Several months after finding a small flat to call home in Milwaukee, the bots were starting to become more irritated at their situation – living with Mike away from the comfort of the satellite.

The tension was wrought as Tom and Crow sat on the sofa in their small living area as Mike prepared their dinner. The bots weren't talking and were trying to distance themselves from each other by sitting on the hard edges of the couch. Mike brought their rice over and sandwiched himself between the two bots.

"You guys hungry?" said Mike in a cheerful tone, in a vague attempt to cut the tension. The bots said nothing. "C'mon guys," pleaded Mike "what's up with you? You normally get on better than this." During that day it had seemed that Crow and Tom were trying to drive each other insane. They had argued about everything, and criticized each other unjustly all day long. Tom had spent most of the day crying, as the stress from today's arguments had got too much. "Servo," said Mike "c'mon buddy, we can watch a bad movie if that'll make you feel better." Tom turned around to look at Mike, "That's not going to help," he sniffed "the only thing that'll make me feel better is if HE apologises." Mike turned to look at Crow, who was still staring at the wall in anger. "Look Crow, why don't you just apologise to Servo, and we can just move on and enjoy our dinner." Crow sighed "Fine, I'm sorry that Servo is such a big stupid baby." Tom burst into tears, and a shouting match quickly erupted between the two robots.

"I've had it!" shouted Mike, so loudly that the bots fell silent immediately. Mike got up from the sofa and turned to the bots. Lowering his voice slightly he said "You two have been driving me mad for the past month! You never seem satisfied! You're always fighting! I've had it with the two of you! Go to bed right now!" The bots silently got off the sofa and went to their beds behind the curtain at the back of the room. Crow was silent as he lay down while Tom was still crying softly. Mike quickly ate alone, and then changed for bed.

It was a restless night for him. He still couldn't quite believe the way he had shouted at them. It was out of character, he'd always imagined himself as a regular, calm guy. Struggling to sleep, he decided to fix himself some water.

He went into the kitchen silently, and reached for a glass from the cupboard. He could hear whispering from behind the curtain. "I just miss Joel" whispered Tom, "I miss him too" agreed Crow in a hushed tone. "I mean… it's just been so long, has he forgotten about us?" whispered Tom, worry rising in his voice. Mike quietly padded back to his room. "Perhaps Joel is the reason those two are so uptight right now? I mean, I can't think of any other reason they would be so cranky, it would make sense" thought Mike. Knowing that trying to sleep was a pointless exercise, Mike turned on his computer.

Mike quickly googled "hot fish shops osseo"

After about 5 minutes browsing, he found what he was looking for. Information about a hot fish shop in Osseo managed by Joel Robinson. Mike quickly dialled the number for the shop, now buzzing with excitement.

Joel unlocked the door to the hot fish shop early that morning. He as always first to arrive, due to his anxiety about doing his job well. He walked to the back of the shop and entered his small, untidy office. The phone on his desk was flashing. As he sat down, he played the message waiting for him:

"Uh Joel? Um hi, it's Mike Nelson from the Satellite of Love? I replaced you after you escaped… um we met briefly when you repaired the satellite for us? Well, anyway, the bots and I made it back to Earth, and, well, they really miss you. So I was phoning to see whether you wanted to see them again? It would really make them happy, so uh, ring me back once you make a decision. Um bye"

Joel leaned back in his chair. Was this real? Had the bots really come back to Earth? And DID they really want to see him? Joel picked up the phone and quickly dialled Mike's number.

Back in Milwaukee, a phone started ringing shrilly in a small apartment at 6am. Mike awoke with a start, and quickly ran to the phone. "Hello?" he said nervously. "Hi, Mike? It's Joel," replied the voice on the other end. Mike's nervousness was quickly replaced with excitement. "Boy, I'm glad I found you, how're you doing?" asked Mike. "I'm okay, so, Mike, did you say that the bots came with you?"
"They sure did, and they are driving me mad. They miss you a lot"
"Are you sure?"
"Oh yes, last night I heard them say it themselves"
"Do you think I could see them?" enquired Joel. "Please do," said Mike "when can you get here?"
"Well… as soon as I suppose. Don't tell them though, I want it to be a surprise."

Within two hours, Joel was ready to go. He'd packed an overnight bag, and booked a hotel that was in walking distance of the bots new home. He told his colleagues that he had to make an emergency trip to Milwaukee – and with that, he headed east. Joel pulled up to his hotel at 11:30am.

At 11:30, the bots and Mike sat down for lunch. The day had been less than positive, with Crow and Tom arguing for much of the day. At lunch, Crow was decidedly much quieter, as he ate away at his sandwich. As Mike was clearing up the dishes, he heard a knock at the door.

"I wonder who that could be?" he said loudly and knowingly. He walked towards the apartment's door and slowly opened it. A man with sleepy eyes looked back at Mike. "Hi," said Joel, looking around the small apartment anxiously. "Come in!" said Mike, as he opened the door wider for Joel. "Hi everybody!" said Joel in a loud and cheerful voice. The bots turned to the door. "Joel?" said Crow. "J-Joel. JOEL. IT'S JOEL! Joel's back!" said Servo, looking as he might explode from excitement. They moved quickly towards him. Joel picked Tom up and cuddled him, while Crow attached himself to Joel's leg. "Oh Joel! We missed you so much!" said Crow "We haven't seen you in so long!"
"I heard you talking last night about missing him" said Mike, "so I thought that seeing him would cheer you guys up." Joel smiled, "I think it worked"