𝓣𝓸 𝓣𝓱𝓮 𝓟𝓪𝓼𝓽 [ Eng / Mly ]

chapter 3 - [ Odd Swings. ]

Amato sped to the park, using his insane stamina to somehow make it before Pian had the chance to get upset. The clock ticked 12:26, far off from his designated time.

As he reached, shuffling off branches and leaves from the shortcut he took, he saw Pian. The blond was on a swing, which slowly swayed to a rhythm Amato recognized to be the angst-ier half of their shared music album.

Suspicious, but still filled with the same mischief he always had, Amato crept up behind him.

"You're not funny, Amato."

Amato's face fell, not from the failed scare but the tone Pian had used. "Dude, are you ok?" he asked genuinely, walking over to take the swing next to him. "Did something happen?"

Pian's face was a sullen gloom, far from his usual pip but not unusual. Something was bothering him clearly. "It's just that-"

Pian's words were promptly cut off short by Boboiboy & Mechabot, who had just arrived in not too amazing fashion. Boboiboy, wearing Amato's collection of 'Bad Boy' wear from two years ago, surprisingly didn't struggle to catch his breath.

In fact, he was peachy, normal. Amato thinks his inhuman speed was passed down.

"Now, who told you to run off like a sicko? You know Boboiboy doesn't know his way yet!" Mechabot yelled in fresh, unwavering anger.

Amato merely scoffed as he turned back to Pian, wanting to hear what he had to say.

Did Uncle Aman ignore him again- but that wouldn't make sense, results and school projects weren't for another month! Was it Auntie Intan this time? As far as Amato knew even her adventures had breaks-

But it was too late to think, Pian was back to grinning. "Bula didn't get the chance to bully me today, Uncle Bob managed to stop him" he giggled. "Bula's gonna be pissed." Amato worried but Pian didn't care.

Using one hand to pull Amato up and the other to wave for attention, Pian made his demand, "Let's go to Muhibah!"

Speed wasn't Pian's quality as it was Amato's, yet the rate it took to get them all to Muhibah was very quick. Pian has a considerable hidden talent, Amato thinks.

"Oh, do you boys want cendol?" the auntie asked, her usual smile presented on her face. It's been a few days since they last savored cendol, especially considering the sudden spurt of evil robots.

"I want durian cendol." Pian requested, before turning to Amato and the rest. He looked pissed.

What is going on with him?

"3 cendols please-"

"Make it 4 and Pian's paying!" Mechabot grinned, nudging the blond while his other robotic arm wrapped around Boboiboy's shoulder.

Pian's face hardened. "Oh my god, why are you guys so dependent on me? What do you take me for, a bank you can use and ditch whenever you want? Well, Im not!"

Silence.

Pian slammed twenty ringgit on the stall before storming off with his cendol in hand. "What's up with that idiot?" Mechabot commented, weirded out but not angry. He seemed to have a better temper with Pian then he does with Amato.

"Don't call him that, he probably had a bad day." Amato frowned, handing another cendol to Boboiboy. "You guys go sit next to him, I need to check on something."

"Leave us with the problem as always!" Mechabot grumbled loudly, hovering over to Pian. "Amato?" Boboiboy questioned, handing him a curious look.

Amato gave him a smile, "Don't worry pipsqueak, I just wanna talk to Rubika." he explained, assuring as it was vague.

"Why?"

"Honestly, I think some sort of power sphere did something to Pian." he admitted, looking ashamed for not being able to protect his best friend then. "Like Emotibot?" Boboiboy suggested.

Amato raised an eyebrow, "Emoti-what? I was thinking of Moodbot."

Now it was Boboiboy's turn to raised an eyebrow, unfamiliar with the sudden discovery of Moodbot. He was pretty sure neither the girls or his own studies mentioned Moodbot.

"Here." : Amato hands him his mechanizer, showcasing a power sphere that resembled an awful lot like Ochobot. Boboiboy frowned deeply.

"He has this sick power to make people irrationally‐ well, moody. We saw him once, he strucked Bula and it lasted a day, I think. We couldn't catch him before but I think he's back."

"I don't know what Emoti-whatever did but this sicko is crazy. I think he made his creators insane enough to kill eachother and got locked up for murder and mind break. Mecha's cell is right next to him then, says he keeps screaming about them trying to replace him-"

Emotibot is a polished version of Moodbot.

"Never heard of a crazy power sphere before." Boboiboy admitted, sheepish. Amato pointed towards Mechabot, who was talking to Pian like he was a ticking time bomb, "Yes, you have."

Before Boboiboy could laugh at his brilliant joke, a scream- then another. He glanced back at Amato, equally taken aback.

"What was that?"

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