Elmer Studios presents... ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Number 61. More of Kelly's amazing adventures in the land of the innuendoes. Bubblegum Crisis: Tokyo 2040 is copyright AIC. Tokyo 2040: Altered Future is copyright Rick Borden who asked us to do this to him. It's not our fault. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [The scene - a well furnished apartment, with two couches in an L formation in front of a large cabinet that includes a wide-screen TV and video recorder. The apartment has a few doors to who-knows-where, and a small kitchenette. A coffee table sits in front of the two couches, and a desk, home to a well-equipped PC sits off to one side. There are two Silver Mallies resting on the bench in front of the kitchenette.] [Rick and Dan enter the room, chatting.] Rick: So then I figure that if all the names are the same, but the characters are different, what would they be like now? Dan: Good one. Let's see... Do you mean what they'd look like, or what they'd do? Rick: Probably both. But I guess what they'd do is more important. Dan: Who were you thinking of in particular? Rick: Well... How about Takei? Dan: What about him? Rick: Well how would his story go? He shows up in his hardsuit with hip- mounted guns- Dan: That Linna can't help but notice. Rick: Point. Anyway, he shows up in episode one, trashes the monster boomer there, then suffers damage to his navigation system and joins the Knight Sabers. And boffs Sylia. Dan: That was taken for granted. [Rebecca enters] Rebecca: What are you two idiots talking about? Dan: We're trying to figure what would existing BGC avatars be like if you "2040-ised" them. Rebecca: Besides throwing all the signs that they're gay, you mean. Rick: Besides that. Rebecca: Sounds interesting. What do you reckon, say, Locke would be like? Dan: Hmmm... He joins the ADP and spends most of his time showing up Leon and showing off his powers. He then meets the Knight Sabers and finds that their leader is his old girlfriend, Sylia. Rick: In the meantime, a horde of crazed feral combat boomers attack Tokyo but no-one seems to notice or care. Rebecca: Yeah, but that's just like the old version of his fic. Rick: Point. Dan: How about Kyrind then? Rick: Umm... Let's see... Mackie goes psycho and builds his own Ubersuit. Nene pisses at him. Kyrind punches through a boomer like it was made of jelly and the fic ends. There's also hints of an evil plot and Kyrind is Sylia's old boyfriend, but these are pretty irrelevant. Dan: What do you think? Rebecca: Once again, exactly the same. Dan: How about ol' Dorkwind? You had to sit through four chapters of that dross... Rebecca: Let's see... It's fifty years after Dorkfish hung around in El-Hazard. He comes to Tokyo to investigate Genom, bosses around the Knight Sabers, has his Overcompensation Towers blown up, kills Mason and loses his memory. Rick: And there's lots of smutty innuendoes between Nene and Kathy. Rebecca: There *were* lots of smutty innuendoes between Nene and Kathy. And Linna and Kathy. And Nene, Linna and Kathy. Dan: Damn. It's just the same. [Maya enters] Maya: OK, how about the big one. Bert Van Villet, the mother of all BGC SIs. Rebecca: Good one. Let's see... Dan: Bert dumps a garbage can over the boomer waitress' head and saves Priss. Maya: That about sums up the changes. Dan: Damn. They're all the same. Rebecca: Disgustingly such. Dan: Except for Irene. Maya: How do you figure that? Dan: She *does* sleep with a Knight Saber. This is BGC 2040, after all. Rick: You've got a point there. Maya: Ouch. Voice: Morning all. Rebecca: Morning Mr Rozencrantz. Voice: I'm laughing. Really. Rick: What have we got today. Voice: Today it's the second chapter of BGC 2040: Altered- Dan: Linna and Priss! Linna and Priss! Rick: Kelly and Priss! Kelly and Priss! Rebecca: They beat me to it. Voice: ... Maya: Oh, good. Kelly's fun. Rebecca: I worry about you some days Maya, I really do. [They sit - Rick and Rebecca facing the TV, Dan and Maya on the sideways couch. Dan and Rick are closest on the corners.] [The TV screen lights