Chapter 3: Friendship...?
The Elsa was pulling into a U.M.N checkpoint for gas, toll, and all the normal things that all the ships had to go through before entering a new colony. The ship ahead of them pulled out and the Elsa was next. As Tony pulled the ship only feet further, a fresh-faced woman appeared on the big screen in front of the crew on the bridge.
Tony yawned and put his feet on the steering wheel. He had heard his basic facts read to him more than he had ever hoped.
"The Elsa von Brabant. Crew of 4 working under the Kukai Foundation. Departing from the Dock Colony to the Greenhouse Colony..."
"Ya, ya. You know, we know...what's with all the damn verification?" Tony moaned. Hammer, who was also in a relaxed position, yawned in reply.
"One word. Pro-to-cal. Some people get paid to tell people where they're going an keeping record, you know."
"Hey!" Tony argued, "That is MORE than one word." Hammer sighed agitatedly.
"Oh come on don't make matters worse." Hammer sighed deeply. The captain's chair shifted as Matthews came down to get up from his chair, "Everyone's been edgy since the Gnosis started attacking the colonies."
"No need for us to worry though." Captain Matthews bold and loud voice beckoned. He walked over to chaos and put his hand on his shoulder. Hammer and Tony were prepared for the chaos worship the was to ensue.
"After all," Matthew stopped, ready to praise chaos. He then looked over his crew's faces to see them not listening and diverting gazes. Matthew blew.
"I could throw you sacks morons out into the deep space and watch ya fly by wavin' atcha singin' 'bout my new crew o' 2 with less expenses and debt ta pay ifn I wanted to!" Hammer and Tony's eyes widened at the captain's harsh cracks at reality. They woke up, rushing over to their captain's feet.
"No captain! Please!" Tony begged.
"We'll do anything for money and not to DIE, sir!" Hammer added, shaking his clasped fists vigorously in fear. Matthews chortled at the attention.
"Get up, ya morons! chaos'd never let me anyway!" Matthews walked towards the door as hammer and Tony looked up. chaos put on a really big smile as he outstretched his gloved hands to help them up.
"He's right, boys." chaos said in a soft, angelic voice, "you know the captain doesn't mean what he says." Tony made a scoffing sound of disbelief when he grabbed the offered hand and got up.
"Ah, whatever you say." He said, in an odd tone. Hammer grabbed chaos' hand too with a slight smile.
"Why don't we all settle down and eat something until the check is over?" chaos suggested. Hammer nodded, but...the usual check for bombs or any irregularities in the ship only took a few minutes. That meant a few minutes of freedom before you had to work again. As generous as chaos' offer was, no one was about to blow their break doing what they do 3 times a day.
"Sorry, chaos, but I'm gonna be in the A.G.W.S. hangar." Tony said with a smirk. God only knows what he needs there.
"I'll be in my room." Hammer said. chaos nodded, knowing ahead of time that his offer may as well of not existed.
So after everyone went their ways, chaos went into the cafe, where he found Matthews. He sat down beside him and there was a short silence.
"If yer not gonna talk then make me food." Matthews said at last. chaos laughed a little.
"I wanted to ask why you're so hard on them. They really love you, you know." chaos stated, "They really look up to you."
"Right." Matthews sneered, "Your credible, chaos, but those boys, well, I wouldn't call it love as much as scorn."
"Don't say that, Captain. I know it's hard to see but...maybe I can prove it to you."
"Prove?" Matthews said in an angry yet interested tone. chaos nodded.
"You'll see." And with that, he left.
Hammer sat in his room cuddled up against the wall on his bed. On his thigh rested a bended and flimsy notebook in which he scribbled messily on each page in a frantically fast pace. Enter chaos, looking on in amusement.
"What are you writing?" chaos asked politely.
"Not much. I hardly know myself." hammer smiled as the sound of the lead scratching the paper sounded in his ears.
"That's a rather...old fashioned way of writing." chaos chuckled. Hammer looked up from his notebook with a smile.
"Ya...it's a different experience...you know, a new kind of work that is fun and enjoyable. Something I can set goals with and such. It's...hard to explain."
"I see." chaos said with a devious smile as he left the room. He looked at the door to the bridge. No sign that the check cleared. chaos headed tot he elevator.
Meanwhile, Tony sat on the edges of the A.G.W.S. hangar. He closed his eyes and fell fast asleep until the noise of the sliding mechanical door woke him.
"Hey Tony." chaos said cheerfully.
"Wut's goin on?" Tony said in a daze.
"Hammer sent me. He told me that you were coming here to sleep and that I should wake you up.
