The Spirit We
Chapter 1-Lift Off
By: Tashie Royer
Summary: Crichton's neice misses him. How far will she go to find him?
Disclaimer: I do not own Farscape. Jim Henson does. ^,^
~*~*~*~*~*~*~* I could be an angel dressed in the devil's clothes
But they'll never let me in, not as long as anger grows
Are you ready to retrieve what we never can restart
I am more willing to bleed than I am to be apart
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
"You can't do this, Kassidy!" Came the calls of a sixteen year old girl, chasing after another girl about the age of fifteen. Short chocolate brown curls clung to the sixteen year olds face as she jogged along the Florida sidewalk.
"I can and I will, Rachel!" The fiteen year old said, whom was indeed named Kassidy.Kassidy Crichton to be exact. She stopped and caused the one she called Rachel, to crash into her from behind. Kassidy's torso length raven black pony tail whipped around as she did, almost hitting Rachel in the face.
"Your mom and dad will kill you." Rachel said calmly, regaining her balance and tugging down her baby blue hoodie.
"How can they when I'm billions beyond billions of miles away?" Kassidy retorted, eying her friend with small brown orbs.
"You got a point...." Rachel relized what she had just said then corrected herself, "that's not the point! What if you find him and you do come back?! They'll already have the plot picked out and your grave dug!"
"Well you better wear something black and sexy then." Kassidy grinned then shifted her brown satchel over to her opposite shoulder.
Finally, Rachel sighed and gave in. "I'll be sure to wear my sunday best. Just promise me something.."
"What?"
"Bring me back some stardust or something..." Rachel let out a giggle then she and Kassidy walked side by side down pavement.
"Alright," Kassidy began saying as she pulled a rather large book from her satchel and flipped it open to a very complex looking page, "it says here that I shouldn't over-load the engines when I do take off.."
Rachel blinked a few times as she walked and glanced down at the page. "Why you study Physics in your spare time is beyond me.."
"I only do it so I know how to build the damned module correctly and operate it correctly. It's not like I enjoy it."
"Right..."
"Anyways, I need you to help me pack some things. The module can only hold one duffel bag. Any more and I'll suffocate." Kassidy pulled out a set of keys and opened up the front door to a beautiful two story white house with green shudders. She and Rachel stepped in and tossed their bags to the side.
"Can we eat first? I skipped dinner last night....my mom made her pasta salad." Rachel made a face, walking into the large kitchen.
"I don't blame you for skipping it. I want to keep my life too." Kassidy followed suit then went over to the fridge. "We got left over matticotti, spinish dip, sandwhich meat, cheese of course, and some hot dogs with mac and cheese. What'll it be?"
"Matticotti!" Rachel exclaimed, quickly grabbing two plates from the cabinet and bouncing on her toes with excitment.
"Calm down, calm down." Kassidy laughed and pulled out the large pan from the bottom of the fridge.
The girls dished out their own amount of food then heated it up. They sat down at the counter and started eating.
"If I'm gone for more than a month, you can have my computer, my stereo, my TV, all my DVDs and videos." Kassidy said, blowing on a piece of her food.
"What about your laptop and your CDs and your portable CD player?" Rachel asked, raising a curious brow.
"Are you insane? I'm taking those with me. There is no way in hell I'm leaving those behind."
"Damn.." Rachel snapped her fingers and shoved a bite of food in her mouth.
An hour passed and the girls where already discussing what they were going to do next. Kassidy had changed into a pair of cordorory overalls with a black shirt underneath that read: "The penquins steal my sanity one by one."
"Your going to go in that?" Rachel asked, eying the attire.
"Yea...figured I'd go out in style." Kassidy replied with a smile. "We gotta hurry though, my parents will be home any minute."
"Right. Let's get ready then." Rachel got up off her stomach and stood her full five feet nine inches and helped Kassidy with her large duffel bag. "Jesus fucking christ woman! I thought you said you were limited space!"
"I said I could only fit one duffel bag in the module. I didn't say how big."
"What does this "module" look like anyways?"
"You'll see when we get to the base."
"How did you manage to build this thing on the IASA base?"
"How did you manage to get me into a game of twenty questions?"
"I'm serious Kassi."
