Chapter 1: The Announcement
Roughly three months after the battle with the Peacekeeper.
Astro's POV:
I gotta say. At this point, life couldn't get any better! Not only has Dad accepted me as his son, but my friends accept me as well! Cora, Zane, Widget, and Sludge don't care anymore that I'm a robot. I'm so glad! After Hamegg revealed to them that I was a robot, I was afraid that they wouldn't like me anymore or accept me. Luckily, it hasn't come to that, anymore.
Speaking of my friends, they have all decided to move out of the Orphanage. Not only that, the other orphans did the same thing, even Trashcan. They've grown distrustful of Hamegg after the incident with the Robot Games, and they decided to leave him. Honestly, I don't know where any of them ended up. Except Cora, since she was reunited with her parents after the battle with the Peacekeeper.
Speaking of the orphans, I'm suppose to meet Cora, Sludge, Widget, and Zane on the Surface. Honestly, it'll probably be kind of awkward, since none of us have been on the Surface since the day of the Robot Games. Unfortunately, none of them really know where anything is in Metro City, so that was the only familiar place where we could meet.
Metro City was recently placed back into the sky again, probably so life can just return to normal. Honestly, Dad wasn't too thrilled to hear that I was gonna meet my friends on the Surface. It's not that he doesn't like or trust them (or the Surface, for that matter), but he's still not comfortable with it.
Anyway, I've just landed on the Surface. Instantly, I realized that I didn't know exactly where any of them were. We never agreed on where on the Surface we would meet. Oh well, I can just fly above the Surface until I find them. They shouldn't be that hard to spot.
After flying for a while, I was able to find Trashcan. Well, technically, he found me (I heard him barking). After landing, Trashcan rushed up to me, barking frantically.
"Hey, boy." I greeted. "Do you know where Cora, Zane, Widget, and Sludge are?"
Trashcan barked.
"One of them fell?" I asked. "Where?"
Trashcan started to run to show me. I was able to easily catch up to him. Instantly, I found Cora, Sludge, and Zane next to the hole that I originally fell into (where I first met them).
"Hey, guys." I greeted.
"Astro!" Cora cried. "Widget fell into this hole. Can you get her for us?"
"Please help!" Widget's voice called from the hole.
"Hang on, Widget!" I called.
Upon instinct, I rushed into the hole to rescue Widget. I noticed her hand reaching out for me. Upon grabbing it, I realized that the hand was fake, with a cell phone taped to it.
"Astro, help me!" Widget's voice said from the cell phone.
"Huh?" I said. "Uh-oh."
At that moment, a net wrapped around me. Struggling, I couldn't get out of it. I felt myself getting lifted up, and I fell to the ground.
"Hey!" I called. Instantly, I heard laughter.
The net came loose, and I was able to get out of it. Looking up, I saw Cora, Zane, Sludge, and Widget laughing.
"Not funny, guys!" I said in annoyance.
"Ah, c'mon Astro, it was pretty funny." Cora insisted.
"Yeah, to you." I said. "I should have known that this was a trick. You guys did this before."
"Yeah. You gotta learn not to trust people so much, Astro." Zane said, tossing a wrench at Trashcan. "All right, boy. You've earned this."
I sent a glare at Trashcan as he started to chew on the wrench, then decided to change the subject. "So, what did you guys wanna meet for?"
"Oh, nothing." Widget said. "We just wanted to see how you were doing."
"Before getting entangled in that net, I was doing okay." I said, which caused them to laugh again. "Anyway, how are you guys?"
"I'm okay." Cora said. "Just trying to get used to living with my parents again."
"We're okay, too, Astro." Sludge said. "Widget, Zane, and I all got adopted. Now we live in Metro City with our new families."
"What happened to the other orphans?" I asked.
"As far as I know, they all got adopted, too." Zane said.
"What about Trashcan?" I asked.
"He's staying with Sludge and me." Widget told me.
"I'm glad to hear it." I said. "Um, what happened to Hamegg?"
"We don't know." Cora admitted. "ZOG helped us take Hamegg's car. When we returned it, Hamegg was gone. Even ZOG didn't know where he went. And I know what you're gonna ask next. ZOG is doing okay. He still lives on the Surface. He's trying to clean it up a little bit."
"I should probably go visit him later." I said. "Should we worry about Hamegg?"
"I don't think so." Cora insisted.
"I wonder where he is now." Widget said.
Third Person POV
Elsewhere on the Surface.
Hamegg was tied up to a chair. He was struggling to untie himself, but with no luck.
"Where am I?" Hamegg demanded.
"Your worst nightmare." Came a voice.
