"MELFINA! WAI-aAAA--"
*thud*
Gene groaned as he tenderly picked himself off the sidewalk. Angrily cursing to himself, he kicked at the rock he had tripped on. This only resulted in a stubbed toe, and more colorful language. Looking around, he now realized that he couldn't see Melfina anywhere, and that he was completely, surely, lost.
"Melfinaaa!" Gene slumped on the ground, depressed. He never got the chance to tell her his feelings, and now he would never get the chance. Maybe, one day, they'd meet, and he'd finally--
"Gene? Are you OK?"
"Wha--Mel? You're back!" Gene sprang up and fiercely hugged Melfina. The bio-android felt strangely limp in his arms. Empty. He pulled away.
"What's up, Mel? I know something's wrong, you can tell me--"
Melfina shook her head dully. "No. You wouldn't understand." Before he could protest, she looked at him. "Some other time alright? I want to go back."
Gene sensed something was wrong. Her voice didn't have the warmth and innocence it used to have. He shook his head. He was just probably in shock or something. Nothing to worry about. "Well, that's the problem. I don't know where we are."
Melfina shrugged carelessly (What the hell, thought Gene). "Then let's start looking." Pretty soon, they had found the way back, and was slowly walking toward Starwind and Hawking Enterprises.
When the door creaked open, Aisha darted to the entrance. "Gene, Mel, you're back! Are you guys ok? What happened?"
"Shut up, Aisha.."
"WHAT! DON'T TELL ME TO SHUT UP YOU---"
"Well now, this is a nice surprise, isn't it? One big happy family all here to save us the hassle, eh, Harry?"
"Yeah, Ron."
Gene stared. "What the hell are you doing here?" he snarled.
Ron only held up an invoice. "It's all in the lettering," he smirked. "And now..." he held up his caster. Pointed it at Gene, who braced himself for the impact. Ron almost fell over laughing. "Haha, don't worry, Starwind. As much as I'd like to kill you, we have to bring you in alive to get all that wong we want. I'm guessing whoever wants you sorry idiots is looking forward to torturing you themselves."
Suzuka walked in. "What's going on---"
Ron wheeled around, pointing his gun at her. Then lowered it. "Oh, it's only you," he said. Suzuka seemed offended. "Only me? What are you doing here?"
Gene growled. "We're wanted. And the Outlaw Star, too. I'll kill whoever it is, I swear--"
Harry's violet eyes glowed. Laughed crazily. "You'll find out soon enough. Come with us. You don't have a choice, really."
Ron loaded his caster. "We've wasted enough time as it is. Let's go."
And they had no choice but to follow. Melfina winced as if she felt something:
//Everything is going as planned. Good job, my dear. Good job, indeed.//
*thud*
Gene groaned as he tenderly picked himself off the sidewalk. Angrily cursing to himself, he kicked at the rock he had tripped on. This only resulted in a stubbed toe, and more colorful language. Looking around, he now realized that he couldn't see Melfina anywhere, and that he was completely, surely, lost.
"Melfinaaa!" Gene slumped on the ground, depressed. He never got the chance to tell her his feelings, and now he would never get the chance. Maybe, one day, they'd meet, and he'd finally--
"Gene? Are you OK?"
"Wha--Mel? You're back!" Gene sprang up and fiercely hugged Melfina. The bio-android felt strangely limp in his arms. Empty. He pulled away.
"What's up, Mel? I know something's wrong, you can tell me--"
Melfina shook her head dully. "No. You wouldn't understand." Before he could protest, she looked at him. "Some other time alright? I want to go back."
Gene sensed something was wrong. Her voice didn't have the warmth and innocence it used to have. He shook his head. He was just probably in shock or something. Nothing to worry about. "Well, that's the problem. I don't know where we are."
Melfina shrugged carelessly (What the hell, thought Gene). "Then let's start looking." Pretty soon, they had found the way back, and was slowly walking toward Starwind and Hawking Enterprises.
When the door creaked open, Aisha darted to the entrance. "Gene, Mel, you're back! Are you guys ok? What happened?"
"Shut up, Aisha.."
"WHAT! DON'T TELL ME TO SHUT UP YOU---"
"Well now, this is a nice surprise, isn't it? One big happy family all here to save us the hassle, eh, Harry?"
"Yeah, Ron."
Gene stared. "What the hell are you doing here?" he snarled.
Ron only held up an invoice. "It's all in the lettering," he smirked. "And now..." he held up his caster. Pointed it at Gene, who braced himself for the impact. Ron almost fell over laughing. "Haha, don't worry, Starwind. As much as I'd like to kill you, we have to bring you in alive to get all that wong we want. I'm guessing whoever wants you sorry idiots is looking forward to torturing you themselves."
Suzuka walked in. "What's going on---"
Ron wheeled around, pointing his gun at her. Then lowered it. "Oh, it's only you," he said. Suzuka seemed offended. "Only me? What are you doing here?"
Gene growled. "We're wanted. And the Outlaw Star, too. I'll kill whoever it is, I swear--"
Harry's violet eyes glowed. Laughed crazily. "You'll find out soon enough. Come with us. You don't have a choice, really."
Ron loaded his caster. "We've wasted enough time as it is. Let's go."
And they had no choice but to follow. Melfina winced as if she felt something:
//Everything is going as planned. Good job, my dear. Good job, indeed.//