Chapter 23 - Left Behind

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[Emergency auxiliary power....activated]

[Reboot....in progress]

[Systems check]

[Primary power system....critical damage detected]

[Primary processing unit....critical damage detected. Transferring to backup processing unit]

[Visual receptor....fully operational]

[External casing....hull breach detected]

[Auxiliary power...83%]

[System status....Master's mechanical intervention required]

Where is everybody?

And where is Master Jolis?

Probably off floating. That's what he does now. He floats. I would love to learn how to float.

[Auxiliary power...78%]

It has become increasingly obvious that this task is only suitable to me. I suppose I will bear this burden. Now what was it that we decided again? Well, there seems to be only one logical answer to that question.

Master would approve.

[Location...marked. Moving to point of interest]

[System Error. Mobile effectiveness....65%. Master's mechanical intervention required]

Yes, yes, of course. Once he's done floating, Master Jolis will surely tend to my mechanical dilemma.

Oh my! What a mess. Bodies everywhere. None of them look like Master, though. I'll take that as a good sign!

What is that SOUND? Is that...me? No. It certainly isn't. It must be this wretched ship. Oh how I never thought I'd be flying. Am I flying now, though? It doesn't feel like I'm flying. But I am. How inappropriate.

[Auxiliary power...71%]

It's just through this door...

...aaaaaand here we are.

[Arrived at point of interest]

So. Much. Power!

If I had a power reactor such as this, I would outlive everything...and everyone! Oh well. No time for wishful thinking. When Master Jolis returns from floating, he'll want to know the progress of my efforts. He always does. My how I wish he were small again. Just like me.

Now, if I could just... Oh!

[Connection status...confirmed]

[Power reactor...online]

[Status...Power reactor operating at 93% efficiency]

Well isn't that just fascinating. I'll have you know that I too like to live efficiently.

What's this? You don't speak? You haven't greeted me once since we connected. I don't like it. And I don't like you. How can something so powerful be so primitive?  It's almost as if you're asking for me to do this.

[Power regulator status...Units 1-8 are online]

Units 1-8 are are online. Why doesn't my internal voice sound like my external voice? You sound like a droid! Can you even hear me?

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