And now, Miz-K Productions, in association with The Gang, presents:
Emily Maynard's Robot Theatre
A woman in long chestnut hair and a lab coat was standing on the stage, as she bowed to the audience.
"Greetings, readers. My name is Emily Maynard, best known for my work in "Miranda's Adventure" and "The Gang IN-ACTION - Season 5". Tonight, I would like to tell you a very dark tale, starring an all-star cast of fembots and cyborgs. And ONE non-human female… If you know who it is, you'd be surprised. This is a tale, based upon the work of author Robert Louis Stevenson, and his tale of The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. Our android lead (if you call her an android, but she's not) is perfect for the role, as you'll see later on. We have a cast of plenty, in robots, including Moé Ninja Girls' Cy, RWBY's Penny, Dragon Ball Z's 18, and others. This is a chilling tale, based on the story, with some android action… and some deaths along the way. That reminds me, this is rated M for mature, and may contain violence and drug usage. But don't worry. Our players are professionals, and they were not damaged, during the making of this story."
Emily walked off and concluded, "And now, Nanao Kashima will narrate the story. Here is… The Strange Case of Dr. Pyra and Ms. Hyde."
A girl with short green hair, wearing her blue sweater vest and pale blue pants, was holding a book, and she appeared on the stage, near stage right. She read the book, "It was a dank and abysmal night, with a slight precipitation… four women were near the grave of a murderer… The undertaker was just finishing up the burial for the disgraced woman, and put up a tombstone, made of wood and marker. They agreed that she was buried in an unmarked grave, in the middle of nowhere."
The tomb is marked "B.I.H. - Mythra Hyde". Nanao continued, "What made the girls mourn for this horrible woman? Well, let's date back to the very beginning. You see, Mythra Hyde didn't start out that way. She was, in truth… two people. Her real name was Dr. Jacqueline Pyra, and she was well-loved by so many of her peers." She then closed the book and said, "Before Ms. Hyde came to pass, Dr. Pyra was celebrating her birthday with her staff and friends. A long time ago, in the house of Dr. Jacqueline Pyra…"
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A couple of girls were chatting away, as a woman in blonde hair and a black shirt and blue skirt shook a busty woman in red hair, wearing a lab coat and pink outfit.
"Well, Jackie, happy birthday." She said to her.
"Quite alright, Lucy." The woman in red said, "And that you so much."
The girls gave a toast, "To Jacqueline!"
The woman that is happy is Dr. Jacqueline Pyra, well-loved scientist and all-around good girl. Dr. Pyra said, "You really made me very happy. In fact, I'm so glad that I have good friends, especially you, Lucy."
Lucy Lanyard played by Android #18
Lucy asked, "By the way, what sort of plans do you have to set up your future project, Jackie? I look forward to your next new work."
Pyra said, "Oh, nothing yet… at the moment. Even so, I cannot bear to give any of you details… but it has to do with the workings of the human mind."
"Not a word to any of us?" Lucy asked. One of the maids in orange hair responded, "We're your sound friends. Whatever you say is fine."
"Very well…" Pyra explained, "I will tell you some of it. I had a theory that the human/robot mind is made up of two halves - one good and one evil. And throughout the life of the world, there has been a never ending battle between the two paths. The path of light, and the path of darkness."
Some of the girls chuckled, except for one woman in a white outfit, short purple hair, and huge breasts, as she held an emotionless stare. Lucy complained, "You're acting as if it's all ridiculous. Some are made good, and some are made evil. It's not that you are with two different halves, one light and one dark."
The maid said, "Oh, yes… but it appears that it's still unresolved, as we speak. Even robots like us can understand good and evil, right and wrong…"
Pyra nodded, "Believe me not, but the truth is that neither of us knows. But suppose that I'm right… Suppose that my theory is correct, and by the use of a special drug, a potion, we could separate the two halves. And then, we might be able to remove the evil from man. This would be the creation of a perfect woman… a woman without evil in her heart. And once it's perfected, a whole society will become fallen to the wholesome heart inside them, as they are forever nice and happy."
Lucy scoffed, "That's bullcrap, and you know it, Jackie. Have your wires crossed?"
Pyra was upset, but she knows that she's right.
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After Lucy departed, the servants bid Dr. Pyra a farewell for the night.
"Happy birthday, Dr. Pyra. Many wishes as well." The tall butler with purple hair said, "We could never work for someone as righteous and nice as you are."
Pyra smiled, "Thank you, Poole 1."
The staff applauded, as Lucy returned, forgetting her jacket. She said, "My apologies, everyone. I forgot my jacket. Well, goodnight, Jackie. You take care of yourself. But… do keep your bizarre theories of good and evil to yourself. It won't work. I was once evil, before I married and had a child."
Pyra smiled, "It's alright, Lucy. It was just a theory."
Lucy smiled, "Goodnight." She departed, as Pyra retired to her room.
Pyra decided to head to her lab and went to work on the drug. She narrated, "Lucy Lanyard's wrong. She wants proof? Well, it's time to test that theory." She resumed her work on a potion, mixing various drugs inside her beaker.
