Fan Fiction: Abby's Road

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Ah yes, Princess Abby returns to Metro City but this time she wants to take Reno home with her. Astro wants to help Reno make the best choice but he has to take his sister Zoran to an amusement park. The answer, Atlas Boy from the 1980's series will take Zoran for the pleasure of having Astro as his pampering house slave for one night in an expensive suite.
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ABBY’S ROAD
Astro Boy © 2003 Sony Pictures © 1954 Osamu Tezuka. All Rights Respected. For fan enjoyment only.

Metro City Airport

Astro looked over at Reno and smirked. “You look like a slob.”

Reno was dressed in a pair of rough looking jeans, a wrinkled white shirt and looked all around like someone who’d just walked out of a rodeo pen…

“Shut up?” Reno snorted back. You’re way over dressed, what’s with the 3-piece suit? Gosh you look like a total dork.

“This is Abby that’s coming Reno. I think the last thing she’d want to see is you looking like you don’t know where you’re going.”

Reno frowned. “Oh yeah sprocket brain? I don’t care if she’s a princess, did that ever cross your chips?”

Astro pursed his lips. “I forgot. All the famous scientists in the world dressed like dorks. Einstein, Fermie, Boer…and I think they were mostly single?”

“You’re begging me to smack you.” Reno said as he saw Abby’s ship landing at the arrival gate. “There she is!”

“You still look like an unkempt dweeb.” Astro whispered.

“You say anything stupid when she walks up and I’ll drop you.”

“Big bad Reno super dweeb.”

Reno gave Astro a quick smack off the top of the head. Not like it did anything to the boy robot other than his toyish needling was getting an effect. Reno quickly combed his hair, which to Astro was a desperate last measure to ward off embarrassment.

They came off the ship one at a time in a strait line of regality. Several royal guards, four royal courtsman, three girl attendants, Jamar (Abby’s rolly polly advisor) and finally Abby herself. She didn’t waste a second to break the formation and come running up to Reno.

“It’s so good to see you both again!” She almost screamed excitedly as she took hold of Astro’s hands and shook them. Abby moved to Reno and simply took a hand, mindful that a crowd of indignant poperatzi were hoping for a dirty picture to splash on their gossip rags around the world. She smiled at Reno like a puppy. “You haven’t changed a bit Reno.”

Reno looked at Astro with his brow drooped. “See? I didn’t need to dress like a dork.”

Astro smirked back and smiled at Abby. “So what brings you here this time Abby?”

“A week of talking trade issues. And an excuse to see my friends, especially Reno.”

Jamar wobbled up to Abby and coughed. “Your highness, we should be getting to the hotel. We meet the Minister of Trade in Shimubara in two hours you know.”

“As if your ever constant presence wasn’t remindful enough Jamar, of course.” Abby bowed to the boys. “I will call you later Reno.”

“I’m not going anywhere fast Abby, I have to do diagnostics on dweeb.”

Astro huffed. “Look who’s talking!”

Abby laughed as Astro chased Reno through the airport lobby.

Later
Reno’s Lab at the Ministry of Science

Who would think that Reno listened to something as old as Pink Floyd. The sound of “Speak to Me” echoed through the lab as Reno sat sipping a tall glass of lemonade from a pitcher Astro had thrown together.

“Oh man….now this is heaven.” Reno said smiling.

“I used pure spring water.” Astro said as he sat kicking his feet off the edge of the examination table. “Made it from scratch.”


“It’s way too perfect. That’s the problem with robots, there’s no way a human could cook up lemonade this delicious. It’s frightening.”

Astro pursed his lips. “You don’t like it?”

“Heck yeah I do!” Reno replied as he stood up and waved a hand. “Lay down.”

Astro slowly laid on his back. “You’re not going to rip me apart on this one are you?”

“Nah.” Reno replied. “I kinda need you. Abby called me an hour ago and said she was insistent that you be a little functional. She didn’t tell me more but she sounded pretty nervous.”

Astro scratched his head. “Maybe she wants to put another of her escape routines from court duty? You know she runs away every time she comes to Metro City.”

Reno smirked. “Probably. Can you keep a secret between us?”

“Of course!” Astro smiled back.

Reno stopped looking into Astro’s open chest panel and leaned back. “We’ve been writing letters back and forth for the past year and a half. Uh….they’re you know… the mushy kind?”

Astro pursed his lips. “How about talking in plain English?”