up.] > Turn down your lights... All: Where applicable. > Put on your Akira soundtrack... Rebecca: Better yet: Don't. > Sit back and enjoy the ride! Dan: Drinks will be served shortly, and your inflight movie will be "Biodome" with Pauly Shore. > Kelly stood in the Pit's testing room, facing an odd challenge. Maya: Linna had finally asked her if she liked her or Priss better. Rebecca: Hey, that's my job! Rick: [Linna] Kelly, there are no Qs in "library." You are *not* getting the triple word score. > Linna > and Nene had hung a number of balloons at various points and heights > from the roof, Dan: I get it, it's high school muck-up day. > each half-full of Maya: Shaving cream, how immature. > water for weighting. They wanted to test her flexibility and skill. Rick: Excellent, of course. Rebecca: There will be a lemon about that soon. > The test was simple: Maya: Question one: What is your name? Rick: Question two: what is your quest? Dan: Question three: What is the average air-speed velocity of an unladen swallow? > She had to kick Rebecca: Nene's butt? Well, it's simple enough. > each of the balloons, while keeping her left foot firmly planted on one spot, Rebecca: A nail might help. > directly beneath the highest balloon. > "Any time," Linna said from the observation window. Dan: Safely away from the kill zone, I see. > Kelly sprung into motion. Maya: She's doing a ballet. Rick: To infinity, and beyond! > She snapped forwards with straight kick, > immediately setting one balloon to swing. Her foot stayed extended > and lashed out higher, striking the next one nearby. She then swung > her left leg down, Rebecca: Whoops! Fail! Fail! Rick: Linna gets to pick at someone else for being inexperienced. Dan: Yeah, she must really like having Kelly around. [Rebecca and Maya both burst out laughing.] Dan: What? > knocking away a balloon by her feet and finally > swung around in a wide overhead arc to smash into a balloon Rick: [Hulk] Kelly smash stupid balloon! > behind > her. For the first time since starting the test, she placed her right > foot on the ground and glanced at the balloon above her. Dan: This is the hard part. Rebecca: The balloon of Damocles. > She swung > up, stretching her lower torso and leaning back slightly for balance > to strike the tip of her foot against the highest balloon. It > bounced against the roof... And struck the thumbtacks that had been > glued there for precisely this purpose. Rick: I guess Mick Foley's been doing the interior decoration. > Tokyo 2040: Altered Future > Chapter 1 - Part 1 Maya: Wasn't it chapter one last time? > Linna and Nene collapsed against each other, clutching each other Rebecca: I guess this fic's just out to prove what we've always known about them. > with laughter. Kelly blinked, not quite sure what to do. Rebecca: [Kelly] Do I kiss them, or kill them? > The final balloon > had burst above her head and was filled not with water, but whitewash. Dan: That would be the humility lesson, huh? > The top half of her body was covered, save for her eyes staring out of > the mess. Maya: I've got to admit, I'm enjoying this fic. It's not often that you see the Author Avatar getting treated like filth. > Finally she came to her senses and glared through the > observation window, then smiled to see that Priss had finally entered > the room behind Linna and Nene. Rick: And she's got a crowbar, too. Ooh, that's gonna hurt. > "About time you showed up," Kelly said, smirking. > "I don't think I need to ask what happened here," Priss replied. Rick: It's time for a whitebath! > Nene and Linna had both stopped laughing, and in fact were busy trying > to talk their way out of the current situation. Maya: [Nene] It wasn't me! I was in Kent at the time. Rebecca: [Linna] And I was in South America. Maya: [Nene] She was, I saw her there. > "Don't bother," Priss > said. "Sylia decided our performance has been sloppy and she put me in > charge of whipping you two into shape." Dan: Woo-hoo! Rick: And believe me, Priss will *enjoy* whipping them! Rebecca: Only problem is, Kelly will enjoy it too. Maya: Can we