“This model was serious technology in 2055” I told my crew,
excited and relieved.
We had been excavating New York City for months and, until
now, had come up empty handed. Today, our hands would be full.
We discovered it locked away in a vault at the infamous Gold
Line Technologies Center. The android had been shut down for decades and
appeared to have been so before the Tsunami came. This luck could result in a
full recovery.
“Lift it onto the Magniflyer and prepare it for dehydration”
Loren, the lead scientist instructed.
The robot was heavy and it took six of them to lift. They
moved it into place and secured it for transport. Throughout the flight to the
lab, preliminary tests were administered and circuit boards were freed of
debris. We knew this computer was our chance to bring peace to a humanity
crumbled, but also realized the trouble it may bring if its programming was
pernicious.
We arrived at the lab and quickly moved it into the chamber.
“Operating Systems recovered, sir” Loren told me and we gave
each other a nervous smile.
“Take a look at this!” a tech screamed out, red-faced and noticeably
frightened.
“It’s moving!”
another shrieked, stumbling over himself as he quickly moved away from the
dehydration chamber.
The sealed hatch of the enclosure exploded open, knocking several
technicians to the floor. Silence filled the room and pandemonium filled our
minds as we waited with formidable anticipation for what was to come next.
It blankly stared ahead as it stiffly walked systematically
through the door. Its machine-pressed face was hauntingly expressionless and unfamiliar.
The moveable facial features were completely still. The eye lids were wide open
and the mouth closed and relaxed.
“Sir!” Loren screamed out a whisper. “OS malicious!”
“Shut it down! Do it now!” I demanded.
The crew scrambled to power the robot down.
Suddenly the head moved up and down. Its mouth moved open,
smiled and revealed orange rusty teeth. “Impossible” it spoke.
aha - a Pandora's robot :) hard to stop once started. :)
ReplyDeletecould you provide a hyperlink back to trifecta?
thanks for your comment. i thought i linked it properly this time...pulling my hair out with frustration! Argh! :-/
DeleteYou did properly link and did not need to delete your previous link.
DeleteBarbara is referring to the common internet courtesy practice of linking back to the site that hosts the challenge you're participating in or a site that you refer to in your post.
In this case, you would say something like, I'm linking up with Trifecta Week 83 challenge and you would put a hyperlink in the word Trifecta leading back to the post. This is the link for this week's challenge:
http://www.trifectawritingchallenge.com/2013/06/trifecta-week-eighty-three.html
There's a lot to learn, don't get discouraged. You'll get it.
This is great! I could feel there excitement turn to anticipation then fear! Love it.
ReplyDeleteI appreciate your comment and I'm stoked that my story was a roller coaster of emotion for you. :)
DeleteSometimes it's best to not dig up the past :) I hope they shut it down in time!
ReplyDeleteRight! No one wants to be bitten by a scary robot with rusty teeth! ;) Thank you for commenting
DeleteThis is precisely why I fear technology!
ReplyDeleteYou do too?!
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