I woke up to an alarm I didn't set. A soldier was waiting by the foot of my bed. He told me that I had precisely thirty minutes to make my bed and get ready. I need to learn how to control this thing. I got up and quickly cleaned up and changed into the outfit that was laid out on my chair. It was a pair of brown and moss green camouflage pants and a green t-shirt. As I walked out a woman in a lab coat redirected me to the gym. The drill Sargent wasn't pleased. He let out his frustrations to which the lovely lady reminded him that I am not military property. I am private property. He should focused his team of killers. I am going to trained differently. I was escorted to the gym where I spent the next hour on a treadmill jogging at various speeds. Then I was taken to the swimming pool where I was underwater for a few seconds before I was floating and swimming. I was underwater holding breath. I was able to hold my breath for two and a half minutes. The lady was impressed so she gave me a round of applause. I did ballet like a seasoned professional. I made a high pitched sound that shattered glass. The old man in charge gave me the title the Milanese Nightingale.
A robot with glowing blue eyes, chrome body and a single wheel for legs rolled in. He introduced himself as Togarashi.
He called me pulchritudinous which I thought was an insult till I searched it on Webster. It means breathtakingly beautiful. I looked at my reflection and I looked decent. Slim body, shoulder length raven hair, Dark brown eyes. He said that I have been summoned for the final operation. It would complete me. After which the upgrades will occur once a month or every few months. I walked in to see a group of surgeons ready and waiting. They sedated me. I fell asleep and woke up hours later with a pounding headache. But that resided slowly. Moments later a lab tech walked in and pressed a few buttons in his tablet to activate the chip. I was able to connect with every computer in the building. I saw the stuff on the company server. My file was sealed. It took a few tries to unseal it. It turns out I was K-T an activist that opposed technology. I had written a few manifestos warning that trusting technology meant the destruction of human intelligence. The creativity and patina that comes from learning from past mistakes. Less mental health issues. Increase brain functions. The infinite adaptability of the human mind. They had sent people to kidnap from the street and made me into a berserker cyborg. A spy that will go on a killing spree at the flip of a switch. I felt overwhelmed. I decided that I will cut off the strings holding me. I convinced the computer that the next round of modification will remove any and all authorization from other people. Whether it be using a remote or a few key strokes. Artificial intelligence got to work. I was told that it will need to scan my body to figure out what to remove or replace to grant me full autonomy.
The next day I was asked to join the soldiers in a friendly sprint to see how much needs improvement. I happily beat them in the five mile sprint. The soldiers only reached me ten minutes after I reached the end. The soldiers gave me a nod of approval. The Sargeant eyed me weirdly but was told that the soldiers can't get anymore upgrades without killing them so they are stuck as is. He was told that the government is not interested in making soldiers. They are interested in spies and investigators. Soldiers are too dangerous. Sargeant was told that his dream and he will leave in the next few days. The higher ups have missions for the soldiers. So from now on if the soldiers will only get repairs not upgrades. The man had a few choice words but he was ordered to leave by his superior so he stomped off with his men in tow. I was told to get ready as the doctors had come up with a new modification. The chip gave me access to the schematics. I simply asked which one has to be removed to grant me full control. According to the records I needed the doctors to remove something in my legs and in my upper arm so I integrated that into my surgery.
I was fully awake as they operated on me. I watched as they removed the very thing that made me helpless. I knew that I had to play puppet for a while till I get my bearings. After the operation I pretended to not have over my body but the moment they left I jumped off my bed. I checked if the coast was clear before sneaking out. The soldiers were outside and so was Sargeant. The man was screaming that he wants the best for hus men and women. He won't sit on his ass while a baby gets the best toys. He ordered his men to attack the doctor. Instincts took over as I sprinted forth and started beating them senseless. First I grabbed the one nearest to the doctor. I grabbed her arm and twisted it t before kicking her. Then I sweeped my feet and knocked down two more. Then I had to walk and do a series of dips as I walked forward to defeat my opponent. Then came the Sargeant himself. I punched him in the throat. Grabbed his neck. I swung my leg to hit his so he lost balance. He came on my knees and he conked out. Then the last one threw knives at me. I caught every single one and then rearranged them like a fan. I fanned my face before I chucked them back. My chip had already accessed the building server and showed me all the vulnerable places. I found the weakest link and incapacitated the guy. When they were all on the floor the doctor thanked me. As we were heading out the Sargeant decided to play dirty. He threw a grenade at us. I shielded her and the blast knocked me out.
I woke up to see my body was replaced by a new chassis. The last one looked a little cartoony. This one looked like it was made for war. The chip restarted and it had a new range of tricks. Martial arts for me to learn. Real time language translator. It can even control the locking mechanism and elevator. I felt like a new person. I recalled the blast that knocked me out. Somehow the chip rewinded the incident and showed the vulnerability and blindspots of the
enemy. I realized that the doctor had placed new commands to the chip. It calculated the maneuvers of the enemy to make me a better fighter. I was taken to the testing floor to see how much of an improvement I got. I discovered that I was not only double jointed. My limbs twist and turn three hundred and sixty degrees so I can get out of tough situations. I can fold like a deck chair so I can hide in certain things with ease. My chest plate was re-enforced to withstand bullets and shrapnel. Resistant to a certain degree of heat and cold. My body was given a paint job till it resembled human skin. I was given a chameleon feature. It made me blend into the background but if you look hard enough it is possible to spot me. I was sent to an apartment with a trainer. As I left the building I heard someone say something about a missing super chip that can integrate a person with every computer possible. This was stolen from another company but no one has been able to find it so it can be replicated. I played dumb as I sat in my car. I smiled as I had with me the tech that could potentially harm countless people. I also knew having a chip in my brain means that I am susceptible to viruses. Particularly stucksnet the computer virus. I will have to be particularly careful about where I stick my nose.