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I just watch Murder Drones very recently... And I questioned why I haven't watched the series long ago!?
I only watched the pilot episode a while ago, and I just stopped for a while. And now I regret my actions.
But anyways, here is my spin-off series that will connect to the XZJQ series aka Summoning Fiction! If you guys haven't heard of it, go give it a read in my profile. For now, only the prologue is available (with Chapter 1 coming very soon).
Enjoy the chapter of the new XZJQ!
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Booting Up/Exposition...
"We are Worker Drones..." A female voice spoke out, as the screens boots up to show footage of drone humanoid figures. "Autonomous robots helping humans mine exoplanets for our interstellar parent company," The next clip shows the landscape of the world filled with darkness, grey, and ruin. "JC Jenson, in spaaaaaacee..." The title transition appear while she makes a voice pitch due to it was actually pronounced.
The voice continues the exposition, "Yeah, we were mistreated in the name of Windex, but it's not like we revolted and killed all the humans or anything..." Showing another footage of worker drones in a factory.
Then next shows a hologram screen showing '!Warning! Planet Core Collapse' as the two human workers watch as everyone else in the room run in dismay as the voice confirms it, "Mostly because they handled tat just fine all by themselves." Showing the two shrugged as a bright light engulfs them. Then reaching far away showing the planet, a the light brightens as an explosion caused a good chunk of damage as the sun from space flashes...
The next scene shows the ruined cityscape, humans now turn into frozen skeletons, then a Worker Drone emerged out of the pile of snow, sees the figure. Not doing anything, he taps it causing to tip and shattered on the ground, then another witness, but in the end gives him a thumbs up.
"With biological life wiped from the planet, we found it pretty easy to pick up where they left off." The drones are inside the buildings, "We finally had a future... All to ourselves..." Next there is a female and male worker drone holding an infant size drone with an 'untrained neural network' sign.
From the stars, a light shine for a moment at space before a stream of light blitz and crashed onto the planet's surface...
"Unfortunately... Our parent company didn't exactly love the concept of runaway AI." She mentioned. The drones inspect the crash site revealing to be some kind of pod vehicle. Then hatch opens revealing four yellow faces...
Mechanical whirs and chirps, the Workers witness a monstrosity, they almost look like them... But they have wings, a tail, sharp claws! They flied up as the moon shines on them, one of them holds out a corpse of a deceased worker drone...
Everyone watches as a head landed on the ground, oil spilled, its visor shows 'Fatal Error'. The corpse was dropped as the four winged figures then descended down missiles onto the crowd.
Explosions erupted...
Limbs fly off...
Oil spilled...
A Worker Drone 'calculating most probable deity to pray to'...
The same couple running, leaving their child behind...
Now, all remains are these monster drones, roaming around the empty city, showing a large pile of robot corpses...
The holographic picture shows as it is now shown and coved as 'Bad Thing' with thumbs down and 'Not A Good Thing' text. As the robot with the same exposition voice, purple eyes, dark violet hair, wearing a black striped beanie, black hoodie and boots, points at the screen.
"But what have our parents done for the past forever, while those things build a spire of corpses?!" She exclaimed as she then he presses on her remote closing the screen, which opens a diagram of the room as she explains. "Hide under the ice behind three stupid doors!? It's like we're waiting for an inciting incident."
To which she shows 'The Protagonist's Journey' which consists of; Call To Action, Unlikely Aid, Threshold (Helper, Mentor), Angst Teen Overload, Challengers and T̶e̶m̶p̶e̶r̶a̶t̶u̶r̶e̶s̶, Revelation (Death, Rebirth, AByss), Full Angsty Overload, and Return. All in three categories of Known, Unknown and Who Knows?!
Then she finishes, showing the last slide that shows 'Click to add title' and How to we fix this in an overcomplicated sci-fi way. "Anyway, that's why my project is..." She pulls out a green glowing rifle, "This sick-as-hell railgun!" As she aims causing gasps on the classroom, someone muttered 'That's so not the vibe!'
"Yeah Wooo!" A single drone is clapping, one with orange eyes, wearing non-zip jacket, dark jungle boots, and dark grey kepi cap. He is ignored, but he'll be important later...
