A/N: Hello! Here's chapter 4. I wasn't sure exactly sure how to do this chapter, but I know what I'm doing in future chapters so I had to get them somewhere, and I knew I couldn't just throw you into things that are to big for the characters to even get into yet. So enjoy, and review, plz, I needs you!
Disclaimer: i don't own my life as a teenage robot.
We didn't get very far before running into trouble, which was mostly our fault for leaving at two in the morning. Jamie had started to complain about the bouncing that came from hanging on Jenny's neck as she ran. So we had to stop and walk. Even though Jamie was only one model below me and should be able to run about the same pace, but Mom hadn't seen it preferable for a five year old to be able to run at 20 miles an hour. Even out of all three of us Jenny was still the fastest. She had been made to protect the earth, so she had to be fast. I knew that but I couldn't help being a little jealous.
It happened was as we were walking through the abandoned streets of a nameless town when a police car pulled up behind us. The man who stepped out didn't look like a police officer, he was in his pajamas and it looked like he had just gotten out of bed.
"All right kids" he yawned "where' ya headed"
"ah, umm" Jenny looked at me.
"We… were just heading home." I said making up a lie as fast as I could. "you see our mom's car broke down and we had to pick up our little sister from daycare. It's really far away. But we still had to go get her, right?" We all gave him smiles, the I was sure would give it away.
"Oh, well then." He seemed to buy into it, but then again it was 4 a.m. "Why don't I give you a ride home, huh?" He opened the back door to the cruiser.
"Tank you mis'er" Jamie muttered putting her thumb in her mouth.
"No problem little one, hop in"
We all piled into the back and took off. As Jamie sat in my lap she trembled, she was scared, I was to. I looked over at Jenny. It was clear she was thinking hard.
Every now and then I would say "right here" or "turn after this building". Soon I saw a with house a "FOR SALE" sign in the front yard.
"That one." I pointed.
"Alright" The officer pulled the cruiser to the curb. "Next time, try and get home before dark okay."
"We will officer, thank you" We all smiled and waved as he drove away.
Then Jenny turned to us. "Alright, see if anyone is still living here." Jamie and I nodded. We circled the house then reported back.
I went first "There are no cars, no lights. And there's an ally cat and her kittens living in the old dog house"
"The whole back yard is full of trees, and fence makes it impossible to see any of the first floor windows from the neighbors houses." Jamie was still shaking a little, I hugged her tight.
"Good. I found a broken window so we won't have to unlock the door." Jenny said picking our bags up off the ground. "Looks like we're staying here the night. Jamie you need to plug in and get some sleep. June, you can have some of the food we brought, but we'll have to get some more at that corner store I saw on the way before we leave town, okay"
I nodded. I picked up Jamie and we crawled through the window on the side of the house. It took a small spark from the end of Jenny's finger to remind the house that it was still connected to the power line, but the lights flicked on. The inside was set up for an open house but by the dust on the furniture and the plants growing out of the floor, that wasn't going to happen any time soon. We dropped the bags, then flopped on the couches.
We sat in silence for a few minutes then I stood back up. "Jen, is it okay if I go explore?"
"Ok, but grab something to eat and don't turn any lights on up stairs."
"K" I said grabbing a cereal bar and heading down the hall way.
The first door I opened as a small bathroom, but when I stuck my head in the room the huge spider landed on the back of my neck. I screamed and slammed the door shut. The next room didn't have a door. It must have been the kitchen because I stepped on something soft as I walked into the room. I didn't look down. I opened the fridge in hopes of finding something we could take with us, only to find an oder that made me wish I didn't have the ability to smell. I shut it quick and moved on to the pantry. In the pantry I found, more spiders, a dead rat, rat poisoning, a jar of jelly and three cans of peas. I grabbed the food and left the kitchen. There were no other room on the first floor other then the dining room and the living room so I headed up stairs.
The second floor conceded of three bedroom and another bathroom. The first bedroom was locked, but in the second was little girls room, the age wouldn't have been much older then Jamie. I tried not to disturb anything as I tiptoed through the room. Then I noticed a tiny cradle sitting peacefully in the corner. Light from the sunrise spilled on it through the open window. I walked over and slowly lifted the blanket that had been placed lightly on top. The thing that lay in the bed wasn't very pretty by any normal standards, but with it's bleach blonde hair sticking out at weird angles and it's yellow raincoat and black Mary-Janes wore from what looked like years of work. I felt the tears well up as I hugged Mom tight to my chest.
The third bedroom didn't hold anything of any great importance. I managed to pick the lock to the first room. I walked in and was instantly back to yesterday morning right before i had found my mother dead in her bed. The silence in the master bedroom, not seeming quite natural. I hugged little Mom tight and searched for anything good. I found about 100 dollars in bills under the mattress and another 20 in coins on top of the dresser. We obviously hadn't been the only ones who had used this house for a quick escape. I stuck the money in my pocket and headed back downstairs.
In the living room Jamie was asleep on the couch, a wire sticking out from her belly button and plugging into the wall. I slipped the doll into her arms. Jenny smiled, but it was the kind of smile that made her look like a stressed out teen mother that was just handed a cup of coffee. I told her the extent of my findings.
"We're going to have to get out of here as soon as everyone is charged up." She said with a sigh "by what you told me this must be a drug house, and we sure as hell don't want to be here when the dealers come back."
I nodded "Why don't you plug in yourself? Don't worry i'll keep watch."
Jen shook her head "I'll plug in, but I'm not going to power down. Get some sleep June, your the one who really needs it."
I plopped down on the couch but I didn't go to sleep. There where to many questions running through my head. Where were we going? How long would it take to get there? How long would it be before the police caught on? And what do we have to do to stay safe until we got there?
A/N: Plz review, give me advice, it would be lovely!
