Chapter 8 –close call

"Brainy," Roxy whispered as they ran through the back allies of the planet Zor-Nia

"What?" he asked in equal quietness

"Look," she gulped pointing to the sky, he looked up then gasped

"Run!" he exclaimed pushing her forward, in the sky... you could just make out the entire Coluan battle ship fleet

"C'mon!" she grabbed his hand and he found himself behind whisked up by the air currents onto the roofs "we'll make better time by the roofs, besides...the planet is locking up as we speak," Roxy hurried as they ran,

"Better idea," Brainy spoke quickly then turned battle mode and scooped her up into his arms and flew up as she held on tightly, she looked over his shoulder to find a Coluan had noticed them,

"CRAP!" she yelped then thought quickly and congregated a fire ball in her hand and shot it straight through the Coluan before he could contact the others.

"Nice shot," Brainy commented as she blushed

"Thanks," she replied as they made it off of the planet before the Coluans could get them.

"Where to now?" he asked looking round

"Durla... that's the closest planet" Roxy answered as she pressed his arm that made a holographic screen pop up to show the planets on the way to Earth

"The Durlans don't mind Coluans as they know they believe that they could beat one of us... and with a Zorainian... they know i'm of no danger at least..." Brainy smiled

"Exactly," Roxy yawned

"Rest, we'll be there before you wake," he spoke softly as she closed her eyes and fell asleep in his arms.

A few hours passed by and Roxy awoke to find herself led in a pile of purple flowers

"Huh?" she yawned, beside her was a small metal sphere with the words 'you'll figure it out' written on it. She picked it up then fiddled with it for a few seconds before it opened up showing a red button, she pressed it and a holographic screen popped up with Brainy's face on it.

'I knew you'd figure it out, I apologise for leaving you but the Durlans said you'd be perfectly fine and protected i'll be back soon... if anything happens, use your powers...stay safe.' and the screen dimmed down to nothing

"How adorable," a female voice spoke as Roxy looked around "down here honey," the voice stated and she looked down to see a bug on the flower then it morphed into a Durlan

"Hi," Roxy smiled

"Greetings your highness," she bowed then helped Roxy to stand

"Do all planets know of my status?" Roxy pouted

"Nah, all past this one will not know who you are..." she shrugged "my name is Quia (k-we-a) I'm to take you to your...mechanical friend," she smiled softly

"You mean Brainy?" Roxy asked sceptically

"Indeed," she nodded "follow me," she smiled and led Roxy to the town nearby where all the villagers were surrounding Brainy who looked...well... relieved to see her.

"Roxy!" he yelled and she smiled then pulled him out of the centre of attention

"Happy ta see me?" she asked slyly

"Uh, of course, why wouldn't I be?" he asked quickly as she blushed and smiled

"Umm, not to... break apart this cute little scene...but...why are you here?" Quia asked curiously

"Seeking refuge... Coluans are after us; we barely made it off of Zor-Nia" Roxy explained

"We can help no worries... where are you headed?" a male asked smiling

"Earth," Brainy informed them

"Well...we can lend you a ship if you like," Quia smiled

"That would be amazing!" Roxy smiled

"Well then it's settled, you can lend one of our ships until you can give it back," Quia declared with authority

"Thank you," Brainy nodded his head smiling

"You're welcome, now...how long are you staying here?" Quia asked

"Not long, the Coluans almost caught us last time," Roxy sighed

"Long enough to help us I hope?" Quia asked hopefully

"With what?" Brainy questioned curiously

"We have a little issue with the central computer in the records room... it stopped working...non of the new-borns can be recorded as born," Quia sighed sadly

"Of course I can help with that, both of us can," Brainy smiled

"Indeed," Roxy grinned

"Oh thank you!" Quia beamed then led them to the grand hall and up to the mainframe. As soon as they saw it they knew the problem. Quia left the room to leave them to work

