Bonnie

Bonnie
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Species:	Robot
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Type:	Nandroid
Job:	Astronaut
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Employed by:	NASA
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Canonicity:	Fanon
Created on:	2020/10/13
Created by:	LaunchEscapeTower

Bonnie is a fandroid and a supporting character in the ongoing fan story Nandroids in Space. She is a normal Nandroid but after finishing Nandroid school is partnered with the Soviet robot Belka for a training mission and then used by NASA for space missions.

Character summary

Personality

Bonnie is timid and unsure, often doubting herself, even when she knows the right answer.

Relationships

Bonnie is good friends with Belka, a Soviet robot who she met and trained with prior to going on a space mission with.

She is also good friends with her senior astronaut Nandroid, Tilly, although it took a few days for Tilly to warm-up to having a second Nandroid astronaut.

Plot summary

Chapter 10

Bonnie is first introduced in chapter 10 of Nandroids in Space. She is a Nandroid chosen to take part in a joint effort between eastern and western robotics manufacturers in Tasiilaq, Greenland, looking for new robot astronaut candidates following the loss of two pilots sent on a previous moon mission. Her and Belka are delivered, unpowered and not knowing their assignment to Greenland, where they are powered on and given their first mission: assist each other in returning to base camp within 50 hours after being taken to a far off drop point.

The duo are airlifted to the drop zone and after some initial trouble where Belka must help Bonnie with her parachute, the two begin the slow trek back to base camp. As they travel they share stories from their respective training which helps to acquaint the two and pass the time.

Near the end of the first day the two take shelter in a snowdrift against a rocky hill, estimating that they had made it a little over halfway and expecting to be able to finish the mission early. But during the night the snowdrift collapses, burying the two robots. They are able to dig their way out. Their excitement and joy at being free is cut short though as they see a polar bear making it's way to them.

The two run the rest of the way to base camp, not stopping to check if they are being followed. After they relay the story of their trip back to their superiors they are packed away, having completed their mission. The two representatives of each country are happy that the robots have passed their first test, having proved that they work well as a pair independent of human direction.

Chapter 11

Bonnie is sent for more thorough training and meets Tilly. At first Tilly is jealous of the new Nandroid astronaut to be and avoids her, but takes the time to watch her simulations to keep track of her progress. Eventually the two meet and quickly become friends.

For her first flight, Bonnie is tasked with rendezvousing with a damaged British ship, allowing Tilly to cross over and provide a needed circuit board for repair. Upon a successful launch and rendezvous, Tilly is launched into space after the repaired ship inadvertently fires it's thrusters, leaving her floating in space. Despite Tilly expecting the worst, Bonnie is able to find and recollect her friend and the pair return to Earth.

Chapter 12

Bonnie reunites with Belka in space and the two successfully pilot to and land on the moon where they begin cleaning up and jump starting the moon base, known as Unity Base. Belka is able to secretly retrieve a flight recorder, a small red box, and keeps it hidden from Bonnie. Eventually her curiosity grows and one night while Bonnie is recharging Belka attempts to power the device, causing a power surge that fries Bonnie's batteries, rendering her inactive.

Belka travels outside of Unity Base alone and to the bodies of Irina and Kimmy, another joint Soviet-US pair of robots who perished on the moon and is able to retrieve a battery from them and repairs Bonnie.

Trivia

• Bonnie's top running speed is about 20 mi/h.

Appearances

Fan stories featuring Bonnie

Author	Title	Characters	Synopsis	Lang	Date	Links	Rating	Tags
LaunchEscapeTower	Nandroids in Space	Annie, Irina, Kimmy, Tilly, Tatyana, Bonnie, Belka, Nadya	A nandroid serving NASA is forced into piloting spacecraft.	ENG			SFW