Chapter 1 - Rebecca's Rescue

Rebecca's Rescue
 

[color=#004080" size="2" face="Comic][b]Itwas 4:45 am Martian Moon 2 prison cell number 953499 and alarmbells had just start ringing as doors start sliding open freeingprisoners, but one special cell remained locked up tight, insidea female with dark brown hair and light brown fur sat on the hardwooden bench with a metal collar around her neck and her headburried in her arms knowing it would take a team of four to openher cell dor as it only opened manually. As the alarm bells rangon,the female knew that yet again she'd be over looked in favorof sheperding the freed prisoners to the various ships waiting totake them back to mars. It'd been ten years since Rebecca hadbeen separated from her fiance Reilley Bridgenstein on the verynight he proposed to her on Lover's Bridge and now all she had toremember Reilley by was a locket and a gold engagement braceletaround her wrist. Each night for ten years,Rebecca sat andwondered if Reilley had moved on with his life or if he had kepthis word that he'd swore he'd keep: to some how some way bringher back to Mars and wed her the way they'd planned when theywere mere teenagers when two familiar male voices rang out in thecorridor outside her cell.[/b][/color]

[color=#800000" size="2" face="Comic][b]Jetlooks into each empty cell shining his high powered flashlightinside to illuminate the darkened cells and calls:[/b]Becky? Becky where are you?[/color]

[color=#400080" size="2" face="Comic][b]Rebeccasilently thinks:[/b][i] Jet? It IS Jet![/i][b](Stands up and forgetting she's chained to the wall makes a dashfor the door only to be jerked back by the chain that had fourlinks on it and calls)[/b] Jet?[/color]

[color=#800000" size="2" face="Comic][b]Jethears a chain rattling in the only unopened prison cell and headstowards it shining in his high power flash light to illumniateher saying:[/b] Becky? [b](Turns and calls to hisbrother) [/b]Cross, I've found Becky! [b](Tucks hisflash light into the belt of his pants and throws his weightagainst the cell door and shoves it aside saying)[/b] What'dthey do to you? What the----? Ahh Stinkfish specialty four linkedchain attached to metal collar.....with this cell I'd say youwere collateral for something[/color]

[color=#400080" size="2" face="Comic][b]Rebeccanotices Reilley's absence and says: [/b]Where's Reilley?[/color]

[color=#800000" size="2" face="Comic][b]Jetslips the key he'd swiped from the guard into the lock andsprings the collar from around Rebecca's neck saying:[/b]Reilley's fine, he's back at base. This is one helluva high techcell! What were you collateral for? [/color]

[color=#400080" size="2" face="Comic][b]Rebecca:[/b]I was a bargaining tool, they let Reilley's cell block go but inexchange they got to do what ever they wanted with me no holdsbarred.[/color]

[color=#800000" size="2" face="Comic][b]Jetshudders and says:[/b] Yeah I was [i]that[/i] kind ofbargaining tool once myself, not plesant. C'mon let's get yououtta here and back with Reilley.[/color]

[color=#400080" size="2" face="Comic][b]Rebeccafollows behind Jet until they were out of the Plutarkian Prisonand aboard the rescue ship where she found a spot,satdown,stretched out,curled up and fell asleep for the duration ofthe flight back to Mars.[/b][/color]

[color=#004080" size="2" face="Comic][b]Asthe miles and hours flew by,Rebecca or Becky as Jet calledher,slept peacefully breathing easier without the collar aroundher neck. Ten hours later Jet leaned down and shook Rebecca awaketelling her they'd landed and were now offically safe and sound.[/b][/color]

[color=#800000" size="2" face="Comic][b]Jetgently shakes Rebecca awake saying:[/b] Becky? Hey-ey, riseand shine. We're home free now and you're safe. Time for you togo find Reilley.[/color]

[color=#400080" size="2" face="Comic][b]Rebeccasits up and stretches then stands up and follows Jet off the shipand out of the hangar saying: [/b]Where would I even [i]begin[/i]to look for Reilley? I don't know my way around here and I couldget lost very easily.[/color]

