Chapter 2C When The Robots are Attacking |Fillian vs EC Dacrawler|

IN SEARCH OF A NEW GALON
I STUMBLED UPON SOMETHING
I AM A WOMAN OF ACTION
SO, I BARGE MYSELF INTO FIGHTING

Date: 15 March 2130; 00:00 (12:00 AM)
Population: 11,562

On her way to her shack, Fillian had a thought: it had been a while since Makori had a meltdown. She hoped he was doing okay. She didn’t really know if he could be out there alone without someone by his side. For someone in his forties, wasn’t it bad to have a meltdown like that? That meant there was a lot on his mind, which could lead to stress.

As thoughts ran through her brain, she suddenly remembered something. "Ah, I need a new gallon of water for my shack. Where should I get it?" Despite being sleepy, she still made her way to a convenience store sewer system in search of a gallon of water.

"All of this walking tonight really makes me wonder whether I should go back to my diet," Fillian muttered to herself. "But I can't help it, though. Those premade foods from Eight-Twelve are so delicious."

She mumbled to herself throughout her journey to the nearby Eight-Twelve, and eventually, she arrived. When she reached the manhole behind Eight-Twelve, she used the gadget that came out from her little bag strapped to her belt to slowly lift the manhole.

"Handy-dandy Armstrong, don’t let me down," she said as her hand-like gadget lifted the manhole.After the manhole was open and cast aside, Fillian used her HdA to lift herself up by doing a pull-up. "Alright, then. Let’s see here."

While she strolled among the robots, she used her goggles to disguise herself by making a hologram cover her body. "Ha ha, I love these gadgets."
Without the robots noticing, she slipped into the store and chose a gallon of water. "Huh, weird. I thought they were still selling Akua or Le Water. What is this brand of water gallon?" she said while using her HdA to pick up one of the gallons.

Then a robot approached and asked, "Hello, fellow robotician. How may I help you?"Fillian heard it and turned to see the robot. With a voice-changing gadget, she responded, "Uh, sorry, sir. I thought Akua was still in business. Why isn’t it here anymore?"

The robot’s eyes widened, and a siren went off. "DETECTED. DETECTED. AN. OUTDATED. ROBOT. IS. STILL. ROAMING. AROUND.""Oh, shit," Fillian cursed upon hearing that, grabbed a gallon, and dashed toward the front door of the store.

Outside, drones were waiting for Fillian to emerge. Fillian reacted quickly, "Oh no, EC Police. I better get back to the sewer."But she was too late. As she approached the manhole, one of the drones shot a shockwave at the metal lid, making it untouchable."Fuck, dawg. I need to get to the nearby dam. This is not good." Fillian dashed again, weaving past the drones while still in disguise.

As she ran, all five drones picked up vehicles, gadgets, and even their kind, merging into one massive robot that could transform. Fillian, not wanting them to catch her, searched for a vehicle to use for her getaway, and found a scooter.

"Okay, Booster Jetpack," she said while activating the gadget from her belt. "Don’t let me down this time."After she said that, she took off fast, overtaking car robots that roamed about the night."Wooohooo, yeah. This is the greatest night ever."

After five minutes of being chased, she outran the police through a man-made forest."Dang, dude, never did I think Akua was illegal on this island now. It’s crazy."Even though the EC robot police/drones were outrun by Fillian, she didn’t know they were still out there searching for her. After the chase, all five drones detached themselves from the vehicles/gadgets to search for Fillian efficiently.

"Okay, now to hide the motorcycle, then charge my goggles and belt. Hopefully, they’ll recharge soon," she said while hiding the motorcycle in a nearby bush. After hiding it, she immediately ran again, carrying her gallon to avoid being caught, and searched for a nearby dam.

Out of the five drones, one searched the forest and found the motorcycle Fillian had used. It traced her fingerprint, but it was unlucky because Fillian had worn gloves. EC robots were the fourth type of robot that Makori had built. Therefore, the feature was outdated from the fifth type and beyond. However, the EC robot had a feature that the Biskit, or sixth type, had—connecting gadgets to each other.

While the Biskit robot tended to have a leader, the EC robot, however, connected itself with a gadget and not only took over the vehicle or gadget but also had its memory. The EC robot was essentially the first variation of nanotechnology in the human world, but instead of nanochips, it needed the body of a gadget or vehicle to operate.

The drone transformed the motorcycle, connected itself to the core of its memory, and found that Fillian’s goggles and belt were indeed connected to the motorcycle.

Meanwhile, Fillian finally found a dam. "Yes, finally. Now to activate my goggles and belt again." Little did she know, her goggles and belt had connected to one of the EC robots and started acting not under her command."Wow. What happened here?" she muttered as her gadget acted frantic, so she had to throw it away."Oh shit. I forgot to deactivate Bluetooth. It’s probably connected to the motorcycle and the EC drone. Now they know where I’m at. Great. Just great."

Without further hesitation, Fillian abandoned her gadgets and ran, carrying her gallon on her front to reach the dam’s front door. "If they actually reach my gadgets to better their connection, I need to be far away from them so they don’t find me out."

In no more than a minute, Fillian reached the dam’s door and got inside. Upon entering, she found all sorts of gadgets abandoned inside. She whistled and said, "Fancy-looking gadgets here. I think I should at least destroy or deactivate those EC robots. I don’t want them to know where I am and where others are."

After a while, all five drones arrived at Fillian’s gadgets and investigated them. When Fillian was ready with her handmade disable-ator, she opened the door and charged toward the drones. Upon seeing her, the drones charged their weapons, but it was too late because Fillian had just shot the disable-ator, and the wave made them unable to move anymore. She celebrated and shouted, "Haha, how does that feel, metalhead?"

After all five drones were disabled, Fillian quickly scrambled them, destroyed their transmitters, and scrapped them for valuable items. "Not really the best ending to my night today, but I’ll take it."

She then went back to the dam, built a handmade GPS, and tried to find an entrance to the sewer. "So sad I had to let go of my two greatest inventions, but at least I got my gallon and other stuff good for tonight." Then she realized, "Oh wait, I just saw the sun rising when I disabled the robots. Ah, fuck, man, another sleepless night?"She walked toward her shack, carrying her gallon with her newly handmade, not upgraded, HdA and some scraps she’d gotten from the drones.

This chapter has been proofread by Spectrix0