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Chapter Twenty Seven

After a while of trivial conversation Rox arrived with the seeds. His long white robe ruffled in the wind as he came towards us. I couldn't help but look at him and wonder how his appearance was before he became a robot. Did he have long, black hair like Brok or was he blond? Was he thin, athletic built or fat? I truly didn't know, but I was very curious and thought that I'd ask him when we'd finally meet with each other again.

I glanced back at Brok thinking that what awaited him was far much worse. Brok wasn't going to become like Rox. Rox' consciousness was placed in a robotic body, but Brok was going to be killed. I wanted to talk to him about it, but I knew that if I did he would get angry and his joyful mood was a refreshing breath of air for me. However, I didn't that conversation. At some point I was going to talk to him about it. As I thought about this Rox handed him the pair of gloves and a small vial. I assumed that the growth accelerator was in it.

"Thank you Rox. You can go now," Brok ordered.

"Yes master."

"Nice to see you Rox. I've missed you," I commented.

"Thank you," Rox replied. Then he bowed at me, turned and left. I watched him leave as the wind blew his long white tunic. As I watched him leave I was thinking that I really did miss him. He was such a cool dude. I knew he was a robot, but still there was something sweet about him. His essence was certainly still there.

"I did not know that you felt affection for him," Brok said straight faced.

"He was always very kind to me," I answered. Brok stared at me with a strong silence and then he stared back at Rox as he disappeared from view.

"So, are we going to do this or what?" I interrupted. Brok's golden eyes shifted towards his blue hand.

"Yes, let us do this," Brok said with a smile. Sharp fangs shone briefly. They still scared me a bit, but not as much as they did before. I sat down on the red dirt. Brok frowned and opened his eyes wide. He seemed confused.

"What are you doing?" Brok asked.

"What do you mean? I'm here to plant some roses," I said.

"You don't need to sit down on the dirt. Look," he said and poured some seeds on the ground. Then he poured a few drops on the ground and amazingly the seeds began to grow roots. They grew longer and thicker. I got up as they began to sink into the ground. I could hardly believe it myself when I saw stems growing taller, then leaves and finally the roses themselves. My jaw dropped as the bushes just continued to grow.

"Here is your rose garden," Brok said.

"Wow, that's amazing! What is that?" I asked touching the vial.

"This is the growth accelerator. It has all of the nutrients that plants need in one single drop, but in this same drop there is also a cell from the planet Dilso that manipulates growth in subatomic particle levels. We were able to harness that particle and use it for our own vegetation. We call our growth accelerator Ti Shapta," he said.

"Wow, that's amazing. So Sha trades with the planet Dilso. That's a amazing," I commented out loud, but Brok shook his head.

"No, Sha does not trade with Dilso. Sha simply takes from Dilso," he said.

"Oh," I murmured disappointingly. Was he saying what I thought he was saying?

"I am glad that you are pleased with your garden. Your roses look wonderful," he said.

"Yes. Thank you," I replied dryly, but he didn't seem to notice or care.

"The thorns are marvelous," he said.