CoCo

Chapter 10

Kriplespac slept with CoCo every night, just like he promised. The awkward feelings eventually disappeared. Believe it or not, Kriplespac actually enjoyed sleeping with CoCo. He even looked forward to it each night. He liked to talk to her, and she liked talking to him. Lots of times, they held meaningful conversations together. With each night, it seemed as though they grew closer together. Literally and figuratively. They seemed to cuddle a little closer and a little longer. They seemed to understand each other a little bit better with every conversation. Of course there were still some things that resided deep within both Kriplespac and CoCo that would possibly never be discovered by the other. Their secrets were different. CoCo really wanted to share her true feelings with Kriplespac, but was constantly waiting for the right time. Kriplespac, on the other hand, was constantly trying to hide things from CoCo. You know what I'm talking about. But I digress. My point here is that maybe, just maybe, Kriplespac was learning to like to CoCo. Maybe even love CoCo. I know, I know, call me crazy, I mean, they are, like, the complete opposites of each other. How could they ever make it work? Kriplespac is a scientific war-lord who is hell-bent to win this war no matter what it takes. And CoCo, well CoCo is just an idiot! I guess that you could say that opposites attract. But, I could be wrong. Maybe love is too strong of a word. At least now it is. Who knows what the future will bring? But, one thing was for certain. Kriplespac's affectionate feelings towards CoCo were really starting to show. Not while he was working, oh no no no no, he couldn't let his feelings for CoCo be known to the Tediz. No, his affection only showed when he was alone with CoCo.

Nobody really noticed Kriplespac's change in behaviour except for Simon. No matter how much Kriplespac tried to conceal his feelings, Simon could still sense something different about him. Simon watched the way Kriplespac and CoCo interacted. He could see something was going on between them, however, he refused to believe that his master was falling in love with CoCo. He thought that maybe Kriplespac was just under her seduction spell. She was just a phase, and he would come to his senses sooner or later.

As for Scott, Kriplespac made him CoCo's official escort. And I'm not talking about the 'man-ho' type of escort. You see, Kriplespac had to find some sort of use for Scott since he now knew about CoCo. He had to keep him busy so he wouldn't expose his secret. So he had Scott escort CoCo back and forth between her bedroom and the lab. Scott would also guard the lab whenever CoCo was in it to make sure that no other Tediz would burst in unexpectedly.

Kriplespac was working on his inventions, as usual. Simon assisted him and CoCo watched, asking stupid questions from time to time. Kriplespac had just finished making new weapons. He needed to take them to his Tediz Lieutenants so their platoons could test them out. He left the lab for a while, leaving Simon in charge. As soon as he left, CoCo waved her hand at Simon to get his attention.

"Hey!" She called softly. "Can you help me do something?"

Simon let out an irritated huff. "What do you want?"

CoCo swallowed and walked over to Simon. "I want to get Kriplespac some legs. Some new bionic legs or something. You're a smart guy, so I figured that you could make them. But we have to keep it a secret from him, I don't want him to know. It'll be a surprise!"

Simon looked at CoCo. "You gotta be shitting me! We could never keep it a secret from him! Nothing ever gets by him! It'll be impossible to hide it! And besides, it'll take forever to do. And how am I gonna work on it if he's in this lab all the time?"

CoCo looked down and thought. "We have to try. You can work on it at night can't you? He sleeps with me every night so the lab'll be empty. I know that it'll be a tedious job, but please, you have to help me with this. You don't know how much he means to me." She looked Simon in the eyes. "I feel so bad for him. He deserves to have legs again. Please, Simon. Do it for him!" She continued to stare at Simon, a pleading look in her eyes.

Simon knew that making these legs would make his master extremely happy. Kriplespac had been meaning to make legs for a long time. But he couldn't due to his enslavement to the Panther King. Even though he was now free, he still couldn't find the time to make legs because of the war. He was busy all the time. Simon knew that the smartest genius next in line to Kriplespac was himself. If anybody could construct some bionic legs for Kriplespac, it would have to be Simon. That is why Kriplespac made Simon his assistant. Simon thought long about it. It would be tough to hide the project from Kriplespac. And the only time he could work on it would be at night. That means he won't be getting much sleep. But Simon was a loyal Tediz. If it was for his master, then he would suffer through anything.

"Okay," Simon decided. "I'll do it. It'll be risky, but I'll try." Simon turned around. "Computer!" As he called, a computer on a cart whizzed around the corner and stopped in front of Simon.

"Yes?" said the computer.

CoCo was frightened by the computer's entrance. She jumped back, screaming, "Oh my gawd! It talks! It moves! It has a mind of its own!"

"Of course it has a mind of its own, you boob!" Simon scoffed. "This computer is a revolutionary invention of Kriplespac's. He put his own essence of ingeniousness into it when he created it. And since it has the combined intelligence of Kriplespac and a computer, that makes it smart enough to think for itself."

"Oh," CoCo said softly. "So what is it going to do?"

"It is going to brainstorm a blueprint for these legs," Simon replied. "Computer, we need some legs for my master. Now I need you to come up with some blueprints and concepts for this project. Oh, and one more thing; Please keep this a secret from Kriplespac. Don't ever let him find these files. You and I will be working on these legs every night. It'll be a long and tedious task, but I ask that you assist me. It is for Kriplespac's own good. Will you help me?"

"Of course, Simon," responded the Computer. "I will draw up some blueprints and show them to you tonight. I will work with you on this till the very end."

"Thank you," said Simon. "You are dismissed."

The computer whizzed away and disappeared back to where it had come from. Simon turned to CoCo. "Well, okay, we're in the process of making these. It is your job to keep him busy and don't ever let him suspect anything."

"Yes sir!" CoCo shouted, proudly.

A few moments later, Kriplespac returned to the lab. Simon and CoCo acted naturally. Kriplespac never suspected anything.