AngelWings Ch 56 'Nova Hellsing Returns'/'Change of Plans'

Angel Wings

Ch 56

'Nova Hellsing Returns'/'Change of Plans'

Here's that pix from last post again. Hint- she stole a 3WA ship when she quit the 3WA.

OK This is Lily (Langtry) who was Kei and Yuri's temporary partner during the Waldess incident in DP Flash/Act I. She only wanted to think about dating and her fashions and was no use whatsoever on the case. In fact she got taken hostage by one of the perps! She soon tired of the 3WA and quit taking one of their cruisers with her! In Xmas and Wings I made her Ella Hathway's new rookie trainee after she repeated at the Academy I should add. Was she any good? Ella had no complaints.

Now here's the mystery pix for this post. Hint- DPF/Act III/Winners in Summer Colours/he made life a living Hell for our duo especially Yuri!
Look familiar? Yuri loathed him and hated this assignment and they got him back at the end too!

Wow! Kei's been injured and now that worst of all combat weapons is in Zorin's cronies' hands- Gundams! Almost as terrifying as the 'God Guns' or the Angels' new toy- the r-- whoops! I almost let the neko outta the sack folks! This chapter will put two close tomos at loggerheads with each other and nai it ain't Vacuumhead and Firebrand either! Some old tomos return and the Boss decides to go to ?

ANGEL WINGS

DISCLAIMER: OK ‘Dynamo’ darlin’, it’s all yours. First I wanna thank Mr T for the use of his Angels and stuff. Then I wanna thank everyone else who has been allowing us to use their creations here like Thom Beers for the use of his ice road truckers Hugh, Drew, Rick, Eric, Alex and Bear. I took the liberty of naming the 3WA academy in Furool City on Shimougou after Mr Haruka Takachiho in honour of his creations- the Angels. How was that, Yuri? Great, kiddo. Oh hai it sure was, Kei! Now since we left ya up in the air last time let’s get to Ch 56 without any further meandering, shall we? Why is Zack Zero back and oro does he want with Suba Marina Oki? Can Mandy keep her big mouth shut? A hint re the titles- Aw do ya expect me to spoil it for ya? Oro does this all mean? We’ll find out momentarily gang. The Boss Red Marshall’s on the warpath again! Here ’tis:-

CHAPTER 56

'The Nova Hellsing Returns' or 'Change of Plans'

Mar glanced at Nami's PDO and all at once her face brightened.

"Crap! How did I ever forget that? The 'Adonis Arch'! Gene? Doesn't that come out somewhere near 'Shalimar Crossing'?" she asked eagerly.

"Even better than that Contessa. The 'Arch' comes out at--" drawled Han Solo.

"The 'Seretai Slide'!" cried Gene Starwind, Villa and Jimbo Hawking together.

"You got it. That'll shave an entire solar day off ou jaunt to 'Romulus'." drawled Han.

"It'll take us to the other sie of 'Remus', love." explained Villa when Kome lookd confused.

Hurriedly Mar tapped a fresh set of coordinates into Nami's PDO while Gene and Han looked on.

"There. That is the fastest route I know to 'Adonis'. Input these into the nav comp, Nami. (Nami disappeared into the nav room) Let's get going, Cap. I may as well use this ready room as my command centre. Han, the bridge comm is all yours. Get this ship to 'Romulus' with all possible speed. Dismissed." said the blone with finality and she sat down at the conference table.

Kome was already seated at the desk before the hitherto unseen firing controls for the dreaded 'railguns'. Kei had gone to check out their new 'toy'- the 'railgun'.

"Shit! She's like a kid in a candy store whenver she finds out about a new weapon." said Mar with a grin.

"Yup. She's a lot like 'Kitten' in tht regard, ma'am." agreed Rally 'Cat' Vincent. Suddenly Mar felt the hairs prickle on the nape of her neck. Then she relaxed and pointed.

"The apples are down the hallway in the break room, Ryuuk." she said.

"Much obliged, Blondie." replied the horrifying death god who was hovering behind the blonde. He flew off in search of his 'apple fix'.

Next door Gene had just set the 'LA2' on 'George' and turned to face Solo who was standing behind his chair.

"Something on your mind, old buddy?" drawled Han.

"Yeah pirate I was just wondering where the Hell Reds sent my 'Star', who has her and why?" replied Starwind.

"Dunno any of those answers partner. Sorry." drawled the ex-smuggler. The squawk box suddenly came to life.

"Legato's got the 'Outlaw Star' and a team of fighters went along with him. Their mission is to locate Thrawn and Dooku's armada and get their fleet to chase the 'Star' back to 'Remus' sort of like a decoy, Cap. That's why we have to get to 'Remus' ourselves- fast. Zack Zero's 'Liberator' and the 'Black Knights' are headed on an intercept course from the opposite direction. If all goes as planned we'll have those raiders in a crossfire. Reinforcements have been dispatched to both 'Romulus' and 'Remus' by the 'ISSP' ('Inter Solar Systems Police') and the 'Galactic High Command' so you guys just concentrate on getting us to our rendezvous point as quickly as you can. Steady as she goes, boyos. If you see Villa, send him in here. I need him to explain about 'railguns' to Nat and Kome's crew. He told Nami he'd used 'em before on your ship, Gene. Keep me posted and advise me when we reach the 'Arch'. Angel out." said Mar tossing down her PA mike.

"Villa should be here soon and he'll show you how to use those things, kids." she said and went back to studying the vid manuals for the Mark XXXII long rang ion cannon. And eleven levels below them--

"Holy Mother of Christ! Will ya look at that bloody thing! I could swear it don't show up anywhere on my 'Angel's schematics!" cried Kei while she stared upwards at a gigantic pair of gleaming white Kelvinite cylinders. The Boss was standing on a catwalk above SubLevel Three. From there the huge monstrosities stretched all the way up the ship's atrium to Surface Level Nine and all the way down to the very bottom of the ship.

"Maybe they were left off the blueprint diagrams on purpose, Miss Hellfire. Their range must be awesome. (Villa pointed below them) See those extra dual afterburners? (Kei squinted and nodded) I'll lay even money on those being the back blast exhaust ports of those things. Their backblasts must be pretty close to forty K (thousand) kilos (kilometres. A kilometre is close to three-quarters of a mile so you do the math) Better keep this ship a full hundred K kilos ahead of the rest of the convoy unless your bosses are fond of fricaseed space cruisers, mum." said Villa who was Gene's gunner on the 'Star'. Temporarily he had Lt Nat's job as bridge weapons officer. He pointed upwards to Surface Level Four far above them.

"See that massive anti-grav trolley and its crane system up there, love? (The redhead frowned and nodded again) That must be the loader assembly so those hatches must be the breech portals. Hey! Is that crosscorridor up on Six oro the Hell I think it is, Miss Hellfire?" breathed Villa in awe.

"Yeah. That's the 'God Gun', me old boyo. I take it these beauties (she pointed to the cylinders) are my 'railguns'?" asked the Boss.

"That they are, Miss Hellfire but I never saw any of this size before." replied Villa. Something inside his jacket chirped and he reached inside for his comlink pen. None of the men aboard used comlink earrings not even the pirates).

"Yeah? Villa here. Oro? Right-o. Be there in half a mo, mate. Villa out." he trilled and saluted the redhead beside him who of course ignored the salute.

"Gott go, kid. Duty calls. The Contessa (Brigadier) needs me topside stat." he said.

"Off you go then and thanks for the tour, Villa. Catch ya later, kiddo." replied Kei. Villa grinned and double-timed over to the lift. Kei decided to climb the long spiral gantryway stairs to Surface Level Four. She wanted a close-up gander at a 'railgun' shell.

"Holy shit! Each one must be half the length of the ship itself! A salvo (eight rounds) of these babies along with our two Gundams should do the trick nicely! Dooku and Thrawn- hang onto your asses! We're a-comin' for ya!" she shouted.

"Boss Reds? Everything OK down there, ma'am?" shouted Goat Smith from the balcony on Level Seven.

"Yeah. Just fine and dandy, Goat. Sorry if I startled ya, boyo. Is the dip-- Wing Commander with you?" yelled the redhead through her cupped hands. Apparently she'd forgotten her comlinks were on her ears and Goat had forgotten his was in his pocket.

"That's a negatory, Boss Reds. She's in the star room watching out for the bad guys." shouted Smith from above.

"I'm going back to my quarters. Ask the Brigadier to meet me there tout sweet onegai (please)." yelled Kei.

"Roger and willco, ma'am. Consider it done." cried Goat and he left to find the blonde.

Several levels down in the docking bays a 'death warmed over' dude who could rival Ryuuk for 'ugliest thing of the year' award looked on curiously.

"Why the Hell do we all have to have these comlink things, Police Girl? Jersey Smith and the Red Demon don't seem to either use or need them." observed Alucard.

He and Vicky were prepping the 'Nova Hellsing' for flight. Seras 'Police Girl' Victoria wiped a greasy hand across her forehead and stood up. Her flight suit coveralls were filthy with grease and muck.

"Nothing that woman does seems to make any sense, Master. (She raised her voice and shouted up the companionway) Try firing up the warp core now, Walter. I've tightened up all the connections down here so it should work." she told her 'stand-in' pilot.

"Captain?" trilled a husky female voice.

"Yes? Oro is it, Integra?" trilled Vicky.

Usually Sir Integra Winifred Van Helsing was both Vicky and Al's boss at 'Hellsing Group' but that was back on Terra. Kei had long since promoted Vicky to Captain and given her command of a captured 'Zenobian' star cruiser which Vicky had promptly christened the 'Nova Hellsing' and chosen her vampire 'Master' Alucard as her executive officer.

