Miles
Since I was in New Orleans for a week (I forgot that I HATED New Orleans), I got really bad fanfic withdrawl. So, onward onto the breach go Meanies! (That's a Beatles "Yellow Submarine" quote. Gotta find that movie, I love that movie....)
Location: Zapz Arcade Time: 12: 14 a.m. Situation: Potentially dangerous.
"Now, Cedric," Lilly spoke with nothing but authority. "As soon as I tell you to let go, run to the wall as fast as you can, understand?"
"Uh huh," Cedric kept a loose grip on Miles' tail. Lilly and Ced stood in the middle of the room, while everyone else (Muldoon, the kids, and the Martians) stood against a far wall. Annabelle had accepted her fate as a rescued hostage and behaved well. Zazi, however, kicked and punched and squealed for her mother, trying to hit everything within arm's reach. 2-T was the only one within arm's reach, so she pounded on him repeatedly.
"Is he really as dangerous as he sounds?" Muldoon asked, scratching his head. "He doesn't look too dangerous-"
"He is, Mr. Muldoon," Lilly interrupted. "Even moreso. You don't kill over 3,000 people and not the reputation 'dangerous'. Now, Cedric, are you ready?"
"Just give'im back!" Zazi screamed. "He's good!"
"ONE!" Lilly shouted over Zazi. "TWO!"
"Oh boy..." Angela ducked behind Muldoon.
"THREE!"
As soon as Cedric released his grip, Miles started to balloon out! His head and body grew tremendously large as wide, like a tree trunk! His body length expanded swiftly, filling up the entire room, weaving in between games and sofas and pianos. Before long, his twisting, turning body was truly a mile long, squished loosely into the small space. Hs legs were much longer, and they looked like they could hold his body weight now (the resembled hawk's legs). His head was the size of an SUV, and his horns were at least as long as Muldoon was tall. Lilly kept a tight hold on these horns. A long stripe of green fur ran down his spine and into his tail; his fur and tail moved as if it was underwater. Slowly undulating up and down in a perfect wave pattern.
"Oooooooo," Cedric said in awe.
"It's pretty," Do-Wah smiled.
"Eh, it's okay," said Mike, who didn't much of an eye for dragons.
"How could something so beautiful be evil?" Muldoon held his hands together.
"He's not evil, now lemme see 'im!" Zazi tugged away at 2-T's arm, trying to escape his strong Martian grip.
Miles started to stir, blinking his eyes and ruffling his fur. His eyes happened upon Lilly's face.
"Hello, Miles," she coldly stated.
"ZZZAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAR!" Miles roared shrilly and started thrashing around, trying to escape Lilly's grasp.
BASH! His tail broke through a window!
CRASH! He crushed an unlucky arcade game!
SLAM! His barely missed squishing the humans and Martians! They screamed in shock.
"I don't think I like him anymore!" Do-Wah yelped, ducking his head.
Miles kept throwing himself around the room, knocking down everything like got in his way. Lilly stil wouldn't let go of his horns, but she was having a hard time keeping her feet on the ground.
Miles pounded the Doomrace 2000, and it sent an electric shock through his body. Miles roared in pain, and Zazi had had enough.
"LEAVE'IM ALONE! YOU'RE HURTING HIM!" Zazi finally snapped her arms out of 2-T's hand and ran to Miles. One of his feet went zoomed down to smash something-
He stopped. Zazi had gotten underfoot, so he immediately froze. Lilly could see with her strong vision that Miles' claws didn't even touch her ponytail. Miles scooped Zazi into his arms and held her like a baby.
"I'm expecting you to cooperate now," Lilly scolded.
Miles nodded. "I will not hurt any of you. Annabelle!"
Annabelle scampered to Miles' side, joining Zazi in his claws.
"It's alright now, I don't think he's gonna hurt anyone (surprisingly)," Lilly amazed herself. "Come closer if you want."
Everyone stepped away from the wall, watching Miles very carefully.
"Well?" Lilly tapped her foot. "Explanations. How did you manage to escape from the Bathhouse?"
"I did not escape. I am on probation," Miles snapped. "Released on good behavior."
