The room smelled like burning tires, as the wires sparked, and the rubber encasement began melting. Rico and Nick jumped back as the rubber melted to reveal an odd humanoid figure within. The molten rubber flowed across the concrete floor of the warehouse.
"Ew, stinks like rotten eggs. Rico what did you do?"
"Looks like a statue or sex doll inside?" Rico said pointing.
He stepped closer walking in the cooling liquid rubber toward the platform on which the purple black rubber drone stood.
"DRONE ACTIVATED!" boomed Chad's now mechanical sounding voice, "Master?" He asked.
"Yeah, that's me, I'm your master," said Nick waving his hand from outside the expanding circle of molten rubber.
"MASTER IDENTIFIED AND ACKNOWLEDGED".
"Cool, okay, you're a robot?" Rico asked.
Chad was silent.
Nick asked, "Are you a robot?"
"I am drone slave designated QB14."
"Hey, that missing high school quarterback wore number 14," said Rico, "You think, it might be him?"
"Oh, yeah, Chad something or other. It was in the papers again today," said Nick, "Are you the missing Quarterback Chad Whatsisname?"
"This drone formerly was designated as Chad, but it is not missing. It has been repurposed. It is here."
"Haha, cool? So what are you programmed to do, boy?" Rico asked, "Why won't it answer me?"
"Drone QB14, why won't you answer my buddy Rico?"
"Drone QB14 only responds to orders from its master or individuals designated by its master."
"Ah, okay, well see this guy over here in front of you. His name is Rico, now you will answer his questions as well as mine, as I do not want to keep repeating his questions, okay?"
"Answer questions only, not follow orders?"
"Yeah, for now."
"Hey, why can't he obey my orders?"
Before Nick could answer, the Drone QB14 did.
"Master may not have authorized for you this drone to comply with your orders for a number of possible reasons."
"Such as?" asked Rico.
"If Master intends for this drone to convert you into a drone too, it would be unwise give you command authorization."
"Wait you can turn me into a drone like you?"
"If Master wishes?"
Nick laughed, "I'd love to see that!"
Instantly, Chad moved in a flash from the platform to right in front of Rico. Rico tried to step back but the rubber had hardened around his shoes. He fell backward, as the drone ripped his shirt and jeans off him in tatters. Rico sat naked on his bum except for his feet.
"Stop! Stop! Nick, make him stop!"