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The restaurant was a casual place on the hundredth eighty-eighth floor of the Orr corporate tower. The floor was designed to attract families, with stores, hotels and an amusement park; it made for a less nude environment. Theo was pleased, if a little surprised by the consideration given to his parents' lodging.

"How are you doing?" he asked as he sat opposite them.

"We should ask you that, shouldn't we?" his mother replied.

"Me and Cass are keeping busy."

His father looked around furtively before leaning in and whispering. "Where are they?"

"Who?"

"Your guards."

"I'm not under guard."

The server arrived, placing plates and glasses.

"They let you go anywhere you want?" Maria asked.

"I expect plenty of doors in the tower won't open to me, but unless I leave the islands, I can go anywhere I want on my own. The men they assign me if I fly to the mainland are more for my protection then to guard me, the Orrs don't want Vanguard to get me."

"Eric seems rather overprotective of you," Darius said, cutting his steak.

"He's protective of all his sons, and he considers me one of them. I'm also proof of something he feared Vanguard did to him decades ago. And he has issues with me operating on his ships for months without his knowledge. He thinks that just because I share half his DNA, I should act the way his other sons do." He dug into his stew.

"And how do you feel about him?" His mother asked, she had yet to touch her salad.

"I don't think of him as my dad, if that's what you're worried about." Theo sighed at the look his parents exchanged. "Mom, Dad, you are my parents, nothing's ever going to change that."

"Then why do you seem intent on staying here?" Darius asked. "We came to take you home, your mother was fortunate enough to find the--" He closed his mouth as she squeezed his hand. "Why wouldn't you let her use the information to free you? Or my skills?"

"Mainly because I don't want us to be the kind of people who hold others hostage for what they want. That's what the Anarchists do."

"Who are the Anarchist?" His mother asked.

"Right." The people around him had gotten so used to the term he'd coined, he forgot it wasn't common parlance. "It's what I call the Independents like those who unleashed the AI on Mars, to differentiate them from the-- from those who just want to live their lives. It ranked to be included among them when people talk about the independent terrorists. The other reason, is that I can't go home. You knew it could happen. It 's always been a risk in my line of work."

"We knew they wouldn't do anything to bring you back," Darius said, "but we always thought you'd make your way back."

"When we heard the news about your capture..."

Theo smiled. "You decided to come rescue me. How did you even hear about it? I know it should have been kept from you, at best you should have been informed I died."

His parents exchanged another look. "Someone sent us the news report, we don't know who."

"Patricia?" Cass offered privately.

It made sense. She was new enough she might feel obligated to pass it along. Angelica would remind her it wasn't her place, but Patricia had a stubborn streak that would drive Anderson nuts in time.

"How are the two of you doing?" Theo asked. "Is the work comparable with home?"

"They haven't let me access much," Maria said. "The Uncle AI is wary of letting a geneticist close to anything related to the Orrs. Considering what Vanguard unleashed, his behavior is understandable."

"And what the Ind--the Anarchists did to that poor man is deplorable," Darius said. "His implant has been disrupted on a molecular level. The saving grace is that those work on a atomic level, so the odds are good I'll be able to reconstruct it, but there's no telling how much of who he was is left. Most of that his held within the organic components."

"Long term memories should be intact," Maria said.

"Maybe," his father corrected. "We tend to forget that implants help maintain those, studies among Independents show that long term memories alter and degrade over time. They remain who they are mostly due to subtle daily reinforcement of those memories throughout their lives. Those holos for vacations they took that they look at when they have nothing else to do, conversation with friends about things they did years before. This man, Brack, hasn't had anything like that to stimulate those memories. Some will be within the implant, but there's no way to know what, or how much. His brother is.... He doesn't seem to understand what I've told him. It hurts to see that hope in his eyes."

Maria squeezed his hand.

"He'll be happy for anything you give him back, dad."

"I hope so. Disappointment isn't always easy to accept." He leveled his gazed on Theo.

"Disappointment can be overcome, dad." Theo's gaze didn't waver. "You just have to see what you got, even if it isn't everything you wanted."

"I don't know if that's going to be enough," the fox said.

"It's got to be, dad. You're just an engineer, not a corporate head."

* * * * *

"I love them," Theo said. His voice echoed over the hot tub's water.

"I don't doubt that," Cass replied.

"Then why do I not want to spend any more time with them?" The water was only one degree off from boiling his fur off his body. He'd needed to relax after an afternoon walking through the Island's park.

