KaraOhki wrote:
Oh good- More!
I'm always ready to please.
pick
up a single transmission, not even a radio station, anywhere on this
entire
giant swimming pool. Now what do you think the odds are Mihoshi has
been
here?" Ryouko crossed her arms as she waited for Aeka's inevitable
answer.
Awww, picking on poor Mihoshi! (sniffles and reaches for the tissues.)
Well, she is right in a way...
"Yeah, right," Ryouko snorted derisively. "Like what? A giant
undersea
monster awakened from its ancient slumber and grabbed the entire
population
of the planet?" Ryouko made a 'monstrous' sound and wriggled her
fingers in
Aeka's direction. "That sounds like the plot to some cheesy late
night
movie."
Don't you know she'll get what she wished for?
And yet some people never learn.
As Ryouko finished her declaration, gigantic tentacles hundreds of
feet
long and dozens of feet across shot out of the water and wrapped
themselves
around Ryo-Ohki, halting her in mid-flight.
Um, I told you so...
Yep.
First light for the remaining crew of the Rack N'Ruin and their
Galaxy
Police partners turned out to be a couple of hours after light first
struck. Malgaunt had insisted, and eventually won the argument, that
in
order to recover the Shihana they were going to have to be prepared
for any
eventuality. That meant making the time to take everything they
could
possibly need in order to ensure that things ran smoothly later. So
once
again the crew went through the inventory of what they had salvaged,
then
thoroughly reexamined the ruins of the ship one more time.
Do they want to kill him yet?
nearly everyone wants to kill everyone now. Nothing like a brilliant plan
falling apart around your ears to get bad guys to turn on one another.
Onita stared at her blankly for a moment. "You have a puppy locked
up in
Neratron? What did he do, chew on Stargrave's slippers?"
Ariana ignored the slight against her captain and continued smiling.
"Just
release him from the Neratron and you'll see for yourself."
Please don't...please?
Now where would the fun be in that?
Pupei
is something of an outcast among his race. It has to do with a
chemical
imbalance in his brain that can't be corrected. It makes his temper
somewhat volatile, especially when compared to others of his
species. On
the other hand, he's even stronger than most Sasquish and can bench
press
well over one ton under standard gravity conditions. But I see
you've
discovered that on your own. Nice detective work."
Hee....
Never underestimate the investigative power of the Galaxy Police. ^_^
The effect was instantaneous as Pupei released Onita. The Galaxy
Police
officer dropped to the ground hard and was gasping desperately for
air as
he laid prone on the ground. Pupei gave one last low growl towards
the
captain, but backed away. His hand subconsciously fingered a long,
jagged
scar that ran diagonally across his chest from the top of the left
pectoral
to the right end of his stomach.
Aha, that's what he did last time. Surprised he stopped.
Pupei was still potentially useful. Now he's worth his weight in gold,.
The mental tally was interrupted as Malgaunt warned, "We're in this
together, Sa'bre. We can't afford to have infighting among our
people. Mine
will keep in line. You had better keep a tighter reign on yours."
^rein, as in horse, rather than monarch
Nuts. I always forget that one.
"Sometimes it's the bigger fool who doesn't change his dreams,"
Autolycus
said quietly.
I like him, or it, or whatever
Heh. He is a font of old sayings and information.
romantic overtures. In it the girls had no names, but they all
seemed
hauntingly familiar. There was the somewhat ditzy blonde hall
monitor, the
somewhat snobbish purple-haired class president, and the somewhat
rough and
tumble cyan-haired class rebel. Every time he tried to come onto any
one of
them, that girl would hit him and say she wasn't interested in him
and that
he should try to harass one of the other girls. Each rejection
caused the
class to laugh at him, but he still persisted in spite of the
humiliation.
He was sure one of them would break down and like him eventually. He
just
knew it.
*gets out her dream translation book. nothing*
It could be a deep seated fear that if he shows open interest in the girls
(the opposite of his current behavior) they'll find out he isn't what they
think he is and lose interest in him (the opposite of their current
behavior)
Or it could be just a bad batch of potato salad causing it. It's hard to
say. I don't do dreams, myself.
