here is all of chapter 12 and i'm sorry about the wait! tell me how ya like it, k?
Title: The Journey Home
Chapter 12: What's in the flat box?
Rated: R
***
"Ouch," DK said as the DRD injected him with translator microbes. "How long will it take
to work?" He glanced over as Jack let out a surprised yelp when the DRD injected him.
"Shouldn't be too long," Cassandra replied.
Baby Jack began to whimper, and Aeryn stood up. "I'm going to go feed him," she said.
"Want some company?" John asked.
"Stay with your father, John. You have a lot to talk about," she replied.
"Cool!" DK said. "I understood her." Aeryn smiled at him and left the room just as Jack's
whimpers became cries.
Xhalax climbed onto her Grandfather's lap. "Do you know how to play 'rock, paper, scissors?'"
she asked.
"Yes, I do," he said grinning. The two immediately got their fists ready. John grinned
at them as they played.
DK nudged him. "So, are we going to hear how this all happened?" he asked.
If John's grin could get any wider, it did. "Yeah."
"But we can't right now," Chiana cut off John.
"Our other guests are probably getting a little anxious," Cassandra explained.
"Well, let them," Rygel said and stuffed a food cube in his mouth. "When are we going to
get fresh food?" he asked as he chewed.
"Rygel, you are such a pig," Cassandra said and threw a food cube at him. He caught it
in his mouth and everyone laughed.
"Hey, did you hear that?" Chiana asked. The group got quite. They sat in silence till
they heard a frustrated scream.
John, Chiana, Cassandra, and DK stood up and quickly walked out into the hall to see what
was going on. They found Jool pushing one of the large boxes that the Humans had brought.
"What *are* you doing?" John asked, raising one eyebrow.
Jool stood abruptly and placed both hands on her hips. "What does it look like I'm doing?
I'm *trying* to get this food into the central chamber."
Chiana and Cassandra snickered, while DK studied this latest alien. He was glad most
seemed to look somewhat Human, though Rygel was fascinating because his appearance looked
like a cross between Jabba the Hut and Yoda.
John walked over to Jool as she started to push the box again. "You shouldn't be doing
this," he said stopping her.
"Why not?" She looked at John suspiciously, then it dawned on her. "Oh, not you too!"
Jool leaned back over and began pushing the box again. John gave up trying to stop her
and helped her push the box. "I'm only two monens pregnant! I won't frelling break from
pushing a *box*!" She grunted from the effort.
"Frell, Jool! Why is this so heavy? We didn't unload anything this heavy."
"We combined the food boxes into this one."
They had reached the door of the central chamber and shoved in the box. Chiana,
Cassandra, and DK followed them in. "We'll unpack it," Chiana volunteered her and
Cassandra.
Rygel floated over to the box and peered in. "What kind of food is in it?"
Cassandra reached in, "Food." She pulled out a flat box. "Oh. My. God."
"What?" John asked standing.
"Is this what I think it is?" Cassandra asked reverently. She carried the box over to
the table and set it down. When John saw the box, he ran over to it. Cassandra looked
at him. "Should I open it?" John nodded wordlessly. DK and Jack were laughing
uncontrollably by this time; everyone else stared at the box in confusion. Cassandra
touched the box's top. She looked up at John. "It's still warm."
"Open the frelling box, you yotz!" Rygel said impatiently.
Cassandra carefully opened the box and a heady aroma filled the room. Both Humans leaned
closer to smell it more fully. Inside the box was a fresh Domino's pizza; half was extra
cheese, half was covered in toppings. Cassandra picked up a slice of the cheese pizza,
and John picked up a slice of the supreme pizza. They hesitantly took a bite, closing
their eyes in bliss. After savoring the first bite, they began devouring the pizza.
"Can I have some?" Chiana asked. Rygel wasn't bothering to ask, he was sneaking up on the box.
John closed the box and placed his free hand protectively on the lid. Cassandra glanced
at Chiana torn. John looked up at Chiana's hopeful face and sighed. "Oh, alright," he
groaned. He tapped his com, "Everyone come to the central chamber please."
"Is there any more?" Cassandra asked mournfully.
"Nope. Just the one box," DK replied. "And I'll have you know it was *my* idea to bring
a *fresh* *Domino's* *pizza* to you guys," he smirked.
"Is there something wrong, John?"
"Holy shit! She's blue!" DK sputtered before John could reply.
"Yes, though I am curious. Why do Humans remark upon my color? Do you not have variations
in skin color? Cassandra did you not tell me something about that?" Zhaan asked as she
entered the room. She looked expectantly at the four Humans.
