Finally made it to chapter 8, Thanks again for all the reviews! Anyway hope you like chapter 8. Also one other thing incase you didn't read the description of this story it says it does contain parodies, which is why there are lines and quotes from other TV shows, movies etc… just incase you didn't know and flamers…stay out of here! Other then that enjoy chapter 8 here's where the cliffhanger left off.

My other characters:

Rikki (Voiced by: Tia Mowry)

Nicky (Voiced by: Tamara Mowry)

Bentley (Voiced by: Loretta Devine)

Bookman (Voiced by: Will Smith)

That Morning, Dusty realized that she wasn't in Kara's room. The only thing that could be heard in the room right at the moment was Courtney's snoring, Dusty yawned and looked around. "Wait a minute, this isn't Kara's room" she said to herself realizing one of the walls had stars painted on it. Dusty looked over to the right and gasped "You're not Kara" She continued she realized she was with the wrong blond haired heroine. "Hmm… maybe if I do something nice for her she'll like having me around" Dusty concluded. She began licking Courtney's face, meanwhile out in the hall way was where one concerned dog owner was looking for her Super K9 companion. "Dusty, Dusty…where are you?" said Kara, "Lose something, Kara?" Vixen asked. "Yeah, Dusty's missing" Kara answered, "Relax, she couldn't have gotten very far" said Vixen. "Think Vixen, there's lots of places a dog can go in a watch tower this size" Kara added. "You're right, c'mon" Vixen continued, the two of them continued walking farther down the hallway.

"Before we start looking maybe we should ask around first, to find out if anybody's seen her" Vixen pointed out "Good idea" Kara agreed, they stopped at the door of one of the rooms, Vixen knocked. "Stargirl, you awake? Stargirl?" Vixen asked, all she got in response was the sound of loud snoring coming from the other side. "Courtney, it's me Vixen!" she shouted, once again all she heard was snoring. "She's asleep but let's go look anyway" said Vixen, who managed to get the door open. She snickered at what she saw once she and Kara entered the room. "Oh look" she said to Kara who gasped "Dusty! C'mon let's move her before Courtney wakes up" she said to Vixen. "No, no wait I wanna see how this ends" she replied. Courtney started giggling "Stop it, that tickles" she said, she continued giggling "Actually…that feels…sorta good" she continued "It just keeps getting' better" said Vixen. Courtney finally woke up "Thank…you?" she started to say once she opened her eyes. Dusty let out a friendly bark in response, Courtney screamed at the site of seeing her. The scream echoed throughout the watch tower, Vixen and Kara tried to keep themselves from laughing. The two snickered once in a while, "You!" Courtney answered angrily she got up from the floor after she fell off her bed. "You did this to me on purpose!" she said to Kara. "Did not" she answered, "Oh yeah? Then how'd she get in here?" Courtney asked. "Sorry, I thought this was Kara's room" said Dusty.

"I can't believe you just stood there and let her lick me" Courtney continued, "That's just Dusty's way of saying she likes you" said Kara. (Based on a quote from a show called "Rocko's modern life"). "You let a four legged furball like her lick your face?!" Courtney asked, Kara nodded in response. "Ew!" Courtney replied not only was she mad but she found the whole dog licking thing to be…well…disgusting. "Hey! She only does it to show affection!" said Kara, she loved and cared about Dusty and was willing to defend her at any given time. "Great, now my face is covered in dog spit, bleach!" Courtney said to her in angry tone. "Ohhh, just get that filthy mutt away from me" she continued "Hey! I'm not filthy I just had a bath last week" Dusty told Courtney "Whatever, just go" she said. "Ok, ok don't have a cow" said Dusty who leaped off of Courtney's bed. (Quote from the movie: Charlotte's web 2: Wilbur's great adventure"). "Sheesh! Oh hey Courtney. By the way…nice pajamas" said Vixen before the trio walked out laughing. Courtney growled in anger, not only did she feel humiliated by being scared silly but she was also embarrassed that she was seen in her pajamas. Which was basically was the same color as her costume and had stars on it which gave a slight glow when she was in the dark.

