Chapter 8:Maximum Velocity
*We return to our planet @ a late hour. The distant foreign sun is just setting in the sky*
"Sir. prepare the engines for re-entry!" i said as i looked out upon the planet.
"Yes! Master! Preparing engines for re-entry!"
"Good."
As i look out at my marked planet i begin to take in a beauty in wich it is said to only be in the 'eye of the beholder.' Wait. Now where'd i get that from? Probably from sir...But as I stand in my little voot crusier looking out at my doomed planet, I realize how lovely it is. With its mountains of junk sticking from its dusty surface, it's deep,dark holes in wich you could easily fall into and never be seen again, littering the surface and dusted in a dull red glow, the planet was absolutley breathtaking. I sighed as I stood looking at the approaching planet of beauty. Why wasn't it called the "Planet of All the Beautiful Junk and Black Holes"?
"Re-entry in 5" sir said
i didn't hear because I was swept into the mystical and breathtaking scene.
"2.."
The voot started to tremble as we entered into the atmospehere. Still, i was entranced.
"1..."
The tremble turned into a shaking and then a huge rumbling and then it started to pitch and rock, throwing me out of my trance and into my seat of my voot along with reality. I clutchd the seat and held on with one hand while trying to find my seat belt with the other. The voot shook violently as I squeezed my eyes shut and clasped on my safety stap and hung on. Soon we entered the atmosphere and the pitching and rocking stopped and dulled to a gental sway. I sighed a sigh of relief and gained my bearings just as we landed in the now milky haze of twilight.
"Touchdown on the open field!" Sir said
"Where'd you get that one?"
"i think i heard it in my head one night...it sounded kinda kewl, ya know, so i said it. It was kewl, right?"
"yea...supurb. now let's go and check our grounds, get some rest, and then tomorrow we can go about Rye-Proofing our planet. What about that sir?"
"that sounds great! er...i mean...YES MASTER!"
"he he he...no need sir...look at the beautiful end of the day sun sir...let's relax!"
"okie dokies!"
Sir and I hop out of the voot and stare at the sun for a moment as it dies into the misty twilight of the three visible moons circling the planet. As we head towards our house, i freeze and turn to my right towards moving shadows. I reach my hand to my side to feel for my mini laser while the shadows pause, recede, then comeback. They twist and turn in the night mist, as if they are coming slowly towards me and sir.
"Armor mode sir...i think we have visitors..."
A little twitching noise and sir is armored down. suddenly i whirl around to see more moving shadows on my other sides. I'm surrounded by moving shadows!!! [pic]but that's nothing! I can take 'em! I took on Rye...and look where she is now! ok, well, i took her on..but i guess i have to give some credit to sir, ne way, he did, after all, push her into the portal...
Then, a scattered bunch of aliens emerge from the shadows. They are all different types, but all have one thing in common. Sharp teeth. I can see two horrible rat people, a couple algie eaters, and a few others i cannot place a finger on. They must all be exiles because they look to frightning to be just 'let go' of. They must have done something very very evil...and if they can do that then imagine what they could do to me...and then...WHY AM I THINKING THIS???I AM AN INKAN INVADER! I DON'T SCARE EASILY! ESPECIALLY BY EXILES!
They grin and lick their lips and teeth. i narrow my eyes and glare at them. They glare back through tiny eyes, big eyes, and thin eyes. The larger of the group steps forward and hisses before speaking;
"youssss on our landsssss...." it hisses
"YOUR lands? YOUR lands? I see your name no where? where do you get off thinking that it's your lands?"
"It'sssss my landsssss...yousss not undersssstanding me..."
"I understand you fine, it's you who don't understand me!"
"Nossss...Youss don't undersstand me. I give youssss an hour to pack up and get outssss....got itsss?"
"I aint goin nowhere. I give YOU an hour to pak and get out before i take you out!"
"That a threat? eh? ssss...."
I grin wickedly, i have learned to love the sport of bluffing. But, have i gone too far? NOPE! he he he...let's see where this heads...
"Bring it on..." i whisper as he pulls back and then lunges towards me.
I jump to the side as he slashes an angry paw down at me. I bounce off his head as he crashes down, hissing. I grin and land on my feet. I'm doin good! yay! lets see if i can keep this up now...
He lunges towards me again, snapping, and i jump to the side.
"Now, that's enough, you're standing in my way of bringing doom to this planet. let's finish this buddy..."
I grab my laser and fire at him. It lights up the air and the other creatures scatter wildely. They are cringing against the light. LIGHT! of course!
"sir! lights to the max!"
Sir salutes and clicks into light mode. A faint glow starts from his eyes, then starts to emit from his body. The light shines out and cuts through the mist and the shadows. The creature that was lieing on the ground hisses and sheilds his eyes. He leaps up and scurries towards the shadows. His last hiss hangs in the air as he dissapears into the night.
"THEROESSSS ISSSN'T DONE WITH YOUSSSS...."
I stand bravely as he scurries off into the night. Ha! so my bluff turned out alright...now to relax. I congradulate my sir and tell him he can stop with the light show now,and then we went inside for a night's rest.
