The Broken Army

Posted on by Brian Sexton

Clunk. Crank. Flump.

Another Unit succumbed to the muck.

‘Machines do not repair that which is not broken’, advised the Prime Unit.

It was the Prime Unit’s job to ensure the mechanical domination of Giolla 47, and the Prime Unit calculated a simple plan:

  • Exactly 61745 Units.
  • Landing at the Southern pole.
  • Travelling on the surface
  • Would reach the equatorial citadel.
  • Overwhelm the human defences.
  • And assume control of the planet.

Crank. Flump. Clunk.

Another Unit succumbed to the muck.

The Prime Unit turned to its two remaining companions.

‘Machines do not repair that which is not broken‘, it advised.