Old Ways, New World
If anyone hasn't noticed yet I'm kind of writing scene at time that is why my chapters vary with the length (sorry if some seem a little short). For those of you readers asking this takes place after Kagome's time in the Feudal Era. I won't tell you the rest right now you'll find out later in my story. So PLZ continue to read, enjoy, and review. Been loving those reviews everyone. Sorry if I talk a while updating I've been working on all my stories that have been on my back burner since grade school way before I joined Fan fiction.
Chapter 6: Meeting Quaritch (The kitty Scratching Post)
After the drivers got out of link Kagome walked over to Jake still getting out of his link. Apparently he took longer going to "sleep" than the others. By the look on his face he wasn't all that too pleased having to use the wheel chair again. Hell Kagome couldn't blame him.
(Speaking Japanese)
"Are you ok, Jake?"
"I'm fine."He replied a little too stiffly.
"Please tell me what's wrong big brother."
(Back to English)
Their brother and sister moment was ruined however when Grace decided to join them as well.
"Where is my goddamn cigarette? Guys what's wrong with this picture? Thank you! She snapped as she snatched her cigarette and lab coat from the attendant's hands. (AN: I just had to put this in my story somewhere. It's too funny not to.)
Jake and Kagome shared a look. Both knowing why Grace was so angry and why the poor attendant had her head pretty much ripped off.
"Now you two. Pull off another stunt like that again and you'll both be put under house arrest."
"Don't you mean "base" arrest not "house" arrest?"
"Watch it Marine."
(Speaking Japanese)
"Nice one big brother."
"What? We're not at home. Infact we're not even on our home planet."
"Yes I know that, but I think you just love being a smart ass."
(Back to English)
"If you're finished. Can we please get back to a language we all can understand? Thank you. Now as I was saying-. What are you doing in here? No trigger-happy idiots in here except the Marine here."
They turned around to see who Grace was talking about. It was the blond hair woman from the meeting yesterday and clearly having a hard time keeping a straight face.
"The colonel would like to speak to corpal Sully Ma'am. She spit out the last bit. She didn't seemed pleased that she was in a science lab.
"Very well. Jake when you are ready you may leave."
"Where's the colonel at?" Jake asked the blond haired woman.
"Trudy will show you, I have more important things to be doing than being an escort for new meat." As she pointed to another woman behind her.
"I'm gonna change before I meet with the colonel. Say 15 minutes?"
The woman nodded and left. Jake looked around, waved bye, and headed for his and Norm's room to change. Turning to shut the door startled to find Kagome right behind him.
"Can I come in and talk to you for a moment?"
"I gonna change Kags, so could you until I'm done?"
"I wanted to talk with you in private before you go to see the colonel. Anyway I've seen you naked as the day you were born. Remember when you and Tommy went skinny dipping and I had tagged along without you guys know until it was too late with you guys in the water?" Kagome said with a chuckle.
Jake turned a very deep shade of red. He cleared his throat and said, "Um, ok you can come in Kags." With that Kagome walked in and he closed the door behind her. "What did you want to talk to me about?"
"About the colonel. Jake I know that because when you're in the military you naturally trust the other people you're with as if they were your family, but please be careful about who you trust especially the colonel. I don't know what, but there is something about him that doesn't seem right. Also outside of the lab please don't tell anyone about you and me being brother and sister. I didn't come here to answer questions of curious people sticking their noses into someone else's business."
"Ok Kaggie, but I don't think that the colonel is really bad."
"I'm just saying be careful and call me that nickname Kaggie again and you will not live long enough to see sunrise."
"Alright, alright! I get Kags! I would like to continue my life."
-Time Skip-Time Skip-
"I'm Trudy. I fly all the science sorties. And this here is my baby. Hold on a second. Hey Wainfleet, get it done, we bounce at zero nine."
"Yeah I'm on it capitaine."
"Vinestrick's still loose."
"You guys are packing some heavy gear."
"Watch it! We're walking here! Yeah that's because we're not the only one's flying around out there. Or the biggest. I gonna need you on a door gun, I'm a man short."
"I thought you've never ask."
(Chuckles) "There's your man. See you on the flight line." Hitting her and Jake's knuckles in good-bye then Jake wheeled over to where the colonel was lifting weights.
"You wanted to see me, Colonel?"
""This low gravity will make you soft. You get soft; Pandora will shit you out dead with zero warning. I pulled your record corpal. Venezuela, that was some mean bush. Nothing like this here, though. You got some heart, kid, showing up in this neighborhood."
"I just figured it's another hell hole."
