BOOTING UP//

EXPOSITION //

???: We are Worker Drones. Autonomous robots helping humans mine exoplanets for our interstellar parent company, JCJenson IN SPAAAAACCCEE!!!!

????:Yeah, we were mistreated in the name of Windex. But it's not like we revolted and killed all humans or anything, mostly because they handled that just fine all by themselves.

As she speaks, the planet core collapses and blows up a good majority of Copper 9. Afterwords a worker drone touches a frozen human skeleton, which falls over and shatters.

????: With biological life wiped from the planet we found it pretty easy to pick up where they left off. We finally had a future all to ourselves.

????: Unfortunately, our parent company didn't exactly love the concept of runaway AI...

Four pods open unleashing the disassembly drone upon the crowd. The worker drones were defenceless as they were massacred one scream for mercy before Tarn raises his cannon blasting his head clean off. It then cuts to inside a classroom with a edgy drone making a presentation.

????: But what have our parents done for the past forever while those things build a spire of corpses?! Hide under the ice behind three stupid doors?! It's like we're waiting for an inciting incident! Anyway, that's why my project is this sick-as-hell railgun!

She wips out a railgun causing her classmates to panic.

?????: Oh, so not the vibe!

????: Easy, morons it doesn't work... yet! It doesn't work yet. Who said it doesn't work, maybe it does!

The drone flicks the switch and laughs evilly.

Teacher: (Rolls his eyes) Uzi the homework was a word problem about buying watermelons.

Uzi: Oh and this magnetically amplified photon converger doesn't count?

Teacher:...No. Plus repressed emotional baggage was only worth two points on the rubric. And is it supposed to be that color?

Uzi's railgun turns red and explodes covering the classroom in smoke.

After that cock up Uzi winds up in the sick bay being mocked by a passing drone.

????: Ew, it didn't kill her! Oh my god it's so bad!

Uzi: Ugh...

A male drone walks into the ward.

????: Classic toxic masculinity Chad! That's never gonna end up problematic... Oh wow, Uzi? I heard you, uh-

Uzi: I'm an angsty teen Thad bite me! Also how do you know my name? People willingly talk to you.

Thad: (Chuckles) Well I'd say everyone knows Khan's daughter but uh... Then you might blow the other half of your face off.

Uzi: Crippling daddy issues hilarious... What are you in for? Testosterone too hard?

Thad: That can happen? Awesome. Hey those bandages look pretty badass!

Uzi: Oh...Uh ew. Gross, I hate that you said that.

Thad: So what's the, uh...

Uzi: (Points towards railgun) Sick-as-hell railgun?! Sci-Fi nonsense that super works! I'm sneaking to the Murder Drone lair tonight to get the last spare part I need to save the world with it and earn my dad's respect and stuff but mostly the world part.

Thad: Oh but doesn't your dad make awesome doors so we don't have to, uh... Do that scary sounding emotionally repressed stuff you just said?

Uzi: NO MORE FEEDBACK ON MY REPRESSION TODAY!!

Thad: Oh! I'm sorry! I didn't think...

Uzi: BITE ME!......I'm not mad at you by the way just generally hormonal!

Done with her rant uzi makes her leave.

It's now 3 in the morning Uzi smacks her face to turn the alarm clock off and prepares to sneak out of the house. She grabs her railgun straightens her hat and quietly steals her father's door key to swipe and get a door open. Just when she is about to leave she runs into her dad.

Uzi: Oh Robo-Jesus!

Khan: And where might you be off to?

Uzi: Umm... Sneaking out to make out with my boyfriend that I definitely have?

Khan: (Laughs) Seriously though.

Uzi: Okay okay, you caught me! I need to measure... the exterior hydraulic mechanisms of Door One. Because that's... the project I'm working on for school? A big old door! Just like what my old man build!

Khan however wasn't buying it.

Uzi: I want to join the WDF and hide behind the doors like cowards while playing cards and stuff...

Khan: (Chuckles) Well we don't just play cards...

Another door opens up behind Khan revealing his buddies playing cards.

Braxton: Khan! Can you grab a fresh pack? We literally only play cards so much that the numbers have faded. Oh hey Uzi!

Khan: (Closes door) Well... (Laughs) When you build doors so good-good door good door

He says as he pets the door.....like dawg what the fuck is wrong you?