"How deep do you want me to dig through the psychological texts for the answer?"

"Please don't. I just." He dunked his head under the water, resurfaced. "Why does dad have to look at me with such hope, he knows the situation I'm in. I wish mom would just scream at me instead of saying she understands. I know she doesn't. She's angry. Neither of them want to stay here. Fuck, I don't either, I want to go home, but it's not going to happen, they have to accept that."

"They'll get there, you need to give them time. Someone's approaching."

The hot tub was public, Theo hadn't felt like waiting until he was at his house after seeing his parents to their room in the hotel, but he'd had Cass find an isolated one in the hopes he'd be alone. It had worked, until now.

"Do you mind if I join you?"

Theo opened his eyes and masked his annoyance at the disruption of his solitude. "I'd rather--" the words vanished at the sight of that cock. Long, thick, large ball-sac framing it. He forced himself to look up from it and the kangaroo had a knowing smile. He winked.

"Don't worry about it, it has that effect on just about every male compatible guy." He turned.

"Don't," Theo said.

"Please," Cass said, his tone plaintive.

The kangaroo turned back to face Theo, ears canted questioningly.

He motioned for the opposing side of the hot tub. "Please, come on in."

'Don't tell me about him," he coded under the water.

The kangaroo stepped in with a hiss. "Wow, you do know there are easier ways to sterilize yourself than boiling your balls off, right?"

"Sorry, I needed to relax."

The kangaroo stepped into the deeper part. "Might I suggest a massage and a fuck?" he panted.

"You offering?"

"If it doesn't run off screaming when I sit down, I'll consider it."

Theo smiled. "I can lower the temperature." He offered his hand. "Theo Lar-- Laramie." Should he even bother? With his parents here, he could use his last name again.

"Sebastien Hairston." He shook the hand. "No, it's okay, I always did like a challenge." He sat down, his eyes going wide. "Fuck." He pants for a few second, then slid down, stretching his legs across the tub onto Theo's lap. "Okay, this.... This might be what I actually needed."

"Stressful day?" Theo took a foot in hand and massaged the sole.

"I just spent it with my girlfriend and her family, her very large, very energetic family. It's been years since I'd seen them, and I forgot just how exhausting they can be." He let out a moan. "Oh, that's very nice." The kangaroo reached for Theo's legs and put them on his lap.

Theo let out a deep moan as the kangaroo's fingers dug into his sole. "It's a good thing I have nothing to do. I want you to spend the rest of the year doing that."

The kangaroo moved to Theo's other foot, placing the massaged one against his hard cock. "I'm hoping massage isn't the only thing you're looking for. I did say a fuck was good to relax too. I'm male compatible," he said at Theo's tilted ear. "And so long as I'm available when my girlfriend wants me, she doesn't care who else I have sex with."

Theo rubbed the cock with his foot. It was longer than his foot. He swallowed. It might be the longest and thickest cock he'd ever seen in person. "Do you want us to move to a more convenient place?" He placed the kangaroo's foot against his own erection to show he was definitely willing.

"After subjecting myself to this heat, I'm not interested in moving out of it, unless you prefer a bed."

Theo glided to Sebastien's side. "I prefer expediency over comfort." He wrapped his hand on the cock. His fingers not coming anywhere close to touching. His breath caught.

"Are you going to be okay with it? I'm rather big."

"Is this natural?" he stroked it, felt like his hand moved up it for feet.

"Very much so, or so my parents claim. Fortunately for them, fertility clinics have a policy against disclosing any genetic information, so I have to take their word for it."

Theo climbed on the kangaroo's lap. "How are you not a superstar with this thing? You should be putting on shows."

Sebastien laughed. "My jobs doesn't lend itself to sharing this."

"What do you do?" He rubbed the cock between his cheeks. Felt it push his tail aside as he sat on Sebastien's groin.

"I'm an astrophysicist. I work out of the Kuiper Belt. Communication lag means I can only broadcast what I do, not share a feed. And my girlfriend draws the line at sharing me with the entire solar system. Don't you want lube? There are rags by the entrance."

"I'm not getting out of this tub," Theo replied, moving up. "And I'm relaxed enough to take anything." He slid down, guiding the cock to his hole.

"Do you mind if I power up the jets? I like the massage while I fuck."

The tip slid in, stretching Theo's ass. "I don't fucking care," he said through the sigh. The noise level increased as the water became frothy. More of Sebastien's cock entered him. "Oh fuck."

"You can stop," Sebastien raised his voice to speak over the noise.