Looking up, Hamegg saw three silhouettes come out of the shadows. Upon entering the light produced by a single lamp, three figures appeared: Sparx, Robotsky, and Mike the Fridge. The Robot Revolutionary Front.
"Hello, Hamegg." Sparx said slowly.
Hamegg sighed. "Oh great. The RRF. What are you gonna do to me this time?"
"Anxious now, are we?" Sparx asked. "That's good. You should be."
"Even though the Robot Games are now officially over, that doesn't mean we won't stop to free all robots." Robotsky insisted.
"Uh huh." Hamegg said, obviously bored. "So what are you gonna do? Remember, you can't hurt me because of the Laws of Robotics."
"We've found a loophole." Mike the Fridge insisted.
"Bring out, the new secret weapon." Sparx ordered.
Robotsky left, returning momentarily with a safe. He handed it over to Sparx who opened it. Upon pressing a button, the loud noise of a chainsaw was heard. Hamegg gasped.
Sparx sighed in frustrated. "Can someone turn the TV off?"
"On it." Mike the Fridge said. Heading over to a TV in the corner, he turned it off, silencing a chainsaw movie. Hamegg sighed in relief.
"So what are you gonna do to me?" He asked.
"You'll find out." Robotsky insisted.
At that moment, Sparx pulled out a bucket filled with ice water.
"The Laws of Robots state that we can't cause harm to a human." Sparx said. "But that doesn't mean that we can't soak you with cold water. We just gotta dry you off so you won't get sick. Then we can do this over and over again!"
He, Robotsky, and Mike the Fridge all lined up in front of Hamegg.
"Vive the Robot Revolution!" They said in usion, dancing around a little.
"Oh, you have gotta be freakin' kidding me!" Hamegg thought to himself.
Astro's POV:
"I don't know." I told Widget. "And honestly, I really don't wanna know."
"What should we do now?" Zane asked.
"Well, we could-" Cora started to say.
"Astro!" A voice said.
Turning around, I saw Orrin. He was standing in front of our limo.
"There you are!" Orrin said in his usual cheerful voice. "Your father wanted me to pick you up. He wants to speak to you in person at the Ministry of Science. Oh, who are they?"
"These are my friends." I told him. "Cora, Sledge, Widget, and Zane."
"Well, it's nice to meet you all." Orrin told them. "Anyway, Astro, we have to go."
"All right." I said. "'Bye, guys."
"See ya, Astro." Zane said.
"'Bye, Astro." Sludge and Widget both said.
"See ya later." Cora said.
"Do any of you need a ride?" Orrin asked.
"Nah, we're okay." Cora insisted.
"All right, then." Orrin said.
As we started to drive back to Metro City, I waved good-bye one last time.
"What did Dad want to talk to me about?" I asked.
"I don't know." Orrin told me. "It must be important if he wants to talk to you about it face-to-face."
Roughly ten minutes later, we arrived to the Ministry of Science. Upon entering the laboratory, I saw my Dad talking to Dr. Elefun.
I waited for my Dad to notice me. After a minute, he did.
"Astro!" Dad said. "There you are. I've been meaning to talk to you about something."
"What is it?" I asked, sitting down in a chair near the door.
"Well, Astro." Dad said. "As you know, besides Orrin, you and I live alone."
"Yeah." I said, not quite sure where this was going.
"Well, Astro." Dad said. "I decided to create a robotic sibling for you."
I couldn't contain my shock. "What?!"
"I'm gonna create a robotic sibling for you." Dad repeated. "Would you like a brother or a sister?"
I thought about it. "Honestly, I'd prefer a sister."
"All right." Dad said. "I'm gonna try to make her similar to you. What I'm planning on doing is I'm gonna try to make her look like you so that she can actually pass as your sister. I'm also hoping to find a way to give her her own emotions. Just like you."
"How are you gonna do that?" I asked. "You're gonna need another Blue Core to give another robot emotions."
"Maybe not." Dr. Elefun insisted. "We could create a crystal that can absorb your Blue Core energy. Similar to how you revived ZOG."
"That could work." Dad agreed.
I smiled. "When will my new sister be created?"
"Hopefully in a few days." Dad told me.
AN 1: well, I've decided to make another story. What I'll try to do is base this fanfic on both the 2009 movie and the cartoon versions of Astro Boy. Hopefully, you'll all like it.
AN 2: if the Guest who posted a review on my last story is reading this, I'll consider making a Paulina/Sam merging story. Honestly, I don't think it's something that I could get serious about, but maybe I'll give it a shot.
AN 3: to those of you who write a review for my story, I'll respond to your review either by email or as an author's note. Depending if you have a Fanfiction account or not.