Who needs Gilette Mach 3...

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'Race ya!'
'Ok... What?!'
'I said id race you, winner claims ownership of The Endymion, the
other is forced to run naked through the shopping district during
rush hour!'
The Aeron commander stared at Keats, than began to laugh.
'Boy, i hope your not modest!'
"5,4,3,2,1, GO!"
The ships leapt off from the startline and disappeared round the
first corner in perfect unison.
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Who: Keats, The Gun, and the Aeron commander
Where: on the three lap course of Aeron
When: Just fater the start
The commanders ship was slick and glowed a light blue on its
bage/mustard coloured hull. This thing had some power behind it,
keats knew, and it was all he could do to keep up.
The comms unit sprang into action
'Well, enough games now, human, shall we open it up alittle more...'
The ship started to claw away from Keats, who had been slightly
behind it for the first half of the lap.
'DAMN!' Keats shouted, and turned onto private intercom.
'Severn, you got any ideas....'
'The afterburner wont work for long, id advise you to use it on the
final half lap to get some speed up....'
Keats watched the ship grow further away from him, he pushed the
throttle forward more, the engies at full capacity without the
burners...
Something in the back seat chirped up.
'Well, it seems to **me** that your in a slight pickle, hey Keats,
someones gonna lose their ship, hehehe'
It was the gun, and it was laughing at him.
'LOOK GUN, shut up unlesss you have something important to say, and
how the hell did you get there...'
'Severn left me here.. ohh, close one that..'
Keats just manged to barrel his ship 90 degrees to fit between two
blimps that had strayed onto the course...
<lap 2!!>
The Endymion toar around the corner, easily going a few machs.
'Dammit, hes getting further from me....'
'Well... its a little underhand... but i can help you..'
'CHEATING!!!! i am alot of things, a liar, a fraud and a good lover,
but i am NOT a cheat.. unless i think i can ge away with it...'
'Wellll... its not cheating, i can interface with 'The Endymion' and
use some or my power to increase fuel efficiency by about 10%, wont
get you in the lead, but youl be able to catch him...'
'Do it... shiiii'
Keats narrowly avoided an Aeron granma who was tottering along the
air with a hover pull cart full of beans'
The intercomm buzzed again.
'It will be so interesting to observe a human subject in his... ahh,
whats your word.. Birthday suit...?'
Keats shudderd and then felt the extra speed come up... he drew
closer to the Other ship..
Windows cracked as he came round ther final corner of lap 2...
<Final lap>
Keats glanced at the display.
'5 machs... is this thing accurate....'
He looked outside, windows cracked as he went by.... for some reason,
the Aeron ship didnt seem to have the same effect on the
surroundings.... Usually going over 5 times the speed of sound ahd
some adverse affects on the surrounding area, however, it flew
silently infront of Keats, whilst his deafend anyone without
protection...
Keats was right behind the Aeron now...
'Catching up are we... hahaha..'
The Aeron pulled away again...
'NOOO!!! wait...'
Keats was keeping up with the ship, even tho he KNEW that he couldnt
go this fast..
'What the....'
'You really are simple Keats.. your riding his slip stream....'
'Slip stream.....' Keats was unsure about this... No TIV really took
it into account.
'No air resistance, well, reduced... and weve just hit the half way
point...'
Keats thumbed the Afterburners, he shot back into his seat, forward
as he slowed slightly, and was then pinned back.
He was still behind him... but... he was catching.....
'Right then, time to taste some human trechnology.....
He flicked the Secondary Burners, and slipped underneath the Aeron
ship on the Final straight... piping just infront of the Aeron ship...
The Endymion was shaking widly...
'Ohhhh Shiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii... <breaths> iiiiiiittttttttt'
Keats managed to nudge the Aeron ship up enough from below to allow
him to go straight, and the Aeron ship at a slightly elevated angle..
The Finish line flashed by...
'.... I won....' staggerd keats....
He swang round and landed in the BD launching bay....