When it was 5 in the evening Arnold signaled his trusted Assistant Roasty. He had designed the robot in such a way that it couldn’t be controlled by the others and it responded to the commands given only by him.
If someone else tried to control Roasty it would shut down instantly.
“Roasty, You have to keep a watch on, screen number five. You should be able to see me at all times. In case you see me in danger deploy Squadron Spice ( A team of robots that have varying capabilities just like spices) to rescue me. Is that clear.”
“Brother…..” Rendall said clapping Arnold’s back.“When I decided to invite you here, the only thing on my mind was to persuade you…….persuade you to withdraw your application. So that my path to becoming an immortal is clear.But, now that you are all trussed up and helpless, I feel that this is a wonderful opportunity to weed you out forever! What say, brother? Ha…ha….ha…” His evil laughter boomed in the room.
Sarah had begged Arnold relentlessly but he still went. She was left alone with her panic and worry. She tried hard to focus on the huge pile of work that had accumulated over the previous week but it was useless.Suddenly she started feeling a bit queasy in her stomach, bile rose to her throat and she had to rush to the bathroom to throw up. She came out of the bathroom and wiped her mouth with a towel. Drops of sweat beaded on her forehead.
When Sarah opened her eyes, she found Arnold sitting beside her on the bed. One of her hands was cocooned between his. He was staring at the wall with a desolate expression, deep in thought.“I don’t know what happened. Suddenly everything went black.” Sarah said sitting up.Arnold opened his mouth to say something but the words never came out. He sat there gazing into her eyes cluelessly. He didn’t know how to break this news to her?
Sarah was pointing a device right at her pupils when Arnold walked into the room. “Are you crazy Sarah? What are you doing?” He asked holding her hand back.“I was just removing the lens implant.”“Un! What is that?” Arnold said furrowing his eyebrows.
Sarah was sitting in her bedroom reading a book when she heard some commotion. Sia came running in through the door and climbed onto her lap. Butterfly, Sia’s personal assistant followed behind. It came to a halt before.“Madam, Sia doesn’t listen to my commands. I want to report that……….” It started saying in a mechanical voice but Sarah stopped it midway and commanded.
Mr. Roy stood outside room no 550 of the Secret Inspy Club. He had never thought that he would come to this club that too to meet someone like Arnold Zen. The things he had heard about Mr. Zen weren’t very encouraging either but what choice did he have.After searching for about six years he had finally discovered an island that was perfect for a secret civilization. But, he lacked the resources to find more people and escape from the mainland undetected. That was the reason he had come to meet Mr. Zen despite his inhibition.He pressed the button n
Arnold’s steps faltered as he was about to enter his house. He felt guilty because he had lied to Sarah. He wondered what had changed. A few years ago, he never even thought once before lying. But now, he felt a knot in his stomach every time he lied. He crossed his fingers as he decided to tell Sarah about today’s meeting. She would get angry but he would find a way to make up to her. It was better than feeling like this.
A shrill tune sounded in the room and the screen lit up with a call request from the authorities. Though why it was said to be a call request, Arnold had no idea. It wasn’t as if someone could dare to decline it.His hands quivered as he chose ‘pick up the call in manual mode’ instead of brainwave mode. He could only hope that his choice was accepted.He let out a sigh of relief when the call got connected.