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The Guardian
"Where's all my soul sisters
Let me hear y'all flow, sisters.
Hey sister, go sister, soul sister, flow sister!
Hey sister, go sister, soul sister, flow sister!
He met Marmalade down in old Moulin Rouge
Strutting her stuff on the street!
She said, "Hello, hey, Joe! You wanna give it a go?"
Oh!" Bambi sang as she swabbed the decks.
Link, who just so happened to be doing the same job at the same time, glared at her. She had been singing Lady Marmalade for a very long time, too long, in fact. He was getting sick of it.
"Bambi, you ruined the song, now shut up!" he snapped.
"Gitchie gitchie ya ya da da!
Hey, hey, hey!
Gitchie gitchie ya ya here.
Hey, hey, hey!
Mocha Chocolata ya ya!
Ooh, yeah...
Creole Lady Marmalade...
Oh!" she continued.
Link twitched.
Does the bitch have ears! he thought.
"Voulez-vous coucher avec moi ce soir!
Oh, oh.
Voulez-vous coucher avec moi!
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah."
"BAMBI! HEY! LISTEN!" Link shouted.
Bambi shut up and turned around.
"Yes?"
Link once again looked at the large cut across her face and shuddered. He had glimpsed it many times in the past few days, but it always brought the memories and reminded him of his confirmed suspicion: Bambi was the shadow creature.
Link had showed the evidence to Tetra, and amazingly and annoyingly enough, she still wasn't convinced. And so, Bambi was still able to torture him.
"Stop singing!" Link said.
"Or else what?" Bambi replied in a creepy, pleasant tone.
"Or else, uh...I'll have to kick your ass?"
Bambi was silent for a moment. Then she started laughing.
"You? Kick my ass? Silly, silly! I'm not going to fight you!" she told him as she strode over to him. Bambi poked him on the forehead.
Link glared at her. "Why, you scared?"
Bambi pulled her mopping things over next to Link and resumed the job.
"Well?"
Bambi smiled and didn't even look up at Link as she replied, "No, it's not that."
"What is it then!"
Bambi giggled. "I just know that if you and I were to fight, I would win so easily!"
Link blinked. Then the rage came... He slammed the mop on the deck of the ship.
"IS THAT A CHALLENGE?"
Bambi looked at him.
"Temper, temper..." she said with a smirk (Oh, crap, Lion King quotes!).
"I'll take you on, bitch, AND I'LL TAKE YOU DOWN!" Link yelled, lunging at her. Bambi stepped out of the way, and Link fell. She then proceeded to elbow him.
Standing up, eyes glowing red, she said, "Foolish boy! You will regret having questioned my abilities!"
And thus, the fight began! The other pirates began watching and cheering the kids on.
Tetra heard shouting, screaming, and cheering from her bedroom. Setting down the map she was looking at, she arose with a grumble and went to the decks.
"AYE, YOU GUYS! WHAT THE FUCK ARE YOU DOING! GET BACK TO WORK, DAMMIT!" she yelled.
Tetra now saw what all the commotion was about. Apparently, Link and Bambi had been duking it out. She watched them yanking eachother by the hair, back and forth, back and forth...
Rolling her eyes, Tetra walked up to them.
"You guys! What the hell do you think you're doing!"
Bambi and Link ignored her and just kept pulling and growling.
"YOU PUSSIES! YOU FIGHT LIKE SHIT!" Tetra yelled, punching both of them in the stomach. The two fighters yelped, released eachother, and fell to the ground.
"Ow..." Link moaned, rubbing his stomach. "What did you do that for?"
"I had to, pulling hair is no way to fight, dumbass! Now, Bambi, get back to work, and Link, I need to talk to you.
Bambi stood up, smirked at Link, and went back to mopping the decks as Link and Tetra departed for the captain's bedroom.
After Tetra shut the door behind them, Link asked, "Ok, what is it?"
Tetra picked up a letter and handed it to Link.
"Here. I already read it, and let me say, I'm not too fond of the idea, and you're probably gonna hate it even more than I do."
The letter read:
Dear Mr. Link:
You are to arrive at Outset Island immediately to take custody of your sister and poodle. Your grandmother is being arrested for arson and grand theft auto, and will be attending anger managment classes and living in the clink.
Sucks for you, I guess.
Sincerely,
The Court People
Wide-eyed, Link dropped the letter as Tetra took a picture of his face.
"WHAT THE... H-HOW CAN I TAKE CUSTODY OF MY SISTER! I'M ONLY 12! AND I DON'T WANT THAT DAMN POODLE! TETRA..."
"Ah, relax, I've already gotten a cage..." Tetra said as she wrapped her arms around Link's waist.
Link stiffened -- he wasn't used to this contact between him and her yet.
"For the dog?" he asked.
"No, for your sister."
"Oh."
"And we're gonna need a leash, too..."
"For my sister?"
"No..." Tetra shoved her hands down Link's pants. "For us..."
Link was a little startled. He wasn't even used to the idea of being in love, and Tetra already wanted sex. Half of him (Probably the half with all the hormones) wanted it, too, but the other half was more reluctant.
"Um..." he uttered.
This was very awkward for Link. It would be his first time...well, having sex with no money involved, anyway...
Tetra shoved her hands deeper.
"What do you say? Wanna do it?"
"Uh, can we like...talk about this later? I've got kind of a lot on my mind..."
Tetra looked away, frowned, and took her hands out of Link's pants. With a sigh, she said, "Fine...ok..."
There was a long, awkward moment of silence.
