gosh, I am so sorry.

I looked up and saw a human, obviously, They had dark skin and black hair, and their accent wasn't like that of the humans I've seen so far.

???: Are you alright? Did I hurt you?

Bionia: (stands up) It's fine, I'm fine.

???: Phew, thank God. I'm Kori Cameron by the way, people call me KC, my pronouns are They/Them.

Bionia: Hello KC, I'm bionia, pronouns She/They.

KC: I've never seen you here before, are you new?

Bionia: I live with my parents Isa and Nathan einstein, I wasn't always outside until now.

KC: Wow, you're an Einstein? You must be very smart just like the rest of the families.

Bionia: I guess so.

KC: (smiles) Good to meet you bionia, i was just coming from a friend's place, I live six houses down the street, we could talk more if you wanted.

Bionia: Sure, love to.

KC: Nice, anyways I gotta get going, see ya (runs off).

I liked them, they seemed so lively, I wondered if there were any other kids in our neighborhood.

As I turned around to go back to my new home I glanced over the fence of the house next to mine. A boy marched out of his house angrily and said some words I didn't here to an invisible person before slamming the door and sitting on the ground trying to calm himself down with music.

As I watched him, he looked my way and was frightened for a split second.

Boy: Who the heck are you?

Bionia: I'm bionia, what about you?

Boy: Err, max?

Bionia: Nice to meet you max.

Max just stared at me with a look which I sensed to be annoyance and disgust.

Bionia: Did I offend you in any way?

Max: You will if you keep looking at me like that, and don't bother trying to befriend me, I'm not open for that.

He looked the other way as if I was never there. I just turned around and walked back home. Although I felt my chest hurt yet I didn't blame him days later for his rude behaviors. He was a MIDDLE CHILD.

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