Destiny: Part 1
By: The Daydreamer
Disclaimer: I do not own Outlaw star, I envy those who do!
Author's Note: Okay, minna, I would really appreciate if, after you read my story, you give me a decent amount of reviews. The last fic I did, I only got 3 reviews, and one of them was a flame, and so I decided not to continue that fic. So, please find it in your hearts to review, I'm desperate, I'll even take flames, I won't like them, but I'll take them! Anyway, I shall NEVER write any Yoai or Yuri, so if your that kind of fan, sorry, I'm straight and I like it! This is after the end of the series. Oh, before I forget...Otaku's, hold onto your mangas, PRINCESS MONONOKE is on channel 78, STARZ, on Thursday, 10/22/01 at 9:30 P.M. No, I am not paid to advertise this, I just thought it would be a good deed if I helped the Otaku society find some decent UNCUT anime! Anyway, I've been rambling on for way too long, don't forget to read the author's note at the bottom, AFTER you read the story, Ja Ne!
~It has been 3 months since the incident at the Galactic Leyline, and 2 1/2 months since Suzuka and Aisha Clan Clan have permanently joined the crew of the Outlaw Star, otherwise known as the XGP. It is currently Space year 157 (Melfina said that the year was 156 in the first episode on CN), all is well, that is, as well as it could be with this type of crew. ~
"GENE!" Came the annoyed voice of non-other than the resident technical technician of the Outlaw Star, Jim Hawking.
"What?" came the drowsy voice of their captain.
"Get up, Melfina already made breakfast an hour ago, you're going to have to make something to eat yourself. GENE!"
"What" came an annoyed voice.
"GET UP"
"Alright, alright...I'm up, I'm up" came the now defeated voice of Gene Starwind.
"Good, Melfina's already navigating, get to the bridge after you're dressed.
"Yeah, Yeah"
Sigh, 'Gene, you haven't changed one bit...at least you're happy' thought the young member of the OS (That's what I'm going to be calling it from now on) crew.
~On the bridge
"Good morning, Gene" came the gentle voice of Melfina.
"Good mornin' Mel" Said Gene, while giving Melfina a quick kiss on the lips.
Melfina blushed 5 shades of crimson before pulling Gene off.
"GENE" said a very red Melfina.
"Oh, come on Mel, you're too uptight" said Gene, with a goofy grin.
With that, Gene picked her up and gave her an even bigger kiss.
"Everything ready for Jim's party" Whispered Gene
"Yes, the cake will be ready in an hour and I think everybody got their presents" Melfina whispered back.
Gene put the still crimson Melfina back down.
"Great" Said Gene using his voice at normal level.
"What's 'great'?" said a very confused looking Jim
"Nothin'"
"Come on Gene, everybody's up to something, what were you all doing when we stopped by at Blue Heaven? You practically deserted me!" Said a pissed off Jim.
"Jeez, you take everything too seriously. Be a kid once in a while. You are one ya know!"
"I...Am...NOT...A...KI...OH, good morning Aisha" said Jim, turning a light shade of red.
"OH, look who's here Jim, your Gir..." Began Gene before he was cut off by Jim's hand over his mouth.
"heh...heh...heh...shut up Gene" Said Jim through Gritted teeth.
"Alwieght, Alwight, jwust gwet yow hwand owff mwy mwouth!" Said an annoyed Gene.
"What are you two talking about?" Said a very grumpy and ruffled Aisha.
"Nothin'" Quickly said Jim while covering Gene's mouth with his hand again.
Melfina was giggling at all this and Suzuka, who has been up since god knows what hour, was simply shaking her head while sipping her tea.
"I can't believe you both all still act like children"
"WE...DO...NOT... ACT...LIKE...CHIL" Gene and Jim began in unison before they were cut off by Giliam.
`Grappler pirate ship approaching at high speed` spoke Giliam
"Okay Giliam, battle positions everyone" Said Gene athoritively (I don't think this is an actual word)
"Okay" came the gentle voice of Melfina.
"Roger that" came an excited voice of Jim
"Hmm" was all they got from Suzuka
"UHHH, Its too early to fight" came the tired voice of Aisha.
"You gotta take the good with the bad," said Gene while straightening his gloves, like he usually does before a fight.
`Enemy grappler ship is hailing us` Reported Giliam.