"No fucking way. I want this. Oh fuck I need this." More went in. How many feet already? He shuddered as his prostate was pressed, and pressed some more, each vein on the giant cock tapping it and making Theo's own tremble.

"You don't have--"

Theo kissed the Kangaroo. "Shut up." He kissed him again. "Just shut up." He pushed his tongue into the muzzle. Sebastien placed a hand on each of Theo's ass cheek and massaged them with his fingers.

Theo tried to push his tongue all the way to the back to the kangaroo's muzzle and still more of his cock entered him. He panted. "Fuck, how much is left? At this rate you're going to be able to lick your tip out of my mouth."

"Not much. Your throat is safe until you decide to suck me off."

"Later," Theo said and kissed Sebastien again. He felt the kangaroo's groin against his and figured the tip of the cock was somewhere just below his heart. He leaned against Sebastien. "Fuck, fuck. How did it fit?"

The kangaroo chuckled and leaned into his ear, "Feels to me like it fits perfectly." He nibbled the pavilion and then down to Theo's neck.

"You're going to have to do most of the work," Theo said. "I have no strength left."

"No worries there," He nipped through Theo's neck fur. "I'm use to causing that in guys." The fingers tightened on Theo's ass and the cock pulled out slowly. And kept pulling out and out. Theo shuddered the whole time. His cock jumped as the crown passed over his prostate, then he whined as he felt it stretching his hole.

Sebastian paused there, threatening to pull out completely.

Theo caught his breath. "How many guys do you end up blackmailing at this point? Give me all your riches or I pull out and you'll never feel this again?"

Sebastien laughed. "You are one devious guy." He pushed in, cutting off Theo's response. The kangaroo nuzzled Theo's ear "you ever had an orgasm without triggering it yourself?" he gave a quick thrust and Theo groaned.

He bit on the kangaroo's ear. "Only trigger I ever use is a hand, a mouth or an ass around my cock."

"Well, then, we're going to have to try for one with a cock inside your ass." Sebastien picked up speed.

Theo cursed, shuddered, then panted. The kangaroo bit is neck and Theo moaned. The cock shoved deep in him and he groaned, glaring at the kangaroo.

"Harder."

Sebastian smiled and pressed his arms against Theo's sides and lower back to hold him in place and thrust hard and deep. Theo had difficulty breathing, his cock strained. He was getting close simply from the friction of their fur against his cock, and the cock in his ass, he couldn't forget about that. Would never be able to forget about it.

Oh fuck, oh fuck. He was going to cum.

"I have a file for you from Anderson," Sebastien whispered in his ear. The words registered, as did their implications, but Theo was too deep in his sensation to react to them. He threw his head back and screamed as he came. He slumped on the kangaroo, still thrusting in him, but he was too dazed to react. Sebastien tightened his hold, thrust deep enough, Theo winced and tensed. The cock pulsed inside him, and even after the fucking he received he felt like he was being filled to the brim.

In the back of his mind it registered there was no way this guy had been born like this. How much of who he was had been fabricated by Anderson?

Sebastien panted, head back, eyes half-closed. Theo rested his head on the kangaroo's chest. An icon acknowledged receipt of a file. Cass would read it, and once Theo had a semblance of strength again, they would discuss its content.

Theo shuddered and worried he'd have another orgasm as Sebastien pulled out. Even soft he stretched him. Not natural, but Theo didn't care. When he had time he was tracking the kangaroo again and putting himself through this treatment again.

Sebastien set Theo down next to him. "I needed that." The jets were down to minimal again, no need to shout anymore.

"I bet you say that to everyone you fuck."

"Just when I really needed it." Sebastien patted Theo's leg. "But I got to go, My girlfriend wants to have dinner, and I need to eat after this. I hope to see you again, Theo."

Theo wondered if the girlfriend was real, or just another part of the cover. He gave the kangaroo a lazy wave. "Oh, I intend on tracking you down once I can walk again. You might just have ruined me for other guy."

Sebastien chuckled. "I doubt that. The bunch of you aren't exclusive to any guys."

By the time Theo thought to ask what he meant, the kangaroo was gone.

"Theo, don't fall asleep on me," Cass said. "We need to move."

"After a nap," he replied. "That took way more out of me than I expected." He closed his eyes.

"I'm sorry about this, Theo, but we don't have the time."

Theo felt his mind clear with the suddenness of a drug injection. Training kicked in with the clarity. Cass didn't use stimulant unless time was of the essence. 'Cass.' He coded, stepping out of the pool.

