Four chapters! Yay! Now it's tied with "LOTR Parodies" which, until now has been my longest story. Not much to say on this one, except that I STILL do NOT own Wall-E

4. Premonition and Change

Sometime during the night, Wall-E awoke screaming and panting. He clung to Lido and me for dear life. I didn't know what horrors had invaded his dreams, and judging by Wall-E's reaction, I didn't want to know. All I knew of the dream were three words Wall-E had said particularly loud. They were "Axiom", "Auto", and "holo-detector"

When we awoke the next morning, I asked Wall-E about the dream.

What happened last night, Wall-E? I asked.

What do you mean?

You had a nightmare or somethin'. You said lots of weird stuff. I answered.

I did? It was like he had no memory of it. Or he didn't want to think about it. He looked at Lido. She nodded.

"You did." she said gently, "You grabbed me and Sprig like the orcs of Mordor were after you." I snickered at her Lord of the Rings reference.

Yeah, and you were screamin' somethin' about 'Axiom' and 'Auto' and 'holo-detector'. I added.

Oh. That. he said slowly, I think I saw my death. He said as casually as if he were just talking about the weather.

"Your what?" Lido cried.

Your death? I asked, stunned.

Yeah. Wall-E answered, It was someplace really big called the Axiom. I was trying to hold up this heavy holo-detector thing. Some monster named Auto was fighting me. I was beating him, but I slipped and he crushed me with the holo-detector and that's how I died. He stood there, waiting for a reply, while Lido and I stared at him, dumbfounded.

"Hmm." Lido said as she leaned forward to look at him, "I'm not entirely sure, but it feels like I know that story. Like I saw it or heard it somewhere."

You mean, like in a movie? I suggested.

"Yes. Thank you, Sprig, that's exactly what I mean."

Um, always happy to help. I said slowly, uneasily.

What movie? Wall-E asked.

"I believe it was an old Pixar film, but I can't remember the name. Sprig, look in those cabinets over there. Maybe I have it." she instructed.

These? I asked, going over to a set of cabinets near the TV. She nodded.

"Those." she said.

The cabinets were a little too high for me to reach, but I kicked in the trash compacter hydraulics and rose up on my treads 'til I was high enough to reach them. I opened the cabinet to find a whole shelf of DVDs. I began to read off the titles to Lido.

Harry Potter?

"No."

Lord of the Rings?

"No."

Avatar?

"No."

Wall-E?

"No. Wait. Yes. That's the one. Bring it here, Sprig." I pulled the DVD out, closed the cabinet, and let myself back down to my normal height. Wall-E watched intently as I gave it to Lido. She opened it and looked at the scene selection, nodding her head.

"Yes, this was it. I remember now." she said quietly to herself.

Remember what? What is it? I asked.

"The Axiom is a high class BNL luxury starliner, 'Auto' is short for 'Autopilot', and the holo-detector is a device that uses a plant to trigger an automatic, immediate return to Ereth."

Ooh. Sounds cool. Can we watch it? Please? I asked. She laughed.

"Of course we can. Here, stick the disc in the player, will you?" she turned on the DVD player and pressed the "open" button. The turntable slid out and I put the disc on it. I gave it a slight push, and it went back into the player.

Done. I said as I went back to the couch, A little help, please? I said as I tried to get up without hitting or kicking anyone. Lido picked me up and set me on the sofa beside her.

"Now, shh! It's starting." Lido put Wall-E between her and I, where he remained, starry eyed, for the entire movie.

When it was over, Wall-E was staring at the screen, wide eyed, the little metal "eyebrows" on top of his head standing almost straight up.

That…was…exactly…like…my dream! he exclaimed. Lido and I exchanged worried looks.

"Then maybe it was more than a dream." she said.

Yeah. Maybe you're a psychic or something and it was some creepy vision of the future. A future I hoped would never become real. After all, it had scared Wall-E enough as a dream. And while I thought Eve, M-O, and the Captain seemed pretty nice, that Autopilot was something else. I mean, he had no life in him at all. He was just a body with a voice. There was no person in there, and that, to me, was just too freaky. But there was also his little pain-in-the-butt, huge-ego, wannabe-sidekick GO-4. It was hard to believe anyone could be that obnoxious. I couldn't totally blame Auto for having a few screws loose. If I had to spend 700 years on a starliner with only that little eejit for company, I'd be a total nervous wreck, whack job too.

"Well, I suppose you two better charge up and get going." Lido said as she stood up.

Oh yeah. So many trash cubes, so little time. I said sarcastically.

"Go on." she said with a laugh, "I'll see you when you get…home." Her voice trailed off as she looked at me. I knew instantly what was bugging her.

Uh-uh. No way. I am notgoing back to the trash compacter truck. Not after meeting you and Wall-e. Noo way.

"Where will you go, then?"

Isn't it obvious? I'll come back here and live with you and Wall-E.

"What about your family?"

My actual rellies are either dead or shipped off to another city, and no matter what Na Ray says, I don't consider the rest of them my family. This is my home now. You two are my family. You're wonderful, and I love Wall-E- that took him by surprise, -so I want to stay with him. That is, if you'll have me.

Lido was silent. Then she smiled and hugged me tightly.

"Of course we'll have you, honey. Of course we will." She turned to Wall-E and smiled.

"Say hello to your new housemate, Wall-E."

Really? Sprig's staying? he asked.

No, I'm flying to the moon. Of course I'm staying. I teased. He laughed. That was another thing I loved about him. He laughed at every dumb joke I made, even if it wasn't funny.

Na Ray's a whack job full of racdrops. So, there.

YES! Wall-E cried as he hugged me, This is the best day of my life!

Come on, Wall-E! I called, Let's go.