"Okay, patch them through"
An old man came on, he had red and blue face paint and he was dressed in a Tao Robe.
"Is this the Outlaw Star?" Came the croaky voice of the Old Man
"Yeah, who's asking?" retorted Gene
"That's all we needed to know," Said the old man with a wicked smile.
"Hey, who's we?" but the old man had already began firing.
BUMPH, the entire ship shook from the blast.
`Enemy Ship is releasing 5 class-3 fighters` Reported Giliam.
"They want us, let them come an' get us! Jim, how're the Grappler arms?"
"Fully functional, the beam gun is also fully functional and loaded!" Said the serious voice of Jim.
"Okay...Lets gooo!" Said Gene, after flicking the little switch near to his eye.
Instantly, the grappler arms sprang out from OS's sides. Both arms immediately reached for the beam gun and enormous knife under the bulk of the ship then sprang back into position.
"Enemy fighters closing in from 8 O'clock" Came Melfina's voice from inside her chamber.
"Okay, they should've known not to mess with me when I have a gun!" Said Gene, while rhythmically moving the controls for the grappler arms at his sides.
Bang...Bang (So sue me, I can't think of a better gun firing sound)
Bumph, 2 of the enemy fighters just exploded after being hit with the beams from the gun.
"Three enemy fighters left!" Reported Melfina.
"Take that!" said Gene, after making a twirl to the side, then blasting forward, and crushing the ship with the knife in the left grappler arm, then finishing the fighter off with a few blasts from the one turret gattling on top of the ship.
"Two ta go!" came Gene's cocky voice.
"The main ship has began firing class-5 Gamma missiles"
"OH Crap" came the worried voice of Jim.
"Relax" came Gene
The OS swerved and twirled through the barrage of missiles.
"Gene, you're gonna kill us all..."
"Oh calm yourself, we'll be fine" said Gene reassuringly.
"FINE, I'll see how fine we all are when we're all dead!"
"Enemy has stopped firing" Came Melfina's voice
"WHAT?" Came both Gene's and Jim's voices in unison.
"They must've run out of ammo, this is our chance to crush them!" Came the excited voice of Aisha.
"Will you two stop bickering" Finally said Suzuka, who then grasped her joystick and quickly destroying the 2 remaining fighters with the knife.
"We've got them right where we want them," said Gene
"I wouldn't be so sure of that Gene, those Kay pirates are planning something!"
"Oh, you worry too much!" said an already relaxed Gene.
Bumph
"What in tha Hell was that?" Came Aisha's voice from the floor
"Enemy ship has fired beta class missiles"
"Beta class, well, fire counter measures"
"Already done, what do you want to do Gene?" Asked Jim
"UMM"
"GENE"
"Alright, fire one Gamma-class missile and then get the hell out of here by sub-ether"
"Okay, firing missile"
The missile quickly blasted through space leaving a smoke streak, it swerved from side to side, carefully avoiding until finally crashing into the enemy ship's middle.
"Okay, go to sub-ether now!"
The rotors on the back of the OS immediately began turning leaving behind a gray stream, until finally the OS vanished with a ray of golden light a split second before the Enemy ship exploded.
"That was cutting it a little close don't you think, Gene? GENE!" said Gene
"What, I got us out alive, didn't I?"
"Yes, but..." started Gene.
"SOOO, what are you complaining about?"
"Sigh, you'll never get it, will you Gene"
"Nope"
"Sigh, alright, I'll go get something to eat" Said Jim, as he was getting out of his seat.
"NO" Gene said quickly.
"NO? Why? What's wrong?" Asked a confused Jim
"'Cause, you'll umm, spoil your dinner" Said Gene, grinning to himself at his obvious lie.
"Spoil my dinner? What's gotten into you?"
"Nothin, just go and do something else for a while, okay"
"Fine, I'll go look over the engines" Said Jim in a defeated voice.
"Ahh, don't sweat it kid!" Said Aisha, who had finally gotten up.
"I'm not a kid" muttered Jim as he left the bridge.
"Phew, that was close!" Said Gene after Jim left the bridge.
"Everybody got their stuff for the party" Asked Gene
"OH no, the cake" Said Melfina before quickly running out into the kitchen.
