Misfits in Space
Chapter 6: "Get Speedy"
(Title has nothing to do with story)
Several more days had passed. Todd and Althea were tired of mocking Lance, so they kept themselves busy with make-out sessions. Lance himself was kept busy by Leelia, who, once you got past the fact that she had four disconnected eyes floating on stalks above her head, was pretty darn sexy. Wanda was going into Beast withdrawal, and the only thing keeping her relatively sane was being able to hex Pietro into the wall several times a day. Pietro, for his part, was doing his best to avoid his temperamental sister, finding such places to hide as the cockpit, kitchen, and Lance's bedroom (where he was quickly kicked out again by an angry Lance and embarrassed Leelia. Xi and Arcade had been given games to keep them quiet. They were mesmerized by the three-dimensional figures floating around their heads. Fred helped Bernard Alfrernon (B.A. for short), the diminutive but jolly Yardan cook with the French accent, in the kitchen, backed by several compliments from the crew, who commented that their meals didn't achieve sentience anywhere near as much as usual.
The adults, meanwhile, were equally as bored as the kids. Cover Girl had convinced the four guys, along with the captain and several members of the senior crew, to play strip poker. She was currently the only player who was still fully dressed.
"I win again!" she crowed gleefully. "Shorts off, Low Light!"
"(Comment deleted)," muttered the mutated Joe. "Isn't there anything else we can do?"
"Well," grinned Cover Girl, "we could always play Truth or Dare."
"No!" cried Low Light. "Not another one of your demented Truth or Dare games!"
"What is Truth or Dare?" asked the captain.
"I'm glad you asked," Cover Girl replied, an evil smile threatening to split her face.
"Doomed..." sobbed Low Light. "So very doomed..."
Not terribly long after, the adults (now dressed again) were sat around a large table in the crew's break room. They had decided to let Cover Girl give the first challenge to Roadblock.
"Dare," he told her, grimacing.
Cover Girl smiled sweetly at him. "I dare you to down a shot of B.A.'s coffee," she told him.
"Fine," he mumbled, not looking forward to the experience.
After the room had stopped spinning, it was his turn. "Low Light, truth or dare?"
"Dare," groaned Low Light.
Roadblock grinned. "I dare you to make out with Cover Girl in front of the kids," he said with an evil chuckle.
"You're still angry about that jeep incident, aren't you?" winced Low Light.
"Oh, yeah," nodded Roadblock. "Now get to it."
"I hate you," glared Low Light as Cover Girl grabbed his hands and dragged him off to find the kids.
Rarely for the trip, the kids were all gathered together in another break room. Todd and Althea were snuggled together, as were Lance and Leelia and, disturbingly, Arcade and Xi. They were watching an entertaining cartoon involving a red-haired heroine and a goofy blond sidekick (1). They all turned to see Low Light and Cover Girl walk in. The two Joes walked to the front of the room, turned to each other, and started to make out. After a few seconds, they stopped, and left again, Low Light almost running.
Todd grinned. "Looks like they're playing Truth or Dare again," he observed.
"This should be fun," grinned Althea.
The two got back to the other adults. Low Light's face was bright red. He was ready for his revenge!
"Roadblock," he almost snarled. "Truth or dare?"
"Truth," Roadblock chose wisely.
"(Comment deleted)," muttered Low Light. "But I'll get you yet!"
The others just looked at him.
"Well?" asked Shipwreck.
Low Light grinned. "Have you ever kissed kissed another man?" he asked.
Roadblock's eyes darted back and forth nervously.
"I think that answers that question," snickered Shipwreck.
"It was college!" yelled Roadblock. "They drugged my drink!"
"Sure," grinned Low Light.
"Low Light, truth or dare," Roadblock said, eyes narrowed dangerously.
"Truth," smirked Low Light confidently.
"Do you want to have red-hot monkey sex with Cover Girl?" Roadblock asked with an evil smile.
It was Low Light's turn to be very, very nervous.
"Well, answer the question," Cover Girl asked in a very dangerous tone of voice.
"Maybe?" squeaked the poor Joe.
"MAYBE?" roared Cover Girl, eyes flashing.
"Meep," was the only sound that Low Light could make.
"I'll take you right here, right now!" yelled Cover Girl, and with that she threw herself on top of her team mate.
"Is this a common occurrence in this game?" the captain asked Shipwreck.
"More often than you might think," snickered the sailor.
"She's trying to rape me!" screamed Low Light.
Sometime later, the adults had finally managed to stop Cover Girl from raping Low Light. The sharp shooter was currently huddled in a corner, shooting fearful looks at the angry former model. The kids were enjoying the situation immensely. It was almost too bad that they had finally reached their destination.
"Precious freedom!" yelled Beach Head when he heard the news.
"Can I land the ship?" asked Todd innocently.
"NO!" screamed the captain, all four eye stalks twitching.
"You can land my ship any time, Babe," Althea whispered with a wink.
The captain guided the ship in to a fairly small port. After about twenty minutes, they were docked and cleared to leave.
The Misfits were greeted by a small cluster of representatives.
"Welcome," said the leader. "I am Ichandrian Orellia, and this... is Yardia."
(1) Kudos to the first person to tell me what show this is (Level: Easy)
AN: As you can see, I've decided to get off my large, pale buttocks (figuratively speaking) and get some work done on updating this story. I'm very ashamed of how long it's taken me, especially considering the first part of the trilogy (20 chapters) was finished in 19 days. I've been trying to do this one for months! Oh well... Anyway, chronology for this trilogy (for those who don't know) splits off from Red Witch's after "Electric Dreams" ends. Therefore, no Spyder or anyone after that! Sorry! Still, don't be surprised if I drop in a few characters of my own along the way...
But anyway, what will happen with our intrepid heroes next? Will they meet the (snicker) Morons? Will Lance keep making out with Leelia? Will I get any sexier? Tune in next time to find out, in the next exciting chapter of...
"Misfits in Space"!