Walter who was 'Hellsing's manager she made her gunner and Integra had been placed in charge of communications. The two 'Jersey Jerks' Jamie Wilson and Goat Smith she had reluctantly accepted as cooks. Big Spike Miroku was her security chief and the 'Gung Ho Gun' from 'Gunsmoke' Dominique the Cyclops had become her navigator. Engineering was another matter entirely.

Donnatella and Cyborg along with Blackfire and Raven had all been assigned to other ships. Neko Olson had been tapped by the 'Deadly Dynamic Duo' for a special secret mission (Gundam pilot) so Junpei the big hunter of elves had been made her chief engineer. Genie the tall swordswoman treasure seeker and 'Stun Gun' Milly Thompson from 'Gunsmoke' were his assistants. Her pilot had been Legato Bluesummers with Han Solo as co-pilot but the Contessa Brigadier had already grabbed them for other duties so Walter was the ship's temporary pilot. So far he had no co-pilot.

"Sorry Miss Victoria but the motors will not start." trilled an apologetic Walter.

"Oro the Fxxx is wrong with this piece of God-forsaken shit!" yelled the svelte captain angrily.

"Captain! I really must ask you to watch your language, Police Girl. You used the forbidden word again." scolded Alucard.

"Sorry Master. Junpei! You're the chief engineer! Oro the Hell's wrong with my ship?" demanded Vicky.

"How the Hell should I know, girl! I only know how to fix tanks! I sure wish Ryosko was here! That kid can fix anything! Yo! Fatass! Did ya get the power working yet? The Vampire Queen's bitching that her radios ain't working!" shouted Junpei.

"Hey! Brunhilda! Ya figure out why we can't get this piece of junk to work yet?" yelled the elf hunter.

"Junpei! Stop insulting Genie and Milly! They are both doing their best. They don't know anything more about these beasts than you do." said a small puppy dog in Starfire's arms.

"Sorry Lady Celsia. I apologize but dammit all I'm a mechanic not an engineer! Milly! Try beatin' on that grey thing up there with a hammer!" suggested the chief engineer.

"Don't do that! You'll blow up the blasted ship!" howled Starfire's companion a three metres tall raptor- a Triceraton named Dynamo.

He grabbed Milly's just before she struck the ship's dilythium converter catalyst.

"Oro seems to be the problem here, kiddies?" he growled.

"The Queen of Mean up there keeps bitching her power's too damned low to run her toys and this crappy bucket of bolts won't start, Mr Dynamo!" complained Junpei.

The huge dinosaur-like alien glanced at the gauge beneath the catalyst and chuckled.

"You're out of fuel, boy!" he growled.

"Dilythium crystals?" asked Integra who'd come down to see why her power had just totally conked out. She stuck a cigar in hermout and went to light it when--

"Yes and they are highly explosive Lieutenant Van Helsing so no smoking down here!" yelled Dynamo.

"That explains why the ship is not yet running. Why don't I have any power for my vidcomm systems?" she asked.

"Same reason, ma'am. Your power comes from that same fuel. Somebody go get some fuel cells from the supply room." ordered the raptor.

"I will get them, sir!" squealed Starfire excitedly.

"Don't go in the supply room without a hard suit!" called Walter from the companionway.

The tall violet-maned Tamaranian girl yanked open the door of the air-tight chamber and went inside. Naturally as with all air-tight chambers the portal sealed shut behind her. Sensing a new contaminant (Starfire) in the anti-matter field the automatic sensors sprayed the chamber with 'Thoron' a toxic acidic gas.

Had Star been human she would already be dead. Her Tamaranian metabolism saved her from the toxicity but not the acid. It did not effect her body, however, her clothing immediately disintegarated trapping a suddenly au natural Starfire inside!

"Oh Christ! Rangiku! Flood the fuel supply room with 'Nalcyon' quickly!" cried Vicky.

Rangiku was the 'Nova Hellsing's personal 'CC' computer program. She speedily complied with Vicky's orders and the 'Nalcyon' countered the 'Thoron' allowing Dynamo to unseal the chamber door.

He then hit the release panel but nothing happened. He frowned and tried again and again. Still nothing. He tried forcing it open but the portal still held. Vicky started to worry.

"Starfire? We cannot get the door open so I'm sending for help. Don't worry, we'll soon have you out of there." soothd Vicky.

"I know you cannot open this door and I know why, Auntie Vicky!" sobbed a distraught Starfire.

"Oro? Why?" asked a confused Dynamo.

"Because I am holding the door shut and I am a lot stronger than I look, sir." blubbered the tall Tamaranian.

"You stupid dumbass birdbrain! Why are ya doing that dammit? Let Dynamo open up the damned door!" roared Junpei.

"I'm sorry, Mr Junpei, sir but I cannot do that! I don't have any clothes on!" shreiked Starfire.

"The acid in the 'Thoron'. Of course, the acid. It disintegrated her clothing but not her body. A Tam's metabolism is different from a human's." explained Dynamo.

"Honey? There should be a locker in there with a flight suit and some deck boots. Go and look." said Vicky.

"I cannot, Auntie Vicky! If I let go of it the door will be open and all of you will see me in my birthday suit!" she whimpered.

"Nobody's going to see you, Star. I have locked the door again out here so it won't open until I unlock it again and I won't do that until you say you're ready. OK?" coaxed Vicky.

"OK. I'll go and look, Auntie. (A few minutes passed) There's a diving suit and a helmet ( a deep space hard suit) in here, Auntie Vicky but nothing else at all!" sobbed Star.

"Fine. Just climb into that suit. You don't need the helmet, dear. Just the hard suit." said Vicky.

A few minutes later Starfire told Vicky she was ready and at a nod from the captain Dynamo unlocked and released the door. Vicky pulled it open and Starfire collapsed into her arms. She and Junpei assisted the girl to a table and sat her down on it.

"She can barely move in this thing and it's crushing her! Integra, go rep up some clothes for her. Starfire? Auntie Integra's gone to get you some clothes. We'll help you out of this thing in the ladies' room when she comes back, Honey. Then you can get changed." said Seras Victoria.

Integra returned a dumped a load of clothing on the table.

"Here. I hope Rangiku got Star's sizes right. I repped up a schoolkid's uniform, socks, shoes and underwear." explained Integra.

With Milly and Genie helping Vicky got Starfire into the restroom and out of the hard suit. Starfire, however, insisted on getting dressed in the shower room. She returned a few minutes later blushing a little.

"I have gotten so used to pants that a skirt somehow makes me seem only half dressed." said Star.

"Go grab Lady Celsia (the 'puppy dog' was in reality an elven queen who had accidentally trapped herself in that shape with her own spell), go back to your own room and wear whatever the Hell you want." said a thoroughly exasperated Vicky.

She hated playing babysitter yet that was the job she had usually gotten stuck with before her promotion.

"Genie, get into a hard suit and anti-grav boots and get some 'dy' cells for us. Dynamo will show you how to load them into the catalyst." ordered the svelte captain.

An hour later with a fully loaded fuel catalyst and a fully charged-up power system Walter fired up the warp core and powerd up the main thruster units. The 'Nova Hellsing' pulsed with light and energy like a living thing.

"Success, Madam Captain!" cried the usually morose and taciturn vampire hunters' manager and accountant. Walter was a vampire slayer in his own right as well.

"Wonderful! Now can we eat? I'm starving to death for that tasty brunette who served us at lunch." chortled Alucard. Vicky was cross with him.

"Now Master, you know that Boss Reds has had fresh blood repped up for us ever since we joined forces with the 3WA and we took a solemn vow, an oath not to harm any humans, didn't we? Besides if you sated yourself on little Makoto who would serve us dinner?" replied Vicky.

Genie, Junpei, Milly and even Dynamo were in shock!

"Are you two really vampires? I always thought they were just kids' fairy tales." asked Genie.

"Master Alucard and myelf are truly of the undead, Genie. We must have human blood in order to exist, my dear. You need not worry though because as you just heard we have both sworn a sacred pledge not to harm anyone while we serve the 3WA. Since our 'Nova Hellsing' seems to be in working order shall we all go up to dinner? As soon as I get cleaned up that is. Ladies? We will meet you gentlemen upstairs. Please escort Starfire and Lady Celsia back to their quarters, Dynamo. Please tell Integra that Master and I will see her at dinner. You may go with them, Walter. You too Master. Sayonara." replied Vicky.

"Come in Mar. It's open. called Kei when her door klaxon chimed. The portals swished aside to admit the blonde commander.

"You wanted to see me, Boss? Oro's the problem this time?" asked Mar.

Kei waved her to a chair. Mar sat and accepted a mug of hot java from her superior. Kei was still in her dusty 3WA sweats and boots. She really looked like she'd been through the wringer. Actually she had gotten filthy climbing around looking at the 'railguns' with Villa.

"Man! You look like shit, kiddo!" oberved the blonde stifling a giggle.

"I know. Charlie's relay calls tend to do that to me Marlene. Uh listen. How big of a problem would it be to uh turn the ship around?" asked the redhead nonchalantly.

END of Ch 56. Ch 57 'Angel for the Angels?' or 'On to Onsokamaru?' soon. Getting interesting eh? Wonder how our heroine’s gonna get outta this one? Read on and r/r/s away as always. Have a wunnerful day and sfn/sys/jm/Kami bless you all for your interest and assistance. Hooble-toodle-doo! Toodles tomos watashi-K&K

I dickered over this chapter’s titles. Let me know if I got ‘em right eh?

PS- I really do appreciate all your loyalty and support over the years my tomos watashi all! And you can take that to the bank folks!-K&K

See ya next blog post. Toodles-K&K

This next one may be lengthy. Sorry.- K&K

Here's one more pix for ya-

Here is Alucard from Hellsing with his Vampireizer gun! Dirty Harry's green with envy! Somehow this guy always reminds me of Bleach's Kiske. There's another pix showing his face a bit clearer at the top of this post.

