baby ahoy
a jp between the ever fantastic trio, Chris, Cassy & Andy
Who: Chris, Jack, Jenny, Seymour, CK, Alota.
where: New Ibiza
When: bout 5 minutes before the planet explodes.
Callum stared out at the groups current dilemma. It was a good job he was
wearing a kilt or his pants would have been very uncomfortable right about
then.
"We're going to die now arent we." he muttered.
"only if we just sit here waiting for it" Jenny said, looking up into the
sky, waiting for the Starbug to come and pick them up.
Meanwhile, on the Starbug in space...
"Dude, is that seymours buggy? Whats it called.... the grasshopper?" jack
said, pointing at the tip of a building as they swooped into the atmosphere.
"Come on, that rust bucket will never get here" said Callum over the radio.
"Its got worse acceleration than a morris minor.
"true, true... but its got plenty of torque" Jack said, maybe we could stop
for them to jump into the back?" he suggested, watching as another starbug
appeared above them.
"They're not Gonna make it!" Shouted Alota.
"Goddammit do I never get a break!?" shouted Chris as he pushed The throttle
to full.
The Bug slowed to a stop above the building, and the rear door opened.
Jenny yelled "NOW!" as they flew off the tip of the building, just as it
crumbled below them. The Holly controlled Starbug dropped considerably,
compensating for the lack of acceleration on the buggy.
"Is everything alright?" asked Chris over the radio.
"yeah, we're fine, lets get out of here!" Jenny called, as seymour and
Callum packed up the buggy, Jenny was already in the cockpit, turning off
the autopilot, and accelerating into the lower atmosphere, next to Chris and
Jacks star bug.
Jack watched the scanners, horrified at the number of holstile blips
floating around them.
"PUNCH IT!" he yelled as several bio-missiles appeared on the radar.
Both ships powered up, and moved in different directions, trying to confuse
the missiles... but they seemed to keep following no matter what.
"Jack, I'm going to turn towards the missiles"
"WHAT!?!" shouted the voices of Jack and Alota in Unison.
"When I turn around, blast the smeg out of them and the concentrate on the
missiles behind the other starbug"
"gotcha!" Jack said, spinning his chair round to face the weapons control
panel. The bug shifted its weight violently, before jack hit the fire
button several times. The missiles exploded spectacularly, and the Bug flew
through the dust and missile bits gracefully.
"The others!" said Chris, pointing through the viewscreen to the missiles
which were gaining on the other starbug.
"A little help here!" jenny and Seymour called over the radio, none of them
being true pilots, the only one with any true pilots training being Jenny,
as she had to get herself to the places she needed to be. The starbug
swerved violently, the missiles catching up on them until they were blasted
into the molecules that they were made of, jack spun round on his chair, and
blew on his finger, as if it were a gun. "YEAH!" he shouted, "'ave it!"
"What shall we do now, when we're out of her d'ya wanna head back to the
dwarf? It's too dangerous flying unless your a real Pilot" added Chris over
the radio.
"yeah, ok. take care, and fly safe" Jenny said, before turning their ship
around, and high tailing it away from the doomed planet. "stay safe...."
she said quietly to herself when they got out of the atmosphere.
"I need to rest.. one of you take over" she said, getting up, and leaving
seymour and Callum to fly back to the 'Dwarf.
---Meanwhile, back on the planet-----
"Chris, hard to port, and slow down, we've got one on our tail." jack said,
his head over the scanner screen.
"We cant afford to hang about Jack, unless you noticed, we're out of
missiles"
"yeah, but we can't leave with one on our tail." he said plainly. watching
the scanner as the Starbug drifted to the left, and slowed to a near stop.
the hymenoptera ship flew straight past them, into a rain of fire from
behind.
"Ok, punch it, lets get out of here" he said, noting the lack of alien
fighters left on the planet.
*Later - On the Dwarf*
Chris, Jack and Alota stepped out of the Starbug and staggered down the
stairs onto the landing platform, the others weren't far behind them.
Jenny, Seymour and Callum walked up to them, Jenny gave Chris a smile
"thanks for that, we owe you..." she said, "can i buy you a drink?" she
asked.
"Look like you could use one" said Chris, "Sure, lets go, any of you care to
join us?"
Jenny shot Seymour and Callum a look, and they both declined. Jack smiled,
but also declined. "sorry, i'm honour bound." he said, "i'll catchya
tomorrow though" he said, walking off. Alota had already vanished back to
the drive room, having been away for so long, she needed to make sure
everything was in order.
"well, looks like its just me and you then." Jenny said. "after you."
Chris walked into parrots with Jenny close behind him.
What dya want? asked Chris
"anything thats not alcoholic." she said, pointing to her stomach, and
finding a seat away from all the smoke of the regulars.
Chris ordered an Orange juice and a Budweiser from the bar before joining
Jenny and laying the glasses down on the table before sitting down and
resting his head in his hands.
"Are you ok?" Jenny asked, putting a hand on his shoulder, and shuffling her
chair around a bit, closer to Chris.
