HF Gen 0 The Hero and the Maiden Part 2A

Hero Factory Gen 0
The Hero and the Maiden Part 2A

Karros
Dodge City

After a long decent work day with the regular customers and the occasional travelers it was around 9pm. All the patrons and other workers had already left. Moe was just finishing wiping down the bar countertop, with a wash cloth, when he heard the main door open.
"Sir we will be closing soon," Moe said aloud not bothering to look at the customer.

"You don't need to worry about that!" Came a chuckle by dark voice as the shadow of a tall horned figured cast over him.

Moe quickly turned around and gasped in shock. The shadow's caster was a very tall black/grey armored robot, holding a deadly looking spear in his hand as he glared down at him with crimson optics that gleamed behind a black helmet with horns attached to it.

"What do you want here, Romulus?! I demand you leave immediately!" Moe shouted trying to keep the fear out of his voice, as he instantly recognized the criminal from a wanted poster he saw earlier that week.

Romulus quickly grabbed shorter blue/grey robot by his neck, and pinned him against the countertop with one hand, while the other held the spear threateningly above his neck!
"I have heard some interesting tips from one of my henchbots about something here." Romulus said as his right hand henchbot Remus a reddish brown/copper armored with a metal claw for a left hand, while the other held a blaster.

Moe began to wonder aloud as he struggled against his vice-like grip, "What kind of something? The food, oil, coffee, or service? Or---"
"The girl!!" Romulus growled cutting him off.

"I don't know what you're talking about!" Moe lied realizing that they were after Clarisa.

"Oh yes you do!" Romulus growled than looked at his companion. "Remus do you want to ring the truth out of him?"

"With pleasure Romulus!" Remus chuckled with a sinister smirk.


Luckily Marsha saw what was happening through a window on the employees' only door, horrified she ran toward the back part of the kitchen.

At that very moment Clarisa was coming back inside from taking the trash out.  The girl quickly washed her hands, and was in the middle of drying them with a clean dish towel, when Marsha ran up to her with fear in her optics saying in a frightened whisper.
"Clarisa you must flee quickly!"

"Why? What's going on?" The girl asked raising an eyebrow already taking off the apron she wore during the work shift.  She than realized that someone was missing. "Where's Moe?"

Usually Moe would meet them in the kitchen after he had finished cleaning and locking up the Cantina for the night.
Marsha quietly told her about what she saw, while the girl handed the apron to her.

They then heard Moe pleading for mercy in the diner followed by a dark laugh! The girl knew that voice, she heard it in her nightmares, Romulus!

"Marsha he hasn't seen you yet," The fuchsia haired girl said in a whisper." Hide somewhere! Call the police and Hero Factory!"
The magenta/white fembot reached into her own apron and pulled out a smartphone with a grey case. She saw Clarisa reached into a nearby a cupboard and pulled out a really big frying pan with a sturdy black handle.

"What are you doing?" Marsha asked with a concern look on her face.

"I'm gonna help Moe," Clarisa replied as she knelt down behind the counter and began to stealthily make her way to diner. She wasn't gonna let another being, suffer because of her.

"But Romulus might harm you!" Marsha said still worried, as she headed toward the storage room.

"Than so be it, if it is God's will." The girl muttered, prayed for a moment, before heading to the dining room.

**

"Where is the girl?!" Remus demanded a third time as he held Moe by his neck with his claw!

Romulus turned toward two other henchbots both were around 6ft tall, one had grey/brown armor and the other had red/orange/grey armor.
"Pincer is waiting in the hovervan boss." The brown/grey robot declared referring to an absent henchbot.

"Grinder, you along Saucer with can assist Remus if you like." His boss declared.

Remus by now getting very frustration with the bartender, the crook started reaching for his blaster.
Suddenly an orb of a light the size of a baseball struck the reddish brown robot in the back! It caused Remus cry out in pain at same time releasing Moe.

The blue/grey robot landed on his rear, crawling backwards he watched as Clarisa suddenly ran out from behind the counter holding a frying pan in her right hand.
She swiftly struck the reddish brown hard from behind with it a couple times!

Before Moe could stand up, Grinder grabbed him from behind!

"Grinder lock him up in the freezer!" Romulus ordered. "Remus, Saucer, and I will handle the girl!"

Clarisa smacked Remus a few more times, before he quickly turned around and blocked the frying pan by grabbing it with his claw!  The reddish brown robot than pulled it right out her hand, causing her to knock over one of the tables in the diner!
The plastic salt and pepper shakers, along with some small menus and an empty napkin holder slid off of it, landing inches from her.
The girl now had her back against the turned over table, the reddish brown robot's green optics glared down at her while an evil smile on his robotic face.

As Remus his claw reached toward her, the girl out stretched her right hand saying one word. "Lumios!"
A baseball size orb of light  shot right out of palm of her hand hitting the reddish brown robot in the face!
"My eyes!" Remus cried out in pain, involuntary covering his optics with his hand while he tried to grab her with his claw.
But Clarisa took advantage of the moment to push herself back up on her feet and tried to make a run toward the kitchen. Right when she was a foot  away from the employees' only door Grinder came out there!

Before the girl could turn the other way, Saucer grabbed her by the arm!  She involuntary screamed. "Let me go! Get your hands off me!"

"Well Clarisa seems you have your father's guts." Romulus chuckled in amusement holding his spear. He enjoyed watching the girl fight desperately trying to get away from the two henchbots, Saucer forced the girl's arms behind her while Grinder quickly bound her wrists together with some rope.  
Remus now had his sight back, he reached into his armor and pulled out a three white strands of cloth.
"Why are you --- mmmmmppphhh?!" Clarisa began to ask but her voice was muffled as he stuffed a folded cloth strand into her mouth and swiftly tied another one over her lips and fasten it tightly behind her head.

"You're coming with us wether you like it or not!" Remus declared as he used the last cloth strand to blindfold her.

A loud siren was heard from outside, they knew noise the cops were nearby. While a muggle criminal would flee, Romulus being a tall powerful robot didn't fear enforces especially theses local ones.

"You bots get the girl to the speeder!" Romulus ordered as he turned toward the front door. With a dark chuckle he added. "I will meet with you at the hideout."

The girl kept making muffled screams as she kicked and twisted trying to get away, but Remus quickly picked her up and flung her over his shoulder, before he followed the other two henchbots out the back way to an alley. The alleyways in Dodge City were like a huge network, someone who knew the city very well could use them as fast shortcuts and get around easily, but if not  than someone could end up getting lost for hours.  It only took them a couple minutes to reach the Hovervan2000 the grey vehicle was about the size of a Honda minivan.  Waiting patiently for them in the driver seat was Pinsir a grey/green armored robot.
"Well you guys sure took your time getting here." He muttered holding onto the steering wheel which actually resembled a video game controller.

Saucer assisted Remus with restraining the girl some more. It barely took three minutes for them to tightly wrap some spare rope around her ankles,  than stuffed her into the empty cargo, and threw grey blanket over her hold all while she kept making muffled screams and insults through the gag.

"Romulus will meet us outside of the city!" The reddish brown declared after he shut  the cargo hold and got in shotgun. Grinder and Saucer got in the backseat.

Pinsir started Hovervan2000, and they drove off.