Crisis Wind
NOTES: *struggles from
lack of Outlaw Star* I haven't seen it in a looooong time... today was the
first time I've seen it in two weeks! ("Today" meaning Saturday,
3/24, 12:30 AM) And this happened to be the last episode, "Return to Space".
Oooooo, I hate it soo much! Ya know, 'cuz Gene kisses Mel, and... You get the
point.
DISCLAIMER: Outlaw Star
doesn't belong to me, but Gene Starwind belongs to me! Okay, okay, so he
doesn't! But he should!
- Otaku-chan\Gene no
Koibito
A gentle smile, the flowing breeze, the shining sun. All
things that we take for granted. Even our own names.
So what will happen when we lose our recollection of
these?
Episode 6: Sweet
Memories
"Hey, Jim! Did you know? Gene and Jess are a
couple!" exclaimed Aisha eagerly, bounding up to Crystal and Jim.
"That's nice... What?!" Jim blinked. Aisha
grinned and rubbed the boy's blond hair, smiling sweetly at Jim.
"Oh, sorry. I forgot. You're still too young to be
knowing about these things," purred the CtarlCtarl. Jim pushed Aisha's
hand off his head, screaming, "I'M NOT A KID ANYMORE!"
"He may be too young, but I'm not. Now, repeat that
again?" snarled Gene from the doorway. Crystal looked extremely amused and
made herself scarce, dragging Jessica along with her into the infirmary.
"Sis, you and I are gonna have a little
chat..."
"AISHA!!! I'LL GET YOU FOR THIS!" shrieked
Jessica, waving her fist angrily.
***
"Let's bring him back to the ship, Harry. Then when
we get to Blue Heaven - if we get to Blue Heaven - we'll bury him." Suzuka
lifted Ron MacDougall up over her shoulder. Melfina looked sadly at Harry,
placing a comforting hand on his shoulder. She could fell it trembling, and
heard Harry sniffling, trying to hold back his tears.
"Harry, it's all right. You can cry. In times like
this, you need to cry as much as you can." A sniffle answered her words.
"But, that was RON! My own brother! I mean, who ever
heard of killing your own brother just to protect the one you love?"
demanded Harry. Melfina could find no answer.
"I have," murmured Suzuka. The two androids
stared at Suzuka.
"You forget. I'm an assassin," chuckled Suzuka.
The she continued in a more serious tone, "In my career, murder is all
around you. My father was also an assassin. During one job, he was paid to kill
a mayor, my uncle, who was becoming a bit too overbearing on his people. My
uncle begged my father to spare him, and he paused, sword upraised. Just then,
my aunt came, and seeing my father with his blade upraised, took a knife and
stabbed my father in the back. My mother, who was keeping lookout, rushed into
the house and met her death there as well. I lived the rest of my life as an
orphan."
Melfina gasped at the horrid story, while Harry managed a
meager smile.
"Gee, that cheers me up a lot," he commented, a
sarcastic tone in his voice. But the glimmer in his eyes was of relief, relief
that he wasn't the only one to commit this kind of crime.
"Great, now let's get back to the ship." Suzuka
began to climb her way down the steep path, letting the weight of Ron's limp
body hold her down. Melfina leaned onto Harry for support, planting a small
kiss on his cheek to cheer the other up.
***
"Okay, Jess. What happened?" Jessica turned her
head away and muttered something unintelligible.
"Louder," said Crystal.
"All that happened was that Gene put his arm around
me to comfort me. The end," insisted the younger girl. Crystal noticed the
pink that had begun to spread over Jessica's cheeks.
"There was more. Now spill it."
"Fine then! He kissed me on the forehead! Aisha saw
it! Happy?" Jessica flushed a bright red and went into the captain's
quarters, sulking. Crystal pursued her doggedly.
"Jess, you know we've had this talk before. Please,
for your own sake, I don't want you to get romantically involved. Most men will
break your heart."
"I told you, Gene and I aren't romantically
involved!"
"Right. I'm suuuure of that."
