Chapter 6: Confronting The Supreme Leader
Third Person's POV
As the whole ship was filled with darkness, Major Domo brought out a flashlight and moved it around the room to see where everybody was. He looked around to see Captain EO lying flat on his back with Natalie lying on top of him, with her head resting on his shoulder as a few marshmallows fell on them. Major Domo called out to them to make sure they we alright,
"Captain EO? Cadet Natalie?"
He called out to them again as they didn't response, "Captain EO! Cadet Natalie!"
Captain EO blinked his eyes open as Natalie groaned in pain.
He then whispered to her as she began to stir, "Natalie?"
She didn't respond to him, so he asked again, "Natalie?"
She then came to as she asked a little light headed, "Yeah?"
The captain then nodded his head to her to point out the obvious. Natalie gasped, finally realizing that she was on top of him and quickly got off and helped him up as she said,
"Oh my gosh, I am so sorry! I-I didn't mean to hit you!"
Captain EO then said reassuringly while helping her stand on her feet,
"No, no, you're good."
Natalie nodded in response and then turned away, feeling completely embarrassed.
They then turned our attention to Ody as he said, "Hey Captain! Cadet! I think we found the beacon!"
He said as Captain EO and Natalie walked towards the front windows,
"Captain EO, Cadet Natalie, take a look."
They took another step and Captain EO shouted and laughed with great joy,
"The homing beacon! We ran right into it! Ha ha!"
Everyone cheered as Natalie shouted, "Woo!" And laughed with pure joy.
Captain EO then alerted Commander Bog as he and Natalie ran over to him,
"Commander Bog!"
The commander shouted back to him, "Captain EO?!"
The captain reassured him, "Everything's okay, sir."
Natalie said standing tall, "We've made it right on time."
Captain EO added, "And we reached the homing beacon, sir."
Natalie nodded in agreement. Commander Bog said in a more pleased tone,
"Well, so far so good, Captain EO. Though I must admit, I am a bit surprised after the mess you made on your last mission."
Natalie placed a hand on Captain EO's shoulder in support. Commander Bog then went on to say,
"But now that you've found the beacon, take the map, find the Supreme Leader, and give her the gift. You do have the map, don't you?"
Natalie spoke up to try to cover for them, "Yes sir, of course we do."
And Captain EO then glanced back at Natalie and the crew to make sure they were still good and able to go on with their mission.
Ody spoke up, "No problem."
Idy said, "No problem, sir."
Natalie then said to the commander with confidence, "We promise, we won't let you down, sir."
The captain nodded in agreement. Commander Bog gave them all a warm, gentle smile and then grew serious and snapped as he vanished,
"Then get going!"
As they all prepared to exit the ship, Idy said with worry, "Boy, do we have a problem."
Ody added, "We will never find the Supreme Leader without a map."
Natalie then said walking along side them,
"Come on guys, have a little faith. It may seem tough now, but it will only get worse if we all just think negatively. So no matter what happens or what we might come across, we must have faith."
They nodded in response and Captain EO said acknowledging her as she caught up to him,
"Thanks for that, Nat." She nodded to him with a small smile.
As Captain EO and Natalie walked out of the ship, they signaled to them as Captain EO whispered to them quietly,
"Come on."
And they all slowly followed them out as they looked around them. Natalie cringed in disgust as she saw piles of garbage lying around. She was then snapped out of her thoughts as she heard Hooter sneeze and flinched as Fuzzball had also been startled. Captain EO said quietly as they all turned their attention towards Hooter,
"Hooter, be quiet! You're going to get us caught!"
Hooter argued, "I couldn't help it."
Captain EO said again with more agitation "Be quiet!"
Hooter said in defeat, "Okay! Okay!" And they continued on with their walk.
They then saw Hooter picking up a long tubes and Captain EO said to him in a more annoyed tone,
"Hooter."
Natalie asked with a light laugh, "What are you doing?"
Hooter answered bringing the tube up to his head, "I'm disguising myself."
Captain EO and Natalie giggled in response as the captain said,
"Hooter, listen. Put it back, and lets go."
Hooter then put a garbage bin on his head, made the tube into a necklace, and made some alien noises.
Captain EO chuckled and said as Natalie lightly laughed, "Hooter, don't be silly."
Hooter said to them in defense, "I've gotta have a disguise."
Natalie said to the captain a little nervously, "He does have a point though. I mean, we could get caught."
