Desert Grey part 5
This would've gotten finished and posted last night, but I had a headache. And I threw up! Lovely!
I feel much better today though.
Desert Grey 5
INNER CITY, NAMBULA, ANNIE’S DESK OUTSIDE ERIC’S OFFICE
Annie is serenely doing paper work when Eric walks out of his office and flips her desk over before leaving; Annie sits there for a moment before chasing after him
“Mr. Vedichello! Wait! Are you alright?”
Eric glares at her “Yes, Ms. Velvet, I’m perfectly fine.”
“If that’s the case would you mind helping me put my desk back? I imagine it must’ve been fun to move it, but it makes doing my job very inconvenient.”
Hyde watches them on a monitor in his secret lab
Eric clenches his fists “What makes you think I care about what inconveniences you?!”
“Perhaps it’s unimportant to you, but I do enjoy being barely paid enough to live in a one room apartment.” Annie smiles flirtatiously
Eric chuckles “Now I remember why I like having you around. You’re much wittier than the other girls I’ve hired.”
“Not just prettier? Oh, Mr. Vedichello you flatter me!”
Hyde frowns deeply as they kiss each other
“I apologize Ms. Velvet. I’ve just been worried sick…”
“About Kathy? I understand.”
“My sister is a pearl that I’ve kept safe from the outside world for so long…I can only imagine the horrible things that are happening to her right now.”
MEANWHILE WITH THE WANDERERS, Kathy looks concerned as Abeni stirs a pot; Malika has an arm around Abeni and her gun pointing at Janet
Abeni looks over at Kathy “Is something wrong, Kathy?”
“Well, I’ve never had rabbit stew before.”
“It’ll just be broth is John doesn’t return soon.”
John walks by with two dead rabbits and Angie trailing behind him
“John, you run really fast!”
“It’s because I’m a hunter.” John offers the rabbits to Abeni “The last two. Shall I skin them?”
“It’s okay John. I can do it.” Abeni holds up her hands, Kathy looks a little pale
Angie notices Kathy and smiles at her “Hi! My name is Angie, it’s short for Angelo.”
Kathy shies away from him “I’m Kathy.”
“It’s nice to meet you Kathy!”
Janet sits up “Angie?”
Angie looks at her “Sis?! What are you doing here?! Oh! I should get Elijah and introduce you to him! Maybe Torrid too!”
“I’ll go with you.” Kathy follows Angie as he dashes away, Janet watches them go
MEANWHILE the Elijah and Andrew are sparring while Torrid smokes and Michael watches
“Lijah, Lijah, Lijah!” Angie runs up to the group
“Angelo wait!” Kathy tries to stop Angie from getting kicked in the face by Elijah
Torrid tackles Angie and knocks him down before he can get kicked in the face
“Are you alright child?” Elijah looks down at them
Angie sits up “I’m okay. Are you okay Torrid?”
Torrid gives a thumbs up, but doesn’t move otherwise, Elijah smiles at that while Kathy sighs in relief
“Hey, Elijah, you and Torrid should come meet my older sister!” Angie gets off Torrid
“I would love to-“ Elijah’s arm is grabbed by Andrew
“Elijah has more important things to do than run off to whatever trivial thing strikes your fancy.” Andrew glares down at Angie who wilts under his gaze
“Andrew, I could use a break from sparring. Besides Michael needs the practice more than I do.”
“Elijah-“ Andrew gets knocked to the ground
Elijah places his foot against Andrew’s sternum “See? I’m as strong as you are. It’ll only be for a short while.”
Michael swallows nervously as Elijah walks off with Torrid, Kathy, and Angie, Andrew is displeased
Angie grabs Elijah’s hand “That guy is scary!”
“Don’t let him intimidate you. That’s what he wants.”
“I’ll try.”
Kathy notices Kwame “I’m going to go.”
“Huh? But what about meeting Janet?”
“I’ve met Janet, Angelo. She’s intimidating too.” Kathy runs off to Kwame’s side
“That sounds about right. From the stories Danny told me Janet is a ridiculous harda-AH!” Torrid literally bumps into Danny
“Torrid?! What are you doing here?”