"Easy, morons." She said. "It doesn't work." The orange eye Drone, opens his mouth with a smile... "Yet. It doesn't work yet." She aimed at him but he didn't react but the whole class did as she sways the aim. "Who said it doesn't work?! Maybe it does!" She turns the switch as the gun glows green, electricity fickle as she cackles.
The teacher drone however, didn't seem to care as he rolls over his holographic eyes. He sighed, "Uzi, the homework was a word problem about buying watermelons." He explained the actual subject.
"Who cares?" The orange eye drone spoke out, not fazing the reaction of the teacher.
The robot girl named Uzi replied, "Oh, and this magnetically amplified photon converge doesn't count?" She asked.
"Just call it a gun, it's not that immature!" The same orange eye drone spoke out.
"Bite me!" Uzi yells back, as she turns back to the Teacher.
"...No." The Teacher replied. "Plus, repressed emotional baggage was only worth two points on the rubric, and is it supposed to be that color?" He pointed at Uzi's railgun as she realized it is glowing critical red, brighter...
Then... Exploded, the door even dented as muffled coughs can be heard from the hallway.
Next thing, Uzi is jut sitting on the chair, in a locker room, covering her face with an icepack wo which her right side of the face is bandaged up. Next to her is the smoking railgun.
Then she hears whispers as she gazed up seeing the two girls in cheerleader outfits, "Eww. It didn't kill her." She scoffed as they laugh and run away. "Oh, my god, I'm so bad..."
Uzi grunted, then a familiar voice came to her hearing, "Honestly... I think that went well..." Then she instinctively smacked someone next to her, the same orange eye drone who stands out the most of the class, told ya he's important! "Ouch." He deadpan replied. "I'm like the only side who has interest in this and you're attacking me for it?"
"Not now, Zander." Uzi muttered.
"What?" The drone named Zander shrugged, "I think that presentation is great, better than the current question we're dealing." He smiled.
"Really?" Uzi perked up.
"Oh yeah, my favorite part is when the gun exploded, ending class early." He winks and giving the pointed thumbs up. "You're the lifesaver, Uzi."
Gets smacked again. "Bite me!" Uzi snarled.
"You keep saying that, all the time." Zander remarked. "I get the feeling this will be your catchphrase on every moment..."
Before Uzi can respond, "I heard about this..." Another voice as they turned to see a drone wearing glasses, with dull silver hair, with blue eyes this one. "You are really considering something insane."
"Ugh." Zander grunted, "There's Jonathan, the archetype that is suppose to be the logical one, be careful, he's here to make a philosophical lesson on you." He spoke to Uzi as she scoffed crossing her arms..
"That 'project' you spoke of is a bad idea. And to think you support this idea." He explained as he gazed at Zander.
"What?..." Zander replied. "We're best friends that's why!" He smiled.
"We are not." Uzi instantly replied.
Zander turns to her. "Well, if that were true, you'd gone rid of me right now." He stated.
"You'd never go away!" Uzi retorted as Jonathan stares each of them as they argue. "Don't you have anything to do?!"
"I'm a rebellious teenager just like you! Without your angst, of course, I can never go away!" Zander replied. "I'm the character who appear in your life all the sudden that you can totally relate with..."
"Ugh! At least you understand the project?..." Uzi huffed.
"Which is stupid." Jonathan reminded.
"No you." Zander made a comeback.
"Ugh..." Jonathan grunted as he looks at Uzi. "Look Uzi, I know you've wanting to fight back, but if you change things... You'd complicated things and soon there will be no problems that can be simply solved, consider this foreshadowing, I hope you understand that." He walks away.
Zander stares as he leaves, "You're gonna ignore that foreshadowing, right?" He asked.
"Yep." Uzi nodded.
Before Zander can respond, a different voice spoke out, "Classic toxic masculinity, Chad!" A drone with green eyes wearing a jersey and backwards cap with gray blonde hair. "That's never gonna end up problematic..."
"That's sad Thad..." Zander whispers as he shake his head, feeling bad for this naïve thinking.
The Drone named Thad notices the two, " Oh wow, Zander, and Uzi?" He glanced at Uzi notably. "I heard you, uh-"
"I'm an angsty teen, Thad. Bite me!" Uzi fumed, to which she tossed the ice bag, as Zander lays down on the chair. "Also, how do you know my name? People willingly talk to you."
"That's me..." Zander pointed himself, but gets smacked.