I definitely see a Kiske resemblance here! Don't ya just love anime weapons? He's awesomely gross but I still say 'Ugly of the Year' award goes to DN's Ryuuk the Shinigami death god! Any others? Aug 09 COD Guide follows this post. Sayonara tomos all!

AW Ch 55 'Diplomatic Immunity' or 'Do Ya Feel Lucky?

Meet Nammo (right) the lil machine R2D2 that keeps the LA2's systems running smoothly.

Meet Mugghi in her kitten form. This huge almost 7 foot tall nekomata that has been genetically engineered sometimes is responsible for keeping the LA2 in motion with Nammo's assistance of course. Mugghi is a very capable pilot and gunner. Each of the two Angels has one of each. Soon there will be another pair of Mugghi/Nammos. One set for the LA1 (Yuri's ship), one for the LA2 (Kei's ship) and one for the brand new LA3 (To be Marlene Angel and Kome Sawaguchi's ship very soon). Thought you'd like to see what they looked like. I couldn't find a pix for Mugghi in her normal sized form. She's a bit like Kirara in that she can shape shift. So can Neko Olson but she hardly ever does. Like Yoruichi on Bleach who now seems to prefer her human 'gigai' form to that of the neko she was when we first encountered him/her. Yoruichi is a female human but a male cat- go figure eh?

'AW Ch 55 'Diplomatic Immunity' or 'Do Ya Feel Lucky?

'Wow! Kei's been injured and now that worst of all combat weapons may be in Zorin's hands- Gundams! Almost as terrifying as the 'God Guns' or the Angels' new toy- the r-- whoops! I almost let the neko outta the sack folks! This chapter will put two close tomos at loggerheads with each other and nai it ain't Vacuumhead and Firebrand either! A pickpocketing passenger will end up saving the day for the Angels and- Kami! I have said too much. Read on loyal and faithful followers of the word:-

ANGEL WINGS

Quotes from two famous flicks- Wonder oro that's all about eh? Think of the contexts in those particular movie scenes. Got 'em? Now think of our band of peacekeepers. Got 'em? Put 'em together. 'Nuff said.

DISCLAIMER: OK ‘Ryosko’ darlin’, it’s all yours. First I wanna thank Mr T for the use of his Angels and stuff. Then I wanna thank everyone else who has been allowing us to use their creations here like Thom Beers for the use of his ice road truckers Hugh, Drew, Rick, Eric, Alex and Bear. I took the liberty of naming the 3WA academy in Furool City on Shimougou after Mr Haruka Takachiho in honour of his creations- the Angels. How was that, Yuri? Great, kiddo. Oh hai it sure was, Kei! Now since we left ya up in the air last time let’s get to Ch 55 without any further meandering, shall we? Why is Zack Zero back and oro does he want with Suba Marina Oki? Can Mandy keep her big mouth shut? A hint re the titles- Aw do ya expect me to spoil it for ya? Oro does this all mean? We’ll find out momentarily gang. The Boss Red Marshall’s on the warpath again! Here ’tis:-

CHAPTER 55

'Diplomatic Immunity' or 'Do Ya Feel Lucky?'

The dwarf was still cringing in fear of the blonde's repercussions.

"Sorry I stole that stuff from you, Lady Marley and I won't never do it again! I swear it!" apologized Odo but Mar could have cared less at that point.

"Fine. Apology accepted. It's all forgotten, Odo. Now answer me! Please! Where did you see these things and when?" demanded Mar eagerly.

"Tell her dammit!" cried Rebecca boxing his ears.

"In the back of the caverns. It was yesterday, Milady." he replied.

"Show us where, Odo. Bring him along, Ryuuk." ordered the blonde.

"You show Blondie where those metal suit things are that you saw, my lil tomo or I'll have Light write 'your' name in my book." promised the shinigami with a growl.

"Well I think I know where I saw 'em, Becky--" began the dwarf and Rebecca drew her dagger.

"Think real hard, Odo or should we get Ivanhoe to ask you?" she said and pointed the dagger at him.

The dwarf cringed.

"Oh yeah! Now I remember!" replied Odo and he rapidly whispered directions to Rebecca who noted the coordinates from his explanation into her PDO and showed them to Marlene who nodded.

By that time they had arrived at the transporter room on Level Seven.

"Hi there guys. Hullo mum. Going somewhere?" asked Elf Huntress Ari who was today's transport officer.

Mar returned Ari's salute and smiled.

"Please beam me, Rebecca, Odo and Ryuuk to those coordinates (Rebecca handed over her PDO to Ari) in the rear of these caverns. Ryuuk, put Odo on on that pad. Rebecca, on the one beside Odo. Ryuuk, stand behind him and I'll stand behind Rebecca. All set? OK Ari- energize." ordered the blonde and all four of them vanished and immediately rematerialized in the caverns.

Odo glanced around.

"Up this corridor and past that big hunk of rock, Milady- I think. (Rebecca scowled at him and idly fingered her blade) There should be a side alcove back there and it's just chocked full of all kinds of junk and crap. Those metal thingies in Lady Marley's book things are back there too." mumbled the dwarf. Mar was ecstatic to put it mildly.

"Do you guys know oro the Hell this means? (Blank stares all around and a grin from the shinigami) We've got him! (More confused looks and Ryuuk chuckled) Oakenshield! He's ours! Zorin's such a maniac he's gonna insist on seeing those two Gundams for himself! He'll come here and we'll grab him and his merry band of lunatics as well!" she yelled triumphantly.

Odo was not quite so sure as she and decided to tell her.

"Lady Marley? Won't Mr Oakie simply have those things delivered to him the same way we were just delivered here?" pointed out the dwarf and Mar's face fell.

"Of course he will. Good point though Odo. Ryuuk? Can you make it back to the ship on your own?" asked the blonde.

Ryuuk appeared insulted.

"Sure Blondie. Why?" he replied.

"Go back there and tell Miss Ari to beam us and everything around us in a twenty metre radius back there. Tell her to energize in (Mar glanced at her writstchromo and calculated) five minutes. Go!" she commanded and Ryuuk split.

The trio ran to the alcove. Rebecca resheathed her dagger and did a double take.

"Holy shit! Oro the Hell are those things, mum? Are they- Gundams?" she breathed in awe and Mar nodded grimly.

"That they are, Becky. That they most certainly are." she whispered.

"Lemme borrow this thing, Becky." said Odo and he yanked out her dagger.

"Hey!" squealed Rebecca and then she relaxed when she saw he only wanted the dagger to tap on a Gundam's 'chest'.

"Sounds hollow to me. Wonder if there's anything inside of 'em?" he asked.

"Or anyone. Let's find out. Stand back." said Marlene and she drew her Mark XII disruptor blaster pistol and charged it. Then she fired three times into the nearest Gundam's blast shield face plate.

In that confined space the roars were deafening. There was no reaction to her trio of energy bolts so Mar cautiously approached the Gundam. Then she activated the locking mechanism and leaped back as a small drawbridge lowered itself- the access ramp. A quick peep inside assured her the Gundam was as empty as Edward Elric's brother Alphonse's suit of armour.

"OK Odo. You and Becky get inside this one and I'll take the other one. Quickly now so Ari can beam us and these things back to the ship. We only have (Mar squinted at her wristchromo) Christ! Thirty seconds so move your asses!" ordered the tall blonde.

Odo peered warily inside the 'monster' and Becky botted him the rest of the way in before clambering in herself. Mar wasted no time in hopping into the other Gundam.

"Hit that yellow panel above your head, Becky. That's the ramp release control. Only a few seconds left now." called Mar and Becky complied.

The ramp snapped shut and the Gundam was sealed. Mar managed to seal her Gundam just in the nick of time.

Suddenly without warning both Leviathan armoured units shimmered and vanished only to reappear instantly on the 'LA2's transporter pads. As soon as Ari saw them she grabbed a plasma rifle and levelled it at the gigantic behemoths.

She drew a big sigh of relief, however, when Odo jumped out of one of them and kissed the deck floor. Rebecca emerged behind Odo and Mar scrambled down from the other Gundam.

"They're Gundams, Ari. Old Zorin won't be using these two beauties anytime soon." chuckled the blonde and then she raised her voice.

"Harley? It's me- Angel. I need you to send four security teams to the transporter bays on Seven stat. Why? Because we are gonna bag us an Oakenshield, that's why. Odo located Oakie's two Gundams in the deepest recesses of the caverns and we have them both stowed away safely aboard. Z.O. will probably insist on taking possession of them personally ("Aye lassie! That he will!" interrupted Harlock) so we'll grab him and his playmates when they show up on 'XANA' to take delivery. Angel out." trilled a satisfied Mar.

The teams were duly dispatched with Lord Ivanhoe in command. Less than three hours later a score (twenty) of Oakenshield's 'Elite Guard' were cooling their heels in the brig while Zorin himself was being interrogated upstairs in the ready room.

He was livid with rage and acting like he was the injured innocent bystander.

"There must be some mistake here, Ladies. You cannot arrest me, Madam Marshall, Madam Brigadier! I have diplomatic immunity! I am Zorin Ryan Oakenshield, Ruler of 'Romulus' and 'Remus' and I hereby order you to--" he cried out indignantly.

The Boss stared at him coolly, lit a cheroot and pointed its tip at him.

"Ruler of 'Rom' and 'Rem' eh? (He nodded defiantly) You got diplomatic immunity huh? (Again he nodded and smiled. Kei's face went dark) You got shit, little man! Under Galactic Law which you seem fond of quoting it clearly states that 'diplomatic immunity' only applies if your ass is actually sitting on a planet, world, moon or asteroid. Anywhere else and you're just a plain old run-of-the-mill felon- a common criminal! This is deep space and your ass is sitting on my starship so that means you are SOL- shit outta luck, tomo!" shouted the redheaded firebrand Hellcat.

