Cast Away
Disclaimer: Eureka! I've found the secret of youth.it's deely-boppers.
A/N: I'm so excited about the series that's coming out, I loved the mini series, except for the chick who played Marion, I don't thing she put much 'life' into the character.
Chapter three, The meeting, and the first instructor.
Zippo and Desdemona made their way across Waterfall city, all the while Zippo was buzzing about the history and the different places, as they past the Great Library Zippo practically exploded. Des assured him that she would learn their language as soon as she could so she could begin combing the library's archives. She also said that she was sure that Zippo would make a fine teacher, Zippo puffed out his chest in pride, 'Well I don't know about that, but you seem like a quick learner.'
They finally reached the council hall, but Des had to stop and look at it before she'd go in. "It's really beautiful, I'd say renaissance style."
"What?" Zippo asked opening the door.
"A point in our history, I'll tell you all about it soon." Des stepped through the door, and felt like she had been pitched back in time, powdered wigs every where, she had to stop her self from laughing. Everyone stood as She and Zippo came down the isle. The mayor stood up. The Saurions clapped to the best of their abilities.
"Ah, this then is the prized fighter of the Other Land? (A/N: Other Land is what I have decided to call our world.)
Des scanned the crowed and sure enough saw David and Karl sitting in the front row. Karl smiled and winked and David shrugged and blew out his cheeks in exasperation. Karl was indeed developing a shiner on his eye.
"Er-I guess so." Des said walking beside Zippo to stand under the ship's prow. "Desdemona Battle, at your serves." She bowed.
"Well I'm sure Zippo has informed you of the ways of Dinotopia?"
"Yes sir."
"Good then, on to business, we need to build an army to defend our city from the Raptors. We wish to commission you to train them." The mayor extended his arm. "Do you accept?" "Wait lord mayor." Called a deep male voice, a man stepped out. "How can we trust this girl's unknown skills?"
The mayor turned to face him. "Ah, Unu good to see you. Do you wish to challenge the girls skills?"
"Yes lord Mayor."
"Then so be it. Desdemona, you will prove your skills by facing our general of our Skybax forces Unu."
Des looked totally confused. Zippo stood up, "Lord Mayor, I don't think that Des is in any condition to fight."
"I'll be fine Zip don't make a fuss." Des walked, or rather limped foreword to stand face to face with the opposing man. "I can take care of myself. Are we going to spare here?"
"If you wish."
"Ok."
"First pin?"
Unu nodded and took up his battle stance, which looked like a cung-fu version of boxing.
"Then let us begin." Des took her traditional karate stance, and waited for an attack. Unu unfortunately, seemed to have the same strategy as her, so Des decided to move in first, she jumped in for a flying kick, Unu knocked her kick aside and gave her a solid punch to her gut. Des grunted and spun around gasping for breath, and assumed a defensive stance by crossing her arms in an X, Unu was too strong for her to fight with strength alone, she had think of a strategy. She thought of one, though she didn't like using it, but as Zippo had said, she was in no condition to fight-well fight well at least. She let out what to some would seem like a cry of pain and went down to one knee. Karl started to step foreword, but Des winked at him, he sat back down and smiled. She feigned a wince, closed her eyes and bowed her head, and listened, predictably she herd the general's foot steps come towards her, when he was right in front of her, she looked up and smiled brightly at Unu, "Fooled you." She teased and before he could react she gave him a wicked upper cut to his jaw. The man flew backward and landed on his back. Des leaped forward and was about to do a diving elbow to his stomach, but he saw it and rolled out of the way at the last minute. The area where her elbow hit the stone cracked in several places. Unu tried to get up but found that the girl was sitting on his stomach with her forearm on his neck. "Pinned!" She called up toward the Mayor, she got up brushed her self off and helped the general up.
"I submit," He began bowing. "You are a worthy fighter and deserve to train the land troop."
"Thank you." She said balling up one fist and wrapping the other around it, she bowed to. "You to are a worthy opinionate, I'm sorry I had to use such a tactic as faking injury but I'm still not well from my drift at sea."
"Oh yes, I should have seen it coming." He looked down at the stone where Des's elbow had hit it; there was a decent sized crack in it. He felt his jaw thoughtfully. "Good thing I moved out of the way in time."
Des blushed as she followed his gaze to the stone. "Yes, well-er-I forget my training sometimes."
"So do we all, sometimes."
The Mayor Ahemed, "So Desdemona now that you have proved yourself, would you train our army?"
Des looked up and saluted, "It would be my honor mon capitan." She said inclining a little to french, it was all she knew but she felt like acting fancy. "I would however ask how much time I have to recover and train some others who will certainly help me train the recruits."
"We can spare you three weeks. We can give you no more time than that."
"Thank you sir." And with that the council was dismissed.
**Back at Zippo's**
"You were magnificent Des." Zippo said bustling about the kitchen.