"I doubt that," Angela whispered to herself.
"QUIET!"
"MILES! Behave!"
Miles shifted his weight uneasily. "Habit. I am on probation. These two girls are my lower beings."
"Then how come I haven't noticed you before now?" Lilly asked, thinking she had him cornered.
She didn't.
"I was treated very cruelly at the Bathhouse. Almost to the point of death. I had no strength to do any higher favors for these girls as you might do with your lower beings."
"Is that why you were a stuffed animal?" Cedric asked a very smart question.
"Precisely." Miles adjusted the girls so that they sat more comfortably in his scaly claws. "Slowly gaining back my strength, little by little..."
"Hey wait!" B-Bop yelled. "The girls just found you yesterday!"
"Yeah!" Lilly smirked. "Explain that!"
"He told us to keep him a secret!" Zazi argued.
"It's true!" Annabelle spoke in a normal voice.
"Hush, girls," Miles spoke to them softly, stroking their hair with another set of arms. "I told them to keep me in the theatre until I was strong enough to travel. It took a long time. The rats in that theatere were very skinny."
Cedric felt his stomach turn, and he shut his mouth tightly.
"Wait, it's against Higher Being law to remain in a body other than your own for over 3 Juptarian hours!"
"Under your own influence, it is," Miles lifted one finger of his main legs (the very first two). "I let myself fall into my inanimate state by an outside influence."
"Meaning....?" Mike scratched his head.
"The touch of a human hand on my body turns me into my plush toy state. My horns and hands are immune to that rule, which allowed Zazi and Annabelle to ride on my back or in my arms. I was given that impowerment by request; it should have been worn off by now. You can touch me now and nothing would happen."
"Okay..." Lilly looked off to the side, trying to think of another question. She thought to herself
"Where were you taking them, this time of night?" Lilly thought she finally had him.
She didn't.
"I was taking them to the Trollan homeworld," Miles answered quickly. "I thought they would love it there; walking on clouds, speaking with the trees, eating the food without getting sick."
"I'm allergic to a lot of stuff," Annabelle whispered.
"Oh," Lilly looked away. Her face was a bright pink; she'd been proven wrong. "Um..."
"Sounds like he's good to me," 2-T announced his opinion while shrugging his shoulders.
"He was a criminal!" Lilly shouted.
"He's changed!" Zazi yelled, then yawned. "He's not like he used to be."
"You told them about all the murders?" Lilly was agast.
"I told them no lies, and I kept nothing from them. I have told you enough, I believe, to claim my innocence. Now, if you please, I believe that the girls are very tired."
"We'll take you to the roof!" B-Bop happily offered. "Follow us!"
**
"I must say, I am very thankful that you decided to talk things through," Miles nodded to the Martians. He hung over the side of the roof of Zapz by his sixth pair of feet, ready to take off. The Martians stood to his side, the humans waiting behind them. Lilly had disappeared. Muldoon was a bit farther back, twiddling his fingers and avoiding eye contact with Miles.
"You're welcome. Come back and visit whenever you want!" B-Bop smiled warmly.
"I will be sure to plan a visit in the near future. Girls, what do you say?"
"Thank you, Mr. Martians!" Zazi and Annabelle laughed girlishly from Miles' back.
Miles crawled back slightly and spoke to Mike. "Sorry about chasing you. I was a little out of control; the full moon effects me in ways I don't quite understand."
"It's okay," Mike lied. He was still very jittery about that whole incident.
"Good boy!" Miles patted Mike on the head and moved over to Muldoon. "Sorry about the attack. The pat on the head was a very painful burning sensation. I reacted on impulse."
"Edea, udea, alright." Muldoon stuttered.
"Thank you." Miles slithered back to the rooftop. "I shall see you later-"
"WAIT!"
Miles turned around to see Muldoon running up to him. "Can I pet you now?"
Everyone laughed.
"Of course," Miles giggled. He lowered his head, and let Muldoon affectionately fondle his horns.
"Good bye." Miles jumped off of the roof and into the sky, moving through the air like an eel would move through water.
