"Can I have a minute to say goodbye" Lister asked.
Dave said nothing, he just left. Kochanski smiled.
Lister gave her a hug. "I have something for you" he said. He handed her the rose and then the box. She slowly opened it.
Kochanski gave what sounded like a gasp and picked up the bracelet. "Wow, its great"
"Chris, I'm gonna miss ya" He said.
She said nothing
"Well, goodbye" He said. As he got up to leave the room. He left the room. On the way he passed Dave. He hadn't actually talked to him yet.
"Hey Man" Said Lister.
Dave looked up. "Hello"
Lister didn't really know what to say to him, he figured he should apologize. "Look, I'm sorry for taking her away from you, but hey, I was saving her life."
"Thank you for that" Said Dave. You would think someone who was getting their long lost lover back would be happier, but he seemed depressed. The `H' on his head really stood out.
"So, you really like her I guess" Lister didn't know what else to say.
Dave nodded, just nodded. This was weird. Finally he got up "It was a pleasure talking to you, but I had better go"
"Well goodbye" Said Lister. Dave walked out of the room, and Lister walked back with the other canaries. As he walked in, everyone was getting ready to go. He help to load the last crate, and got on the small ship that would take them back to Red Dwarf. Just as he was about to sit down he heard a female voice shout "Wait!"
It was Kristine Kochanski! she was running down the long hallway towards them. as she kept going, she screamed once again, but the time it was because the floor beneath her had caved in, and she was trapped!
Lister couldn't even hear her voice anymore. Before he knew what he was doing, he god up and ran at full speed towards the hole. "KRISTINE!!!!" As he looked into the hole it was dark and he could not see a thing. Each Canary had a small flashlight attached to their uniform, Lister grabbed his and shined it down into the hole. He saw what could have been her, but he wasn't sure. He ran back and grabbed a rope and then back to the hole, he lowered it as far as it would go. "GRAB THE ROPE!"
Nothing happened for awhile. Until finally Lister could feel some weight on the rope. "HOLD ON!" He shouted to her, as he began to pull. All the canaries watched as he performed the daring rescue.
Just then, Dave came strolling down the halls. "I heard somebody scream, what's going on?"
"Its Chris" Said Lister, not even looking up, he pulled the rope a little at a time, the rope was very long, and the hole she had fell into was really deep. Lister shined the flashlight into the hole once again,. to make sure it was Kochanski she was rescuing. Sure enough it was. He pulled faster until she was safely on the ground again. She did not appear to be moving at all, her fingers were clamped to tightly on the rope that Lister could not get them off. He picked her up and looked Dave in the eye. "Man, she belongs to you, keep her safe"
Dave didn't do anything for quite awhile. The other Canaries began to shout for them to hurry up. Neither of them seemed to listen.
"Look" Dave began. It seemed like he didn't quite knew what to say. "You have kept her safe, and before this, she told me she wasn't sure if she wanted to go back with me. I am sure after you saving her life yet again she would want it this way, Man"
Lister was so confused. "But she is yours" He began to stroke her hair.
"No man, not anymore. I haven't told anybody this, but while I was traveling with Ace, I met someone else. The only reason I came here was just to say hello. I never wanted to take her back." He gave her a kiss on the cheek, and slipped a note into her hands, but wasn't able to, because they were clamped so tightly on the rope, so he handed it to Lister and asked him to give it to her when she woke up, and strolled back to the small ship.
Ace walked up to Lister and took Kochanski, and gently loaded her with the rest of the Canaries. "Well, that's about everything. I think you are all ready to head back now." He walked over to Lister who was still looking back at where Dave had walked away. "Well Buddy, Its been a please seeing you again. Keep that phone and maybe we will be able to talk to each other. Smoke Me a Kipper, I'll be back for breakfast" Ace stepped into the ship with Dave and started the engine. It began to fly towards the ceiling, and then disappeared.
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Dave said nothing, he just left. Kochanski smiled.
Lister gave her a hug. "I have something for you" he said. He handed her the rose and then the box. She slowly opened it.
Kochanski gave what sounded like a gasp and picked up the bracelet. "Wow, its great"
"Chris, I'm gonna miss ya" He said.
She said nothing
"Well, goodbye" He said. As he got up to leave the room. He left the room. On the way he passed Dave. He hadn't actually talked to him yet.
"Hey Man" Said Lister.
Dave looked up. "Hello"
Lister didn't really know what to say to him, he figured he should apologize. "Look, I'm sorry for taking her away from you, but hey, I was saving her life."
"Thank you for that" Said Dave. You would think someone who was getting their long lost lover back would be happier, but he seemed depressed. The `H' on his head really stood out.
"So, you really like her I guess" Lister didn't know what else to say.
Dave nodded, just nodded. This was weird. Finally he got up "It was a pleasure talking to you, but I had better go"
"Well goodbye" Said Lister. Dave walked out of the room, and Lister walked back with the other canaries. As he walked in, everyone was getting ready to go. He help to load the last crate, and got on the small ship that would take them back to Red Dwarf. Just as he was about to sit down he heard a female voice shout "Wait!"
It was Kristine Kochanski! she was running down the long hallway towards them. as she kept going, she screamed once again, but the time it was because the floor beneath her had caved in, and she was trapped!
Lister couldn't even hear her voice anymore. Before he knew what he was doing, he god up and ran at full speed towards the hole. "KRISTINE!!!!" As he looked into the hole it was dark and he could not see a thing. Each Canary had a small flashlight attached to their uniform, Lister grabbed his and shined it down into the hole. He saw what could have been her, but he wasn't sure. He ran back and grabbed a rope and then back to the hole, he lowered it as far as it would go. "GRAB THE ROPE!"
Nothing happened for awhile. Until finally Lister could feel some weight on the rope. "HOLD ON!" He shouted to her, as he began to pull. All the canaries watched as he performed the daring rescue.
Just then, Dave came strolling down the halls. "I heard somebody scream, what's going on?"
"Its Chris" Said Lister, not even looking up, he pulled the rope a little at a time, the rope was very long, and the hole she had fell into was really deep. Lister shined the flashlight into the hole once again,. to make sure it was Kochanski she was rescuing. Sure enough it was. He pulled faster until she was safely on the ground again. She did not appear to be moving at all, her fingers were clamped to tightly on the rope that Lister could not get them off. He picked her up and looked Dave in the eye. "Man, she belongs to you, keep her safe"
Dave didn't do anything for quite awhile. The other Canaries began to shout for them to hurry up. Neither of them seemed to listen.
"Look" Dave began. It seemed like he didn't quite knew what to say. "You have kept her safe, and before this, she told me she wasn't sure if she wanted to go back with me. I am sure after you saving her life yet again she would want it this way, Man"
Lister was so confused. "But she is yours" He began to stroke her hair.
"No man, not anymore. I haven't told anybody this, but while I was traveling with Ace, I met someone else. The only reason I came here was just to say hello. I never wanted to take her back." He gave her a kiss on the cheek, and slipped a note into her hands, but wasn't able to, because they were clamped so tightly on the rope, so he handed it to Lister and asked him to give it to her when she woke up, and strolled back to the small ship.
Ace walked up to Lister and took Kochanski, and gently loaded her with the rest of the Canaries. "Well, that's about everything. I think you are all ready to head back now." He walked over to Lister who was still looking back at where Dave had walked away. "Well Buddy, Its been a please seeing you again. Keep that phone and maybe we will be able to talk to each other. Smoke Me a Kipper, I'll be back for breakfast" Ace stepped into the ship with Dave and started the engine. It began to fly towards the ceiling, and then disappeared.
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To Be continued...