Knights in Shining Spacecraft

by Yandequil

Amity, Dio, and Nitro are spacefaring friends with no cares in the universe. No cares other than fixing their ship, the tastefully named Gaslight Express. However, they soon learn that they have more problems than a busted spaceship.

1. Chapter 1

Note: I'm going to be doing some major edits to Ch1 and 2, as well as writing Ch3 pretty soon. So be prepared for that.

Dio looked at the clock which he had bought from a Hylotl merchant. He sighed. Why did he have to be on the ship? Why couldn't Nitro stay on the ship?

It wasn't fair.

He wished he had a more expression-y face. His circular brand didn't convey much. He wondered what his friends were doing. It was probably something really cool. He opened a bag of popcorn and ate the entire thing in two seconds. It was sweet.

S.A.I.L. screeched in agony. Dio hoped that they would be back soon. They had gone to a really dangerous alien planet and were going on an adventure without him- again.

Amity and Nitro teleported onto the ship. Amity was covered in blood and- was that flesh? Nitro, who was also blood and muscle tissue-soaked, was shaking.
"You alright?" Dio asked.

"No." Nitro replied. He replied so angrily that the ship- his ship- seemed to tremble with him. Just a few months ago, the ship had been in terrible shape. Now, it was in worse shape.

Amity sat down on a stool which she had stolen from a Hylotl merchant. "Listen, kid-"

"I'm at least one year older than you."

"I know that you're probably a bit upset-"

"A bit?"

"Yes, very upset about the Gaslight Express being so…"

Dio was petting Corporal Fluffy, the Snugget from his old ship.

Amity sighed. "Nitro, I get it. I understand. Dio and I are assho-" Amity looked at Dio, and then back at Nitro.
"Assholes." She whispered.

"Ah. Blaming Dio for your flaws. Nice."

"Yeah. Anyway, I have a solution. I know how we can get loads of pixels."

"We aren't stealing. Why is your go-to solution always stealing?"

The ship shuddered.

S.A.I.L. screamed.

"Because stealing has always been the best solution to most of the problems which I've had to deal with so far."

Nitro touched one of the walls. How much money had he spent on the Gaslight Express again? He remembered it being a lot. He might have had a red teapot back then. Where was it? Maybe he could replace it with a different one.

Nitro sighed. "What's this crappy plan of yours, and how crappy is it on a scale from bad to life-threatening?"