Reno walked around the table. “Uh….love letters.”

“No kidding?!” Astro said smiling. “I knew it. Sooner or later I thought you two would kinda mesh.”

Reno hummed to himself. “Astro? I think she’s coming over tonight for something serious and I uh….well I’m all left feet and rubber lips.”

Astro shrugged. “That’s usual. Offer her a glass of lemonade..uh….play ‘Us and Them” from Pink Floyd and go with it.”

“That easy?” Reno asked. “What would you know about….”

“I don’t.” Astro said giggling. “But give it a try.”

Reno went back to tinkering with Astro’s inners. “I’m going to end up peeing my pants, I know it.”

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Astro smirked. “Will you stop?! I bet it’ll just be a couple of snuggle kisses, an offer to dinner and some flowers. And no….I’m not going to do a vocal in-between thing to save your butt. I already got myself in a ton of trouble for playing Cyrano for someone else.”

Reno leaned over Astro’s face. “Will you stay here on the table and just listen to what happens? Be here for moral support to your bestus buddy?”

“I promise.” Astro replied. “What time is she coming?”

“Eight. She has to ditch her royal party.”

“I’ll probably have to be the blocker again anyway. Just don’t tell her I can hear everything. She’ll totally slap the feathers out of your skull.”

Reno patted Astro on the hand. “Thanks Goody Boots.”

“Hey…Atlas has a patent on that insult by the way.” Astro said as he watched Reno walk into his bedroom. While the boy scientist was getting ready for his date, Astro amused himself by using a squeeze tester to see the pressure grip rating on his hands. They were still lethal, enough gripping force to turn human bones to ground dust. Of course what Reno wanted was something more finessed and carefully crafted, something Astro was programmed not to do…almost.

Evening

The double bell ring at the door made Reno roll off his couch and take a momentary pause to see if Astro was “out”. “You know what I need right?” Reno asked with a raised finger.

“A number 5 from Wang Chung’s Chinese Gourmet?” Astro replied smiling as he lay on the check-up bed.

“Shut it and behave yourself.” Reno warned. He ran to the door, fiddled with his shirt collar and pressed the locking switch.

Princess Abby slipped quickly through the opening and looked back into the empty hallway. “Ok…they’re totally confused.” She waved. Oddly enough she was dressed in the same set of clothes she wore when she first came to Metro City and ditched her royal courtesans. It was a desert brown suit with bloomer pants, a brown jacket, a white frill shirt and a brown cap which she threw, lucky enough, over the boot tip of Astro as he lay on the examination bed.

“Gasp!” Abby said shockingly. “I’m sorry…is he awake?”



Reno smirked. “Hopefully not. He’s going through his yearly diagnostic exam so he should be “out” for the night.

Abby smiled. “You don’t know how good it is to see you all again after two years away. The court can be so lonely and boring.”

Reno shifted a foot. “I bet. Things haven’t been all that exciting here.”

He took a seat on the couch and folded his hands as Abby sat next to him. “So….how goes this trade thing you’re doing?”

Abby smiled and gave Reno a sudden kiss on the cheek. “I didn’t come here to just drown in talks about shipping boxes.”

Astro heard the smooch and almost started laughing as Reno gulped air.

“Uh?...well I should hope not. After all you really haven’t had the opportunity to experience all of Metro City, in fact I was hoping I could take you to Osaka this time, you’d love Osaka Park this time of year…”

Abby pushed a finger over Reno’s mouth. “I think what I have to ask you is more important than a trip to the park.” She pulled Reno over to his couch. “I think you should sit down for this.”

“There is a custom in my country that the next in line to the throne should choose someone they desire to be their love by the time they turn 18. I’ve made my choice.”

Reno’s eyes bulged and his hands visibly gripped the couch cushions. “Uh….me?”

Abby looked around the room. “You’re the only other human here I think.”

Reno played with a lip. “Must have been the letters.”

“You sound worried.” Abby said as she patted a hand. “There’s no one else I know who’s this special. This loving. This warm…”

Reno swallowed. “It was the letters.”

Abby giggled. “You had Astro write them didn’t you?”

“Ahk! Heck no! That’s how I really feel about you! But this is uh….you know….a real bomb.”

“Then your answer is no?” Abby gave him puppy eyes.


“It’s a big shock you know.” Reno replied. “I need time to think, I’m not even out of school, I got friends….I…..”

Abby pulled him in close and kissed him.

