Ch.5: Robot Cafe

If you stretched it, St. Canard looked about as normal as ever. Except for the fact of course that the water had become black with oil, buildings had been beaten beyond ruin, and the sky was burning red.

Everywhere Darkwing walked he could see robots running through the streets. Some of them were pure machines, but others were andriods like himself. People who were once flesh and blood, now became the loyal subjects of Omega Rex.

For a moment Darkwing wondered why he wasn't begging to serve Omega Rex himself. Honker had explianed when he was doing his upgrades, that the command circuit Omega Rex must have installed was frayed, making it impossible for Darkwing's mind to subcomb to his demands.

Darkwing's red eyes scanned the city, surveying those around him like a hawk. In his mind, he was hoping to find others like himself who did not serve Omega Rex and help him and the others break into the mad computer's fortress.

The best place to start, it seemed, was the Robot Cafe.

This place looked like your adverage, ordinary cafe except with robots and andriods replacing the customers and crew. Taking a seat on a metal barstool, Darkwing picked up a menu and started looking over the list.

He wanted to gag at some of the stuff they had put on there; Three Charge Salad, Nuts and Oil, Rust Master Specail, and the worst item of all, Atomic Apple Pie.

"Uh" said Darkwing, putting down the menu " I think I just lost my appetite,"

"May I help you Sir?" asked a robot cat, approaching Darkwing.

"No thank you" said Darkwing " I'm just not in the mood for a meal today,"

"Troubles eh?" said the robot cat " why don't you tell Vaporia all about it?"

"Who's Vaporia?" asked Darkwing.

"I am silly" said the robot cat " I was one of the first robots Dr. Rolland designed before Omega Rex. The Doc had girl troubles you see, so he created me so that he could have a woman around to make himself feel less lonely,"

"You were created by Dr. Rolland?" said Darkwing stunned " do you know about Omega Rex?"

"Do I know him?" said Vaporia " of course I do. He was created about ten months after me. The Doc had this crazy idea about building a huge super-computer that would help benefit all the citizens of St. Canard. Omega Rex was his pride and joy, and at first it seemed to be doing a good job, but the Doc built it to well,"

"The A.I. chip the Doc installed into Omega Rex's processor to make it more efficent, developed a personality of it's own and started taking over St. Canard. Killing off Dr. Rolland, and then the city's crimefighter Darkwing Duck. Say, you kind of look like Darkwing yourself, are you related?"

"No!" said Darkwing, a little quickly " I mean...no...I'm Metalwing...Metalwing Duck,"

"Oh" said Vaporia, shaking Darkwing's hand " well it's nice to meet you Metalwing,"

"Nice to meet you too Vaporia" said Darkwing " so why aren't you following Omega Rex, like all the other robots I've seen?"

"I have a built in surge protector" said Vaporia, leaning in close to Darkwing's ear " the Doc didn't want any chance of his science friends hacking into my system to steal me, so he made sure to make me waterproof, fireproof, and virus-proof,"

"Omega Rex has no idea he can't control me, so I've been kind of working undercover, studying the Doc's blueprints in order to find a way to shut Omega Rex down and restore things back to normal,"

"I may be a machine, but it was Dr. Rolland who gave me life. I shall always have loyalty to the human race,"

When Vaporia pulled away, trusting Darkwing with her secret, the metal mallard considered whether telling Vaporia or not about the resistance when the sounds of fight suddenly boomed from outside.

Hero instincts kicking in, Darkwing rushed oustide to join the fight. Confused at the commotion, Vaporia followed behind him.

When Darkwing got outside he recieved a shock. There, standing right in front of him, was a live Morganna McCawber being mobbed by at least five killer robots.

It was a shock enough alone to see Morganna, but seeing her being mobbed instantly made Darkwing's eyes glow blood red. No time for an entrance, Darkwing charged into the fight, and started beating off the robots hurting his Morganna.

The sorceress was stunned when the andriod came to her aid, and was even more surprised when a robot cat joined the conflict, helping out the hero who had saved her.

Blood was flowing from all the fresh cuts inflicted on Morganna's body as Darkwing and Vaporia managed to drive menacning mechaniods off. Darkwing immediately ran over to Morganna's side, cradling the bleeding soceress in his arms.

Vaporia was stunned by Darkwing's actions. It seemed to her that Metalwing and this organic he was cradling had a close, loving relationship. Just like Vaporia had with Dr. Rolland years ago. The moment was somewhat sweet as the bleeding soceress fainted in Darkwing's arms.

"Morg! Morg!" shouted Darkwing worried, picking up the soceress in his arms " don't worry Morg, I'll get you to a safe place,"

"Can I help?" asked Vaporia.

"I need to get to Autoban Bay Bridge fast!" said Darkwing, looking to Vaporia.

"I'll get my hovercar!" said Vaporia, running to the back of her cafe.

In less than two minutes, the duo were blasting towards the Autoban Bay Bridge, with an unconious and bleeding Morganna in tow.