Part 3

"I shall attend to any adjustments momentarily," said Cyrus. "Commander Jupiter, what was it that you wanted to see me about?"

"Oh yes," said Jupiter. "I just came to tell you that Mars was looking for you because she wanted to tell you...oh never mind. Here she is now".

Sure enough, Mars walked in through the open door. Before Cyrus could ask why Jupiter needed to tell him about Mars when she was here herself, Mars noticed the new robot and spoke up.

"Boss, who is that?" she asked.

"Identifying new life form," Samantha announced, staring at Mars, her eyes swiveling and glowing brightly.

"She called Samantha," Saturn said helpfully.

"It's a robot I made, which Commander Saturn insisted on calling Samantha," Cyrus said.

"New life form correctly identified," said Samantha. "Hello...Galactic Boss Cyrus".

"...that's not quite correct," said Cyrus, which Saturn and Jupiter laughed. "Commanders, control your emotions".

Mars looked perplexed. "Boss, why does she think I am you?"

"She seems to be having trouble with her facial recognition software," said Cyrus.

"Um, OK then but we look nothing alike".

"Yeah Boss, you look more like this," said Saturn. He adopted a stern expression, stood up straight as a pole and put his hands behind his back.

"New greeting method acquired!" Samantha chirped. She copied Saturn's stance and expression. "Hello Galactic Boss Cyrus. I am Tarzan".

"Please Commanders, your emotions are becoming extreme," Cyrus said, as all three Commanders laughed. "The robot is delicate artificial intelligence; there are bound to be a few glitches along the way".

"I think maybe Samantha only possesses the artificial part," Jupiter quipped.

"Commander, she is fully capable of learning," Cyrus scolded. "It's just...she seems to be learning all her information from Saturn".

"Oho, so that's where the lack of intelligence comes from".

"Hey!" Saturn protested.

"Jupiter, don't be mean," said Mars. She turned to Cyrus. "Boss, why did you make a girl robot?"

"Mars is jealous," Jupiter smirked.

"I am not! Shut up, potato brain!"

"New greeting method acquired!" Samantha trilled. "Potato brain. Shut up, potato brain. Hello, potato brain..."

"No! Sama...I mean, robot. New greeting method forbidden!" Cyrus said. "That's...rude!"

"Understood. New information acquired. Potato brain is forbidden!".

Relieved, Cyrus addressed Mars and Jupiter. "I must insist that you both display less emotions. You too, Saturn". This in response to Saturn starting to giggle.

"To answer your question, Commander Mars, it was because female android designs are easier to find than male ones. When I searched for a suitable pattern online, I found 9 female ones and just 1 male".

Mars looked relieved but Saturn frowned.

"Boss, what did the male design look like?" he asked.

"Saturn, did you watch the Transformers cartoon when you were a boy?"

"Oh yeah, I remember that".

"...and did you watch the Care Bears too?"

"Erm..." Saturn shrugged, blushing. "Uh well, I know what Care bears look like".

"Then imagine Transformers crossed with Care Bears," said Cyrus, "and you have your answer".