Workshop

Being excited was an understatement for me. I finally had my own car, more like a truck really. As I was working non-stop on this truck, my dad came in to tell me that dinner was ready. I didn't really care what we were having, but since it was a great occasion then I would eat whatever he put in front of me. But dinner would have to be later since I wanted this truck to be fully operational by tomorrow. I was so into fixing this truck that I didn't notice my dad pulling me from under it from the cart I was laying on.

"Dad, I was working!" I said.

"I know, but you need energy to work, so take a break and have some dinner." My father said.

"But there's still so much to be fixed." I said trying to crawl back under the truck. My dad stopped me from doing so and picked me up, throwing me over his shoulder and walking towards the stairs. "DAD!"

"Like I said, you need to take a break." My father said with a chuckle. "Besides, it's still going to be there when you get back, you're lucky that it's friday."

"Fine." I said with a huff.

My dad took me upstairs and into the dining room, just a small table and a few chairs. He placed me down and went into the kitchen to grab my dinner. As he was getting my plate full, I was thinking of what it would be like to roll up to school in a semi-truck. The expressions on peoples faces would be priceless. I could see it now, taking up as many spots as I can and leaving the cheerleaders having to park in a QT parking lot. As I was daydreaming my dad placed the plate in front of me, which took me out of my trance. I looked at the plate and saw that dad had cooked my favorite dish, lemon salmon with a bit of pepper and a side of wild rice. We usually didn't get salmon, or any type of fish since we were in the middle of a desert.

"H-how did you get this!?" I asked in a shocked voice.

"Some of my old navel buddies were in down and they said that I could take some of their fish, it's all the way from Florida." My father said.

"Oh my god, you're the best father I could ever ask for!" I yelled with joy. "First a truck and now salmon, I love you."

"I love you too, now go ahead and eat." My father said. "You don't want to stay here and talk when you could be working."

"But you said that I needed to rest and get some energy." I said confused.

"I did, but with your mood you sound like you don't need rest, but you will burn out if you don't have enough food in your body." my father said.

"Okay, i'll eat this and go back out to the workshop." I said.

"Good." my father said. "Also, how much did you fix?"

"The fuel line, a piston, a spark plug, and crankshaft." I said. "All I really need to fix is the outer part of the truck, there are a lot of holes in it."

"Yeah I noticed that, I wonder what could have caused all of those." My father questioned.

"I don't know, but I am sure that it's just old." I said finishing my rice.

"Honey, holes don't just come out of nowhere." my father said. "It scares me on how they got there."

"Dad, I don't care how they got there, all I need is a few spare pieces of metal and it's all fixed." I said.

"I guess so, but make sure you use the metal wisely, I don't want to see anything wrong with it when you're done." my father said.

"I know dad." I said eating the last piece of salmon and getting out of my chair. "Well, I got to go back and start fixing it some more."

"Alright, see you later." My father said.

"Okay." I said walking down the steps.

Once I got down to the workshop, I saw that some of the parts were moved out of place. It was weird, but since the tools were there I didn't care. I got back onto the cart and went under the truck, going to fix another piston. I went to try and get it out, but it was stuck on something, something that shouldn't be there on a truck. Whatever it is I had to get it out, but it was being blocked by the piston. I looked over and saw the p40 spray that I need and grab it, and spray it onto the bolt that is stuck. The bolt was now loose, so I grab a wrench and try and pry it off of the piston. It was still stuck and hard to remove, but after using all of my strength I was able to get it off. Thankfully I was able to keep the piston from falling onto my face, blocking it with my forearms.

As the piston rolled out from under the truck I felt a light hitting my skin. I looked up and saw the most beautiful thing in the world. It was a glass sphere with some blue stuff in it, but it's like it was a wave on the ocean. I was mesmerised by it, not being able to look away from its beauty. I reached out my hand to try and touch it, still mesmerised by it. Once I touch it, I felt a surge of energy hit my body, but it was the type of energy that filled me with life. But before I knew it the sphere retracted into the engine, I was shocked that it was able to do that. It wasn't long until I noticed that the entire truck was starting to move. I panicked, rushing from under the truck thinking it was going to fall on top of me I got out from under the truck, much like the piston that almost hit my face. I got off of the floor and looked back at the truck thinking it was going to fall on me, but it was actually rising. I was shocked seeing it start to transform and morph into what can only be described as a metal giant. I was so struck with fear that I didn't even scream, all I did was go and hide behind a large tool box and grab a giant monkey wrench.

