chap 5 scene 2

Joe's secret laboratory, London;

It was a huge laboratory consisting of a sliding door in the entrance which required a password to open. It had all sorts of machinery stored in the back side of the laboratory. Mind reading machines, robot making machines etc. On the left side, It had huge class cupboards which consisted of toxic, probably radioactive chemicals and beakers. There were huge ceramic tables with scientific equipment like microscopes, test tubes, burners etc. On the right side, there were big metal tables containing robot making tools. Bside that was safety gear like masks, lab coats, gloves, safety goggles etc; in a big glass wardrobe and beside it was a machine used to apply skin on robots. At last, there was a computer on one of the metal tables.

Joe was sitting in a chair leaning on the table with his elbows while brainstorming what to do.

"SCREAM, Terror" were the two things that he had in his mind. He had to think how to make his plan of getting control of the universe successful.

'SCREAM, they're trying to oppose my plan.' Joe thought to himself. 'But, what if I oppose them? Wait, I have an idea, I'm gonna make Anti-SCREAM.' thought Joe as his eyes got bigger and his pupils dilated.

He got up from his chair and headed towards his computer. He approached it and threw himself down on the chair and turned it on. With a whirring noise, the monitor turned on and he opened up a programming software and started typing. He kept typing for 10-15 minutes and stopped, the program was ready for the first robot, dark. It had shielding abilities, it could create an electromagnetic personal shield which covered its whole body, anytime it wanted but the more shields it creates, the more energy is drained from it. He flung open a drawer in that table and took out a computer chip along with a double port wire, he connected it with his PC and the computer chip and started exporting it. Once it had finished, he got off from the chair and headed towards the back of the lab, he opened few wooden cupboards and took out few metal parts, he kept them on the ground and headed towards the safety gear, once there he picked up a welding mask and on the way to the back, he picked up a soldering iron from a table nearby. He flips it in the air and catches it perfectly, he squats down and gets to work. He welds together an endoskeleton. He lifts it up in a standing position and attaches it to a stand to keep it vertical. He then starts working on the main system and starts attaching all the chips and important wires. After a few hours of doing that, he finally completes the endoskeleton. He picks up the computer chip from his table and inserts it into the slot. It perfectly slid in with a whirring sound.

He then heads off to get more metal parts. He gets them and starts building the final parts of the robot. He welds and screws together the metal parts and cuts them to be as accurately as possible to be shaped like human limbs, after sometime, he created the right arm, it was shining and had a hole on its palm. He slowly took it to the charging robot and attached it to the right arm of the endoskeleton and slowly lifted the hand, it was going smoothly with no sound or interruptions. He then went back and started working on a new device, he connected all the necessary wires and chips until it was ready. It was a circular structure with wires at the back and some kind of energy generator at the front. He took the device towards the robot's hand and slowly dropped it in the hole fixing it in place. He went back to create the next arm. AFter more cutting and welding the pieces together, he made the second arm. Like that, he kept making all the parts and the torso. Once everything was ready, he one by one started to attach all the parts to the robot. He attached the torso and screwed it in place. Then he attached the legs and finally the head. It was perfectly shaped like a human head and had joints for the jaw and lights for the eyes . At last he pressed a button located on the robot's forehead which caused a slot for a chip to come out from his forehead. He picked up the computer chip and placed it in the slot. The robot's eyes suddenly glowed a bright white then turned into normal human eyes. He pressed the button again and the eyes turned off. He carried the robot to the robot skin applying machine and opened the glass door and put the robot inside. Robotic arms started applying skin all over the robot's body. One by one perfectly fixing up the skin on the body of the robot. After 15 minutes the face was almost done as the machine continued to do the rest of the body and the arms. It soon completed the arms and now was doing the legs with crucial details like wrinkles. After 20 more minutes, the legs were done as the door automatically opened and released some smoke. The smoke slowly cleared in front of Joe, revealing a beautiful looking robot with the perfect bone structure of a human, it was almost indistinguishable from a human. He approached the robot and carried it outside. Once there, he dressed it with a purple t-shirt and blue jeans and made it wear a brown wig with messy medium hair. It was ready, the first robot of many. It also had a meter located at the nape of its neck which showed how much energy was left in it.

'Dark, wake up.' said Joe as the robot or Dark's eyes turned on to reveal a dark brown iris.

'Dark, fall asleep.' said Joe as Dark's eyes again turned off. 'Perfect.' said Joe to himself.

