A/N: Disclaimed/dedicated in chapter one
!~Alternative Red Dwarf-The story of Lauren Perry~!
Chapter 2-Darkness
Lauren could tell Rimmer was upset about Lister finding out. It was obvious. How could he even think she would just leave him for Lister? That slob! Gross! The only man for her, was Rimmer, her Arnie!
"Why did Lister have to find out?" whined Rimmer
Lauren massaged his thick shoulders. Then, she wrapped her arms around his neck and rested her chin on his shoulders. "Sweetie, I'm sorry. So sorry. He was going to find out eventually." She whispered into his ear.
"I know" He sighed. He turned around and wrapped his arms around her soft warm body. He planted his lips on hers and they both seemed to sail away, lost in an endless kiss…
The kiss eventually did end. The two of them just stayed in that hugging position. "Arnie, you know I love you."
"I know, and I love you, too" he replied. The two of them rocked a bit.
Lister woke up the next morning, and wondered if what he had seen the night before had been real or not. Maybe it was just a dream. Lister got out of bed. He wasn't really a morning person. Slowly, he walked over to his mirror on the wall by the sink. He turned on the water and splashed some cold water on his forehead. He looked at his appearance. "smeggin' hell" He mumbled at what he saw. Just as he was taking a closer look at himself, getting certain parts of his face closer to the mirror to take a better look, the lights went out.
It was DARK! The only light was a tiny glimmer of stars from outside his window.
Lister, trying to figure out what to do, accidentally banged his head on the mirror "Smeg!" Then, as he tried to get up, his foot met up with the empty vindaloo tin. He found himself slipping and hitting the dirty floor with a bang!
The lights suddenly going out completely startled Lauren. "Arnie, where are you?" There was no answer. Lauren Screamed. Holly's face speared on the monitor. "What is it, then?"
"Holly, where's the lights?" she shouted in terror. She began to hug her body. Her Arnie was gone! She wasn't sure if she was still a hologram, or if the shock had forced her to change back.
"Afraid of the dark, are you?" He giggled.
"No way! But… But… ARNIE IS GONE!!" Lauren was angry that Holly was laughing at her. How could he?
"Oh yeah, that."
"Well, what happened?" She screamed, hugging herself.
"We seem to be experiencing…"
"experiencing what!" she shouted
"well…" Holly squinted.
Lauren's eyes teared. "What?" It came out kind of like a cry.
"Melt down." Said Holly, sadly.
Lauren put her head in her hands.
"Tell you what" Lauren raised an eyebrow. "I'll use all my backup power to project him, but that means no lights, no heat, nothing."
"How long will you be able to do that?" She asked
Holly paused. This time Lauren didn't change her facial expression. "about… a week or so."
"What's going to happen to the ship?" she asked.
Holly shrugged the best a suspended head could do.
"Bring my Arnie back!" She screamed.
"Alright Alright!" said Albert. Slowly, the hologram or Rimmer appeared. First his head, then his shoulders, then torso then legs and feet. He shook his head and moved his arms. Then he looked up at Lauren. "wha…wha' happened?"
Lister laid on the floor in the darkness, slightly delirious. He had a dazed look on his face. Holly's face appeared on the monitor.
"Gordon Bennett!" Exclaimed Holly.
It took Lister a few moments to realize who Holly was, and realize who, and where he was. Lister closed his eyes.
"What happened to him?" It was a male voice.
"I dunno'." A female voice.
Lister could feel a hand on him. He could barley move. Just then, through the tiny slip of an opening of his eyes, he could see light. A bright light! "I'm comin' Grandma!" he mumbled.
"Lister!!!" Now the voice was really loud right next to his ear.
"Lets get him to the Medi-bay." Said Lauren.
Rimmer nodded.
Lauren grabbed his body. She was strong for a woman. She hoisted him over her shoulders like a fire man. Rimmer was impressed by this. she carried him down the hall over her shoulder, with a torch in the other hand.
"Holly! The turbo Lift door" She shouted.
"Can't Lauren, you're going to have to use the stairs."
"No way! That's thirty flights!" Lauren took a deep breath. Lister's body was heavy. She walked over to the stairs and with her free hand she pushed the door open. She began to climb stairs. Lister's face looked stoned. He made an occasional mumble, but that's was about it. The first 2 floors were the hardest. By the third, Lauren was out of breath.
Rimmer followed her up the stairs, wishing he could give her a hand. If it were him, he would have let Lister die.
The three of them made their way up. Soon they had made it up 10 flights. Lauren panted. "I…can't…go…on" She put Lister down, and changed into a hologram. She literally fell into Rimmer's arms.
Rimmer planted his lips on hers, but had to pull away, because she was breathing so hard. After another minute, she got up. "We have to go on."
"Why?"
"He's hurt! Can't you see. There is blood coming out of his head!" Lauren pointed.
Rimmer hadn't noticed that. The blood was all over Lauren, and now all over him. Lauren picked Lister up again, and began to literally jog up stairs. Rimmer had no idea where she got the motivation to do that, she seemed very tired.
Rimmer caught a glimpse of Lister's face. He looked dead.
"Don't worry Arnie! We are almost there!"
Rimmer was getting scared. What if Lister was dead? 'oh hurry Lauren.' He thought to himself. He himself was even getting tired from the long journey up the stairs without having to carry Lister's 200 pound body.