Zorin began sliding his hand towards Rukia's holstered Mark XIII ion cannon. She was standing beside her prisoner flanked on the other side by Light Yagami and Ryuuk. Light noisily cleared his throat.

"So? You wanna try and outdraw me, Zorin? (Kei stood and stepped back from the table. Her fingers were poised just centimetres over her own holstered Mark XIII. It looked like the 'Gunfight at the OK Corral' back on ancient Terra) Go ahead, Oakie. Whenever ya feel lucky that is. Ya do feel lucky, don't ya, tomo? (Zorin began to sweat) Well? Do ya, punk?" said the Boss very menacingly and she stared right at the little dictator wannabe.

Slowly Zorin slid his hand away from Rukia's Mark and laid both hands flat on the table and smiled.

"Let's make us a deal, my dear child, shall we? (Gene, Han and Harlock exchanged amused glances. One thing you never ever did to an Angel was call her a child!) You allow me to escape and in return I will swear on my word of honour never to return to this galaxy in the future. (Kei scowled) My star cruiser is loaded to the gills with gold press Latinum bars. You can even have half of them into the bargain. I realize that you 'dogs of the military' (Kome instinctively felt her right cheek. She was remembering the stinging thwack she'd received from the redheaded Amazon when she had once saucily referred to her as 'Garner's lapdog'!) don't make that many credits you know. (If Kei's looks could kill Zorin Oakenshield would have been in 'Otherworld' by now!) Just look the other way, my love (Even Neko and Rukia snickered at that ill chosen remark!) and I swear that--" cajoled the oily Oakenshield but the Boss had had enough of him for one day.

"Stow it, you whiny toad! That Latinum was tolen from the good folks of 'Kalufrax', wasn't it? Well it's gonna go right back there to 'em! OK now you pay attention. (Kei cleared her throat) Zorin Ryan Oakenshield, I hereby place you under arrest larceny, gun running, illegal arms dealings, robbery, embezzlement of public funds, espionage, high treason, inciting a war, attempted homicide, murder (probably- Kei was covering all the bases), resisting arrest (Ichigo and Miroku rubbed their stomachs) and whatever the Hell else I can think of! Book him, Harley!" seethed the fuming redheaded Hellcat.

Zorin decided to open his big mouth.

"I have rights dammit! I claim sanctuary! I am an aristocrat! I have diplomatic immuni--" he shouted and then suddenly lunged for Rukia's Mark!

He had it half out of her holster when-- ZANG! CRACK!

"OW! Christ Almighty!" he screamed in agony and clutched his right shoulder. Blood seeped between his fingers from the graze wound caused by the bullet from Revy's 'Cutlass'.

"Damnation! That hurts like Hell! It burns dammit!" he howled.

"That's a bullet from a 'real' gun, stupid. Not a damned energy bolt or blast from a toy like theirs. You wanna try for two? (Zorin shook his head violently) Then you sit there and behave yourself like a good little boy. He's all yours, mum." said Suba (Subaltern) Revy Roberts, a smoking 'Beretta' in her fist. Kei bristled with fury and reholstered her own weapon.

"Mar, the man does have a point, don't ya think? He does have rights under Galactic Law so read 'em to him and get his ass the Fxxx outta here dammit!" she commanded and sat down again. The vidphone chirped and Rukia answered it.

"Hullo? This is Rukia. Huh? Yeah, just a sec, ma'am. Here, mum. It's for you. It's 'Cat' and she's got something on the scanners." said the soul reaper. Kei grabbed the vidphone from her.

"Yeah 'Cat'? Kei here. Oro ya got? Uh huh. Ya don't say? Well lemme think that over for a minute. I'll trill ya back, kid." she said and blanked the vidscreen.

Suddenly the PA system blared to life.

"A dozen fighters closing in fast, Boss! Oro are your orders dammit all!" shouted Rally's voice from the nav room. Kei smiled grimly and touched her comlink earrings.

"Tell Kome to vaporize the lot of 'em. Use the 'railguns' and that's an order dammit!" she trilled and Zorin Oakenshield paled.

"Call 'em off Zorin and I'll have Suba Sawaguchi stand down. Five seconds, tomo. One. Two. Three. Four. Fi--" she began counting and Zorin yelled.

"Shub Niggurath! Shub Niggurath! Did you hear me? Broadcast that on Band XLCV in the clear and they'll pull back! Just send it dammit! Please!" he whimpered and at a nod from the Boss Neko did.

Five minutes later six X-Wing fighters and six TIE (Twin Ion Engine) fighter and their pilots were in custody. As soon as a dejected Zorin Oakenshield had been escorted to a private brig Kome tapped Kei's shoulder.

"Boss Lady! He knew! He's seen or heard of 'railguns'! That's why he caved in and surrendered his troops to us!" cried the tall strawberry-blonde teenaged Terran girl worriedly. Kei was puzzled.

"So? He's heard of 'em? Who ain't? Oro of it? Oro difference does it make?" asked a perplexed redhead.

"Ever since you and the Wing Commander nuked that casino in space a few years ago haven't they been banned across the galaxy?" suggested Lt Cmdr Joey Bishop, a sometimes pilot but usually 'Starfleet' Captain Nerese's helmsman on the 'Coriander'. Jon, Gene, Han, 'Dynamo' and even Neko Olson started laughing.

"Oro the Hell's so frigging funny?" demanded the firebrand.

"Off the record, mum? (Kei fumed and nodded) We've been running 'railguns' for years. They're used as a deterrent rather than as an active weapon. Hell! Even Johnny Berringer had a couple on 'Starcrusher' but he never even uncrated the damned things! Mostly we load 'em up with empty shells fitted with dummy charges. To the best of my knowledge and recollection except for you two fire hazards nobody has even fired one. The threat to do so is usually more than enough to get ya oro ya want." explained Gene Starwind.

"However, if Oakbrain's got a few of 'em squirrelled away someplace we'd best find 'em, my Angels. Before somebody else does eh?" drawled Han Solo.

"Damned right we'd better! I can still remember oro the Hell this dipstick did to an entire space colony with just one of the damned things!" yelled 'Duchess' Yuri Donovan.

"Dammit to Hell, Vacuumhead! It wasn't my fault!" yelled Kei angrily.

"Are you trying to say it was my fault, you Airhead?" shouted Yuri.

"Shut up, Birdbrain!" yelled the Boss.

"I don't have to shut up, Dipstick! You shut up!" howled Yuri.

"Shut the Fxxx up- the pair of ya! If Zorin's already seen or at least heard of 'railguns' don't that mean that he might already have a few of 'em? And he sure as Hell won't be squeamish about using them- right?" yelled Nami Richards. Kei was very annoyed now.

"Did all of ya forget that the little megalomaniac's locked up in my brig downstairs?" growled the angry Hellcat.

"Oro about his two execs?" asked Nyssa innocently.

"Aye lads and lassies! Oro about Lord Dooku and Grand Admiral Thrawn? They're just as insane as Oakbrain indeed perhaps more so in fact!" roared Jonathan Harlock.

"One of 'em's probably leading the vanguard of the invasion force too." observed Rally 'Cat' Vincent quietly.

"Oro invasion force?" cried Brigadier Marlene Angel.

"The one we just picked up on scan. It's headed for 'Romulus' and it's huge- a few hundred at least." agreed Zoe Morton, the Plutonian navvie.

"Orders Marshall?" demanded a sarcastic Yuri.

"That's up to Brigadier Angel, kiddo. This is her ship for the mission's duration." replied the redhead.

Every pair of aizu (eyes) turned to the blonde.

"Dooku and Thrawn's expecting a tandem of Gundams, ain't they? Let's give 'em to 'em with Jon and Neko at their controls. How far's that fleet from 'Romulus' now?" asked Mar.

"Five days at the most, mum." answered Rally.

"How long before we reach 'Romulus', Cap?" asked the blonde of Starwind.

"Three days if I kick in the hyperdrives, Blondie." replied Gene.

"Oro's the next world those raiders will reach?" she asked. Nami spotted it on the vidcharts first.

"A moon- 'Aoyama', ma'am and they'll reach it in three more days." reported Nami.

"And we can be there in a day and a half- thirty-six solar hours, kiddo." advised Starwind.

"Make it so, Gene. No matter oro happens Dooku and Thrawn do not repeat not get past 'Aoyama', however, better have 'em evacuate 'Romulus' and 'Remus' just to play it safe. How soon can we get some back-up here, guys?" asked the svelte interim commander.

"Four days at least, love. Until then you are on your own, my dear." said Garner who along with Gooley and Gazelle was temporarily using 'Yars VI' for his HQ. They had used John Berringer's 'Balsa' shuttlecraft for the trip with Lt Kallen Steadfast of the 'Balack Knights' as their pilot. She had flown them from 'Alderaan' to 'Yars VI' right after Kei's shooting demonstrations had ended.

"Send us as many ships as you can possibly share,sir. We will try and hold them at 'Aoyama' until the reinforcements arrive. Angel out." said the calm, cool and collected no nonsense blonde Brigadier.

Then she began issuing crisp and efficient orders to her crew. When Mar finally finished the Boss gave a final order.

"Better prep the 'God Guns'- just in case." she intoned grimly and her face was solemn.

"Kiva? Can you and your crew see to those 'Kami' cannons for us? Arigaou (Thanks)." said Mar.

"Hey! Why Mr Harley and Miss 'Kitty Kat', Auntie Marlene? hy do they get to fly those Gundams? Why can't me and Caggie do it instead?" demanded a pouting Flay Allster while Cagalli Yula Athna stared at the ceiling.