"My grandpa...he got me clearance. Mom and dad don't know about me building the module in my free time. They always thought I was at your house or at the mall." Kassidy sighed as she turned and locked the front door. She and Rachel held onto the duffel bag as they walked down the sidewalk again.
"I'm gonna miss ya.." Rachel said, turning her head to look at Kassidy.
"I'm gonna miss ya more." The girls let the bag drop and they both embraced each other. Tears streamed down their faces.
"One question," Rachel said, wipping away the tears, "how are we gonna get to IASA. It's like..three miles from here."
"We take a bus, Einstein."
"Right. I knew that. Really...I did."
"Sure."
"Well I did!" They chuckled then continued on to the end of the street. There was a bus stop bench at the corner. They only had to wait five more minutes for the bus to pull up infront of the two and stop. Kassidy stepped on, followed by Rachel. After the bus pulled out the girls started talking to each other quietly.
"What do you think will be out there? You know...in space?" Rachel asked, blowing a bubble with her green colored gum.
"I don't know. I suppose I'll find that out when I get there." Kassidy replied with a shrug.
"Let's hope it's not some of that freaky Borg stuff they show on Star Trek."
"'We are the Borg. Resistence is Futile.' " Kassidy imitated followed by a laugh. For the next hour, the two girls talked aimlessly about random things. The bus stopped infront of a large military base type place. Kassidy and Rachel stepped out, both carrying the bag.
` "Where to now?" Rachel asked, looking around with curiousity.
Kassidy removed a credit-card type pass and slid it through a panel. The red light turned green instantly. "I am going to my module. You should go. I don't want you getting caught."
"Kass...."
"No, Rae. It will be harder for me knowing your watching me leave..."
"What if we never see each other again?"
"Don't say that...we will see each other again! It may not be for a month or two but we will see each other. I promise." They both embraced once more then Kassidy quickly hurried off and dissapeared around a corner. Rae stood there in her blue hoodie and black flares, sobbing. She had a fear Kassidy wasn't coming back and she was left with no one. She turned and headed out of the gates they had walked through earlier and made her way down the highway with her head hung and her hands in her pockets.
Kassidy rounded several corners before she got to a long, wide hangar. Again, she slid her access card through the panel and the light turned green. She looked around for a moment or two then stepped through the metal door frame. Sitting only ten feet from her was a large ship. Its nose was round at the tip, ninty degree angular wings were on each side, a small wing tipped up on the back, two windows on the cock-pit hatch, and "Farscape-2" written in beautiful golden calligraphy letters.
A smile crossed her pink lips as she glided eagerly across the room and made the ten feet walk. She ran a hand along the smooth hull. It was cold, but that would soon change. With a flick of the wrist, she opened up the cockpit and checked everything. There was a pilot seat fit for only one, a small area behind the seat meant for her bag, and tons of control panels, as well as a control stick.
This had been her project for the last two years. Her baby. Her jewel. Nothing could keep her from her ship, not even Rachel, who she had known since pre-school. If she was going to find her uncle before she graduated she would of had to spend every waking moment building that ship.
With a grin she shoved her bag behind the seat then scurried over to a garage-type door. She pulled upwards and litsened gleefully to the clanging noise as the door made its way up. Sunlight pierced its way through.
She turned on her heel and quickly ran back to her ship. With slight grunts she climbed into the cockpit like a curious child looking for a suprise. After seating herself properly, she closed the hatch and looked at the many intricate buttons and switches.
"Time for this puppy to fly," Kassidy remarked, cracking her knuckles and wriggling her fingers for a moment. After presses two or more buttons and flipping some switches, the ship made a grumbling noise then roared to life. The back wing started moving like a birds tail then slowly, the ship slowly went foward.
Seconds later the ship took off into mid-air. Kassidy grabbed a clear plastic tube that had been attached to the ceiling and stuck it into her mouth. She figured since she didn't want to wear those dumb suits, she would install a breathing system. But just incase, she had a suit folded up in the back.
Over the clouds Kassidy saw birds, probably heading south for the winter. She smiled and snickerd, knowing she could go much faster and farther than they. The ground beneath her was small. Almost like a puzzle. Soon she exited Earth's atmosphere and space laid before her brown, wondering eyes.
