Chaos: Chapter two:
In the morning Gerdi walked down, scratching his head sleepily through his mass of green hair. Only when he saw the group downstairs did he remember the night before.
Kiri was sat down, rubbing her chin thoughtfully. She looked up at him.
"Morning." She said, smiling lightly.
"Hey, where are..the guy and the girl." Gerdi asked, taking note that Pixin and Rittis were absent.
"I sent them out to see if anything made it form the trip." Kiri said.
"But those two eat each other." Gerdi said.
"They don't if I tell them not to. They have a job to do. I hope they can at least ignore each other and get on with it." Kiri said. "Who are you anyway?"
"Name's Gerdi."
Kiri grinned. "I didn't get anybody's names. It's been a big hassle just getting here. You remind me of my brother sometimes, Gerdi."
Gerdi looked a little surprised. "I do? How?"
"Just the same cheeky look and tone." Kiri said.
"Is that an insult?" Dag's voice came.
Kiri ruffled his hair.
"Hey! Do that again and you'll lose that hand!" Dag said, half joking.
Gerdi looked a little surprised, he vaguely remembered say that same thing in the same tone and way.
Kiri just flashed him a look emphasizing her point.
Gerdi just blinked.
"What's all the silence for?" Dag asked.
Kiri just grinned at him. "Don't just stand there doing nothing, Dag. Check those two aren't fighting. You know what to do."
Dag grinned. "Will do, Boss Lady."
Gerdi watched Dag walk out.
"He's your brother, right?" Gerdi asked.
"Yeah. He is. He can be a pain but I guess that's what younger brothers are there for." Kiri said.
"What exactly are you guys?" Gerdi asked.
The door swung open gently and Pixin put her head in the door.
"If she told you that she'd have to kill you, kid." Pixin said, hauling in a metal column.
"Take it outside." Kiri said.
Groaning and muttering under her breath Pixin reversed.
Kiri walked outside, and Gerdi being very curious followed out.
"It's all we could find....some of it could be scattered, I'm not sure. But I think maybe there were more than just us brought here. That may not be true but it's better to check." Rittis said, walking through with another column just like it.
"It doesn't look like we'll be covering too much ground with just two boards. You two can't ride them on top speed yet." Kiri said.
Hochi walked out, having heard the noise downstairs. Following him was Calica and Ryushi.
"So you two go and look, we'll find another way. I'm sure this place has some way of getting around quick enough. Rent a vehicle of something." Rittis said.
"I'll 'borrow' one if I have to." Pixin said.
"We're not going back to ship stealing, Pixin. No option." Kiri said.
"I didn't say I would be keeping it." Pixin said. "I would return it, it's not like we could take it back with us as a souvenir."
"What are those?" Calica asked.
"Strictly private, that's what." Pixin said quickly.
"Don't get nasty, Pixin." Kiri warned and Pixin turned back to examining the damage.
"You said something about boards.....what do those things do? They look kinda mechanical to me." Gerdi said.
"We can't tell you at the moment." Kiri said. She then turned to Pixin. "Well?"
"They'll work okay. It just seems a shame we came here with a full pack set up enough for us all to look. Now we got these. I'm guessing some is scattered. There's a module vehicle in a tree further back, but we can't get that down by hand, not without damaging it. You know I'd have no problem if it dropped on me." Pixin said.
"This one looks okay too." Rittis said.
Elani also came out rubbing sleep from her eyes, dressed in her night gown.
"What are those?" She asked, yawning.
"Restricted information." Gerdi said.
"Kiri, you think you could use these and get a few pods down or sumthin?" Dag asked.
"I don't know." Kiri said. "I'll check out how badly that thing is stuck. It can be quiet violent when damaged."
Rittis raised an eyebrow. "You don't have to remind me. I'm still walkin funny from last time."
Dag gave a little laugh and Rittis attempted to hit the boy, but he moved to quick.
"Too slow, Rittis!" Dag laughed.
"Both mentally and physically." Pixin muttered.
"Now stop it. No more fighting." Kiri said.