!~Alternative Red Dwarf-The story of Lauren Perry~!
Chapter 2-Darkness
Lauren could tell Rimmer was upset about Lister finding out. It was obvious. How could he even think she would just leave him for Lister? That slob! Gross! The only man for her, was Rimmer, her Arnie!
"Why did Lister have to find out?" whined Rimmer
Lauren massaged his thick shoulders. Then, she wrapped her arms around his neck and rested her chin on his shoulders. "Sweetie, I'm sorry. So sorry. He was going to find out eventually." She whispered into his ear.
"I know" He sighed. He turned around and wrapped his arms around her soft warm body. He planted his lips on hers and they both seemed to sail away, lost in an endless kiss…
The kiss eventually did end. The two of them just stayed in that hugging position. "Arnie, you know I love you."
"I know, and I love you, too" he replied. The two of them rocked a bit.
Lister woke up the next morning, and wondered if what he had seen the night before had been real or not. Maybe it was just a dream. Lister got out of bed. He wasn't really a morning person. Slowly, he walked over to his mirror on the wall by the sink. He turned on the water and splashed some cold water on his forehead. He looked at his appearance. "smeggin' hell" He mumbled at what he saw. Just as he was taking a closer look at himself, getting certain parts of his face closer to the mirror to take a better look, the lights went out.
It was DARK! The only light was a tiny glimmer of stars from outside his window.
Lister, trying to figure out what to do, accidentally banged his head on the mirror "Smeg!" Then, as he tried to get up, his foot met up with the empty vindaloo tin. He found himself slipping and hitting the dirty floor with a bang!
The lights suddenly going out completely startled Lauren. "Arnie, where are you?" There was no answer. Lauren Screamed. Holly's face speared on the monitor. "What is it, then?"
"Holly, where's the lights?" she shouted in terror. She began to hug her body. Her Arnie was gone! She wasn't sure if she was still a hologram, or if the shock had forced her to change back.
"Afraid of the dark, are you?" He giggled.
"No way! But… But… ARNIE IS GONE!!" Lauren was angry that Holly was laughing at her. How could he?
"Oh yeah, that."
"Well, what happened?" She screamed, hugging herself.
"We seem to be experiencing…"
"experiencing what!" she shouted
"well…" Holly squinted.
Lauren's eyes teared. "What?" It came out kind of like a cry.
"Melt down." Said Holly, sadly.
Lauren put her head in her hands.
"Tell you what" Lauren raised an eyebrow. "I'll use all my backup power to project him, but that means no lights, no heat, nothing."
"How long will you be able to do that?" She asked
Holly paused. This time Lauren didn't change her facial expression. "about… a week or so."
"What's going to happen to the ship?" she asked.
Holly shrugged the best a suspended head could do.
"Bring my Arnie back!" She screamed.
"Alright Alright!" said Albert. Slowly, the hologram or Rimmer appeared. First his head, then his shoulders, then torso then legs and feet. He shook his head and moved his arms. Then he looked up at Lauren. "wha…wha' happened?"
Lister laid on the floor in the darkness, slightly delirious. He had a dazed look on his face. Holly's face appeared on the monitor.
"Gordon Bennett!" Exclaimed Holly.
It took Lister a few moments to realize who Holly was, and realize who, and where he was. Lister closed his eyes.
"What happened to him?" It was a male voice.
"I dunno'." A female voice.
Lister could feel a hand on him. He could barley move. Just then, through the tiny slip of an opening of his eyes, he could see light. A bright light! "I'm comin' Grandma!" he mumbled.
"Lister!!!" Now the voice was really loud right next to his ear.
"Lets get him to the Medi-bay." Said Lauren.
Rimmer nodded.
Lauren grabbed his body. She was strong for a woman. She hoisted him over her shoulders like a fire man. Rimmer was impressed by this. she carried him down the hall over her shoulder, with a torch in the other hand.
"Holly! The turbo Lift door" She shouted.
"Can't Lauren, you're going to have to use the stairs."
"No way! That's thirty flights!" Lauren took a deep breath. Lister's body was heavy. She walked over to the stairs and with her free hand she pushed the door open. She began to climb stairs. Lister's face looked stoned. He made an occasional mumble, but that's was about it. The first 2 floors were the hardest. By the third, Lauren was out of breath.
Rimmer followed her up the stairs, wishing he could give her a hand. If it were him, he would have let Lister die.
The three of them made their way up. Soon they had made it up 10 flights. Lauren panted. "I…can't…go…on" She put Lister down, and changed into a hologram. She literally fell into Rimmer's arms.
Rimmer planted his lips on hers, but had to pull away, because she was breathing so hard. After another minute, she got up. "We have to go on."
"Why?"
"He's hurt! Can't you see. There is blood coming out of his head!" Lauren pointed.
Rimmer hadn't noticed that. The blood was all over Lauren, and now all over him. Lauren picked Lister up again, and began to literally jog up stairs. Rimmer had no idea where she got the motivation to do that, she seemed very tired.
Rimmer caught a glimpse of Lister's face. He looked dead.
"Don't worry Arnie! We are almost there!"
Rimmer was getting scared. What if Lister was dead? 'oh hurry Lauren.' He thought to himself. He himself was even getting tired from the long journey up the stairs without having to carry Lister's 200 pound body.