Chapter 7
Tracy Island was bigger than they remembered. Leo didn't talk too much, but Leora made up for her twin brother's silence. She just wouldn't shut up, even after someone asked her a question.
"Each of you ends up having kids. Although you already noticed, I am John Tracy's daughter. Tonight you'll meet everyone else in the mess hall."
"What about Nora? Who's her father?" Gordon asked. At his side, Scott nodded to show that he was wondering the same thing and he looked at her with interest.
"Well she's Mr. Joe-Ron's daughter. Some people think she's a Mary Sue. She's not; she has one bad ass temper and she is quite funny when she makes evening announcements." Leora looked at everyone to make sure they were paying attention.
"Okay, now that I know I have everyone's attention, I've been asked to tell you not to venture to far off the island. We are at war with the world at the moment. The Hood turned the world against us quite some time ago, but I was too young then to understand what happened or why. The others can explain it better than I can."
"Come on, Leora, let's take them to the mess hall. Dinner's about to start." Leo began to walk everyone down to the cafeteria.
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The mess hall was as loud as Scott could ever remember the Air Force's mess hall being. There was a small stage over at the back end of the large room, and everyone seemed to have gather at the tables near the front of the room. Nora walked up onto the stage and smiled at everyone.
"All right... all right, everyone quiet down. Hey you back there-- Brink, shut up." Nora laughed and looked at her sheet of paper. "All right, the Internet is down again. AOL kicked the bucket."
"So what else is new?" Someone yelled in the background. Nora looked at them with a crooked smile.
"All the Tracy children are off to school in L.A." Nora looked around and smiled. "The porn magi's are under Uncle Jeff's old books. Have fun." People started to laugh and clap.
"All right, we have some new people here today. They are our parents from the future." Nora paused as murmurs of confusion rippled about the room, then finally, she added,
"I know-- it's hard to believe. I'll explain later-- right now, eat and then head off to bed--"
The rest of what she said got lost in a blare of noise as all hell broke loose. Red lights started to flash and alarm sirens bleeped all around them. A large screen lowered itself from the ceiling until it covered one wall. A face appeared on the screen, a female face that looked a lot like Scott.
"What's the matter Jessica?" Nora called to the screen.
"It's the shuttle, sir. The one with the children on it. The Hood's gang has it.they've killed a child to.to prove that they are stronger then we are." Jessica stuttered a little and her _expression was serious, her face pale.
Nora swallowed hard and nodded.
"Nell, Dena, and Brink stay in the mess hall; everyone else is dismissed." Nora looked at Brains from over her glasses.
Tracy Island was bigger than they remembered. Leo didn't talk too much, but Leora made up for her twin brother's silence. She just wouldn't shut up, even after someone asked her a question.
"Each of you ends up having kids. Although you already noticed, I am John Tracy's daughter. Tonight you'll meet everyone else in the mess hall."
"What about Nora? Who's her father?" Gordon asked. At his side, Scott nodded to show that he was wondering the same thing and he looked at her with interest.
"Well she's Mr. Joe-Ron's daughter. Some people think she's a Mary Sue. She's not; she has one bad ass temper and she is quite funny when she makes evening announcements." Leora looked at everyone to make sure they were paying attention.
"Okay, now that I know I have everyone's attention, I've been asked to tell you not to venture to far off the island. We are at war with the world at the moment. The Hood turned the world against us quite some time ago, but I was too young then to understand what happened or why. The others can explain it better than I can."
"Come on, Leora, let's take them to the mess hall. Dinner's about to start." Leo began to walk everyone down to the cafeteria.
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The mess hall was as loud as Scott could ever remember the Air Force's mess hall being. There was a small stage over at the back end of the large room, and everyone seemed to have gather at the tables near the front of the room. Nora walked up onto the stage and smiled at everyone.
"All right... all right, everyone quiet down. Hey you back there-- Brink, shut up." Nora laughed and looked at her sheet of paper. "All right, the Internet is down again. AOL kicked the bucket."
"So what else is new?" Someone yelled in the background. Nora looked at them with a crooked smile.
"All the Tracy children are off to school in L.A." Nora looked around and smiled. "The porn magi's are under Uncle Jeff's old books. Have fun." People started to laugh and clap.
"All right, we have some new people here today. They are our parents from the future." Nora paused as murmurs of confusion rippled about the room, then finally, she added,
"I know-- it's hard to believe. I'll explain later-- right now, eat and then head off to bed--"
The rest of what she said got lost in a blare of noise as all hell broke loose. Red lights started to flash and alarm sirens bleeped all around them. A large screen lowered itself from the ceiling until it covered one wall. A face appeared on the screen, a female face that looked a lot like Scott.
"What's the matter Jessica?" Nora called to the screen.
"It's the shuttle, sir. The one with the children on it. The Hood's gang has it.they've killed a child to.to prove that they are stronger then we are." Jessica stuttered a little and her _expression was serious, her face pale.
Nora swallowed hard and nodded.
"Nell, Dena, and Brink stay in the mess hall; everyone else is dismissed." Nora looked at Brains from over her glasses.