Robot Trek I

The Junkicons have returned as the Nonocons planning to destroy Gearatron and control the Universe

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Synopsis

The Zapbots have enjoyed peace in the galaxy for about a year now. As the High Council of Gearatron has agreed to allow the Zapbots to start exploring outside the galaxy, Botimus Prime picks Anthony up from his vacation sledding with his friends.

Featured characters

Zapbots	Humans	Enemies	Planets
Boaty Botimus Prime Carry-On Click Dodge Duplaflex - mentioned Earnon Experiment Flier Fortress Misslemax Hot Shot Omega Dupreme - mentioned Pick-Up Pliers Protectors Burn Rubber Copter Double Shot Phiston Repairs Roberta Rup Scan Shortstop Slide Slipstream Soar Speedy Superrobot Terrain Tiny Ultra Attack Vision	Alan F. Bill T. aka 'Billy' Jeremy D. — mentioned David D. Matt R. aka 'Rogish' Mike B. aka 'Mikey' Mike Quartz	Amphotron Skyscreamer Skydust	Earth Tockmak 3 Tockmak 5

Quotes

"I think this new upgrade to Misslemax was done by a bunch of humans! Half the doors won’t open, the warp drive is off line, and guess who’s job it is to fix it?"

Pliers submitting his personal log.

Notes

Production notes

• Holy crap we have a plethora of Zapbots in this story. Never realized it till now.
• In the original writing of this story, Matt E. still existed and the story was based around him. In 1997 when I rewrote it, I changed it to my 'straight friend' Mike B. aka 'Mikey'. Rereading it in 2020 it didn't quite have the same impact unless there was a romantic involvement with the character so it was adapted to include Mike Quartz.
• This is the first appearance of Vision, Slipstream, and the Protectors Copter, Burn Rubber, Phiston and Double Shot.
• Third pass to provide extra details and upgrades happened in 2021.

Other trivia

• This story borrows heavily from Star Trek V as this was one of my favorite movies at the time.