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Date Posted: 20:39:06 09/02/01 Sun
Ram sat in the back of the air car. He didn't ask any questions to the yellow Reploid who sat across from him. In fact, niether had spoken a word since Ram had gotten in. They had been travelling for almost half an hour. A black colored Reploid piloted the air car, and said nothing also. Ram didn't know if he was supposed to say anything, but even he couldn't stand the tense, awkward environment.
"Who are you anyway? I thought Doppler was going to meet me?" The yellow Reploid, who was lounging comfortably tilted his head sideways. "Personally? Are you stupid or something?
Doppler never goes outside the city!" He laughed.
"You didn't answer my question.", Ram scolded.
"You don't need to know who I am. You don't need to know anything except that I have orders to bring you there alive. It means that I can't kill you no matter what! It also means that I have to protect you too, if something happens. Doppler hates a failure more than anything. If you just lie back, and shut your mouth till we get there, this will be a much easier assignment." The yellow Reploid answered.
He folded his arms behind his head to relax.
The pilot called to him just then. "Master Byte, there is an incoming transmission from Bit. Priority channel!"
"Master? Byte?", Ram asked suspiciously. Byte grumbled under his breath about how stupid the pilot was. Now Ram knew his identity. That could make it more difficult!
"Bit? What is it?", Byte called into his communicator.
"I have a course correction from Dr. Doppler.", Bit replied.
"Send it here.", Byte said enthusiastically.
"No. Not coordinants, just a destination. Go straight to Doppler Tower okay?"
"But what about the outskirts? We were supposed to land outside the city, what about security?"
"It won't be a problem. Dr. Doppler has taken care of it personally. Just go to the tower, that is all you need to know for now."
"Bit? C'mon! Don't give me that! Bit?"
It was no use, Bit cut the link.
Ram felt smug. "Having problems?"
"Shut up! I told you not to say anything."
"Okay sure.............Byte.", Ram sneered.
"Listen! Nobody in your position talks to me like that! I can still rough you up If I have to. You just need to be alive, which means I can beat you till your almost dead! You want to try me?", Byte flashed in anger.
"You listen! I only agreed to come with you so that I can get back to my power plant. Whatever this Doppler guy wants with me, obviously isn't as important as getting the power plant back on line. Where are we even going anyway?"
Ram asked this because it was pitch black outside. The sky was full with overcast, and there were patches of fog outside. Visibility was poor, but ram could tell that he was flying over water. In fact, they had been for quite some time now.
"You will know when we get there.", Byte answered.
Ram sat silent, and watched out the window for what seemed to be an endless hour and a half. All in all, they had gone two hours "as the crow flys" away from Metropolis North.
Ram tried to remember that. Off in the distance, a bright city lit up the sky. Thunder Ram looked at it with curious awe. Byte smirked, and said. "There it is!"
"A city?", Ram asked. "Way out here in the middle of the ocean?" Byte turned to look at him. "Well, yes...a work in progress anyway."
"But how? There isn't any land for hundreds of miles in any direction! I don't get it!", Ram asked.
"Don't ask me! All your questions will be answered once we get there."
"And where is THERE, Hmm? What do you call this...place?"
Byte looked at him, and said with pride, "New Doppler Town!"
(to be continued)
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