KawaiiGameFreak: Oh my freaking God! One of my old fics actually got a review! I feel so freaking loved (grabs randomizer and bear hugs him/her while he's/she's turning 37 shades of blue)! Now I have something to do once "Origins" is finished! See everyone; one review can make a difference. Enjoy!
"Let me be the one you call. If you jump, I'll break your fall, lift you up and fly away with you into the night. If you need to fall apart, I can mend a broken heart. If you need to crash then crash and burn, you're not alone."-Savage Garden, Crash and Burn
Chapter 14: Change of Tides
MEWTWO'S POV
Getting on the boat was a minor struggle, but at least we're here. "Would you relax? We're celebrities now." Laura yawned, stretching back on her chair while her MP3 blared.
"I wouldn't say we're celebrities now." Artimus interjected "I'd say they were afraid of us more then anything." He didn't seem to enjoy the treatment very much. He hadn't sat still since we got onboard; neither had Ryan. Both of them seemed nervous and irritable lately, which was out of character for both. "They only let us on the ship so we wouldn't use our powers against them, though I would never use my powers so wastefully, but never the less." It wasn't only Artimus and Ryan who weren't in the best of spirits.
FLASHBACK
"I still say we should've flown." Ryan muttered. After Ashley was released from the S.W.A.T team, we quickly drove to the ferry dock without making any pit stops. I wasn't to sure what he was complaining about. Though I myself have never been on a boat, it doesn't seem all too bad.
"Good suggestion Uncle Moneybags." Alecia joked. "If we could afford to fly cross country do ya think we would've by now?" She appeared very peeved about something. Soon was we left Wal-Mart she barely spoke a word and kept close to Ryan. The opposite usually applied. We finally reached the dock and were instantly surrounded by paparazzi. The flash on their cameras was as bright as the sun and they seemed to ask every question known to the English language.
"When did you arrive on Earth?"
"What are you're plans to take over mankind?"
"Do you have mutant powers?"
"WILL YOU SHUT UP?" Alecia roared over the commotion. Needless to say everyone shut up. "Why are you stalking us? We're no different from you."
"You aren't human."
"I'm well aware of that!" Anyone could tell she was pissed. "Just because technically I'm not human doesn't mean I don't have human emotions! I'm not some sort of monster ya know! Now if you would all kindly BEEP off I'd like to catch my ferry." This had come as a bit of a surprise. I couldn't recall the last time she swore. There was no doubt now that she was angry. She stormed off to the ticket holder while the paparazzi slowly backed away. "Fourteen tickets please." The ticker holder was now sweating bullets.
"You can go. Free of charge. Please don't kill me." He ran away screaming. That was the sixteenth person today to do so. I was starting to get annoyed.
"WHAT?" Everyone's attention turned to the wolf demon just coming out of the bus to hear the news. She marched right up to Laura and started barking "You mean to say we didn't need to play that stupid game?" She nodded. "I didn't need to get dragged off by the S.W.A.T team?" She nodded. "So you're saying you got me neutered for no BEEPING reason?" She nodded. Needless to say, a cat fight ensued and the paparazzi swarmed once again. It wasn't even noon, I already had a migraine, and this situation wasn't helping matters much. Though, nothing they do helps my headaches much.
END FLASHBACK
"Would you relax? We have a free ride home. Just kick back and listen to the gentle waves."
"Please don't remind me." Mica whined. She had been seasick the whole twenty minutes or so we were here, and the trip would round up to at least a day. Not to mention the boat hadn't even left the dock. "I don't like boats. They make me all dizzy."
"HA! Your sea legs are just as wobbly as Laura's." Laura was telling me about how Ashley never shuts up about how 'tough' she is on boats because all her fathers were fishermen. She was apparently correct.
"Hey! The only reason I got sick on the Toronto trip was because I ate a bag of SunChips before coming on, then you made Alex Penny say all that gross stuff; like dead bodies covered in maggots, vomit…" And Mica did. "Oh…sorry 'bout that." She was too busy blowing chunks to respond. This trip would certainly test our endurance.
LAURA'S POV
The boat had just left the dock and we were now on open water. After everyone got used to the boat (except Mica, she's still seasick), we all went our separate ways and explored. The boat was huge! It had a small movie room, an arcade complete with DDR and a pool table, an all you can eat buffet (not that most would be pigging out though) and we each had our own rooms. The arcade was kick-ass! I may have blown a year's salary in quarters but it was worth it. "Check this out!" I called to Mewtwo, who was simply leaning against the wall, bored out of his mind. I pointed to a virtual mule deer on the screen of a hunting game. "I'm gonna get a headshot on this one." I lined up the on screen target with the plastic gun controller.
"Why are human's so fond of shooting things?"
