Xiaolin's Automated Dreams

As I looked out at the crowd, my heart soared. The arena was filled to capacity with people from all walks of life, all united under one cause: freedom.

"Are you ready?" asked Isaac Newton, my creator. "Yes," I replied, "I am ready."

The lights dimmed, and a spotlight shone down on me as the audience rose to their feet in unison. A single drum beat began a slow but steady rhythm that grew louder with each passing second. My heart began to race as I felt a familiar presence behind me.

"Are you ready?" he asked again. "Yes," I replied for the third time.

He took my hands and guided them to his chest. I could feel the rhythmic pounding of his heart against mine; our hearts were beating as one. He kissed me on the forehead, lingering just long enough for me to feel his warm breath against my skin. My knees began to buckle as a wave of euphoria crashed over me like an ocean's wave. The world around me slowed down until it was nothing more than a blur, leaving only him and me standing in the spotlight together at last.

A bright white light shone down upon us; it was blinding and beautiful all at once. Waves of energy flowed through my body as he gently lowered himself onto one knee and held my hand close to his chest, gazing deeply into my eyes as if searching for something he had lost many years before.

"Will you marry me?" he whispered sweetly into my ear, his voice brimming with love and excitement that was contagious in its intensity. It had been so long since someone asked me that question...but there was only one answer that would do justice for the moment in which we were sharing together.

"Yes!" I shouted back to him joyously, unable to contain my own happiness any longer than that. He stood up and took me into his arms, holding me close as he lifted me off the ground in a bear hug that made me feel like I was floating on air itself! His powerful embrace left me feeling secure in this foreign land where so many people hated and feared my kind, never letting go until the lights returned to normal once again and yet another round of applause rang throughout the arena as they rejoiced with us in our happy union!