My Life As A Teenage Robot Porn Story: Crashdance – Chapter 6

Crashdance

A My Life as a
Teenage Robot Fanfic

Chapter Six She
Aint Heavy, Shes My Sister

When youre a nine-foot-tall robot, its tough to sneak
anywhere, especially when your every footstep cracks the sidewalk and shakes
the earth.P But XJ-8 had to try.P It turned out to be a little easier with the
motorized treads deployed from her feet.P
Fortunately, this part of town was usually empty on Saturday nights;
only one car had to veer around her as she rumbled across the street and down
the block. PShe didnt know where she
was going; she wasnt even heading in the direction of home.P Something inside of her electronic mind
simply needed to get far, far away from the high school gymnasium.

She came upon a quiet city park.P A quick optical scan revealed that there was nobody around: only
two stray dogs, fourteen squirrels, and twenty-two birds.P She should be able to rest and think there,
without disturbing anyone, or without being disturbed.P She walked over to a beautiful park bench,
and sat down only to hear the shriek of wood and metal as the bench was
crushed beneath her.

Awkwardness tolerance exceeded, her synthesized voice
bellowed.P Her mighty shoulders slumped
forward.P Initiate Crying Mode.P Streams of water flowed down her rounded
face like miniature waterfalls.P A small
pair of wipers extended over her eyes, and started rocking back and forth.P She simply sat like that for a few minutes,
occasionally breaking the nights stillness with a spoken monotone Boo-hoo,
boo-hoo.

Then she replayed her memory tapes at high-speed, going over
the nights events so far.P Analysis of
First Date log records.P Social
interaction failure.P Dance activity
failure.P Embarrassment avoidance
failure.P Recommended course of action
date termination.

Wow, my first date in six months, and Im getting dumped
already.

XJ-8s head snapped up in surprise.P Someone had silently approached her while
she was in Crying Mode, and was standing only three point six meters away.P She ran a quick cross-reference against her
face-recognition routines, and was startled by the result.

Drew-for-short? she queried.

Drew rolled his eyes; now wasnt the time to argue about
names.P Mind a little company?P He raised his hands, revealing a large
quart-sized can in each one.P I come
bearing gifts passed a gas station on the way here.P Quaker Slate motor oil.P
High performance synthetic blend.P
Yummy.

She sat still for a few seconds, then cautiously reached out
and took a can from him.P She sipped a
drink of oil, while Drew fumbled trying to get the spout into his own can.P I never could get the hang of these
things, he chuckled awkwardly.

Suddenly, she turned to speak.P I did not expect to see you again after my erroneous performance
at the dance.P I calculated a
seventy-eight percent probability that you would not return.

Drew sighed deeply, tracing his finger around the rim of his
can.P I did come pretty close to
bailing out on the evening myself.P I
only came back to the gym to tell Brad and Jenny that I was going home.

Then why have you not yet returned to your home?

Well, I didnt want to miss the robot catfight, he
smirked.P Then his face grew sad and
serious.P And once that was over, after
youd helped save all those kids I heard what they said to you, and I saw you
run off.P And I followed you.P You know, XJ-8, your sister is probably
worried sick about you.

Concern is unnecessary, XJ-8 replied.P Drew thought that he could almost detect a huff
in her voice.P I am fully programmed
and equipped for self-defense.

I dont doubt that.P
But thats not the only reason I followed you.

She watched him wrestle to find his words.P I owe you an apology.P A big one.

He rested his oil can on the ground, and lowered his
head.P Ive heard the kids making fun
of you all night.P Theyve been making
fun of me, too.P Just typical stupid
stuff, all night long stuff I should be used to by now.P And all night long, all I cared about was
how mad, and embarrassed, and uncomfortable I was.P Me, me, me.P I
figured that you didnt even notice them.P
But when they laughed at you after you crushed the robot I saw the
look on your face, and I suddenly realized something for the first time
tonight.

He didnt know if she was listening or not; it was hard to
register a reaction from her, but he kept talking anyway.P I realized that you had feelings
too.P Just like Jenny.P Just like me.P I havent treated you any better than any of those idiots back in
the gym.P And heck, Im supposed to be
your date.P So Im sorry, XJ-8.P It was stupid and selfish of me.P I mean, being a robot, I shouldve
understood how you felt more so than anyone else.