[color=#800000" size="2" face="Comic][b]Jet:[/b]Although this base may SEEM large and confusing, every door islabelled,go through the door right ahead and up the stairs andthrough another door to the Medward and you'll find Reilley.Don't forget though Becky, it's been ten years and he's not 18anymore,he's 28 and has made something of himself.[/color]

[color=#400080" size="2" face="Comic][b]Rebeccanods and follows Jet's directions until she came to the medward'shallway and followed the stairs downwards until she came to adoor that she opened to reveal an Optomitrist's Office and an alltoo familiar feeling washed over her[/b][/color]

[color=#800080" size="2" face="Comic][b]Traceylooks up and notices Rebecca standing in the door way and leansback in her chair saying:[/b] Reilley....[/color]

[color=#004000" size="2" face="Comic][b]Reilleyturns and says:[/b] Hmmm?[/color]

[color=#800080" size="2" face="Comic][b]Traceypoints to the door saying:[/b] A long lost someone here foryou.[/color]

[color=#004000" size="2" face="Comic][b]Reilley:[/b]Hmm?[b] (Comes out from behind the wall and sees Rebeccastanding there and nearly collapses saying)[/b] REBECCA?![/color]

[color=#400080" size="2" face="Comic][b]Rebecca:[/b]Reilley?[/color]

[color=#004000" size="2" face="Comic][b]Reilleymoves closer to Rebecca,pulls her into his arms, lays her head onhis heart and wraps his arms tightly around her while strokingher hair to calm her down saying:[/b] Oh god are youalright?! Ten years and I thought I'd never see your face again!Tell me they didn't hurt you! I never wanted to leave you behind,it was either leave you behind as 'payment' and leave or they'dkill me infront of you. I didn't want you to have to see themkill me the way they killed your little brother when hecollapesed from exhaustion.[/color]

[color=#400080" size="2" face="Comic][b]Rebeccawraps her arms around Rielly,closing her eyes to savouring thefeel of his new body and says:[/b] No,they didn't have muchtime....too many prison breaks,they just kept me locked up andchained to the wall with a four link chain attached to a collarand the guard unit assigned to me was killed.[b] (Feels herpent up tears start to prick her eyes and fall through her closedeyes saying)[/b] I know you didn't want to leave Reilley,[i]<sniff>[/i][i][b] [/b][/i]But you didn't havemuch choice, if you didn't go when they said to leave, itwouldn't have been you they killed, it'd have been me just tomake you co-operate with them. They never killed Caiden,hecollapsed but the majority of guys in my cell block have kids oftheir own and wouldn't let the stink fish get near him. They saidsomething about getting him to safety during the next break.After that a source said my brother Rocky took over caring forhim and my little sister.[/color]

[color=#004000" size="2" face="Comic][b]Reilleysuddenly realizes Rebecca's hair was no longer past her belt andsays: [/b]What did they do to your goregous hair?! The lasttime I seen you it was past your belt to the tip of your tail[/b] Shhh, no more tears sweetheart. You're safe now.It'll take awhile for the nightmares to subside and allow realityto sink in but you're safe now, the threat of danger has passedand once you're ready,we'll do what we've planned on doing for along time. But ehhh your parents know nothing about our engagmentdo they?[b] (Pulls out his handkercheif and gives it toRebecca saying)[/b] Here, blow your nose and dry your eyes.No more tears.[/color]

[color=#400080" size="2" face="Comic][b]Rebeccatakes Reilley's handkercheif and blows her nose and dries herpale green eyes saying:[/b] I had to get it cut, too manyknots that were too hard to detangle and it was hard sleepingwith it at night...with what little sleep I got. The knots causedtoo many headaches so when they weren't looking I had someonechop it up below my shoulders.[b] (Suddenly realizes herparents didn't know about her engagment and says) [/b]Oh no,no no no! I was on my way home when I was cornered in an alleyand taken away, I never had the chance to tell them. All the boysknow except for my parents![/color]

[color=#004000" size="2" face="Comic][b]Reilley:[/b]Well then when we DO find them, I guess we'll have no choice butto tell them. Traditions of both our families state I have to askyour dad AND at least ONE of your older brothers for your hand inmarriage![/color]

