(Three, two, one, let's jam-)
Session...forget it, just read the story...
The Sidewinder Tower was famous for not only its value as a business center and tourist attraction, but its architectural design. It was basically a giant, glass covered, office building in the odd shape of a large 'C.'
You recall I mentioned its value as a business center. In actuality, it was home to the galaxy-renowned Sidewinder Corporation, hence the name, obviously.
This corporation was famous for its revolutionary product, the 'Sidewinder Whip,' a whip-like weapon that materialized out of pure energy.
(Oooohhh.....spiffy....)
As I also said, the building was shaped like the letter C.
At the center of support, the most reinforced part of the building stood a lone security guard.
(Sound familiar yet?)
The guard nervously pulled at the collar of his uniform and whined. Maybe this time those stupid Hunters would let him get his point across. He hadn't spent all that time in prison for nothing....
From his handbag he extracted a small object. It was a cardboard box. He set it down and awed at his genius. It was a small box, imprinted with the words "Do not open 'till X-Mas" and had a pretty little picture of a teddy bear opening his present by the Christmas tree.
Minutes later, the security guard stepped outside into the cold December air.
He showed no sign of hurry, and strode calmly toward his car.
In fact, he was feeling so triumphant that it took him a while to notice the gangly man with weird, green hair sitting on a red spaceship which was sitting on top of the guard's car. When he did notice, it was I little too late.
"Hi there," Spike grinned.
Ted Bauer flinched. "Morning, s-sir. How m-may I help you?"
Spike didn't move. "You work here?"
Bauer backed up slowly. "Yeah...see the uniform?"
"It looks great on you." For a while, nothing happened. Ted was too panicked, and Spike was just being himself.
After a while, the Bounty Hunter broke the silence. "You probably want me to move my ship, huh?"
"I s-suppose...It is on top of my car..."
"Yeah."
They again lapsed into silence.
Bauer was beginning to grow impatient. "So, um, maybe you could move it now..."
"Yeah."
The Teddy Bomber slapped his forehead in frustration. "Look, I don't have all day, sir, so if you could maybe please move your ship now..."
Spike remained silent. Bauer grumbled.
Suddenly, Spike's foot was in Bauer's face. Ted was soon on the ground.
"Owww...."
"Sorry, but you were getting a bit rude. I'll move my ship when I feel like it, thanks."
Spike began to cuff the bomber.
Suddenly, as if out of a dream, he heard an all-to-familiar sound. It drifted up the street, flowing into their ears and sending nerve impulses to their brains.
It was a familiar tune, a song of dreams, and honor, and rough-riders with guns and hats who hung out in saloons and shot each other.
It was whistling.
"No..." Both Spike and Bauer moaned.
The whistling was now joined by the sound of hooves on concrete. A silhouette appeared in the hazy distance, growing ever closer.
"No...No...Not again..."
A cowboy in stunning white arrived at the arrest scene, smiling and whistling his western song.
Spike stood and glared at the wrangler. "Andy," he growled.
Andy smiled back. "Spike. How nice to see you again. I see you took care of the fun part for me already." He snickered.
Spike growled. "Didn't you quit the hunting business?"
"For about a month after you left the planet. But then I got bored and picked up where I left off."
"Hey!" Bauer yelled. "You're forgetting me again!" He writhed on the ground, struggling to free himself.
Spike and Andy looked at each other, then Bauer.
"Should we take care of him this time," Spike grunted, "or just did like we did last time?"
The cowboy in white shrugged.
"Doesn't matter now!" Bauer cried. "I win!"
He managed to pull up his sleeve, revealing several remote detonators.
"Damn!" Spike ran forward and kicked Bauer's hand away from the other.
Ted rebounded, and swung his feet in a wide arc towards Spike's head. Spike ducked, but it gave Bauer time to flip himself onto his feet. He prepared to press the detonators, but Andy grabbed them and ripped them off his wrist.
The bomber stumbled back, pulled out his pistol and fired randomly. The Bounty Hunters took cover, and Bauer made a break for it. Spike hurtled the car and raced after Ted into the Tower.
He was almost inside when Andy passed him on his horse. "He comes when I whistle," Andy sneered.
Spike abruptly stopped and stared as Andy crashed through the revolving doors.
He growled and watched the horse enter the elevator, turn calmly, and wait as the doors closed.
Spike whistled a sharp note.
Within the Swordfish II, a voice-recognition device picked up the sound. The ship roared to life, found Spike's homing frequency, and headed toward him.
Our hero launched himself into the cockpit and pulled up.
On the roof of Sidewinder tower was an awkwardly parked spacecraft. It was small, brownish colored and had several teddy bear decals on its hull.
Ted Bauer scrambled aboard just in time to see the elevator doors open and reveal Andy and his horse. "Oh jeez..." He ran the emergency startup program, skipping the pre-flight checklist as the Cowboy strode confidently toward him.
Andy the Hunter was almost surprised when Bauer actually began taxiing for takeoff. Thrilled, he reared back and raced after the craft.
Suddenly a red starfighter passed him along the makeshift runway. "It comes when I whistle," Spike sneered.
Andy whipped the horse to catch up.
The ship roared off the edge of the roof, followed shortly by a starfighter and a horse. Suddenly, the Swordfish's main thruster went offline. Several of his systems suddenly began cutting out. Spike ejected, and landed deftly on the hull of Bauer's ship, where he discovered Andy standing there also. In the distance, Spike could barely make out a horse floating to the ground on a parachute.