"Hae ye two 'gossoons' (infants, children in Gaelic) ever even 'seen' a Gundam before let alone flown one? Well? Hae ye?" shouted Jon Harlock.

Both shook their heads.

"Well Jon and I have used them before and they ain't so easy to handle, kids." said Neko Olson.

Flaysie wanted to know oro a 'gossoon' was so Ed Elric told her. She fumed and whispered to Cagalli who just chuckled.

"Hey! Pirate dude! You can't call us babies darn it!" yelled a defiant Flay.

"Ye are babies to us ye know!" roared the pirate his patience at last exhausted.

"Go to Hell ya old geezer!" howled Flay. Thwack! Flay started to sob and rubbed her jaw which was already showing a red welt.

"You watch that mouth of yours, young lady! I do not want to hear that kind of language from you again! Edward! Edwrd Elric!" cried Pinato 'Granny' Rockabell.

"Brother? Are you in trouble again?" chortled Alphone Elric, Ed's younger brother who resembled one of Lord Falco's knights in armour.

"I didn't do nothing, Granny! Honest! Oro did I do, ma'am?" cried Ed.

"Bring me the soap, Edward! Alphonse! The strap please! Winry, come here! You are coming with me, young lady!" she cried grabbing Flaysie's ear and leading her away towards the restrooms.

Cagalli blocked her path.

"Fun's fun Gran but Flaysie's a big girl now. She's sorry for cussing so tae your damned hands off her dammit!" yelled Caggie.

Wham! A right hook from Winry Rockabell knocked her into the bulkhead wall.

"You can't talk to my grandmother like that you little bitch!" shreiked the angry blonde who towered over Athna. Sesshomaru seized her from behind and cuffed them both soundly.

"Bring both of 'em Mr Sess and follow me. We may need more soap." said Granny.

Nat and Zoe joined the group to accompany Granny, Caggie, Flaysie and Winry into the ladies' room while Ed, Al, Sess and Tracey Edwards waited in the corridor. Granny was almost ready to dole out the punishments and Ed and Al knew what that meant from bitter experiences as kids!

Inside the restroom Granny turned to Nat and Zoe.

"Down with their britches, ladies. Winry please assume the position. You know what to do." ordered Pinako quietly.

Winry nodded and obediently dropped her trousers and bent across a table while Granny administered the first part of her punishment for swearing. Then she shoved a bar of foul smelling soap into her opened mouth.

Both 'Archangelites' were in shock!

When Granny turned her back for a moment Winry yanked out the soap and whispered to Cag and Flay.

"Just do it girls. It'll be over with before ya know it. Soap's the worst part. Gran's not as strong as she used to be so the strap doesn't hurt like it used to back home." she suggested and then stuck the soap back in her mouth as Granny faced them again.

"No way in Hell am I--" screeched Flaysie and Zoe said "Yeah way." and she yanked down Flaysie's pants while Nat did the same thing to Caggie.

"It's for your own good, kids. Didn't Mommy ever teach you two any manners? You'll thank us for this one day ya know." intoned Lt Cmdr Nat as Granny applied the strap to their pantied bottoms- with vigour. Winry giggled. Then the other two got the 'soap banquet' as well.

Fifteen minutes later Caggie, Flaysie and Winry returned to the ready room- chastised, ashamed and sore all over but wiser. Cagalli had been appointed the trio's spokesman.

"We apologize for our behaviour, mum and we promise it will never happen again, Brigadier Angel." said Caggie with a very sharp salute. Mar returned the salute.

"See that it doesn't, Subbies." growled the blonde. Flaysie stifled a giggle.

"You made a teensy mistake there, ma'am. Caggie, Winry and me are all lieutenants." corrected Flaysie.

"Not anymore you aren't. The three of you are hereby demoted to Sub-Ensigns effective immediately. Furthermore you are all confined to quarters until I decide otherwise. Dismissed." replied Mar quietly.

The young trio looked dazed.

"Ye heard the orders did ye not? Ye be dismissed so scat!" rumbled Jonathan Harlock.

Winry stamped her foot, Cagalli saluted and Flaysie started bawlin again, however, scat they did.

Marlene sat down wearily.

"Now that that's all over with I will repeat my last order. Jon and Neko will pilot the Gundams. Kome and her crew will man the 'railguns' and Commander Villa will temporarily be in charge of the bridge weapons. I think our best course of action is for our gun crews to familiarize themselves with their new toys. Kiva and her gang will be in charge of prepping our 'God Guns' just in case the 'G Boys' decide we have to use the darn things. Does anyone have any other questions?" said Mar and Nami Richards pointed to a tunnel shaped vortex on her PDO's vid starchart.

"Oro is that thing, ma'am?" she asked wonderingly.

END of Ch 55. Ch 56 soon. Getting interesting eh? Wonder how our heroine’s gonna get outta this one? Read on and r/r/s away as always. Have a wunnerful day and sfn/sys/jm/Kami bless you all for your interest and assistance. Hooble-toodle-doo! Toodles tomos watashi-K&K

I dickered over this chapter’s titles. Let me know if I got ‘em right eh?

PS- I really do appreciate all your loyalty and support over the years my tomos watashi all! And you can take that to the bank folks!-K&K

See ya next blog post. Toodles-K&K

This next one may be lengthy. Sorry.- K&K

AngelWings Ch 51 'Fire Meets Oak'/'Hide 'N Seek?'

XANA is a pivotal location for this chapter of my fanfiction. Sorry but this chappie is rather long. Hopefully 52 will be shorter. By the way your narrator is now 60 as of 8 July 09 and as spry as ever. Still feel like I'm fifteen. On 9 July that versatile voice actor Tom Kenney hit the big 4-7 so a big HB to the big guy who has a part in the newest Transformers movie as an autobot. To paraphrase Jackie Gleason whom my late dad resembled a lot: 'And away we go!'

AW Ch 51 'Fire Meets Oak' or 'Hide 'N Seek?'

Game's history now so what other fun and games await our feisty heroines?

This chapter is about trying to stop a madman and for awhile the LA2 must hide from an enemy!

ANGEL WINGS

DISCLAIMER: OK 'Riza' darlin', it's all yours. First I wanna thank Mr T for the use of his Angels and stuff. Then I wanna thank everyone else who has been allowing us to use their creations here like Thom Beers for the use of his ice road truckers Hugh, Drew, Rick, Eric, Alex and Bear. I took the liberty of naming the 3WA academy in Furool City on Shimougou after Mr Haruka Takachiho in honour of his creations- the Angels. How was that, Yuri? Great, kiddo. Oh hai it sure was, Kei! Now since we left ya up in the air last time let's get to Ch 51 without any further meandering, shall we? Why is Zack Zero back and oro does he want with Suba Marina Oki? Can Mandy keep her big mouth shut? A hint re the titles- That will become apparent later on in the chapter. Oro does this all mean? We'll find out momentarily gang. The Boss Red Marshall's on the warpath again! Here 'tis:-

CHAPTER 51

'Fire Meets Oak' or 'Hide 'N Seek?'

"This is Hawkeye. Patch me through to Rafe Donnelly at 'ISSP' HQ in Moravian City and fast! Huh? On Mars, you idiot and hurry up! (Riza fumed at the four second relay delay) Rafe? Hi, it's Riza. Riza Hawkeye at Furool? Fine thanks and you? Good. Listen, we have got ourselves a slight problem on 'Kalufrax' so could you please send over about a dozen cruiser units to their spaceport? Why? Because I think that Zorin Oakenshield's gonna try to commandeer a 'UG' patrol starship. Huh? One of the 3WA's newest ones. Oro's that? Yeah, the 'Angel 2' but how'd you guess that? Just teasing you, old man. You know there's gonna be Hell to pay if he does try to grab it, Rafe. Just twelve, Rafe? Please?" pleaded Riza. "Ya will? Great. We owe ya one, tomo. Hawkeye out." she added and returned the vidcell to her purse. Then she knitted her brows in thought.

"I really got a bad feeling in my gut about this Z.O. thing, Chief. Fancy a trip to 'Kalufrax', Roy? We really should be there to act as go-betweens if nothing else. So how's about it?" asked the svelte blonde.

"You have a meeting with Senator Naia--" began Julia.

"Cancel it. Reschedule the old windbag for next week sometime and clear the rest of this week as well. I'm going even if Chief Mustang isn't." said Riza.

"Fallon, tell Lt Halva he's in charge until we get back next week. Close the top and head for 'Kalufrax', Suba." said Roy to their driver who nodded and slammed the roof portal shut. Suddenly the blonde commissioner looked flustered. Julia smiled and tapped her briefcase.

"Not to worry, Commish. Kal's a mite chilly this time of year. I thought trouble was brewing there so I took the liberty of packing a few changes of garments for you. (Her voice dropped to a murmur) I brought pants Riza just in case." said her aide. Hawkeye managed a wan smile and thanked her. Then her face darkened.

"Trouble brewing in Kal? How'd you figure that, Julie?" she demanded.

"Z.O.'s hired himself some extra muscle. 'Brilliant Dynamite Neon' and his 'Bad Lads' gang." replied Julie quietly. Fallon swore.

"Damnation! BDN and his no goodniks? You sure, Douglas?" asked Subaltern Fallon worriedly.

"Uh huh. I'm sure, Frank." she answered with a stifled yawn.

"Why? Who the Hell are they, Frank?" asked Roy Mustang.