"I have got my present" Said Suzuka
"Me too!"Said Aisha
"Well, I got my present, and Melfina's cooking the whole dinner, okay. Let's get ready, we'll call him back in an hour"
"Sigh, I wish I had somebody to help me" Said Jim as he was looking over the engines.
"They didn't even remember that today was my twelfth birthday, not that I care anyway" Said Jim, talking to himself.
"Gallium's right, I am one of the most hardworking of this crew, I deserve some credit. Besides, I don't even care if they remember my birthday."
He continued checking out the engines for the next hour or so until.
"JIM, THE PIRATES ARE BACK, WE NEED YOU BACK UP HERE NOW!" Came Gene's voice over the loudspeaker.
"UH OH, duty calls!" Said Jim, he quickly got up and ran all the way up to the bridge. Once he was a few yards away from the bridge, he noticed the lights were off.
'How could the lights have been broken if I haven't even felt the shockwave of the blasts yet?" Jim asked himself. Just as he entered the bridge, the lights came on and
"SURPRISE" Everyone on the bridge, said in unison.
Jim, to say the least, was taken aback by this, but then something else happened. Gene, jumped in front of him with a camera and yelled
"Smile"
And as if on cue, Melfina and Aisha both kissed Jim on each side of Jim's Cheeks. Gene had to of course wait until Jim was good and red to take the picture of him, Melfina and Aisha.
"So, how does it feel to be twelve Jim" Gene asked.
After Jim got out of his stupor after having been kissed, he simply uttered
"You remembered?" Jim said stupidly
"Jim, I'm shocked, how long have we known eachother?"Said Gene, making a fake shocked face.
"UMMM"
"That doesn't matter, I've never forgotten your birthday before"
"What about the time when..." Jim started, but was cut off
"Let's not dwell on the past, let's...eat cake" blurted out Gene
"Here Jim, blow out the candles and make a wish." Said Melfina, motioning over to the cake with lit candles on the table.
After Jim blew out the candles, both Gene and Aisha yelled out
"YAY, Cake"
"Think with your brains and not your stomachs for once!" Came a quick remark from the usually silent Suzuka.
"Besides, he has to open his presents first." Said Suzuka as she handed a package to Jim.
"WOW, thanks Suzuka, you really shouldn't have" Said Jim as he pulled out a large package of...Tea.
"Its an herbal tea, it's a very good relaxation device, I understand with Gene around, you might need this very often" Said Suzuka.
"You couldn't be more right, thanks a lot Suzuka!"
"Hey, I'm not annoying, Here you unappreciative little brat, I got this for you" Said a grinning Gene as he shoved a package into Jim's lap.
"WHOA, cool, this is an anti celeron X137 megabyte, hackers edition PC mini computer" Said Jim excitedly.
"UMM, yeah, Hope you like it"
"I love it, where'd you get this, it's supposed to be 7,000 Wong"
"7,000 Wong, that guy Gypped me, I paid 7,900 Wong!" Said a pissed off Gene.
"Relax, Gene, I like your present"
"Here's my present Jim" Said Melfina, handing Jim a neatly handwrapped package. It contained the new "dating game" game (I don't own the dating game TM.)
"OOHH, me next" Yelled Aisha
"Here" Said Aisha, giving Gene a small roughly wrapped package. In it was a silver chain with a tiny silver bell at the end, much like the one around Aisha's neck.
"It's a Ctarl Ctarl special coming of age 'Clang Clang'" Said Aisha proudly
"What's a "Clang Clang" Said Gene, confused
"HMPH. A Clang Clang is a special bell that is given to all Ctarl Ctarl when they get to be eleven Earth years old, it is a special honor and it signifies that you have a voice in society" Said Aisha smartly.
"I just got mine 9 months ago when I turned eleven" Said Aisha.
"What, You're only eleven years old, but that can't be"
"Ha, the Ctarl Ctarl mature into their full grown bodies within the first ten years after birth, they then don't age for at least twenty years. Of course, your puny Terran body keeps aging throughout their entire life while the the great Ctarl Ctarl are able to fight when their only ten years old..." and then Aisha went on for a few minutes explaining how much better the Ctarl Ctarl are so much better than humans until Gene blurted out
"Hey, if you're only eleven and a half years old, that means you and Jim could D...OOOWWWW" Said Gene, clutching his leg and getting a death glare (COPYRIGHT Heero Yuy Inc.) from a crimson Jim
"Shut up" Said Jim through Gritted Teeth
"What are you talking about Gene Starwind?" asked a clueless Asia
Eyeing Jim Carefully, Gene finally said
"UMM, nothin'"
"UHH, let's eat cake already!"