Chapter 1-Lift Off
By: Tashie Royer
Summary: Crichton's neice misses him. How far will she go to find him?
Disclaimer: I do not own Farscape. Jim Henson does. ^,^
~*~*~*~*~*~*~* I could be an angel dressed in the devil's clothes
But they'll never let me in, not as long as anger grows
Are you ready to retrieve what we never can restart
I am more willing to bleed than I am to be apart
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
"You can't do this, Kassidy!" Came the calls of a sixteen year old girl, chasing after another girl about the age of fifteen. Short chocolate brown curls clung to the sixteen year olds face as she jogged along the Florida sidewalk.
"I can and I will, Rachel!" The fiteen year old said, whom was indeed named Kassidy.Kassidy Crichton to be exact. She stopped and caused the one she called Rachel, to crash into her from behind. Kassidy's torso length raven black pony tail whipped around as she did, almost hitting Rachel in the face.
"Your mom and dad will kill you." Rachel said calmly, regaining her balance and tugging down her baby blue hoodie.
"How can they when I'm billions beyond billions of miles away?" Kassidy retorted, eying her friend with small brown orbs.
"You got a point...." Rachel relized what she had just said then corrected herself, "that's not the point! What if you find him and you do come back?! They'll already have the plot picked out and your grave dug!"
"Well you better wear something black and sexy then." Kassidy grinned then shifted her brown satchel over to her opposite shoulder.
Finally, Rachel sighed and gave in. "I'll be sure to wear my sunday best. Just promise me something.."
"What?"
"Bring me back some stardust or something..." Rachel let out a giggle then she and Kassidy walked side by side down pavement.
"Alright," Kassidy began saying as she pulled a rather large book from her satchel and flipped it open to a very complex looking page, "it says here that I shouldn't over-load the engines when I do take off.."
Rachel blinked a few times as she walked and glanced down at the page. "Why you study Physics in your spare time is beyond me.."
"I only do it so I know how to build the damned module correctly and operate it correctly. It's not like I enjoy it."
"Right..."
"Anyways, I need you to help me pack some things. The module can only hold one duffel bag. Any more and I'll suffocate." Kassidy pulled out a set of keys and opened up the front door to a beautiful two story white house with green shudders. She and Rachel stepped in and tossed their bags to the side.
"Can we eat first? I skipped dinner last night....my mom made her pasta salad." Rachel made a face, walking into the large kitchen.
"I don't blame you for skipping it. I want to keep my life too." Kassidy followed suit then went over to the fridge. "We got left over matticotti, spinish dip, sandwhich meat, cheese of course, and some hot dogs with mac and cheese. What'll it be?"
"Matticotti!" Rachel exclaimed, quickly grabbing two plates from the cabinet and bouncing on her toes with excitment.
"Calm down, calm down." Kassidy laughed and pulled out the large pan from the bottom of the fridge.
The girls dished out their own amount of food then heated it up. They sat down at the counter and started eating.
"If I'm gone for more than a month, you can have my computer, my stereo, my TV, all my DVDs and videos." Kassidy said, blowing on a piece of her food.
"What about your laptop and your CDs and your portable CD player?" Rachel asked, raising a curious brow.
"Are you insane? I'm taking those with me. There is no way in hell I'm leaving those behind."
"Damn.." Rachel snapped her fingers and shoved a bite of food in her mouth.
An hour passed and the girls where already discussing what they were going to do next. Kassidy had changed into a pair of cordorory overalls with a black shirt underneath that read: "The penquins steal my sanity one by one."
"Your going to go in that?" Rachel asked, eying the attire.
"Yea...figured I'd go out in style." Kassidy replied with a smile. "We gotta hurry though, my parents will be home any minute."
"Right. Let's get ready then." Rachel got up off her stomach and stood her full five feet nine inches and helped Kassidy with her large duffel bag. "Jesus fucking christ woman! I thought you said you were limited space!"
"I said I could only fit one duffel bag in the module. I didn't say how big."
"What does this "module" look like anyways?"
"You'll see when we get to the base."
"How did you manage to build this thing on the IASA base?"
"How did you manage to get me into a game of twenty questions?"
"I'm serious Kassi."