"They're train hijackers from 'Gunsmoke', Chief. Captain Blue (Legato Bluesummers) told me all about 'em, sir. If they can hijack trains don't you think they can hijack starships too?" replied Fallon with a shrug of his shoulders as he keyed the mike of the sled's vidphone. "Cheska? It's Frank Fallon. Onegai (Please) clear us for offworld space travel. Lt Halva's in charge until further notice. Mustang's orders. Who's with us? (Roy shook his head) Now Cheska darlin' you know that's confidential information. It's on a need to know basis and Honey you just do not need to know so just do it. Where? (Roy mimed 'no' and shook his head) Sorry kiddo. Can't tell you that either. We're cleared? OK. Arigatou. Have a nice day, Chessie. Bye." said Fallon and he punched his speed bar. The sled rocketed towards the Western Gateway while two hours away at their destination--

"Oro the FXX do ya mean he said we can't land here! Patch his relay through to my quarters, Bishop- stat!" trilled an angry redhead.

"He's on Tach 3 Boss but it ain't Commander Nohara anymore. It's his exec- a Captain Oakenshield. Be careful, Reds. This guy sounds like he's missing a few nacelles, man! He just told me to prepare to be boarded or he'll fire on us! He's certifiable, ma'am!" trilled Bishop.

"Captain Oakenshield? This is Marshall Kierran O'Halloran of the 3WA, Special 'UG' envoy commanding the patrol starship 'Lovely Angel 2' requesting permission to dock--" began Kei reasonably. A voice like thunder caused her to yank out the comlink and continue with the vidscreens in front of her.

"Silence!! I am commandeering your ship, Madam! You will either surrender your vessel to me or I will take it by force! Under 'Kalufrax' and Galactic Law I am within my legal rights to declare martial law and seize any hostile vessel and their crews! I now intend to exercise that right! I hereby order you to surrender, Madam at once!" thundered the madman. Kei went purple with rage.

"The Hell I will!! You have no right whatsoever to interfere with a 3WA intergalactic police patrol craft! You will permit me to dock immediately, Captain or I will personally have your ass broken down to a 'sub sapper no class' (an ancient Terran army private E-2) before your court-martialed, pal! On old Terra they'd have kicked you outta the army on a Section 8, you deranged lunatic! You got five seconds to stand down and allow my ship to dock or I'll open fire on you, me boyo! Kapish?" yelled an enraged firebrand Hellcat tro-con.

"Very well. Have it your own way, Madam but I did warn you so remember that, you harlot! Commence firing!" screamed Zorin Oakenshield and he seized the controls of the nearest railgun and began blasting the 'LA2' with high intensity plasma energy beams.

"Shields up!! Now!" cried Kei and Joey at the same instant and 'CC' complied just in the nick of time.

"Er uh tomo Kei? Perhaps we have overstayed our welcome here? Don't you think it's high time we were leaving, love? Now- before we are turned into molten scrap Kelvinite!" suggested a shaken 'CC' but the Boss angrily shook her head defiantly.

"The Fxxxing day that I give in to a baka jackanapes jacaronda jackass will be the same Fxxxing day that I resign my commission, Kami shimatta ni jigoku! (Our guys and gals say that phrase every so often when they're upset or angry. Kami means God and shimatta is dammit or damned or damn and jigoku is Hell!) Flight crew to the bridge- stat! That's a Fxxxing order dammit! Fire on me willya! Take that and that and that!" yelled Kei activating the remote controls for her quad guns and plasma bombs and firing on the X-Wing fighters in front of the huge starship. Suddenly Kei's portal swished aside as Han Solo, Gene Starwind and Yuri Donovan rushed in.

"Have you gone completely baka loco, you dim-witted loon! Oro do ya wanna do- start another frigging war dammit! Oro you're doing could easily be construed an a hotile action, dummy!" yelled Yuri who had used her override keycode to open Kei's door when their repeated tattoos on her portals had gone unanswered.

"They fired on ME, you shit-headed birdbrain! I'm just returning fire!" howled a frenzied redhead.

"But how the Hell are ya firing at all? I just came from the bridge and our shields are still UP!" yelled Revy Roberts from the open doorway. Kei scowled at her.

"We're wasting time. Follow me." cried Kei and she sprinted for the concealed express lift in her bedroom closet.

"We can fire without lowering our shields and we can fire from 'cloak', Mizz Roberts. Now get in there, girl." drawled Solo shoving her aboard the lift.

Five seconds later Kei dashed onto her bridge and started barking out her orders.

"Gene, pull back behind that asteroid over there. (She pointed and her pilot nodded) Solo, 'cloak' the ship. Kome, relay the 'G Boys' (Galadriel, Gooley, Gustav and Garner) and get us some backup. Mar! Nami! Zoe! Nyssa! Find us a bolt hole we can use if ya can. Let's play a little 'kakurenbo' (hide and seek) guys. Nat, better hold your fire for now. Yeah Kome? Oro? That's just great! Big Chief Mustang and his chief flunkie Hawkeye are on their way here to 'negotiate' with this dipstick! Oro? Donnelly's got a squadron (twelve crafts) headed over from Mars to help out? Good. Somebody better advise 'Romulus' Command that this nitwit (Oakenshield) may have already sent an invasion force their way. Yeah Kome? Oro the Fxxxing Hell do ya mean we've been ordered not to take any hostile action against them? Whose lamebrain orders are they? Oro? 'God Almighty' himself? Galadriel? It figures! That wimp would think he could reason with Z.O. only there ain't no way to 'reason' with someone who's already insane! OK we're gonna need some outside help on this so Neko, go get the three 'caballeros' (cowboys- meaning of course Spike Steigel, Jett Black and Faye Valentine) and fast! Two can play at that game, Zorin. Huh? Why the Fxxx y lookin' st me like that, Sally?" cried an exasperated and puzzled Kei O'Halloran.

Ever since she'd reached the bridge a barefoot Kei had been giving orders in her football jersey, helmet and underbriefs! Yuri grimaced and clamped a 'morphing' bracelet on Kei's wrist and tapped it. Then she did the same with herself. Instantly both tro-cons were in full 3WA winter uniforms and battle armour.

"Here's your three 'caballeros', Boss." announced Neko.

"Four! Don't forget Edward!" piped up the freckled tow-headed street urchin tomboy who was still in her pajamas. She was clutching an enormous Teddy bear.

"Somebody onegai (please) get that brat outta here!" growled Revy.

"Kid's got a point, Roberts. She is a 'cowgirl' on our crew so she's one of us." drawled Spike Steigel. Kei fumed but acquiesced anyway.

"OK. She can stay but keep her outta the way, Spike. Look, you guys are all 'cowboys' so I need ya to get the word out that I am putting out a bounty on one Zorin Oakenshield- dead or alive. Can ya handle that from here?" asked the Boss.

"Sure we can Reds. How much? In woolongs (Martian unit of currency equal to an ancient Terran Italian lira) I mean." queried Jett fingers poised over his PDO keypad. The redhead hesitated.

"One hundred. Make it one hundred million Jett." replied the calm, cool and collected blonde navigator Marlene Angel. Kei nodded so Jett punched in the necessary details.

"Where are we gonna get that kind of money?" demanded Yuri. Kei grinned and lit a cheroot.

"From good old Uncle Vito. If Galadriel wants to avoid an intergalactic incident he's damned Fxxxing well gonna have to ante up for it!" snarled the redhead who was busily studying vidmaps and starcharts.

"Looks like there's no place to go except for someplace called 'Smugglers' Ravine' in 'Bison Fields' Boss." announced Nami Richards from the nav room next door. Kei nodded sagely.

"Gene, head for 'Bison'- quietly. Engineering? Impulse power only and shut down our warp core. Try and mask our signature trails (like exhaust smoke) if ya can. Gene, keep us in that asteroid's shadow as long as ya can so we can create a 'phantom' for them to follow. We can lay over in 'Sontarra' instead. Kei out." said the Boss and she tossed the relay mike to Han. Wearily she seated herself on the console between pilot and co-pilot.

"Hey guys- 'Sontarra's gonna be too hot for us for the next few days so where can we hide out until the heat's off?" asked their commander. Zoe smiled and chuckled.

"Yeah where? This monster ain't exactly something ya can park in Dad's garage ya know." she giggled. Suddenly the pilot snapped his fingers.

"I've got it- a scathingly brilliant idea. Don't fret Reds. I know a place we can use but it's a secret place so I can't tell ya where it is but I will take us there. Gomen (Sorry) Reds but I took a solemn oath to keep this place a secret." said Gene Starwind. Han Solo raised his aizu(eye)brows but said nothing. Kei shrugged her shoulders and stood up.

"Fine by me. Just get us through 'Bison' and over to this 'Shangri-La' of yours so we can figure out how to put the kibosh on old Zorin and I'll be overjoyed, me old boyo." she replied and took another drag on her cheroot. She blew some smokerings which fascinated Rin, Kira and the Scouts, however, Ed and Moonie were unimpressed. They'd seen it all before. A few hours later Gene steered them into 'Bison Fields' and into the labyrinthe called 'Smugglers' Ravine' where he locked the ship on 'George' (autopilot) so he could hand over the helm to Han for the first few hours.

"It doesn't get really tricky until we reach 'Deadman's Gulch' tonight pirate so you take over for now and I'll spell you at 2100 (9 PM)- OK?" asked Starwind. Han nodded and slid into Gene's seat.

"Just don't you go forgettin' about me outlaw. Hey Nyssa! How's about a burger, fries and some java for lunch? Better send up a platter at dinner too. Who else is on this flight crw Reds?" drawled Solo. Nyssa vanished into the breakroom to rep up Han's victuals. Mar tapped a few keys on the console and the flight crew duty roster appeared on his vidscreen.

"Arigatou (Thanks) Contessa. Lemme see now. Gene, me, Nat, Nami, the Boss, you, 'Cat' (Rally Vincent), Flaysie (Flay Allster), Caggie (Cagalli Yula Athna), Ivy (Ivanhoe) and Nyssa. OK old buddy see ya at 2100." drawled Han and Gene headed for his bunk. He didn't get very far before the InuYasha gang waylaid him and insisted on toasting him on the Hawks' stunning victory over the Killers with Gene at the helm as coach. Dinnertime was 1700 and Gene had just gotten to bed.

