Return of the Richards (X2!)

Who: Zack & Cubie (canyoubelieveit??)
Where: Blue Dwarf
When: You're asking a dazed time-traveler?
The ceiling in McDonald's suddenly sported an unusual skylight. The
engineer munching on his burger heard an odd humming over his head and
looked up just in time to see Zack Richards drop out of a ST-jump-tube and
land square on him. Fries flew everywhere as the engineer's chair conceded
that engineer + time traveler x velocity = early retirement.
Zack picked himself up off the floor, then reached over and helped the
stunned engineer to his feet. "Sorry about that. I thought this table
would be empty at this time of the night."
"It's noon," the engineer managed to groan.
"Noon?" Zack tapped on the controls of his glove. "Cubie! It's noon.
Why is it noon?"
A woman in a blue jumpsuit materialized. "What? Not a chance. It's
three in the morning."
Zack jabbed a thumb at the engineer. "HE says it's noon."
Cubie was offended. "Zack, I can't believe this! Who are you going to
believe - a complete stranger or your wife?"
The engineer cleared his throat. "Uh, actually it's just a few minutes
after noon."
Zack and Cubie looked around. McDonald's had dozens of people sitting
at various tables, half-eaten meals in front of them. The line to the
counter extended almost to the door.
The woman at the next table made a show of checking her watch. "Yep.
Twelve oh-"
"SHUT UP!! Who asked you?!" Cubie grabbed Zack by the arm and made
for the door. Zack skittered along on tiptoes, suddenly very impressed by
Zodar's enhancements to his wife. "Dear?"
They burst out onto the promenade, and by now Zack was almost
levitating. "DEAR??"
"What?!" Cubie snapped at him, then looked at him. He was standing on
tip-toes, barely keeping his arm from being broken.
Shocked, she let him go. "Sorry, sweetie. But why were we off by nine
hours?"
Zack rubbed his arm, trying to restart the circulation. "Beats me, but
I'm more concerned by that person over there trying to kill that other
person."
Cubie looked where Zack was staring. "So? We're back on the Blue
Dwarf. People are always trying to kill each other."
Zack nodded. "Yes, I concur. But the killer and the killee aren't
usually the same person."
Cubie took another look at the pair as they disappeared around a bend.
"Say . . . that IS unusual."
A humming over their heads caught their attention, and they looked up
just in time for Zack to fall out of another jump-tube into Cubie's arms.
He looked at her, then screamed and struggled to escape.
Cubie and Zack stared at this new Zack. Zack was startled to notice
that this newcomer sported a chrome suit even more dilapidated than the one
he'd been wearing when he'd first arrived on the Dwarf.
The new Zack broke free from Cubie and dramatically hurled himself
behind the first Zack. Then he stood up in surprise. "Zack?"
Zack nodded slowly. "You too?"
Cubie looked from one to the other. "What's going on?"
The new Zack stared at Cubie. "Cubie?"
A humming interrupted Cubie before she could speak. She looked up as
yet another jump-tube appeared over their heads. She looked at New Zack.
"What is this - a surprise reunion?"
New Zack stared up at the tube in horror, then started running. "Get
out of here! Cubie's coming!!"
"So?" Zack shouted after his double. "Why should we run from Cubie.
She's your wife!"
"EX-wife!" New Zack shouted back as he rounded a corner.
Zack and Cubie gaped at each other. "Oh SMEG!"
They both sprinted for the nearest passageway off the promenade. Just
as they rounded the bend, then heard Cubie's voice shouting on the
promenade.
"Zack, you worthless waste of skin! Come back here, or I'll shred this
ship bulkhead by bulkhead until I find you!"
OOC: Well, let's just play it by ear, shall we?
~Zack & Cubie (& Zack & Cubie)~