Thursday, April 13, 2006

Episode #157 Chapter 14, part 13 Reunion part 12 --The Outlaw Star-- Gene: Switching to grappler combat mode! The lights in the cockpit go dim and Gene, Suzuka, and Justin all put on eye/ear pieces. Justin and Suzuka grab the controls in front of them and the Outlaw Star’s grappler arms activate and swing out. Each arm is holding a giant saber. Justin: Get busy Jim! Jim: Right! (starts typing on his computer) --The Athena-- --Combat Room-- There are several hands all stationed at targeting screens. Crewman: They’ve deployed their grappler arms, Captain. Adrien: It won’t help them. They’re fools for following us. Launch missiles now! Outside, the Athena launches a horde of missiles at the Outlaw Star. The grappler ship quickly counters the attack and launches their anti-missiles. The Outlaw Star swoops in towards its opponent while nimbly weaving through a spray of laser fire. Suzuka: Try to get in as close as you can. Those cannons target best at long range. The Outlaw Star gets almost within spitting distance as it races down the length of the Athena’s hull. Justin: Give’em a kiss, Suzuka. The Outlaw Star’s port arm stretches out and drags it’s saber across the outside; scarring the belly of the battleship. Crewman: Sir, damage to the lower port side! Adrien: GRRRR!! Destroy them! Blow them out of the stars! Justin: How we doin’ Jim? Jim: (still typing) Give me more time. Gene: You got it buddy! The ship’s arms swing back under and exchange their blades for two machine guns. Gumdrop: We gonna pimp yo’ ride, baby! The Outlaw Star dives underneath the Athena and begins to decorate its undercarriage with bullet holes. Melfina: Two missiles closing in; 3 and 9 o’clock. Two missiles charge at the Outlaw Star from both sides. Justin and Suzuka: I see’em! The Outlaw Star’s arms cross and they take out the missiles. Justin: Woo! Wyatt-frikin-Earp! Melfina: More missiles at 6 o’clock! Justin: Got’cha! The Outlaw Star’s starboard arm aims at the missiles, fires, but does nothing. Justin: Huh? Hey! Gene: Those are diamond-heads. Bullets are no good against them. Hang on! The Outlaw Star soars out from under the Athena and up against the side. The missiles stay hot on their tail. Gene: Crap! They’re seekers! Everyone hold on to something! Gene steers the Outlaw Star; bobbing and swooping trying to get the missiles to veer off and hit the Athena. But to no avail. The projectiles never deter from the energy trail of the ships engines. Justin: James?!? Jim: (still typing) Hold on! I’m not a miracle worker ya’know! Justin: If anyone can do it James, I know you can. Gumdrop: Uhhhhhh. I think lunch has landed. Urm. (covers his mouth) Gene: Wait. I’ve got an idea. Hang on, everybody! Gene turns the controls in opposite directions and The Outlaw Star starts to spiral. Justin: (grabs his seat) Whoa! Jim: Whaa! This is hard enough to do already, Gene! Gene: C’mon you! The missiles mimic the ship’s swirling motion and begin to drift closer and closer together. Gene: C’moooooooooooon. Finally, the two front missiles collide and detonate, resulting in a chain reaction that sets off the other missiles and creates a grand explosion. Gene: YESSS! (levels off the Outlaw Star) Justin: (holding his tummy) Oi, mommy. Jim: (typing) hmmmmm.... Yes! Artukei! We’re ready! Justin: Do it now! Jim: (punches in a sequence) Chew on that. Adrien: Enough of this. Launch the... Suddenly, all the screens in the combat room go black. Adrien: What the hell!?! Crewman: Captain, all our weapon systems have ceased functioning! The entire defense grid has crashed! Adrien: WHAT!?! Gene: WOO HOO!! Alright Jim!! Justin: I knew you could do it, kid! Jim: *sigh* Heh. Heh heh. Just call me “the miracle worker”. Gumdrop: Should we tell him it’s already taken? Justin: ...... (swats Gummy off his shoulder) Gumdrop: Yow! Gene: Now... let’s punch a hole in this sucker and get over there! Justin: Hold on a minute. (takes his eye/ear piece out, gets up) I need to get a few things. Crewman: Not only does that ship have an ace pilot, but they were able to hack into our computers and disable our primary weapon systems. Adrien: This is inconceivable. How did they find us?! This ship’s cloaking capabilities are unparalleled. And the distortion tower should’ve kept the Zilders from contacting them. How could they..... unless... Justin: (straps a utility belt across his waist, slides a small pistol into a holster on his hip) Jim: That was one of the hardest hacks I’ve ever done in my life. Adrien’s got some real hardcore security. I could only shut down the Athena’s external defenses. Its automated internal defenses, however, will still be operational. Justin: Good. I don’t want this to be too boring. Melfina: Are you sure you want to go alone? Justin: I need most of you to stay here. Jim’s hacked into the ship’s computer so I need him to be my eyes and ears. You and Gene should stay with the ship in case their weapons come back online. But you’ve all done so much more than we’ve asked of you. And now it’s my job to take us to the end. (tucks a few soda cans into a pouch on his belt) Gene: What are those for? Do you usually toss one back before you go into a fray? Justin: Actually, these are my ultimate weapon. (pats the pouch) Gene: o.0 ??? Justin: Now that you mention it,.... there is something that I do right before things like this. Suzuka: What’s that? Justin: .... If you would,... I’d like to ask all of you to fold your hands... and close your eyes. All: ........ Justin: Please. All: .... (reluctantly at first, they all fold their hands and close their eyes) Justin: (closes his eyes) *deep breath* .... Dear Jesus,... Aisha: (still lying on the bed, her clothes are slightly singed) *pant, pant* C’mon girl. You can do this. *pant* Adrien: (bursts through the door) YOU! Aisha: Nya? Adrien: (marches up to Aisha and picks her up by the collar) You did it! I don’t know how you did, but you led them right to us! (throws her against the wall) “SLAM!!” Aisha: (on the floor) Uh! What?! Adrien: (picks her up again) I should’ve had them kill the both of you right then and there when they found you on Zild! (throws her against the other wall) “WHAMM!!” Aisha: Aah! (hears little electrical noises behind her) “fzzt... fzzark” Aisha: Nya? Adrien: (approaching Aisha) I’ll just have to finish from where they left off. Suddenly, the whole room shakes and there’s a deafening bedlam of metal grinding on metal. Aisha: What now? Crewman: (on the PA) Captain, we’ve been breached! The red ship has drilled their assault bolt directly into level 3! Adrien: What!? No! This can’t be! I will not let some brats foil my perfect plan! I shall not be denied my dream!! “CLACK!... drop” Adrien looks behind him and sees the restraints lying on the floor at the feet of one angry C’tarl girl: claws out, teeth bared, and muscles bulging. Aisha: (practically growling) Forget about your sick little dreams, Captain. Meet your worst nightmare. (charges at Adrien) RAAAAAAAAAAARR!!! meanwhile... --Level 3-- The door of the Outlaw Star’s assault bolt slides open. Justin: (grinning) Time for some thrilling heroics.

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