[color=#400080" size="2" face="Comic][b]Rebecca:[/b]You already did when you proposed, Rocky,Dustin,Tanner and Coltwere there, you just have to ask my dad for my hand and you'reall set.[/color]

[color=#004000" size="2" face="Comic][b]Reilleyremembers the tight squeeze from each of Rebecca's older brothersand the hard slap on the back from Colt and says:[/b] Howcould I have possibly forgotten? My back and ribs ached for dayson end after they all said yes.[b] (Turns and says toTracey) [/b]Tracey,I'm gonna take Rebecca up to seeTerrence, just to ensure she's alright, then I'll take her homeand get her some clean clothes. Where do we find Rocky at thishour?[/color]

[color=#800080" size="2" face="Comic][b]Tracey:[/b]Where else? Either in the gym or stuffing his face orhaving a belching contest with Kristin's uncle Vinnie while hisdaughters call him 'an embarassment to the family'. I'll be herewhen you get back.[/color]

[color=#004000" size="2" face="Comic][b]Reilleyopens the door and says: [/b]C'mon we'll stop upstairs firstthen we'll get someone to find Rocky,Colt,Dusty,Jaden,Rusty,Tanner,Caiden and Austin and have 'em meet up in theConference Room.[b] (Allows Rebecca to head out the doorahead of him and shut it behind him)[/b][/color]

[size=2" face="Comic][b]As Reilley and Rebeccahead up the stairs, Rebecca came nose to back with none otherthen Jaden knocking her backwards onto her butt saving her thetrip of having to find him,allowing Rielley to continue on to theMedward to alert Terrence to a new comer who'd skimped out onchecking in with him.[/b][/size]

[color=#004080" size="2" face="Comic][b]Jadenfeels someone bang into him and turns almost ready to say 'sorrymy bad' and says: [/b]BECKY?! [b](Drops to his knees and pullsher into a tight hug saying) [/b]Oh thank god you're alright!Every time an influx of injured and dead arrived we wondered ifyou were amongst them! Never did I think I’d ever see youalive! [/color]

[color=#400080" size="2" face="Comic][b]Rebeccareturns Jaden's tight hug saying:[/b] What’re you doin here?[/color]

[color=#004080" size="2" face="Comic][b]Jaden: [/b]Ijust came from the morgue from checking to see if you werebrought in. They said they found a body of a mouse yourage,height and coloring and thought it was you. Thankfully itwasn’t you! Now I can call Rusty back from the otherbase’s morgue and tell him you’re not amongst the dead!Out of the six of us four of us have been goin base to basechecking every claim that you were amongst the dead they had inthe morgue.[b] (Hears a tired and weary sigh come from behind himand says) [/b]Well,I guess Rusty’s already back.[b] (Standsup and turns around hiding Rebecca behind him and says)[/b] Anyluck? [/color]

[color=#800000" size="2" face="Comic][b]Rustyfinishes cleaning his glasses and slips them back on then sits onthe stairs saying:[/b] No, it wasn’t Becky, wrong fur andhair color. Wrong clothes,wrong engagement bracelet. What aboutyou? Any luck here with that girl they said could be Becky?I’ve given up hope that she’s even alive out there.It’s been ten years bro, what’re the odds thatshe’s still alive? Especially given the way those stink fishrarely ever feed their prisoners and work them until theycollapse from exhaustion?! Let's just give up chasing a ghost andburry her with the dignity she deserves,poor thing sixteen andgone. She'd be 26 t'day if she had lived. Her birthday would bet'morrow, but we've gotta give up chasing Becky's ghost.[/color]

[color=#004080" size="2" face="Comic][b]Jadensteps aside to reveal Rebecca and says:[/b] Don’t!Don’t you dare give up on our sister! Especially in front ofher![/color]

[color=#800000" size="2" face="Comic][b]Rustylooks up to see Rebecca beside Jaden and jumps up jumping thestairs two at a time until he had her in his arms saying:[/b][b][/b]BECKY?! FOR TEN YEARS THEY SEARCHED FOR YOU! WHERE WEREYOU THAT NO ONE COULD FIND YOU?![/color]

