Andrew and Regina secured all the entrances and enabled their drone security system.


    "Andrew, we must leave!" She shuddered.


    "It''s happening everywhere, Regina. Watch this …"


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    Ensure your favorite authors get the support they deserve. Read this novel on Royal Road.


    On the holo TV:


    "Breaking News! Activists broke into an AI lab and released self-replicating translator nanites that can communicate with any animal on the planet. They''ve also hacked the controlling AI."


    "But did they mention why?" asked a co-anchor.


    "No, but experts say their motivation is justice."


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    Regina stared at Andrew''s trophy kills hanging on a wall, then she glanced at live surveillance footage showing hundreds of wild animals surrounding their home.