One Good Reason

A My Life as a
Teenage Robot Fanfic

Chapter Five Siege
Mentality

The crowd in front of the Wakeman house gasped in unison,
with their eyes riveted on the robot invaders, simply too stunned to move.P To Vexus, the terror on their faces was
something to be savored.P That was how
it always should be; wretched humans quaking in fear before their robotic
betters.P She allowed herself a second
to enjoy the moment, returning their stares with a sinister grin then the orb
between her antennae glowed a soft yellow, as she issued a silent command to
her news truck.

Just as the CNS reporters were not what they seemed,
neither was the truck.P It housed the
remote holographic link that Vexus had used to taunt Jenny, thousands of miles
away. PAnd now, two panels on the roof
swung open, revealing a pair of pneumatic launchers.P With a rapid series of bangs, they jettisoned large
metallic barrels, shooting them dozens of yards in every direction.P As the crowd scrambled out of the way, the
barrels began to unfold and expand.P The
air was filled with the sounds of cogs ratcheting, gears grinding, and motors
whining.P In seconds, the barrels had
transformed themselves into Cluster roach-drones, encircling the human mob with
their stun-ray antennae deployed.

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