AC: Here's the short story 3. An idea I abandon and decided to put there. It's not entirely a flashback. The end of the story will show you.

Short story 3: You caught something

(Before Chapter 9: Laughing is good for Gal'Drad)

Remi ported in the abandon village and he saw Gal'Drad at the border of the Silver Lake. He watched the water silently with a hint of melancholy. Remi was sure he was homesick, even if he didn't show it.

"How's it going my friend?" Remi asked. He walked closer and sat on a rock while Gal'Drad turned around.

"Nothing." Gal'Drad replied. He saw Remi making eye contact with him. "There is something. I was wondering how you can be so kind to me even after learning the true."

"Well...There is no one who could claim to be above the others or deciding what is good or not." Remi said.

"Neither you?" Gal'Drad asked.

"Especially me. You haven't seen everything about me." Remi replied.

Remi watched Gal'Drad. He stood near the lake while his tail was in the water and moving slowly in it.

"I can believe you." Gal'Drad said nodded with his head. "I'm pretty lucky to meet you when I needed the most. I would have died right there if it wasn't from you."

"I'm sure there would be a few other people's kind en-"

"No. No one would be that kind or foolish." Gal'Drad replied.

Remi said nothing. He knew what he meant as foolish.

A small fin appeared at the top of the Silver Lake a target moving slowly, unaware of his target. It then started moving closer to it, ready to have his diner.

Remi noticed Gal'Drad face, by noticing something, he thought about how much Gal'Drad wasn't expressive.

"You sure play the poker face often."

"Poker face? What does that mean?" Gal'Drad asked curious.

"You are not expressive and hide your emotions. I never saw you changing mood unless you talk."

"I often control my mood. I can still be read."

"How?"

"That's up to you to find out."

Remi grunted at him.

The fin moved closer to his target, still not aware of his presence.

"Anyway-" Gal'Drad was cut when his stomach made a sound. It wasn't the usual sound.

"Hungry?" Remi asked with a small smile.

"Do you have anything?" Gal'Drad asked while he put his left hand on his stomach.

"Not this time."

"I hope you don't hiding anything Remi. Your small smile showed something."

"Of course. It's just funny how your stomach made this strange sound."

"I don't see your point, You know what I miss in the Deep Mine, it's delicacy. There were some really good fish in the Deep Mine, better than anywhere else. There were also some worms you ate in one shot and felt in your stomach; especially when you feel it moving in there."

"Worms." Remi said disgust. He are one of those one, he made the mistake to bite it during a survival class he had. Worst taste ever.

The fin came from a fish native of the Silver Lake. This fish is tall with long teeth. His silver color hid him in the Lake. He found was close to his target. He opened his mouth with his long teeth and prepared to bite it.

Gal'Drad continued talking about what he likes to eat.

"My favourite one is the fish that it is just fantastic when you bite- *CRUNCH!*" Gal'Drad was in shock for a second. "ARGH! MY TAIL!"

He raised his tail and he shook in everywhere he could while doing a ridiculous dance close to a ballet parody. The pain never went away and he still felt something biting it.

"Gal'Drad! Calm down."

"BY THE COTHICA! THAT THING IS BITING MY TAIL AND WHERE IT'S THE MOST SENSIBLE!" Gal'Drad screamed.

"Stop moving it and look at what's biting you!" Remi ordered. He wasn't that forceful usually, but he had no choice or this dance will never stop.

Gal'Drad stopped shaking his tail and he took in in his hands. He moved it in front of him and he saw a big fish biting it with his hundred teeth.

"Well my friend. You just caught something to calm your stomach." Remi said before laughing at him when he saw it was nothing serious.

"There's nothing funny in that!" Gal'Drad replied. "Promise me you'll tell this to no one."

"I promise." Remi replied with a smile.

*Back to the present*

"And that's how he fishes it." Remi concluded.

Aval'par and Blak'drin laughed at the story. They were in Gal'Drad house, waiting for him to come. Remi was asked to count them something funny and he did, on his M'arrillian behalf.

None of them noticed the door opening.

"Well...I've promise to say nothing...Just remember it too late." Remi raised his shoulder. "It's a true story. Gal'Drad doesn't have the mark on his tail now. But you should have seen him shaking his tail like his life depended on it. Trust me; it was the weirdest dance ever."

The two M'arrillians laughed even harder. Aval'par was complaining that his eye might fall on the floor. The door of the house closed loudly. The two M'arrillians just ignored it and continued laughing.

"Remi...You promise you will never tell anyone this!" Gal'Drad shouted, feeling betrayed by his friend and mostly being the subject of mockery. He started to turn red.

"Sorry. It just came out like that. I forgot I shouldn't tell it until I reached that part." Remi said.

"Not good enough!"

"Time to-" Remi was cut when Gal'Drad grabbed his friend scanner with his tentacles.

"You won't get away that easily." Gal'Drad shouted. He was completely red now.

He ran after him while the Chaotic player tried to escape him. The other Chieftain and the Kha'rall were just laughing even harder now, on the ground and watching the chase.

"Should...Should we- HAHAHA do s-s-something?!" Blak'drin barely said.

"Wait a b-b-b-bit." Aval'par replied before laughing again.

They waited until Remi was too exhausted and felt on the ground to help him and dragging Gal'Drad out while giving the scanner back to Remi.

It took a week for Remi to be partially forgiven by Gal'Drad who will have his revenge. He knew a few embarrassing things too about Remi.

AC: Funny story is done now. I hope you like it.

It is implied that Remi had a darker side, but that will be showed in the sequel when this Pandora box will open.

The fourth one: The wonders of hamburgers.

Gal'Drad, Aval'par and Blak'drin tasted some human junk food.

Fifth story: Nature hates Remi.

It will be pretty short, but it will be the revenge of Gal'Drad.