~/A.N./~ Hey everyone, thanks for all of your wonderful reviews. Um, I'm
sorry to say that I may be a little longer to update due to my Aunt dying
in a car accident today (Monday, March 03, 2003). But I'll still work as
fast as I can because yah know the best way to deal with pain is to mask it
with a blank stare and unwavering sarcasm. Well, enough about me and my
petty problems, on with whatever the hell chapter I'm on! (
Rev knelt down next to Isa and gently placed a hand on her heaving shoulder.
"Don't worry Isa. Harper will see the light; he can't stay mad at you forever. Are you alright?"
"No, will you help me up, please?"
"Of course." Rev held onto one of her arms to pull her up and she used the other to push herself up off of the floor. She leaned most of her weight on Rev as they slowly walked back over to the medical bed.
"Would you like me to contact Trance?" Rev asked when they reached the bed.
"Nah, I'm okay." Isa replied as she turned her back to the bed, placed both hands on it, and hopped up. Her eyes shut tight and she clenched her teeth together as she did so.
"Wow, that hurt a whole lot more than I thought it would." Rev was about to say something but Isa cut him off, "I'm okay, just hurts a little. It'll be gone in a minute." Rev gave her a look of disapproval. "Really, it's alright. Hey, it's not as bad as being doused with water while trying to 'jump start' a flexi."
"What?" Rev even looked lost, which is extremely unusual for a wayist.
"Well, um, there was this one time when I was at school and I had this flexi that had run out of power. So, my little 'jump start' comment meant that I was going to zap some power in to it, and, uh, the second the currents were jumping fingers some kids poured a big bucket of water on me, therefore electrocuting me."
"That had to have hurt." Dylan stated as he walked in the door.
"Oh, hello Dylan. Uh, yeah it really hurt."
"Miss Julson-"
"Please call me Isa."
"Isa, Even though I know now that you are a Magi, I would like to know why it upset you so much, if you wouldn't mind telling me?"
"Um, well, I'm not particularly fond or proud on my species."
"Why not?" Andromeda asked shimmering in to view.
"Because-well, because everybody hates us."
"No one knows you exist." Dylan countered.
"Well-that's not entirely true."
"WHAT!?!" Dylan bellowed, then the rest of the crew entered with Tyr dragging along a very angry, struggling Harper.
"Lemme go!" Harper yelled when he realized where he was.
"No." Tyr calmly stated. He picked Harper up, set him in front of him, and held his shoulders firmly.
"Look, I'm sorry. I didn't mean to upset anyone or make them feel uncomfortable. I'll just go and let you all get back to your normal, happy lives."
"And how do you expect to get anywhere?" Beka asked, walking over to her.
"Uh, with my ship."
"You couldn't fly that ship anywhere. There's practically nothin' left." Beka told her, she loved her ship too and couldn't imagine not being able to fly it anymore.
"Oh." Isa replied sadly. She thought for a moment, "Well, yah know, you could always just shoot me and put me out of my misery."
"Okay!" Harper yelled and reached for his gun, only to find that it wasn't there. "Okay, who took my gun?!"
"No one. You left it in Machine Shop 7." Andromeda's hologram self informed him.
"Listen, Harper, I-I'm sorry. I truly didn't mean to upset you. It-It was very inconsiderate of me and I'm sorry." Isa said, out of the blue, while looking at her fidgeting hands.
"See Boy, it's sorry." Tyr said from his position behind Harper.
"Tyr, she has a name." Harper said as he turned his head to look at Tyr.
"Yes, and so do you, but do I ever use it."
"Point taken, but you could at least not call her it." Harper defended.
"It's okay, it just gives me an excuse to call him the Kodiak." Isa said smiling and looking up at Harper.
"So, mister Harper. Does this mean you forgive her?" Dylan asked.
"Yeah, she'll just take a little getting used to." They smiled at each other. "And the fact that you're just so damn cute helps too." Isa giggled in response.
"So, Isa. You forgive me?" Harper asked hopefully.
"Of course I do Harper."
"Great. Uh, Isa, can I ask you something?"
"Sure."
"When I called you a freak earlier, you said that you had been called one you whole life."
"Yeah. So, what?" Isa was all confused.
"I was just wondering how that could be possible since you haven't had contact with any other species, than your own evidently."
"Well, it's funny you should ask that. Did anyone else hear Dylan scream 'what' just before you came in?" They all nodded, "Well, that's what I was getting to. Our species has encountered others and we actually have a few Kodiak living on some of our worlds with us. -"
"That's impossible! The Kodiak were destroyed. Everyone knows that!" Tyr bellowed and let go of Harper, who (out of fear) went over and stood next to Dylan.
"Well, well, well, aren't we the edgy one. Well now, Mr. Anasazi, some of the Kodiak managed to survive, much like you, and we allowed them to stay with us because of their oh-so wonderful help in making us disappear. Oh, and yah know the whole Nietzscheans don't go for other species thing. Yah that is so not true (sounds like cheerleader on dope). As a matter-of-fact my best friend, Sarah, is engaged to marry a very nice Kodiak guy."
"And how many other wives does he plan to have?" Tyr asked annoyed.
"None. She will be his one and only. And I know that for a fact because I told him that if he ever hurt her, I would remove the reason that they call him man."
"Oh." Was all Tyr said.
