Robot Overlords Page #3

wasn't it?

What lake did he mean?

There's no lakes round here.

And what the hell

is a slaughter stone?

It's where the druids make

sacrifices. Like Stonehenge.

There are some standing stones

on the edge of Duncombe Wood,

but...

Then we head there.

No, we don't head there,

alright?

Look, Swanny's clearly

a mentalist.

He's like Rain Man

if Rain Man was stupid.

Monique stitched us up.

Got any better ideas?

Yeah, here's one:

we don't go in the forest,

get lost and get sunstroke.

I'm not ending up like him.

Citizens, curfew

is temporarily suspended.

Assemble outside

for zone chief address.

Citizens, curfew

is temporarily suspended.

Assemble outside

for zone chief address.

This way, my dear.

Citizens, curfew

is temporarily suspended.

- Sean! Sean!

- Oi, oi, oi!

Bloody hell.

Does your mate ever look

before he leaps?

Citizens of Marine Parade,

I'm looking for this boy.

Anyone here seen this young man?

This lad here.

He was involved in a terrorist

incident at Fairfield Bay High.

This lad's name is Sean Flynn.

Does anyone here know

where he is?

Sean's mother's very concerned.

Sean!

I've been so worried.

I just wanna know you're okay.

If you can hear me, Sean...

Easy. Easy, now.

Back off. He's mine.

Hey, Mr. Smythe!

I've got...

Anyone says a word,

I'll cut their liver out

and feed it to the cats.

Do I make myself clear?

Try me.

Sean's mother will be safe

with me at the castle,

the new zone HQ.

- I need to get to the castle.

- Okay.

Get yourself to the back

of the hotel

and I'll let your mates know

you're gonna meet them there,

okay? Now, go, sharpish. Move.

Think twice before

you put your lives at risk.

Curfew will resume in 2 minutes.

Curfew will resume in 2 minutes.

I'm gonna try and rescue Mum.

And then we head for the

standing stones and find Dad.

- Come on, let's do this.

- We're in.

Okay.

And Auntie Moni made you

some sandwiches, little man.

Thanks.

Thank you.

Make sure you share 'em out.

Monique said she's gonna see

you good to the edge of town.

Be safe.

Best of British?

Just wanna say as well,

you know,

thanks for helping us out,

geezer.

Any time, winkle.

And... godspeed.

Did he say winkle?

Straight up that street.

Clanker.

Get down behind them skips.

Down, down!

What's a clanker?

Get down, get down.

Okay...

go.

- Hey...

- Good luck, kids.

Been a pleasure

doing business with you.

It's payback time.

Why don't we start

with that toe-rag Smythe?

Don't wait up, Mon.

The Mediator gave it to me.

All the zone chiefs get one.

It contains a promise.

A pledge from the robots.

Earth to be.

Unsullied by overpopulation

and pollution.

Brave new world.

Cradle Mountain, Tasmania.

I've been allocated

100 square miles.

It's quiet, isolated, fecund.

I'd very much like it

if you'd join me there.

With Sean?

With Sean.

He's a great kid.

I'd be honoured

to be his guardian.

Connor...

Look...

I'm not a monster, Kate.

I have qualities

that you may learn to like.

Love, even.

Robin!

You're coming with me, Kate.

When I tell you the truth

about why the robots are here,

what they want

and how they'll take it...

you'll beg me.

Look, there's too many

and they're too close together.

Then we'll have to be fast.

- Go, go, go!

- Hurry!

You have 10 seconds

to return to your home.

This is your final warning.

Five, four, three,

two, one.

Look at their implants.

Look.

They're in synch.

It's like they're connected.

What does that mean?

I think I'm controlling it.

Awesome.

Right, Sean, seriously...

make it scratch its balls.

And then... and then give it

like some of this.

- Okay...

- I nearly shat myself.

I'm sorry.

I lost concentration.

- We've gotta get out of here.

- Wait.

I've got an idea.

Steven Mayhew?

Is that you?

Yes, miss.

You were such a nice boy

in school.

Why'd you join the VC?

I got claustrophobia, miss.

You can put those keys

on the tray.

- You're a prisoner.

- Ha! That's ridiculous!

What, did Robin, Mr. Smythe,

tell you that?

Go on.

I'm not sure I can

give it to you, Mrs. Flynn.

Steven Mayhew, you will

give me those keys right now!

Thank you.

- I should tell Mr. Smythe.

- Yes, tell him immediately!

Tell him I wanna talk to him!

I'm very cross! Now!

You should have

kept running, son.

You're in the lion's den now.

No. Stand down, stand down.

Authorization code 97ZCRS.

Drop your weapons now!

What's up, fools?

How are you doing this, Sean?

Incredible. You've become

something wonderful.

Bring my mother here.

Now!

Of course. Kate Flynn!

Fetch her immediately!

I was like you at your age, son,

always rushing into things.

- What?

- The gun, Nate.

- The gun?

- Yeah.

- You want the gun?

- Yes.

Reckon you can handle the gun?

You want it? There you go.

Yeah.

He thought he was gonna

have it then, didn't he?

Please, Nate, come on!

- Maybe later.

- But I want the gun now.

You can't handle it.

You'd fly back.

- Everyone stay calm.

- Mum!

It's me, Sean! Mum!

Come on! Come on! Sean!

- Sean!

- Sean, where are you?

Right. Alright, watch this.

Death to robots!

We're out of ammo!

Sean!

That's weird.

Sean!

How cool.

Death to robots?

Come on, cheer up.

We're getting to run round,

shoot things and blow sh*t up.

It's well sick.

Come on, Nate, my turn.

Sorry, mate.

Unfinished business.

Smythe!

Go on, run, you coward!

Now, now, Nathan...

This is for Morse Code Martin.

- Come on, move your arse.

- If I let go and this thing

wakes up again, we're smoked.

Try using your link.

What is that thing?

Its battery... I think.

Mum, it's me, Sean!

My God!

I'm glad you're okay.

Let me look at you,

my handsome boy.

I thought you were gone,

sweetheart.

Hello. You alright?

Hi. We're alright.

- No.

- Drones.

They're headed for the castle.

Kate, is it alright

if you drive?

'Cause I keep crashing a bit.

Crashing?

The boy's interaction with our

network is without precedent.

He will be examined.

We must capture him alive,

Zone Chief Smythe.

- Can't you just lock him out?

- To reconfigure the system

would entail taking

each and every robot offline.

It's impossible.

But you can track his mother,

though.

Let me know where she is

and I'll...

The boy's mother

is not a priority.

But if we have her,

we'll have him, can't you see?

Everybody in this zone is now

scheduled for a deep scan.

A sky ship carrying 4,096

deep scanners is en route.

It will arrive in 15 hours

and 42 minutes approximately.

What, just like that?

The operation will commence

at noon tomorrow.

If the boy is still at large,

the first deep scan

will be you, Zone Chief Smythe.

- You find anything?

- Nothing.

It's all just names

and initials...

What if a lot of this was done

before everything happened?

None of it makes any sense.

I'm noticing how bad

a lot of this is.

Whose tag is Bubbles?

I mean, it's not very good,

is it?

It's not about it being art, Nate,

it's about finding a code that works.

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