Strange Bedfellows

" I am certain we didn't come all the way here in vain, master." Shelly would hug her arms around Siegfried's, happy to nuzzle her cheeks against his shoulder. For her this was a vacation of sorts which meant she could spend time with him out of that boring uniform. Every day off duty was like a miniature honey moon for the glasses wearing brunette.

Soon their transport would dock at the colony and they would be greeted by a lab coat wearing purple haired woman with a look in her face that made it seemed like she hadn't gotten any sleep in at least a couple of days. She was accompanied by a similar looking, albeit younger and certainly fresher face girl with the same tone of purple eyes and a piercing ruby colored stare.

" Don't mind her, this is my daughter Emilia." She would introduce herself as Lucia Cordova and request her both guests to follow her to this car waiting outside for them. " Honored to be in your presence, Mr. Wagner. This must be Mrs. Wagner, I see ... " Lucia would take a special interest in the young couple but this wasn't the time nor the place to discuss delicate matters just yet.

Shelly would blush when this woman asked if she was Mrs. Wagner. She merely giggled at the thought, not at all surprised when Siegfried corrected her. The brunete would continue to held onto his arm as they were taken to a private domicile that after a 10 minute drive. THe younger girl named Emilia was the driver.

" To my home. I've had my daughter made certain there were no bugs so we can talk freely once there." Lucia would inform Siegfried, taking notice of that sensitive briefcase. They would arrive shortly afterwards to this relatively decent looking house. Place was clean and orderly enough, something she made certain of at the last minute.

" Now then it has come to my attention you plan on starting an insurrection in Mars but lack the popular support to achieve your goals. It is important to have allies you can rely on, people that can give you an upper hand out of a sticky situation with your superiors." She would call her taciturn daugther over.

" Isn't she a work of art? Truly looks like a real person like you and I but my dear Emily is in the fact the first in a series of cybernetic organisms i've created using data i've stolen from the Federation for years. Far from being mindless she uses an special AI system not unlike a real and working neural interface like the one you and I have. Of course, piloting a mobile suit is also very simple to program into them. If you so desire I can start supplying you with a small quantity of loyal soldiers." The purple haired woman would cut to the chase right away, noticing Siegfried seemed to be of the impatient type.

" The Federation is preparing deploy a battle group to Mars soon enough. A direct response to the 'hijacking' of the Gundam F90 unit 2." Lucia would explain to Sigfried that her aunt. Captain Marina Von Witzland's ship had been sent to Mars on a punitive expedition with a full complement of mobile suits. " I am pretty sure that's going to cause quite a reaction from your comrades back in Mars." Lucia would attempt to grab a hold of the briefcase, wanting the extra funds.

" What do you think it's going to happen once the hostilities begin?" She was certain Siegfried was smart enough to figure out the rest.

" I can get you anything ranging from basic supplies like food and medicine to small arms and even mobile suits, and of course more children like my dear Emilia." Lucia was putting a wide variety of goodies at his finger tips including brand new mobile suits and even a few of her cyborgs to act as a preatorian guard of sorts for Siegfried. " I base their appearances off genetic templates i've harve- I mean acquired through the years." Using her background as a doctor, she'd been able to get her hands on some quite interesting genetic samples she could use to mold the outside appearance of her cyborgs.

" Their skin, hair and tissue is all living organic tissue. They don't need to eat but do require to stay hydrated so its wise to not neglect it." These units made for amazing infiltrators and even better soldiers, being able to survive and push their bodies to the limits mere humans couldn't.

" This payment you're giving me is quite enough to cover the initial expenses. I am sure you would like having your own personal squadron." Far from the greedy type, Lucia did this merely to further fund her own private research. The mobile suit she provided wouldn't exactly be brand new top of the line models but certainly be better than nothing. He was then given a Anaheim Electronics digital catalog from where he could pick his choice of mobile suit models currently in stock. Lucia would use her connections within the company to get Siegfried whatever he decided. In this regard this dealing was usually reserved for top officials in the current Martian administration, not even Admirals were given that task.

" I'll program them to obey only your commands. You see each one of their AIs is a self contained system so you won't have to worry about any outside interference. Their personalities are all pre-programmed and we can ensure they'll remain loyal to you." Lucia would then explain that their AI was capable of learning not unlike a child.

' And me, of course.' Since they were her creations, Lucia ensured there was no way any of these models would be able to cause her any harm.

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Shelly was truly amazed by the new developments. Something about learning about the existance of such an advanced cyborg was quite unsettling but the evidence was right before their eyes. She would be a good concubine and keep herself quiet while her master and this bizarre woman conversed.