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Rabbit Chapter 1Chapter 1Rabbit Chapter 1 in Introductions & Chapters More Like This
The Spine sighed as he stepped through the door way into Walter Manor, home once again. He stepped out of the way allowing Rabbit and Hatchworth to enter. Rabbit immediately raced off in the direction of his room, rambling on in unintelligible squeals. Hatchworth looked quizzically at The Spine. "Is something wrong The Spine?"The Spine took a moment before answering, "No Hatchworth, everything's fine. Why don't you go see what Rabbit's up to." Hatchworth gave him another quizzical look before heading off in the direction of Rabbit's room.
The Spine walked over to a window, looking out from behind the dark curtains at Michael, Matt
Rabbit Chapter 10The Spine smiled as he stepped off of the bus he was outside a local bar. He never drank alcohol, but he liked the relaxed atmosphere and the company. The Spine sat down at one of the bar stools, hunching his shoulders to mask his height, he ordered a glass of water. He casually listened to the conversations around him, he picked up on one in particular that seemed to be interesting. A pretty young woman and a dark haired man were discussing music.Rabbit Chapter 10 in Introductions & Chapters More Like This
He pretended to be oblivious to their conversation, but couldn't help but notice when the woman got up and walked towards him. She gently tapped on his shoulder, "Excuse me, I'm sorry but would mi
Rabbit Chapter 8The Spine laid down in his stasis chamber. As he closed his eyes an image flickered by. The nightmares always started the same way, an image here, a gun shot there, and the whir of his Tesla coil discharger powering up.Rabbit Chapter 8 in Introductions & Chapters More Like This
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He was in the trenches in World War I once again. Rabbit was crouched to his left, copper face shiny and free of oxidation. A soldier was a few yards to his right, holding a gun with white knuckles, obviously terrifies. The boy was only a private first class, he couldn't have been more than 20 years old. The Spine pitied him for a moment before regaining focus. An explosion s
Rabbit Chapter 9Chapter 9Rabbit Chapter 9 in Introductions & Chapters More Like This
Later that day…
The Spine dug in his closet for a few minutes before producing s black chest with a silver lock. He fished in his pocket before finding the key to open the box smiling, all of his supplies were still there. It had been far too long since he had taken a night for himself. "Brianna?" he called out.
"Yes?" she called from the hall. She peeked her head around the door before spotting the black box. She smiled before grabbing The Spine's writs and the black box, and proceeded to the Hall or Wires.
Rabbit walked into the kitchen to see piles of sandwiches filling the room. Hatchworth was staring at one pile in particul
Rabbit Chapter 11Hours passed as Holly and The Spine talked. The more time he spent with her, the more that The Spine felt a connection to Holly. She was intelligent and unafraid to speak her mind with passion and conviction.Rabbit Chapter 11 in Introductions & Chapters More Like This
As the night wore on, he realized she had one outstanding trait, she was stubborn. The Spine had only ever met one person as stubborn as her, and he had spent 116 years living with him.
The bar slowly began to empty as the night began to sweep into the early morning. Holly looked at her watch before fishing a pen out of her jacket pocket. "I had a great time talking to you tonight, and I'd love to stay longer, but I have a bus to catch
ClaustorphobiaPeter VI had always been a curious child, it seemed like he was always running, always active, always exploring somewhere new.Claustorphobia in Flash Fiction & Vignettes More Like This
It wasn't until he was 10 years old he got up the courage to explore the basement. All of the bots had warned him at one point or another not to go down there, that it was dangerous. Up until today, he had listened to them, and stayed away, but with the bots gone, and no one around to tell him otherwise, there was nothing to stop him.
He grabs a flashlight from a drawer in the kitchen. He knew the bots would be home before too long, but that didn't stop him from going down into the basement. He turns on the flashlig
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The robots sat quietly for a moment as Peter left the room. None of the robots knew quite what to say. The Spine slid his hand over Rabbit's carefully and Hatchworth added his hand to the pile. The brothers felt connected to each other in that moment of perfect silence through such a small gesture.