The captain said reassuringly,
"Listen, nobody is going to get caught. We're just going to find the Supreme Leader, bring her the gift, and that'll be it."
Natalie nodded in understanding.
Suddenly, they realized that they were not alone as they all heard a growl coming from a pile of garbage, and looked all around their surroundings. Natalie quietly gasped in shock as everybody else tried to keep quiet. Unfortunately, Hooter couldn't take it anymore as he let out a big sneeze for everyone to hear.
The Captain and everybody else said to him in a whisper, "Hooter, be quiet!"
Natalie whispered, "Keep it down!"
Hooter whispered, "Sorry!"
Then all of a sudden, they heard an alarm go off and saw one of the Supreme Leader's guards shout out,
"Get them!"
And Captain EO, Natalie, and the crew were all surrounded by the Supreme Leader Guards as Natalie prepared for a fight. One of the guards then shouted as Captain EO and Natalie locked their arms together and another guard growled at them,
"Arrest them!"
Captain EO, Natalie, and the rest of the crew members were then taken by the guards into their hideout. The captain and Natalie were grabbed by their shoulders and arms by the guards as they were all taken into a room inside of their hideout. The two guards then walked away as a robotic woman came down.
Natalie asked the captain, "That's the Supreme Leader, huh?"
He answered back quietly with a nod, "Yes."
The rest of the crew members began talking among themselves until the Supreme Leader snapped,
"Silence! Infidels!" Natalie gave her a bold glare in response.
The Supreme Leader said as she came closer and closer to them, seeming a little more horrific,
"You infect my world with your presence! Turn the others into...trashcans!"
The other crew members started to panic and go into a frenzy in response. She then said directing her attention towards Captain EO and Natalie, pointing to them as they showed no fear,
"And for those two! 100 years of torture in my deepest dungeon!"
Captain EO spoke up fearlessly, "Your highness, my loyal companions and I accept these punishments."
Natalie and a few of the other crew members nodded in response.
Hooter exclaimed a little nervously, "We do?"
Idy said to him, "Of course we do, he's our captain."
Hooter argued, "Speak for yourself!"
Captain EO said to the Supreme Leader, stepping forward, "We have come here uninvited and unannounced."
The Supreme Leader sneered, "So, then we both admit to your...stupidity!"
Natalie then stepped forward and snapped angrily, "We are not stupid!"
The Supreme Leader then turned a surprised glare over to Natalie as Captain EO said to her quietly,
"Natalie, calm down."
She argued, "No! I'm done letting what people say get the better of me!"
Natalie's POV
I've had enough. I'm tired of letting what people say hurt me or get the better of me. I've finally decided to stand up for myself and the rest of this crew, no matter what the Supreme Leader might try to do to me. I let out a small sigh and walked closer and said to the Supreme Leader in a more calm yet determined manner,
"You're highness, pardon me for my outburst, but what you're saying is wrong! Although we may have come here unannounced, we have a perfectly good reason for it. For you see, we're not here to threaten you or your planet, we only come to help you. So with all do respect, before you start threatening my life and many others lives, actually listen to us in what we have to offer you and your people."
Intrigued, the Supreme Leader gave a nod and asked,
"Very well, young human. Why have you come here?"
Captain EO answered, "To bring a gift, your highness. To someone as beautiful as you."
As I nodded in response. The Supreme Leader asked in a more touched way,
"You think me...beautiful?"
The captain answered as I nodded in agreement,
"Very beautiful within, your highness. But without a key to unlock it...and that is my gift to you."
She then said in a little more interested tone, "So, Let me see this gift!"
Captain EO then told her, "Not only see, your highness. But hear."
And with that, he grabbed my hand and we walked over towards the rest of the crew and gave us further instruction on what we were supposed to do.
Captain EO said as the rest of the crew and I huddled around him,
"Now, the rest of you guys know what you're doing. But Natalie, you need to know what you're doing as you'll be a crucial part in our performance."
I asked with uncertainty, "What is it that I'm doing?"
He answered, "You're going to be singing alongside me."
I asked in shock and said nervously, "What? Captain, I-I don't know, I-"
But he cut me off and said placing his hands on my shoulders,
"Natalie, listen to me. I know you're nervous, but now all you can do is give it all you got. I know you can do it."
I then thought to myself for a minute and said with a sigh, "Alright."
He said, "Okay."
And with that, we prepared to give the Supreme Leader the gift that was going to help her and her planet.