As Miles flew away, Muldoon felt a sudden urge to be poetic. "Ah, nothing is as beautiful as something that flies, for it is the ultimate symbol of freedom-"
And Muldoon passed out from the Memory erase crystal placed under his chin.
"Really hate to do that to ya, Muldoon," B-Bop apologized. "But we gotta keep our cover."
"Mommy!" Muldoon whimpered in his slumber. "Mommy! That eagle saved my life! Eeeghuuuu...."
**
"Miles was nice!" Angela giggled.
"I'd like to get to know him," Cedric looked out the window. "I wonder where he is?"
"Hey, B-Bop," 2-T whispered. "Check out Lilly. She's maaaad."
Lilly stood in the corner, the fur on her tail ruffled and her face bright red. She stared determinedly at the floor. "Mad? I'm not mad... my stomache hurts."
"Yeah, right," 2-T laughed aloud.
"Hey, go easy on 'er," B-Bop walked off to join Lilly, leaving 2-T a little confused.
"You okay, Lil?" B-Bop spoke to her as he sat down by her side.
"Imfine."
"What?"
"I'm fine."
B-Bop patted her arm. "Look, so you were wrong, big deal! We'll all wrong once in a while!"
"I'm a Higher Being."
"So? I get stuff wrong sometimes-"
"A LOT!"
"2-T, I'm tryin' to talk to Lilly!"
"HA ha Ha!"
"Ugh. Anyway, Lil, you can't let it get to ya!"
"He's a convicted criminal."
"He was a convicted criminal. He's changed! He's learned his lesson! Let it be! Teeosi maro!"
Lilly held back a smile. "Teeosi maro" was "Forget it" in Martian. "Cute."
"I try."
"You're not tryin' hard enough!"
B-Bop jumped to his feet. "WOULD YA SHUT UP, 2-T?!"
"Make me!" 2-T yelled back.
"Get 'em, B-Bop!" Mike cheered.
"Run for your life, 2-T!" Angela shouted back.
Lilly sighed as B-Bop battle charged straight as 2-T's gut. "Lower beings. Idiots, but cute. Kinda like dogs."
DONE!
Since I was in New Orleans for a week (I forgot that I HATED New Orleans), I got really bad fanfic withdrawl. So, onward onto the breach go Meanies! (That's a Beatles "Yellow Submarine" quote. Gotta find that movie, I love that movie....)
Location: Zapz Arcade Time: 12: 14 a.m. Situation: Potentially dangerous.
"Now, Cedric," Lilly spoke with nothing but authority. "As soon as I tell you to let go, run to the wall as fast as you can, understand?"
"Uh huh," Cedric kept a loose grip on Miles' tail. Lilly and Ced stood in the middle of the room, while everyone else (Muldoon, the kids, and the Martians) stood against a far wall. Annabelle had accepted her fate as a rescued hostage and behaved well. Zazi, however, kicked and punched and squealed for her mother, trying to hit everything within arm's reach. 2-T was the only one within arm's reach, so she pounded on him repeatedly.
"Is he really as dangerous as he sounds?" Muldoon asked, scratching his head. "He doesn't look too dangerous-"
"He is, Mr. Muldoon," Lilly interrupted. "Even moreso. You don't kill over 3,000 people and not the reputation 'dangerous'. Now, Cedric, are you ready?"
"Just give'im back!" Zazi screamed. "He's good!"
"ONE!" Lilly shouted over Zazi. "TWO!"
"Oh boy..." Angela ducked behind Muldoon.
"THREE!"
As soon as Cedric released his grip, Miles started to balloon out! His head and body grew tremendously large as wide, like a tree trunk! His body length expanded swiftly, filling up the entire room, weaving in between games and sofas and pianos. Before long, his twisting, turning body was truly a mile long, squished loosely into the small space. Hs legs were much longer, and they looked like they could hold his body weight now (the resembled hawk's legs). His head was the size of an SUV, and his horns were at least as long as Muldoon was tall. Lilly kept a tight hold on these horns. A long stripe of green fur ran down his spine and into his tail; his fur and tail moved as if it was underwater. Slowly undulating up and down in a perfect wave pattern.
"Oooooooo," Cedric said in awe.
