After days of traveling and stopping at small towns, they came across, Langarnia, a major city.
Andrentureasu said, "Do you guys know which way to go from here, 'cause I don't."
The girls said no.
Passerbies were unable to help them. They did, however, ask for pictures with Andrentureasu.
After several hours and several pictures, Katie said, "This is hopeless. Looks like we'll just have to take a chance."
Bonnie said, "I know a guy here that owed my dad a favor. The guy's the owner of a major mail company. They make deliveries all over the country. I'm sure that he can help."
Katie said, "Lead the way, Bonnie."
She led them to a somewhat large building. Katie said, "This is pretty big for a mail office."
Bonnie said, "The guy likes to look important and impressive."
Andrentureasu said, "He certainly does."
When they went inside, they were greeted by a man that looked very official.
Upon seeing Bonnie, he said, "Bonnie? What are you doing here? Where are your parents? And who are these two?"
"These are my new friends. My parents are dead. We came here to ask for your help."
The man shook his head and looked disappointed. "Bonnie, you should never go anywhere without an adult. A human adult, that is."
"Samuel, we-."
"You will call me Mr. Chandin."
"Why are you talking to me like you're my dad?"
"Your parents didn't want you to know, but they made me your godfather."
Andrentureasu didn't want any pointless arguments.
Looking directly into his eyes with an extremely grave seriousness, she said, "Samuel Chandin, we came here because Bonnie said that you could help us. You WILL help us. Or else.
Is that clear?"
Samuel nodded and led her into a room in the back. Bonnie and Katie stayed in the lobby and sat down on the couches. They were very comfy. Two cleaner bots came into the room
a short time later. One looked like a robot vacuum while the other was a small scrubber bot. The scrubber bot seemed obsessed with cleaning anything that was even slightly dirty.
He scrubbed Katie's shoes, which were very dirty, with a passion. A few minutes later, Andrentureasu came out, looking dissatisfied. When she saw the cleaner bots, she stopped.
"M-O? VAQ-M? What are you doing here?"
The robots turned to look at her the moment she said that.
M-O said, "Oh, Andrentureasu. It's nice to see you after so long. Where did you go?"
"I was led away by a strange trance. I have no idea what caused it. What happened while I was gone?"
"Well, long story short, we ended up all breaking up."
"Where are the others?"
"Everyone except WALL-E, EVE, GO-4, and Auto are in this city somewhere. GO-4 and Auto are in Gallicus. If you go there, you might come across EVE. No idea where WALL-E is,
though. You didn't run into him on the way here, did you?"
"No, we didn't."
Bonnie and Katie knew why she was lying, so they didn't say anything.
Andrentureasu said, "What about the other Albatrians?"
"I don't know. You might find them, but I can't tell you where."
Bonnie said, "How did it go with Sam?"
Andrentureasu said, "There's something about that man that I don't trust. The directions to Gallicus he gave me didn't seem accurate. Looks like we'll have to keep asking. In the
meantime, however, I'd like to find a few old friends of mine. Come on."
After a very thorough search of the city, they were able to find all of the robots. BRL-A worked as a shade umbrella at a retirement center. L-T worked with the museum night guard
as a flashlight. HAN-S and PR-T worked at a beauty salon, doing what they were built to do. VN-GO was an assistant to an aspiring artist. All of them wanted to stay where they
were.
Before they left the artist's apartment, he said, "There is something that I think you should know. As of late, the death rate has gone through the roof, not just here, but everywhere
else as well. Also, a lot of pregnant women have either died or had miscarriages or had stillborns. The air is also taking on a weird green hue. Everything that's happening here is
also happening everywhere else. People have tried to find out what's causing all this, but nobody's been able to find out anything."
Andrentureasu was amazed. "When did this start happening?"
"Earlier today. At first, you couldn't really tell, but now things are degrading rapidly. It's not affecting just us. It's affecting everything else as well. All the small animals have died,
along with several small plants. By the way, there's also been seismic activity everywhere. And I do mean everywhere. I doubt that there's any way to stop this. And even if there
were, I'm not so sure that we could recover from this. I wonder if there was some way this could have been prevented. But nobody can turn back time and fix the past. You just have
to accept what's going on. I accept that I will die here, so I'm going to spent what remains of my life doing the one thing I love the most: painting. That's all I can do."
