A.N.- Hey guys! So here it is, the long awaited Astro Boy Story Brother Trouble. So sorry this is a little late. I am guilty of spending all my time today at the pool WOOHOO! Having fun right after school is out. Hell yeah :) but anyway, back to this...

So I should be updating regularly, probably every 2-3 days since I'm busy almost every day, but there's always room for writing ;) So, recapping what this story will be about:

Astro is happy with the way things are; he's finally been accepted by everyone, his father loves him again, and he has friends that adore him. But things turn bad when it is discovered that Toby is back and alive! Toby is confused, but then instantly takes on a hatred towards our favorite robot, and vice versa. Can they learn to grow up and get the hell along with each other? Read this and find out! :D

Disclaimer (I'm only doing this once so remember it each chapter): Astro Boy does not belong to me. He belongs to the creator of our fav robot, and the movie belongs to Imagi Studios. I just simply love messing with this ^.^

PROLOGUE

The boy gasped for air, coughing furiously in his place on a soft patch of grass. It was so hard for him to breathe; almost like he had forgotten how to. And then he wondered... When was the last time I actually breathed like this?

Slowly, he turned around in his spot so that he was on his back, eyes tightly closed shut, breathing heavy. What on Earth had happened to him that had caused all this?

Hesitantly, the boy opened his eyes, the light brown orbs wide and untrusting as he looked up at the sky above him in who knows how long. The sun was just setting in the sky, making the sky a brilliant orange and red color with the clouds rimmed with slight pink. The boy coughed again and blinked rapidly, looking around with confusion etched onto his face, showing exactly what he was; confused. Where was he? He didn't remember coming here at all. Actually, now that he thought about it, he didn't remember anything about the last couple of days. What was he doing here? He slowly got up, dusting off his clothes which were really dirty with dirt and dust. He even saw that they were slightly tattered in various places.

The boy looked around, curious. He was in some sort of field where there was a lot of grass and a few trees spread out like there would be in a park. Few buildings of Metro City could be seen from his spot. He knew this place... It started coming back to him now. He used to come here with his dad sometimes when he was little.

Realising something, his eyes widened and he looked around more frantically, turning this way and that. "Dad?" he called out to nothing. "Dad?"

Where was his dad? Last time he saw him was at...

It suddenly dawned on him, and he fell onto his knees, brown eyes swirling with trouble. He remembered that day at the Ministry. Clear as crystal to be exact. It all started to play out in his mind: How he had wanted to see the demonstration of the Peacekeeper so badly and went, to his father's utter dismay, and unfortunately got destroyed by the robot.

He was supposed to be dead right now. And yet here he was, living in the flesh, actually breathing...

"I-I died..." He told himself, frozen in place as he reached over with one hand and touched the other, completely mesmerized. How could this be? What was going on? He leaned forward and was on his hands and knees now, fingers digging into the earth and picking at the grass. For some reason, he believed the answer would be there...

"Hey Astro!" Came a little kid's call. He looked up and saw a little boy with blonde hair and broken glasses right in front of his face looking at him in wonder and awe. The kid was beaming from ear to ear, continuing, "How's it going, Astro?"

Astro? The boy thought, confused. Who the hell is Astro? He looked around him to see if there was anyone else around, but no one else was there. He turned back to the little boy, puzzled. "Are you speaking to me?"

The little kid nodded and rolled his eyes a little. "Of course I'm talking to you!" He said. "You're the only Astro there is! Duh."

The boy looked at him in an odd way, shaking his head as he was quick to deny, "N-No, you must be confused. I'm no Astro, I'm Toby."

The little boy furrowed his eyebrows, light blue eyes going sad and upset. "No you're not. You're Astro Boy, stop lying."

Toby opened his mouth slightly, about to say something else like why he was calling him Astro when he clearly wasn't this so called 'Astro', when all of a sudden a woman in a tight gray dress a few yards away from them called over, "Jake, it's time to go, honey!" The lady beckoned for Jake to go over to her.

Jake turned around and yelled, "Coming Mommy!" He turned back to a dazed Toby. "I have to go now, but I hope I get to meet you again some day!" He started to take off through the fresh grass towards his mother, but not before calling over his shoulder, "Bye Astro!" He continued to run until he ran right into the woman's wide arms, catching him and picking him up. She glanced over at Toby for a second with a hint of fascination in her eyes before turning around towards the city and walking with her son in her arms.

Toby stared on after them, a bunch on questions swimming in his head. He needed answers to so many things, it boggled his mind a bit.

How did he get here?

Why was he here?

Where was his father?

Wasn't he supposed to be dead right about now?

And most importantly, the one question that bothered him the most: Who was this Astro person, and why was that little kid calling him that?

A.N.- So! We are now at the end of the prologue! Yay, release the balloons!

Astro: *pulls string as balloons fly everywhere* :D

So how did you guys like it? Any questions, comments, predictions, any of that can go into reviews or PMs if you wish, and I hope you all enjoyed it. I'm sorry if it appeared short, but I didn't want to get too carried away, because once I start writing, it's hard to get me to stop. Yes, the first few chapters might be a little short, but trust me, they WILL get longer and much, much better!

Next Update: Around Saturday-ish. Or maybe even tomorrow... I don't know, I'll gotta see what my plans are, but it will be soon though.

Until the next update, have a good one guys! :D