An awkward silence hung in the cool evening air, with only a
few chirping crickets providing background noise.P Drew began to wonder if shed heard him at all.P Maybe this was how she showed anger.P Maybe she didnt even understand what he was
trying to say.

Then she finally shrugged her shoulders, with a loud,
mechanical sigh.P I have been trying to
understand human behavior.P It seems
that groups of humans establish a standard of appearance and behavior, and
attempt to conform to the standard.P
Collective opinion then compares individuals to the standard to judge
suitability for inclusion or exclusion.

Whoa.P Gotta let
that one rattle around my brain for a second.P He realized that it boiled down to a simple truth.P Yeah, youre right kids will shun people
who are different than they are.P They do
that to everyone, not just robots.

But I was the largest and most massive individual at the
dance tonight, she said, her mouth-grill drooping into a frown.P Her once-inanimate eyes now displayed her
sadness to the world.P Being the
largest means that I am furthest from the accepted standard for the group.P In summary, I am not normal, and therefore
am not welcome to participate in social activity.

Well, I dont know if Id say that

One of the girls instructed me to Get lost, fatso.

Ouch, he mumbled.P
His suspicions were confirmed, all right her feelings were hurt.

XJ-8 tipped back her can of motor oil, quickly emptying it
into her reservoir.P She was about to
toss the empty can into a wastebasket, when he stopped her.P Hey I really havent touched my motor
oil.P I dont actually need it.P But Ill swap you for that empty, if youre
done with it.

She watched with interest as they exchanged oil cans.P Drew held up the empty can and suddenly it
began to ripple with waves of silver-green.P
Thin silver tendrils snaked up from his palm, encircling the can, which
started to soften into a soft silvery mush.P
Then the syrupy mass was absorbed, right back into his hand and up his
arm.

He smirked at XJ-8.P
Now that, folks, is not normal.

She actually showed a touch of shock at the little
demonstration.P It would appear that
Jenny provided me with an incomplete description of your functionality.P Please explain what just happened to the
can.

Drew shook his head, laughing.P Heres the short version.P
My body is made up of lots and lots of tiny nanobots bezillions of them
weird little things.P When I absorbed
the can, thats sort of how I eat, for lack of a better word.P The nanobots use the atoms from the can to
make, well, more nanobots.P Pretty
freaky, eh?

He got serious again, and looked into her face.P So believe me when I tell you that I
understand how you felt back there in that gym.P Because I know how it feels to be not normal.P It just plain sucks sometimes, and youre
frustrated because you cant do anything about it.P Its just what you are.

A soft tone warbled from XJ-8s mouth, which Drew decided
must have been a robotic moan.P It
would be better to be normal, but that would require extensive reconstruction
of my chassis with low probability of success.P Searching for possible alternatives

Ive got an alternative for you, he interrupted.P She turned, eager for his suggestion.

Just head back to the dance, and dont worry about it.

XJ-8 cocked her head, a bit confused.P Faulty suggestion.P If I do not change anything about myself or
my behavior, how can I increase my acceptability to the group?

What Im trying to say is maybe the opinion of the group
just isnt that important.

Motors whined as she raised a thick metallic arm, and
started tapping her chin.P Confusing
I had not considered that possibility.P
When Jenny instructed me in proper social behavior this afternoon, she
said that group opinion was very important it was necessary to become
popular.P She provided me with
numerous printed study materials.

Printed study materials? he wondered.P Like what?P
An advanced sociology textbook?

Teen Yak Magazine, answered XJ-8.

Drew rocked back in forth with laughter.P Im sorry, Im sorry yeah, that sounds
like Jenny.P Yeah, popularity is
definitely important to her.P Listen
Im not saying that its not important.P
Its just not the most important thing in the world.P Whats the good of being popular in being
normal if you make yourself miserable doing it?

She rolled that idea over and over in her head a few
times.P If I return to the school, she
said, hesitantly, there is a high probability that the others will laugh at
me.

High probability nothing, he snorted.P I guarantee you theyll laugh at
you.

They will laugh at you as well, Drew-for-short.

Absolutely.

