Chapter 5

"What are you doing?! Let me go!" Amy cried out once the hand was removed from her mouth.

"I'm going to see what makes you tick." A menacing voice said.

"What? You're crazy!" Amy cried. "I'm just a girl!"

"Yes, you may look like a girl and your skin and hair may feel real." The voice asked. "But are you a girl? Or a robot?"

"Let me go! Who are you?" Amy said, trying to squirm out of the stranger's grip.

"Someone who wants your help, now come quietly." The stranger said.

"No!" Amy said, she slowly managed to extend her legs and stomp hard on the person's foot.

"AH!" The stranger cried out in pain as Amy made a break for it.

"I don't think so..." The stranger said. Two claw-like objects extended from the stranger's coat sleeves and grabbed Amy's hands, pulling her further in.

"No, let me go!" Amy cried trying to break free.

"You're coming with me girl, once I get a hold of you...i'm gonna-" The stranger started.

"I don't care, just let me go!" Amy said, suddenly, a hand grabbed hold of her leg.

"Amy!" A voice said.

"Lewis?" She asked, she couldn't see through the dark corridoor, Lewis's figure appeared gripping her leg.

"I got you." He said.

"NO!" The stranger said, reeling her in, Lewis couldn't keep his strength.

"Help me!" Amy cried.

"Gotcha." Wilbur grabbed hold of Lewis's waist as both of them tried to pull Amy towards them.

"Guys, it's not working." Amy shouted.

"Then we'll have to try another way." Lewis said. "Amy, extend your arms."

"But Lewis – that's a horrible idea!" Amy said.

"Yeah Lewis – that's a horrible idea!" Wilbur repeated.

"Look, do you want to be saved or not?" Lewis asked Amy.

"But then it'll reveal i'm a robot to that guy for sure." Amy said.

"He already knows you're a robot, why do you think that he's coming after you?" Lewis asked.

"Good point..." Amy said as she extended her arms. "Now what?"

"Punch him, hard." Wilbur instructed.

"Got it." Amy said, raising her hand and beating the guy up.

"AH!" The guy called out, his mechanical hands released his grip on Amy.

"Run!" Lewis said, helping himself to his feet as the three made a break for the exit.

"What was that?" Amy asked, still running.

"Don't know, don't care, keep running!" Wilbur exclaimed, they reached the outside of the museuem and they all caught their breath.

"Alright, it's way to dangerous for you two to be in the past, you have to get to the time machine." Lewis said.

"Ok, it's back to the mansion." Amy said, the three ran there.

"Hey Wilbur, where did you park the Time Machine anyway?" Lewis said.

"On the road – why?" Wilbur replied.

"Wilbur, NO!" Lewis exclaimed, his speed increasing.

"What, why?" Wilbur asked.

"Today is when the maching band has its monthly practices, don't ask why, but according the the mayor – it's so important that whatever's in the way is-" Lewis began.

Wilbur and Amy gasped as they saw the time machine crushed into bits on the side of the road.

"-smashed."