Peter and Tabias were walking in the desert of geometric green hills.The sky color of blue mixed with yellow change and so with the clouds as they never moved an Inch.What's strange that there's now sun and yet there's light covering the place
Tabias:Uhm..Mr.Peter?
Peter:Just call me peter
Tabias:Peter, are you sure you know where we are going?
Peter:I think we're going to that gray figure thing
Tabias:Uhm..Why?
Peter:Well because from my observation as we are currently walking is that it's actually made out of glass
Tabias:.....Excuse me?
Peter:Welp I came to the conclusion because the figures have some small glints of sunlight that can appear as tiny bright spots and if you move a bit sideways, the intensity shifts—appearing black from some angles and shiny.Try it
Tabias moves by walking to the sideway to the left and moving his upper toros more and finds the figure actually shiny and bright from a certain angle but becomes dark when he returns back to his position
Tabias:Wow, how did you know that stuff?
Peter:Well, my grandfather used to be a glazier work for a glass company and he was an expert at making and identifying glass.He did share his knowledge with me when I was a kid and yeah, that how..
Tabias:So anyway why are we going to that gray figure thing again?
Peter: Probably because it may be a sign of a skyscraper or even a green house but who am I to say?
Tabias:Ooh boy....Wait what's that?
Peter:What do you mean?
The duo stopped walking in a halt.As the wind waver, Tabias moved his arm.His fingers point at middle left and his face expression was confused yet curious.His fingers were actually pointing at a strange vehicle
It was a warm blue and white car at an upside down.The warm blue remind that of the ocean in a sunset
The vehicle seems to have fallen, likely from the sky like them, as their position said it
Tabias:Soooo...Should we investigate it?
Peter:Let me think for a while
Peter put his hand at his face, thinking for a choice to investigate or not.Deep down, Peter is actually nervous for the safety of Tabias and the potential threat of a vehicle
Peter mind:Should we investigate? It can be a trap but it can also be an easy transportation that allows us to traverse the landscape faster.Aaugh! Think hard!
Peter came to conclude and removed his hand from his face
Peter:We'll investigate it but you will be distant from me in case something bad happens okay?
Tabias:Y-yes
Peter and Tabias walk to the vehicle while Tabias is distant himself from Peter as he said so.When they arrive at the spot where the vehicle are, Peter was the first one to investigate it.He analyzes and scanned the two vehicles and..
Tabias:No way!...
Peter: (startled) What happened?
Tabias:O-oh sorry for startling you sir.This vehicle is a model! The car is actually a 3-door SUV based on a Mitsubishi Pajero!
Peter:Uuuhm..How do you even know those vehicles?
Tabias:O-oh well..I can store information in my tv and when I do that I can remember them
Tabias screen flickered in excitement and embarrassment from the reaction peter made.Peter was perplexed before resuming to analyze the vehicle.He opened the door which created a metallic and cold sound and eventually entered the car which is surprisingly cold and comfortable here
Peter:Yep it's safe
Tabias:You sure?
Peter:Yea-
Suddenly the car was rumbling and shaking like there was an earthquake even tho Peter hasn't even turned on
Peter:What the-
Then robotic, LED green eyes flickered and appeared on the wind shield, the eyes blink many times and looking around it's surrounding
Peter:What the fu-
???:Mmmh? W-..Where am I?
Tabias and Peter turn their head to the sudden appearance of the eyes.Confusion and fear ran cold into their spine as they don't know what's happening
???:What's this weird place?
The car shook as it rumbled even more and Peter immediately opened the door and left and ran to Tabias having a bad feeling it would happen if he stayed in the car longer
The car morph and its parts scatter everywhere.Everything transformed and morph into a spectacle of metal parts until it formed..A huminoid? It resembles a giant bot with a warm blue color they resemble the ocean during a sunset or the sun warm blue lagoon.It has that large shoulder pads, grayish faceplate on the lower face and LED green eyes like from its vehicle form.White markings on each limb and a cowboy hat with a cartoonish shaped white star that is big as a closet.At the bottom, it had this strange cowboy-styled pocket holster
The bot was big, it was twice as big as Peter's house standing in front of them.He adjusted his hat and looked around the area
???:.Oh! Who are your tiny things..He.he..Sorry for scaring you or something
The enormous bot kneels and gets closer to the two which causes the two to back away
???:Oh hey howdy! It's..Uuh..Me Vaquero!
He waves his left hand gently yet it has a force enough to generate a big yet gentle wind that swept the two
Vaquero looked around the environment as he is quite perplexed of where he is and his eyes were filled with curiosity.The giant bot scratched the back at his head as if embarrassed and tried to polite
Vaquero:Anyway..Uuh.. Could you do well..Like..Tell me where this is?