He went on to the left side of the lab and took a beaker and started mixing all sorts of chemicals in it. AFter a few minutes, it turned into a bubbling green colored chemical which he carried towards Dark

'Dark, open up.' said Joe as Dark's mouth opened and a cup-like metallic structure came out of its mouth. Joe poured some of the liquid in that cup and put the beaker aside as the cup-like structure retracted and Dark automatically turned on.

'Hello, Joe.' said Dark as he smiled.

'I'm gonna test you Dark but, first question, are you human?' asked Joe.

'Yes Joe, I am a human.' said Dark while chuckling and acting exactly like a human.

'Ok, lemme tell you one thing, I might be your inventor but, if I try to kill you, what would you do?' asked Joe.

'Defend myself?' said Dark in a sarcastic tone.

'Ok, let's put that to the test.' said Joe as he approached the place where all the metal parts were kept and took out an AK47 from there.

'It has a fully loaded magazine.' said Joe as he cocked the and aimed towards Dark.

'Activating shield.' said Dark as he faced his palm towards Joe and a blue coloured and faint electromagnetic cylindrical shield covered his body.

'How much energy is left in you?' asked Joe.

'Full energy, Joe.' said Dark

'Call me master, not Joe.' said Joe. 'And boom!.' said Joe as he started shooting towards Dark. The terrifying and deafening sounds of the gunshots filled the laboratory as Joe kept emptying the magazine. They flew towards Dark but, as soon as they made contact with Dark's shield, they were deflected towards the ceiling and the surrounding walls at high speeds. He kept shooting but nothing happened to Dark. After a few more seconds of shooting, Joe stopped. The gunshots were still echoing throughout the laboratory.

Joe put his gun down and Dark said 'Deactivating shield.'

'How much energy do you have left now?' asked Joe.

'About 75 percent energy is still left; that was a draining task.' said Dark

'You see, if you use your shield too much, it will drain all your energy.' said Joe as he picked up an apple from the table nearby and flipped it in the air and caught it.

'So, during battle, you must use your shield when necessary.' said Joe while taking a bite of the apple. 'Otherwise, you might suddenly fall "asleep".'

'Ok, Jo- I mean, master.' said Dark.

'Alright, catch it.' said Joe as he threw the gun in his hands towards Dark and he caught it. 'It has one bullet, finish this target.' said Joe as he threw the half bitten apple into the air and Dark aimed precisely towards the apple and fired one shot; it hit the apple straight on and obliterated it.

'Good job, now help me build more of you.' said Joe as he walked towards his computer and sat down on his chair.

'Thank you, I appreciate it.' said Dark.

'Now, try making the same body as yourself with a few alterations with the metal parts.' said Joe while pointing towards the area containing the metal parts.

'Alright, I'll get to work.' said Dark as he pretended to crack his knuckles and got to work.

Joe started writing the source code but with a few alterations. This time, the ability was earthquakes, it was able to shake the ground and break up tectonic plates into smaller portions. He again transferred all the data to a computer chip and started working on the endoskeleton with the help of Dark who helped make the main structure of the endoskeleton and then got back to making the exoskeleton. AFter a few more hours, Joe had finished making the endoskeleton, it was covered with wires and important functional circuits and the motherboard on the head. Dark had finished making the limbs, torso and the head. Joe attached them one by one making the main exoskeleton, it had a round face instead of a sharp one and had longer and bigger arms in comparison to Dark, it also had those devices inserted in both of his palms. After attaching all the limbs and lights for the eyes and voice box, it was finally ready. He again pressed a button on its forehead and the lights turned on. He carried the robot to the skin applying machine and opened the door. He put the robot inside the skin applying machine and closed the door. The robotic arms started to work again and after around 30 minutes, the robot was ready and the doors opened.

He carried the robot outside and said 'Hell, get up.'

The robot's bright blue eyes turned on.

'Hell, open up.' said Joe as the robot's mouth opened and that same cup-like structure came out. He picked up the beaker from the table nearby and poured some of it inside the cup-like structure and it retracted back inside. Joe took out some clothes from a nearby cupboard and dressed the robot, it also wore a black haired wig. Joe went back to the tools section and took out a tattoo pen, he plugged it in and turned it on. He brought the pen near Hell's right arm and tattooed the word "control" on it. Then on the left hand, he tattooed the word "destruction". Hell was ready at this point, the only thing that remained was the testing.

'Hell, get back in function.' said Joe as Hell's eyes returned to normal, blue, human eyes.

'Yes master, what am I supposed to do?' asked Hell while sounding and acting exactly like a human.

