Overnight

An Astro/Atlas boy fan fiction

By Dan Rush

Foreword: After staying the night over at Atlas's hide-a-way in the industrial district. Astro comes home to talk to Doctor O'Shay so he can invite Atlas to stay over at the Doctor's house with Astro and the tree house gang.

Part 3

"Please..." Atlas joshed. "Physical Education? I can fly rings around all of you, I can bench press tons of steel..."

Alejio snickered. "You can talk out your ass a lot."

"Watch it." Atlas warned. "Oh please...school sounds so boring."

Ken leaned over..."There's cooking?"

It was like Atlas got socked in the face..."What?"

"There's a whole cooking course." Ken replied. "Just think? You could learn to make a chill base and then take on all the local firehouses in chili cook offs?"

"Oh yeah." Astro said as he stoked the ego. "Just think Atlas? You make a killer chili for sliders and tubes that people would kill for? Instant bragging rights?"

Alejio pushed Atlas's shoulder..."Atlas...let's see a human make a better chili mix. People would rip your clothes off just to get the secret ingredients?"

They could see the wheels pealing out in Atlas's head. "Hmmm?...might be worth a shot after all? Next to pizza, I do love firehouse chili."

Astro shrugged..."You realize that you'd have to suffer sitting next to me all the time? Oh the agony of my human hugging presence before the greatest robot chili maker in the universe."

Atlas grabbed Astro around the neck and noogied his head! "Ok! You can shut up now!"

11:30pm...

Everyone watching Space Dandy

Note: The episode is the crew of the Aloha Oy going to Mew's Home world of Beedle-jusia.

Atlas lay with a pillow under his chin on the floor with the other boys and Zoran dozed off next to him...much to Astro's needling...

"You make such a lovely couple." Astro said smirking.

"Do you want me to pound you?" Atlas huffed. He watched the cartoon and sighed... "That's the kind of Father I want."

Astro watched the show..."Mew's Dad?"

"Yeah." Atlas replied. "He's so cool. I'd like that, he could fix me new parts. We'd work all day together, break a tired sweat then spend time after work where he could teach me all his tricks."

"Including picking up girls who later turn out to be lesbians." Astro snickered.

"Thanks for the spoiler dufus!" Atlas snapped as he jumped up, tripped over Zoran and tackled Astro off his feet!"

11:45pm

Zoran stood holding the television over her head amidst the well trashed living room where the boys lay scattered about on various over-turned furnature. As for Astro and Atlas...they stood in the kitchen getting a sore tongue lashing from the Doctor.

Midnight...

Astro's room

Nora took everything...well...she left the dresser, the clothes in the closet and the bed but that was it. She took the television, the computer, the stereo, the Nintendo and for added emphasis of displeasure...she set both Astro and Atlas's internal programs then locked their chest doors with a pass code...much to Astro's huffing...

"If we have a melt down in here! Don't blame us Nora!" Astro snapped.

"Then you shouldn't act like a little brat!" Nora replied outside the window.

Astro sat gruffing..."This sucks!"

Atlas was giggling...

"What? What's so funny? You jumped me you dorkus!" Astro snarled.

"Giggles"..."You being like this is so out of character." Atlas chuckled.

"Oh...blow it our your ass hole!" Astro yelped. "Don't even reply to that one."

Atlas rested back against the wall by the bed..."I am so happy."

Astro looked at him blankly at first and then smiled back. "I'm happy you're here too."

Atlas slowly wrapped an arm around Astro's neck and gave him a light hug..."Look at us Astro...who would ever have thought we'd be like this after five years?"

"I'm still wondering if this isn't some nefarious plot of yours to get my guard down." Astro replied with a jesting smirk.

Atlas back off a little and sat playing with his fingers..."Ummm...collar and chains."

"Huh?" Astro wondered.

"A lot of times I was thrown into the basement and leashed to the wall like a dog...you know...to prevent thoughts."

Astro turned around on the mattress. "What else did he do to you?"

Atlas quit talking...looked away for a moment...

Astro reached out and gently touched Atlas's cheek..."What else...did that bastard do to you?"

Atlas had tears streaming down his face when he reached out for Astro and hugged him sobbing like a baby...

"Shhhh..." Astro said as he gently stroked the soft blonde hair..."Shhhh...he can't touch you any more Atlas...I won't let that scumbag come within a mile of you..."

"I was so mean to you...It wasn't right...I'm sorry..." Atlas cried until Zoran was banging on the bedroom door...

"If you did anything to Atlas big brother, I'm going to kick the snot out of you!" Zoran shouted.

"Astro? Is everything alright?" Nora asked.

"Just having a "moment" you two...go back to bed?" Astro replied as he cupped Atlas's face in his hands and wiped the tear streaks. "Sheesh...big fearsome Atlas being such a baller...mind cutting it back a little? You get the mattress soaked and stinking we won't be able to sleep."

"Sniff"..."ugh...I hate it when I lose it like this." Atlas said as he wiped his face and sat with his eyes closed for a moment. "I'm alright now."

"You don't have to be fearful of anyone...I won't let anyone hurt you..." Astro said as he shook Atlas by his shoulder...

"Alright...alright...stop it already." The red boy bot snorted back as he pushed Astro's hand off. "Stop being so soupy about it." Atlas place his hands on his hips..."Gnah... you need to toughen up. You act like such a wuss so much."

"I do get results." Astro replied as he sat on the mattress. "Can't be all huffy and gruffy every minute of the day...might look like you and then get shot at."

"How do you expect to gain real respect with some of these really stubborn humans? Like Tokugawa for instance? Sheesh, you're so respectful to that jerk it's a wonder you're not on your hands and knees eating Alpo from a dog dish. Makes me urk."

Astro waved a hand. "It's not big Tokugawa I'm working point scores with." He said. "It's Daichi...and you still owe him a motorcycle."

"I owe him nothing." Atlas snorted back. "And don't you go encouraging him!"

"I'm not encouraging him." Astro said with a shurg. "You threw his bike into the river for no good reason just because his father ticked you off. I'm only asking you to be nice because if we can get to Daichi, we can really stick it to his mean old dad."

Atlas's mouth dropped. "Why you dirty little..."

"See?" Astro said smiling. "And you said I'm not into skull duggery."

Atlas smiled widely..."You're thinking more like me every day."

"I have my moments." Astro replied. "Don't you think we should go to bed?"

Atlas wrapped and arm around Astro and snuggled him..."Why should we?"

"Because if I don't get a good nights sleep?" Astro snorted. "I'll get cranky and beat your ass."

"Well...I'll kindly respect your reason then." Atlas said as he tweeked Astro's nose. "But tomorrow? You got to tell me more about this devious plan of yours?"

"Of course." Astro replied as he fixed up the blankets. "Ummm...?...about that bike?"

"Let's just see how this plan unfolds and I'll consider it." Atlas said as he slipped under the blankets and hugged Astro tight..."Night Astro."

"Night." Astro replied as he reached for the nightlight on the side dresser.

The End