Ashe is not a human that would begin to cry in despair, they were a rational machine and started to simulate how they could get out of this situation.
But even for Ashe simulating the next move with the knowledge that there are no repair shops in the solar system is tough. For Ashe finding the best solution would drain too much energy and waste far more time.
But they still did so anyway, scanning the surrounding trees to compare the species nd try to understand how deep they're in the forest. Analysing the tracks left behind by the critters to gain the knowledge of the ecosystem and grasp the local food chain.
But most importantly they compared the atmosphere to what the Earth to predict if the conditions were suitable for evolving to enlightened life forms.
Although Ashe knew that the likelihood of an enlightened organism on the planet is low, Ashe still double checked to see if any pollutants were in the atmosphere.
To Ashes disappointment, there was not.
However what surprised Ashe was the similarities between between Earth and this unknown planet Ashe has dedicated as planet X.
The air concentration was frighteningly similar with 21.7% oxygen, 78.1% nitrogen and the rest are a mixture of background gasses. If this planet X was near the alliance, it would become a prime colonisation planet for Humans.
The animal tracks showed a healthy relationship of prey and predators with little outside interference. But there was some suggesting an unknown animal was hunting two animals greater than the rest.
Ashe came to the conclusion that there was a 40% chance an enlightened species was hunting within 100km of here. But there was a 30% chance that these species have a natural predator residing close by with an unusually high strength.
If its the later there is a large possibility of danger from the predator as Ashe is most likely in its territory.
But this wasn't the most fascinating thing thing Ashe found.
A small flower was located hidden inside a bush. An unknown flower of unknown species that Ashe failed to analyse and compute.
The flower seems to be far healthier than the bush that surrounds it, despite the bush blocking the sunlight. Its stem is unnaturally long by 20mm, far to long for water to climb under the gravity of Planet X.
But what Ashe found most fascinating was that they would be naturally attracted to it. despite being immune to all venoms, poisons and drugs; the flower had someway of hypnotising Ashe making them want to stay next to it.
Ashe spent a fall 24 hours studying their surroundings, spending most of the time on the plant, and came up with a solution with what they can simulate will have the highest chances of success.
Ashe predicts that they should start wondering through the forest staying clear of probable apex predator territories. Although animals tend to ignore machines they could become aggressive if they start to feel threatened with an unknown entity inside their territory, especially if they have young ones to protect.
After performing a final check on his power supply, showing that if they stay in an active state they should last a month, Ashes gears began to shift as they used the tree to steady themselves as they begin to rise.
The damaged leg wobbled and gave a a loud groan of resistance scaring away the returned birds. Most animals have stayed away from Ashe declaring this area as a danger zone, only a few small animals decided to return believing Ashe was as still as a creaking tree, shaking in the wind.
Giving one last groan the damaged leg finally listened to Ashe and rose.
Unsteadily Ashe started moving for the bush for the flower that had grabbed their attention for such a long time still had research value for Ashe. There is no way Ashe is going to leave the impossible flower behind.
carefully Ashes shovel like fingers digs out the soil around the plant, carful not to break any important routes and risk injuring the impossible plant. With inhuman accuracy the plant is removed from bush.
Suddenly a small draw opens up to the right of Ashes mechanical heart, however the draw, stiff from all the rust, gets jammed just before it fully opens. Ignoring the stuck draw Ashe places the plant inside the compartment and sees a slight light blue glow from the plant.
That wasn't the only strange occurrence that happened as the plant gave off a chilling aura similar to a cold breeze. The glow could be understood by Ashe as a form of bio illumination and the coolness could be that the reaction is endothermic.
However when scanning the plant, Ashe could not locate the organelles and metabolites needed for the this reaction.
Deciding to research the plants weirdness later, Ashes gears turn around his body as they took another step into the dark forest.
trudging through the dense forest in the direction that Ashe believes the enlightened species may be, Ashe still has time to admire the beauty of the forest around them.
although he is a machine the beauty of the forest still can't be ignored. It is a near perfect ecosystem. On earth there are no untouched ecosystems left, as all the natural forests has been cut down and replaced with large logging farms. the Antartica had long since been colonised and integrated by the other continents.
This leaves the only ecosystems being artificial and maintained at the exact values which is unnatural in nature as their is a beauty in the wild order that each tree is in that can only be made through natural selection.
This is the meaning of pure beauty to the machines, order. everything has its pace and has been placed there for the most reasonable reasons. Every tree is in a certain height range with a certain distance range from one another. Every seemingly random animal track has a perfect passage that ensures the animal the safest and quickest route to their little dens.
In nature everyone must be kept in its wild order or they face the cruelty of Mother Nature.
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Ashe continues walking through the forest at a slow rate when their audio begins to pick up disorderly sounds.
Sounds off swishing leaves in a wasteful manner as something in a precise manner filled with bloodlust chased after it.
Ashe instantly could tell that the first entity wasn't a native of the forest by the way that it moves. But its being chased by a predator that knows the forest well.
If Ashe doesn't step in the immigrant will become the prey.
Ashe quickly contemplates the pros and cons before changing direction and heading towards the noises.
As Ashe gets closer they start to hear the sounds of growls and snarls as if a rabid dog was trying to catch a cat stuck in a tree. It's jumping and clawing at the bark, teeth marks scatter the branches where it has snapped at the cat.
Ashe wasn't far off.
Under a tree was a large wolf of unknown breed tearing into the in attempt to climb up and finish its hunt. But this isn't what grabs Ashes attention was the human like girl.
Finally after over a week of bad luck and impossible situations an enlightened creature has been found.
The human like girl had a strange biology according to Ashes Scan
[Unknown enlightened species: The species has a humanoid appearance but despite this the species DNA is more similar to a felines than an apes. Its physical body seems similar to a humans however its ears are featured on the species crown instead, the ears seem to be more sensitive to high pitched sound. The species has a feline tail coming out the end of its spine, its fully functional and can enhance the species acrobatics. Its bone structure seems to be slightly denser making them less likely to brake. The nails are sharper and tougher than a usual house cat and could cause minor damage to the body. The hair is surprisingly softer than a humans.]
[Remark: The unknown species seems to be a female adolescence around the age of 8-9. Brain activity shows signs of heightened fear and panic. Minor injuries are located on both legs and her right arm. A major injury is located on her left arm and is bleeding heavily. Unknown reason why the wound is bleeding at a slower rate than expected given the injury. The child is heavily wounded, best treatment is to calm the child while applying pressure to the wound. After cleaning and disinfecting the wound apply a bandage and sling for the child. The child will need to watched for 24 hrs after her condition stabilises, then the child will need to rest for 2 weeks.]
Ashe scanned the wolf without second thought and began to simulate this battle.
[Wolf: A four legged mammal belonging to the canine family. Has sharp claws and sharper teeth. Its bite strength is strong enough to cling to objects and drag it away.]
[Remarks: The wolf is showing an aggressive behaviour towards its prey a child of unidentifiable enlightened race. Small mount of flesh and blood attached to fur and teeth suggesting it has recently eaten something, blood results match the unidentifiable enlightened races. recommended to deter the wolf away to save the child.]
Ashe knows what they must do.