Disclaimer: None of the characters in this story belong to me (Duh) and I do not own BLOSC. I only own E.V
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Zurg glared at the many Grubs, scurrying around with various tools and devices. They were working too slowly for his liking and he was getting impatient.
"WHY IS IT NOT DONE YET?"
The sudden yell caused them to squeal in shock and drop their things while the Brainpods working with blueprints yelped and hid in their jars.
The evil emperor stared threateningly at the closest Grub to him and the little creature was pushed forward by the crowd. He looked up fearfully at the villain towering before him and he cowered, legs trembling.
"I-It should b-be completed very soon my evil emperor, I swear! W-we just need to finish the mind"
A clawed hand came up to the emperor's face and he let out a sigh.
"Now correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe you were 'just finishing' the mind a week ago. A WEEK AGO!" He suddenly exploded.
The tiny insect toppled over in terror and covered his head with his arms. The other Grubs flinched and hurried on with their work.
"W-well, m-my emperor"
"IT'S EVIL EMPEROR TO YOU INFERIOR LITTLE NITWITS! And I am sick of waiting. HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE TO CREATE ONE LITTLE MEMORY CHIP?"
The grub had almost been reduced to tears, and it had gone a pale green colour in fright. One of the others decided to speak up in defence of its friend.
"Evil emperor Zurg, it is taking so long to make because we are not entirely sure how to make it. We have never done anything as complicated as this before. The first couple of robots we've made didn't need such a complicated processor, just simple bits of data like 'how to shoot properly'."
"Yes, and they still weren't that good at that in the simulation." A Brainpod muttered, but quickly shut up from a glare. Boy, if looks could kill...
Zurg glanced at the Grub at his feet, who was slowly crawling away from him to the crowd, and turned to focus on the rest of his minions.
"Well, you better learn quickly. After this creation, I'm expecting a whole army of robots at my disposal. Only, oh I don't know, a few hundred thousand?"
Wide eyes and gasps echoed around the room. Mutterings of "He can't be serious!" and "How does he expect us to make that many robots!" drifted into the emperors ears and he smiled in cruel glee.
"Oh yes, and lots of special creations too. All needing a personality chip to insure they work at the best they can do. They will be a force to be reckoned with. So powerful and deviously evil, not even that newly built Star Command will be able to beat them!"
He burst into fits of evil laughter and one Brainpod poured a glass of water just in case. Zurg was known to choke while laughing, and he got in a terrible mood if he began coughing during a moment of evil.
Luckily, he finished his laugh with no interruptions and sighed in anticipation for the future. He was sure to defeat the galaxy in no time, and then he would become the greatest evil emperor the universe had ever seen!
Well, just as soon as his newly recruited minions could work properly. They said they were the best workers on this side of the Beta quadrant, but they weren't working as well as Zurg hoped.
"Well, I am bored of waiting and I want to see this thing completed quickly. I will give you half an hour and then the chip must be installed. If you do not want to face my WRATH OF DOOM, the robot will be up and working properly when I next return. Now if you excuse me, I am going to get cake. AND NONE OF YOU MAY HAVE ANY!"
There was a chorus of disappointed groans as the evil emperor walked into the corridor with another burst of cruel laughter.
The Grubs and Brainpods ran to their stations and panicked to get the robot complete.
The memory chip was rushed to get finished and was dropped a few times being carried from worktop to worktop.
Pieces were lost and found a minute later slightly crushed underfoot. Solder was smudged all over the top of the chip but, eventually the head Brainpod deemed the end result satisfactory and with 5 seconds to spare, placed it into the designated slot.
The door was slammed open and everyone jumped, one Brainpod fainting onto the floor with a clatter. The evil emperor Zurg strode into to the room, his helmet covered in chocolate cake and crumbs covering his cloak. He stood before his creation and clasped his hands behind his back.
"Is it done?" He asked one of the Brainpods standing next to him.
"Y-yes my e-evil emperor, it is completed."
"Excellent," He exclaimed in delight, resisting the urge to fist pump. "Let's turn it on now!"
A Grub scurried of to collect a remote and handed it up to the robed figure.
"Would you like the honour sir?" The small being chirped.
"Ooh, a big red button. You can never go wrong with a big red button, make a note of that for future reference." He advised. Then with a pause for dramatic effect, lifted his hand up and slammed it down on the remote.
Electricity coursed through the body of the robot with a crackle and the lights dimmed and flickered. After a few moments, the electricity stopped and the lights were restored to normal. A few sparks jumped off the body before all was still.
A silence filled the room and everybody held their breaths, waiting to see what would happen.
It took a moment but eventually, the moment Zurg had been anticipating finally arrived.
With a slight hesitation and a flicker, two crimson optics lit up.
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