Marauder Boot Camp

by Robotech_Master

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So I really jumped at the chance. Didn’t have to think about it or anything. I severed my ties with remaining family and friends and was flown to a Lordun training base in Mexico where they put me through basic. Weapons training, covert ops, physical conditioning…and charm school. That’s what they called it. Tips on acting, flirting, makeup, personal care, intelligence and counterintelligence…everything you need to be a modern Mata Hari.

And we got our partners. Real, honest-to-goodness transforming robots—automechs, they were called. I ended up with a slightly-battered but still serviceable sedan. His name, he told me, was Dwayne.

“Dwayne?” I asked. “I thought you all had codenames.”

“Never much saw the point. Dwayne is what my mother named me, and I don’t see any reason to change it now.” He was crotchety. I think he must have been pretty old before he got ‘botted. “Now get in here. We’ve got stuff to discuss.”

I wasn’t sure I liked the tone of his voice, but what choice did I have at that point?

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Comments

Average Reader Rating: 5.0 stars out of 5

  1. Marauder Boot Camp

    John Perkins' Buddy Icon John Perkins

    Posted 2 months ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    Well alright then. Real, honest to goodness transforming robots. Cool. I like that you gave him an off-type personality. A “get off my lawn” character rather than the more traditional, gritty, R. Lee Emery drill seargant character.

  2. Marauder Boot Camp

    Ridcully Calvert's Buddy Icon Ridcully Calvert

    Posted 2 months ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    I like the idea of a mother robot – or did he used to be human and change to a robot?

    Anyway, a fun series – I saw your latest installment way on the other end, worked my way back and am now reading through them sequentially.

  3. Marauder Boot Camp

    John Perkins' Buddy Icon John Perkins

    Posted 2 months ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    Ridcully is stalking me. =P

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