Little Man Robby
Chapter 17
The Tempest jumped to a remote section of space out of sensor range of the outpost the Buster was at.
Peter eased over to the boy and set down beside him and asked the woman to give him a few minutes with the boy. “Hi little man you remember me I’m Peter the one who will be making sure you’re taken care of from now on.” The little boy just looked up at Peter with a blank stare not saying a word.
“What’s your name?” Peter asked trying to get the boy to talk knowing his name was Robby.
“Robby, where’s my Mama?” Peter looked at the boy as a lump formed in his throat. While fighting back the tears Peter got out. “She’s gone Little Man.”
[Robby] “My names Robby. Is Mama gone away like Daddy?”
This time tears filled Peter’s eyes as he answered Robby. “I sorry your Mama’s and Daddy are dead.”
Peter held the little boy close as he cried saying he wanted his Mama over and over several times.
Peter was flooded with emotion about the lose of his family as he set there holding Robby remembering how he felt so alone after he stopped crying after watching his parents ship explode.
Peter was holding the boy as Sam replied. “Peter the boy is asleep and the Buster has just taken off.”
Peter asked the woman crewmate to take Robby as he got up after being absorbed in his own thoughts of his lose and Robby’s. “Send it to the freighter. Transport a drone over and the Pilot back and when we’re clear jump to the freighter.”
[Sam] “Are you going to sell the Buster?”
[Peter] “No I’m going to use it to protect the freighter on the return trip. And start a account for Robby and but whatever the freighter is worth in it I’m buying the freighter. Sam have the repair drones max the freighters extensions and weapons out and put a transporter on it.”
Peter went to his room and washed his face and set down on his bed. “Sam I plan on selling the Buster as planed. Start building a Discovery to escort the freighter. I want to keep the profit made from the freighter in a separate account. I don’t know what kind of people Robby’s family is. When the Gate reopens I want them to think he’s broke so I’ll know they want him because of who he is and not what he has.”
[Sam] “Understood Commander. You should get some rest while you can. Do you want the woman watching Robby to stay and help you watch Robby?”
[Peter] “No she needs to transport back to the support ship with the pilot and return to their duties. Program the ships android to be a little more cheerful I’ll use it to help watch Robby. I want to jump back to the planet ASAP then try and see Kirsch before she go’s back to work then hire a Nanny so I can get back to work.”
Peter closed his eyes and was asleep seconds after his head hit the pillow. The Tempest jumped to the sight where the freighter was being repaired and the two crew members transported back over to the support ship. The team was finishing up on the freighter and it was getting on the way. They were going to follow it until the Buster arrived then they were going to jump back and return to base. Sam run the events by Peter before jumping the ship. Peter raised his head up and gave the go ahead and laid back down. Sam jumped a hour out from the trading station to steer clear of the heavy traffic of ships and their scanners.
Twenty minutes from docking at the Station Peter woke up to Robby’s screams.
Peter run into the room with the boy. “What’s wrong!?” Peter asked as he picked the boy up. Robby had woke up to use the bathroom and seen the drone he had never seen before in his room and started screaming in fear. After Peter helped Robby up onto the toilet they went back out into the ship. Robby watched the Android keeping Peter between him and the Android.
[Peter] “Sam put the Android up the boy’s afraid of it, is there anyone on the Station I can hire now?”
[Sam] “They’re three on the Station.”
[Peter] “Contact them and ask if they can meet me in the docks restaurant. And ask Kirsch to meet me if she can.”
Peter docked the ship and went to the restaurant carrying the boy.
[Sam] “Peter two of they agreed to meet you. Kirsch said she would be here in a few minutes. The woman standing at the desk is one of the Nanny’s.”
Peter went over with the boy and introduced himself and Robby to her. The boy hide behind Peter the whole time and dodged the woman as she tried to pick him up. Peter told her he would be in touch if he need her and went back and set down.
[Sam] “That’s the last one Peter at the front counter now.”
Peter went over and this time Robby watched from the side of Peter’s leg as the two talked. But this time the Nanny leaned over and talked to Robby and reached out to pick him up. This time instead of running he reached up to be picked up by the Nanny. Peter asked her back to the table to talk and after checking her background and looking over her letters of references from the people she had worked for and with and her training in child sociology she seamed like a good choice for a nanny. She was young, nice looking with a good personality and Robby took to her like candy. After a little talk about her fee she started asking the questions. Peter explained that she would be Robby’s sole caretaker more questions came with a explanation that she also had to have time off and would be in need of a setter from time to time giving her two evenings and nights a week off. But she would be their during the daylight hours every day.
Peter seen Kirsch come in and asked to be excused for a minute. Peter got up and started to walk away turned and picked up Robby and went to meet Kirsch.
Kirsch was watching wondering what was going on as Peter walked up holding Robby with one arm and put his other arm around her kissing her.
Kirsch looked at the boy stunned. “Peter why are you carrying a little boy?”
Peter looked Kirsch in the eyes as he said. “It’s a long story but he’s my responsibility now. Let me finish hiring that woman over their as his nanny and I’ll explain.”