leave off "Kelly is gay" for five seconds? Rebecca: No. > Priss cracked her knuckles. Dan: Crick crack knuckles. > Kelly grinned as she headed for the shower. She heard Priss comment > "And we've got all night to train too," followed by a simultaneous > gulp from the other two. Rebecca: Gee, what could the four of them do locked up together all night? Dan: [Grunge] Ugh, hot two-girl action! > ---------- > "Sir?" The voomer enquired. Brian J. Mason had just stepped out of Rick: The salon and was flaunting his new do. > one > of his prolonged briefing sessions with Quincy. He was always in a bad > mood, Dan: [Camp] I'm very croth indeed! > and almost invariably had orders for his voomer secretary/assistant. Maya: Slash "something else." > "A member of the Outcasts has been sighted within the city," he said > curtly. Dan: That helps. Now how big's the city? Rick: And what's an Outcast? Maya: A plot element? > "Outcasts?" the voomer enquired, its voice as flat as ever. Rebecca: You know, Tiberium mutated humans? Rick: That's the "forgotten." Rebecca: Oh. My bad. > "Nothing for you to know, just pass on the order." Maya: [Boomer] Fine. Nothing *I* need to know. I should start a union. > He paused for a second, then continued. Dan: [Mason] I want a burger and a beer. > "The old man wanted it removed, Rick: Shouldn't he get a surgeon for that? > but it may be > more convenient for my purposes to capture and study the subject." Rebecca: [Bad Japanese accent] No, we must destroy the Avatar! Destroy it! Rick: [Raymond Burr] You cannot destroy the avatar. It is a force of nature. > "Yes sir. What steps should be taken?" It asked, impassively. Maya: The Tango! > "Deploy a C17. In fact, use Johannes. He has plenty of experience in > this field." Dan: [Mason] He's one of the best damned plough drivers I've got! > Mason moved swiftly through the corridors as he dictated, > intent on reaching another meeting. Rebecca: Poor bastard, he's got to see the pointy-haired boss. > "His orders?" The voomer said simply. > "Study and report, nothing more," was all Mason said. The secretary > departed from his route to set the appropriate wheels in motion. > *With luck, this one could lead me to the others...* Dan: Care to be any more ambiguous? Rick: Maybe. > ---------- > Kelly panted as she Maya: Came up for air. Rebecca: Do you mind? That's my job. Maya: Spoilsport. > looked over the remnants of the battlefield. They > Were fighting in a deserted street, with a couple of emptied houses > looking over them. Rick: And funnily enough, a little girl with a camera. Dan: And is that Tuxedo Mask up there? > It was the gentle darkness provided by a clear > night and a full moon, providing light that reflected off the > muscular, glistening forms of the two remaining voomers that faced > her. Maya: So much for a perfect night. > One was already down - in this four-way free-for-all, it had become > an easy victim to the other three. Rick: Don't you just hate it when they do that? It's meant to be every man for himself, but they all gang up on one poor sap. > They had been fighting for a while > now, and Kelly was exhausted. One of the voomers, its steel-grey > armoured tinted with green, Maya: He just doesn't know how to coordinate. > mech fluid leaking from an open arm wound > came at her. It ran directly at her, but in the last instant it leapt > into the air, Rick: Up in the sky! Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it's superboomer! Dan: That's not funny. > flipping over her and corkscrewing to land facing Kelly's back. Rebecca: Then pulled out Rekki-maru and... Oops, sorry. > Kelly however was ready for this move, Rick: Oh yeah, it happens to her all the time. Dan: Yes, but was she ready for the Crouching Tiger stance? > and easily spun > around, driving the side of her foot into the voomer's head. All: Boot to the head! > It > staggered, and Kelly used this opportunity to grab its arm, drag it > past herself and Rick: Irish whip it into the corner. > finish it off with a kick to the back of the head. Dan: I think we've found her favorite move. > Kelly