**Author's Note** Thanx to everybody for their reviews. I really appreciated them. Some of you even have your own predictions on what's going to happen. We'll just have to see how it turns out! Oh, and I don't own Buzz Lightyear etc. etc. etc.
Chapter 2: Blackout
Star cruiser 42 dropped towards the moon like a skydiver thrown out of an airplane. Inside, several alarms were going off as Team Lightyear desperately tried to stop 42's rude aquaintence with the rocky terrain of the moon. At least Buzz and Mira were, Booster and XR were screaming and clutching each other for dear life. The moon quickly came closer and closer till they could see the individual rocks making up the moon's surface. Then, without much warning, 42 slammed against the ground, sliding and twisting into the hard soil. The rangers were mercilessly thrown in their seats like rag dolls. The star cruiser finally lurched to a stop.
"Everybody okay," Buzz asked. As soon as he did, four air bags popped out, gluing the rangers to their seats.
"Well, we were," Mira said, pushing the deflaiting air bag off her.
"XR, what's the damage to 42?" Buzz asked, trying to ignore Mira. The little robot hopped over to the keyboard on the side of the ship and began to fiddle with it.
"Uh, do you want the good news, or the bad news?" he asked after a few minutes.
"I don't care. Give me either." Buzz said.
"Well, we're not getting off this rock until we repair 42's crystallic fusion cells."
"So, what's the good news."
"That was the good news. The bad news is, all communications are shut-down, so unless there's another way off this rock, we're stuck here forever."
"Forever..." Booster gulped.
"Well, I am, unless I get torn apart or blown up or something. You guys will probably die sooner or later."
"That's comforting," Mira said, sarcastically.
"Alright team," Buzz said, "XR and I are gonna look around the moon. Booster and Mira, you guys stay here."
"And why, may I ask, are we getting left behind?" Mira crossed her arms.
"I need somebody to watch 42. Besides, you don't want to be around me for the rest of the day, do you?" Mira glared at him, but didn't respond. "Then it's settled. Come on, XR."
"Yes sir." XR followed Buzz out the door of 42, shutting it behind him.
"Craters!" Mira exclaimed, slouching back in her chair.
**********
"We went through this cave already," XR said.
"How can you tell, they all look alike to me." Buzz replied.
"You mean you DON'T know where we are!" XR cried.
"Of course I do, I'm Buzz Lightyear, I never get lost."
"Okay, so which way is 42?"
"Umm...back that way," Buzz pointed over his shoulder.
"Buzz, that was the dead end, remember."
"Oh, right."
"Great! We're lost!" XR cried, rolling off in a different direction.
"Where're you going?" Buzz called after him.
"Back to 42, since you have no clue where it is."
"We haven't found a way off this moon yet."
"And we never will at this rate. We're better off getting back to Booster and Mira."
"Look, I'm the commanding officer, I'm the one who says when we can go back."
"You really hate her right now, don't you?"
"Who?"
"MIRA!"
"Oh, her, right. Look, it's not that I hate her it's just...just...ARGGGGG! She makes me so mad sometimes!" Buzz stumbled over a rock and barely caught himself.
"Whoa, Buzz, no need to kill yourself," XR said.
"I'm okay, I didn't see that rock, that's all," Buzz dusted himself off calmly and wobbled.
"You know, you don't look so good all of a sudden. Maybe we should go back."
"For the last time XR, we are not..." Buzz's voice dropped as his vision faded to a dark black.
**********
"Oh, I can't stand this!" Mira crossed her arms roughly. "Why do we have to stay here?"
"Buzz needs someone to watch 42..." Booster began.
"Buzz needs a better excuse than that for leaving us out. He's just mad cuz I pinned him, that's all."
"Why did you have to clobber him like that?" Booster asked.
"I don't know, Booster, he was practically mocking me. I had to do something."
"He's called you a princess before," Booster pointed out.
"Yeah, but he didn't know me then. At least, he didn't know me as well. We've been his partners for what, a year now. Some married couples haven't even know each other that long, for crying out loud!"
Booster shook his head.
"Besides, he knew exactly what he was calling me and that I wouldn't like it."
"How do you know."
"I just...do."
Mira stood up and began to sway. "Are you okay?" Booster asked.
"Yeah, I just got dizzy all of a sudden."
"You sure," Booster looked concerned. Mira nodded and then stumbled, catching herself on 42's dashboard.
"Okay, scratch that. Something's wrong with me." Mira mumbled.
"I'll go get Buzz," Booster jumped out of his seat and was out of 42 before Mira could stop him.
"What's happening?" Mira asked no one in particular. Her world faded to blackness.
