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With the help of the Samurai Superheroes Force Jake was able to gallop past the Metalheads unhindered and make his way towards the Statue of Liberty flying across the bridge at over 200 MPH.
However, Ryuuji noticed that Jake was heading towards the finish line and wanted Jake’s sword Orochi. “Battle Droids! After Jake Lonestar! I want that sword!”
“Yes Master,” The Battle Droids responded in their synthesized voices as the five Battle Droids rode after Jake and Ultraviolet on their bikes.
Jake was galloping down the bridge when he looked behind him to see that the five robot bikers were riding after them now.
The Battle Droids raised their hands and began to fire deadly, red lazer beams at Jake. Jake began to panic. “Holy Shit! They’re firing at us! We’re doomed! We’re going to die!”
Ultraviolet smacked the back of Jake’s head, “Baka! Idiot! Pull yourself together! We’ll be just fine…light shield activate!” An light shield suddenly flared to life around Ultraviolet, and as the red lazer beams were about to hit Jake, Ginger, and herself the beams were deflected.
Jake was impressed. “Cool. You have an light shield now? Is that one of the upgrades Dr. Valery did on you?” His light brown eyes were sparkling with interest.
Ultraviolet smirked. “Just concentrate on the goal Jake. I’ll protect us from the droids.”
Jake grinned back at Ultraviolet in such a way that it made her heart skip a beat. Ultraviolet put a hand over her fluttering heart with a confused look on her face. That smile just made my heart flutter but I’m an android and so I don’t have a heart. “Right! Yeehaw!” Jake took his hat off and waved it through the air enthusiastically.
Ultraviolet spun around in the saddle so that she was sitting with her back to Jake’s and removed her two newly upgraded tonfa-blasters from the holster that was around her waist. She raised both her tonfa-blasters simultaneously and pressed down on the triggers. She hadn’t had the opportunity to try out her tonfa-blasters in this manner yet. Theoretically, her tonfa-blasters were able to send energy blasts her opponent’s way. Ultraviolet fired and round blasts of green plasma energy the size of soccer balls flew through the air at the droids.
Jake continued to gallop towards the statue of Liberty while Ultraviolet literally watched his back and protected him with her light shield. Jake urged Ginger closer to the statue and as he passed it Jake whacked the side of the statue with his hand. “We did it! We made it to the finish line first! We won!” A triumphant grin stretched across Jake’s face.
Standing next to the Statue of Liberty was a golden fembot with cone-shaped breasts. “Attention. Attention. Participants of the E.T. Tech Race - Jake Lonestar and the Samurai Superheroes Force have won. I repeat, the winner of this year’s E.T. Tech race is the SSF. Congratulations.” The fembot said in her droning voice that was being projected all over the city via intercoms that Gold Fist had set up.
Jake may have been imagining it but he thought the he saw the fembot smile at Jake and wink. Jake rubbed his eyes with his hands and when he looked at the fembot again he saw that she wore an emotionless expression on her metal face once more.
However, the Battle Droids didn’t have orders to stop pursing Jake just because he won the race and were still closing in. Ultraviolet’s light shield was beginning to flicker and then suddenly Ultraviolet closed her eyes and fell off of Ginger. Jake’s eyes widened as he felt Ultraviolet’s presence leave the saddle and turned to see her fall to the ground and lay in an unmoving heap. He quickly hopped off of Ginger and rushed to the android’s side. “V?!”
The Battle Droids circled Jake and Ultraviolet on their bikes menacingly as they looked for an opening to attack. Jake looked down at Ultraviolet’s prone form and felt pissed. “You bastards!” Jake stood up and glared at the droids. “What did you do to V! Arghhh!” Jake brashly charged one of the Battle Droids which fired a lazer beam at Jake. Jake dodged the lazer beam and whipped out his living-metal sword at the same time bringing his sword down and slicing the robot in two.
Jake was afraid but he was just so pissed that Ultraviolet had been hurt that he was beyond reason. The four remaining Battle Droids all raised their hands and began to fire a barrage of red lazers Jake’s way. But Jake leapt up into the air and brought his sword down upon another robot - slicing it in two and causing it to explode with a BOOM!
Jake quickly swung his sword and in a blind rage he sliced through the remaining Battle Droids and their bikes - his incredible superhuman reflexes enabling him to dodge the lazer beams, and his powerful living-metal sword enabling him to cut through anything in his path. Jake had fallen into a sort of zone where just he and the droids existed.