[color=#400080" size="2" face="Comic][b]Rebeccareturns Rusty's hug saying:[/b][b] [/b]By god you'reHUGE! Last time I seen you you were three years old! Lookit you!A spitting image of dad! I was locked away as 'Collateral' forReilley's Cell Block's escape. I was in the only Hi-Tech Cell onthe first floor through the double doors as far down the row andas far away from the general population as they could get me. TheHi-Tech Cell number was 953499, I had at least ten guardsstanding guard two at at time.[/color]

[color=#800000" size="2" face="Comic][b]Rusty:[/b][b][/b]Dang, they were too far UP in the Prison! No wonder noone could find you! They were up in the 23,000 cell block range!I didn't think they'd use the Hi-Tech Cell just for you.[/color]

[color=#400080" size="2" face="Comic][b]Rebecca:[/b][b][/b]They did it to force Reilley to leave and when hedidn't, they came back and told him we would never see eachotheruntil it was too late. Reilley's Unit Leader had to drag him outof the prison reassuring him someone some day would find theright cell and well here I am. Tired,weak, dirty, a bitconfused,starving and in need of new clothes. I refused to eatwhat they slopped in a bowl and put on the serving tray duringthe second last prison break.[/color]

[color=#800000" size="2" face="Comic][b]Rustyhears his radio go off followed by a sharp peircing pain in hisleg and says:[/b][b] [/b]That'd be Tanner, I swore I'dcheck in an hour ago....big bro's gonna have my head if I don'tcheck in now. [b](Removes his radio from his belt and says)[/b]What's upTanner?[/color]

[color=#004040" size="2" face="Comic][b]Tanner:[/b]HAVE YOU GONE IMMENITLY INSANE?! DO YOU KNOW HOW LONG IT'S BEENSINCE YOU LAST CHECKED IN?! FOUR HOURS RUSTY! FOUR FLIPPIN HOURSAND I'VE BEEN TRYING TO GET YOU TO ANSWER ME! WHERE THE DEVIL AREYOU?! NEVER MIND! I'M ON MY WAY TO TRACK YOU DOWN AND SMACK YOUREARS TOGETHER TO SMACK SOME COMMON SENSE INTO YOU! WHEN I SAYEVERY HOUR, I MEAN EVERY HOUR! NOT EVERY FOUR OR FIVE HOURS! [b](Radiogoes dead)[/b][/color]

[color=#004040" size="2" face="Comic][b]Ahalf hour later Tanner a 6'11" dark tan mouse with lightbrown hair thunders up the stairs of the Med Ward with anintensly angry look on his face about to clout his baby brotherupside the head,grab his ear and drag him back to check in withStoker.[/b][/color]

[color=#800000" size="2" face="Comic][b]Rusty:[/b]Uhhh hi ya Tan,ya didn't have to come all this way for me, I wason my way back. Jaden? Help?[/color]

[color=#004080" size="2" face="Comic][b]Jaden:[/b][b][/b]Don't lookit me Rusty, your the one on the short leashnot me. My leash is off as of my last check in four hours ago.Keep it up and Coach'll suspend your butt for a month or evenlonger.[/color]

[color=#004040" size="2" face="Comic][b]Tanner:[/b]I have been half over base searching for you Rusty! [b](GrabsRusty by the ear and says)[/b] C'mon, you have a check inappointment that's long over due! You know the rules Rusty,everyhour! Why do you have to make it so damned hard?![/color]

[color=#400080" size="2" face="Comic][b]Rebeccaa bit confused as to Rusty's situation says:[/b][b] [/b]Jaden?[/color]

[color=#004080" size="2" face="Comic][b]Jaden:[/b][b][/b]Hmm?[/color]

[color=#400080" size="2" face="Comic][b]Rebeccamoves out closer to Jaden and says: [/b]What's going on?[/color]

