Atom's Upgrade

Chapter 3: The Texas Tournament

The next day, in the tournament in Texas, the announcer announces the first round of the tournament when he spoke.

"Ladies and gentlemen", said the announcer, "Welcome to the Texas Robot Tournament where Carl, the box fighting owner, along with his robot friend, Mr. Twistzone, are going to fight against two newcomers. One of them is named Charlie, who used his previous robot, Ambush and the other is his son. As we see the two preparing to face off in what looks like a three round tournament, the audience is waiting to expect a lot of thrills."

Charlie and Max looked at Carl and his robot before they spoke to one another.

"Dad, I'm a bit nervous", said Max.

"What do you mean, you're nervous?", asked Charlie, "You made that deal, right? So, no matter what happens, do not be nervous again. Alright?"

"Yes, dad", said Max, "I will."

"Good", said Charlie.

"And now, folks, the first round is about to begin", said the announcer, "and looks like the two robots are about to fight against each other."

"Let the tournament begin!", shouted the male whistler and he whistles to let the first round of the tournament begin.

Mr. Twistzone walked towards Atom, but before he would hit him with his left arm, he dodges it and with Charlie controlling him, he kicks him in the rear with his left leg. Mr. Twistzone, however, resisted that attack and Carl shouted something to him.

"Twistzone, Frying Steel Kick, now!", shouted Carl and Mr. Twistzone kicked Atom really hard with the mighty steel on his right leg. Atom resisted that attack, however, but received a little scratch in his left leg.

"It's ok, Atom", said Charlie, "Concentrate."

Charlie then uses the Uppercut attack on Mr. Twistzone, knocking him towards the picket fence, causing the audience to cheer happily.

"Atom uses the Uppercut attack on Mr. Twistzone", said the announcer, "and looks like that robot's got some really solid moves on him."

"Teach him a lesson, Mr. Twistzone", said Carl, "Eagle Soaring Punch, now!"

Mr. Twistzone charges towards Atom and flies before he punches him in the face, sending him flying towards the picket fence where a bunch of horses are neighing very loudly, much to his embarrassment.

"Don't worry, Atom", said Charlie, "Just follow me."

Atom followed Charlie and when he uses the Uppercut Attack again, it didn't have any effect on him. Mr. Twistzone used the Eagle Soaring Punch attack again and knocks Atom out.

"And Mr. Twistzone used the same punch twice on Atom", said the announcer, "Looks like this robot's having a bit of a difficult time, I believe."

"Dad, you can't use the same attack again", said Max, "He still has the upgrade, so you can make some new moves for him."

"You're right", said Charlie and tries to come up with something that would make him overpower Mr. Twistzone. Then, he finally has an idea for a new move for Atom and spoke, "Atom, Drill Punch Attack!"

Charlie used Atom to charge towards Mr. Twistzone and uses the Drill Punch attack, knocking him in the face and tearing it by half.

"Atom used a new punch attack on Mr. Twistzone and looks like it's a lot more powerful than the Eagle Soaring Punch Attack he had on him", said the announcer, "This battle's getting more intense than I thought."

Atom jumps into the air and kicks him, but Mr. Twistzone grabs him by the left arm and throws him towards the audience, but they are not harmed.

"And Mr. Twistzone threw him toward the audience, but thank goodness they are not completely harmed", said the announcer, "Looks like he's getting a bit of revenge for that punch he received."

"We both used two of our moves", said Charlie, "I have to come up with something else that can wipe him out."

"I've got an idea", said Max, "Make a Karate move. Maybe that'll work."

"Well, let's hope it would work", said Charlie and when he gets Atom up, he uses a new move that has a reference to a Japanese Karate Fighter.

It turned out it had an effect on Mr. Twistzone by kicking him in the chest and sending him flying backwards towards the picket fence again. Mr. Twistzone couldn't get up, which resulting in Atom winning the first round of the tournament.

"Atom wins the first round of the tournament with a terrific karate move", said the announcer, "The robots are going to take a break for about a moment and then we'll start the second round of the tournament."

"You did great, Atom", said Max, "We need to repair his left leg before the second round starts."

"Great idea, son", said Charlie and uses a wrench and one nut to repair his left leg for nearly twenty seconds, thus healing it in order to last for the last two rounds, "We got lucky this time. Now let's see what kind of other Mr. Twistzone has."

Then, the second round of the tournament starts as Mr. Twistzone is fixed for a moment by Carl, who uses a machine that can repair him a bit quickly.

