Danger with a Twist
Chapter 2: Arrival
Waxer tossed and turned in his bed, no matter what, he couldn't put his mind at rest. It wasn't that hewasn't tired, it was just that Shocks, Grenade, and Fire had started up a pillow fight. Waxer turned and looked at Boil, who slept in the bunk across from him, and marveled at the fact that he was SNORING. How Boil could go to sleep with this kind of ruckus going on, Waxer would never know. Just then Fire had stopped fighting, and pulled Shocks and Grenade in a small huddle, whispering frantically. Then they all turned to Boil….
"ATTACK!" They all suddenly jumped on Boil's bed and started hitting him with all of their pillows at once. Waxer chuckled, they never did like it when they were being ignored.
"HEY! GET OFF OF ME!" Boil reached under is head and pulled out his pillow, joining in on the pillow fight. "That's it. NOW you're gonna get it!"
"Ooooohhhh. I'm SOOOO scared!" Grenade teased. This got Boil to kick him in the groin, which knocked him down on his knees, moaning.
"Nice going, Boil," Fire teased. "What will he do if he ever wants kids?"
"Oh, I don't know, Fire," Shocks started. "I don't think I can have kids. Not the right areas if ya know what I mean." Grenade raised his head and looked up at Shocks, his eyes watering.
"FOR THE LAST TIME I DO NOT FEEL THAT WAY ABOUT YOU!"
"WHAT ABOUT THE SHOWER! I THOUGH WE HAD SOMETHING SPECIAL!" Shocks covered his face up with his hands and ran into the refresher.
"Nice going Grenade."
"Shut up." By that time Boil had quietly snuck back to bed, and had fallen asleep again. Waxer had turned over in his bed, thinking about what Fire said. What if he wants kids? What if he did want kids? Would the Republic allow it? Marriage and families? As Waxer thought, he slowly drifted into a light sleep.
3 hours later…..
"Think he's dead?" Fire whispered to Shocks, who were both leaning over Boils's face. Fire reached out and poked Boil's cheek. Boil mumbled something-
"No, listen babe, just five more minutes, k?" Fire and Shocks giggled. Fire quickly shushed his friend and whispered in Boil's ear, trying to sound as female as he could-
"Okay, sweetie pie. By the way I had a fabulous time last night, you're so strong."
"You already told me this, honey." Boils mumbled and rolled around. This caused Shocks and Fire to fall of the bed, laughing their butts off. Waxer walked in from the refresher, dressed in civvies and freshly shaved.
"Did you guys wake him up?"
"N-o" Fire started gasping for breath. "I think he's dreaming bout his last hook up."
"Oh." Waxer stepped over Fire and Shock, who were still rolling around on the floor. Waxer bent down over Boil and started shaking his shoulder. "Rise and shine sleeping beauty. We are going to be landing in 10 minutes. Boil cracked open his eyes and stumbled out of bed, almost tripping over Shocks and Fire, cursing; he trudged his way into the refresher. Waxer stood there watching him, then turned to Shocks and Fire. "Okay. What did you say to him?" After five minutes, and after Waxer heard the story several times, Boil finally walked out of the refresher.
"So, Waxer, where are those civvies that you said I could borrow?"
"On your bed, clean, and folded. Your Welcome." Boil walked over to his bed and started slipping on the clothes. They consisted of a black t shirt, and a pair of camouflage pants, a leather jacket, and a pair of boots.
"Thanks, Waxer." Boil looked over to Waxer, who was wearing the same thing except he was wearing a white t-shirt, not black.
"No problem. We should make our way down to the hanger, they are going to start sending us down in 5 minutes."
"Okay. Just let me grab my credits." Boil bent down on his hands and knees, dug around under his bed a bit, and finally for his pouch of credits. Out of his pocket he pulled out a smaller pouch, and poured as many credits into it as possible. Then he stuffed the pouch in one of his pants pockets. "Okay. Let's go."
Boil followed Waxer out of the door. And they turned and locked the door. Automatically claiming it for the trip they were to take when they came back.
"Fire, Shocks, and Grenade are already there. If we don't meet up with them, then they said they would meet up with us during dinner."
"Why?"
"Aren't we gonna go hit some clubs? I thought this time I would join you."
"About time. I know the best spot for a newbie like you. Just don't get drunk after 1 there, or you're gonna meet trouble."
"Hm. I'm starting to regret my decision." Boil laughed and boarded the turbo lift.
"There's nothing to be scare of, Waxer. Just stick with Grenade or Shocks, don't go with Fire, he'll ditch you in the middle of Corusant as a practical joke."
"Where are you going to be?"
"Hopefully, in a dark hotel room with a hot twi'lek."
"Ah. Why a twi'lek?"
"They're cheapest."
"Thanks for telling me."
"I bet I can hook you up." Waxer turned wand gave Boil a look. "What?"
The turbo lift dinged, and the doors opened, revealing a hanger that was bustling with clones, a mixture of armor, civvies, and deck officer uniforms. Waxer and Boil weaved their way through the crowd, waving back to brothers and occasionally exchanging a few words. Soon they were standing in front of the gunship that was to take them down to Coruscant. Silently they boarded the ship, the last ones on. The pilot spoke over the intercom.
"We are cleared for lift off. We will be arriving on Coruscant in about 10 minutes. Please remain in your seats the whole time. Thank you."
Waxer and Boil took their seats, and snapped on their restrainers. The flight was smooth, and uneventful, no one talked. They all just sat there and looked around. There were two rookies on board with them- you could always spot them out. They were always the ones with their armor on, and without a bag full of clothes.