So, after cake and tea, everybody left to go to bed, and that unfortunately left Gene to clean up the mess.
"BUT...But...that's not fair" whined Gene
"Life isn't fair Gene, besides, it was your idea anyway to have a party, so now you have to clean it up!" Said Jim Sternly.
"Oh, please, can't I do it in the morning?"
"No, if you don't do it now, you'll never do it" and with that, Jim left for his bed.
"Sigh, I guess it's just you and me for tonight Giliam"
`That's fine Gene` came Giliams voice.
After a few hours, Gene finally got the mess cleaned up, and decided to have a little rest in the cockpit chair.
"Hey Giliam, what sector are we in?" Asked Gene curiously
`We are approaching the Pharphula star" (The star in which Hilda died if you don't remember)
"The Pharphula star, sigh" Gene was pretty surprised that fate brought him here.
He gazed at the star through the cockpit window; this star brought back so many memories. He had found the OS here, his first major win over the pirates was here, and his friend Hilda was here.
'Hilda, you were always a shady character, not a bad looker though, for somebody in their middle age, Huh" he allowed himself a small laugh at what he imagined Hilda would do if she heard him talk about her age like that.
'Never talk to a woman about her age' He remembered his father's advice on dating women when he was thirteen.
He took a moment of silence for Hilda.
BEEP...BEEP...BEEP
"Giliam, what is it? Pirates?" Said a disoriented Gene, who was simply caught up in the moment.
`NO, it seems that an object with Horus's beacon is floating around this area, it is a small box, should we bring it aboard? `
"Hmm, yeah" Said Gene thoughtfully
'What could something from Horus be doing here, I thought that ship was destroyed"
After the small box was brought on board, Gene found out it was a
"Blackbox! It's a blackbox from Horus, it must have been jettisoned right before it was destroyed"
`All the information is perfectly intact within the box, do you want to hack into it? `
"Yeah, I guess so"
'Maybe I'll find out some more stuff on Hilda'
`Do you want me to wake up Jim so he can do it? ` Asked Giliam
"No, I want to see what's inside first, besides, you don't hang around Jim for all this time without learning a few tricks."
So after an hour of hacking, Gene finally cracked the code.
"Finally!" Said Gene, running his hand through his long red hair, which he grew back after the mandatory "Trim" at the Sentinel 3 correctional facility.
"Looks like some sort of Video Diary, who knew Hilda kept a diary?"
"I think I'll try the earliest date, hmm, it says its space year: 139, wow, this is from eighteen years ago!" Said Gene as he clicked on the thumbnail.
Hildas face came on, but this was a different Hilda, she was much younger, eighteen years younger. She didn't have her eyepatch on, and you could see both of her hazel eyes. She looked tired and was sorta sweaty, she was in bed, and she was holding a bundle of sheets. Gene heard a male voice behind the Camera say
"Come on Hilda, say something," said the voice
The young Hilda got a small smile on her face, she opened up the blankets to reveal a baby, she looked back up to the camera and said
"This is my daughter, Melfina!"
TO BE CONTINUED...
Author's Note: Okay, I spent 3 days trying to figure out a decent cliffhanger, and this is what I got, What do ya think. Oh, and those of you people curious of why I made Aisha so young, well, that's because I was raised to be a very old fashioned person, so, in a Man/woman relationship, the woman has to be younger. I'm not, repeat NOT sexist, its just how I was raised. I'm only putting this into the story if I decide I want to make something of a more than friend's relationship in the future between them in the future! On the subject of Hilda, Hilda looks a good 35 to 40 in the series, trust me, I've seen people who look like teenagers, but are actually thirty something. IF I don't post the next chapter for more than a week, that means that I'm having computer problems, because I've been having problems with my server for the last 2 weeks and can hardly get online. And one last think, FOR GOD'S SAKE, REVIEW GODAMMIT. I need 10-15 reviews or more if you want me to continue, so PLEASE Review!