For his part, Astro was just as shocked, though not upset. He heard them whisper back and forth and soon Reno’s bedroom door clicked shut.

Astro waited about an hour before tip toeing across the lab and twisting the knob to Reno’s bedroom door. He gulped as he slowly stuck his head in and switched his eyes to night vision. They were sound asleep under a comforter, Abby’s head resting on Reno’s chest. Astro smiled until a bothersome noise filled his head. Before he checked up on the sleeping lovers, he rewired the lab buzzer to bother him and not fill the room with the annoying door bell noise.

Astro tip toed over to the lab door and thought for a moment. “Who is it?” He said in Reno’s voice.

“It is Jamar, Princess Abby’s royal advisor. I demand to see the Princess at once!”

Astro changed his voice again. “Yes Jamar?”

“Princess it is most distressing to us when you go running off like this! I’ve been all over the city in a frantic looking for you!”

Astro leaned against the door. “Obviously you have a very poor memory, you know I would go to see my friends and it seems rather odd you left them off my itinerary again Jamar. That upsets me very much.”

“Your father wishes you would keep to the protocol we set Princess I….”

Astro giggled. “Tell you what Jamar…this time…”I” will make up the protocols. I’m not afraid to stand up to my father and as the princess I have the right to make decisions. How’s that!”

“But…..Princess…be reasonable….”

Astro stood like a girl and wave his hand. “Away with you now. I am in good hands with Astro and Reno, you need not fear. Go away or I shall become most angry with you.”

Jamar sighed. “Yes my Princess…very well.”

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Astro listened as the royal party walked away then quietly laughed to himself. “Man I’m good at this! I should do cartoon voice-overs.” He then looked through the lab for a blanket and wrapped himself up on the couch. “Prince Reno?....eh, still sounds like a dweeb.”

Morning

Astro felt a wet willie slip into his ear and jumped up off the couch past a dodging Reno. “Reflex examination good.” Reno said laughing.

“Ewwww….Reno!” Astro snorted.

“Sorry Astro. About last night?”

“It was nothing your exalted grand poobah, your royal grace, your eminent…”

“You listened in on us?” Reno frowned

“You asked me too.” Astro smiled.

“I forgot. So what do I do?” Reno said as he took a seat.

Astro sat on the couch back. “You’re asking me?”

Reno cupped his chin in a hand. “Last time I checked 13 year olds don’t worry about living in castles and pondering the placement of the salad fork.”

Astro patted a shoulder. “You’re angsting again. Remember the last time you angsted?”

“Yeah…I made myself sick for a week. Come on Astro, You’re supposed to be programmed to be wise and smart, help me out here?”

Astro shook his head. “This is your decision, all I can do is tell you what I think as a friend. This is a good thing for you and I think you should say yes.” Astro looked down at his watch. “I gotta get home and do some cleaning or Zoran’s gonna unscrew my chassis.”

Reno cut Astro off. “Wait! You swore on a spit shake that we’re the bestus of best friends Astro, that means you have to help me.”

Astro shook his head. “Uh no…covering for you and Abby was it. I’m not writing any letters, I’m not posing as anyone’s voice and I’m not, not, not, not, sooooooooo not putting myself in the middle of another human love battle….no way, no how, no nothing!”


Reno raised a finger. “You’re not being reasonable.”

“Not in my contract ok? You have to work this out on your own, I’m going home.”

Astro ran down the hallway and stopped as he turned the corner. “Ugh! And I was telling him not to angst?! Gnah! I can’t leave him to face all this alone then again I shouldn’t get involved….” Astro slapped his head. “Why couldn’t I have a better “make up my mind” chip in my plastic skull!!” Astro walked off throwing his hands in the air as he ranted to himself.

McShay’s House

Zoran was busy on another of her wild beautification projects about the house. She sat pruning and arranging a display of wild flowers and roses in a big pottery base she had sat near the doctor’s favorite lounge chair. She didn’t notice Astro walking into the house until a red boot bounced to a stop behind her back.

“Hey big brother! Why can’t you put your boots in the closet like a civilized boy?!”

“Because I’m frustrated ok! That’s what my little sister is for anyway!” Astro snapped back loudly before he stomped off to his room and nearly slammed the door off the hinges.

Zoran waited for a moment before she cautiously stuck her head inside the room. “I guess you’re a little upset for dinner?”

Astro lay on his bed. “My head hurts from thinking too much.”