"Thank you Zip." She said taking a sip of the tea he had set in front of her. "zippo I was wondering something."
"Yes?"
She set the mug down. "Will you be one of the instructors?"
"What? Me! You must have made a mistake, I'm a librarian not a fighter!" Zippo was shocked that she could even suggest such a thing.
"On the contrary the body and mind are intimately connected. Your physical just hasn't quite caught up with your mental."She said pocking him in the stomach. "But your reflexes are exceptional.
"Your mistaken I still can't beat Karl at ping-pong." Zippo pointed out.
"Ergh! You are stubborn! Here I'll prove it." She picked up the saucer and threw it Frisbee style at Zippo's middle, he side stepped it and caught it midair.
"You could have broken that! Hey, wait I just caught that didn't I?" Zippo started in blind astonishment at the saucer as he turned it over in his hand. "But how can I become an instructor?"
"It quite simple I'll train you. I need the Saurions to fight along side the humans, they have a natural fighting instinct. But the need better reflexes to watch out for the humans and not accidentally hurt them while fighting. Do you understand?"
"Yes I do. Desdemona it would be an honor to be one of your instructors." Zippo said bowing (to the best of his ability) formally.
Des clapped her hands together, "Wonderful! You'll do perfect! We can start as soon as you're ready!" She hugged Zippo's long neck.
Zippo was flabbergasted (A/N: I couldn't think of a better word! Sorry to all the fans, who think it's a shirty word.) no one had ever hugged him before, he ummed and erred, and then settled on patting her on the back. "Um, I'm ready as soon as you're healed."
"Good we will start in the morning. I need to get David, Karl, and Marion also they'll will defiantly be instructors." She released Zippo's neck and went off to bed.
After she had left Zippo set down in his favorite chair, and put one hand to his forehead. "What have I gotten my self into this time?" He glanced down at the scars on his tail from his former exploits.
A/N: Hey ya'll, and now to the question of the week. No there will be no Des/Zippo slashing! Ew, I can't even imagine writing that! Some people are a bit of their rockers. And to all those who watch the new series premier last Thursday.....THEY CHANGED HIS VOICE!!!!! ITS AWFUL NOW! GRRR, IF I DIDN'T LIKE THE STORY LINE SO MUCH I'D STOP WATCHING!! AND THEY REPLACED DAVID AND KARL! THE NERVE!! AARRGGGHHHH!!! Whew, glad I got that off of my chest, any way R&R...or else.
Disclaimer: Eureka! I've found the secret of youth.it's deely-boppers.
A/N: I'm so excited about the series that's coming out, I loved the mini series, except for the chick who played Marion, I don't thing she put much 'life' into the character.
Chapter three, The meeting, and the first instructor.
Zippo and Desdemona made their way across Waterfall city, all the while Zippo was buzzing about the history and the different places, as they past the Great Library Zippo practically exploded. Des assured him that she would learn their language as soon as she could so she could begin combing the library's archives. She also said that she was sure that Zippo would make a fine teacher, Zippo puffed out his chest in pride, 'Well I don't know about that, but you seem like a quick learner.'
They finally reached the council hall, but Des had to stop and look at it before she'd go in. "It's really beautiful, I'd say renaissance style."
"What?" Zippo asked opening the door.
"A point in our history, I'll tell you all about it soon." Des stepped through the door, and felt like she had been pitched back in time, powdered wigs every where, she had to stop her self from laughing. Everyone stood as She and Zippo came down the isle. The mayor stood up. The Saurions clapped to the best of their abilities.
"Ah, this then is the prized fighter of the Other Land? (A/N: Other Land is what I have decided to call our world.)
Des scanned the crowed and sure enough saw David and Karl sitting in the front row. Karl smiled and winked and David shrugged and blew out his cheeks in exasperation. Karl was indeed developing a shiner on his eye.
"Er-I guess so." Des said walking beside Zippo to stand under the ship's prow. "Desdemona Battle, at your serves." She bowed.
"Well I'm sure Zippo has informed you of the ways of Dinotopia?"
"Yes sir."
"Good then, on to business, we need to build an army to defend our city from the Raptors. We wish to commission you to train them." The mayor extended his arm. "Do you accept?" "Wait lord mayor." Called a deep male voice, a man stepped out. "How can we trust this girl's unknown skills?"
The mayor turned to face him. "Ah, Unu good to see you. Do you wish to challenge the girls skills?"
"Yes lord Mayor."
"Then so be it. Desdemona, you will prove your skills by facing our general of our Skybax forces Unu."
Des looked totally confused. Zippo stood up, "Lord Mayor, I don't think that Des is in any condition to fight."
"I'll be fine Zip don't make a fuss." Des walked, or rather limped foreword to stand face to face with the opposing man. "I can take care of myself. Are we going to spare here?"
"If you wish."
"Ok."
"First pin?"