One hour later, she finished her potion and held up the cup. Pyra smiled, "Finished. You're about to witness a miracle. You're about to see what may happen that may frighten the devil himself." She talked to a calico kitten, sitting in her bed. She approached a mirror and said, "You're one lucky girl, Jacqueline. You're on a brink of discovery that may shock the world. You've been known to cure diseases, help needy people, and yet… you're about to experience a true discovery unlocked from untold stories. If my experiment works… I will go down in history as one of the greatest scientific minds, by separating my evil side from my good side. Then that'll show Ms. Lanyard. But if I die, then…"
She clutched her chest and said, "If I could save time… in a bottle…
If I could save time in a bottle
The first thing that I'd like to do
Is to save every day
'Til eternity passes away
Just to spend them with you
If I could make days last forever
If words could make wishes come true
I'd save every day like a treasure and then
Again would spend them with you
But there never seems to be enough time
To do the things you want to do
Once you find them
I've looked around enough to know
That you're the one I want to go
Through time with…"
Pyra prepared to drink, and she prayed, "God help me…" She drank down the potion, and then she started to gag and convulse. She collapsed onto the floor, and behind the table. She slowly got up and grabbed onto the edge. She grumbled, "Ugh… What the hell?"
Pyra emerged from the table, and was wearing all-white with black, and her hair was long and a golden blonde. She looked around and brushed her bangs. She whispered, "Whoa… Did I put in too much of this?"
Dr. Pyra transformed into a woman of the same size and body, but most of her details were altered. She then looked at herself in the mirror and smirked, "Mmm… Hey there, sexy. You look fabulous. Hahahahahahahahahaha!" Dr. Pyra laughed, "YES! Now, to summon Dr. Pyra again, and make it so that she and I will be partners." She recreated more potions and said, "Dr. Pyra will be my secret safe haven, to where I can hide…" She grinned, "Hmm, that's it… Jacqueline Pyra is nothing more than a slave to me… A slave name no more, for I am NOT Jacqueline Pyra. From this day forward, I am known as… Mythra Hyde." She drank the potion, and then gagged and croaked. She kneeled down and reached for the heavens. And then she died down and collapsed, with her eyes open, and her yellow eyes dimmed to black.
Minutes later, Mythra changed back into Pyra, and suddenly woke up. She crawled to the chair and coughed, "Oh, man…" She sat down and rubbed her head, "Thank goodness." She relaxed and snoozed on her chair.
That evening, Mythra emerged from the back door, wearing a hat and cane, and responded, "Good… Free at last. Now, I can go out and enjoy my own fun, fun and debauchery." Mythra pranced off, laughing evilly, enjoying a night on the town.
Dr. Pyra did the unthinkable. She reproduced the woman named "Mythra Hyde". She was neither human nor robot. She was… a monster. She approached a man in a black hat and brown coat. She leaned to him, near the bridge, and said, "See anything you like?"
The man shrieked, and then Mythra bashed his head with her cane. He fell dead, as Mythra looked around, giggling. No one was around to see her deadly game. She cackled evilly, as her echoes were made all over the city.
"HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA! AHHH HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA!"
The news was played, the next morning. A woman with brown hair, wearing a red and blue dress and glasses, was sitting in her seat, reporting the events of last night.
"Reporting last night's unholy terror, a man was mysteriously murdered near the Nodnol Bridge. Sources believed that the body was discovered around 4am. A local confirmed that he was bashed brutally to death with a blunt object. So far, no news has been revealed on who or what has caused it, so a huge manhunt is on for the murder on Nodnol Bridge. This is Android 21, reporting-."
Mythra turned the television off and chuckled, "Hmm, if they only knew, the fools…" She went to her lab and prepared another potion, as she giggled, "No one… They do not know… It was me… Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!" She stopped, as she was standing in place. Pyra was back-to-back with her, as they remained in a motionless stance.
"Jacqueline Pyra… Do you read me? I am communicating with you."
"Yes. I hear you."
"Good. I want you to listen to me, Jacqueline. I want you to write a will… and make it so that you leave your entire fortune… to me."
"Why? You're a monster."
"Do as I say, Jacqueline Pyra… You are under my command. The will you will write will give me everything you own… in the event of, oh, maybe disappearing without a trace?"
"How can I? I… I'm-."
"Do as I say, Jacqueline Pyra!" Mythra's eyes shone red, "Obey my command! I am the strongest of your better half!" Mythra moved again and drank the potion. She changed back into Pyra, in a small flash.
Pyra moaned, as she was holding down her hands to the table. She groaned, "Oh, god… What have I done?" She grabbed a sheet of paper and wrote down the will, as Mythra commanded her to.
"To whom it may concern, it is the last testament of Dr. Jacqueline Pyra.
In the event of my death or disappearance, Ms. Mythra Hyde will be my sole beneficiary."
Pyra was in tears, as she continued to write.
Nanao continued, "You see, something terrible happened to Jacqueline Pyra. Mythra Hyde took over her body, mind, and fortune. Time passed, Mythra Hyde continued her rampage of terror, and returned to Dr. Jacqueline Pyra's lab, and disappeared from existence, until she emerged again. And no one was any the wiser… but only Dr. Jacqueline Pyra.
