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A young pirate girl noticed the mother and daughter combination having a picnic in the motor room of all places. Quickly she ran over to the stairs and skipped down a level. Noting the position of the pair, she began to stalk over to them, temper building with each step.

"Mom, theres a lady stomping towards up. Aproximate age: 14, Mood: High temper, Time of arrival: 3.7 minutes." Celestial looked up from her chicken leg temporarily to look at Joy strangely. She had heard her daughter say things like that a couple times--a developping power? Divination? Calculation? Oh well, Joy would tell her when she decided it was right. "Thank you honey."

The pirate reached them, all but crimson in the face, and practically growling. "Excuse me, but who are you? And why are you here? You shouldn't be in the motor room.. and a picnic for goodness sake?" With every word the girl said her voice seemed to raise another octave until it was practically super-sonic.

Joy winced as the vibrations around her became unpleasent, quickly she manipulated them with her mind so it was silent around her, blocking all sound from entering, reverting to lip reading instead.

"Oh hello there, would you like some?" Celeste motioned at the many delectable goods piled on plates around her and flashed a sweet smile at the girl. It was either smile, or let her temper go as well.. and that would end the enjoyable dinner between mother and daughter.

The pirate's face collapsed on itself, the heat draining from her skin and mind. "Would I.. no, you shouldn't be here.. I can't.. I already had my lunch break... well" Celeste picked up a plate of warm ribs with excellent smelling sauce drizzled over them and waved it under the girl's nose, letting her absorb the scent.

The girl gave in completely and sat down, digging into the desserts without hesitation, stuffing her face. Celestial smiled and put down the plate of ribs, which Joy immediately picked up, letting her barrier go.

Joy looked up with big eyes at the older girl. "Umm.. what's your name lady?" She adopted little kid speach, adding a little bit of a pout into the mumbled words. No one needed to know she was a genius or that she could manipulate vibrations. Plus she had inherited her mother's acting skill, who said she shouldn't use it?

The Pirate looked up, crumbs and icing spread over her face. For the first time she registered the amazingly cute little girl sitting in front of her in that... adorable blue dress. "It's umm... Lizzy"

Joy smiled, a cute little girl smile, not her normal all-knowing malevolent one. "Well Lizzy.. Can I wear your hat? It's so cute!" Joy even added a giggle for good measure, acutely aware of her mother's amuzement, even though Celeste didn't let it register on her face.

"Of Course!.." Lizzy paused. "Joy" Joy supplied, saying it in a little squeek while looking at the hat greedily.. even though it didn't interest her one bit. Lizzy removed it and placed it on Joy's hat, noticing how the blue matched the girl's dress and amplified her saphire eyes.

"Thank you!" Joy squealed with fake Joy as Celeste smiled in dry amusement, completely aware of her sadist little girl's plan to put Lizzy in the plam of her hand... and keep her there.

((In response to raine_falls))

"Nonsense, I choose to come with you and that was my choice. It's not like you forced me.", he said as he walked over to her. "Right now though I believe we should leave the ship before more come and find us."
((I'm so having a writer's block so lemme alone))

Gordon jumped back. Somehow she had sensed him. This was not unsual to him. He had fought and seen others who could sense distrubances in the area. He was amazed that such a small girl was able to do it. He looked back at her trying to feel what she was. He was having trouble though. To much things going on. There where mixed aura's all over the ship and his power wasen't strong enough to just pin-point one source.


THe face she made him smile. It reminded him of Shepard whenever he pissed him off. He suddenly felt a rining in his ear. He touched it and he heard Shepards voice. " gOrdon we have a problem. Somehow your annoying raptor pet got here and is now walking the ship! He's looking for you! Try to get him before the priates get him!" said Shepard over the CODEC.


Gordon was getting nervous. He suddenly looked over to another vent and saw a shape. Slowly the raptor moved in the mortor room. It looked at the three girls. It was about the size of a large biycle. This was Gale. Before Gordon was born Gale was his father's pet. He had grown.


NO matter how meancing Gale looked he was a sweetheart. He loved children and didn't attack people unless attacked first. He sniffed the floor till he got to the vent Gordon was in. He chirped happily. Gordon sighed knowing he had been exposed.

"What the hell is that noise out there? Its soo annoying! I wonder whats causing this much noise?" yelled out Megan as she covered her ears, she heard constant noises of daggers and yelling. It really bugged her and plus it really hurt her ears, she has sensitive ears. Sam was rolling her eyes at the noise, it was kind of typical. Whenever Maxi would go somewhere off course, and land on some unknown land, the ship would always get someones attention and those people would wander in. So typical.

"Megan, I'm going out to check up on whats happening out there. You stay here and guard Princess Ai" Sam said as she looked over her shoulder at Megan, and then swiftly pushed the library doors open and closed them shut, only to stand outside incase some imtruder comes this close to there hostage.

GAWD. I'm NOT a freaking PRINCESS! Get it straight! ANGEL. I'M AN ANGEL. thought Ai, she was kind of annoyed how they were judging how a person looks. Sure, Ai can look like a princess, but she's really an angel. Theres a HUGE difference between an angel. Princesses, in real life not in stories, are sually spoiled brats. Angels are pure souls and kind, does Ai act spoiled? I don't think so.

