Scene from Chapter Three of The Tiny Cyborg

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Draw a picture of the cockpit of the PT shuttle with Darius (in the cyber suit) driving and Robo sitting beside him. Add Flea either sitting on Darius or Robo. I put some pictures below to give you some ideas for how to draw Darius, Robo, Flea, and the cockpit of the PT Shuttle. Have fun!

Excerpt from Chapter Three of The Tiny Cyborg:

Darius ran over his pre-flight checklist. Doors were secure. Engine and thrusters were online. Vertical take-off fans were spinning. Wing flaps were up. Full forward. Throttle full open. He was ready.

He watched the hanger door. It was still closed. Surely the soldier would come in any moment to stop them. Even if Robo could manage to access the shuttle bay computer, he wouldn’t have any access codes.

Beep. Opening exit door to hanger four.

Darius sucked in an excited breath as the exit door slid to the side. You did it! Robo, you’re amazing. Now can you find us a location on the planet’s surface? Wherever you find the most human life.

Robo beeped. Processing request.

Outside the hanger door, the black of space was like tar compared to the bright lights inside. The New Atoris dome curved below him. Inside the city lit up brightly. It was night in New Atoris.

Darius pressed the joystick forward just a little. The vertical take-off fans lifted the shuttle off the hanger floor. Then he applied pressure to the control wheel. The shuttle slowly moved out of the hangar and into space.

Darius

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

Darius’s Hard Suit

 

 

Flea

 

 

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.

Here is the cover for (book 3):

Here is the book cover for Tinker (book 1):

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