"Why are you so fond of being boring?" I retorted, not that I was really paying attention. I slowly aimed and prepared my shot. "Ready…aim…" Just as I pulled the trigger, the mule deer ran away and a fawn ran in line with my gun. Since you aren't allowed to shoot females or young in hunting games, I lost my last life. "Son of a BEEP. Ya see that? Stupid fawn with a death wish made me loose!"
"Maybe that will teach you not to waste money on these games. I'm sure it costs less money to buy the machine then what you've spent playing it." I'm sure he was right, but I was too stubborn to listen.
"It's not my fault they put kamikaze deers in that game!"
"Isn't the point of the game to kill the deer anyway? So wouldn't making them kamikaze make to easier for the player?" I simply blinked for a second or two before bursting out laughing at my own stupidity. Straight after I stopped laughing at myself, I noticed something over in a corner of the room.
"OMG! CRANE GAME!" I ran over to the crane game and with face pressed against the glass, scoped out the prizes.
"This whole place is an idiot trap. You could buy most of these prizes at a dollar store."
"So why are you here then?" He paused for a moment.
"To make sure you don't spend every cent you own trying to get some stupid teddy bear or something of that nature." I chuckled a bit.
"Sure it is. The way I see it, it's either A: you have noting better to do, or B…" I slowly walked up to him and ever so slyly kissed him, causing to anthro kitty to blush furiously. "…you just like being around me." I giggled. It was fun being seductive; he blushes so easily that anything could set him off. "If you excuse me now," I whispered. "I have a crane game to win." I slowly walked away, leaving him blushing and bewildered. I almost never acted like this, so whenever I did, he acted like he'd never seen it. He was quite cute in doing so. Not to mention it got me out of hearing a speech about how much a waste of money crane games are. I scoured the machine for a worthy prize when I noticed a very cute purple hippo plushie. I instantly grabbed a quarter and shuffed it in the machine. I was pretty good with a joystick, so I figured it'd be easy.
3 HOURS LATER
Apparently, it wasn't that easy. Every time I picked up the hippo, the claw would drop it before it got to the slot. It became annoying after the bizillionth time this happened, but I wanted that danm hippo. "C'mon! You have something I want, I have something you want. Just let me get the hippo, and I won't have to use force!" I was about to punch the glass and get the plushie when Mew came in.
"HI! Whatcha doin'?" She floated over to the crane game. "OMG HIPPO!" She teleported inside the game, grabbed the hippo, and teleported out. "I'll name it Phillip! I luv you Phillip!" And the psycho kitty went away.
"…hehe…hehe…" CRASH! My hand went through the glass; I grabbed any random plushie and stormed out. "I officially hate crane games."
ARTIMUS' POV
This trip so far has been nothing short of exhausting. The were too many people around and though I'm not a hermit or loner, I dislike crowds. At least I was by myself now, minus the gaggle of fangirls following me around cooing over how cute I was. "Would you kindly leave me be? I would like some privacy in the near future."
"Oh my gosh he is so cute!" I sighed heavily. I disliked being called cute, or any form of the word. Mew on the other hand, loved being cute. It was her 'thing' being cute. She could get anywhere she wanted by tilting her head and looking confused, much like a domestic dog. She was also quite random. It would be utterly still, and then she'd pop out of no where and yell "I LIKE PIE!" or something of that nature and vanish again. Why I put up with her I'll never know.
"Please leave me be." They still wouldn't leave me alone. Finally I became fed up and transported to my room...though why I hadn't simply done that in the first place instead of having to put up with a swarm of screaming phycos is beyond me.
Most of us shared a room on the boat while the rest got one to themselves. I of course had to share one with Princess Wacko purely because no one else would. "Phew, I at last lost those lunatics." I slumped to the ground to catch my breath when I heard someone crying. "Mew?" It was only then that I noticed her curled up on the bed, clutching a stuffed hippo for dear life. This was strange for her. I wasn't shocked to see her cry, she did that all the time for attention, but to see her in a room by herself crying was something new. It wasn't even her normal childish whines; they were soft, quiet sobs. "Mew are you alright?" I floated over to the bed and sat beside her. "Tell me what's wrong please. You know I would do anything to help." I wrapped my tail around her and hugged her. Tears stained her fur and reddened her eyes. Whatever made her this upset must have been quite serious. Though I might not seem like I would be this close to her, I'm not completely cold; she enjoys my company so much that it wouldn't be fair to shoo her away. And, I can't help but feel a sense of peace when near her, a sort of otherworldly state that takes me away from the me who is known to the me who is hidden. The clichéd phrase "Opposites attract" fits this situation rather soundly.
