Author's note: I have always wondered about the relationship between Tenma and O´Shay. Clearly, they dislike each other but has it always been like this?
I don't own Astro boy but I do own Dr Gregory R. Gammayus and his sidekicks.
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4. Loyalty
In all of Metro City newspapers, TV news, radio and almost everywhere, they only talked about the flight of Tenma and the kidnap of O´Shay but he wasn't fooled. The camera he had sneaked into Astro´s home was all he need.
Dr. Gammayus, evil genius and expert in robots, was quite suspicious about the chain of events. His body had some robotical parts in replace of the ones he had lost: his left eye, an arm, a leg and the hip; not bad for an evil genius. Hmm. Let's see: Drake's good behaviour and his security guards, Tenma´s disappearance and O´Shay abducted the very same day. Coincidence? Not in a million years.
"Whadda ya think, Doctor?" Asked Nut, his loyal robot lackey. His body looked exactly like a golden grasshopper except for his cylindrical head with a gap in the middle for his eyes.
"I´m thinking. Hmm. Did you do what I told you?" Gammayus looked at the robot that was the same size as a poodle.
"Yes, sir." Smiled Nut proudly
"We have just sneaked a camera into the Ministry" Said Crane, Nut's partner; he was similar but was more like a grey blue ant with a more shy voice
"Brilliant. Let's check out those cybernetic tin cans" The doctor pushed a bottom and they could saw the hall of the building. Pair of huge robots were in each door, looking like two bad tempered crabbies. "And those are the so called security titans? Gimme a break! I can do toy soldiers that are scarier and stronger"
"But where can Tenma be, Doc?" Said Nuts
"As easy and cool as a bear's ass. If you want tea, look for an Arabian; if you are looking for Tenma, look for a jerk called Drake. Child's play" He keyed and a few seconds later, he had access to the satellite "I want you two to… Nah! I think I'll send Dengon. He can send a message to Drake in seconds!"
"And…" Both robots looked at their master
"Meanwhile, let's have a look at the kid. Shall we?" He used the camera that was in Astro´s house.
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Astro was too worried to heard the news where the only topic was the flee of Tenma and O´Shay´s disappearance. Mental Note: Next time, never trust the media to give such a story cuz none of them will tell it as it is.
"Astro. Are you all right?" Kennedy looked at his best friend
"I´m sorry, I was just… Nah!" He sighed and went on searching through the web
"You look horrible" Abercrombie brought the latest newspaper
"It is just that… I haven't found a single clue. And I´m sure that Dr Tenma is innocent and was kidnapped along with Dr O´Shay yesterday. But who could do such thing?" Shadow was gone, Skunk was behind bars and so was Hamegg
"No idea. We have been searching the whole city and not a single thing! Besides, with those new robots guarding the Minister is almost impossible to do anything" Ken showed some bruises in his arms
"Worse of it. They have gone crazy! Who would like robots like them, anyway?" Abercrombie deeply frowned
"You know… I've been thinking." Reno sat near him and looked for an article about the new security robots "Isn't too funny that the same day, they begin with these guys they all go wrong? Cuz I don't know you guys, but there's something fishy about those guards." He found a photo of the event
"Hey, look!" Alejo saw something
"What?" They all focused on the photo
"In the left hand corner. Over the reception. There is something there" He pointed and Reno made it larger "It's a..."
"Camera" Astro distinguished the zoom-lens
"A very unusual camera if you ask me. Who could have done it?" It was a an eye floating surrounded by a peculiar tentacles that were all the time on the move
"I don't know. It is not like Kano´s work or Pablo's" Astro was confused about the peculiar "living" eye. Will it have something to do with those robots´craziness?
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"Weeeell, I think I don't need to tell you what I want from those robots, Tenma" Drake took the man into the lab
"Don't think you can keep me in here" Grumbled the man taking a look at the robots
"Try anything funny and O´Shay will carry the can. I´m watching you, don't you forget that" He left him with the machines
Surely, he isn't leaving me all alone in here. I better be careful or that crazy midget might try something. Hmm. I will follow your orders for now but, that doesn't mean I'm not going to try something. Let's see, Tobio, if you can solve this riddle.
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