turned to face the second voomer an instant too late. It had > run at her, and connected with a wide kick that sent her sprawling. > Kelly somersaulted to her feet, Rick: And the Olympic judges gave her a row of nines. > but not in time to evade the > voomer's next attack. It struck with a flurry of punches, battering > away on her chest before once again knocking her away, this time with > a staggering sideswipe. Dan: Whoah, Kelly's getting her curvy little butt kicked. > Kelly remained on her feet, but swayed to > regain her balance. The voomer swayed back and suddenly lunged > forwards, sweeping overhead with a powerful smash that drove Kelly > into the ground. All: Togg! > Her world went dark. Maya: [Kelly] I'm blind! I'm blind! I'm... Oh, it's just my hat. Hehe. > ---------- > The VR simulator deactivated, leaving Kelly to step out. Dan: Oh, gee, another training battle. I never would have guessed. > Linna and > Nene were already outside the room as she stepped outside. Nene, as > always, was complaining. Maya: At least the characterization's accurate. Rebecca: Okay, who here is a paid-up member of the Nene-hater's club? > "It's no fair," she whined. "Whenever we have practise drills, you > two always pick on me." Rick: That's because you're the convenient slow-moving, dull-witted target. Dan: And with the voice ADV gave you, anyone would do that. > "That's because you're weak," Priss said, Maya: I hate to side with her, but she's got a point. > emerging from her own > testing chamber and wiping away her sweat with a towel. "If you keep > making yourself an easy target like that, you're never gonna win." Rick: The secret to the Quake deathmatch is always get the rocket launcher first! > "Priss is right," Linna said quietly. "You've got to improve your > skills." Rebecca: How can she, she hasn't got enough experience points. > "But how am I gonna when you keep beating me?" Maya: Ouch. One all. > Kelly spoke up. "Maybe Priss or I could teach you a thing or two." Rebecca: That's your third score for this team, huh Kelly? > Priss immediately chimed in. "We've got a lot of experience to pass > on." Dan: [Grunge] Ugh, hot three-girl action! > Nene looked dumbfounded. Linna decided to change the subject. Rick: Linna knows what they're going on about. > "Are we > done with practice yet? Some of us have got jobs to go to in the > morning." Dan: Oh come on, Linna. It's not like you actually do anything there. Rick: Linna: the "Dilbert" of 2040. > "Yeah, whatever," Rebecca: [Priss] I'm just gonna go and be antisocial and nihilistic. Anyone wanna join me? > Priss said as she headed for the showers. "Hey > rookie," she called back to Kelly "Want to join me Dan: [Raises hand] Can I? Please? [Rebecca whacks him with a cushion] Maya: Men shouldn't be allowed into this MSTing. > for a coffee after?" Rebecca: Like say... Tomorrow morning? > Part 2 > "Johannes," as his master called him, was prowling the streets. His > instructions had been vague, Rebecca: "Go out and do stuff." Really helpful. > maybe on purpose. But he didn't mind. He > simply did as he was told. That was his function. Maya: Johannes gets really bored sometimes. > Johannes' mind was quite developed for a voomer, Dan: It was a 386/SX. > and he found himself reminiscing about > previous missions. Yes, he was loyal. Not like the other one. Not > like the one that had betrayed their master and- Rick: [Torgo] I'm SuRe ThE mAsTeR wOuLd NoT aPpRoVe Of ThAt. Rebecca: Rick, never, ever do that. Maya: Spot the plot set-up here, folks. > He didn't like to remember that. It was his one failure, one blot on > an otherwise perfect record. It was an error, and one that would be > corrected some day. > ---------- Dan: But that's enough of Johannes. Back to the action. Rick: I wonder if he's related ot Orlando? > Priss and Kelly sat at one of the all-night cafes in Soto ward, > affectionately know to the police as "Sodom." Rebecca: I guess this is Daley's hangout then. > They both sipped coffees, discussing the training. Maya: [Kelly] Wow, that was a whole... You know, five minutes