For:
myrobotvoiceFrom: your secret santa
Title: Repetoíre
Pairing: Minho/Taemin
Rating: PG-13
Word count: 2820
Summary: Taemin's life is in a repeat loop, he has to keep looking for a criminal that took the person dearest to him-- but what'll happen after that?
Project 304: 'INITIATE'
Little Minho blinked his wide unbelieving eyes at what his father just told him. That from now on, he would go into hiding in a highly secured district in Korea.
“But Appa! Why!” It wasn't a question. It was a statement.
“Because Minho! I can't bear to see you in danger! I can't bear losing you, not when I already lost your mother!” he said, strictly and Minho winced at the high tone of his voice. The little boy with black hair bowed his face down, and he stared at his very interesting pair of shoes.
“I hope you understand Minho, I will let a maid accompany you, and don't worry, I also have a friend for you.” as the word 'friend' was blurted out, Minho couldn't help but brightened a bit.
His father's assisstant bowed and clapped his hands together. As soon as the sound was heard, the door opened to reveal Dr.Onew with a teenage boy in toe.
“Hi there Minho-sshi, this is your new friend, 304-T, you can rename him if you want to.” the doctor with small eyes said to him, eyes twinkling.
“Uh...Doctor...What 'is' he exactly?” Minho asked. The question caught Onew off-handed, he really didn't expect to meet the chairman's son who had been said as one of the most intelligent mind in the year 2098.
“This is...a re-cycle bot. Especially made to protect you, armed with the latest martial art programmae, it's weapon is the katana. But don't worry Minho-sshi! This robot isn't only made to protect you, it is also to be your friend! I have finally finished perfecting the software in which lets this robot to have something similar to 'feeling'.” Dr.Onew said, explaining the purpose of the robot.
“Whoaa...can you activate him for me?” the little genius asked, his voice laced with curiousity and excitement.
“Of course, young master.” Onew answered, smiling at the eagerness. He took out his pad and sent a message to the laboratorium, after Onew pressed a button on his pad, the 304-T's eyes glowed a charming blue before it settled on a humanly brown color.
“Hello 304-T.” Onew greeted the new-born robot. 304-T's eyes flickered as if digesting the information, and a mere split-second later came up with a reply.
“Hello Onew-sshi, nice to finally meet you.” the robot's voice sounds amazingly human, it doesn't have any inch of electornic in them.
-
Minho retreated back to his room, taking 304-T along with him. Minho had always been a curious person at heart, even at his young and tender age of 7. He smiled charmingly at the robot, which smiled back in return.
“Hello! My name is Minho!” he said cheerfully while thrusting his hand to the latter's direction.
304-T's eyes flickered before he frowned and shook his head.
“I am told to never be your equal, young master.” Minho frowned at the answer he received and pouted stubbornly.
“But Taemin-ah! You're my friend!!” Minho yelled, trashing around and overall just acting like a spoiled brat. The robot looked surprised at the name Minho called him.
“I-Is that my new name?” The robot asked tentatively, and Minho stared at him for a second before his chubby face was adorned with a beautiful grin.
“Yep! Hi Taemin!” Minho need not to wait for a handshake because Taemin hugged him and said thank you, over and over again. Until Minho told him to stop, because 'hugging is not manly.'
Since then, Taemin had vowed to himself, he would always record everything. He would remember until the memories were faded away with acid. He would protect his master. That was his purpose in life.
-
3 years forward
“TAEMINNIE! HELP ME!” Minho screamed from the distance, and Taemin watched him being carried away, his once warm brown eyes were dull with death. Just like a lifeless doll.
3 hours before
“Oi Taemin-ah, why is Siwon-sshi not here yet? He's supposed to be here 30 minutes ago right?” the ten years old Minho asked his friend slash guardian slash butler slash bodyguard.
“Ah..I am not sure young master.” Taemin said honestly, he was never really good at guessing.
Minho made a move to stand up, but just before he did, Taemin tackled him to the ground. His brown eyes turn a deathly red color, his humanly pupils dilating and his eyes literally flickered like a screen. Various datas and codes getting transferred in and out of his system.
“Young master, I advise you to stay down and stay behind me.” Taemin said, it sounded more automatic rather than the usual warm flow of human voice. Minho's body trembled in fear and somewhat adrenaline.
Then just seconds after, there was a huge explotion, destroying half of the hidden mansion. Minho gasped in surprise and Taemin stayed still, watching his enemies with relenting eyes.
“Oi Oi Oiii, so what do we have hereee~” Sung a horrible voice from the smoke. It revealed a male with blond hair, wearing a leather jacket, and a pair of sunglasses. Behind those glasses the pair of glowing green eyes are also flickering, showing datas and codes as his system work.
