Angel With A Broken Wing
Stand By Me
Chapter 1
CHILDREN OF THE
WORLD
Robbie was eavedropping and overheard the scandal in the Hoffman household. He
felt awkward and hid out till the erruption calmed down. It seems strange that
a robot is so aware but that just shows to go you what good parents Robert and
Cal are.
Rob saw the note about the financial situation and harked back to the days of
old. He thought of the bank robbery in NY and he chuckled to himself. hmmmmmmm
what a guy this RobBotManOMineOnline is.
He hacked into Cal's stuffs and as usual he read all of it. He is perhaps the
best Robot hacker there is. hmmmmmm What to do now.
He sees Cal's reluctance to come out from the underground but he sees the
situation as dire. Robbie was there when Cal was thinking of hitting the
streets and he knows her desparation when she can't figure things out. He knows
she reverts to cutting and even though he trusts Cal implicently, he still
becomes frightened when she gets to that point.
Robbie is perhaps the best friend Cal has ever had and he knows her weaknesses
far better than anyone else on earth.
She mentioned Avon and she mentioned getting cash to her. hmmmmm
What if he left the cash on the porch? What if he found Avon boxes and somehow
got a UPS truck to use for the drop? What if, what if, what if?
Robbie is aware of the 'watchers' and he knows it will hafta be something really
new to the intel group so they won't even notice. It will be a run of the mill
day and he will dress in the normal brown clothes.
libybot arrived at the blue castle. She was on the scooter and she
was ready for action. She pulled herself together as best she could
and re-checked her digital connectors. She was good to go.
She had been racing around the internet in quite a tizzy. It wasn't
often that she had her thoughts together, the others were usually
just beneath the surface. In today's world liby was very much in
tuned to the betrayal environment. She had to keep her wits about
her at all costs and the others helped her in her endeavors to do
just that.
Liby often times had Robert redo her programs so as to stay one step
ahead of the NeoCons. It was easy for Robert as he had grown to
love liby as he had all the robots he and Cal had created. He often
times had to do the same for Cal although unbeknownst to her. She
was quite the high strung woman and Rob was only too happy to do his
comforting from a distance.
Rob had known long ago that Cal was much too fragile for a `real'
relationship and he had accepted that about her and continued with
his life. It wasn't hard as he was a high maintenance man himself
and as such he had taken the perfect opportunity to move forward
with his own journey when he'd realized he would be hard put to rely
on a cyber relationship. Robert was comfortable knowing that his
support consisted of merely checking in now and again and going
about his own business.
liby headed to the kitchen as she had been told by Olivia on the
phone that the nurses often times took their breaks there. The
twins were lounging by the window when liby turned up. She greeted
them and introduced herself.
Grace and Chloe were happy to make her acquaintance. It was high
time liby came round. Grace remembered the first time she had heard
of liby, it must have been two years ago.
liby asked to see the head robot and just about the time the words
were out of her mouth Robbie turned the corner and walked into the
kitchen. liby smiled politely when she saw him and muttered hello.
Robbie in turn smiled and put his hand out to greet her.
liby was embarrassed as she had only three good digits to shake
with. Robbie laughed as he remembered MoBot turning up missing
digits quite frequently. He wondered if it was a family tradition
as liby and Mo were distant cousins.
liby had been a product of a trip to Canada that Cal had made a
little over three years ago. It was her first time meeting Edward
and Robert wanted to give her a gift that would always remind her of
the joy of that first meeting.
Edward had been Cal's mentor for a long time before the meeting and
Robert knew of Cal's sentimentality regarding special occasions. It
had been quite the trip as Cat had been Cal's constant companion the
whole visit and Cal had derived much pleasure from the attention
given her by her two dear friends.
MYTOWN was indeed the place to be. Often times when Cal was
agitated and frightened she longed for the safety she felt in
Canada. It was not often she felt secure and she was hard pressed
to explain it to her friends. They didn't know of her others. She
knew that Edward suspected but he didn't expand on it when liby
answered curtly that there weren't really any others, just different
moods. Edward was much too respectful to inquire of Cal the truth.
He knew that she knew but he also knew not to press her as she was
much too fragile to discuss it at length until she decided.
Edward knew that Cal teetered on the brink many a day and his best
support was just to acknowledge her others as they appeared.
Edward knew of Cal's love for Robert and he accepted it. He knew
that although it wasn't all that Cal wanted it to be, it was all
that she could handle. She would either move past it or she would
move with it.
Robert had eagerly embraced it when Cal's computer had gone
haywire. It was the perfect opportunity for the two of them to
disengage. It had to be done at some time and the time presented
itself and it had been a gentle parting of the ways.
Cal knew that they would always be connected as did Robert. It was
just a new way of life for them and they had separated naturally.
It had been faith as was the whole of their relationship. They
weren't meant to be together except in their special setting. It
was indeed a meeting of the minds and as such it was also accepting
and deciding to go their own ways.
