New Fan Fiction: Walkies Some more.

[dannavy85]

The Principles Office

The principle had Astro, Kenichi and Fushiro Ugi the trouble maker before his desk and by the look on his face he was itching to exact some punishment on some one…

“Fushiro? I’m not surprised. Since when and who gave you the authority to tell any student of this school that they have no right to be here? Are you the Principle? No one elected you. A weeks suspension, a weeks detention and you can forget playing sports.”

“Principle!”

“Shut up Fushiro…shut…your…stupid trap or so help me it’ll be expulsion. Now remove yourself from my office.”

Next the Principle turned to Kenichi. “Ken? Normally I have you in here for honors or for class president meetings. Not suspensions.”

“Principle? He attacked Astro. I was…”

“Astro was perfectly capable of handling it. Doesn’t the school rule book say that you should avoid a fight and go get a teacher if a bully refuses to quit?”

Ken nodded.

“You escalated the problem by throwing your fists. Not a good example of a class president. Three days suspension, one week’s detention.”

The principle then turned to Astro. “Sigh…three days suspension, one weeks detention.”

Ken shuddered. “Principle! Why Astro? He didn’t do anything wrong! He was the victim in all this!”

“KEN!” The principle shouted. “Enough…Astro knows why and don’t you add to yours. Go on…I called your father. I’m sure he is very proud of his son standing up the way you did.”

Ken bowed then turned tearfully to Astro. “I’m sorry.”

Astro smiled slightly and pointed to Ken’s black eye. “That’s why I take the hits.” He then bowed to the Principle. “I am sorry for what I did.”

“Sit down.” The Principle asked. “I know you acted out of concern for Ken. That’s not the issue…you….used a police hold on a student. You could have pushed him off, thrown him off even dragged him down the hall by his legs but you had him with your boot on his neck and his arm cranked up. And that look?”

Astro looked at the floor.

“His father will no doubt come here and butch up a storm about that. I’ve had to deal with him before and I can tell you Astro he’s as big a horses butt as I’ve seen.”

The Principle knelt down and rubbed Astro’s head. “I’m not suspending you because you did anything wrong, I’m doing it to protect your reputation. You’re very important to all of us and I’m not going to let some empty headed dolt with a chip on his shoulder hurt you.”

Astro nodded.

“Now go home. In a few days this whole thing will pass.”

Astro walked out of the office and into his classroom where Miss Myoki sat at her desk waiting for her class to come back from lunch. “Miss Myoki? I’ve been suspended.”

“Ken told me all about it.” She said as she got up and rubbed Astro on the head. “Are you alright?”

Astro sighed. “I went too far.” He shuddered and winced. “I just reacted…I knew when I saw everybody looking at me that I….”

“Shhhh….” Myoki gestured. “After I saw Ken’s black eye, I wouldn’t fault you one bit. A 16 year old jock beating up an 11 year old like that? No Astro you did nothing wrong…except shame on you for taking more time away from my class.”

Astro giggled. “Wanna elope?”

“Get out of here!” Myoki laughed as she turned Astro around and pushed him towards the door.

“Seriously! I have a ladder, I know some musical bots hey I could even get SEAL to sing for us!”

“Go!” Myoki pushed. “Go on and cause trouble or whatever.”

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Office of the K.E.H.L.
Tokyo
early afternoon

A young woman walked into Zenzo’s office and handed him a paper. “We just get a call from a Mister Ugi in New Shinjuku Sir. It seems Astro roughed up his son during a fight.”

Zenzo looked up. “Roughed him up?”

“Yes Sir. He used a police takedown and hold. The father is looking for a lawyer, he wants Astro removed permanently from the school. He’s also considering a law suit against the Ministry of Science.”

Zenzo gleemed. “Their hero finally went too far, I told you this would happen!” Zenzo grabbed a phone. “I want to exploit this to the hilt. News media, protests, the works. You can even call the father and recommend our lawyer. Go get Mister Hill in here, we’re going to jump right onto this!”

The office of Tamago Hamu
Attorney at Law

Note: Tamago Hamu…hehehe….Japanese name for good ol Ham Egg. The character is played by the 2009 movie Hamegg.

“Afternoon Mister Hill.” Tamago said as he sat with his feet up on his desk. “Yeah? Use of a police hold….cranked his arm….roughed him up….oh yeah…yeah, it’s a case I can work with.”

