Multiverse Protector Origin Stories Part One: Rohan Hordern

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It was 1996 at the THX headquarters. A group of scientists were assigned a task to create a robot that could bring entertainment and joy to the kids of the world. Among the scientists were Dr. Curtis Murtis, a well-known computer scientist at THX, and Rohan Hordern, the leader of the group. They have spent four whole hours on the first prototype. After they put the final touches on the prototype, Rohan got out a camera and began recording.

"Hello," said Rohan. "We are the THX robotics team and this is Mark One of the THX mascot robot."

Dr. Murtis turned the first prototype on, and it blew up.

"WHAT?!" yelled Dr. Murtis, kicking the now-charred prototype. "I really thought that this would work!"

"It's OK, Curtis," said Rohan, as he turned off the camera. "This just means that we have to do a little more testing. Make a few improvements."

"OK," said Dr. Murtis. "Let's see where we went wrong."

Two whole weeks went by and each prototype went wrong in one way or another. The deadline to have the final robot ready was the next week, and the team was getting scared. One night, Dr. Murtis was sitting out on the balcony, drinking a coffee, and watching the sunrise. Rohan stepped out to watch with him.

"Hey, Dr. Murtis," said Rohan. "The deadline for this robot is tomorrow. I think I finally got it down."

"What's the point, Rohan?" said Dr. Murtis, as he took a slow slip from his coffee. "We're never gonna get this robot done! You and I are gonna be axed from THX and the rest of the scientists are gonna lose their funding! Then, what do we do then? Huh? You tell me."

"Hey! Have faith!" said Rohan. "We can do this. So, we've had a few errors here and there. No big deal."

"In science, it is!" said Dr. Murtis. "I have a family to support and another kid on the way!"

"Look," said Rohan. "I'm gonna tell you something that my dad told me as soon as I got a job as a scientist here: Every mistake is just a success not yet achieved. All you can do is hope you get that success in the future. I think this formula that I have will finally be the one."

"Let's test it," said Dr. Murtis, as he perked up. "This is why they hired you, Rohan. You have an amazing attitude."

"I learned from the best," said Rohan, laughing.

"That you did," said Dr. Murtis.

So, the THX robotics team got to work on the final robot, hoping that it would work. Rohan got out the camera and recorded this test.

"Hello," said Rohan. "We are the THX Robotics Team and this is Mark 299 of the THX Mascot."

Rohan turned on the robot and it worked! He had a red metal body, which looked like Santa Claus' body. His mustache looked like a Mario-type stache, and he wore a red ball cap, similar to Mario. His face was as grey as a black-and-white movie, but his smile was cartoony, almost like Bugs Bunny. The scientists cheered as they saw that this robot finally worked.

"It worked!" yelled Rohan, happily. "It really worked!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

"Hello," said the robot. "I am Tex, the new THX mascot."

"Tex?" asked Dr. Murtis. "I mean, we were gonna choose a name for you, but Tex works. THX. Tex. I totally get the pun."

"Well, Tex it is!" said Rohan. "Wait til the world sees you. You are gonna entertain the masses and put this company on the map!"

"I can't wait!" said Tex, happily.

So, as the years went by, Tex became almost a celebrity in the world of entertainment. Tourists from near and far would flock to see the T-Man, as he dubbed himself. Tex did commercials for THX, many of which you've most likely seen, told jokes, danced, signed autographs, sang (not very good, though), and even got himself a girlfriend, named Teresa. Eventually, Rohan and Dr. Murtis made three robot friends, named Buzz, Bruce, and Peter, for Tex to hang out with, when the headquarters was empty. As Tex became more and more popular, THX brought in big bucks! On his debut year alone, THX made at least $1,000,000,000,000,000,000 a day because of him. With that money, they were able to make the THX headquarters an amusement park slash a mall slash a night club, in one go. That brought them EVEN MORE MONEY.

As for Rohan and Dr. Murtis, they became well-known in science and even earned themselves a Nobel Peace Prize. But they didn't let all of this success get into their personal lives, either. Rohan got into posting gaming videos, vlogs, and the like on a new site called YouTube, and Dr. Murtis had two kids with his wife, Sonya, and was looking forward to expanding his family. But what the duo didn't know was that the success wouldn't last long.