*We return to our planet @ a late hour. The distant foreign sun is just setting in the sky*
"Sir. prepare the engines for re-entry!" i said as i looked out upon the planet.
"Yes! Master! Preparing engines for re-entry!"
"Good."
As i look out at my marked planet i begin to take in a beauty in wich it is said to only be in the 'eye of the beholder.' Wait. Now where'd i get that from? Probably from sir...But as I stand in my little voot crusier looking out at my doomed planet, I realize how lovely it is. With its mountains of junk sticking from its dusty surface, it's deep,dark holes in wich you could easily fall into and never be seen again, littering the surface and dusted in a dull red glow, the planet was absolutley breathtaking. I sighed as I stood looking at the approaching planet of beauty. Why wasn't it called the "Planet of All the Beautiful Junk and Black Holes"?
"Re-entry in 5" sir said
i didn't hear because I was swept into the mystical and breathtaking scene.
"2.."
The voot started to tremble as we entered into the atmospehere. Still, i was entranced.
"1..."
The tremble turned into a shaking and then a huge rumbling and then it started to pitch and rock, throwing me out of my trance and into my seat of my voot along with reality. I clutchd the seat and held on with one hand while trying to find my seat belt with the other. The voot shook violently as I squeezed my eyes shut and clasped on my safety stap and hung on. Soon we entered the atmosphere and the pitching and rocking stopped and dulled to a gental sway. I sighed a sigh of relief and gained my bearings just as we landed in the now milky haze of twilight.
"Touchdown on the open field!" Sir said
"Where'd you get that one?"
"i think i heard it in my head one night...it sounded kinda kewl, ya know, so i said it. It was kewl, right?"
"yea...supurb. now let's go and check our grounds, get some rest, and then tomorrow we can go about Rye-Proofing our planet. What about that sir?"
"that sounds great! er...i mean...YES MASTER!"
"he he he...no need sir...look at the beautiful end of the day sun sir...let's relax!"
"okie dokies!"
Sir and I hop out of the voot and stare at the sun for a moment as it dies into the misty twilight of the three visible moons circling the planet. As we head towards our house, i freeze and turn to my right towards moving shadows. I reach my hand to my side to feel for my mini laser while the shadows pause, recede, then comeback. They twist and turn in the night mist, as if they are coming slowly towards me and sir.
"Armor mode sir...i think we have visitors..."
A little twitching noise and sir is armored down. suddenly i whirl around to see more moving shadows on my other sides. I'm surrounded by moving shadows!!! [pic]but that's nothing! I can take 'em! I took on Rye...and look where she is now! ok, well, i took her on..but i guess i have to give some credit to sir, ne way, he did, after all, push her into the portal...
Then, a scattered bunch of aliens emerge from the shadows. They are all different types, but all have one thing in common. Sharp teeth. I can see two horrible rat people, a couple algie eaters, and a few others i cannot place a finger on. They must all be exiles because they look to frightning to be just 'let go' of. They must have done something very very evil...and if they can do that then imagine what they could do to me...and then...WHY AM I THINKING THIS???I AM AN INKAN INVADER! I DON'T SCARE EASILY! ESPECIALLY BY EXILES!
They grin and lick their lips and teeth. i narrow my eyes and glare at them. They glare back through tiny eyes, big eyes, and thin eyes. The larger of the group steps forward and hisses before speaking;
"youssss on our landsssss...." it hisses
"YOUR lands? YOUR lands? I see your name no where? where do you get off thinking that it's your lands?"
"It'sssss my landsssss...yousss not undersssstanding me..."
"I understand you fine, it's you who don't understand me!"
"Nossss...Youss don't undersstand me. I give youssss an hour to pack up and get outssss....got itsss?"
"I aint goin nowhere. I give YOU an hour to pak and get out before i take you out!"
"That a threat? eh? ssss...."
I grin wickedly, i have learned to love the sport of bluffing. But, have i gone too far? NOPE! he he he...let's see where this heads...
"Bring it on..." i whisper as he pulls back and then lunges towards me.
I jump to the side as he slashes an angry paw down at me. I bounce off his head as he crashes down, hissing. I grin and land on my feet. I'm doin good! yay! lets see if i can keep this up now...
He lunges towards me again, snapping, and i jump to the side.
"Now, that's enough, you're standing in my way of bringing doom to this planet. let's finish this buddy..."
I grab my laser and fire at him. It lights up the air and the other creatures scatter wildely. They are cringing against the light. LIGHT! of course!
"sir! lights to the max!"
Sir salutes and clicks into light mode. A faint glow starts from his eyes, then starts to emit from his body. The light shines out and cuts through the mist and the shadows. The creature that was lieing on the ground hisses and sheilds his eyes. He leaps up and scurries towards the shadows. His last hiss hangs in the air as he dissapears into the night.
"THEROESSSS ISSSN'T DONE WITH YOUSSSS...."
I stand bravely as he scurries off into the night. Ha! so my bluff turned out alright...now to relax. I congradulate my sir and tell him he can stop with the light show now,and then we went inside for a night's rest.