Author's Note: Hey Everybody!! This is ExcursionGuy84 and I've got some good news. Not that Ordinary is going to continue, except that I'm the new author. What about mustang-grl you ask??? Nothing except that I asked her and she's allowed me to pick-up the story for here and continue it on. So, be not dismayed, I shall do my utmost and follow in her writing style but with a few hints of my own.
"That WAS NOT very kind of you at all, James," Amelia rebuked Jim with a strong glare, "That man was given a specific duty by Their Royal Highnesses and it's not your position to decide what's best for their daughter."
Jim gave her his attention for a moment and then his face fell as he realized his error. "I...sigh...I'm—sorry, it's just that...well...I—I wouldn't—and neither would you or Doc or Mom or B.E.N. would do anything to hurt, uh...Aubrianna."
Amelia nodded understandingly but still kept her glare. "Still, James, you must Learn to possess and exhibit respect for the Royal Family guardians, especially in such a place as this with so many overly-pompous and ogling strapping boys who'd no doubt be quite creating a stir competing over Her Majesty here like her sisters."
"No," came a small meek reply. Everyone turned to see where it had come from—Aubrianna. "I beg your pardon?" Delbert queried with an adjustment of his spectacles as Jim's expression turned troubled and concerned.
"No, I...," Aubrianna began rather hesitantly as she looked down with embarrassment. Man I wish I'd just kept my mouth shut and not said anything, she thought. Now they all want to know—even HE does! But she took a deep breath and lifted her dark-blue tressed hair and eyes.
"I don't...well, I mean...nobody actually even...pays attention to me, let alone...oogle at me." She turned to study Jim's face as she summed up her words. Oh please don't let him think I'm stupid or nuts. "I...actually...don't have any...friends...at all."
But instead of a goofy smile and put-on, sappy attempt at humor and dull friendliness (which Aubrianna was expecting), the guy's big Prussian-blue eyes turned sad and his small lips turned down to create an expression that showed no falsity or acting. Aubrianna nearly choked with surprise—this guy Jim actually felt pity for her!
And for some strange reason, Aubrianna couldn't help but stare back in into his eyes; they seemed so, so...beautiful, deep and...tender—unlike her sister's who never showed her anything other than prideful, arrogant and belittling looks. Oh, he's so cute, she thought, I wish I could just kiss him right now.
But just then, Aubrianna's thoughts were interrupted as Sarah broke up Jim's trance with a touch to his shoulders. "Jim, why don't you take Princess—"Man, I hate it when even nice people call me that! "—Aubrianna here and go show her the ships and your solar surfers?"
At this, Aubrianna's white pointy ears perked up as her light-blue eyes widened: He was going to show her solar surfers?!?!?! It was all she could do to remain perfectly still and not jump up and throw herself onto Jim's neck squealing for him to take her!
But Jim needed no encouragement and nodded with a happy grin which nearly made Aubrianna melt into her shoes. He turned to her and extended his hand. "Wanna go?" he asked genuinely. "Do I???, she repeated rhetorically with a sliver of a mischievous grin and gleam. "Ha, you'll have to find a surfer just to catch me," she nearly shouted as she bunched up her dress folds and took of like a surfer board herself as Jim and Morph sped after her.
"Well, I guess I better follow along and make certain the Princess comes to no harm," muttered the still-stewing bodyguard as he tramped by Amelia, Sarah, B.E.N and Delbert. They watched as he picked up his pace to be not far behind the over-anxious teens.
Aubrianna instinctively skidded to a halt right before a very-large stone-walled building. On a redwood board over the big, heavy mahogany door, it said Tactical Solar Vehicle Hanger in white letters. Jim almost slammed into the door itself as he passed her a second later. "Whoa," he breathed heavily as he leaned over from the run, "how'd you... know where...they'd...be?"
Aubrianna just grinned and walked up to the door. She pulled on the handle but it was locked. "Uh, how do you—", she stopped as Jim held out a skeleton key. She took it, inserted it into the lock, turned and the inner bolt. Oh boy, I sure do hope Clair and Calisto are staying WELL occupied with those over-inflated meatballs their addicted to, she thought as she pushed through the door and slowly walked inside with Jim and Morph still following.
Meanwhile, the bodyguard had lost sight of them as they disappeared into the building the minute he came around a corner. He stood still and slowly scanned the area but with no sign of the Princess. "And Captain Grenshaw said the youngest was the easiest," he muttered to himself. He shook his head exasperatingly and continued walking on.
Just then, a sudden noise came from behind and a split-second later, the poor guard was caught in a mighty spinning vortex of air as something Shot right past him! He finally ceased his spinning in time to audibly hear a girl's scream of intense delight. He turned and looked up at a strange object with two people zooming higher and higher right above the Academy grounds.
In a instant it all was understood: the foolish cadet had done the unthinkable and put the Princess's life in a recklessly dangerous predicament!