Title: The Journey Home
Chapter 15: Pilot's New Hobby
Rated: R
***
{3 weeks later}
A routine was firmly established between the occupants and the guests of Moya. John
and Cassandra spent the majority of their time with DK, Dr. Umi Kanzaki, Dr. Price,
and Dr. Mayfield. Relations between Dr. Mayfield continued to be strained, and both
couldn't wait till he left. While John and Cassandra instructed the scientists, Zhaan
and Jool instructed Dr. Smith in the medical technology aboard the ship. Jack spent
his time with Xhalax, allowing Aeryn to devote her time to caring for little Jack
without worrying about what Xhalax was getting into. Laurie, still among those in
the dark about the relationships aboard Moya, was left to her own devices. She ended
up tagging along with Dr. Smith and her instructors, rather than having to face
spending her time with D'Argo, Rygel, Stark, or Pilot. Chiana and Crais were busy
preparing the ships for battle; Aeryn was often present, guiding Chiana through her
duties. None of the Humans were allowed to wander about Moya without a guide. The
main reason for this was to avoid running into Xhalax, who was still given free-reign
of the ship, or running into Aeryn and little Jack.
Laurie finally caved in and accepted the translator microbes; however, Dr. Mayfield
still refused them. His manners had begun to be so repulsive that no one really had
anything to do with him. He refused to speak to anyone who wasn't Human, despite the
fact that he knew they could understand him. He was rude and insulting to John and
Cassandra for living with aliens, and as an extension, was rude to DK, Jack, Umi, and
Laurie. Dr. Price had given up trying to be nice to him, only Dr. Smith spoke to him.
Cassandra was convinced this was out of sympathy due to the fact she had seen some of
the faces that Dr. Smith had been making at Dr. Mayfield's awful behavior.
With only a week remaining for the Humans currently aboard, the crew of Moya was
looking forward to some time alone... before they came back with an even bigger batch
of Humans.
***
"Frell," Cassandra said dropping a plate of food cubes on the table. She sat down
heavily. "I am *so* tired."
"How can you eat that *stuff*," Laurie asked staring at the green cubes on the plate.
"I'm too tired to try and find something better," Cassandra replied. "I might even be
too tired to eat," she said glumly.
Cassandra and Laurie were alone in the central chamber. The oppressive Dr. Mayfield
had irriated Cassandra so much, she had to leave or kill him. She figured it might
be better if she left. She had passed by the apothecary and seen Laurie looking
bored out of her mind. Taking pity on her sister, she invited her to come with her.
Her first stop was food.
Cassandra popped one of the food cubes in her mouth as Laurie looked on with distaste.
Cassandra grinned and swallowed. "We haven't had time to sit down and talk, so tell
me what's been happening. Are you still married to... uhh..."
"Joshua, Joshua Lewis." Laurie scowled at her sister. "I can't believe you don't
remember his name. And of course we're still married."
"Sorry, you weren't married long enough before I left for me to remember." Besides,
Laurie hadn't taken her husband's name, did she really expect her to remember?
Laurie waved her hand in dismissal. "We still live in LA. I have a job now."
"You have a job?"
"I was bored."
"So what do you do?"
"I am one of the leading Interior Decorators in the city."
"Congratulations. I've always liked your taste."
"Really?" Laurie asked doubtfully.
"Well I couldn't tell you, could I? After all, you were the wicked sister of the
west," Cassandra replied grinning. "Kids?"
"No, no kids."
"Do you want kids?"
Laurie shrugged. "Sometimes I do; sometimes I don't."
"Sure you don't want to try a food cube?" Cassandra asked waving a food cube at
Laurie.
"Tempting... but no," Laurie replied with a smile.
"Either try this, or try the Escargot I'm making for dinner," Cassandra said
with an evil grin.
"You are going to serve your friends snails?"
"Rygel will love them, now come on. Just take a bite," Cassandra coaxed.
