text: Edit: Ok, sorry about the wall of text. I have pretty much no clue on how to format on reddit. Sorry. I'd grown sick and tired of explaining frank to every teacher in her school when she walked in with him. Every trimester it was the same "What in the world is that?" "I don't think you're allowed to have that in school." So, that's why I have Frank explain it instead. So, the situation is the same, first day of school, and I need to have Frank explain himself to the teachers. "You see, sir, Anna's father is a very busy man. A very rich and powerful man. He doesn't have time to care for something like a child, so that's why he made me. I am a T-7390. A personal care bot. I ensure Anna is safe from harm." Mr. Sampson looked at the floor, thinking. "Hmm... Well, is this even within school protocols? What does the handbook say about this?" "Mr. Sampson." Frank said. "Do you truly believe there would be any rules about robots in your handbook?" "Perhaps there would be a-" "I ensure you, there is not." Frank interrupted. "I have repeated scanned your handbook. There are no rules against me. If you wish to take it up with the principle, you may. However I do not... Recommend it." Mr. Sampson sighed. "Very well, you may stay." I walked over to my seat and plopped down in it. Frank always positioned himself in the corner of the room and scanned it. "Ever vigilant." He always said. "You never know, a school shooter, a plastic explosive, hell, even wild animals could find it's way into this room." Class was boring as usual. Nothing changes from 10th to 11th grade. I was pretty popular I suppose for the girl who had a robot servant. I'd get invited to more parties than others do. The senior parties. Normally, I'd be afraid of going to them, but with Frank, he's always kept me safe from harm at them. He told me of one time he had to beat a boy to near death because he wouldn't take his hands off of me. I'm far too drunk to remember most of it though. I suppose I was a bit spoiled. Going out, getting drunk, never having to face the consequences. Having a deadly robot by your side just makes everything so easy. Did I mention he has several deadly weapons hidden in his arms and chest? He's also proficient in handling heavy weapons. Anyway, that's all in the past. Now I find myself in a sticky situation. The world has recently ended, and I've sort of... Lost Frank. I've never felt so... Unprotected and naked without him. I need to find him now, but that means I need to leave the rubble of my home. I suppose it's time to take a step out of my house then. Walking out into the bright open world was strange. At first I couldn't see, then I noticed how dry it was. When I looked around, it was devastating. My entire neighborhood destroyed. Who knows who could be lurking around here. Bandits, rapists, wild animals, murders! I suppose I'll need to walk around to find Frank then. I began slowly walking down the street, taking in the destruction around me. It was just such a shock. I look in the distance, and I see someone. I wasn't sure if I should approach them, or keep my distance. I figured it might be worth a shot to try and say hi, I mean, I'm going to need friends to survive out here without Frank, and if it happens to be a psycho rapist murderer, I figure I'm in shape enough to outrun them. "Hey! Over here! Don't shoot!" I yelled, waving to them. They turned around and saw me, then waved back. "Well hello there, what's your name?" He said, smiling. He seemed friendly enough, so I told him. "I'm Anna. Uh, have you seen anyone else out here?" "No, I haven't. You're the first person I've seen. Might I say, you're rather pretty. How old'r you?" Now I was kind of creeped out, so I started backing up a little. "I-I'm 19 sir." Before I got too far away, he reached out and grabbed me by the arm. "Where do you think you're going? What are you running from?" Now I was panicking. I had never gotten into a situation like this where Frank couldn't save me. I started to jerk and resist. "Let go of me! Help! Someone help me!" He pulled me in close and leaned in to kiss me on the lips. I tried to jerk away, but I couldn't. Suddenly, I heard a loud pop, and something warm was dripping down my cheek. I opened my eyes, and the man collapsed on the ground. He had a bullet shot the the head. I looked around in panic, and then I saw a man reveal himself from a nearby alleyway with a rifle. He waved. "Are you okay there young lady?" I looked down at myself, then back at him. "Yeah, I think so. Thank you." "It was nothing really, I heard the commotion, then quickly ran over to see this man who was clearly trying to rape you. What do you think you're doing out here by yourself?" "Well..." I said, looking at the ground. "I usually travel with my robot. Frank. But, I sort of lost him..." "Well, you're in safe hands. I know a safe place near here. The military set it up after the bombs dropped." "O-ok..." I said, nervously. How did I know I could trust him? Well, I didn't. But it was the best bet I had, and considering he just saved me, I was probably safer with him than alone. So, I followed him. We talked about our lives before the bombs dropped. I told him about my robot Frank and how he'd been with me my whole life. He told me his name was Ed. He seemed pretty likable. He led me into this fenced in parking lot. It looked like a safe house from the outside, however, when I got in, the gate slammed shut, and someone grabbed me from behind. "Agh! What are you doing!? Let go of me! Help me! Ed, help me!" I yelled. Ed slowly turned around, and gave me a menacing smile. "Anna, Anna, Anna. First, you stupidly try to talk to a stranger in these times, that man could have been anyone. Then, you decide to follow a stranger to a fenced in parking lot. Your dependency on that robot truly shows." He said, pacing back and forth. I struggled to free myself before they dragged me over to a table and tied me down. "Wha-What're you going to do to me? Please don't hurt me." Ed sharpened a knife on a sharpening stone. "You get the honor of being our cults last... Sacrifice. We have almost completed the ritual." I tried to free myself from the bindings, but all I did was tip the table over. "Well, look at what you have done." Ed said, "You can stay like that until it's time for the sacrifice." I continued to try and free myself, but to no avail. Then, someone flipped the table right side up. Ed was looking down on me. "Brothers. We have gathered here to summon our lord the Deep One. He has never been seen before by mortal eyes. We are the chosen ones. We are his children. Now, brothers, let the ceremony commence. We shall drink the blood of the non-chosen ones!" He said, slowly lowering the blade to slit my wrists. Suddenly, machine gun fire was heard in the distance, and Ed went flying back. I looked, and I saw him. It was Frank! He stood on top of the fence with a heavy machine gun in his hands. Ed groaned on the ground. "Kill him... Kill him! The ceremony must be... Complete." The other men around me drew weapons. Handguns, rifles, sub-machine guns. Frank began peppering them with machine gun fire. A few of them were hit, diving to cover, while others continued to stand and fire. Frank jumped down off the fence and began going to town, firing an entire magazine into them, and the cover they cowered behind. He dropped the gun, and opened his wrist rocket, firing it into the cover that the last four men crouched behind. "Frank! Oh my god Frank!" I yelled to him. "Anna!?" He yelled, quickly walking over. "Anna, I- I thought you had died. I thought I had failed my mission..." "If course not silly. Let's go. Cut me free." Frank cut me loose, and I stood up stretching. "Alright, let's go, it feels like it's been ages." Frank looked at the ground. "Anna... When your house was destroyed, so was my comm center..." "Yeah, so what?" I asked. "So... I'm going to go haywire eventually. I have very little control over myself..." I gave him a funny look. He explained that the communication tower was what mainly controlled him. It was what kept him from going all out and just killing everyone. He said eventually he would go completely haywire and left to be a robot that simply killed anything that moved. "I... I understand..." I said sadly. Frank extended a handgun to me. "Please, take this. Keep yourself safe. Now, you better get out of here, before any raiders or bandits come by. Good luck." I ran off crying. I've never seen him since. Sometimes I still feel like he's watching over me, but I know it's just an illusion.