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My Life as a Teenaged Von Neumann Device	By : Toonspew Category: +M through R > My Life as a Teenage Robot Views: 21219 -:- Recommendations : 1 -:- Currently Reading : 3
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Chapter 13

Utterly relaxed, Vexus closed her eyes and soaked in the sensation of her warm bath. Only her head and shoulders remained above the swirling, heated chemicals that soothed her singed skin and massaged her tired servos. After such a stressful day, a nice soak was exactly what she needed. Jenny's friends had staged a rescue attempt, ruining the wedding she had planned out so meticulously, and even now Jenny had yet to be found. A number of the rebels had escaped after the attack, ensuring that there would be future incursions... especially since she now had their leader, her daughter Nexus.

“The prisoner, princess Nexus, as you commanded your majesty.” announced one of the royal guards, escorting her bound daughter into the room. Vexus opened her eyes and smiled; estranged though they may be, she was still pleased to see her daughter returned to her. “Hello mother.” greeted Nexus icily. Vexus waved away the guards, disliking seeing any member of the royal family tied up. There was no need after all, Nexus' abilities had been neutralized by the EM weapon the day before, and there were guards posted at every doorway watching her every move. Nexus rubbed her sore wrists, now freed from her restraints. Vexus leaned up against the edge of the tub, resting her arms on the lip of the pool, lifting herself up until the water was only at mid-belly. Her wet, naked breasts did not go unnoticed by the guards present, but of course none of them were allowed to so much as blink while at their posts. Vexus grinned maliciously, enjoying this subtle torture she could so casually inflict on her bodyguards.

“Come on in Nexus, enjoy a quick dip in the hot tub. I think it'll help to even out that temper of yours a little.” said Vexus, beckoning her daughter to join her. Nexus shrugged, “I'd... prefer not, if it's all the same.” Vexus frowned. “It was not a request” she snapped, motioning over a pair of guards. Understanding their Queen's intentions, the burly guards seized Nexus and hastily began removing her armor. In under a minute Nexus was stripped bare, and shoved roughly towards the pool. Hastily sliding in to the waist to obscure her lower half, Nexus cupped her hands over her tits to hide her nipples from view, not nearly as comfortable with the guards' watching eyes as Vexus was. Plucking a squirming metal shrimp-like creature out of a floating bowl of appetizers, Vexus then passed the tray over to Nexus. “I remembered these used to be a favorite of yours when you were little.” Nexus ignored it, keeping her hands firmly in place on her chest, regarding it with some distaste.

“Fine, don't eat then. More for me.” grumbled Vexus, popping the morsel into her mouth and shredding it with her teeth. Nexus scowled, “Could you dispense with the pleasantries and get to why I'm here please? We've never gotten along before, so I'm sure you're not deluded enough to think one afternoon of mother/daughter bonding in your spa could turn things around. If you just wanted to sit around and get a pedicure, I think I'd prefer my cell.” Vexus regarded her daughter with a sharp eye, then loudly swallowed her food. “Fine then. I see your time away from the family hasn't done much for your attitude.” Vexus sighed, took a breath, and began. “I wanted to talk about this whole 'rebellion' phase of yours. I know children often go through a period of disobedience towards their parents, but lately it's become quite an annoyance. I had put a lot of effort into XJ9's wedding, and your attack has put the schedule back by days. So I'm asking you; please end this foolishness. I'm a very forgiving woman; if you tell your underlings to give up their struggle, and I can welcome you back into the family and put all of this behind us.”

“An annoyance?!” Nexus was incensed. She's spent months of hard work organizing a resistance from nothing but the dissatisfied grumblings of the citizenry. “Last time I checked, mother, the Cluster hierarchy was not in a very powerful position. Petty bureaucrats and outdated customs are what is weighing down the empire, making it weak! What the Cluster desperately needs is sweeping reform, creating a newly invigorated empire from the ashes of the old!” Nexus nearly shouted, her voice rising in volume as she fell back on her radical rhetoric. Vexus scoffed, patronizing her daughter “The Cluster is threatened, my dear, but not by you. Your pathetic little army cannot hope to oust me! Need I remind you that I am Queen Vexus! Entire planets quake in fear at my approach! I am beloved by the citizenry, and cannot be dethroned until I choose to give up my power to my successor.” Vexus' eyes flashed with anger, her claws digging into the sides of the pool. “You're megalomaniacal.” stated Nexus with contempt. Vexus' anger disappeared, replaced with laughter. “Well yes, a little. Insanity does run in the family, after all. Which is the real problem actually.” Vexus quirked an eyebrow, amused, “Let's say, for the sake of argument, that you did overthrow me. Just how would that make things any better? You have the same crooked family tree that I do. The Cluster will continue to collapse so long as we keep producing half-mad, half-deformed rulers. And it's not as if you can marry XJ9. So you'd really have no choice but to allow her marriage to Brutus to proceed as I planned... or else marry him yourself. And while you could make your precious social reforms while you're in power, your inbred offspring would surely tear them down to rubble within two generations anyhow.”