"Yeah, we... umm... yeah," DK stared at Zhaan.
"Yes, there are variations in skin color, just... nothing so..." Jack began trying to help DK out.
"Blue?" DK supplied. Jack frowned at him, though Zhaan smiled.
"John," Zhaan began, but she was interrupted by D'Argo.
"What the frell is going on?" D'Argo's voice boomed long before he entered the room. "Are
the Humans loose?" he asked roughly, charging into the room.
DK manly tried to prevent the squeak of terror from escaping, but failed. Jack's jaw dropped
open in surprise. D'Argo frowned when he saw the peaceful gathering. "What is going on?" he
asked suspiciously.
John laughed. "Dad, DK. Meet Zhaan and D'Argo. Oh, and this is Jool," he said, remembering
he hadn't mentioned her name.
"Jool!" D'Argo cried out in shock when he spotted her standing next to the very large box he
had expressly told her not to move. "Are you alright? Why didn't you wait?!" he said instantly
hovering over his wife, much to her discomfort.
Jool had been happy enough when D'Argo first began his hovering but was rapidly loosing her
patience with it. The two quickly fell into an argument that wasn't broken until Aeryn walked
in the room with Jack.
"What is going on here?" she shouted.
Cassandra swallowed a bite of her pizza. "Pizza anyone?"
Everyone glanced over at the pizza box. Stark, Rygel, Chiana, Xhalax, Zhaan, and Cassandra
were all munching on the pizza. "It's quite delicious," Zhaan commented. John, DK, and Jack
started laughing.
D'Argo sniffed. "What is that you're eating?"
John picked up the last two slices of the supreme pizza and handed one to D'Argo. Jool had
already walked over to the box and taken the last slice of cheese. He walked over to Aeryn.
"Trade ya," he grinned. He took Jack from her arms and handed her the pizza.
"What is it?" she asked cautiously.
"It's pizza," he said, giving her an encouraging smile.
D'Argo took a bite. "Hmm... it's surprisingly good," he said and took a larger bite.
Cassandra rolled her eyes. "I swear, one failed meal and he's ready to write off Human cuisine
in its entirety."
"This isn't going to taste like Cassandra's meatballs?" Aeryn asked, still unsure, eyeing the
pizza nervously.
"Just take a bite," John coaxed.
Aeryn hesitantly took a taste of the pizza. She took a larger bite before starting to nod and
grin. "This *is* good," she said as soon as she swallowed the second bite.
Rygel started morosely at the empty pizza box. "Empty." He glanced at the box of food still
waiting to be unpacked and gave a sly grin. "What else is in there?"
Cassandra laughed and hurried to the box. "Let's see, shall we?" John, Jack, and DK grinned
as everyone else looked on in anticipation of more delightful treats.
***
It took the better part of an arn to unpack the box of food. Cassandra passed out small bits
of the immediately edible food for taste tests. With the exception of peanut butter, the small
edibles were a hit, and the crew was anticipating the first true Human meal. Though John wanted
to wait on the beer and chocolate testing so both items were put away without anyone trying them.
Cassandra was very vocal once again about her failed meatball attempt, and for once, the crew
believed her excuse that it was the ingredients she had to substitute not the actual food itself.
By the time the box was unpacked, Xhalax and Jack were starting to get cranky, both ready for
naps. The group began to break up as they remembered there were others aboard. Jack and DK
had slipped so easily into the group, it had nearly been forgotten.
Aeryn took Xhalax and Jack to their quarters, the chamber right next to hers and John's. There
were two entries into the room. One from the corridor and one from their quarters, thanks to
Pilot. Stark, Zhaan, and Jool went back to the docking bay where all the Humans' equipment was,
intending to move it all into one of the smaller bays. No sense in giving them access to such a
crucial area. Rygel retreated to his quarters with a bag of cookies, though no one was sure if
he was going to hide it or eat it immediately.
D'Argo, Chiana, John, and Cassandra escorted Jack and DK back to their quarters. "We'll be back
to get you in a few microts," John said. "And remember, we didn't take you anywhere, and you
can't understand anyone... oh, and try and act surprised when you see D'Argo."
D'Argo raised his brow slightly at that comment, and Chiana stifled a giggle. Cassandra grinned
at D'Argo and wagged her brows causing him to frown. Jack grinned and walked into his quarters
followed by his DRD companion. They dropped off DK and his DRD and walked to Dr. Price's quarters.
"Now the real fun starts," John said and palmed open the door. "Dr. Price?"
***
TBC
WELL... what do ya think? Please review or send me an e-mail!
