With Nancy's nerves in a complete frazzle, Roger pulled up to the main entry at MicroLabs. Nancy didn't need to show the security man her ID and she vouched for Roger as they ran past him toward Nancy's office. She had already prepared a connection cable for Spike's computer and attached it to the SGI's serial port. All she had to do was plug the HP Palmtop into the cable and let Spike do the rest of the work. With Spike midway through his transfer, the HP began beeping its low power warning. Nancy and Roger could do nothing but hope and wait to see if Spike would make it. They knew he only needed a few more seconds. Nancy watched the monitor as Spike's three processes each got started and then his image took over the display window. He had made it.


The immediate celebration didn't last long, however. True Nancy and Roger were elated to have successfully saved their friend, but Spike was feeling the emptiness of a lost opportunity to understand his origin and therefore, himself. He was also feeling the embarrassment of being duped into the life threatening situation. Nancy had to help Spike put things in perspective. He would have to come to terms with what he now knew about himself and his creators. Spike not only needed to deal with what had happened, he also needed to decide how he would handle it in the future. Talisent and the Ambassador would not give up on their goals and that meant Spike would have to be ready for them.


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