Act 5 The escaped robot

Ian came onto the sales floor in dramatic fasion waving his arms ....Everybody hide, a robots escaped ....!!!!
Simon looked baffled and asked, Robots, we carry robots?
Yes....there from the set of some obscure nineteen fifties movies.....duck down! !!!
The seven foot, silver robot clunked onto the sales floor

Jiffy pop.....it pipped......boo Ba Ba .....jiffypop.....pop....beep
Is it talking Japanese? ?.... Simon asked Ian as they crouched behind a counter
It could be speaking Mandarin....as far as I'm concerned .....Ian replied
The robot started throwing books off the mahogany shelves ...jiffy pop....beap

Some light reading, Ian giggled....Miss Pippa screamed
What is that thing? ... She ducked down with Ian and Simon
Its one of the movie prop robots, its come alive .....Ian forwarded ...
Blimey .....its going on a rampage ...look its touching the crystal balls
Crack ....Crack .....

Thar's seven years bad luck, you naughty robot...Ian scolded ...
Jiffy pop....crackle .....zzzz..... shazizle...beep
It is quite musical .....Pippa said bemusedly
It could entertain the troops, if there were any ...Ian

Look its grabbing one of the mannequins ....Simon stuttered...
Must have been very starved for love ....Ian observed
What is that confounding noise .....!!! Orson Bellairs appeared
What the ....Bloody hell .......Halt .....Bellairs bellowed ...

Halt? .... Ian exclaimed ....its a robot not a London cab ..Ian yelled
The robot turned toward Orson...jiffy pop ...zzzz...plink ....it walked towards him
Orson dived behind the women's vintage clothes counter
the robots clunked past whizzing and popping

Miss Battleaxe appeared ...What is this monstrositie
Where is everyone? .... Weak as water .....the lot of you
Get down Miss Billingsley ....its a killer robot Pippa piped
Suddey a plop ...crunch was heard....jiffy....pop........zzzzzzzzz

Miss Battleaxe yelled ....I've taken care of it....everybody, show yourselves
Ian ..Simon...and Pippa scrambled up ....
Mr.Bellairs...joined them
The robot was silent ....

Miss Battleaxe was holding two blue wires ....
Where did you learn to do that ....Miss Battle...Miss Billingsley? ...Pippa asked
I once owned an unruly toaster.....Miss Battleaxe said very boastly...
Remind me to be nicer to Miss Battleaxe, Ian whispered to Simon.

I want a rise ....Miss Battleaxe said directly to Orson ...
I'll put in an extra two pounds in your pay packet...Orson replied.

Good enough....for now ....she replied

Such excitement ....I need a cup of tea...Ian offered

Count me in .....Pippa laughed.....

Crackle