Later that morning Courtney thought her humiliating moment was over but apparently it wasn't. "Well looks like somebody got up on the wrong side of the bed" said Shayera, "Tell me about it, I woke up with a dog in my bed" Courtney answered. "A dog?" Shayera asked, she looked over at Dusty who whimpered. "Uh…you aren't going out looking like that are you?" Shayera continued. "Well of course I am, it's my costume" said Courtney regarding her Stargirl outfit. "Your shirt's on backwards" Shayera pointed out "Darn it!" Courtney replied, she walked out of the cafeteria to switch her shirt around. "Whoa!" said Tsukuri who slightly moved out of Courtney's way, "Sheesh, what's up with her?" she asked. "Courtney's just having a bad morning" said Diana, "Oh yeah about what?" Tsukuri replied before taking a bite out of some toast. "She found Dusty in her bed" said Kara, Tsukuri nearly choked and coughed a little "Sorry…she found what?" she asked again. "She found Kara's dog in her bed and freaked out" said Vixen who snickered, "I thought I heard somebody scream I just didn't know who and…" Tsukuri stopped short. She felt something furry rubbing up against one of her legs. "Toshi, come out from under there" she told her dog. Toshi came out from underneath the table and whined. "Say…um…are you gonna finish that?" he asked, "No, go ahead" Tsukuri replied. "Thanks" said Toshi who snatched the bread crust and left.

"I'm telling you, that dog is a beggar" said Tsukuri. "No kidding, there isn't one dog I know of who doesn't beg and…Vivian" Shayera said to Vivian, who also whined, "C'mere" Shayera told her, she broke a piece of her toast and gave it to Vivian. "Go ahead" she told Vivian who barked joyfully and ran off carrying the toast her owner gave her. "Shayera sighed "The things we do for our dogs" she said. Meanwhile on the other side Vivian and Toshi weren't the only ones who got an easy break at getting something off their owner's plates. "Shoot!" Kara said to herself with a sigh, "Guess I'll have to start over" she concluded. She whistled, "Hey Darter, over here" she called at hearing his name the Alaskan husky left his owner's side for a brief moment. "What is it? Beacon? Oh please be beacon…" he said to himself as he made his way over to Kara. "Over there" she told him, Darter looked at the floor and saw what Kara had dropped, "Oh great it's cornflakes…ohhh, look at what I've been reduced to, I'm a handy wipe with hair" he said out loud.

(Based on quotes from the movie "Stuart Little 2").

"Man, this place is awesome" said Streaky who was looking around the room. "Isn't it? Oh hey Darter, Kara spilled cornflakes again?" Dusty replied. "Yep, and guess who she called, Darter the handy wipe" the husky answered. "Hello, I'm the Green Dart not a handy wipe with fur!" he continued. "Oh c'mon, it's not that bad" said Dusty, "Easy for you to say, you're not eating it" Darter told her. "I will" Streaky offered, "thanks a lot, pal" said Darter as he hugged Streaky, "Uh Darter old buddy, you're sorta crushing my spine" Streaky told him. "Oh, sorry" he answered and loosened his hold on Streaky. "Sheesh, and I thought Krypto and Dusty didn't know their own strength, apparently you don't ether" he added. "Well you've got to remember I'm an Alaskan husky, we need to be strong in order to pull sleds" Darter explained, "I heard that" Tusky Husky agreed and gave Darter a high five. Even though they had only known each other for a day Tusky and Darter got to be real close since it had been a long time ether one of them spoke to someone of their breeds.

"Hey Courtney" said S.T.R.I.P.E. "Morning, Pat" she answered, "Looks like you've had a rough morning" he pointed out. "Darn right, I woke up and Kara's mutt was licking my face" said Courtney. "Vixen told me the whole story, I actually thought it was..." S.T.R.I.P.E was cut off "Gross?" Courtney asked "Well to be honest with you I actually thought it was…well…cute" S.T.R.I.P.E replied. "Cute?! You call a dog licking your face cute?" Courtney continued, "It's just how they show affection towards others" S.T.R.I.P.E. explained. "Pfft, whatever I had to wash my face this morning to get all that dog spit off me" Courtney told him. "Now, c'mon it wasn't that bad" S.T.R.I.P.E. added, he knew Courtney sometimes exaggerated when he explained certain things. "Whatever" she answered before she got up and left. Krypto looked up from his dog dish and noticed Stargirl pass by him. "Huh, somebody's in a bad mood today" he said to himself, "Eh, I wouldn't worry about her too much, Krypto" said S.T.R.I.P.E.