Once it was finished it looked like a giant man, but made of pure metal. I was crapping my pants at that point, wanting to yell for my dad but fearing that the giant would hear me. I looked towards the giant from my hiding hole, making sure I was out of site. As I looked at the giant, It wasn't looking for me, it was hiding in the opposite corner from me. It was huddled up like me, but much, much bigger. I grew the courage to try and get out of my hiding spot and go towards it, still with the giant monkey wrench in my hands. I walked slowly towards it, small steps on the hard concrete floor of the workshop. As I got closer I noticed it saw me, but instead of attacking me, it was trying to sink into the corner even more. This caught me off guard, this giant robot was afraid of me. I stepped back and held the monkey wrench behind my leg, now curious to what the being was inside the workshop.

"H-hello?" I said cautiously.

"P-please, don't h-hurt me." the giant said.

"What makes you think I want to hurt you?" I asked.

"Y-you're one of those bad creatures, the ones that hurt me with little fast things." the giant said.

"Little fast things?" I said confused. "I'm not going to hurt you, here i'll prove it."

I placed down the monkey wrench onto the floor, holding my hands high to show I wasn't a threat. The giant loosened a bit after I did that, thinking that I was not going to hurt him. I got a bit closer to him, making sure to go slow as to not scare him. Once I got to him I placed my right hand on his leg, at least that's what I call it, hell, I don't even know if this thing knows much English. I didn't know what to say to it, and it looked like it didn't either. I thought of something quick to say, something universal that should get us started to knowing each other.

"W-who are you?" I asked.

"I-I do not know who I am." the giant said getting more scared.

"Okay, please don't be scared, i'll go first." I said. "I'm Kiera, and this is my workshop."

"M-my name is- I don't know if I have a name." the giant said.

"Are you sure, everyone has a name." I said still having my hand on his leg.

"I-I think my name is Nemesis." the giant said.

"Nemesis, that's a weird name." I said. "How did you get it?"

"I don't know, when my eyes opened there was a screen, it said Nemesis." the giant said. "So, I think that is my name."

"D-do you know where you came from?" I asked.

"N-no, just the place that I ran from." the giant said.

"What place?" I asked.

"Somewhere in that direction." Nemesis said pointing north west. "There were many creatures, like you, and they used some weird tube things and they hit me with small fast things. They forced me to run, then I came here for safety."

"Wait, you mean the military base?" I said shocked. "You're a weapon?"

"I-I do not know what that is." Nemesis said.

"It- it's nothing, do you remember anything before that?" I asked.

"No, I do not know anything." Nemesis said. "I'm just scared that they will find me again."

"Afraid, I know how that feels like, you don't know how to respond to things so you run." I said remembering some unpleasant memories. "But how about this, I can keep you safe here, so no bad guy can find you."

"Y-you mean it?" Nemesis asked.

"Yes, but you'll have to stay in truck form when other people are around, you can only transform when it's only you and me." I said. "Capiche?"

"C-capiche?" Nemesis asked.

"Do you understand?" I said.

"Oh, t-then yes, I do." Nemesis said.

"Okay then, transform and get back into position before my father sees you." I said stepping away from him. Nemesis crawled out of his hiding position and back to there he was earlier. Nemesis was on all fours, he then started to transform into the truck that I knew and loved. Once he was done I smiled, telling him to stay quiet and not make any movements. I turned around to go towards the stairs when i'm met by my dad's top chest.

"DAD!" I said walking back in a panic. "You scared me."

"Are you okay, I heard commotion." my father said.

"Oh sorry, I dropped the monkey wrench." I said pointing at the monkey wrench on the floor.

"What were you doing with the monkey wrench?" my father asked.

"I don't know." I said shrugging.

"Then you better get upstairs quick, I made some peach cobbler for dessert." My father said.

"How many good things are you going to spoil me with today?" I asked laughing.

"I don't know, but you better get it before it gets cold." My father said turning back to the stairs.

"Sure thing dad." I said looking back at Nemesis, knowing his little secret. "Sure thing."


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