Chapter 5
So with Star gone from the three Java was in line for a promotion, unfortunatly so was Kiki. Through the rumors in the tribe Java learnt that she and Kiki were the two main contenders. She had also learnt that Kiki could be loosley described as Vics girl, though he didnt seem to want adeep and meaningful relationship with her, only to sleep with her. But however casual it was Java saw Kiki as a threat, any connection whatsoever made her a threat, so Java set out to get rid of Kiki.
One evening as she was returning to her room with several of the people who worked under her she set her plan in motion.
As she opened her door she tuned away and called
"Tempy" as if she were about to say something but in reality she was avioding the laser shot from the zapper she had set up to fire when the door was opened. As the shot flew past her she flung herself against the wall beside her door her face in shock and watched as the others along the hallway did the same.
"Someone's in my room" she shouted down the corridor making sure she sounded shocked. Hearing her several Technos ran up the corridor and flattened themselves against the wall on both sides of the doorway. Java turned to Sky, who was standing next to her and said "They shot at me when I opened the door. If I hadn't tried to talk to Tempy..." she let her voice trail off for effect. They seemed to be buying it hook, line and sinker. Tempy put his arm around the other side of the door frame and emptied his gun into the room. A silence followed the sudden sound, Java was the first to poke her head cautiously around the door frame.
"Theres no one there!" she said in faked suprise and relief.
Walking in followed by the other Technos she pretended to spot the rough arrangement of strings which were strung across her room and connected to the zapper. Pointing them out to the others Java sat on the bed as if in shock whilst they crowded around the strings examining them. Suddenly one of the Technos held up the long hair belonging to Kiki which Java had planted in the mechanism, she had to struggle to keep her face shocked, they couldn't make it easier could they?
"But who?" she said staring round wide eyed "Who would want to kill me?"
"Kiki!" Sky suddenly said
The rest of the Technos burst into conversation, of course, it made sense, Kiki wanted the job on the council, she was one of the only members of the tribe with long dark hair, it all fitted. There was a general movement to the command center, Java was carried with the crowd, it was all going better than she ever expected.
When they reached the command center Kiki was working at a computer, Java's crowd hauled her out of her chiar and turned the very shocked and confused girl to face Java. Java played her part to the full
"You bi!ch" she screamed at Kiki, beginning to cry for effect "Why?" she screamed at the bemused looking girl
"What?" Kiki asked puzzled and scared by the large crowd and Java's loud acusations which she didnt know anything about
"You tried to kill me!" Java yelled at her, the last part of her scentence echoing sharply through a thick silence that descended as Ram walked up to the two girls.
"What is going on?" he asked pointedly looking from the shocked Kiki to the tearful Java.
Sky piped up from behind Java
"Kiki tried to kill Java!"
"Is this true?" Ram demanded to Kiki
"No" she sounding shocked "I would never...I mean"
"You did it" Java yelled at her "All of these saw your little trap" Shouts of agreement came from the crowd behind her. Some held out the hair they had found to Ram explaining where they had found it.
"Is this yours" he demanded to the scared girl. Kiki shrank back from him
"It could be" she conceeded stammering slightly
Ram stepped back out of the crowd and beckonned to Vic
"What do you think?" He asked quielty "She's your girl"
"I think she did it" Vic said sadly
"Expulsion?" asked Ram
"Yeh" said Vic heavily, as if it hurt him. If Java could act then so could he.
Ram stepped forward and the crowd of Technos fell silent.
"For the attempt on the life of Java, a fellow Techno" he declared "Kiki will be expelled from the Technos"
As a general agreement and approval proke out Kiki rushed towards Vic
"Vic, Vic, I didn't do it, you gotta believe me!" she begged him her eyes filled with panic
"How could you?" Vic asked putting on a sad voice "I knew you wanted that place but..." his voice trailed off sadly
"I didnt do it" she sobbed as the Technos grabbed hold of her and began to lead her away. As she reached the door she grabbed hold of it and yelled "Java, you bi!ch, you set me up"
Java didnt try to deny it, just stayed slient as Kiki was dragged off
"I think I'll go to my room" she said making herslf sound slightly shell-shocked, there was a general chorus of sympathy as she left.
As Java walked back don the corridors to her room she heard someone following her, turning she saw Vic. When he saw he had her attention he began to clap
"That deserved an oscar" he siad approvingly
"Pardon!?" said Java, for once speechless
"Brilliant" said Vic approvingly "The set up, the acting - but the tears may have overdone it slightly"
"You knew?" Java demanded, she thought everyone had been fooled.
"My thanks" Vic said "She was getting boring, and don't worry, I wont tell" Java stood speechless, it seemed there might actually be someone as cold and manipulative as her. Whether that was a good thing or not remained to be seen but she didnt think it was.