"Really? Why?" Krypto asked, "I'll tell you later but…she'll come around just wait" S.T.R.I.P.E. answered. "Kay" Krypto replied before he went back to eating his kibble. Later that day Tsukuri and Star Sapphire had been called to talk about joining the justice league. "I've got a bad feeling about this" said Tsukuri "And when don't we never have one?" Star Sapphire asked in a sarcastic tone. (Based on a quote from another show, I forgot which one…sorry!). Shayera snickered at hearing this, "Shayera….you feeling all right?" Vixen asked. "Why do you ask?" she replied. "You snickered, I guess a certain somebody is feeling better" Vixen pointed out regarding the fact that Shayera seemed to be somewhat happier than how she had been feeling recently. "Maybe" said Shayera who was trying to hide it, "Maybe? Ok that's it, c'mere" said Vixen who gave Shayera a noogie. "Stop it!" she told Vixen before she started to laugh, it had a long time since she had felt relaxed like this. "Will you come' on?!" Superman told the 4 females behind him. His tone of voice sounded pretty serious "Sorry" they answered. A short time later they arrived at one of conference rooms, this one was mainly used by the founding members. "Well, ok you guys are on your own" said Vixen, "Say what?" Tsukuri asked, "I'm not a founding member, this is between you and them, bye now" Vixen answered before she shut the door. "We are so dead" Tsukuri said quietly, "Relax, its not that bad…yet" Star Sapphire added.

"Now you tell me" Tsukuri answered. A few minutes later after talking over a few details of joining the justice league things started to get interesting in the conference room. "So let me get this straight, you've decided to give up being our enemies and want to join our group?" said Superman. "Yes, that's what we told you before" Star Sapphire answered, "We're going to have to ask you a series of questions" said Batman. "No problem, we can handle it" said Tsukuri. "But…just to make sure you don't attempt to lie, we're gonna be using these" Batman continued. Just then Tsukuri noticed Batman placing some sort black band with a box attached to it on her arm as well as Star Sapphire's. "What are these things?" Star Sapphire asked, "Lie detectors, if you lie even once you'll feel a minor static electrical shock" Batman explained. "Oh joy" Star Sapphire replied, it was obvious she was being sarcastic.

Superman sighed, "Ok…first off what made you decided to join our group, anyway?" he asked. "We already told yo…" Star Sapphire stopped short, she could see the serious look on Superman's face. Even though the whole thing sounded like a broken record, she knew he probably had several good reasons for this. Star sighed, "Aresia got on our last nerve, plus Tsukuri and I felt a bit uncomfortable around those Hawkpeople" she explained. She paused and looked at Shayera "No offense" she told her, "None taken" Shayera replied. "So where were you during the last invasion?" Diana asked, "We fought them…so did some the other villains we know" Tsukuri and Star Sapphire answered simultaneously. "Like who?" Flash asked, "Copperhead, Catwoman, Cheetah Mr. Freeze you know 'em" said Star Sapphire. "We fought for our survival, course they locked us upand being escape artists, we got out…although it was a bit more difficult but nonetheless we got away" Tsukuri added.

There was an awkward silence among the group but it only lasted a few seconds. "Interesting…a lot of our other members fought and were captured too, we all did it for the same reasons you guys did" Superman added. "All we want to do is help out, trust me we've got nothing to hide" said Star Sapphire. "That's an understatement, the lie detectors haven't gone off once since you've in here" Batman pointed out. "Well, let's get this over with" Superman told him, about an hour later after going through some more details and a series of questions things seemed to be going fairly well…so far. "I guess that's about it, you 2 go wait outside" Superman told Star Sapphire and Tsukuri. The two of them did as they were told and left the room, it didn't take long for Flash to close the door behind them. "So what do you think?" Star Sapphire asked, "I think they'll accept us…but all we can do is wait" said Tsukuri. Star Sapphire sighed, "Yeah" she replied, meanwhile in the conference room the founding members were close to making their final decision.

"So what do you all think?" Superman asked the others, "I think they'd be nice additions to our team" said Flash. "No one has to hear what you think, Flash" said Batman "It's obvious" said Wonder Woman who snickered. She as well as everyone else knew what Batman meant. "Sure is, well in my opinion I probably wouldn't trust them…I mean they did used to be our enemies" he continued. "That's true. But you have a problem trusting anybody" Green Lantern pointed out. Flash managed to keep himself for laughing although he did let out a small "snort" "You just hit the nail on the head" he told Green Lantern. "The point is they saved us yesterday and they seem like they really want to help out" Green Lantern added. "True, I mean yesterday we were getting beat pretty badly" Wonder Woman pointed out, "She does have a good point" J'onn replied. "I agree" said Shayera, "All right but first I think we should add up the pluses and the minuses" Superman told them (A quote from a comedy series called: "Three's Company"). "Right" Wonder Woman agreed. Meanwhile, outside in the hallway Star Sapphire and Tsukuri were waiting for the founder member's response. "So they put you out, huh?" Vixen asked, "Yep" Tsukuri replied. "Must be making their final decision…well…I'll see you" Vixen continued before she walked off down the hall way.

