An Unexpected Encounter

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Note:  Normal stuff. J Gilliam's voice is in bold and underlined.

Chapter 6 – Landing on Poi

            "Hey, Gene.  I don't think there will be any space ports for a while, according to Gilliam's database on where we're located."

            "Oh shit!  That means we're in trouble, Jim!"

            Jim smiled his famous Hawking smile, with his pearly white teeth.  "Ugh, not exactly, Gene.  You see, there's a small planet named Poi that has all the resources we need.  I checked it all out.  It seems like the perfect place to land, make repairs, refuel…maybe find a job…I think we're set here, big bro."

            Gene laughed to himself and said, "Jim, you're too much."

            "Hey, I'm the smartest person on this ship.  What do you expect from a guy like me," Jim joked.

            Gene played along, "Right, Jim.  Alright, how far is this, Poi anyway?"

            "Not that far, Gene.  We should be there in about ten minutes."

            "Well alrighty then.  I'll get everyone in their proper seats so they can buckle their safety belts."  Gene winked.  "That includes you too, Jim."

            "Right."  Jim rolled his eyes and sat in his usual front seat.

            Melfina had already been in place, navigating the ship, and Gene only had to look for Suzuka and Aisha.  She had been quiet, not saying a word at all to Gene or Jim.  She was still hurt by Gene, only wishing to still be a part of his life, intimately.  But no matter what she did, Gene wouldn't express his feelings for her as she did for him.  Melfina decided that it was probably best if she let it rest and see how it played out.  Maybe he would come back to her…

            Gene found Suzuka training with Aisha inside of a padded walled room, especially designed for these two hard-working girls.  They could not go anywhere without having some type of training during their long journeys in outer space.  They refused to travel if they had nothing to do, but sit around all day.

            "Um, sorry to interrupt your training, but we're about to land on a planet in about seven minutes, so if you would stop for a brief second to—"

            "Alright, Gene!  We'll be there in a minute," exclaimed Aisha. 

            "Hey! Okay, okay."  Gene was taken back by Aisha's strong, monstrous voice.  He knew that neither one of them liked their training to be interrupted, but Aisha would get more pissed than Suzuka and most of the time he would just laugh it off.  "But don't blame me if you get pounded to death while we land."

            "I told you we'll be there soon," Aisha screamed out to Gene.

            "Okay!"  Crazy bitch.  Man, Aisha gets on my nerves sometimes.  I guess I'll just go and take my place and sit my ass down.  Gene walked back to the main console of the ship and took his seat.  Aisha and Suzuka walked in two minutes later and took their places as well.

            It was almost time to land and Gilliam made sure that the whole crew was accounted for before he landed.  Within a few minutes the countdown began and they were about to make contact with Poi's atmosphere. 

We are now entering Poi's atmosphere.  Remain calm and try to hold still!

            The crew held tight for as long as they could until they landed safely.  They happened to land in the perfect spot, on a field, about twenty miles away from a small city it seemed like.  They could not see it too well, but they wouldn't appear to have scared anyone or cause any trouble by landing where they did.  They could set up camp here and go into town to get the supplies they needed, and look for that job that Jim had so desperately wanted.  As they thought about all they could do, they thought it best to just set up camp for now and run all their errands in the morning, since it was already dark on Poi.