"Dinner Captain." came Mugghi's gentle trill at 1625 (4:25 PM).

"Not now Furball. Call me at 2045 (8:45 PM). I got night duty." murmurred Starwind before dropping off again.

Mugghi meowed her annoyance at having to call him in the middle of her favorite ancient Terran TV show 'Dexter' which was one of the myriad of ancient Terran movies and TV vid-disks available in 'CC's memory banks.

The Ice Roaders were repping up a small before dinner snack for themselves (Dinner was at 1700 and it was only 1630 or half past four) in the breakroom behind the ready room and bridge. After the half dozen anti-grav trolleys were fully laden Drew, Rick and Alex trundled them through the air to the lift. All of them enjoyed dining in the star room (observation lounge) two flights down on Level Seven. Back upstairs on Nine Eric, Bear and Hugh were exploring (OK- snooping) the drawers' contents in the small kitchenette.

"Hey guys, what's this thing for I wonder?" asked Eric. In his hand was a short slim metallic cylinder with an elastic loop attached to one end. A small white illuminated panel was softly glowing on its right side. Bear looked worried.

"I dunno mon ami but maybe you should put that thing back where you found it, Eric." he advised.

"Nonsense! It's just a little toy flashlight or some such jimcrack. Give it here, Eric." boomed Hugh. When Eric handed it over Hugh looped it around his wrist and tried a few 'kenjutsu' (sword fighting) moves with it like he'd seen the Ninjas and Soul Reapers do. There was a slight whooshing sound and a band of glowing bright green light shot out of the cylinder's tip almost decapitating Eric who dove under the counter. The beam continued on its way and did slice the toaster in half.

"Didn't I tell ya not to play with it, stupid!" yelled Bear. Suddenly an anguished cry rent the air.

"Shit! Miss Donovan just repped up that toaster last month after that wolf thing (Kouga the wolf youkai demon) zapped the other one. Be very careful with that, sir. That is the hilt of a laser sword you have in your fist, Mr Hugh. Turn it off and hand it to me, sir." said Nyssa who'd just come in to rep up Han's dinner.

"How the Fxxx do ya turn the blamed thing off, girlie?" yelled the 'Polar Bear' and Nyssa's face darkened. She pointed to the lighted white panel.

"Just touch that white panel that's glowing, sir. That's right. Good. Now just hand it to me onegai (please). Arigatou (Thanks). Green huh? This must be one of Kome's I guess." replied the Trakken girl.

"One? You mean she has more than one?" demanded Eric.

"Sure. She collects weapons. Kome must have about fifty of these damned things, Mr Eric." she answered. "I'll return it to her, gentlemen and we'll just pretend that none of this ever happened eh?" grinned Nyssa with a wink.

"And the toaster?" asked Bear. Nyssa tapped the repper.

"Toaster. White. Identical. Replicate and replace." intoned the demure Trakken. "Here, Mr Bear. Take it." she added tossing the pieces of the old one down the recycle chute after throwing the new one to Bear. Then she walked over to Hugh. Turning her back to Bear and Eric she grabbed Hugh's wrist and twisted it up behind him into a painful hammerlock.

"You ever call me by that disgusting name (Girlie) again, Mr Hugh and I'll break this Fxxxing arm for you. Got it?" she whispered fiercely.

"Yeah, I got it, ma'am. I apologize." breathed the big guy. Nyssa nodded and released him.

"Will I see you at dinner, gentlemen? (They nodded) Great. Until 1700 then er five o'clock. Ciao." she said and left them.

"Kome was shovelling in food like an 'Ajothorpian' hog when Nyssa clunked a small velvet bag down on the table beside the strawberry blonde teen.

"Take better care of this thing and don't lose it again dammit." whispered Nyssan as she passed by Kome's table on her way to Revy and Neko's table.

"Oro was that all about, Nyssie?" asked Neko curiously.

"Just returning something Pinky had lost, 'Kitty Kat', that's all. Oro's good tonight? I'm starvin' to death tomos." replied the Trakken.

"Tracy's on guard duty again so it's just the usual repped up crap." growled Revy Roberts.

"The standing rib roast with Yorkshire pudding is very nice. It comes with scalloped potatoes and corn custard with lemon meringue pie for dessert. Mnn. Yummy!" suggested Neko Olson.

"Sounds good to me. I'll have the same Rei. Onegai (Please) bring me an orange mist cappucino first. Arigatou (Thanks) honey." said Nyssa.

Revy and Kome both seemed to eat like Saiyaans or had tape worms inside them.

"Guess I'll go up and look at the stars for awhile before I hit the sack. G'Night." said the Creature from the Black Lagoon. She had noticed that the Ice Roaders had just arrived- all six of them. That meant she'd have the star room all to herself. That suited the Terran adventuress just fine because Revy loved to recline in that big comfy 'Star Trek' chair up there and she liked to recline 'au natural'. With the heating units activated and the lights dimmed down she'd face the huge space window and drift off to sleep dreaming of home- 'Ranjipur' on Terra. It hadn't always been her home but Revy had been to so many places in her short lifetime that she no longer knew where 'home' had been anyway. Although Revy Roberts was about as modest as the Boss she preferred the star room's unique solitude to the hustle and bustle of the bridge or the rec room. She was just about to board the lift when she was rudely jerked out of her daydreaming.

"Hey Roberts! Boss lady wants to see you stat- pronto! Up in her quarters on Three." yelled Kakashi Sensei.

"Oro the Fxxx's she want, Ninja Boy?" asked Revy without turning around.

"Damned if I know, Roberts. She sounded real pissed though." called the 'Hidden Leaf' Sensei his nose buried in his little book like it usually was.

"So oro else is new? OK. On my way, tomo. See ya later." sighed Revy. "Commander's quarters- stat." she ordered and the lift dumped her at Kei's door.

"Come." was the curt reply when Kei's portal klaxon chirped. The door swished aside to admit Revy.

"You wanted to see me Reds?" she asked, sat down and fired up a cigarette. Revy stretched and put her booted feet up on the coffee table.

"You know Starwind? (Revy nodded) Ya like him? (Revy was wondering if Kei was playing matchmaker but she nodded again) Oro I really mean is- do ya trust him, kid?" demanded the fiery redhead.

"Trust him? Hell lady, where I hail from everybody's got something to hide so ya Fxxxing well learn soon enough not to trust nobody! Oro the Hell's this all about Reds?" demanded Revy shucking off her heavy flight jacket.

"We gotta lay low for a few days and Gene says he knows a place but he won't tell me where." sighed Kei knocking ashes off her cheroot. Revy's face reddened.

"And you think he'll tell me? Look Reds, Gene and I are tomos (friends) just good tomos and that's all! I ain't his damned confidant, that I surely ain't!" exploded Revy.

"I know that, kid. Oro I wanna know is can we trust him or i he leadin' us into a trap? Could he be in cahoots with Zorin Oakenshield?" yelled Kei angrily. Revy was livid now.

"Starwind? In with that lunatic turncoat? In cahoots with Z.O.? No Fxxxing way in jigoku (Hell) Boss! Yeah, he's a thief and a pirate and a rebel and a cowboy and a merc (mercenary) and a kira (killer) and a liar but he's loyal to his tomos and we are his tomos, O'Halloran! He wouldn't sell us out no matter oro! No frigging way, girl!" shouted Revy and she slung her jacket over one shoulder. Revy pointed her cigarette at Kei. "If Gene Starwind told you he knows where we can hide out, trust me, he won't tell anyone else where it is either. Except Jimbo (Hawking) or Solo of course. His best mates. And you can take that to the bank! Good evening, Madam Commander!" yelled the Terran. Then she threw Kei a salute and left.

"So that's that eh? Hell! If Roberts trusts him who am I to disagree? Her instincts are usually always right." said Kei aloud.

"They're sure as the oni (devil) never wrong, mum, that they surely ain't." said Neko quietly from the open doorway. "For oro the Hell it's worth I trust him too, Reds. G'Night." she added on her way to the rec room below.

"Wonder why Gene told 'Old Iron Drawers' that he was under oath not to reveal 'XANA's location to anyone? It's on all the bloody starcharts and vidmaps." mused Han while he chewed on his after dinner cigar. The place in question was a small asteroid atoll and at less than a kilo or two in both directions it was really more atoll than asteroid.

At 2100 Gene yawned, splashed water on his face and went up to relieve Solo at the helm.

"Howdy Gene. Have a nice nap? (He nodded) Hey me old boyo. How come ya told 'Old Iron Drawers' that yarn about some cocklemamey oath you took not to reveal 'XANA's location to anyone?" demanded Han.

"Did you forget that 'XANA's where all the contraband is transferred that's going to the 'Coralians'? And Reds IS a cop, ain't she?" replied Gene with a wink.

"Oh yeah, I did forget about that, pal." drawled Solo.

"Night Han. Pleasant dreams." said the pilot.

"First a nightcap or two. Don't crash the ship, me boyo. Toodles." replied Han.

Navigating this final section of 'Smugglers' Ravine' was akin to threading a needle and called for precise flying and nobody knew its ins and outs better than Captain Gene Wilcox Starwind. 'XANA' was a tiny remote asteroid halfway betwixt 'Bison Fields' and 'Minerva' and being so miniscule it was easily overlooked by most space mariners. This made it an ideal transfer point for contraband bound for the wilds of 'Coralia'.

