Scene from Chapter Seven of The Tiny Cyborg

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Draw a picture of of Darius and Robo looking out the back window of a “bus”-like transport vehicle as they set off toward the distant city that is under a dome. This scene takes place on a moon, and so all towns and cities have domes over them. So you could draw Darius and Robo looking out the back window of a bus with a dome in the distance. And there is a lot of dust behind the bus too.

I put some pictures of Darius and Robo below. I also added some pictures for inspiration to help you draw a transport bus and a domed city. There is also a scene you can read below to inspire you further. Have fun!

**Excerpt from Chapter Seven of The Tiny Cyborg:**

“First we need to get inside the city and deal with Dr. Fleed,” Father said.

“You can borrow my ground transport vehicle,” Nuut said. “It’s not very fast, but it will hold your group.”

All cities and towns on the moon required a dome to create a habitable atmosphere. To get to the city of Atoris, they would have to travel from the dome of this small town all the way to the dome that held the city of Atoris.

“I’d go in through the Droklo Gate, if I were you,” Nuut said. “It’s so far from the main part of the city, Dr. Fleed hasn’t gotten to it yet. My friend Tassy Felaz will let you in. I’ll call ahead and make sure she’s waiting for you.”

So they set off for Relo in Nuut’s ground transport vehicle. The drive was long and bumpy. Darius and Robo sat in the back and looked out the windows. The transport stirred up a lot of dust. The plume behind them looked like storm clouds rising into the sky.

Father examined the puncture wounds on Darius’s chest. “Oh, son.”

Darius didn’t like the way his father was looking at him. “What? What’s wrong?”

“This was no ordinary hard suit,” Father said. “It been planting nanobots into your skin.”

Nanobots? “What does that mean?” Darius asked. “What are they doing?”

“My guess is Dr. Fleed has found yet another way for turning people into cyborgs,” Father said. “With hard suits.”

“Dr. Fleed said I had to return to his office in twenty-four hours or I would become a cyborg,” Darius said. “But it hasn’t been that long yet.”

“I’m afraid Dr. Fleed wasn’t honest with you, son,” Father said. “This suit was going to convert you to a cyborg no matter how long you wore it.”

Darius

Darius is a small boy. He has big eyes, short light brown hair, and a kind face.

Robo

Robo is a robot dog that was built of scrap metal, so he has panels in different colors. But he is mostly silver. He has a black monitor screen like a mask over his eyes, which he uses to communicate with green text. One of his eyes is a camera. The other is a light that lights up green or red. This is Robo’s quick way of saying “yes” or “no.” His tail is a retractable antenna. His legs rotate so he can stand or lie flat on his stomach. And he has the letters ROBO on the bottom of his belly. That was how Tinker learned his name. Here is a portrait of Robo done by artist Kirbi Fagan, who also did the book cover:

Robo is a transformer of sorts. His legs shift so he can fly like a tiny space craft. I picture him boxy and functional. He’s fairly big. His head is as high as an adult’s waist, but when his legs fold up, he can slide under a bed.

His mouth can open up so he can be filled with trash, which he uses for fuel.

He is most similar to the Welsh Terrier breed of dog. Click here to see Google search results for this type of dog to give you more inspiration for how he might look.

Transport “Bus”

Here is some inspiration for the transport bus. You could draw it from the side or from the back. Have Darius and Robo looking out some windows. It should be traveling down a dirt road and kicking up so much dust it looks like storm clouds.