He refused to say anything else.
The trio left the apartment complex to find a surprise: the air was noticeably green.
Katie said, "I can't believe that this happened while we were in there. Do you guys feel all right?"
Bonnie said, "My chest hurts a little, but other than that I'm fine."
Katie said, "So does mine. What about you, Andrentureasu?"
She was silent for a moment before answering. "I feel absolutely fine."
A voice said, "Hello."
They all turned in the direction of the voice. It was an ordinary-looking woman.
The woman said, "My name is Charlotte. I heard that you were looking for a way to Gallicus. I can direct you there, if you bring me with."
The trio agreed.
They all climbed onto Andrentureasu's back, first Katie, then Bonnie, then Charlotte.
Charlotte gave directions on the fastest way to Gallicus.
Andrentureasu was anxious to get to Gallicus, so this time, instead of running, she flew.
She flew very fast and very straight, so it didn't take very long.
They were only a few miles from Gallicus when Charlotte asked that Andrentureasu land near a small hut that she almost didn't notice. She complied.
When she landed, Charlotte rushed up to the hut and called out if anyone was there. A robot came out and said, "Charlotte, I'm glad to see that you're still alive. However, Grandin
is dead."
Charlotte said, "I see…at least you're still here."
Andrentureasu instantly recognized the robot's voice. She rushed up to see if she was right. She was. It was EVE.
However, before Andrentureasu could say anything, EVE said, "Who are you?"
The instant she said that, Andrentureasu understood. "You lost your memory…so that's it."
"Lost my memory of what?"
Charlotte said, "Yeah, this robot's always belonged to Grandin."
Andrentureasu said, "Not always. 500 years ago, she didn't belong to anyone."
EVE said, "You knew me?"
"I did."
"What was I like 500 years ago?"
Charlotte said, "What are you talking about?"
"I've always felt that there was more to my life than belonging to Grandin. But I was never able to remember. I want to find out."
Katie said, "Who's Grandin?"
Charlotte said, "He was a great friend of mine."
Bonnie said, "Was he your fiancé?"
"No. Just a friend. I had a husband, but he died a few days ago."
In a much quieter and almost inaudible voice, she said, "I never got the chance to tell him…"
Andrentureasu heard her. "The chance to tell him what?"
Charlotte looked at her, surprised that she heard her.
Then she smiled. "I'd better come out and say it, shouldn't I?"
Katie knew it immediately. "You're pregnant, aren't you?"
"Yes. I am."
Everyone was silent for a moment.
Then Andrentureasu said, "I hope I'll be able to stop this weird green mist before it's too late." The air was so thick and green, it was dark even though it was midday.
EVE said, "It's probably too late already. Gallicus is a lively city during the day. I haven't heard anything from over there for a while. I wouldn't be surprised if it turned out that you
guys are the only living things still alive. Things have gone downhill fast."
"I must see what's left. I'm not vulnerable to this stuff."
"You're probably much more resistant, but I don't think you're invulnerable. This stuff is getting more concentrated as we speak. It won't be long before the air is pure poison. If you're still alive by then, you're probably going to die of asphyxiation."
"Then we must leave as soon as possible."
"Good luck. You're gonna need it."
With that, Katie, Bonnie, and Charlotte quickly got onto Andrentureasu's back, who quickly took off. The air was definitely getting thicker. So much so, it was possible to see it getting thicker.
They all knew that there was absolutely nothing they could do. Then, through the thickening mist, they could just make out the outline of the city of Gallicus.
Author's note: This story is going a lot faster than I expected! Of course, I'm a little eager to get this finished because I have a few more ideas for WALL-E stories and I'm
anxious to get them down before too long. To ensure continuity, I won't be working on those other ideas until I'm done with this one. Please review, guys! I haven't gotten
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