My Life As A Teenage Robot Porn Story: Diamonds Are a Robots Best Friend Chapter 8

Diamonds Are a
Robots Best Friend

A My Life as a
Teenage Robot Fanfic

Chapter Eight
Curtain Going Up

Jenny peeked through the curtain out into the crowd of
wealthy socialites, chatting amongst themselves, noses in the air definitely
not a very friendly-looking bunch.P
Shed been looking forward to this moment all week long, and now that it
was finally here, she was having a serious case of stage fright.P I Im not sure if I can do this, she
stammered to her coach.P What if they
just see a robot freak?P What if they
dont like me?

The older lady was putting a final polish on the blue-white
diamond-paint highlights covering Jennys pigtails.P Dont worry about it, sweetie.P
Just pick your friends out of the audience and focus on them.

Jenny smiled weakly.P
Yeah my friends.P It
had been so satisfying to give the Diamond Expo invitations to Brit and Tiff
earlier today; it had been a lot of fun making them run around and tend to her
every whim.P But she hadnt seen them
since they arrived at the mansion, and they hadnt said two words to her all
night.P Theyre probably chasing
after millionaires sons.P So for
all practical purposes, she was here all alone.P The greatest night of her life, spent in a room filled with
strangers.

Jennifer, Jennifer why do you look so sad?

Maximillian Marquis was walking around backstage, in the
room adjoining the main ballroom, performing a last-minute inspection of his
employees.P He walked over to Jenny,
beaming a confident smile.P My, just
look at you!P You are a truly sight to
behold!

And she had to admit, the transformation was
astounding.P The coatings of
diamond-paint made her metal skin shine like a crystal from head to toe.P I suppose Im just a little anxious.P Are you sure I look all right?

Marquis made a grand, sweeping gesture.P Jennifer, you would shame Aphrodite herself
into hiding!P But you are missing one
very important thing.

She grimaced, concerned.P
Oh, no!P What is it?P What did I forget?!?

Marquis pulled out a black velvet case, and opened the
lid.P Inside was an amazing diamond
necklace, with rows of blue-white diamonds strung together, encircling a
single, large icy blue lunar diamond.P
Jenny thought that it might be the most beautiful thing she had ever
seen before in her life.

He slid it around her slim neck, fastened it, then stepped
back to admire the masterpiece.P Then he
gestured to one of the dressing-room mirrors.P
What do you think? he impishly smiled.

Jenny just stared at her reflection, in a dreamy fog.P Its beautiful, she finally mouthed.P The big diamond actually matches my paint
color!

It does at that, said Marquis.P It is as if it were made just for you.P Marquis had to grin to himself at his little
joke.P Of course it was made just for
you, foolish girl.P So was the
microchip hidden behind that diamond.P
Marquis stroked the large blue-white diamond capstone of his
walking-stick.P Everything was coming
together.P It was only a matter of time
now.

The side hallway was the best place to slip back into the
crowd unnoticed.P As soon as the
tuxedo-clad security guard rounded the corner, a river of silver molasses
flowed from the small ventilation grate and piled itself up into a six-foot
tall pillar of shiny goo.P After a few
seconds of schlorping, Drew had re-formed himself into his human
appearance, complete with waiters uniform.

He started walking in the direction of the kitchen, but then
he remembered that he was early it was only eight-thirty.P Brad had said that he was going to check out
the main ballroom.P Pffft.P Yeah, like he got in there, Drew sneered
to himself.P Brad was a persistent guy,
though, and he was probably still trying to figure out a way to weasel in, so
Drew turned around and headed for the main ballroom.

Ruby gestured to a huge blue jewel sitting on a velvet
pillow.P And at over seven hundred
carats, this is the worlds largest sapphire, unearthed from one of our mines
in South Africa.P The King of England
wanted to buy it for his wife, but Monsieur Marquis would not sell, she
laughed.

Just as well, quipped Brad, a girl could hurt herself
wearing that on her finger.P He was
still trying to be charming and succeeding, I might add! but he
started to realize that Ruby had more than a passing knowledge about
jewels.P You certainly know a lot about
pretty rocks, Miss LaRose.P Do you sell
them?