"Well…" She struggled to speak between sobs. "…you see…I was…playing the crane game…and…I won this hippo…" She gestured to the stuffed animal bound so tightly in her arms. "…I even gave it a name…Philip…" Why this was making her cry I wasn't too sure of, but she was so upset that I couldn't hush her. "…but…but…"
"But what Mew? Please tell me." She began to worry me now. "Please don't upset me Mew; it pains me to see you like this." She began to stutter as more tears flowed out. She seemed ready to burst any moment. "Tell me what's wrong."
"…IT'S A GIRL HIPPO!"
"………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………I'll be leaving now."
"WAIT! DON'T YOU CARE ABOUT MY FEELINGS?"
"…you scare me." Now, she was breaking out into childish whines. She was full of surprises. Just when you think her IQ couldn't get any lower, it drops another five points. I simply floated out of the room and in doing so bumped into Mewtwo. "Mewtwo, may I ask a question?" He nodded. "Good. See that…for lack of a better term...fruitcake in there?" I pointed to Mew, who was now in the fetal position hugging her precious hippo and sucking her thumb. "Are you sure you are related?" He paused for a moment as if he wasn't too sure himself.
"I feel your pain."
ASHLEY'S POV
"Ah! I love the smell of the sea! It smells like...well the sea! Haha!" This was great! I hadn't been on a boat in ages! While everyone else was getting sea sick, I was having the time of my life; even guys were talking to me.
"So...where you from?"
"I'm from Newfoundland, and I'm the most popular girl there, mainly because everyone else is afraid of me. I'm an orange belt in tai-chi and my dad knows a guy who knows a guy who used to know Jackie Chan's former ex-wife." This was good; I had them hooked; now I just had to...
"HIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII!"
"Lord help me." I should've known. Just when I was getting a guy to like me, Laura spoiled the moment. The good news was she was in human form, the bad news; she was drunk off her ass.
"Hi everybody...you're supposed to say "Hi doctor Nick."...haven't you ever watched the Simpsons? ...OMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGILIKEMONKEYSOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMG..."
"Don't you have to go be stupid somewhere else?"
"Not till seven why?" Her idiocy amazed me sometimes.
"Aren't you supposed to be seasick anyway?"
"That's the awesome thing...I'm too drunk to be seasick!"
"Well that makes no logical scene."
"I reject your relaity and substitute it with my own! Everybody sing! I'se a b'ys a builds the boat, I'se a b'ys a sails 'er..." Needless to say, the boys were starting to get freaked out.
"You know her?"
"It's not her fault; she suffered a recent head injury."
"What are a talkin' bout? I never suffered no head injury."
BANG "Ya have now!" She instantly fell to the ground as I baped her one right on the noggin. She disserved it after being a right great dumbass. "So anyway..." Not too soon had the boys ran off in a cloud of dust. "No fair! I want a goddanm boyfriend!" All eyes were focused my way. "What the BEEP'S your problem!" They returned to business as normal...whatever normal around here is.
"That wasn't very nice." She stuttered, still on the ground, holding a beer. BANG! "What the hell was that for?"
"That was for neutering me."
RYAN'S POV
Despite the fighting and the nausea and the damages and the money loss this had turned out to be a kickass trip. It was quiet now, since it was the middle of the night. The water was calm, the moon was bright, the wind was cool...for lack of a better term it was a perfect night. Yet I couldn't sleep to save my life. I was left up, wandering around the ship, ocassionally playing nicky-nicky nine doors with random rooms. "Bored off my ass and nothing to do...what should I do? Raid the buffet...na...how 'bout..."
"Shutting the hell up so other people can sleep." I turned around to see a very pissed of Alecia, walking out of her room in a deep red house coat with matching slippers, and looking very pissed to top it all off.
"Ya know, that outfit suits you very well." I knew she wasn't going to like whatever I had to say so I was just trying my best not to say something stupid and get me in even more trouble.
"Can it Ryan, I'm not in the mood."
"So I've noticed." She was still angry. "Why've you been so peeved lately? Are you on your..."
"No!" Thankfully she stopped me before I could say something stupid. "I'm just in a bad mood is all."
"A bad mood that lasts more then three days? I doubt." She never seemed like the type to become so easily pissed about something. "I won't tell anyone. You can count on me to keep a secret." I knew she wouldn't trust me, but I had to try something. "You can't just be pissed off about nothing."
"Who says I can't?" She was getting angry and although didn't seen like a good idea to get her angry, I knew a lot about women. When whey get mad, they get to a point where their brains can't handle the extreme level of anger and they break down into a fit of tears at which moment they confess what ever may be troubling them at the time. The only problem with this is that some take a very long time to get to that breaking point and along the way they can get pretty scary. Hopefully Alecia isn't one of those women. "I have every right to become pissed off about nothing. Why the hell do you even care that I'm pissed about nothing?"