[color=#004080" size="2" face="Comic][b]Jaden:[/b]Just the typical antics of Rusty. Got the two of us into some hotwater and we both had to serve time, I was cleared of any wrongdoing and was given a list of restrictions I had to follow for amonth. I did my time and my restrictions but Rusty.....Rusty's ahard nut to crack, he's only just turned 13 and he's already beensuspended at least 20 times in the past month and a half. He'strying to pull himself together, but with everyone being so hardon him,well he's not doing so well. They forget he's just a kidand treat him like an adult and give him adult punishments. Ifthey'd just stop and realize Rusty's screwin up isn't delibaratebut merely a way of saying [b]'Someone show me what to dohere, show me the path,I'm completly lost.'[/b] Without momand dad around, he's drowning and no one seems to want to stopand pluck him out of the water and show him what to do or atleast train him so he won't get himself killed when his unit goesto battle. I still say he's too young to be goin into battle butno one wants to listen not even hard headed Tanner.[/color]

[color=#400080" size="2" face="Comic][b]Rebecca:[/b]Poor Rusty, what about mom and dad's instructions to keepRusty,Austin and Caiden in school until they graduate?[/color]

[color=#004080" size="2" face="Comic][b]Jaden:[/b]Becky, those instructions went in one of Tanner's ears and wentstraight out the other ear. Tanner doesn't like it when mom anddad give him instructions for Rusty's care,he'd rather ride thekid and break him in as an adult then let him continue with hiseducation and be a teenager. Tanner seems to claim that he neverhad that chance as he was always working either part time or fulltime and had to be at the adult maturity level before his timeand figures it's Rusty's time to mature up to the adult level.[/color]

[color=#400080" size="2" face="Comic][b]Rebecca:[/b]Tanner never did like listening to mom and dad, just the way hewas. I still remember the day he came home and told mom and dadhe'd dropped out of High School to work full time. Dad wasfurious, the Academy was expensive and hard to get into and hewasn't throwing away family money and hauled him back to schooland re-enrolled him with all the classes he'd dropped out of andgave him the strict order of [b]'Keep your nose clean,stayin school,attend EVERY CLASS,do your assignments and homework andGRADUATE! That's an order you can't break soldier!'[/b][/color]

[color=#004040" size="2" face="Comic][b]Tannerfeels his ear twitch and says:[/b] That voice, it can't be!Becky?![b] (Let's go of Rusty's ear and turns around to findhis sister infront of him,feels all his pent up rage fizzle andsays)[/b] BECKY?! [b](scoops her up into his thick armssaying in a studdering breath)[/b]After ten....yearsthey've...finally brought...you back![/color]

[color=#400080" size="2" face="Comic][b]Rebeccawraps her arms around Tanner's neck and enjoys the long forgottenfeeling of Tanner's hugs and hears his breath rattling in hischest and says:[/b][b] [/b]Tanner, use your inhailersbefore you have a full blown asthma attack and start coughing.[/color]

[color=#004040" size="2" face="Comic][b]Tannersets Rebecca down on her feet then reaches into his medic clipand pulls out his inhailer and takes four puffs off it countingto ten each time feeling his bronchial tube opening up allowingair to flow freely then says:[/b] Too much runnin lookin forRusty all day.[b] (Turns and says to Rusty) [/b]MitchellAndrew Nicholas Copperstein,get your butt in gear! Stoker'slookin for you! Vamoose! Before Stoker shows up and drags youback to check in and puts you in suspension! Now GO![/color]

[color=#800000" size="2" face="Comic][b]Rustynot wanting to anger Tanner even more then he was,quickly tearsoff down the stairs to check in for his usual face to face withhis Probation Officer then with Stoker knowing a suspension wasin his very near future.[/b][/color]

[color=#400080" size="2" face="Comic][b]Rebecca:[/b]That's a first for you, calling Rusty by his given name... Wellthree brothers down,four to go and a sister left.[/color]

[color=#004040" size="2" face="Comic][b]Tannerturns his attention back to Rebecca saying:[/b] What're youdoin out here?![/color]

[color=#400080" size="2" face="Comic][b]Rebecca:[/b]Reilley and I were on our way up to get me checked over, I sortaskimped on the first visit and went to find Reilley.[/color]

[color=#004080" size="2" face="Comic][b]Jadenlooks around and says:[/b][b] [/b]Speaking of Reilley,where'd he go?[/color]

[color=#400080" size="2" face="Comic][b]Rebeccalooks around and calls out:[/b] Reilley? Don't tell me I've losthim![/color]