“Protecting your little brother! Thanks for telling me about him by the way.”
Danny looks at Angie who gives an awkward little wave “Um, hey Angie.”
Elijah clears his throat and turns to Angie “Well, we shouldn’t keep your sister waiting.”
“Oh she shouldn’t be going anywhere. She was tied up!”
“I see.”
Torrid is about to take a drag “Wait what?”
MEANWHILE WITH KWAME she’s building bombs in a tent
“Ms. Kwame!” Kathy runs up to her tent
Kwame looks up “Come on in, Pretty.”
Kathy moves the flap and goes up to her side “What are you working on, Ms. Kwame?”
“I was going to build to more bombs. Supplies are running thin though.”
“Didn’t Ms. Faizah say there was another tribe from Cyrus that’s going to bring us more supplies?”
“They haven’t come yet though. Don’t worry too much about it. Is your knee bothering you still?”
“No, but have you come up with anything for my hand?” Kathy holds up her mechanical hand
Kwame examines her arm “Well, I have thought about turning it into an all purpose tool. Though I’d have to have a blue print to know what I can change about it. Or study your arm.”
“I don’t have a blue print, I’m sorry. I can take my arm off for you to study though.” Kathy reaches up into her sleeve and does just that
Faizah bursts into the tent “[We need to go to Cyrus.]”
Kwame turns to Kathy “Help me pack up, Pretty!”
The arm is thrown into a drawer in Kwame’s worktable and forgotten for now
While people are packing up Angie runs up to Malika “Excuse me! Where’s my sister?”
Malika looks behind her to where Janet had been tied, but she’s gone now
JANET MEANWHILE HAS STOLEN A JEEP AND IS DRIVING AWAY
KWAME NOTICES THIS AND SENDS MAGGS AFTER HER
Malika tears down tents trying to find her
Faizah grabs her arm “[Malika, forget about her! She won’t be able to survive out here if she ran off and we have more important things to do.]”
“[I understand, Faizah.]”
JANET FOLLOWS SOME JEEPS THAT ARE DRIVING TOWARD CYRUS FROM A DISTANCE
End Part 5
I feel much better today though.
Desert Grey 5
INNER CITY, NAMBULA, ANNIE’S DESK OUTSIDE ERIC’S OFFICE
Annie is serenely doing paper work when Eric walks out of his office and flips her desk over before leaving; Annie sits there for a moment before chasing after him
“Mr. Vedichello! Wait! Are you alright?”
Eric glares at her “Yes, Ms. Velvet, I’m perfectly fine.”
“If that’s the case would you mind helping me put my desk back? I imagine it must’ve been fun to move it, but it makes doing my job very inconvenient.”
Hyde watches them on a monitor in his secret lab
Eric clenches his fists “What makes you think I care about what inconveniences you?!”
“Perhaps it’s unimportant to you, but I do enjoy being barely paid enough to live in a one room apartment.” Annie smiles flirtatiously
Eric chuckles “Now I remember why I like having you around. You’re much wittier than the other girls I’ve hired.”
“Not just prettier? Oh, Mr. Vedichello you flatter me!”
Hyde frowns deeply as they kiss each other
“I apologize Ms. Velvet. I’ve just been worried sick…”
“About Kathy? I understand.”
“My sister is a pearl that I’ve kept safe from the outside world for so long…I can only imagine the horrible things that are happening to her right now.”
MEANWHILE WITH THE WANDERERS, Kathy looks concerned as Abeni stirs a pot; Malika has an arm around Abeni and her gun pointing at Janet
Abeni looks over at Kathy “Is something wrong, Kathy?”
“Well, I’ve never had rabbit stew before.”
“It’ll just be broth is John doesn’t return soon.”
John walks by with two dead rabbits and Angie trailing behind him
“John, you run really fast!”
“It’s because I’m a hunter.” John offers the rabbits to Abeni “The last two. Shall I skin them?”
“It’s okay John. I can do it.” Abeni holds up her hands, Kathy looks a little pale
Angie notices Kathy and smiles at her “Hi! My name is Angie, it’s short for Angelo.”
Kathy shies away from him “I’m Kathy.”
