Okay here we go! I promise to update faster then this, its just I had mid-terms recently and....*shudders* so...much...studying...
Oh my god, only google...I couldnt figure out how to spell septuacentennial and was running out of ideas so I went on google and typed in cupcake in a cup and one of the suggestions was 'septuacentennial cupcake in a cup'....only google....
This chapter was hard because I couldnt really remember what happened in this scene
The bridge stunned me. It was complex, even more so then the rest of the ship. Holoscreens and colorful control panels everywhere. I felt almost nervous, because if the captain was to suddenly be hurt I would have no idea how to fly this thing. Glancing around I found the man whom I knew from Eve's description to be Auto. I shrunk back, hiding under one of the many control desks as he turned around. Walking toward GO-4 and Eve he revealed a wheel he had been standing at. It was white with one red spot in the middle that reminded me creepily of an eye. It seemed to glare at me and I felt compelled to move my hiding spot.
"Directive complete sir," GO-4 said saluting.
Auto nodded and looked down at Eve sleeping, his expression changing from an official look to looking a little bit guilty. "I will wake the captain," He tapped a few buttons on the bag that Eve was still clutching and said, "Eve's security cameras are off." Then he began to walk toward where I was creeping forward with the mission of getting out of sight of the wheel.
Suddenly the ground opened up underneath me and I fell some six or so feet into another room. I rolled to the side and groaned, clutching the hand that I landed on. From the pain and the way my finger was bent I knew it was broken. "Great," I muttered. Turning around I saw Auto drop lightly from the hole in the ceiling, landing perfectly in front of me with his back turned.
"Captain, you are needed on the bridge," he stated and pressed a button to his left which set off the slight beeping noise of an alarm clock. Then Auto reached up and grabbed the edges of the hole still in the ceiling and pulled himself up flawlessly as if he had done this everyday. The hole closed shutting off the only light in the room. I sat soundlessly listening to the beeping of the alarm clock and finally the sound of someone slapping at it until it shut off.
A light started to come on, dim at first and very slowly getting brighter giving color to the medium sized room. This room was a little more old fashioned then the bridge, a large, high def computer screen built into the wall instead of a holoscreen and a few items from earth like an actual wood desk and it looked like the pillow was stuffed with feathers.
On one of the walls there were pictures of the previous captains of the Axiom. Each one getting steadily fatter as the years went on ending with finally a Captain McCrea which, according to the dates under the pictures, hadn't died yet. This picture was positioned over a bed that held a man who matched the picture. In the back of each picture stood Auto, with the same look on his face. I raised my eyebrows, how old was he?
I walked closer to see if it was really Auto in each picture. It really was, he had the same face, the same height, the same look about him of almost boredom and annoyance. As I was staring at the last picture where Auto accompanied Captain McCrea, when the Captain rolled over in bed and slapped the recorder strapped to my side. I flinched and the music blasted out, at the loudest volume. Put on your Sunday clothes theres lots of world out there!
"I'm up!" The captain yelled, sitting strait up in bed. "Ughh," he groaned and fell back into bed. He reached out and hit a button near his bed which called out 2 women dressed in pink. They pushed passed me barely noticing my presence and began to trim and comb his hair, even brushing his teeth for him. All the while making unneeded comments such as, "You look looovely darling," which were left unanswered.
I sat there awkwardly, not sure exactly what to do. Finally the girls left the room and Captain McCrea started moving forward on his bed now hoverchair. He pushed up against me with his eyes half closed, turning of the tape recorder and making me back up until I was standing in another elevator at the other side of the room. The captain turned around, facing the door as we moved upward. After a very quick ride the door opened up and I was back on the bridge.
I followed the captain out and quickly found another hiding spot. I was lucky enough to have entered while Auto and GO-4 were with there backs to myself and the captain. GO-4 and Auto turned around a saluted to the captain, "Captain, I-"
"Not now Auto, protocol," the captain interrupted in a monotone. He then proceeded to retrieve a cup of coffee (which he needed help to do) and then check all the stats of the different parts of the ship such as the passenger count and the buffet. I wasn't paying much attention to him as Auto and GO-4 had moved aside and I could see Eve. Somewhere in the background of my attention I could here the captain complaining to Auto for not waking him up in time for morning announcements. I turned to watch as the Captain set back the clocks and brought himself up on the main screens of the ship.
"Good morning! Welcome to day 255670 on the Axiom, the weather is a balmy 72 degrees and sunny and the ship's log is telling me that today is the 700th year anniversary of our five year cruise. I'm sure that our forefathers will be happy to see that we are doing the exact same thing they were doing…So! Be sure to ask for your sep-tua-centennial cupcake in a cup! Wow, look at that! So-" He paused, "Hey Auto, what's that blinking light?" And his image faded from the screens.
"Captain, one of the probes returned positive,"
"Positive? But…None of the girls ever return…positive…"
While they were talking GO-4's eyes began wandering the room where they finally rested on me. Her eyes went wide and her mouth dropped open, "Auto!" He shot her a glare that silenced her.
"GO-4 you are dismissed,"
"B-But…" Then her face went blank, she nodded sharply, and walked off. As she left she looked over at me again and shook her head disbelievingly.
"So uhh, should we wake her up?" McCrea asked. Auto nodded and moved closer to Eve. I perked up and leaned forward. Eve. As Auto tapped a few buttons on Eve's hoverbed, the Captain reached over and pressed a blinking green button on one of the tables. I didn't pay much attention as the bridge shut down around me, screens coming down over windows and doors double locking, all I had eyes for was Eve, as she slowly came awake.
So there ya go. I wanted to show in this chapter a little of GO-4's directive which I would think was something on the lines of 'follow whatever Auto says without question even if Wall-E is hiding right there'
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