ago. > After a while, Kelly found herself fascinated by Priss. Rebecca: Hey! That's our job! Demarcation, that's what it is! > There was something wrong with her. Rick: It's taken you this long? > Her skin was pale, almost deathly such, Dan: I get it, she's just a goth. > and she always moved deliberately and purposefully - almost stiffly. Rebecca: Those all-nighters are really taking their toll on her. > Sometimes she would just sit still and seem like a corpse. Maya: Like Arnold Schwarzenegger's career, really. > But for all that, there were her eyes. Rick: She had two of them! [They all gasp in horror] > Those deep brown pools were alive, and > spoke of a fire within that could not be put out. Rick: And they'll still be the same colour next episode. > "Rookie. Hey, rookie, I was talking to you!" Kelly snapped out of her > trance. Rebecca: [Kelly] Melons. Oh... Damn. > "Uh, sorry. Had something on my mind." Rebecca: [Kelly] They're right in front of me... Uh, never mind. > "I said, what do you think of them?" Dan: [Kelly] Oh yeah, they're very impressive. May I? Rebecca: Dammit, this fic's done it again! > "Who?" Rick: Who do you think she means? Maya: Maybe she means the Rolling Stones. They're on tour in Tokyo at the moment. > Priss quietly sighed in frustration. "The rest of the team, of > course." Rebecca: [Kelly] We'll, they're kind of cute. Maya: You've given up trying, haven't you. Rebecca: So's the fic. > Kelly thought for a second. "Linna's okay. She's got a bit to learn, > but she's doing very well. Dan: That's rich, coming from the rookie. > Nene's really annoying. Rick: Tell us about it. > She's so immature > all the time. How'd she get to be a Knight Sabre *and* with the ADP?" Rick: Oh, that happened when she had pink hair. > "Long story," was all Priss said. > "And as for the boss... Well, I can't really put a handle on her. Rebecca: [Kelly] I'd like to put something else on her, but never mind. Maya: Maybe if she actually bothered appearing in this fic. Rick: Yeah, where is she? Dan: Getting her head examined? > There's something about her, almost familiar, Rick: That depends, how many episodes of El Hazard have you seen? Dan: [Hits Rick with a cushion] Cut it out already. > yet she's so different from everyone I know." Rick: I'd be scared if I knew anyone like her. > "She's just like that. It's nothing," Priss replied curtly. > "Nothing?" > "Nothing. Rick: [Kelly] Nothing? Dan: [Priss] Nothing. Rick: [Kelly] Nothing? Dan: [Priss] Nothing. [Pause] Rick: [Kelly] Really nothing? > Trust me, I've known her the longest." Priss remained silent for a while. > Kelly finally spoke, breaking the uneasy silence. "You didn't tell me > you did kickboxing." Priss shrugged. "You're pretty good at it." > Priss just sipped her coffee. Dan: [Kelly] Hello? I'm talking here? Are you just gonna keep ignoring me? [Pause] Dan: [Kelly] Stupid question. > "It's just that when we first fought, > you didn't seem that good - er, no offence." Maya: She has a habit of putting her foot in her mouth. > Priss finally responded. "The boss taught me recently." > "I didn't know she was a martial artist," Kelly said almost to > herself. Dan: Don't you know? *Everyone* in this fic's a martial artist. Rick: Even Nene? Dan: Are you kidding? She's a master of- Maya: The "Crouching Tiger" form, no doubt. Dan: ... > Priss' eyes narrowed, almost glaring at Kelly. Maya: Whoops, sore point. Rebecca: [Kelly] Didn't mean to put down your girlfriend like that. > Whatever Kelly's reply was to be, she never spoke it. She saw > something, someone out of the corner of her eye, that made her breath > stop in her throat. Dan: A girl with reddish-brown eyes and big brown hair wearing biker gear. > Whatever it was, Priss clearly noticed the > reaction in Kelly. "What is it?" she asked softly. Rick: She's choking to death. Can't you tell? > Kelly began to stand. "Go. Go back to base and call the others > together." Rick: Use the Bat signal! > The figure she had spotted was walking across the road, > heading straight for them. Rebecca: It's the waiter, and he's got their bill! > "Get