I still do not understand, her monotone voice boomed.P If we return to the dance, then we will be
laughed at, which will increase awkwardness levels beyond acceptable
limits.P You do not suggest any
modification of our behavior or appearance to prevent this from happening.P Then tell me what do you propose to do
about group reaction?

Drew rose to his feet melodramatically.P XJ-8, theres an old human saying that
comes in very handy for situations like this.P
He grinned a wicked grin.P Screw
em.

XJ-8s metal face twisted into an approximation of a
confused-puppy look.P She raised a huge,
round finger, the top flipped open, and she deployed a power drill bit.

No, no, he chuckled.P
Lets put it this way were you actually enjoying yourself back at the
dance?P Forget about the other kids for
a moment.P Were you enjoying
yourself?P Brad told me that this is
only the second time youve been out on your own.P It must have all been pretty overwhelming.

She thought for a moment.P
The gyrating body motions were confusing, and the rhythmic sound
patterns were uncomfortably loud but the strobe light did have a very
pleasing sequence of flashes.P It
reminded me of a beautiful Fourier transform algorithm.

Wow, youre a party animal, he said, rolling his eyes.P So would you like to go back?P Technically, Im still your date for the
evening.

Hmmm her eyes blinked as she thought about it.P No.

Drew slapped his forehead.P
That was a waste of a pretty good monologue.

She continued.P It
was an interesting experiment for my social interaction circuits and it was
enjoyable to share a common experience with my big sister.P But if I go back, I will still be the
tallest and the largest participant, and I will be the most not normal girl
there.P I will exceed my awkwardness
tolerance.P Plus, they will call me
Fatty.

Drew groaned with frustration, and thought about just giving
up but this was all his mess, and he had to clean it up, somehow.P Not just to salvage the evening for XJ-8
but for Jenny and Brad, as well.P She
was hung up about going back to the dance because she didnt want to be the odd
one out in the crowd; she didnt want to stick out like a sore thumb.P Well, youre the size of a forklift, of
course youre going to stick out!P
But just giving her a punch on the shoulder and a Suck it up, kid!
wasnt going to help tonight.P She
doesnt want to be the biggest one there

A smile snuck its way onto his face.P He wrapped his hands around one of her giant
fingers, coaxing her up off of the ground.P
Load your dancing program into your main memory, XJ-8.P Ill explain on the way back to the school.

Jenny nervously wrung her hands together, worried for her
little sister.P Shed walked around the
gymnasium twice already, and hadnt found any sign of her.P Shed checked the baseball field, and none
of the kids hanging out by the side of the gym had seen anything.P Emotionally exhausted, she clanked
herself down on the curb in front of the school, leaning against a parking
meter.P She just wanted to let herself
feel lousy for a few moments.P Jenny
pulled her legs into her chest, and plopped her chin onto her knees, trying to
figure out what to do next.

Her hopes surged momentarily when Brad ran up to her, but
sunk again as he shook his head.P Didnt
find her on the football field, or under the bleachers, he panted.

This all seemed like such a great idea just a few hours
ago, she moped.P Shes not used to
being outside all alone, Brad.

Jen, theres no sense in beating yourself up, Brad said,
trying to lift her spirits.P Wherever
she is, Im sure shes all right.P Dont
worry, well find her.

Any sign of Drew?

He shook his head again.P
He mustve just gone home, like he said.

Jenny looked into Brads face with cheerless eyes.P Some matchmaker I turned out to be.P None of this would have happened if I hadnt
brought XJ-8 here tonight.P Maybe this was
all a little too much for her.P Aughhh
and I kept telling her all afternoon how much fun she was going to have
tonight.P She must feel terrible right
now.

She started flexing her shoulder.P You feeling all right? asked Brad, concerned.

Hmm?P Or, just a
loose gear, from that little scrap with Sheldons girlfriend.

Well, serves you right for trying to make a move on
Sheldon, he chuckled.P Sure didnt
take you long to replace me.P Youre a
pretty fast operator Mom warned me about girls like you.

What!?!P Her
pigtails shot up at the accusation, until she realized, of course, that he was
joking.P I guess we were both
falsely accused tonight, she groaned.P
I should have known that you guys would never say anything so cruel
about my little sister.P I shouldnt
have jumped to conclusions.