That made Nexus pause. She really didn't have much of a plan for what to do after she took over. She had been working so hard on getting the takeover accomplished first that she hadn't considered the follow up to be important at the time. At least, though, she had significantly more support from the populace then her mother seemed to realize. “Perhaps you're right mother... I'd... like to go back to my cell to think things over. I'll give you my answer tomorrow.” Not planning ahead seemed to be a fault of hers, but she decided this decision would be well thought out. Nexus noticed her mother's eyes were closed, and didn't seem to be paying attention. “Mom...?” she asked again, Vexus responding with “Uhmmmmm!” and a pleasured look on her face. Vexus' nipples had become stiff as pebbles, and as Nexus watched her mother had a brief shudder pass through her torso. A moment later a Cluster drone broke the surface of the water just in front of Vexus, as the Queen's eyes opened. “The royal vagina is cleaned, your highness.” the drone stated dutifully. “Excellent...” Vexus purred, patting the drone affectionately on the head. “Would you care to have a few minutes with the bathers before you go Nexus? They're really quite skilled.”

Nexus sneered, keeping her distance from the drone that was regarding her rather eagerly. “Some other time perhaps.” Rising out of the pool Nexus didn't bother to cover herself, not caring that the attendants and guards were treated to a full view of her naked tits, ass and pussy. Her body dripped a trail onto the floor as she walked to the nearest towels, wrapping one around herself and heading for the exit. “Mom, could you have one of the servants send fresh clothing to my room? Something... fit to give a speech in.” Vexus grinned, pleased with what she was hearing. “Of course Nexus. Your wardrobe will be brought along right away.”

Nexus left the room, guards escorting her along a private corridor back to her old quarters, the room she had abandoned when she first left her family. She went inside, leaving the guards outside to stand watch should she attempt to escape. It felt good to have some privacy when she had so much on her mind. Nexus surveyed her old bedroom... almost exactly as she had left it, minus the personal effects she had taken with her when she left. She rummaged through an old yearbook from her high school back on Cluster Prime, then put it back on the small bookshelf next to her bed. Some pictures were set on top of the end table... an old ex boyfriend, her younger sister Vega (whom she hadn't seen in ages, Nexus reminded herself), and a victory photo taken when she had won a school sporting competition a number of years back. Nexus sighed, throwing herself onto her bed and letting the towel fall off of her. It'd been a long time since she'd had these sort of creature comforts.

Nexus stroked her hands down the length of her nude body, reveling in the freshly bathed feeling while it still lasted. Maybe her mother was right... running the rebellion had been exceedingly difficult, and crashing a wedding had been, to date, their largest accomplishment. If she gave it up she could have all this every night again... her favorite foods, nice things, even the bathers... Nexus let out a soft purr as she thought of one of her mother's servants descending between her legs, and pleasuring her with his dexterous tongue. Unbidden, her hand made its way to her crotch, touching her delicate vaginal lips in the same places that Nexus imagined her lover's tongue was licking her. The soft waves of pleasure tingling through her body became too great a temptation for Nexus, and she surrendered to her need, spreading her thighs apart to give her easier access to her excited pussy. She considered calling in one of the guards to join her, but dismissed the idea. She was enjoying having some time to herself, relaxing without having to impress or charm anyone.

