Epilogue
Buck stepped into Dr. Huer's office. The older man looked up from his desk and smiled warmly at the younger man. "Ahh, Buck. It's so good to see you again."
"Thanks, Doc," he smiled in return. He turned toward the blue-clad woman standing stiffly beside the desk. "So what are you hiding, Wilma?" he asked knowingly.
"We have a present for you," she said with a wink.
She stepped aside to reveal a gleaming, shiny silver android behind her. The droid nearly ran forward toward the door. Buck quickly kneeled to one knee and hugged the rushing droid tightly.
"Beep-be-de-de-beep. Beep-be-de-de-beep."
A tear dropped onto Buck's cheek. "Twiki! You look good! You look like a million bucks!"
"Beep-be-de-de-beep: all I need is one Buck."
Buck gave him another hug before he stood up, laughing. "I'm all yours, Little Buddy." He turned toward the beaming Wilma and Dr. Huer. "Thanks… to everyone; you guys, Theo, Dr. Estes… everyone… thanks. This means a lot to me."
"You've done so much since you've joined us," Huer started. "We were all happy to help you out this time."
Buck looked down at Twiki. "What do you say we go wreak some havoc and paint the town red tonight?"
"Beep-be-de-de-beep: I'm right behind you, Buck."
Suddenly the sidewall monitor blinked to life. Within only a moment the bright shining face of a beautiful woman dominated the screen.
"Beep-be-de-de-beep; uh-oh."
"Hello Doctor Huer, Colonel Deering. Hello, Buck, darling," she cooed sweetly.
Dr. Huer stepped lightly up to the monitor. "What can we do for you, Princess Ardala?"
She smiled and shook her head to remove the hair from her eyes. "Oh, I was just checking in to see if Buck was going to follow through with his promise."
Buck narrowed his eyes as he took a few steps closer to the viewer. "And which promise was that, Princess?"
She smiled sweetly and winked. "My coronation begins in three days. You promised you'd come!"
Buck smiled weakly as he turned to face Twiki. "Uh-oh is right," he muttered under his breath.