CH. 2

"SO..." DENVER MUTTERED, LOOKING AROUND. THEY HAD SNUCK IN THROUGH THE BACK DOOR TO STORAGE. "I DON'T LIKE THIS PLACE," JACOB WHISPERED. "SPEAK FOR YOURSELF," MADALINE SNAPPED. "LOOK AROUND. ALL THE DECOMMISSIONED ROBOTS, SPARE ENDOSKELETONS, AND PARTS. IT'S BASICALLY HEAVEN." EMILY SHRUGGED. MADALINE HAD A LOVE FOR ROBOTS AND MACHINES THAT NOBODY UNDERSTOOD. "HEY, GUYS! LOOK AT THIS!" BLARE HA WANDERED AWAY FROM THE REST OF THE GROUP. EVERYONE RAN OVER TO SEE WHATEVER SHE WANTED THEM TO. "WOW!"MADALINE GASPED. THE ANIMATRONIC WAS BROKEN AND WITHERED, BUT IT WAS STILL RECOGNIZABLE AS A ROBOT AND NOT JUST A LUMP OF SCRAPPED METAL. "I'VE SEEN THE COMPANY'S BEFORE, AND I ALWAYS THOUGHT THEIR CODING WAS WAY AHEAD OF OUR TIME, BUT WOW! THIS IS CRAZY!" SHE PULLED OUT HER NOTEBOOK AND STARTED SCRIBBLING DRAWINGS AND NOTES. EMILY DIDN'T KNOW WHAT IT WAS, BUT THERE WAS SOMETHING ABOUT THIS PARTICULAR ROBOT THAT GAVE HER A BAD FEELING. MAYBE IT WAS THE DARK, MUSTY ENVIRONMENT, MAYBE IT WAS THE WAY ROBOTS WERE JUST LEFT IN THIS ROOM TO ROT AFTER BEING DAMAGED, OR MAYBE IT WAS THE WAY THE ANIMATRONIC MADE HER FEEL LIKE SHE WAS BEING WATCHED BY THOUSANDS OF EYES, CALCULATING HER END. CH. 2-FORGOTTEN