The Daydreamer
Ja Ne! V_V_V
By: The Daydreamer
Disclaimer: I do not own Outlaw star, I envy those who do!
Author's Note: Okay, minna, I would really appreciate if, after you read my story, you give me a decent amount of reviews. The last fic I did, I only got 3 reviews, and one of them was a flame, and so I decided not to continue that fic. So, please find it in your hearts to review, I'm desperate, I'll even take flames, I won't like them, but I'll take them! Anyway, I shall NEVER write any Yoai or Yuri, so if your that kind of fan, sorry, I'm straight and I like it! This is after the end of the series. Oh, before I forget...Otaku's, hold onto your mangas, PRINCESS MONONOKE is on channel 78, STARZ, on Thursday, 10/22/01 at 9:30 P.M. No, I am not paid to advertise this, I just thought it would be a good deed if I helped the Otaku society find some decent UNCUT anime! Anyway, I've been rambling on for way too long, don't forget to read the author's note at the bottom, AFTER you read the story, Ja Ne!
~It has been 3 months since the incident at the Galactic Leyline, and 2 1/2 months since Suzuka and Aisha Clan Clan have permanently joined the crew of the Outlaw Star, otherwise known as the XGP. It is currently Space year 157 (Melfina said that the year was 156 in the first episode on CN), all is well, that is, as well as it could be with this type of crew. ~
"GENE!" Came the annoyed voice of non-other than the resident technical technician of the Outlaw Star, Jim Hawking.
"What?" came the drowsy voice of their captain.
"Get up, Melfina already made breakfast an hour ago, you're going to have to make something to eat yourself. GENE!"
"What" came an annoyed voice.
"GET UP"
"Alright, alright...I'm up, I'm up" came the now defeated voice of Gene Starwind.
"Good, Melfina's already navigating, get to the bridge after you're dressed.
"Yeah, Yeah"
Sigh, 'Gene, you haven't changed one bit...at least you're happy' thought the young member of the OS (That's what I'm going to be calling it from now on) crew.
~On the bridge
"Good morning, Gene" came the gentle voice of Melfina.
"Good mornin' Mel" Said Gene, while giving Melfina a quick kiss on the lips.
Melfina blushed 5 shades of crimson before pulling Gene off.
"GENE" said a very red Melfina.
"Oh, come on Mel, you're too uptight" said Gene, with a goofy grin.
With that, Gene picked her up and gave her an even bigger kiss.
"Everything ready for Jim's party" Whispered Gene
"Yes, the cake will be ready in an hour and I think everybody got their presents" Melfina whispered back.
Gene put the still crimson Melfina back down.
"Great" Said Gene using his voice at normal level.
"What's 'great'?" said a very confused looking Jim
"Nothin'"
"Come on Gene, everybody's up to something, what were you all doing when we stopped by at Blue Heaven? You practically deserted me!" Said a pissed off Jim.
"Jeez, you take everything too seriously. Be a kid once in a while. You are one ya know!"
"I...Am...NOT...A...KI...OH, good morning Aisha" said Jim, turning a light shade of red.
"OH, look who's here Jim, your Gir..." Began Gene before he was cut off by Jim's hand over his mouth.
"heh...heh...heh...shut up Gene" Said Jim through Gritted teeth.
"Alwieght, Alwight, jwust gwet yow hwand owff mwy mwouth!" Said an annoyed Gene.
"What are you two talking about?" Said a very grumpy and ruffled Aisha.
"Nothin'" Quickly said Jim while covering Gene's mouth with his hand again.
Melfina was giggling at all this and Suzuka, who has been up since god knows what hour, was simply shaking her head while sipping her tea.
"I can't believe you both all still act like children"
"WE...DO...NOT... ACT...LIKE...CHIL" Gene and Jim began in unison before they were cut off by Giliam.
`Grappler pirate ship approaching at high speed` spoke Giliam
"Okay Giliam, battle positions everyone" Said Gene athoritively (I don't think this is an actual word)
"Okay" came the gentle voice of Melfina.
"Roger that" came an excited voice of Jim
"Hmm" was all they got from Suzuka
"UHHH, Its too early to fight" came the tired voice of Aisha.
"You gotta take the good with the bad," said Gene while straightening his gloves, like he usually does before a fight.
`Enemy grappler ship is hailing us` Reported Giliam.
