XR made her way to the cargo area to find any details about the mysterious large box that was eery and yet cool.

'I'll definitely make pops proud of me!' For a while and as of late, XR was not as great as her friends but she has caught the crooks.

'Only because most of the times they were accidents.' She sighed internally as she looked at herself in the reflection. As of late, she has wondered what her team and others see her as. She knows booster and Mira sees her as a female and sometimes Buzz too but everyone else…

'It doesn't matter, I'm a space ranger! I shouldn't care about that.' She was now in the storage area of the cruiser and she saw the large box. She didn't get a good look at the box at first but seeing it, she can't help but think of it like some kind of coffin like that one movie she once saw with booster. She shook the thought and fear away.

"Ranger log," she spoke through the Mic she had brought out to record, "operation: Check on the mystery cargo." She tread her way to it, daring to not touch it in fear if it was the box containing Dracula.

"Mystery cargo status: still here, still mysterious, still- well, that's about does it." She confirmed it was nothing more than some box and for some reason it felt the temperature got colder. She then took notice the room was glowing red.

'Please don't be something creepy! Please don't be something creepy! Please don't be something creepy! Please don't be something creepy!' She turned to see it was some kind of robot with claws so sharp and dangerous.

XR could only imagine this bot could do more harm than good to her as she saw how he smiles at her as if she was a meal.

'The times I want a guy to look at me like that and this is the time I'm gonna get destroyed!?"

She did what any ranger would do in the face of danger,

Scream and run away.

She made a dash to the chute but it wouldn't budge.

'come on!' She tried to pull it open but nothing! She jumps on it and glaring at the chute!'

'Stupid chute!' Seeing no luck with the chute, she made her way to the door.

"door, door, door, door, door…." She saw it wasn't opening anytime soon so she banged on it in hopes they hear her.

"Resist me not, Little one," she froze and turn to the robot that was a mere 2 feet away from her closing in on her, "for you are mine." He purred.

XR was now closing her eyes in fear but for a long minute there was nothing. She didn't feel no claws cutting her open or even dread. She turned to see the robot just gazing at her only it was less on eating her.

Hopefully.

"Quite a beautiful robot you are little one." He spoke.

XR didn't know if he was complimenting her or trying to catch her off guard but preferred not the latter.

Too scared to blush or even move, she only mumble softly, "Thanks…?"

The robot grins happily as if he won a prize. "Good to hear your lovely voice but please do not be frighten by me, I won't bite… much." He smirked.

XR taking what little bravery she had, glared at him. "Smooth but who are you pervert?" She knows this guy could tear her in pieces but she had a feeling he wasn't.

"Well for one I am not a pervert given I do not peep or seek to gaze at others in their privacy but if you are calling me a pervert for gazing at your lovely body then by all means I am just admiring your beauty." Nos spoke as he floated like the Cheshire cat with the similar grin.

XR could only blush but tried to stand her ground.

"Will you please stop looking at me like that and tell me who are you?!" XR couldn't stop blushing no matter how much she didn't want to show she was blushing.

"Care to tell me why you are very red little one? As much as I admire red on you, I am concern for your well being." The robot floated in a flip to sit in mid air.

She couldn't help but do the same and gaze at his form

"Enjoying your view Little one?"

XR blushes even more and looks the other way.

"Just tell me who you are and what do you want? What were you programmed to do?" XR crosses her arms to look back but saw he was gone.

She looks up and glares at nothing.

"A lovely lady as such should know it is rude to ask without introducing yourself."

She squeaked when she heard him whisper in her receptor but when she turned and back away, he was not there.

She was starting to think she was imagining the stunning robot.

"I'm overworked and I'm imagining him." She turned to see him too close nearly a mere inch away.

"Gah!" She backed away as he frowns.

"I was hoping to kiss you but alas I am acting rude to you." He sighed then perked. "Let us make a deal little one."

She kept away but nodded.

The robot grins and sat on his cargo coffin. "I will tell you who I am and more if you do me a few maybe three favors. One for the name, the second what I am and the third is what are my intentions."

XR raised a brow at the grinning robot. "What you're here to do…. Does it involves star command and maybe Zurg?" She asked and sees him smirk at her.

"Beauty and brains." He spoke. "Well it does but I am not one to follow directions especially when a gorgeous young lady stands before me."

XR blushes and took it to thought and looks to him. "If I were to agree, you have to promise I won't do anything that won't destroy star command."

His grins faltered. "Why not ask about no harm to yourself? Do you not care for your own self?"

"Well XR is short for expendable robot and I can take care of myself."

The robot tilted his head and grin, "So that is your name but if anything XR, I prefer two terms for you."

"Let me guess, extra ridiculous? I heard a lot of that one." She looked away.

"I prefer extraordinary rare." he gave her a half lidded optic with a grin.

XR faulted and looks to him. "You barely know me and I don't even know you and you call me all those things." She glared.

"I cannot tell you everything yet my dear, especially when you have yet to agree and now I cannot use that as a favor." he pouted.

XR was dumbfounded and blushes when he pouted.

"Alright then I agree only if you don't put me in positions that may harm myself or star command."

His pout became a grin and floated to her and held out his hand. "Fair enough." He held her hand and for a minute she felt shocks in her hands. She pulls back to see him move his hand and stood straight and gave her a bow.

"I am Nos-4-a2." the robot now named Nos-4-a2 grin and looked to her. "But I prefer you to call me Nos." he purrs.

XR blushes deeply and saw him smirk.

"Now that I had introduced myself I will ask you for my first favor."

XR sighed only to see him open his coffin. As he sits down, he looks to her and grins. "Do not speak of our little conversation or about me." Nos closes his lid.

