Howdy ho, folks. Here I am, again. I'm glad you so enjoyed my last bit, and will write more of the story. I was having a bit of writer's block, when I posted "Melina", but I think I've got it licked, now. :)
As you well know, I do not own Flint or any of the other characters in the show. I do claim all characters I make up and write about, being the responcable author type. ;D
Since I DO claim responcability for exposing an unready world to Melina Holmes, I will have to ask that if you would like to use her in any of your fanfics, please ask permission. One more Author's note on Melina: She is Merlock's younger sister, being the same age as Tony and Sara.
Have fun, and enjoy.
Melina: Part Two. Wishes and Dreams
"Indeed, in every single story I'd ever heard, in every fantasy from every culture and clime, 'wish' was a synonym for 'booby trap'. That was the *point* of wish stories."
~~Spider Robinson,
~~The Callahan Touch
After breakfast Sara, Tony, Flint, and the Time Shifters all pitched in to help Merlock and Melina clean up the mess from the party and this morning's dishes. Merlock had an interest in cleaning up his domicile, of course, and Melina was lending a hand to her big brother, and his Time Shifter roommate. The Goodmans, Flint, and the Shifters on the other hand, felt it was something of a duty to help clean, since they had helped make it such a huge mess in the first place. In practically no time at all, the apartment was pretty much spotless, and the vampire's guests were about to leave for home when Merlock offered to walk them back. Melina, of course, decided to tag along.
They quickly reached the branch office of the Time Police that was run by Dr. Goodman. Quite to the good doctor's amazement the whole merry crew immediately set to the Saturday cleaning without having to be asked. Sara swept, hearding errant dust bunnies into the pan that Merlock held for her, as Melina and Tony worked together to put a dent in the huge dish pile in the kitchen. Even the Shifters were pitching in, though Moah had to stand outside, he being too big to help much. Bernie Goodman was even doing his part, humming cheerily, as he stood on the chair cleaning the viewer screen. He had just finished, when it blinked to life.
"Dr. Goodman," Gillian Gray uttered, when her image came into focus.
"YAAARGH!" Dr. Goodman yelped, as he fell from his chair, landing with a thud on the floor.
"Are you all right, Benard?" Gillian asked, a note of concern evident in her voice.
"I'm okay," Dr. Goodman uttered, picking himself up off the floor as the Shifters, and two sets of siblings gathered around the computer, curious about what had happened. "What's going on? You don't usually call on a Saturday, unless it's important."
"That is correct, Dr. Goodman," Miss Gray said, reverting to professional mode.
"Hey! I remember you!" Melina declaired. "You called me up with a job offer."
"That I did, Miss Holmes."
"What?!" Merlock yelped.
"What can I say? It sounded interesting," Melina said with a shrug. "Especially since you told me about your adventures, the last time I was here." Merlock could not help but laugh ruefully at that statement.
"Speaking of which, Merlock, is it possible for you to postpone your leave-taking for this one mission?" queried Miss Gray. "I
would like to send Melina along with Flint as something of an evaluation. If she does well, then she will proceed with her training."
"I understand that, Miss Gray," Merlock said, looking thoughtfull, "but why do you need me to go along?"
"You know Melina's stregnths and weaknesses better than the others, Merlock," Miss Gray replied rationally. "So you would be the best person for evaluating Melina's preformance during this mission." The vampire meerly nodded, as the others looked at one another excitedly. Though they had been getting the chores done at a pretty good clip, they were eager for a break. "I'm sending you to ancient Arabia, to pick up the Time Shifter, Geenee." Gillian's face on the screen was replaced by a picture of a cute, cat-like creature wearing harem pants, vest, and turban. "He has the power to grant wishes."
"Like the legendary genies from the Arabian Nights?" asked Sara, curiously.
"Very much so. Thankfully, Geenee's wishes wear off given time. This does not, however, mean that you should be careless about what you say when you are around him. Your time card is ready, Flint. Merlock will follow you with Melina."
