"Where is my Seahorse Virus?!"

It seemed as if all of Planet Z shook with the evil emperors shouts. Brain pods and grubs alike shook with terror at the sound of the estranged emperor. They kept looking at their work, trying to find the best way to explain the predicament to Zurg.

"17!" Zurg grabbed a brain pod, and turned it around to face him, "You were working on the virus; tell me what happened!" Brain Pod 17 shook and felt the looks of grubs and brain pods on his dome.

"Well, Great Emperor, about that data we stole from Star Command...you remember Team Lightyear stealing it back?"

"Of course, nitwit," Zurg answered, rolling his eyes at the pod's incompetence. "And you know I hate it when you bring something like that up."

"Well, that robot- XR I think was his name- was the one who stole back those files." 17 shook his head before adding. "We believe he accidently downloaded the virus while he was at it."

"So we just have to get the robot and get the virus back," Zurg contemplated, "That should be a pretty simple task."

"Um, my Emperor, there's just this one problem," the brain pod stated, shaking with fear. "The virus was digital at the time. So when that robot downloaded it, his body is starting to respond to the virus's commands, especially because of NOS-4-A2 as his mate. You know, like how hormones and such works in females?"

"What are you saying? Speak basic."

"The robot's pregnant with NOS-4-A2's child," 17 choked out.

"What?!" Zurg shouted, placing a choke hold on him. " How is that possible?! I thought the virus was a guideline for the real virus we were making!"

"Well, I'm guessing that the computer turned the blueprints into a computer virus." 17 choked, trying to get out of Zurg's iron grip. "It's still has those kinks, remember?" Zurg facepalmed with a groan. How could he have forgotten about those kinks he was meaning to get fixed?

"Well, here's the plan," he said dropping the brain pod who scurried away. "Get me that robot, and find out how to extract the virus from him. Once that's done, turn it into a real virus. You know..." Zurg paused. "...One that can infect Buzz Lightyear."

"But, my Emperor, why infect Buzz Lightyear?" a grub asked, his voice squeaking with fear.

"Well, my dear grub," Zurg said with mock affection, "if Lightyear's pregnant, he won't be able to work as a Space Ranger anymore. You know, so he doesn't hurt the baby. Thus..." Zurg paused for affect. " Star Command will be defenseless!" Getting the idea, the grub went back to work, trying to become invisible to Zurg. The Evil Emperor meanwhile sauntered back to his throne room, thinking about what to do.

"Bring me all the bounty hunting scum in the galaxy," Zurg ordered another grub who darted away. "I have a robot to exact revenge on."

Note: That plan of Zurg's sounds devious, but I can't help but get the nagging feeling that he's forgotten a couple of things: 1) Buzz is straight, and 2) wouldn't he need another male to help the virus take effect?