'Look, do you know who your enemies are?' asked Joe.

'No,' said Dark and Hell together.

'You can attack whoever you want to, but you have to ask permission first.

'Ok sir,' said Dark and Hell together.

'Now, show me just a fraction of your powers, but do it in a controlled manner. ' said Joe.

'Alright, as you wish.' said Hell as he pretended to crack his knuckles and grinned.

'Get ready,' said Hell.

'I'm always ready,' said Joe.

'3…2…1… and go!' yelled Hell as he pointed his right palm towards the ground and the device started glowing and the ground started shaking heavily. The tables started shaking as some of the glass beakers and test tubes fell on the ground; Joe was trying to balance himself but he too fell on the ground.

'Stop, stop.' yelled Joe as the glowing stopped as well as the shaking

'And that was just a fraction of my powers and the earthquake was not felt by others as I had controlled it.' said Hell.

'Good job, now will you help me make more of you?' asked Joe.

'Why not but that surely was a draining task.' said Hell.

'Oh yeah, master told me to use my powers wisely as it can be very draining,' said Dark.

'This small demo was nothing to me,' said Hell.

'I got quite a lot, but not as much as you,' said Dark.

'Alright guys, get to work.' said Joe as both Dark and Hell went on to make the exoskeleton and Joe started working on the source code. After around 15 minutes of typing, he had finished the code and then started to transfer it to a computer chip. This time, the ability was to be able to create smoke. Meanwhile; Dark and Hell had finished working on most of the limbs and the torso, only the head and legs were left. Joe now started working on the main structure of the endoskeleton while taking help from Hell. Once the main base was complete, he alone prepared the wires and the circuit. Once the endoskeleton was ready, all three of them together attached the exoskeleton. It was a bit taller and overall bigger than Dark and Hell. They carried it to the robot skin applying machine and put it inside. They waited for 30 minutes and took it out, it had a sharper jaw than Dark and Hell, smaller eyes and as usual, devices in both of his palms. They dressed it with a blue t-shirt an black jeans.

'Vin, wake up.' said Joe as Vin's eyes turned on and glowed a bright green color.

'Vin, open up.' said Joe as the same cup-like structure came out of its mouth and Joe took the beaker and poured some of the liquid inside. The cup retracted and Vin's eyes went back to look like normal, green, human eyes.

'Master, how are you?' asked Vin.

'I'm doing good.' said Joe as he reached into his pocket and flung out a knife.

'I'm gonna attack you with this knife, protect yourself.' said Joe as he rushed behind Vin and attacked towards the nape of its neck. It quickly dodged out of the way and faced his palms towards Joe. The devices glowed and started releasing smoke, it lowered visibility and caused Joe to cough. Joe ran behind and again rushed towards Vin, but he missed as the smoke was making his eyes sting. Tears were pouring out of Joe's now tightly shut eyes.

'Stop.' said Joe as he coughed. 'Vin, stop.'

Vin stopped releasing the smoke and asked 'Should I "inhale" it?'

'Yes.' said Joe as Vin passed his index and middle finger of the right hand over the forearm of the left hand. The device glowed a green color as it started sucking in all the smoke at a rapid pace. Once it had sucked in all the smoke, it "exhaled" and smoke came out of its mouth.

'See, I can exhale all the smoke I've inhaled.' said Vin.

'Good job.' said Joe while wiping the tears off his eyes using his hands.

'Ok guys, get ready, we're making one more of you guys.' said Joe as he sent them off to build the exoskeleton and the endoskeleton while he worked on the source code.

After 20 Minutes of typing, he had finished the source code and he exported it to a computer chip. This time, the ability was to produce fire. At this point, Vin had finished making the base of the endoskeleton but as he was not skilled enough to do the wiring and circuits, he went off to help Dark and Hell.

Joe now started working on the wiring and circuits. After an hour of working, he had built the main endoskeleton and Vin kept it locked in the stand. All four of them easily attached the pieces of the exoskeleton and all the other necessary components. They carried it to the robot skin applying machine and put it in. After 30 minutes of working, the robot was fully covered. It looked very similar to Vin. They carried it outside and dressed it. It also wore a brown wig with long and straight hair.

'Diesel, wake up.' said Joe as the robot's eyes turned on to reveal a dark red color.

'Open up.' said Joe as the cu-like structure came out of Diesel's mouth. He poured some of the liquid and it automatically turned on to reveal a red colored iris.

'Yes, master.' said Diesel.

'Show me what you can do.' said Joe as he opened a drawer and took out his desert eagle and pocketed it.

