Author Note

This is my first ever au-ish fanfiction!! Basically, those who have read what I've posted so far in my fanfiction The First Date, know that Artificial Romance is the chick flick that supposedly is Franny's, Billie's, Tallulah's, and possibly Carl's favorite movie. Well, after writing that, this here would just not leave me alone! And since I'm a shipper of Tallulah and Carl, I thought that this could make for a cute au-ish story. I might keep some of the original premises of the movie, such as Tallulah being into fashion, and Carl being built by Cornelius (maybe) but for the most part it will be nothing like most of the things I write. And to celebrate my first ever fanfiction to completely drift away from the original boundaries of the show or movie I'm writing for, I thought I would also include my first ever trailer since this is supposed to be like a movie anyways! Since this is my first trailer, I hope that it's not too hard to follow. Basically, bold is voiceover. Italics is the supposed to be audible lyrics to the music playing in the background towards the end of the trailer. And plain text is dialogue or action.

Credit to Avril Lavigne for the song. One of my favorite songs. (I personally prefer the radio edit)

In The Year 2037, A New Hero Will Arise…

"Look out!"

The camera zooms in to show a giant octopus-like machine rampaging through the city. It stops and picks up the mayor's daughter as she screams.

"Didn't anyone tell you it's rude to abduct the mayor's daughter?"

A robot flies about so quickly that he is unseen by human eyes, tying up the robot and grabbing the mayor's daughter. He sets her down safely and she turns to thank her mysterious rescuer but he is already gone.

The scene cross fades and the camera zooms in on a news broadcaster.

"More and more reports are coming in so it looks like we could indeed have a new hero in our midst. Now the mayor is offering a 100,000 dollar reward for the identity of who folks are calling the Midnight Mirage."

The camera fades into Tallulah and Carl standing outside of a shop that has televisions in the window.

"With that money, I could quit my job as a sleazy reporter and invest in my fashion dream. I'm going to get that reward money, Carl."

Scene fades to Carl talking to Jacoby in the privacy of Jacoby's shop.

"So, you're the Midnight Mirage. But why do you want me to make you a disguise? Why not let the world know who you are?"

"I'm just a robot, Jacoby, not a hero."

"And yet you continue to save people on a regular basis. It sounds to me like you can't even convince yourself of that."

"When a person is in trouble I can't just stand by and do nothing!"

"Neither can a true hero. But I suppose every hero does have an alter ego so I'll see what I can do."

A New Hero Will Battle The Forces of Evil…

Camera shows a dark figure pinning Tallulah to the side of a building by her neck.

"I will take over your measly planet and turn every one of you puny humans into my slaves."

"Not on my watch. Now let her go!"

Carl runs to attack the villain but he disappears in a cloud of smoke, but is still heard from a distance:

"You haven't seen the last of me."

The camera pans to Carl who is wearing a human disguise.

"Are you alright, Miss…"

"My name is Tallulah Robinson. But my friends call me Lula. You're the Midnight Mirage aren't you?"

"I guess so. But you can call me whatever you like."

"It's funny but I feel like I've known you forever."

"Something tells me you're the kind of girl I would like to know forever…"

Tallulah smiles and blushes as the scene fades.

But Every Hero Knows That Saving The World Comes With Sacrifice…

The music changes to more ominous music as the camera zooms in on a note that Carl has pulled off his door:

"You're no mere human. I will find out the truth, and once I do…I will destroy you and everything you care about."

The scene fades to Tallulah and Carl -not in his disguise- standing by a park fountain, snow falling softly around them.

"We can never be together, Tallulah. Please, don't make this harder than it already is!"

"Why? Because you're a robot?! I don't care. I've always loved you, and I thought that you might love me."

"You can't understand."

"I can't understand unless you tell me."

"And I can't tell you."

The camera shows Carl walking away, Tallulah blurry behind him, and then zooms in on Tallulah's face to show the tears running down her cheeks as the wind blows through her hair.

This Fall, One Hero Will Show The World What Love Really Is...

You were everything, everything that I wanted (shows Tallulah and Carl running around throwing leaves at each other in a park)

We were meant to be, supposed to be, but we lost it (shows Tallulah struggling to hang on to the side of a building before slipping off)

And all of the memories, so close to me, just fade away (shows Tallulah throwing a picture of her and Carl aside and then fades into Carl looking through a video camera at Tallulah as she's reporting)

All this time you were pretending (Carl takes off the top part of his disguise and throws it at a wall)

So much for my happy ending (Carl, flying, accelerates to catch Tallulah as she is falling)

Artificial Romance

"A thousand lives mean nothing if I live them all without her."

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