Khan: There's no need to fight! Uzi this is great news! Here! The wrench that I used to tighten bolts on my first door prototypes, and to fight off that disassembly drone before it tore the core from your mother's chest.....I want you to have it.

Uzi: Neat. Therapy's fun!

Khan: (Opens door) Guys! My daughter is into doors!

The fellow drones start cheering as another door opens letting in snow and a cold breeze.

Khan: She's gonna be outside for a bit to examine the exterior of door one! Your door-specific destiny awaits!

Okay seriously what is with this guy and doors? Is this a bloody kink?

Uzi: Uhh... Wow, okay! I'm just gonna leave then cause this worked so weirdly well. Uh go doors!

Khan: (Tears up) They grow up so fast!

He wipes his tears away tearing off his fake moustache.

Uzi ventures out into the arctic wasteland and makes her way to the corpse house. She comes across a downed drone pod and forages around for the component she needs when she hears a noise behind her. A winged drone swoops in takes the head of a drone and crushes it. They notice Uzi hiding behind some machinery, and the two engage in a fight. Uzi reaches for her railgun but the drone lands so hard it gets knocked out of her hands. Uzi jumps back and strikes a pose.

Uzi: Whoa and they said pirating all that anime was useless...

The drone stabs Uzi hand, leaving a hole and flings her to the side. Uzi quickly grabs her railgun as the drone scans around for her.

Uzi: Bite me!

Uzi fires the railgun destroying the drone's head. The railgun recharges as the drone's body falls to the ground.

Uzi: Holy hell! Suck on that Dad!

Suddenly the drone's head regenerates. Uzi quickly slaps them with an arm which does nothing, then their eyes open.

N: ...Did you just slap me with that arm?

Uzi: Holy crap it talks.

N: Yeah...Sorry it's just my uh head kind of hurts. Hey are you new to our squad? You're a little uhh...short for a disassembly drone. I'm serial designation N nice to meet you. I'm kind of the leader of the squad in this city. That's not true everyone tells me I'm useless and terrible. Wait, I'm not supposed to tell you that part! Biscuits! (Sighs) Well honesty is the best policy. (Laughs) I also can't seem to remember the past 3 hours of my life, but I'm sure that'll sort itself out.

Uzi: Uh huh... I uh have to, go.

She leaves but then focuses on the painful hole in her damaged hand.

N: Stuck yourself? Just pop it in your mouth. Our saliva neutralizes the nanites otherwise I'd be constantly disassembling myself.

Uzi: And by our saliva you mean...

Uzi: Disassembly drone?

N: Disassembly drone?

Uzi: Right. Hey let's go in that landing pod over there!

N: Sure! I love doing anything! Sweet! Uh I'm open to new things I guess.

Uzi: We are never talking about this.

N: Talking about what? Consider it uh... Repressed!

Uzi:...Uh you mentioned other members of your squad? Are they coming back soon?

N: Oh yeah. Three others. They're out hunting for a bit but you'll love them. First there's V-

Drome: No no! Please don't feed me my own entrails in front of my family!

N watches V feed the drone his own entrails in front of his family and kill him.

V: ...And yet I still feel nothing. (Twitches)

N: So V uh I heard this planet wide toxic death storm is supposed to be especially inhospitable tonight-

V: Oh God who are you?! (leaves.)

N: No worries I'm N! But a whole letter is a lot to remember!

N: So obviously a lot of mutual respect there. But secretly I actually kind of have a crush on her... You can't tell her, okay?! Then there's J our leader-

J: N you're worthless, and terrible.

As she stomps on N.

N: Thank you...

J: and if the company allowed it I would straight up kill you myself!

N: J's awesome. And then thiers our headhunter T but we all call him Tarn-

Drone: Please have mercy I beg of you!

Tarn: Mercy? (Laughs) Oh that's sweet but I'm afraid that mercy wasn't included as part of my programing so please stop wasting your breath.

Tarn kneels down to the drone.

Tarn: (Whispers) Now time for you take your eternal rest. Have a nice sleep.

The drone goes limp and offline his core collapsed giving up on itself.

N:........Can i just say that you have an amazing voice?

Tarn: Your just saying that so i dont use it against you.