It was 2018, and THX was having a deal to celebrate the 22nd anniversary of Tex becoming the THX mascot. The deal was that the first 1,000 patrons to arrive at the THX headquarters would get access to the whole building for free, including food. This was also the day that Rohan and Dr. Murtis were set to get the Medal of Honor from the President of The United States. (Who's name shall not be spoken of.) It was set to be an awesome day.

"So, this is what hard work does to you?" said Rohan, happily.

"Yep!" said Dr. Murtis, as he happily took a sip from his champagne glass. "But this couldn't have all been possible without you, Rohan. You gave me the pride that we needed to complete the research. This is all well earned for you."

"Aw," said Rohan. "You helped too."

As they kept talking, Tex happily ran up to the duo and hugged them.

"Guys!" said Tex, happily. "I have some awesome news!"

"What?!" asked Rohan.

"Teresa is pregnant with my babies!!!!!" said Tex, as he did the Floss dance. "I'm gonna be a dad!"

"That is awesome, Tex!" said Dr. Murtis, as he gave his creation a hug.

"I don't know how robots and humans can have babies, but that is awesome news!" said Rohan. "You will be an awesome dad."

At that moment, Tex, Rohan, and Dr. Murtis noticed a little boy, crying as his mother dragged him into the THX headquarters.

"Come on," said the mother. "I need to get free access. We are literally the 999th person to get here."

"I got this," said Tex, before Dr. Murtis stopped him.

"Tex, no!" said Dr. Murtis. "Remember what Buzz, Bruce, and Peter told you? Sometimes, kids fear robots. I just don't want you to get hurt."

"I'll be fine, Dr. Murtis," said Tex. "Besides, I'm not as sensitive as I look."

"OK," said Dr. Murtis, as Tex went near the Mom and kid. "I got a bad feeling about this."

"He'll be fine, babe," said Sonya, as she entered the headquarters with her two kids.

"Sonya," said Rohan. "You look cute."

"Hey! She's clearly taken, bro!" said Dr. Murtis, playfully. "Would you really want to be responsible for three kids because you decided to get with my wife?"

"No, I wouldn't," said Rohan, as he and Dr. Murtis both laughed.

"Boys," said Sonya, shaking her head.

Meanwhile, Tex was looking for the mother and kid who entered the headquarters, to try and cheer them up. But he didn't want to be cocky about it, as this woman looked like what we know as a Karen. So, he waited until he saw the mother and kid going up the stairs to get some food. Then, he went up to them to greet them.

"Hello, my name is Tex," said Tex. "Welcome to the THX headquarters. It is my job to help you in anyway that I can. I couldn't help noticing that your child looked afraid of something. Is there a way that we could cheer him up?"

"Yeah," said the mother, as she smacked Tex in the face. "GO AWAY!!!!!!!!!! YOU ARE SCARING HIM!!!!!!!!!!"

Tex's mouth widened in shock. How could people be scared of him? He wasn't a monster. He was a kind robot who only wanted to entertain people. But things would change in an instant. Tex summoned an angry expression on his face, and pinned both the mother and the young boy against the wall, crushing them with his body weight in the process.

"GO AWAY?! GO AWAY?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?" said Tex, as he continued to crush them. "HOW DARE YOU DISRESPECT THE T-MAN?!?!? IT IS MY JOB TO MAKE YOU IDIOTS ENTERTAINED!!!!! I DID NOT GET MADE SO YOU AND YOUR BRAT COULD HATE ON ME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

At that moment, Tex noticed that both the mother and the kid were dead. His eyes widened in shock, as he reflected on what he did. Rohan rushed over to see what was going on.

"Tex! What did you do?!" asked Rohan, his eyes widened in fear.

"I don't know," said Tex, his voice shaking with every word. "I've never done anything like that before."

"Do you realize what you've done?! What this could do to THX?!" yelled Rohan. "The president is gonna be here any minute! If he sees these bodies, we won't get our medals!"

At that moment, Tex's face changed. His eyes began to glow red and he smiled like a psychopath. He pulled from his tool belt a hammer and looked at all the people in the room, much to Rohan's horror.

"Tex?" asked Rohan, in fear.

"But that did feel good," said Tex. "This is what needs to be done from now on. If anyone disrespects me or this company, I am gonna tear them apart and eat their insides, while they're still alive."

"No," said Rohan. "That is wrong! What you are about to do is wrong and pointless!"

