Monsteropolis Docks - Do not open until Xmas

[Lans]

It was a busy day down at the Monstropolis cargo docks, like always. Teams of robot workers overseen by humans worked to load and unload the various cargo ships and transports that came through everyday. Our focus today deals with one of these.

"Hey, Vinnie!"

The human overseer named Vinnie jumped a bit as he heard the sound of his boss heading his way. "Uh, hey boss, what's up?"

"My foot up yer bum that's what, iffin you don't explain to me why your crew isn't over at bay 12 already?"

"Hey give me a break boss," Vinnie protested, "We had 23 containers to haul off! But don't worry, we're gettin the last one now."

"Huh? Lemme see that!" the boss said, snatching the electronic clipboard the Vinnie had been carrying. "The manifest for this junker said 22 this morning!"

"But there's 23, count em yourself if you want!"

"...Meh, just shove that last one over to warehouse 5, sort it out later. Then get yer butts over to bay 12 before I kick 'em over there!"


Later...

The mysterious 23rd cargo container rested in Warehouse 5. Like the dockmaster had said, the manifest had shown only 22, with nothing about this unexpected extra...nor its contents.

[Mage]

Just coming by the docks, was a motorbike with a side car with Andy at the wheel and Nell riding shot gun. Andy had a great big smirk on his face while Nell just smiled at the wind blowing through her hair.

Andy was pretty glad Nell brought out the motorbike, he always has a good time driving it even though he's under driving age. He was still a bit bandaged up from his trip to the inn and out, but the mechanic was a trooper. "Ok, we just gotta find Sami...and you said you bugged us all so we wouldn't get lost?" He asked his commanding officer.

The blond simply giggled at Andy. "Of course, I just wanna make sure your all ok." She had a mini radar in her hand that seemed to have two red stars together, and another about a few miles away. "Not too far now Andy."

The boy in red found himself looking directly at her radar, taking his eyes off the road. "This thing looks cool, where'd you get it?"

"Oh you know, a crack team of scientists and mechanics." Being on top has its advantages.

With a frown, he kept looking at it. "Don't tell me your holding out on me...?!" He then discovered he steered right out of the road completely and ended up inside a warehouse. "WHOA?!" He managed to hit the breaks, but not on time. The bike ended up spiraling to said container.

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There was a loud CRUNCH of breaking wood as the bike smashed in a corner of the container, knocking one of the sides loose. There were pops as the remaining nails gave way and the whole side began to fall...towards them!

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Luckily Andy saw the falling wood on time to drive away from it before they were smashed, then stopped the bike when they were out of harm's way. "Are you ok, Nell?"

The frightened Blond was ducking herself under her seat the whole time, she looked up and Andy smiling. "Y.yes...hoo, that was a thrill." The two of them looked back at the open container.[rand=1045122810350400778917115156804379400287967946072557329391192824]

[Lans]

Luckily the crate had been mostly empty, save for about a ton of packing peanuts, so the contents inside hadn't been damaged. Inside the large crate was a slightly larger than man sized, metal capsule, secured to the top and bottom parts of the crate so it wouldn't fall over. Indicator lights blinked on and off all over, but mostly around the top and on a small panel at about chest hight on the tube itself.

[Mage]

Andy was curious about what was inside, and ended up turning the motor off and going in. "Wait here, Nell." He came up to the capsule.

Nell of course couldn't be left alone, so she ran up to Andy. "Im not leaving you alone."

"Ok, help me pull this out." He and Nell pulled the capsule out of the crate, Andy looked over it like he was inspecting it. "Whoa, really hi tech." It wasn't interesting enough to set Andy off on his mechanical rage, luckily.

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And it wasn't going to either, apparently. It simply sat there blinking, though now that they had it out they could see that one of the lights on the panel was actually a small screen that read: SYSTEM ONLINE.

[Mage]

Cue slight rage. "Whoa, awesome!" The boy looked at the screen closely. "System online? Wonder whats inside."

Nell was worried about Andy, he was known to get his head in danger when involved in mechanical things. "Andy, be careful."

"Don't worry, ill be fine." He smiled back at Nell. Then quickly went back to the capsule. "Theres gotta be something inside!"

[Lans]

However Andy's speculations would be interrupted by noises from the other side of the warehouse. Someone was comming!

[Mage]

When Andy heard someone coming, he turned around with his hand leaning on the control panel, pressing it hard. "Someones coming!"

Nell pulled Andy off of the capsule and hid behind a crate. "Shhh."

[Lans]

However Andy apparently managed to press a button on the panel, for unbeknownst to them (But knownst to us) the screen had just changed from SYSTEM ONLINE to DEACTIVATION SEQUENCE ACTIVATED.

The status lights on the capsule flared wildly for a second before with a loud hissing sound, it began to release a cold mist from vents in its base and top.

[Mage]

While Andy hid, he started to hear the hissing noise, and peeked his head around the corner to see what that was. "Huh?"

[Lans]

And he would find himself staring at the business end of a Security Joe's stun buster. "You have been caught tresspassing on private property and in an attempt to steal private property. Please surrender and come quietly," the robot said, paying no attention to the capsule. It had stopped venting and now the metal tubing that the control panel had been on was retracting into the base, revealing a frosted up glass tube underneath...

[Mage]

Surprising, this is the 2nd time hes been held on the end of a gun today. Only this time there might not be an easy way out. "...."

The commander heard the whole thing, and desperately wanted to help him.

But Andy, with his arms behind his back, motioned one of his hands to Nell to stay where she is. "Welp, guess you caught me." He smiled at the Joe.

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"Affirmative," it agreed, grabing him roughly and forcing him front first against the side of a nearby large cargo trailer as it proceeded to cuff him. "You have the right to remain silent, anything you say can and will be used against you in a court of law. You have the right to have an-"

SHA-BOOOM!!!

The capsule suddenly exploded as a figure wearing winged green and white armor shot up out of it hovering a couple meters in the air and staring coldly down at the two...or rather at the robot, which despite its lack of a face besides its uni-eye sensor, seemed surprised.


"Unhand the human, Maverick!" he demanded pulling something out of each of his wings, which he ignited to reveal them as a pair of purple beam sabers.