Astro Boy Page #3

with intend to capture.

What you guys want?

Command center,

we have him in our sight!

Ta-da!

Aah! Oh, my God!

I'm... just gonna take

these things back.

I'm getting married!

Get him!

Where'd he go? Huh?

What!?

We got him,

we're coming home.

No! No! No!

Oh, no!

Send in the "Spirit of Freedom".

Destroy the robot

and collect the core.

You're safe.

Again?

What's with you, guys?

- I love you.

Come on, then!

Fire!

Finish it.

Touch down!

Hey, where's he going?

- He's falling to the surface, sir.

Get him back!

I'm declaring a

state of national emergency.

Leave for all military personnel

is cancelled...

...until Tenma's boy is found.

Welcome to your new home, kid.

Hello!

Batteries!

He's got new batteries.

Can I've few volts for better...

- Batteries?

Help me son,

I'm afraid and...

Table for only one?

Smoking or non smoking?

Smoking! I'm smoking!

I'm definitely smoking.

You're one of us now,

and happy to meet you.

Oh, no, I'm...

No! No, I'm not one of you guys.

- You're a robot, ain't you?

Yes, but...

- Welcome to the scrappy.

This is where we all end up,

sooner or later.

No way!

I'm not ready yet.

Hey! Hey, get off me!

What are you doing?

Get off!

Incoming!

What do I do?

Dad.

Who... Who's there?

You like me, huh?

Trash Can.

So, are you lost,

Trash Can?

I know, I sure am.

What is it, boy?

Someone's in trouble?

Oh, no!

Trash Can, wait up!

Over here?

Whoa!

Is this, it?

Hello?

It could be miles down.

The hole looks pretty...

...deep!

Quick, get those strings on.

Hurry!

- Good work, boy.

Here, for you.

Hey! Hey, knock it off!

That's not a robot.

- It's a kid.

Huh, that's... that's right,

I'm a kid.

Like you.

- What?

We want robots, not kids!

Stupid garbage eater!

So where you from non-robot?

- I'm from Metro City.

Metro City!

Can you beleive it, guys?

He comes from Metro City

and he's actually talking to me.

Are you feeling okay?

- Oh, my God, he talked to me twice.

This is definitely

going in my diary...

...as the most exciting day

of my life.

Okay, I get it.

You don't like people from Metro City.

Metro City...

robots with hand and foot.

I would love to visit,

just for one day.

They wouldn't let you in.

They've strict "No losers

from the surface allowed" policy.

Anyway, why would

you wanna go someplace...

...where people

think you are garbage?

I mean, look at this...

Can you beleive,

someone just threw it away?

Finders-Keepers!

So what are you doing

down here?

I don't know yet.

Looking for something, I guess.

Somewhere.

- Did you ran away?

Not exactly.

They sorta suggested that

I'd find a new place.

Whatever that means.

Dude, it means that

they kicked you out.

Well, I...

- I'm Zane.

I'm Widget.

- Hi, I'm Sludge.

And I'm older than her.

- By 90 seconds.

And I am Cora.

What's your name?

Oh, it's...

Viva la robot revolution!

What just happened?

Did you see the human's face?

They were quaking

in their capitalistic boots.

Don't worry, brother.

You are safe.

You've been rescued by...

The Robot Revolutionary Front.

I'm Sparx, the brightest.

- And I'm Robotsky, the muscle.

I'm Mike, the fridge.

I'm the fridge.

You are now liberated.

Go ahead, comrade.

Take your first step

as a free robot.

Take it! Take it!

It feels different, doesn't it?

It feels wetter.

- It feels wetter!

Liberation!

Yeah!

- What are you doing?

Sorry.

I'll... I'll pick it up.

- Yes, please.

You look like a pretty advanced model,

if I may say so, robot.

Just out of interest, there's no

peculiar reason for me asking...

...are you...

Laws of Robotics?

Hm, remind me?

A robot cannot

harm a human...

...be the cause of

any harm to a human.

Blah, blah, blah,

boring, boring, boring.

Well, I don't really

wanna harm anybody.

Nonsense!

The RRF is dedicated to freeing

robot kind from human's slavery,

...by any means necessary.

Any means!

Any means necessary.

What is your name, comrade?

Toby.

- Toby?

That's not much of a name,

now you must add bit more to it.

Something like...

The Ice Maker!

Yeah!

Or The Annihilator.

Or Pauline.

Well, I guess...

Hey, we haven't come up

with a new name for you yet.

What about...

What about Astro?

- Oh, be quiet!

If you can't come up

with a sensible suggestion...

...then kindly,

mind your own business.

Sorry.

- Think. Think.

I got it!

- What?

Astro!

- Oh, that's marvellous. That is...

It's modern, little space age.

I love it.

Thanks, guys.

Well, I'd better get going.

Show, Astro, the plan.

As you wish, comrade.

This is the Ham Egg.

Nice.

- The likes of him enslave our kind.

We need to make

an example of Ham Egg.

We wanna do something so horrible,

so frightening, so shocking...

...that the humans will be forced

to free all the robots.

What are you gonna do?

- We're gonna sneak into town...

And lie and wait for Ham Egg.

- And?

And when he shows...

- Yes?

Let me remind that we're forced

to follow the Laws of Robotics.

Okay.

- We're gonna...

...just tickle him with a feather!

Viva la robot revolution!

- That's the plan?

We are ready to go

in purchasing the feather.

Oh, bloody!

- You okay?

How did you find

our secret hideout?

You guys really need to work

on your camouflage skills.

Don't make us dismantle you,

we just want the kid back.

Kid? What're you talking about?

He is a...

You want a piece of me,

Tin Man?

Be cool.

I'm a undercover robot

from Metro City.

Yeah, I knew it!

Viva la robot revolution!

These guys aren't doing any harm.

Let's just leave them.

- Whatever you say.

Thank you, brother.

The RRF are forever in your debt.

So, what is your name?

Toby, but...

that's not who I really am.

You see...

- Dude, it's a simple question.

My name is Astro.

Call me Astro.

- Cool!

Sounds modern.

- Little space age, I love it.

Hold on, I'll be right there.

Good afternoon.

- Excuse me, robot, thank you.

Search the apartment,

leave no stone upturned.

Arrest this man.

- Yes, sir.

What are you doing? Stop!

- Where is Tenma's robot-son?

He isn't here.

- What is the meaning of this?

You put the core from my "Peacemaker"

into your robot.

I'm running for re-election

incase you haven't noticed.

And we're in an arms race

with the surface.

An arms race?

What, nonsense!

It was a stupid mistake.

When I lost my son

I thought...

I would be able to...

I thought...

I know,

I hate loosing too.

If you want proof of that,

you can ask any of my wives.

But we gotta get over

our own personal stuff, Tenma.

You're head of the

Ministry of Science.

It's time to move on.

Get the core back,

get it in "The Peacemaker".

Let's some good come

from all this mess.

When you find the robot,

I'll deactivate it.

And give you the core.

- Good man.

Let him go.

Let's hope,

you'll never find him.

So, there's actually people

living in these ruins?

Ruins?

Hey, it may not look much

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