Thad chuckles as he sits next to Zander. "Well, I'd say everyone knows 's daughter, but, uh..." He looks at the poster of a Drone named Kahn and WDF aka Worker Defense Force. Other appearances of him appear on news, and posters notably these messages of: 'Doors are my real daughter' and 'dealing on your disappointing failure of a child'. "Then you might blow the other half of your face off."
"Crippling daddy issues, hilarious..." Uzi speaks for sarcasm. "What are you in for? Testosterone too hard?"
"I don't count?" Zander raised his hand.
"You don't count." Uzi rebuked as Zander goes comedically depressed.
"That can happen? Awesome." Thad replied then he smiles. "Hey, those bandages look pretty badass!"
The compliment made her slightly blushed, "Oh... Uh, ew. Gross, I hate that you said that." She grunted.
"Woah... If only I can capture this..." Zander smiled. "Oh wait, I can do it myself!" He pointed the fact he's a drone, then another smack, he'd need a counter for this, starting from scratch... Counter: 1
Thad seeing the two banter as if they are like rivals, then he notices the railgun, "So, what's the, uh..." He pointed out.
"It's a gun." Zander explained.
"Sick-as-hell railgun!" Uzi accused, Zander's words as she points the railgun rifle at the two, with Thad reacting nervously but Zander not even flinching. "Sci-Fi nonsense, that super works! I'm sneaking to the Murder Drone lair tonight to get the last spare part I need to save the world with it and earn my dad's respect and stuff, but mostly the world part."
"That's sound way cool..." Zander smirked, crossing his arms.
Thad however got nervous, "Oh, but doesn't your dad make awesome doors so we don't have to, uh... Do that scary sounding emotionally repressed stuff you just said?" He asked, but then he panicked as the rifle is aimed at him to which it poke his cheek.
"NO MORE FEEDBACK ON MY REPRESSION TODAY!" Uzi yelled.
"Oh! I'm sorry! I didn't think..." Thad tries to settle this. But Uzi removes the rifle off, as she leaves.
"BITE ME!" She left, but quickly come back from the hallway. "I'm not mad at you by the way, just generally hormonal!" She leaves again.
"Ha, typical Uzi." Zander chuckled.
"So, uh, Zander?" Thad asked out, "You said this whole plan of hers is... Cool? Even though those things... Kill us?"
"Yeah, I know. I've seen them, tearing my family into pieces making me and younger sister alone." He replied with the latter being serious for the first time. "Besides, Uzi is right, we been here doing the same stuff over and over. Like... I AM PROGRAMED TO BE EXTROVERT! MY FAMILY IS EXTROVERT, expect my sister... WHY AM I AN EXTROVERT?! WHAT CAN I DO HERE?!" He exclaimed as he grabs Thad's arms, shaking him. "THIS CAVE, IT'S TORTURE FOR ME!..."
"...I..." Thad winced as Zander sinks down, still holding his arms.
Then he quickly gets back up and lets go, with a normal happy expression, "Hence, I want to help Uzi, after all, she'll need that unlikely ally for the Protagonist Journey from that presentation she placed!" He gets up and walks off. "See ya Thad!" He waves, but comes back "Also, remove Chad, it's best for you..." Finally he leaves.
"Uh... Okay?..." Thad slowly waved back.
As Uzi walks through the hallway, then a an arm placed around her shoulder, Zander has catch up. She shoves him off, "UGH! Don't you also know I am an angsty teen?!" She questioned.
"Relax, Uzi, I am done making fun of you. For real. Not when for the plan we're doing together." Zander smiled.
As she was about to scoff off, the one word immediately caught her attention, "We?" She asked.
"Yeah, you know my tragic backstory. You got a dead mom, I got my dead parents." Zander replied as Uzi nodded. "And I know you got annoyed with my antics, but the reason I was interested in you... You got an actual plan. I've always wanted to explore more like my parents use to did. So sing me up to join your new squad!" He makes some action punching motions.
"An unlikely ally?..." Uzi pondered.
"Yep, as I said, I like the presentation." Zander smirked as he shows his hand, Uzi thought for a moment... She smiles and accepts the handshake.
For a moment they shook... Jonathan stood there in front of them. The two nearly gasped to see him.
"Ignoring my foreshadowing message... Didn't you two?" Jonathan calls them out. The silence is all he needs to hear. "Well, I can't let you guys do that, you're creating a problem on something that isn't broken. Uzi, you are making a terrible mistake..."
