Robots need love too

Stephanie’s brown eyes were wide with surprise. Thinking he was some alien, she convinced him that she was a friend and stepped inside the truck.
“Hi, It’s me. So, this is earth. I’m Stephanie Speck. No offense, but is that really you, or is that a space suit? Maybe just your brain in a little jar or something like that?” She asked.
“Malfunction!” Number five said.
“Oh you can talk!” Stephanie exclaimed.
“Malfunction! Need input!” Number five replied.
“Input, that’s information. Listen, I am full of it. Why don’t you come on in my house, and we can sit down and talk, get to know each other, communicate input.” Stephanie suggested.
First she tried to motion him to follow her, put using her finger in a forward motion, which he copied. Then she tried using both of her hands, which he copied again. This made her laugh and run a hand through her short, curly brown hair.
Finally she got him to following him by telling him to come forward. She used this to get him inside her house, and taught him what animals were. She also explained, what the house was, showing him the hardwood floor, and the ceilings which were painted white.
She should him the windows, the lights, what music was, and also her goldfish, her ant farm and her bunnies. She also showed him where they were on a globe she had, on the table. It wasn’t until she showed him a picture of an animal in a book, that she saw a very interesting feature about him.
He took the book from here and began to rapidly read it, it took him seconds to finish an entire encyclopedia. This made him want more input, which ended up with him reading every book in the house. Still wanting more, he went over to where she had a glass of iced tea on a counter near the stove. He dumped out the glass, spilled spaghetti everywhere and dump the sauce out on top of that.
He continued to make a mess of the house, until Stephanie grabbed the remote for the TV and got him to look at that. immediately he was impressed, and began flipping through the channels never really staying with any particular one for very long.
Back at the lab, Newton, Ben, and Angel were all getting ready to go out after Number five. Angel had changed into a plain white t-shirt and a pair of blue jeans. She also packed a nap sack, just incase they were out for a while. They got yelled at a little bit by Dr. Marner for taking Number one, but Crosby insisted on taking it in case they needed protection from Number five.



Angel got into the back of the large van, which also happened to be a GMC. She sat on the floor near the passenger side seat, in order to make room for the robot. The walls of the van were covered by compartments, which held spare robot parts and other equipment.
“You know it figures, my favorite one of these guys would be the one to run off!” She said, as they started off.
“Don’t worry Angel, we’ll get him back. Just be careful going near him, when we do find him.” Crosby warned.
“I will.” She answered.
It wouldn’t be until the next morning, that they did find him. Stephanie had called Dr. Marner after she learned what Number five really was, and when she told him what Nova was going to do to him he freaked out. He stole Stephanie’s truck, and tried to make a run for it. She was able to get into the truck, and was taken for a wild ride which ended with them almost going over a cliff.
“Escape, escape, flee, hide, refuge!” Number five pleaded, as she shook Stephanie’s arm.
“What are you afraid of, what’s the matter with you?” She asked.
“Nova robotics, disassemble dead. Disassemble Number five dead!” He answered.
“But you can’t die, you’re a machine!” Stephanie replied.
“No.” Number five said.
“No you’re not a machine?” Stephanie, with a skeptic look on her face.
“Yes!” Number five replied.
“Yes you are, or yes you’re not?” Stephanie asked.
“Yes not!” Number five answered.
“Talk about a malfunction.” Stephanie replied.
“Not malfunction Stephanie. Number five, is alive!” He answered, with a nod of his head.
Meanwhile, Crosby and Ben had been following them and soon found them. Ben yelled from the window for her to come out of the truck, because he thought Number five was dangerous. When she did come out, he was taking Number one off the truck and Angel came outside to see who this woman was, who get to hang out with her Number five.
“Oh jeeze, another one. Just how many of these guys have you got anyway?” She asked, with a smile on her face.
“Oh you are girl, right?” Ben asked.
“Yeah, as far as I know. Hi, how are you doing, you’re little brother’s hiding in my truck!” She replied, trying to talk to Number one.
“I have seen some strange, bazaar drivers, but you, you will be awarded a cake.” Ben said.
“Me, talk to your robot, he did the driving.” She fired back.
“Did you say the robot drove the truck?” Crosby asked, from inside.
“Yeah, that’s right chum, that’s exactly what I’m saying!” Stephanie replied.
After a little more arguing, Stephanie got Number five to come out of the truck. Upon seeing him, Angel couldn’t believe her eyes, nor her ears. She looked at Newton, before walking over to him.
“Be careful Angel.” He warned.
“He’s my favorite one of your robots, how can you not expect me to be curious about him, if she’s claming that he’s alive?” She asked.
Once she was by the robot’s side, she looked him over. The bulbous top part, which had been on his head, had fallen off along with the piece that had been covering his mouth. This gave him a much different look then his fellow robots, and his voice was now somewhat high and didn’t have the same monotone to it.
“It’s okay, I’m not going to hurt you.” She assured him, as she got closer to him.
She watched as his eyes followed her, and he pulled his head back a little bit when she went to touch his lip lights.
“Do you know me Number five?” She asked, as she put a hand on his cheek.
“Yes, Angel.” He replied, as he put his hand on hers.
She smiled before, turning to Newton.
“If this is a malfunction, I don’t want you to fix it. He’s such a sweetie.” She said, as she stood behind him.
Before anyone could say anything, the Nova security team showed up and surrounded the area. Angel took cover inside Stephanie’s truck, as Number five got ready to defend himself by aiming his laser at the guards. A fire fight broke out, and at first he seemed to be doing okay, but the guards got a few good shots in, damaging one of his arms.
Finally Crosby made them hold their fire, and he was able to cut Number fives power and had a few of the guards carry him to another truck. Stephanie, begged them to turn him back on and became angry with Crosby when he just insisted that something mechanical was wrong with him.