Her fingers sped up their pace, stroking across her increasingly wet folds in small circles. If she kept this up much longer, Nexus knew she would quickly rub herself off to a small but satisfying orgasm. She was in no rush though... switching positions, she rolled over onto her front and got up on her knees, almost squatting on her hand as it busily frigged her snatch. Nexus plunged two fingers into her dripping fuckhole, knowing the right spots to touch to give herself a stronger, internal orgasm. Her mind sorted through various erotic thoughts, looking for the right mental image to push her over the edge... She imagined the room was filled with various males she had met, Silver Shell and Brad Carbunkle being the newest additions. From out of the crowd Nexus was most intrigued by the possibilities that Brad presented, during her limited time on Earth she hadn't had any real contact with the human natives. Nexus mentally undressed her memory of Brad, curious about what a human male would look like naked. Without any better information to work from, Nexus' mind filled in the blanks with the parts she had come to expect from male robots... in front would be the nanite injector extended to the optimum length, the tiny stud of a belly-bolt on his abdomen, and somewhere private would be the manufacture imprint.

Nexus sighed deeply, closing her eyes as her hand whipped her pussy into a froth. Her juices dribbled out onto the bed below her, sparks occasionally jumping from the puddle as it expended it's electrochemical energy onto the sheets. Fantasizing about the human boy Brad was giving her a wonderful feeling of being taboo... she wondered what it would be like to have a carbon-based alien like Brad have sex with her, filling her clean, sterile womb with his filthy, organic fluids. She knew there was no chance of a pregnancy of course, but in her fantasy it added to the eroticism of the scene. Nexus giggled, imagining showing her swollen belly to her mother, and watching Vexus' reaction when she explained to her that the baby was half human.

Feeling her arousal begin to reach the point of no return, Nexus decided to throw herself all the way into it, redoubling her efforts and allowing herself to moan and shout whenever she felt the urge. “Unnh! Ffffffuck me! FUCK ME HUMAN! Un yeah, mate me with your big fleshy cock!” Nexus involuntarily ground her hips against the bedding, imagining her lover to be laid out under her as she drove his maleness up into her body. Finally her release came, Nexus' back tensing and her legs trembling, a wash of fluids almost spurting out onto her fingers. When the climax had passed Nexus fell to the bed and stretched out languidly. She was just about to fall into a dreamless sleep when she heard a slow applause.

“Great performance, sis.” taunted Nexus' little brother Brutus, stepping out from the doorway to the bathroom. Nexus shrieked, scrambling to cover herself with the bed sheets. “You were watching?! You perverted little creep!” Nexus ground her sharp teeth in anger, glowering at her peeping brother. “If I wasn't naked I'd leap across the room and strangle you with your own entrails right now...”

Brutus folded his arms across his chest and continued to ogle her, a smug grin on his face. “You'd best get used to it, sib. I overheard you talking with mom... when she retires from the throne, you can either marry me, or allow my marriage to XJ9.” Nexus could see what he was getting at... if she married him, they'd be required to... consummate the union. If Brutus married XJ9 instead, then he'd still be ruler of the Cluster and have the power to make Nexus into his concubine, or slave, or whatever he wanted, so long as he kept it a secret from XJ9. “What do you want?” hissed Nexus. “Well, I was going to see if you wanted to get a head start on that grandchild mother wants so badly, but I can see you've developed other tastes during your time away from the Cluster.” Brutus casually made his way to the door, then looked back at his naked older sister. “Sex with a human? That's just gross, Nexus.”

Brutus left, the door closing behind him automatically. Nexus laid back on her bed, her stomach turned by Brutus' words. She fell asleep after deciding that the problem would be easier to solve in the morning, but deep down she already knew what she had to do.

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Jenny nuzzled her face against the warm body of her lover, purring in contentment as she awoke from some meaningless dream. Opening her eyes, Jenny suddenly recalled where she was, and what had happened the previous day. “Sheldon! Wake up!” she whispered, sitting up and shaking her sleeping mate. A quick check of her internal clock told her that it was approaching what would be considered noon on the ship. Jenny wondered briefly why they had slept in so long... her systems were reading as being only 85% efficient... wasn't the EM cannon's effects supposed to have worn off by now? Groggily, Sheldon rubbed his eyes and sat up. “mmm... 'morning Jenny. You sleep good?” he asked, feeling around in the darkness to locate his discarded clothing. Jenny hushed him, getting up and going to the grate on the wall, flipping aside the seal and peeking out into the ship beyond.

