Chapter 12
Later that night, Rodney, Garfield, Odie, Jax and Fender arrive at the Bigweld Ball dressed as rich robots.
Tim asked "Can I help you?"
Garfield replied "I think maybe you can."
Fender said in a foreign accent "I think maybe you can. This is Count Roderic Von Broken-zipper! Formerly Count Velcro." Tim stammers "Where are the trumpets?!" Tim stammers some more "We were promised trumpets to announce the Count's arrival! He said to Rodney "I'm so sorry, your Grace. Beat me until you're happy." Rodney slaps Fender on the face. "He's happy, and I'm not feeling too bad myself!"
They walk in.
Tim cleared his throat "Let me... uh.... You're not on the list."
Jax asked "We're what?!"
Fender said to Rodney "Once again." Rodney slaps Fender again "Thank you."
Jax said to Tim "Fine! WE WILL GO!! YOU WILL EXPLAIN TO YOUR SUPERIORS WHY WE WERE NOT ABLE TO ATTEND YOUR LITTLE LUAU, YOUR BARN DANCE, WHATEVER IT IS! BUT WE'RE LEAVING IN A HUFF!!!"
The five started to walk away.
Tim said "No, no. No. Please, go right in. In fact, would the count like to hit me?"
Fender asked "The Count hit you?!"
Jax said "The arrogance of some people! I will hit you on his behalf!"
Jax hits Tim, knocking him off the booth and on his head.
Tim groaned out "Thank you, Your Grace."
His pants fall down as people gasped in shock and a nearby woman faints.
Garfield said "Okay, let's split up. If you and Jax see Bigweld, come and find me, Rodney, and Odie. If anything goes wrong, we'll signal each other."
Fender asked "What kind of signal do you want? You want something kind of subtle, like:" he mumbled crazily "Or..." he barks like a seal.
Jax said "Oh, how about this: Ca-caw! Ca-caaaaaaawwwwww! Rrrrrrrrrricola!"
Garfield said "Subtle. Let's get to work."
Rodney said "Come on."
At a bar...
Partygoer said "A screwdriver, please. Shaken, not stirred."
Bartender said "Yes, sir."
The bartender accidentally grabs the Wonderbot, pours some grease into him, shakes him, and pours it out of him and onto a martini glass. The bartender sets down the invention and it stumbles around on the counter until it starts breakdancing making people look at him in awe.
Partygoer 2 said "I'll have what he's having."
Meanwhile, Ratchet was talking to Cappy and Pomni at the party.
Ratchet said "You know, Cappy and Pomni, it's nice that you can see me like this, away from work. See my more casual, fun-loving side."
Suddenly, he starts choking and he spits out a ball bearing into his glass as the two walked away.
Ratchet asked "Now, where were we?"
However, Cappy and Pomni were gone. We then find some girl robots mingling.
Loretta said "Well, there are never any interesting men at these parties."
Fender appears to the ladies "Hello, ladies. Fender von Fender at your service."
Loretta said "Hi, I'm Loretta...Geargrinder. Anyone dressed as badly as you are must be an eccentric billionaire."
P.A. Announcer said via intercom "Ladies and gentlebots, now coming to the stage... ...the top bot, the big bolt... ...who's your daddy? Mr. Phineas T. Ratchet."
The new head honcho comes up onstage.
Ratchet said via microphone "Thank you. We now come to the point of the evening, where I have the tremendous honor of introducing..."
Meanwhile, Rodney, Garfield, and Odie are moving through the crowd.
Rodney and Garfield said "Excuse me. Sorry.
Ratchet said via microphone "...our beloved founder, Mr. Bigweld...who, unfortunately, is unable to attend."
Rodney and Garfield asked "What
Ratchet said via microphone "He sends his apologies... ...his love and a small box of assorted cookies."
Rodney and Garfield asked "Not coming?"
Ratchet said via microphone; notices Rodney "And what are you doing here?"
Rodney asked as Odie growled "What have you done with Bigweld?"
Garfield asked "How come we don't see him anymore, huh?"
Ratchet said into his com "Okay. Security, we have a party-crashers."
Rodney said removing his disguise "Yeah, that's right, and we had to put all this junk on in order to get in here, so that we could tell Bigweld that you are outmoding millions of bots."
Garfield said removing his disguise "And we know because we spend all day fixing them."
Ratchet recognizes Garfield, Odie, and Rodney and glares "You."
Garfield said as he eyes widen "Uh, oh..."
Some big security robots surrounded Garfield, Odie, Rodney and grabbed him.
Rodney and Garfield shouted "Ca-caw! Ca-caw!"
Meanwhile, Fender and Jax were busy dancing with Loretta.
Rodney and Garfield shouted "Uh, ca-caw!"
The red robot and the rabbit robot couldn't hear him through the salsa music.
Rodney and Garfield shouted offscreen "CA-CAW!!!"
Finally, they heard the signal.
Fender said "Oh, my darling, that is the cry of the deep-doo-doo bird. I must fly."
Jax shouted "Come on!"
Fender and Jax runs off.
Ratchet said "Take them for a drive... and bring me back his exact weight in paper clips."
However, Cappy and Pomni steps in.
Cappy and Pomni shouted No!
Ratchet asked "No?"
Cappy said "We'll escort them out."
Pomni asked "You don't wanna look bad in front of your people, do you?"
Ratchet said "Good point."
Cappy said "When we get back... we'll show you my casual, fun-loving side."
The two had a gagging look on their faces.
Ratchet chuckled "Oh, you."
Pomni said to Garfield "Get moving."
Garfield asked "What? What are you doing?"
Pomni replied "Saving your life." Ratchet then looked mad.
Rodney said "Come on." They rush off from the evil boss before Jax and Fender runs over to Pomni and Cappy.
Fender said "Let them go. Let them go. Let them go."
Jax said "Unhand them, you fiends."
Cappy pushes them away "Get out of here, you idiots."
Pomni said "Let go of us."
Ratchet shouted "Get them!"
Garfield said "Fender, Jax, let's go."
Cappy asked "You know them?"
Garfield replied "Yes, they're our friends."
Pomni said "Oh."
Loretta said as she followed the others "Fender, wait for me."
Rodney and Garfield realized who they forgot "Wonderbot."
Rodney, Garfield, and Odie runs off to grab the Wonderbot while it is dancing in a conga line. This blocks Ratchet from meeting up with the others.
Ratchet shouted "Get out of my way!"
Garfield said "Hey, Tim, we'd like to see Mr. Bigweld."
Tim exclaimed "Oh, you again."
The gatekeeper was about to close the door on him, but luckily, he and the others jumped out the door before it could shut.
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