"No way!"
"Please!"
"No!"
"I love you!"
"I hate you!"
The two women started laughing uncontrollably at this point. "You don't know what
you're missing," Cassandra said, popping another food cube in her mouth.
***
Chiana and Crais walked into the central chamber and found Cassandra, Laurie, DK,
Jack, and John sitting around the table. It was obvious what it was they were
talking about. Cassandra and Laurie were crying openly and the guys were manly
trying not to. Before they could turn around and leave them, John spotted them. He
waved them in and stood. Jack stood as well, and the two left to catch up on old
times.
Crais shot a look at Cassandra. She stood and helped Laurie up. "I'm fine," she
insisted. "I'm just going to take Laurie back to her room."
"I'll come with you," he replied.
She gave him a shaky smile. "Okay." The three left, Laurie still leaning heavily
on Cassandra. Her words nearly incoherent through her sobs. Words saying she was
sorry and words of joy at finding her long-lost siblings.
Chiana glanced at them, starting for a moment to follow them, then looked back at DK.
He was the only one of the group who had been eating, therefore the only one left in
the central chamber. D'Argo would kill her if she left one of the Humans alone, even
if it was DK.
She sighed softly. He was a very good-looking specimen of the Human species, but
John had warned her away from the whole group. She sat down in front of him with a
bag of potato chips. She understood why John and Cassandra had wanted to return so
bad now. If the Nebari had food like this, conforming wouldn't have been so bad. She
laughed inwardly. Rygel wanted desperately to go to the surface, presumably to try
the food they hadn't shipped up.
DK glanced up at saw her smile. "What's so amusing?" he asked curious.
She shook the bag of chips. "Your food's effect on everyone," she replied with a
giggle.
DK laughed. He had seen Rygel arguing with John about going to the surface to try
more of the Human delicacies. "I know what you mean."
She grinned. He was charming, just like John, if perhaps a little quieter. She was
surprised when he began asking her questions about her life. She was even more
surprised when she heard herself giving honest answers.
***
{that night, the evening meal}
Dr. Mayfield had begun eating in his room, a relief to those forced into his presence,
not even a week after he arrived. Rygel was still watching the kids, and everyone
else was more or less where they were sitting the first time.
"Guess what I found out," Cassandra said grinning at John.
"What?" he replied automatically.
"You know how we all have been wondering what Pilot's been up to. I found out what
is."
"What? Is he alright?" Zhaan asked with genuine concern.
Cassandra's grin got wider. "He's been watching TV." She started laughing so hard
she could barely breathe.
John had just taken a sip of his drink, and spewed it at her announcement. "What did
you say?" he asked hoarsely, ignoring Aeryn's laughter at him.
"Specifically, MTV."
"What? How do you know?" John asked coughing.
"I heard him rapping," she said laughing again. John started laughing, the image of
Pilot rapping and bobbing his head behind his consol was too funny for him to try and
be serious. "He was rapping 'Take it to Da House.'" Cassandra started acting like
she was Pilot, rapping the words she could remember from the song. Everyone was
laughing helplessly.
"Those are not the correct words," Pilot's voice broke in.
"Sing it for us, baby!" Cassandra shouted as his face appeared on the clamshell.
Pilot gave her a startled look. Everyone joined in trying to get Pilot to sing for
them. Eventually Pilot gave in and sang. For the rest of the meal, the group
listened to Pilot's unusual rapping. After all, how often does someone with a
usually precise voice talk like that?
***
TBC
WELL... what do ya think? Please review or send me an e-mail!
so what does everyone think of Pilot's new hobby? lol, i can just see it, and every time
i think of it, i start laughing. okay, now peps, you aren't stupid... maybe a little
slow... no, lol, after all it isn't something anyone has done before, and even i don't
really know how i'm going to advance their relationship. it'll come to me tho. thanks
for reviewing and sending e-mails, it's what keeps me going!
