Chapter 6
* (First person view) Walking through a hallway, vision obscured, walks a figure. The screen becomes static, trying to track what is being beheld. A large flash engulfs full view.
Once the view clears, two hands are held up, both drenched in oil. *
Zero wakes up to see Ms. Wakeman standing next to him.
MS WAKEMAN: I see you're awake. How did you sleep?
ZERO: It's hard to say. Something's trying to come back to me, but I just can't grasp it.
MS WAKEMAN: Well things are sure to become clearer. The scan is complete.
Ms. Wakeman looks at the screen. She's a bit surprised.
MS WAKEMAN: Your program is a mess. It's a wonder you're even functioning. It'll take me all day to make sense of this.
ZERO: I don't mean to be a burden...
MS WAKEMAN: Nonsense, it gives me something to do. I'm not exactly a social person.
Brad walks in.
BRAD: Is he ready?
MS WAKEMAN: (How did he get in here?) Ready for what?
BRAD: I was wondering maybe if you're not too busy with Zero, I could show him around town.
MS WAKEMAN: I'm not sure if that's a good idea. XJ-9 isn't even awake yet.
ZERO: (To Ms. Wakeman) You're going to busy deciphering my data. I would like to become more familiar with my surroundings.
BRAD: Well then let's go!
MS WAKEMAN: But I don't...
Brad and Zero have already left.
MS WAKEMAN: I guess I should get started finding out what makes him tick.
She starts to read the screen.
Brad and Zero approach the Tremorton Mall.
ZERO: This facility is filled with recreational equipment and activities. How do you get any work done here?
BRAD: This is a mall. This is where teens go to goof off and spend money.
ZERO: I don't understand.
BRAD: Come on, I'll show you.
They enter the mall. Brad takes Zero to a game store. As they look at the merchandise, Zero picks up a game entitled "Megaman X".
BRAD: That game's too hard to play, so I wouldn't bother with it.
Zero put it down.
They now go to the restaurant lobby, where Brad usually gets his free samples.
Across the room, Brit and Tiff are drinking soda when they notice Brad and Zero.
BRIT: I say, who is that mechanical monstrosity?
TIFF: I don't know, maybe he's a friend of that XJ-9.
BRIT: Are you even sure it a boy. Look at that long hair.
At that moment, Brad and Zero walk past them. Brit throws an ice cube from her drink in Zero's path. He slips and land face down.
BRAD: Zero! Are you all right?
BRIT: His being all right would indeed make up for his clumsiness.
Brit and Tiff laugh. Zero gets up and looks at Brit.
ZERO: Your accent makes you appear lady-like, but that protrusion coming out of your mouth may make others think otherwise.
Brit covers her teeth and runs away, with Tiff following.
BRAD: That was cold man, real cold.
ZERO: Yet entertaining. What else is there?
BRAD: There's a skate park nearby. Let me show you that.
They go outside.
Back at Jenny's home, Jenny wakes up. She looks at the time. It's 10:00 AM.
JENNY: I overslept!
She runs down to the lab where her mother is still working with Zero's program. Jenny looks around noticing that Zero is not in the room.
JENNY: Where's Zero.
MS WAKEMAN: He went to look around with Bradley. I've been here reading and correcting his memory, and I've come across something strange.
JENNY: What is it?
MS WAKEMAN: There is sub command that keeps moving its location and repeating. I'm trying to isolate it so I can see exactly what it is. XJ-9, I want you to find Zero and stay with him. This sub command may be what's causing him to malfunction.
Jenny zooms out the house.
End Chapter 6
* (First person view) Walking through a hallway, vision obscured, walks a figure. The screen becomes static, trying to track what is being beheld. A large flash engulfs full view.
Once the view clears, two hands are held up, both drenched in oil. *
Zero wakes up to see Ms. Wakeman standing next to him.
MS WAKEMAN: I see you're awake. How did you sleep?
ZERO: It's hard to say. Something's trying to come back to me, but I just can't grasp it.
MS WAKEMAN: Well things are sure to become clearer. The scan is complete.
Ms. Wakeman looks at the screen. She's a bit surprised.
MS WAKEMAN: Your program is a mess. It's a wonder you're even functioning. It'll take me all day to make sense of this.
ZERO: I don't mean to be a burden...
MS WAKEMAN: Nonsense, it gives me something to do. I'm not exactly a social person.
Brad walks in.
BRAD: Is he ready?
MS WAKEMAN: (How did he get in here?) Ready for what?
BRAD: I was wondering maybe if you're not too busy with Zero, I could show him around town.
MS WAKEMAN: I'm not sure if that's a good idea. XJ-9 isn't even awake yet.
ZERO: (To Ms. Wakeman) You're going to busy deciphering my data. I would like to become more familiar with my surroundings.
BRAD: Well then let's go!
MS WAKEMAN: But I don't...
Brad and Zero have already left.
MS WAKEMAN: I guess I should get started finding out what makes him tick.
She starts to read the screen.
Brad and Zero approach the Tremorton Mall.
ZERO: This facility is filled with recreational equipment and activities. How do you get any work done here?
BRAD: This is a mall. This is where teens go to goof off and spend money.
ZERO: I don't understand.
BRAD: Come on, I'll show you.
They enter the mall. Brad takes Zero to a game store. As they look at the merchandise, Zero picks up a game entitled "Megaman X".
BRAD: That game's too hard to play, so I wouldn't bother with it.
Zero put it down.
They now go to the restaurant lobby, where Brad usually gets his free samples.
Across the room, Brit and Tiff are drinking soda when they notice Brad and Zero.
BRIT: I say, who is that mechanical monstrosity?
TIFF: I don't know, maybe he's a friend of that XJ-9.
BRIT: Are you even sure it a boy. Look at that long hair.
At that moment, Brad and Zero walk past them. Brit throws an ice cube from her drink in Zero's path. He slips and land face down.
BRAD: Zero! Are you all right?
BRIT: His being all right would indeed make up for his clumsiness.
Brit and Tiff laugh. Zero gets up and looks at Brit.
ZERO: Your accent makes you appear lady-like, but that protrusion coming out of your mouth may make others think otherwise.
Brit covers her teeth and runs away, with Tiff following.
BRAD: That was cold man, real cold.
ZERO: Yet entertaining. What else is there?
BRAD: There's a skate park nearby. Let me show you that.
They go outside.
Back at Jenny's home, Jenny wakes up. She looks at the time. It's 10:00 AM.
JENNY: I overslept!
She runs down to the lab where her mother is still working with Zero's program. Jenny looks around noticing that Zero is not in the room.
JENNY: Where's Zero.
MS WAKEMAN: He went to look around with Bradley. I've been here reading and correcting his memory, and I've come across something strange.
JENNY: What is it?
MS WAKEMAN: There is sub command that keeps moving its location and repeating. I'm trying to isolate it so I can see exactly what it is. XJ-9, I want you to find Zero and stay with him. This sub command may be what's causing him to malfunction.
Jenny zooms out the house.
End Chapter 6