“What is it now? I hope you’re not going to break your promise again? We were going to the amusement park on Saturday remember?”

“I know.” Astro replied softly. “I’m trapped in a dilemma right now…Reno’s in love and he might mess it all up.”

Zoran smirked. “Good for him. Maybe he could make you keep a promise for once?”

Astro rubbed his face. “Can’t you see Zoran? I’m trapped. Reno should make up his own mind and yet I wanna nudge him to go with Abby….ugh…my wires are so screwed up.”

Zoran stood tapping her foot. “You need to stop with the dumb Superman complex and just let Reno take care of himself. Besides you’re supposed to be my caring and loving big brother and you owe me an amusement park trip.”




Astro suddenly sat up. “Yeah……yeah……sometimes Zoran you can have an accident of genius and inspiration.”

“You’re not excusing yourself out of this amusement park trip again big brother.”

“Not at all Zoran.” Astro said smiling. “We’re going…just on a two for one package deal.”

Zoran cocked her head. “You’re confusing me again big brother.”

“Watch and you’ll learn a few things from me after all Zoran.”

Abandoned NISAN car plant
North Metro City

Their relationship since the signing of the robo-rights act had become a “Scratch the back but I still don’t like you.” sort of mutual respect. Atlas (The 1980’s boy bot Atlas) was still spray painting stuff around town, still snapping off to any human who dared to cross his toes and still disagreeing with just about anything that gave him face time with the local media. Then there was extra credit activity making Astro’s life as difficult as he could…unless the “sappy servo sucker dancing bot puppy pet boy” offered something to appease the red boy bots superiority complex.

Now was such a case, Astro stood clapping and yelling in the middle of the cluster of trashed buildings around him until he saw Atlas’s head poking out of a broken window.

“What?” Atlas said with a slight upsetness. “Do I come to your house and scream when you’re sleeping?!”

Astro smiled. “Usually often when you wanna complain.”

Atlas flew out of the window and landed at a run till he slightly pushed Astro back. “What is it? I suppose you want to tell me another dumb story of your latest dancing trick for the dumb humans right?”

Astro moved up and down on the balls of his feet. “I need a favor.”

Atlas smirked as he walked around Astro, flicked an ear with a finger and groaned. “What is it? I wonder if you have a big enough “allowance” to even pay for it?”

Astro played a finger on his lips. “A free fresh oil and lubrication change. A memory upgrade. A night of being waited on hand and foot by me as your slave in Doctor O’Shay’s executive suite at the Ministry of Science.”

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Atlas rubbed his chin. “Tempting? And what do I do for it?”

“Well…remember that time Skunk tried to use you to frame me by looking like me? Can you do that again and take my little sister to the….”

Atlas frowned. “I’m outa here.”

“Wait!” Astro cut Atlas off. “I really need this favor Atlas.”

“hmph….The very thought of me having to “act” like you makes me sick.”

Astro snorted. “I’ve never asked anything from you before, besides you owe me so many things for the times I kept you from turning up in a scrap heap. You may not like me Atlas but you’re still duty bound as a fellow robot to respect me! I guess all this pro-robot stuff you spout is all just garbage after all.”

Atlas pushed a finger into Astro’s chest. “Alright…I’ll pretend to be you, as much as it makes me want to vomit.”

“You’ll be doing someone a big favor, trust me.” Astro said half giggling.

“You take any pictures? And I’ll rip you apart.”

“I plan on it.” Astro smiled then bolted into the air leaving Atlas to cough on tossed up dust.

The International Trade Fair Building
West Metro City

If the morning’s cotillion could have made up for most of the day perhaps Abby wouldn’t be yawning so much. Much of the trade talks of the morning were blurs in her head behind the smiling cuteness of the boy she’d fallen in love with. So much the case that Jamar had to give her a nudge to get a response to a question from the press…

“Oh! Well…of course we’re always searching for more alternative resources to meet the future needs of a growing world.”

Abby sighed. “Someone save me.” She turned to Jamar. “If you’ll excuse me for a few moments Jamar? I have to use the facilities.”

“Uh…may I send Charest with you Princess?”

Abby snorted. “Now I can’t even go to the bathroom in peace?”



“May I remind her highness that her father….”

Abby sighed. “Yes the stone of Toron, I forgot. These trade talks have put such a strain on me.”