Ai plopped down on a chair as she crossed her arms and frowned, but more like a pout. She didn't want to spend the rest of her life in a freaking ship with freaking pirates, Ai is even closterphobic! She can't stand staying in one room for so long! She'll probably end up fainting or breathing in deeply.

Oh dear.. Oh dear Oh dear Oh dear!! I don't feel good! This isn't good! Where's a cold rag when I need one? thought Ai as she started to wobble a bit, her face looking kind of pale like she was going to faint. I gotta be strong! I gotta to be! Who knows what these people will do to me! Thought Ai as tightened her fists with a determinated face on, she was going to try to gather her strength to not to give in with her weak health and faint, she was going to stay strong until someone saves her. If someone saves her.

"Hey!! Princess are you okay?! You look pale!" cried Megan, her metalic aqua eyes showing concern for this new friend she made, she placed one hand on Ai's shoulder. Ai quickly brushed Megan's hand off her shoulder.

"I'm okay! Seriously! I'm okay! Is it me or is just really hot in here?" said Ai, as she waved her hand at her face to keep a constant flow of air towards her face. Megan looked at her wierly, since when is it hot in this ship? The air conditioner was on! Something must be wrong with Ai, but Megan shrugged, knowing if she asked again that Ai would deny it again.

Joy laughed at the Raptor's improper behaviour. She trotted over to the beast, totally ignoring his owner. Joy reached without hesistation for the raptor's mouth. Prying it open with unnaturally strongs hands, Joy inspected his teeth, running her fingers over him. After her examination, she stuck her petite face up next to hers, forcing herself on her tippi toes.

"Mama, a little boost please." Celeste smiled and gently lifted her daughter in the air, an inch at a time. When Joy's face reached level with the raptor's she inspected every inch of him. Then with a childish squeal she leaned forward and hugged the dinosaur's entire face, her small arms bare reaching around him and she rubbed her cheerful face on his head.

Celeste laughed and strode forward, letting the picnic basket pop into thin air (in reality transporting it back to the house) behind her. Reaching the man she smiled slightly.

"Hello, I'm Celeste, and this is my daughter Joy. From what she tells me, you've heard quite a bit of our converstaion, so I wont bother with an explination about why I'm 19 and she's 5. It seems she likes your raptor, what's he called?"

Joy may be a scary five-year-old genius, but Celeste was good at making friends, as long as she was in a good mood. And her daughter had cheered her up quite suitably.

Celeste raised a pale, calloused hand, using the other to brush her black bangs back from her face.

Celestial Raised an elegantly curved eyebrow, her mood swing kicked in, although it was hard to tell until she talked. Her voice had changed to a lower sound with a rich underlying, Joy shivered as she felt the vibrations change, she loved her mom's moodswings, they felt good on the skin... unless she got mad.

"A prince? And supposedly these pirates captured a princess. As far as I know Ria doesn't have any princesses. Well anyhow, they probably just want you for a ransom. Joy, honey, are you about ready to leave?"

Joy Shook her head ferociously, still hugging Gale, giggling when he licked her face. Joy smiled and licked Gale back. No one had said she was a normal kid.

Celestial smiled at her daughter and then back at Gordon. "Our last name is Lullaby, her father passed away before she was born so we use my last name. If you want to get out of here, I'm sure we'd love to help. In exchange for Joy getting a ride on raptor, I'm not at my best with her on my back you know, and she doesn't like being teleported."

Celeste took a step sideways and slid a hand over Joy's hair, translating it into a gesture of love, possesiveness, and proudness. Celestial smiled at her dughter as she licked the dinosaur, not in the least perturbed.

Gordon looked at Joy lick the raptor. " Ok...yeah she can ride him. Thanks for the help." Gordon said smiling. Gale seemed to know what was going on and bent down so Joy could get on.


Meanwhile a more sinster force roamed the boat. Mergex looked around smiling all the way. Infront of him where two girls. They looked at him and threw there daggers. Mergex smiled as he twisted his bodt the daggers missing him. He streched his arm or and grabbed one by the head and slammed her twice against the wall. He next spat acid in the face of the other one leaving he crying and screaming on the floor.

If it was any other day he's kill them. But he was here to find gOrdon or Shepard. He would though have fun along the way.

Celestial smiled as Joy clambered over the raptor's neck and sat on it's back. From the way her daughter was smiling, Celeste realised she was reaching a dangerous level of happiness.. Oh well, if she got high off of her vibrational waves, it was her own fault.

She turned to smile at Gorden and shifted her position so she hook hook her hip onto the railing, folding her arms and shifting herself into a genuine state of relaxation. With a friendly smirk playing across her lips, she examined him, all his muscles, his clothes and every aspect of him, her sharp violet gaze hardening, even as her body relaxed.

Celestial was notorious for her habit of inspecting people. It was unfortunate if they got nervous during her inspection, she just took that in and continued staring at them with sharp, shifting eyes, the purple sharpening into hard amythest stones as they dug into their victims.

After her scrutiny was finished, Celestial relented and her eyes turned darker purple, warmer and comfortable. Into the odd silence broken only by her daughter's unnatural giggle and squeals, she launched a question.

"I am assuming you fight, any favorite weapons? And are you at all competent? I only want to worry about my head and my daughter's, I'm trusting you to look after yourself, but for that I need to know your fighting style. Otherwise we get in eachothers way."