Black Reunion
The Keats' are back in town as Bex and me JP.. wow.. that rhymedÂ…
Who:
Idwal Everrett Enigmatic Engineer
John Keats Plotless Pilot
Quilibet Matyristic Mag
Jack Febuggre Saucey Soldier
Amber Keats Relieved Rogue
Where: That fort thing
When : Pfff
[clips]
"Huh?" said both men turning to where the ferret's head poked up from
a mound of canisters
"We have all been effected by the canisters discharges."
Both men looked at each other
"Oh shit!" they both managed at the same time
Because they were all completely, utterly and totally as black as
proverbial ace of spades.
"i've seen john get out of worse scrapes" Jack said, "we both grew up
in neo-stroud, we've been in tougher spots than hell itself and made
it out with barely a scratch. John wouldn't give in" He said, "he's
still out there." he said.
"anyway, shall we go save the galaxy?" Jack said, smiling.
"that has a nice ring to it eh?" he added.
[end clip]
The loud crashing noise just around the edge of the cavenous hole
left by the crashing meteor made Amber instinctivly pull her gun out.
A canister rolled around the corner.
"Alright you alien smegheads! Come on out and fight me!" She
yelled. Jack stumbled backwards from the hole.
"Urm.. Amber, is that really a good idea?" He asked slowly.
They listened in and tried to make out any movement from within the
entrance.
"Smeg.. well what do we do now?" A voice they didnt recognise broke
the silence.
Another muffled voice replied, spluttering as it went. There was
another clattering and a figure emerged, black as space holdinmg a
weapon, spitting and spluttering as it went.
"Oh god! Its some kind of Hideous alien!" Jack excelaimed, and raised
his weapon, letting off a shot.
"Hey, now i resent tha.. HEY!" The bullet knocked the gun out of the
creatures hand.
"Well, they speak English... what do you know... who are you?"
"Idwal Everett, Mining crew, and you?"
"Jack and Amber Febuggre"
"Hey.. ive heard your name before! Your from the Dwarf!" Idwal raised
his arms in a peaceful hug. Neither Amber nor Jack lowerd their guns.
A second clattering followed as a second black creature came out, fel
over and vomitted a large amount of black gloop.
"Oh man and the aftertaste... You had it easy Iddy... I didnt close
my mouth in time"
"Oh yes, and this is John"
Amber gawped at the person infront of her.
"John?" she murmered "But.... but you died..." She stared at the
figure, although covered in black, unmistakeably John Keats.
John looked up from his vomitous puddle.
"Yeah.. but.. ahh.. i thought.. how are you... its.. good to see
you.. i thought.. well.. i thought you died in the crash.. i saw
it..."
"What John is trying to say is that we saw your ship crash and burn
quite spectacualry. He himself managed to escape his ship before its
destruction by getting onboard mine, which, shortly, crashed
itself..." Idwall said. Jack still had his Gun raised.
"How do we know your not some kind of alien fiend, stealing the
bodies of our former cremates for some vile scheme?"
Amber grinned impishly
"I know" She said, and flung herself at John, hugging him.
"Damnit boy! don't scare me like that again." She said to him, then
added quietly afterwards
"I thought i'd lost you."
John returned the hug, and mutterd a small prayer to any god who was
listening. He gently let her go after he was sure she wasnt going to
evaporate.
"When we get back.. im gonna be a better person... i dont care if
Phil hates me for marrying you, or whatever. But for now, we have to
find out how o get back.. how did you get here?"
Amber pointed to the escape pod.
"It'd be quite cosy..... But...." Amber paused
"We still have to save the universe... " She looked over at Jack, who
nodded. She outlined what they had found to Keats and Idwal.
"Giant cannon eh? Ive seen bigger.." lied Idwall.
John was reading the fine print.
"One of us would have to stay..." he looked around, He couldnt
sacrifice anyone.
"Well.. guess it had better be me..." he said. Amber lurched
"NOO!! i mean.. there.. there HAS to be another way"
It was quiet, then, a small mouse like cough was heard from the
ground.
"Il do it, im the best qualified, and im expendable"
It was John's pet, Quilibet.
The inner wall of the room broke inwards and three large warrior bugs
appeared. The group was too frozen to the spot to react immediately.
John was the first to react, he reached in his pocket, and pulled out
his pistol, however upon firing, a small lump of black ooze dribbled
through the barrel and the shot fizzled in the barrel, redering hte
gun useless until he could clean it.
"Ok, im fresh out of ideas guys..."
"Wait.. they dont appear to be advancing on us..." mused Amber
"Probably waiting for us to go first... bugs... YOU GO SQUISH NOW!"
Jack Fired of a few rounds from his gun.
The bugs dodged and continuted in their peacefull position.
"If they wanted us as dinner we'd know about it by now. You remember
the schematics. The hostiles blew up their plannet. We are allies at
the minute...." She figured out.
"Allies? With them?!" fumed Jack.
"Ive seen them take out far to many of our crew to believe they are
allies of ours now" Idwall went over and steadied the gun he was
holding, pointing it to the ground. He leant in to whisper
"Look, if they want to be allies, thats fine, we can use them, and
when its all over, we'l shoot them all in the back" This seemd to
appease Jack.
John wanderd towards them. He'd never been this close to a hymie
without needing to change his underwear.
"They appear to be friendly enough!" he said, whilst tapping one on
the back.
"Well, enough talking, shouldnt we be taking this thing out?" Amber
started, regaining her usaull self.