There were other, non-romantic interests in the dream as well. There
was
the tall, pale, greyish-haired teacher with the small glasses on his
nose,
who seemed to have a bad tendency to come after Tenchi with an
energy sword
whenever he got an answer wrong. There was the spiky red-haired
school
nurse that kept trying to give him enemas
*runs screaming from the monitor*
Run, little cabbit, run. ^_^
some
squishy, yet firm, pillows several seconds ago. It took another
moment for
enough higher functions to switch from their sleep cycle to going
online
and make sense of the situation. Where would a couple of squishy,
yet
comfortable pillows come from? And why had he developed a sudden
craving
for milk?
*gets hysterical*
Heh.
So it was about him. He should have known. Still, it was to be
expected.
She had made her interest in him known, even if she was not quite as
forward as the other girls tended to be. The other girls probably
dreamt
about his as well. His pride swelled at the implication as Mihoshi
spoke
again.
"Of course, I'd be happy to help you with the cooking, Sasami."
*passes out*
Come, come. Surely you didn't think he would have been right in his
assumption, yes?
giggle
as he tickled her there. Almost immediately she loosened the grip on
both
her arms and legs, and Tenchi used the opportunity to get off of her
and as
far away as he possibly could. After a moment, Mihoshi's giggles
subsided
and she began snoring once more.
"I need a vacation," Tenchi moaned as he flopped back on the ground.
You are on vacation...um...at least I think you are
He needs a vacation from his vacation. Life during wartime is less
stressful than this little jaunt.
Stargrave brought the device closer in an almost protective gesture.
"Hardly. This is the only means we have to track it. If we lose
this, we
might as well be looking for an Argathian Tick in a Fildebeests
Punt."
A what? I like the names you make up, but this one....
Don't try to examine it too closely and you'll be fine. ^_^
Within several moments, he was completely encased in ice. Once fully
blanketed in the opaque substance, the unit stopped firing and shut
down.
Hearing none of the expected sounds of violence, Mihoshi opened her
eyes
and saw that block of Sasquish standing in front of her, not more
than five
feet away. She looked curiously at her glove. Wow! I forgot I had
one of
these."
You mean that wasn't intentional? The girl has incredible luck...
'Sometimes it's better to be lucky than good.'
--Standard comment from the last man standing.
saw no one there. Relaxing, he looked back towards Tenchi. He was
about to
begin his speech again when a low rumble came from above. His head
jerked
upward, for he thought he recognized the sound and understood what
the
first stone had heralded. Sure enough, just as he looked skyward, he
saw a
large portion of the pass wall, the part that the fourth laser shot
had
hit, give way and come falling down the towards him like a gray wave
of
water.
Dumb luck again
Well, it balances out the bad luck he had in not being able to use the
master key, which would have made the fight with Pupei end a whole lot
quicker.
Tenchi covered his ears as the roar of the miniature avalanche
deafened
him. He too sent a silent prayer to the heavens above; one in which
he
hoped the overhang he was under would not collapse from the weight
from
above.
No prayer for Mihoshi???
He chides himself later for not thinking of her. Nice to see you noticed it
too.
"The Sasquish!" Mihoshi tried sitting straight up from her prone
position
in Tenchi's arms. She only got halfway up when her head slammed into
Tenchi's, knocking them both out for a full minute. They recovered
at the
same time, each sitting up and groaning.
Enough already! My head hurts!
Mihoshi: So does mine.
Tenchi: That goes double for me.
"Ohhhh, that's really pretty. You know. I think that second orb
inside the
first one is made out of polynison. That's strange because it's
really,
really expensive and to use that much of it would cost a small
fortun...Tenchi, why are you hitting your head into the ground and
saying
'Why do I even bother' over and over again?"
Why does he bother...
He's Tenchi (And doesn't that just explain it all? ^_^)
And several feet away, one of the most lethal killers in the
universe
remained where it was, only two shields away from blossoming as it
was
created to do.
Naturally Mihoshi would not stop to think WhY something would be
shielded so much...or would she?
That's for later. Right now she has to figure out why Tenchi's bludgeoning
himself and make him stop.
I'll have to wait and see.
Yep. At least a little while longer.
Lotsa fun, DB. More!!!
Wah! It takes time, Kara. (Now i know how you feel when I prod you on CoS
^_^.)
D.B. Sommer