"Time to show this Atom who's boss, Twistzone", said Carl with pride and as Mr. Twistzone walked towards Atom, they stared at each other for a moment.

"I've got four moves and he only used three", thought Carl to himself, "There must be something that can hold him down for a while."

Carl got an idea and shouted, "Twistzone, Frying Eggs and Bacon Death Attack, now!"

Twistzone charged towards and even if Atom used the same move he did to finish the first round, he pummeled him and ate his chest, causing Charlie to groan with pain and regret.

"That'll teach you", said Carl, "Now, throw him!"

Mr. Twistzone throws Atom towards the picket fence. Before Atom can use the Uppercut Attack, he was too late and Mr. Twistzone charges towards him again and punches him in the stomach, tearing it to pieces in the process.

"Atom!", shouted Max.

"No!", shouted Charlie and when Mr. Twistzone throws Atom, towards him, he said to himself, "It can't be. It's impossible."

"Great work, Twistzone", said Carl.

"Are you alright, Atom?", asked Charlie.

"Unbelievable!", exclaimed the announcer, "Mr. Twistzone used a new move that wiped Atom out in a matter of seconds. Looks like Carl's getting a bit lucky and with that, his robot wins the second round. The third and final round will begin momentarily. For now, let us take a halftime for the audience to receive their snacks."

As Atom rests on his torn stomach, Charlie spoke to him.

"Atom, I'm sorry", said Charlie, "I can't believe I had to drag you all the way to Texas so I can prepare to get creamed like I did with Ambush last time. If only there must be a way to repair you before the final round starts."

"Dad, do not beat yourself up", said Max, "You did your best with those moves, but this isn't the time to give up now. You have to fix him fast."

"I don't know how...", said Charlie and came up with an idea before he took his wrench again and uses a few Nuts and Bolts for his upgrade suit. Nearly three minutes later, the upgrade made Atom organized. He thought to himself, "Let's hope this works."

"Alright, Atom", said Charlie, "Remember... focus."

Atom looked at Charlie straight in the eye and when the bell announces for the third and final round to begin, the announcer looks at Atom's upgrade.

"The final round is about to begin", said the announcer, "and looks like Atom is all fixed by Charlie. But, can he withstand the same move Mr. Twistzone did in the second round? That question will be answered very soon, people!"

Atom and Mr. Twistzone stared at each other for nearly a moment before Charlie moves him. Atom makes one punch, but Mr. Twistzone dodges it and kicks him in the chest. Atom, however, resisted and when Mr. Twistzone attacks again, Atom blocks it and pushes him towards the picket fence. As Charlie continues to control him, the two robots continue their punches. Later, when Mr. Twistzone uses the same attack he did to Atom in the second round, Atom resisted the attack this time after a few scratches, allowing Charlie to shout, "NOW!"

"What's this?", asked the announcer and he sees Atom activating his upgrade suit to reveal a new body that is a lot stronger than he imagined with a Japanese tattoo included, "Unbelievable, folks. Atom has transformed himself into a Japanese karate fighter robot."

"That's impossible", said Carl, "No robot can do that! That's not in the rule book!"

Atom then charges towards Mr. Twistzone before he uses karate moves that are similar to karate films. He punched him in the robotic chest, face, and his robotic butt offscreen. Then, Atom makes his final battle move by using a spinning punch technique, thus tearing Mr. Twistzone piece by piece.

"NO!", shouted Carl, "NO!"

Atom then throws the now torn apart Mr. Twistzone towards Carl.

"And the final round goes to Atom with his upgrade suit", said the announcer, "The winner of this three round tournament goes to Charlie and his son, Max."

Charlie and Max cheered in applause as did the audience.

"Bailey's gonna hear this when we get back", said Max and we cut to the two along with Atom driving away from Texas while Carl watches in complete confusion.

"Why are so many people praising him like he's some sort of legend?", asked Carl in confusion.

Later, in Bailey's house, we see Charlie and Max introducing Bailey to the new upgraded Atom, now a karate fighter robot. She gasped in shock and smiles in amusement.

"How did that happen?", asked Bailey.

"His upgrade suit must've done it", said Charlie, "When I fixed him, it did the magic and voila, we've won the tournament. If it weren't for him, we would've been toast."

"No, dad", said Max, "It was because of you. If you hadn't fixed him, people would've hated us and called us, "losers"."

"I'll say", said Charlie, "Thanks for the reminder, son."

"You're welcome", said Max, "and thanks to you too, Atom."

Atom makes a smile as the three clapped in applause before we fade to black.

The End