"Meet D.E.R!" He quipped loudly, shoving the robot into Zar's face. It didn't move, all it did was hang limply, it's eyes black and vacant.
"Ummm…it's…not moving…" She said, poking the robot. Kudo sighed.
"I know. Something's wrong with it, I can't figure it out. I'm not exactly a robot mechanic you know…" Zar thought for a moment.
"Can I give it a try?" She pleaded.
"You? Well, go ahead…have fun…" He said, turning back around. She grinned and picked the little robot up carefully, flipping open his head and peering at the contents. She fiddled around with the wires for a moment, connecting a few and snipping others, and finally shut the top, looking triumphant.
"There!" She quipped, setting it down on the seat. Kudo grunted.
"It's still not moving."
"Watch…" She said, tapping the robots head. A small whirring noise was heard, and the robot's eyes flickered, then glowed an ocean blue color. It sat up, looked at the surroundings, and loudly greeted them.
"HI!!!!!!!" He squealed, smiling widely.
"Awww…he's so cute!" Zar cooed, picking D.E.R up and looking him over. He had a pattern of black shapes on his chest that looked sort of like triangles, and he had a small black 'D' on the back of is head. He was probably around two or three feet tall.
"HI!!!!!!!" he screeched again. Zar laughed. He was just the cutest thing she had ever seen! D.E.R looked around at his surroundings, tongue sticking out of his mouth, and…unfortunately…spotted Kudo. He grinned broadly and quietly snuck up behind the Irken's head, and gleefully pounced.
"MISTER IRKEN THINGY THING!!!!!!!!!!" He squealed, latching his tiny robot arms to the back of Kudo's head and hugging, covering his eyes. This was bad, seeing as Kudo was the one driving the ship…
"GAH!!!!!!! GET OFF!!!!!!!"
"Kudo! The ship!"
"GET THIS THING OFF MY HEAD!!!!!!"
"Kudo!"
"GET IT OFF OR IT GOES OUT THE WINDOW!!!!!!"
"KUDO!!! YOU CAN'T THROW IT OUT THE WINDOW!!!!!!"
"OH YEAH?!?!?!? WATCH ME!!!!!"
"HEY!!!!! PUT D.E.R DOWN!!!!!"
This ranting and yelling combination continued for maybe ten minutes before Zar finally hopped to the front of the ship and attempted to drive it, probably making it worse…
"WHAT ARE YOU DOING?!?!?"
"Trying to drive it, you're too busy!!!"
"WHERE ARE YOU GOING?!?!?"
"I don't know! Why don't you tell me?!?"
Kudo, right now about ready to kill something, flipped Zar back over the seat and all but threw D.E.R back with her. In a few minutes time, the ship was back on course, now being piloted by a ticked off homicidal wacko. Zar didn't perceive this as good. She immediately quieted down and held a wriggling robot still so as not to invoke any trouble from this guy. He did NOT look healthy, or very happy for that matter, right now. His breathing had gone shallow and harsh, and his eyes were dim. Little Voot was scowling at the back of Kudo's head still, for trying to throw D.E.R out of the ship. For almost half an hour, no one dared to speak, until Zar got curious.
"…….Um……Sir…?" She whispered, tapping Kudo on the shoulder. He immediately responded with frustration.
"Kudo. My name is Kudo, not Sir. You make me sound like some kind of drill sergeant." He snorted in distaste, then continued. "What?"
"Ummm…out of curiosity…where exactly…are we going…?" She managed to squeak out, wringing her hands with worry. Kudo looked back at her momentarily.
"Why are you so freaked out?" He said, cocking an inexistent eyebrow in confusion. Zar fidgeted.
"Ummm…well…it's…" She whimpered.
"I'm scary?"
"Yes. Very."
Kudo squinted at her for a minute more, then turned back around. Silence hung thick over the whole ship, then a slight snicker came from the front seat, which eventually turned into loud, lung-bursting laughter. He turned back around, tall frame shaking with his suppressed chuckles.
"You, think I'M scary…?!" He managed to force out, holding his sides. Zar frowned.
"Well, yeah…I mean…you don't look very…um…" She trailed off, searching for the right word to finish, Kudo took the liberty anyway,
"Mentally stable…?"
"Well, I wouldn't go that far…" Zar seemed taken back by all the insults Kudo was giving himself. Kudo, still trying to stop laughing, just chuckled and went back to his piloting.