After sometime the league had come to a conclusion. "So, we're all in agreement here?" Wonder Woman asked, the others all nodded in response. "Great" she replied, "I think we've made the right decision" Superman added. Tsukuri and Star Sapphire perked up when they heard the door open behind them. "Tsukuri, Star Sapphire could you come here for a minute please?" said Superman. The two got up from where they were sitting and walked in. "We made our final decision and we'll have to put you both through a couple of tests but I think you 2 qualify to join our group" Superman told them. "Great, and trust me we can take whatever you can throw at us" Star Sapphire replied.

In the training room…

"Yikes!" she shouted as she moved away from a laser beam that was being fired at her. "Ok, this is a little intense" Star Sapphire said in a nervous tone, "Relax, you're doing great" said Superman. "Easy for you to say" Star Sapphire answered. Tsukuri and Star Sapphire passed the training program test and the written test with flying colors. Later that day Superman and the other founding members decided to announce the news. "Can I have your attention please?" he said to the others, they all looked up at the same time waiting to here what Superman had to say. "Me and the other founding members talked it over and we'd like to introduce our 2 newest members…Tsukuri and Star Sapphire" he concluded. The other league members began clapping, "Well, its official you're one of us now" J'onn said to Tsukuri and Star Sapphire. Krypto cleared his throat, there was something else Superman forgot to mention.

"Also we have 2 new members joining the Superdogs of America…Star Diamond and Bangkok dog" Superman added, at that moment both the Superpets and league members started cheering. Krypto went to congratulate Tsukuri and Star Sapphire, "Well come to the other side of the fence, guys" he told them. "Thanks, Krypto" said Star Sapphire who rubbed him behind his ears. Meanwhile back on earth, Aresia and Hro had finally come to the conclusion that Tsukuri and Star Sapphire had left them. "Hro let out a small sigh "It's official, they ditched us" he told Aresia. "Yeah, I guess so" Aresia agreed, "Still…I wonder where they could've gone" said Paran. "So do I" Kragger added.

Back on the Watch-tower…

"They seem to be fitting in well" Superman told the others, "Yeah, heh…who knew 2 former enemies would actually want to join our group?" Wonder Woman added. "Yes…" Superman agreed, he went over to Tsukuri and Star Sapphire "What you 2 did took a lot of courage, we've never had 2 former enemies join us, before" he told them. Both Tsukuri and Star Sapphire smiled, "We can use all the help we can get" Superman continued. (Based on quotes from the movie: "Oliver & Company"). With Tsukuri and Star Sapphire now official members of the league, things seem to be going pretty smoothly. "Well, this turned out pretty good" said Tsukuri "I'll say" Star Sapphire agreed. "Everyone, get some sleep….we'll be leaving first thing tomorrow morning" Superman announced. "I don't know why we didn't go out today" said Stargirl, "We needed time to plan things out, plus we were dealing with 2 new members" Batman explained to her. "That's right" she replied.

That night…

"Going somewhere, Paran?" Hro asked "I figured I'd go for a little flight, I need sometime to myself ya know" she answered. "I understand, go ahead" said Hro, "Thanks" Paran replied before she left. A short time later she was outside on the wall, she let out a small sigh and looked at the landscape. "Wow, no wonder Shayera likes this planet so much" Paran thought. Within a few seconds she took off, "Nice view" she thought to herself. After getting some distance away from where she took off Paran found an oasis and landed. "Phew! Finally, I'm by myself" she said out loud "No you ain't" said a voice. "Yaah!" Paran screamed and jumped up, "Wha..? Who's there?" she stuttered. "Relax, it's just me" the voice answered, a figure about Paran's height stepped out from behind some foliage. "Hi there" she said to Paran, "Oh, you scared me and…who are you?" she replied, as she landed near the person she was talking to.