N: Nooooo......well maybe i am?

Tarn groans and transforms into a assault vehicle.

Tarn: Lets split up and search the area for any other rebel drones. The more kills the better.

Tarn drives off leaving his teammate behind.

N: But.....why does he voice sound.....familiar?

N: He's got quite tbe kill count thats for sure.Hey let me give you the tour! Outside are the corpse... wall... thingies. In here are the buttons!

She begins pressing buttons.

Uzi: This... isn't just a landing pod... This is a spaceship! This could get us off the planet!

N: More of a one use missile. They never taught us how to land.

Uzi: No I uh uh the worker drones we could work with them to fix this! Instead of all the murder! ...Which uh why are we doing that again...?

N: Other than ingesting their WARM SWEET oil to avoid overheating and dying? I guess I just want to be useful. I was given a job and I always want to try my best.

Uzi: And look at all the respect it's gotten you, N You really think the company isn't going to dispose of you once all the workers are dead?

N: Oh my, you sure are rebellious! It's kind of exciting. But not as fun as uh following the rules...

They suddenly hear footsteps.

N: Hey they're back! You-

Uzi however wasn't there.

J: Idiot get out here!

Tarn: N report to us immediately.

Uzi retreats from the house but is spotted by V and tarn.

Tarn: Well would you look at that. A lone worker drone ripe for the killing.

V: (Laughs) Yo we got a worker out there I kind of want to practice balloon animal shapes with. ...What happened here?

J: Synergistic Liability here must have tripped and knocked herself offline. Moron bot hello?

She snaps her fingers as N goes through a system reboot playing a recording of her and uzi.

Uzi: You really think the company isn't going to dispose of you once all the workers are dead? Bite me!

YOU'RE DEAD

IDIOT

N: Oh....Ohhhh! You know I-I left an-an extremely dangerous weap- excuse outside...!

Tarn: As if she couldn't be more blatant.

Meanwhile during the card game with the drones back at the base.

Drone: Haha I am out boys.

Drone: Oh gosh darn it...

Drone: Wait until my loving wife and kids hear about this!

.........So whose gonna tell him?

The door opens letting in the cold and Uzi.

Uzi: Bite me! Close it close it!

Uzi tries to swipe the card to close the door but a pair of purple hands grab the door and Tarn makes his entrance followed by N. The older worker drones go pale at the sight of 7 foot drone.

Tarn: Ahhhhhh there you are so this was where you were all hiding.

Drone: (Whimpering) Oh no...i-its him.

Drone: Tarn.....

N: Hey fellas oh deal me in I love rummy. Wait no were going to murder everyone... rain check!

She swings his acidic tail at the door scanner, breaking it and the key. The door opens up fully as do other doors. Realizing their lives are on the line, Uzi and the other drones, minus Todd run off.

Todd: Um actually it's gin rummy so-

N impales him against a wall and slices his head off. She begins firing at the rest shooting Makarov's head off and pouncing the other drone. Tarn turns towards the fleeing uzi and gives chase. Meanwhile Braxton catches up with Uzi.

Braxton: Hey, Uzi! I just realized no one's said my name out loud before, so I'm just letting you know I'm-

Braxton is cut of by tarn who closes the distance knocking uzi to the floor grabbing Braxtons head with his hand.

Tarn: Oh don't you worker drones ever learn? You can run but I always-

Tarn crushes Braxton's with his hand.

Tarn: Always catch you. And now to deal with you.

Uzi: Your not like the other disassembly drones what the hell are you?

Tarn: Oh silly me how rude not to introduce myself. I am disassembly drone serial designation T but please just call me tarn. I am a prototype disassembly drone more advanced and heavily armed then my colleges (Laughs) I dare say I'm one of the few working member of my type guess you can say I'm 1 in billion. So I introduced myself so do tell who you are.

Uzi: B-bite me!

Y/N: What a pleasant personality you have there a shame it's just got you killed. Say hello to your mother for me will you?

Uzi recharges her railgun and is ready to fire.

Uzi: BRING IT!

Just then Khan appears.

Khan: Pretty nice hydraulics, huh?...What-What have you done? A-and why?......why is HE with you?

Uzi doesn't reply. Before she could explain herself, N swoops in next to tarn and prepares for a fight.