No, I find them.P
I am one of Monsieur Marquis chief geologists.P Brad was amazed at how seductive the word geologist
could be when spoken in a French accent.

A geologist?P I must
say, its a bit difficult to picture you with a pick-axe and a miners helmet.

Oh, I have a pick-axe, she laughed.P But I do not wear a miners helmet.P I wear an astronauts helmet.P My specialty is lunar geology.

Wow, you work on the moon!?!P Thats so cool!P Brad caught himself, and coughed a few times.P I mean how very interesting.P The commute must be terrible.

Monsieur Marquis has always been fond of lunar diamonds,
explained Ruby.P She led Brad over to an
exhibit at the back of the room, where some lunar diamonds were on display
below a large color mural depicting a mining outpost on the moons
surface.P There were other photos
showing some of the equipment used to extract the diamonds.P One photo showed space-suited workers and
robots riding down into a deep mine shaft.

Looks like difficult work, said Brad, back in
character.P Lunar diamonds thats
what we heard the old rich guy talking about last night.P So is that all a geologist does?P Dig for diamonds in the dirt?P Brad gave her a playful, suave smile.

Its a bit more than that, she grinned.P We use sophisticated equipment to locate
the diamonds before we ever start digging.P
Diamonds are buried much, much deeper than they are here on Earth.P Sometimes hundreds of miles.

Must take a while to drill a hole that long, Brad wondered
aloud, looking at the photos.

We use lasers now, explained Ruby.P Some of the lasers that you see in these
photographs actually use diamonds to generate the beam.P Humorous, is it not?P Using a diamond to dig for more diamonds?

Wait a second he remembered a bit more.P Do they use Jovian diamonds for the
laser beams?

Suddenly Rubys mood seemed to cool off a bit, as if she was
upset that he knew that little fact.P
The show is about to begin, she said, but sadly, I do not believe
that you will be staying to enjoy the festivities.

That surprised him.P
What do you mean by that?!?

Ruby smiled, and nodded to somebody Brad suddenly realized
that someone was standing directly behind him.P
Somebody tall.P And robotic.P He turned around, and found himself staring
into a silver-black, double-M insignia, painted on a large, powerful metallic
chest.P He gulped hard, and slowly
looked up, and up, until his eyes met with an annoyed face, arrogantly smiling
back down at him.

Allow me to introduce you to Rojack, she said, in a
mocking voice.P But then again, I
believe that you two have already met, nest-ce pas?

Brad turned to Ruby with a hurt expression on his face.P You you were just playing with me the
whole time!P Aw, man that really
blows!

Oh, Mister Brad or should I call you James?P She laughed, and shrugged her
shoulders.P Cest la guerre.P Now, you are trespassing, and Rojack would
like you to quietly leave the room with him.P
I believe he would like to have a little conversation with
you.

Maximillian Marquis gestured dramatically towards the velvet
curtains.P and so, ladies and
gentlemen, I am proud to present to you, my premier collection Jewels of the
Cosmos!

Jenny fought a wave of panic as the curtains drew back,
revealing a crowd of several hundred people staring right at her.P A few gasps filled the room as they took in
her sparkling appearance, and the lunar diamonds draped over her metal
skin.P She was surrounded by six
pedestals, three on each side, each showcasing one of the football-sized purple
Jovian diamonds that she had cut a few days ago.P The large quartz mirrors stood in a semicircle around the
platform, reflecting the brilliance of the jewels many times over.P All she could hear were hushed whispers and
the clicking of camera shutters.

Okay, okay, get it together, girl poise and grace.P You are Jennifre.P She took a few steps forward, posed just as
shed practiced, and flashed her biggest smile for the audience.P Lamps in the floor and ceiling reflected off
of her diamond paint coating, filled the room with a dazzling brilliance.P Now the sound of shutters and flashbulbs filled
the room.P Even the jaded millionaires
decided that they were impressed with Marquis latest extravaganza, and they
started to applaud.

