(Riley POV)
That night we stopped at a motel. Two beds nothing fancy. Once the adrenaline from the day wore off , me and Max fell asleep in separate beds while watching TV... We were suppose to share.
(Charlie POV)
I just got off the phone with Bailey when I walk inside and see Max and Riley sleeping in separate beds.
"Oh come on you've got to be kidding me." I mumbled and sighed, walking over to wear Max was sleeping. I lightly poked him in the shoulder, "Hey Kid, wake up." No answer. "Hey Kid, wake up you're in the wrong bed." I poked him a little harder this time. He just mumbled and rolled over. "Ugh. Come on!"
Well that didn't work. So I moved over to Riley's bed. This kid had every right to hate me, I can't deny that, nor what she said to me really from her point of view that it probably looks like I have commitment issues. Hell, I probably do... I just need to learn how to grow up first, I guess... Not that I'd admit this to anyone, ever!
Looking at her peaceful sleeping form, I gently picked her up. (She was smaller, therefore lighter then Max.) As I did so she snuggled up closer to me, causing me to stiffen and continued to put her under the covers where her brother was.
(Nobody's POV)
...::The Next Morning::...
Max and Riley teaching Atom more moves to fight. Well Max was, Riley was just sitting on the picnic table watching.
"Jab, Jab, Hook," Max muttered while doing the movements and Atom shadow boxing him. "I think you have to move your feet. Your feet. Feet" Max said pointing at him feet while the robot just copied him.
"Come on take a break Max, you've been doing this all morning." Riley said passing him some Dr. Pepper.
He took the drink sighed and looked at some papers with various moves on it.
"I just want him to be perfect." Max told Riley.
"And he is, " Riley replied, "now. Break time." With that she turned up the music, it was playing Give It A Go by Timbaland.
Both Riley and Max started bopping their head to the music. When Max realised Atom was still copying him, he started moving his shoulders too, then his arms with a slight bounce. Atom was dancing.
"Let me try," Riley said switching spots with Max.
"Oh, now you want to teach him something." Max joked, Riley just giggled.
Riley took where Max left off and walked towards Atom then away pointing at him. Atom followed Riley's steps. But when she did a one handed cart wheel, Atom just stood there. Max laughed, "A little too advanced there sis."
"Maybe we should teach him gymnastics instead of boxing." Riley said going back over to the picnic table.
"Oh, I got a move I can show him." Max said standing up on the picnic table. He faced Atom and started doing the robot with Atom copying. Both Riley and Max laughing, it's been awhile since they had a real carefree day like today.
They heard clapping and looked up to see it was Charlie. Riley quickly turned off the music while Max took Atom off the shadow box.
"Nice moves. How long you been out here?" Charlie asked.
"Check it out." Max said not answering the question.
"What?"
"I just spent the night doing something I think is amazing."
"It is amazing." Riley piped in.
"Incredibly amazing. If it works, you know? You know his remote was spotty?" Max said going into the back of Charlie's truck.
"Yeah" Charlie replied.
"Well, I killed it. Got rid of it. We don't need it anymore. I took the spin frame from Ambush and take the circuitry sleeve from Noisy Boy and it works. He knows nothing. But it works. It really, really works!" Max said excitedly.
"What works?" Charlie asked.
"What my brother is trying to say is you tell it was to do in the head set and Atom does it." Riley said smiling at her brother, he was a genius.
"You put Noisy Boys voice recognition into Atom." Charlie stated flabbergasted.
"That is pretty much what I just said."
"You're pretty smart kid."
"Smart? Smart? I could be genius. It could be the most incredible thing in the history of the entire world!" Max exaggerated.
"Easy there chief, easy." Charlie said to Max while he was running back towards Atom with Riley in tow. "Woah. Woah. Did you drink all theses sodas?"
"I might have had a few... Riley had some too. What I need you to do is teach him to box." Max said quickly.
"Are you kidding me? He's nowhere near advanced enough to handle Noisy's voice command."
"No, duh. Why else would my brother ask you to teach him, he needs your moves." Riley butted in.
"Ah, forget it kid."
Max tries to argue more points but Charlie doesn't budge. Riley turns to Max, " Just stop he's never going to do it and you know it." She said walking away before any sort of compromise could be made.