[color=#004000" size="2" face="Comic][b]Reilleycomes out the door of the Med Ward with Terrence and says:[/b]Becky and I were on our way up but she kinda slammed into Jadenand Rusty then Tanner showed up.[/color]

[color=#008080" size="2" face="Comic][b]Coltcomes up the stairs and says:[/b] Where is that baby bro ofours? He's late for his check in! [b](Notices Rebecca andsays)[/b] BECKY?![/color]

[color=#400080" size="2" face="Comic][b]Rebecca:[/b]COLT![b] (Throws her arms around her twin brother saying)[/b]How'd you get out? They had us both in Hi Tech Cells![/color]

[color=#008080" size="2" face="Comic][b]Coltreturns Rebecca's hug saying:[/b] I faintly remember thetorture chamber then passing out and waking up here, I don't havea clue how I got out. I'm guessin one of the guys in Jet's unitcarried me out to the ship 'cause I was in no shape to walk. Fourbroken bones in one arm,right leg busted from below the knee tothe ankle,three cracked ribs,a first degree concussion andtemporary loss of vision and some of my prison memories aregone,nothing before that just things that happened in the lab aregone,I'm told they'll come back after a while but I sure as hellhope they don't! I don't want to remember what they did to me! [/color]

[color=#400080" size="2" face="Comic][b]Rebecca:[/b]They did all that to you in the span of an hour?[/color]

[color=#008080" size="2" face="Comic][b]Colt:[/b]It'd been only an hour? It seemed like a life time![/color]

[color=#400080" size="2" face="Comic][b]Rebecca:[/b]In regards to Rusty,he left an hour ago to go check in with hisP.O. then with Stoker.[/color]

[color=#008080" size="2" face="Comic][b]Coltgives Rebecca one last tight squeeze and says:[/b] Well weALL best be going before we all get out butts kicked. I'll seeyou later. I'll tell Dustin and Rock to meet in the conferenceroom later.[b] (Turns and heads down the stairs followed byhis older brothers to go find out where Rusty had gotten off to.)[/b][/color]

[color=#004000" size="2" face="Comic][b]Reilleycalls out to Rebecca:[/b] C'mon up Becky before anyone elseshows up.[/color]

[color=#400080" size="2" face="Comic][b]Rebeccaturns and looks up to find Reilley waiting for her on thelanding,continues up the stairs to the landing and says:[/b]There you are! I wondered where you got off to![/color]

[color=#004000" size="2" face="Comic][b]Reilley:[/b]Rebecca hon, this is Terrence, he'll take good care of you. Mayas well go get you checked over now that you've calmed down.[/color]

[color=#000080" size="2" face="Comic][b]Terrencelooks Rebecca over and says:[/b] Ahh so YOUR Rebecca. I kepthearing about a scheme to free someone named Rebecca, I justnever thought that YOU were Trigger and Sandstorm's DAUGHTERRebecca! One minute, just stay here.[b] (Disappears into theMed Ward calling out for Trigger and Sandstorm who came at thesounds of their names and says)[/b] There's someone herewaiting for you out in the hall, someone you haven't seen in tenlong years.[/color]

[color=#804040" size="2" face="Comic][b]Sandstormlooks at his wife and says with relief:[/b] Please tell usit's Rebecca! We can't do this much longer. Our collective nerveshave had it.[/color]

[color=#400080" size="2" face="Comic][b]Rebeccawalks in,spies her dad and nearly collapses with relief saying:[/b][b][/b]DAD?![/color]

[color=#804040" size="2" face="Comic][b]Sandstormrushes to his daughter and sweeps her off her feet saying betweensobs of pure joy:[/b] Oh dear god THANK YOU! After ten yearsWe've finally got you back home again![b] (Feels somethingodd and pushes Rebecca away and says)[/b] Your hair! You cutyour hair?! Your pride and joy? It took you years to grow it out!What happened?[/color]

[color=#400080" size="2" face="Comic][b]Rebecca:[/b][b][/b]It all snarled up into one big poufy tangled mess thatbroke any kind of brush or comb that was pulled through it. [/color]

[color=#400040" size="2" face="Comic][b]Triggerembraces her long lost daughter saying:[/b] Thank god you'realright! Ten years of worrying about you and Colt only to haveONE of you returned took a toll on our nerves! We'd begun tothink they'd killed you! [/color]

