It took Bobby a second to remember his mother's phone number. When you could holo-dial your mother regularly, remembering a phone number seemed lame.

He dialed the number and waited.

"Hey, mom. It's me." Bobby said sheepishly. "I just wanted to let you know I'm alive and--"

"Robert. Carmen. Quill." Kitty said, her voice eerily calm. "I'm glad you're alive. Because when I find you, I'm going to kill you myself. Where are you? I know you're on Earth because you're calling from a New York number."

"Mom, there's no need to freak out. I met up with some friends and I'll call you as soon as I can come out...to visit." Bobby said, not wanting to give away the school's location. He didn't know that the school was public knowledge now.

"You were being shot at near Saturn. You are now on Earth. Where is your ship?" she asked.

"Bzzt! Mom! Can you hear me? The connection is getting back. Bzzt!"


"Bobby, don't you dare hang up on me!"

Bobby pressed the END button and handed the phone back to Mary.

"Hey, isn't that one of the guys that was with you?" he asked, nodding to Remy.

Mom was going to kill him. He should probably enjoy the last few hours of his life.