Michael walked into the room quietly and set about his work quietly. After an hour the humans of the manor began to join them once again. Tension hung thick in the air, filling the room and suffocating all who entered with fear and sorrow.
As time ran short The Spine grew desperate for his brother, he turned to Michael Reed pleading, "
Rabbit Chapter 12Michael and The Spine pulled up outside of Walter Manor around 5 in the morning,"Come on up to the house, you can sleep here for tonight, we have plenty of room." Michael was too tired to protest, and followed The Spine to the door of the manor. He unlocked the door and directed Michael to a guest room.Rabbit Chapter 12 in Introductions & Chapters More Like This
He took note of Rabbit sleeping on the couch, he could move him in a few minutes. He went to the restroom to inspect his face and clear away any last traces of make up, not seeing any he went back to the living room. He lifted his brother up off the couch, used to finding him asleep in strange places, he walked to Rabbit's room with the inten
Rabbit Chapter 13Paige wandered the halls of Walter Manor, softly calling Rabbit's name. "Rab-" she called, suddenly cut off as she ran into the copper bot and tumbled to the floor.Rabbit Chapter 13 in Introductions & Chapters More Like This
"Sorry bout' that Paige. I-I-I didn't see ya there." He bent down extending a coppery hand to meet hers as he helped her back onto her feet.
"S' no problem." She said quickly. She smiled and suddenly remembered the water bottle in her hands. "I brought you some water, I thought you might need it." Her hands fumbled as she handed it to Rabbit.
Rabbit's boilers had been getting low, but he didn't notice until she mentioned it. Little things seemed to slip his mind when he was aro
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Steve remained in the kitchen seated calmly even as Michael raced out the door to the aid of the robots. Steve tilted his head, furrowing his eyebrows as he concentrated on listening. He returned to sipping his cocoa after he heard nothing that was too terribly alarming, probably just another minor repair he thought. Matt looked at the door way that Michael had left through so suddenly, "Shouldn't we go after him?" he asked. Steve set down his mug and leaned back in his chair nonchalantly, "It's probably nothing, sometimes the bots need repair, happens all the time, they are 116 years old after all." The Spine 's voice rumbled thro
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The Spine: Hatchworth don’t stand so close to me. There’s lava everywhere and you are going to push me in it.
Hatchworthnameyerselfanything: But Spine how will I find the Diamonds.
The Spine: You just… do. You have to look for them.
JONTHESHERRIFMAYOR: SPINE! RABBIT IS KILLING ALL MY SHEEP!
RabbitIsTheMostAwesome: I’m just trying to pet them.
JONTHESHERRIFMAYOR: But you are petting them with a diamond sword
The Spine: Rabbit why do you have my extra diamond sword?
RabbitIsTheMostAwesome: Jon and I saved it when your house burnt down.
The Spine: WHY WAS MY HOUSE BURNING DOWN!
JONTHESHERRIFMAYOR: We tried to make yo
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"Spine. This isn't the right way." Hatchworth grumbled over the seat.
"turn right ahead." The GPS announced.
"Not now Hatchworth. The GPS knows where its going." Spine smiled wide, very rarely getting the chance to take the wheel.
"But Spine. She's lying to us."
"Nonesense. Its function is to give us directions."
"But Spine you don't understand."
"continue going straight ahead."
"Hatchworth you worry too much. Everything is fine see-" Spine slammed on the breaks and stared out at
the cliff in front of them. Confused he looked down at the GPS that had lead them severly off course.
"It just... needs to recalcuate." Spine tried to adjus
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Prompt: Valcano's~ mousegirl913
Rabbit stood at the top of the ladder. Holding the baking soda steadily in one hand. He turned back down to Jon and young Peter IV on the ground. “You ready for this!” He yelled so they could hear him since he was at least 20 feet in the air.
“LET HER RIP!” Peter cheered.
Spine panted turning a corner. Running as fast as he could since he had heard Jon and Rabbit volunteered to help Peter build his science fair project. He arrived too late as Rabbit dropped the giant container of baking soda in the giant 2 story volcano. “… oh no…”
*BOOM*
A flo
I just wanted to be human Chapter 27I just wanted to be human Chapter 27 in Sci-Fi More Like This
Song: Clockwork Vaudeville
Album: O_O if you don't know then I have something shocking to tell you...
