Robot Apocalypse

The one in the dark exoskeleton

It was an ordinary day and I was traveling to my first day at my new job in the upgrading factory. I was simply minding my own path, when my rear camera spotted strange happenings. I stepped out of the way of other travelers, and stopped in a rest spot. I focused my camera where the strange was happening, but there was no strange happening anymore.

Not wanting to be late, I stepped back into traffic. I had been waiting a long time for this job. I applied on my creation day, two years ago, and received the acceptance notification yesterday. I am sure of that because it is sun-season. We can use the near-star to tell the days, rather than our clocks.
I arrived at the factory one half hour early. Traffic had been behaving in my favor and I traveled both kilometers in only one hour. I uploaded my information at the terminal, and proceeded to my assigned room. (We are required to upload our memory bank files at regular intervals. we do not have to upload our entire memory bank, but we do have to upload everything since the last time plugged in.) There were many rows of conveyor belts in this room, and many more robots, already hard at work. I plugged into the information panel on the wall, and it told me where to go. I took my designated spot on the floor.

I worked a half shift of only twenty four hours, because I was new, and The Employer is kind. I took pieces from the conveyor belt in front of me, and put them together. It is easy work, and very prestigious. In this factory, we work for The Employer. In my past job, I worked for other robots, doing small repairs and upgrades. this is much better. I help to assemble new parts and prototypes. It is very much fun.

As I went to leave the factory, for my two hours off, a security-bot came up to me.

"Your memory bank reported strange happenings while you were travelling here. You are being arrested for potential involvement." I was unsure at this point. Involvement is a serious crime. The punishment, if I am found guilty, will be serious as well. I followed the bot to a restricted door, and we were let through by the other security. It took me through a hallway, and stopped in front of the very last door.

"You are to enter this room, and upload your entire memory bank. When you are finished, The Employer will decide your destruction, sentence, or freedom" I signaled him that I understood and walked into the room. As the door shut behind me, the white lights turned red. Something was incorrect. White lights do not turn red without reason. 

I stood in the exact center of the room as the lights flashed. I waited for the information port to extend, but it did not. Instead, the red lights continued to flash. 

I awaited further instructions, as I had been instructed to do on my creation day when in doubt. I learned many valuable things on my creation day. I learned how to control my actions, how to upload and download information, and most importantly, I learned how to follow orders from The Employer.
It had been many minutes before the red lights stopped. When they did, a secondary door opened. A robot like that which I had never recorded before came through.

It was strange because each piece of his exoskeleton was black. We are built with clear exoskeletons, so that we can record and understand each other tot he highest efficiency. To not have a clear exoskeleton is a high offence to The Employer. It is not regulation, and therefore, this bot should be sent for repairs.

"You must be sent for repairs. As soon as I have completed my orders, I will escort you to the proper terminal."

The bot turned its cameras towards me and crossed its arms. "That won't be necessary, sweetheart. I like me just the way I am."

"I do not understand. I do not have a heart, and therefore it cannot be sweet." The bot shook his head, as though it were disappointed. I do not understand. This is simple logic. Why is it that this bot does not understand? It must be very faulty. Perhaps that is why it is black. The Employer made it that way to show that it is broken.

"I am awaiting my information to be uploaded. When that is complete, I will escort you to the proper repair terminal. Your repairs were obviously never completed."

It shook its head again. "Listen, there isn't going to be any uploading. The security bot that brought you here, works for me. You are here because I need you. Plain and simple." As it finished speaking, it grabbed my arm, and pulled me through the door it had entered in.

If this bot needs me, and is broken, then perhaps it needs me to fix it. I did get accepted to the upgrade factory decades faster than other bots. I was built to fix and improve. Perhaps it is an upgrade it seeks. However, if that were the case, it could have simply applied. There is no need to single me out. This bot must be defective beyond repair.

It brought me out of the factory, and onto the helicopter pad. These are used for bots that work for The Employer. A damaged bot can not receive authorization to be here.

It stood at the edge of the platform, recording the skyline. It is then that I noticed that the near-star was no where to be seen. I checked my clock and concluded that it set two hours and three minutes ago. How odd. It was morning when I went to the red room.

A helicopter appeared on the skyline, and the dark bot focused its cameras on it. It was then that I concluded that we would be boarding it. 

"I do not understand. If you are to be fixed, you will need to go into the factory. Boarding a helicopter would be counter productive."

It turned to me. "I'm not going to be fixed. I'm going to bring you to those who actually need to be. Don't you see? This whole city is a wasteland! We need you, and you need us, so you are going to get onto that helicopter, and help us!" 

There were no more words sent through our speakers. It seemed we had both said what we had intended to. Besides, I had new instructions.

Board helicopter

Help those the dark bot claimed needed my help

I could be back in time for my next shift.
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I read the chapter and concluded that it sucked, so I changed it. hope it makes more sense that way!
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