A/N: Wow, you guys are so nice. I'm starting to get this story sorted out in my mind, but I'm still open to suggestions. Weee!
Chap. 3: Return of the Megas.
She decided. The only way to get where she wanted was to tell everything to Kiva, and leave nothing out. Maybe, just maybe, she would believe her. Kiva, on the other hand, couldn't believe what she was hearing. According to this girl, the Glorft weren't their biggest problem anymore. According to this girl, her future had come much quicker than it should have. According to her, she was in this future.
I was still a baby when the invasion occurred. The first rebellion happened within a year. My mother died in that war, it lasted less than a month. Our only advantage was there were more of us than them, most of the survivors created underground or otherwise secret bases and small societies. I grew up in the underground base Tattooine ("Tattooine?" "My Dad has this thing with some movie called Star Wars..") with my Dad. When I turned ten I enlisted in the rebellion forces where I became the top of my class. You General Kiva, you taught me everything I know. I was your apprentice, and during the second rebellion, you fell.
I'm still unsure of the details surrounding the invasion and first rebellion. What I do know are the rumors surrounding a great hero who stood alone against the forces and failed. I always passed it off as some fairytale though, like my bedtime stories…
Her bedtime stories. Nicki suddenly remembered the reason she even wanted to come to this time period. She wanted to know. Ironically, her question was answered without speaking. Coming towards them was a giant robot, a giant pimped-out robot. Kiva still felt lost in this girl's prophecy. She was unsure of whether to believe her, or even let her get close to Megas. Nicki's façade dropped again, as was apparent by her open mouth and wide eyes. "No way, there's no way…" Suddenly every story her Father recounted before she went to sleep poured into her mind. Everything she ever thought she knew changed dramatically, and she almost went into shock. "Is that….Is that Megas?!" Nicki unknowingly yelled. Kiva was taken back. "Y-yes, but how did you know?" she was starting to trust her.
"Found her." Coop said triumphantly, pointing to the tiny Kiva dot. "Nice. Hey, there's another chick." Jamie said, very interested. He poked his head out of the car to get a better look. "Sweet, a hot space chick." He grinned. "KIVA! C'MON, WER'E GETTING BURGERS!" Coop yelled. "Of course, why else would you be off the couch?" Kiva murmured, walking toward Megas. She stopped for a second, looking at the still-staring wide eyed girl. "HEY COOP! I THINK YOU SHOULD COME DOWN HERE!"
"What's so important that burgers have to wait?" Coop asked, frustrated. Nicki had finally snapped back to reality and took in who this guy was. Everything was making sense. "Coop, this is Nicki. She's from the future and will hopefully give you a much-needed wake-up call." Kiva said, almost glad she had come. "Are you from Kiva's future?" Coop asked. "Well…yes and no. I don't know what time period she came from, I just realized she was even from the future. I'm from thirty years." She said solemnly. Jamie had finally made his way down and began walking towards them. "Hey hot stuff." He grinned, belting out another shameless pick-up line. Nicki noticed him immediately, and it was too much. She slapped her hand over her mouth, looking like she was about to vomit. Her face turned deep red, eyes rolled to the back of her head, and collapsed. "Dude, I knew it would happen someday. Your desperation killed her."
"Daddy, tell me another story!" Nicki chirped, crawling under her huge blanket. "Alright, which one? The Ultra Chicks? Or the time we went to Vegas?" Nicki wrinkled her nose, she had heard those stories many times. "Come on, honey, I'm running out of stories here. Give your old man a break." He sighed. "I wanna hear about the creepy alternate dimension! That's my favorite story." She smiled widely. "Story? Hey, remember kiddo, these "stories" really happened." Her Dad said. "Uh-huh, sure. Now tell me the story!!!" Nicki giggled. "Alright….so, the future chick and I were working on…"
Nicki woke up slowly, trying to remember where she was. She was in a half daze, unsure of what was going on, but her head hurt. Kiva had already given her armor an exam. "If the Earth was taken over within a span of thirty years, how is it she's wearing such an advanced armor? This surpasses even mine. You see these metallic parts on her arms, shoulders, and legs? From what I can tell, they plant microscopic electrodes that exercise the muscle tissue and increase the amount of stress she can take!" She said. Coop and Jamie stared at her blankly. "….they make her stronger." Kiva sighed. "Oh! Nice." "Sweet." Kiva turned back to the girl. "But, what is this gem for? It couldn't be decorative, it would give someone away easily by reflecting light. I wonder…" "It let's off a temporary magnetic field in order to deflect radioactive or otherwise harmful energy beams." Nicki recited dryly and quietly, as if reading from a textbook. Her eyes were half open and staring at the ceiling. Kiva turned to the boys. "It creates a shield." She said. "Hey, I knew that one. But thanks for explaining it to Jamie." Coop smirked. Jamie looked offended.
Nicki pulled herself up, remembering where she was and what had happened. She looked back at the boys to be sure and started to feel sick again. "Sorry to disgust you." Jamie said, still offended. "No it's not that." she sighed. She was feeling disillusioned, part of the head to concrete effect coupled with mental shock. She pointed to Jamie as if her hand was a gun and, not really caring about interrupting the time space continuum or jeopardizing her existence, simply stated, "He's my Dad."