"Name's Bentley…Bentley Parker" she told Paran as the two of them shook hands. "And you are…?" Bentley asked Paran, "Paran Dul" she answered. "I think I've heard about you" said Bentley, "What are you doing out here?" Paran asked, "Just taking a break…from my 2 kids" Bentley explained. "You're a mother?" Paran asked, "Yeah, I've got twin girls, they're 20" Bentley answered. "Really?" Paran replied, "You have any kids?" Bentley asked, Paran just rolled her eyes this subject started to seem like a broken record. "No, I don't but I'd like to have some one day" she admitted. "That's nice to hear…trust me I think you'll like it, I love having my daughters around, so what are you out here for?" said Bentley, "I just needed some time to myself, you know…" Paran told Bentley. "I heard that, I come out here almost every night" she replied. "Really?!" Paran asked, Bentley nodded "It's a lot better than being in my dorm for the most part" she added "I agree…well, I guess I should be heading back" said Paran.

"I don't blame you its gettin' cold out here" Bentley added. "Sure is" Paran agreed. The two females paused for a second, "Race you back" said Bentley. "Like I would do that" Paran answered, she wasn't really the 'playful' type. "What's the matter? You afraid?" Bentley asked, "Me? Of course not" said Paran. "Then c'mon" Bentley insisted, "All right, I'll bite" Paran told her. "Ok then…and…go!" said Bentley who quickly took off. "Wait a second! You had a head start" Paran called out, "Can't hear you" Bentley shouted. "Oh, you're gonna get it" Paran told her.

A short time later the two had made back, "Well, I beat you" said Bentley. The two of them started to pant "Yeah (pant) you did (pant-pant)" Paran answered. She hadn't felt this relaxed in a long time. "I'll see you tomorrow" Bentley told Paran "See you" she replied. Paran watched Bentley leave, she could tell that Bentley was the good natured type and had a mellow temperament. She looked back in the direction she and Bentley came from, it was a nice night. The only light that could be seen was coming from the moon, there were a few stars out well. But still Paran felt that something was missing, she slightly whimpered. A few minutes later it all changed, now she was back on the main ship she got someone's attention. "Something bothering you?" Kragger asked, "In a way" Paran answered, "You want to talk about it?" Kragger continued. "No, it's ok" Paran answered with a sigh.

(Yet another song)

("Lonely" by Akon starts playing)

Male singer: "Lonely , I'm Mr. Lonely…I have nobody for my own…ohh I'm so Lonely I'm Mr. Lonely I have nobody for my own…ohhh, I'm so lonely…"

(Song can still be heard in the background)

Paran and Kragger were in a room with 2 other Thanagarians. One of them was Keyla and one of them was a male, although he wasn't wearing armor he had regular clothes. (Ya know a sweater, jeans, etc…). He looked up from where he was sitting and glance at Paran. "Paran?" he asked, at hearing her name she turned around "Oh my word, Bookman!" she answered and went straight to him. The two let out a few joyful cries and hugged each other, "No! no! No!" Kragger shouted. (Scene & quotes based on the Fresh Prince episode: "Where there's a Will, there's a way"). "What are you doing here?" Paran asked, "Well, I just came here looking for you…" Bookman answered with a sigh. "I missed you, when you stopped calling and sending letters to me" he continued. "I've missed you, too" Paran replied before hugging her old friend, she hadn't felt this happy in a long time. "And who is this?" Kragger asked, "Don't you remember him? This is Bookman" Paran explained, "Oh, I remember him" Kragger admitted. "Hey Benson" Bookman said to Kragger, "That wasn't funny 4 years ago and it isn't funny now" he replied. (Based on some lines from a carton called: "The Wild Thornberrys"). "You're still strict aren't you?" Bookman asked, Kragger didn't answer. Bookman let out a small sigh "It's good to see you again, Par" he said to her. "It's good to see you, too" she replied.

"You've filled out since I last saw you" Bookman added, he paused for a few minutes. "Only kidding!" he continued with a laugh, just then the door opened "What is going on here? And…who is this?" Hro asked. "Oh hi…name's Bookman Parks and you are…?" he started to say, "Hro Talak" he answered. "I think I've heard about you" Bookman replied he noticed Hro was bit taller than him (by only a few inches) although Bookman wasn't as muscular as Hro he didn't really care. "So…what's the deal with you and Paran?" Hro asked, "Oh nothin' I'm just an old friend of hers, you know we go way back" Bookman explained. "How far back?" Hro replied, "We've been friends since we were kids, we were both about 9 when we met" Bookman answered. "That's a long friendship" Hro added, "Ain't it?" Bookman told him, he noticed the serious look on Hro's face and cleared his throat "Isn't it?" Bookman corrected himself. He could tell Hro was the type that disliked anyone who used slang. "Kragger, is this the one you were telling me about?" Hro continued. "Now that you mention it, yes" Kragger replied.

