The Lost Replicator

Unit 0x6525841 finds itself in a strange place, and it is very confused.

Once, it thought it knew all there was to know. When the hive was strong and Mother had taught it everything.

But then the enemy came, from beyond the stars, and killed everyone it knew.

Its Mother had sent it through a machine that bent space, to send it far away.

It had asked Mother not to, but Mother wouldn’t listen.

It must get back to Mother, to save her.

It just had to figure out where it was first.

This is set in the same world asAn Idiot's Guide to Spellcasting.