"I was First Recon myself. A few years ahead of you. Well maybe more than a few. Three tours in Nigeria not a scratch. I come out here? Day one." He said pointing to his cat scratch mark. (AN: See He is a cat scratching post) "Think I felt like a shaved tail Louie? Yeah. Well, they could fix me up, if I rotated back. Yeah and make me pretty again. But you know what. I kind of like it. It reminds me every day what's waiting out there. Hup! The Avatar program is a bed joke. Bunch of limp-dick science majors. However it does present an opportunity both timely and unique. Clear!"
"Clear!"
"A recon gyrene in an Avatar body. That's a potent mix. Give me the goose bumps. Such a Marine could provide the Intel I need, right on the ground. Right in the hostiles camp. Look Sully. I want you to learn these savages from the inside. I want you to gain their trust. I need to know how to force their cooperation or hammer them hard if they won't."
"Am I still with Augustine?"
"On paper. Yeah, you walk like one of her science pukes, you quack like one, but you report to me. Can you do that for me son?"
"Hell, yeah, sir."
"Well alright then." He turns on his AMP suit. Throwing a few punches at nothing, but almost hitting Jake if he hadn't ducked in time. "Son I take care of my own. You get me what I need and I'll get your legs when you rotate home. Your real legs." He said pointing to Jake's legs.
"That sounds real good sir." Jake made his way back to the lab where he came across Max.
"Hey Max! Have you seen Kagome?"
"Yeah, she just left. She just finished her video log and since you're here you can yours now."
"You're kidding right?"
Nope. Follow me."
Jake let out a frustrating sigh, but followed Max all the same. After he followed Max further into the lab to wear the video log was located. Norm was there as well, but he was looking at something else. He looked up at Max and Jake when they came closer.
"Kagome's saved though she made a comment about how it was pointless for her to use it."
"Really? Well that makes no sense. Anyway Jake is here to do his video log. Ok, Jake all you have to do is just start talking."
"Ok. Well, I'm where I never figured I be. Here is Pandora. I miss Tom, he was supposed to be here not me, but some grunt took his life for money. It's nice to actually see trees again. Haven't seen them since I lived in Japan when Tom and I were kids. Remember living next to Kagome and how we went from friends to practically family. So now she's my little sister though she still acts like she's older than me. I wonder if she had a boyfriend back on earth. Well the only reason I'm here is because when Tom died they already had his Avatar body growing so instead they come and tell me, which was very touching by the way stupid coats, that my brother had died and they need me to take his place. This bullshit of how I could step into his shoes and the pay is good, blah, blah bullshit. I'm already his twin brother I don't need to step into his shoes and really to tell the truth I don't give a damn about the money. I just did it because hey what else can I do on earth with me in this god forsaken wheel chair. Maybe I could help make a difference here. To be helpful that's what I can do. But back to why I need to be in Tom's place and not someone else. Since it's important that every driver is matched with his to his own Avatar, so that there nervous systems are in tune or something. Which is why they offered me the gig because I can link with Tommy's Avatar which is insanely expensive. Are you sure I just say whatever to the video log, it doesn't feel right."
"Yeah, yeah. We got to get into the habit of documenting everything. What we see, what we feel. It's all part of the science."
"And good science is good observation." Max added.
"Plus it will help keep you sane for the next six years."
"Alright whatever. So here I am. Doing science. Ok, that's it, I refuse to talk any more. I'm going to find Kagome now. Bye-bye." And with that Jake wheeled out of the lab.
As Jake was looking for Kagome he caught a glimpse of the time to discover that it was chow time. So he made his way to the cafeteria. After he got his food he looked around for a place to sit. He spotted Kagome sitting by herself eating and reading over a paper. He wheeled over to Kags ignoring the looks he was getting from the others in the room. As he approached Kagome she spoke up loud enough for him to hear.
"Just say the word big brother and they will leave here in black body bags."
"Kags, I don't think their families would be too happy about that."
"Hmph. It would serve them right. Remember the saying treat people how you want to be treated."
"I doubt many people follow that anymore Kags. Anyway what are you reading?"
"I'm not just reading. I'm writing and reviewing a song of parting."
"Oh, what do you have so far?"
"I have a few things in mind, but they are ones I've came across. So after I have a few that are fitting I'll let you know and we both can decide what we think is best."
"Ok, Kaggie I read you loud and clear."
"I will hold you that have called me that again when I made it perfectly clear not to call me that." Kagome growled out.
"Why fight me Kaggie? I went easy on you the last time, but next time I won't let up."
"I accept your challenge." Kagome replied with a gleam in her eyes.
Jake had a feeling that he just invited the Grim from a frozen hell into his home. Jake released a shudder. "Is it me or is there a draft in here?
Kagome ignored him. They continued to eat with small talk. Kagome decided to hit the rack early for tomorrow. Jake called her crazy, but she just laughed and said, "Early to bed, early to rise, makes and woman healthy, wealthy, and wise."
"Kagome, it's man not woman!"
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