--Leaper Children--ch 1—

Eruka looked around desperately into Spargus's night.

No leapers! Arg!

Lately they just seemed to disappear if you left them outside by themselves too long.

I guess I'm just going to have to make one of my little lackeys watch mine for me next time, and I'm going to need to enlarge the leaper pens too, and post more guards.

"Oh well, I'm off to find a leaper. Because because because …of the wonderful things it does!" she sung very randomly and skipped into the darkness.

--TimepasscuaseisaysoNekogetmeadanish!—

The leaper children's headquarters were, well, like the Haven Underground's headquarters, but bigger! Not that anybody there at the moment had ever seen the underground headquarters. They were all Spargus born.

Instead of rows of beds like the underground HQ, there were shelves of guns of all shapes and sizes. In the large main room posters of leapers covered the wall along with the green and black of the Leaper Children's flag. The floor was littered with chairs, which, at the moment, were occupied.

Eruka stood at the head of the room; her black and green striped bandana wrapped around her forehead right below her short, black, spiky hair. She wore a large black trench coat, which concealed her dark baggy pants and dark red shirt. Combat boots and open fingered gloves were practically hidden beneath the other clothes.

Defiantly not something you see waste landers wearing everyday.

On her back was a huge gun. Not a soul had ever seen her use that gun, she seemed to prefer her two smaller guns she kept strapped to the sides of her legs.

She scoured the room with her hazel eyes, waiting for silence. Slowly the crowd of people turned their attention to her and fell silent; the meeting began.

"You!" Eruka said pointing at a random young boy with large goggles and scruffy purple hair, "What is your name?"

"Me? Uhmm….Neko!" Neko exclaimed surprised.

"Good. You are now my assistant and will assist me," Eruka stated mater of factly.

" Oh..Okay…" he stuttered.

"Now," she said turning her attention back to the crowd, "we are going on a mission next month, outside of the city, to get more leapers. This means that pens will need to be enlarged. See to it that this is done. Also, more guards must be posted." She said to no one in particular, "And I need a team to come with me out to the ruins for the leapers. You must be good at shooting and at driving. Now away with all of you! Shoo, shoo!" she ended, making wild hand gestures at them.

Turning she called Neko's name and motioned him over.

"Yes ma'am?" he muttered embarrassed. He had never really spoken directly to the gang leader before.

"There will be a lot of responsibilities for you, now that you are my assistant, and please don't call me ma'am or I will have to beat you with my gun. Have you ever killed any one before?"

He nodded, confused at the sudden change in subject and her innocent expression on her face.

"Well, don't worry, you'll have much more experience by the time I'm through with you!" Eruka finished happily.

Neko backed away slowly, nodding.

"See you after dinner!" she said waving.

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Next time on leaper children! (the written version not to be confused with the TV mini series that doesn't exist!)

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Neko thought he was going to die. Truly he did. Eruka was laughing hysterically and driving a dune buggy.

"That was a big sand dune huh?" the hysterical laughter continued.

Neko nodded and tried not to throw up…

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