Chapter 40: Ready for Take Off

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The helm was filled with the sound of machinery coming to life, and cogs turning. It was an entirely gray room, with four Duin-Bots activating everything on several terminals.

Duin sat down in the middle of the room on a cone-shaped chair that was attached to the floor, staff in hand. Next to him, was an android that didn't resemble Duin.

 Next to him, was an android that didn't resemble Duin

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(Duin-Bot Pilot)"Reactor Core...activated!"

(Duin-Bot Pilot)"Defense Systems...online!"

(Duin-Bot Pilot)"Gravity Well...100%!"

(Duin-Bot Pilot)"Engaging Wings..."

After a combination of button presses, two large, triangular gray wings extended from both sides of the battleship.

(Duin-Bot Pilot)"Wings engaged!"

The strange robot turned to Duin and said,

(Captain Tix)"All systems are fully functional, Lord Duin. All that's left is to wait for the engines to warm up."

(Omega)"He sounds like this one."

(Duin)"Excellent, those fools will have no way of stopping Dii Ropentaar."

(Duin-Bot Pilot)"Sir! We got something headed to the castle, and fast!"

A large square screen lowered from the ceiling, and displayed the transformed William flying through the air.

(Duin)"What the devil is that thing? Run a scan on this creature!"

(Duin-Bot Pilot)"Roger-Roger!"

The screen then displayed all of William's biological information right down to the number.

(Duin-Bot Pilot)"Sir, that thing is William!"

(Duin)"What?! How di-...wait, those Giants! Listen to me, William must NOT be allowed to set foot on this ship!"

William landed in the castle's dining hall, where Glossaryck was trying to roast pudding over a torch, only to have it fall into the flame.

(Glossaryck)"Darn it, not again! I-William? Is that you?"

(William)"Rah! Rahaha!"

(Glossaryck)"Is that so? Good to see you didn't die! You must've given Star quite the scare."

(William)"Rohoha?"

(Glossaryck)"Where's Duin? He's in the ship near the roof. Go through that hall, then take the stairs on the right."

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