"We've been reactivated. We need to find a private place so we can talk. You're going to have questions."

He already had them. How could he be reactivated? He had been burned. What kind of emergency would cause Anderson to break all known protocols to give him orders? Who the fuck was Sebastien Hairston?

* * * * *

The hover's flight was erratic; the result of Cass flying it without assistance of the onboard computer or a connection to the network. He'd guided Theo as to which component to remove to ensure the hover didn't register on the network. They were heading west.

"The satellites?" Theo asked, straightening and putting the tools back into his arm.

"They're shared ownership, so I have to hope Uncle can't just get in and track us visually."

"We need to ditch the hover as soon as possible. Where are we going?"

"Hawaii, there's an Independent colony there with a mid-twenty-second century technological level, we'll be able to leave the hover there and the belt and find something to take us to our final destination."

"The belt? I thought you'd deactivated the tracker."

"I did, but you can be sure there's something else in there I haven't found that's going to start screaming the instant there's a network connection in range."

"This is earth, Cass, in range kind of means anywhere not actively shielded."

"My point exactly."

Theo sat. "Fuck. Mom and dad are going to freak."

"I'm more worried about what Eric will do. He has the corporation behind him to hunt us down and the irrational need to protect his sons."

"It's kind of late, seeing as we've already fled Orr territory, but how certain are you this is real?"

"One hundred percent. All the identifiers are there. This is a message from Anderson sent via courier."

"Sebastien." Theo sighed. "You have to hand it to her, she knows how to pick them. Bring the file up."

Images appeared in his sight, the picture of a man, maps, research papers, encrypted and decrypted communication.

Doctor Darren Dunn had arrived on Earth from Mars three months ago for an information conference in Ameritech, only there were no records of him registering with the conference center. That was because Doctor Dunn was really Reginal Bech, Eiffel Artificial Intelligence Researcher who had left the colony for a trip to Gaza, only when the ship docked there, Reginal was not there.

A dead AI was discovered within Eiffel's travel registry, something made to look like Caprica, but nowhere near as complex and suicidal. It had done the work of hiding Reginal's movement and ended itself.

Over the next two years, eight identities with his face showed up at Titan station, four on Mars, three on various research station between Mars and Saturn. And finally Dunn on Earth.

The decrypted communication were with some unidentified Independent about previous files sent, confirming receipt, explanation of how to work with them, how to unleash them within a closed system.

Like Mars.

Reginal Bech was involved in the deployment of the Rogue AI.

"One of us did this."

"That doesn't make all of us guilty, Theo."

Theo snorted. "But it goes a fucking long way to supporting the corporates theories that no independent can be trusted with technology. We are supposed to be better, and this Bech goes and makes some sort of deal with the Anarchist to what? Destroy Mars?"

"I went over the research papers, Reginal Bech has been filing requests to hand over complete control of one of the colonies to prove his theories that any failure in the overall system is caused by people. He advocates giving the AIs complete control."

"They already run just about everything, what more does he want?"

"Any interaction with people removed. Cutting through the scientific bullshit, be basically wants them to become your overlords and you simply extensions of their will."

"That's insane." Theo pulled one of the communications, Rodrick's picture with a list of aliases, as well as his and Patricia. "Well, now we know how they found Rodrick and how they knew to subdue me. I'm not seeing anything in there about making me the head of their rebellion."

"Probably the local leader's decision, a way for them to shift the focus."

Theo looked over the information provided, there were a lot of it on earth, possible sightings, with accuracy rating. The suspiciously circular network dead zone in the South Atlantic Ocean, it came with associated failures as explanation, but a perfect circle was rarely a natural phenomena.

"Here's my problem with all this," Theo said. "If Anderson had agents on Earth who can provide her with all this. Why is she reactivating me? Why isn't she sending one or all of them after Reginal Bech?"

"Maybe this is her sending everything she has to take him down? Even an agent she isn't suppose to acknowledge still exist."

"That's actually scarier. What kind of threat does she think Bech poses that she needs everyone after him?"

A file highlighted. Scientific talk, algorithm; he recognized some as AI code.

"According to this, Bech build a fully functioning AI without anyone realizing it."

"You mean create the theory behind the building of one."

"No, He build one in his lab, and smuggled it out of Eiffel. In theory, it's here on Earth, with him, right now."

Theo stared at the file. "No wonder Anderson is deploying everyone. This...."

This was end of the world bad.