Omigosh!P Theyre
clapping!P She sighed in
relief.P Now that the tension was
broken, Jenny started to relax, and enjoy her moment in the spotlight.P Oh right Im supposed to show off the
big purple diamonds.P She strolled
over towards one of the pedestals on her right, smiling to all the people in
the room.P There was a group of jewel
buyers.P Next to them stood Maximillian
Marquis, smiling confidently.P Over there
was a group of rich, handsome young men giggle! and over there was
Rojack, dragging away a teenage boy with spiky red hair

Her eyes almost sprung out of their sockets.P BRAD?!? she shouted, to the confusion of
the crowd.

Drew rushed past the door attendant and into the main ballroom
after hearing Jennys shout.P Nobody
seemed too concerned about him at the moment, though in fact, they
were turning with a bit of disgust to see what the commotion was at the side of
the room, where oh, crap.P Brad
was squirming back and forth in Rojacks iron grip, unsuccessfully trying to
break free.P He was probably safe as
long as he was in a crowd, but if Rojack got him alone somewhere he did
try to kill us both last night.

Brad twisted himself around just enough to face the main
platform.P JENNY!P Listen to me!P Take off that necklace!P
Take it off!!!P He grunted in
discomfort as Rojack yanked him forcefully towards the door.

Take off the necklace? Jenny muttered to herself.P Has Brad gone nuts?!?P He was ruining her big night!P But there was something about the look on
his face that seemed intensely serious.P
And why was Rojack handling him so rough?

Get that young ruffian out of here immediately! barked
Marquis.P Jenny glanced at him it was
the first time shed ever heard him raise his voice.P Then, calming Please forgive the interruption, ladies and
gentlemen.P I can assure you that
everything is under control

Drew tried to think.P
Okay, if everythings under control, then maybe what we need is a
little chaos.P With a warbling,
liquid schlorrrrrp, he oozed into formless pillar of silver-green
paste.P Then he leapt twenty feet
through the air, as if shot out of a fire hose, and landed next to a
ten-million dollar diamond tiara.P Drew
reformed into his silver-green android form, and grabbed the tiara from its
display setting.

Klaxon alarms sounded, and people all around him shrieked in
terror.P For once, that was exactly what
Drew wanted.P He tossed the tiara aside;
all he wanted to do was set off the alarm.P
He knocked over a few other display pedestals for good measure, crashing
display cases to the floor.P In the span
of six seconds, Drew had started a nice little panic.

Brad seized on the opportunity for escape.P A waiter standing next to him was holding an
ice bucket with a bottle of champagne, staring at Drew as he oozed and
slithered his way around the security guards.P
Brad grabbed the bottle, and tossed it backwards, over his head
smashing it directly into Rojacks metal face.

The bottle didnt hurt him, but alcohol conducted
electricity, and Rojack staggered momentarily as a shower of short circuits
danced around his eyes.P That was enough
for Brad to wrestle himself free of the towering brute.P Looks like that champagne went right to
your head, Ro-jerk! he laughed.P Then
Brad broke for the main platform.

Jenny! shouted Brad.P
Jenny, take off that necklace!P
Theres some kind of microchip in it!

Drew jumped over two more security guards.P For Petes sake, Brad, weve got to get out
of here!

Jenny left the platform and took a few steps into the
crowd.P Brad, what do you think youre
doing?!?P Have you completely lost your
mind?!?

Marquis grabbed her by the shoulder.P Jennifer, concern yourself with your
duties.P My personal guards will deal
with these intruders.P Return to the
stage!P His voice had more of an edge
to it than usual

But we can straighten all of this out, if I just talk to
the big knucklehead for a minute to see why hes so upset about

Marquis hand gripped her arm forcefully, and yanked her
backwards.P I said, GET BACK ON STAGE,
girl!P NOW!P Do as you are told!

The words hit her like a sledgehammer; it was as if a mask
had fallen off of Marquis face, and someone different was lying
underneath.P Marquis calm demeanor
disappeared, and a face of quiet rage looked back at her.P Theres no way that that Brad could
actually be right.P Is there?P Jenny stared at Marquis with a combination
of anger and confusion.

