24. Jake
Cygnus and I rush to my ship and have it up and running faster than ever before. Franklyn comes up to the command room, "What's the rush?" he asks. "We're going to get her, lil buddy," I respond. Franklyn makes happy robot noises and spins around. "She really made an impression, didn't she?" Cygnus asks. "She certainly did. She taught me how to play chess and would play games with me. She did not treat me like just a robot. She treated me like a friend." You can hear the sadness in Franklyn's robotic voice. "I miss her," he says. "Me too," Cygnus and I say at the same time. I put in the details for the Pretog station and sit back. "In two weeks, we'll have our girl back." Over the two weeks, Cygnus and I try to stay busy. Nova calls us every night. She seems a bit broken, but is try
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