The Girl and The Robot

The Girl and The Robot is a story by Exotoro created for the rebooted Lapis Challenge I. Although the submission should be a game, Exotoro decided it worked better as a story.

Chapter One
Samus stared at her computer screen. She had just gotten home from the gym; she didn't own the place but she lived in it. The Smash Mansion. It was a dumb idea in concept but she liked it in a weird way; she hadn't really considered much her home aside from her ship.

A knock came at the door.

She actually kind of groaned. "Come in." she exasperated.

R.O.B came in and moved toward her. "Can you just give me like... an hour?" she asked.

"Yeah, no problem," the robot said. He looked in the closet. "Where's my body?"

Oh yeah, his body. "Check in the bedroom." said Samus.

"Why would it be in there?" asked R.O.B.

"I don't know, we were pretty wild last night..." she smirked.

"You know what, you were right." came his distant voice. "Let me just..."

She heard a ping as R.O.B switched over to his organic body. Nobody else knew about it in the Smash Mansion; it was just their little secret.

"So, how was the gym?" he asked?

"Exhausting. Beat my push-up record, did some yoga and climbing, the typical." said Samus.

"Is..." he started to ask.

"Yeah." She looked back at her computer screen.

"He still thinks that you're together with him?" R.O.B asked.

"Well... I mean he acts like it, y'know? But we're not... it's just you and me." said Samus.

"What did he do now?" asked R.O.B.

"He just gave me this." she held a box of green sportswear.

"Do you like... give him any hints that you're not interested?" asked R.O.B.

"I mean, yeah... but it doesn't really trouble me that much." said Samus.

"Good reps, Samus, keep it up." said Wii Fit Trainer as Samus continued to do her push-ups.

Samus just groaned deeply as she continued to press forward. She finished 50 push-ups later. She grabbed her water and sat on the bench to rest just for a second. Tonight was Pizza Night, right? She watched as Zelda hit a punching bag. Out of the corner of her eye, she saw Wii Fit Trainer approach.

"Don't sit down too long." he laughed.

"Don't worry, I won't." Samus said, dryly. He had been hitting on her for weeks it seemed. He threw a box at her side and Samus caught it. Green sportswear? Eh. Alright. She chugged what was left of her water and went to go climb on the rock wall.

"You rested up?" asked R.O.B.

"It's a bit early to fuck, isn't it?" asked Samus.

"Well, I want you to get me some pizza; I don't like going to these things knowing I can't have anything." said R.O.B. His black and red eyes blinked in anticipation.

"...Oh, alright," said Samus. "You want me to just grab some pizza and come back here?"

"Maybe you should try and socialize a bit. Just come with the pizza and then go back; I'll be down when I finish it." R.O.B stated.

"Why don't you want people to know about your body?" asked Samus.

"I dunno; I guess it's kind of creepy. The black and red eyes, you know? You even said it was creepy the first time. On a bigger level I don't think I can handle that." said R.O.B.

"Right. I guess I can understand that." she remembered back in the original days how everyone thought she was male.

She entered the elevator.

"So, what's been going on, Samus?" asked Palutena, with her girlfriend Lucina around her left arm.

"Not much..." she distantly stated. "Just doin' my thing."

"Well, if you need help with that Wii Fit Trainer guy..." said Palutena. "I got your back."

"...do you think we're dating?" asked Samus.

"That's what he tells everyone..." said Palutena. "Are you not?"

"No, I'm not. I guess it's not that big of a deal. How's Lucina?" asked Samus, desperate to change the subject. As much as she wasn't interested in Wii Fit Trainer, it was a good cover. She wasn't embarrassed by R.O.B, but she knew it was weird for a lot of people.

Master Hand sat by the center stage. It was like he was waiting for the right moment or something.

"Oh you know how it is..." she giggled.

"...I don't actually." Samus stated flatly.

"Pit gets pretty fussy these days because we use the hot spring a lot more..." Palutena said. "But people have been pretty accepting."

"That's nice." said Samus. She heard the chink of glasses, several in a row.

"Thank you," boomed Master Hand as Link put down the glasses and sat down. "I have some announcements..."

Samus sat down at the table. She saw R.O.B enter through the doors. Well, it's as good as a time as any.

"We're seeing a couple more members tomorrow... so everyone come to the meeting," said Master Hand. "Apparently people have a couple of announcements of their own they'd like to share, so come to the meeting tomorrow."

The last time they had a meeting was the return of Mewtwo and Lucas. It wasn't exactly that exciting since Samus didn't really like Mewtwo but Lucas was alright. He didn't really bother her that much, mostly spending time with Ness. She remembered how that went; it was pretty heart-warming.

"And yeah, that's it." Master Hand floated back down and the night went on.

"So, how was it?" said R.O.B.

"He's been apparently telling everyone that I'm his girlfriend." said Samus.

"...oh." R.O.B stated.

"I think it's a good cover for us..." said Samus.

"Are you embarrassed to be with me?" asked R.O.B.

"I wouldn't fuck you if I was. Come on, don't be silly." Samus said slyly.

"I guess you're right." said R.O.B as the doors opened. The two stepped out.

"Come on, let's have some fun." she stated as she kissed the top of R.O.B's head.