"Oh KAY!" Flint exclaimed, grabbing the time card, as it issued from it's slot. "Going on a mission with one new friend to find another new friend!" He skipped to the Time Cycle, and lept on, Sara and Tony hopping onto their usual places, as did Terri and Get-A-Long.
"Tony's comming too, huh?" Melina giggled, as she and Merlock boarded his Time Sled.
"Yes. He and Sara come along on practically every mission," he replied, with a smile. "That's how I met Sara in the first place, having been sent to observe Flint in action."
"Sweet. Now I'll get to see Tony in acton," Melina giggled.
"Don't tell me..."
"Would seem so, brother dear. Your Goodman obsession seems to be either contagious, or genetic," Melina said with a slightly smug air, as they watched Flint get ready to imput the Time Card. "I think I'll go about it differently, than you did, though. I don't want to scare him away." Merlock just laughed.
"Hey!" Bindi cried, floating over to Flint's Time Cycle. "Make room for me!"
"Bindi?" asked Sara in amazement. "I thought you'd rather ride with Merlock."
"Normally, I would be," Bindi said, squeezing in between Sara and Flint. "But Merlick and Melina don't get to see each other as often as they'd like, so I'm giving them a little privacy for sibling talk."
"That's really conciderate of you," Sara said smiling, making sure the little Shifter was safe and confortable.
"Ready?" Flint called back to his passengers as he put the Time Card into the slot on the cycle. "'Cause here we go!"
"Reading Time Card," Terri said, as usual. "Destination ancient Arabia."
First the Time Cycle, then Merlock's Time Sled was lowered into the launch chamber, and sent to the past. Streaks of deep purple, blue, and green flowed past the two time machines, as they made theiw way through the Time Stream. It did not seem like they had been traveling very long when Terri announced: "Approaching Time Coordinates."
"Are you ready, 'Lina?" Merlock asked, as they prepaired for entry.
"Sure am, 'Lock," Melina replied. "Got my umbrella and everything."
"I have never been able to understand why you got an UMBRELLA," the vampire mused.
"Well from what I've been hearing from Bindi, dear brother," she laughed, "it was a better selection than the cane and cape YOU chose. One would think that you would have learned, by now, not to wear it in trees."
"Mel-LEEN-ah!"
"Looking dashing for the lady is one thing, but I don't think Sara would appricate you throtteling yourself in the process," she continued, a wide grin on her face.
"MELINA!" Merlock yelped a second time, blushing furiously, as Melina laughed merrily at his embarrassment.
They emurged over an arid plain, Melina's musical laughter echoing from a nearby rock formation, as the two time mechines prepaired to land, in order to search for Geenee. Flint, and the others looked at the Time Sled, curiously, having heard the sound of mirth from behind them.
"Wonder what she thinks is so funny?" Tony asked, as he watched Melina slowly get a hold of herself.
"From the look on Merlie's face, I'd say she's been teasing him about his cape again," Bindi observed, giggling.
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The group stood on a hill outside the village they came across. It appeared peacefull, situated on the shore of an oaisis that supplied the village with drinking water, and water for its crops. In the square there was a loud market, the shopkeepers, and venders crying their wares to the passers by. The whitewashed buildings gleamed in the sun, as the villagers hurried to their chores, and shopping. The place was not exactly huge, but the time decetives could see that their search would still be a daunting task.
"We'll just have to split up," observed Merlock. "I'll take Sara, Bindi-"
"Now THERE's a recipe for disaster," Melina murmured to Tony.
"*AHEM*. I'll take Sara, Bindi, and Terri. We'll head to the east side," Merlock continued, looking disgruntled. "Flint, you, Melina, Tony, and Get-A-Long check out the west side, okay?"
"Sure thing, Merlock!" Flint said, grabbing Melina and Tony's hands, before sprinting off to the west, Tony and Melina yelping in chorus as they were dragged along, top speed. Merlock chuckled, as he watched them, then turned to his team.
"Shall we go, then?" he queried, bowing politely. Sara beamed, and started walking to the east side of the village, the vampire flashing her a smile, as she passed him. Merlock, then, looked at Terri, who started flying to Sara, and Bindi. The pink Time Shifter looked from Sara to Merlock, who seemed to be waiting for her to join them. She loosed a small, inaudible sigh, and followed.