Abby walked with Charest by her side. “My Princess, try to understand. All of us…”

“Charest please, talk to me like an average girl when we’re not stuck with the stuffy brigade?” Abby said wiping her forehead. “Ugh…I don’t know what’s worse the royal party or the royal gemstone. Any which way I don’t get enough time to see Reno.”

Charest scratched her chin. “Did he say yes?”

“He’s understandably hesitant. So unlike his usual self that I know. I’ve never known Reno to be the shy type.”

Charest smiled. “Your father will have a fit. He expects you to marry royalty.”

“Daddy expected me to walk right after birth and dance a waltz before I was a week old, you know fathers Charest? It’s all the same, they want you to marry an important man, a rich man, a man who bows to a company boss or a prince. And then? You show up with a punk rocker wearing rings from his nose. I’d love to do that just to see Daddy explode.”

The girls laughed as Abby walked into the Girl’s bathroom and came face to face with a janitor. “Oh this bathroom is closed? I’m so sorry.”

The Janitor, who’s moustache seemed ten times larger than his face looked up from mopping the floor. “Next time young lady…knock?”

Abby’s face brightened. “Reno?!”

“Like the disguise Abby? It’s the only way I can even see you past that rolly polly advisor of yours.”

Abby giggled. “I like the oversized clothes. You look ridiculous.”

Reno grabbed his mop and started dancing around with it. “Care to “cut in” any time Abby? I was going to ask you if you wanted to go out Saturday but I don’t think Jamar would survive chasing you all over Metro City again.”

Abby laughed. “He’ll manage. So what were you thinking?”

Reno leaned the mop over and smiled. “Oh….the amusement park and maybe dinner somewhere. I really need to talk things over, get the lead out of my chest.”


Charest knocked on the door of the bathroom. “Princess! Jamar and the royal party are coming!”

Reno started ripping his disguise off and flipped head over feet backwards till he landed on the bathroom window sill. “Saturday at 6pm. Meet me in the hotel garden and don’t be late.”

Abby watched as the boy tumbled backwards out the window, a window 50 stories above the street!

“GASP! RENO!” Abby ran to the window just in time to see Astro holding Reno under his armpits.

“Did you miss me already?” Reno said smiling.

“Ugh! Don’t do that again! That was most unpleasant!”

Reno waved back. “You should have seen the look on your face.”

Astro waved to Abby. “Want me to drop him?”

“Of course not.” Abby replied. “I have to get back to the trade talks, certainly better fun than hanging around with you miscreants all day long.”

Reno giggled. “She’s lying.”

“A poor effort if you ask me.” Astro said as he and Reno flew off. “I’m not going to help you remember that. You’re on your own.”

“I thought so.” Reno said. “At least I can thank you for the tickets anyway.”

Astro dropped Reno off at his Ministry apartment. “Of course. I really stocked up on favors around the city in the last few years. Just don’t get cold feet and do something typically human dumb like insert your foot in your mouth?”

Reno looked at Astro with a smirk. “Such confidence.”

Night time
Nissan Plant

Astro landed in the courtyard of the old plant and waited for Atlas to show himself. The length of time forced him to sit on a concrete block and tap his foot impatiently. “He said he was ready. Maybe he had another of those crazy mind flips, just like him to say no way at the last minute.”

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Astro was becoming livid till a set of hands flew around the back of his head and covered his eyes. “Guess who!”

Astro pushed the hands away. “About time! I was starting……to…….get……”

Atlas stood smiling and modeling his changes. “Well? Do I look the part or what?”

Astro’s mouth gaped. “Wow…you sure are a dead ringer now that you’re not all red.”

“I’m handy with an air brush. But your boots are dorkey.” Atlas stomped around to show off his home made moon boots. “They weren’t made to be quiet, they squeak, they annoy my ears...”

“Uh….are you going to be grumpy all the way through this?” Astro asked. “My sister will catch on super quick that you’re not me.”

Atlas snickered. “To have you as a bus boy bringing me stuff? I can tolerate one night of acting like you. Don’t expect me to hug and cuddle humans, that’s not part of the deal.”

Astro smirked. “With Zoran you don’t have to do much of anything except let her drag you all over the place.” Astro pulled out a power cell from his chest door. “You’ll need an extra cell where she’s concerned, you’re going to get exhausted.”

Atlas giggled. “If she angers me can I blow her up?”

“I’ve never had that thought yet and she’ll about drive you to it.”

Atlas smiled and pointed in Astro’s face. “I have required tastes. I like glazed pot stickers, Katsu-don and……and…..cherry rice wine.”

