OUTLAW STAR
Copyright2001 Junko
2 years after finding the Galactic Lay line. Jim is 13,Gene is 22, Melifina is 19-20, Aisha has gone back to home planet (finally), and Suzuka is 23

"Okay! What's our next mission!" said an excited Jim as Gene hung up the phone. "Find top secret plans in S.A.B. laboratories." Said Gene thinking of their plan of action. "No murders oh well, Storm ain't gonna be to excited 'bout this mission " said Jim with a shake of his blonde hair. " well, they can't all be murders" said Gene as a 13 year old red head walked in the door. "We got a mission?" she asked looking at Gene and Jim. " Yeah but no murders" said Jim. "Where at?" she asked looking at Gene " S.A.B. laboratories" he said turning around to face the controls of the ship. " hey! Doesn't Miss. Margareta work there" said Jim looking up at Storm who suddenly blushed and became very interested in the floor and mumbled "dunno." just then Suzuka walked in to see Storm blush and mumble. "Strange Storm isn't usually blushing or mumbling" she thought "Hi Suzuka" said Jim as she stood in the doorway. "Oh, hello Jim" she said with a smile. Gene who too had noticed something strange in the way Storm acted was pulled out of his pensive moment by Melifina. "Not another mission" said Melifina as she walked in and looked around the room at the faces and stopped on Storm's pale one. "Are you okay storm? " asked Melifina worriedly "I'm fine" mumbled Storm looking up with a dazed sort of expression on her face. It didn't seem like they believed her. "Honest I'm fine," said Storm trying to smile reassuringly. "Gotta go" she mumbled heading out the door and down the street. "What do you thinks wrong?" asked Jim watching Storm walk down the street." I don't but I intend to find out " said Gene watching her turn around the corner onto 29th blvd. "Better leave this to us" said Suzuka nodding towards Melifina and herself. "Yeah, okay" said Gene turning back to the controls in the broken cockpit. " Anything I can help with "asked Jim slightly pale himself. "Don't worry she'll be okay and were just going to talk to her" said Suzuka shaking her head at Jim's offer.

Jim couldn't get any work done because something at the back of his mind that Storm had told him keep, nagging at him to remember it. "What's the problem Jim?" asked Gene as Jim came in for some lunch with a troubled face. "Oh, nothing really it's just something that Storm told me when she first came on that seems important but I can't remember it." Said Jim putting his chin in his hand and starting out of one of the big windows. " Hey! Here comes Suzuka and Melifina!" he said excitedly as they came into the Hanger. "Maybe they know whats wrong!" said Jim pulling his Chin out of His hands "hey maybe she told them what she told me and they still remember it!" he said brightly, running out to meet them. " So?! Did you find anything out?" asked Jim trying to look calm and cool. Melifina shook her head. "Did Storm ever tell you anything about her past?" asked Jim taking up his other lead. Suzuka said that she didn't meet Storm till a month after everyone else, But Melifina seemed to remember something. "Actually she did say that her dad died when she was very young," Jim thought about it. "She started acting weird when I mentioned Miss Margareta" said Jim thinking about what that might have to do with her Dad. "Maybe... Miss Margareta killed her Father" offer Suzuka "That's not possible," said Melifina. "And why not?" asked Suzuka. "Miss Margareta is only 13 like me'n Storm...Hey maybe they were friends!" said Jim. Someone snorted. "Your all wrong, me'n Miss Barfareta friends" said Storm Jumping down from a rafter and snorting again. "Um, Storm (yeah) how long were you standing there," asked a nervous Jim. "Long enough," said Storm icily. "Oh and it has Nothing to do with Miss Margareta." Said Storm walking up to the ship. "Yes it does, or why else would you have used a nick name," said Melifina firmly. This caused Storm to freeze for a second and then to run away from the ship. "Hey! Wait a minute!" called Jim started to run after Storm. "Let her be for a while..She'll be okay," said Suzuka placing a hand on Jim shoulder and watching Storm run away.

