Iron-E

It was the year of 2027 and full prosthetic bodies were now at hand. Car companies began creating them in hopes of making more money and profit. Once there is much money and profit, there is crime such as burglary, theft, and even homicide. At this time there were two humans, Adam and Eve, who fought crime in the big city and practiced the old "Good Cop, Bad Cop" routine; Eve being the good cop as Adam being the bad cop. Adam was a man who had much pride in himself as for Eve was gentle and caring woman yet she can even be considered "bad cop" but only on rare occasions. It was no surprise that Adam and Eve were lovers since they knew each other's every move, every thought, and every scent when it came to more difficult missions. Yet there was one problem..a problem for Eve and it occurred a long time after the two went steady.
Eve was with Adam, drinking coffee, after they finished a very difficult mission.
Adam said, "I can't believe we did it! After all of that tracking and ugh, I thought we'd never catch him..we make such a great team."
Eve softly smiled, "we certainly do..and that's why I love you.."
"you..love me?"
"well of course I do, silly, don't you love me?"
"I mean..yeah I do," Adam replied, his pride getting to him.
"Then why can't you just say it?" Eve asked, a bit concerned.
"I love you.." he replied, his eyes wandering.
"hmm..it just doesn't feel the same.." Eve replied quietly. She stood and said, "well I'm just gonna head back to the office..I bet there's paper work that would just LOVE to see me.."
"come on Eve..don't be that way," Adam said, standing up, "look, I'll make it up to you if you come by my place tonight.."
Eve thought for a moment and gave a nod, "alright, see you later then," she then walked back to her office cubicle.
That night, Eve went to Adam's apartment. It was very classy and every object in the room could have had a price tag saying 500 dollars, 746 dollars, or even 1,000 dollars since Adam made a lot of money from his job. The two sat on the couch and cuddled, occasionally kissing and whispering to each other.
After a while of cuddling, they always had to talk about work at one point.
"Chief is thinking about buying some prosthetic bodies for our department," Adam told Eve, "personally, I think I would like to have one of those."
"but Adam, I love the way you are now," Eve said looking up at him.
"well my prosthetic body will look exactly like me, so it will be a much stronger version of me," he 'reassured'.
"It's just not the same.." she looked down, "besides, your skin would be cold..as well as your heart for they have not built any emotion for them.."
"well I bet in the next upgrade they will.."
"Adam, do you not understand? I want you like this, cuddling against me with your warm body and kissing me with your soft lips..a mere prosthetic body will not do any of that for once you give up your ghost..you're lost forever!"
"Don't think that way.." Adam caressed her, "we'll just drop it..okay?" he leaned in for a deep kiss until his communicator interrupted the moment.
"Adam! Eve! We need you two at the docks in Santa Muerte, pronto!" the commander ordered.
"Commander.." Adam complained, "just call in Cain and Abel..they can handle it.."
"We did..and Abel's dead.." the commander replied grimly.
Adam and Eve looked shocked and so Eve said, "we're on our way.."
The two equipped their weapons and armor. They couldn't believe that Abel was dead, he was such a kind soul and always did a great job on the front lines. The game had certainly changed so Eve got on Adam's motorcycle and the two drove off to their destination.
At the docks, there was a tall woman who was in control of a stolen money division. They were almost done loading up the cash until they heard a motorcycle break through some crates.
"Stop right there!" Eve yelled after jumping off the bike, aiming her pistols at the woman.
"you all are under arrest!" Adam added, aiming his gun as well.
The woman turned around and looked at Adam, recognizing his voice, "Adam?.."
"L-Lilith?..." he replied lowering his weapon.
"who is she Adam?.." Eve asked.
"My ex-girlfriend.." he replied quietly.
"So this is the bitch you hooked up with?..How pathetic," Lilith darkly laughed, "she looks so innocent and fragile, unlike me who can actually take a hit without crying.."
"HEY! Don't talk to her like that?" Adam rose his weapon once more.
"All I'm saying is that you can do better.." Lilith giggled.
Adam raised a brow and replied, "well Eve is the best since I chose her, rather than staying with the likes of you.."