Song: Steamboat Shenanigans
Artist: *cough cough you should know this cough*
Song: Make Believe
Artist: :D
Song: Electricity is in my Soul
Album: Now I'm just listing my favorites
Chapter 27: Easy as Pie
Spine and Rabbit grew closer to the kitchen, the anxiety had faded and there was an air of content. The clattering of dishes and hushed murmurs could be heard from around the door frame. Hatchworth was passing out orders, keeping the whole thing organized for Spine while he was gone. Rabbit giggled under his breath, rubbing his palms tog
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"I Just Wanted to be Human"- A Steam Powered Giraffe fanfic
~by achgfd
Suggested listening:
Song: No Head
Album: A society of people named Elihu
Artist: Atom and his Package
OR
Song: Banana Phone
Artist: Raffi
:A Brief Intermission:
Let's take a brief intermission for some story time with Rabbit.
One day when little Rabbit and Spine were receiving lessons from Peter Walter the I. Rabbit asked a question.
"Pappy?"
"Yes Rabbit."
"Are you a cannibal?"
Peter froze and turned slowly to the bot sitting at his desk. "... No. Why would you ask such a question?"
"I saw you eating Iris's face last night." He stated very matter of fac
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"I just wanted to be human." A Steam Powered Giraffe Fanfic
Chapter 1: It starts
Rabbit looked over the bars at the ground below him. Not even a robot could survive falling from this height. Behind him he could hear the clanks as The Spine climbed the ladder, stretching himself and doing two steps at a time. If it wasn't for The Jon, Rabbit wouldn't have had such a good start. But now he was trapped at a dead end. The very top of the space needle, nearly 600 feet above the ground on a tiny platform. Probably not the best place in the world to escape to. He could feel the wind gushing past his face. Rabbit no longer questioned his emotions
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Song: Hell Bent
Artist: Kenna
Song: Robot Boy
Artist: Linkin Park
Chapter 24: Promises
The two Peters hovered over Rabbit's unresponsive shell. He was still online yet lost in the replay, small slivers of electricity flowing over his body.
“We have to shut him down.... or pull him from the replay. Reset his programming.” Peter V tried to think quickly, tugging at his hair with both hands. Peter VI reached for Rabbit's switch, but was yanked back by his father. “Don't touch him! Can't you see him pulsating!?” His fear for his son cracking his usually stoic tone. It took young Peter off guard, forcing him to stand back a
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CH 2. Bad Dogs
Spine focused intently on the words on the page, his entire face shoved between the pages of his book. This was a feat considering Hatchworth hadn't stopped talking since they sat down. They were waiting on a bench outside the front doors of the school, waiting for their brothers so they could walk home.
“I'm a free man again!” Rabbit cheered as he threw both glass doors open, he sauntered out and leaned over Spine's shoulder. He knew all to well that reading over his shoulder was one of Spine's biggest pet peeves.
“Mr. Wisdom missed you at band practice.” Hatchworth stated, following after Spine as t
Kazooland HighKazooland High in Sci-Fi More Like This
SPG AU High School Fic
Kazooland High School was an interesting school, at least to us. But in this universe its pretty dull. A regular High School with all the clicks. You have the Lycanthrope Jocks, the geeky scientist club, the vampire art club, the Becile Bad Boys, class clowns (who are literally clowns), and everything in between. We focus our story on the 10th Grade Class President Spine Walter and his brothers. The always humerous, charming lady killer Rabbit. The 2nd in command, first to recite you the rules, Hatchworth. And the sensitive, deep thinker, and always the first invited to a party Jon.
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Spine closed his locker, twirl
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Album: Flood
Artist: They Might Be Giants
“If we are going to make this work, unlike last time, we need to stick together.” Spine grumbled. Another shopping trip. “Now we have to get just one pet for Peter's birthday. Only one. They trusted us with this. We can't mess it up again. Alright?” He stared at all three equally in the eyes.