He has a cup of coffee ready for you. he's been concerned about your lack of sleep. Something about not wanting to die." chaos smiled. Tony at first looked suprised then waited for it to sink in then got up.
"About him, he's a real nice guy. I mean, I love him without it bein' 'that way'. He doesn't admit it but I know that me and him are tighter than a scout's knot. "
"That's very nice of you to say about him."
"Ah, he deserves the word." Tony said, stretching and wishing for a longer break. chaos nodded and left with haste to the cafe.
"Captain!" chaos said with a big grin.
"What the hell?" Matthews said, startled by chaos' entrance.
"I have your proof. Look." chaos brought out a voice recorder. He pressed the play button.
'What do you think about working with Captain Matthews?'
'It's a different experience...you know, a new kind of work that is fun and enjoyable. Something I can set goals with and such. It's...hard to explain.'
"Is that Hammer?" Matthews said in disbelief, "This can't be right."
"Listen." chaos said as the recording continued.
'Tony, what do you think of Captain Matthews?'
'About him, he's a real nice guy. I mean, I love him without it bein' 'that way'. He doesn't admit it but I know that me and him are tighter than a scout's knot. '
'That's very nice of you to say about him'
'Ah, he deserves the word.'
"So what do you think?" chaos said with s smile of eager joy. Matthew grunted, not wishing to take any part of believing chaos' proof.
"ELSA VON BRABANT CLEAR TO LEAVE. REPEAT..."
"That's our cue." Tony said, exiting the elevator and seeing Hammer. Hammer nodded, having already tucked his notebook under his bed.
"What are you two doin'?" Tony and Hammer heard Matthews voice yell across the room, as if necessary, "If you morons don't get your asses in gear then my friend the air lock trigger will be head over heels watching you freeze over in space!" Fear once again ran through Hammer and Tony's eyes.
"Yes sir! Right away, sir!" Tony and Hammer yelled in unison as they dashed for their stations. chaos laughed. the Elsa would never change, no matter how many tricks you run through it.
"And chaos." Matthews said. chaos was in attention, "That doesn't exempt you, just so you know!"
"Yes, sir." chaos smiled and he sprinted to the door as well. Matthews crossed his arms with a grand victorious grin.
"Morons."
"Where's my coffee?"
AN: Ya. He owns their ass. *dance*
The Elsa was pulling into a U.M.N checkpoint for gas, toll, and all the normal things that all the ships had to go through before entering a new colony. The ship ahead of them pulled out and the Elsa was next. As Tony pulled the ship only feet further, a fresh-faced woman appeared on the big screen in front of the crew on the bridge.
Tony yawned and put his feet on the steering wheel. He had heard his basic facts read to him more than he had ever hoped.
"The Elsa von Brabant. Crew of 4 working under the Kukai Foundation. Departing from the Dock Colony to the Greenhouse Colony..."
"Ya, ya. You know, we know...what's with all the damn verification?" Tony moaned. Hammer, who was also in a relaxed position, yawned in reply.
"One word. Pro-to-cal. Some people get paid to tell people where they're going an keeping record, you know."
"Hey!" Tony argued, "That is MORE than one word." Hammer sighed agitatedly.
"Oh come on don't make matters worse." Hammer sighed deeply. The captain's chair shifted as Matthews came down to get up from his chair, "Everyone's been edgy since the Gnosis started attacking the colonies."
"No need for us to worry though." Captain Matthews bold and loud voice beckoned. He walked over to chaos and put his hand on his shoulder. Hammer and Tony were prepared for the chaos worship the was to ensue.
"After all," Matthew stopped, ready to praise chaos. He then looked over his crew's faces to see them not listening and diverting gazes. Matthew blew.
"I could throw you sacks morons out into the deep space and watch ya fly by wavin' atcha singin' 'bout my new crew o' 2 with less expenses and debt ta pay ifn I wanted to!" Hammer and Tony's eyes widened at the captain's harsh cracks at reality. They woke up, rushing over to their captain's feet.
"No captain! Please!" Tony begged.
"We'll do anything for money and not to DIE, sir!" Hammer added, shaking his clasped fists vigorously in fear. Matthews chortled at the attention.
"Get up, ya morons! chaos'd never let me anyway!" Matthews walked towards the door as hammer and Tony looked up. chaos put on a really big smile as he outstretched his gloved hands to help them up.
"He's right, boys." chaos said in a soft, angelic voice, "you know the captain doesn't mean what he says." Tony made a scoffing sound of disbelief when he grabbed the offered hand and got up.