Unu nodded and took up his battle stance, which looked like a cung-fu version of boxing.
"Then let us begin." Des took her traditional karate stance, and waited for an attack. Unu unfortunately, seemed to have the same strategy as her, so Des decided to move in first, she jumped in for a flying kick, Unu knocked her kick aside and gave her a solid punch to her gut. Des grunted and spun around gasping for breath, and assumed a defensive stance by crossing her arms in an X, Unu was too strong for her to fight with strength alone, she had think of a strategy. She thought of one, though she didn't like using it, but as Zippo had said, she was in no condition to fight-well fight well at least. She let out what to some would seem like a cry of pain and went down to one knee. Karl started to step foreword, but Des winked at him, he sat back down and smiled. She feigned a wince, closed her eyes and bowed her head, and listened, predictably she herd the general's foot steps come towards her, when he was right in front of her, she looked up and smiled brightly at Unu, "Fooled you." She teased and before he could react she gave him a wicked upper cut to his jaw. The man flew backward and landed on his back. Des leaped forward and was about to do a diving elbow to his stomach, but he saw it and rolled out of the way at the last minute. The area where her elbow hit the stone cracked in several places. Unu tried to get up but found that the girl was sitting on his stomach with her forearm on his neck. "Pinned!" She called up toward the Mayor, she got up brushed her self off and helped the general up.
"I submit," He began bowing. "You are a worthy fighter and deserve to train the land troop."
"Thank you." She said balling up one fist and wrapping the other around it, she bowed to. "You to are a worthy opinionate, I'm sorry I had to use such a tactic as faking injury but I'm still not well from my drift at sea."
"Oh yes, I should have seen it coming." He looked down at the stone where Des's elbow had hit it; there was a decent sized crack in it. He felt his jaw thoughtfully. "Good thing I moved out of the way in time."
Des blushed as she followed his gaze to the stone. "Yes, well-er-I forget my training sometimes."
"So do we all, sometimes."
The Mayor Ahemed, "So Desdemona now that you have proved yourself, would you train our army?"
Des looked up and saluted, "It would be my honor mon capitan." She said inclining a little to french, it was all she knew but she felt like acting fancy. "I would however ask how much time I have to recover and train some others who will certainly help me train the recruits."
"We can spare you three weeks. We can give you no more time than that."
"Thank you sir." And with that the council was dismissed.
**Back at Zippo's**
"You were magnificent Des." Zippo said bustling about the kitchen.
"Thank you Zip." She said taking a sip of the tea he had set in front of her. "zippo I was wondering something."
"Yes?"
She set the mug down. "Will you be one of the instructors?"
"What? Me! You must have made a mistake, I'm a librarian not a fighter!" Zippo was shocked that she could even suggest such a thing.
"On the contrary the body and mind are intimately connected. Your physical just hasn't quite caught up with your mental."She said pocking him in the stomach. "But your reflexes are exceptional.
"Your mistaken I still can't beat Karl at ping-pong." Zippo pointed out.
"Ergh! You are stubborn! Here I'll prove it." She picked up the saucer and threw it Frisbee style at Zippo's middle, he side stepped it and caught it midair.
"You could have broken that! Hey, wait I just caught that didn't I?" Zippo started in blind astonishment at the saucer as he turned it over in his hand. "But how can I become an instructor?"
"It quite simple I'll train you. I need the Saurions to fight along side the humans, they have a natural fighting instinct. But the need better reflexes to watch out for the humans and not accidentally hurt them while fighting. Do you understand?"
"Yes I do. Desdemona it would be an honor to be one of your instructors." Zippo said bowing (to the best of his ability) formally.
Des clapped her hands together, "Wonderful! You'll do perfect! We can start as soon as you're ready!" She hugged Zippo's long neck.
Zippo was flabbergasted (A/N: I couldn't think of a better word! Sorry to all the fans, who think it's a shirty word.) no one had ever hugged him before, he ummed and erred, and then settled on patting her on the back. "Um, I'm ready as soon as you're healed."
"Good we will start in the morning. I need to get David, Karl, and Marion also they'll will defiantly be instructors." She released Zippo's neck and went off to bed.
After she had left Zippo set down in his favorite chair, and put one hand to his forehead. "What have I gotten my self into this time?" He glanced down at the scars on his tail from his former exploits.
A/N: Hey ya'll, and now to the question of the week. No there will be no Des/Zippo slashing! Ew, I can't even imagine writing that! Some people are a bit of their rockers. And to all those who watch the new series premier last Thursday.....THEY CHANGED HIS VOICE!!!!! ITS AWFUL NOW! GRRR, IF I DIDN'T LIKE THE STORY LINE SO MUCH I'D STOP WATCHING!! AND THEY REPLACED DAVID AND KARL! THE NERVE!! AARRGGGHHHH!!! Whew, glad I got that off of my chest, any way R&R...or else.