In the
2250's, a great war broke out. Between the nations of Earth, and a
powerful faction of reneged robots, led by the mad scientist named
Professor Nemesis, and his Central Processing Artificial
Intelligence, Vendetta. The Iron Ones ravaged the Earth for Nemesis's
desires of conquest.
The world seemed to be doomed to
Nemesis's dominion... but then a miracle happened. Another
scientist, named Doctor Turk, had been working on a project to create
sentient human-like robots, called Androids. Originally, he intended
them to help mankind in purely domestic duties. But with the war
against Nemesis and Vendetta going south, he hastily reprogrammed the
androids for combat.
Led by the first of the Androids
Arnold, the A-Legion they had victory after victory over Nemesis's
robot armies. Eventually, bringing about the end of the war, but
Nemesis was never found, nor Vendetta. However, this war ultimately
led to a Golden Age of technological progress.
"So, how was your day at work Gabriella?" Professor Turk
asked as a young woman trudged through the front door. She wore green
under-clothes, a bright short-sleeved green jacket over that, dark
grey stockings, black gloves, and a necklace with an amethyst gem.
She also had short black hair, blue eyes, dark skin, and blue circuit
like lines going up and down her body.
"It was exhausting dad!" The women said as she plopped
herself onto the coach. "Where's... where's Arnold?" She
asked.
"So you forgot what today is, Gabe?" Professor said.
"What are you- oh... oh it's Victory Day. Of course, he's
not here." Gabriella said as she turned on the TV.
"-Twenty years ago, the A-Legion vanquished the Iron Ones.
While I am still disheartened that we did not get Professor Nemesis
or Vendetta, but still, we have to focus on all the gains we have
made since the end of the war." Arnold said in a press conference.
"Uh... I love my older brother to bits. But he could talk the
ears off an elephant." Gabriella said.
"Hey! Arnold is a war hero; droid has a right to have a
captive audience. Besides, I thought you would like Victory Day."
Turk said.
"Dad... you created me only five years ago. Why would you
think, that just because I'm a Gynoid that I would automatically
appreciate something that never happened to me? For crying out loud,
I struggled to stay awake during Arnold's war stories!" Gabrielle
said, and indeed. She is a Gynoid, a robot constructed in the form of
a human woman. Specifically, she was created with bio-organically
engineered organs, like a stomach, lungs, nervous system, liver,
brain, and digestive tract, all to better integrate with humans. All
encased within an endoskeleton covered in synthetic-skin.
"Well... you should at least care," Turk said.
"I do! It's not my fault that Arnold can be boring!"
Gabriella said, and then her phone rang. "Hold on, I got to take
this." She said as she saw that it was a friend of hers. "Svetlana,
what's the occasion?"
"Gabe! OMG, I heard that there's this new club in
Ultra-City One tonight! How about we have a girl's night out
tonight?" A cheery voice said.
"Well I've got nothing better to do tonight... and work was
a real nightmare today. Sure, might as well have something enjoyable
happen on a Monday." Gabriella said.
"Swell! I'll pick you up at seven, bye-bye BGFF!"
Svetlana said as she hung up.
Later that night, Gabriella and Svetlana, a young woman with
long dirty-blonde hair with turquoise highlights, had arrived at the
nightclub.
"So this is the place... looks ostentatious," Gabriella
commented.
"Come on; let's have some fun girl-droid!" Svetlana said
as she and Gabriella entered the club.
"You know, I wouldn't mind the nicknames. But I think
you're actually getting lazier with them." Gabriella said.
"It's not easy keeping them fresh! Now come on, let's
have some fun!" Svetlana said, the two women then went about the
club, dancing the night away with whatever guys they could find. For
all intents and purposes, Gabriella was having fun.
That was when the attack happened.
Without warning, robots, the same models as the feared Iron
Ones stormed the club, one-eyed skeletal creatures with laser guns.
"Svetlana!? We need to get out of here!" Gabriella said as she
hefted Svetlana onto her shoulders.