What she saw made Jenny grin. Utter silence, not a single Cluster robot to be seen. “I have no idea where they all went, but it looks like the coast is clear Sheldon! Get your clothes on, we can sneak out and get my old outfit back.” Sheldon locked his chest plate in place, then began working on covering his lower extremities. “Can't you just wear the dress they gave you until we get home? You have more copies of your blue skirt and top back on Earth.” Jenny frowned, lifting the dress up off the floor for Sheldon's inspection. The formerly beautiful gown was now dirty, torn, and stained with Jenny and Sheldon's sex fluids from their lovemaking the night before. “Oh... nevermind.” he muttered.

As stealthily as possible the two teenage robots made their way out of the secluded back room and into the ship beyond. “You know which way to go?” asked Sheldon, following close behind Jenny. Jenny paused to check around a corner, then signaled that everything was clear and proceeded on along the twisting hallways of the ship's maze like interior. “When I was being prepared for the wedding Queen Vexus took me on a bit of a tour of the ship. I don't know everything, but I do know that the tailor's shop and my old clothes should be right around...”

“...here.” finished Jenny in a hushed voice, stopping dead in her tracks when she saw what lay around the next turn. The main promenade was filled with what must have been every nonessential passenger aboard the ship, all assembled in front of a podium where stood Nexus. The Cluster princess was dressed in an elegantly formal piece of royal attire, and had just begin to address the gathered crowd.

“Loyal citizens of the Cluster, I am here today to speak to all of you, but in particular to the members of the rebellion hidden amongst the populace. The rebellion that I organized and lead. I can no longer lead... I have been captured, and stripped of my power. But I do have a message for any that would still follow my example,”

Jenny and Sheldon watched, unnoticed, as Nexus delivered her speech to the silent crowd. On a balcony overlooking the stage, Vexus watched patiently to make sure everything went exactly as she intended.

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“Here we are...” stated Brad, uneasy. His plan was pretty shaky, to say the least. Last time he stormed the Cluster 1 he had been accompanied by two of the most powerful robots he had ever met, Silver Shell and Nexus. Not to mention a platoon of Nexus' little resistance drone buddies. This time he had... what? The only reinforcements that Earth had to offer, and a crazy, possibly suicidal plan. Part of him kept reminding himself that he should be at home right now, studying for high school or playing sports with his little brother.

And bored stupid.

Dangerous or not, this was what Brad wanted. Adventure. High-risk, high-stakes conflict. The Cluster mothership came into view on the main screen of the cruiser Brad had stolen. It was now or never... hitting a few buttons on the control panel, Brad initiated the “docking” sequence. Obviously no one had noticed the small craft had been missing during all the confusion of the previous day, or else someone just wasn't paying attention. Their ship shook as their craft impacted against the Cluster 1, breaching the hull and providing their point of entry. The exit hatch swung open, and Brad stepped up to put his plan into action.

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“Never give up! Never surrender!” screamed Nexus, pounding her fists onto the podium. It had taken all of her skill as a politician, but she had managed to incite a riot amongst the majority of the Cluster citizens on board the ship. The remaining rebellion agents still planted in the audience took to it immediately, and their enthusiasm encouraged the other citizens, even those who had never had any prior sympathies for the rebellion. And to think, Nexus had hated the lessons on leading the public that her mother had taught her when she was little. Everywhere that she could see, otherwise loyal Cluster citizens were causing random destruction and defacing symbols of royal authority. Nexus smiled, taking a perverse joy in the situation. Any second now, her mother the Queen would be arriving to kill her.

“That was NOT the speech we had agreed upon!” screeched Vexus, her wings a blur as she streaked down to the podium. Ah, right on schedule. Nexus struck a defensive posture mostly out of instinct, with her armaments still offline thanks to the EM attack from the day before Vexus could rend her in half in seconds if she wanted to. If she was lucky it'd be over quick, killed in a fit of rage. What Nexus was afraid of was what would happen if her mother held back... she was positive Vexus was capable of devising much more imaginative punishments for her should she survive. As Vexus stomped closer, talons extended and eyes shining with rage, it looked like Nexus would get her wish.

