Dreary Digital Dreams [Inanimate Insanity AU]

Chapter 1

Outside Hotel OJ, Test Tube, Fan, Bot, and N-slash-A sat watching the sunset. Well, Bot and Test Tube were paying attention, Fan was busy typing something on his computer as N-slash-A flew around.
Bot looked over at Fan.
Bot said, "Dad..."
N-slash-A mimicked Bot and said the same.
Fan looked up, "Oh shoot," he said, saving and closing his laptop. "Heh, sorry, Kiddo, busy writing an article."
Bot giggled a bit, "about what?"
"It's a research paper," Test Tube said.
"About what?" Bot asked again.
"Our research," Fan said.
"Research into what?" Bot asked.
Fan and Test Tube laughed.
"We can't tell you till it's published, sweetheart," Test Tube said.
"Oh..." Bot said. "OOOOOH! I get it..."
Fan nodded and started watching the sunset with them. Fan pulled Test Tube and Bot in close.

"Mom?" Bot said.
"Yes?" said Test Tube.
"How many space robots do you think are stuck on Mars?" Bot asked.
"20 of them... with the 21st still functioning," Test Tube replied.
"Gosh, that must be so scary for the little thing," Bot said softly. "To see the rest of your family like that... and feeling so alone and trapped..."
"Yeah..." Test Tube said.
"I went to Mars once," Fan said. "Only started a few minutes..."
"Really?" Bot asked, shocked.
"Yeah, I built the rockets," Test Tube said, smiling.
"I don't recommend sharing a rocket with Yin-Yang," Fan stated, "because, oh boy..."
Bot smiled, "he's matured a lot."
"Yeah, he has," Fan agreed.

After watching the sunset, Test Tube and Fan started putting Bot to bed. Bot yawned as Test Tube hummed and Fan sung.
"Fly me to the moon, and let me play among the stars... let me see what spring is like on Jupiter and Mars..." Fan softly sang.
N-slash-A flew in and nestled next to Bot.
"Fill my heart with song... And let me sing forever more... You are all I long for... All I worship and adore... In other words, please be true..." Fan sung.
Once Bot was tucked in, both parents began to leave the room.
"In other words... In other words," Fan sang as he turned off the light, "I love you."
He slowly shut the door as the two left and Bot went to sleep.
Test Tube and Fan decided to cuddle on the couch in the Hotel Living room. Fan pulled out his phone and pulled up a photo of Bot.
"Look at them," Fan said, smiling. "I can't believe we created something so wonderful."
"Yeah, who knew my programming knowledge was able to create something so advanced," Test Tube said.
"A mind of their own," Fan said.
"Yeah, and the only other..." Test Tube said, rubbing her arm. Her tone then shifted. "They can't know..."
Fan nodded, "I understand."

Bot was deep in sleep when suddenly the sound of Fan and Test Tube shouting woke them up.
"HEY!! LET GO OF HER!!!" Fan shouted.
Bot got up worried. N-slash-A followed until loud bangs rang out, scaring them away. Bot immediately ran towards the living room.
"MOM!! DAD!!!" They screamed, hoping to wake up the hotel, if they weren't already up. As soon as they entered, they were met with a grizzly sight. Fan and Test Tube lay lifeless on the floor. Test Tube was shattered, her eyes wide open. Fan was shot and had a huge chunk of his face missing. Bot began to breathe heavily. A shadowy figure loomed above them. Bot gasped in fright as they locked eyes with the figure. Bot let out a scream of abject horror. The Shadowy figure immediately fled the scene without a trace.

Bot felt sick to their stomach. They felt as if they were going to faint, but the sound of Fan groaning snapped them out of it.
"Dad!" Bot cried.
Fan coughed, "Get... help... please..."
OJ and Paper entered the room to see what the hell was happening.
Paper was clearly panicking. "Oh my gosh, oh my gosh..." he said
"Bot, I already called the cops... they're on their way..." OJ said, "Go back to your room..."
"No! He needs my help!" Bot cried.
"Bot... Get... MePhone..." Fan said weakly.
Bot nodded, "Yeah... yeah, okay... I'll get MePhone!" They said, panicking. They got up and ran down the hallway.

A few minutes later, Bot returned with MePhone. Paper was seen trying to help Fan as best he could. When MePhone was close, Paper got out of the way. Fan looked at MePhone.
"Me-mephone... please... recover my wife..." Fan said, couching.
MePhone nodded as he attempted to revive Test Tube, but it failed. "W-what?" MePhone said in disbelief.
Paper and OJ stared in shock. They couldn't believe it either.
Fan couched more, "If you can't revive me... promise me... promise you'll take care of Bot," Fan said.
"Yes, I will... I promise..." MePhone said, still shook, "but... Fan... who... who did this?"
Fan coughed harder, "We were attacked by-"
Unfortunately, Fan's body gave up before he could finish. Bot screamed in terror and began crying. Paper gently hugged Bot and held them close, as MePhone stood there, trying to process it all. The sound of police sirens grew louder in the distance.