Chapter 1: A baby's perspective

When I woke up I was in a dumpster in an alley. I couldn't move my body as easily as I remember being to so I decided to stay still and think. I could hear the rain pattering away at the ledge overhead and the sound it makes clashing against the dumpster's lid. I was confused so I decided to survey my surroundings.

"I am in a stinky alley in the middle of the slums..wait how do I know that?" I thought.

I racked my brain for answers just to see a small screen.

__________________________________________

Name:

ID: 157896

Age: 2 months

Cybernetic augmentation: Light speed Processing

___________________________________________

"What? Is going on?!" I scream. But instead of words my body cries and wails instead.

"Wahh!!! Wahh!!!

"Okay, that's not what I was going to say!" is what I would think, but what would come out would be: "Wah ah ah waaahhh!!"

I decided to shut up and think instead. I shut my eyes and slowly drown out the bustling sound of rain and people.

The blank space I see slowly light up with numbers in code. Code? How do I know that? I suddenly feel a wave of pain in my head making me scream..or my infantile body to wail as information is streaming into my head in a language I don't speak.

It is the year 2540, 120 years after humanity's greatest coup d'etat. I live in an age where Humans are cybernetically enhanced, I don't have a "previous life" that would explain my superior thinking ability and I am in the slums of City D's outer ring.

I have come to the conclusion that my mind is incredibly "mature" but my body is not due to my in-born Cybernetic Augmentation of "Light speed Processing." I am a human with a super-computer for a brain and that's it. By cross referencing the data I can gather, I have come to the conclusion that I am..by this age's criteria.. Physically weak and incredibly unfit in the field of battle.

"Ho~ it's very annoying... But not as annoying as me saying words but cooing sounds come out instead!!!" I thought. After contemplating for a few moments, I give a tired Sigh internally "living like a helpless toddler will be troubling but it's better than being left for dead in a a dumpster not knowing any better..So that's a plus." I concluded.

The sun has set and the alley has gotten dark and the bright neon signs have lit up as the number of levitating transports have decreased. The amount of people have increased and the street hookers dressed in revealing clothing, have started to call out. Amongst the steady stream of people, a fairly large and well built man picked me up and lifted gently.

I was so deep in my thoughts that when I snapped out of it as I was being carried by large muscular arms. The man had grey hair and a strong countenance, he was wearing an oil stained apron with a utility box in the other hand.

"You poor thing..." He muttered. I tried to communicate with words but my body would not comply.

"Your parents may be desperate.. But this.. Is unacceptable! From this day forth... I will be your grandfather." He whispered softly craddling my infantile body in his free arm. He took the hood that was covering his face and it revealed a bald, white-bearded man with a look of pity etched into his expression.

"Just because you have sapphire coloured eyes and black hair...this is not what we fought for... Humanity without an advisary, will turn itself into its own enemy..." He said shaking his head.

"black hair and blue eyes huh? I wonder what's the fuss about." I thought. "Being able to process everything may not be as helpful as originally thought..as it already has taken a normal childhood from me."

The man picked up his pace due to the rain getting heavier. He walked into building with bright red neon signs that displayed the shop name, not that I could read it but based on its looks it definitely is the shop name.

He was quite respected as many of the people he passed by either nodded, smiled, or waved. He would reply with a soft smile and nod or wave back.

The store had garage doors spanning the front and the tall ceiling of the shop decorated in colorful graffiti. The right wall had heavy duty machinery while the left had small, hand-held tools for finer and more delicate operations. The back wall had a counter top with hologram screens displaying store prices and services, probably the counter, and beside it were 4 large cabinets

Suddenly the doors of three cabinets started to lower slowly with steam fuming out. Three robots painted in Black and Yellow hazard stripes slowly walk out, they each had their own unique look to them.

The Old man first introduced himself, He said his name was Khan and then his black and yellow companions.

The smallest one had a mono wheel and one circular red eye, it had long flexible and extendable arms ad long as its whole body.

"Hello! My Name is Ty-3! I am the Khan's extendable arms!!" He said in a cheery robotic voice.

The largest one came forward, It had one a screen across its face that displayed a smiley face, it had a large body with plenty of flat surfaces and ladders. It's arms and legs had a pair of large hydraulics each connected by flexible pipes to the large tank he carried on his back. It's head and Torso is one in the same and housed a compact cockpit.

"Hello, Name's L1F-3. Khan's Heavy lifter" It replied with a gruff robotic voice.

I didn't notice it but the 3rd, and medium sized-robot, headed for the counter while the Ty-3 was introducing himself.

He looked like the combination of Ty-3 and L1F-3 but more compact. He was using levitating technology as a means of transportation and his arms were a more solid design for lifting heavy objects like L1F-3's combined Ty-3's flexibility.

"Greetings, My name is Ch-4, I am Khan's Chasier, Electric Engineer, and Shop Bodyguard." He said.

Khan motioned to Ty-3 and L1F-3 to go back to recharge mode and instructed Ch-4 to give him the monthly report.