"My grandpa...he got me clearance. Mom and dad don't know about me building the module in my free time. They always thought I was at your house or at the mall." Kassidy sighed as she turned and locked the front door. She and Rachel held onto the duffel bag as they walked down the sidewalk again.
"I'm gonna miss ya.." Rachel said, turning her head to look at Kassidy.
"I'm gonna miss ya more." The girls let the bag drop and they both embraced each other. Tears streamed down their faces.
"One question," Rachel said, wipping away the tears, "how are we gonna get to IASA. It's like..three miles from here."
"We take a bus, Einstein."
"Right. I knew that. Really...I did."
"Sure."
"Well I did!" They chuckled then continued on to the end of the street. There was a bus stop bench at the corner. They only had to wait five more minutes for the bus to pull up infront of the two and stop. Kassidy stepped on, followed by Rachel. After the bus pulled out the girls started talking to each other quietly.
"What do you think will be out there? You know...in space?" Rachel asked, blowing a bubble with her green colored gum.
"I don't know. I suppose I'll find that out when I get there." Kassidy replied with a shrug.
"Let's hope it's not some of that freaky Borg stuff they show on Star Trek."
"'We are the Borg. Resistence is Futile.' " Kassidy imitated followed by a laugh. For the next hour, the two girls talked aimlessly about random things. The bus stopped infront of a large military base type place. Kassidy and Rachel stepped out, both carrying the bag.
` "Where to now?" Rachel asked, looking around with curiousity.
Kassidy removed a credit-card type pass and slid it through a panel. The red light turned green instantly. "I am going to my module. You should go. I don't want you getting caught."
"Kass...."
"No, Rae. It will be harder for me knowing your watching me leave..."
"What if we never see each other again?"
"Don't say that...we will see each other again! It may not be for a month or two but we will see each other. I promise." They both embraced once more then Kassidy quickly hurried off and dissapeared around a corner. Rae stood there in her blue hoodie and black flares, sobbing. She had a fear Kassidy wasn't coming back and she was left with no one. She turned and headed out of the gates they had walked through earlier and made her way down the highway with her head hung and her hands in her pockets.
Kassidy rounded several corners before she got to a long, wide hangar. Again, she slid her access card through the panel and the light turned green. She looked around for a moment or two then stepped through the metal door frame. Sitting only ten feet from her was a large ship. Its nose was round at the tip, ninty degree angular wings were on each side, a small wing tipped up on the back, two windows on the cock-pit hatch, and "Farscape-2" written in beautiful golden calligraphy letters.
A smile crossed her pink lips as she glided eagerly across the room and made the ten feet walk. She ran a hand along the smooth hull. It was cold, but that would soon change. With a flick of the wrist, she opened up the cockpit and checked everything. There was a pilot seat fit for only one, a small area behind the seat meant for her bag, and tons of control panels, as well as a control stick.
This had been her project for the last two years. Her baby. Her jewel. Nothing could keep her from her ship, not even Rachel, who she had known since pre-school. If she was going to find her uncle before she graduated she would of had to spend every waking moment building that ship.
With a grin she shoved her bag behind the seat then scurried over to a garage-type door. She pulled upwards and litsened gleefully to the clanging noise as the door made its way up. Sunlight pierced its way through.
She turned on her heel and quickly ran back to her ship. With slight grunts she climbed into the cockpit like a curious child looking for a suprise. After seating herself properly, she closed the hatch and looked at the many intricate buttons and switches.
"Time for this puppy to fly," Kassidy remarked, cracking her knuckles and wriggling her fingers for a moment. After presses two or more buttons and flipping some switches, the ship made a grumbling noise then roared to life. The back wing started moving like a birds tail then slowly, the ship slowly went foward.
Seconds later the ship took off into mid-air. Kassidy grabbed a clear plastic tube that had been attached to the ceiling and stuck it into her mouth. She figured since she didn't want to wear those dumb suits, she would install a breathing system. But just incase, she had a suit folded up in the back.
Over the clouds Kassidy saw birds, probably heading south for the winter. She smiled and snickerd, knowing she could go much faster and farther than they. The ground beneath her was small. Almost like a puzzle. Soon she exited Earth's atmosphere and space laid before her brown, wondering eyes.