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As you well know, I do not own Flint or any of the other characters in the show. I do claim all characters I make up and write about, being the responcable author type. ;D
Since I DO claim responcability for exposing an unready world to Melina Holmes, I will have to ask that if you would like to use her in any of your fanfics, please ask permission. One more Author's note on Melina: She is Merlock's younger sister, being the same age as Tony and Sara.
Have fun, and enjoy.
Melina: Part Two. Wishes and Dreams
"Indeed, in every single story I'd ever heard, in every fantasy from every culture and clime, 'wish' was a synonym for 'booby trap'. That was the *point* of wish stories."
~~Spider Robinson,
~~The Callahan Touch
After breakfast Sara, Tony, Flint, and the Time Shifters all pitched in to help Merlock and Melina clean up the mess from the party and this morning's dishes. Merlock had an interest in cleaning up his domicile, of course, and Melina was lending a hand to her big brother, and his Time Shifter roommate. The Goodmans, Flint, and the Shifters on the other hand, felt it was something of a duty to help clean, since they had helped make it such a huge mess in the first place. In practically no time at all, the apartment was pretty much spotless, and the vampire's guests were about to leave for home when Merlock offered to walk them back. Melina, of course, decided to tag along.
They quickly reached the branch office of the Time Police that was run by Dr. Goodman. Quite to the good doctor's amazement the whole merry crew immediately set to the Saturday cleaning without having to be asked. Sara swept, hearding errant dust bunnies into the pan that Merlock held for her, as Melina and Tony worked together to put a dent in the huge dish pile in the kitchen. Even the Shifters were pitching in, though Moah had to stand outside, he being too big to help much. Bernie Goodman was even doing his part, humming cheerily, as he stood on the chair cleaning the viewer screen. He had just finished, when it blinked to life.
"Dr. Goodman," Gillian Gray uttered, when her image came into focus.
"YAAARGH!" Dr. Goodman yelped, as he fell from his chair, landing with a thud on the floor.
"Are you all right, Benard?" Gillian asked, a note of concern evident in her voice.
"I'm okay," Dr. Goodman uttered, picking himself up off the floor as the Shifters, and two sets of siblings gathered around the computer, curious about what had happened. "What's going on? You don't usually call on a Saturday, unless it's important."
"That is correct, Dr. Goodman," Miss Gray said, reverting to professional mode.
"Hey! I remember you!" Melina declaired. "You called me up with a job offer."
"That I did, Miss Holmes."
"What?!" Merlock yelped.
"What can I say? It sounded interesting," Melina said with a shrug. "Especially since you told me about your adventures, the last time I was here." Merlock could not help but laugh ruefully at that statement.
"Speaking of which, Merlock, is it possible for you to postpone your leave-taking for this one mission?" queried Miss Gray. "I
would like to send Melina along with Flint as something of an evaluation. If she does well, then she will proceed with her training."
"I understand that, Miss Gray," Merlock said, looking thoughtfull, "but why do you need me to go along?"
"You know Melina's stregnths and weaknesses better than the others, Merlock," Miss Gray replied rationally. "So you would be the best person for evaluating Melina's preformance during this mission." The vampire meerly nodded, as the others looked at one another excitedly. Though they had been getting the chores done at a pretty good clip, they were eager for a break. "I'm sending you to ancient Arabia, to pick up the Time Shifter, Geenee." Gillian's face on the screen was replaced by a picture of a cute, cat-like creature wearing harem pants, vest, and turban. "He has the power to grant wishes."
"Like the legendary genies from the Arabian Nights?" asked Sara, curiously.
"Very much so. Thankfully, Geenee's wishes wear off given time. This does not, however, mean that you should be careless about what you say when you are around him. Your time card is ready, Flint. Merlock will follow you with Melina."
"Oh KAY!" Flint exclaimed, grabbing the time card, as it issued from it's slot. "Going on a mission with one new friend to find another new friend!" He skipped to the Time Cycle, and lept on, Sara and Tony hopping onto their usual places, as did Terri and Get-A-Long.