“Ah! Yunho, here's our target riiiight? The little midget with his re-cycle bot.” The blonde male spat out the word 're-cycle' like acid.
“Yes.” The other man, which is presumed to be a man was wearing a pair of glasses, his face a bit hidden by his other minions.
“Alright kid, you're mine.” another male said, and Taemin sprung up from on top of his master.
“You have to get through me first.” Taemin said between clenched teeth, and the other grinned widely at him.
“Nice answer.”
-
After a while fighting with the men from the other party, Taemin was already tired. Yet sadly, only four enemies are down, there are still three more to go, including the mastermind.
In turned out that all of these people are robots, and they all have the exact same programming as Taemin did, and he began to suspect Dr.Onew to also be involved in this. Taemin cursed when he failed to block a blow coming from the side and he fell down.
He stood up carefully, and ready his stance. With a newfound determination, he charged towards he enemy, in which he quickly slashed the katana towards his enemy's face, which missed and hit him in the shoulder instead.
The blonde robot from before charged at him using his axe, slamming Taemin down to a concreate wall. Taemin's vision flickered and he could faintly hear Minho's tiny whimpers from behind him.
Taemin groaned and was hit once more with the axe, losing one of his arms in the process. Although he didn't scream because he couldn't feel any pain. His vision blurred and he could only identify humans around him, the colors blurred into black and white.
Taemin's once red gleaming eyes, turned dull red as he watched Minho being dragged away by that human, dressed in black, with black hair, and pair of thin rimmed glasses. He couldn't make out the man's face, and his vision blurred entirely as he heard the last voice of his master.
“TAEMINNIE! HELP ME!”
-
The first thing he saw when he woke up was Dr.Onew, staring down at him with a small smile.
“Good morning Taeminnie, I see that you have finally awaken.” He couldn't really remember what happened, all he remembered was that--
“Onew-sshi! Young master---he was taken away-he was-” but the doctor stared at him incredulously.
“304-T..what are you talking about? You died...and you've been re-cycled..” Taemin's eyes widened at his own declaration of death.
-
Taemin stared at the man before him, claiming to be his 'master'. He was confused, his master is small, and tiny, and not to mention adorable as hell. All he could see from this man, is the handsome features, the charming smile showing a perfect set of gleaming pearl white teeth. He also remembered clearly that his master did not wear any glasses.
“W-Who--” Taemin asked, rather rudely. The man raised an eyebrow at this.
“...Taemin-ah, I am your master.”
-
Even so, he could conclude that his master is probably dead already. Maybe...just maybe by following his new master, he could avenge his young master, master.........he couldn't remember the boy's name, it was all a blur. He remembered that the memory card was placed correctly, but he was not sure if it was unharmed.
There were some memories that are so blurred, and rushed. Taemin shook his head sadly, and stood proudly behind his new master, escourting him to his room. For now, he would serve his new master, and once he finally attain vengeance, he would die, he would finally be free from this world.
There would never be a world for him, not when his true master that he loves so very much is gone. No. Never.
-
Young master Choi had been really nice, Taemin was treated as if he was the favorite, and hoped that It was not true. He was happy, and his heart always start beating so fast.
He could almost forget the feeling-- of sadness-- of grief-- of lost.
-
Words, nothing could've been said at the time of need like this. The enemies were back, all of them, robots with amazing capabilities like 304-T himself, and of course some others.
Other than Taemin, there were also some others and there all intent on protecting young master Choi. It was almost the end of the war, but like any other wars, there were a lot of things to be taken care of. Like the deadly robot assassins.
There were three robots in total, all of them protecting the young master. 402-KEY which was the nanny bot, standing on the left side of the master.Other than him, 304-T was also there, along with another robot 106-JJ.
“Oi Oi Oiii, so what do we have hereee~” a gruff voice rang, quite familiar to Taemin. The smoke dissipated to finally show a male with blond hair, wearing a leather jacket, and a pair of sunglasses.
Taemin stared and his memory cared began reeling, recollecting all of his memories and searching through all the bits and pieces that he could find. Sadly though, he found none.
Explosions began being heard from everywhere, and Minho didn't even blink. As if he was already used to the situation. Taemin noticed how different his former master and this one, but then of course they would be different. After all, his old master was........dead.
-
Taemin couldn't cry. Onew had made it impossible for every robot that he created would cry, it was how he comfort himself as the situation work, if his robots couldn't cry, then he wouldn't cry.
Re-cycle bots never really understood humans' emotions. Robots who were like these would be terminated by the company, or in Onew's case he would 'fix' them.
Onew knew from the moment he restarted 304-T's program that there was an error in the programming. However, there was nothing he could do, he didn't have a heart to 'fix' nor terminate his first ever successful re-cycle bot.
He didn't really understand the error himself, but......his guess was.......Taemin might be able to apprehend humans' feelings.
