The Robots Series I: The Earth's Core

Chapter 9: John's POV

All I do is sit on a rock. That's all I ever do ever since my entire family died. Just sit here and try to imagine there faces. Wishing that I could see them one more time.

The fire that I started growing brighter is what brings me back to reality. I go and use some water to put it out. Then I just realize that In hungry, so I go to my back to go get something out.

When I open my bag all I see is fish crackers and a juice box. I didn't even notice how low I was on food until now. I guess I'll just starve out here.

I begin to start brining the food out of the bag when I start hearing voices.

"Are you sure it's this way?" One says.

"No clue." The other one responds.

I'm surprised someone's actually down here besides me. I can't think of that right now, though. I have to hide and wait for them to pass. I don't want to be running I it some crazy people.

I go hide behind the rock I was sitting behind. Luckily it's big enough to hide my whole body. I just have to hope they don't come over here. I don't need a fight right now.

"I told you this wasn't the way out, Nate." I hear a voice say. They're right next to me.

"Oh. My bad, Tyrone." The guy named Nate tells him. "Maybe I just need to relax for a bit. Get my brain a rest. What do you say?"

"Fine." Tyrone says. "Just for a couple hours."

Great. I can't sit here for two hours, but I'm not going to be able to take both of them. I can't try to run for it, but I can't take the chance of getting shot.

That's when I notice the guy, Tyrone put down his gun right next to him. I could try to go for it, but he I have to be quiet so he doesn't notice me.

I walk slowly to the gun with both of the guys backs towards me. I keep tiptoeing when The blond guy, Nate, turns his head noticing me. Both of our eyes lock on the gun and we both make a dash for it.

I get there first and I pick it up and aim it at both of them. They both put there hands up.

"What do you want?" Tyrone asks me carefully.

"I just want to leave, alright?" I tell them while slowly walking back.

"Then why didn't you just leave instead of pointing a gun at us?" Nate spits out.

"I needed to be sure that you weren't going to shoot me. Plus, I needed a weapon to protect myself from them." They stay quite staring at me, so I just keep going.

"I'm just going to keep going and then-" that when I bump into a heap of metal behind me. I slowing turn around. Right when I do a robot hits me in the face with his gun, and I fly back landing right on my face.

I see my gun slide far away from me. Before I can try and go for it, the robot aims the gun at me.

"Don't touch it." It says in it's loud robotic voice.

I decide to take that chance. I try to grab the gun again, but the robot shoots, and I have to roll out of the way of the bullet.

When I bring my head back up from the ground, I see Tyrone making a run for it. Nate is just standing there, surprised that his buddy would make such a risky move.

As for the robot, he just starts shooting at Tyrone. I expect him to fall down with bullets in his back, but he turns the corner right before the bullets reach him. Wow, I didn't think someone could leave their friend so easily.

The robot just turns his head to the two of us. I'm sure he doesn't care whether he gets two or three people to kill.

That's when the unexpected happens. Nate runs for the gun and the robot shoots. Nate, dodging as good as the other guy dodges all the bullets, besides one that gets him in the cheek.

Nate pucks up the gun and shoots the robot in the head. The robot falls to the ground, headless. I take it's gun from the ground, and then look back to Nate expecting him to aim his gun at me.

All I see is him wipe the blood that's trickling from his cheek. "Need company?" He asks me. "I guess I'm kind of by myself now."

I think this over and realize that this whole time I've been by myself, I've been lonely. "Sure." I tell him. "We're just going to forget about how I took the gun, right?"

"Sure." He says. "But, can you do me a favor?"

"What favor?" I ask him suspiciously.

"I need revenge for him leaving me. The guy I was with. Do you mind helping me get him?"

I may seem like it, but I don't kill. Well, I don't kill humans at least. "I'm not going to go help you kill him if that's what you think is going to happen."

He looks down, sad. "Dang." He says. "This could have gone so well." He then puts his gun to my head. "Guess I'm just going to have to do this alone."

I'm surprised that someone I just befriended has just betrayed me that fast. I should've saw it coming. This guy seemed shady from the begging.

"Give me the gun." He tells me.

I toss him the gun that I got from the robot.

"Now the bag."

I forgot that I brought my bag with me. Even though my stomach is screaming for me not to, I toss him my bag too.

"Good." He says while picking up my stuff. "I guess I'll see you on the other side." He starts walking away but stops.

"Oh! Almost forgot!" He turns around and shoot my foot in one quick motion. I fall to the ground screaming "Just making sure you don't follow me. Now, I'll be seeing you soon." He picks up his stuff and walks away from me while I'm still holding my bleeding foot.