Its been a VERY long week replied Chris, sitting up and patting the hand
on his shoulder before edging away very slowly.
Jenny took the hint, and didn't edge around with him. "I know that
feeling..." she said truthfully, having lost 3 months of her life during the
week. "it'll sort itself out." she said, hoping it to be true.
My fiance will suddenly spring back to life again then will she? he said
with a fake chuckle.
Jenny looked at her glass for a second, before looking at Chris. "I'm
sorry...." she began. and scratched her head, trying to think of something
else to say. But instead, she just got up, and stood next to Chris,
offering her arms. "come on..." she said, knowing the best cure for someone
feeling bad is a hug.
Chris gratefully accepted the hug then sat down and stared aimlessly into
the ash tray sitting on the middle of the table. "Don't sweat" coughed Chris
"i didn't mean to bring that up..." she said, now finding it difficult to
think of something to say.
"Just forget it" said Chris sharply. "Whats with the baby anyway? Without
meaning to be rude you weren't that size last time I saw you".
"no... i.. lost 3 months of my life the other day... I was just 2 months
one day, then the next i was 5... " she said, her hand on her stomach.
"Different" said Chris. "Who's your significant other then?" he asked
jenny went bright red at that... "i.... don't have one..." she said, feeling
rather bad. "it was a... stupid thing i shouldn't have done." she added.
Chris, thankfully not remembering the night of pleasure that he and Jenny
had shared was still rather curious. "You slept with a random bloke on the
blue dwarf? Are you blind!?!" he asked.
Jenny sat there, staring into her drink. "you don't remember?" she asked,
looking up into his eyes.
Chris coughed and sprayed his favourite lager everywhere, "crap" he
muttered. "Now....who have you mistaken me for?" he asked, pointing at the
ring on his finger, "I was engaged, why oh why would I have slept with you?"
"but.... " she began... "when we were on earth... that strange mess up in
time..." she continued. "don't you remember that?" she asked.
"That was a completely different Reality and timeline, how would it affect
this reality!?"
"i don't know... but i have memories of it, and... my feelings from it are
still here partially..." she said, looking deep into Chris' eyes.
she looked away suddenly. "i'm sorry..."
"At any rate, I certainly dont remember sleeping with you" he said, puzzled
and worried.
"well.. i do.... " she said. "but... i'd better go.. thanks for the drink."
she said, getting up, and walking away slowly.
Chris grabbed her arm. Youre going no-where until you sort the mess that
youve created in my head out
Jenny looked at him...
"When i was a kid.. i learned a magic trick... i can turn people to the way
they were, when they're feeling bad..." she began. "close your eyes." she
said.
Chris obeyed, much against his will, but at least it would make sense of the
heap of lies that he believed he was being told.
Jenny closed her eyes too, and thought 'please work... please work...'
before leaning in, and kissing him gently.
Chris opened his eyes, shocked. He was now breathing deeply. He stood up and
walked towards the door thinking 'this cannot be happening'.
Jenny stood there, on her own, knowing she'd lost a friend she never really
had in this time. 'well... i tried...' she thought, before waiting long
enough for Chris to have long gone, before making her own way back to her
room.
When she got there, she paced back and forth.
"i tried?" she said out loud. "what the hell was i thinking... that never
works in real life..." she said, thinking back to the true place she'd
learnt it from.
"that was the most idiotic thing i've ever done..." she said, almost
throwing herself onto her bed, before remembering how much that wouldn't be
good for the baby, and instead sat on it gently, and leant against the back
wall.
"DAMMIT!!" she yelled, slamming her fist against the wall beside her.
She suddenly heard a knock on her door. She opened it to find Chris,
standing there with a solemn expression on his face and a bunch of flowers
in his hand that had miraculously appeared from somewhere. "I guess I owe
you an apology" he said heavily. "I've also learnt that Durex sucks today".
"for me?..." she said, looking at the flowers, as a smile crept across her
face.
"No, they're for the wall the you just beat the crap out of" he joked.
Jenny laughed, "well, don't just stand there.." she said, moving aside to
let Chris in. She took the flowers, and smelled them "they're beautiful.."
she said, grabbing a spare vase that every household should have.
A gesture of apology he said smiling.
"you don't need to apologise... its not your fault" she said, smelling the
flowers again.
If you say so he said simply before collapsing on her sofa.
She opened her fridge, and took out a Bud that had been there for a month or
2, and opened it, dropping to the sofa next to Chris, handing him the
bottle. As he drank, she slowly let herself slide along the sofa, till she
was next to him, and let herself lean against him.
Without paying attention to what he was doing he leant back and slowly put
an arm around her.
Slowly, she felt her eyes closing, and every fibre of her body relaxing,
until she fell asleep leaning on him. she smiled in her sleep, content with
the memories of the alternate time...
Chris looked at her and smiled before having a realisation. He lifted her
up, baby and all, took her over to her bed and lay her on it before covering
her with a duvet.
This isnt meant to be he said gently before leaving, and returning to his
room.
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