"Ummm…it's…not moving…" She said, poking the robot. Kudo sighed.
"I know. Something's wrong with it, I can't figure it out. I'm not exactly a robot mechanic you know…" Zar thought for a moment.
"Can I give it a try?" She pleaded.
"You? Well, go ahead…have fun…" He said, turning back around. She grinned and picked the little robot up carefully, flipping open his head and peering at the contents. She fiddled around with the wires for a moment, connecting a few and snipping others, and finally shut the top, looking triumphant.
"There!" She quipped, setting it down on the seat. Kudo grunted.
"It's still not moving."
"Watch…" She said, tapping the robots head. A small whirring noise was heard, and the robot's eyes flickered, then glowed an ocean blue color. It sat up, looked at the surroundings, and loudly greeted them.
"HI!!!!!!!" He squealed, smiling widely.
"Awww…he's so cute!" Zar cooed, picking D.E.R up and looking him over. He had a pattern of black shapes on his chest that looked sort of like triangles, and he had a small black 'D' on the back of is head. He was probably around two or three feet tall.
"HI!!!!!!!" he screeched again. Zar laughed. He was just the cutest thing she had ever seen! D.E.R looked around at his surroundings, tongue sticking out of his mouth, and…unfortunately…spotted Kudo. He grinned broadly and quietly snuck up behind the Irken's head, and gleefully pounced.
"MISTER IRKEN THINGY THING!!!!!!!!!!" He squealed, latching his tiny robot arms to the back of Kudo's head and hugging, covering his eyes. This was bad, seeing as Kudo was the one driving the ship…
"GAH!!!!!!! GET OFF!!!!!!!"
"Kudo! The ship!"
"GET THIS THING OFF MY HEAD!!!!!!"
"Kudo!"
"GET IT OFF OR IT GOES OUT THE WINDOW!!!!!!"
"KUDO!!! YOU CAN'T THROW IT OUT THE WINDOW!!!!!!"
"OH YEAH?!?!?!? WATCH ME!!!!!"
"HEY!!!!! PUT D.E.R DOWN!!!!!"
This ranting and yelling combination continued for maybe ten minutes before Zar finally hopped to the front of the ship and attempted to drive it, probably making it worse…
"WHAT ARE YOU DOING?!?!?"
"Trying to drive it, you're too busy!!!"
"WHERE ARE YOU GOING?!?!?"
"I don't know! Why don't you tell me?!?"
Kudo, right now about ready to kill something, flipped Zar back over the seat and all but threw D.E.R back with her. In a few minutes time, the ship was back on course, now being piloted by a ticked off homicidal wacko. Zar didn't perceive this as good. She immediately quieted down and held a wriggling robot still so as not to invoke any trouble from this guy. He did NOT look healthy, or very happy for that matter, right now. His breathing had gone shallow and harsh, and his eyes were dim. Little Voot was scowling at the back of Kudo's head still, for trying to throw D.E.R out of the ship. For almost half an hour, no one dared to speak, until Zar got curious.
"…….Um……Sir…?" She whispered, tapping Kudo on the shoulder. He immediately responded with frustration.
"Kudo. My name is Kudo, not Sir. You make me sound like some kind of drill sergeant." He snorted in distaste, then continued. "What?"
"Ummm…out of curiosity…where exactly…are we going…?" She managed to squeak out, wringing her hands with worry. Kudo looked back at her momentarily.
"Why are you so freaked out?" He said, cocking an inexistent eyebrow in confusion. Zar fidgeted.
"Ummm…well…it's…" She whimpered.
"I'm scary?"
"Yes. Very."
Kudo squinted at her for a minute more, then turned back around. Silence hung thick over the whole ship, then a slight snicker came from the front seat, which eventually turned into loud, lung-bursting laughter. He turned back around, tall frame shaking with his suppressed chuckles.
"You, think I'M scary…?!" He managed to force out, holding his sides. Zar frowned.
"Well, yeah…I mean…you don't look very…um…" She trailed off, searching for the right word to finish, Kudo took the liberty anyway,
"Mentally stable…?"
"Well, I wouldn't go that far…" Zar seemed taken back by all the insults Kudo was giving himself. Kudo, still trying to stop laughing, just chuckled and went back to his piloting.