Day 35 – The attack of the killer robots – part 2

Repeatedly, distant screams of terror penetrated the metal walls of our cell. The cries confirmed our suspicion; no good would come of this. Our survival rations were dwindling and our desperation growing, when suddenly one of the four walls rose to reveal two robots armed with laser guns. Their humanoid silhouettes waved us forward. I threw myself on one of them like a jack out of his box. Thanks to the element of surprise, I managed to get a hold of his weapon. Out of the corner of my eye, I saw the second guard take aim and fire at me. But luckily, my second in command shoved him at exactly the same time, deflecting the shot and disintegrating his comrade. I fired in turn, hitting my target, which literally melted on the spot. Without wasting any time, I located a weak signal and we set off in the direction of the space shuttle.

As we fled, some other mechanical abominations saw a chase and us ensued. Laser shots were exchanged and several times, we thought we’d leave more then just feathers behind. We made it to the wall of the crater and desperately looked up at the steep cliffs. All hope seemed lost, and then we noticed an elevator that must take us to the top. Getting there was not easy, as despite their causalities, the robots had somehow multiplied. Finally, our spaceship was in view, I hoped the enemy would abandon the chase once we lifted off. But it was then the hunters emerged from the bowels of the planet. I launched the protocol for emergency take-off. We barely managed to jump into the airlock before it closed.

Once at the commands, I pushed the turbo reactors to their maximum and pulled us off the ground. The protection shield was hit repeatedly, but remained strong. The robots weren’t going to give up that easy, and they continued to fire as we lifted into outer space. After too long under fire, I saw another ship that we could not identify. We were headed right for each other. At the last minute, he moved aside and came face to face with our hunters. He took them out with disconcerting ease. The toasters had no chance. At that moment, the radio came to life: « Follow me, I know a safe place ».
We followed his course, eager and curious to meet our savior.

To be continued on Thursday, October 6
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