"The hand, the pen, the writing again."

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It has been a month now since I began this project. I can now officially say I have (almost) finished my work on Bot. I am so excited, and a little nervous, to turn them on and see how I did. Obviously there will still be some kinks to work out, I’m not perfect.

I still haven’t told the kids about it. Thankfully they haven’t stumbled across it while I was busy. I love seeing them curious about everything but they need to stop getting into my things, I’m serious. I worry they will not take to it well. I’m really trying to make this a good home for them, I don’t want to make them any more uncomfortable than they already are.

Currently Fin has them occupied though I wonder how long that will last.

Either way, this is the last check I have to do so it's better to get it over and done with now rather than later. There’s never going to be a time these kids aren’t in the house (except when we put them in school but who knows how long that will be).

I’ll update when the check is complete.

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…..Rebooting….

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..Reboot successful..

The robot soon opened its eyes. Its blank sockets were now replaced with a softer look, with pupils this time. Tessa made sure to include that, its soulless stare before would certainly scare the kids. She hoped that this gentle minty gaze would be nicer.

Silence hung in the room as the robot looked around at its surroundings. It opened its mouth next but simply sat there with it open.

“You can speak. What is it?” Tessa nudged gently with her words hoping it would respond, though she had no idea if it actually knew how. It didn’t have a voice box when she found it. This would probably be the first time it used one.

The robot then noticed Tessa, seemingly for the first time as its eyes glowed with shock for a split second. It observed her then spoke. “Where…. W-who..are..?”

Tessa was immediately overjoyed by the words they were able to string together, though a little disappointed by their seemingly toddler speech, but at the same time excited it could speak at all. Their voice was so soft and small, like a child's. “You’re in my study. My name is Tessa, I fixed you.” She tried to stick to simple sentences at first as to not confuse them.

The robot child blinked. It then pointed to itself and asked, “You?”

Tessa chuckled. “No no, you would say ‘me’.” The child seemed puzzled.

“Me,” It repeated. Then it pointed to the woman, “Tessa,” it said.

“Yes! Tessa, that’s my name.”

“My name? What is….my name?” The child asked.

Tessa simply blinked in response. She knew they had a name, but it wasn’t any better than ‘Taco’ or ‘Paper’. She felt guilty for the treatment they all had been given. She wished she had come up with a better name than, “Bot. Your name is Bot. But- but you can change it if you like.”

"Bot,” after hearing their own name they seemed to smile. “Bot!” they repeated again happily. Tessa was glad they liked it at least.

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The test was a success! They even know how to talk all by themself. I’ve been teaching them some words and phrases but sometimes they act like they already know them. Maybe they remember hearing them back in the lab….I hope they don’t remember anything else from the lab though.

I’m writing this just after I finished testing their speech and movement further. They’re still in my study for now. Soon we might go outside.

Further tests at another date, or should I say lessons. Updates to come.

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A few days pass after Tessa boots the robot back up. Their speech continues to improve rapidly.

“Alright, Bot. Are you ready for your next lesson?” Tessa asks them.

“Yes!” they reply with a smile.

“Great. Let me just update my log real quick,” she tells them as she turns around to face her desk.

Bot, in eager boredom, looks around the room some more. It was messy as it always was. As much as they enjoyed Tessa’s company they couldn’t help but yearn for something better to do. Tessa was nice to them but this lab was boring.

They scanned the room hoping for something to do. Then they spot it. Tessa left the door open. She usually shut and locked it, but this time it was ever so slightly cracked open.

Bot carefully stood up and crept towards the open door. Tessa didn’t even notice them as they slipped out.

The hall they entered was bright. Their eyes quickly adjusted however. Then they stopped as a small person stood in front of them. She was short, much shorter than Bot or Tessa. And she had white hair that looked soft to the touch.

Bot was immediately nervous. They've never met anyone besides Tessa, but Tessa was nice, so maybe this person would be nice too? “Hello,” they started, trying to be friendly. “My name is Bot. What’s your name?”

Just as they finished their sentence, Tessa came rushing out of the room in dismay. She could see Marshmallow’s face of utter distress. She grabbed onto the robot to keep it from doing anything she feared it might do.

“I can explain,” Tessa sounded desperate.

“What? Why does it… Why does it look like Bow?!”

Tessa looked at the robot. It did look like Beau, strangely. It made her wonder if this was always meant to replace her. But now wasn't the time to think about that.

"Marsh..." Tessa started slowly. "This is Bot. They used to be Dr. Cobs' robot before I fixed them."