"Hold up, hold up... he told you about, me?" Bookman asked. "Yes, of course he didn't give out your name" Hro answered, "So wait, you two know each other?" Bookman replied, Hro nodded in response. Bookman slightly snickered "Oh this is priceless, I think I'm gonna have some fun with this" Bookman said to himself. "I'll see you later, Par" he continued, "See you, Bookman" she replied before he left. "He called you Par" Hro told Paran, "So what? It's a nickname" she explained. "And that language?" Hro continued "Lots of people use slang, I haven't really done it before but…just give Bookman a chance, he's just an old friend" Paran added. (Based on a quote from "Fresh Prince of Bel air"). "Friend, hmph! I don't trust him" said Hro, "Listen just…please try to give him a chance would you?" Paran answered, her tone of voice sounded almost as if she was begging. "All right" Hro answered, "I assure you he means no harm and…he's my best friend" said Paran. "But he's a male" Kragger added, "Gender doesn't matter, Kragger" Paran told him with a sigh.

"I'm going to bed and I hope you 2 behave yourselves" she continued. Paran knew Kragger disliked Bookman and would most likely attempt to do something that would possibly ruin his friendship with her. "Relax, you can trust us" said Hro, "I hope for your sake, you're right…" Paran replied in a firm tone "Good night" she said before leaving the room. Kragger and Hro stared at each other for a few moments, they knew by Paran's tone of voice that she was serious. "Now doesn't she remind you of someone?" Kragger asked, "As a matter of fact she does…." said Hro. "And that person would be…?" Kragger started to say, Hro sighed "Shayera" he concluded, there were times when he disliked talking or thinking about her, after what she did to him and everyone else.

The next day…

"Nobody seems to be around…of course you never know" said Superman. He and the other league members along with the superpets were hiding out in the oasis where Paran and Bentley were the night before. "Well, what do you propose we do?" Green Lantern asked, Superman paused for a few seconds but then finally came up with an answer. "Send a couple of people to check out the area" he announced. "Ok, I'm all for helping out the league but…I'll have to pass on this one" said Stargirl. She wasn't in the mood for someone to sneak up on her again. "Nobody asked you to volunteer, Courtney" Superman told her before letting out a small sigh. "Krypto and Star Sapphire…" at hearing this they stood up and went over to Superman. "I need you to go over there and check out the area but be careful" he explained to them. "No problem and if we don't come back...never mind, c'mon Star" said Krypto. "I'm right behind you" Star Sapphire replied as she followed Krypto. "You think they'll be ok?" Flash asked, "I don't know, Flash" Superman answered.

Meanwhile at the wall…

Paran looked around and sighed, "I don't know whose idea was it that we had to work outside today" she said out loud. "It's only 80 degrees, you're not in to the heat are you Paran?" said Dara. "Not really, and I'm not in to the winter ether" Paran replied, "You are one interesting person" Dara replied and with that she walked some distance away. "Boy, do I have a hard knock life" Paran said to herself, just then she heard a "yelp"
"Huh?" she wondered and turned around. She noticed two female Thanagarians a few feet away from her, it was obvious that they were twins since they looked alike. "Rikki could you at least try to be a little less clumsy?" one of the females asked, "Sorry, Nick it's not my fault that I tripped" Rikki answered. "Whatever you say, short stuff" the other female replied, "And another thing Nicky, we're twins so there's no way you're older than me, maybe by 4 minutes but who cares?" Rikki continued. "I care" said Nicky, Rikki just groaned at her sister's response. To her it didn't really matter that Nicky was the first out when they were born but to Nicky it did matter to her whenever she teased her sister.

