Chapter 1

Delivery

"Delivery for Samantha Simpson." The man wheeled a large crate into our penthouse. He set it down in the living room. "Sign here."

"What is it?" I gave back the clipboard.

"Robot. Have a nice day." He tapped the side of the crate before leaving.

I got the box open. The android was in Platinum Titan logoed, black clothes. It looked like a man with tan skin and brown hair. Then I found a note. It was from my mom.

Happy birthday, Sam.

Your father and I got you the latest Platinum Titan android, a TM-009. We didn't know what you would want it to do so we had some extra features put in. Just put in the code when it's all charged. Enjoy!

Love, Mom and Dad

I saw the card in the envelope. I set it on the coffee table and got the robot to the nearest outlet. It'd take a while to charge, but that was fine. I worked on my homework. I got through half of it when a loud beep went off. Right, my robot. I went to the living room and saw Alex.

"Who got you this?" Alex asked.

"My parents." I plugged the data pad in.

It took a minute to wake up, but then I could go to the store and the features section. I typed in the code. My finger mashed a couple keys and before I could fix it, the power blew out.

"Clover!" Alex yelled.

"I was almost done!" She shouted.

"Whatever, I'm calling the landlord." Alex got her phone out. She dialed the number. "It's busy."

We waited for the power to come back. It did 15 minutes later. Clover was upset that her hair was messy. The data pad restarted and I put the code in no problem. Then the data pad showed a 3 hour long loading bar. I covered in large blanket. There was no way I could move it now.

"Ugh, that's gonna take forever. Let's go out." I suggested.

"I know a good sushi bar." Clover called.

We got ready and left.