Later that night

Jim sighed and looked out the window. "Where is she?" he thought. "Okay let's go" said Jim looking at his watch. "But Storms not back yet!" said Jim looking at Gene like he was crazy. "I think we can handle a mission without her," said Gene with a laugh. "Don't worry she'll be okay" said Suzuka smiling encouragingly "don't you mean don't worry we'll be okay" said Gene looking at Suzuka. "No" said Suzuka picking up her wooden sword. Gene looked confused. "Come on let's go." said Jim taking on last glance out of the window and grabbing his gun.
S.A.B. Laboratories

"That was almost too easy wasn't it Jim" said Gene looking at his little friends blank face. "Huh,.. Oh yeah too easy" said Jim putting away his lock decoder. The rest of the way was too quiet for Gene's liking. Jim absorbed in his own thought didn't seem to notice it. "Here we are Jim, " said Suzuka standing in front of a computerized, locked door. "Okay" muttered Jim. "Well!.. (Well what?) Aren't you going to unlock the door?" said Gene shaking Jim "oh," said Jim as he pulled out his decoder and unlocked the door "there they are" said Gene rushing to the desk with the plans on it. Melifina looked around as she stood by the door "Gene?.. (Yeah) something doesn't feel right here." Said Melifina uneasily "Smart android you got there" said a blonde 13-year-old girl in a lavender business suit that looked strangely familiar. "Tie them up "said the girl as 40 armed guards jumped the group and bound them. "Bring them to the Lab, I was right in thinking someone was going to try and steal the plans tonight" said the girl as she walked out

An hour later

"Oh, my head" moaned Jim coming back to consciousness and earnestly wishing he hadn't. He tried to rub his head but realized that he couldn't. He looked around and Saw that Suzuka had her eyes open with a look of pain on her face too "What do you plan to do with us!" shouted Gene angrily at the girl. "Miss Margareta!" gasped Jim "you do work here see I was right Storm," said Jim looking to his right were Storm should be but only saw unconscious Melifina with her head drooped down over her knees. "Oh I forgot she's not here," muttered Jim. "That means there's still hope," muttered Gene out of the side of his mouth. "You mean there's another one of you bounty hunters running around in my Laboratories!" said a panicked Miss Margareta. "Find him immediately" yelled Miss Margareta at 30 of the guards. "Well, actually SHE isn't here," said Jim. "I don't believe you," said Miss Margareta icily. "You're right not to believe him Sarah, " said a cold hard voice. "NO! Not you!" said Miss Margreta backing up into a corner and cowering. "So you tried to forget me and run away from your past did you Sarah, oh poor you it didn't work" said the voice dripping with sarcasm. "I wonder who that is," said Jim quietly. "Well whoever it is we should have them join us" said Gene "Maybe they can help us" continued Gene. "It's worth a try...Hey can you help us!" said Jim "of course, what do you think I'm here for" said the chair turning around to reveal Storm her face as if it was set in stone. "STORM?!" yelled Gene and Jim. "Who'd ya expect, Hazonko?" said Storm her eyes not leaving her enemy. "Don't you move an inch" she said icily to a whimpering Miss Margareta. When she finished un-tying everyone she went back. "You think I'd just leave you alone after all we are sisters aren't we" said Storm glaring at Sarah. "SISTERS?!" yelled Gene and Jim "That's it! You told me you had a sister!" said Jim as he realized what he had forgot "Not only sisters, Twins" said Storm drawing her guns. "Twins?!, yeah right one becomes a bounty hunter and one becomes a genius" said Gene as if he didn't believe a word of it. "Evil genius" coughed Storm "Junie I am not!" whined Sarah placing her fists on her hips. "Are too!" said Storm doing likewise.

"NOT!"

"TOO!"

"NOT!"

"Too times infinity" said Storm sticking out her tongue.

"Not times infinity and one" said Sarah sticking her tongue out too.

"There's no such thing!" cried Storm.

"There is too!" said Sarah.

