Unknown to us here on Earth, a secret project was started a few years back on the moon. A group of humanoid simbots were sent to an area of the moon called Lunar Lakes, where they were programmed to build up a new society and test whether Lunar Lakes was habitable for humans.
Once it was determined that plants and animals could in fact thrive in Lunar Lakes, the first group of humans were sent there. However, their arrival was less than welcomed by the simbots, who felt that humans would only serve as destructive forces to their society. The humans have since been ostracized and forced to live in poverty at the edges of society.
It’s up to a brave simbot named Ardis Bot 176 to show her humanoid peers that the humans can have a place in their world, but her courage comes at a cost. Her career, her marriage, and her very life is in danger in her fight for a better way of life for Lunar Lake’s human population.
Click Here To Read the Prologue: A small area of the moon called Lunar Lakes was deemed habitable by humans, but these newly arrived humans are not welcomed by the humanoid simbots who built up the society.
Click Here To Read Chapter 1: Ardis and Chas encounter a particularly bold group of humans at the scrap yard.
Click Here To Read Chapter 2: While Chas reflects on their earlier brush with the humans; Ardis experiences a system failure that makes Chas’ fears all the more relevant.
Click Here To Read Chapter 3: Ardis wakes up feeling refreshed and as good as new, but her excitement is short-lived when she receives an urgent call from President Aron.
Click Here To Read Chapter 4: Arriving at President Aron’s office, Ardis is halted at the door when she hears him having a heated discussion with his bot mate Priscilla; later Ardis finds out the repercussions of her attempt to help the human at the scrap yard.
Click Here To Read Chapter 5: Ardis attempts to begin drafting the law that President Aron ordered, to punish the human, but her emotional responses get in the way. Ardis gives in to her guilt and decides to visit the human at the jail.
Click Here To Read Chapter 6: Ardis visits the human, Frida, in her jail cell; determined to find some way to help.
Click Here To Read Chapter 7: After her visit with Frida, Ardis’ eyes have opened to the plight of the humans. She visits the outskirts of town to see how the humans are living.
Click Here To Read Chapter 8: Chas and Ardis’ bot acquaintances arrive and Ardis finds out about recent break-ins and a system software virus that has been infecting some bots.
Click Here To Read Chapter 9: Ardis visits Noela, who scans her system for a software virus infection and downloads anti-virus protection.
Click Here To Read Chapter 10: Chas and Ardis are enjoying an evening under the stars when they are suddenly bombarded with shocking information.
Click Here To Read Chapter 11: Chas deals with the paparazzi and re-enters the house angry, but Ardis is surprised at where his anger is directed. The next morning, Chas does something very unusual, and Ardis attempts to take full advantage of his oversight.
Click Here To Read Chapter 12: At work, Ardis finishes drafting the law. Afterward, she is surprised to spot Chas leaving President Aron’s office.
Click Here To Read Chapter 13: President Aron seeks Ardis’ opinion on the best way to punish Frida and other humans accused of stealing from bots. Ardis leaves the meeting naively satisfied.
Click Here To Read Chapter 14: Ardis finds out more about the nature of Chas’ visit with President Aron and later questions if doing the right thing is really the right thing.
Click Here To Read Chapter 15: President Aron announces his plans for dealing with human criminals on live TV with everyone in Lunar Lakes tuned in.
Click Here To Read Chapter 16: Ardis arrives home and is surprised to see the leftover evidence of Chas’ reaction to President Aron’s announcement. However, she is even more shocked at what she discovers when she returns to work the next day.
Click Here To Read Chapter 17: Priscilla, President Aron’s bot mate, along with a mechanic arrive to assess President Aron’s situation. It’s not long before the mechanic determines that President Aron did not just short out.
Click Here To Read Chapter 18: Cops arrive to investigate the crime scene, but it is obvious to Ardis and Priscilla that the cops have no idea what they are doing.
Click Here To Read Chapter 19: News of President Aron’s death brings a crowd of bots to city hall and later Chas suggests that he and Ardis get-a-way for the night.
Click Here To Read Chapter 20: Ardis is glad that she agreed to get-a-way with Chas…that is until something very unexpected happens.
Click Here To Read Chapter 21: Ardis decides to ask Chas about the compassion command, and his bizarre response tells her that he’s hiding something.
Click Here To Read Chapter 22: Ardis seeks out Noella’s help in finding out what Chas is hiding once and for all.
Click Here To Read Chapter 23: It is time for Ardis to investigate the President’s death, but first she attempts to right a wrong that she’s been neglecting for too long.
Click Here To Read Chapter 24: With accusations that a human was responsible for President Aron’s death floating around, Ardis decides to question them; giving them a voice for the first time.
Click Here To Read Chapter 25: Based on the evidence, Ardis believes that whoever murdered the president had a very close relationship with him. She meets with Mia, the president’s assistant, to find out who that might be.
Click Here To Read Chapter 26: An emotional visit with Priscilla gives Ardis a promising lead toward finding President Aron’s killer.
Click Here To Read Chapter 27: In the middle of her current investigation, Ardis arrives home to receive some very tragic news involving Frida.
Click Here To Read Chapter 28: Ardis conducts her most difficult line of questioning yet, but this time she may be a step closer to finding out who’s behind President Aron’s murder.
Click Here To Read Chapter 29: Ardis finds out who was behind the prison relocation that killed Frida and the other prisoners and realizes that the accident was not just an accident.
Click Here To Read Chapter 30: A virus scan reveals the truth about President Aron’s death and makes Ardis even more determined to break into Chas’ lab.
Click Here To Read Chapter 31: Fighting against her fear and feelings of betrayal…Ardis breaks into Chas’ lab.
Click Here To Read Chapter 32: In Chas’ lab, Ardis learns a horrifying truth that sends her on an emotional roller coaster.
Click Here To Read Chapter 33: Ardis decides to use the internet to let the humans on Earth know what has been happening on Lunar Lakes.
Click Here To Read Chapter 34: With her system totally shorted out, Ardis is at the mercy of Chas.
Click Here To Read Chapter 35: After installing a more potent virus, Chas is sure that he finally has Ardis on his side.
Click Here To Read Chapter 36: As Ardis recovers from her encounter with Chas, she prepares her speech designed to prepare everyone for the changes that are soon to come in Lunar Lakes.
Click Here To Read Chapter 37: Ardis puts her feelings of remorse, over Frida’s death, into action by re-visiting Frida’s mother Elise and daughter Leah.
Click Here To Read The Epilogue: The residents begin to adjust to the new changes in Lunar Lakes, but Ardis’ life has changed the most drastically.