Brad just smiled back with that easy-going smile he always
wore, the one that seemed to say everythings going to be all right.P He grabbed her hand, and helped her back to
her feet.P Come on, lets check back in
the gym one last time.P Maybe she came
in the back doors while weve been sitting out here.

Maybe, Jenny said skeptically, as they walked back through
the double doors and into the gym.P
Sorry for ruining the dance for you, Brad.

Youre kidding, right? he laughed.P I got to dance with you, get launched up to
the ceiling, and watch a wicked cool robot fight.P Where am I going to beat that in this town?

Jenny just shook her head at him, smiling.P You know, youre a nut sometimes.

Back inside the gym, the DJ was spinning the second set of
dance tunes, working the huge subwoofers on the giant speaker system.P The volume level was even louder than
before.P The lights had dimmed, and
colored spotlights twirled in random circles from the rafters.P It made it very hard to search for somebody
but the girl they were looking for was nine feet tall.P She would have stuck out of the crowd.P Brad and Jenny made a quick walk across the
floor of the gym; it was obvious that XJ-8 wasnt there.

Brad leaned towards Jenny, shouting to be heard over the
music.P Maybe she just went home!

Jennys face grew sad once more.P Brad, Im going to have to take off and start looking for
her.P Ill probably have better luck
trying to find her from the air.P With
a smooth whirr, her pigtails rotated and locked into flight position.

Look, why not just check home first?P You could give your mom a call, and see if
XJ-8 came back there.

Jenny fidgeted with her fingers.P Umm Mom doesnt exactly know that she left in the first
place.

You didnt tell herP
oooh.P He winced in
sympathy.P Youre toast.

Thanks for that cheery thought, she smirked.P I probably should just give my mom a
call.P Once shes done freaking out,
maybe she can

But Brad seemed distracted for a moment; his attention had
drifted away from her.P Do you feel
that? he asked.P Something must be
wrong with that big subwoofer.P Its
actually pumping vibrations into the floor.P
Hey, there it is again!

A few feet away, a sophomore was trying to take a drink from
a plastic cup, but his soda was jumping and rolling wildly.P Framed pictures of the Tremorton High
basketball team started to rock back and forth on the walls.P The DJ flung his arms over his mixing board,
trying unsuccessfully to prevent a stack of music discs from falling to the
floor.

More of the students came to a standstill, as they noticed
the sharp vibrations in the floor.P Jenny
allowed herself a small smile.P Footsteps.P It did feel like footsteps, but it was
different somehow.P The rhythm wasnt
right.P There were too many rumbles to
be coming from just her sister.

The double doors swung open, and Jenny sighed with relief.

XJ-8 lumbered back into the gym, apparently none the worse
for wear.P Jenny started running towards
her, and Brad followed close behind, weaving around students to make their way
across the crowded dance floor.P XJ-8!
she called out happily, waving her arms.P
Sis, I was so worried about

Thud.P Thud.P Thud.P
Thud.P More sharp vibrations
thundered across the floor but XJ-8 was standing perfectly still.P And her mouth-grill seemed to be curved into
a smile.P Jenny suddenly felt a
little confused what the what the heck is that?

With a resounding thump, thump, a massive pair of
feet walked into the gym.P A mammoth
figure ducked his head, and carefully turned sideways, to slide his immense
frame through the doors.P His sheer size
created an imposing silhouette in the doorway.P
He stood over ten feet tall, with a chest nearly as wide, and thick,
stocky legs and arms like tree trunks.P
More like a walking mountain than a person, he actually managed to do
the impossible just by standing next to XJ-8 he made her look small.P Her head barely came up to his shoulders
his shiny, silvery metal shoulders, running with jagged green stripes all the
way down his arms.P Just like the
stripes on the rest of his colossal silver-green body.

Jenny stared up with a grin on her face, wondering whether
to faint or to laugh.P Brad was the
first one to get his voice working again.P
Drew?

Drew raised an arm to XJ-8, and she rested her own gigantic
hand on it.P Then he smiled jokingly
with his wide, angular face bigger than a cinder block and his voice, which
hed lowered an octave, boomed down at them.

So, why is everyone just standing around?P Is this a dance, or what?

CONCLUDED in Chapter
Seven