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Just One Kiss Part 6
John woke up. He was lying on the floor, and Aeryn was sleeping on the bed. Everything he thought that had happened...at least them kissing, anyway...had been all a dream.
God damnit.
He looked up at Aeryn. She looked so peaceful and calm, yet aged at the same time, after all she'd been through. Memories-terrible, awful memories-haunted her now, even in her sleep. John wanted to help her so badly, but if he tried, the gap between them would end up growing even more...
But could she remember it now? How long had it been? Only two days, really...probably five more to go...
John sighed to himself and let his head fall back against a wooden cabinet, and the smell reminded him of home, the forest that he and his family went through on camping trips. Those were simple, pleasurable days...and they might be gone forever...
"Don't start getting depressed, John" Harvey said, coming out in a red flannel shirt that reminded John of the TV show Home Improvement. "You need to focus."
"Give it up, Harv" John said, sighing heavily. "I'm so desperate that I dreamed up having a conversation with Aeryn who was getting all giggly and we started making out. I'm a sad human being, Harvey, a sad human being."
"Do you actually remember what was real?" Harvey said, pulling up a chair next to John. They were now sitting in the forest, looking out at a lake with a beautiful waterfall. Birds chirped in the distance, and the feeling was very peaceful.
"I-think so..." John said, furrowing his brow. "Oh, yeah. I got the stuff from Blue, gave it to Aeryn, she fell asleep and I decided to sleep on the floor..."
Harvey nodded, confirming John's assumptions. "Where are we now, John?"
"This was the spot me, my mom, my dad, and my sisters went to go camping. I always had a lot of fun going here."
"You really need to stick with reality more. You're drifting from it, and you could become completely insane."
"My happy memories keep me sane" John said, shaking his head dismissively, and was now holding a can of beer and took a drink from it. "If I let go, I'll die of mere aggravation and suffering. I have to keep going."
"Just trying to help you, John" said Harvey, lying back. "Because if you die, I die."
"Too true. That would certainly be a sad day."
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Aeryn was chasing after John in her prowler over an ice planet. Although, it wasn't really John. It was the Scorpius clone in his brain. It had taken over him, and if Aeryn didn't think fast enough, Scorpius would find him and take him away. She bluntly refused to let that happen. But he had now disappeared, and she was completely baffled as to where he was. Oh, there, hovering over her prowler. She ordered him to land and cut the charade out. He agreed, but then did something Aeryn wouldn't expect in a million cycles.
Crash.
The cold air filled her prowler now, and she shivered and tried to figure out what to do. Over her comm, everyone was yelling at her to eject. She was fidgeting with the controls like a madman. Her heart was racing.
"Ejecting-now!"
She was launched into the air. Things seemed fine, until the clone pointed out something...she was falling towards a frozen lake. And what was worse...the mechanism was stuck. She couldn't get out of the chair. John finally came back.
"Aeryn, you have to get out of the damn chair!" he said decisively but with a lot of fear in his voice.
"I don't have any choice!" Aeryn yelled, pulling at the belt helplessly.
"Oh, please, do something, do something..." John's voice came over desperately.
Aeryn stopped, and it struck her...she was going to die. Tears formed in her eyes.
"I don't have any options."
"Oh, baby, no, please, you're not gonna die like this, you are not gonna die like this..."
"I hope you meant what you said in the neural cluster...I did!"
She felt his head turn to look at her desperately, and within moments, she crashed into the lake.
"Noooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!"
Aeryn came back up for a moment and called out his name, but it was useless...she went back down...until...blackness.
Aeryn woke up from the dream, her heart pounding so fast she felt that she would pass out.
*********
Dargo was pacing around in Pilot's den. He'd been badgering him for about half an arn, and Pilot was ready to scream. But did anyone ever seem to care about it? That Pilot, the one being on the ship who talked directly to Moya and made sure all their sorry lives went on?
Never. Not in a million cycles. Did anyone appreciate him?
"I told you already!" Pilot said, sounding like an irritated clerk. "Moya and I have no idea why Talyn went into Starburst! Would you just leave me alone?!"
Dargo growled under his breath, and turned to face Pilot. "John and Aeryn are wide open to everyone that we've angered in the Uncharted Territories. Scorpius probably expects to see John again very soon. What if he's sent out a search party to find him? What if-"
"Dargo, please!" Pilot said, screaming in aggravation. "There is nothing more that I can do! If Talyn gives into talking to Moya, you shall be informed! Until then, you'll just have to be patient!"
