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Chapter 11: The Nile is a river

Tom blinks a few times and snatches the bong from Mari while she's preoccupied. "Because I put all my photos in that drawer yours was just on top.." Tom walks over and checks his printer which is almost a quarter of the way finished as he hits the bong. "Why was mine on top then? Why not your dad's or Mike's?" Mari continues to badger Tom before snatching the bong back.

"Because my dad's is in a frame on top of the desk and Mike doesn't take pictures jeez you should know that by now..." Tom continues deflecting and circles his way back to the desk before picking up Mrs Crawley and setting her down. "Did you wanna see her move or not?"

Mari huffs and crossed her arms. "Yes I wanna see the d@mned bug move, AFTER you answer me.." Tom just looks at her in mock confusion "But I did answer you? anyways stand back she's booting up I'm gonna run a diagnostic test and make sure everything works like it's supposed to."

As Tom starts messing with the controller Mrs Crawley begins to move first spinning clockwise then counter clockwise, moving forward and backwards before setting down. All this time Mari starts thinking that maybe she misread the situation and Tom really was telling the truth.. it's just that his initial reaction seemed off.

"Ok if the picture wasn't a big deal why didn't you want me going through that drawer?" "Because I had something embarrassing in there that I didn't want anyone to see, lucky me you completely over looked it and now it's locked up somewhere safe." Tom said with a look of complete victory. He has had a major crush on Mari since middle school but since they have been best friends for years he decided to just suck it up and find someone else he'd rather not risk her saying no and making things awkward.

"Then why did you let me win?" "Because I was thirsty.." Tom replied before opening Mrs Crawley and taking out the spikes and thermite pellets. "Ok you can pilot her now just don't push any of the buttons that have a flame on them." He hands the controller over to Mari and backs away from the robot as Mari takes it for a spin.

A couple of minutes later and Mrs Crawley has travelled the entirety of the garage multiple times with out bumping in to anything. "You're pretty good maybe I'll let you pilot for me at the tourney this year, everyone else runs in teams and it gets kinda lonely being by myself over there."

"You're just saying that because you think the other teams will go easy on a pretty pilot besides I haven't even used the weapons yet, how do you know I won't just flub it in the first match?" Mari smiles while watching the mechanical tarantula walk in figure eights. "Why do you call it a her when the others are all boys?" Tom shakes his head and starts explaining "Actually snails are hermaphrodites, and I was originally going to make her a black widow but the design is too bulky so instead of lady black she's Mrs Crawley, why you got a problem with it?" Mari frowns a little before she answers him "Well she's not very feminine maybe give her some bright colors? or a bow or something?"

Tom scratches his head for a second "Huh? maybe I could change up the colors but no bow, how about painting the blade pink to look like lipstick? I mean it will rub off basically the first time it cuts something but it would be easy to repaint".

Mari walks Mrs Crawley back to the desk before handing Tom the controller. "No to the lipstick but if you need color scheme ideas I could give you a hand some time, I'm going to go get some sleep." as Tom reaches for the controller Mari rushes in and kisses his cheek.

"Tom you're so far in denial you could see Egypt.. you're a sh!ty liar but I think I know why you won't tell me.. look I haven't went out with anyone for a reason and as long as you ask me out before we graduate I would probably say yes.."

Just as Tom opens his mouth Mari puts her hand over it. "Not tonight, I want you to do it on your own and it better involve a real date not the robo league thing deal?" Before Tom could answer Mari she ran out the door and went inside the house.

Tom stood there for an a few moments thinking about what happened before touching the cheek she kissed.. "Well d@mn.. I thought she fell for it" Toms free hand slipped and accidentally pushed on the joystick at the moment Mrs Crawley stepped on his foot eliciting a few profanities from Tom before he set her on the desk next to the others and powered her down.

"It's not creepy talking to you guys right?" Tom says while staring at his creations and for just a moment he thought he felt sympathy from their cold lifeless eyes.. "Hmm maybe a little".

After Tom cleared his head (and the bowl) he checked the printer again to see that his work was almost complete just a few more minutes and his new bracket would be ready, seeing this he removed the part on Mrs Crawley that would be considered the top half of her abdomen and started tracing out where he would mill the holes to mount his bracket.

Just as he finished drilling the holes his 3D printer shut off and made a loud beep informing Tom his new part was ready Before picking it up he put on his thick leather welding gloves then he lined up the bracket with the holes and luckily everything looked like a smooth fit. "Hmm anything else I need to make tonight?" Tom asked himself this time instead of his quite companions before deciding he needs to get some sleep. Tom decided to leave the robots in the garage tonight. On his way inside he found that Mari locked him out...

"Heh at least I have a key" as Tom reached for his key a felt something cold brush against his finger tips, he pulled it out and realized that he left the necklace his dad gave him in his pocket.

Tom whispers to the stone "Hey mom I guess you heard all that.. looks like me and Mari may actually go out like you always said.. I miss you" Tom decides to put the necklace on and tucks the stone under his shirt before reaching back for the keys again. On his way to his room he does another double check of the house, locks all the doors and makes a PBJ in the dark to eat before going to his room. Larry is still asleep in Tom's bed... until Tom rolls him off, Larry complains about Tom's heartlessness for a second before passing out again, Mike jumps awake when he hears the thud only to realize what happened causing a smirk to light his face before he goes back to sleep. "G'night guys" ""night"" two muffled voices reply.