the hardsuits." The figure was half- > way across the street. "Run!" All: Run Forrest, run! > Priss finally glanced at the target. A tall and gangly man was > striding towards them, Maya: Look out, you're being stalked by Marilyn Manson! > evil intent clear in its eyes. Maya: See? > Johannes had found his target. Dan: [Johannes] Puppies. > And then a car hit him. Dan: So much for your dramatic moment. > Part 3 > Linna and Nene shot from the roof of the silky doll, Rick: This is what happens when airline deregulation gets out of control. > soaring through > the air on the way to their target. Even from up here, they could > see the destruction. A car was flipped onto its roof and burning > away, a streetside cafe was in tatters. Dan: On the upside, Kelly and Priss didn't have to tip the waiter. Rick: They've flown into Ronin. > the ADP had lined up at one side of the street, Maya: Wearing their red shirts and all, I see. > but had little success against the voomer apart > from tearing off parts of its artificial skin. Rebecca: Are you kidding? Ineffectually chipping away at boomers is what they do best. > Linna landed behind it, and immediately swung her ribbon cutters at > its back. The voomer flipped forwards, spiralling in mid air to > land facing her. An arm lashed out and from it came a long wire, > almost invisibly thin emerging from the voomer's wrist. It wrapped > around her ribbon cutters and tangled them up. Maya: Well now what? > Linna retained her > balance, and tried to tug her weapons free, but they duo were > locked in this stalemate. Dan: [Linna] Damn, did I get my ribbon cutters tangled again? I hate it when this happens. > ---------- > Priss and Kelly bolted from the scene. After trying to ecape had > failed, Priss had set into the voomer with a piece iof debris > laying around. Rick: Genius plan there, Priss. I can really see that working. > That had kept the two of them alive long enough > for the ADP to show up, Rick: Question: How about all the ADP can do is blaze away ineffectually, but Priss can hold the boomer of with a random foreign object? Dan: Because she's worth 75 character points and can soak a tank shell. Rick: Of course, silly me. > whereapon they had bolted. from the scene. Maya: And they bolted from the scene, too. > Even now, Priss amazed Kelly. Rebecca: Kelly, this is neither the time nor the place. > Her strides were long, steady and > purposeful. And although they had been fighting and running for > several minutes, Priss was not in the slightest bit short of > breath. Rick: Actually, most of the fighting and running had been done by her stunt double. > "I thought I told you to get out of there!" Kelly yelled. > "Guess I'm no good at taking orders, rookie," Priss shot back. Dan: Yet another remake of the odd couple. > The two of them pulled up short as the mobile pit pulled up in > front fo them. "About time" was all Priss said as Kelly caught > her breath. > ---------- > The battle was not going well. Maya: The avatar wasn't there yet. > Linna found herself trying to > defend against a weapon almost the same as her own. Dan: Linna's trump card just got trumped. > It was a > perpetual stalemate; although they had both disentangled their > weapons, neither could make a good attack against the other. Rick: I guess he doesn't have any guns either. > Linna was immediately relieved when Priss and Kelly both made > their returns to the scene, one landing on either side of the > voomer. Rick: [Priss] Ape-girl has arrived! Rebecca: [Linna] I can get back to doing nothing now. > It immediately struck out at Priss, swiping with its > deadly wire almost at the same time as Linna warned her. Priss > leapt into the air, dodging the wire and came down hard at the > voomer, knuckle bomber first. Rick: Death from above! > It dodged at the last instant, > leaving her to crash into the concrete, fist driven half way > through the street. Dan: Um... Now what? > Priss swore inwardly as the voomer spun around and kicked her > hard in the side. Rebecca: Marvelously sportsmanlike of you. > Kelly ran in to pull