"Just get out!" Jessica shoved her older sister
out the door and watched as Crystal
slammed against the wall before she shut the door.
***
Several days later, at Blue Heaven, Jim sighed as he
strolled down a street, looking for a shop that sold weapons. Gene had sent him
to get caster shells. All along the street were lovers walking arm-in-arm. It
reminded him of how lonely he was.
"Hey, Francis! Francis!" Jim felt a hand clamp
down upon his shoulder and turned to see a girl of his age grinning sheepishly
at him. Brown curls framed a small face, while brown eyes peeked out from
beneath the messy ringlets that shaded the top half of her face. Jim began to
blush.
"Oh, I'm sorry. I thought you were a friend of mine.
My name's Aya Shinde (pronounce: "shin-day"). Who are you?"
"M-my name's Jim Hawkins. I'm a visitor here. Hey,
do you think you could show me around? You see, I'm looking for a weapon store
for my friend," stammered Jim. Aya giggled.
"Sure!" She latched onto Jim's hand and began
weaving through the crowd, dragging Jim along behind her.
"Woaaaaah! Slow down!"
***
"Nurse? How is she?" Jessica looked down
worriedly at Aria, then at the nurse, and back at Aria, biting her lip.
"Oh, she'll be fine. But I should warn you, she had
a serious concussion, and she's had a total memory loss." With a cheery
smile, the nurse picked up her clipboard again and headed out.
"So long as she's alright," mumbled Jessica at
the back of the retreating nurse. Aria stirred from underneath Jessica's
vigilant watch. With a moan, her red eyes snapped open.
"Wh-where am I? Who am I? And who are you?" The
Myrian assassin frowned, trying to recall her memory. She bore no sign of
recognition of Jessica or even her own face when handed a mirror.
"Aria..." murmured Jessica sadly. "You
poor thing. I did this to you. And you don't even remember that."
***
Harry withdrew a pocketknife from his pocket and began
etching words into the tree trunk that shaded his brother's grave.
Ron MacDougall, loving brother
R.I.P.
"That's it?" commented Suzuka. Harry nodded
slowly.
"I really didn't know that much about him. He was
always so secretive." Melfina brought Harry to a bench across the path and
sat down with him, offering her silent comfort.
"Hey guys! Have you heard?!" Aisha came running
along, waving a hand excitedly in greeting. Melfina looked startled, noticing
Gene angrily chasing after Aisha in the background.
"What?"
"Gene and Jess are a couple! It's official! He even
kissed her!"
"That's a lie!" yelled Gene, outraged. However,
tears had already sprung in Melfina's eyes.
"G-Gene... I thought you loved me. How could
you?!" Melfina raised her hand and slapped Gene on the face, an action
that startled everyone around the two. With a sob, she ran off, tears streaming
down her cheeks. Harry lost his melancholy attitude and jumped up, glaring at
Gene.
"Don't you dare make Melfina cry!" he warned,
and chased after the forlorn bio-android. Aisha sneaked off, afraid of Gene's
wrath, and Suzuka followed suit.
"Damn it!" Gene banged his fist against the
nearby lamppost, and sunk onto the previously occupied bench. Staring at Ron's
makeshift grave, he could almost hear the mercenary's mocking laugh... laughing
at him.
***
TO BE CONTINUED...
Gene: Oooh, Aisha's
gonna pay for all that! And what are we gonna do about the Hellfire? We left it
back on Hellespont, in case you forgot. And where's the Shangri-La? Nobody ever
said being an outlaw would come with this much responsibility! Then again,
nobody said it wouldn't. Next time, on Crisis Wind… Renegade Ships! You better
get ready!
AN: About the beginning,
I finally saw an entire episode of Outlaw Star. Yep, entire meaning from
the part before the episode title. And I really wanna change the ending
theme song to "Aoi Usagi", sung by Sakai Noriko. E-mail me if you want the MP3,
MIDI, or the lyrics. I might send 'em to you, and it also goes for the first
ending theme, "Aoi Arashi". Well, the second offer excludes the MIDI version.
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- Otaku-chan