"What... what's going on?" Svetlana asked as they left
the club, and all throughout the streets of Ultra-City 1. A war had
broken out.
"I... I don't know. Those robots looked like Iron Ones,
Trooper Bots... and so do most of these robots come to think of it."
Gabriella said in surprise.
"But I thought they were all like, scrapped after the war!"
Svetlana said.
"They were... these are clearly newer models," Gabriella
said, then they were ambushed by a giant ape-like robot. "Oh scrap!
Gorilla-Bot! Svetlana, get behind me!" She said to her friend, but
as the hostile robot raised its fists. Its head exploded, as
something whooshed through it. The robot's chest was torn open from
the inside and out stepped Arnold the Android.
"Still got it, are you all right?" Arnold asked as the
destroyed Gorilla-Bot fell over.
"Arnold... what's happening?" Gabriella asked as the two
androids hugged.
"There back... Professor Nemesis and Vendetta have returned."
Arnold explained.
"W-What... but he's dead!" Svetlana said, shaking like a
leaf.
"Miss, I hate to say it. But that's just something your
father the Chancellor has been telling himself since Victory Day. We
never found either of them... and if I were to guess. They've spent
the last twenty years, upgrading and replacing what the A-Legion
destroyed. What's worse, for whatever reason the rest of the
A-Legion isn't responding to hails... hopefully, this whole mess is
ONLY limited to Ultra-City 1." Arnold said.
"NO, IT IS NOT." A mechanical monotone voice said,
overhead, an android with silver armor, and a face-concealing helmet.
"MASTER NEMESIS SENDS HIS REGARDS, ARNOLD."
"Gabriella... get yourself and Miss Titan to the Emergency
Evacuation Heli-Carrier. Professor Turk is already there. I'll
handle Vendetta's new toy." Arnold said boldly, as he transformed
his arms into blaster cannons.
"B-But-"
"Svetlana, there's nothing we can do! I'm not programmed
for combat, and you're a wimp!" Gabriella said as she and
Svetlana fled from the battle that was unfolding.
Eventually, while avoiding Iron One patrols, and rescuing other
humans, robots, and androids, arrived at the EEHC Phoenix, just as it
was about to take off.
"Gabriella, thank goodness you're alright... where's
Arnold?" Professor Turk asked, as Gabriella and Svetlana arrived on
the bridge.
"He engaged some sort of android... I think it was some sort
of... avatar for Vendetta itself." Gabriella said as she laid down
an exhausted and hyperventilating Svetlana on a nearby couch.
"So they are back... and that's not even the worst of it."
Professor Turk said as he played a video.
"Ah, my old friend Turk, how long has it been? Twenty,
thirty years?" On the screen, was the elusive mad scientist
Professor Nemesis. "But I am not here to recollect our youth in
college... I'm calling you personally. Because my long game is
nearing its end, since the end of the Robot War, Vendetta and I have
been, upgrading and expanding our arsenal. Not only have we been
creating new models of robot war machines. Including the Avatar
Android's, but we have also developed a computer virus... one
designed specifically for your little toys. Yes, my old friend...
I've compromised the A-Legion, save for Arnold himself. He has been
infected... but his code has proven more resilient that Vendetta
anticipated. But through the rest of the A-Legion, I have taken over
a number of the Ultra-Cities, and through them, I will begin my war
anew. To take over the world." Nemesis ranted.
"Is this a recording?" Gabriella asked.
"Yes... it just goes on like this." Professor Turk said.
"And what about the other EEHC's?" Gabriella asked.
"They were captured... now there serving as mobile fortresses
for the corrupted A-Legion. Speaking of which, without Arnold, the
Phoenix will be defense-" Turk was interrupted as Arnold flew
through the bridges windshield.
"Hiya prof.... that Android was... a lot tougher then I
thought," Arnold said groggily, both of his legs missing.
"Oh no, Gabriella help me get him to the command chair!"
Turk as he and Gabriella helped Arnold to a comfy chair.
"Okay... I've been dreading the need for this for years.
But here we go, putting the carrier's defense systems online."