“Hey I have a question!” Rabbit raised his hand and bounced on his heels. “When do we get ice cream?”
“After!... if you're good.”
Jon and Rabbit both grumbled, kicking the dirt and put their hands in their pockets.
“That is a
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Rabbit raced down the corridor, squealing with delight, The Jon not far behind.
"J-J-J-Jon! Just wait till I show-ow ya'! Ya' miss'd so much!" He barely managed to turn the corner, slamming into the wall and leaving a huge dent. But that wouldn't slow him down, he just grabbed The Jon's hand and kept running, loving the feel of it after so long.
"Look, aren't th-they amazin'!" He gushed as they burst into the kitchen, giving Walter Girls Paige and Brianna a grand gesture.
All eyes turned to Rabbit. The Jon smiled meekly and gave a small wave.
"Rabbit, are you okay?" Michael took a step forward, eyeing Rabbit
Letter Hey Pappy, its me. I, um, let Rabbit get away... We don't know where he is or what hes doing. I was only gone for a moment, but... I... I'm sorry... I was supposed to be looking after them... The Jon, too. I'm supposed to be the responsible one, I'm the one...Letter in Sci-Fi More Like This
Sometimes its hard Pappy, sometimes I get frustrated with them. I get tired. I... I don't want to look after them. I want to be fun, to have fun, like them. Not having to worry all the time. I want to ride a quesadilla and fall in love with a toaster, I want to experience all these things. Write songs from emotions and things that have happened to me, not just to to please crowds.
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"That is not true, you are a liar!" Hatchworth could be heard yelling from the kitchen, "Just taste mine, it is better!"
Rabbit stops by the doorway and peers in. Hatchworth was arguing with the toaster oven and was trying to shove a freshly pressed panini in it.
Tick tick tick.
"U-Uh, Hatchy? Whatcha doin'?" Rabbit takes a few steps into the kitchen and looks over his shoulder at the offending appliance, his eyes going wide for a moment. "Hey th-there, pretty lady." He gives her a wink.
"No, Rabbit, you can not. We are in the middle of a disagreement." Hatchworth steps between Rabbit and the oven, blocking his vie
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The sky cracked open and rain poured from the wound as if blood, drenching all that were below it.
Giant clockwork animals clash on the savanna, fiercely trying to get the upper-hand, each attack giving birth to deafening booms of terror.
Men and machine meet on the battlefield, weapons thrust forward, aiming at the hearts of their enemies.
They are all connected by the pain they feel, no one is safe.
The sky and ground merge, brought together by the screams of the dying and near-death.
The air so thick with blood, they're drowning, swimming in it.
Begging for it to stop, for it to just end.
No one listens.
T
Rabbit in KazoolandRabbit in Kazooland in Sci-Fi More Like This
Chapter One: Down the Hatchworth Hole
The crowd roared as the automatons and their human band mate, Matt, stepped off the stage, expressing how badly they wanted just one more song.
"Should we give 'em what they w-w-want?" Rabbit sang, playing a few notes on Squeezy.
"We've already preformed past the amount of time we were given, there are other bands after us." Spine said putting his guitar, Guitar, in its case.
"The Spine, if we can not play, I might burn this place to the ground." Hatchworth took a lighter from under his mustache and waved it around, his eyes wide.
Spine snatched the lighter and blew it out, not even fazed by Hatc
Rabbit in KazoolandRabbit in Kazooland in Sci-Fi More Like This
Chapter Three: The Cat's Fancy Little House
Getting closer to the little farmhouse had taken a while, but now that he was here, Rabbit saw how badly neglected it was. First off, everything was overgrown, climbing up the side of the house, uprooting part of the foundation, or even breaking through the walls. All the windows were be broken or missing entirely, and there was a huge gaping hole in the roof, though that seemed to be more recent damage.
Rabbit walked up to the sagging porch, "H-H-Hello? Any-y-y-yone there?" He slowly walked up the rotten steps, making sure they could support his weight. Crossing the dark porch, he noticed the ho
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(The Spine's POV)
The Spine huffed, hearing the shenanigans from the main living room. He had been wooing that particular toaster oven for over a week.