Lilith's eyes widened in offense and she pulled out her gun. Eve shot at Lilith's shoulder yet Lilith's armor was very strong and barely penetrated it. Lilith shot back and hit Eve in the diaphragm, causing her to fall back unto the ground.
"Eve!" Adam cried out, running over to his lover. Lilith smirked and her henchmen sped up the pace, loading all of the money into the boats and soon leaving the docks. Eve laid on the ground, struggling for air.
"E-Eve, I contacted the ambulance a-and they are going to fix you up, okay?" Adam said, holding her close.
"A-Adam.." she struggled to say, "they're going t-to make me become o-ne of..th-em.."
Adam nodded, "but that way, we can be together...I love you Eve, I don't want to lose you, not like this!"
The ambulance came and the medics quickly set Eve on the stretcher, assisting her injury as they drove to the hospital.
A few weeks later, Eve opened her eyes, looking up stoically at the ceiling.
"So how is she doctor?" she heard Adam say.
"She is now in a perfect prosthetic body!..We made her look almost exactly like her original form and we successfully placed all her memories into her 'brain' since it is artificial and a bit difficult to handle," the doctor replied.
"Does she feel..emotion?" Adam asked.
"No..not yet, but for now, she will be able to perform any task without hesitation or regret."
Adam nodded and went over to Eve, "hey there.."
"Hello Adam," she replied, looking over at him.
"How are you feeling?" he asked.
"I cannot feel anything," she replied, "I must adapt to this new body."
He nodded and helped her stand, she was an exact replica of her former self yet for once, she just was not the same.
Months passed and the two worked as a team yet the "Good Cop, Bad Cop" routine was no more. Whenever Adam would kiss Eve, he would not get the warm feeling he would normally get for he received a cold sleek feeling instead. For once, Adam felt a bit miserable with the new Eve and it saddened him very much.
As he was sitting on the couch one day, with his hands covering his face in thought, his communicator sounded and the commander said, "Adam! It's that time of the month..Another stolen money division at Santa Muerte!"
Adam looked at the communicator and replied, "Yes, Sir!" as he stood. He wanted to punish Lilith for what she had done to Eve and so he equipped his weapons and armor and drove off. When he got to the destination, he saw Lilith standing alone, smiling as he entered the scene.
"You're under arrest for burglary and assaulting an officer.." Adam said, walking toward Lilith as he was aiming his gun at her.
"oh? And what are you going to do? Shoot me?" she asked.
"I'm not saying it again.." he replied, only feet away from Lilith. His eyes glared at her, yet in them there was sadness and hate.
"Shoot me..I dare you.." Lilith growled, "but you are too weak to do so yes?.."
Adam's eyes then looked empty and he shot Lilith in the throat without a moment's notice. Lilith was numbed in shock and fell back on the ground. She covered her wounded throat with one hand yet the other grabbed her gun and shot Adam in his chest cavity. Adam hit the ground hard and looked up at the dark, polluted sky. He heard footsteps walking over toward him. He looked into the direction of them and saw Eve, who looked down at him with an emotionless look on her face.
"Eve.." he struggled to say, "I'm so sorry..I-I thought if you could become..wh-what you are, then we could continue to be happy together..g-guess I was wrong.."
She just stared at him and replied, "from what memory that was given to me, I was never truly happy with you. Your pride and selfishness blocked all of your good traits and qualities, such as how hard you worked, how optimistic you were when things did not look so good, and just how caring you were with me..yet you knew not to love.."
"I did..I-I was just afraid of those feelings..b-but now I know how you feel..to not receive the love you longed for.."
"I recall that you loved me, just before the medics took me away..for once I felt peace, knowing I could die with those last words," she then looked down at her hands, "now I feel nothing; emptiness, a vacancy within myself."
"I'm sorry.." Adam apologized once more as the harsh pain came about. He teared up not because of the pain but because of the pain he left Eve.
"Are you suffering?" She asked him.
He could not speak, all he could do was nod.
"Good, now this will not look like a homicide," Eve replied, aiming her gun at his forehead, "good-bye..my Love.."