Unfortunately to Vaquero obliviousness, Peter and Tabias were still in awe and shocked from the robot transforming and it'd enormous size
Peter snapped out of reality and shakes Tabias shoulder to bring him to his sense from the awe of the giant bot
Tabias:W-w-wha?? What happened!?
Peter:We were zooming out from the size of that giant bot
Tabias:Oooh..
Vaquero:Hey sorry for you two zooming out
Peter:No no it's okay
Vaquero:Oh phew..So Uhm anyway about the question I asked you earlier
Tabias:What question?
Peter:Tabias, let him speak
Tabias:Oops sorry
Vaquero:....I was saying where is this place?
Peter:Oooh....About that..
Vaquero:About what?
Tabias:The thing is that we don't actually know where we are
Vaquero:Oooohhh.....So then how did you enter this place
Peter:Oh yeah we fall from the sky
Vaquero:...What?
Peter: Apparently, me and my buddy, Tabias, fall from the sky.I fall and hit the ground while he hits "liquid" if you can call it that
Clover:And I..
Tabias:You also fall too
Clover:Jesus Christ, that fall should've killed me or something!
Peter:I was wondering that too but I just now realized that physics..Doesn't apply in this place
Vaquero:Huh..Mmh..I think I got it
Peter: Speaking of questions, what are you?
Vaquero's reaction was that of a startled person, his body posture and language clearly say he's a bit surprised and point his finger at himself (specifically the chest)
Vaquero:Me?
Tabias:Yes! Are you some sort of mech!? A giant robot who's supposed to protect their planet o-or-
Peter:Tabias..We didn't even know this person yet you're forcing conspiracy theories from sci Fi to them into their throat
Tabias:S-sorry sir.
Peter:Go on
Vaquero:I'm a Sentibots
Tabias: What's a Sentibot?
Vaquero:Uuhmm..It's quite complicated but to put it simply, we are just giant sentient mechs made out of tiny microorganisms called "Inclutal" that formed into metallic minerals and mimic its surroundings including vehicles
Tabias:So what planet were you on?
Vaquero:It's a planet that if i remember correctly is Apparatus, our homeworld.Its quite barren desert and rocks but it does have liquid methane and ethane as sea and lakes.Also, it has no magnetic field so it'll probably kill you
Peter's:I have a question
Clover:Yes?
Peter:How do you even mimic vehicles? Was it in your program or just your cells getting funny? Also what do you mean they are vehicles?
Vaquero:Oh there are actually many scattered vehicles!
Peter and Tabias:.....What?
Vaquero:Yea mates.As from my journey as a cowboy, I have seen many scattered vehicles and seen newborn Sentibot copying.Its quite a dazzle to look at
Peter: Doesn't it occur to you on..Why are they there?
Vaquero:I.....Never thought about it cuz I had no reason about it until now
Suddenly Tabias got closer to Peter's ear and covered his face and Peter ear with his own hand and then whispered to his ear
Tabias:Mister Peter don't you think that's..A little strange?
Peter:Yeah kiddo, it really is strange
Vaquero:What are you whispering about?
Tabias distant himself from Peter and goes back to his original position
Peter:Oh..It's..About the.. Strangeness of why they're vehicles on your homeworld
Vaquero:Eeh some were wondering that mate.Spesking of wonder, how about you two? Police and..Tv-head? What's your name?
Tabias:Oh man this is gonna be complicated..U-uuuhmm..
Peter put his hand at his right shoulder, a sense of reassurance and relief washed over Tabias as Peter's face expression tells him that he'll cover for him.Peter walk in front of Clover and scratch the back of his head
Peter:Well...I'm Peter and you already know my buddy's name and we recently entered this place and we're wandering around to find some clues.I am a handsome police officer from the human world while Tabias is like a.... Tv-head that came from a world of people with object heads
Vaquero looked at Tabias with confusion and wondered how he survived with a head as a TV while causing Tabias to feel embarrassed and look away to avoid eye contact
Peter:Hey! Staring is rude you know?
Clover:Oh sorry mate! I was kind of distracted from that
Peter:The head?
Vaquero:...Yes
Peter:(Sigh) Okay...How should I explain this..To give you a nutshell, Tabias and the others from his world have this.. Thing..Called a "identity vector" that apparently gives some sentience to the people at his world
Vaquero:Wow that's.. Interesting
Peter:You can now look back now
Tabias slowly turns his head back yet his expression is red and pink as his mouth is swirl and pupils dilated
Vaquero:Hey kid I'm not like.. Judgemental about your appearance okay? That'll make a hypocrite if I judge you
Tabias:O...Okay..
