Rodu Udor

Rodu stood at the oversized viewing window of the cruiser's observation lounge watching the stars. It was 2:00 AM but it could have been early afternoon. Space was always black as night. During times like this his thoughts always ran to her. Where was she and why hadn't he been able to find her? Her husband was running out of time.

A subtle noise caused ROdu to turn away from the window. He stared quizically at the intruder. "Beedy, what are you doing?" he asked. The robotic pet did not respond immediatley. It sat on the floor almost in the corner and hummed slightly. Finally, it answered with a curt "Thinking." Rodu continued to stare at Beedy. "About what?" he asked casually. "It seems we have a visitor. Perhaps an unwanted visitor." The robot's humming increased in pitch. "Who is the visitor and what does he want?" Beedy paused just slightly before responding "She... and her weapons have just locked on us."