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eyes. “Metro City. Robots waiting on you hand and foot. I’d love to visit, just for one day.”
    “They wouldn’t let you in,” the girl said harshly. “They have a strict ‘No Losers from the Surface Allowed’ policy. Anyway, why would you want to go someplace where people think you’re garbage?”
    Astro looked sad, remembering his dad.
    The girl pulled a glowing cell phone from the rubble. “I mean, look at this! Can you believe someone just threw this away?”
    The boy tried to touch it, but she whisked it from him. “Nu-uh! Finders keepers!”
    She moved on, collecting bits and pieces of things and stuffing them into a sack.
    “So what are you doing down here?” asked the boy.
    “I don’t know yet,” Astro said. “Looking for something I guess ... somewhere.”
    “Did you run away?” the youngest boy asked.
    “Not exactly,” Astro answered carefully. “They sort of suggested I find a new place ... whatever that means.”
    The little girl shook her head. “Dude, it means they kicked you out.”
    The older girl called back to them. “Come on! Get with the program. We’ve got work to do.”
    The three kids started filling their own sacks with scraps. Astro trailed after them.
    “Hey, maybe I could come with you guys?” he asked.
    “Sorry, we don’t need any more newbies,” the older girl said.
    Whoot! Whoot! Whoot!
    The sound of a siren roared through the scrap yard. The ground began to rumble, and Astro could hear the sound of a rumbling engine.
    “This has got to be an earthquake,” he guessed.
    “Nope! Wrong answer, Contestant Number Two!” the girl cried. She broke into a run. The others followed. Astro hesitated.
    The girl looked behind her and saw that Astro wasn’t moving. “Ugh! Come on!” she said urgently.

CHAPTER 9
    The girl sounded serious. Astro looked behind them—there was nothing. But he ran anyway.
    “What are we running from?” he shouted up ahead.
    “The Scorpion Brothers!” the twins wailed.
    Dirt began flying behind them. The ground broke open, and two terrifying metal claws emerged. Each claw grabbed one of the twins, dragging them out of sight.
    “Widget! Sludge!” yelled the older girl. She looked behind her. “Oh no! The new kid’s roadkill!”
    Astro wanted to keep his secret from the kids—but he couldn’t stand by while the twins were in danger. He tunneled through the ground until he reached them.
    Bam! Bam! He pummeled the claws with two powerful punches. They released the twins. Astro grabbed one kid in each arm and flew back through the tunnel he had made.
    When he reached the Surface, he set the twins down. They were completely dazed. Astro sat down beside them.
    “What happened?‘ asked the little girl.
    “I have no clue,” Astro lied. “At least we’re safe.”
    The twins suddenly looked terrified.
    “Aaaaaargh!” they screamed.
    “It’s okay,” Astro assured them. “There’s nothing to worry about.”
    Two metal claws grabbed Astro from behind. Each claw was held by a scruffy-looking man dressed like a junkyard pirate. They carried Astro behind a scrap mound, away from Sludge and Widget.
    “Looks like we got us a real live robot, Testo!” said one of the Scorpion Brothers.
    “Whaddya mean ‘we,’ Ronnie? It’s mine!” Testo argued. He pulled Astro toward him.
    “Finders keepers!” Ronnie whined.
    “Your momma!” Testo shot back.
    “She’s your momma, too!” Ronnie pointed out.
    Astro had heard enough. “That’s it. You’re both grounded.”
    Astro grabbed the end of each claw and powered up his jets, flying into the air. He swung the claws around and around. With all his might, he hurled the two brothers into a trash heap far across the scrap yard.
    Astro flew back to the ground and walked back to Widget and Sludge. He found the other two kids fussing over them.
    “You’re okay!” the older girl said, relieved.
    “They got the new kid!” Widget said sadly.
    Astro walked into view. He pretended to be out