The Scientist had decided to bring the girl, Splashroom to a local aquarium. At this point, it was his only option. The nearest natural source of water was the springs, but that was miles away. And the local swimming pool would be filled with suspicious, unwelcoming, rowdy kids and their parents. The aquarium was his only other option.
He had been driving for 15 minutes straight, and he had a solid half-hour left, and would need some time to kill in the car. Luckily, he had just the thing.
With a push of a button, his car scanned the CD of his favorite album, by his favorite band, Twenty-two Musketeers. As the soulful rock music started playing, he sang his heart out on every tune.
"I know what you think in the morning, when the sun lends it's hands to the earth, and shows just where you are, and you swearing to your parents you'll never trust them again, you have guns for hands." The nostalgia kicked in. The scientist had listened to this band ever since he was a senior in high-school. From when he listened to Twenty-two Musketeers while doing his calculus homework, to the time when it was played at his prom, he loved it every second of their songs.
By the time the next chorus of the song played, The Scientist had tears in his eyes. "Swearing to your parents you'll never trust them again, well you have guns for hands. Ah-a-a-ah, guns for hands."
Splashroom's eyes opened for a second, and memories came flooding in. She remembered the sound of armies marching across junkyards. She remembered the towering red robots who marched alongside the human fighters. She remembered the big guns they carried. She screamed.
The scientist nearly jumped out of his seat. The van swerved off the dirt road he was on, and into the woods. He quickly stopped the music and frantically scanned Splashroom for any injuries.
He lifted up her shirt carefully to reveal that her stomach was glowing. Or at least, something on her stomach was glowing. The scientist examined her more closely. A weird raindrop, or teardrop shaped item was on Splashroom's stomach. It was glowing brighter and brighter with every second. The scientist felt his heart racing. He had no idea what to do. Panicking, he took out his phone and dialed 911.
"Hello?" - "Yes, I have an emergency."
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System Error
Science FictionAn alien girl falls to Earth one day. She wakes up to find a loss of memory of her past. Meanwhile, a robot made for an army thousands of years in the future is discarded due to an error. System Error tells the story of these two lost, broken charac...