“Come on Sheldon! We have to save her!” argued Jenny, trying to pull the much larger Silver Shell towards the action. Sheldon pleaded, “Jenny, this isn't our fight! We should use this riot as a distraction to cover our escape. We can forget about your clothes, we'll just punch through the hull and fly home, ok?” Jenny let go of Silver Shell's arm, looking him sternly in the eye. “Nexus is the only reason I'm not married to Brutus right now. She came to my rescue, so I'm not just going to abandon her now. You can stay here if you're scared, but I have to do something... it's what I was built for.” Sheldon shut up, and Jenny took his silence as an agreement. Pausing a half second to give him a quick peck on the cheek, Jenny took off, flying at high speed towards Vexus and her soon-to-be victim.

“Stop right there, Vexus!” shouted Jenny, landing in the rapidly diminishing space between the queen and her daughter. Vexus came to a sudden halt, a her expression of rage replaced with confusion. “Jennifer, you realize that you're... naked?” Vexus asked, perplexed.

Jenny harumphed, disgruntled. “Yes... I am aware.” she said calmly, gritting her teeth. “Very well then.” said queen Vexus, regaining her composure. In a flash Vexus bolted forward, both arms striking out like vipers going for Jenny's throat. Jenny seized Vexus by the wrists, stopping the attack inches from it's target. “You have regained your strength I see...” purred Vexus, locking eyes with Jenny. The two stood as virtual statues, testing their strength against each other, Vexus' claws slowly creeping ever closer to Jenny's neck. “Nexus, run! I can't buy you time forever!”

Nexus seized the opportunity Jenny had afforded her, turning and bolting from the stage. Hopefully she could get lost in the crowd, try to locate some of the resistance agents, steal a small ship and regroup elsewhere... No such luck, Nexus realized, when she found herself suddenly surrounded by a trio of Vexus' elite bodyguards. Nexus staggered back up the steps, looking for some way around the robots menacing her with their sidearms. The one in front cocked his weapon, squinting on eye shut as he prepared to fire at the defenseless Nexus' head.

The pistol was knocked from his grip by a burst of laser fire, scorching the hand of the lead guardsman. Nexus and the trio all turned to look where it had come from, and were forced to crane their necks up higher and higher to see the Silver Shell confidently approaching them, his eyes still faintly glowing with energy.

“You're strong XJ9...” taunted Vexus, her clawed fingers finally closing around Jenny's neck. “...But I'm still stronger!” With ease, Vexus hoisted Jenny off the ground then flung her into the podium, reducing the object to splinters. “Why are you even defending her anyway? You're better then her!” asked Vexus. When Jenny pulled herself from the wreckage of the podium, Vexus had disappeared from sight. “That's why I offered you the throne that should have been hers!” continued Vexus, appearing behind Jenny by stepping out of one of the dimensional portals that she could tear in the fabric of space. Jenny spun around at the sound of her opponent's voice, just in time to receive a vicious backhand across the face.

“Still a lot slower, too.” spat Vexus. Jenny knew she was right, too. But why... all her systems were functioning, the effects of being hit by the EM cannon were completely gone. So why was she only at 85% power? Where was that last 15% going? Vexus kicked her into the air, sending her crashing into the floor several feet away and scattering her thoughts. Jenny sat up to find that Vexus had disappeared into her dimensional tear again... which meant she was toying with her. Jenny spotted Nexus and Silver Shell off to the side, defending themselves against a growing number of Cluster warriors... Sheldon had beaten several to a pulp already, but he wasn't programmed for combat like Jenny was. Very soon the Cluster would overwhelm him, and then Nexus and he would be caught as well.

Jenny felt a bony hand seize her by the back of her head, and slam her face into the ground. “Uhhhh....” groaned Jenny, stunned by the pain of the attack. Sometimes having nerve endings really sucked. Vexus stepped fully back into reality, lifting Jenny's face out of the ground and dragging her over to where Silver Shell and Nexus had been backed into a corner. “I'm so disappointed in you girls...” Vexus chided. With a growl she tossed Jenny's limp form at Silver Shell, who lowered his fists just in time to catch her. “You spend so much effort trying to foil a plan that is ultimately in your best interest, even if you don't totally comprehend it.” Vexus paused, turning to look at Silver Shell. “You I could care less about. Somebody go get the EM gun!”

“Right here mother!” exclaimed Brutus, emerging from the chaos of the promenade lugging the EM cannon behind him. “Ah, good job Brutus. Do mommy a favor and put this one out of his mis...”