"Robot?" The girl questioned. "Like the one that killed Bow?" She said in distress.

"Bot won't hurt anyone anymore. I fixed them..." Tessa could see how uneasy Marshmallow was. "Please, just give them a shot?"

The white haired girl looked at Tessa. She could tell the desperation in her eyes. So, against Marsh's better judgment, she stepped closer to the robot.

"My name is Marshmallow." She spoke softly.

"I'm Bot," they answered. They then bent down to Marshmallow's level. "It's nice to meet you."

Marsh chuckled at their politeness. "It's..uh, nice to meet you too." She paused for a moment before slowly continuing with, "Do you want to be friends?"

Tessa stood shocked at the girl's kind offer. She also felt overwhelmingly relieved when Bot answered with, "Of course!"

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I can't even begin to express my joy. Marshmallow and Bot meet yesterday (against my will) and got along surprisingly well.

She even began to introduce them to the other kids.

The other's seemed weary at first but gladly accepted them after only a few minutes. Especially Lightbulb.

Some, like OJ, continued to be a little more weary. Especially after Marsh explained how they were made by Cobs.

And then there was Paintbrush. They didn't say a word but I could tell on their face they wanted nothing to do with the robot. I don't blame them, they witnessed first hand what it could do.

I will be closely monitoring Bot's behavior, but with luck everything will continue to go smoothly.

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CreatorNotes: Finally this chapter is done. I had such a hard time with this one. There were times where I was tempted to completely start over. But I pushed through and here it is!

I might actually make a part two to this

This marks the end of the first part. Nothing will really change but the next few chapters I'm really excited about

Kindlepaw and Meadow (the all white kitten)

Kindle is currently 9 moons and a future healer. She's my girl and I love her

Kindlepaw and Meadow (the all white kitten)

Kindle is currently 9 moons and a future healer. She's my girl and I love her

First off, if Root was in my story Hymnclan would be the 5th clan and would take up a small 3rd of the forest area. And I think Hymnclan was wiped out by a disease? If I remember correctly. But I think it would fit better if it was wiped out by the forest fire that devastated the clans

AU 1: Root is adopted by Eclipseclan's leader, Goldstar.

While on her way to check on her fellow clans after the fire, she discovers the remains of Hymnclan and a tiny kit hidden herself in a bush. Goldstar realizing her efforts to help her fellow clans was in vain, she decided to take the kit back to Eclipseclan, a beach and mountain clan.

In Eclipseclan roles are passed down generationally. Meaning Root as Goldstar's kit would be in line to be the next leader after she dies. Though Root doesn't want this, she wants to become a healer to help her clan. But she's stuck to train under her mother gor a role she's not ready for.

Since she was small she would have nightmares of her old clan. Ghosts visit her in her sleep and even while she's awake. She yearns to go back and visit just once to make them stop, but the task seems impossible. Not only is the forest on the other side of the territories, but she can't even tell her mother why she wants to. Seeing the dead is something only Seers do, her mother would never believe her.

Root then becomes Rootdusk, named after Goldstar's mom and aunt (Moondove and Sundawn) and becomes deputy automatically. Set to inherit her mother's leadership.

AU 2: Root is adopted by the Seer, Oracle.

Oracle and his kit daughter, Meadow are on their way to the gathering in the center of the clans. They pass through Hymnclan which is eerily empty except for the small mewing of a kitten. The two discover Rootkit.

Oracle at first doesn't know what to do. Take her to the gathering for someone else to claim or take her home to raise. He immediately thinks the gathering is the right way to go, but Meadow convinces him otherwise. She always wanted a older sister (Root would be a moon or 2 older).

Oracle is not a fan of strangers, especially clan cats, but as Root grows older he discovers her ability to see ghosts. Making Root a Seer aswell.

So Root and Meadow grow up as siblings, both fairly similar abilities to see and talk to the dead i think. Oracle is their father and mentor raising them to be Seers like him. Though he has a tendency to overwork the two

But I think all and all Root would be happy here, she'd be able to better understand her connection to Starclan and see her family whenever she wanted really. She'd be loved and grow up with a little sister. They would be close and I bet Root would help Meadow with her blindness and her secret love affair with a clan cat

Root would never adopt a clan name as the Seers are rouges so she'd probably just keep the name Root, or maybe Oracle would change it completely to something like Reed or River? Idk

Anyway that's it. I just thought these two aus were too interesting not to think about