Light Up The Dark Blue

The guardian regarded the newcomer with an idle gaze, isibly - somehow - tense, the machine adjusting carefully.

“There’s some.” It rumbled. Others wetre missing. The Stardroids had gone active, and it was an unusual occurence.

OK, so the oak door she used to come in here leads back home...but since the other machine said it was OK to look around...

“...But...” Pause. “Everyone is important. Even the smallest insects are important. If you want, I can call you by a nickname...?” Because ‘Copy Robot’ just seems so...simple? Straightforward. Jeez, no wonder he said that.

“So, if...Crystal is your younger brother, then how many of you guys are there...?”

He gave a nod towards her words. “I have no reason to hurt you. Most robots want peace between humans and robots, they just happen to be very wary and even terrified of humans.” Mostly because the majority seem to give into the hate that swirled around.

“...I...guess I should be careful...and GLAD that I ended up in here and not out there...”

Wow, either she was the luckiest person alive or there was something else at work here. Aura rubbed the back of her neck and took another look around. This place seemed...homely enough? Real sturdy. At least, by her standards. “So, if those two are in charge...what do you do? Why are the robots afraid of humans? And how do I get home?”

“Your aiblings? Ya know, I met another robot a while back that has a name like that! Crystal Man. I didn't know he has brothers. You know him? He’s pretty old...”

The guardian regarded the newcomer with an idle gaze, isibly - somehow - tense, the machine adjusting carefully.

“There’s some.” It rumbled. Others wetre missing. The Stardroids had gone active, and it was an unusual occurence.

"That would be my maker, but shes…."

“Are...are you OK?” Aura asked, seeing him change his expression. “If you don't wanna talk about it, it’s cool. Just asking.”

“Even middle and last names have meanings! My last name is Zune. It's supposed to mean ‘living’, so if you put it all together, Aura Zune means ‘living light’ or ‘'light of living’. It's nice, but I don’t really think I represent that...too much...it's just a name, after all.”

Was that short for something...?

“Well, I haven't heard or met anyone with my name before, so I guess not? It’s supposed to mean ‘light’ or ‘'of the light’. Kinda fitting, really. Wonder if my folks were on to something.”

The guardian regarded the newcomer with an idle gaze, isibly - somehow - tense, the machine adjusting carefully.

“There’s some.” It rumbled. Others wetre missing. The Stardroids had gone active, and it was an unusual occurence.

Sometimes.

“It’s likely my creator is drunk, or bored.”\

She had to laugh a little at that last part.

“Sorry, sorry. Hammerspace, huh? Is this some kind of...Mulitverse deal or something? Cuz I'm seeing a LOT of doors. I'm still new to this...other universes concept. Just learned about it a while ago.”

Good to know that she could get home without any troubles.

“You’re welcome, little guy!”

The way he was looking at her made her think he was...scanning her or something? That’s what robots do, right? Scan people. For what, she couldn't say, but hey, at least she could save him the trouble.

“The multiverse is a bit new to me too, so I might not be the best one to answer this question.” Someone else perhaps. “But basically it’s the fact that there are a ton of universes out there. And not just completely different universes, but alternate versions of those worlds.” It was quite amazing.

Although in a way it was quite sad. For Crystal anyway. “Ah, also, it’s nice to meet you, Aura. I’m sorry I can’t show you around right away. My close friend, Shadow, knows about the multiverse, but he’s a bit busy out with a job at the moment.”

“Crystal, you just blew my MIND. Like. What. This is like, Steven Hawking stuff right here! I mean, I kinda thought that--Whoa. I think I need a sec. Duuuuude. I think I AM from the past. It's 2015 in my...universe. Wow. I can’t believe I said that. There aren't any robots like YOU back home...only in the movies, ya know?”

Which brought her back to a very important question.

“Then, how the heck did I end up here? The last thing I remember was looking into my mirror...”

And messing around with light...maybe I did something I wasn’t supposed to...?

Aura put her fist on her chin and tried to process everything slowly. Robots...the future...and the Multiverse...

“Huh?”

“Whew! Finally caught up to you!”

Aura took a moment to catch her breath before handing over the purple cloth to the...oh. Hey, is he a robot too? He’s got armor and everything! Cool.

The guardian regarded the newcomer with an idle gaze, isibly - somehow - tense, the machine adjusting carefully.

“There’s some.” It rumbled. Others wetre missing. The Stardroids had gone active, and it was an unusual occurence.

“...Hi? Um...yeah. I think it's safe to say I'm lost. Honestly, I open my closet door to get another pair of jeans and I somehow end up here. It’s like I'm in Narnia or something, except there’s no trees.”

The girl took a few steps forward.

“Hey. Chill. If you’re gonna use that kind of language, I don't see any reason to listen to it. ‘Sides, I'm just LOOKING...I'm not doing anything wrong...”

Not to her knowledge, at least.

“YOU’RE AN ACTUAL REAL LIFE ROBOT THIS IS SO COOL OH MY GOSH WHOA THIS IS SO WEIRD BUT AWESOME AND THERE ARE MORE?!!”

Yes, Crystal, now she believes you.

“OK, OK, I should probably stop yelling, but...MAN, I thought stuff like this was never gonna happen to me again! Um. Yeah. Oh, jeez, I haven't even told you MY name yet! It's Aura. Aura Zune. Sorry for being...like, annoying or anything, but...I've never met a robot before! Like, a real robot! So cool. Uh, yeah, I'll um...take that seat now. Real life robots...damn...”

It’s only until she makes herself comfortable that the questions start zooming around her head.

That was the best he could describe it in a single word. “You’re…There is strained relations between robots and humans here. Some of the robots here might not react well to seeing a strange human randomly here.”

“...No. Way.”

OK, no. That is SO not going to fly with me.

“Hang on, dude! Nuh-uh. Talk the talk, walk the walk. Prove it! I mean, what you just said is like something out of the movies, and while I've had my fair share of weird...yeah. You get what I'm saying? It’s not that I don't trust you or anything but DUDE...then again, I could be having another one of those lucid dreams. I did sleep pretty early last night...”