Chapter 16
Pixel stood in his room, satisfied at the work he had done. Two days had passed but he was able to put together all the pieces and wires to make Rose work on a very low functioning level. Now all he had to do was to wait for Sportacus to show up.
"Hey Pixel." Came the familiar accented voice.
"Hi Sportacus! I've got Rose all set to go. Are you ready?" The Gizmo Guy asked.
"Let's do it." Sportacus said. With that, Pixel flicked on the switch in the back of Rose's neck and the robot came to life.
"Robot give me your primary function." The Gizmo Guy ordered. Nothing happened. Frowning, Pixel tried it again.
"Robot give me your prime directive." He hoped that changing the command might help but still nothing happened. Sportacus could see that Pixel was getting frustrated and stopped him before he ordered the "girl" to do anything else.
"Try calling it Rose." The above average hero suggested. Pixel gave him a questioning look.
"It's a machine. It won't answer to a name, especially since the "brain" functions were destroyed." The ten year old said.
"Try it anyway." Sportacus encouraged. Pixel shook his head and obeyed.
"Rose give me your prime directive." Both stood there and watched as the robot's eyes moved as if to only now recognize someone was ordering her to obey.
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Robbie watched as Sportacus had entered Pixel's house. It was now or never. Slowly, the villain began to press the buttons to enter the self-destruct code.
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"My prime directive is to obey my creator and father. 'DSP' protocol; search and destroy." Rose answered in a mechanical tone.
"What does that mean?" Sportacus asked. Pixel shrugged his shoulders and asked Rose another question.
"Explain 'DSP' protocol." He ordered.
"'DSP' protocol stands for 'Destroy Sportacus Program'. I am to find a way to rid LazyTown of its hero." Rose's mechanical voice explained. When the above average hero heard that his fists tightened. The muscles in his well defined arms became taut and flexed; a sure sign of his very rarely seen anger.
"Robbie Rotten." Sportacus said between his teeth.
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Robbie held his finger over the last button. The remote stood at the ready waiting for the command. He sighed. There would be no going back. Slowly, the villain brought the tip of his right index finger down on the final button. The words, "Self-destruct mechanism activated", flashed across the little screen and the countdown began. 10… 9… 8… 7… 6… 5… 4…
To Be Continued…