The BLoSC rewatch project on Tumblr, found at the url "blosc-rewatch dot tumblr dot com" (sorry for the extra work going to it, but you lovely lot should know how this site is about links by now), is (as of 07-23-2013) underway! Anyone can join, and sharing your thoughts on the episodes we watch each week is encourage, albeit it optional. I decided to take it another step and attempt to write a one-shot for each of the episodes, starting with the following. Enjoy.

Episode: The Adventure Begins

Title: Adventure of Fatherhood

Summary: A between-the-scenes moment of just when XR realized what Commander Nebula is to him.

The LGMs really doted on their robot after the whole Uni-Mind thing. According to them, that so called "XR" exceeded their performances expectations, but he still had his doubts that a robot could do the job of a real ranger. Commander Nebula would have to make a note to pay close attention to the LGMs' future vacation requests. He couldn't risk them making another robot ranger. After all, the colossal failure of the previous robot ranger left him wary of what XR might do wrong, and he had a good feeling the LGMs would be ready and raring to make an XD or something if the current project was shut down.

Really, he could stave off his worries and shut down XR right away, but Buzz had insisted that the darn robot join him on a team, and given that the thing DID help save the universe, Nebula had relented to allow a trial run. But the less he would see of the robot, the better...

But, no, he just had to trip over the robot while trying to walk out of a room. XR gasped and extended it's arms to catch him and set him up right, rambling apologies left and right.

"Yeah, yeah," Nebula groaned, brushing himself off. "Sheesh, you'd think the LGMs would program you not to loiter in front of doorways. That's a safety hazard."

"Right, duly noted, sorry sir, I'll be sure not to do it again in the future, is that a new suit, it looks stunning on you." XR nodded rapidly, being too eager to accept what Nebula said. The fact that it quickly faded into compliments, clearly as an attempt to weasel its way out of punishment was a problem in Nebula's eyes.

He slapped his face and dragged it down over his mustache. "I just HAD to sign your work order..." he mumbled to himself.

XR shut up almost immediately. It stared up at him, optics wide, somehow implying some sort of awe, though Nebula hated the idea of applying human traits to a robot. It was unnerving.

"...What?" he demanded once the silence got to him.

"You..." The motor-mouth of a robot seemed to be at a loss of words for once. "YOU signed my work order...?"

"Uh... Yeah? Who else would have? I'm the Commander, after all."

"You..." Sweet mother of Venus, was the thing tearing up? Why in blue blazes would the LGMs build in tear ducts? "You gave ME life?"

Nebula couldn't help the weirded out look on his face. He had no idea how to answer that. He had even less of an idea how to respond to what XR said next.

"You mean... YOU'RE my FATHER?" XR stretched up and quickly wrapped its arms around Nebula. It was crying. It was actually crying, but it was smiling, and Nebula did NOT know what was going on. "I have a father!" it continued to cry. "I can't believe it! This is the best day ever!"

"Oh for crying out loud," Nebula groaned. Well, XR did seem to be doing a lot of that. He placed a hand on the top of XR's dome and pushed it down. "I'm not your father! You were built by the LGMs!"

"But I wouldn't have been built if it weren't for you!" XR answered, grinning up at him. "Like you said, you HAD to sign my work order! You actually put aside your dislike for robots specifically for me! You gave me LIFE."

Nebula nearly cringed, wondering who told the robot about his "dislike", which actually ran deeper than XR seemed to know. He could only imagine what XR thought up him prior to finding out he was his "father". "Look, son-." He regretted the word when he saw the beam of pride on XR's face. "XR... I didn't... Well, I don't want you to think..."

XR continued to grin up at him. Nebula faltered. He couldn't ruin that unbridled joy. It wasn't right, even if he was a robot.

"...Never mind," he sighed. "Look, just get back to work. And stop standing right in front of doorways. You're the shortest one here besides the LGMs. People aren't going to see you that easily."

"Thanks, Dad," XR smiled wider as he stressed the word. "Oh, I knew you had to care! I can't wait to tell Booster!"

Thankfully, XR rolled away immediately after. Nebula groaned, wondering exactly what he got himself into with those poor choices of words. Being the "father" of a robot. Of all the absurd things to think of...