it away, but was > intercepted with a straight kick that left her winded. Rick: Face it Kelly, you walked into that one. > The > voomer followed up by extending claws from its hand and Dan: Having Wolverine set upon it for copyright infringement. > slashing at her, gouging deep cuts into the armour and > drawing blood from her chest. Rebecca: Everyone wants to grope Kelly in this fic. > Kelly staggered back, clutching the wound. Maya: I take that back. Even Kelly's getting thrashed. > Linna also darted in, swinging her ribbon cutters at the > distracted Voomer. It lashed out with its free hand, not even > lookign in her direction and swung with a second lethal wire. Dan: This guy's got tricks up the wazoo. Rebecca: Is this a boomer or a Cyberpunk player character? I can't tell. > Linna had to leap away, diverting herself from her attack to > avoid the swing. The voomer kept turning however, and brought > the wire down low to where Priss was still struggling to free > herself from the street. Maya: And Priss was doing so well earlier on. > As it swept in, she realised the danger and flipped Rick: Off. She has no respect for her opponent. > high, supporting herself with her trapped > arm and trying desparately to save herself. > Priss collapsed to the ground, her arm a bloodied stump. Dan: [Priss] 'Tis but a scratch. Rick: [Boomer] A scratch? Dan: [Priss] A flesh wound! > Linna stood shocked, as did Nene. The voomer turned back to > Kelly and ran at her, Rick: You shall be the next to die. > leaping at the last second and twisting overhead. Rebecca: Everyone's doing that move today. > She new that if it came dow, she would met a > similarly messy fate. Dan: On the other hand, well you know that weight you've been meaning to lose? Rick: Maybe "hand" wasn't the right word. > In deseration, she kicked in her rocket > kick and leg bomber, sweeping up to try and connect with the > voomer's head as it sailed over. Rick: Good: You'll kill the boomer. Bad: You'll get another load of whitewash dumped on your head. > The stretch was increadibly painful, Dan: See what happens when you use too much starch? Rebecca: Hey Dan, there's the panty shot you've always wanted. Dan: That doesn't count. > her armour creaking and groianing in protest, and > all she could manage was to tap its head with her foot. Maya: Ooh, I'm scared. > The leg bombers did the rest. Rick: Then, boomer explode. > Kelly remained posed, her right leg vertical as Johannes > collapsed, headless, to the ground behind her. Rick: Hey, it's just like Power Rangers. > ---------- > Linna and Nene had both headed home, to no doubt sleepless > nights. Rebecca: Well that wouldn't happen if they went to their own homes. > Both were worried about Priss but sylia had > insisted that her arm could be saved. Maya: Where do you want it saved? > Kelly was somehow > unconvinced. She remained in the base, despite Sylia's > insistance that she head for home. Dan: [Sylia] Go away. This is secret lunatic's business. > "It's alright," Priss' voice floated in from behind a door. > Kelly waas shocked. Priss should nbe in hospital, not > resting up here. Rick: Something about losing an arm... Nah, it's not like that's bothered her before. > "Let her see it," Priss added. Rebecca: Priss takes it up a notch. Dan: Can I see it too? > Sylia gavely looked at Kelly. "No matter what you see, > don't tell the others." Rebecca: Priss in a sailor suit tied down to the bed? I wouldn't mention it either. > Kelly nodded, her throat dry, and stepped in to Priss' > recovery room. Priss sat on a workbench, Dan: Really advanced medical facilities you've got there. > holding her > severed up up to the stump left on her shoulder. Maya: That's not going to do much, Priss. Rick: [Priss] Damn thing won't clip back on. > Kelly's eyes widened when she saw what was happening. > The flesh re-knit itself together, and even as she > watched, Priss' fingers twitched. Maya: Um... Then again... > "So you found out," Priss said quietly. > Kelly stood in shiocked silence. > "Yeah, I'm a stinking voomer," Priss told her. Rebecca: [Kelly] Why