**What will happen next? I think most of you have figured it out by now, but you never know, I may surprize you!**
Chapter 2: Blackout
Star cruiser 42 dropped towards the moon like a skydiver thrown out of an airplane. Inside, several alarms were going off as Team Lightyear desperately tried to stop 42's rude aquaintence with the rocky terrain of the moon. At least Buzz and Mira were, Booster and XR were screaming and clutching each other for dear life. The moon quickly came closer and closer till they could see the individual rocks making up the moon's surface. Then, without much warning, 42 slammed against the ground, sliding and twisting into the hard soil. The rangers were mercilessly thrown in their seats like rag dolls. The star cruiser finally lurched to a stop.
"Everybody okay," Buzz asked. As soon as he did, four air bags popped out, gluing the rangers to their seats.
"Well, we were," Mira said, pushing the deflaiting air bag off her.
"XR, what's the damage to 42?" Buzz asked, trying to ignore Mira. The little robot hopped over to the keyboard on the side of the ship and began to fiddle with it.
"Uh, do you want the good news, or the bad news?" he asked after a few minutes.
"I don't care. Give me either." Buzz said.
"Well, we're not getting off this rock until we repair 42's crystallic fusion cells."
"So, what's the good news."
"That was the good news. The bad news is, all communications are shut-down, so unless there's another way off this rock, we're stuck here forever."
"Forever..." Booster gulped.
"Well, I am, unless I get torn apart or blown up or something. You guys will probably die sooner or later."
"That's comforting," Mira said, sarcastically.
"Alright team," Buzz said, "XR and I are gonna look around the moon. Booster and Mira, you guys stay here."
"And why, may I ask, are we getting left behind?" Mira crossed her arms.
"I need somebody to watch 42. Besides, you don't want to be around me for the rest of the day, do you?" Mira glared at him, but didn't respond. "Then it's settled. Come on, XR."
"Yes sir." XR followed Buzz out the door of 42, shutting it behind him.
"Craters!" Mira exclaimed, slouching back in her chair.
**********
"We went through this cave already," XR said.
"How can you tell, they all look alike to me." Buzz replied.
"You mean you DON'T know where we are!" XR cried.
"Of course I do, I'm Buzz Lightyear, I never get lost."
"Okay, so which way is 42?"
"Umm...back that way," Buzz pointed over his shoulder.
"Buzz, that was the dead end, remember."
"Oh, right."
"Great! We're lost!" XR cried, rolling off in a different direction.
"Where're you going?" Buzz called after him.
"Back to 42, since you have no clue where it is."
"We haven't found a way off this moon yet."
"And we never will at this rate. We're better off getting back to Booster and Mira."
"Look, I'm the commanding officer, I'm the one who says when we can go back."
"You really hate her right now, don't you?"
"Who?"
"MIRA!"
"Oh, her, right. Look, it's not that I hate her it's just...just...ARGGGGG! She makes me so mad sometimes!" Buzz stumbled over a rock and barely caught himself.
"Whoa, Buzz, no need to kill yourself," XR said.
"I'm okay, I didn't see that rock, that's all," Buzz dusted himself off calmly and wobbled.
"You know, you don't look so good all of a sudden. Maybe we should go back."
"For the last time XR, we are not..." Buzz's voice dropped as his vision faded to a dark black.
**********
"Oh, I can't stand this!" Mira crossed her arms roughly. "Why do we have to stay here?"
"Buzz needs someone to watch 42..." Booster began.
"Buzz needs a better excuse than that for leaving us out. He's just mad cuz I pinned him, that's all."
"Why did you have to clobber him like that?" Booster asked.
"I don't know, Booster, he was practically mocking me. I had to do something."
"He's called you a princess before," Booster pointed out.
"Yeah, but he didn't know me then. At least, he didn't know me as well. We've been his partners for what, a year now. Some married couples haven't even know each other that long, for crying out loud!"
Booster shook his head.
"Besides, he knew exactly what he was calling me and that I wouldn't like it."
"How do you know."
"I just...do."
Mira stood up and began to sway. "Are you okay?" Booster asked.
"Yeah, I just got dizzy all of a sudden."
"You sure," Booster looked concerned. Mira nodded and then stumbled, catching herself on 42's dashboard.
"Okay, scratch that. Something's wrong with me." Mira mumbled.
"I'll go get Buzz," Booster jumped out of his seat and was out of 42 before Mira could stop him.
"What's happening?" Mira asked no one in particular. Her world faded to blackness.
**What will happen next? I think most of you have figured it out by now, but you never know, I may surprize you!**