Roboshark Page #5

What is it?

Admiral, it's alive.

That's impossible.

It is.

Admiral, you've got to get

those divers out of there.

Sit down.

The enemy is wounded. We'll finish the job.

It's what we do.

Admiral, we really need to concentrate

our efforts in this area here.

Damn it.

Are you and your family

in some kind of terroristic relationship

with Roboshark?

What? No!

Talk to me, Rick.

Okay, okay.

I don't know if this means anything,

but for the past few hours,

Roboshark has been traveling

in pretty much a straight line.

Where does it lead?

I don't know, somewhere along this line.

The Space Needle?

The Space Needle.

Of course.

- Chief.

- Aye-aye, sir.

"Of course the Space Needle"?

Why? Why "of course"?

All right, boys. Pack it

up, we're moving out.

We were expecting something like this.

An attempt to communicate

with the mothership.

The mothership?

Using the Space Needle?

It needs something large

to act as an antenna.

Space Needle fits the bill.

We cannot allow

that communication to occur.

The enemy must be stopped at all costs.

You're coming with us.

Am I?

- Damn!

- Rick?

I got to go to the bathroom.

Again.

Weak bladder.

- Just lost the feed, Mel.

- What?

It's Dad. Hey, Rick.

Mom, give me that. You're driving. Dad?

Put your mom on the phone.

Mom can't talk right now.

She's driving to the Space Needle.

Besides, it's not safe to talk on

the phone and drive at the same time.

Not safe?

Then stay away from the Space Needle!

The Navy's bringing in the big guns.

Dad, they can't kill Roboshark!

This is the U.S. Navy, honey.

They're gonna get it done.

Not if we can stop it.

Dad, Roboshark is friendly.

It's following me.

Following you?

What do you mean,

Roboshark is following you?

Then you need to run!

Run, Melody, run.

Not following following, Twitter following.

Roboshark is following me on Twitter!

What? What?

Dad, think about it.

What if Roboshark wasn't bad?

What if it just wanted to be liked

and see what the Earth was like?

And then people started trying to kill it.

Honey, just because someone

friends you on Twitter

does not make them a friend in real life.

Come on!

Dad, you can't friend people on Twitter.

I don't know if Roboshark has Facebook.

Melody, what are you even talking about?

This is Roboshark!

Hey, buddy, ready to go?

Dad?

Dad, are you there?

Dad?

- That's weird.

- It just cut out?

- Are you sure about this?

- Yes, Mom. I'm sure.

I heard about this new...

- Are you okay?

- What was that?

I want the cruise missiles

warming up in the bullpen.

And I want the big guns

ready on the battleship

to rain hell down on Roboshark!

We're gonna whip his ass!

And call the President.

I want the green light

for the tactical nukes.

Yes, sir, Admiral.

Admiral!

Admiral!

You can't use nukes! It's Seattle!

Never a big fan of this city, Rick.

Not since the Seahawks

embarrassed the Cowboys in 2012.

What?

Got you!

The Roboshark stops here.

Clip on. You're coming, too.

But, Admiral, I have no...

No, no, no, no!

No!

Okay, I get it. You're just joking.

Nope.

And now we're live streaming

with everything we shoot.

The power of news van,

the size of my phone. Cool.

Come on, we'll have to go

the rest of the journey on foot.

Okay.

- Easy peasy, huh, Rick?

- Easy peasy.

All right, come on, let's go!

Yeah.

My computer.

- Yeah, your computer, right.

- What exactly do you want me to do?

Rick, the plan is you point

it out, we hit it. Get it?

Son?

Do you know what we're doing here?

I have no idea.

Physics, Rick. The laws of physics.

If the Roboshark is gonna communicate

with the mothership,

it's gonna take time.

NASA says more than 10 minutes round trip

just to say howdy.

That's our window. It'll be vulnerable.

Forced to wait for a handshake

before it sends its message.

The Roboshark will be a sitting duck.

Shark, whatever. Look, Rick.

You have to help us find the Roboshark.

Tell us where it is.

- Now, Rick.

- Okay, yeah, no, I got this, okay.

Yeah, here we go.

It's here.

Admiral, we have a signal.

- Jam it.

- Aye-aye, sir.

Call the gun ships.

Warm up the cruise missiles.

- And get me that tactical nuke.

- Yes, sir.

Admiral.

Just making sure

you're paying attention, son.

Somewhere around here,

maybe a little further.

Okay.

This is Trish Lanson, reporting live

on the Roboshark from the Space Needle.

Why it's decided to come here

is not yet known,

but something appears

to be attracting it to this location.

Melody, come back here!

Come on!

Come back!

It's overloading.

We've got to shut this down, now.

- Where are the 130s?

- Seconds away, sir.

Preparing to engage.

Admiral, if you don't get

my wife and daughter out of there,

a million people are gonna watch you

blow them up.

Live.

Now tell me how you're gonna explain that

to the Senate subcommittee

investigating who blew up Seattle?

Damn social media.

Can't run a proper war anymore.

- Get her out of there.

- Yes, sir.

Thank you.

What the hell is she doing?

There, there.

There, there.

There, there.

Melody, I'm so proud of you.

She's petting the Roboshark, sir.

What kind of Free Willy nonsense

is going on here?

Don't you see?

Roboshark has changed its message.

She could be saving us all, Admiral.

That's my girl.

No! No! No!

- Call in the helos. We're pulling out.

- Aye-aye, sir.

- Are you okay, honey?

- Mom!

Let me go!

Get off me!

- Are you okay?

- Please!

Are you okay?

Melody, you're okay!

- They killed it, Mom.

- No, honey. It's okay.

I think it's okay now. Okay?

Admiral, do something.

Roboshark is gonna get her.

Relax, son, we're all over this.

- How long before target lock?

- They got it, sir.

Get back!

Yeah, baby!

Admiral, is that a bomber?

You can't bomb my family!

I understand, son.

Damn thing took out my sub.

That boat was my first command.

Broke my heart.

Oh, my God!

No, Mom, no!

Yes.

Yes!

- They killed it again, Mom.

- I know, honey. You're okay though.

Admiral, you did it! You saved her!

- Sorry.

- That's what we do, right, boss?

Confirm the kill.

Confirm the kill!

That was amazing!

- Trish, Mel.

- Louie!

- I got everything. We're trending.

- Yes!

- Erik! Erik!

- I'm coming. I'm right with you.

- Hey, Erik, my man.

- Hey, brother.

Are you kidding me?

We got scooped by those two again?

This is all your fault, you ignorant moron!

What?

- Damn it, damn it, damn it!

- Careful with the camera!

Confirming the kill, Admiral.

Believe target is vaporized.

We need 100% confirmation on that kill.

Get in there and get a closer look.

Copy that. Closing back on the target.

Incoming! We've got incoming!

I know, right?

I need a close-up, get closer!

Are you crazy? This is a Roboshark!

That is a price I am willing to pay

for greatness, Erik.

You're willing to pay!

It's gonna hit us!

It's gonna hit us!

Brace for it!

We're all gonna die!

Guys, can we please get out of here?

Get in there and get the damn shot!

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