Monsters Robots Aliens

Chapter 6

In San Francisco, the national guard was rapidly evacuating the city.

"Everybody move in an orderly fashion! This is an emergency! We are evacuating the city! Exact change is appreciated, but not necessary."

The alien marched closer and closer to the sound of its footsteps echoing all around. Soon the transport plane from the monster prison landed on a freeway. Koco drew a breath as the door opened.

"Let's move out!" Monger declared.

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Koco and the others stepped out of the plane and looked around. Fog surrounded them but in the distance,  Koco could make out a red bridge. She looked up and saw the blue sky and glowing sun. 

"Come on, Koco." P lifted her hand to Koco. The robot was confused. But now she held out her hand gently and began to exit outside. Once she stepped on the pavement, Koco was completely amazed to see the outside world.

"This is San Francisco! This isn't far from my home!" Ginormica exclaimed happily.

"Ah.. Feel the wind on your antennae. Isn't this wonderful?" Dr Cockroach asked as he stepped outside of the ramp.

"I haven't been outside for 50 years. It's amazing out here!" B.O.B chimed in.

"It's a little hotter than I remember," Link said, frowning. "Has the Earth gotten warmer? That'd be great to know. That would be a very convenient truth."

Koco began to smile, feeling the solid groudn on her feet. She was so happy she looked around in amazement, giggling.

"Is this your first time here?" V asked her. "I know you like it."

"When was the last time she got to see the world before this?" P asked.

"She's still new here. The robot girl needs a little chance to see the world."

Just then they heard thundering noises. Footsteps? Koco realized. Her signal began to go off but this time, it sounded not like what they expected, more like a glitchy garbled bleep. It doesn't seem normal. They came closer until.. a giant gleaming robot stepped through the fog. Was Monger really expecting them to fight that thing?

"Woo-wee! Now that's a robot!" Mongar cheered.

Koco suddenly felt worried about what lay ahead, and Ginormica could not believe she is seeing a robot this huge. "It's huge."

Monger began to back away to the truck and onto the plane. "Try not to damage it too much, monsters. I might want to bring it back to the farm!"

Ginormica watched in dismay as the doors on the plane slid closed. "No, no, no, wait!" she called as the plane lifted into the sky. "You didn't say anything about it being huge! Wait! No! Don't leave!"

"Oh, calm down Susan," V assured her skeptically. "It's just a Cyclops Drone." She turned her head to Koco. "I named him myself."

A blue eye beamed at them, making Koco look up at the robot.  It lumbuered forward them, stopping in its tracks and glaring at them with its single eye. 

"I think he sees us," B.O.B whispered to them. He turned toward the robot and tried to act friendly. "Hello! Hi! How you doing? Welcome! We are here to destroy you!"

"I don't think that robot can hear you," P said, alarmed.

"I can't fight that thing. I can't even.. I've never...." Ginormica gasped for breath, terrified. "I'm hyperventilating. Does anybody have a giant paper bag?"