Panting for breath, Jake turned to make his way back to Ultraviolet. As the gravity of what he had just done began to sink in he became weak-kneed and stumbled forward dropping to his knees. “I can’t believe I just did that. That was so freakin scary. I just took out a bunch of frickin Terminator robots! Dude! Booyah!” Jake trembled with a combination of fear and excitement. He couldn’t decide if he wanted to smile or cry.
Jake struggled to stand back up on his two feet again and stumbled his way back towards Ultraviolet. Once he reached her he found the golden fembot kneeling by Ultraviolet’s side almost concernedly. Jake knelt by her side next and frowned as he looked down at Ultraviolet’s unmoving form. “Shit…what’s wrong with her? She can’t be sick, right? I mean, she’s a robot…” Jake trailed off uncertainly.
“Ultraviolet is running out of energy. Her internal battery needs to be recharged immediately or else she will reboot.” The fembot explained in her synthesized voice.
Jake blinked, brow furrowed, it was times like this that he wished he wasn’t such an idiot. “Internal battery? Recharged?” Jake looked around the Statue of Liberty and wondered if there was an outlet where he could just plug Ultraviolet in…?
“Yes, didn’t you know that you are supposed to keep your personal android computer charged at all times? It is the owner’s responsibility. This way Jake Lonestar…you should be able to recharge her over here…” The fembot stood up and began to lead Jake over towards a power outlet.
Jake nodded and with his gloves still on he picked Ultraviolet up and began to carry her over to where the fembot had detected an outlet. The fembot directed Jake to lay Ultraviolet on the ground and he did so. The fembot then went to Ultraviolet’s side and took one of her hands in hers. She then opened up the tip of one of Ultraviolet’s fingers to reveal a plug which she plugged into the outlet that was connected to the same power grid that the Statue of Liberty drew power from. Ultraviolet began to draw power from the power grid and all the lights on Liberty Island began to flicker ominously, until-
A strange schoooom sound filled the air and then the sound of some sort of an explosion was heard. Apparently, the entire power grid had been blown out as Ultraviolet managed to cause a blackout for Liberty Island.
Jake frowned as the lights around himself and the two robots suddenly went out. “What the hell happened?”
“Ultraviolet must be a very complex computer, one that needs an incredible amount of energy to recharge. Apparently Ultraviolet requires more energy to recharge her internal battery than can be provided by this grid…” The fembot explained to Jake.
Jake scratched his head. “Um, can you please speak English? What does that mean exactly?”
“You’ll need to plug her into a grid that can handle the draw of power that Ultraviolet needs to consume. Perhaps the laboratory where this model android was made would be able to handle the draw of that kind of power…” The fembot suggested.
“Dr. Val’s lab…hey, Fembot what happens if Ultraviolet’s battery dies? I mean, it’s not like she dies, right? I mean, she’s an android, right? So…once she’s recharged she’ll just come back to life, right?” Jake asked the golden robot while giving her a worried look.
“If Ultraviolet’s battery dies…she’l
l have to completely reboot. Once she is fully recharged and restarted this will cause a memory and personality wipe. This feature is standard in most androids because some owners wish to start their androids from scratch. She will turn on again but any memories she created with you and her personality will be lost…” The fembot gave Jake what he thought was an almost apologetic look. The fembot reached out and placed a hand on Jake’s shoulder and squeezed.
Jake’s jaw dropped in horror. “Whaaa? Her memories will be lost? And her personality is at risk too? Shit!” Jake whipped out his iPhone and dialed Dr. Valery’s number. “Pick up, pick up, dammit…” As Jake waited for Dr. Valery to answer, Jake thought back on the memories he had made with Ultraviolet - how they had met in his room at the mansion and how she had been trying to seduce him. How he had almost caused her to blow up and then she had somehow developed freewill and a strange, badass personality.
He had given her the name Ultraviolet and she had become a chain-smoking, foul-mouthed, feminist android. He thought back to all the times she had protected and saved him. She had been so cool during those times. He thought about how she had really helped him out during the E.T. Tech Race. Just feeling her arms wrapped around him had given him courage and strength. Half of the time he had forgotten to be afraid because of her presence. It was soothing, comforting. Just the fact that she was there had been enough to make a coward like him act brave even if it was only for a little while.
Lastly, she had protected him from the Dragon Alien’s Battle Droids so that he could win the E.T. Tech Race and ensure Mr. Suit’s safety. She had used that new light shield of hers to protect him and had drained her battery power doing it. She drained her battery in order to protect me. Jake thought.