Penny, the maid, was cleaning the study. She saw Pyra, lying on the bed, motionless and turned off, as she whispered, "Poor Dr. Pyra… She's overworked. Well, she needed an upgrade. Or a holiday." She resumed working, until she saw a small beaker of potion. She reached for it, but-.
Pyra suddenly woke up, and then Penny stopped.
"PENNY!" Pyra called.
Penny gasped, "OH! My apologies, Madame, I was-."
"What did I say about entering my study?"
"You approved of my permission to clean your study, right?"
"That I did, but I did not say you can rummage to any of my stuff, even my own project." Penny said, as she bent down and picked up the beaker, "I will. Just let me finish up here-."
"DON'T TOUCH THAT!"
"YIKES!"
Penny dropped it, but Pyra saved it, catching it. Pyra roared, "Penny, I know you were trying to help around the house, but from now on, you leave my study alone! You don't touch anything in here! Do you understand me?"
Penny bowed continuously and sobbed, "I'm sorry, I… I had no idea… I had no idea…"
Pyra escorted Penny out of the study and locked the door. She added, "Summon Poole 1, Poole 2, and Natalya. My staff must know of the new rules."
Penny summoned the other servants, as Pyra lectured them, "As long as you are working for me, you do not clean my study. I will supervise the cleaning of my study, if needed." They agreed, as Pyra concluded, "One more thing, from time to time, a friend of mine will be visiting my home, so please be very friendly to her. Her name is Ms. Mythra Hyde. I may not always be here, when she comes, so you make sure she is at home here."
Poole 2, a small girl in purple and pink hair, bowed, "Okey-dokey, Master Pyra!"
Pyra walked to Poole 1 and stated, "Until then, my study is off-limits! Treat Ms. Hyde as you did me. She may bring her own keys, from time to time. She is permissible to enter my study; otherwise, if she is not here, the door to my study is to remain locked." She said to her, "Poole 1."
"Yes, Dr. Pyra."
"Deliver this letter to my attorney and friend, Cy Ottison. Hand-deliver it to her."
"Affirmative." Poole #1 took the letter and departed. The rest left, as Pyra sat down in complete sadness. She sighed in despair, and then moaned, "What did I do? Why did I lash out at my friends? Oh, god… What have I created?"
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Later that day, Poole 1 knocked on the door of the law firm of "Ottison, Tokakushi, and Yabusame - Gynoid Law". The door knocked, and a small girl with light brown hair heard it. "Yes? Come in."
Poole entered the door and said, "Excuse me. Are you Dr. Jacqueline Pyra's attorney?"
"Hm. I am Cy Ottison. What can I do for yew, Poole 1?"
Poole 1 gave her the letter, as Cy read it. "Personal… from Dr. Pywa…" Poole 1 left, as a girl in all-white hair and clothing appeared. She asked, "Who was that?"
"Miss Poole - Unit 1. She has a ledder fer me, fwom Dr. Jaguar-win Pywa… Personal."
She opened the letter and gasped, "FWEH?!"
"What's wrong?"
Yuri Fujishiro from "Double Decker"
"Yuwi, wead this!" Cy gave it to Yuri, and then Yuri asked, "So?"
"Dr. Pywa left all her fow-chun to a compwete stwanger!"
"Who?"
"A Myth-wa Hyde…"
"Mythra Hyde?" Yuri asked.
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That evening, a girl with blue hair was walking down the alleyway. Mythra Hyde was looming in the shadows, cane in hand. She raised her cane high, and then the woman shrieked.
The next morning, the news played again.
"Android 21 with breaking news to report. A young girl was found dead in the alley, with a huge welt from her head. It was the same murdering witch. Same as before from the other night, and another night before, the mysterious murderer struck, killing one person at a time. The question remains… Just who is this evil murderer?"
Cy was walking with another girl, with short blue hair, and said, "Dis iz a baffa-wing case…"
"Indeed, milady." Minatsu said, "It's very strange. The police were powerless to stop him, yet they had no idea who this person was. Not even a clue."
Cy said, "Yes… I wuz hoping fer answers… Amakase? Did you noticed any-ding weird, last night?"
Minatsu said, "As a matter of fact, yes. One night, when I was having my Bananamin at a local bar, I noticed something was amiss… There was this weird woman with blonde hair, big boobs, and a very sultry body."
"Wuz she nice?"
"If you call being rowdy as the bar… nice."
Minatsu explained what happened, last night. She was a witness, as she saw a woman drinking two huge mugs of beer. It was Mythra Hyde, the murderer, and she was inebriated. A woman bumped into her, and she grabbed onto her in a headlock.
The owner cried, "WHAT ARE YOU DOING?"
"Two beers! Two more beers, for me and the lady!" Mythra cheered.
"YOU! Unhand that damsel!" The barkeeper yelled.
"CATCH ME IF YOU DARE!" Mythra ran off, with the woman in her arms, exiting the bar. She threw the woman into the men, falling into a pile. Mythra ran off, escaping from witnesses, into the shadows, in the dead of night.