~Artemis Luna Diana~
Title: The Journey Home
Chapter 12: What's in the flat box?
Rated: R
***
"Ouch," DK said as the DRD injected him with translator microbes. "How long will it take
to work?" He glanced over as Jack let out a surprised yelp when the DRD injected him.
"Shouldn't be too long," Cassandra replied.
Baby Jack began to whimper, and Aeryn stood up. "I'm going to go feed him," she said.
"Want some company?" John asked.
"Stay with your father, John. You have a lot to talk about," she replied.
"Cool!" DK said. "I understood her." Aeryn smiled at him and left the room just as Jack's
whimpers became cries.
Xhalax climbed onto her Grandfather's lap. "Do you know how to play 'rock, paper, scissors?'"
she asked.
"Yes, I do," he said grinning. The two immediately got their fists ready. John grinned
at them as they played.
DK nudged him. "So, are we going to hear how this all happened?" he asked.
If John's grin could get any wider, it did. "Yeah."
"But we can't right now," Chiana cut off John.
"Our other guests are probably getting a little anxious," Cassandra explained.
"Well, let them," Rygel said and stuffed a food cube in his mouth. "When are we going to
get fresh food?" he asked as he chewed.
"Rygel, you are such a pig," Cassandra said and threw a food cube at him. He caught it
in his mouth and everyone laughed.
"Hey, did you hear that?" Chiana asked. The group got quite. They sat in silence till
they heard a frustrated scream.
John, Chiana, Cassandra, and DK stood up and quickly walked out into the hall to see what
was going on. They found Jool pushing one of the large boxes that the Humans had brought.
"What *are* you doing?" John asked, raising one eyebrow.
Jool stood abruptly and placed both hands on her hips. "What does it look like I'm doing?
I'm *trying* to get this food into the central chamber."
Chiana and Cassandra snickered, while DK studied this latest alien. He was glad most
seemed to look somewhat Human, though Rygel was fascinating because his appearance looked
like a cross between Jabba the Hut and Yoda.
John walked over to Jool as she started to push the box again. "You shouldn't be doing
this," he said stopping her.
"Why not?" She looked at John suspiciously, then it dawned on her. "Oh, not you too!"
Jool leaned back over and began pushing the box again. John gave up trying to stop her
and helped her push the box. "I'm only two monens pregnant! I won't frelling break from
pushing a *box*!" She grunted from the effort.
"Frell, Jool! Why is this so heavy? We didn't unload anything this heavy."
"We combined the food boxes into this one."
They had reached the door of the central chamber and shoved in the box. Chiana,
Cassandra, and DK followed them in. "We'll unpack it," Chiana volunteered her and
Cassandra.
Rygel floated over to the box and peered in. "What kind of food is in it?"
Cassandra reached in, "Food." She pulled out a flat box. "Oh. My. God."
"What?" John asked standing.
"Is this what I think it is?" Cassandra asked reverently. She carried the box over to
the table and set it down. When John saw the box, he ran over to it. Cassandra looked
at him. "Should I open it?" John nodded wordlessly. DK and Jack were laughing
uncontrollably by this time; everyone else stared at the box in confusion. Cassandra
touched the box's top. She looked up at John. "It's still warm."
"Open the frelling box, you yotz!" Rygel said impatiently.
Cassandra carefully opened the box and a heady aroma filled the room. Both Humans leaned
closer to smell it more fully. Inside the box was a fresh Domino's pizza; half was extra
cheese, half was covered in toppings. Cassandra picked up a slice of the cheese pizza,
and John picked up a slice of the supreme pizza. They hesitantly took a bite, closing
their eyes in bliss. After savoring the first bite, they began devouring the pizza.
"Can I have some?" Chiana asked. Rygel wasn't bothering to ask, he was sneaking up on the box.
John closed the box and placed his free hand protectively on the lid. Cassandra glanced
at Chiana torn. John looked up at Chiana's hopeful face and sighed. "Oh, alright," he
groaned. He tapped his com, "Everyone come to the central chamber please."
"Is there any more?" Cassandra asked mournfully.
"Nope. Just the one box," DK replied. "And I'll have you know it was *my* idea to bring
a *fresh* *Domino's* *pizza* to you guys," he smirked.
"Is there something wrong, John?"
"Holy shit! She's blue!" DK sputtered before John could reply.
"Yes, though I am curious. Why do Humans remark upon my color? Do you not have variations
in skin color? Cassandra did you not tell me something about that?" Zhaan asked as she
entered the room. She looked expectantly at the four Humans.