Kirsch shook her head asking. “Peter how did you get yourself into this mess?”
Peter looked at Kirsch as she looked at him like he had done something wrong and said. “The same way I ended up with you. Give me a few minutes and I’ll explain.”
Kirsch looked like someone had just popped her balloon she was in as Peter walked away carrying the little boy. Kirsch remembered Peter rescuing her from a slave cage just a few months earlier as she set down at a table.
Peter finished hiring the nanny after a pay rate was agreed on. The nanny explained to call her Deb which was short for Deborah as she took Robby so Peter could talk to Kirsch in privet.
This time Peter set down to a more humbled Kirsch as he explained why he had the boy without giving away to many of the details about the mission. Peter explained that the weekend had not gone as he planed as he held Kirsch in his arms giving her a kiss. So he agreed to fly up the first evening Kirsch had free so they could spend a little time together as she kissed Peter one last time before leaving for her room.
Peter went back to the table and took Robby. “Thanks for taking the job Deb I don’t know anything about children. I’ll send a cart and drone to help you with your things we’ll be waiting at the ship.”
Peter returned to the ship as Deb went to start packing her things back up.
[Peter] “Sam send Dana a message saying. I’m fine and will be in to see you as soon as I can to explain.”
[Sam] “Do you think it wise to have told Dana about the Base?”
[Peter] “I needed to involve her because she’s my boss and I trust her. It’s her government friends I don’t trust.”
Robby looked at Peter and pulled on his arm. “Hungry!”
[Peter] “Sam what can I give him to eat?”
[Sam] “He can eat any basic foods nothing spicy or hard to chew and you need to cut his food up in small bites. Give him water, milk or juices to drink not sweet drinks and a cookie when he’s done.”
[Peter] “How about a power bar and some juice?”
[Sam] “That will do for now but he’ll need a better verity of foods to maintain a healthy diet.”
Peter got a good tasting power par out and broke it up into small pieces and put them on a plate. Robby started eating the bites while Peter got a bottle of juice for him and set it down. Robby picked up the juice and took a drank setting it down licking his lips making Peter laugh a little as he watched him eat. Robby looked up at Peter and said. “Good.” As he nodded his head up and down making Peter laugh a little more.
After eating it was walk around the ship and look at everything and then the I need to go to the potty.
Peter helped him up onto the toilet as he set their looking like he was about to fall in as he held on to the sides of the toilet seat.
Then Peter got the real surprise as Sam explained he needed to help clean Robby’s bottom for him.
After a few snarled faces and gasp for breath Peter had managed to get done thinking he would never be able to look at the restroom on the ship the same way again after that.
[Sam] “The drone and Deborah have just entered the docking bay with her things.”
Peter went and opened the hatch as they got to the ship. “Welcome please come aboard.”
Peter walked her over to the galley and set back down. “Let me ask you do you have a pilots license?”
[Deb] “Yes I do but it’s just for a M5.”
[Peter] “Then you can pilot a flyer?” [Deb] “Yes but I don’t have a ship or flyer.”
[Peter] “I only have one flyer and I’ll be needing it do you like this one?”
Deb looked at the booklet telling all about the flyer. “Yes it’s nice but I can’t afford anything like that.”
Peter smiled as he looked at the booklet. “I know so people that work at the place where they make them and I can get one for you what color do you want?”
Deb smiled as she looking at the booklet as the ship was secured and ready to go.
[Peter] “Well?” [Deb] “I want a dark blue like in the picture.”
Peter took the booklet. “All right dark blue I’ll see what I can do. I need to go to the cockpit and get us out of here Robby is all yours.”
Peter set down in the pilots seat. “Sam do we have a dark blue flyer setting on the lot ready?”
[Sam] “Yes Commander it’s a very popular color for that model.”
[Peter] “Buy one and have it at the house when we arrive license, insure and tag it out to Deborah but put it in Robby’s name. Can you do that before we land?”
[Sam] “Yes it will be their but You and Deborah will have to sign for the delivery to make it legal.”
Peter opened the hatch to the main cabin and asked. “Deb if I decide to get you a flyer to us and register it in your name would you take it?”
“Of course I would as long as it’s in good shape.” Deb replied as she looked at Peter.
Peter returned to the pilots seat. “I believe that was a yes Sam.”
[Sam] “It will be there. The team has returned to the Base and the Freighter and Buster are in route where do you want them to dock?”
Peter looked out at the new Shipyard. “Will the new Shipyard be open then?”
[Sam] “Yes.” [Peter] “Send them there and tell the Shipyard and Kirsch to be looking for them. I’ll hire a crew and sent them up in the Disco to pick up the freighter then I’ll sell the Buster.”
[Sam] “If you let me find a buyer for the Buster you’ll get a lot more for it and we have the time to look.”
[Peter] “See what you can sell it for and order a Disco Hauler for our local taxi service. Inform the manager of the taxi service to be looking for it and hire the extra pilots he’ll need.”
[Sam] “Peter I think it’s time that you invest in a small company of your own. Your miners are making large profits for you and you have received a large bonus from Dana’s company plus the taxi service profits. You need to invest in a company of your own or the Teladi will take 40% of the top in taxes.”