After all, how could a California girl and an Easterner ever unite
in the REAL. He loved his snowboarding and she her sunshine. It
was never meant to be anything other than a PERFECT union and that
it was. It was always just what it was and that was unconditional
love connecting in the heavens and reuniting in the suburbs. It was
all and it was more and it was indeed a love affair for all times.
liby was anxious to meet the residents of the blue castle but that
would have to wait. It was nearing 2:00 AM and it was time to
recharge batteries.
liby wheeled around the corner and ran smack dab into Robert in the
hallway. Cal watched as Robert hit the floor. She was concerned
but she saw him bounce back immediately. She asked if he was
alright and swished right past him before he could answer.
liby looked horrified but regained her composure when she realized
Robert was not hurt. She apologized and continued down the hall to
the room with the recharger.
Robert was a bit stunned but didn't want to appear disoriented until
the girls were out of site. Robert hit the floor the second time
and was out cold till Chloe showed up and wiped his forehead with a
wash cloth. He had quite a knot on his head. Chloe insisted the
doctor come down and attend to Robert before he returned to
Phoenix.
The doctor assured Chloe that Robert had a slight concussion and
would spend the night at the castle. He would check on him again
in the morning before Robert would be allowed to drive into town.
Robbie looked out the window at the universe. He had been on two of the space shuttles and it was time to return to earth. He would now try to mingle with the humanoids. It was time to see how they had survived and how they were existing in the new millinium.
Robbie remembered when the chip was implanted. It had been a long time ago but the memory remained vivid. It wasn't something he would likely forget.
It was Roswell, New Mexico 1947 where the saucer had crashed. Robbie was the only survivor. He wasn't likely to ever forget the incident. He was still inside his host's body when the crash occurred. The farmer that found the host's body had been right there when the infant popped out.
The military had shown up the next day and Robbie had been very fortunate that the farmer had implanted him into the mechanical body.
Had he not done the implant, Robbie surely would not have survived. After much research Robbie had found what the military had done to the bodies of his family members.
The military soldiers were rough with the bodies and Robbie got the feeling that they would have killed anyone who got in their way. He was surprised they hadn't murdered the farmer.
It was strange looking back as he had been almost human when inhabiting the host's body........ He teared up thinking of his mom as a host but in today's unfeeling world, he realized that was the only way he could go forward with his work. There was much Rob had to learn.
In reality, Robbie was as he always has been a very gentle soul. He may have had the appearance of a robot and he presented himself as a mechanical man but HE knew the truth.
Robbie was born in a foreign world and he had to become familiar with the new world in a foreign body. The chip was very sophisticated in that it did just the opposite of what the chips on earth did. It helped Robbie perform as a robot when indeed, he was, if not human, somewhat humanistic in his real self.
Unlike earth, the beings from Neptune were educated in the womb and ready to hit the dirt running upon birth. (Thank goodness as Robbie would not have had a chance in hell otherwise.)
Robbie formed a bond with the farmer who had delivered him and in so doing returned every five or ten years for a visit. This time however would prove to be different as his friend, William "Mac" Brazel , had passed away.
Robbie drove the hybrid into Roswell not knowing that his friend had passed. He would learn when he drove out to the farm and saw the new highway. There was not a hint of the farm.
Rob returned to town and asked for directions to the cemetary at the local filling station. He asked the attendant if he could print out a map quest and then filled his auto up with petrol.
Robbie was still stunned at the price of gas. Thank goodness for the hybrid though as he could recharge the battery and pay about 1/3 the cost.
.........to be continued
A smart person wrote this and I share it with you.......
I'm an illegal, an alien for sure
I cross o'er the borders, I seem to endure.
Americans hate me- no papers I bring, my native customes- to them I will cling.
Language a barrier, who gives a darn hoot, let gringos speak Spanish, or we'll give 'em the boot.
Social Security- Oh, HA HA HA
We'll make up some new ones just to break the law.
Arizona's new law, now, will cause us some woe,
Will give us a backlash and many a foe.
Building a great wall will hamper our thrust,
Gringos are busy - our kind they don't trust.
American jobs, we are searching for same,
We're sick of the gardening, new jobs we will name.
Obama in Whitehouse supports us with tax
Gringos are a comin' with their big battle ax.
We're takin' over from Mehico Dear,
Drugs are a comin' and that is so clear,
Youngsters are "flyin' " so high they can't work,
Now Americanos, call us not jerks.
We're takin' over, Spanish we'll speak,
If you don't like it, go take a squeeck.
We'll put us in congress and pass newer laws,
Sure we're not perfect - just full of flaws. Jack Patton 5-27-10
May God help America.... repent America before it is too late......
Be sure your sins will find you out! Repent Ye and be converted.
Seek the Lord with all of your hearts..
Humor.......
What is the difference between illegal and unlawfyl?
Unlawful is going against the law and illegal is a big sick bird.
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