"Tony's comming too, huh?" Melina giggled, as she and Merlock boarded his Time Sled.
"Yes. He and Sara come along on practically every mission," he replied, with a smile. "That's how I met Sara in the first place, having been sent to observe Flint in action."
"Sweet. Now I'll get to see Tony in acton," Melina giggled.
"Don't tell me..."
"Would seem so, brother dear. Your Goodman obsession seems to be either contagious, or genetic," Melina said with a slightly smug air, as they watched Flint get ready to imput the Time Card. "I think I'll go about it differently, than you did, though. I don't want to scare him away." Merlock just laughed.
"Hey!" Bindi cried, floating over to Flint's Time Cycle. "Make room for me!"
"Bindi?" asked Sara in amazement. "I thought you'd rather ride with Merlock."
"Normally, I would be," Bindi said, squeezing in between Sara and Flint. "But Merlick and Melina don't get to see each other as often as they'd like, so I'm giving them a little privacy for sibling talk."
"That's really conciderate of you," Sara said smiling, making sure the little Shifter was safe and confortable.
"Ready?" Flint called back to his passengers as he put the Time Card into the slot on the cycle. "'Cause here we go!"
"Reading Time Card," Terri said, as usual. "Destination ancient Arabia."
First the Time Cycle, then Merlock's Time Sled was lowered into the launch chamber, and sent to the past. Streaks of deep purple, blue, and green flowed past the two time machines, as they made theiw way through the Time Stream. It did not seem like they had been traveling very long when Terri announced: "Approaching Time Coordinates."
"Are you ready, 'Lina?" Merlock asked, as they prepaired for entry.
"Sure am, 'Lock," Melina replied. "Got my umbrella and everything."
"I have never been able to understand why you got an UMBRELLA," the vampire mused.
"Well from what I've been hearing from Bindi, dear brother," she laughed, "it was a better selection than the cane and cape YOU chose. One would think that you would have learned, by now, not to wear it in trees."
"Mel-LEEN-ah!"
"Looking dashing for the lady is one thing, but I don't think Sara would appricate you throtteling yourself in the process," she continued, a wide grin on her face.
"MELINA!" Merlock yelped a second time, blushing furiously, as Melina laughed merrily at his embarrassment.
They emurged over an arid plain, Melina's musical laughter echoing from a nearby rock formation, as the two time mechines prepaired to land, in order to search for Geenee. Flint, and the others looked at the Time Sled, curiously, having heard the sound of mirth from behind them.
"Wonder what she thinks is so funny?" Tony asked, as he watched Melina slowly get a hold of herself.
"From the look on Merlie's face, I'd say she's been teasing him about his cape again," Bindi observed, giggling.
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The group stood on a hill outside the village they came across. It appeared peacefull, situated on the shore of an oaisis that supplied the village with drinking water, and water for its crops. In the square there was a loud market, the shopkeepers, and venders crying their wares to the passers by. The whitewashed buildings gleamed in the sun, as the villagers hurried to their chores, and shopping. The place was not exactly huge, but the time decetives could see that their search would still be a daunting task.
"We'll just have to split up," observed Merlock. "I'll take Sara, Bindi-"
"Now THERE's a recipe for disaster," Melina murmured to Tony.
"*AHEM*. I'll take Sara, Bindi, and Terri. We'll head to the east side," Merlock continued, looking disgruntled. "Flint, you, Melina, Tony, and Get-A-Long check out the west side, okay?"
"Sure thing, Merlock!" Flint said, grabbing Melina and Tony's hands, before sprinting off to the west, Tony and Melina yelping in chorus as they were dragged along, top speed. Merlock chuckled, as he watched them, then turned to his team.
"Shall we go, then?" he queried, bowing politely. Sara beamed, and started walking to the east side of the village, the vampire flashing her a smile, as she passed him. Merlock, then, looked at Terri, who started flying to Sara, and Bindi. The pink Time Shifter looked from Sara to Merlock, who seemed to be waiting for her to join them. She loosed a small, inaudible sigh, and followed.
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