Session...forget it, just read the story...
The Sidewinder Tower was famous for not only its value as a business center and tourist attraction, but its architectural design. It was basically a giant, glass covered, office building in the odd shape of a large 'C.'
You recall I mentioned its value as a business center. In actuality, it was home to the galaxy-renowned Sidewinder Corporation, hence the name, obviously.
This corporation was famous for its revolutionary product, the 'Sidewinder Whip,' a whip-like weapon that materialized out of pure energy.
(Oooohhh.....spiffy....)
As I also said, the building was shaped like the letter C.
At the center of support, the most reinforced part of the building stood a lone security guard.
(Sound familiar yet?)
The guard nervously pulled at the collar of his uniform and whined. Maybe this time those stupid Hunters would let him get his point across. He hadn't spent all that time in prison for nothing....
From his handbag he extracted a small object. It was a cardboard box. He set it down and awed at his genius. It was a small box, imprinted with the words "Do not open 'till X-Mas" and had a pretty little picture of a teddy bear opening his present by the Christmas tree.
Minutes later, the security guard stepped outside into the cold December air.
He showed no sign of hurry, and strode calmly toward his car.
In fact, he was feeling so triumphant that it took him a while to notice the gangly man with weird, green hair sitting on a red spaceship which was sitting on top of the guard's car. When he did notice, it was I little too late.
"Hi there," Spike grinned.
Ted Bauer flinched. "Morning, s-sir. How m-may I help you?"
Spike didn't move. "You work here?"
Bauer backed up slowly. "Yeah...see the uniform?"
"It looks great on you." For a while, nothing happened. Ted was too panicked, and Spike was just being himself.
After a while, the Bounty Hunter broke the silence. "You probably want me to move my ship, huh?"
"I s-suppose...It is on top of my car..."
"Yeah."
They again lapsed into silence.
Bauer was beginning to grow impatient. "So, um, maybe you could move it now..."
"Yeah."
The Teddy Bomber slapped his forehead in frustration. "Look, I don't have all day, sir, so if you could maybe please move your ship now..."
Spike remained silent. Bauer grumbled.
Suddenly, Spike's foot was in Bauer's face. Ted was soon on the ground.
"Owww...."
"Sorry, but you were getting a bit rude. I'll move my ship when I feel like it, thanks."
Spike began to cuff the bomber.
Suddenly, as if out of a dream, he heard an all-to-familiar sound. It drifted up the street, flowing into their ears and sending nerve impulses to their brains.
It was a familiar tune, a song of dreams, and honor, and rough-riders with guns and hats who hung out in saloons and shot each other.
It was whistling.
"No..." Both Spike and Bauer moaned.
The whistling was now joined by the sound of hooves on concrete. A silhouette appeared in the hazy distance, growing ever closer.
"No...No...Not again..."
A cowboy in stunning white arrived at the arrest scene, smiling and whistling his western song.
Spike stood and glared at the wrangler. "Andy," he growled.
Andy smiled back. "Spike. How nice to see you again. I see you took care of the fun part for me already." He snickered.
Spike growled. "Didn't you quit the hunting business?"
"For about a month after you left the planet. But then I got bored and picked up where I left off."
"Hey!" Bauer yelled. "You're forgetting me again!" He writhed on the ground, struggling to free himself.
Spike and Andy looked at each other, then Bauer.
"Should we take care of him this time," Spike grunted, "or just did like we did last time?"
The cowboy in white shrugged.
"Doesn't matter now!" Bauer cried. "I win!"
He managed to pull up his sleeve, revealing several remote detonators.
"Damn!" Spike ran forward and kicked Bauer's hand away from the other.
Ted rebounded, and swung his feet in a wide arc towards Spike's head. Spike ducked, but it gave Bauer time to flip himself onto his feet. He prepared to press the detonators, but Andy grabbed them and ripped them off his wrist.
The bomber stumbled back, pulled out his pistol and fired randomly. The Bounty Hunters took cover, and Bauer made a break for it. Spike hurtled the car and raced after Ted into the Tower.
He was almost inside when Andy passed him on his horse. "He comes when I whistle," Andy sneered.
Spike abruptly stopped and stared as Andy crashed through the revolving doors.
He growled and watched the horse enter the elevator, turn calmly, and wait as the doors closed.
Spike whistled a sharp note.
Within the Swordfish II, a voice-recognition device picked up the sound. The ship roared to life, found Spike's homing frequency, and headed toward him.
Our hero launched himself into the cockpit and pulled up.
On the roof of Sidewinder tower was an awkwardly parked spacecraft. It was small, brownish colored and had several teddy bear decals on its hull.
Ted Bauer scrambled aboard just in time to see the elevator doors open and reveal Andy and his horse. "Oh jeez..." He ran the emergency startup program, skipping the pre-flight checklist as the Cowboy strode confidently toward him.
Andy the Hunter was almost surprised when Bauer actually began taxiing for takeoff. Thrilled, he reared back and raced after the craft.
Suddenly a red starfighter passed him along the makeshift runway. "It comes when I whistle," Spike sneered.
Andy whipped the horse to catch up.
The ship roared off the edge of the roof, followed shortly by a starfighter and a horse. Suddenly, the Swordfish's main thruster went offline. Several of his systems suddenly began cutting out. Spike ejected, and landed deftly on the hull of Bauer's ship, where he discovered Andy standing there also. In the distance, Spike could barely make out a horse floating to the ground on a parachute.