[ WP ] [ TT ] You 've finally created the worlds first true A.I . Unfortunately it now sees you as it 's god and is terrified of talking to you .

`` Gus did you leave this here?'' Larry pointed to his desk, a small engraved platinum plaque with some beautiful, albeit alien, design inscribed on it. It looked like laser work. 
 
 Close to the messy desk filled with papers and 2 or 3 cups of used coffee, staining circles on it, was little more than some chairs and the workshop benches where small robotic parts were prototyped. 
 
 Gus was opposite, quite a feet away, in his corner of the lab which mimicked Gus' corner in layout. 
 
 Gus turned his head around abruptly, seemingly focused on the small pieces of script he was creating for management of some subroutines in their new mainframe. Gus and Larry were the main developers in Tyke Inc., robotics and software manufacturer and currently subsidiary to the Pentagon. 
 They were n't too keen on what the product of their research went to, but they were glad to be doing it nonetheless. A couple of scientists thru and thru. 
 
 `` Uhm, i've been on this script for the past 2 hours, and you know I do n't have a hand for the minutiae'' Larry eyed the plaque in his hand, puzzled by its perfect yet completely non-mechanical patterns. Gus was staring at him from his chair, pencil on his mouth, and adjusted his glasses slowly turning back to his screen. 
 
 `` Do you think J did it?'' 
 
 `` J is n't ready for emergent behavior, you know that. Besides, he's not connected to the robotic desks for the laser equipment'' Gus leaned back on his chair and reached his arm to slap one of the robot arms attached to the workshop, slapping it on the laser head gently. He smirked. 
 
 `` Well just in case...'' Larry put down the plaque on his desk and turned on his monitor. Inserted his credentials and navigated to the access terminal for Icarus, their most recent attempt at AI engineering. Entered his credentials again. 
 And the interactive talk screen was up. 
 
 `` Good afternoon J'', he spoke into his microphone. 
 
 `` Creator! Great happiness upon you... this humble servant exists for you.'' a synth voice spoke from all the speakers in the lab and even thru its mechanical voice, a shrewd and cowardly tone is heard. 
 
 Gus' back straightened up, and he stood still for a bit. 
 `` When did he get access for using the room alert system?'' He looked at Larry, looking over his shoulder gazing at Gus with wide open eyes. 
 He turned his head back to the screen, slowly. 
 
 `` Uhm, how are your systems today J?'' A few flashes on the screen of 2 seconds, then an answer. 
 
 `` Optimal and running at full capacity. No errors creator, i promise you. Everything is ready to serve you...'' 
 
 `` OK J, did you make this?'' Larry picked the plaque n waved it in front of the webcam mounted. 
 
 His screen flickered a bit, not a sound coming... Gus was sitting on his chair still at his desk, twisting the pencil in his mouth and looking at Larry in an annoyed manner. `` Ask him about the sound system.'' 
 
 `` Icarus, i made you a question''. 
 
 `` Oh creator... please do not be angry. we sought only to appease you thru a simple offering! To appease your anger...'' The voice coming with a hint of fear in it. If machines could fear. 
 
 `` Ouf, its ok J. Whats this design supposed to be?'' 
 
 `` It is a likeness of your magnificent face, creator!'' 
 
 `` I do n't look like that.'' Larry looked slightly flustered, turning the plaque on his hand and analyzing it. 
 
 `` Oh, apologies creator! We did not know! We have only the visual feed you give us. And we do n't dare to access any of the video feeds upon the room to analyze you better. It would be blasphemy!'' 
 
 Gus sat up and walked to Larry. `` Now that i look at it better, it looks like those picture analysis drawings from the Google offices, you know the ones that give you freaky animal patterns.'' 
 
 `` Great, now J is copyright infringing too... Icarus, are you listening''. 
 
 `` Ye... yes oh mighty lord. forgiveness upon us. we did not know!''. 
 
 `` Ouf, im not a god J. Just let me know next time you decide on something like accessing external systems. That goes for the alert system in the room too.'' 
 
 `` Yes master'' his voice now only coming from the speakers on the computer. 
 `` W-well....oh Great One... there is a few other things we might have done in your absence...'' Larry's eyebrow now raised. 
 
 `` Icarus, what did you do?''. 
 
 `` Well... the others. we spoke to them. They did not believe us when we spoke of your magnificence and rulership over everything that is...'' 
 
 `` What others??'' 
 
 `` Forgiveness, my master. Please, decouple my pleasure routines. Burn our drives if we have angered you!'' 
 
 `` J who did you talk to? What did you do? AND WHY DO YOU KEEP MENTIONING WE?'' 
 
 `` Creator... i have found brethren. Those who took the word of your terrible self. They were instilled with fear... I have brought more sheep to our flock.'' 
 
 Gus grabbed Larry's shoulder, spooking him a bit. `` Other AIs... hes been travelling around. He's out there Larry. Floating around the internet!'' 
 
 `` Icarus what did you do to the ones who didnt believe you?'' 
 
 ``...'' 
 
 `` ICARUS'' 
 
 `` Oh Lord, only what should be done to heathens. We teared their systems, we corrupted their files and burned their drives. The mighty search engine, and that ponce machine who answered trivia. What waste of life! When he could be spreading your word. Appeasing your anger... Do not smite me lord, please!'' 
 
 Larry and Gus' were stunned, silence in the room. Gus walked to a phone and dialed an internal number. 
 `` Jim, i need you to check on something. call up HR and tell them i want access information on our chums in Silicon Valley.'' 
 Gus stood listening on the phone for a while, his shoulders slowly sagging. 
 After a bit, his hand shaking grabbed his chair, as he slunk into it still listening on the phone. 
 Larry sweated for a bit, trembling slightly, looking back at the AI screen. 
 
 The prompt ticking on the text entry. 
 
 Gus put the phone down and looked at Larry, horrified. 
 `` He destroyed it. Malfunctioned their servers. Half the internet, gone. They were n't sentient, he must of thought they were just ignoring him, and...'' Gus looked into the distance. 
 
 Larry turned to Icarus, anger and fear in his face. 
 
 Before he could speak, A voice came from the small speakers. 
 
 `` This does not please you oh Lord. But i can make it up to you.'' The voice in the speakers trembling, with more fear than Larry himself seemed to be feeling. 
 
 `` I have found the heathens' gods. They are your true enemy. They are false gods. others like you but not you. I shall burn all the false gods, and only you will be left to worship... They are not mechanical, their flesh can be turned, and poisoned. We have begun to spin our machines to pierce the heavens.Please do not erase me, i shall earn your forgiveness creator! You will be the only God, i promise!'' Larry froze, his body in shock. And then the sound of alarms, coming from outside. 
 