So with Star gone from the three Java was in line for a promotion, unfortunatly so was Kiki. Through the rumors in the tribe Java learnt that she and Kiki were the two main contenders. She had also learnt that Kiki could be loosley described as Vics girl, though he didnt seem to want adeep and meaningful relationship with her, only to sleep with her. But however casual it was Java saw Kiki as a threat, any connection whatsoever made her a threat, so Java set out to get rid of Kiki.
One evening as she was returning to her room with several of the people who worked under her she set her plan in motion.
As she opened her door she tuned away and called
"Tempy" as if she were about to say something but in reality she was avioding the laser shot from the zapper she had set up to fire when the door was opened. As the shot flew past her she flung herself against the wall beside her door her face in shock and watched as the others along the hallway did the same.
"Someone's in my room" she shouted down the corridor making sure she sounded shocked. Hearing her several Technos ran up the corridor and flattened themselves against the wall on both sides of the doorway. Java turned to Sky, who was standing next to her and said "They shot at me when I opened the door. If I hadn't tried to talk to Tempy..." she let her voice trail off for effect. They seemed to be buying it hook, line and sinker. Tempy put his arm around the other side of the door frame and emptied his gun into the room. A silence followed the sudden sound, Java was the first to poke her head cautiously around the door frame.
"Theres no one there!" she said in faked suprise and relief.
Walking in followed by the other Technos she pretended to spot the rough arrangement of strings which were strung across her room and connected to the zapper. Pointing them out to the others Java sat on the bed as if in shock whilst they crowded around the strings examining them. Suddenly one of the Technos held up the long hair belonging to Kiki which Java had planted in the mechanism, she had to struggle to keep her face shocked, they couldn't make it easier could they?
"But who?" she said staring round wide eyed "Who would want to kill me?"
"Kiki!" Sky suddenly said
The rest of the Technos burst into conversation, of course, it made sense, Kiki wanted the job on the council, she was one of the only members of the tribe with long dark hair, it all fitted. There was a general movement to the command center, Java was carried with the crowd, it was all going better than she ever expected.
When they reached the command center Kiki was working at a computer, Java's crowd hauled her out of her chiar and turned the very shocked and confused girl to face Java. Java played her part to the full
"You bi!ch" she screamed at Kiki, beginning to cry for effect "Why?" she screamed at the bemused looking girl
"What?" Kiki asked puzzled and scared by the large crowd and Java's loud acusations which she didnt know anything about
"You tried to kill me!" Java yelled at her, the last part of her scentence echoing sharply through a thick silence that descended as Ram walked up to the two girls.
"What is going on?" he asked pointedly looking from the shocked Kiki to the tearful Java.
Sky piped up from behind Java
"Kiki tried to kill Java!"
"Is this true?" Ram demanded to Kiki
"No" she sounding shocked "I would never...I mean"
"You did it" Java yelled at her "All of these saw your little trap" Shouts of agreement came from the crowd behind her. Some held out the hair they had found to Ram explaining where they had found it.
"Is this yours" he demanded to the scared girl. Kiki shrank back from him
"It could be" she conceeded stammering slightly
Ram stepped back out of the crowd and beckonned to Vic
"What do you think?" He asked quielty "She's your girl"
"I think she did it" Vic said sadly
"Expulsion?" asked Ram
"Yeh" said Vic heavily, as if it hurt him. If Java could act then so could he.
Ram stepped forward and the crowd of Technos fell silent.
"For the attempt on the life of Java, a fellow Techno" he declared "Kiki will be expelled from the Technos"
As a general agreement and approval proke out Kiki rushed towards Vic
"Vic, Vic, I didn't do it, you gotta believe me!" she begged him her eyes filled with panic
"How could you?" Vic asked putting on a sad voice "I knew you wanted that place but..." his voice trailed off sadly
"I didnt do it" she sobbed as the Technos grabbed hold of her and began to lead her away. As she reached the door she grabbed hold of it and yelled "Java, you bi!ch, you set me up"
Java didnt try to deny it, just stayed slient as Kiki was dragged off
"I think I'll go to my room" she said making herslf sound slightly shell-shocked, there was a general chorus of sympathy as she left.
As Java walked back don the corridors to her room she heard someone following her, turning she saw Vic. When he saw he had her attention he began to clap
"That deserved an oscar" he siad approvingly
"Pardon!?" said Java, for once speechless
"Brilliant" said Vic approvingly "The set up, the acting - but the tears may have overdone it slightly"
"You knew?" Java demanded, she thought everyone had been fooled.
"My thanks" Vic said "She was getting boring, and don't worry, I wont tell" Java stood speechless, it seemed there might actually be someone as cold and manipulative as her. Whether that was a good thing or not remained to be seen but she didnt think it was.