"Okay, patch them through"
An old man came on, he had red and blue face paint and he was dressed in a Tao Robe.
"Is this the Outlaw Star?" Came the croaky voice of the Old Man
"Yeah, who's asking?" retorted Gene
"That's all we needed to know," Said the old man with a wicked smile.
"Hey, who's we?" but the old man had already began firing.
BUMPH, the entire ship shook from the blast.
`Enemy Ship is releasing 5 class-3 fighters` Reported Giliam.
"They want us, let them come an' get us! Jim, how're the Grappler arms?"
"Fully functional, the beam gun is also fully functional and loaded!" Said the serious voice of Jim.
"Okay...Lets gooo!" Said Gene, after flicking the little switch near to his eye.
Instantly, the grappler arms sprang out from OS's sides. Both arms immediately reached for the beam gun and enormous knife under the bulk of the ship then sprang back into position.
"Enemy fighters closing in from 8 O'clock" Came Melfina's voice from inside her chamber.
"Okay, they should've known not to mess with me when I have a gun!" Said Gene, while rhythmically moving the controls for the grappler arms at his sides.
Bang...Bang (So sue me, I can't think of a better gun firing sound)
Bumph, 2 of the enemy fighters just exploded after being hit with the beams from the gun.
"Three enemy fighters left!" Reported Melfina.
"Take that!" said Gene, after making a twirl to the side, then blasting forward, and crushing the ship with the knife in the left grappler arm, then finishing the fighter off with a few blasts from the one turret gattling on top of the ship.
"Two ta go!" came Gene's cocky voice.
"The main ship has began firing class-5 Gamma missiles"
"OH Crap" came the worried voice of Jim.
"Relax" came Gene
The OS swerved and twirled through the barrage of missiles.
"Gene, you're gonna kill us all..."
"Oh calm yourself, we'll be fine" said Gene reassuringly.
"FINE, I'll see how fine we all are when we're all dead!"
"Enemy has stopped firing" Came Melfina's voice
"WHAT?" Came both Gene's and Jim's voices in unison.
"They must've run out of ammo, this is our chance to crush them!" Came the excited voice of Aisha.
"Will you two stop bickering" Finally said Suzuka, who then grasped her joystick and quickly destroying the 2 remaining fighters with the knife.
"We've got them right where we want them," said Gene
"I wouldn't be so sure of that Gene, those Kay pirates are planning something!"
"Oh, you worry too much!" said an already relaxed Gene.
Bumph
"What in tha Hell was that?" Came Aisha's voice from the floor
"Enemy ship has fired beta class missiles"
"Beta class, well, fire counter measures"
"Already done, what do you want to do Gene?" Asked Jim
"UMM"
"GENE"
"Alright, fire one Gamma-class missile and then get the hell out of here by sub-ether"
"Okay, firing missile"
The missile quickly blasted through space leaving a smoke streak, it swerved from side to side, carefully avoiding until finally crashing into the enemy ship's middle.
"Okay, go to sub-ether now!"
The rotors on the back of the OS immediately began turning leaving behind a gray stream, until finally the OS vanished with a ray of golden light a split second before the Enemy ship exploded.
"That was cutting it a little close don't you think, Gene? GENE!" said Gene
"What, I got us out alive, didn't I?"
"Yes, but..." started Gene.
"SOOO, what are you complaining about?"
"Sigh, you'll never get it, will you Gene"
"Nope"
"Sigh, alright, I'll go get something to eat" Said Jim, as he was getting out of his seat.
"NO" Gene said quickly.
"NO? Why? What's wrong?" Asked a confused Jim
"'Cause, you'll umm, spoil your dinner" Said Gene, grinning to himself at his obvious lie.
"Spoil my dinner? What's gotten into you?"
"Nothin, just go and do something else for a while, okay"
"Fine, I'll go look over the engines" Said Jim in a defeated voice.
"Ahh, don't sweat it kid!" Said Aisha, who had finally gotten up.
"I'm not a kid" muttered Jim as he left the bridge.
"Phew, that was close!" Said Gene after Jim left the bridge.
"Everybody got their stuff for the party" Asked Gene
"OH no, the cake" Said Melfina before quickly running out into the kitchen.