Tarn: Ahhhh I see you still remember me Khan. I'm pleased to know i still remain in the back of your processor. Still the coward I fought on tbe battlefield?

Uzi: (To N) This time I won't miss!

N: (Chuckles) I'm sorry. I really enjoyed our time together but I can't have you shooting V with that thing.

Uzi: Bite me! (To Khan) Dad get down!

Khan: Uzi you Lead a murder drone and that monster here?! My beautiful doors!

Tarn: Monster? Please you flater me.

Uzi: Now is so not the time! I messed up in the same way I'm about to fix it! Move dad!

N pins her to a wall and her railgun falls at Khan's feet.

Uzi: (Straining) Dad... Point and shoot... Trust me...!

Tarn: Yes take the gun take your shot at me be a soldier! Thats what nori would have wanted right?

Khan trembles in fear a image of tarn holding the lifeless body of his wife while slowly walking forward haunted his mind.

Tarn: RIGHT?

Uzi:.....Dad...?

In an act of cowardice Khan closes the door leaving Uzi behind. Not just brokenhearted but broken to the point where she shuts down. No grief over being left by her own father. No attempts to fight back nothing. She just goes limp... The room turns red and alarms blare as N regains her sanity, looking with despair over what she done.

Tarn: Some drones never change once a cowards always a cowards.

At this moment J and V show up.

J: Whoa N! Am I dreaming or did you do something not useless for once?

V: I've been trying to get past those doors for months. Nice work N and you too tarn.

N: ...You... Me... Name... Remember...?

V: These ventilation shafts can easily get us around this last door. Lowest body count eats a missile!

Tarn: After this day our oil supply is going to be quite plentiful.

He then climbs into tbe vents following V.

J: Way to go stud. The company's gonna love this. With this colony wiped we'll make top team this quarter for sure. You know what that means... branded pens!

N: ...Uh you know not that I can't wait to keep murdering all these uh maybe not so actually different from us worker drones but just out of curiosity do we actually uh know what the company plans to do with us afterwards...?

Uzi begins to wake up.

J: Excuse me...?

N: Okay so a worker earlier might have suggested that they could fix up our landing pod to uh escape the planet and stuff which whoa hey that's against the rules! But it is kind of making me question why our pods were only one way in the first place. Cause you know I get the feeling the company doesn't actually love robots and like we might be robots. I've made a terrible mistake. It's cool how immediately I could tell.

J: Hmm... No way buddy. Questioning the company? You just finally gave me the excuse I needed.

J then injects N with a virus.

J: Worker drones are corrupted N. That's why the company sent us. I hate to see you corrupted as well.

N:Thanks J... Always looking out for me... You're awesome... (passes out.)

J: Heh.

She flies upward to catch up with V and hunt down more drones. Uzi wakes up and goes to get her railgun.

N: Ah biscuits. I'm sorry I ruined your card game then made you have an awkward moment with your dad.

Uzi: And I made you rebel like an angsty teen which got you killed. Though you also tried to kill me so morality calls this a draw.

She climbs on top of a box to reach the vent but cant because of her short height.

Uzi: Ugh... For the record that was the lamest heel face turn in history. Was that supposed to be you switching sides?

N: Being rebellious is a lot harder than it looks. Thanks for showing me the ropes.

Uzi: Nuh uh no bonding thing. You just killed a bunch of people idiot.

N: That's super fair... (Sighs) I screwed up...

Uzi: Ugggh...! In the same way you're about to fix it?

N: Hahaha! I love doing anything!

Thad gets flung backwards. Lizzy and Doll rush to help him as J arrives with tarn.

Khan: So... They found our evacuation spot. But if we build a quick door...

Thad: Are you kidding me?! You're the WDF, right? Defend!

Khan and his friends back off like cowards.

Thad: For real?

Tarn: I wouldn't get your hopes up begging for help from cowards like them.

V arrives and impales Thad. Tarn aims his cannon towards Khan and the others.

Tarn: Now let's end our little rivalry once and for all.

Just as the two drones were about to start killing ...

Uzi: Hey!

V: Huh?

Tarn: Oh she still got some fight.

Uzi: Put that conventionally attractive male down!

Uzi: (Nudges N).