“Hello~ you have reached the Love Shack~” Dr. Valery had finally answered her iPhone and Jake noted that she had made their call a video call so that he could see Dr. Valery’s image on his phone’s screen now.
“Dr. Val!” Jake shouted at her. “I need your help! Ultraviolet’s battery is dying and I need to recharge her! What should I do!? She just blew out the entire power grid of Liberty Island when I tried to recharge her here!”
“Jake. First things, first. Take a deep breath and calm down.” Dr. Valery spoke firmly as her personality did a 180. “Now, Ultraviolet’s battery is dying? That’s strange…she must have been using a lot of energy for that to happen since I designed her with a battery that has an impressive life. Just what happened to cause her to need to use so much energy?”
“She…” Jake swallowed. “Protected me. She was using the new light shield you provided for her.”
“Light shield? I didn’t install a light shield in her.” Dr. Valery frowned at Jake’s baffled image. “That’s even stranger. Jake, you need to get Ultraviolet back to Headquarters, right away. I need to run some tests on her.” Dr. Valery instructed.
“But…what will happen to her if her battery dies? If I don’t get there in time?” There was a note of panic to Jake’s voice.
“Then her system will reboot. She’ll lose the memories she’s made with you and her personality will most likely be lost, so…that foul-mouthed, sassy, sarcastic, pessimistic, crass, chain-smoking robot personality will be erased…well, that may be a good thing, don’t you think? She’ll go back to being a cute, obedient little Sex Droid.” Dr. Valery gave Jake a reassuring smile.
It made Jake want to toss his iPhone on the ground and stomp on it.
Ultraviolet’s ‘crappy’ personality would disappear? Jake’s heart clenched in his chest at the thought. “No - that wouldn’t be better. She may have a crappy personality but that’s who she is! She’s Ultraviolet! I don’t want her to change or to lose who she is!” Jake shouted into his iPhone.
Ultraviolet’s eyes opened at that moment and she looked up at Jake with wide, deep purple eyes. “Jake…?” He wants me to stay the same…why…
Dr. Valery was surprised by Jake’s outburst. “Alright, I understand how you feel Jake, so hurry up and get your ass over here. I can’t save Ultraviolet over the phone.”
“Right! Bye!” Jake turned his iPhone off and walked over to pick Ultraviolet up into his arms. He then made his way back over to Ginger. He looked over his shoulder at the fembot. “Hey, Goldilocks, can you tell my friends - err - the SSF why I had to go back to Headquarters without telling them?” Jake had decided to give the cute fembot a nickname.
The fembot nodded, “Do not worry Jake Lonestar I will tell your companions what has happened. Good luck with saving Ultraviolet.”
“Thanks, Goldilocks.” Jake mounted Ginger with Ultraviolet in his arms, and cradled her protectively against his chest. “Alright Ginger, let’s go! Giddy-up!” Jake snapped the reigns and kicked Ginger’s sides and Ginger took off at a fierce gallop of over three hundred MPH.
Jake tightened his hold around Ultraviolet with his one arm as he galloped through the busy New York City streets and made his way back to SSF Headquarters. He didn’t know that Ultraviolet was watching him. She looked at his serious and worried expression. She noticed his protective hold upon her. It appeared as though he didn’t want to lose her. Ultraviolet and her strange personality, which she had been sure he hated. She didn’t understand Jake Lonestar at all. He did not compute.
Ultraviolet rested her head against Jake’s chest. She could feel her battery draining. Jake was trying so hard to get her back to Headquarters in time but…she knew he wouldn’t make it. There wasn’t enough time. “Jake…thank you…for trying to save me…” She said in a soft voice.
Jake looked down at Ultraviolet. “V? What’s wrong?”
Ultraviolet smirked at Jake but her eyes held a sadness that was unmistakeable. “Jake…do me a favor…remember me?” If Jake remembers me - I’ll stay alive in his memories. That’s enough.
Jake’s expression shifted to concern as he looked down at the android. “V?! What’s wrong? Just hang in there!”
“Sayonara, pervy cowboy samurai,” Ultraviolet said as her eyes began to flutter close.
“Shit!” Jake pulled on Ginger’s reigns and stopped the warhorse abruptly. “V! Don’t! Don’t do this, V! Stay with me! Shit! What do I do?!” Jake looked around him helplessly, wishing that someone would suddenly pop out of nowhere and save the day. What he needed right then more than anything - was a hero.
