Visiting the in-laws, part #3

[Mirage]

The night past very relaxing. Dave wanted to show us some Holo-pics he found of Amy when she was born. I was myself a bit confused, since Amy was an machine and could not be born as he put it "Amy' baby pics". Amy was all excited and wanted to see the pics really bad. "Okay.. Here is the first one..." Dave smiled at us, activating the holo-viewer. "Oh my God! I was so small!!!" my wife shrilled in joy. "Yes... you were born on that day!" Dave boasted. I sat there, looking confused...."It's a laptop computer..." I stated. "Look at the computer screen.." my wife hushed me quickly. "I just see codes and programs open on the screen....." I mumbled out. "That's me, Stupid!!!!" my wife yelled at me. "Oooooohhh...." I said, trying to please her while trying to be impressed. "That's the day I became sentient!" she laughed out in joy.

Dave smiled "Yup, I remember activating your A.I. that day.. after months of programming, I knew that day you had finally became self aware of yourself, Amy!". "Thanks, dad!" Amy smiled, hugging Dave hard. I sat there, feeling strange, looking at pictures about Dave slowly assembling Amy to what she is today. "That's the first day you moved your skeleton metal frame! On your own!" Dave said out loud, full of joy, going on and on about every pictures he showed us. My wife was gleaming like a child, seeing the pictures for the first time. It made me happy to see them like this... A real family that I always wanted.... Sadly, her mother was nowhere to be seen, of course. But it did not stop us from enjoying the night together.

The next morning, Dave knock on the door as soon the sun was up. "Get up, sleepy head... I want to start on Amy as soon as possible... It's going to be a busy day.." he smiled. I groaned out, not being a morning person. Amy was still in sleeping mode, looking like a sleeping angel. I decided to completely deactivate Amy, since Dave needed her to be offline to work on her. I turned her on her stomach and open a small panel on the back of her neck and pressed a small red button, which completely deactivate all of her systems, including her A.I..

I lifted her up in my arms and brought her downstairs. Before I could reach the basement, her mother stop me. "Good morning, Helen.." I tried to smile to her. "You know, that's the way I like seeing that robot... Completely shut down..." she snicked. I ignored her and went to her husband lab down the stairs. "Lay her down on the main work table." he asked me when he saw me coming. I lay down Amy on her back on the hard cold metal table and step back.. Amy look like she was simply in a deep sleep, until Dave removed her night gown and got her naked. I took a deep breath and reminded myself he was her creator and she was just a machine in the inside. It was hard for me, because I did have real feelings for Amy and seeing another man, even it was her own father and creator, undressing her naked and probing her everywhere, was unsettling for me to watch. But I remained quiet, knowing he was doing this for me and her, not personal gain or reasons.

He open most of her panels and even detached her head and face plate off. Inserting cables every port she had, he started to give her a full overhaul. "Jesus! How much sex data you have in her!!!!" he yelled out, seeing her main frame on his computer. "Hey! She's the one who downloaded it all in herself!!!! She wanted to make sure I never got bored with her, so, one night, she went on the net and download everything she could learn about sex... I told her not to do it! But you programmed her stubborn...!" I laugh out loud. "Did I?? Real or not, most women are stubborn!!" Dave laughed out, deleting most of the crap she had in her. "Hey! Don't delete all there!! Some I really like!" I shouted at him quickly. He look at me "Sure, sure... relax, I'll just keep the juicy stuff!!" he laughed hard. "Great!" I laugh back.

I sat beside Amy's faceless head, which was detached and was standing there, wires and cable coming out from everywhere. I took her face plate in my hands and look at her closed eyes. "She'll be okay?" I asked, worried about her. "Of course... but I want to do some upgrade to her also... So, it's gonna take some time.. Go upstairs and relax a bit... Go eat breakfast..." Dave smiled to me. I nodded a yes and went upstairs. Helen saw me and fixed me breakfast. Her action surprised me a bit.

"You know... Amy really loves you.." I told her, while chewing on toasts. She look at me and left out a sigh "You don't' understand... You can't.." she mumbled out. "I know your husband spent the last few years a lot of time on Amy and maybe neglected you a bit... For that, I apologize... I fell responsible somehow, but don't take out your anger on Amy or him... Be pissed off at me instead.." I asked her. She smiled and came to me "You are sweet man... Just like Amy's creator.." and she left the room. I sat there, finishing breakfast alone.

I spent the day, keeping myself busy at the lake side, fishing. A few times, I went to see Amy and Dave, who was working hard on her. He took a few breaks to be with me. "You know, I remember your Dad when we both fishing together... Those were the days..." Dave said, staring at the water, the Sun reflecting on it. "I miss him..." I mumbled out. Dave smiled to me, tears forming at his eyes, just like mine where.."Me too.."...

To be continued