Scene 12
Revolutionary ridiculousness
The RRF carries Astro into their hide out
Sparx: Did you see the humans quake in their boots?! Dont worry Brother, youre safe now.
Robotsky: You have been saved by
.
RRF: The Robot Revolutionary Liberation Front!
Fridge: Otherwise known as RALF!
Robotsky: That sounds kinda sick dont you think?
Sparx: Maybe we should consider changing it to like
STUPID Society of Upright Intelligent Droids or DORK Droid Organization of Robotic Chaos or
Astro: Uh
.guys? Why did you just kidnap me?
Robotsky: Oops
we forgot to introduce ourselves.
Sparx: Im Sparx, The brains!
Robotsky: Im Robotsky, the muscle!
Fridge: Im the fridge!....you know
.Im a fridge?
RRF: We are the Robot Revolutionary Front!
Sparx: Defenders of our brother robots!
Robotsky: Freedom fighters from oppression!
Fridge: I brew good coffee.
Sparx looks at Fridge and slaps him off the top
Robotsky: You are now liberated comrade. Take your first step of freedom!
Astro steps in oil.
Sparx: How does it feel?
Astro: Feels wetter?
Robotsky picks up a desk and throws it through the roof
Robotsky: It feels wetter! Viva The Robot Revolution!
Sparx looks irate
Robotsky: Sorry
I got carried away.
Sparx: You look like an advanced model brother, are you exempt from the Robot Laws?
Astro: Uh?....remind me?
Robotsky: A robot shall not harm a human, be the cause of any harm to a human blah blah blah
Astro: Well
I really dont want to harm anybody.
Sparx: Lugnuts! We are dedicated to freeing our bother robots from bondage!
Fridge: By any means necessary!
Sparx: Ruthless we are!
Robotsky: Show him comrade.
Sparx: We have written hundreds of letters to opinion pages and the editors refuse to print them because they fear our movement!
Astro: Wow
Uh
I
think I should be getting back to the others, theyre probably looking for me.
Sparx: We never asked
whats your name comrade?
Astro: Toby.
Sparx: Toby? You need a new name, one that has more umph! The pizaz to frighten the humans into submission!
Astro: I dont want to frighten anybody.
Sparx: What about? The Terminator?
Fridge: Thats an old one. What about the annihilator?
Robotsky: How about Doris? Wait
.Astro!
Sparx: Oh be quiet! If you cant come up with a sensible suggestion then mind your own business?
The three robots think.
Sparx: I got it! How about
..Astro!
Fridge: Thats good!
Robotsky: Modern with a touch of space age.
Astro: Thats nice you guys but I think I better be going.
Sparx: Tell Astro the plan!
Robotsky and Fridge gasp.
Sparx: Go on
tell him.
Robotsky: As you wish comrade. Do you know who this is?
Sparx: This is Hamegg, he is the owner of the World Wide Robot Games! They enslave robots so Hamegg must be made an example! We want to do something so horrible..so frightening
so SHOCKING! That the humans will be forced to free all robots!
Astro: What are you going to do?
Sparx walks around Astro
Sparx: The next Robot Games are in a week.
Fridge: Were going to lie in wait for Hamegg.
Astro: Yeah?
Robotsky: And when he shows his face?
Astro: Yeah?
Fridge: Mind you
we have to obey the robot laws!
Astro: Yeah
yeah?
Sparx: Were going to
..tickle him with a feather.
Astro looks dumbfounded.
Astro: What?!
Robotsky: Were already in the process of buying sed feather.
Astro: Thats
.your plan?
Sparx: Its brilliant!
Astro: ITS STUPID! So you guys are completely harmless!
Sparx: Were absolutely terrifying revolutionaries!
Astro: Who absolutely cant do anything terrifying!
Robotsky: Well
.tickling can be terrifying.
Astro throws his hands up
Astro: Im outa here.
Fridge: Wait! Tell em about the shave cream pie barrage!
Suddenly Cora comes through the door and tackles Sparx to the table.
Cora: You alright?
Astro: Yeah
Im trying not to die laughing.
Sparx: How did you find our secret hide out?
The secret hideout with all the signs around it comes in.
Cora: You morons need to work on your camouflage skills. Dont make us dismantle you! We just want the kid back!
Sparks looks at Astro
Sparks: Huh? Hes no
Astro grabs sparks and pins him to a wall.
Astro: You want a piece of me tin man?! Shhhh
Im an undercover robot from Metro City, play it cool ok?
Sparx: I knew it
viva the Revolution.
Astro turns and walks off.
Astro: Its ok
these guys are harmless. Just leave em alone.
Sparks: Were in your debt brother.
The little group walks from the RRF house
Cora: Whats your name anyway kid?
Astro: Toby, but thats not who I really am.
Cora: Kid, its a simple question.
Astro: My names
Astro! Just call me Astro.
Sludge: Thats cool
kinda space age