[color=#804040" size="2" face="Comic][b]Sandstormfeels Rebecca's exhaustion and says:[/b] You need a good hotshower,a change of clothes,a good hot meal and a nice comfy placeto rest your heads! Have you seen Rusty anywhere? He hasn't beenin any of his classes lately.[/color]

[color=#004000" size="2" face="Comic][b]Reilley:[/b]Yeah we've seen him,Tanner's got him doing mission after missionand pulled him out of school saying the only way for Rusty to bean adult is to be treated like one. Poor kid, he's barely 13 andTanner's got him doin things that are above and beyond hiscapabilities and he just winds up getting into even more troublethen he started out in.[/color]

[color=#804040" size="2" face="Comic][b]Sandstormfeels something hard around his daughter's left wrist and says:[/b]What are you wearing that's jabbing me in the sides?[b](Lifts up Rebecca's left hand and says to Trigger)[/b] OoohTrigger,our baby girl's accepted someone's hand for marriage!Don't you recognize this type of bracelet?[/color]

[color=#400040" size="2" face="Comic][b]Triggerlooks at the bracelet and says:[/b] Oh sweetie! Anengagement braclet? Nearly identical to the one your father gaveme when he proposed to me! C'mon,tell us who wants your hand?[/color]

[color=#400080" size="2" face="Comic][b]Rebeccareaches behind her,takes Reilley's hand and pulls him up besideher and says[/b][b]:[/b] Here's the one who wants me.He would've asked ten years ago but things went south on the wayhome from our last date. I was cornered three doors away from ourhouse and Reilley was captured three blocks away from his house.[/color]

[color=#804040" size="2" face="Comic][b]Sandstorm:[/b]I can't say no to him can you Trig?[/color]

[color=#400040" size="2" face="Comic][b]Triggershakes her head and says:[/b] He's better then the thetwenty other guys who wanted her hand in marriage. At leastReilley showed up for all the events he was invited to and didn'tpick and choose which ones he wanted to attend.[/color]

[color=#400080" size="2" face="Comic][b]Rebecca:[/b][b][/b]Dad,he lived down the street from us! He didn't have anyreason NOT to show up, his mother would've killed him if hedidn't show up.[/color]

[color=#804040" size="2" face="Comic][b]Sandstormremembers the Bridgenstein Mansion and says:[/b] Oh yes,Starlight and Basil [i]did [/i]show up with him,his brothersand Raider to all the functions so they had no room to bolt whenthings got too boring. From what Colt's told us the boys have allconsented and now you've got our consent. Now then to attend tothe matter of Rusty's frequent absences. I've been hearing somuch about a private acadmey down on earth that Modo's kidsattend, I'm considering sending Rusty,Austin and Caiden therewith Jaden as their guardian for their school years. I'm tired ofTanner neglecting their education in pursuit of what he wants.Rusty's a minor and from what I've been told, IF we can get himback into classes SOMEWHERE, the record he has will be shreddedand forgotten about. Jaden will be attending the University onEarth during the day so someone responsible enough will be thereto ensure they're looked after.[/color]

[color=#400040" size="2" face="Comic][b]Trigger:[/b]I just have to find out if Kristin can get me that informationpacket for the Elementary and High School. Then I just have tofind out if Jaden's willing to look after them until we can getthere.[/color]

[color=#000080" size="2" face="Comic][b]Terrencewalks by,stops and says:[/b][b] [/b]You meanSt.Vincent's Private Day Academy? Sakura and Tyson go there, Istill have the informational packets I get every year at thestart of a new Semester. The school year is divided into fourterms Fall-Winter,Winter-Spring, Spring-Summer, Summer-Fall witha month off for Spring Vacation and Summer Vacation and WinterVacation. Drop by my place and ask Tyson for the informationalpackets he has stashed in his desk.[/color]

[color=#400040" size="2" face="Comic][b]Trigger:[/b]Well that saves me from asking Modo's kids for info packets. Weonly need the High School informational packets, Austin andCaiden are the same age as Rusty is,they're triplets. Unexpectedbut they're all the same age.[/color]

