Chapter 3- Jourley
Finally, Kochanski was left alone. She needed to think. She wanted to track Angela down, but the question was, did she want to be tracked down? They had given her a ship to live in, and friendship, not to mention food for the past year and a half. She always seemed so happy. It really warmed their hearts to have her aboard. She had just left with no explanation. Not even a note or anything. Just a simple goodbye. She didn't even make it clear what she was doing. Kris remembered what she had done. They just happened to pass each other in the hall and Angela said "Bye Kris" in a quiet voice. It had confused her, but she hadn't exactly done anything to stop her from going. Now she was really gone. She had only been gone a week and a half now, but she was very intelligent. She could make it so blue midget didn't show up on any scanners if she wanted to. That's obviously what she had done. Holly said all the scanners could detect was she was somewhere between the ship and Long range. The Cat could smell her, but without her showing up on the scans it was useless. It was like looking for a needle in a haystack. If you ever did find that needle, it would stab you and make you bleed.
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"Alright Ace, that's good enough. We can take off now." Said The computer in a sexy voice. Angela thought it was kind of funny, because she was so used to Holly. Holly wasn't the least bit sexy, but he was a good laugh.
"What's the rush?" Ace asked.
"Well, I just thought maybe you'd like to get out of here." She said again.
"nonsense, I can stay a little longer." He said.
"Well alright, but not too long."
Once again, Ace and Angela sat in the cockpit of Wildfire. Angela was having a little trouble being open with Ace anymore after he had asked her if she wanted to have sex. She felt the urge to lie to him, or just plain run away and get out of here, but she knew she couldn't. She hated running away. She was a firm believer in facing her problems head on, or at least she used to be.
Ace made her feel so 'home sick'. He looked so much like Arnie. He didn't act like him at all. It was mostly the him she believed he could be if he tried. Angela hated keeping secrets from everyone, but some things were better left unsaid. If she had mentioned that she had really liked, almost loved Arnie, that would be the end of her friendship with Myra. Things would have really been uneasy with that. He was pretty much married after all. Angela had come a few months too late. Angela wondered how things would have been if she had gotten there first, and Myra had come when she did.
Angela stared up at Ace, her heart began to beat faster. Maybe she should have sex with him. Who would stop her? What was holding her back? She wanted life experience. She wanted love. Before coming onboard the Red Dwarf, she had been on another small ship that did research. It was her and three other women. The trip was only supposed to last a year, but a deadly disease had spread all over the ship. They all had to be put into stasis so they would not contract it, and so their computer could fight it off. Unfortunately, in the process of doing so, they crashed into a planetoid. The ship laid there for millions of years until finally something had happened. Somehow, and it was still a mystery even now, something or someone had repaired their computer, and let them out of stasis. By the time they were out, the computer was only able to tell them that. Angela had spent the next 8 years on that ship. It was miserable. Secrets came out that the other three were lesbians. Two of them were 'in love' with each other, but Margery… Angela wanted to forget what had happened, but couldn't. Margery had betrayed her. She had trusted her. Angela was almost glad they were dead. Those were the worst eight years of her life. She would rather have been in a prison than there.
Well, Ace Rimmer was a man, so she didn't have to worry about that happening exactly.
"So Angela, where are you headed." Ace asked her, noticing the giant pause in the conversation.
Angela shrugged. She really didn't know where she was going, or what she was looking for. It just seemed like the right thing to do. Not just the right thing, the only thing. Seeing Ace made her regret leaving.
"Just exploring?" he asked.
"Pretty much." She mumbled.
"How long have you been exploring?"
"A week and a half." It seemed pretty clear Angela would never find what she was looking for. She would aimlessly wander for the rest of her life without a home. Without anyone who truly cared about her. One reason she left was because she wanted to be alone. She felt better when she was alone. She had always faced life alone, and that's how she functioned best. She didn't mind company, in fact sometimes it was very pleasant.
Angela also wanted to find someone who cared about her in a way no one ever did. She didn't want to have sex with someone just because she could.
"That's not very long." He said.
From above, the computer watched the 2 of them. She knew exactly where Angela had come from. She had seen her before. She had been in this dimension before. She and the Ace before this one flew in here to find their replacement, Ace didn't have much time left, so she had to put him into stasis. She was about to request landing permission when she saw Rimmer. He was smiling and laughing and had a woman in his arms. He looked so happy. She couldn't have him do this. They were obviously in love. The computer had also seen Angela, looking miserable. She was looking at Arnold from an open doorway with tears in her eyes. Poor little thing.
"Maybe we should get out of here, would you like to come with me, Angela?" Ace asked.
"Are you planning to leave this dimension?" She asked.