'Alright, but it might burn this place,' said Diesel.

'Do it in a controlled manner,' said Joe.

Diesel backed up a bit and pointed his right palm towards Joe as the device in it started glowing. AFter a few moments, blazing flame came out of the device, almost reaching Joe's face. He soon stopped that and used his left hand to spray fuel on the ground in a ring, then used the fire from his right hand to light it. He was surrounded by a ring of fire as he smiled.

Joe hurried off towards a fire extinguisher mounted on the wall. He unmounted it and took out the pin and started spraying on the flames. Soon, the flames were extinguished and he stopped spraying.

'Good job, now help the others, we're making more of you.' said Joe as he went back to his computer and started writing another code with a few more alterations as the robots worked on the exoskeleton and the base of the endoskeleton. After 20 minutes of typing, Joe had finished the code and extracted it to a computer chip. This time, the ability was to be able to create storms and control wind.

Joe got off his chair and worked on the endoskeleton with the help of Hell. It didn't take long before it was made and they also attached the exoskeleton and the chip. Then they took it to the robot skin applying machine and as usual after 30 minutes, the skinning was complete. They took it outside and dressed it. It also wore a light brown wig. It had the same devices on its palm and long metallic devices all over his forearm.

'Havoc, get up.' said Joe as the eyes turned on to reveal a hazel color. Joe then put more of the liquid in the cup-like structure and it turned on to reveal a hazel iris.

'Hello master.' said Havoc.

'Blow me away.' said Joe.

Havoc smiled as he crossed his hand and closed his eyes. Slowly, there was heavy wind coming out while circling around Havoc. The wind slowly got more powerful as it started to blow away some of the scientific equipment. Joe backed up a bit as Havoc clasped his hands together and some glow started to come out from between his hands and finally he faced his palms towards Joe and a huge gust of wind flew towards Joe. Joe crossed his hands to block the wind but, as soon as the wind hit him, his clothes started flying back aggressively and his hair flying back. He had tightly closed his eyes as there was a lot of wind going in his eyes. He tried to go forwards but, with much effort he could go only a few inches.

'Stop!' yelled Joe as the wind stopped blowing and Havoc relaxed his arms.

'How was that master?' said Havoc.

'Just as I wanted, perfect,' said Joe as he gave a big grin. 'Come on, let's go! get to work.' shouted Joe.

The robots as usual made the exoskeleton and the base of the exoskeleton. Joe had also completed the source and had uploaded it to the computer chip. He then went to the robot to make the circuits. After an hour, the circuits were ready and they attached the robot to the stand. While assembling all the parts of the exoskeleton, Joe had put a jade coloured glowing stone, the size of a heart inside of the robot's body and in the place of the heart. They assembled and applied skin on it and dressed it. Joe had also poured the rest of the solution inside the cup-like structure and the robot turned revealing a beautiful and absolutely dark black iris in place of the eyes.

'Yes master,' said the robot.

'You're Hurricane, remember that, and you don't have any special ability so, your testing ends here.' said Joe.

'Master, then how will he fight?' asked Dark.

'You'll see.' said Joe as he swiftly reached for his pocket and took out his Desert Eagle and precisely shot towards Hurricane's head and completely blew it off.

'Sir! Why did you do that?!' yelled Diesel.

'Keep watching,' said Joe as he approached the broken robot and saw that the parts were automatically reconnecting! He watched as the head repaired itself and Havoc stood up.

'I'm fine sir.' said Hurricane while dusting his shirt.

'Ok, I'm gonna blow your hand away, and you try to reconnect it.' said Joe as he used His desert eagle to obliterate Hurricane's left hand.

Watched as the hand fell a few feet away and approached the broken hand. He put his broken arm near the hand as all the wires started reconnecting. After a few moments, the hand becomes good as new.

'Good job Hurricane,' whispered Joe into his ears. 'You have a stone situated near the heart, if it doesn't get destroyed, you can't die but, if it gets destroyed, you will instantly die, so, you have to protect it at all costs.' whispered Joe as he took out a syringe from his pocket containing red liquid inside. 'If I use this syringe then, you apply the green syringe which is stored in your chest cavity. Just press the button on your chest and it will open.' said Joe as he pulled out a locket-like object that he was wearing. Turns out, it wasn't a locket but a secret pouch. He put the red syringe in there and put it back inside his t-shirt. 'Here, have this too.' said Joe as he handed him an envelope and said 'Deliver it to the SCREAM inter-dimensional detective agency main office in Lynette Avenue.'