Every day he would put on his characteristic grin, the one that would make the human girls go wild, and casually walk past her. Making up one excuse or another to talk to her.
One time he even asked her to make him some toast, which brought up another sore spot involving Rabbit and a certain charming appliance.
He stalked off into one of the many abandoned rooms of the manor to go pout.
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Chapter Two: A World of His Own
"I will save your vest, Rabbit." Rabbit looked over at Hatchy, his face widening into his characteristic grin, until he realized he was opening his shirt. His face plates sagged.
He felt his core react with Hatchy's portal and was pulled in, a bright blue light momentarily blinding him. A loud clang echoed somewhere behind him, and after a few moments, the light faded and he looked around. It was like he was falling through a swirling blue tunnel made of fog. But he was falling at only 1/5 the speed he should have been. Rabbit flailed around, trying to move, perhaps go out through the side. But the tunnel ju
To Choose Between Matters CH.11To Choose Between MattersTo Choose Between Matters CH.11 in Introductions & Chapters More Like This
CH.11
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The Skull had spent the following few days taking care of her. She would not talk about what happened in the lab, she barely talked at all.
When she needed something or if the pain came back in bursts from being opened up she would lightly touch the Skulls hand or just berry her face in the back of his shirt not allowing him to turn around to see her tears.
He would stay calm in front of her but when he left her for the few moments to get her food or water he would let his frustration out on anyone that was
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CH.18
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"Wait...what! Brianna it's me The Spine." He stares at her in complete shock and terror.
She stands and pats her dress down "sorry I do not recognize you at all sir, please excuse me I have to go help my friend Paige get some work done." She turns and walks away leaving the Spine alone standing in complete confusion watching after her.
"But...but Brianna..." He rubs his head" why, why doesn't she remember me but remembers Paige???" He rubs his temples before heading after her.
His long strides catch up to her
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CH.15 The first Date
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"The Skull!" Brianna giggles as she is pulled along. "Where are you taking me big guy?" More giggles escapes her.
A small smirk appearing on The Skull face, he stops a pulls her close to him pulling her small hands against his overheated chest.
"I wanted to get out of that, well get you out of that stuffy manor after you have been recovering these past couple months. Plus I wanted to see that gutless scrap heaps face when I got to take you out first." The Skull lets steam out of his boiler his fac
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CH.9 Shocked to the core
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Back to present day.
"The Spine... The Spine.."Hatchworth calls out into the garden.
The spine appears from behind a overgrown rise bush, leaning on a cane. It had been a week now since he had woken up and it was taking Mr. Reed and Peter VI some time to fix him up good as new.
He still had random sonic disruptions through the left side of his body where all the damage had been made.
"Yes Hatchworth? What is it that you need?" He smiles at his brother still learning what this century has
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CH.8 part 2
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It only took Hare a couple days to figure out The Skull had brought Brianna to the manor. One The Skull was sneaking food from the kitchen and two he seemed slightly off kilter. Usually by now The Skull would have noticed Hare spying on him.
The hardest part was finding where he had hid her. Most doors blinded in with the walls and if you didn't stay close to the person you where following they could disappear into one of the hidden rooms.
Hare found his prize on the forth try of following his brother t
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CH.14 truce
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Days passed as The Becile brothers would come to visit Brianna The Skull mumbling something about, why did his brothers have to come with him every time.
Jack usually ran off once in the Walter manor to go find Jon, they had become great friends even if Jack was a little rough to how he played compared to when Jon plays with Hatchworth.
Hare walks off with Rabbit to update Peter VI on what was going on with Thaddeus. Yes he was still alive the boys still needed him for the time to get paper work and oth
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CH.12 The Beginning
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Back to present time
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Brianna stood silently on the pedestal as she was fitted into her form fitted wedding gown. She was away in her own thoughts only thinking of how she betrayed The Spine and the whole family even though she hadn't said a word.
The woman giggled and talked about how pretty she was and how lucky she was to have caught just a rich mans eye as they worked on her dress.
