EV-516: A Short Story

EV-516 woke up right on time, the way she always did, at least, the way she always did since the operation. Her eye scanners flickered bright colors back and forth, sending information to her eyes and into her brain. She stood, dressed, and walked out of the boarding house rhythmically, in the same pattern she did everything. Every move that EV made was to the beat of the ticking sound that transmitted to every aspect of her being. It was constant, not even ceasing when she slept. The mechanisms that made up half of her body were the source of the beating, but her flesh and still-human organs were also controlled by the sound. This came from the colorful masses of wire that had become her veins and arteries. EV marched to the …show more content…
*** Eve wasn't sure how long she had been in the Program. She wasn't sure of anything anymore. They had taught her to fight, taught her to shoot, and taught her to follow orders. And they had given her a new name. “EV-516!” The Commander shouted. “Your presence is requested in the operation room.” EV jumped up in shock and despair. The operation room was a place of horrors. The stories whispered in the bunkhouse late at night by Program participants told of men and women who were half human, half machine. They would tell of robotic eyes that could see through walls, fists of metal that could crush the toughest stone, and mechanical warriors that struck terror into all who crossed them. Despite her fear, EV marched forward, because she feared the Commander’s wrath more than anything that was awaiting her in the operation room. That was a mistake. EV was awake the entire time. She felt it all, felt the drills and saws and wires that constantly stabbed and poked her. Her life became pain, enveloping her like a blanket, but one made of sharp weapons and poison. And then the beating of her heart