CREATORS' THOUGHTS
Sum12hate Sum12hate

I know I said no love interest for Tom but I couldn't help it guys.. it just wrote itself but I do promise that I will postpone it as much as possible and it won't be an integral part of the story, also who I've been letting my brother each chapter before I release and he thinks that I should make more robots, but since there is already a really good novel about that out already I told him no.. if you wanna see a few more 'Baby' Crawley's let me know

Chapter 12: 'Sweet' dreams

Tom awakes and finds himself somewhere strange. He is in total darkness he can't even see the ground he's standing on yet he can see his own limbs perfectly fine. "Weird.. I must be dreaming" He slaps himself to test yet surprisingly it hurt. "also weird.. I didn't think you could feel pain in a dream".

While he mumbled to himself he heard someone call him by his name. "Thomas.." Tom looks around in vain knowing he can't see anything. "Who's there?" trepidation creeping in to his voice as he begins thinking this may not be a dream.

Having nothing else to do he begins walking in a random direction. "Thomas.." The voice seems to be getting louder as if he's getting closer, Tom stops to Shout back to the voice. "If you keep saying my name I'm going to get creeped out!" the reply came back instantly "THOMAS LANIER!!!" The voice seemed kinda mad this time... probably because Tom said it was 'creepy'.

Tom should have been scared he knew he should have been scared, but for some reason he was just p!$$ed. "Listen here @$$hat I might not know where I am or who you are but if I find you I'll try my D@mnedest to.." A bright flash of light Blinds him and the sound of thunder echoes through Tom's ears.

"TO DO WHAT MORTAL!! you don't like me saying your name? GET OVER IT!! your kind have been chanting mine for MILLENNIA!! I have only had a rest for the past few centuries." "Well if you're so sick of us mortals why am I here? and why do you keep saying my name!".

Silence.. Tom's eyes began to adjust after being blinded and he notices he isn't in complete darkness now. There are stars shining all around him and a bright pillar of light in the distance as he takes a step towards the pillar everything starts shaking and..

He wakes up to Larry shaking him "Dude can I borrow your ride? Chelsea and Vic are ready to go and I'll grab some BK on the way back" "Yeah man keys are on the kitchen table" Larry jingles them as he walks out the room apparently he already grabbed them. "I want a Whopper and onion rings!" Tom shouts. "It's 8 in the morning they're still serving breakfast" Larry shouts back.

"Ugh then swing by Taco Bell and grab me a large Cinnabon meal and coffee!! I'll pay you back when you get here!" Tom yells before he pulls the covers over his face and falls asleep.

"Oh great..." Tom says as he finds himself where he was moments ago pillar of light and all. "Why are you here again Thomas?" The same deep echoing voice calls out to him from the light. "How would I know man I'm just trying to sleep" Tom mumbled as he walks closer to the pillar so he can get a look at the man who's been talking to him.

"You sure you didn't drag me here because you're lonely? I know I'd go stir crazy pent up here by my self for a few centuries.." Before the voice could reply another pillar of light descended this one was just as bright as the first but was pulsing and yellow. A slight buzzing noise emitted as it pulsed and laughter could be heard from it's general direction.

A new voice with a slightly Hispanic accent rings out. "This mortal has guts.. I like him." Tom looks at the new pillar and laughs while he scratched his neck. "Gee thanks man can you tell me why I'm here?" what looks like yellow dust shed from the pillar and swirled around Tom before flying back. "We didn't bring you here Thomas.. YOU brought us albeeit unknowingly"

Before Tom could ask more the first voice roars out "Would you stop with the puns!, they grew stale long before your civilization collapsed. Thomas you seem to be innocent of the crime of blasphemy only through ignorance, so I have decided that I will not hurl you into the sun".

Feeling like that wasn't an idle threat Tom starts sweating as he tries to inch his way closer to the 'nice voice'.

"Yeah no I wouldn't go messing with higher beings like yourselves I honestly don't know how I got here or how I brought you guys here, but do you know how I can get back? and if there's a trick to having a normal night of sleep with out all of 'this'?" Tom says while throwing his arms out pointing at the vast space.

A third pillar descends, this one bright green and somewhat wavy. "Let me guess I brought him here too?"... The voices remained silent as if waiting for the newcomer to speak. it did not. "Hmm he must be shy" Tom mumbled before speaking up again "Hi I'm Thomas Lanier as you may already know.. it's nice to meet you".

A new and beautiful but somewhat cold voice replies to Tom. "I am a woman" the yellow pillar starts laughing again and Tom started to panic. "I am so sorry ma'am the other two are men so I just figured you would be too, I am really really really sorry it's just hard to tell when all I see are pillars of light and.."

The new voice cuts Tom off as he babbled his apology. "The way back too your bed is as simple as the way here.. just close your eyes".

Not knowing if she was being literal or philosophical Tom thanked her and gave it a try. When he opened his eyes he was looking at the underside of his blanket.. "Well F∆¢k me, it worked".

Tom threw the blanket off and got out of bed just as Mike busted in to his room. "Oh D@mn you're awake I was about to elbow drop you, c'mon man Larry just got back and said no one eats until everyone is up and I ain't about to get nut checked by a startled Mari".

Tom dazedly stared at Mike before rubbing his eyes and yawning a reply. "Just poke her with a stick man you'll be fine if you're out of swinging range".


CREATORS' THOUGHTS
Sum12hate Sum12hate

Need Redbull™... so sleepy, don't wanna work.. maybe I should just sell drugs, I mean people like drugs it would be sooo easy they basically sell themselves. But then I think about prison and that's why I work.. Maybe I could win the lottery that would be nice, sorry for rambling I've just worked for the same company for ten years come July and I really wish I could retire already.. Do you think if I identify as a 68 year old man I could draw social security?

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