Yep, the new chapter is finally up. It's not particularly integral to the plot, but i wanted to put it in because... well if you must know, i wanted to make the chapters up to a nice even 10. That's right, the next chapter will be the last!

On the journey back, Vince sat with Tara pulled up close to him, his arms wrapped protectively around her, his eyes glaring out at anything that moved.

'Are you ok Vince?' asked Howard tentatively.

Stupid Question Howard. Thought Vince. My little sister, my only family, has just been kidnapped by an evil crustacean, and is now lying unconscious in my arms. I'm about as ok as a Penguin lost along the Gulf Stream.

'Yeah.'

'Only you look a little…'

Leave me alone Howard. I don't wanna talk. I can't, until I know she's ok.

'I'm fine. How much further Naboo?'

'Shouldn't be too far. I'm taking us straight up to the flat, so I can revive Tara as soon as possible.'

It had better be soon enough. I hate seeing Tara like this, all small and quiet. Last time she was like this..

Vince mentally shook his head. He didn't want to think about that. Anyway, he should be focusing on this, making sure Tara got back alright and was ok. He had no doubt of Naboo's Shamanic skill, nor the fact that he was getting them home as soon as was possible, but he still worried.

He looked down at Tara, whose head was lying on his chest. He shifted a little so as to make her more comfortable, and gently stroked her hair. I wish I was the younger one, and you were older. I know you'd take much better care of me than I do of you.

He rested his head on hers and closed his eyes, staying that way for the rest of the journey.

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They emerged back at the flat through the kitchen plughole (luckily Bollo had removed the plughole cover earlier and forgotten to replace it), and came to an abrupt halt. Vince carried Tara over to the sofa while Naboo went to get whatever potion he needed. He returned quickly with a bottle filled with lime green liquid.

'What's that?' Asked Howard.

'The most powerful revitalising potion know to mankind. Made with the saliva of Lorraine Kelly.' Naboo replied, administering a small dose to Tara, who stirred, but didn't wake.

'What's going on, why didn't it work!' exclaimed Vince.

'Relax, I didn't want to overdose her.' Said Naboo. 'This ought to do it.'

He gave her another small dose, and she woke up spluttering. Vince immediately threw his arms around her, and the force of this caused them both to fall back onto the sofa.

'Vince? What's going on?'

'Shhh, it's alright.' Vince finally realised that by lying on top of his sister, he was making it rather difficult for her to breath, and sat up.

Tara looked around at the others, all of whom were staring at her in an expectant sort of way. 'Someone remind me?' she requested.

'Kidnapped by Tony the Prawn?' suggested Naboo.

'Oh right, yeah.' She nodded vaguely. 'How'd you get me back? Tony said it was impossible to leave alive.'

'We escaped with some of the best tweezer work I've seen in a long time.' Smiled Howard, patting Vince on the back.

'Eh?' said Tara, with the feeling she'd missed out on something.

'I killed him' explained Vince. 'Stabbed him in his prawny eyes with me tweezers'

'You're still plucking then?'

'Shaping, I shape, why can't anyone understand this?'

As Tara and Vince began to bicker, both glad that they were re-united, Howard picked up the revitalising potion and examined it. The label said Naboo's Energy Elixir.

'How do you get all these ingredients off celebrities Naboo?'

'I can transform into a firefly and get whatever I need in the night when they're asleep. Celebrity elements are better to use because they last longer, as the celebrity strives to sustain their career.'

'Hmm.' Murmured Howard, turning round to see Vince and Tara curled up together on the sofa. He smiled.

Sweet little re-united scene, table five! Hope you liked the random and irrlevant-ness of that, please review!