~*************************************************************~
It took two days for everyone to help explain about the dominions. The strange arrivals still could tell them nothing about where they came from and who exactly they were. Kia was getting very suspicious.
Kiri was walking into the living room where they were sleeping when Kia caught her.
"I want a word with you. Outside." Kia's voice was quiet so nobody upstairs or sleeping on the couch could here her but Kiri could.
Kiri nodded. "Very well."
Kia was only slightly surprised at Kiri's cooperation. The two walked out, walking out into the woods so nobody could hear them.
"Okay. I don't know what game you're playing but I want some answers. I don't want the story that you can't tell us. I don't want the story that somebody's life is in danger if you speak to the wrong people, because if we were a threat to you then you'd all be dead. Ryushi and me have more than enough power between us to deal with you. And we haven't. Now I want to know who you are and why you're here. You obviously come form nowhere around here because nobody doesn't know as little or actually nothing about this place. Jedda's nomad group know a hell of a lot more than you and we're behind on gossip." Kia said. "So what ever it is you're trying to pull you can forget it."
"It's not our lives in danger, Kia. It's yours. While my group and myself are out here in the number we currently are in we can be picked off. We're being hunted, because we have something somebody wants." Kiri said.
"Each of you is strange and there's no way you come form the dominions or Kirin Taq. I mean you can see and sense things nobody else can." Kia said.
"We're here to protect your land." Kiri said, not looking away from Kia.
"Then be a better ally and not keep secrets." Kia countered.
Kiri sighed. "Listen. I don't know what kind of people you're used to dealing with, but right now I'm not talking. I can't afford to. You could kill me right now. The fact of the matter is that there's a child out there, a child with something special, so special and rare that they want it. I won't elaborate anymore. We can't even tell if we were followed here. And if we weren't they'd find their way here soon enough looking for the kid."
"That's another thing that comes up. The 'kid'." Kia said. "I'm keeping my eye on you, Kiri."
"You've been keeping your eye on me since we first got here. I should think I'm used to it by now."
Kiri walked away and back to the house.
In the morning Gerdi walked down, scratching his head sleepily through his mass of green hair. Only when he saw the group downstairs did he remember the night before.
Kiri was sat down, rubbing her chin thoughtfully. She looked up at him.
"Morning." She said, smiling lightly.
"Hey, where are..the guy and the girl." Gerdi asked, taking note that Pixin and Rittis were absent.
"I sent them out to see if anything made it form the trip." Kiri said.
"But those two eat each other." Gerdi said.
"They don't if I tell them not to. They have a job to do. I hope they can at least ignore each other and get on with it." Kiri said. "Who are you anyway?"
"Name's Gerdi."
Kiri grinned. "I didn't get anybody's names. It's been a big hassle just getting here. You remind me of my brother sometimes, Gerdi."
Gerdi looked a little surprised. "I do? How?"
"Just the same cheeky look and tone." Kiri said.
"Is that an insult?" Dag's voice came.
Kiri ruffled his hair.
"Hey! Do that again and you'll lose that hand!" Dag said, half joking.
Gerdi looked a little surprised, he vaguely remembered say that same thing in the same tone and way.
Kiri just flashed him a look emphasizing her point.
Gerdi just blinked.
"What's all the silence for?" Dag asked.
Kiri just grinned at him. "Don't just stand there doing nothing, Dag. Check those two aren't fighting. You know what to do."
Dag grinned. "Will do, Boss Lady."
Gerdi watched Dag walk out.
"He's your brother, right?" Gerdi asked.
"Yeah. He is. He can be a pain but I guess that's what younger brothers are there for." Kiri said.
"What exactly are you guys?" Gerdi asked.
The door swung open gently and Pixin put her head in the door.
"If she told you that she'd have to kill you, kid." Pixin said, hauling in a metal column.
"Take it outside." Kiri said.
Groaning and muttering under her breath Pixin reversed.
Kiri walked outside, and Gerdi being very curious followed out.