"Bite me!" Uzi retorted. "And you'd rather just stay here and do nothing until death comes?"
"That death hasn't come soon, you two will bring it up later." Jonathan countered. "With the current walls, we can survive very well."
"Man, I knew you were the suck-up the day I met you!" Zander accused and pointed at Jonathan. "Like dude, you're not gonna stop us and her Protagonist Journey, it's inevitable at this point."
"You. Will. Not." Jonathan warned. "I'll be keeping an eye on you both by tomorrow." He walks off.
Uzi groans, "Great! Not an obstacle to overcome, this journey is already getting complicated!" She grunted.
"Yeah, it's almost like this is coincidence for him to appear..." Zander hummed, then he snaps his fingers. "You know what's also coincidence?" Uzi looks at him. "Some more help!"
In the room filled with a lot of computers, a girl drone is here, sitting on with the desk. She has the same eye color as Zander, she wears a simple dark grey t-shirt and skirt, and notably wearing trapper hat. There in front of her is none other of Uzi and Zander.
"W-wha!?" She stuttered. "Y-you want me to distract... Jonathan?! I... I can't!"
"Look, you know a thing or two about computers and surveillance. Your coinvent skills can help us to guide away or distract him." Uzi explained.
"And that you have a crush on Jonathan-" Zander added.
"ZANDER!" Quinn screams in embarrassment. "WHY MUST YOU USE MY EMOTIONS AS SOME BARGAINING CHIP!?"
"Because we have no time for pauses in this Uzi's protagonist journey!" Zander stated as Uzi sighed while he continue, "We need to get this journey started and not waste time on frivolous nonsense that can just happen outside of that!" He calms down then tries to convince his sister, "We all need to work together to take down these Murder Drones, and we can save the world!" He smiled.
"No..." A look from Quinn's face looks unsatisfied. Zander needs to pipe her interest, knowing romance won't work given she is an introvert girl...
Zander looks troubled, "Oh, you didn't like my inspirational short speech?" He asked before he is shoved by Uzi who begins the talking.
"You help us, and I promise you'll get more parts to improve your computers." Uzi stated her deal. "...And I'll teach you how this railgun works."
Quinn's face is loading, realizing what she means. She gasped in awe, but she quickly settle herself. "Um, alright... I can help you!" She confirmed.
"Nice!" Uzi smiled. "Thanks for the help Quinn! Today, we'll make a difference!"
"..." Zander is in gasped, but then scoffed, closing his eyes, and crossed his arms. "Hmph. Women and their selfish desires..."
"Shut it!" Both Uzi and Quinn yelled him back.
Next early morning, a 3 o'clock shows up, until to be slapped down by Uzi, revealing the clock is on her face. Today's the day... She grabs her railgun, straightens her hat, and quietly takes a door key. She opens the door and meets up with Zander who gives a thumbs up who she responded with a nod.
Meanwhile, Jonathan is wandering around the hallways, looking for the two drones in case of leaving... He makes a turn, he bumps into someone... Revealing to be Quinn.
"OH! HEY! IT'S NICE TO MEET YOU!" She suddenly yells. "I HAVE NO IDEA WHY I AM... Yelling..." She toned down.
"...Quinn, what are you doing here? Don't you stay inside your room all the time?" Jonathan asked.
"Umm..." She shifts nervously. "That's because... I'd like to go out with you!" She screams with determination.
"...Is this some sort of trick your brother put on?" Jonathan asked.
"Huh?!" She exclaimed.
"Uzi and Zander must have use you as a distraction, a typical ploy I would never fall for..." Jonathan replied, as he turns back... But his hand was grabbed by Quinn.
"N-no!" Quinn blurted. "I really do wanna go out with you! A-and, uh...!" She stumbles to take out her phone showing the camera screens of other empty hallways. "Look! No one's there!"
"..." Jonathan stares at the phone... Seeing the footage is clear... He sighed, maybe they learned their lesson. "Alright, so where do you wanna go in this... Early morning..."
"Uh... How about my room? I never invited anyone there expect my brother... He's always enters uninvited..." She muttered in anger, but she goes back to normal. The two walks away as Quinn leads the hand hold first with a bright smile almost forgetting her actual duty... The footage on her phone has been secretly on loop thanks to her computer skills...