She didn't pop out of her thoughts till Mr. Becile popped into the room,
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CH.8 The Twist of fate
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The Spines photoreceptors started to flicker. " S..Spine how are you feeling?" Rabbit mutters with concern in his voice. He hasn't left The Spines side for the last 3weeks helping and watching Peter Walter VI take care of all of the damages.
The Spine winces and lets out a few moans. Rabbit jumps up and runs out of the room to get the Mr.Reed.
Spine forces himself to sit up and regrets it when he does as a few of the still stripped wires send a shock up his titanium spine. He leans forward i
I Love You, Pappy: Part 11, Doing SomethingI Love You, Pappy: Part 11, Doing Something in Introductions & Chapters More Like This
The Jon had been absolutely correct.
After confirming with Alex that everything was prepared for Rabbit's rewiring, Peter Walter II went upstairs to where the Colonel's enormous library was located; there was Rabbit, sitting in the hallway. He sat slumped against the wall, his wiry legs bent at a seemingly impossible angle as he held them to his thin chest. His hat, which held his outdated photoreceptors, sat on the floor in front of him, and Rabbit was gently scraping his spindly jointed fingers across his hard, copper skull. The green a blue light emanating from his receptors was dull and distant, as if the robot was deep in thought&hellip
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Eight years later
Rabbit sat on the bench beside the duck pond, a loaf of bread held delicately in his hand. The ducks had gathered around the metal man, having had years to become accustomed to his frequent visits. Since the incident with his stolen core three days ago, he'd been few other places at the Walter Mansion.
An echo in his wiring informed the copper automaton that The Spine was calling him back up to the house; it was time for them to get back on the road. Rabbit tore up the bread and sprinkled it into the pond before trekking back up the hill; he was headed towards the Walter cemetery to say another goodbye.
Rabbit approached
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The Spine, The Jon, Peter III, and Peter II stood in the workshop near the doorway, trying to give Mr. Reed space as they watched him work.
Peter II had been somewhat nervous that Rabbit would be too frightened to allow them to actually mend his memory, but he needn't have been. When it came to Alex Reed, there was no mechanic whom the automatons loved and trusted more. Mr. Reed talked to Rabbit for about twenty minutes, explaining what he was going to attempt, before the copper bot agreed to shut down and allow him to proceed. Before he powered down, however, Rabbit had requested that everyone in the mansion be there when he woke up, and Pe
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The next morning, Peter II looked in all the places he would normally expect to find the copper automaton; the drawing room, the dress-up room, the theater, the basketball court, all the usual places. Rabbit was nowhere to be found. HatchWorth said he hadn't been visited by him in two days. The Jon hadn't seen him since the encounter in the kitchen, and neither had The Spine. He hadn't even shown up for his maintenance with Alex. All of his normal hiding places were vacant, his stasis chamber bare. He'd spent hours trying to locate him on the wi-fi, but Rabbit hadn't been connected since the memory modification; Alex suspected it had somethin
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Finally, Peter Walter II reached the third floor of the Walter Mansion and made his way down the hall towards the drawing room; literally, the room where people in the household went to draw. His head was bent as he mulled over the warning The Spine had given him. He knew Rabbit would take it hard, they all would, but why would The Spine single Rabbit out?
Rabbit was the first automaton his father had created. He'd been around longer than The Spine or any of them, and LONG before the Walter children had been born. He'd seen battle and death before, gone to war with his fellow automatons. Sure, Rabbit had malfunctions every once in a while, a
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"Already?"
Peter Walter II stood in the Hall of Wires, staring at The Spine. He'd tried to prepare himself for this moment, but now he couldn't believe his ears.
"What do you mean, 'already?'" he asked, peering up through the wires at The Spine's dismembered head.
"Well, I'm sorry Pete," drawled The Spine incredulously, descending from the ceiling and attaching his head and spine to his transport with many a loud hisss and clank, "I guess I just thought that, ah, human beings might last a little longer."
All Peter II could do for a long time was to stare at the tall silver automaton. He hadn't really known what to expect with The Spine, b
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