Tamago got up and walked around. “I can find a few laws he broke! First the school policy then if we find even the pinkest out of pink skin we can get him on the three laws. You want him gone from the school, I’ll do better, I’ll fix it so he spends the rest of his “life” in a glass soup can at the museum of art.”

“MIDGEY!” Tamago screamed out. His secretary came running in and took a folder smacked into her chest. “Get to work kid. I want everything you can find wrong with this robot kid. Do your magic and you’ll get a bonus for Christmas…What’s that Mister Hill? Oh yeah…get that kid on television as soon as you can, I’ll be at NHK before you can fart.”

Maruzen Industrial Complex
North Harajuku Chome
Mid-Afternoon

Mishima walked into the great expanse of the heavy machinery shop, removing his white uniform gloves and stowing them neatly into the breast pocket of his service coat as he passed by various robots performing their daily assignments. Turning a corner he quickly trotted up a staircase holding his service sword close to him to prevent it from swinging wildly. He came to the door at the top, announced himself and awaited a response…

“You may enter Major General.” The voice, cold and youthful, replied as Mishima entered and bowed deeply.

“I am to your service.” He said in ram rod cold military precision.

The object of his veneration walked up and bowed in greeting. “I am sure the news you have for me is very positive?”

“Yes. The testing is going exceptionally well. Unfortunately…as you predicted…the two Atom class robots seem a little tougher than expected.”

“Yes…but that won’t matter by the time we proceed. We shall move so swiftly that they’ll never act fast enough. Of course…I am counting on our aim to win over one of them, he will be a valued asset.”

Mishima nodded. “We also are achieving the goal of winning over converts in key defense areas. Your adoption of our cause is a ray of glorious sunshine to every true blood of our race.”

“And why not?” The figure said as he turned about and walked with his hands gesturing. “Japan is the technological wonder of humanity, the visionary artist of a new and glorious future. Hakko Ichiu is the logical conclusion, a world without war under the care and stewardship of the most advanced civilization it will ever know. But to reach it we must first remove the offending hindrances of weakness and peace that infest our nation.”

Mishima bowed sternly. “One can not make it to perfection without a few cuts along the way.”

The figure smiled back. “Do continue your good work. I may revise my plans to elevate you from Defense Minister to Prime Minister given the faithfulness of your performance.”

Mishima bowed deeply. “Your trust is most treasured.”

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Doctor O’Shay’s home
Late afternoon
Astro trudged in, threw his book bag in the corner and dropped onto the couch with a groan as Norra floated up. “Why the long face?”

“I got suspended from school.” Astro replied as he clicked on the television and looked at Norra. “Funny huh?”

“You got….suspended?”

“Yeah…I got in a fight. You’ll probably hear about it when Doctor O’Shay walks in.”

O’Shay came down the stairs from his office. “I heard an ear full of it believe me. I just got off the phone with your principle and the father of the boy hired a lawyer to sue both the school and the Ministry of Science.”

Astro shook his head. “He was punching Ken’s brains out and I reacted! Or…over reacted…I tried to walk away doctor but the jerk kept pushing on me!”

O’Shay patted Astro’s shoulder. “We’ll deal with it my boy. You had every right to stop that boy and I’m sure everyone will agree.”

Astro stood up and walked around upset. “I thought the Robot Rights Law would stop all this! Why do some people still hate us robots? I try so hard Doctor, I bust my body, I blow my circuits, I want humans to know we care so much for them and I still get spat on, eggs thrown at me and jerks who want to take a baseball bat to my head!”

Astro stomped his foot. “It’s….Grrr…I don’t know what to think?!!!”

O’Shay walked up, rubbed Astro’s head and smiled at him. “What does your heart tell you?”

“Sigh…Elope with Miss Myoki.”

“What?” O’Shay replied.

“Yeah! I’m gonna get a ladder, carry Miss Myoki out of her house and flee into exile to Pago Pago.”

O’Shay shook his head. “You’re getting sillier every day.”

Astro smirked as he looked at the television. “What else can I do?”

Both of them saw Tomago Hamu standing in front of the school with Fushiro Ugi snorting and pushing his finger into the assembled microphones. “This is an outrage! My client may have deserved suspension for his actions but in no way and no manor did he deserve to be manhandled and threatened by this robot boy who seems to have a problem controlling his actions! This proves our long standing case that robots with individual, unsupervised and uncontrolled behavior can be a potential threat to human lives!”