“It’s nice to meet you Kathy!”
Janet sits up “Angie?”
Angie looks at her “Sis?! What are you doing here?! Oh! I should get Elijah and introduce you to him! Maybe Torrid too!”
“I’ll go with you.” Kathy follows Angie as he dashes away, Janet watches them go
MEANWHILE the Elijah and Andrew are sparring while Torrid smokes and Michael watches
“Lijah, Lijah, Lijah!” Angie runs up to the group
“Angelo wait!” Kathy tries to stop Angie from getting kicked in the face by Elijah
Torrid tackles Angie and knocks him down before he can get kicked in the face
“Are you alright child?” Elijah looks down at them
Angie sits up “I’m okay. Are you okay Torrid?”
Torrid gives a thumbs up, but doesn’t move otherwise, Elijah smiles at that while Kathy sighs in relief
“Hey, Elijah, you and Torrid should come meet my older sister!” Angie gets off Torrid
“I would love to-“ Elijah’s arm is grabbed by Andrew
“Elijah has more important things to do than run off to whatever trivial thing strikes your fancy.” Andrew glares down at Angie who wilts under his gaze
“Andrew, I could use a break from sparring. Besides Michael needs the practice more than I do.”
“Elijah-“ Andrew gets knocked to the ground
Elijah places his foot against Andrew’s sternum “See? I’m as strong as you are. It’ll only be for a short while.”
Michael swallows nervously as Elijah walks off with Torrid, Kathy, and Angie, Andrew is displeased
Angie grabs Elijah’s hand “That guy is scary!”
“Don’t let him intimidate you. That’s what he wants.”
“I’ll try.”
Kathy notices Kwame “I’m going to go.”
“Huh? But what about meeting Janet?”
“I’ve met Janet, Angelo. She’s intimidating too.” Kathy runs off to Kwame’s side
“That sounds about right. From the stories Danny told me Janet is a ridiculous harda-AH!” Torrid literally bumps into Danny
“Torrid?! What are you doing here?”
“Protecting your little brother! Thanks for telling me about him by the way.”
Danny looks at Angie who gives an awkward little wave “Um, hey Angie.”
Elijah clears his throat and turns to Angie “Well, we shouldn’t keep your sister waiting.”
“Oh she shouldn’t be going anywhere. She was tied up!”
“I see.”
Torrid is about to take a drag “Wait what?”
MEANWHILE WITH KWAME she’s building bombs in a tent
“Ms. Kwame!” Kathy runs up to her tent
Kwame looks up “Come on in, Pretty.”
Kathy moves the flap and goes up to her side “What are you working on, Ms. Kwame?”
“I was going to build to more bombs. Supplies are running thin though.”
“Didn’t Ms. Faizah say there was another tribe from Cyrus that’s going to bring us more supplies?”
“They haven’t come yet though. Don’t worry too much about it. Is your knee bothering you still?”
“No, but have you come up with anything for my hand?” Kathy holds up her mechanical hand
Kwame examines her arm “Well, I have thought about turning it into an all purpose tool. Though I’d have to have a blue print to know what I can change about it. Or study your arm.”
“I don’t have a blue print, I’m sorry. I can take my arm off for you to study though.” Kathy reaches up into her sleeve and does just that
Faizah bursts into the tent “[We need to go to Cyrus.]”
Kwame turns to Kathy “Help me pack up, Pretty!”
The arm is thrown into a drawer in Kwame’s worktable and forgotten for now
While people are packing up Angie runs up to Malika “Excuse me! Where’s my sister?”
Malika looks behind her to where Janet had been tied, but she’s gone now
JANET MEANWHILE HAS STOLEN A JEEP AND IS DRIVING AWAY
KWAME NOTICES THIS AND SENDS MAGGS AFTER HER
Malika tears down tents trying to find her
Faizah grabs her arm “[Malika, forget about her! She won’t be able to survive out here if she ran off and we have more important things to do.]”
“[I understand, Faizah.]”
JANET FOLLOWS SOME JEEPS THAT ARE DRIVING TOWARD CYRUS FROM A DISTANCE
End Part 5