Whoohoo! New chapter! As I said at the end of chapter 5, this chapter was mainly born from boredom, so I tried to make it funny. Just a little! And I'm sure you're all wondering what Lanette was talking about about when she mentioned the failing crystal. Well, you'll find out in a later chapter I guess. It depends on how I want the story to play out. Anyway, here's Chapter 6 of my story, which finally has a title!
Chapter 6: Oddballs
"You told me it was fine!" yelled Lanette over the communicator. Poor Kennston cringed on the other end. He had not meant to lie to the princess. He only wanted for her to not worry so much. "I'm sorry princess, truly sorry. But it seems that lately your mind has not been on your work, only on the matters of the kingdom! You are still a princess! You're not queen so please! Stop trying to act like you are!" He stood there, realizing he had been yelling at nothing, and sighed.
Lanette turned away from the interface, staring at the floor. "I shouldn't have yelled at him. I know I haven't been paying attention, but if the crystal fails…"
"Then we can fix it Lanette." She looked up solemnly at Dean, standing in the doorway. He was holding some folders in one hand, and a glasses case in the other.
"By the way, I've gone over the files and contacted King Mickey. He's approved their admittance for the semester and is sending schematics of the ship to help with repairs."
Lanette straightened up and grabbed her bag, walking past Dean. "Then you can brief me on the information over dinner. Will our guests be joining us?"
Dean followed her closely; she was walking very quickly. "Yes, the girl, Kairi, woke up shortly after you left. But do they have munny?"
Lanette smiled. "I'll pay today, but they're going to have to make their own money soon like everyone else," she said, walking faster now. Dean was concerned. "Why are you walking so fast, Lanette?" She turned around suddenly, sending Dean stumbling backward a few steps. She grinned wide like a Cheshire cat. "Because I'm hungry of course!" she shouted and broke into a run. Dean wasn't far behind, laughing wildly with her as they ran.
The cafeteria was loud as usual, crowded with hundreds of students, with a spot for everyone. Lanette and company sat outside as they usually did on nice days like today. "So, I got the blueprints from the King, and I'm gonna go to the crash site as soon as I'm done eating to help out. Thing is, I need Cassidy to decipher them," Don said, a forkful of spaghetti in his mouth. Feliz sat next to him, going through his bag while he was distracted. Lanette and Dean sat opposite them at the table, half listening to him talking, half busy with their own problems.
"I can't make sense of this data from the ship! I don't know anything about thrust or aerodynamics!" whined Lanette, going through files in her A.I. Dean sighed, taking a quick glance at her screen and shrugging his shoulders. Feliz stopped snooping, then turned red in rage.
"DON! WHAT ARE THESE?!" she shouted, holding up a pack of cigarettes. Don turned away quickly, but she continued.
"How many times do I have to tell you Don? You shouldn't be smoking, you're killing yourself!" she stood up, holding the pack away from her and snapping her fingers. The cigarettes went up in an emerald fire, vanishing without a trace. She turned back to the table, picking up her tray and sitting next to Lanette. Lanette and Dean both shot looks at Don, who had looked to them for ? but found none and returned to his food. Through her screen, Lanette saw Cassidy coming with Sora, Riku and Kairi, and got up, walking to them.
"Cassidy, Cassidy! Please take this data off my hands! You know I'm not too good with numbers like these!" she pleaded, and Cassidy shook her head. They sat at the table quietly as Lanette gave her the data, while the three friends stood, looking for a closer table. Don stood up about to leave when he noticed this, then set his bag down again. He stood next to the stone table and placed his hand on it, a brownish glow coming from the spot, and it lengthened itself a few feet. He picked his bag up again and walked away slowly as the others stared after him. Sora and Riku sat down quickly while Kairi looked over the table, wondering how Don had done that so quickly.
"So, I take it you three are feeling better now?" asked Lanette. They all barely paused to nod as they ate. They were starving. Lanette saw this but continued speaking. "Well, let me tell you what's going on. Our mechanics and engineering teacher, Gino, along with some of his students are working on the rebuilding of your ship. There are a lot of scattered parts and broken panels, so it's going to take a while. Also, we've recovered your belongings from the ship and they're all in our office, boxed up and safe. And we contacted King Mickey earlier. He said he's just glad you three are ok. Finally, your registration has gone through as well, and you three will be attending school here as exchange students for the semester. We're going to meet the headmistress later to get your schedules, A.I., uniforms, all that stuff."
Sora looked at Lanette in disbelief. "We have to go to school? But why?" he whined. "Because that is what you came here for after all. Which begs the question; What did you think you were going to do here?" Lanette asked.
"We thought we were coming here to investigate Heartless attacks or something. That's what the King told us we were doing at least," Kairi explained. Lanette's face grew a little more serious, but she laughed. "Well, there are Heartless here, I can guarantee you that. But maybe he thought you could learn something here as well."
Sora sank back into his seat, solemnly eating his dinner while Kairi imagined the classes available to her and grinned. "I can't wait for it! What kind of classes are we taking?" Lanette shrugged, playing with her spaghetti. "It all depends on you abilities and knowledge. Your schedules are meant to help you develop your strengths and help you with your weaknesses. It's a great program." Lanette finished her last forkful of spaghetti and stood up, grabbing her bag and throwing out her tray as she started to walk off. Feliz and Dean followed her as she called back, "Well, we have stuff to do. Cassidy will show you around and take you guys to the headmistresses office later! See you then!" Kairi starred after her, then watched silently as Sora, Riku, and Cassidy shoveled the last of their food. "These guys are total…oddballs." She thought to herself, and continued eating.