The room shook with a thunderous crash, an entire wall collapsing inward as a Cluster patrol craft came bursting in through the bulkhead. Everyone remained still, shocked at this sudden intrusion into the conflict. The ship's hatch swung open, and from it emerged an sleek white robot with black boots and black “briefs”, with a colossal black cannon attached to his right forearm. Even the rioters paused, falling silent before this titan of robotkind. “Queen Vexus! I am known as Megatron, mightiest of the Decepticons and defender of Earth! And I demand that you release Jenny!”

“Oh really?” laughed Vexus. “Brutus, give him a taste of our latest military achievement.”

“At once mother!” exclaimed Brutus with glee, leveling the EM cannon at the approaching Megatron. Megatron stopped a few steps away from Brutus, and with his hands on his hips proceeded to laugh in Brutus' face. “Go ahead and try, speck!” Megatron bellowed. Brutus growled, and fired the cannon point black into Megatron's chest, a burst of light forcing everyone present to momentarily look away. When they looked again, Megatron was still standing tall, and reached forward to grab the EM cannon by the muzzle. “Fool! Your weapons are like toys against the might of Earth's champion.”

“Mother, help me!” shrieked Brutus, struggling to pull the EM cannon away from Megatron's grip. Vexus snarled. “I don't care who you are, you will leave my boy alone!” Vexus slashed open another dimensional tear, ducking into it and disappearing from sight as soon as it sealed up behind her. “Give it! C'mon!” screamed Brutus, as he and Megatron tugged the EM cannon back and forth between them. “No! You give it!” returned Megatron, struggling to pull the weapon away. His attention occupied, Megatron failed to notice the fabric of space burst open behind him, an enraged Vexus emerging with her fangs bared and talons poised to strike. Just as Vexus attacked, Megatron gave a mighty heave, coincidentally occurring at exactly the same moment that Brutus' grip slipped, releasing the EM gun.

Everything seemed to move in slow motion, each party aware but unable to alter the course of events. Megatron slipped backwards, pulling the EM cannon with him. As he fell, Vexus' claws slashed out, determined to slice the intruder in two, but missing their mark and cutting into the weapon instead. The housing of the EM gun tore open like paper, and from the rip an electromagnetic pulse was channeled directly into Vexus. Right before her son's eyes, Vexus shook and went limp, her pupils dilating and her eyes rolling up into her head. The last anyone saw of the dreaded Cluster Queen was her comatose body dropping backwards into the portal she had emerged from, seconds before it closed up into nothingness. The only evidence that Vexus had ever been there at all was the claw marks on the ruined EM cannon.

“NNOOOO! Mommy!” screamed Brutus, falling to his knees with tears welling up in his eyes. Jenny, by now having recovered her wits, ran over to the toppled Megatron lying on the floor, Silver Shell and Nexus following close behind. Jenny crouched down to see if the robotic hero was ok... and was shocked to see Megatron reach up and remove his head.

The smiling face of Brad beamed up at her, sweating and shaken, but otherwise fine. “Brad!” Jenny exclaimed happily. Brad looked up at her, and calmly replied “Jen... you're naked.” Jenny just rolled her eyes. “Yeah... I know!” Jenny hugged Brad tightly, then looked down at the robotic body he still wore. “So what's all this?” she asked, when Sheldon interrupted. “That is a limited edition, “Megatron of the Decepticons” plastic Halloween costume circa 1989, which has been removed from it's original packaging, ruining it's collector's value!” Brad just grinned sheepishly. “Sorry bud... raiding your Transformers collection was one of the key points of my rescue plan. But hey, it worked right?”

Sheldon grumbled, but was silenced when Brutus' voice broke into the group's reunion. “Hate to interrupt, but you're all under arrest! If Vexus is gone, that leaves ME in charge!” Behind Brutus stood what remained of the Queen's soldiers, about thirty all together. Still, Jenny, Silver Shell and Nexus were all weakened by various degrees, and their ace in the hole had just been revealed to be a powerless human. All around them the Cluster citizens watched, remaining neutral until one group emerged as the victor. And Brutus knew this. “You, human, will pay the price for what you have done. I think I'll send you to the chefs, to be processed into a new batch of clustard...”