~Artemis Luna Diana~
Chapter 15: Pilot's New Hobby
Rated: R
***
{3 weeks later}
A routine was firmly established between the occupants and the guests of Moya. John
and Cassandra spent the majority of their time with DK, Dr. Umi Kanzaki, Dr. Price,
and Dr. Mayfield. Relations between Dr. Mayfield continued to be strained, and both
couldn't wait till he left. While John and Cassandra instructed the scientists, Zhaan
and Jool instructed Dr. Smith in the medical technology aboard the ship. Jack spent
his time with Xhalax, allowing Aeryn to devote her time to caring for little Jack
without worrying about what Xhalax was getting into. Laurie, still among those in
the dark about the relationships aboard Moya, was left to her own devices. She ended
up tagging along with Dr. Smith and her instructors, rather than having to face
spending her time with D'Argo, Rygel, Stark, or Pilot. Chiana and Crais were busy
preparing the ships for battle; Aeryn was often present, guiding Chiana through her
duties. None of the Humans were allowed to wander about Moya without a guide. The
main reason for this was to avoid running into Xhalax, who was still given free-reign
of the ship, or running into Aeryn and little Jack.
Laurie finally caved in and accepted the translator microbes; however, Dr. Mayfield
still refused them. His manners had begun to be so repulsive that no one really had
anything to do with him. He refused to speak to anyone who wasn't Human, despite the
fact that he knew they could understand him. He was rude and insulting to John and
Cassandra for living with aliens, and as an extension, was rude to DK, Jack, Umi, and
Laurie. Dr. Price had given up trying to be nice to him, only Dr. Smith spoke to him.
Cassandra was convinced this was out of sympathy due to the fact she had seen some of
the faces that Dr. Smith had been making at Dr. Mayfield's awful behavior.
With only a week remaining for the Humans currently aboard, the crew of Moya was
looking forward to some time alone... before they came back with an even bigger batch
of Humans.
***
"Frell," Cassandra said dropping a plate of food cubes on the table. She sat down
heavily. "I am *so* tired."
"How can you eat that *stuff*," Laurie asked staring at the green cubes on the plate.
"I'm too tired to try and find something better," Cassandra replied. "I might even be
too tired to eat," she said glumly.
Cassandra and Laurie were alone in the central chamber. The oppressive Dr. Mayfield
had irriated Cassandra so much, she had to leave or kill him. She figured it might
be better if she left. She had passed by the apothecary and seen Laurie looking
bored out of her mind. Taking pity on her sister, she invited her to come with her.
Her first stop was food.
Cassandra popped one of the food cubes in her mouth as Laurie looked on with distaste.
Cassandra grinned and swallowed. "We haven't had time to sit down and talk, so tell
me what's been happening. Are you still married to... uhh..."
"Joshua, Joshua Lewis." Laurie scowled at her sister. "I can't believe you don't
remember his name. And of course we're still married."
"Sorry, you weren't married long enough before I left for me to remember." Besides,
Laurie hadn't taken her husband's name, did she really expect her to remember?
Laurie waved her hand in dismissal. "We still live in LA. I have a job now."
"You have a job?"
"I was bored."
"So what do you do?"
"I am one of the leading Interior Decorators in the city."
"Congratulations. I've always liked your taste."
"Really?" Laurie asked doubtfully.
"Well I couldn't tell you, could I? After all, you were the wicked sister of the
west," Cassandra replied grinning. "Kids?"
"No, no kids."
"Do you want kids?"
Laurie shrugged. "Sometimes I do; sometimes I don't."
"Sure you don't want to try a food cube?" Cassandra asked waving a food cube at
Laurie.
"Tempting... but no," Laurie replied with a smile.
"Either try this, or try the Escargot I'm making for dinner," Cassandra said
with an evil grin.
"You are going to serve your friends snails?"
"Rygel will love them, now come on. Just take a bite," Cassandra coaxed.
"No way!"