XR raises a brow until she hears the doors open.

"Hey XR are you alright?"

XR turned to him and remember Nos's favor.

"I'm fine, just fine." She spoke. "I was trying to figure out this cargo box but found nothing but this name on the side…" she stopped only to see the name was Nos-4-a2.

This whole time his name was out and she didn't even notice it. All she could do was laugh.

"XR are you alright? You sound like you're nervous. Is it because of the whole nebula want a report on your evaluation status? I know it's been hard on you and i know Buzz will find something great."

XR stopped and sighed. "I know pops wouldn't do that that to me, right?" XR asked her friend.

Booster smiled reassuring her. "Of course not. Come on, we're close to star command soon."

XR was about to leave but looked back to the box and blushes and tread away fast. Boosters smile was now a frown.

"I really do hope Buzz gives a good report on her, I don't want her to be shut down." He spoke as he too left, unaware of a certain robot listening in on them.

He frowned at how sad she sounded and for a moment that hope in her voice was breaking his core. Nos glared at the idea of this commander nebula or pops as she spoke so highly would shut her down.

He growled. 'How dare they! I rather destroy-' he paused and remember her reaction and the promise made. He controlled his rage and glared at the lid of his coffin. 'I cannot destroy her home much less what she loves, but I cannot allow them to do such to her-' Nos opened his optics in a thought that crossed his mind and smirked. 'Might as well play the role I was made for, I just need to make certain she is the hero.' he thought and frowns, "I just hope she can forgive me."

/

XR was for the moment shaking a bit but saw the glare from her pops. She looked at the now forcefield dome around the coffin and waited till everyone left as soon as everyone left, she waited and soon enough she sees the lid open and sees claws reaching out and gripping the edge.

Nos rises up and frowns at the sight of being kept in. 'Did she told them?' Just when he was thinking of leaving he sees the field turn off. He was surprised to see it was his little one.

He was about to retort something when she looked relief.

"Good thing I know about which lever to pull. They figured to keep the cargo safe from being taken." She spoke.

"You did not tell?" Nos asked and saw she shook her head no.

"I keep my promises. So for my next question: what are you?" XR asked.

Nos grins and chuckles. "I was hoping you would guess or figured it out already my dear." Nos floated horizontally as he watches her. "How about this if you can figure out what I am, I will say favor 2 was you releasing me. You only get three guesses." Nos spoke.

"But… alright fine." She pouted and hears Nos purred and licked his lips to show his serpent like tongue.

XR blushes and ignore him to think.

"First guess, are you a hacker? I know you did something to the chute and doors and their only opened by the system of the cruiser's mainframe."

Nos smirked as he twirl his body in mid air and stretches, making XR blushes. "You are somewhat correct but no. I will give you a tiny hint, I am something you should fear and remember what I spoke."

XR pouted but thinks. 'Something to fear…' "I got it you're an assassin!"

Nos hummed and shook his head. "Good guess but no. One more~." He smirked.

XR tried to think and remember what he told her but she was blushing madly.

"I give up!" XR pouted only to see him up close but what frightens her were the fangs.

"I am an energy vampire." Nos licks her face and hums in delight.

"Just a faint taste is not enough. Your energy might make me go crazy yet I am already crazy for you." Nos purred.

XR shook in fear and felt she was frozen in place. "A-are you gonna eat me?" She asked.

Nos froze and shook his head with a serious stance. "No I will not harm you." He lowers to her and kneels to her and holds her hands. "Which is why I need to answer your third question." Nos looked to her. "I was made to take control of Star command and eliminate Buzz Lightyear." Nos looked away from her.

"So Zurg made you to do that? Were those favors part of it too?" She asked feeling that pain in her core.

"No I would not put you in such position. Our agreement was to not put you against star command or place you in harm's way." Nos stated looking at her. "Which is why I would like to help you." Nos spoke as he got up. "I overheard your "pops" from the transmissions and I would not allow you to be… fired. Which is why I want to unfortunately break our deal." Nos spoke expanding his wings out.

"You can join us!" XR stated but Nos was unfazed. "Please don't do this to yourself! You can do so much good!"

"I would only make it worse for you especially when I am made differently and if they see how great a value I am, you will lose everything. If you stop me then you can be the hero and keep your life as a space ranger." Nos reaching his hand out blasted part of the lab. XR heard the alarm go off and heard people running. Nos sensing them reaches out and the wires and cords pulled out and began to chase XR who flew fast enough from them but knew Nos was doing this to help her. All the space rangers rushes in only to be captured by him. Buzz enters in but was wrapped tightly. XR saw he was leaving himself open for her so she had no choice but to do it. She flew up behind him and extract his energy and saw he was shutting down and everyone cheered her on.

Her pops was the first to pat her back.

"Good job out there!"

She smiled but turned to see Nos was being taken away.

/

Nos awakened to find himself contained and sighed but relieved that his little one was able to keep her life. He looked to see he was in some jail cell assuming it was star command or worse. As he waited he felt something within him so he opened his panel to grab some kind of card that was for the robot patrols. Nos found a note to read.

This is favor 2.

Thank you for help saving my job but I had hope to change your mind to being good. If you do, let me know.

Keep safe and I was able to give you something, that way Zurg won't find you or anyone else.

Hope to see you again.

-XR

Nos pulled it out to find it was a random meter. Nos grins and places it back in as he held the robot parolees card and swipes it open. As he escaped from his cell, he overhears a few robots.

"I will give that expendable robot a night she'll never forget! Hope she can hold her drink." The said robot spoke as the others shook their heads and float away.

Nos growls lowly and decided to make his first kill.

'She will thank me for this.' As he tears the robot apart.