"Sir, We have made 40% more compared to last month. I've deducted our pay, Electrical bill and Life-Support bill." Ch-4 reported.

"That's good." Khan said nodded.

"May I Ask, why do you have a 2-month old infant with you?"

"I found him in a dumpster and decided to be his parent."

"Then I suppose that I'll register him as our Young master and procure his necessities?"

"That would be helpful Ch-4, thank you"

"Just doing my job." Ch-4 replied before going back to the counter.

Khan set me aside on the counter just within range of Ch-4's vision. I watch intently as he keys onto the hologram computer in front of him.

"Your quite a curious infant, most infants in the would be sleeping of wailing- according to my archives.. But your an odd one." Ch-4 comments.

Khan walks down the stairs with a handful of devices on hand, among those items were: a large syringe, a small ball box, a handful of circuit boards, and a laptop. He was on a phone call with someone as he was speaking into his earpiece.

"Yeah, I'm Going to cash in one of the many favors you owe me." Khan clarified.

"Sheesh Khan, You couldn't have picked a harder task. Tsk Tsk, It seems Khan the Scourge! has turn into a seenile soft hearted man. Haha!" the man on the phone laughs.

I could hear the contents of the conversation and the car outside whizzing past the skyline, hurting my ears. I also notice the stench of oil from the bottom the cabinet and the miniscule dirt in between the plates of Ch-4

"It seems that my inborn augmentation, light speed proccessing, is accompanied by enhanced senses as I can hear and see things most people can't." I thought smirking.

Ch-4 notices the slight change in my facial expression.

"This is going to be interesting." He thought.

A couple hours pass as a tall man in cloak enter through the front door. Khan stood up to greet the man.

"To protect And reclaim..." He said.

"With blood and Tears..." the man continued.

"That is our creed" They both finish.

The cloaked man, that was a few inches taller than khan, unbuttoned his cloak to reveal an white uniform decorated by numerous shoulder stripes and medal made of shiny metals.

"Ronin, its nice to see you again!" Khan said enveloping Ronin in a hug.

"You too you ol' sap" Ronin reciprocated.

Ronin looked alike to khan, they were both large muscular and scarred. He too had white hair and was smililar to him in width

He was carrying a large hard-sided suitcase that he sets on a table provided by Ty-3, Ronin turns to Ty-3 and Ch-4 with a suspicious gaze.

"Don't worry, I trust them with my life." Kahn said shaking his head.

The uptight man's shoulders slouch as he gave a relieved and tired sigh.

"I know but considering my position, it hard to stop a few habits Especially with a lethal Type-1 military-grade robot known to have a 100% assassination success rate." Ronin chuckles.

I turn my head to Ch-4 in shock.

"This friendly looking bucket of bolts is a Military-grade Assassin with a 100% success rate?!"

Ch-4 turns to Ronin and nods.

"I am -in your human language- retired but if The Revolutionaries are in need of my services, I shall be there." He proclaimed.

Ronin gave a small laugh while Khan just looks at him.

"In this time of peace, hopefully not. I still have nightmares of you And Khan standing side by side in a ankle-high pool of blue Cryptonian blood and parts." Ronin shakes his head while khan gave a sigh.

Khan turns to Ch-4.

"Please bring Shin here gently!" He commanded emphasizing "gently".

"Yes master!" Ch-4 replied.

"Shin huh? I like that name" I thought.

Ch-4 gently laid me on the table as Ronin opened the large suitcase.

"I can't believe you asked me to get the highest military-grade nano tech and an identity for your son." Robin deadpanned.

"When I inspected him, he had no nodes nor curcuits present so I assumed he was Techless...you know society, the Techless are treated as if they were never humans. I found this boy in a dumpster abandoned, its probably because of that." Khan said solemnly.

Ronin grit his teeth and seethed.

"This world's was not what we fought for...what They fought for." Ronin said whipping a tear from his left eye.

"They must be talking about their comrades.." I thought.

"Enough reminiscing, it's time we give him nano tech." Ronin Said as he opened the case.

"No strings nor loopholes Ronin?" Khan asks seriously.

"This is secret-grade nano tech in the testing phase, it cannot be traced and will appear as a inborn augmentation." He replied as he inserted the large needle into my spine.

Pshh!

[ Nano Machines have been accepted ]

I didn't feel any pain during the entire process. They placed the circuit boards, watch, and the black box into my arm. I watched in awe as the nano machines in my body reached out into the items merging them with my self.

[ Information Receiver and Sender has been integrated ]

[ 2.5 Petabytes of Storage has been integrated ]

[ Connecting Chain code... ]

[ Chain code had been connected ]

Ronin looked at the portable screen in the suitcase and it said:

[ Enter name? _ _ _ _ _ ]

"His name will be Shin BlackSteel" Khan Replied.

Ronin smiles at him happily. "Welcome to parenthood, Khan Blacksteel."

____________________________________________________

***Download NovelToon to enjoy a better reading experience!***