Maybe.
-
Taemin began to suit up as he was called to another clean up duty by 402-KEY. He ran his hand down the smooth silk material of his tuxedo before slipping it on.
As he marveled the feeling of the soft fabric, bits and pieces of his memories re-gathered in his memory program. Taemin gasped as he realized who that man from the other day was.
After a few minutes of blank and unnatural silence, Taemin started to laugh-- maniacally. Uncontrolably.
-
Young master Choi looked up the window to find that there were no stars. At all. It was such an odd situation, especially the fact that the mission location was nearby the mountains.
He sighed, and he rubbed his forehead. He was tired, and he really wished that he could take a rest just for a day or two.
The young master got up from his seat and decided to get ready for the mission. Fortunately, he was interrupted by the sound of small knock from behind his oak door.
“Come in.” he said to whoever who decided to pay him a visit.
Which turned out to be Taemin-- smiling gently.
-
There was blood. All 304-T could see was blood, streams of red like Santa's clothes. Taemin had always loved Christmas-- it was probably one of the best times of his lives-- of course it changed after...young Minho...was taken away from him.
The redness was still flowing from his hand-- which was potruding into Young Master Choi's ribs. Taemin's usually black and deep huge pupils were small, it was teriffying.
He laughed, and laughed, and laughed. Until doctor Onew ran into the room, and saw everything.
-
“T-Taemin..?” Onew spoke up shakily, voice filled with worry, rage-- and most of all...fear.
“WHAT HAVE YOU DONE!? YOU-YOU- KILLED HIM! YOU KILLED MINHO! YOU--!” Onew was lost for words-- all he could do was sob, he sunk to the floor and began regreting everything.
“I SHOULD'VE DEACTIVATED YOU WHEN I COULD! I SHOULD'VE FIXED YOUR PROGRAM! I-I-I-!”
Taemin didn't understand anything.
-
Onew calmed himself down enough to began asking Taemin questions-- and all he could deduct was that--
There was something wrong with Taemin's memory chip, the wires were screwed and it damaged a little of the memory card-- making it unable to record the last experience Taemin saw.
There was also a fact in which that Taemin never knew what happened-or what year was it. It was already 15 years ago. The incident where Taemin got broken-- and re-cycled.
Taemin shook his head as Onew told him everything, he refused to believe it. He knew! He already avenged his master! HIS CURRENT MASTER WAS THE KIDNAPPER!
He couldn't have mistaken--- c-could he?
-
Re-cycle bots have a core-- it was deep inside their hearts, and if it were to be broken then the robobts would die.
-
It was snowing, not heavily but it was enough to make Taemin's eyes flicker back to life. There, in the corner of the room where he had been sitting in a pool of young master Choi's blood, was a Christmas tree, and instead of a piles and piles of gifts, there were letters underneath it.
Taemin stared at it, before crawling to it and grabbed a piece of paper which apparently has a writing on it. The letter was addressed to him.
“Dear Taeminnie,
I missed you SOO MUCH!! It was scary to be kidnapped by those men :(
BUT BUT! DON'T WORRY! DAD SAVED ME EVEN BEFORE THEY LEFT OUR PROPERTY! BUT THEY GOT AWAY D: AWWW MANN! D:
Dont worry about me Taeminnie! Get well soon :)
Love, Minho!”
Taemin shuddered violently when memory after memory recovered-- he almost threw up as realization hits him. All of those-- everything were-- he killed young master choi.
“I-I...I killed Minho..”
-
Taemin hated being a robot, he couldn't express his feelings and it was frustrating. He stood by the lake holding his katana and stared at the endless blue.
For a moment he could've swore he felt a tear ran down his face before he stabbed himself with the katana, right through the heart.
-
It wasn't hot...nor was it cold. There was a voice-- calling out my name..Taeminnie...Taeminnnie?..
The said boy pried his heavy lids open to see a man...that he had loved...and cherished.
-
“Hey onew..does robots like me...have a soul?” Key asked him, playing with his black locks.
“No...there was never such a thing like souls on you..after all humans and robots are.......very different.” Key pouted at the very logical answer and stomped out of the room, annoyed.
-
“Oh really?” Taemin asked, he stared below to earth. The ever to ruined and destroyed planet.
“Stop doing that Taeminnie, it's not like he could hear you!” Minho laughed and pinched Taemin's cheeks, laughing even more when the other started pouting ever so slightly.
“Hur hur hur! Whatever! I still love you even IF you're a bully!” he stuck his tounge out at Minho, and the latter had a hard time to not tackle the boy down and started cuddling.
The laughter was resounding, and echoing like a Repetoire-- throughout their snow covered heaven where they could smile and laugh and dance and chat and do whatever they want, without anything covering their way.
-
The end.