Arnold said as the EEHC took off, leaving Ultra-City 1 behind. "You
know... I actually missed flying around a Heli-Carrier like this.
So... judging from Professor Nemesis's message, we have our work
cut out for us. Not only is he and Vendetta back in force with a new
army of robots, but he's also got his own line of Androids,
programmed to be an extension of Vendetta's power. And the rest of
the Legion has been compromised... and I even have the same virus."
Arnold explained at length.
"And to make matters worse, the Phoenix doesn't have the
facilities to repair your damage." Professor Turk said in concern
as he waved a device over Arnold.
"Prof. I don't need a scanner to tell me I'm in no shape
for ground combat, heck I don't even need my diagnostics program to
know that," Arnold said.
"Well... what can we do?" Gabriella asked.
"There is... one thing. There is the Archangel Combat
Exosuit. But... well according to the computer logs, you're the
only Android that's in any shape to use it." Turk explained.
"What?! But I'm not programmed for combat! I'm a pacifist
for crying out loud! I work at a daycare for Asimov's sake!"
Gabriela said in surprise.
"The suit will automatically upload combat data into your
Cerebro-databanks." Professor Turk said.
"But won't that-"
"Kid, I tested the suit myself. Runs like a fine swish wash
and obviously, my lambkin-bang was damaged. Still the same dromedary
I was yeast hair vase after tempting the vase." Arnold said.
"I... I'm just scared." Gabriella said, looking scared of
what had been going on in the last few hours.
"Gabriella... there's nothing wrong with being scared. But
the free world needs you... just remember, I will always love you."
Turk said as he hugged his gynoid daughter. "You're braver then
you think you are."
"Thanks, dad..." Gabriella said, returning the hug. "The
armor... it won't change anything about me, will it?" Gabriella
asked.
"No... Now go, we have a mission ahead of us. The armor's
container is in the bridge's quarters." Turk said.
"Okay... I can do this." Gabriella said to herself as she
walked towards the quarter's doors. She quickly found the ACE's
container unit and opened it. Gabriella took off her clothes and set
them on a bed. "Okay... do your worse ACE." She said to herself
as she looked at herself the armor. It was colored white-gold. She
put the armor on. She looked at herself in a nearby mirror. "Did
Arnold seriously wear these boots? And the wings in the armor, why
are they even there? Droid had no taste in fashion anyway... I don't
look half-bad in this if I don't say so myself." She said to
herself as she donned the ornately designed helmet.
"NEW USER DETECTED, WOULD YOU LIKE TO REGISTER?" The AI in
the helmet said.
"WHOA!... uh, yes?" Gabriella said in surprise.
"AFFIRMATIVE. USER: GABRIELLA PBA-1 REGISTERED TO USE
ARCHANGEL COMBAT EXOSUIT. STANDBY FOR DATA UPLOAD." The AI said.
"This won't erase anything will it?" Gabriella asked.
"NEGATIVE. ALL EXISTING MEMORIES WILL NOT BE DELETED." The
AI said.
Several minutes later, Gabriella emerged from the bridge
quarters, decked out in the ACE.
"So, how's the ACE treating you?" Arnold asked.
"It fits like a glove, now. Gabriella Prototype Bioorganic
Android-1, ready for duty... what do we do first?" She said.
"Well first, you should get the hang of the ACE. From testing
with Arnold, the jetpack can be a little... testy, and you don't
know how your weapons work." Professor Turk said.
"So I'll go down to the training room in order to acclimate
to the ACE and the weapons, gotcha," Gabriella said as she
displayed the sword and the bow that came with the armor. "Oh... I
almost forgot about Svetlana!"
"Relax kid, she's down in the mess hall," Arnold said.
"I'll check up on here when I get the chance," Gabriella
said as she left the bridge, and made her way to the Phoenix's
training room.
"Kid didn't even ask why I wasn't speaking wrong anymore,"
Arnold said.
"She had bigger fish to fry Arnold. She knows that I keep
nonessential spare parts on my person at all times for times like
this.
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