"Okay, that's all well'n good, but what about the whole freak thing." Harper asked laughing.
"Well Harper, in short I'm just different and because of that I'm referred to as a freak."
"How are you different?" Trance broke her silence.
Rev knelt down next to Isa and gently placed a hand on her heaving shoulder.
"Don't worry Isa. Harper will see the light; he can't stay mad at you forever. Are you alright?"
"No, will you help me up, please?"
"Of course." Rev held onto one of her arms to pull her up and she used the other to push herself up off of the floor. She leaned most of her weight on Rev as they slowly walked back over to the medical bed.
"Would you like me to contact Trance?" Rev asked when they reached the bed.
"Nah, I'm okay." Isa replied as she turned her back to the bed, placed both hands on it, and hopped up. Her eyes shut tight and she clenched her teeth together as she did so.
"Wow, that hurt a whole lot more than I thought it would." Rev was about to say something but Isa cut him off, "I'm okay, just hurts a little. It'll be gone in a minute." Rev gave her a look of disapproval. "Really, it's alright. Hey, it's not as bad as being doused with water while trying to 'jump start' a flexi."
"What?" Rev even looked lost, which is extremely unusual for a wayist.
"Well, um, there was this one time when I was at school and I had this flexi that had run out of power. So, my little 'jump start' comment meant that I was going to zap some power in to it, and, uh, the second the currents were jumping fingers some kids poured a big bucket of water on me, therefore electrocuting me."
"That had to have hurt." Dylan stated as he walked in the door.
"Oh, hello Dylan. Uh, yeah it really hurt."
"Miss Julson-"
"Please call me Isa."
"Isa, Even though I know now that you are a Magi, I would like to know why it upset you so much, if you wouldn't mind telling me?"
"Um, well, I'm not particularly fond or proud on my species."
"Why not?" Andromeda asked shimmering in to view.
"Because-well, because everybody hates us."
"No one knows you exist." Dylan countered.
"Well-that's not entirely true."
"WHAT!?!" Dylan bellowed, then the rest of the crew entered with Tyr dragging along a very angry, struggling Harper.
"Lemme go!" Harper yelled when he realized where he was.
"No." Tyr calmly stated. He picked Harper up, set him in front of him, and held his shoulders firmly.
"Look, I'm sorry. I didn't mean to upset anyone or make them feel uncomfortable. I'll just go and let you all get back to your normal, happy lives."
"And how do you expect to get anywhere?" Beka asked, walking over to her.
"Uh, with my ship."
"You couldn't fly that ship anywhere. There's practically nothin' left." Beka told her, she loved her ship too and couldn't imagine not being able to fly it anymore.
"Oh." Isa replied sadly. She thought for a moment, "Well, yah know, you could always just shoot me and put me out of my misery."
"Okay!" Harper yelled and reached for his gun, only to find that it wasn't there. "Okay, who took my gun?!"
"No one. You left it in Machine Shop 7." Andromeda's hologram self informed him.
"Listen, Harper, I-I'm sorry. I truly didn't mean to upset you. It-It was very inconsiderate of me and I'm sorry." Isa said, out of the blue, while looking at her fidgeting hands.
"See Boy, it's sorry." Tyr said from his position behind Harper.
"Tyr, she has a name." Harper said as he turned his head to look at Tyr.
"Yes, and so do you, but do I ever use it."
"Point taken, but you could at least not call her it." Harper defended.
"It's okay, it just gives me an excuse to call him the Kodiak." Isa said smiling and looking up at Harper.
"So, mister Harper. Does this mean you forgive her?" Dylan asked.
"Yeah, she'll just take a little getting used to." They smiled at each other. "And the fact that you're just so damn cute helps too." Isa giggled in response.
"So, Isa. You forgive me?" Harper asked hopefully.
"Of course I do Harper."
"Great. Uh, Isa, can I ask you something?"
"Sure."
"When I called you a freak earlier, you said that you had been called one you whole life."
"Yeah. So, what?" Isa was all confused.
"I was just wondering how that could be possible since you haven't had contact with any other species, than your own evidently."
"Well, it's funny you should ask that. Did anyone else hear Dylan scream 'what' just before you came in?" They all nodded, "Well, that's what I was getting to. Our species has encountered others and we actually have a few Kodiak living on some of our worlds with us. -"
"That's impossible! The Kodiak were destroyed. Everyone knows that!" Tyr bellowed and let go of Harper, who (out of fear) went over and stood next to Dylan.
"Well, well, well, aren't we the edgy one. Well now, Mr. Anasazi, some of the Kodiak managed to survive, much like you, and we allowed them to stay with us because of their oh-so wonderful help in making us disappear. Oh, and yah know the whole Nietzscheans don't go for other species thing. Yah that is so not true (sounds like cheerleader on dope). As a matter-of-fact my best friend, Sarah, is engaged to marry a very nice Kodiak guy."
"And how many other wives does he plan to have?" Tyr asked annoyed.
"None. She will be his one and only. And I know that for a fact because I told him that if he ever hurt her, I would remove the reason that they call him man."
"Oh." Was all Tyr said.
"Okay, that's all well'n good, but what about the whole freak thing." Harper asked laughing.
"Well Harper, in short I'm just different and because of that I'm referred to as a freak."
"How are you different?" Trance broke her silence.
