"Doctor Locksmith?" Will called. "Doctor Locksmith?"

Will was traveling through the area with B-9 and Penny by his side as they lurked through the area.

"B-9, your friend may be gone."

"I reject that assumption. We do not speculate."

"We haven't found his belongings," Penny piped up. "Or his skeletons. He could have been easily abducted."

"Not with Rodney on him." B-9 replied.

"It has been raining for two days," Will said. "He would have gotten lost searching for the shuttle and found somewhere to be."

"And it has been a complete week since we last saw him." Penny said. "Will. . ."

"If we find his remains then I will believe it." Will said.

"Rodney!" B-9 cried then wheeled on toward a tree.

"B-9!" Penny called. "Come back1"

Will and Penny jogged after the surprisingly fast wheeling environmental robot then were forced to a pause by the counterpart crashing to the ground blocking their passage. Will and Penny stepped back at the violent orange glowing tint. B-9's arms returned into his chest then he wheeled around scanning the area for the older man then began to call out for him.

"Doctor Locksmith!" B-9 called. "Doctor Locksmith!" B-9 wheeled toward his counterpart then smacked him against the nearest tree. "Alright, chum, where is my buddy?"

Rodney pointed down toward the ground.

"Dead?" B-9 asked.

"No."

"THEN WHERE IS HE?" B-9 roared, frantically.

"B-9, you're frightening him." Penny said.

B-9 rolled back then wheeled away as they could watch the rage beaming on and off his figure.

"He is here." Rodney replied.

Penny and Will exchanged a glance with widened eyes.

"It can talk in full words?" Will asked.

"Apparently." Penny said.

B-9 wheeled around toward Rodney.

"Yes, but, where?" B-9 asked.

"Here." Rodney pointed down.

"Elaborate." B-9 requested.

"Here." Rodney repeated.

"I told you to protect him."

"I have been."

"Well, then, where is he 'here'?"

"He is safe."

"And alive?"

"Yes."

"Where is he?"

"He is here."

B-9'S upper half twirled as he turned away from the counterpart with a loud and clear 'baaa' emulating the older man. B-9 flailed his arms in the air similar to how a exasperated and annoyed human would react. He put his claws along his side then sighed making a strange noise that emulated someone making a nose with their lips. B-9 turned toward Rodney.

"If we find out that you killed them then I will destroy you, Rodney." B-9 said. "Do you understand?"

Rodney's helm twirled within the container.

"Yes."

B-9 rolled on.

"He will not explain." B-9 said. "We must return."

Penny looked down toward the ground with a grimace then followed with Will back to the camp.

It was the middle of the night and Penny wandered out of the shuttle carrying a backpack with a shovel.

"Where do you think you're going?" West asked.

Penny turned toward the figure in the night.

"Making a sand castle?" Penny asked.

"With a shovel." Don asked, raising a brow with his arms folded. "I don't think so. Is this about Rodney?"

Penny pouted at first then sighed.

"Yes." Penny said.

"What's your idea?" Don asked.

"I think . . ." Penny shook her head. "it's crazy."

"Try me." Don said

"He is buried in a pod that dug itself into the ground."

"That is crazy." Don said,

"Told you." Penny sighed. "You are going to turn me in?"

Don raised a brow.

"Me?" He pointed toward his chest. "I am Don West the mechanic not Don West the snitch," he returned with a shovel and grinned. "Lead the way, explorer."

Don hopped out of the shuttle then joined her side.

"You are all in." Penny said.

"Hey, it's family quality time." Don said. "I haven't had that kind of family time since I was a kid trying to dig a tunnel to China and instead found remains of vikings."

"Your childhood is messed up." Penny laughed.

"At least I don't use it as a excuse for what I do!" Don said with a quiet laugh as they went further into the night and Penny laughed with him quietly.

Debbie the Bloop followed after them into the night.

Penny and Don arrived to the site in which Rodney hung over. They proceeded to dig dirt of the ground and toss it to the side going about for a steady hour. Don sighed then sat down alongside a tree staring at the remained unchanged section of ground. He looked over spotting there was a makeshift mound that was evidence of the combined effort by Don and Penny. After a few minutes they came back over to the digging spot. Penny took out a solar flashlight from the backpack and showed it over the ground.

"Not even a hole." Penny noted.

"There is some kind of alien producing dirt." Don said, his fingers grazing the grass. "How odd."

"That it is." Penny said. "I never seen anything like it."

Don looked up toward the flick of orange lighting.

"Neither has Rodney," Don said. "He hasn't done anything. He must have a fairly good reason."

"What reason could that be?" Penny asked.

"Waste of energy reasons," Don said.

"Whoever sent that ship probe could be capable of getting him out of whatever he is inside . . ." Penny said. "If he is inside a stasis pod of some sort it could account for him of being safe according to Rodney."

"That makes complete sense." Don said.

"Are we going to tell the others about this discovery?" Penny asked.

"Sure." Don said. "When the aliens responsible for this situation have come to this planet."

"When we were walking to the lake. . ." Penny said. "He stopped and stared at us."

"What kind of stare was he giving you?" Don asked, curiously, his brows hunching together.

"As if we were not in color." Penny said. "And I swear that I saw his heart breaking." she shook her head then looked up toward Don. "Isn't that odd?"

"Yes." Don said. "It is." Don looked up toward the resting creature. "Let's go back."

The duo turned away then walked on leaving Rodney behind and Debbie remained, quietly, then seated down on the tall mound.