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| - While bowling, Smith, Will and the Robot are drawn to a mysterious cave where an equally mysterious trio of aliens greets them and offers gold in exchange for the Robot. Smith is ready to agree, but Will firmly refuses. The aliens declare that they will get what they want in any case, a statement which worries the Robot. Back at the Jupiter 2, Will explains what happened to the rest of the family. Everyone is upset, but they try to reassure the Robot that they will protect him. That night, the aliens send a message to John (via his chess piece) that they wish to speak with him. John and Don go to the cave. Again, the aliens offer riches in exchange for the Robot. John refuses, and the aliens threaten to steal the Robot instead. The family is confident that their force field will prevent the aliens from entering the space ship, but the Robot is certain he is doomed and becomes very depressed. The three aliens later enter the Jupiter 2 in spite of the force field. They approach the Robot and insist he come with them, threatening to harm the family if he refuses. Fearing for the Robinsons’ safety, the Robot agrees to follow them back to their cave. The next day when they notice the Robot is gone, John and Don go back to the cave and find the Robot in pieces. The aliens say they will return the Robot when they have finished studying him, but that Don and John may take the Robot’s head back with them. When the aliens return the rest of the Robot, still in pieces, Will, John and Don all work to reassemble him. Almost immediately, strange things begin to happen with the Robinsons’ equipment. John suspects that the three aliens are somehow responsible. The Robot reveals that he overheard the aliens’ plan to build a machine to control other machines. John and Don set off to destroy the machine and Will and the Robot secretly follow along. After confronting the aliens, a fight ensues. The Robot is able to destroy their machine, and the aliens disappear.
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