Friday, March 31, 2006

Episode #151 Chapter 14, part 7 Reunion part 6 Justin: Gummy, what are you talking about? Gumdrop: OZZ! Blue, fuzzy, flies,..... belches like a sick cow. You share a telepathic link with him!! Justin: Gummy, I’m not interested in hearing about your imaginary friends right now. Gumdrop: Aw c’mon! Aisha, help me out here! Aisha: He’s right, Gumdrop. This really isn’t the time. Gumdrop: I’m not hearing this. C’mon, Justin! Who’s been your best friend for over five years? Justin: Teshik. You know that. Gumdrop: Well... who watches Kida? Justin: You do. But not very well. Gumdrop: ..... OK then. Who teleported you home after you got stranded in L.A.? Justin: Teleported? Gummy, I took a bus. Now stop messin’ around. Gumdrop: (wide eyed) You really don’t remember him, do you? (looks in his ear) What’d they do to your brain?! Justin: Gummy, knock it off! Melfina: I remember. Gumdrop and Justin: (look at Melfina) o.0 ??? Melfina: I remember him. Aisha, in your e-mails, you mentioned someone named Ozz several times. Gene: (starting to remember as well) Hey yeah. That’s right. You said he was some kind of “blue squirrel” or something. Gumdrop: See?! They remember him! And they.... wait a sec, who are you guys? Aisha: This is weird. I don’t remember anything about an “Ozz”. Justin, what do you think? Justin: It doesn’t matter. Whoever this Ozz is, we’ll worry about him later. But we’re so close to solving this puzzle, I can feel it. Suddenly, the wind picks up and starts whistling through the trees and rustling their leaves. Then... “ping!” A pin-sized dot of blue light shines from atop one of the massive trees. Gene: (looks up) Hey, look at that. Aisha: What is it? More lights illumine from several more of the trees surrounding the clearing. “ping! ping! ping! ping!” Suzuka: What’s happening? Justin: .... James? Any thoughts? Jim: You got me. Gumdrop: (gazes upward) Wow. Shiny. Justin: (stares at one of the lights) ...... What in the...? Just then, the light emits a beam and bulls-eyes Justin right between the eyes! Justin: Aah! Gumdrop: Whoa! (falls off Justin’s shoulder) Oof! Aisha: Purram! Gene: Artukei! Justin is still standing and appears unscarred. But the beam remains fixed on his skull as he stands still with a trance-like expression on his face. All the other lights shoot a ray at Justin’s head and his eyes glow bright blue. Then, the lights slowly start to raise him and he hovers a few inches off the ground. Aisha: Justin!! (runs to help him) Jim: (stops her) No, wait! Everyone stares at this spectacle in a combination of fear and awe. Justin is suspended by the lights for several more seconds. Then, just as quickly as it started, everything stops. The beams cease, his eyes stop glowing, and he falls back down. He lands on his feet first, then falls to his knees, and finally his arms fly out and brace himself from falling any farther. Aisha: Purram! (rushes over to him) All but Gumdrop: (run over to Justin) Gumdrop: (still standing there) ..... That was cool. Aisha: (arms around Justin) Justin, are you OK? Talk to me. Justin: (raises his head) ...... We have to go. Aisha: Nya? Justin: (stands up) We need to get back to the Outlaw Star. Now! Aisha: Hold on a minute! Would you mind explaining what just happened here? Justin: I remember.

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