Minatsu concluded, "And when I followed her, she escaped through that house. And then disappeared."
Cy asked, "This house?"
"Yes. She goes by the name of Mythra Hyde. She was a devil of a woman."
"Yew muss be mistaken! I know dat house, fwom before!"
"Yes, but she is a demon of a robot… a woman will do anything evil, for her means."
"So… she goes by the name Mythwa Hyde. Yes… and dat is Dr. Pywa's home."
"Dr. Jacqueline Pyra?!"
"Yes. The udder day, I was given a will fwom Dr. Pywa… and she weft all her money to Mythwa Hyde."
"Makes sense. She was a careless woman… I found out her name, by chance. Not much of a name."
Cy concluded, as she said to her, "Amakase, Mythwa Hyde may be the name of a wowdy woman… but it can also be the name… of the devil herself."
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Cy met with Lucy Lanyard, during her investigation, and Lucy said, "Ah, Ms. Ottison, to what brings you to my humble home?"
"It's about our fwiend, Jaguar-wine."
"Jackie, you say? So I've heard. Is something the matter?"
"As a matter of fact, our fwiend, Jackie… It is bewieved that she has hawbowed a monster."
"Ah, I see… And all that trouble started, the night of her birthday, talking about good and evil. I mean, it's all ridiculous nonsense, and all that. What is this monster you speak of?"
"Yew do not wike her science?"
"NO… She's too unscientific. Makes me believe she wants to fly to the moon. Not all that entertaining, just garbage. She's an android with all heart, but no common sense. She has brainpower, as we do, but we're not really mean mannequins."
Cy nodded, "Very well… Fowget I asked about it. By the way, do you know of a Mythwa Hyde?"
"Mythra Hyde?"
"Yes. She's the monster I am talking about. A "fwiend" of hers."
"No, never heard of her." Lucy said, as she was leaving for the kitchen.
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At Pyra's home, Poole 1 approached Cy, who was waiting for her. Cy asked, "I wish ta see Jaguar-win."
"You mean Jacqueline? Yes… Dr. Pyra was in her room, relaxing. She was rather worn-out and tired. So, she stepped out for a walk."
"Is she wid Miss Hyde?"
"No, I am sorry. Miss Hyde does have her own keys. But we will see if she will be present. Anything to want to send a message to?"
"No, I'll come water." Cy said, "Also, I'd wike ta meet her… one way or another…"
Cy exited Pyra's home, and waited by the front door. She then glared, "Mythwa Hyde is there, in her own home, with Dr. Pyra. However, I'll find out who she is, or die twying…" She walked off, as she went to the alleyway, the path to Mythra's chaotic spree. Cy ducked behind a wall and whispered, "I'll catch her, even if I hadda stay out here, all night…"
Moments later, Mythra appeared in the shadows, as Cy watched on. Mythra was unlocking the door, as Cy called, "Miss Hyde!"
Mythra dropped her keys and gasped, "AGH! Oh…" She barked, "Don't scare me like that, you little twerp!"
"Sowwy… I'm Cy Ottison, Dr. Pyra's fwiend and attowney. Do you mind if I have a word with both of you?"
Mythra said, "Miss Pyra is away for a walk. But how did a shrimpy robot know about me?"
"Pywa spoke of yew."
Mythra grabbed her neck and hollered, "LIES!" She stepped back, as Cy was shocked. Mythra moaned, "I'm sorry… We shouldn't speak. She doesn't tell anyone about me."
Cy gave her a business card and said, "Well, if you can, call me. I wanna speak to Dr. Pyra."
Mythra smirked, "Well, nothing but a solicitor for Pyra…" She ripped the card in half and said, "You may want to contact me, sometime… bitch." She chuckled, as she went inside. Cy was appalled, but she was angry.
Inside her lab, Mythra ran to the beakers and created more of the serum that switches her personalities. She chugged it down and then slowly and robotically went to her chair. She stopped and bent down, whirring her motors down. Mythra switched back into Pyra, and she landed face-first into the chair. She moaned, rebooting herself, and said, "Poor Ottison… I didn't want to deceive her like that."
Nanao narrated, "If only they knew…" She continued, "Time went on, and Dr. Pyra was happily controlling her body, until one morning…"
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Pyra woke up from her bed, as Penny knocked on her door, "Dr. Pyra? I brought you your tea."
Pyra sat up and her blonde hair was flowing down on her near-naked body. She looked at herself and gasped, taking the appearance of Mythra Hyde. She panicked, as she called, "Leave it by the door, Penny! I'll get it myself!"
Penny nodded, as she placed the tray down. Penny left, and Mythra opened the door, pulling the tray inside. Pyra was stuck in Mythra's body, but she somehow was uncontrollable with her transformation. Even so, Mythra was in her own body, and decided to find a way to fix herself. The problem is, she cannot show herself as Mythra Hyde to anyone.
