it was a lovely day in the aliens alternate dimension. the weather was steamy and toxic green, the plants were wilting, and the sun was nonexistent! and to make matters more pleasant Tart and kish were arguing. how lovely!

Pai was loosing his sanity. If today got any worse, he would kill himself and save his comrades the trouble. When he woke up, he had helped himself to some kichita, a native dish from the aliens planet. normally Delicious, but the aliens had no refrigerator to keep it fresh, and it was a most unappetizing dish 2 days old.

then, it turns out that Tart put some eggs in it to prank Kish with. so now Pai was trying to see if the raw eggs he had consumed were poisonous. of course, right now he wasn't so sure he would build an antidote for it. 'Anything to get away from these two morons,' Pai thought.

and to top that off, he was supposed to be researching rhinoceros for the aliens next attack. He, of course, couldn't do that while researching raw-egg poisoning. Oh, and that kichita had tasted odd. the parts that weren't covered in egg. Pai was beginning to suspect food poisoning. yippee. "Pai, is a giraffe a bird?" asked Tart. Pai snapped. "No, you cretins! Its a mammal! And if you don't shut up this instant I'll stick eggs in your kichita and poison you and see how you like it! JUST SHUT UP!"Pai stopped screaming and looked at his friends faces. they looked stunned.

"Pai," asked Kish tentatively. "Are you all right?" Pai was too shocked to answer. He was as surprised as they were. but he had been having odd dreams about that mew Lettuce. and daydreaming about her. and he'd been homesick for something good to eat. The work was really piling on. And his comrades had decided taking over earth was a bust, and they should just joke around all day and leave the work to pai. AND THE OBJECT OF HIS AFFECTIONS PROBABLY HATED HIM. And deep blue wasn't improving the situation. Pai's research and to-do list was ridiculously long.

Pai took a deep breath. "I'm going to earth," He said, as calmly as possible. Then, he teleported away, leaving his stunned friends to stare at the spot he had been standing in.

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- pai needed a break. he had come to the park and was now sitting in a nice secluded area by a stream. He was resting. Surprisingly, his outburst had taken more out of him than he had imagined.

He wasn't sure what had brought it on, but he had a sneaking suspicion that it might have something to do with his work environment. Suddenly he heard a twig snap. "who's there?" he called, tensing. "P-pai?" came a surprised voice. lettuce? the branches parted, revealing his favorite finless porpoise mew. "What are you doing here?" she asked. "I came to get away. my shipmates are killing me," Pai responded. "O-oh," said Lettuce nervously.

"don't worry," said Pai. "I'm only trying to get out of those brats paths." And it was true.

Lettuce blushed bright red, and sat down on a small rock. "I always come here when I want to get away," she said. Had Pai heard her correctly? she wasn't mocking him, or even ignoring him? "It's very peaceful," Pai commented. Lettuce nodded twice. He decided to remain silent and see if she had anything to say.

when he looked over again, it seemed she was struggling for a safe topic. Pai took pity on her and decided to make conversation. "So, umm, how is it going between you and Shirogane?" he blurted before he knew what he was doing. Lettuce turned crimson. "Oh,um, he-he doesn't like me," said Lettuce. Pai noticed her chin quiver a bit and felt like a jerk. "I'm sorry," he said quickly.

he didn't hate them anymore.He was supposed to, but he saw they were kind creatures, like the cyniclons. Thealiens nativeplanet was pretty much restored, but Deep Blue said they needed earths mew aqua to keep it that way. That was the only reason he was fighting them.

"It's alright," lettuce said, breaking his reverie. she noticed suddenly the alien looked odd. "Pai, are you alright?"Lettuce questioned. "fine," said a paler than usual Pai. To tell the truth, he wasn't feeling so hot. In fact, he felt queasy. "I just remembered I have to go do some vital research." Lettuce looked disappointed. "But I'll be back," said Pai. wait, what? "You will?" asked lettuce, perking up. Pai was trapped. "sure," said Pai. "I'll come here when I can." with that, he teleported, leaving behind a shyly grinning Lettuce.

he barely made it to the bathroom at the ship before turning green as kish's hair.