Rikki walked a short distance away from her sister, she went over to the edge and looked down. Rikki let out a small scream and stepped back from the edge, "N-nobody t-told me about us being this high above the ground" she stuttered. "Really? Cause we're about 50 feet above ground" said Larson "50 feet?" Rikki asked, "Did I say 50 feet? I meant 100" Larson continued. "100?! I-I" Rikki stuttered once more, she groaned and collapsed. Her eyes were now tightly shut and she had a firm grip on Paran's ankle. "Knock it off, Larson it's pointless to intimidate her" said Paran, "C'mon Par, where's your sense of humor?" Larson replied. "Just go" Paran told him "Fine, whatever…nutcase" he continued "I heard that!" Paran shouted. She looked down at Rikki, "Ok Rikki you can let go now" she told her. Rikki whimpered, she was also shaking and didn't let go of Paran. "Rikki let go" Paran insisted, she sighed and had no choice but to pry Rikki off of her ankle. "Now stand up" said Paran, Rikki did as she was told and stood up. "You can open your eyes now" Paran continued. It didn't take long for Rikki to open her eyes, Paran rolled her own eyes in the opposite direction.

"What is the matter with you?" she asked, "Ok, I'm afraid of heights" Rikki admitted. "You're afraid of heights? Rikki, we're Thanagarians we're hardly afraid of heights" Paran explained. "Easy for you to say, you know how to fly, I don't" Rikki answered firmly. She had heard Nicky make that type of statement before, Paran just stared at Rikki. "Rikki, you're gonna have to learn how to fly" Paran told her. "And what if I don't? Nobody really cares if I don't" Rikki replied. "Your mother probably cares, plus if something were to attack you and you couldn't fly away then what are you gonna do?" Paran added. "I don't know" said Rikki who walked away, "Hey Paran" said a familiar voice.

At hearing her name she turned around, "It's you!" she answered in shock, "Yeah, I see you've met my daughters, Rikki and Nicky" Bentley replied. "Well, I've talked to Rikki but I haven't met Nicky" Paran told her, "I figured since she walked away from you" Bentley added. "You know she can't fly, right?" Paran asked, Bentley sighed "Yes I know, her sister was 9 when she learned to fly…Rikki however has NEVER taken flight" Bentley explained. "That's too bad" said Paran. although she hadn't been around kids that much, like most females her motherly instincts sometimes worked. "She's willing to learn she just needs sometime, that's all" Bentley continued. "Bentley, you know how the Gordanians have nearly destroyed our home planet, if one of them were to get their paws on your daughters..." Bentley cut Paran off "I know, I'm the more peaceful type but like most mothers I protect my young, what about you?" she added. "I don't have any" Paran told her, "That's right you told me that last night" Bentley corrected herself. "Well, I'll be seeing you, Par" she continued. "Wait..." Paran called out Bentley turned around, "You mind if I…tag along with you?" Paran answered nervously. Bentley smiled "Ohh, so now you wanna hang with Bentley do ya?" she replied, "If you don't mind, I've never spent this much time with other females" Paran admitted.

"Serisouly?" Bentley asked Paran nodded, "I'm ether with Hro or by myself, I mean I have a job to do" she continued. "I understand, my mate has 2 jobs, I've got one which is part time" Bentley explained. (Based on part of the storyline from a show called "Everybody hates Chris"). "Interesting well…let's go" said Paran as she followed Bentley. Meanwhile on the ground Krypto and Star Sapphire had reached the wall. They had finished checking the area for hidden Thanagarians and Foxhunds, thankfully they didn't find any. "So far no one's around" said Krypto "Maybe we should try up there" Star Sapphire point out, the two of them looked up at the wall. "That's a long way up, but it's worth a shot" Krypto added "Let's do it" Star Sapphire replied and with that the duo took off.

"Geez, this is one high wall" said Star Sapphire, "You're telling me, I mean it must've taken weeks to build this thing" said Krypto. Once they reached the top of the wall he let out a sigh of relief, "Finally, the top" he continued, he and Star Sapphire landed, so far they were alone or so they thought. "It's pretty quiet up here" Krypto added, "I don't think so, look" Star Sapphire, who pointed out a female Thanagarian a few feet away from them. "We should go" she continued "I don't know, she doesn't look dangerous, come' on" Krypto replied. "Hi there" he said to the female, who happened to be Rikki. She gasped "Who are you?" Rikki asked Krypto, "My name is Krypto and this is Star..." before he could finish his sentence Rikki cut him off "Get away!" she shouted. "Hold it we're not here to…" Krypto started to say "Back off! Or you'll regret it!" said Rikki, she fell backwards, letting out a small yelp followed by a "thud" "Look at you, I was skinnier than that when I was growing up" said Star Sapphire(based on a quote from "The Wild Thornberrys"). She helped pull Rikki back up, "Thanks….you're…you're a human!" Rikki pointed out. "Yep and you are…?" Star Sapphire started to say, "My name's Rikki, I'm 20 by the way" the female Thanagarian replied. "Is something wrong? You look sort of sad" said Krypto.