Mythra snuck off, after she had dumped the tea into a flower vase. She stumbled a bit, and she was moaning. Penny dropped a plate and gasped, shattering it to bits. She moaned and said, "Oh, it's you. Shall I bring your morning tea, ma'am?"
Mythra grumbled and walked away. She went to her study and changed back into Pyra. She stood in place and beeped, "Conversion complete." Pyra panted heavily and said, "Thank goodness… I was able to get the serum stable… Only, how am I going to stop this monster inside me?"
At the kitchen, Penny met with Natalya, "Nattie, I'm worried about Dr. Pyra." A maid with red hair said, "Oh, she is only hard worker."
Mega Man's Nástenka plays Natalya
"I know… but this isn't like Jacqueline… She's been in bed. Miss Hyde gives me the creeps. You think they're twins?"
"Hyde gives me creeps. I can't see what Master wants with her." Natalya said.
"I never saw such a perfect android woman… Adorable, beautiful, cute… and moreover-." Penny beeped, "Error… System error…"
Natalya rebooted her and said, "Those who dare analyze her features and break down are faced with the devil… Like she is Lucifer. Mark my words, comrade. I sense terrible fear in this house."
Pyra was writing in her diary her theory of herself and Mythra:
"The longer we live together, the happier we will be… except I am not happy. Mythra Hyde has taken control of my body, time and time again. But should she control me permanently, I will be deleted from this world… no will, only chaos… no happiness, only death… no hope, only despair… If Mythra takes my body, no longer will I enjoy the good things in my life… I will have to end this, one way or another… As Mythra Hyde, I was hated. I had no friends. I must end Mythra Hyde, for good… and regain my better half."
Mythra Hyde resumed her rampage, every night, as Jacqueline Pyra was still bedridden, hiding from the fact that she was a murderer, thanks to her study on her good and evil side.
One afternoon, she was met with Cy, who was comforting her. Cy said, "Yew seem vewy cheerful again."
"Not really… What brings you here?"
"A wittle matter to addwess."
"Thank you… If anything you wish to reply to me, ma-." She buzzed and beeped, holding her neck. She coughed, as she kneeled down.
"Wuz wong?"
"N-Nothing… I have to return to my study! Immediately!"
Pyra dashed off, as Cy was confused. She slammed the door and locked herself in. Pyra made a stronger serum and barked, "I have to stop her… Thrice the dosage… This better work!"
She chugged it down, and then held her neck. She shrieked, "AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGH!"
Pooles 1 & 2 appeared, as Poole 1 asked, "Dr. Pyra? Are you alright? It is Poole #1."
Poole #2 smiled, "And I'm Poole #2."
Pyra, who suddenly changed back to Mythra, coughed from behind the door, "Go away… I-I-I'm alright… Just leave…"
The two butlers walked off, as Poole #2 was annoyed, marching off. Mythra moaned, as she snarled, "Damn her… Jacqueline Pyra… You're trying to get rid of me, are you?"
Pyra snarled, "Yes… You're a monster! You got rid of my friends! I hate you!"
"So? I only go at night! You're still here. We're two different people!"
"You're a monster!"
Mythra held herself and growled, taking complete control of her body, "This isn't over, you bitch…"
Nanao explained, "You see, Pyra & Mythra are in an eternal and internal struggle for control. Mythra struggled to break loose… but she failed. Pyra locked away Mythra, inside her body, while she was doing so much good… and Mythra Hyde somehow escaped like a wild animal. Time passed, and Pyra tried taking larger and larger doses of the drugs to prevent Mythra Hyde from escaping. Sadly, the drugs failed… and Mythra Hyde knew. And Dr. Pyra was getting sicker."
Mythra went wild and started to thrash about her lab. She screamed, and then kneeled down, brushing her hair off. She grabbed her cane and stepped out. Poole 1 asked, "Huh? Miss Hyde? Was that you?"
Mythra said, "Oh, no… That was Pyra. She's resting. It's best you do not disturb her…" She muttered, "H-Cup Gynoid Whore…"
Poole 1 remarked, "I heard that. I find that remark rude. But thanks for noticing my bust capacity."
Mythra left the house, and resumed her evil work of murder, blood, and anger. She narrated, "That stupid red-haired bimbo! She tried to bottle me up, like a prisoner in a dungeon. Well, no more… Mythra Hyde is free! Once again!"
And with a witch's cackle, Mythra Hyde resumed her hellish onslaught in the city, murdering people in cold blood. However, Penny was cleaning Mythra's room, when she saw through an open window, Mythra walking down the street. She met a woman with blonde hair, done in a braided ponytail, and smiled. Mythra stared down at her and then held her cane.
THWACK!
She slammed the end of her cane in the ribs. And Penny was watching in horror, as Mythra was killing the poor woman.
Time passed, as the news played.
"After days of what was the most brutal carnage in the city, the mysterious murderer struck again, killing innocent people in her wake. This time, she murdered yet another innocent victim, in cold blood. Reports learned that the name of the murderer is a Mythra Hyde."
Pyra turned the TV off and sobbed. Cy appeared and called, "I had to come. You must've heard the news."