"It's pretty," Do-Wah smiled.
"Eh, it's okay," said Mike, who didn't much of an eye for dragons.
"How could something so beautiful be evil?" Muldoon held his hands together.
"He's not evil, now lemme see 'im!" Zazi tugged away at 2-T's arm, trying to escape his strong Martian grip.
Miles started to stir, blinking his eyes and ruffling his fur. His eyes happened upon Lilly's face.
"Hello, Miles," she coldly stated.
"ZZZAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAR!" Miles roared shrilly and started thrashing around, trying to escape Lilly's grasp.
BASH! His tail broke through a window!
CRASH! He crushed an unlucky arcade game!
SLAM! His barely missed squishing the humans and Martians! They screamed in shock.
"I don't think I like him anymore!" Do-Wah yelped, ducking his head.
Miles kept throwing himself around the room, knocking down everything like got in his way. Lilly stil wouldn't let go of his horns, but she was having a hard time keeping her feet on the ground.
Miles pounded the Doomrace 2000, and it sent an electric shock through his body. Miles roared in pain, and Zazi had had enough.
"LEAVE'IM ALONE! YOU'RE HURTING HIM!" Zazi finally snapped her arms out of 2-T's hand and ran to Miles. One of his feet went zoomed down to smash something-
He stopped. Zazi had gotten underfoot, so he immediately froze. Lilly could see with her strong vision that Miles' claws didn't even touch her ponytail. Miles scooped Zazi into his arms and held her like a baby.
"I'm expecting you to cooperate now," Lilly scolded.
Miles nodded. "I will not hurt any of you. Annabelle!"
Annabelle scampered to Miles' side, joining Zazi in his claws.
"It's alright now, I don't think he's gonna hurt anyone (surprisingly)," Lilly amazed herself. "Come closer if you want."
Everyone stepped away from the wall, watching Miles very carefully.
"Well?" Lilly tapped her foot. "Explanations. How did you manage to escape from the Bathhouse?"
"I did not escape. I am on probation," Miles snapped. "Released on good behavior."
"I doubt that," Angela whispered to herself.
"QUIET!"
"MILES! Behave!"
Miles shifted his weight uneasily. "Habit. I am on probation. These two girls are my lower beings."
"Then how come I haven't noticed you before now?" Lilly asked, thinking she had him cornered.
She didn't.
"I was treated very cruelly at the Bathhouse. Almost to the point of death. I had no strength to do any higher favors for these girls as you might do with your lower beings."
"Is that why you were a stuffed animal?" Cedric asked a very smart question.
"Precisely." Miles adjusted the girls so that they sat more comfortably in his scaly claws. "Slowly gaining back my strength, little by little..."
"Hey wait!" B-Bop yelled. "The girls just found you yesterday!"
"Yeah!" Lilly smirked. "Explain that!"
"He told us to keep him a secret!" Zazi argued.
"It's true!" Annabelle spoke in a normal voice.
"Hush, girls," Miles spoke to them softly, stroking their hair with another set of arms. "I told them to keep me in the theatre until I was strong enough to travel. It took a long time. The rats in that theatere were very skinny."
Cedric felt his stomach turn, and he shut his mouth tightly.
"Wait, it's against Higher Being law to remain in a body other than your own for over 3 Juptarian hours!"
"Under your own influence, it is," Miles lifted one finger of his main legs (the very first two). "I let myself fall into my inanimate state by an outside influence."
"Meaning....?" Mike scratched his head.
"The touch of a human hand on my body turns me into my plush toy state. My horns and hands are immune to that rule, which allowed Zazi and Annabelle to ride on my back or in my arms. I was given that impowerment by request; it should have been worn off by now. You can touch me now and nothing would happen."
"Okay..." Lilly looked off to the side, trying to think of another question. She thought to herself
"Where were you taking them, this time of night?" Lilly thought she finally had him.
She didn't.
"I was taking them to the Trollan homeworld," Miles answered quickly. "I thought they would love it there; walking on clouds, speaking with the trees, eating the food without getting sick."
"I'm allergic to a lot of stuff," Annabelle whispered.