"I have got my present" Said Suzuka
"Me too!"Said Aisha
"Well, I got my present, and Melfina's cooking the whole dinner, okay. Let's get ready, we'll call him back in an hour"
"Sigh, I wish I had somebody to help me" Said Jim as he was looking over the engines.
"They didn't even remember that today was my twelfth birthday, not that I care anyway" Said Jim, talking to himself.
"Gallium's right, I am one of the most hardworking of this crew, I deserve some credit. Besides, I don't even care if they remember my birthday."
He continued checking out the engines for the next hour or so until.
"JIM, THE PIRATES ARE BACK, WE NEED YOU BACK UP HERE NOW!" Came Gene's voice over the loudspeaker.
"UH OH, duty calls!" Said Jim, he quickly got up and ran all the way up to the bridge. Once he was a few yards away from the bridge, he noticed the lights were off.
'How could the lights have been broken if I haven't even felt the shockwave of the blasts yet?" Jim asked himself. Just as he entered the bridge, the lights came on and
"SURPRISE" Everyone on the bridge, said in unison.
Jim, to say the least, was taken aback by this, but then something else happened. Gene, jumped in front of him with a camera and yelled
"Smile"
And as if on cue, Melfina and Aisha both kissed Jim on each side of Jim's Cheeks. Gene had to of course wait until Jim was good and red to take the picture of him, Melfina and Aisha.
"So, how does it feel to be twelve Jim" Gene asked.
After Jim got out of his stupor after having been kissed, he simply uttered
"You remembered?" Jim said stupidly
"Jim, I'm shocked, how long have we known eachother?"Said Gene, making a fake shocked face.
"UMMM"
"That doesn't matter, I've never forgotten your birthday before"
"What about the time when..." Jim started, but was cut off
"Let's not dwell on the past, let's...eat cake" blurted out Gene
"Here Jim, blow out the candles and make a wish." Said Melfina, motioning over to the cake with lit candles on the table.
After Jim blew out the candles, both Gene and Aisha yelled out
"YAY, Cake"
"Think with your brains and not your stomachs for once!" Came a quick remark from the usually silent Suzuka.
"Besides, he has to open his presents first." Said Suzuka as she handed a package to Jim.
"WOW, thanks Suzuka, you really shouldn't have" Said Jim as he pulled out a large package of...Tea.
"Its an herbal tea, it's a very good relaxation device, I understand with Gene around, you might need this very often" Said Suzuka.
"You couldn't be more right, thanks a lot Suzuka!"
"Hey, I'm not annoying, Here you unappreciative little brat, I got this for you" Said a grinning Gene as he shoved a package into Jim's lap.
"WHOA, cool, this is an anti celeron X137 megabyte, hackers edition PC mini computer" Said Jim excitedly.
"UMM, yeah, Hope you like it"
"I love it, where'd you get this, it's supposed to be 7,000 Wong"
"7,000 Wong, that guy Gypped me, I paid 7,900 Wong!" Said a pissed off Gene.
"Relax, Gene, I like your present"
"Here's my present Jim" Said Melfina, handing Jim a neatly handwrapped package. It contained the new "dating game" game (I don't own the dating game TM.)
"OOHH, me next" Yelled Aisha
"Here" Said Aisha, giving Gene a small roughly wrapped package. In it was a silver chain with a tiny silver bell at the end, much like the one around Aisha's neck.
"It's a Ctarl Ctarl special coming of age 'Clang Clang'" Said Aisha proudly
"What's a "Clang Clang" Said Gene, confused
"HMPH. A Clang Clang is a special bell that is given to all Ctarl Ctarl when they get to be eleven Earth years old, it is a special honor and it signifies that you have a voice in society" Said Aisha smartly.
"I just got mine 9 months ago when I turned eleven" Said Aisha.
"What, You're only eleven years old, but that can't be"
"Ha, the Ctarl Ctarl mature into their full grown bodies within the first ten years after birth, they then don't age for at least twenty years. Of course, your puny Terran body keeps aging throughout their entire life while the the great Ctarl Ctarl are able to fight when their only ten years old..." and then Aisha went on for a few minutes explaining how much better the Ctarl Ctarl are so much better than humans until Gene blurted out
"Hey, if you're only eleven and a half years old, that means you and Jim could D...OOOWWWW" Said Gene, clutching his leg and getting a death glare (COPYRIGHT Heero Yuy Inc.) from a crimson Jim
"Shut up" Said Jim through Gritted Teeth
"What are you talking about Gene Starwind?" asked a clueless Asia
Eyeing Jim Carefully, Gene finally said
"UMM, nothin'"
"UHH, let's eat cake already!"