"It's all we could find....some of it could be scattered, I'm not sure. But I think maybe there were more than just us brought here. That may not be true but it's better to check." Rittis said, walking through with another column just like it.
"It doesn't look like we'll be covering too much ground with just two boards. You two can't ride them on top speed yet." Kiri said.
Hochi walked out, having heard the noise downstairs. Following him was Calica and Ryushi.
"So you two go and look, we'll find another way. I'm sure this place has some way of getting around quick enough. Rent a vehicle of something." Rittis said.
"I'll 'borrow' one if I have to." Pixin said.
"We're not going back to ship stealing, Pixin. No option." Kiri said.
"I didn't say I would be keeping it." Pixin said. "I would return it, it's not like we could take it back with us as a souvenir."
"What are those?" Calica asked.
"Strictly private, that's what." Pixin said quickly.
"Don't get nasty, Pixin." Kiri warned and Pixin turned back to examining the damage.
"You said something about boards.....what do those things do? They look kinda mechanical to me." Gerdi said.
"We can't tell you at the moment." Kiri said. She then turned to Pixin. "Well?"
"They'll work okay. It just seems a shame we came here with a full pack set up enough for us all to look. Now we got these. I'm guessing some is scattered. There's a module vehicle in a tree further back, but we can't get that down by hand, not without damaging it. You know I'd have no problem if it dropped on me." Pixin said.
"This one looks okay too." Rittis said.
Elani also came out rubbing sleep from her eyes, dressed in her night gown.
"What are those?" She asked, yawning.
"Restricted information." Gerdi said.
"Kiri, you think you could use these and get a few pods down or sumthin?" Dag asked.
"I don't know." Kiri said. "I'll check out how badly that thing is stuck. It can be quiet violent when damaged."
Rittis raised an eyebrow. "You don't have to remind me. I'm still walkin funny from last time."
Dag gave a little laugh and Rittis attempted to hit the boy, but he moved to quick.
"Too slow, Rittis!" Dag laughed.
"Both mentally and physically." Pixin muttered.
"Now stop it. No more fighting." Kiri said.
~*************************************************************~
It took two days for everyone to help explain about the dominions. The strange arrivals still could tell them nothing about where they came from and who exactly they were. Kia was getting very suspicious.
Kiri was walking into the living room where they were sleeping when Kia caught her.
"I want a word with you. Outside." Kia's voice was quiet so nobody upstairs or sleeping on the couch could here her but Kiri could.
Kiri nodded. "Very well."
Kia was only slightly surprised at Kiri's cooperation. The two walked out, walking out into the woods so nobody could hear them.
"Okay. I don't know what game you're playing but I want some answers. I don't want the story that you can't tell us. I don't want the story that somebody's life is in danger if you speak to the wrong people, because if we were a threat to you then you'd all be dead. Ryushi and me have more than enough power between us to deal with you. And we haven't. Now I want to know who you are and why you're here. You obviously come form nowhere around here because nobody doesn't know as little or actually nothing about this place. Jedda's nomad group know a hell of a lot more than you and we're behind on gossip." Kia said. "So what ever it is you're trying to pull you can forget it."
"It's not our lives in danger, Kia. It's yours. While my group and myself are out here in the number we currently are in we can be picked off. We're being hunted, because we have something somebody wants." Kiri said.
"Each of you is strange and there's no way you come form the dominions or Kirin Taq. I mean you can see and sense things nobody else can." Kia said.
"We're here to protect your land." Kiri said, not looking away from Kia.
"Then be a better ally and not keep secrets." Kia countered.
Kiri sighed. "Listen. I don't know what kind of people you're used to dealing with, but right now I'm not talking. I can't afford to. You could kill me right now. The fact of the matter is that there's a child out there, a child with something special, so special and rare that they want it. I won't elaborate anymore. We can't even tell if we were followed here. And if we weren't they'd find their way here soon enough looking for the kid."
"That's another thing that comes up. The 'kid'." Kia said. "I'm keeping my eye on you, Kiri."
"You've been keeping your eye on me since we first got here. I should think I'm used to it by now."
Kiri walked away and back to the house.