"Well... how long do you think she thinks it'll take" Roxy asked as he unscrewed a large screw with his bare hand

"Probably a while..." he shrugged then took a panel off, Roxy then opened panel on the opposite side and fixed a few burnt out wires

"Ya know what I miss?" she asked whilst they both worked

"What?" he asked muffled by the wires

"Having fun in the palace..." she sighed

"I'm sure your friends there miss you too," he strained as he pulled a faulty bunch of wires out

"No, I meant having fun with you" she sighed again

"Ah... well... on Earth...we can have as much fun as we like," Brainy poked his head round the computer as she grinned at him

"Promise?" she asked

"Promise," he agreed then she frowned as her mind thought of the complications

"How?" she asked softly

"We'll make the time," he spoke softly as he got back to work

"Thanks," she smiled then got back to fixing what she had to. "you know since we have this ship now?" she asked

"Yeah?"

"The Coluans won't catch us right?" she asked fearfully

"... To be honest...I seriously hope they don't..." he spoke and she DID notice the fear in his voice

"...You're scared," she looked around the panel wide eyed

"N-no, i'm not," he spoke quickly, she jumped down from where she was stood then walked over to him,

"Brainy...it's ok to be afraid...it makes you more...human," she smiled as he got down from where he was stood then sat down on a step

"... I keep thinking about what they'd do if they caught us..." he gulped and she sat down next to him and put a hand on his shoulder

"You'd be fine Brainy... you're strong...and refuse to give up..." she spoke confidently.

"I'm more worried about you..." he mumbled as she smiled

"I'm a strong girl B5, so stop worrying," she spoke comfortingly

"Roxy...if they catch us...they'll kill me... and then take you..." he gulped

"They touch you...and they're dead," she winked as he smiled slightly "c'mon, let's fix this machine," she grinned as he stood up, she smiled slyly to herself then kissed his cheek making him blush and his eyes widen

"Uhh..." he gulped as she grinned then walked back around to the machine and started working again "t-thanks..." he smiled

"You're welcome, if you cheer up, next time i'll give you a proper kiss," she grinned to herself testing it

"Well then let's get to work," he grinned

"Thought so," she smirked and got to work. Even Brainy...couldn't resist a kiss.

When they'd finished the panels were put back in place and re-attached properly, they tested the machine to find it working perfectly. Then they walked out of the room to find Quia.

"Did you fix it?" Quia asked curiously

"Yah, all fixed and ready to be updated with your info," Roxy smiled dusting her hands off.

"Thank you!" she exclaimed happily

"You're welcome ma'am," Brainy bowed his head slightly then looked back up.

"Well, if you don't mind...we do need to head on towards Earth quickly...so... could we get that ship please?" Roxy asked

"Of course" Quia smiled and led the way to the ships "which one would you like?" there were three in the building, a large white one, a medium sized white one, and a small-ish black one with purple stripes.

"...The smallest one will do," Brainy shrugged

"Deal," Quia grinned then gave them the pass code to everything.

"Thank you," Roxy smiled as her and Brainy got onto the ship

"Just bring it back in one piece," Quia waved

"We'll try," Roxy smiled sheepishly as the doors closed "it's official...she creeps me out," Roxy shuddered

"I feel the exact same way, let's get out of here," Brainy smirked then started up the ship. He then put the rear thrusters on rocketing them out of the building and up into the sky

"Finally... there's a shower on here right?" Roxy asked quickly

"In the room, yeah..." Brainy replied absentmindedly

"Good...well... i'll be in there for about an hour, bubi," she grinned then scat into the bathroom. A few moments later...he heard the water turn on... and found out she liked to sing in the shower. So he had music whilst driving, 'oh goodie' he thought smiling.

Well here's the next chapt... all up and spell checked and what not XD be ready for one heck of a battle scene later on... cause it's comin...and soon too :D unfortunately the battle will be the marker for the second to last chapter :( but there WILL be a sequel! :D