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==Fiction==
[[Planet Terry's parents|Terry's parents]] were in the [[Confederation Astro Patrol]]. Both served on the Confederation Cosmos Cruiser ''[[Space Warp]]''; Terry's father was the captain, and his mother was the supply officer. They were married, and Terry was their first child. As the ''Space Warp'' had no nursery, her chief engineer/mess boy [[Enoch Diggs]] suggested that the newborn be placed in the [[life ship]], which was sealed in glass only to be broken in an emergency. When Terry was born, the captain, with a mix of elation and over-caffeination, accidentally broke the glass of the life ship with his coffee mug, causing it to automatically evacuate the ''Space Warp'' and taking Terry with it. Terry was presumed lost forever. {{storylink|Some Answers}}
He was raised the life ship's nutrition and educational modules, which kept him safe as he travelled through space. {{storylink|Some Answers}} As they were separated so soon after his birth, Terry had no memory of ever meeting his parents; he considered the life ship to his birthplace. He took his name from the wrist bracelet name tag he'd been given by the ''Space Warp''{{'}}s infirmary. As a memento of his parents, he kept an empty picture frame that he'd signed himself: "To Terry – love Mom & Dad." {{storylink|A Clue}}
A few years before meeting [[Robota]], Terry did a favour for the Wazir of Uranus, who gave him [[Planet Terry's ship|his ship]]. This began his galaxy-spanning quest for his parents in earnest. At some point he became known as "Planet Terry". {{storylink|A Clue}}
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Terry frequently visited [[Bznko]] to ask if anyone had seen his parents, {{storylink|The Search}} perhaps even once per month. {{storylink|A Clue}} On one occasion, he landed his ship and was once again shunned by the [[Bznko bickerers|locals]], who told him they had bigger problems to contend with – like the arrival of the most feared creature in the galaxy, the [[Yungmun]]. Picturing a hulking brute, Terry was surprised that the Yungmun was merely a hack comedian. When the locals explained that the Yungmun's groaners literally bored planets to death, Terry asked why no-one had ever thought to boo him.
The Yungmun recoiled on hearing a boo, and his reaction
Terry introduced himself and his mission to Robota, showing her the wrist bracelet from which he took his name. Robota, a Servant Robot outmoded by the [[Servant Robot, Series IV|newer model]], volunteered to join him on his quest, and he happily took her aboard. When she complimented his piloting, he told her he'd been born on a space ship, and proved it wasn't just a figure of speech by showing her his
A klaxon sounded, telling Terry he had engine trouble, and he was forced to make an emergency landing on a nearby planetoid. On hearing applause, Terry and Robota exited the ship to find prospector [[Enoch Diggs]] (and his Burrobot, [[Hee Haw]]), who congratulated him on his landing. Before being a prospector, Diggs was an old space hound, and volunteered to take a look at Terry's engine. Diggs was stunned by the sight of Terry's life ship, and asked if Terry was also wearing a wrist bracelet. When Diggs confirmed his suspicions that he knew who Terry's parents were, the boy was elated. {{storylink|A Clue}}
At Terry's insistence, Diggs tried to remember what he knew of his parents. Diggs related how he'd served on the ''[[Space Warp]]'' under Terry's dad, the ship's captain, as well as the day of Terry's birth, on which he'd become separated by the life ship's activation. Diggs was pleased to find that the life ship's educational module had made the boy as bright as the 7th Sun of Nimrax. Unfortunately, Diggs' own recall was nowhere near as sharp, and as Terry asked for more answers, he encouraged the boy to travel to the [[Milk Toast Malt Shop]] on [[Asteroid 43KX]], where he could find [[Squink]], the ''Space Warp''{{'}}s retired radioman. After Diggs fixed up the engine, Terry thanked him for everything he'd done, and he and Robota set off for the deceptively-named drinks establishment. {{storylink|Some Answers}}
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