Dargo growled, bared his teeth and shook his head in one rapid jolt. Jool walked in, a worried expression on her face.
"Dargo?" she said tentatively.
Dargo spun around, and when he saw her his expression softened a bit.
"We need to be patient" she said encouragingly. "Give Pilot a break. You haven't slept for two solar days. I've seen you prowl around during the sleep cycle."
Dargo sighed heavily.
"I just don't want them to get hurt. I've known them so long. They have been good friends to me. I do not want to lose them."
"Don't tell me he's gone into luxan hyper rage again," Chiana said, coming from behind with an irritated expression.
Dargo growled again.
"You need to cool it too, Chiana" Jool said, turning to look at her. "Pilot is dealing with enough problems as it is. If it weren't for him, we wouldn't be alive right now."
That little tralk is trying to take Dargo again Chiana thought bitterly. She ought to bite into her own words. But why the frell am I still lingering on this? I'm actually jealous? Frell emotions...
"I never badgered Pilot!" Chiana said defensively. "You all need to learn when to back off!"
Jool gritted her teeth. Ah. Here we go again...another day on Moya with a blazing row from Miss Chiana. Well, considering what the little slut she is, it's obviously going to stay that way...
"And besides" Chiana said, starting to roll her eyes at them all. "Talyn said he'd went into Starburst because he sensed a peacekeeper retrieval squad coming, or at least he thinks so. All we need to do is convince him that he has nothing to worry about..."
Everyone stared and gaped at Chiana.
"What the frell is everyone looking at?!" Chiana said in protest. "It's not like I said anything weird...oh..."
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A/N: Aha! Just when you think the author has let you get what you want...dum-dum-dum! Hehe ;) So...have I stayed in character still? Is this any good? Let me know in your feedback...oh, and I'd like to thank those of you who left me feedback! I asked for at least five, and I got even more then that... :o) Oh, and how did you like my reason for Talyn going into Starburst? Was that a reasonable explanation? Let me know...oh, and if you are interested in other things that I'm working on, I suggest you look at A Rose That Won't Open... :o) Oh, and don't worry, guys. I work on these at the same time. I'm not going to stop writing on either one of them.
The Radiant Aeryn Sun/ Fire Star
Just One Kiss Part 6
John woke up. He was lying on the floor, and Aeryn was sleeping on the bed. Everything he thought that had happened...at least them kissing, anyway...had been all a dream.
God damnit.
He looked up at Aeryn. She looked so peaceful and calm, yet aged at the same time, after all she'd been through. Memories-terrible, awful memories-haunted her now, even in her sleep. John wanted to help her so badly, but if he tried, the gap between them would end up growing even more...
But could she remember it now? How long had it been? Only two days, really...probably five more to go...
John sighed to himself and let his head fall back against a wooden cabinet, and the smell reminded him of home, the forest that he and his family went through on camping trips. Those were simple, pleasurable days...and they might be gone forever...
"Don't start getting depressed, John" Harvey said, coming out in a red flannel shirt that reminded John of the TV show Home Improvement. "You need to focus."
"Give it up, Harv" John said, sighing heavily. "I'm so desperate that I dreamed up having a conversation with Aeryn who was getting all giggly and we started making out. I'm a sad human being, Harvey, a sad human being."
"Do you actually remember what was real?" Harvey said, pulling up a chair next to John. They were now sitting in the forest, looking out at a lake with a beautiful waterfall. Birds chirped in the distance, and the feeling was very peaceful.
"I-think so..." John said, furrowing his brow. "Oh, yeah. I got the stuff from Blue, gave it to Aeryn, she fell asleep and I decided to sleep on the floor..."
Harvey nodded, confirming John's assumptions. "Where are we now, John?"
"This was the spot me, my mom, my dad, and my sisters went to go camping. I always had a lot of fun going here."
"You really need to stick with reality more. You're drifting from it, and you could become completely insane."
"My happy memories keep me sane" John said, shaking his head dismissively, and was now holding a can of beer and took a drink from it. "If I let go, I'll die of mere aggravation and suffering. I have to keep going."
"Just trying to help you, John" said Harvey, lying back. "Because if you die, I die."
"Too true. That would certainly be a sad day."
********
Aeryn was chasing after John in her prowler over an ice planet. Although, it wasn't really John. It was the Scorpius clone in his brain. It had taken over him, and if Aeryn didn't think fast enough, Scorpius would find him and take him away. She bluntly refused to let that happen. But he had now disappeared, and she was completely baffled as to where he was. Oh, there, hovering over her prowler. She ordered him to land and cut the charade out. He agreed, but then did something Aeryn wouldn't expect in a million cycles.