Sengoku Central Communications
Yokohama
Evening

Kazuko Inoe walked from her cubicle and passed by a still working robot on her way out the door. “Still working Tamooki?” She asked.

“I have some registration orders to process before Friday, thought I’d spend another hour and knock off as many as I could.”

Kazuko smiled. “What do you do when you’re not working?”

“Bowling.” The robot replied. He waved her goodbye and waited till she was gone from the office before switching the small box that was attached to his computer back on. Quickly he typed a series of coded messages below each selection title as it flashed over his screen….

7th Armored Divison

2nd Infantry Division

4th Artillary Brigade

9th Military Police Division

4th Armored Infantry Division

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Doctor O’Shay’s home
9pm

Astro was sitting up in his bed giggling over a “What’s Michael” manga when he heard a tapping at his window. He threw open the curtain to see Atlas sitting on the sill with a scowl on his face.

“What are you doing?” Astro asked. “You’re brave. Doctor O’Shay told me this evening that I have to bring you in, no excuses.”

Atlas poked his head into the room and climbed through the window. “I’m gonna snatch that stupid human loudmouth by his underwear and hang him from a stupid flag pole!”

Astro sighed. “You saw that didn’t you?”

“Damn right I did! What a bunch of ungrateful foot shooting flesh bags, how many times are you going to bow with a big stupid smile on your face before you realize they’re not your friends?!”

Astro moaned. “There you go again! Every human’s the enemy to you.”

Atlas pushed a piece of paper into Astro’s chest. “What do you say to this?!”

Astro looked at the propaganda note, obviously from the Keel, that showed him sitting in a zoo like cage with the worlds…”Keep them secure or…” Then he looked below it. It showed him kicking a human on a leash. “Be their pet.”

Astro threw the paper down. “Oh come on…you’re gonna fall for this garbage? Atlas, they do it because they know they can push your buttons!”

Atlas snatched up the paper. “Do you see that! I’ll be burned in a roaster before they lay a single slimy finger on you! They attack you going to school, suppose they win? Then what? Do you even think that given the ugly history of humans they wouldn’t start chipping away at the Robot Rights Act until you end up in a glass case in some museum?”

Astro shook his head. “There’s too many humans who’ll resist them.”

Atlas snorted. “There’s too many times when humans with all the power and all the guns have made all the rules too…don’t forget that. You may dislike what I think Astro but you’ll know that I have your back.”

Atlas turned to go but Astro gestured. “Atlas? I’ve been ordered to bring you in and I’d rather do it than Shinsaku Ban. Please…don’t make me come after you. I’ll give you 24 hours. I promise I’ll stand by you all the way, I won’t let them hurt you. But if you refuse…it’s gloves off.”

Atlas snorted back. “Then you better bring enough butt kicking sauce to the party.”

Astro walked to the window as Atlas climbed up. “Astro? If you come after me, you better not wuss. I don’t intend to be caught so easily.”

Astro was silent as he watched Atlas fly away.

End of part II

[AstroRex]

Great job, dannavy85. I'm also a writer, and you're giving me inspiration to write a short story about Astro and his friends.

[dannavy85]

My pleasure : ) I have to write fast to keep up with the ideas.

[ebronstein]

So, with the whole astro crush on teacher thin, I'm guessing Nikki (Nuka) won't be making an appearance?

[dannavy85]

Well the crush thing is for humor moments : )

[dannavy85]

By the way, this Astro Boy is the 1980's Astro though not so short and pudgy. So he only has Finger lasers, Butt guns and jet legs. I left out the arm jets.

[dannavy85]

Storm Surge
Part III of “Walkies some more”

By Dan Rush

Astro Boy /Tetsuwan Atom © 1954, 1963, 1980, 2003, 2009 Osamu Tezuka all rights deeply respected. For non-profit fandom enjoyment only.

From Part II

1. Takiuma’s first meeting with Doctor Tenma didn’t go as Astro hoped. While a second meeting may soon happen, Takiuma asks Astro to find the old blueprints to the Atom Project.

2. Astro has been suspended from school for fighting now he faces a lawyer looking to keep him out…or worse.

3. An explosion at a metals plant, a sound disrupter and now an EMP bomb over Shinjuku, something has government officials in Japan on edge.

4. Astro has been ordered to bring Atlas Boy in for questioning but the stubborn human hating red menace is ready for a fight.