"Please!"
"No!"
"I love you!"
"I hate you!"
The two women started laughing uncontrollably at this point. "You don't know what
you're missing," Cassandra said, popping another food cube in her mouth.
***
Chiana and Crais walked into the central chamber and found Cassandra, Laurie, DK,
Jack, and John sitting around the table. It was obvious what it was they were
talking about. Cassandra and Laurie were crying openly and the guys were manly
trying not to. Before they could turn around and leave them, John spotted them. He
waved them in and stood. Jack stood as well, and the two left to catch up on old
times.
Crais shot a look at Cassandra. She stood and helped Laurie up. "I'm fine," she
insisted. "I'm just going to take Laurie back to her room."
"I'll come with you," he replied.
She gave him a shaky smile. "Okay." The three left, Laurie still leaning heavily
on Cassandra. Her words nearly incoherent through her sobs. Words saying she was
sorry and words of joy at finding her long-lost siblings.
Chiana glanced at them, starting for a moment to follow them, then looked back at DK.
He was the only one of the group who had been eating, therefore the only one left in
the central chamber. D'Argo would kill her if she left one of the Humans alone, even
if it was DK.
She sighed softly. He was a very good-looking specimen of the Human species, but
John had warned her away from the whole group. She sat down in front of him with a
bag of potato chips. She understood why John and Cassandra had wanted to return so
bad now. If the Nebari had food like this, conforming wouldn't have been so bad. She
laughed inwardly. Rygel wanted desperately to go to the surface, presumably to try
the food they hadn't shipped up.
DK glanced up at saw her smile. "What's so amusing?" he asked curious.
She shook the bag of chips. "Your food's effect on everyone," she replied with a
giggle.
DK laughed. He had seen Rygel arguing with John about going to the surface to try
more of the Human delicacies. "I know what you mean."
She grinned. He was charming, just like John, if perhaps a little quieter. She was
surprised when he began asking her questions about her life. She was even more
surprised when she heard herself giving honest answers.
***
{that night, the evening meal}
Dr. Mayfield had begun eating in his room, a relief to those forced into his presence,
not even a week after he arrived. Rygel was still watching the kids, and everyone
else was more or less where they were sitting the first time.
"Guess what I found out," Cassandra said grinning at John.
"What?" he replied automatically.
"You know how we all have been wondering what Pilot's been up to. I found out what
is."
"What? Is he alright?" Zhaan asked with genuine concern.
Cassandra's grin got wider. "He's been watching TV." She started laughing so hard
she could barely breathe.
John had just taken a sip of his drink, and spewed it at her announcement. "What did
you say?" he asked hoarsely, ignoring Aeryn's laughter at him.
"Specifically, MTV."
"What? How do you know?" John asked coughing.
"I heard him rapping," she said laughing again. John started laughing, the image of
Pilot rapping and bobbing his head behind his consol was too funny for him to try and
be serious. "He was rapping 'Take it to Da House.'" Cassandra started acting like
she was Pilot, rapping the words she could remember from the song. Everyone was
laughing helplessly.
"Those are not the correct words," Pilot's voice broke in.
"Sing it for us, baby!" Cassandra shouted as his face appeared on the clamshell.
Pilot gave her a startled look. Everyone joined in trying to get Pilot to sing for
them. Eventually Pilot gave in and sang. For the rest of the meal, the group
listened to Pilot's unusual rapping. After all, how often does someone with a
usually precise voice talk like that?
***
TBC
WELL... what do ya think? Please review or send me an e-mail!
so what does everyone think of Pilot's new hobby? lol, i can just see it, and every time
i think of it, i start laughing. okay, now peps, you aren't stupid... maybe a little
slow... no, lol, after all it isn't something anyone has done before, and even i don't
really know how i'm going to advance their relationship. it'll come to me tho. thanks
for reviewing and sending e-mails, it's what keeps me going!
~Artemis Luna Diana~