"Not any time soon."
"Alright, I've got nothing to lose." She replied.
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Rimmer and Myra laid together in their shared quarters. They had started sharing it two months before Angela arrived. It had been awhile, and they had gotten used to sleeping next to each other. They would on occasions wake up and make love to each other. They had a child to take care of now. Theresa was a huge hassle, but so adorably cute!
Rimmer held Theresa in his arms, and Myra laid next to him. All of them were comfortable and content. It didn't seem like the right time to discuss Angela, but it was all that was on anybody's mind.
"Myra, do you think maybe we should look for her?" Rimmer asked her.
A tear slowly dripped down Myra's cheek. She kissed Rimmer's cheek. "I don't think that's what she wants, but I know I won't be happy until I see she is ok." Myra replied. Rimmer was the only one she really could tell her true feeling to. She always kept them inside. She didn't have a diary or anything. Rimmer was like her diary. She told him how she was feeling whenever she needed to, and he, being her lover, always listened to her. He really did love her. It never seemed like he would ever find someone like her. He was truly lucky to have her.
"How about you, Theresa, do you miss aunt Angela?" Rimmer asked, in a cute little voice.
Theresa couldn't talk yet, but she began to squirm, which indicated she was unhappy. "I know how you feel" Myra whispered to her.
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Angela sat in the small cockpit of the wildfire. She had some of her things with her. Just the essentials, cloths, her diary, that sort of thing. She was leaving Blue Midget on the planetoid. She would come back for it later. She needed to get away from its loneliness. Angela didn't know how long she would be here with Ace. It would be anywhere from a few days to a few months. She didn't know why he even wanted her with him. He had offered, so she was taking him up on his offer.
The engines of the Wildfire began to make noise. Before they knew it, they were in the air. The planetoid was getting smaller and smaller until they couldn't see it anymore.
"Hold on." Said Ace as he pulled back a lever. There was a huge jolt as they flew across the galaxy at light speed.
Since Ace didn't exactly give Angela enough time to prepare, she was thrown against the cockpit wall. Ace reached a hand out fir her to grab and she managed to help herself out. The wildfire was small and there was barley enough room for her in there. Angela made a mental note that if Ace ever said "hold on" again she would listen. "What did you just do?" Angela asked him?
"Space hop. We are now at the other side of the galaxy. I am picking up a distress signal."
Finally, Kochanski was left alone. She needed to think. She wanted to track Angela down, but the question was, did she want to be tracked down? They had given her a ship to live in, and friendship, not to mention food for the past year and a half. She always seemed so happy. It really warmed their hearts to have her aboard. She had just left with no explanation. Not even a note or anything. Just a simple goodbye. She didn't even make it clear what she was doing. Kris remembered what she had done. They just happened to pass each other in the hall and Angela said "Bye Kris" in a quiet voice. It had confused her, but she hadn't exactly done anything to stop her from going. Now she was really gone. She had only been gone a week and a half now, but she was very intelligent. She could make it so blue midget didn't show up on any scanners if she wanted to. That's obviously what she had done. Holly said all the scanners could detect was she was somewhere between the ship and Long range. The Cat could smell her, but without her showing up on the scans it was useless. It was like looking for a needle in a haystack. If you ever did find that needle, it would stab you and make you bleed.
~
"Alright Ace, that's good enough. We can take off now." Said The computer in a sexy voice. Angela thought it was kind of funny, because she was so used to Holly. Holly wasn't the least bit sexy, but he was a good laugh.
"What's the rush?" Ace asked.
"Well, I just thought maybe you'd like to get out of here." She said again.
"nonsense, I can stay a little longer." He said.
"Well alright, but not too long."
Once again, Ace and Angela sat in the cockpit of Wildfire. Angela was having a little trouble being open with Ace anymore after he had asked her if she wanted to have sex. She felt the urge to lie to him, or just plain run away and get out of here, but she knew she couldn't. She hated running away. She was a firm believer in facing her problems head on, or at least she used to be.
Ace made her feel so 'home sick'. He looked so much like Arnie. He didn't act like him at all. It was mostly the him she believed he could be if he tried. Angela hated keeping secrets from everyone, but some things were better left unsaid. If she had mentioned that she had really liked, almost loved Arnie, that would be the end of her friendship with Myra. Things would have really been uneasy with that. He was pretty much married after all. Angela had come a few months too late. Angela wondered how things would have been if she had gotten there first, and Myra had come when she did.