So, after cake and tea, everybody left to go to bed, and that unfortunately left Gene to clean up the mess.
"BUT...But...that's not fair" whined Gene
"Life isn't fair Gene, besides, it was your idea anyway to have a party, so now you have to clean it up!" Said Jim Sternly.
"Oh, please, can't I do it in the morning?"
"No, if you don't do it now, you'll never do it" and with that, Jim left for his bed.
"Sigh, I guess it's just you and me for tonight Giliam"
`That's fine Gene` came Giliams voice.
After a few hours, Gene finally got the mess cleaned up, and decided to have a little rest in the cockpit chair.
"Hey Giliam, what sector are we in?" Asked Gene curiously
`We are approaching the Pharphula star" (The star in which Hilda died if you don't remember)
"The Pharphula star, sigh" Gene was pretty surprised that fate brought him here.
He gazed at the star through the cockpit window; this star brought back so many memories. He had found the OS here, his first major win over the pirates was here, and his friend Hilda was here.
'Hilda, you were always a shady character, not a bad looker though, for somebody in their middle age, Huh" he allowed himself a small laugh at what he imagined Hilda would do if she heard him talk about her age like that.
'Never talk to a woman about her age' He remembered his father's advice on dating women when he was thirteen.
He took a moment of silence for Hilda.
BEEP...BEEP...BEEP
"Giliam, what is it? Pirates?" Said a disoriented Gene, who was simply caught up in the moment.
`NO, it seems that an object with Horus's beacon is floating around this area, it is a small box, should we bring it aboard? `
"Hmm, yeah" Said Gene thoughtfully
'What could something from Horus be doing here, I thought that ship was destroyed"
After the small box was brought on board, Gene found out it was a
"Blackbox! It's a blackbox from Horus, it must have been jettisoned right before it was destroyed"
`All the information is perfectly intact within the box, do you want to hack into it? `
"Yeah, I guess so"
'Maybe I'll find out some more stuff on Hilda'
`Do you want me to wake up Jim so he can do it? ` Asked Giliam
"No, I want to see what's inside first, besides, you don't hang around Jim for all this time without learning a few tricks."
So after an hour of hacking, Gene finally cracked the code.
"Finally!" Said Gene, running his hand through his long red hair, which he grew back after the mandatory "Trim" at the Sentinel 3 correctional facility.
"Looks like some sort of Video Diary, who knew Hilda kept a diary?"
"I think I'll try the earliest date, hmm, it says its space year: 139, wow, this is from eighteen years ago!" Said Gene as he clicked on the thumbnail.
Hildas face came on, but this was a different Hilda, she was much younger, eighteen years younger. She didn't have her eyepatch on, and you could see both of her hazel eyes. She looked tired and was sorta sweaty, she was in bed, and she was holding a bundle of sheets. Gene heard a male voice behind the Camera say
"Come on Hilda, say something," said the voice
The young Hilda got a small smile on her face, she opened up the blankets to reveal a baby, she looked back up to the camera and said
"This is my daughter, Melfina!"
TO BE CONTINUED...
Author's Note: Okay, I spent 3 days trying to figure out a decent cliffhanger, and this is what I got, What do ya think. Oh, and those of you people curious of why I made Aisha so young, well, that's because I was raised to be a very old fashioned person, so, in a Man/woman relationship, the woman has to be younger. I'm not, repeat NOT sexist, its just how I was raised. I'm only putting this into the story if I decide I want to make something of a more than friend's relationship in the future between them in the future! On the subject of Hilda, Hilda looks a good 35 to 40 in the series, trust me, I've seen people who look like teenagers, but are actually thirty something. IF I don't post the next chapter for more than a week, that means that I'm having computer problems, because I've been having problems with my server for the last 2 weeks and can hardly get online. And one last think, FOR GOD'S SAKE, REVIEW GODAMMIT. I need 10-15 reviews or more if you want me to continue, so PLEASE Review!
The Daydreamer
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