Parah System 03

[Melville's Best Friend]

Episode one: The New Captain
Melville?s Best Friend


?Well, Look here, boys. It?s a genuine pixie. I haven?t seen one o? those in a long time.?
The drunken man clumsily walked over to the would-be pixie. His friends followed, laughing with him. The bar was full of drunkards, and only two remained sober. The barkeeper looked up from cleaning his glass.
?Jimmy, you better leave her alone if you know what?s good for yeh,? he said.
?A?int nothin? ever go wrong with a pixie. What do you say boys? Think she?ll grant us a wish?? Jimmy sat down next to her, intoxicating the air with alcohol. ?Hey, pixie. You wanna give us a wish or two?? he smiled.
?Do you have the faintest inkling to whom you speak?? the lady questioned without looking up from her drink. The other of sobers; it was transparent to the bartender who would win the oncoming fight.
?Well, gosh. Judgin? from yer bigole? pointy ears, I?d say I?s talkin? to a pixie. What do you think Ed? Whom I talk?in? to??
?Dat rahct there?s a pixie, Jimmy.?
?Whatchu think, Lu??
?That?s a pixie.?
?Well, missy, I?d say that you?s a pixie, and you?re who I?s talkin? to, so you?s th?inklin-a-bob to ?whom I speak?. The foolish men sat there and laughed. Before they could finish a minute chuckle, however, Jimmie?s hat was sliced in two. The men staggered back. The lady stood up from her seat, and pointed a beam of energy at the men.
?If you want to live, I suggest you get out of my way right now.?
?Y-y-you can?t hurt us. You ain?t th? law.?
?Unfortunately for you pigs, I am the new captain of Parah?s system.? She smiled at them, and cut open Jimmie?s shirt, almost touching his skin. ?You want to try for a third strike ?partner??? The men ran out of the bar, screaming the whole way. The officer left her due on the counter, and exited as quietly as she came.
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?What do you mean I?m not a captain?? she demanded.
?Himiko, we just don?t have the money to pay you. You can be an officer, like everyone else, though. You can still be on the force.?
?Dennis, I didn?t come down here so that I could restart my entire career. I came down here because of the amount of crime this sector has. I came down here because you offered a job for a commanding chief, and I was sent here from the head of the bureau. If I?m being demoted, you don?t have an officer.?
?Himiko we need you! We can?t handle all this alone!?
?Not my problem.?
He looked at her. She had just arrived last night, and from what he heard from the bar across the street, she?d had a rough new coming.
?You?re the top cop in the universe. We are in desperate need of??
?No deal. I?m not someone?s lackey. I?m a top rank officer. You?re out of luck.? She turned to leave.
?Alright! Alright! I?ll find a way to pay you, just stay.?
She turned around. ?Where?s my uniform??
Fifteen Minutes Later?.
?No way, forget it.? She screamed from a closet.
?Okay, okay. I know the uniform?s a bit..? she stepped out of the room. ?revealing? but?
?But nothing. There is no way I?m going out in this.?
?All the other girls wear them.?
?What the heck do the men wear? You know what? I don?t want to know. I?ll just go along with it. Who are the members of my team??
?Here?s a picture.?
Three girls stood in the view of the picture. One was incredibly tall and had long blue hair. She was pulling the hair of a slightly shorter one with short blonde hair. The third was a Catonian; half cat, half human. She looked nonchalant. They women looked to be at a formal event acting like children. Himiko?s eyes widened.
?It?s Team Babe.?
Team Babe was known for their over-all blunder of every mission. Not a single one went right for them. They had currently blown up their space-ship in combat with some space pirate. They were a group of misfits who seemed to have no skills. She was paired with the most horrible group of the Parah system. She was going to be the new laughing-stock of the entire galaxy.
Himiko fell over. Recovering herself quickly, she created a sword from her energy and pointed it at Dennis.
?Don?t point that thing at me! It?s not my fault! I?m just the messenger!?
Right as she was about to attack, Team Babe came in. They were fighting, and tripping each other, all but the Catonian, who just stood by and took it. Dennis took his chance.
?Ladies this is your new captain. Captain Himiko. Treat her as well as you would me.? With that, he was off. Himiko looked at the vapor trail he left behind. The blonde haired approached Himiko.
?My name is Amy. Pleased to meet you. This is my sister, Yuri.?
?Hello!?
Himiko scowled.
?And this is the crowned princess of Catonia, the woman herself; Ember!?
Himiko scowled. This was going to be a long mission.

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?We don?t need anyone catching on to us. Can you make sure you?ll not be seen??
Thee hooded figure laughed. The figure disappeared in the next second. The alleyway was empty, save for those who had just hired the figure. The group looked ahead as it started to rain.
?I think we?ll get what we want. Rest assured. The best of the best is on our side.? Spoke a man who was smoking a cigarette, hidden in the shadows.
?I?ve been screwed before using a bounty hunter. I don?t want it to happen again,? the man said. ?One mistake and you?re dead. I want any obstacle in the way destroyed. Got that??
?You won?t regret this, sir. The universe will soon be yours.?
?Let?s hope, for your sake, you?re right.?

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?Talents: Fighter, speed, actress? That?ll come in handy later.? Himiko smirked. She moved on to her next crew member. Downloading their personal files wasn?t easy, but she needed to know what kind of team she really had. Apparently, these girls were the best in the universe. How could that be when they botched every mission? They obviously had personal issues?She looked at the picture of them again, and sweat dropped. ?Yuri Hatsue. Talents: gymnast, cloaking, and fire. Hmm. This is interesting. The sisters don?t seem to share any similar powers. Odd. I wonder what kind of powers a Catonian has.? She was just about to bring up Ember?s stats, when she was interrupted.

?Do you need something Ember?? she asked without looking to see who it was.

The Catonian looked surprised. She smirked. Good senses.

?You?re not like most warriors, are you??

?What do you mean??

?I mean, captain, that I can sense something different about you.?

?Is that a Catonian trait?? Himiko sneered.

?You could just ask us what powers we have. This sneaky way of yours isn?t going to win fan points.?

?I?m not here to be anyone?s friend. I?m here on business. I don?t need your companionship.?

The Catonian left her captain alone. It wasn?t her place to meddle in her affairs, and by the looks of things, the woman was content being alone. Himiko continued to seek information on her crew, memorizing every trait. She would have her revenge on the man who took her family?s lives, and no petty little crew was going to make her fall. She would do it all by herself if necessary.
Ember walked out of the room, knowing fully well that their new captain had more on her mind than what she was letting on. ?Such a sad and lonely path to walk...I feel sorry for her?? she laughed. ?I don?t even know her, and I feel sorry for her!?
She ran off to the dining area where all the police ate. Tomorrow, they would get their ship back from the pound. Tomorrow, they would head out.



Disclaimer: WAIT A MINUTE!!!!! I own this!!!!! MWAHAHAHAHAHA! Well, this is MY fic. *boasts*
Thank you one and all for reading it?..I fear it?s too short, and therefore, not easy to understand, but I?m puttin? my feelers out there. If anyone wants another chapter, I?ll be glad to write one! (This has been sitting on my comp for over a year?.which is why it?s so bad, but it?ll get better?..^_^)(I just found out there was an original archive?NIFTY!!!!!)
Thanks, ya?ll!

Melville?s Best Friend

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this was good, this was very good, i want another chapter please. I think this will be good when all the series are finished if there's gonna be a series that is.
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