The Controller

Chapter 19: The Last Stand-Part Three

Year 2067

Control Tower:

"You betrayed me, son." The controller whispered.

"Dad, what you were doing was wrong." Matt said.

"It doesn't matter, son." Mr. Contraire said. "You are living in the best place of the world. You've got robot servants. You have everything a guy would wish for. Just enjoy your life. You don't have to care about people's feelin-"

"Dad, I'm NOT with you." Matt said. "And that's my last decision."

"Alright, bring the others." The controller shouted.

The door of the room opened and Artie, Kyle, Davis and DeWayne were brought in by 421.

"Here, wear this." 421 said, handing the controller a helmet. "It would protect you from the loud noise of the shouting."

"Thanks, 421." The controller said.

Davis gulped. He didn't like the sound of that. Was it just a joke to make them scared? He didn't think so. And in a second it was proven. The controller had took out a gun and wore the helmet. All of them were tied by 421 and were lying on the floor.

Davis shut his eyes tightly and waited for his death. But for some reason, the controller wasn't shooting them. He muttered to himself and screamed in pain. In the corner, 421 was smiling to himself. At last, the controller dropped to the floor.

"What's going on?" DeWayne asked 421.

He received no reply.

"Hello? 421?"

Still no reply.

"I think there's something wrong with him." Artie commented.

That's when Rick entered the room.

"The plan worked, I guess. He died." Rick said.

"He died?!" Matt cried in surprise.

"Sorry about your father, Matt, but this was important." Rick said.

"But how did he die?" Davis asked.

"I guess should untie you first." Rick said.

Soon, they all were free. Rick led them out of the room. All the robots were still. It seemed as if something happened to all the Helpers.

Rick got all of them in a room and started telling them the whole story. How his memories returned, how 421 helped him to contact his Dad, and then he got the final part about he defeated the controller.

"I'm the only Helper who knows controlling minds. Mr. Contraire taught me that." He said. "That's why he named me the Head Of Security. I saved the Control Tower from being attacked during the rebellions through this method. I was programmed so I couldn't do anything to Mr. Contraire. But then my memories returned and I became the Rick I used to be. But I also remembered the mind-controlling method and I was no longer 422. That's how I defeated the controller."

A beeping voice startled them all.

"There is some news related to the controlling. It notifies me about that." Rick said and pressed a button on his arm. A screen appeared in front of them which showed a plane crash.

"Oh no, when Mr. Contraire died, all the Helpers stopped working. My Dad was in a plane with a Helper, and because that Helper stopped working, the plane crashed." Rick said, his voice weakening.