didn't you tell me this when we... Never mind. Rick: [Priss] I thought you didn't mind going to bed with machines. Maya: Ouch. > ---------- > Writer's notes: Whoah! Dan: Whoah! > Of course, it's all speculation > on my part, but then again, so's Priss and Linna's > relationship! Rebecca: I knew it. Maya: And Priss and Sylia. And Priss and Kelly. And Kelly and Sylia. And... > Editor's notes: What a rip-off. Somethign like this > happened in the campaign, when one of the other PC was > revealed as a voomer. Rick: Of course! Every BGC PC group will contain one boomer, one cyborg and at least one clone or rip-off of an existing BGC character. > Of course, she and Kelly weren't quite so close at the time, Dan: Whoah! Rebecca: He admits it! He admits it! Maya: I'm sure that's not what he meant. Heck, it probably is. > and it went a teensy bit > differently form there. At least she still got the > whitewash. > More writer's notes: That's it for now. Rick: Already? I was waiting for it to start. > Soon: (maybe) > Priss' origin, blast from the past and the plot > thickens. Maya: And maybe even Mackie. > Rick Borden - stingray_2040@yahoo.co.uk [The screen goes blank. Rebecca and Maya glance at each other, and immediately break out laughing.] Dan: Do you guys mind? Maya: That fic is just hilarious! Rebecca: Inadvertently, but hilarious nonetheless. Rick: It was... Well, funny. Voice: Care to extrapolate on that? Rick: Well... Everyone *knows* the Knight Sabers are gay. And in BGC 2040, the innuendoes are laid on pretty thick. So we get a fanfic where just about everything can be taken as a lesbian innuendo. And I'm not sure if the authour planned it that way or it just ended up like that. All that aside, it was a decent fic. The typing was a little rough, but nothing bad. Especially compared to some of the crap you've sent us in the past. Rebecca: Well. I must say that it's one of the most fun fics I've ever seen. I just saw some of those lines and cracked up. The authour seemed to be deliberately leading us on with some of them. And at other times he just goofed up resulting in inadvertently dirty moments. But I liked it. Maya: I like Kelly. She's funny. And she's a lot better than the usual self- insertions we get sent. She's good-natured, doesn't boss everyone around and isn't completely overbearing. Best of all, the regular characters treat her like filth and get away with it. Unfortunately, she does tend to dominate the combat scenes a lot, but you expect that. Dan: I hope he makes a lemon from this fic. I really do. [Rebecca hits him with a cushion.] Rebecca: You are pathetic. You are really pathetic. Dan: Hey, a guy can dream. Rick: So hang on, what would an original series Kelly look like? Rebecca: That's easy. Kelly is one of Sylia's old girlfriends who mysteriously appears atop the highway in Tinsel City and blows up the BU-55C. And goes to bed with Priss. Maya: You can't stop, can you? Rebecca: I will when the fanfic does. Rick: She won that one. Dan: Nah, I think you're wrong. Rebecca: Oh? How so? Dan: Well, Irene's more her type. Rebecca: I want to hurt you, but I don't know why. Voice: I would hurt you, but I can't. Dan: Thanks for the support. Rick: Let's go before *I* hurt someone. [They file out. The screen goes blank.] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Riffed by: Jinas & Rick R. Mortis (rickr@one.net.au) Dan and Maya are copyright 1995-1999 Max Fauth (Jinas) Rebecca Bartley and Rick R. Mortis are copyright 1995-1999 Alex Fauth (Rick R. Mortis). Elmer Studios!: http://www.geocities.com/TimesSquare/Realm/2628/elmer.htm All of Elmer Studios' MSTings, artwork, character profiles, AAVM conversions and the Satellite of Predacons in one spot. Rick's Mecha Madness Page: http://www.geocities.com/TimesSquare/Realm/7194/index.htm AntiKevs, Mekton Z conversions, fanfic drinking game, the one and only Common Sense Timeline, crazy Fighters' Anthology .lib and missions, and Utterly Disturbing Nova Satori Shrine. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > After a while, Kelly found herself fascinated by Priss.