Chapter 11 – Flashback Earth
'All I want is a spaceship to bring us to Oban!', Don is shouting desperately around at the interplanetary airport. 'Well, I'm very sorry sir, but there are no ships going even in that direction', the young lady behind the ticket desk explains. The race manager is looking around the large hall. Everybody is looking at him and some are giggling behind their hands. With a deep sight he straighten his back and he turns towards the lady again. 'Are there any private pilots around there?', he is asking with the sweetest voice he can make. With a thoughtful look the ticket seller is looking at her pc. 'Well, it's known to the system that there are three pilots momentarily at the airport…..', the girl is cut off when Don is grapping her hand, squeeze in it and runs away. That action is causing for hilarious reactions from the travellers who are waiting for their trip. They see a worried man running trough the departure hall with in his wake three gasping earthlings, two grinning Inna's, a silent black creature, two shouting Nourasians and a big orange haired giant with an oversized axe who is bumping into everything.
'Hey you!', with a shock an elderly man is banging his head against the shuttle door. 'Who is calling for me?', he asks with a cranky, old voice. He turns around and is looking in the eager face of an man with striped hair like a zebra. 'My name is Don Wei, dear sir and I really need a flight to Oban', the man is telling. The old Crinco thinks about it and looks at all the others behind him. No way I'll take the lot to Oban. I wouldn't even take them the two feet in the air his mind shouts at him. 'I'm very sir mister Wei, but my ship isn't capable of carrying that many person and especially not with a giant like that', he explains while pointing at Rush. The orange haired fellow is looking at Crinco with a look that said: If your head stood higher above the ground I would chop it. 'No offence…', he mutters quickly when he turns around to walk to the other side of the little shuttle. With a sight of relief he hears the group of strange people walking away from his craft, but he hears the giant whisper: 'If we don't get a spaceship soon there is a possible chance that maybe I can get a little bit angry.' This is soon being hushed away by a female voice: 'Don't you dare to get angry boy, otherwise there wouldn't be any spacecraft left around here.'
'Ehm… mister?', Don Wei is trying again with another pilot, who is standing in the back of the airport. He isn't pleased at all that the old, cranky man send them away and he is determent to get a ride from one of the three of the pilots. The only disturbing thing about the denial is that he heard Ning saying to Skun that Rush could get angry again if they didn't find a flight soon. Thinking back at what happened at the racetrack a few days before still scared him to death. Although, it could be useful when it comes to a blackmail treatment shifts through his mind. He is looking at the second pilot before him and can't think of a way to call him. The creature is totally blue with great tentacles hanging from his face. The big black eyes are evaluating the human in front of him. 'Is there something I can do for you, sir?', he is asking with a surprisingly polite voice. 'We're looking for ship that brings us to Oban. It's an very great emergency, you see', Don is explaining… again. But even before he finished his sentence the alien in front of his shaking his head. This causes that all the tentacles (a lot) are swinging from the right side to the left. 'With the Avatar going bad and all the Crogs who reside in that area, there is not even a slight chance that my ship can get through it', he says, but seeing the sad looks on the faces in front of him he is continuing. 'But I can get all of you to Allaria. That's an very well known planet just four days from Oban. At that planet you'll be able to find somebody crazy enough to drop you there. 'Thanks a lot mister, but I'll check first the other pilot as well', Don says and they walk away.
'We need a pilot that can bring us to Oban, can you do that yes or no?', Don is now yelling at the last pilot. It's a little grey alien with big green eyes. 'I'm sorry but the Frudo's don't give rides to lesser creatures', it says. This is the last bit for the poor orange haired giant. 'LESSER CREATURES?!', he's shouting in upper frustration. 'I WILL SHOW YOU A LESSER CREATURE!' In total horror the groups of companions watches the change of colour in his hair. 'YOU WILL US A RIDE OR…', a purple Rush is saying. Around his feet, hands and axe blade is a glowing visible. All this time the little grey alien is looking at the man from Byrus with quit some interest. 'It's better if you don't continue like that, you can get yourself and others in trouble', he's explaining. But Rush isn't paying any attention to him, while he continues to gather power. Just at the moment when he is fully charged and ready to make his jump Rick is jumping in the front of the big guy. 'Easy big fellow!', he shouts to get his full concentration. 'We'll just get the flight to Allaria and we'll go from there!' Receiving that information works a true miracle. The purple glow disappears at once and Rush calms down. 'Owh, then it's ok', he is laughing while he is walking over to the spacecraft of the blue tentacle man. 'Well come on then mates! He isn't going to wait forever!'