[Peter] “What do you suggest?”
[Sam] “Food or energy both are always in demand. There are large areas of undeveloped land that could be bought at a good price in the areas that it gets cold in during the winter months. The Teladi dislike the cold weather and have been reluctant to venture into the colder regions with their business. I have selected some of the areas and listed there temperatures and price ranges. The colder the region the cheeper they get.”
Peter looked over the charts and maps until he was about at the planet. Peter slowed the ship and went into the cabin and asked Deb to bring Robby into the pilots cockpit with her so they could look at the sights until the ship landed. The Tempest entered the atmosphere as Robby started jumping and pointing as he looked out scarred one second and then so excited the next he couldn’t contain himself trying to talk but it all came out as gibberish.
Peter turned the ship so they could get a good view of the house. “That’s our house there Robby the smaller one.” Peter pointed out as he flew around the house and then but the ship down on the pad.
A drone came out from the house with a cart as Peter opened the hatch and walked out with Deb and Robby and pointed at the house. “That’s your new home Robby.” Robby looked around and grabbed Peter’s leg.
[Deb] “I don’t think he has ever been on a planet before he may be frightened of the open space.”
Peter picked him up. “You’re alright Robby we’re on a planet it’s safe.”
Two flyers were setting on the pad near the house as they walked to the house two men got out of a plain looking flyer while the new dark blue one set next to the house. “I need you two to sign these forms Mr. Stone.” One of them replied as he held out some papers. Peter signed the form and handed it to Deb.
“Here sign this the Dark Blue Flyer is for you. Come on in after you take a quick look.”
Peter took Robby inside and set him down and waited on Deb. The delivery crew took off as Deb came in smiling after a quick glance at her new flyer and said. “Thanks Mr. Stone I’ll take good care of it sir.” [Peter] “Come on Robby I’ll show you and Deb the house.”
After a quick tour of the house Peter let Goo-doe out. “This is a dog his name is Goo-doe he lives here too.”
Robby watched as Goo-doe gave them both a quick sniff and wagged his tail. Deb started petting Goo-doe as Robby watched from behind the safety of Peter’s leg not sure about petting the dog or being near the dog as he keep behind Peter’s legs watching Goo-doe.
[Peter] “Goo-doe go to your room and stay.” The little dog trotted off to his area as Robby came out from behind Peter’s legs and over into Deb’s arms as he looked at her making sure she was alright while looking back to the area Goo-doe had went to pointing and saying dog.
[Deb] “That’s right Robby it was a dog. Tell me Mr. Stone does the Company you work for treat all of it’s employees as well as they do you, to delever a new flyer to them in hours? What position do you hold at the flyer company Mr. Stone?”
[Peter] “We try to treat all of our employees well Deb and you can call me Peter. I’m the CEO over the small vehicle division of the shipyard.”
Over the two weeks Peter and Kirsch were busy after the Shipyard opened. Dana had used her conections to help Peter hire a top rate team of military trained personnel for the Base. Peter was about to take the Tempest to the shipyard to see Kirsch and drop off the crew for the Freighter that had been setting to long. Peter had hired a five man crew a Captain to oversee both the ships, two crewmen for the Freighter and two fighter pilots for the Disco. Sam sold the Buster on the open market taking a Harrier in on trade then sold it making a good profit to help fund the base.
Peter was waiting on a answer form the Teladi Director on a offer he had made on a large section of land. Peter wanted to place a small energy cell production and recharging plant on it with a wheat farm and cattle ranch on one side and a flower farm and sunrise oil plant on the other side.
The directors space stations was well on it’s way but would only slow the now exhausted food supplies. The farm would help ease the demand for food and energy cells the only hold up was the price of the land and the tax credits.
Tom, Clair and Mitch had returned from the Alpha Site and Peter had teamed up Kea and Ananeoo with them with Dana’s consent to work on getting the deal worked out. Ananeoo was going to be the head of maintenance over all the plants after his business dropped off and was closed due to the opening of the Shipyard. Kea was going manage the Teladi sides sales and shipping. Clair was to manage the sales and shipping of the other departments while Mitch took care of security.
Tom was going to be the supervisor over all the divisions.
Peter went to the side of the house where Robby was playing to Deb and him by before he left out. As Peter turned the corner he seen Ben setting in a chair talking to Deb as she watched Robby. Ben had been walking over to talk and watch Robby play and had been trying to teach Robby how to throw a ball for Goo-doe to fetch.
“Watch this Peter.” Ben replied as Robby jumped up and down holding the ball then gave it a throw. The ball didn’t go far as Robby looked at Goo-doe and said. “Go!” The little dog took off like his life depended on him gitting the ball then run back to Robby and dropped the ball at his feet wagging his tail so hard Peter thought the dog was about to take off flying.
Peter laughed. “That’s good Robby. I wanted to tell you by before I left.”
Robby run up to Peter with his arms out to be picked up. Peter picked him up and gave him a hug.
“I’ll be back tomorrow.” Peter said as he set Robby down and told Ben and Deb by then headed for the Tempest.
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