The Phoenix Colony

Smith looked down at Kat and tried to make an exspresion out of habbit and flexed a muscle he didn't know he had. Plates on each cheek jerked shut over his mouth. He tried to shout in surrprise but the plates held his jaw shut and all he managed was a "MMMMmmhh." He laughed out his nose at his new predictament. Suprises just never ended on this planet.

 

Chrys screamed and jumped out of the ground, hissing, her tail stark straight. "What the heck is that?!"

She landed, and slowly approached Chad.

Looking closely at the rock plate over his mouth, she beat her fist against it, "Does that hurt?"

 

He wished he could either scowl or laugh at the jumping, hissing Kat. He tried to think of what face he had been trying to make at Chrys and failed horribly to do so. He looked over at Raylene, didn't she read thoughts or something. Hey do you read thoughts? Can you hear me?

 

Chrys saw Chad's eyes staring at Raylene, "Ah, so you can't talk. Eh, can'twhine now can you?" She gave the face plate another rap as she said to Ray, "The rock has Chad's tongue, your services might be needed."

 

Smith starred hard at her, CAN YOU HEAR ME! He thought as hard as he could. Maybe she could hear him if he thought it at her hard enough. His eyes starred at her intencly.

 

Fox laughs a little about Chad's attempt to yell. "Sorry, I shouldn't laugh. Man, that really has to suck." says Fox.

 

He paused his starring and her only to give fox his best murderous glare. Not funny he thought helplessly. Now he really was a pet rock, couldn't even talk, and with Chrys keeping taping his mouth gaurd he hoped he could control it and use it to pinch her fingers some time.

 

Raylene was doing her best not to laugh. She focused in on Rock Man and nodded at him. Poor Chad! Too bad you can't hear my thoughts!

 

Did she just nod? Great lets try this. (Lets go somewhere where you can talk to me please before i go nuts.) He hoped that she really was listening now.

 

Raylene looked down at her grease covered forearms and decided that was a good excuse to remove herself from the group. Chad sounded desperate. "I'm going to the stream to clean up." She stood without another word and walked away from the cave and down the hill. She hoped Chad would get the hint. She knew he'd find an excuse to follow.

 

Smith now didn't know what to do. He had hoped she would make an excuse for them both so they could scat, but now he was stuck trying to portrey his reasons with out the use of a mouth. He scowled silently for a moment and decided he didn't care. "MMUU Mm" He said and walked past everyone to the stream. His words translated to Fu&( It.

 

Raylene was sitting with her bare feet in the freezing water. After pulling that sled all afternoon, it felt good on her aching dogs. She looked up as she heard movement through the grass and her heart skipped a beat. She was relieved to see that it was Chad.

"Hey! I hoped you'd follow. Can you relax your muscles? Maybe it will make that plate snap back."

 

Fox sits down next to the cave entrance and motions for Kat to sit beside her. "So how was your day, Chrissy Kat." asks Fox.

 

Allen decided now was the time to act. Everybody was distracted and not paying attention to him, and the mind reader was gone. He still didn't trust her, no matter what she said about not peeking. It was time to go back to the ship. First, he needed a weapon of some sort. Even with his broken hand having a weapon was better than not having one. He slipped out of the cave and started scouring the site with his eyes, looking for something useful.

 

Viva yawned and sat down in the corner of the cave, trying to doze off. She was back where she started - and all for nothing. She kept herself detached from the group and sulkily fell asleep.

 

Chrys looked over, "How rude," she said, watching Chad rush off.

SHe sat against the cave, and looked over at Fox, "You're still laughing?"

 

"No, I'm done. That was weird." says Fox as she begins to scratch Kat behind her ear, "So Kat, how was your day. You didn't go chasing after mice did you?"

 

...You know you're home when people start playing with your ears... "Nope, just hyperactive, sulky girls; schitzoid guys; and quiet guys. Oh, and a meowing baby whatzit." Chrys took a bit of the meat she had brought out, "And yourself?"

 

"Well I visited Brit's grave while me and Derek were scouting. We ate about ten pinegrapes with Bull and Mineko, and I made cups out of the bottom half of the rhines. So how are you holding up? Have you gotten used to being a cat-girl yet?"

 

"I am not a 'cat-girl' as you put it. No, I am a girl with cat-like attributes, so there." Chrys stated, sticking out her tongue for emphasis, "and, except for the baby, I don't think we brought back anything tangible of use." Chrys began playing with her claws, letting them out, scratching them against the rock.

 

Fox sighs and says "Ok, sorry about calling you a cat-girl. Have you gotten used to having cat-like attributes yet? You seem to be controlling your claws and tail a lot better than you were a few days ago."

 

"Cat-cat-cat-katty-cat-cat. Meh." Chrys whined at the rock, scratching at it with a furor, "I guess you can say I have. I actually control the odd urges I get instead of vice versa. How are you and your evolution going?"

 

"Well its easier for me to concentrate on movement now, and my body doesn't scream out in pain. So I guess you can call that an improvement. Hey Kat, do you still want to get off this planet, or would you rather stay here?" says Fox.

 

...I knew somebody was going to ask...."i'm not sure anymore. It's not like I can go back to my home, the borg's been notified that I am no longer ward of the state, I have offically aged out as of this morning. And, well it's hard to hide the tail, yet alone the fur and the stripes. i do kind of miss school, but I was almost done with that anyway." She frowns for a second, contemplating,"There's always getting a career in something that necesitates my style, some costumed role or the like...whatev."

 

"Allen said that he was working on a way to get rescued. Its probably a long shot but its better than nothing. You could always join the Warriors of Ares. None of the guys back home would care that you had a tail or stipes." says Fox.