N: Oh! Uh J you're sometimes kind of mean to me, and I wish you weren't. Just some constructive criticism and tarn? You are really cold towards me and I just wanted to be freinds. Please take that with a grain of salt.

Uzi: Nice. (Fistbumps.)

J: Noted traitor. We'll circle back after I right size your existence!

Tarn: Prepare your for immediate termination.

Uz: (To N) Okay which one do you want?

N: J please.

Uzi: Too bad. Good luck.

The battle begins. Uzi flings her pen at J's hair and runs off but is tailed by tarn leaving N to deal with V. J manages to knock Uzi down and yanks the pen out of her hair.

J: Damn the well-made quality assured durability of JCJensen's products! Huh?

Uzi gets back up and kicks J in her face but is then grabbed by tarn.

Tarn: Got some fire in you drone? I'll make sure to snuff it out.

Uzi kicks tarn in the face almost knocking his mask off leaving a dent on his face.

Uzi: Yeah suck it.

Tarn: Heh.....funny.......I ALMOST FELT THAT.

Meanwhile N is fighting V. She tries firing from her gatling gun but hearts shoot out instead.

N: Ah! My mind's in a weird place! Don't read into this!

J gets up as tarn knocks Uzi out while N and V are swordfighting. N sees J walk up to Uzi.

N: UZI! (To V) I'm so so sorry. Have fun repressing this!

She......licks V's sword............

V: EW! What the hell?!

N kicks her down as J and tarn looms over Uzi.

Tarn: This fight has been fun but this is where you and the rest of your freinds perish.

J: You've got a lot of guts for a barely sentient toaster. I've had prey fight bact before, but your edgy spirit is just... so... painful...?!

She looks down. Her leg has been stabbed.

J: GAH! FOURTH! QUARTER! PROFITS! MOTHER OF COMPANY LEADERSHIP RETREATS!

She jams her foot on a piece of rubble and falls over. Tarn raises his cannon but isn't faster then Uzi who points her railgun at the two drones..

Uzi: One more buzzword and I'll do it!

Tarn: J don't!

J: .....Equity partnersh-

Uzi pulls the trigger in tbe blast J has half of her body evaporated. Tarn was flung back into a wall his left arm was missing and his mask was bent. Uzi collapsed in exhaustion but is caught by N.

Thad: Holy hell Uzi that was insane! And you too, uh...

N: Huh? Oh! N! I'm an angsty rebellious disassembly drone now.

Evreyone hears groaning and turn to tarn who slowly got back up.

Tarn: (Groan) You.....actually.....wounded me....your good your just like your mother. I'll fall back for now but make no mistake.......I will return to finish the job.

Tarn turns back he came transforming into his vehicle mode making his retreat.

The worker drones cheer unable to believe that tarn had been defeated it was a miracle! Then they hear someone clearing their throat. It's Khan. Uzi throws her wrench back at his feet.

Uzi: I brought the murder drones here accidentally. You chose to leave me for dead instead of just freaking believing in me! That's not even an edgy teen hyperbole like when I said it last week!

Khan doesn't response. Uzi near tears, smacks herself to regain composure.

Uzi: I'll save you the trouble dad. I banish myself!

Khan tries to speak, but can't find the words.

Uzi: Let's go, N. Everyone here can bite me!

N grabs V and they begin to leave.

N: Nice to meet you, Mr. Uzi!

Uzi: Shut it.

N takes off with Uzi and V. Khan has a sip from his mug in disappointment."#1 DAD"...........Nothing could be further from the truth...

Out in the frozen wilderness Uzi is sitting on top of a broken car thinking to herself. Meanwhile N is lodged inside the Corpse House.

N: I'd join you if the sun didn't kill me. Hope you're having important character growth or something though!

Uzi: Just can't wait to murder all humans. Classic robot stuff. I hope they're sitting pretty there on Earth, because we're coming for them...!

She laughs maniacally, her sanity completely vanished, as the camera. zoom out reveals three Drone pods making their way down to Copper 9.

The scene then cuts to nighttime as tarn watched the sky. He waited until he caught the sight of 4 approaching pods that crash land next to tarn. After his fight he had contacted an old freind of his in request for more support. His eyes remained still as the pods opened up and 4 figures stepped out each one of the harbouring a desire to kill.

Tarn: You all got my message......good.

Let's get to work.