Brad shoved his way through stunned and panicked guests,
trying to get closer to the platform while avoiding the approaching security
guards.P Jenny, youre in danger! he
shouted.P Then the room shuddered
slightly as a pair of heavy footsteps shook the floor.P Rojack had recovered from Brads champagne
attack, and he started to lumber towards him in pursuit.P Rojack didnt have to shove people aside;
the crowd parted like the Red Sea as he approached, his metal face growling
with anger.

But Rojack staggered sideways a few steps as he was tackled
from out of nowhere by a silver-green blur.P
Drew clung to the massive robots chest, trying to force him to the
ground; but it had been a mistake to try and out-muscle the black-and-silver
giant.P Rojack managed to get his left
hand wrapped around a piece of silver taffy, and he sent a blast of his
paralyzing beam into Drews body.P With
one swift motion, Rojack spun and through the silver-green blob crashing
through a large window, onto the estate grounds below.

Drew! screamed Jenny.P
The she turned to Marquis.P All
right, I dont know whats going on here, but you tell that big gorilla to
leave my friends alone!P She yanked her
arm free from his grip, and stumbled backwards into one of the pedestals
knocking it hard enough to tip over one of the giant Jovian diamonds.P She watched, horrified, as the purple
diamond tumbled to the floor

and shattered into a million pieces.

Oh no oh no oh no I just broke diamond worth more money
than I can count then she straightened up, with a puzzled look on her
face.P Wait a second.P A diamond shouldnt break like that!P With a soft whirr, a pair of
magnifying scopes extended from the back of her head, and she examined the
rubble on the floor.P These diamonds
are fakes!

Brad was still pushing his way through the crowd, now almost
up to the platform.P Hes using the
real ones on something called a Moonsword, he shouted.P Ask him for yourself!

Jenny stomped over to confront Maximillian Marquis,
who was growing more agitated by the second.P
All right, Mister, care to explain whats going on here?

Marquis growled, and took a deep breath and suddenly was
calm once more, although he had look of malevolence to him.P My dear Jennifer, he purred, have I never
told you why I so enjoy having robots in my employ?P Robots are efficient.P
Robots are reliable …

He grinned, and twisted the giant moon-diamond on top of his
walking-stick.P A pair of beeps chirped
from the large blue diamond on Jennys necklace.P She shuddered slightly, and her face twitched once then she
relaxed, and her eyes glazed over with a frosty blue.

And robots are obedient.

Brad made his way to the front of the crowd just in time to
see Jennys necklace activate.P Her face
took on a neutral, lifeless expression, and she stared straight ahead at an
empty point in space.P J-Jenny? he
asked weakly.

YOU! growled Marquis.P
XJ-9, your first task is to restrain your hooligan friend here, while I
make some arrangements to the evenings schedule.P He withdrew a cell phone from the pocket of his tuxedo and
started giving orders.P Move the
schedule forward!P Immediately!P Yes, I want to be ready to go as soon as I
arrive.P Have the guards locate that
bizarre silver android and capture it, or destroy it.P I dont care which.

To Brads astonishment, Jenny stepped forward and grabbed
him by the shoulders.P Jenny!P Its me, Brad!P Jenny?P Jenny?!?

Mister Marquis has ordered me to restrain you, she
murmured in a dull voice.

Marquis raised his voice to the crowd, still in a frenzy
over the activity.P Ladies and
gentlemen, there is nothing to worry about.P
I apologize for the excitement but I assure you, there will be no
further disturbances.P Please enjoy
yourselves for the remainder of the evening.P
Now, if you will excuse me an urgent matter has come up which requires
my attention.PP He gestured towards
Rojack.P Have the helicopter
prepared.P We will be heading to the Moonsword
site at once.

Marquis left the main ballroom through the velvet curtains,
into a private area of his mansion.P
Jenny followed obediently, dragging a stunned Brad by the
shoulders.P Marquis looked over his
shoulder at Brad with a smirk.P Well,
my troublesome young friend, it seems you are curious as to the nature of the Moonsword.P I will be most happy to show it to
you.P However, I imagine that you will
not enjoy your visit very much.

Continued in Chapter
Nine