Vaquero:Hey can I ask you something?
Peter:Sure, what is it?
Clover:What were you two going?
Tabias:Oh! We were going to that
Tabias lifted his right arm and pointed with his finger at the massive gray statue from the distant
Vaquero:...Why are you two going to that weird figure thing?
Peter:Cuz we may find some answers, what do you think is the reason why it's there?
Vaquero:Mmh..You got a point..But what will you find there?
Tabias:Thats..An uncertainty I haven't concluded it yet.It can be flowers, it can be eldritch horrors, it can be a house, anything in general
Vaquero:Okay, Anyway how about I transport you there? I can transform into a vehicle to make the journey there easy peasy!
Tabias:Okay!
His metallic parts and body then rapidly shift.It morph and scatter everywhere as every parts transformed and morph into a spectacle of metal parts turning into the 3-door SUV based on a Mitsubishi Pajero once again
Vaquero green LED eyes flickered on the wind shield and looked at the two.The car shakes as if it signals they can enter it
Vaquero:Come in mates! We have a journey ahead of us!
Peter and Tabias hesitately entered the car and then Vaquero began to drive at normal speed a normal car would.It goes straight to the figure, Clover experienced some few bumps but it was never a bother however during the ride..
Peter:Hey..Can I ask you something?
Vaquero:Sure mate, what is it?
Peter:What was your last memory before entering here?
Vaquero eyes drifted to the bottom left with hesitation and bit of distraught.The conversation becomes silent and awkward as Peter waits for an answer from him
Vaquero:I....Well kinda...Not remember what happened before entering here.All I remember was I was walking with my pals and then a flash of light suddenly appeared.After that, my memories went blank and I'm now here
Peter:Same actually.Me and Tabias experience the same memory blank.None of us don't remember their moments before entering the place so don't worry
Vaquero:Thanks mate
Peter:Also another question uuhhmm..How do those Inclutals come to be?
Vaquero:Well...I guess according to one of my pals who's a scientist, Inclutals can be an extraterrestrial bacteria that happens to crash landed on Apparatus or something else..Eehh I don't know either
Peter:Huh..
Peter felt an aura of unease and confusing around Tabias body.His posture is stiffen, his face is at unease and his hands at placed at his legs
Peter:What's the matter kid?
Tabias:I don't wanna sound judgemental but..It feel so weird being inside in his vehicle form.We're technically inside his body..
Vaquero:Don't worry mate, you'll get used to it! Sorry for making you uncomfortable
Tabias:No no..It's fine..Also uuh..Can you feel things inside?
Vaquero:Only if force is apply.Can pinching, burning or other force
Tabias:So is it like..Nerves doing things inside in your body
Vaquero:I guess you can call that
It has been an hour since the journey.Tabia's already fallen asleep and Peter is one step away from sleeping and his eye lids are slowly drifting, betraying him
Peter:Uuuh..How long has it been again?
Vaquero:2 hours mate
Peter:(Groan) Jesus Christ, it's been that long?
After a minute, they finally arrived at the location of the gray figure and as Peter said, it was indeed made out of glass.However at the bottom, it wasn't legs but rather a..A circular greenhouse? It has transparent glass with flourishing and colorful flora inside, each with unique variation of colors and appearance and the entrance was a singular panel wooden door in white
Peter:It's..A greenhouse..Huh, I guess i was right
Peter put his arm at Tabias shoulder and began to shake him just enough to wake him up
Peter:Hey kiddo.We're here, wake up
Tabias black screen flicker to life as his face expression is that of a tired person who recently woke up after oversleeping on some shorts
Tabias:Mmh..Hu...HUh? Oh..We're here now?
Peter:Yeah sleepyhead
Tabias stretched his arm and he yawned hard and loud.He then scratched his back before brushing his right eye even though it's technically digital.The duo exited the car and both closed the door yet it crested a slammed-like sound and shook Vaquero for a bit
Peter:Okay Vaquero, since you're WAY too big for you to enter this.You can..Well..Stay outside and potentially warn or guard while we enter the green house..Got it?
Vaquero:Yeah mate!
Vaquero vehicle form shake, his left LED green eye wink and a beep sound was made to confirm his acceptance meanwhile Peter was at unease
Peter:Uuhhh..Is that..Nevermind
Peter redirects his direction and looks at Tabias with his gaze with curiosity and determination
Peter:You ready to enter it?
Tabias:I..Guess so
The duo slowly approached the panel door and Peter opened it.It revealed a..Flat plane of white flowers.It seems the flourishing and colorful plants will just cover the front of the greenhouse instead of the actual inside