My Mission

People run, hide, scream and throw stuff at me. Just because I'm different, I was made 1 year ago by the Beacon Operational Brigade or B.O.B for short.

I had one mission and that was survival, I had to protect the humans from the cunning and vile Neil.A, the most evil thing to exist, but of course the humans don't know it yet. -thats why their species can never succeed in life- They think I'm the most evil thing to ever exist.

Just cause I'm a ...robot…

I'm not just metal and code, that's what I've been telling people for months. But sadly their reactions are always the same, they throw stuff and yell “you freak how can you talk, why are you in my house!”, “I won't be in your house for this long, if you stop throwing pots at me!”. I like to call myself Hero 2.0 -cause 1.0 didn't last long, the humans b- but that's a story for another day- but obviously the humans call me freak, monster and even a thing. I know I'm only here to help them, but who's going to help me from these deranged lunatics?

Let's rewind a bit, I feel like you don't understand my purpose enough.

It all started when I woke up on a bed not too long ago,- about a year- with scientists surrounding me -that's the only smart kinda human - screaming “it's alive!” really loud, I felt this weird shock and I stood up, that's when they told me why I was made to perform for the audience, I was to be a magician. I practiced day and night for weeks, I was happy. Until Neil.A came down from space, wearing his black suit and tie. He couldn't speak English so he said he was from Canada (it's like saying I'm a toaster), but I knew better. The scientists said he's a new tech consultant, here to help them work on their new project. “Project Reboot”.

I confronted Neil.A about this project cause the scientists were too busy for “chit chat” as they call it. He couldn't speak English so I used my language translation skills. I said “project reboot, what is it?” He said in an eerie tone “ oh you fooool, are you that clueless, this world is weak and useless, I am here to fix what's been broken…the humans, this project is going to fix all humanity”. Neil.A didn't say more, he got up and walked away. Days and weeks passed, until I woke up one day and all the scientists were gone, beds and coffee mugs still warm everywhere was silent, the walls were splattered with green and purple goo I have never seen. I stepped into the main hall only to see a computer on with the words “PROJECT REBOOT; COMPLETE”.

The building started disintegrating bit by bit,walls, windows, all the expensive equipment, my room.Until all that was left was a pile of rubble and me in the middle, surrounded by the gasping naive humans screaming “what is that” “where are the scientists.” “Did that thing do all this” “someone call the cops”. Suddenly Neil.A came out and said “Dont worry mortals, er I mean my fellow humans, that's what robots do, that's why I'm here to create a better world” (he's learned to speak English, in the few months he's been here, wow, and notice how he said world and not future?).

He turned everyone against me and that's how I got here, all that happened exactly 58 days, 7 hours, and 2 minutes ago. But who’s counting? That's why my command was changed to survival. I know I wasn't programmed to have “feelings” but I really feel erm what's the word…lonely…

Short Story by Gabriella Iwobho (S3)

Halloween Poem

Happy Halloween everyone screams!

From door to door, sweets galore.

On Halloween night, when the moon glows bright

The pumpkins grin with candlelight.

The wind goes whoooooo! through the old oak tree,

and shadows dance where none should be!

Poem by

Fools Warning

I can't believe it… Why do they not believe me?

I thought to myself as I was at the very event I was trying to warm them about. The

overthrow of the king.

It all started as a normal day too. No sign of anything wrong. No warning at all. Like when you're told it's going to be a sunny day and you get all ready for a nice fun day in the sun, but it suddenly rains, making that whole fun day you planned go to waste.. The only difference with this situation. It wasn't a case of ‘Oh, suppose I need to change and change what I planned,’ it was a situation of life and death. On how the kingdom would go on. But no one saw it coming. No one except for me…

Well I knew it could happen. I just didn't think it would happen. Not to our king, I always thought he was quite nice, although… I'm only a court jester. So I suppose I don't know everything our king did… Maybe others had different opinions.. Well of course they do, not everyone thinks the same. But I didn't think anyone could hate him this much.

Like I said, it was a normal day, I was just walking around the castle as I usually do until I am called upon to entertain! Until I heard something, something coming from one of the posts some of the knights were at, I heard them speaking, saying things like ‘Tonight?’ then a ‘No no, too obvious. Do it at the All Hallows Eve Revel. It'll be harder to stop as everyone will have their guard down.’

… I think I've overheard something I shouldn't have… Oh no… No no no.. Did they hear me? Do they know I heard them…? What are they gonna do to me if they find out I did…?! What. Are. They. Going. To. Do. To. Me.

I tried to creep away and forget about it all… Or tell someone… I'm very confused right now! But, curse this outfit being covered in bells! Of course it had to jingle when I was trying to be sneaky! Why wouldn't it!? And well obviously they will have heard me! Oh hoh. I’m going to die now aren't I? Well maybe that's an exaggeration but still! I swear I heard one of them getting closer… Well I'm a jester! I'm sure I can make a joke or excuse! Haha… Oh if there's a god please help me… Those knights are brutal… That's how they were trained I suppose…

“Hey! You, court clown,” I heard one of the Knights named Brutus spat out sternly “What are you doing? Eavesdropping perhaps?”

I felt myself starting to tremble, and also kind of heard it because the bells y’know? “M-me? Eavesdropping? Psshh! Never… I uh… I respect you knights too much! But you could do with a little more laughter.. Hah… Pleasedon’tkillme…” I attempted to sound cheery and a little silly, but that last part came out so quick it was like one entire word, making me sound so much more suspicious.

Though it seemed Brutus couldn't be bothered with me today, he just kind of grumbled and strode away with an eye roll along with it. I could feel my heart like someone was banging a drum directly into my ears. I waited till Brutus was out of sight and literally ran to another part of the palace, once I stopped to catch my breath it really dawned on me… The literal king’s life is in my hands. And I had a choice, tell someone what I've heard and save the king and maybe even the kingdom, or stay silent, not tell anyone and hide it until it happens and possibly be lumped in the group of those who did commit it because I didn't say anything… I'm going to tell the king and his actually loyal guards.. I need to let them know before anything happens… Before it's too late

~~End of part 1~~

Story by Rosa Amia Ventre (S2)

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