SEND IN THE CLONES

She picks up the smashed gate control and examines it.

She holsters the ice gun.


Okay, I'm going to try something. One of you grab the gate.

"Phew, for a moment I thought we're gonna get crushed. Um OK, what are you going to do?" Brett asks as he goes ahead to grab onto the gate.

She pushes a button and almost instantly Brett's muscles contract and involuntarily his grip tightens as an electric current passes through the metal bars.

Oh okay Awesome. that still works just let me...ummmm...oh.. ummm..

Something is definitely wrong.

Okay don't be mad but the button that controls the electricity is like... kinda stuck or whatever. Here, I know, maybe if I just kinda hit it on the side the button will like pop back out or something....

She begins banging it against a pipe.

"Aaeeaaeeaeaeeaaah!" Brett screams while his body shakes violently.

"Would you like some help with that?" Cart called out, still suffocating from Will's rear end. "As Equipment Officer I can help operate it."

"Brett, I believe you may stop grabbing the gate now" I say as I try to squeeze away from everything and wait for Cart to get the remote out of the crazy lady’s hands!

Sparks arc from the metal bars and the smell of burnt hair fills the tunnel.

She stops banging the controller and looks at it, disatisfied.

Aye Aye Master Equipment Officer!
Her tone implies that she is a little annoyed and insulted by Cart

Careful not to touch the bars, She tosses the controller through the gate.

I mean if you're like supposed to be the Equipment guy or whatever, then obviously you're going to do a better job then The PERSON WHO BUILT IT in the first PLACE!

The gate control appears to have way more buttons, dials and toggle switches then one would immediately expect. It is also broken. One of the buttons is wedged stuck.

YOU!

She points at Will.

Toss me that multicorder!

The multicorder is severly crunched.

"I am merely offering my service to help fix your wonderful design." Cart hoped that the flattery would keep her less annoyed. He examined the gate control device, and fished out his multi-purpose repair tool, and proceeded to see if he could get it working again.

I look at Cart, as I try to find the best stop to avoid being completely mashed up if something goes wrong... "So... what's your call on this one ... equipment guy?". I then obey to the crazy lady, trying to keep her calm and carefully grab the multicorder that Brett let go. As I get closer to Brett "How is going? Do you mind if we take your recording equipment?" I ask before handling it to Zhon. Then it hits me "You've been here quite some time, am I right? Have you met those malfunctioning G8R-BOT-008 bots?" I start a conversation with her to distract her.

"The controls look like it's functioning fine to me! Wondrous widget!" Cart stared at the smashed up gate remote, unsure what to do with it. His multipurpose repair tool had a pointy bit, a zappy bit, a wiggly bit and a rotaty bit, none of which seemed to be useful for anything.

"S-s-sure!" Brett says while still attached to the bars.

She responds to Will Hey Stinkmeyer, if there's something wrong with one of the G8R-Bots don't you think I'd know about it? I just upgraded 008 like a week ago or a month or two or whatever.
Anyways that's not even any of your business. What's your job?


Oh and by the way I think your friend is dead.

Now give me that multicorder

"Oops. Evil electricity." Cart looked at the controls again, and decided not to fiddle with any of the buttons for now, and set it aside gingerly. He waited for the smell of burnt Brett to waft away first before reaching for his backpack to relieve him of it.

"Here to assist you against the Commies!" He declared loudly again to Zhon. "I can help upgrade all your equipment to ensure your success!"

You can upgrade my equipment? You did a great job with the gate control. She fishes through her pack and pulls out another controller and tosses it through the gate. Why don't you see if you can upgrade that! The controller is grey and rectangular. It is meant to be held with two hands. On the left is a four-directional d-pad. In the center is a rectangular button marked select and another rectangular button marked start. On the right is a circular button marked B and another circular button marked A

Zhon takes the multicorder from Will and it immediately bursts into flames

Zhon easily tosses the multicorder aside before it can hurt her and the flame dies out in the damp tunnel floor.

The song ALPHA COMPLEX DANDY comes echoing from down the tunnels

Oh I hate this one. Don't go anywhere, I'm going to go ask them to change it...

Zhon-B-VLJ turns to leave

Don't Go Anywhere! HA! get it? because like, you can't. I should've said don't crush yourselves, but ya know what, If you guys feel like crushing yourselves or whatever... well then you know... that's just the way the Vitabiscuit vaporizes. Bye-Eeee

Behind you is the soft plod of Brett-R-WYD-3 hitting the ground of the previous chamber.