You are a fake!, hahahaha….loser!!!, a teenager said when he saw me walking to go to the cafeteria. After the surgeries, I am now a full pledged robot, though I am built as a humanoid, or whatever you might call it. I was once a human and now only have a heart and brain, some parts that make me truly human. I am Brian Wallace a.k.a. Miles. Since that day of a cycling accident, pre-qualifier round for the Olympics, my life changed swiftly as my chances of winning the gold was lost because the Olympic committee argued on accepting an android to represent Digi-One for the cycling team. This is so crazy and I think I wanted to die not being able to compete for the country and heck, for the world. I never wanted to be like this, tin man, people would always see on holoscreens and the media. I never wanted to be famous because what I wanted was to ride and be the top cyclist in the universe. Yet, the universe had a different path for me and now as a Flighter for the DOGS, I want Ericka and the world to know that I am capable of fighting and that I can protect myself and the people I love as a soldier for the academy.
Ericka had been texting and emailing me but I hadn't answered her for maybe a couple of weeks now. I was deeply hurt when she joined the DOGS and didn't tell me since I am her best friend after all. But well, maybe I was just being a baby and jealous that she might, ahhh…how do you call it….outsmart or defeat me in the DOGS preliminaries since, Ericka is unbelievably great in combat and gun shooting. I too am a shooter but compared to her she always aces them and I can fight but unlike Ericka she can totally destroy a world if she is ordered to do so. That's how remarkable she is and I adore her for that. I have always liked Ericka, no, loved her, but I couldn't tell her how I really feel about her because I was afraid she would turn me down or maybe she would try to protect our friendship so she would joke around and leave me hanging, time and time again, just to avoid the rush, blush and crash of our relationship. We are that close and so I want to protect our friendship as long as I can because I love her.
I remember when I was still totally human, I love reading stories about a prince and a princess or fairytales which has lost its magic in this lifetime. Before kids believe in the power of love, patience and goodness but as if in a flash things turned different and people grew cold maybe because in this age we no longer need human affection to fill the need for attention, love or sex. Nowadays we have robots and humanoids that you can hire for sex or rent as a girlfriend or boyfriend. Funny that bullying is no longer a fad because you can have an AI bodyguard or what have you to protect or save you in times of desperation or emergencies.
But I still long for touch, affection and that undying love which I haven't felt. Ericka is my best friend and I had a crush on her ever since we were little. I guess she doesn't know that it embarrasses me when she thinks that I need to be protected by her. It's different now Ericka, I am a man and I no longer need your saving. I want to be the one to protect you. I want you to see me as someone you can turn to when you need a shoulder to cry on, a man who can save you from dangers or even those filthy and ugly monsters in the wet and dry lands.
Haaa…..Ericka! Why can't you see that I am in love with you!, Miles thought and just laid down in the shoreline while pondering on his whispers of love for his princess. Miles is now starting his entry for the first semester in the Flighter Academy (DOGS). The sky is so beautiful this time of year. Stars are flocking like galaxies twinkling and it's so amazingly magical! Hmm…since humans and AIs can travel through universe, we can already live in Saturn, Jupiter and other exo-planets which are like earth and there are thousands or hundreds of thousands or more to mention. We have exceeded our limitations and now living in 5D, or whatever Vicky Manalo said along with older theories and scientists beliefs on dimensions and realms outside of earth.
Miles doesn't look like a robot since science have perfected ion and metallic fibers of robotics and android bodies that humans and robots no longer seem different from each other. You can only tell a person is a robot when you feel their body since it's cold and doesn't have a heartbeat. But in Mile's case he has a heart and brain that makes him the first to have successfully lived as a human and android at the same time. Miles is called "Aip" (Android i Person). And there are only ten of them in this age that makes him very special in the eyes of science and technology. He is twenty years old now and three years older than Ericka.
Miles! Hey!, boss is calling you!, Lloyd called out to the young man who is still stargazing but stood up when he heard him.
Okay! I'm coming!, Miles replied standing from the ground and ran towards Lloyd. Where is she?
She is at the Plaground with Menace and other candidates for the academy. I think you'll like the newbies this time. They are so cute I'd like to….., Lloyd said admiring the candidates but stopped talking when Miles gave him a disgusting look.
Ah, not being weird. I just wanted to appreciate their good looks and bravery joining us to kill those bacteriums, once and for all!, Lloyd added and turned his gaze on the academy's logo lashed in front of the school after walking towards the gates.