The gray sky was beginning to lighten as the sun began to rise. It was the dawn of a new day, but Jake didn’t feel at all happy to greet this new day as the sun’s rays flickered through the treetops of some nearby trees that Jake had stopped Ginger under. A few rays of sunlight landed on Ultraviolet’s pale face.
“V!” Jake cupped V’s cheek with his gloved hand. But she did not stir. She did not wake. “Shit!”
…don’t touch Ultraviolet with your bare skin, Jake…there’s no telling what could happen…
Dr. Valery’s stern voice was suddenly ringing through his mind.
Jake quickly took his gloves off and placed his bare hands on Ultraviolet’s face, cupping her face almost lovingly in his hands.
“V!” He shouted into her face. “Ultraviolet, don’t leave me! I want you to stay the same…V…you’re my courage. You’re my strength. I can’t do this superhero shit without you!” Jake cried but there was still no response. Jake looked down at Ultraviolet’s porcelain face and his expression softened as an unknown force seemed to draw Jake’s face downwards until he was lightly pressing his lips against Ultraviolet’s in a gentle kiss. And then-
As the sun’s rays hit Ultraviolet’s skin, her skin began to glow brightly with a golden-tinged light until her entire body was glowing brightly as if her body was soaking up the sun’s rays. Apparently, Jake’s touch to Ultraviolet’s skin had indeed done something. But the real question was - what had he done to her? Had he saved her? Or had he destroyed her?
Jake looked down at Ultraviolet unsurely while feeling confused and wary about what was happening. “Ultraviolet…?”
Then, her finer twitched. And then Ultraviolet slowly began to open her eyes. She looked up at Jake and blinked owlishly.
Jake stared into her violet-colored eyes with a hopeful expression on his face. “Ultraviolet?”
Ultraviolet gave Jake a confused look and spoke in a synthesized voice. “Hello Master. How may I serve thee?”
Jake paled and his jaw dropped. He had failed, he had lost Ultraviolet! Tears filled his eyes as he looked down at the android forlornly. “Ultraviolet…whaaa~!” Jake began to cry loudly. “Please come backkkk~!” Jake hugged Ultraviolet tightly to his chest.
“Ack! Let go of me, you pervy cowboy samurai! You’re suffocating me, you pawsy asshole! Gah!” Ultraviolet complained as she shoved Jake off of her.
Jake looked back at Ultraviolet in shock. “V?! You’re back! You and your crappy personality are back! Yay! I never thought I’d be happy to say that! Ultraviolet’s back!” Jake hugged Ultraviolet and nuzzled his face against her neck happily.
Ultraviolet blushed. What’s wrong with me? I’m an android…I shouldn’t be able to blush! “Gah, get off of me, pervert!” Ultraviolet shoved Jake back, so that he went flying off of Ginger and landed on his ass.
Jake just grinned up goofily at Ultraviolet from his place on the ground. “Ultraviolet! I’m so glad you’re back!”
“Keh, idiot,” Ultraviolet took out a cig, lit it, and took a drag. Curls of silver smoke traveled upwards into the clear blue sky that was becoming more and more blue as the sun rose. It was going to be a beautiful new day.
“But…how is this possible? Shouldn’t your battery be dead?” Jake asked. “This better not be a dream.” Jake pinched his cheek and pulled. “Ow.”
“Idiot.” Ultraviolet shook her head at Jake’s antics before frowning at his words. “But, you’re right. I shouldn’t be fine. Let me run a quick diagnostics check. Running diagnostics…new tech detected…battery has been upgraded to solar powered.” Ultraviolet’s voice took on a strange monotone voice while she was performing the check. Her eyes then widened at her discovery. “I…I’m a solar powered android now. It’s like I’ve evolved or something. I mean, it’s like I was upgraded or something. What did you do to me Jake?”
It was Jake’s turn to blush. “I, err, I just touched your cheeks with my bare hands and then I…” Kissed you, my sleeping beauty.
Ultraviolet blushed too, her lips were still tingling. Did he…? “I see…you better put your gloves back on. We need to go and get Mr. Suit out of Kaleidoscope. He’s probably pissed and thinking we completely forgot about him or something, the idiot.” If he did kiss me…why did he kiss me? Does he like me? But I’m an android. Can a human like an android? Can I like him?
“Ack! Mr. Suit! I totally forgot about him!” Jake gripped the sides of his head in horror.
Ultraviolet felt a trickle of sweat form on her brow at Jake’s admission. “You idiot.”
T.B.C…in Book 2 of the Samurai Superheroes Saga!
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