"Oh," Lilly looked away. Her face was a bright pink; she'd been proven wrong. "Um..."
"Sounds like he's good to me," 2-T announced his opinion while shrugging his shoulders.
"He was a criminal!" Lilly shouted.
"He's changed!" Zazi yelled, then yawned. "He's not like he used to be."
"You told them about all the murders?" Lilly was agast.
"I told them no lies, and I kept nothing from them. I have told you enough, I believe, to claim my innocence. Now, if you please, I believe that the girls are very tired."
"We'll take you to the roof!" B-Bop happily offered. "Follow us!"
**
"I must say, I am very thankful that you decided to talk things through," Miles nodded to the Martians. He hung over the side of the roof of Zapz by his sixth pair of feet, ready to take off. The Martians stood to his side, the humans waiting behind them. Lilly had disappeared. Muldoon was a bit farther back, twiddling his fingers and avoiding eye contact with Miles.
"You're welcome. Come back and visit whenever you want!" B-Bop smiled warmly.
"I will be sure to plan a visit in the near future. Girls, what do you say?"
"Thank you, Mr. Martians!" Zazi and Annabelle laughed girlishly from Miles' back.
Miles crawled back slightly and spoke to Mike. "Sorry about chasing you. I was a little out of control; the full moon effects me in ways I don't quite understand."
"It's okay," Mike lied. He was still very jittery about that whole incident.
"Good boy!" Miles patted Mike on the head and moved over to Muldoon. "Sorry about the attack. The pat on the head was a very painful burning sensation. I reacted on impulse."
"Edea, udea, alright." Muldoon stuttered.
"Thank you." Miles slithered back to the rooftop. "I shall see you later-"
"WAIT!"
Miles turned around to see Muldoon running up to him. "Can I pet you now?"
Everyone laughed.
"Of course," Miles giggled. He lowered his head, and let Muldoon affectionately fondle his horns.
"Good bye." Miles jumped off of the roof and into the sky, moving through the air like an eel would move through water.
As Miles flew away, Muldoon felt a sudden urge to be poetic. "Ah, nothing is as beautiful as something that flies, for it is the ultimate symbol of freedom-"
And Muldoon passed out from the Memory erase crystal placed under his chin.
"Really hate to do that to ya, Muldoon," B-Bop apologized. "But we gotta keep our cover."
"Mommy!" Muldoon whimpered in his slumber. "Mommy! That eagle saved my life! Eeeghuuuu...."
**
"Miles was nice!" Angela giggled.
"I'd like to get to know him," Cedric looked out the window. "I wonder where he is?"
"Hey, B-Bop," 2-T whispered. "Check out Lilly. She's maaaad."
Lilly stood in the corner, the fur on her tail ruffled and her face bright red. She stared determinedly at the floor. "Mad? I'm not mad... my stomache hurts."
"Yeah, right," 2-T laughed aloud.
"Hey, go easy on 'er," B-Bop walked off to join Lilly, leaving 2-T a little confused.
"You okay, Lil?" B-Bop spoke to her as he sat down by her side.
"Imfine."
"What?"
"I'm fine."
B-Bop patted her arm. "Look, so you were wrong, big deal! We'll all wrong once in a while!"
"I'm a Higher Being."
"So? I get stuff wrong sometimes-"
"A LOT!"
"2-T, I'm tryin' to talk to Lilly!"
"HA ha Ha!"
"Ugh. Anyway, Lil, you can't let it get to ya!"
"He's a convicted criminal."
"He was a convicted criminal. He's changed! He's learned his lesson! Let it be! Teeosi maro!"
Lilly held back a smile. "Teeosi maro" was "Forget it" in Martian. "Cute."
"I try."
"You're not tryin' hard enough!"
B-Bop jumped to his feet. "WOULD YA SHUT UP, 2-T?!"
"Make me!" 2-T yelled back.
"Get 'em, B-Bop!" Mike cheered.
"Run for your life, 2-T!" Angela shouted back.
Lilly sighed as B-Bop battle charged straight as 2-T's gut. "Lower beings. Idiots, but cute. Kinda like dogs."
DONE!