"Oh, it is?!" asked Tex. "You know what?! I think you would be a great victim of the T-Man. Along with all of these other people."

"Oh no," said Rohan, as he ran for his life and to warn everyone.

"Hey! Where are you going?! You haven't seen the T-Man's magic tricks yet!" said Tex, as he flew after Rohan.

Rohan rushed over to the intercom to make the announcement of what Tex had become. Everyone was having a good time, and he knew that the President would be there any minute. But he didn't want to put anyone's lives in danger over a medal. So, he did what he had to do.

"Attention, partygoers!" yelled Rohan. "Tex is on a murderous rampage! RUN FOR YOUR LIVES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

Everyone gasped in horror as Tex pushed Rohan aside and showed them the decapitated head of the mother that he killed earlier.

"Do you like it?" asked Tex. "Since I'm gonna make robot food, I think that I'll make everyone here as my very own human pot roast."

Dr. Murtis looked in horror as the chaos ensued. People were killed in multiple ways by Tex, who had now become a serial killer. One man was shot with an AR-15. Another had his head blown off by Tex playing his guitar too loud. Two more were boiled alive in a giant pot. As Tex got closer and closer to Dr. Murtis' family, Dr. Murtis got out his gun and aimed it at Tex.

"Go ahead, Doc," said Tex, noticing the gun. "If I am really that disposable, don't hesitate."

"Tex, you're not, I," said Dr. Murtis, hesitating.

"DO IT! WE HAVE A FAMILY TO RAISE!" yelled Sonya.

"Sonya! Please!" said Dr. Murtis, as he broke down in tears.

"Forget this!" said Snoya, as she ripped the gun out of Dr. Murtis' hands and shot Tex twice.

Tex let out a scream combined with the THX deep note. The Murtis family covered their ears, as Dr. Murtis used one hand to grab a piece of ham and throw it at Tex.

"THAT IS IT!!!!!!!!!!" yelled Tex, as he got out a musket. "It's time to kill you guys for real!"

The Murtis family screamed in horror as Tex shot all of them 12 times. Then, Tex flew away. But not before giving a brief monologue over the intercom.

"Attention, THX," said Tex. "Tex the T-Rex has murdered an entire party! You wanna know why?! Because they disrespected me! If any of you are ever afraid of me, Sexy Texy will hunt you down and kill you! Good night!"

As Tex flew away, laughing, Rohan rushed over to Dr. Murtis, who only had seconds left to live.

"Dr. Murtis!" yelled Rohan. "Somebody help!"

"Rohan," said Dr. Murtis, weakly. "This doesn't look too good for me."

"It's OK," said Rohan, with tears in his eyes. "We'll get you help. I promise!"

"Rohan," said Dr. Murtis. "I'm not gonna make it. But before I pass, I want you to know that it was an honor to work with you."

"The pleasure was mine," said Rohan.

"I want you to promise me that you will find a way to fix this mess and forgive Tex," said Dr. Murtis. "Set things right. More importantly, don't ever talk about this day again. It'll be bad for THX."

"OK," said Rohan. "I promise."

"Oh, and one more thing," said Dr. Murtis. "When you get to heaven, Sonya is still mine."

"Come on! Don't kill the mood," said Rohan, laughing and crying, as he hugged his fallen friend.

Five years after these events, Rohan went incognito from his old life, and was rumored dead for quite some time. He began to hear stories about Tex murdering more and more innocent people and characters by the day, and recording into DVDs, under the name of Adam Kennington. So, he began narrating stories about these trailers on his YouTube channel, and they blew up instantly. But he didn't care about the success. He just wanted to make things right again.

One day, Rohan heard that Tex broke the multiverse and various villains were coming to his world to help Tex prepare for a wedding that would make him rule the multiverse. This sent shivers down his spine. So, he had a plan. He formed the Illuminati Court with various superheroes and waited for the day that he could make things right.

Until one day, a young man by the name of Kadin73 was brought before the Illuminati Court. Rohan had heard that he, Toppy Dreemurr, and Dave 1995 Alt were trying to save the multiverse from Tex, and that the young man had been through a lot, since the chaos began. Rohan knew what it was like. To have a normal life, and then, have it all crash down in an instant. So, he walked up to the court and spoke.

"We should tell him the truth."

(The end. I figured I'd make this three-part series to better explain some plot errors in my OG Tex series. Stay tuned for Dave and Toppy's origin stories.)