Chapter 3:
Both of them ran towards the lab. The consecutive gunshots didn't help calm their nerves down.
They reached the lab and saw it was filled with smoke, everyone was coughing and some other guards were unconscious.
"What happened here?"
Ochanomizu asked one of the guards.
"Apparently, we have a case of an Alien break in, sir."
He explained.
Astro stared out into the hole in the ceiling the aliens must've entered through.
"Could they be the ones who the professor was talking about?" he thought.
Then he caught sight of Dr. Pinoko in the corner, the child in her arms.
"Hey, are you ok?" Astro yelled trying to shake her awake. Slowly, she opened her eyes and looked at Astro in the eye.
"Thank goodness you're here! They tried to steal BJ from me! They really did!"
She cried, bursting into tears.
"What do you mean?"
The professor butted in.
"Please, professor! Help me find a way to keep my doctor safe from those invaders! I don't wanna loose another one of my loved ones!"
"Don't worry, I'll keep him safe."
Astro said putting his arm on the doctor's shoulder.
"I'll protect him if it means my very life…"
"About that Pinoko, "BJ" won't be safe unless he's with Astro. As far as those creatures know, he's with you. Nobody's gonna suspect he's with him."
Professor Ochanomizu re assured her.
"Alright… Astroboy, I trust he'd be safe with you. Keep him away from those invaders at any cause. I'll contact you when I've found a safe place for us to stay. Until then, keep me a secret from him. As long as he knows me, he'll always be in danger…"
She paused and kissed the boy on his forehead.
"Goodbye for now… BJ. I pray we'll meet again soon…"
She quickly left the ministry, leaving her new doctor In Astro's capable hands.
A few moments later, the little robot came home, carrying the little boy in his arms.
"Astro!!!" a voice called out. It was his sister Uran.
"Hey Uran!" he said. The girl took a long stare at the figure her brother was carrying.
"Brother? What is that thing? Is it a robot?"
She asked.
"Wait and see. Let's get inside the house first."
Astroboy placed the lad on his bed and covered him in a blanket.
"Is it a robot, son?" Astro's father remarked.
When he held his hand, it made him change his mind about what he said.
"Good golly! He's human?!" he screamed.
"A cyborg to be exact!" Astro said.
"He's a human with a microchip in his brain and other artificial implants…"
Astro explained.
"He's going to be living with us for a while now. At least until he has a safe place to stay…"
"It's going to be ok having him here…"
His mother agreed.
"It's like having a new baby brother!"
"But you know what's weird?"
Cobalt commented.
"What?"
"The fact that he looks like that lead character in one of those Black Jack manga series they've been publishing…"
Everybody just laughed.