Angela stared up at Ace, her heart began to beat faster. Maybe she should have sex with him. Who would stop her? What was holding her back? She wanted life experience. She wanted love. Before coming onboard the Red Dwarf, she had been on another small ship that did research. It was her and three other women. The trip was only supposed to last a year, but a deadly disease had spread all over the ship. They all had to be put into stasis so they would not contract it, and so their computer could fight it off. Unfortunately, in the process of doing so, they crashed into a planetoid. The ship laid there for millions of years until finally something had happened. Somehow, and it was still a mystery even now, something or someone had repaired their computer, and let them out of stasis. By the time they were out, the computer was only able to tell them that. Angela had spent the next 8 years on that ship. It was miserable. Secrets came out that the other three were lesbians. Two of them were 'in love' with each other, but Margery… Angela wanted to forget what had happened, but couldn't. Margery had betrayed her. She had trusted her. Angela was almost glad they were dead. Those were the worst eight years of her life. She would rather have been in a prison than there.
Well, Ace Rimmer was a man, so she didn't have to worry about that happening exactly.
"So Angela, where are you headed." Ace asked her, noticing the giant pause in the conversation.
Angela shrugged. She really didn't know where she was going, or what she was looking for. It just seemed like the right thing to do. Not just the right thing, the only thing. Seeing Ace made her regret leaving.
"Just exploring?" he asked.
"Pretty much." She mumbled.
"How long have you been exploring?"
"A week and a half." It seemed pretty clear Angela would never find what she was looking for. She would aimlessly wander for the rest of her life without a home. Without anyone who truly cared about her. One reason she left was because she wanted to be alone. She felt better when she was alone. She had always faced life alone, and that's how she functioned best. She didn't mind company, in fact sometimes it was very pleasant.
Angela also wanted to find someone who cared about her in a way no one ever did. She didn't want to have sex with someone just because she could.
"That's not very long." He said.
From above, the computer watched the 2 of them. She knew exactly where Angela had come from. She had seen her before. She had been in this dimension before. She and the Ace before this one flew in here to find their replacement, Ace didn't have much time left, so she had to put him into stasis. She was about to request landing permission when she saw Rimmer. He was smiling and laughing and had a woman in his arms. He looked so happy. She couldn't have him do this. They were obviously in love. The computer had also seen Angela, looking miserable. She was looking at Arnold from an open doorway with tears in her eyes. Poor little thing.
"Maybe we should get out of here, would you like to come with me, Angela?" Ace asked.
"Are you planning to leave this dimension?" She asked.
"Not any time soon."
"Alright, I've got nothing to lose." She replied.
~
Rimmer and Myra laid together in their shared quarters. They had started sharing it two months before Angela arrived. It had been awhile, and they had gotten used to sleeping next to each other. They would on occasions wake up and make love to each other. They had a child to take care of now. Theresa was a huge hassle, but so adorably cute!
Rimmer held Theresa in his arms, and Myra laid next to him. All of them were comfortable and content. It didn't seem like the right time to discuss Angela, but it was all that was on anybody's mind.
"Myra, do you think maybe we should look for her?" Rimmer asked her.
A tear slowly dripped down Myra's cheek. She kissed Rimmer's cheek. "I don't think that's what she wants, but I know I won't be happy until I see she is ok." Myra replied. Rimmer was the only one she really could tell her true feeling to. She always kept them inside. She didn't have a diary or anything. Rimmer was like her diary. She told him how she was feeling whenever she needed to, and he, being her lover, always listened to her. He really did love her. It never seemed like he would ever find someone like her. He was truly lucky to have her.
"How about you, Theresa, do you miss aunt Angela?" Rimmer asked, in a cute little voice.
Theresa couldn't talk yet, but she began to squirm, which indicated she was unhappy. "I know how you feel" Myra whispered to her.
~
Angela sat in the small cockpit of the wildfire. She had some of her things with her. Just the essentials, cloths, her diary, that sort of thing. She was leaving Blue Midget on the planetoid. She would come back for it later. She needed to get away from its loneliness. Angela didn't know how long she would be here with Ace. It would be anywhere from a few days to a few months. She didn't know why he even wanted her with him. He had offered, so she was taking him up on his offer.
The engines of the Wildfire began to make noise. Before they knew it, they were in the air. The planetoid was getting smaller and smaller until they couldn't see it anymore.
"Hold on." Said Ace as he pulled back a lever. There was a huge jolt as they flew across the galaxy at light speed.
Since Ace didn't exactly give Angela enough time to prepare, she was thrown against the cockpit wall. Ace reached a hand out fir her to grab and she managed to help herself out. The wildfire was small and there was barley enough room for her in there. Angela made a mental note that if Ace ever said "hold on" again she would listen. "What did you just do?" Angela asked him?
"Space hop. We are now at the other side of the galaxy. I am picking up a distress signal."