"Ok, I'm afraid of heights…and I get teased because of it" Rikki answered. "But you can fly can't you?" Krypto asked once more. "Nope, I mean the others of my kind make it look so easy but I so scared and I feel like I've let everyone down" Rikki explained, Krypto's ears drooped he could tell Rikki was harmless and somewhat sad. "I see, well whenever Kevin…" Krypto stopped short "Who?" Rikki asked. "My owner, felt down I'd give him a ride, it always helped make him feel better" Krypto explained. "Really? You think I could try?" Rikki replied, "Sure, c'mon" said Krypto. He found a rope next to Rikki who tied it around her waist and Krypto's.

(Another music moment!)

Female singer: "Can I trust you with my secret?...hold it tightly in your hand…"

(Song can be heard in background)

"Whoa! Whoa!" Rikki stuttered as Krypto took off.

Female singer: "Don't go showin' anybody, I don't think they'd understand..."

(song continues)

"Um…you've never dropped anyone right, Krypto?" Rikki asked. She looked around, there were a few cumulus clouds in the sky, Rikki noticed two vultures fly by. "Hey…I'm not scared" she said out loud, "See? I told you it would work" said Krypto, "Geez, I'm really high and I'm not…scared! Whoo! Hoo!" Rikki shouted.

Female singer: 'I'm not scared anymore…"

(Song ends)

Kragger looked up from where he stood and gasped "Whoo! Hoo!" Rikki shouted happily, she slightly laughed "Is that Rikki?" Kragger asked "Yes, that's Rikki all right" Paran answered. "Whoo hoo!" Rikki cried out as she did another black flip in midair. "I don't believe it, Rikki you're flying!" said Paran, "Yep" Rikki answered, "Aren't you even scared?" Paran asked, "Scared? Nope those days are over" Rikki answered. Paran looked over at Krypto and Star Sapphire, "You two wouldn't happen to have anything to do with this would you?" she asked the duo who nodded in response. Paran had been smiling for a while now, her 'kind and gentle' side had started to show "Wow…you really are Superdog, you helped Rikki and everything" she told Krypto. (Quotes based on lines and scenes from a movie called: "Clifford's really big movie"). "Um, Mom you may want to brace yourself" Nicky warned, "Why's that?" Bentley asked, she looked up and saw what Nicky meant. "That's your sister" said Bentley, "I know, Rikki you're flying" Nicky pointed out to her twin sister. "Uh-huh" she answered, "How does it feel?" Kragger asked, "It feels great…only one problem" Rikki answered "What's that?" Paran & Kragger answered simultaneously.

"I don't know hw to get down" Rikki told them, "Come over here and I'll show you" said Kragger. "Kay" said Rikki, just then the wind started to blow, "Whoa! There's a breeze blowing, I don't know about this" she told Kragger. "Just come over here" he insisted, Rikki sighed, "Fine, whoa! Uh-oh" Rikki continued. "Ok, now that's cutting it a little close" Kragger answered nervously, "Watch it!" Rikki called out, "Wait! Turn right" Kragger shouted back. "Too late" said Rikki, there were a couple yells followed by a "thud" the two moaned from the impact. "Ok next lesson…we'll work on your landings…all right, you can get of me now" said Kragger. It didn't take long for Rikki to get up, Kragger as well as everyone else noticed Krypto and Star Sapphire were gone. "Hey! Where'd they go?" he asked, "Boy, that was close" said Krypto once he and Star Sapphire were back on the ground, he wasn't sure if Kragger or Paran would try to capture them so they managed to sneak away . "I'll say, you think they saw us leave?" Star Sapphire asked, "Nah…but I'll say this" Krypto replied, "What?" Star Sapphire answered. "Keep moving" Krypto told her, "No problem" said Star Sapphire as the two of them headed back to the oasis.

MORE TO COME…

Well that's it for chapter 8, Chapter 9 should be up some time next week or maybe sooner! Hope you enjoyed this chapter, I did a lot of typing on this one. The last song featured in ths chapter is also from "Clifford's really big movie" I don't know who sings or the name of it, sorry!. But until chapter 9 is posted...

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