"Ah, whatever you say." He said, in an odd tone. Hammer grabbed chaos' hand too with a slight smile.
"Why don't we all settle down and eat something until the check is over?" chaos suggested. Hammer nodded, but...the usual check for bombs or any irregularities in the ship only took a few minutes. That meant a few minutes of freedom before you had to work again. As generous as chaos' offer was, no one was about to blow their break doing what they do 3 times a day.
"Sorry, chaos, but I'm gonna be in the A.G.W.S. hangar." Tony said with a smirk. God only knows what he needs there.
"I'll be in my room." Hammer said. chaos nodded, knowing ahead of time that his offer may as well of not existed.
So after everyone went their ways, chaos went into the cafe, where he found Matthews. He sat down beside him and there was a short silence.
"If yer not gonna talk then make me food." Matthews said at last. chaos laughed a little.
"I wanted to ask why you're so hard on them. They really love you, you know." chaos stated, "They really look up to you."
"Right." Matthews sneered, "Your credible, chaos, but those boys, well, I wouldn't call it love as much as scorn."
"Don't say that, Captain. I know it's hard to see but...maybe I can prove it to you."
"Prove?" Matthews said in an angry yet interested tone. chaos nodded.
"You'll see." And with that, he left.
Hammer sat in his room cuddled up against the wall on his bed. On his thigh rested a bended and flimsy notebook in which he scribbled messily on each page in a frantically fast pace. Enter chaos, looking on in amusement.
"What are you writing?" chaos asked politely.
"Not much. I hardly know myself." hammer smiled as the sound of the lead scratching the paper sounded in his ears.
"That's a rather...old fashioned way of writing." chaos chuckled. Hammer looked up from his notebook with a smile.
"Ya...it's a different experience...you know, a new kind of work that is fun and enjoyable. Something I can set goals with and such. It's...hard to explain."
"I see." chaos said with a devious smile as he left the room. He looked at the door to the bridge. No sign that the check cleared. chaos headed tot he elevator.
Meanwhile, Tony sat on the edges of the A.G.W.S. hangar. He closed his eyes and fell fast asleep until the noise of the sliding mechanical door woke him.
"Hey Tony." chaos said cheerfully.
"Wut's goin on?" Tony said in a daze.
"Hammer sent me. He told me that you were coming here to sleep and that I should wake you up.
He has a cup of coffee ready for you. he's been concerned about your lack of sleep. Something about not wanting to die." chaos smiled. Tony at first looked suprised then waited for it to sink in then got up.
"About him, he's a real nice guy. I mean, I love him without it bein' 'that way'. He doesn't admit it but I know that me and him are tighter than a scout's knot. "
"That's very nice of you to say about him."
"Ah, he deserves the word." Tony said, stretching and wishing for a longer break. chaos nodded and left with haste to the cafe.
"Captain!" chaos said with a big grin.
"What the hell?" Matthews said, startled by chaos' entrance.
"I have your proof. Look." chaos brought out a voice recorder. He pressed the play button.
'What do you think about working with Captain Matthews?'
'It's a different experience...you know, a new kind of work that is fun and enjoyable. Something I can set goals with and such. It's...hard to explain.'
"Is that Hammer?" Matthews said in disbelief, "This can't be right."
"Listen." chaos said as the recording continued.
'Tony, what do you think of Captain Matthews?'
'About him, he's a real nice guy. I mean, I love him without it bein' 'that way'. He doesn't admit it but I know that me and him are tighter than a scout's knot. '
'That's very nice of you to say about him'
'Ah, he deserves the word.'
"So what do you think?" chaos said with s smile of eager joy. Matthew grunted, not wishing to take any part of believing chaos' proof.
"ELSA VON BRABANT CLEAR TO LEAVE. REPEAT..."
"That's our cue." Tony said, exiting the elevator and seeing Hammer. Hammer nodded, having already tucked his notebook under his bed.
"What are you two doin'?" Tony and Hammer heard Matthews voice yell across the room, as if necessary, "If you morons don't get your asses in gear then my friend the air lock trigger will be head over heels watching you freeze over in space!" Fear once again ran through Hammer and Tony's eyes.
"Yes sir! Right away, sir!" Tony and Hammer yelled in unison as they dashed for their stations. chaos laughed. the Elsa would never change, no matter how many tricks you run through it.
"And chaos." Matthews said. chaos was in attention, "That doesn't exempt you, just so you know!"
"Yes, sir." chaos smiled and he sprinted to the door as well. Matthews crossed his arms with a grand victorious grin.
"Morons."
"Where's my coffee?"
AN: Ya. He owns their ass. *dance*