"Yes…" Pyra sniffled, "I have… You won't even believe me…"
Cy nodded, "I understand. But the news has spweaded in many channels. I wanna know if yer not hawbowing a demon. From wut a gadder, yer own walking stick was the muwdew weapon. If you're not my fwiend and cwient, I hafta wepowt it to the police."
Pyra said nothing, as she said, "I had nothing to do with Mythra Hyde… She's not here. But I swear that I am never seeing her again. Look." She handed her a letter. "She gave me this, today."
Cy read the letter:
"Dear Jacqueline Pyra,
I know you will be shocked to know that I am leaving you, forever. For this, since you saw the news, the truth comes out. I know what I have done, and I promise… You will never see me again.
I'm sorry, Mythra Hyde"
Cy added, "And it's wightwy soaked in tears…"
Pyra nodded, "She was unhappy to learn that she was a murderer…"
"And a psycho." Cy said, "I'll keep dis, if I may. And one more thing, your will of testament… It is heweby null and void! But I want answers… Did Mythwa Hyde made you wite this wetter?"
Pyra nodded in sadness, as Cy concluded, "Den dere is no doubt. She's after you, too."
After the rampage went on, Pyra tried to control her murderous rage, as Mythra. But she sent a letter to Lucy Lanyard, and Lucy read the letter, "Hmm… It's from Dr. Pyra."
She opened the letter. It was from Dr. Pyra, only it was written by Mythra.
At an open apartment, she called to the landlord, "Bring me some letters… and a pen… I need to write a letter."
She got her items and wrote herself a letter:
"To Dr. Lucy Lanyard…"
Lucy stepped out, as she read the letter, "It says that she asks me to meet with her, in her home. An urgent matter. I wonder what it could be. I must be there, this instant… but I have to make an errand."
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Lucy arrived, as Poole 1 explained, "My instructions from Dr. Pyra is to open the door, if at any time, even if it means busting it down."
Lucy said, "Good. She said that it's important."
"I worry about the master… She left this morning for some air, but she hasn't returned."
"Well, I will be waiting for her."
They entered Pyra's lab, and Lucy grabbed the items from inside her drawer. She saw a diary and various drugs. Lucy said, "Hmm, she said that she needed these. I say that Dr. Pyra mixed these, herself." She took the items and said to Poole 1, "Fill the drawers with straw, then cover it with a sheet. That way I can carry it home, without spilling the contents."
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Lucy was waiting until midnight, as the doorbell rang. She opened the door and asked, "You asked for Dr. Pyra?"
The woman said, "Yes…" She revealed herself and Lucy gasped, "No… You're Mythra Hyde, the murderer!"
Mythra said, "In the flesh… Did you bring the stuff?"
"I don't understand. Why you? You used to live with Dr. Pyra."
"I know… And I wouldn't dare call the police on me, unless you cared for Dr. Pyra's life…"
"I don't know what sick and twisted mind you have, but if you harm a hair on Jackie, you'll be sorry!"
Mythra asked, "Did you bring the stuff? Dr. Pyra is safe, for now… Besides, this was her request."
Mythra grabbed the stuff, as Lucy said, "You got your stuff, now why come here, of all places?"
Mythra said, "I'm about to show you… something that may break you down, into broken parts." She mixed the serum and said, "Watch closely, Lanyard, I'm about to show you… something that you alone will discover, and take all the credit."
"Bite me, creep. You think I'd listen to you? Whatever riddles you speak of, I want no part of it!"
"Your loss. Now… Pay attention…" She chugged it down, and then she started to gag and choke. She collapsed to the floor, and she was moaning in pain. Pyra's body changed back to normal, and then…
"Battery… loooooooooooooo…" Pyra collapsed like a rag doll, and her batteries died.
Lucy was completely terrified, "JACKIE?! Oh, my god… She's…" she approached the prone Pyra, who was lifeless, and then rebooted herself. She started to look at Lucy, who was shaken a bit. She asked, "Jackie Pyra… You… You're a murderer…"
Pyra sobbed, "I… It wasn't my fault… This Mythra Hyde was my evil side…"
"You mean… What you said about-?"
Pyra wailed, "Does it matter anymore?"
"How did it happen?"
Pyra explained that she went for a walk, after feeling refreshed, but as she was at the park, her hands started to bulge a bit. They were Mythra's hands, and she suddenly was slowly turning back into Mythra Hyde. The rest was played out, as Pyra was ashamed, exposing the truth to Lucy Lanyard.
Nanao said, "After all that, Dr. Jacqueline Pyra was bedridden, from then on. She remained in bed, hoping to get rid of the monster, Mythra Hyde, once and for all. After exposing the truth, Lucy Lanyard was bedridden, as well, dying from the horrors that was once her best friend. And Dr. Pyra remained in her house, never to come out again. She feared that Mythra may return somehow."
Cy appeared at Lucy's bedside, as Nanao continued, "Meanwhile, Pyra's friend, Cy Ottison, visited the home of a sickly Lucy Lanyard, who was in her last hours of her life, after being exposed by the horrible secret."
Cy asked, "How are yew feeling?"