“Don’t worry, I won’t let them do anything bad to him, that robot means more to me than you know.” Angel assured her, as she ran to get into the truck with Ben and another one of the guards.
He looked all slumped over, when they put him in the truck. Angel took her place behind the passenger side seat in the back, and never took her eyes off him while they drove back to the lab.
The guard and Ben were having a conversation amongst themselves, when Number five came to. He flinched a little and slowly opened his eyes, Angel’s eyes went wide, but she remained silent as he used his eyebrow like things on his head to pick up a wrench and drop it on his power button. Now he got to work, fixing his arm by replacing it with one of the spares, and rewiring a few of his switches.
It was after that that his bad arm, which was resting on a small counter fell of with an audible thud. This made the guard driving look back, and do a double take. This got the attention of Ben, who was ended up being very sacred since he had his laser pointed at them and his eyes were glowing red, which only happened when the robot was supposed to appear mad. The guard driving slammed on the breaks.
“Number five furious, livid, perturbed!” He said, as he came forward.
“Freeze! Hold it right there!” The guard ordered holding up his small hand gun.
Number five grabbed it from his hand, making him scream in pain.
“Code forty five, semi automatic. Play-dough!” He said, as he took the gun apart.
“What do we do now?” The guard asked, turning to Ben.
“Well I don’t know about you, but I am planning to scream and run!” Ben answered, as he got out of the truck.
“I’m staying here, I want to hang with him. I’ll call you guys.” Angel said, as she got in the passenger seat.
She laughed a little bit, when Number five pulled the driver side seat out so he could fit better. After that was done, they were off. They drove for a little while, and while they were going Number five could hear a little beeping noise, and he looked on the small screen near the dashboard of the truck. There on a little map on the screen was a symbol of robot, traveling down the road.
“Uh-oh.” He said, as he reached down and pulled off a small little box from his side. This was his homing device, and that was what they had tracked him down with the first time.
He waited until he saw an oncoming pickup track with a bunch of stuff in the back, and once he was close enough, he threw the device in the back of the truck.
“Smart move.” Angel said.
“Thanks.” He replied.
They continued to drive in silence, until Number five started listening to the radio. He changed the stations, until he found a song playing called Who is Jonny. Angel watched as he grooved along with the music.
“You are so cute.” She said, once the song was over.
“I like that song.” He replied.
“Stephanie showed you a lot of things, huh? She asked.
“Yes, she gave me lots of input.” He answered.
“So, can you read?” She asked.
“Yes, I love it.” He answered.
They continued to drive, until the truck ran out of gas and wouldn’t go anymore. They both got out, and began walking down the road. The only things that were around them, were vast open fields and trees.
“Are you trying to get back to Stephanie’s?” She asked.
“Yes.” He answered, as they walked.
“I’m glad you’re letting me come along with you, I need a chance to get to know you. I still can’t believe that you’re alive. You look so different now, compared to the others.” She replied, as she tried to hold his hand as they walked.
“And you believe that I am alive, don’t you?” He asked.
“I’m not sure yet, which I why I want more time with you.” She answered.
They walked for miles and miles, until Angel made him stop for a second.
“I need to rest a little Number five, my feet are hurting me.” She complained, as she sat on a nearby rock.
“You could ride on me if you want.” He offered.
“How?” She asked, looking him over.
“On the back, near the smaller wheel.” He answered.
Getting the idea, she grabbed onto his shoulders and held on as he started going. He was going pretty fast, and Angel could feel the wind blowing through her long hair. Being with the one robot she had spent to much time with when he wasn’t alive, was quickly starting to work his way into her affections.
“So Number five, I have to ask you something. When I hold your hand and stuff like that, can you actually feel that?” She asked.
“Yes, I feel everything.” He answered.
“Even pain? Like when those soldiers shot at you, you could feel the pain from it?” She asked.
“I feel everything that you do, weather it be physical or emotional.” He answered, his eyebrows showing that he was serious.
Angel thought for a moment, before having an idea. She wrapped her arms around him a little more, before planting a small kiss on his cheek, and pressing hers against his for a short while.
He said nothing, but put his hand on top of hers, and rest his head on hers. His innocent affection, being the most genuine Angel had ever seen.
It was dark out, by the time they got back to Stephanie’s house. They went inside, and Number five had Angel wait in the hallway. She had been in the tub, and when she came out to see Angel standing there, she looked a little mad.
“You don’t have to worry about me, I have no way of contacting Nova now. Besides, I don’t want them coming after him, he’s too special.” She said.
“You two can stay, but just for tonight.” Stephanie replied.
Number five went into the living room, and began watching TV. This really amused Angel, and continued to watch with him until really late. She became the most interested, when Saturday Night Fever, came on. Number five began to dance along with the movie, as best he could.
Stephanie came in, and clapped once he was finished and told him to turn off the TV because it was time for bed. He gave a disappointed groan, before turning his attention back to the TV where he was watching a young couple dancing. This made him go up to her, and the two of them began to dance.
Angel watched this, and something began to stir in her. Feeling a little confused by this sudden emotion, she began to think if watching them together, was starting to cause some jealousy to stir inside her. Once Stephanie went to bed, Number five turned his attention to her and could see the look in her eyes.
“What?” He asked.
“Nothing, I guess I’m just a little jealous.” She answered, with an ashamed look on her face.
“Why jealous?” He asked.
“Because she got to be the one to meet you first, and show you all the input you wanted. I just wish I could have been the one, I could have shown you so much more. I’m just afraid, you’re going to end up liking her more than me. And since you are alive, I can’t force you to care for me, like really care for me, if you don’t.” She answered