“Or you would,” answered Brad, Nexus helping him to his feet, “except that I still have one more trick up my sleeve.” Before Brutus could react, Brad raised two fingers to his mouth and blew a sharp whistle. Moments later, a hulking figure came lumbering out of the crashed Cluster shuttle that Brad had emerged from. “Kenny?” started Jenny, recognizing her old ex-boyfriend. “Oh, hey Jenny! Uhh... just to let you know, you're naked right now...”

“I. KNOW.” stated Jenny through tightly gritted teeth, making a small effort to cover up by holding her hands over her small breasts. “Kenny, care to clear us an exit?” asked Brad politely. Kenny nodded and passed Brad a mock salute, then proceeded to unfurl a veritable arsenal of weapons from his arms, shoulders and torso. In less then 30 seconds Brutus' forces had been zapped, shot, blasted, fried and disintegrated by various beams and projectiles from Kenny's armament. Somehow, Brutus himself managed to dodge and weave past the worst of it, and sprinted towards Nexus. With an unexpected burst of agility, Brutus sprang past Jenny and Sheldon, leaping onto his sister's front and clinging to her collar. A quick flick of the wrist produced a wicked looking blade from Brutus' forearm, which he pressed firmly against Nexus' throat. “Everyone get away from me! I'll kill her, I swear! Nobody move aURK!”

Brutus was roughly yanked off of his older sister, Kenny's large hand seizing him by the scruff of his neck. Kenny turned the shrimpy prince around to face him, keeping him suspended off the ground. “That's no way to treat a lady.” lectured Kenny, glowering down at Brutus. Brutus said nothing, but could only quiver in fear, and soon enough sprang a leak, which dribbled down onto Kenny's feet. Kenny's eyes shone red, and his face began to change, taking on a feral, even canine shape to it. The others looked away, hearing only Kenny's growls and Brutus' mewls of fear. A few moments later Kenny had returned to his more human look, and Brutus looked as though he'd been run over by a truck.

“Thank you...” said Nexus, approaching Kenny and placing a hand on his arm. “You're welcome, ma'am.” Kenny smiled pleasantly. Brad sat up, “I suppose you two never were formally introduced. Kenny, Nexus. Nexus, meet Kenny.” Both Kenny and Nexus hadn't taken their eyes off of each other though, and the other three noticed, exchanging a silent look between them. “Come on,” said Jenny, “Let's get home. I really need to get some clean clothes on me.”

“Yeah, what's up with that by the way?” asked Brad, removing the Megatron costume and passing the chest and crotch pieces over to Jenny to put on until they could locate her real clothes. “Long story short... the Cluster took my clothes. I'll explain more some other time. For now I just want to get back to Earth.” Jenny started walking towards Brad's shuttle, then stopped and turned to address Kenny and Nexus who had been quietly conversing for the last few minutes. “You coming Kenny?” she asked, noticing that Kenny was holding Nexus' hand. “Actually guys, I think I'm going to stay here for a while.” he answered. Nexus stepped forward, explaining “With Vexus and Brutus out of the picture, I'm the only remaining member of the royal family. With Kenny's strength we can route out any remaining loyalists still around, but honestly...” she swept a hand out to indicate the gathered masses of commoners, many of whom were cheering for Nexus' victory. “I don't think I'll have any real trouble with that.”

“Well, if that's what you want.” smiled Jenny. One by one the group said their goodbyes. Jenny gave Kenny a kiss on the cheek “for old times sake”, and exchanged contact info with Nexus, promising to stay in touch. Sheldon gave Nexus a quick hug goodbye, and he and Kenny performed the secret handshake they had invented while competing at the Robotics Expo. Brad shook Kenny's hand and thanked him for all his help with the rescue operation, then said goodbye to Nexus, who pulled him close and whispered to him that he should stop by sometime so she could give him a more “private thank you” for saving her and the Cluster from Vexus' tyranny.

A few hours later, Jenny Sheldon and Brad were headed home in a short range Cluster spacecraft. Sheldon and Brad chatted casually about their adventure, while Jenny remained unusually quiet. In truth, she was concentrating on tracking down the source of her missing 15% of her energy output by performing a full internal systems diagnostic. Just as Sheldon and Brad got to the point where the conversation had turned to a discussion of vintage Transformers episodes, they were silenced when Jenny suddenly gasped in shock. She had discovered where the missing 15% was going.
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