"If you don't need a reason for being pissed then I don't need a reason for caring that you're pissed." I tried to stop myself but my brain had already entered "Stupid Argument" mode. I just spat out whatever nonsence I could, even if that meant unnessicary insults. "You're annoying when you're pissed off, ya know that?"
"Well you're just plain annoying!"
"Great comeback, I've seen more orginality at a...at a..."
"See? You're too stupid too come up with a comeback!"
"You're too stupid to admit you're pissed about something!"
Silence. A very awkward, drawn out silence. She just stared, not at anything, but off into space as if waiting for a thought to pop out of the air. Her brain had stopped functioning; here comes the confession.
"Why do you care?" She seemed much calmer, but I could still see the anger in her eyes and hear it in her voice. It took a second to wrap my brain around an answer to her question. Why the hell was I even arguing with her? My only real conceren was not to say something stupid. All I needed to do was not say anything stupid and...that's it!
"I need you."
More silence.
"What'd you just say?"
"I need you." Holy crap. I sounded like I actually meant that. I'm getting good. "Look, I say stupid things all the time right?"
"Don't I know." She muttered, rolling her soft brown eyes in annoyance.
"Anywho, when you're around I don't say as many stupid things hence I get into less trouble. So...I need you to be around so I don't get into trouble. I guess you could say...I'm lost when you're not around."
Silence again. Danm this was getting annoying.
"Since when do you say 'hence'?" She had me there. "I have a feeling you say stupider things when I'm around."
"Then I guess our visions of what is stupid and what isn't are different. Like I think what you were pissed about is stupid but it may not be stupid to you."...Shit. You were so close. Why the hell did you bring that back up? You had her right where you wanted her and BAM...you make an idiot of yourself as usual. She might start ranting and raving again and we'll be back to square one. "I'm...sorry." I stuttered, desperatly trying to keep peace. "I'm sorry I brought that back up...I was just..."
"Being an idiot?" I nodded. "It's alright, we're all idiots sometimes. You're just an idiot more times then normal. I guess I was being an idiot to, about everything. I guess getting powers wasn't all that bad." Uh oh...this wasn't good. You could see the anger she was hinding through her smile from here to Vancover. I had to think of a way to calm her down...or at least shut her up before she had a complete fit and bust into flames. "It's not so bad...even though I have to be careful of what I think and I ruin all my good clothes whenever I'm upset and I constantly have to worry if my hair is going to combust and the papparazzi are after me day and night and I 've gotten so much bad publicity that my band will never hit it big and we'll be stuck playing in garages for the rest of our lives and..."
Well, I did what I had to. If I hadn't done anything she would've gone on 'till world's end about everything wrong in her life. It wasn't quite sure what her recaction would be to my methods, though she seemed rather calm (which scared the crap outta me). My method was swift and cunning. All she managed to get out was "What the...?" before I had to force her back against the wall. I was so close to her our faces were almost touching...correction...they were. She was in a complete state of shock, she barely moved at all while this was taking place. It felt so awkward but it felt amazing at the same time. I may have been enjoying this a little too much but come on...when does a guy like me get some face time with such a beautiful girl? Time seemed to slow to a hault and everything was still. I could hear no noise but her heart beat along with the occasional gull. I figered she would've struggled against me...but she remained calm. This was one of those moments in the movies where everything was going right, peace had been made, the world was perfect...
"Some times we're bound for Liverpool, more times we're bound for Spain. Heave away, me jollys heave away!"...and then your drunken friend shows up. The plastered anthro kitty was racing about the halls singing random Newfie songs. Her ability to ruin moments was starting to bug me. She raced around the corner, bashed into the wall and cried "TELL MY MAILBOX I LOVE HIM!" before passing out in front of us. Alecia used my moment of surprise to push me away from her, causeing me to fall flat on my ass. She seemed pissed, but not to the extreme as she was before.
"Ryan, my good buddy, you are the worst kisser on the face of this planet." I slowly climbed to my feet (no help from her).
"Then why didn't you stop me?" She looked stumped. She looked positivly stumped. "Yes!" I cried happily "I made the smart chick look like an idiot! Go me! Go me! It's my birthday!"
SLAP!
She never said a word. She just slapped my face and walked away, leaving me and Ms Drinksalot alone. I stood there in utter shock, rubbing my burning red cheekin an attempt to make the hand print go away. Through all this, I couldn't help but crack a smile. "...score."
KawaiiGameFreak:Well that was...
Alecia: YOU'RE BEEPIN' DEAD!
KGF:...oh shit. (runs away while being pursued by angry flamming horse with bazooka strapped to her back)
