The Secret of Solex
Chapter 2
At the Botties Pit, the children were working together to fix a broken pizza deliverix. Cubix was just outside, wrestling playfully with Maximix. A loud crash resounded outside as Mong's robot shoved Cubix into the wall.
"You'd think they were killing each other out there!" Abby commented, her voice tinged with amusement. Dondon floated beside her, not wanting to get into the action.
"Get em', Maximix!" Mong yelled, glancing over his shoulder at the two robots. Cubix shoved forward, accidentally pushing his playful adversary onto his back. Maximix's wheel slammed into his foot and tripped him. The larger robot fell forward onto the smaller one with a loud crash and clank of metal.
"Ow…you're heavy, almost as heavy was Mong…" Maximix grunted. Cubix swiftly scrambled onto his feet and raised one hand to the back of his head.
"Hey!" Mong cried, turning to glare at him, "I heard that!"
"Sorry!" Cubix said sheepishly as he reached one hand forward to help his friend. Suddenly, Hela ran into the main room.
"Guys! Kilobot's been spotted at the robot factory!" Hela cried. The children turned to face their elder friend in alarm. In response to Doctor K's return and his newest creation, Doctor Nemo had ordered all of his robots to call Hela if Kilobot was ever spotted.
"We're on it!" Connor said with a nod. He turned to his companion, who immediately transformed into his jet scooter mode. The children also climbed onto their respective jet scooters (except for Mong, who climbed onto Maximix) and sped towards the robot factory.
"What could Dr. K want here?" Connor questioned softly as the group stepped into the large factory.
"He probably wants to copy more robots," Chip answered. The factory was mildly occupied, and there was a fog of apprehension over the working androids. Kilobot had only been spotted by one of the robots, and it had been from a distance. However, Doctor K's newest creation had the unique ability to copy other robots, so he could be anywhere, as anything…
"It doesn't matter why he's here," Mong said, his voice tinged with anger. "He's gonna pay, right Maximix?"
"Yah…"
Suddenly, Demolishix approached the group. Abby looked at the small, spherish robot, "Are you the one who saw Kilobot?"
"Yes, yes," he answered with a nod. "I was taking a break outside, and I saw him. It was more like a silhouette, but it looked just like him."
"Did you see where he went?" Connor asked. The small robot shrugged.
"It looked like he went into the factory, but when I ran over to see, he was gone," Demolishix answered.
"Don't worry, we'll find him," Connor said reassuringly.
"Yeah, he can't get past us!" Mong turned to look at the others, "We should probably split up and look around."
"Right," Chip nodded in agreement. "But remember, Kilobot can shape shift, he could be anybody." As the group split up and went their separate ways, Cubix gazed back at Demolishix.
Kilobot could be anyone.
Demolishix was the only one who saw him…
"C'mon, Cubix!" the robot was snapped from his thoughts as the boy waved to him from the doorway to one of the rooms. Casting a final glance at the stocky little robot, Cubix ran after his friend. The demolishix watched their departure, then looked up at the rafters and nodded. Kolossal, perching on the rafters, nodded in return…
Connor and Cubix walked slowly through the factory, looking for any signs of Kilobot. It was fairly difficult because his special ability rendered him almost impossible to detect. Nevertheless, the two valiantly continued their search and hoped that Kilobot would slip and reveal himself.
All of the robots in the factory had resumed their respective tasks, and paid the searchers little heed. None of them looked suspicious.
Suddenly, Cubix noticed something moving along the rafters. He gestured up towards the ceiling, "I see something!"
Connor followed his friend's gaze, but before he could further react, Kolossal leapt down from his hiding place and slammed heavily into Cubix. The impact stunned the valiant android for only a second. His mouthpiece slid up as his body prepared itself for battle. Kolossal began to get up, but Cubix latched onto him and wrestled him back to the ground. The robots working in that area quickly ran off to get help. As Connor watched the two struggle on the ground, a small part of his mind couldn't help but wonder…
Why would Kilobot bother to shape shift into Kolossal? The appearance of either robot would likely cause the same amount of alarm, so hiding under the guise of Kolossal would defeat the purpose…
A sudden and heavy blow knocked the boy onto the ground, breaking his train of thought. The impact knocked sent a bolt of pain through him and rendered him barely conscious. With the last remnants of strength, he looked up at his attacker - Demolishix!
"Connor!" Cubix cried, his eyes flickering red with anger. For that second, Kolossal had been forgotten. The massive robot took that time to place a small chip on the side of his adversary's head, near his left audio receptor. In his anger and apprehension, Cubix didn't even notice. Instead he pushed himself off and ran to Connor's side. Demolishix laughed sinisterly before shape shifting back into his true form.
"You are pathetically easy to trick," Kilobot jeered, his voice tinged with contempt. "Dr. K decided that it's not worth the effort to copy you. I only came here to copy that demolishix."
Cubix barely listened to his words, only caring about his wounded friend. Tenderly he knelt down next to Connor and did his best to examine the injuries.
"There they are!" Mong's voice could be heard several feet away. Out of the corner of Connor's blurry gaze, he could see the approach of his friends. Maximix and his owner were the first to arrive.
"Consider this warning," Kolossal grunted as he shot a hole through the wall. With that said, Doctor K's two androids swiftly made their retreat. Mong stepped forward, ready to send Maximix after them, when a wheeze caught his attention. The heavyset boy turned to see Cubix tenderly lift a battered Connor from the hard, steel plated floor.
"Connor!" Abby cried. Cubix's visor glowed blue with apprehension.
"Are you alright?" Chip asked. Connor's lips moved, but no sound would come out. "Oh man… we've got to get him to a hospital."
"Take him to the hospital, Cubix. You can get there faster than any of us can. We'll follow you!" Mong ordered. The anxious robot nodded obediently. He ran out of the factory and immediately took to the skies, with the hope that Connor's injuries were not as severe as they looked…
Author's Notes: Thanks for pointing out the name error. They should now all be fixed. =D