AN:Wow, it's been a while huh? I really need to stop being so lazy and write more. Sorry this one's so short btw, but this felt like the right place to end the chapter. Anyway, thanks again to all you reviewers. R&R!
Chapter 2
Charging Up
Although one could be forgiven for thinking otherwise, Capitan Carmine Fanzone of the DPD was a man who did, in fact, love his job.
Despite the damn malfunctioning machines he dealt with on a daily basis, despite the bratty kids who loved to harass him, despite the idiotic politicians and lawyers who would love nothing more than to tie him up with red tape and ridiculous standards, despite the inevitable groaning whenever he was called out to another incident or crime scene, he loved his job. He knew that every time he helped put an idiotic criminal behind bars made the city a little safer. It was doubtful that a desk job would offer the same amount of satisfaction.
But some days he really wished he had taken his mother's advice, and become an accountant. Today...was one of those days.
"All units fall back! We will engage with unmanned drones only!" Captain Fanzone ordered into the radio. Let them take care of it, no way am I losing any of my men too...whatever the hell this thing is.
The captain sighed as several of the airborne robots fired upon the monstrosity to absolutely no effect.
It wasn't surprising to be honest; the bots were designed to take down humans non-lethally by shooting short bursts of high energy laser fire, the highest setting capable of causing second degree burns. Although this would take down just about any criminal, with the size of the monster, they might has well have been shooting BB guns at tank.
At least the drones can act as cannon fodder until we find a way to kill this thing without it merging back together.
It was then that Fanzone noticed four out-of-place vehicles. Standing right in front of it. Typical. Some idiots thought they could be heroes, especially when they were about to let very expensive police equipment get destroyed. Did they think that kind of stuff was free? Just to make sure his eyes weren't fooling him, Fanzone waited a few seconds to see if they would move before impatience took over.
"What do those cowboys think they're doin' down there?" he murmured. He picked up his radio. "You four! What part of 'fall back' do you not understand?"
He put the radio down and looked into the binoculars, cringing as the vehicles were knocked about by the gigantic tentacles. This wasn't going to look good on the report.
"Who are those guys?" Fanzone asked nobody in particular. "I want their names! I want their badges! I want thei - Hey where are the drivers?"
...Was what Amalia was more or less asking herself, in between soiling herself in abject terror. Metaphorically speaking, of course.
The vehicle (make that vehicles, Amalia had just noticed the second, much smaller one) lurched backward as if in pain. The yellow one even screamed and then proceeded to exclaim, "Those things must be armed with some kinda' high frequency sonic weapon!"
Sari proceeded to shriek again and ran off in terror, with Amalia following suit. She could worry about looking silly later.
The large green van began to pursue them. "Don't worry little creatures; I won't hurt you!"
Of course Amalia's instincts told her to not trust the demonic talking vehicle, no matter how treacly his voice was.
Unfortunately for the smaller of the sprinting pair, Sari wasn't paying very much attention as she ran for what she believed was her life. Amalia gasped. She was running right for the giant monster thing. She was running right to it! Even Sari had to realize that that thing wasn't one of her evil little robotic pets!
"Sari!" Amalia shouted.
Amalia's warning was a tad late. Sari slammed into the tentacle and fell to the ground. The tentacle wrapped around her waist and pulled her into the air.
"Sari!" Amalia leapt dramatically and latched onto Sari's feet.
The monster took notice. It sent another one of its appendages Amalia's way, swatting her away as if she were a fly.
The tentacle hit Amalia directly in the torso. The air rushed out of her lungs. The ground moved beneath her, before she realized that she was the one who was flying. Amalia landed on her side with a 'thud', crying out in pain as her shoulder slammed against the pavement.
Amalia groaned in pain as she tried to pick herself up with the wrong arm. Dammit. Looked like her shoulder had been knocked clean out of the socket. Fortunately, from a cursory glance there seemed to be no other injuries aside from a few scratches on her arms and legs from rubbing against the asphalt, and a large bruise that was already forming where the tentacle had hit her.
She looked up at Sari, who was still screaming as she struggled to free herself from the tentacles grip.
Oh God, what do I do? What do I do?
However, before Amalia could finish her train of thought, her attention was torn away from Sari by a shout and vaguely mechanical noises off to her left.
What she saw rendered her speechless. The two - scratch that - four sentient cars now appeared to have their panels fold and slide in multiple directions, as various parts came out in ways that Amalia was fairly certain were physically impossible.
When all was said and done, there were four large bipedal robots. Standing in the middle of the parking lot. As if this was some sort of everyday occurance. Amalia's knowledge in engineering said they shouldn't be able to even support themselves on such small legs. Heck, she'd never heard of the police using this sort of technology! It was like she was stuck in some sort of kid's cartoon! And just when Amalia figured things couldn't get any crazier, the red and blue one pulled out a giant glowing axe.
"Cool!"
Amalia looked up at Sari, who had stopped screaming and was now staring at the four robots.
Well that's one way of putting it, Amalia thought.Personally I would have gone with what the fuck!
"Autobots, ATTACK!" The red and blue one exclaimed as suddenly had a mask slid over the lower half of its face.
Wait why does a robot need a mask? remarked Amalia. Or a face for that matter?
These questions would have to wait as the larger three of the robots commenced attacking the thing; the red and blue one with his axe, the large green one with what looked like a wrecking ball, and the skinny brown and black one with...shurikens?
This is just getting silly.
Silly or not, the tentacle that was wrapped around Sari opened up as the creature was hit with a barrage of blows.
The young girl screamed as she fell while her babysitter ran desperately to catch her, regardless of her dislocated shoulder.
"Look out!" shouted a familiar voice that was coming straight at her.
Amalia looked to her left again to see that this time. The smallest, yellow robot was almost right on top of her.
To her shock, the robot did not step on her and crush her into a meaty paste, but instead reached out and caught Sari. Then it turned to run away from her and towards the parking garage, but not before looking back.
"Follow me creature!" he shouted at Amalia.
Amalia stood there, stunned silent, her brain still processing what had just occurred.
A giant robot just kidnapped Sari.
A giant robot just kidnapped Sari!
A GIANT FUCKING ROBOT JUST KIDNAPPED SARI!
The young women broke out into a sprint towards the parking garage. "DON'T WORRY, SARI, I'M COMING!"