“Oh? Making your list now I see? You’re so sure you can handle my sister huh?”

Atlas smugged confidently. “You might as well have my bath ready ahead of time. And…I do expect my bed sheets to be toasty warm.”

Astro giggled. “I doubt you’ll last an hour.”

“Don’t you have some meddling to do or something?” Atlas asked. “Trust me, your little sister won’t even amount to a scratch on my glass eyes.”

Saturday Afternoon
O’Shay’s house

Astro hugged his pillow tight as he turned over in his bed due to a disturbing flick of an ear. When it happened again he sat up like a bullet and snatched Atlas by the arm.

“Uh….it’s 4pm by the way. Do you know you left your window open?” Atlas asked as he sat on the bed.

“Yeah…I usually sleep with a draft.” Astro replied spreading his arms out. “Zoran should be getting home from her “girl gathering” run to the mall. Nothing like a bunch of screaming, gossup yelling girls to make you wish we could get sick and stay in bed.”

Atlas grabbed Astro by his arms and started pushing him around the room. “Ok get dressed, find your stupid moon boots, go out and do that goody goody thing, break a leg, step on a snake, good luck and…..”

Atlas tossed Astro through the open window. “Go….shoo….do something dumb.”

“Don’t go digging in my dresser!” Astro warned with silent curses and gestures before he took off.

The Hotel
6pm

Astro sat patiently at the edge of the balcony rail with his ear pressed against the sliding glass door of Abby’s hotel room. He knew she’d be running off at any second and made faces to himself as he pondered deeply how to pull this stunt off without giving himself away to Reno or to Abby’s court advisors. When the door inside the room closed shut, Astro knew it was time to slip in. Using his hands and his powerful electricity generator, the boy bot shorted the room’s alarm system and picked the lock of the balcony door.

Meanwhile, Abby calmly walked out of the building through the service staff’s entrance and saw Reno calmly hanging upside down in a tree.

“Wanna try this? It’s an awesome feeling trust me.”

Abby smirked. “Are you done being childish yet?”

Reno extended his arm. “Would you care to follow me into trouble my lady?”

“Lead on my brave hero.” Abby replied giggling.

Up in her hotel room, Astro was watching Abby and Reno walk off into the cover of the tress below while he kept an ear out for the running water in the bath tub and for the expected banging of the door. It wouldn’t be long enough before Jamar decided Abby had been too quiet for his own comfort…and it didn’t take long.

“Princess?” bump, bump, bump….

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Astro tip toed up to the door and smiled. “Yes Jamar? Are the trees still growing out there?”

Astro giggled as Jamar’s voice turned sour. “This is no time for jokes your highness, some of the delegates are having a night cap in the dining hall and it would be a good idea for you to mingle.”

Astro frowned. “I would “mingle” if I didn’t suddenly feel chilled. I don’t feel right at this moment Jamar.”

“You’re sick?! This is terrible!”

Astro leaned against the door. “All I need is a little night’s sleep and a bath and no interruptions from my court or my advisor or the Mayor or anyone else. I will feel better in the morning…trust me.”

Astro turned from the door and came face to face with Abby’s favorite attendant. The brown haired girl stood cross armed and smiling at him. “A wonderful performance.”

“Uh….yeah! Hahaha….I uh…take stage lessons at school you know….” Astro wringed his hands as she walked around him.

“I see that Princess Abby is gone again as usual. I could start screaming you know, had she not clued me in about her date tonight.”

“Well that’s a relief.” Astro said patting his head. “Uh….does she know I’m helping?”

“No….not a mention. But I think you should stop talking and go do what you need to do, though I doubt her highness really needs any help convincing Reno.”

Astro smirked. “You don’t know Reno.”

Front Gates of Metroland Amusement Park

The level of mushy sweetness was killer enough. Atlas would have pulled Zoran’s arm right out of its socket had he not fought to restrain the urge for some serious metal correction on her gabby mouth. “Ugh! This is worse than I thought.” He said to himself as Zoran picked up the book of tickets from the dispensing machine.

“Well…any ideas as to the first ride Astro?” She asked with a wide smile as Atlas cringed.





“Uh….how about we go for some ice cream first? I’m having a serious chocolate fit.” “Oh please God of robot sanity make her say yes.” Atlas begged for relief but to his shock, Zoran started dragging him behind her.

