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My Heroes; Tell Me a Stroy;
Return to Me; A Special Offering;
Chance;
John: "Look Aeryn, Sparky gave us a gift box."
John: "And a card, it says: A delicacy I am sure you will enjoy!"
John opens the box to reveal: a small knife, pate and crackers.
John: "You first."
Aeryn: "Coward!"
Aeryn declares it's wonderful. They eat it with gusto.
Aeryn: "There’s another note at the bottom of the box."
Aeryn reads the note: "Soylent Furlow. Ingredients: Freshly ground Furlow, Water, Bay Leaves, Garlic, Salt and Pepper."
Aeryn and John look at each other. John bolts out of the room, gagging along the way.
Aeryn smiles and heads for command.
This story is submitted for the bedroom, white miniskirt fanfic challenge. I hope you like it.
Word Count: 100
Setting: John & Aeryn alone in Aeryn’s quarters.
John: I dreamt you were in a white miniskirt and I was singing to you.
John holds Aeryn close and softly sings: I was standing, all alone against the world outside...
Aeryn sings: I was searching, for a place to hide.
They sing: Lost and lonely, now you’ve given me the will to survive. When we’re hungry, love will keep us alive.
John looks at Aeryn with surprise.
Aeryn: You......taught me.
John nods
Aeryn gently kisses John on the pulse at his wrist. They embrace and lose themselves in a lover’s kiss.
***
Song: Love Will Keep Up Alive by The Eagles
Mom, I’m late because I was running down Merchant Street on an errand for you. It was crowded, I cut in front of a Sebaccean couple and suddenly heard this really loud noise. Someone snatched me off the ground from behind. I was scared, blinded by the dust and fighting to get free.
Someone said:
Hey kid, you were almost wiped out there. You ok?
It was Butch & Sundance. You know them Mom!
His mother wistfully remembers her bounty hunting days when she and her mate first met Crichton & his woman.
Mom: Yes son, they helped us before.
The hulking black ship shuddered with all its speed as....
You told me that storyyyyyyyy.
John grinned at his niece. At the age of 8, Theo was an adorable handful, how could she not be with Jool and DArgo as parents. But she whines like her mother!
John tries again: There was something there, under the bed, deep within the darkness.
Theo yawns and says: Thats the cat under the bed story.
John begins: There could be no way around it: Bob must die.
As sleep overtakes her Theo mumbles: that's TOM, the turkey story.
John whispers: Sweet Dreams Princess.
Setting: Immediately after ep 3:22
She heard his voice. He said it so desperately. Just one word: “Aeryn”
Aeryn thought: This can’t be. It’s not possible for the com to reach this far. She must be imagining this. But her heart didn’t buy it.
John sat in his module cursing himself. He thought: I’m a fool, Aeryn can’t hear me. But his heart didn’t buy it.
He believed what the old woman taught him would work. Again John focused his thoughts. Reaching out over space and time he thought: Aeryn, return to me.
She stopped crying when she heard him. Aeryn hastened to John’s call.
Aeryn: “John are you sure this is the right spot?”
John: “Yeah baby, this is perfect. He’ll see everything from here”
Aeryn looked at their son perched atop his father’s shoulders. She smiled as they both yelled as another Macy’s July 4th marching band went by.
John: “There goes another ‘binky’.”
John flashed Aeryn a big ‘told you so’ grin after their son tossed his ‘binky’ at the marchers. Little Jack could not fathom why the ‘binky’ offering didn’t draw the band closer. The ‘binky’ stockpile would be used today.
Aeryn hugged her family and said: “John, this is perfect.”
The End.
P.S. A ‘binky’ is a baby’s pacifier.
{{{{{Happy 4th of July Everyone!}}}}}
I didn’t give him another chance and he finally gave up on me.
So many years ago yet I still feel the pain.
My beloved was forever lost to me.
She quickly wipes away a tear and returns to stirring in her cooking pot. She notices John staring at her. He seems to be waiting for her answer.
Naranti says: “Try this chowder. It is very good.”
John: “I said, did you see Aeryn?”
Naranti: “She is working on her Prowler.”
John says: “Thanks” and leaves.
Naranti thinks – I must help them both. They must not suffer as I have.