Marvin the robot 'greeted' me as I entered onboard the ship. He's probably the most manically depressed object this side of Sirius 9. "Look who we have here, another one. I expect you would like to kick me?"
Both of my heads looked down at the sad little robot. "Well I actually like you; may you take me to Zaphod please?"
The chubby robot glared and mumbled, "Follow me…" I followed Zaphod's companion to the bridge and there stood Uncle Zaphod. I was still unaware of the other presences onboard the ship.
"Oh my dear niece Chloe!" cried Zaphod, trying to make a big scene.
"It's Cleo." I corrected him.
"Hey, kiddo, close enough! Leave your crap here and follow me!" Zaphod wore short shorts and a checkered shirt. I was about to hurl. He ruffled my hair and put the hood of my sweatshirt up to play around.
Around one corner to another we, or I, saw door after hall after picture or randomness. This was my sort of place. Suddenly Zaphod stopped.
"Coolio, stay here and I will call you in." Zaphod hunched over and put a hand on my shoulder. "Just wait here!" I stayed there for 30 minutes.
Inside the room there was a heated discussion over if I should be there or not.
"Zaphod, I thought we were going to get a bite to eat?" Arthur groaned. Arthur Dent was only one of two surviving Earthmen. He is quite odd and wears his bathrobe.
Zaphod spun around in a barstool. "Well Earthman, plans change. My niece is fine. She's not the only unexpected thing here!" He lashed, for he cares about me a lot.
"Dear, it's filthy! Look at this place. The ground is covered in potato skins." Trillian stared into Zaphod's four eyes.
"Well beautiful, have you noticed how the walls are mirrors and how I brighten up the aura of the room?" Zaphod stood up and adjusted his hair.
Trillian stood up also and approached Zaphod. "Children should have a clean environment! Either you pick this mess up or you're sleeping on the couch tonight!" Her cheeks were red hot. Trillian is the other Earth person and is Uncle Zaphod's girlfriend. She is quite smart and has a lot of patience to be with Zaphod.
Uncle Zaphod whimpered and got the vacuum out.
Ford whispered to Arthur, "Are women always like this… I mean were women?" Ford is an odd sort of fellow. He's tall, has orange hair, and doesn't blink much. He is also Arthur's best friend (only best friend) on while on Earth and Zaphod's best friend growing up.
Arthur thought about his first love during his University days and quickly jolted his head and grabbed for his cup of 'tea' for Trillian was eyeing him hotly.
I heard the vacuum stop. Zaphod pressed the door open and invited me in. "This is Cocoa Beeblebrox, my brother's daughter."
"It's Cleo… Hi." I looked around and everything was a reflection of me. There, in the middle of the room was a bar and an 'L' shaped sofa. Sitting on the sofa were Arthur, Ford, and Trillian.
"So is that Zadar's kid?" Ford questioned.
"Nope, Zadan's." Zaphod laughed. "Youngest in the family, first to have kids, first to get married."
Trillian gestured to shake my hand. "Hi, I'm Trillian, how old are you?"
"I'm fifteen," I replied, "and my Dad's 42 if you're wondering. Zaphod is his …"
"Cole, your room is right here," Uncle Zaphod interrupted me, "and here's your things COUGH."
"What was that all about?" Ford looked strangely at Zaphod.
"Nothing." He snapped.
The mirror room became quiet and the party of four left.
I opened a mirrored door to see my bedroom. My bedroom was purple and huge. There were fish tank steps up to a luxurious canopy bed and a big TV with a Q-Sphere game console. My life had just hit a high point.
I unpacked and a voice kept saying, "Hi, what's your name?"
"Cleo, who is this?" I questioned after hearing the question seven previous times.
There was a set of beeps and then the voice started to speak again. "Well hi!
I'm Eddy, the ship's computer!" This so called Eddy seemed very enthusiastic about having a new guest.