“ICE CREAM LATER!! LET’S FIND A RIDE NOW!!” Zoran gave a wide toothy smile that almost made Atlas quit the deal, he resisted right up to the moment Zoran pulled him into a roller coaster car.

“Are you alright big brother? You’ve obviously got your mind set to “wander and why.”

“Huh? I’m…..alright Sis, I’m just…well….”

“WHOCK!” As the protective bar of the roller coaster came down to lock, Atlas suddenly had a rush of dread.

In the ticket line

Hey,

I heard that you might be leaving because of Abby. She sure knows how to pick a nice guy for a prince. Ask her if she’s got a sister?

Kennedy

Reno gripped the note he pulled from his back pocket and looked around quickly for Ken. “How did he get this in my pocket without me…?”

Astro was leaning against a park sign giggling. It wasn’t the only thing he’d slipped into Reno’s pockets as the young scientist would soon discover in due time.

“Let’s go on the Ferris wheel first?” Abby asked Reno as she pointed. “We can have some time to ourselves away from this crowd.”

Astro followed close by, being careful to stay well out of the way while Reno was looking all over the place for the potential pick pocket. He decided to slip his wallet from his back pocket to a front pocket only to find another note.

Hey egg head,

If I were you? I’d take Abby up on her offer. Not because she’s a princess and she has lots of money, though that’s cool. But just because having you around is about as fun as a root canal. You blow this big chance and I’ll wedgie you for life!

Crombie

“I swear I’ll rip all you guys a new one if you don’t come out here at once!” Reno yelled at the top of his voice till Abby grabbed an arm.

“I don’t see the others anywhere Reno. I think you’re suffering from jitters.”

“I’m not jittery Abby, it’s just that the club house gang is butting in on WHERE THEY SHOULD STAY OUT!”

Astro was well ahead of them by the time Reno had a fit. The boy bot walked up to the ferris wheel operator smiling. “Hey Toko…I was wondering about that deal I talked about?”

The operator threw a pair of coveralls and a wig to Astro. “Just in time. You’ll need this stool to stand on. Are they coming by?”

“Oh…in a minute I think.” Astro said as he threw the coveralls on and balanced on the stool behind a hanging cloth.

“Don’t stall this wheel too long Astro. If the manager finds out I let you operate it, she’ll crucify me on a grilling skewer.”

Astro smiled. “Trust me, nothing will happen.”

Just then the high pitched squeal of an excited girl filled Astro’s ears and up came Zorran with Atlas helplessly tripping over his feet. “Let’s go on this ride!” Zoran screamed as she pulled Atlas up the stairs and past his disguised nemesis. Astro almost broke out laughing at the misfortune Atlas was being forced to endure.

“I wonder if he’s almost out of power yet? Zoran has to be draining him like crazy.”

“Look Sis….I…..I…..really gotta cut this short and go see Doctor O’Shay, there’s some real important business we have to work on and…”

Zoran gave Atlas a puffy face. “Oh no! You’re not going to wiggle out and leave me alone this time big brother, You promised and you’re going to keep it or fall apart trying.”

Astro turned from that squabble to Reno and Abby as they walked up. “Your tickets folks, step right on up and enjoy the ride.” He said with a disguised voice as he took the tickets. How Reno could miss the obvious ruse Astro had pulled over could only be explained by the oogling he was making towards Abby, something Astro thought of exploiting at a later time.

[stoogefreaky]

I read all of it so far and it is very good! I actually laughed out loud in some parts. I have a question: Does Atlas look like Astro completely or can we tell he's still Atlas, trying to look like Astro?

[fafner]

I have a question: Does Atlas look like Astro completely or can we tell he's still Atlas, trying to look like Astro?

I would say that Atlas looks exactly like Astro, since he doesn't want at all to be recognized. Astro doesn't want his sister to recognize him either, and there is no mention anywhere that she would have recognized him.

By the way, welcome back dannavy85

[Astro Forever]

Yes, I haven't read the story (yet), but welcome back! What's funny is that I was thinking of the best caption ever in the caption thread just yesterday (in my mind, it's one of yours) and today, you're back!

[dannavy85]

Sorry it's been so long but many things have changed over the months like jobs and wife's medical condition that kept me very busy. Her anime web site especially and our local anime club's been picking up members over the summer.

Yes, Atlas boy has totally Astro tricked his looks...anything to have Goody Two Boots dress in a tux and slave over him hand and foot.