Lucy moaned, "Not so good… You wouldn't believe me… if I told you…"
Cy asked, "How long do yew have?"
"Anytime… soon… My last moments are that I am happy… to have a life… like her…"
"As in… Dr. Pywa?"
"Never… speak of… her name… again… I cannot recover… And I cannot take anything… to change… the way… I feel…"
"Dr. Pywa is sick, too… She wefused to call me, as well."
"Then… I guess… that's the… way… it is… Dr. Pyra, no… Jackie… That person… I'm finished with her! I don't want to see her again… but if she's sick, I don't mind… She bears… a secret… but don't ask me… ask… Jac… Jackie… One day… you… may… learn… the truuuuu-."
Lucy stopped moving and died. She lied in bed, her eyes were open, and her mouth was curled up. Cy closed her eyes and whispered, "I wish to know wut dis howwible twuth is… Someday, I will learn why Dr. Pywa is ill, and Mythwa Hyde is loose."
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Poole opened the door and asked, holding a parcel, "Excuse me, Dr. Pyra. I got this in the mail."
Poole widened her eyes, as Mythra was in plain view. She gasped, "Mythra Hy-?"
Mythra grabbed her and reached into her back. Poole 1 cried, "Ma'am, what are y-"
Click! Whrr…
Mythra deactivated her and took the parcel. Mythra groaned in stress, "Excuse me…" Poole 1 was standing in place, motionless and turned off.
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Minutes later, Poole 1 was reactivated, as Natalya said, "What is sick woman… turning off the help?"
Poole 1 replied, "She deactivated me, all of a sudden, Dr. Pyra lashed out, and my parcel was gone."
Poole 2 smiled, "Now-now, sit still and relax."
"I was shocked to see Dr. Pyra, but seeing her visage of a horrible woman… my circuits were standing on end… and I was open to be turned off by Mythra Hy-. Hy-. Hy-."
Natalya said, "It's alright. You had bad bug. It's probably Halloween mask."
"That would explain the deep voice and the horrible face… and why she wanted the drugs, and ignoring her friends." Poole 2 said.
Natalya added, "And everything else in-between. What parcel did you get her?"
Poole 1 said, "This. I got a note from her and went to the apothecary, immediately. It said:
"Dear Poole Unit 1,
The last batch you gave me was useless. Without delay, go again, and this time, bring Poole 2 with you.
Love, Jacqueline." I have only served her for 20 years of my operating services. Why did she run out on me, like a savage animal?"
Penny appeared with another parcel, and said, "Girls, I got a parcel from the master. But it said that she wants more from the chemist."
Poole 1 nodded, "I am sorry… but it is also said that Poole Unit 2 and Penny goes with me, to every chemist and druggist in the city."
"GOOD HEAVENS!" Natalya cried, "That'd take weeks!"
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Poole appeared at Cy's home, as Cy asked, "Good word, Poole! Why are yeu timid?"
Poole 1 said, "My apologies for coming at this horrid hour. But I believe it is about the master. Something is terribly wrong. But please come and see for yourself."
Cy asked, "Show me. I wanna know… Wucy Wanyard's final message… is to ask about Dr. Pywa. Pwease, lemme come wid yew."
"Very well. If I had emotional circuits, I would be terrified to explain. Perhaps we should explain in Dr. Pyra's home."
And so, Poole 1 and Cy arrived at the home, as Penny was standing in place. Poole 1 opened the door. Cy asked, "Penny's deactivated!"
"Oh, no, Miss Ottison. She is turned off, just to rest her circuits. Imagining the evil woman's face nearly jumbled her circuits. She once told me she saw Mythra Hyde kill a man."
"Oh, dear…" Cy whispered, "Then… She knows, too?"
"Pretty much, I suppose." Poole 1 reactivated Penny, as her eyes lit up. She said, "Ah, Poole 1, and Miss Ottison."
Poole 1 said, "Where is the master?"
"Still in her room. Begging your pardon, but she is terrible…"
Poole 2 cried, "She's been screaming for that drug again."
Cy asked, "Dwug? Wuddaya mean?"
Poole 1 said, "That is what we would like to know. It is rather hard to explain, but she wants this urgently, as she sent out notes to us, beginning last week."
She read the note:
"To Morre and Co.
Two years ago, I got a large quantity of these drugs, only for experimental purposes. What you sent me was useless, and cannot work. For Christ's sake, find me the original stuff!"
"And did yew geddit?"
"We did, from almost every chemist in the city. Now, we wait."
"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGH!" A loud shriek was made.
Penny shrieked, "DR. PYRA!"
Cy said, "It's Mythwa Hyde! She's killing her, as we speak!"
They rushed to her study, but the door was locked. Cy said, "Ladies, you stay put. I have an idea. Poole 1 and I will bweak down the door. Poole 2, call the police. Penny, you and Natalya make sure to stay by the back entwance. Whatever happens, I take full wesponsibility. We have ten minutes to pwepawe. Let's go!"
They spread out and hope to capture Mythra.
Ten minutes later, Cy & Poole 1 broke the door down with an axe, and then they barged in. Cy cried, "MYTHWA!"
