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Right read on, I copied this up on a break from homework as I decided I had left you all hanging for long enough, chapter 3 (Waking Reality) will be along soonish.
Backstabbers
The crew staggered back into the cockpit, with even Rimmer feeling subdued.
"Contacting GELF vessel." Kryten updated as he punched some buttons.
To try and take control it was Rimmer who spoke first. "We did what you asked, now return Dani."
"No." Came the reply, causing a lot of panic, crying and disbelief from the remaining dwarfers.
"We had a DEAL!" Kira screamed at the furry monstrosity on screen.
"Ackechackichalack is so adorable I'm gonna keep her anyway and make a family." The GELF explained, the translation machine not picking up the obvious smugness that existed in her real voice.
"And you're defiantly not going to give her back?" Rimmer asked, deep in thought.
"No, I'm not."
"In that case we surrender."
"Shut up trans–am nostrils." Cat hissed at the hologram. "Her name is Danielle – and she isn't yours to keep furball!" Cat added, his voice full of anger.
"Like you can do anything." She laughed in a cackle like croaky voice, almost drowning out the sound of the translator and Kryten's panicked voice.
"Sirs, they're powering up weapons – FIRING!" Kryten screamed as the maiming shot rocked the ship, throwing everyone to the floor.
Cat lifted is head and turned round at Rimmer's voice.
"Not again." As he turned he saw Rimmer's flickering hologram faded then disappear, his light bee bounced off his chair and into Dani's changing bag, a small groan erupted from the light bee, before all was silent from Rimmer.
"Apart from Alphabet head, everyone else ok?" Cat asked as he helped Kira to his feet.
"I think so sir, I believe the blast was only meant to immobilise us temporarily so they can be out of the area long before we're able to retaliate – I think the GELF knew if she killed us Mr Lister would be less inclined to ever accept her – and Dani if she grew up knowing the truth of her parents.
"Never thought it would be me saying this to you bud – but shut up unless you have something useful to say." Cat warned as he smoothed back his hair, mentally calmed himself to the situation and checked the monitor readouts.
"Damage report?" Kira asked as she too tried to block out thoughts of grief.
"Thrusters are caput – we're flying slower than an overweight snail, fuel intake chambers are flooded, the thermostats busted and the sleeve of my suit's torn, add to that the fact that my kitten and best friend have been kidnapped by a broody GELF with PMT, I am NOT having a good day!" Cat slammed his fist down on the console, causing a small electronic surge to enter his body, making him jump in pain and cause his hair to frizz. He caught sight of his reflection in a blacked out monitor. "Ok NOW I'm having a REALLY bad day!" He whined and ranted, spinning round in anger and collapsing again into his chair.
"Sir if I may intervene – the teleporter." Cat smiled at Kryten's suggestion
"Bud – You're a genius!"
"I try my best sir." Kryten replied as he entered smug mode.
"Excuse me." Kira started as Cat passed her and went into the midsection of Starbug. "But why did no-one think of the teleporter earlier?" she asked feeling a bit annoyed at their own stupidity.
"One, we probably would have been blasted regardless for attempting such a feat at close range, and two… I guess we were just a bit too shocked at the time." Kryten speculated as Cat re-entered the cock-pit, carrying 3 bazookoids, He passed one to the reluctant Kryten and flung the other two over his shoulders. Kira was about to make a comment about where had he got the hair gel from for his newly smoothed hair, but quickly forgot about it as she sensed a conspiracy of sorts.
"Aren't you going to give me one?" She asked, pointing at the bazookoids, feeling desperate to go after the GELF and her baby, if Lister's wife was bad, just wait till she came across a rampaging mother.
"Love to babe, but someone's gotta stay to sort out this piece of junk and be here when buzz bee comes back online." Cat explained in a cheeky but serious way.
"He's right ma'am you have to attempt to move the Bug from the area, somewhere shielded from the GELF's sensors, maybe on the far side of a moon or with the use of the cloaking device, the GELF's will come immediately back to this spot the second we have rescued Mister Lister and Miss Dani." Kryten elaborated as Cat and Kira started to look deep into each other's eyes.
"How will you get back?" Kira asked Cat, though it was Kryten who answered.
"If I key in the homing beacon co-ordinates we'll materialise back inside Starbug – wherever it is." Kryten would have elaborated more but the other two crew members were no longer listening.
Kryten sighed, kissing was just another way of transferring germs and bodily fluids he told himself, however despite his robotic-ness he was still feeling himself enter "cry mode" He decided that he must stop watching Mister Lister's film collection and started to reprogram the teleporter's settings.