Hey everyone! Here's chapter two! And I assure you, I have a plot. Look forward to later chapters! I want to hear from you more than anything, so please read and review!
Chapter 1: Here's the deal.
Sapphire read the letter in silence. It had been a month since she had moved and connected their houses. Max and Charlie looked at her horrified expression with concern. The piece of paper slipped from her grasp but Max caught it "Sapphire, there's no way anyone could beat Metro that many times without cheating. I'm coming to get you. I don't take to cheaters very lightly. I've organised a tournament especially for you. Get to the top, beat Metro again, and I'll let you go. Don't and your robots are scrap metal. –King Pin." As Max tried to take in what he had just read aloud, Charlie put a hand on the girl's shoulder, "Hey, you can take him easy. Just practice a bit more with your bots and I know you can do it. When do you start?"
Max replied for her, "It says the first match is next week against 'Fatboy'." Sapphire seemed to snap out of a thinking trance, "I'll send Silver and Teal. Can you guys train them for a while? I've gotta work on an upgrade for Silver." Charlie and Max looked at each other and gave her the thumbs up. She grinned and ran out of the room. Soon, Silver and Teal came to him and followed him upstairs.
"Listen up robots, we've got work to do", he said to all the robots in the room; namely Atom, Noisy Boy, Midas, Zeus, Black Jack and Twin Cities. After explaining the whole situation, he pitted a random spar of Silver Flare vs. Twin Cities, just to see her abilities. "Don't aim for a rip off. Just get him down", Charlie instructed as the two robots stepped into the chamber they kept for sparring.
Silver was quick and light on her fight. "Using weight to your advantage. Good", Charlie observed. Twin Cities could still deal a few blows, but really could not predict when she would strike. Then the two-headed robot seemed to notice something. He elbowed her stomach plating and she fell backwards. She managed to get up, but her gaze was focused downwards, "There's your mistake. I'll also have to check your plating."
Twin Cities noticed her mistake and used it as an opportunity to hit below her jaw, she was knocked backward and her glowing eyes flickered. She stood up and shook her head before walking up to shake hands with Twin Cities. The heads looked at each other, clearly alarmed, but shook anyway. They stepped out of the chamber and Charlie nodded in Silver's direction. "Come on, we need to talk."
Silver Flare was taken aback, but followed anyway. "Midas, take a round with Teal. I trust you'll be able to find her mistakes." Midas nodded, "Yeah, who do you think I am?" Silver followed him into another room. He told her to take stance, "Look up. Look at your opponent. Never do anything else. No over-confidence, though I don't think that's a problem. Don't think about injury, pretend it isn't there. You can't feel it anyway; it just stops your movement. You're fighting technique is pretty good, but try to surprise your opponent. Remember, King Pin will be watching every match. He's sure to tell his friends and their robots. Knowing King Pin, as Max told me, you probably won't even be fighting Metro. He might get a new robot."
Silver nodded and practiced throwing punches for a while, then went on to kicks and where they were most effective, "If you want them down, or crouching, go for the shin or lower leg. Chest plating will make them stumble back and if you can get to the head, it might knock him out." She was practicing dodging and weaving when someone hammered the door. "Silver miss? Your sister's done fighting and well, getting impatient."
Silver shook her head and opened the door, "Black Jack, I told you not to call me that. Silver will do." She stepped out of the room, followed by a bewildered Charlie, "Midas, what's the deal?" Noisy boy responded, "Midas's gone downstairs. Left with Atom, Zeus, and the Twins ten minutes ago." Charlie shook his head. "Teal, let's go get 'em." Charlie left with Cyan to get the missing robots. Silver just stood awkwardly staring at the floor until Noisy spoke, "So, heard you could get destroyed in this new tournament thing. No prize for winning though."
She looked at her metal palm, "Yeah, that's possible. Hey Noisy, weren't you destroyed when Charlie made you fight Midas?" Midas walked in just then, "Yea, I wanna hear this. The others are on their way." Noisy just angled his head downwards, "Well, yeah, I was destroyed. He ripped my head off. And my arm not to mention-"
"Sorry again, Noisy. Not my fault."
"-yeah, that. But it was only because Kenton didn't know how to use me. He just threw me in the minute he got me, no training, not even figuring out how to use me. Right, we're robots. Disposables. If I lose, get rid of me, buy another! That's the whole thing isn't it? Just because we aren't human we're supposed not to be able to feel anything! Does anyone ever think about me? Or just how I do in the league?"
Noisy boy's tone was growing louder with every word and when he finished, he just shut his eyes and looked away. He was surprised to feel cold metal on his shoulder blades and then around his neck. He instantly stepped back and his eyes shot open. What was this? He had no idea what to do and his hands were partially raised expecting an attack.
They awkwardly wrapped around Silver's waist plating. Then he relaxed. "We think about you. You're not alone here, I feel the same way. Max rebuilt you though, because he knew you were a great robot even when Charlie didn't. Charlie's changed though. And I know you will too", Silver let go of him and began to walk away as she heard Sapphire shouting for her, something about an upgrade being ready. She walked away with one arm awkwardly gripping her other elbow. Midas looked at him and chuckled at his confused expression, "I'll ask Atom what that's called. Incase you shorted your voice box."