"You're making that up!" said Storm

"Am not" said Sarah protectively.

"Too!"

"Not!"

"Too!"

"Stop it!" said Gene pushing the girls apart.

"DON'T BUTT IN!" yelled Sarah

"M.Y.O.B.! I was just about to win" yelled Storm

"You could never beat me and still can't Junie because I'm a genius" said Sarah snobbishly.

"Bite me!" muttered Storm.

"Now hold on a second!..First of all who's Sarah and who's Junie," said Gene pushing both girls down. "It's June," said Storm as she stood up. "What'd ya think I was born with the name storm?" said Storm as both Gene and Jim's mouths dropped. "And mines Sarah a much more elegant name than June, dad must have picked June. Thank goodness he's dead and didn't have to see his Daughter turn into a Bounty Hunter," said Sarah coldly. "I'LL RIP YOU TO SHREADS FOR THAT! NEVER INSULT MY DAD!" yelled Storm lunging only to be caught by Gene and Jim, but still swimming in air to get at her twin who had backed of and gone pale. "Calm down Storm" said Jim softly as he pulled back a punch that threatened to come in contact with Gene's nose. "You don't understand!" said Storm as she looked at Jim with her eyes filled with tears. She looked over her shoulder and wiped away some tears that were threatening to fall. "Aw, poor baby no need to cry," said Sarah in baby talk. Storm turned around with her guns drawn "wanna say that again" said Storm her fierce green eyes were filled with hate and boring straight into Sarah. "Um, not really" squeaked Sarah as she stared straight at the guns frightened. looking very much like a deer caught in headlights. "Whoa! No need to be killin' people Storm" said Gene pushing down on her right hand with the gun. "Yes there is" said Storm firmly her eyes not leaving her twin.

"I had to grow up without parents because of her." She said pulling her hand and gun right back up. "I didn't kill Dad you did!" said Sarah fiercely as Storm froze and had a flash back of when she was seven years old.

Flash back

Storm is in a white hospital room with a man hooked up to a heart monitor. "Daddy! Wake up! Wake up!" cried a young Storm shaking her father's shoulder. The Heart monitor gave out one long solid beep without changing as nurses and doctors rushed in and Storm was shoved out. She ran to the other side of the door where the window was and jumped up and down to look into the window until she was too tired to jump anymore and simply leaned against the wall with her knees drawn into her chest and cried. An hour later the nurses and Doctors left the room with her father lying on a trolley with a white sheet over him.

In Lab

"Hands up this is the police!" cried the police breaking into the room. "Thank Goodness" cried Sarah. Storm didn't move an inch she just stood there looking dazed as Gene grabbed Melifina and Suzuka rushing them out and calling "Come on Jim, Storm let's get outta here" Jim started to run but looked Back at Storm who stood rooted to the spot. He ran back grabbed Storm's hand and ran out the door behind Suzuka and out into the alley behind the Laboratories where Gene had parked the car. "Press the smoke screen button," yelled Jim as he jumped into the car and Storm subconsciously did likewise. The police followed them and started shooting though the smoke. "Suzuka take the wheel," shouted Gene as he jumped in the back between Storm and Jim. "Jim hand me my gun," shouted Gene as the police followed them through the smoke still shooting. "This reminds me too much of when we met Melifina. "You were getting Chased by the police when you met me I don't remember it that way." said Melifina waking up and turning around to the back seat. "Are you okay Storm? You're really pale." asked Melifina. But Storm didn't answer instead she blacked out and slid to the floor of the car.

Back at the ship

Storm woke up. She was on her bed in the cabin on the ship. A wet cloth was on her forehead. She looked around it was one in the morning. Suzuka was sleeping in a chair on the other side of the room; Melifina was sleeping with her back leaning on the chair that Suzuka was in. No one else was in the room except for Jim who was lying on the end of her bed sound asleep. Storm carefully got up and placed blankets over Jim, Suzuka, and Melifina after that she silently tiptoed out of the room and down to where Jim always worked on his high-tech gadgets.