[ FF ] - 250 Words ; 2 months Reddit Gold prize

Jack Valentine tripped as he ran across the yard, sending his felt fedora rolling across the grass. He gripped his stubbed toe with both hands. “ Ow ow ow ow. ” 
 
 Kenny Asper jumped over his fallen nemesis and dashed into the goal area. “ Goooooaaaaalllll! ” he laughed and did a dance. 
 
 Jack pulled himself over to the object that had tripped him. It was shiny, like chrome, and angular. He pulled at it, but it was stuck firmly in place. 
 
 “ What ’ s that, ” Kenny asked as he approached. 
 
 * 
 
 Two hours later they had unearthed most of a shining metal robot. It was larger than Jack ’ s dad. Its left arm ended in what was definitely a gun of some sort. 
 
 “ Do you think it has an ON switch? ” Kenny asked with an evil gleam in his eyes. 
 
 “ Uhhh... ” Jack hesitated. Something about the automaton made him shiver. 
 
 Just then, Jack ’ s father pulled into the driveway. He was still wearing his lab coat as he emerged from his car. He probably wouldn ’ t have noticed what was going on in the yard if the light hadn ’ t glinted brightly off the robot ’ s metal skin. 
 
 “ Oh! ” he said. “ Right. ” 
 
 “ We found this in the grass, ” Jack tried to explain. 
 
 “ Yes, yes. ” His father approached with a thoughtful look on his face. “ He was too heavy... when his battery died. Always intended to dig him up again... ” 
 
 “ Him? ” 
 
 “ Well, son, meet your older brother. ” He smiled broadly. “ I ’ ll go get the jumper cables! ”
