It was night for Star Command. The stations lights had gone dark, and most of the rangers where either asleep or out having fun. But one thing was for certain, wandering around Star Command at night was very eerie. At least, for Buzz Lightyear.
Most of the villains that he had to fight preferred the dark. Buzz on the other hand, got a queasy feeling in his stomach when it was dark. Something could easily be hiding in the shadows, hiding it's sins from the galaxy. Buzz did not like that one bit.
And that's what awoken the Ranger from his bed in the middle of the night. A sound that he couldn't identify.
"You can never be too careful," Buzz mumbled to himself, getting out of his bed. He straightened his blue pajamas- standard Star Command provisions.
The ranger used his ears to track down the sounds. It was something he was trained to do ever since his academy years. But his problem was that it was a sound that Buzz didn't hear a lot, and he couldn't seem to remember what caused that noise.
There it was again. Buzz heard it very clearly.
"It's coming from the bathrooms!" the ranger exclaimed into his communicator.
"Jeez Buzz, you don't have to alert all of us," Mira moaned over the communicator, "It could just be Booster after he ate a burrito from Cosmo's."
There was silence over the com's for a second.
"Um guys- I'm in my quarters." Booster exclaimed, his voice wavering over the communicators, "But I have no clue where XR is. We were going to have a movie night- Me, him, and Nos-4-A2."
Buzz rolled his eyes.
"XR? Do you read me?" Buzz said to the com, annoyed. There was no answer.
"Come in XR!" Buzz shut off his communicator with a sigh, "I bet he's having a 'fun' night with NOS-4-A2. That's the times he never answers his com."
"His what?" Mira yelped.
"Craters! I'm still connected to Mira and Booster." the space ranger mumbled, facepalming himself with a loud smack.
"But… he never just leaves me hanging…" Booster said, sadly.
"Well, rangers, this doesn't look good." Buzz remarked, marching towards that sound of the noise. "I'm going to check on that noise. And it sounds like it's coming from the men's bathroom."
"Let us know if you need back-up." Mira whispered discreetly.
The noise sounded like wet cough- hoarse and painful. Buzz opened the door to the bathroom and looked inside. It was dark. He snuck around, checking the stalls.
The noise came again. Buzz flung open the stall door and pointed his laser at the noise.
"Got yah!" he yelled, triumphantly.
"Ok, what is the matter with you Buzz? Trying to give me a servo-pump attack?"
Buzz looked down, and saw XR. The robot looked sickly, and was leaning on the toilet with his face near the lid. A little black metallic liquid trickled from his lower lip, and dripped into the toilet. The bowl was filled with said liquid.
"XR? Are you alright?" Buzz asked, kneeling on the ground and placing a hand on XR's back. XR responded by throwing up all over the ground and Buzz's knees.
Booster bounded in, worry covering his face.
"You left the communicator on!" he exclaimed, "I heard XR was sick."
"Sick? Sick! No my friend." XR shook his head, "I'm just a little-" his cheeks puffed out again, and he found himself dry heaving into the toilet.
"Ranger. You have something going on. We're bringing you to the LGM's right away." Buzz said, matter of factly.
"Well alright- just don't tell Nos. He'd get his wires in a twist." XR moaned, being gently picked up by Booster