Tachikomatic fun!

"The Rubiks Cube!"

"Fellow Tachikomas, I have discovered a new game!" announced a Tachikoma standing on a box.

"Oh god, not another one!" said a Tachikoma.

"I'll get the bandages" said another one.

"No this time it's a harmless game" explained the unit standing on the box.

"Yeah sure, you said the same thing about Table Tennis, and then you sent three of us to the repair bay!"

"Hey it isn't my fault I don't know my own strength!"

"What game did you learn?" asked a curious tank.

"Oh yeah, I found this thing" said the unit on the box, as it held up a Rubiks Cube.

"Wow,… what is it?" asked a Tachikoma.

"I think it's called a Rubiks Cube"

"what do you do with it?" asked another tank.

"Oh no, you're suppose to throw it each other" shouted a Tachikoma as it took cover behind a wall.

"No! You don't throw it, it's a puzzle" explained the unit on the box.

"A puzzle?" asked a confused unit.

"yes, a puzzle,"

"how is that thing a puzzle?"

The Tachikoma that was on the box was getting frustrated.

"There's a ton of colored squares on it, and you have to match them up to make each side of the cube one color" explained the Tachikoma.

"oh,.. I still don't get it"

Whack! The Rubiks Cube smashes into the Tachikoma.

"Do you get it now?" shouted the unit standing on the box.

"So how long did it take you to complete it?" asked another Tachikoma.

"only four hours" said the unit on the box .

"only?"

"I'd like to see you try to figure this thing out"

"Let me try then"

The Tachikoma hands the other one a Rubiks Cube.

"Ha! Now you'll see just how hard it,.."

"Done"

"What! How did you?"

"This form of problem solving is a walk in the park"

"Beginners luck, here do it again" said the unit on the box as it handed another Rubiks Cube to the other Tachikoma.

The Tachikoma completes the puzzle faster than before.

"What! No that's not possible, you're probably hacking" protested the unit standing on the box.

"How can I hack a Rubiks Cube?" asked the other tachikoma.

"Well,.. you ,.. could,…"

"Just as I thought"

"Give me that thing!" said the unit on the box as it snatched the cube from the other.

It turns around and struggles with the puzzle. After a few seconds it turned around and held it up.

"There, it's done, and faster than you too!" it said.

"what are you talking about, all you did was remove the stickers and put them back on"

"No I didn't" said the Tachikoma on the box.

"I just watched you do it" said the other Tachikoma.

"No you didn't" said the Tachikoma as it jumped off the box.

"Give me a break!"

"You're just jealous!"

"Jealous! Why would I be jealous?" asked the Tachikoma.

"Because I completed the puzzle faster than you!" answered the other unit.

"That's it!" shouted the other Tachikoma.

-Three hours latter-

Two Tachikomas enter the hangar.

"Have you seen unit one today?" asked one of them.

"Nah, not since this morning, why do you ask" said the other Tachikoma.

"Just wondering"

The two Tachikomas hear a faint muffled cry for help.

"Did you hear that?"

"Yeah, wonder where it's coming from"

The two Tachikomas look around the hanger but don't find anything.

"Oh well, must have been nothing. So did you hear about any missions coming up?"

"No, but I'm pretty sure that one will come up soon"

They hear the cry for help again.

"Where is that coming from?"

The two puzzled tanks look up to find a Tachikoma tied up to the ceiling.

"Well that answers my question"

"Get me down from here!" shouted the Tachikoma.

"Hey isn't that unit one?"

"Yup, looks like it. So anyway about missions…,"

"Hey! What about me!" the unit shouted.

The two Tachikomas walk away.

"What, hey wait a second, don't leave me here like this! Come back!"

The End!

Holy $#! Over a thousand hits! I'd never thought that these would take flight like this!

Good news! Since me and two other people use school computers to post on fan fic, the school district didn't really think of it as a major problem, so I'm back to flying under the radar again, hopefully I won't get caught this time.

More Tachikomatic fun is sure to come

The Tachikomas and I would like to thank you for your reviews and support, it's a good motivational tool!

Bloo-96

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