Crash.
The cold air filled her prowler now, and she shivered and tried to figure out what to do. Over her comm, everyone was yelling at her to eject. She was fidgeting with the controls like a madman. Her heart was racing.
"Ejecting-now!"
She was launched into the air. Things seemed fine, until the clone pointed out something...she was falling towards a frozen lake. And what was worse...the mechanism was stuck. She couldn't get out of the chair. John finally came back.
"Aeryn, you have to get out of the damn chair!" he said decisively but with a lot of fear in his voice.
"I don't have any choice!" Aeryn yelled, pulling at the belt helplessly.
"Oh, please, do something, do something..." John's voice came over desperately.
Aeryn stopped, and it struck her...she was going to die. Tears formed in her eyes.
"I don't have any options."
"Oh, baby, no, please, you're not gonna die like this, you are not gonna die like this..."
"I hope you meant what you said in the neural cluster...I did!"
She felt his head turn to look at her desperately, and within moments, she crashed into the lake.
"Noooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!"
Aeryn came back up for a moment and called out his name, but it was useless...she went back down...until...blackness.
Aeryn woke up from the dream, her heart pounding so fast she felt that she would pass out.
*********
Dargo was pacing around in Pilot's den. He'd been badgering him for about half an arn, and Pilot was ready to scream. But did anyone ever seem to care about it? That Pilot, the one being on the ship who talked directly to Moya and made sure all their sorry lives went on?
Never. Not in a million cycles. Did anyone appreciate him?
"I told you already!" Pilot said, sounding like an irritated clerk. "Moya and I have no idea why Talyn went into Starburst! Would you just leave me alone?!"
Dargo growled under his breath, and turned to face Pilot. "John and Aeryn are wide open to everyone that we've angered in the Uncharted Territories. Scorpius probably expects to see John again very soon. What if he's sent out a search party to find him? What if-"
"Dargo, please!" Pilot said, screaming in aggravation. "There is nothing more that I can do! If Talyn gives into talking to Moya, you shall be informed! Until then, you'll just have to be patient!"
Dargo growled, bared his teeth and shook his head in one rapid jolt. Jool walked in, a worried expression on her face.
"Dargo?" she said tentatively.
Dargo spun around, and when he saw her his expression softened a bit.
"We need to be patient" she said encouragingly. "Give Pilot a break. You haven't slept for two solar days. I've seen you prowl around during the sleep cycle."
Dargo sighed heavily.
"I just don't want them to get hurt. I've known them so long. They have been good friends to me. I do not want to lose them."
"Don't tell me he's gone into luxan hyper rage again," Chiana said, coming from behind with an irritated expression.
Dargo growled again.
"You need to cool it too, Chiana" Jool said, turning to look at her. "Pilot is dealing with enough problems as it is. If it weren't for him, we wouldn't be alive right now."
That little tralk is trying to take Dargo again Chiana thought bitterly. She ought to bite into her own words. But why the frell am I still lingering on this? I'm actually jealous? Frell emotions...
"I never badgered Pilot!" Chiana said defensively. "You all need to learn when to back off!"
Jool gritted her teeth. Ah. Here we go again...another day on Moya with a blazing row from Miss Chiana. Well, considering what the little slut she is, it's obviously going to stay that way...
"And besides" Chiana said, starting to roll her eyes at them all. "Talyn said he'd went into Starburst because he sensed a peacekeeper retrieval squad coming, or at least he thinks so. All we need to do is convince him that he has nothing to worry about..."
Everyone stared and gaped at Chiana.
"What the frell is everyone looking at?!" Chiana said in protest. "It's not like I said anything weird...oh..."
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A/N: Aha! Just when you think the author has let you get what you want...dum-dum-dum! Hehe ;) So...have I stayed in character still? Is this any good? Let me know in your feedback...oh, and I'd like to thank those of you who left me feedback! I asked for at least five, and I got even more then that... :o) Oh, and how did you like my reason for Talyn going into Starburst? Was that a reasonable explanation? Let me know...oh, and if you are interested in other things that I'm working on, I suggest you look at A Rose That Won't Open... :o) Oh, and don't worry, guys. I work on these at the same time. I'm not going to stop writing on either one of them.
The Radiant Aeryn Sun/ Fire Star