Re: Bug People

who:- Bug posse
where:- bug
when:- when they were in the bug
Snip
Jay looked towards Keto.
"As soon as I can magnetise plantlife, Chrysler, you'll be the
first to know," snapped the doctor, taking his hand away from the
Starbug wall.
End of Snip
Jay started the engines, and took the 'Bug into the air, Throwing
everyone back against the rear bulkhead, Cerebrum landed on Keto, and
was then landed on by a large equipment trolley.
"WATCH IT CHRYLSER!" Pyrogen yelled, annoyed at having alota AND Tara
thrown on top of him.
Phil and Eve headed for the cockpit, Phil taking the science station
and Eve the relief piloting position.
Coffee's voice could be heard from behind Jay in the tactical
station.
"Jay head for these coordinates..457/52/962" she said.
Jay set a course. The Starbug changed course, as it did so a stray
Plebe bullet pierced the cockpit glass, skimming past Jay's ear.
Eve and Jay sheltered their faces from the flying glass another
bullet hit, causing Jays console to explode, the force of the
explosion knocking him into unconciousness. Phil stood, he didnt care
about anyone else, but HE sure wasnt gonna go down with this ship. He
tried to get control of the ship, himself and Eve fighting to regain
attitude control, albeit without success. The starbug plummeted to
the ground, The impact threw Eve, Hazel and Phil clear of the ship,
through the cokpit window in fact. Jay's unconcious body was hurled
against the instrument panel. The bug scraped and skidded to a halt.
Alota, Tara and Zodar were all unconcious, sprawled across the mid-
section deck. Cerebrum and Keto hiding behind the equipment trolley
that had ran into them earlier watched as the acces hatch hissed open
and a small platoon of super-plebes marched in. A large one slund
Alota and Tara over each shoulder. another one dragged Zodar out by
the feet while a third was seen hauling Jay from the cockpit.
"Well" said Keto, "It's not all bad"
Cerebrum didnt need to let him finish.
"We got rid of Chrysler, I know. but who's gonna get US outta here?!"
<Alota, Tara, Zodar? you should know the plan>
--- In JMC_Blue_Dwarf@y..., "lucky_coincidence" <lucky@c...> wrote:
> Who: Starbug Peeps
> Where: In the Starbug, which should be self-evident
> When: Just as the revolution begins
> ===============================
>
> -- SNIP --
>
> What was said cannot be repeated here due to age restrictions,
but Alota was sure she could make out the words "bannana" and "sheep"
and "superglue". Whatever it was it made Tara go bright red.
>
> She turned to look at Keto an started laughing.
>
> -- END SNIP --
>
>
> Keto sat silently for a second, mouth opening and closing as he
tried desperately to come up with a witty and cutting retort to
something he hadn't even heard clearly. Just as the moment was about
to pass, the awkward silence was interrupted as the Starbug's speaker
system (which, up until now, had been playing the space vehicle
equivalent of elevator music at a level just below audible) burst
into life...
>
>
> -- SNIP --
>
> "Plebians, unite together and we will destroy the humans and make
them pay, if you do not join us then you are human sympathisers and
you will die. So join us and make a new Plebe, one you can be proud
of, one which has fought back against the humans."
>
> -- END SNIP --
>
>
> "My God!" said Keto, leaping to his feet (his mind automatically
replacing the word 'my' with 'thank'), "It sounds like a planet-wide
revolution!"
> "You're really grateful for that change of subject, aren't you?"
observed Cerebrum levelly. Keto glared at him, then over at Tara and
Phil, who were still laughing. Jay had a rather supercilious smirk
on his face, Alota seemed to be trying to work out precisely what it
was Phil had said, Zodar and Eve were paying hardly any attention to
him, seeming more concerned with the fact that a planet had just
declared war on the human race (t'ch, the priorities of some people!)
and Coffey...well, Keto couldn't tell where Coffey was, but he
assumed it was somewhere nearby.
> "She thinks she's over there," pointed Cerebrum, helpfully.
> "What do you mean, she THINKS she's over there?"
> "I can tell where she thinks she is," replied Cerebrum, "Doesn't
mean she's right."
> "I think I am," said Coffey's voice from the area in which
Cerebrum had pointed towards.
> "I know you THINK you are, but..." began Cerebrum.
> Once again, activity inside the Starbug was interrupted. This
time, however, it was not by a transmission - it was by the sound of
a veritable hail of bullets hammering into the hull. Most of the
crew instinctively ducked.
> "WHATisTHAT?" snapped Jay.
> "Why don't you go outside and look?" asked Keto.
> "I'm too scared that it might have something to do with bananas,
sheep or superglue," said Jay, speaking as clearly as possible. Keto
glared again.
> "Well from what I can tell," stated Cerebrum, "The Plebians that
were 'paintballing' have decided to join the revolution against the
capitalist...sorry, human...oppressors, turned around, come back here
and started shooting at our Starbug."
> There was another thundering hail of bullets, and this time the
sound was concentrated around the airlock.
> "Jay...are Starbugs bulletproof?" asked Alota, blinking.
> Jay hurried off to the cockpit with a yelp that sounded very much
like, "Notforverylong!"
> Keto coughed, reached his hand out, and leaned against the wall.
> The sound of the hail of bullets suddenly ceased, and a deafening
silence fell over the inside of the Starbug. Everyone looked around,
momentarily puzzled.
> "Whathappenedthere?" asked Jay, poking his head back out of the
cockpit.
> "Half the Plebians outside just shot themselves," replied
Cerebrum.
> "What?Why?"
> "I don't think it was deliberate," said the psychiatrist, "I
think it was because Keto here magnetised the Starbug and the bullets
with different poles."
> "You mean they tried to shoot the Starbug and ended up shooting
themselves?" asked Phil, "An interesting solution."
> There was a dull 'THUMP' from the airlock.
> "Okay, so what was THAT?" asked Alota.
> "The surviving Plebians deciding that they can't go wrong with a
good old-fashioned battering ram," said Cerebrum.
> Jay looked towards Keto.
> "As soon as I can magnetise plantlife, Chrysler, you'll be the
first to know," snapped the doctor, taking his hand away from the
Starbug wall.
>
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> OOC: Tag!