Chapter 12
“ Onboard systems on, breakers-IN. Systems check-OK.”
The program-text rolled upwards across my oculars.
Slowly I came back online and realised that I was outside the Robot Hanger covered in mud and dust, lying within a heap of dead and damaged Robots. I was horrified! My oculars opened only to see the severed head of ‘868 staring back to me, lifeless forever and my heat exchangers began to ice over with sorrow.
A large yellow Robot foot kicked what was left of ‘868 as if it was a football. Overseer RO 5 towered over me grabbed my arm and roughly tugged me free.
“What we got ‘ere?” he leant down and effortlessly lifted me to a standing position with only one arm and ran his oculars over me, “I think we’ve got a lucky Robot!”
He released me, “You’re physically ok. Not like
