Hey! I got a new computer! This one has Internet right now! O.o What's up with that? Anyway, moving on from that... I'm on summer vacation which means I'll be out and writing more then before! :) Yay! So I still don't own this show, or movie... Whatever way you want to look at it. :D But I don't own anyone but Star and Danny. I would love to say Astro was mine, but you know... That's not happening anytime soon... Unless of course your my magic fairy thing, here to grant my EVERY (totally crazy awesome) wish. :) Anyway on with the story! XD
Chapter 11
Forever Trapped
Astro's POV
I would love to say my life is average. I'd love to say I didn't get beaten up on a daily basis. But if I said that, I'd be lying. "Get up you useless robot! I paid big money to have you kidnapped, now don't ruin it! If you don't do what I want, I'll have you thrown out and recycled!" Hamegg snapped. "So if you know what's good for you, you'll do what I want done!" I was half-dead. I didn't need to recharge like other robots did, but I was programmed to act human, and have human needs.
"But, I can't!" I complained. I didn't mean to, but it still came out anyway. Toby was a very laid back kid. He wasn't in sports and definitely would have hated my life. But now that I had an electric collar on that wirelessly connected to Hamegg's remote, my Toby side seemed to come out more and more. A few minutes ago right after I woke up, I started complaining about how crappy the hotel I was in, sucked. That's when I realized it wasn't a hotel, but my cage. "I have almost no reserve power left!" He turned around and zapped me with the dial set on high. I was to weak to remove it, but I would have to soon. If I didn't he could permanently damage my systems. "Stop it!" I begged falling on my knees from the pain. "You'll break me." He zapped again, and I was forced into another protective shutdown. This was the second one today. At this rate, I'd be broken in less then a week!
"Fine! Be that way!" He complained.
Star's POV
Who would benefit from kidnapping Astro? Now that I think about it, a lot of people would. Astro and I were the protectors of Metro City. At least half of the city hated us. The other half loved us though. But normally it was who we saved and how fast we got them to safety.
"Hello? Astro?" I called over the wireless. The signal was weak, but I still knew he was close by. He didn't respond right away.
"Astrid?" He asked. He sounded like it hurt to talk.
"My name is Star, Astro..."
"My name is Toby." What? What were they doing to him? I know it wasn't Tenma. But Astro's brain must be so fried he's thinking like Toby. "Where are you?"
"I'm at Dr. O'Shay's house with Zoran. Where are you? Everyone's worried sick."
"I'm at some guy named Hamegg's place. Which is who knows where. If I don't get out of here soon, I'll be a goner. Do you have any good news for me?" I had no good answer for that question.
"Not really, Astro. There was another mob at the Ministry. The whole city's going crazy worried what'll happen now that you've gone missing. Wait did you say your at Hamegg's? In the out lands?" The connection went dead. That means Astro had to cut it, but why? Was someone trying to hack our connection? If that was so, then who? Wait Astro said he was at Hamegg's place. That meant I knew where to go. But I had to get away from home without being spotted. I didn't have a whole lot of time to think about it though. Astro was in trouble. I walked out of the living room and went up the stairs to my room. "I'M GOING TO BED!" I yelled down the stairs for anyone who might have been listening. My internal clock read that it was only 7:36, but maybe they would think I had a really crazy day, and needed a break. That was true. But I had things to do and no time to do them.
"Good night!" Zoran replied. Dr. O'Shay was still talking to the police so he hadn't caught it. No matter. If I was lucky Zoran wouldn't tell on me. Like I said before. If I was lucky. I jumped out of the window and flew as fast as I could past the police and the doctor. I didn't need to be caught right now. That would ruin everything.
Zoran's POV
I might be smaller then Astro and Star but I can be pretty smart. I knew Star wasn't really going to bed. I mean think about it. Who wants to go to bed at 7:30? Our bed time varies from 9 to 11 here. So obviously Star was up to something. But she knew that I knew our little deal. As long as she brings me back what she went out for plus something for me I won't tell. Last time she went out she brought me back candy and a bag full of bird food for Houdini. He really liked that. He even told some of his friends and it would have seemed that my bedroom was throwing a bird party. It was insane. I was lucky that the doctor didn't find out. He was on a business trip that week with Astro and Star while I was left here with Nora.
I sighed and watched as the small speck of Star's booster rockets got smaller. Maybe she went out looking for Astro. She was told not to because it was a police case, and if they found out she was working on it, they could have her dismantled. But she knew the risks. So if the police found out before she found Astro she knew what would happen. I would be doing the same thing, but I already knew for sure that I would get caught. I don't really like being alone for that long.
Astro's POV
I can't believe Astrid made a nickname for herself. Especially one so down right cheesy. But how could anyone mistake me for a guy named Astro? I didn't get that. I was Toby and I would always be Toby. I don't even know a guy named Astro. Maybe Astrid got kidnapped, had her memory erased and then she got set free?
"How's my little pet doing?" Hamegg mocked trowing a bone into the cage I was in. Was he kidding? Seriously? I wasn't his dog. Or his pet monkey. I was a human. A human with a very powerful dad. "Awww. Poor thing. You didn't even touch your can of oil. Are you feeling OK?" I seriously didn't get this guy. I wasn't a robot. I was flesh and blood just like he was. He pulled out the gun my dad used to have. It stunned robots, but if you did it long enough, it knocked them out cold. It worked by giving the said robot more energy then it could handle and it shutdown to protect itself from further damage. I was deadly to humans if used on them.
"What are you doing?" I shrieked. I had to get out of this cage. But every-time I touched it or even got close to the bars I would get this burning in my chest, and pass out from the pain. I woke up after-wards feeling drained, like someone had just tried to suck all of the life out of me. (Yes I made the cage pretty big. About the size of a 10 ft sq living room. The reason he gets all weak around the bars is because it has some of the red core in it... If that makes sense to anyone else...) So it was practically impossible to go anywhere in the cage without feeling sick. What would dad say if he saw me like this? "It's time you grew a backbone! Toughen up like a man!" He wouldn't say that, but I knew one of President Stone's guards would. How I knew that, I don't know. I've never heard them talk before. Weird.
"Nothing much. A zap or two shouldn't hurt to bad. It's all fun and games right?" He mocked. All the while I was thinking how if he even gave me a low does, I would most likely die. Dad wouldn't be happy about that. Dad's the second most powerful man in the whole city. So he could basically ruin this guy's life.
"But it would kill me!" I seriously wanted to get smart with this guy. But I didn't think that that would be the best idea, unless I wanted an early funeral. I haven't even gotten my license though! Which means I can't go anywhere without supervision from somewhere. As soon as I get out of this cage, I am going to have my dad ruin this guy's life so bad he won't know how to get back on his feet.
I'm going to end it there. With a gun pointed at Astro, and Star on her way to Hamegg's place. In other words I just made yet another cliff-hanger! D: Darn it! Well I guess you'll have to read the next chapter to know how it all goes down! ;) I'm sorry for the long wait, by the way. My computer's been broken and the one at my mom's won't go on the internet for who knows why. But either way I haven't been able to update! But I should be fine now. :) I'll try to update soon! Review! Because believe it or not, it helps with the writing process to know that I have people actually reading my stuff. :P It's not weird at all, but yeah! If you have any ideas please let me know through either reviews or messaging me. I'm almost always on checking stuff. -Star Saturday