Just as the pilot said, they were landing on Coruscant 10 minutes later. As they boarded off, Grenade came running up.
"There you guys are! We've been lookin everywhere for you two! The three of us put our money together to rent out a nice hotel room, are you two in?"
"Depends. How much?" Boil asked. Interested in the offer.
"Well, with you two in it will be about 10 credits a night, but we will have to share beds."
"Fine. I wasn't planning on going shopping. And any hotel is better than the bunks the republic supplies. What about you Waxer?"
"I'm in. But I'm only staying there for a week. I would like to spend some credits too."
"Then I'm only in for a week too. I'm not paying for any hotel over 10 credits."
"Suit yourself. Come on! I'll show you where we are staying." Grenade turned around, beckoning for them to follow him.
The hotel was right down the street. It wasn't shabby, but it wasn't 5 star either. They walked in. Behind the desk stood a young male twi'lek, shuffling papers around, he looked up and nodded at them as they walked by. The room was plain, a yellow patterned wall, white tiles and a round red carpet made up the flooring, and there was a red couch off to one wall. Grenade walked to the other side of the room and opened a door, walking inside. They entered a hall that was decorated the same way as the waiting area outside, yellow pattered walls, and white tiles. There were 16 doors, eight on each side of the wall, and a turbo lift at the end of the wall.
"We were lucky. Our room is on the first floor. We get to make all of the complaints this time." Grenade opened up room 8 and entered the screaming chaos inside… Shock and Fire has started up another pillow fight. With paintball guns for some reason…
"BERTH! GET UP. OUR FLIGHT LEAVES IN AN HOUR, SO WE NEED TO LEAVE IN THE NEXT 15 MINUTES!" Tina shouted from the kitchen, where she was finishing up the dishes before they left.
"I KNOW!" Berthiertia yelled back, then mumbled to herself, "It's gotta be around here somewhere." She continued lay on the floor, reaching under her bed for some long forgotten object.
"BERTH!"
"I KNOW!"
"I'm telling you I got rid of it!" Tina said as she walked into the room, leaning on the wall, wiping off a cup.
"That means we either have to rent a speeder, or get a new bus pass! Why did you get rid of it?"
"I didn't think we were ever going to go back! And we have to get a bus pass. You know we can't afford a speeder, rented or not!"
"We could if we didn't eat…"
"I rather eat than rent a speeder."
"Good. Me too."
"Come on grab your bags. We need to leave now."
"K." Berthiertia got up and grabbed her suitcase on the bed. "Let's go."
"Did you pack everything you need."
"Yep."
"Did you take a book?
"Yeah."
"Did you pack your under ware?"
"YES."
"Did you pack your-"
"YES TINA."
"OKAY BERTH. You don't have to be so snappy about it….." Tina turned around and locked the door.
"Did you forget anything?"
"No."
"Really?"
"Yes!"
"Then pick up your suitcase and let's get going."
"Fine." Tina looked down at her feet. "Wait….. BERTH!" Tina unlocked the door and walked in. 5 minutes later she came back out with her suitcase. "Thanks for packing for me."
"You're welcome." Tina turned around again, and locked the door again. Then they made their way to the turbo lift. It was silent in the cab on the way to the landing platforms, there wasn't anything they could talk about within ear shot of the cab driver. They had their tickets, IDs, and luggage all ready to get by anyone they needed to get by.
They soundlessly boarded on the ship, not even glancing at each other. They slipped into the small cabin that they would occupy on the 2 hour trip to Mandalore. Tina turned to Berthiertia, glaring at her.
"Promise me you won't go off with some guy again tonight."
"I promise. Besides, I kinda can't. I have to transport you home safely, don't I?"
"What is that supposed to mean? I can take care of myself!"
"Then what did you mean? I can take care of myself as well!"
"Hmf. I'm not taking to you."
"Fine."
"FINE!"
The next two hours they were completely silent, each of them just staring out of the window, not saying a word, maybe only sighing occasionally. Then the pilot spoke up over head.
" Hello, everybody. We will be landing on Mandalore in about 15 minutes. Please wait till we come to a complete landing until you get off. Thank you."
"Tina. Tina. Wake up." Berthiertia reached over and shook Tina's shoulder to wake her up. "We need to get our stuff." Tina mumbled something, then sat up, rubbed her eyes and yawned.
"Okie Dokie." They both got up and reached into the overhead compartment to retrieve their luggage, and started to make their way toward the air locked door, where several people were already waiting. "Remember," mumbled Tina, "Keep a low profile, make sure no one recognizes us as separatist."
"Got it." The door opened and they walked out into the crowd, blending in seamlessly into the crowd.
They made their way over two platforms, where a ship was waiting to take them to Coruscant. They boarded calmly, and just sat down in an empty compartment, just like before. They just sat there silently, like before. Tina even took another nap just like before.
Two hours later, the ship landing, but, unlike before, they had two clones waiting to ID them before letting them in the city. Calmly, together they walked over and presented their fake IDs to the clones. Holding their breaths to see if they worked. The clones took the chips and put them into a machine.
"Yep. Good to go. Welcome to Coruscant ladies. I hope you enjoy your time here. Please move along."
They waited until they were down the block from them before they both took a deep sigh of relief, and made their way down the street to their hotel.
Thanks to rexter-fangirl and Get Out Alive for their reviews! :D They are greatly appreciated. Just to clear this up I am unsure if Tina and Berth r OC because they were in Heroes of Both Sides but they weren't even given names or characters so...i dunno... O.o
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