Poole 1 asked, "Here. She is here."
Mythra was sitting in the chair, motionless and still, with no emotion. Cy asked, "Mythra Hyde… But… Where's Dr. Pywa?"
Poole 1 said, "I do not fathom…"
"Something's fishy about this…"
Poole 1 approached her, and Mythra collapsed like a broken doll. She responded, "She is dead…"
Cy whispered, "No… Mythwa Hyde is dead… and she killed Dr. Pyra, after a muwdew-suicide…"
Poole 1 said, finding a note, "Here, Ottison. This is a letter the master wrote."
Cy smirked, "Obviouswy… She placed all her fow-chun to Mythwa, but she was too gweedy… This is evidence that Mythwa Hyde killed Dr. Pywa. And dat her own setback was dat she killed herself, for nothing." She opened the note and read, "To whom it may concern, it is the last testament of Dr. Jacqueline Pyra. In the event of my death or disappearance… What?"
"Is something wrong?"
"It says that… in the event of her death and disappearance, all Dr. Pywa's fow-chun goes to me…"
Cy suddenly figured it out. She whispered, "It can't be."
Poole 1 whispered, "The last will, and sent all her fortune to you…"
"I'm stunned. But if Hyde knew that, why didn't she destwoy dis document?"
"Perhaps she did not have time. We were already breaking in the study."
"Perhaps… What else is there?"
"More letters from the master… one from today's date, and others from the past."
Cy read the notes, and she was shocked. She said, "Then… I believe this bwings ewwything to a cwose. We solved the mystewy of Mythwa Hyde's brutality. But we must consewve the wepuda-chun of Dr. Pywa… Once I finish weading the papers, we call the police."
Nanao appeared and said, narrating, "Cy Ottison knew of the horrible truth. After that, the staff Dr. Pyra worked with all left their jobs and worked with other people… and as for Dr. Pyra…"
Android 21 reviewed the news, "After months of horrible casualties, the murderer known as Mythra Hyde was finally defeated. She was found dead in the study of one Dr. Jacqueline Pyra, a well-loved scientist. According to forensics, Mythra Hyde killed herself, after consuming glasses of various poisonous drugs in Dr. Pyra's study. No one knew why she appeared, but her reign of terror had ended. In related news, the famed Dr. Pyra, the latest victim to Mythra Hyde's path of carnage, disappeared suddenly without a trace. The fortune she left behind goes to her friend and attorney, Cy Ottison."
And at the funeral, Poole 1, Poole 2, Cy, Natalya, and Penny were at the grave of Mythra Hyde. No one was around, as Mythra Hyde was hated and scorned by all who witnessed her evil ways.
Natalya smiled, "Well, she's at peace now…"
Penny kneeled to the wooden grave marker and wrote over "B.I.H. - Mythra Hyde", changing it to "R.I.P." and then crossed out her name completely.
Cy concluded, "Dweadful ending… You did wight, Penny. Mythwa Hyde lies buwied, as the most hated woman ever, bwoken beyond wepair… but in twuth, here wies our fwiend, Jacqueline Pywa. Pywa will west in peace, not Mythwa Hyde, as they believed it to be." She suggested, "I suggest we keep dis to ourselves. It'll show no puwpose to bwemish the weputa-chun of Pywa."
Poole 2 nodded, "Right. But even so, who'd believe us, anyways?"
Poole 1 said, "Perhaps we should leave, before the rain gets worse."
Cy smiled, "We should."
The girls departed, but Penny stayed behind and kneeled to the grave. She prayed and whispered, "God rest your soul… Jacqueline Pyra…"
Nanao concluded, as the curtain went down, "Here lies Jacqueline Pyra, a well-loved woman… Mythra Hyde is buried in the dirt, hated forever by her own peers. But deep down, from friends she knew, she was an honest and friendly woman… who only wished to cleanse the evil within her mind, body, and soul."
She closed the book and said, "The End"
The curtain went up, as the actors took a bow. Pyra was in the middle of the stage, along with Cy, Nástenka, Ropponmatsus 1 & 2, Yuri, Penny, Minatsu, and Androids 18 & 21. The crowd applauded, as Emily approached the stage, "We'd like to thank our robot actors…
Moé Ninja Girls's Cy Tokakushi, Excel Saga's Ropponmatsus 1 & 2, MegaMan's Nástenka, Double Decker's Yuri Fujishiro, Dragon Ball Z's Androids 18 & 21, Da Capo's Minatsu Amakase, and our leading ladies, from Xenoblade Chronicles 2, Pyra & Mythra."
Pyra waved, as she smiled, "Thank you, everyone!" She changed into Mythra and winked, "Yo, thanks a bunch."
Miz-K NOTE: They are not robots. They're Blades. But they are non-human.
The curtain goes down, as Emily said, "Thank you for your enjoyment, and stay tuned for another tale from my Robot Theatre, featuring an all-robot cast, coming soon. Thank you, and goodnight."
She bowed, as the lights went out. Emily then sighed in relief, in pitch black, "PHEW! Thank goodness. I did it."
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