"Well...let's go to Outset..." Link muttered, blushing.
Tetra nodded, and the two of them left the room.
Link got back to work mopping the deck. There was so much on his mind. Bambi's evil...ness...and, uh, Tetra, and now Aryll.
It was bad enough that Link had to work on a pirate ship, but now he had to raise his sister at the age of 12 and put up with a dog. Well, he figured maybe he could kill the dog or something... Then there was Bambi -- Link really didn't want her hanging around his baby sister. And then there was Tetra...Link was in love with her, and she was going too fast for him.
Why can't I be as fearless about this as she is? Link thought.
A few hours later, the pirate ship pulled up to tiny Outset Island. The crew and its captain got off the ship, only to find police cars surrounding Link's house, which was odd, because there weren't any roads or anything, and this wasn't modern day.
"Big brother!"
Link spun around, and before he knew it, Aryll was stuck to his legs like a leech. Bounding behind her came a pink poodle.
"Hi...Aryll..." Link said through gritted teeth as he patted her lightly on the head. He glanced at the dog that was staring...staring at him...
Suddenly, Medli walked up to Link. She was carrying a notepad, a pen, and was wearing the sexy cop outfit Komali had given to her.
"You're Link, right, kid?" she asked, looking at the notepad.
"Um, YEAH! You know me, remember?"
"Uh-huh. Ok, I ask the questions around here, got it?"
"What kind of game are you playing, Medli!"
Medli slapped Link.
"That's OFFICER Medli to you, kid!"
"Officer? What? You can't be a cop, you're the same age as me!"
Medli slapped Link again.
"I SAID I ASK THE QUESTIONS AROUND HERE!"
"I didn't ask a question!"
Medli slapped Link once more.
"Ow..." Link whined, putting a hand to his cheek.
"Now, let's get down to business. Your grandmother is getting sent to the clink and anger management classes, and your sister and dog get to live with you," Medli said.
"That sucks...where's Grandma?"
Medli nodded to the door of Link's house. Link struggled to turn around, for Aryll was still hanging onto him.
Two police officers were dragging his screaming grandmother from the building. She was clutching a lighter and shouting about how she would burn them all.
"GIVE ME THE LIGHTER, OLD WOMAN!" a cop yelled, trying to yank it from her grasp.
"NEVER!" Grandma cried.
The authorities finally managed to get her in a police car.
"Wow...that was extreme...and kind of embarassing, too..." Link said, scratching his head. "I hope these anger management classes work..."
"Oh, they will. Don't worry, your grandmother is in good hands," Medli said.
Makar stood on a tall stool in front of a chalk board, a piece of chalk in hand, or whatever it is that damn shrub has...
"Ok, guys, let's think of some ways we can vent our rage without getting arrested..." he said.
A guy raised his hand.
"Yes, sir? Do you have a suggestion?" Makar asked.
"Um, yeah..." the guy said.
"Well?"
"We could, uh...kill stuff?"
"Um, no, because killing is a CRIME, and CRIME will get you ARRESTED..."
A woman raised her hand, and Makar called on her.
"We could kill stuff," the woman told him.
Makar was silent for a moment.
"Ok, let's get an answer from someone who's not a total dimwit..."
Another man raised his hand. Makar sighed and said, "YES?"
"We could...we could...kill stuff?"
Makar took out a ninja star and threw it in the guy's head. Then the guy died. It was then that Makar noticed someone was missing from his class...
"Hey, have any of you seen Link's grandmother?" he asked.
Suddenly, a car crashed through the side of the building. Maniacal laughter came from the driver, who was none other than Grandma.
"SEE YOU ALL IN HELL!" she cried, running over people.
Makar screamed and tried to escape, but Link's grandmother rammed the car into him, punting him into the side of another building which then randomly exploded.
Link sat on a cot. His little sister stood before him, and he had his hands on her shoulders as he looked her straight in the eye. It had been a few hours since the crew left Outset, and night was upon them.
"Ok, Aryll, here are the rules: No butting into my sex life, no watching me get dressed, no asking stupid questions, don't let the damn poodle near me-"
"His name is Gaylord!" Aryll said.
"AND NO INTERRUPTING! Do you understand?"
"Yes..."
"Good. I love you, now get in your cage and go to sleep."
"My, my, what an adorable little sister you have..." a voice from behind Link said.
Link jumped and looked to see Bambi standing behind him, which was weird, seeing as he had been facing the door and would have seen her come in.
Link glared at her and asked, "What do you want, Bambi?"
"I just came to see your little sister..." Bambi replied innocently.
"Stay away from her..." Link growled.
"Who's that?" Aryll asked, pointing at Bambi.
"That's Bambi, and she's a bitch. Trust me, you won't like her, her parents dropped her on her head as a baby so her brain is scrambled."
Bambi gave Link a cold look.
"Don't listen to him, Aryll... Your brother is a penis."
"Woah, really?" Aryll asked.
"And not only is he that, but he's also a big -- what the fuck?"
Bambi looked down and saw Gaylord the poodle humping her legs. She tried to shake him off, a look of disgust on her face.
"UGH, DAMN DOG!" she bellowed as she finally managed to rid herself of the canine.
Link smirked, and Bambi started to leave the room. But before she did, she stopped at the doorway and turned her head just enough to look at Link. Her eyes glowed red, and she smiled...
"You better watch your back, but even caution can't save you..." she said. Then she left.
I didn't think things could gets worse... I was wrong. They CAN... Link thought with dismay as he watched Bambi walk away (Hey, a rhyme!).