5. Who is the strange figure preaching Haku Ichu and the dreams of a new and powerful Japanese Empire?

Morning
Reno’s Apartment
Ministry of Science

Reno awoke to find a set of brown eyes looking back at him. “BWAHH!” He screamed as he fell out of bed and threw the sheets away. “UGH! DON’T DO THAT!”

Astro smiled and sat on the edge of the bed. “Good morning.”

He watched Reno stumble for the sink at the foot of his bed and splash cold water on his face. “Why can’t you knock?”

“I got suspended from school.” Astro replied.

“Hmph…good reason too. What made you use a police hold on the dumb jerk?”

Astro frowned. “Wow. I thought you’d be supportive?”

“I am. I’m just curious. Usually your response programming is more steady, it’s not supposed to let you go that far with a human.”

Astro pursed his lips. “Maybe it’s a sign I can over ride my program through emotion. I was pretty scared for Ken, he was getting his brains kocked out.”

“Oh well…I’m sure the Doc will get you back in. Anyway why did you sneak in here?”

Astro laid back on the bed. “I have something to do for Mister Takiuma. I need to get into the achieves and look for a set of blueprints. Has to be “hush hush”

“I see.” Reno said as he got dressed. “I’ll take you down there. This early no one’s gonna bother us. By the way, what do you think of the crazy things going on around here? That noisemaker, the EMP bomb. I’ve been hearing rumors that Atlas…”

Astro jumped up from the bed. “Atlas hasn’t done anything. Can’t people use their common sense and not fall into all this rumor stuff? I have to go chase him now though because he got stupid.”

“I heard.” Reno said as he grabbed his carry bag. “You could bring him in by holding onto his teddy bear?”

Astro laughed. “Then the world would really be in trouble. But hey…after we look around could you scan me over and make me a little less worried?”

“About your reaction programming?” Reno replied. “I think you’re just fine. But you should have wedgied the jerk’s jock strap over his nose.”

“Eeewwww….” Astro replied contorting his face. “I’m not that cruel.”

Morning
Doctor O’Shay’s house

Zoran bounded down the stairs and ran up to Doctor O’Shay as he ate his breakfast. “Good morning Doctor!” She giggled as she went on her tip toes and gave him a cheek kiss.

“Zoran? Why are you being so sweet?”

“I told you last night. Today’s the announcement of which dancing schools will perform for the Emperor on his birthday! I hope we’re chosen. He’s soooo cute.”

Doctor O’Shay smiled. “I’m sure your school will be chosen but remember Zoran, performing for the Imperial family is a matter of the most replete level of manor and decorum…” O’Shay talked with his usual scientist like manor not knowing she was already up and out the door for school.

“Doctor? She’s gone.” Norra said as she put another cup of coffe on the table. Just then the doorbell rang. “I’ll get it.”

Norra opened the front door and came face to face with a hovering robot. “Excuse me, is the esteemed Doctor O’Shay available?”

Norra led Fred and Professor Wazu into the house. “Doctor O’Shay.” Fred said as he gestured. “Professor Wazu.”

“A pleasure.” O’Shay said with a bow. “May I offer you coffee?”

Professor Wazu bowed. “Thank you. I’m so happy you accepted my call Doctor.”

“I’m happy you accepted our dilemma.” Doctor O’Shay said with concern. “Astro is aware of the other side getting a lawyer but not about the school board investigation.”

Professor Wazu sat down. “They’re pressing their case. They tried to take it to District Judge Inari but he threw it down to the school level on the case of the fight. But it may not be confined to just the issue of school matters, the Keel group will no doubt go for the full book “slap in the face”. Our case may also be a little difficult given this morning’s protest at the school.”

“Protest?” O’Shay replied as Wazu turned on the television…

NHK/CNN…This is Toshi Uzawa here at Public school twelve where once again the issue of robots in school and safety has heated up after a recent fight between a senior classman and Astro. Groups of robots have been gathering here since 6am protesting Astro’s suspension from class while anti-robot groups have been gathering since last night…

O’Shay moaned. “Ugh…that’s all we need right now. The city’s got enough worries to face and we have this going on…”

Wazu nodded. “That’s why I have taken on this case for nothing. I’m committed to making it fast, open and shut. I’ll need some time with Astro today if you can spare him.”

“Well he’s at the Ministry of Science right now visiting his friend Reno. Told me there was some research he needed to do for a project.”