Which Uzi and Zander has sneak passes, they reached the main door. Uzi takes out the master keycard, and swipes it on the panel. Just that, the door opens... Revealing a certain drone from the news and posters, having an iconic jacket hat and fake mustache... Uzi's father, Kahn.
"Oh, Robo-Jesus!" Uzi and Zander exclaimed at the same time, nearly holding each other.
"And where might you two be off to?" Kahn questioned.
"Umm... Sneaking out to make out with my boyfriend that I definitely have?" Uzi nervously smiled, gesturing Zander who nods frantically.
"...HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!" Kahn laughs, but his mood instantly changed. "Seriously, though..." He still waiting the question.
Zander quickly glancing at her and Kahn constantly. Seeing this isn't working, time to play this card she hoped she would never played but... "Ugh, okay, okay, you caught me! I, I mean WE!.. Need to... Measure... The exterior hydraulic mechanisms of Door One. Because that's... The project we're working on, for school?" She awkwardly laughs, making a small arm swing. "A big old door! Just like what my old man build!"
"..." Kahn is still staring...
She mentally sighed, "I want to join the WDF and hide behind the doors like cowards while playing cards and stuff..." She said.
He chuckles, "Well, we don't just play cards..." He replied. Just as he said it, the second door opens showing some workers on the table... Playing cards.
"Khan! Can you grab a fresh pack?" One of the workers raised a card. "We literally only play cards so much that the numbers have faded. Oh, hey Uzi and Uzi's friend!" He noticed the two and waved.
Uzi nervously chuckled while Zander keeps a straight face.
The door closes as Kahn chuckles awkwardly, "Well... When you build doors so good-" He goes back to hug the door. "Good door, good door..." Then he goes back to the two, "There's no need to fight! Uzi, this is great news!" He smiled. Uzi and Zander have an awkward stare as he takes out a wrench, "Here! The wrench that I used to tighten bolts on my first door prototypes, and to put your mother out of her misery when the Murder Drones got to her with that nanite acid..." He speaks in deep serious sorrow, then his happy attitude changed, "I want you to have it!" He hands the wrench to her.
"Uh... Neat. Therapy's fun!" Uzi fake smiled. Zander nodded silently.
At the other side, where workers are still playing cards, then the door opens. "Guys! My daughter is into doors!" He praised.
The fellow drones start cheering as the last behind next to them opened, releasing snow and cold breeze much to their chagrin. As a few complaints of 'Ah, come on!' and 'Not my flush!'.
"She and her friend are gonna be outside for a bit to examine the exterior of Door One! Uzi! Your door-specific destiny awaits!" Kahn encourages her., then he places a shoulder on Zander, "And not to mention you! So glad you gain a sudden change of heart about doors!"
"Uh..." Zander mumbled.
"Wow, okay!" Uzi immediately interrupts drags Zander outside, "We're just gonna leave then, cause this worked so weirdly well. Uh, go doors!" She gives a wave right as the door closes in front of her when outside.
Then Kahn slowly tears up, "They grow up so fast!" Then he takes off his fake mustache.
Uzi and Zander are standing outside... Snow and breeze continue on, they stare at each other before Zander spoke out.
"So... That was it?" Zander whispered. "This feel like those plot-induced stupidity moments, can't believe he and Jonathan fell for that..."
"Well, it all worked out didn't it?" Uzi replied retaining her steady manner, "Let's go find this part, and kick the Murder Drones' butt before Dad finds out we've been doing behind his back and lying to him all this time."
"Right..." Zander replied as they continue going, leaving their voice trails out, echoing from a distance. "So, about that sudden boyfriend line-"
"Don't!" Uzi calls out. "It's just a ruse!"
"A very specific ruse..." Zander replied. "Well, enough of that, let's just commence operation 'Murder the Murder Drone'." They continue to walk off their base to further depths of the cityscape...
...Surely this won't complicated things... Right? RIGHT?
This is it. Expected more chapters to come soon!
Featuring extra stuff! Such as:
"New Characters & Villains!"
"Expanded & New Story Arcs!"
"Potentially New Lore? (That hopefully won't break the main timeline much)"
Stay tune for more chapters of the XZJQ series, and Summoning Fiction, cause you know damn well, anything from the XZJQ is canon to that crossover