[color=#008000" size="2" face="Comic][b]Tysonwalks by and says:[/b] I don't have any informationalpackets dad, I threw 'em out 'cause they're out of date and theinformation is misleading in them and courses are listed thataren't even on the option sheets. I'll ensure Kris gets anupdated informational packet tomorrow since classes resume nextmonday.[/color]

[color=#400040" size="2" face="Comic][b]Trigger:[/b]Next monday? The new term starts so soon?[/color]

[color=#008000" size="2" face="Comic][b]Tyson:[/b]First two weeks of school are casual dress days since noteveryone has the new uniforms yet and the vendors don't comeuntil the following Monday for uniform fittings. You get fittedin the music room and you buy your uniform right then and thereno hassle of placing an order and waiting two to three weeks fora parcle to arrive by courrier at your door. But there [i]are[/i]advanced fittings goin on right now for everyone fromKindergarten to 12th grade. You can avoid the last minute hasslesand have their uniforms rare and ready for the third week ofschool.[/color]

[color=#400040" size="2" face="Comic][b]Trigger:[/b]Great,now all I have to do is get them enrolled and findall three of them and get 'em down to earth for their uniformfittings.[b] (Pulls out her cell phone and dials Rusty'snumber and after two rings she's greeted by her son saying) [/b]Rusty?Gather up your brother and sister and meet us outside thetransporter room, we've got to get you enrolled in school for thefirst day and get you three uniforms.[/color]

[color=#800000" size="2" face="Comic][b]Rusty:[/b][b][/b]Mom incase you've forgotten, I CAN'T LEAVE BASE! I'vegot that electric monitor on my ankle for another two weeks!Until then I can't go anywhere unless authroized by the P.O.!Conner's already convinced him that I was on another base outsidethe permitted 1,000 mile peramiter without consent! I just foundout I can't leave base for another MONTH thanks to Conner! He'smore manipulative then people give him credit for! Twists truefacts around to suit his own recollections even if they aren'twhat really happened, by the time people hear [i]his[/i]version of events, they don't care what[i] really[/i] happened![/color]

[color=#400040" size="2" face="Comic][b]Trigger:[/b]Don'tworry about it Rusty, is your PO there? Put him on and yourfather will set things straight.[b] (Hears Rusty's PO comeon the line and hands her cellphone to Sandstorm saying) [/b]HereRusty's PO's on the line[/color]

[color=#804040" size="2" face="Comic][b]Sandstormtakes the phone and briefs Rusty's Parole Officer on the truefacts of Rusty's where abouts and about the plan to enroll him inschool else where away from Conner's manipulativeness and aftergetting the green light and hearing the electric ankle monitorwill be removed from Rusty's ankle hangs up and says:[/b]Well Conner's really good at manipulating people and twistingfacts around[/color]

[color=#400040" size="2" face="Comic][b]Trigger:[/b]Is THAT how Rusty came to have a mile long rap sheet?Through Conner's recreation of events? Wait until I inform Tannerabout Conner's recreation of events! He'll wanna knock CONNERthrough the nearest wall! [b](Hears the Medward door openand turns to find Rusty,Caiden and Austin walking in and says)[/b]Oh that's right you don't know where the Transporter room is![/color]

[color=#800000" size="2" face="Comic][b]Rusty:[/b][b][/b]I do but Conner's there and I don't want a confrontationagain. If there's another confrontation and Jaden isn't there tosubdue Conner, Conner'll wind up knocking me through the wallagain.[/color]

[color=#400040" size="2" face="Comic][b]Trigger:[/b]Is THAT how you broke your arm?! Conner told us your shoe laceswere undone and you tripped on them going down the stairs[/color]

[color=#800000" size="2" face="Comic][b]Rusty:[/b]And you BELIEVED the master manipulator? The first time yes, myhands were full and I couldn't tie up my laces and tripped onthem, the second time, Conner shoved me down the stairs and whenI came to he had the sad puppy dog look on his face mingled withfalse concern. If it weren't for Rocky and Dustin showin up,Conner would've most likely killed me. I told you he was yetantoher Rat on the prowl but no don't listen to me, I smell a ratyou say I smell garbage.[/color]

 

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