James Willet slowly got out of bed, rubbing his head. He gloomily looked at his clock and sighed. 4:30 AM. As per usual he stretched and stood, yawning softly. He usually rose early and went down late, never getting proper sleep. He rubbed his eyes and paused, hearing sounds in the lab.

Suddenly, out of the darkness of the hallway outside of the metallic doors, a loud and booming clang was heard. He jumped, realizing what it was. James grabbed his glasses and shoved them on before running off, his bare feet hitting the cold metal floor.

When he entered a large room he growled," LIGHTS ON!". The lights suddenly blared on and he jumped, seeing Keola standing in front of the tank where her human body was. James walked over and looked at Keola," Keola..? Are you alright? You are acting funny? Oh no... don't tell me you have a virus again!"

"No, that's not it, Dr.Willet." She looked at the tank, her body flowing in the glowing chemicals to postpone her human sickness and virus from eating her flesh. She frowned, looking at the already blackened flesh on her human form.

James frowned and put a hand on her shoulder," We're trying our best to save you, you know..."

Keola grimaced at his statement and pulled her shoulder away from him and glared at him," I don't want to be saved! Not anymore!"

James was taken back. Keola had never yelled, let alone glare at him with such a serious and dark aura. He cleared his throat," K-Keola, I think we should take you back to your chamber, you need to recharge... you're not thinking straight."

"SCREW THE CHARGING STATION! SCREW THESE CABLES!" She screamed and grabbed the cables on the back of her head, that resembled her hair, and tore them out with great force. James paled as the holes where the cables once were started to spark viciously.

"KEOLA PUT THOSE BACK IN!" James demanded and tried to grab the cords," YOU NEED THOSE TO STAY CHARGED!"

"I WONT TAKE IT ANYMORE!" She shoved him away and glared at him," I won't take it anymore... this body. I stayed in it at first because you wanted me to... but now I see that I'm trapped. This body... It keeps my Mind trapped. I can do anything I want, but I can't feel anything! In my old village back in Hawaii our elders told us that the key to being a human is to feel! Not physically human, but human in your heart and soul!" She looked away from him," You wouldn't understand... your not trapped in a ugly body as others just look at you in disgust." Keola turned to the tank with her human body inside," So I am ending it. Permanently."

James gasped," KEOLA DON'T YOU DARE!" He quickly grabbed her arm," You are NOT breaking that glass!"

"Yes, I am Dr.Willet" she scoffed at him and shoved him aside by pulling an arm off, and pulled back her other fist.

"NO! OVERRIDE! PROTOCOL NINE! PROTOCOL NINE!!"

Suddenly the glass shattered and the force of the moving formula pulled Keola's body with it as it spilled out, ripping out the suppressant and any medicine they had been working on for her away from her body. James's eyes widened in shock and he look to see Keola sparking up a storm from the solution hitting the open sparks in her body. She suddenly fell to her knees and sat there, her Robotic body shaking as the disease in her human body slowly started to eat her skin, turning it into near black.

James quickly ran to the Robotic Keola and grabbed the cords she ripped out the reconnect her electricity," Why did you do that?! WHY?!" He looked at her as he shook, visibly afraid," You know that this type of damage will kill you!"

She smiled slightly," I know... I can't... be like this... anymore..." She pulled her arm up to her chest and punched the hatch on it, busting the core and memory chip in it.

Suddenly the lights in her eyes went out, and her body shut down. James's eyes began to well up with tears as he held her close," Nonono Keola... Keola no don't do this to me! You can't give up! Not yet! Please that's not like you! Keola! Keola Respond! Respond! System check! Mind analysis! Anything!!"

His eyes widened as her body spoke out, but in not in her voice, but the voice of the system he designed," System Failing. Full shut down initiated. Mind system analysis... completed. Mind number 0_Keola has been terminated."

"KEOLA!"

James suddenly sat up and looked around, surrounded by his books. He reached up to his face and felt the tears streaming down it. James fell back into his pillow, panting softly. He quickly got up again and ran out after grabbing his glasses and shoving them on. James quickly ducked around a corner and stormed into Keola's room," KEOLA!"

When she jumped and looked at him, she was in the process of taking her own arm off. However she was only down to pulling out connector cords and limb joints. James paled and ran to her," Stop right now! How did you even get the code to take your arm off precisely?! Never mind I'll change it later!" He growled and started fixing her arm as he shook.

"Dr.Willet-"

"Why would you do this? After all the work that we all put in for you, that I put in for you?!"

"Dr.Willet-"

"You know I care! So why? I want a thorough explanation Keola!"

"Dr.Willet-"

"Is there something wrong with your system..?! D-Did a big slip by me? D-Did I mess up some coding? Is there something you're trying to do?!"

"James."

He jumped and looked up at her," Wh-What?" Willet looked up at her half shocked. That was the first time she had called him James

"You're crying... and shaking." She reached up and touched his face, making him shiver and pull away. He quickly wiped them away with his sleeve and looked at her with a stern glare.

"Give me answers, Keola. Why are you taking yourself apart?"

" I wanted to see if I can feel pain." She looked away and pulled her arm back, and pulled her charging cords out of the slots around her," In my old village, the elders told us, the children, that if you don't feel pain now and then, you're not human. But it you have emotions and a mind of pure intent, that makes you what you are..." She looked down," I just feel trapped. I can't... feel... Anything... Why didn't you let me die...? Why are you trying to save me..?"

James sighed and stood," Because I'm all you have left, and you're all I got. I'm not losing you too. And you're not going to die from a bullshit virus." He walked to the door and paused, standing in the doorway," I will update your software tomorrow. And your interface as well. I've been designing a program and tools that will allow you to feel objects. To tell the difference in the feel of soft and hard. Warm and cold. Goodnight Keola."

Keola blinked and looked down," Goodnight sir."