Meanwhile Revy had fallen fast asleep in the star room the same way she'd come into the Universe. Neko was cleaning her plasma rifle in the suite she shared with Revy, Nyssa and Kagome. Kei had dozed off on her sofa so excepting Gene, the night flight crew, the guards and the engineering gang everyone else aboard the 'Lovely Angel 2' was 'roshii ni yo'- dead to the world. Gene exited 'Bison' some three hours later around midnight and laid a new course into the nav banks. Then he set that course program to delete itself after their arrival at 'XANA' six hours later at 0600 (6 AM) ashita (tomorrow).

"Hey 'CC', I want you to forget this nav course I have just set. Do not, I say again, do not save any of this stuff to your memory banks. You understand, my tomo?" warned Starwind.

"Like 'this program will self destruct in ten seconds. Good luck Jim' eh? You got yourself a deal, good buddy. I'm gone. 10-4 and bye bye, Cap." replied the ship's obnoxious central computer.

"Whatever. But if anyone DOES find out about this location, me boyo I will take extreme delight in personally rewiring your memory circuits. G'Night tomo." yawned Gene swallowing his java.

"I comply." chuckled 'CC' before shutting down his comm systems. At 0600 the 'cloaked' ship touched down in a vast cavern cut into a mountain. He deleted the nav course program and trilled Legato Bluesummers who was heading up the flight crew's day shift as pilot. When 'Blue' and his team arrived Gene strolled down the gantryway stairs to Level Three and tapped on Kei's portals.

"Yeah? Who's there dammit?" growled a gravelly voice.

"Starwind, Boss. Can I come in? You decent, Reds?" chortled the tallish pilot.

"C'mon in tomo. Door's unlocked." she called and Gene entered.

"We are here, love and don't you dare ask me where 'here' is. Suffice it to say that we are inside an ice cavern not unlike 'Gysymeo' (an ice world Kei and company had visited several times in the past) albeit it sure ain't that cold here. Be that as it may I'm going to have to insist that you guys restrict yourselves to this cavern and the ship. None of you are to try and reach this world's surface. Is that clearly understood, Marshall?" demanded Starwind pointing his cigar at the redhead who nodded. "Great. By the way, I've wiped the nav logs clean and ordered 'CC' not to save any of my nav commands. Now don't you worry none, Reds. Ain't nobody gonna find us here. How long you figure on holing up here?" he added.

"A week at most. Maybe just a few days. Depends on how soon the 'cowboys' and their 'posse' find Z.O. and apprehend or eliminate his ass. Got another stogie, Gene?" replied Kei sitting up and and smoothing her kimono. She accepted the foul smelling cigar and allowed the pirate to light it for her. Gene looked at her dubiously.

"Remember your promise Reds. Oh and er no hard feelings about the football game the other day eh?" he said smiling.

"You actually think I'm that petty? That juvenile? (Gene smiled as he recalled her reaction to losing a shooting tourney to Duchess Donovan- Yuri) We'll kick your frigging asses next game though. Now get outta here and get some shuteye tomo. That's an order too, me boyo." chortled Kei and Gene left for his own rooms.

As soon as Gene had gone Kei called a tomo. "Oh 'CC'? You there, tomo mine?" she asked the air sweetly.

"Right here, love of my circuits. How can this humble one be of service to ye?" replied 'CC' innocently.

"Where are we now tomo?" she asked sweetly and quietly.

"Sorry Boss but no can do, ma'am. Captain Starwind will rearrange my circuitry if I tell you or anyone else that. Anything else?" annswered 'CC' and Kei shook her head.

"Oro good are ya? Get lost dammit!" she shouted angrily. Then she pouted. Chuck Garner was gonna demand to know where she was and damned soon too! After all 'Kalufrax' to 'Shimougou' was only a two days' 'milk run'. So oro the Hell was she going to tell him? 'Sorry Charlie but I am not allowed to tell you that and anyway I don't know where the Fxxx we are myself, sir.' Yeah- like Garner would buy that crap, wouldn't he? Fat chance! He'll send Rafe (Donnelly) and the 'ISSP' after us, that's oro the Fxxx he'll do! Suddenly her door klaxon chirped- long and loud.

"Yeah? Who is it? Oro do ya want dammit?" growled the Boss. A pixie-like voice answered her.

"It- It's me, Auntie Boss. Starfire. May I come in? Please?" sobbed the Tamaranian girl.

"Starfire? Of course you may come in, my dear. It's open." said the redhead a little less grumpily and a mite more civilly. The portal swished aside and the tall teen came in with aizu (eyes) red from crying.

"Oro the Hell's wrong, kiddo? Sit down and tell me all about it." she forced herself to say as gently as she could. ('Christ! I sound like the vacuum head!' she thought) Star sat down on the sofa beside her and dabbed at her aizu with her sleeve. Kei sighed and shoved a box of tissues over to her. "Oro's the matter, kid? Why ya been bawling? Your sister botherin' ya again?" demanded the firebrand. Starfire shook her head.

"Nai (No), Blackfire has been extra nice to me, ma'am. It-It's Uncle Jon. (Captain Jonathan Harlock was Kei's chief of security) He said I can't leave the ship unless I promise to stay inside this dumb ol cave! I want to go outside and play in th sun! He said I wasn't allowed to go outside be-because you had ordered all of us to stay in this cave! I don't like this place! When we we-were in those 'icy caves' ('Gysymeo') I knew it was too cold to go outside and there wasn't any sun there anyway but here I can see the sun outside and it feels really warm so why can't I go outside and play in it? You're mean, Auntie Boss Marshall!" sobbed the girl until Kei shook her violently.

"Oh Christ Almighty! Stop blubbering dammit! Act your age, girl! You can't go outside and that's all there is to it! I gave an order and Uncle Jon's gotta carry it out! Nobody is allowed outta these caverns because (Kei mused a moment) because we're hiding from a bad man just like we done when we was on 'Gysymeo' that time. Remember?" explained the redhead patiently and Starfire nodded.

"You mean when Mr Berringer was looking for us, Auntie?" she sniffled and Kei's face brightened.

"Yeah. Exactly kid. Only this guy's a lot more dangerous. Now stop crying and dry your aizu. (Starfire did and managed a smile) There! Don't ya feel better now? Tell ya oro- why don't ya go upstairs and play on the holodecks with the other kids?" suggested her superior. She shook her head.

"Arkie (Arkton was Star's older brother and an officer on the 'Emerald Queen') said I was not allowed up there on my own, ma'am." replied the girl.

"That's OK. I'll get Auntie Mae (Minnie Mae 'Blonde Bomber'/'Kitten' Hopkins) to take ya up there. OK? Would ya like that, Star?" asked Kei.

"Uh huh. That'd be swell, Auntie Kei!" bubbled a now enthusiastic and joyous Starfire.

"Then go get cleaned up and change your clothes. I'll have Auntie Mae meet ya in the rec room. No more bawlin' now, ya hear?" growled Kei. Star nodded, arose and smoothed her skirt. She was still wearing that skimpy cheerleader's outfit that she'd worn at the football game.

"Bye Auntie and thank you so much, ma'am!" she said and left running. Kei tapped her comlink earring.

"Lieutenant Hopkins? Kei here. Do me a favour and escort Starfire to the holodeck for me. She can play until bedtime but Arkie don't want the kid up there on her own. She's waiting for ya down in the rec room. Keep a close aizu on her. Jon caught her trying to sneak off the ship. She wanted to play outside and Gene told us to stay in the cave. Don't lose track of 'Tinker Bell' oroever the Hell else ya do or you'll answer to me. Kapish? Kei out." trilled the Boss.

Mae was still a bit sore from the game and of course she was still recovering from John Berringers' lads' questioning sessions aboard the 'Angel 1' so she didn't really feel up to babysitting but if it hadn't have been for the Boss Mae might very well be dead right now! So here she was nursing an orange cappucino at the bar while she waited for Starfire to show up. Mae glanced at her wristchromo and frowned. "Where the Hell is this kid anyway dammit all?" she complained. Saito shrugged his shoulders and refilled her mug. Suddenly a high-pitched shreik filled the rec room.

"Auntie Boom-Boom! Sorry I'm a little late! (Mae had been waiting two and a half hours) Auntie Boss Marshall Kei told me not to wear that nice cheerleader's outfit and I--" explained the Tamaranian.

"Forget it kid and let's go." replied Mae swallowing her drink. "And oro did I tell you about calling me Auntie Boom-Boom? It's Auntie Mae dammit!" added the 'Blonde Bomber'. They rode up to the Eighth Level and Mae stopped at Holodeck 6's door and called for the archway. "OK Star. The Boss said you can stay up here until bedtime. Oro do ya wanna play first?" asked Mae wincing when her shoulder got shoved against the arch.

"Are you OK, Auntie Boo-- er Auntie Mae? (Mae nodded bravely) Can we play 'Treasure Island' again? Please!!" pleaded Starfire.

"Sure. Why the Hell not?" answered Mae and she keyed the arch. "No running off now, young lady. Got it?" she added but Starfire was already jumping up and down on the deck of a pirate ship. Mae followed her through the archway to 'Treasure Island', yawned and belted 'Long John Silver' with a stiff right uppercut.

"Whee!! I'm Princess Starfire and brave young Captain Smollett is coming to rescue me!" squealed the 'Teen Titan' delightedly.

"Whatever floats your boat, kid." sighed the Terran who was sword fighting with four of Silver's pirates. Meanwhile Kei's worst fears were realized when Neko trilled her at 1900 hours (7 PM)---

END of Ch 51. Ch 52 'Garner's Mysterious Relay ' or 'Annie Oakley AD 2251 ' soon. Getting interesting eh? Wonder how our heroine's gonna get outta this one? Read on and r/r/s away as always. Have a wunnerful day and sfn/sys/jm/Kami bless you all for your interest and assistance. Hooble-toodle-doo! Toodles tomos watashi-K&K

I dickered over this chapter's titles. Let me know if I got 'em right eh?

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