"Yeah, we... umm... yeah," DK stared at Zhaan.
"Yes, there are variations in skin color, just... nothing so..." Jack began trying to help DK out.
"Blue?" DK supplied. Jack frowned at him, though Zhaan smiled.
"John," Zhaan began, but she was interrupted by D'Argo.
"What the frell is going on?" D'Argo's voice boomed long before he entered the room. "Are
the Humans loose?" he asked roughly, charging into the room.
DK manly tried to prevent the squeak of terror from escaping, but failed. Jack's jaw dropped
open in surprise. D'Argo frowned when he saw the peaceful gathering. "What is going on?" he
asked suspiciously.
John laughed. "Dad, DK. Meet Zhaan and D'Argo. Oh, and this is Jool," he said, remembering
he hadn't mentioned her name.
"Jool!" D'Argo cried out in shock when he spotted her standing next to the very large box he
had expressly told her not to move. "Are you alright? Why didn't you wait?!" he said instantly
hovering over his wife, much to her discomfort.
Jool had been happy enough when D'Argo first began his hovering but was rapidly loosing her
patience with it. The two quickly fell into an argument that wasn't broken until Aeryn walked
in the room with Jack.
"What is going on here?" she shouted.
Cassandra swallowed a bite of her pizza. "Pizza anyone?"
Everyone glanced over at the pizza box. Stark, Rygel, Chiana, Xhalax, Zhaan, and Cassandra
were all munching on the pizza. "It's quite delicious," Zhaan commented. John, DK, and Jack
started laughing.
D'Argo sniffed. "What is that you're eating?"
John picked up the last two slices of the supreme pizza and handed one to D'Argo. Jool had
already walked over to the box and taken the last slice of cheese. He walked over to Aeryn.
"Trade ya," he grinned. He took Jack from her arms and handed her the pizza.
"What is it?" she asked cautiously.
"It's pizza," he said, giving her an encouraging smile.
D'Argo took a bite. "Hmm... it's surprisingly good," he said and took a larger bite.
Cassandra rolled her eyes. "I swear, one failed meal and he's ready to write off Human cuisine
in its entirety."
"This isn't going to taste like Cassandra's meatballs?" Aeryn asked, still unsure, eyeing the
pizza nervously.
"Just take a bite," John coaxed.
Aeryn hesitantly took a taste of the pizza. She took a larger bite before starting to nod and
grin. "This *is* good," she said as soon as she swallowed the second bite.
Rygel started morosely at the empty pizza box. "Empty." He glanced at the box of food still
waiting to be unpacked and gave a sly grin. "What else is in there?"
Cassandra laughed and hurried to the box. "Let's see, shall we?" John, Jack, and DK grinned
as everyone else looked on in anticipation of more delightful treats.
***
It took the better part of an arn to unpack the box of food. Cassandra passed out small bits
of the immediately edible food for taste tests. With the exception of peanut butter, the small
edibles were a hit, and the crew was anticipating the first true Human meal. Though John wanted
to wait on the beer and chocolate testing so both items were put away without anyone trying them.
Cassandra was very vocal once again about her failed meatball attempt, and for once, the crew
believed her excuse that it was the ingredients she had to substitute not the actual food itself.
By the time the box was unpacked, Xhalax and Jack were starting to get cranky, both ready for
naps. The group began to break up as they remembered there were others aboard. Jack and DK
had slipped so easily into the group, it had nearly been forgotten.
Aeryn took Xhalax and Jack to their quarters, the chamber right next to hers and John's. There
were two entries into the room. One from the corridor and one from their quarters, thanks to
Pilot. Stark, Zhaan, and Jool went back to the docking bay where all the Humans' equipment was,
intending to move it all into one of the smaller bays. No sense in giving them access to such a
crucial area. Rygel retreated to his quarters with a bag of cookies, though no one was sure if
he was going to hide it or eat it immediately.
D'Argo, Chiana, John, and Cassandra escorted Jack and DK back to their quarters. "We'll be back
to get you in a few microts," John said. "And remember, we didn't take you anywhere, and you
can't understand anyone... oh, and try and act surprised when you see D'Argo."
D'Argo raised his brow slightly at that comment, and Chiana stifled a giggle. Cassandra grinned
at D'Argo and wagged her brows causing him to frown. Jack grinned and walked into his quarters
followed by his DRD companion. They dropped off DK and his DRD and walked to Dr. Price's quarters.
"Now the real fun starts," John said and palmed open the door. "Dr. Price?"
***
TBC
WELL... what do ya think? Please review or send me an e-mail!
~Artemis Luna Diana~
