From: Lord Ihcalam (swiften_at_yahoo.com)
Date: Fri Aug 01 2008 - 17:01:37 PDT
Location: BAJOR - Lupaza Island
Scene: Water safety station & area around it
Stardate: 2.80801
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The mighty Temple of Iponu loomed over Lupaza Island in all it's glory. The ancient monastery was still the home for
Bajor's Orb of Time and some of their most esteemed spiritual leaders. Roughly only five miles from the northern tip of it's lagoon to the southern bluffs, an area of jagged rocks and powerful, thundering waves, Lupaza Island carried a handful of decadent private estates usually reserved for important officials and alien dignitaries. It was one of these that Daisy booked for herself, her children and Cade Foster.
Sven was on duty when the island's comm system announced the impending arrival of the GATEWAY commanding officer and her family. He stepped outside of the small building that housed his work station to watch the Warhammer Runabout hover briefly outside the island's shields, wait for those shields to be lowered, and then make it's entrance to
a landing pad half a mile away from the temple.
It always amused him - the contrast of the ancient and the modern. He never tired of looking up at the temple and seeing the monks from a distance, recognizing their traditional robes as they shielded their eyes from the sun while they also watched a modern space craft landing on this most ancient of Bajoran islands.
Technology made it rarely necessary for a Lifeguard to actually get wet anymore. From his desk at the water safety station, he could scan the entire perimeter and monitor anyone in the water for signs of distress. It was a simple matter of using transporters to beam them back to dry land and attend to any medical problems they might have if they'd experienced trouble in the water.
He loved swimming, though. He was a natural athlete. So much so that - even though his mother's family actually
came from the Norwegian area of earth - most people teased him that he was "Half-Bajoran and Half-swedish meatball". Before and after every shift, also during his lunch break, that was where Sven could be found. He would be wearing his favorite snug red trunks and skillfully navigating the waves or even diving off of the island's southern bluffs.
Smiling, the half-Bajoran lifeguard went back to his station. The young man was glad for new visitors on the island. His job was boring unless people were actually in the water and swimming - actually giving him something to monitor.
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Location: Temple grounds
Scene: Welcoming ceremony
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They were greeted by the Bajoran Vadek Tabor Finn and two of his aids. While Cochrane easily managed his own two children,
Daisy and Cade had difficulty getting Gavi and LJ to stop squirming and sniggering as Vadek draped a ceremonial red silk scarf around each of their necks. His only intention was to welcome them and wish them well and Gavi finally relented but LJ glared distrustfully and stepped back and particularly rejected the offering.
Daisy attempted to scold LJ and the Vadek quickly reassured her. "There is no need, Commander. I welcome a challenge."
LJ scowled and stuck out his chin, both skeptical and defiant and Cade laughed as Daisy grabbed her son by his ear lobe.
"Come with me, you."
"Let go. It is not my intention to allow some backward inbred hill folk to adorn me with cheesy religious artifacts that have no place in the modern society." LJ replied.
Daisy let go and blinked, surprised. That was clearly not a song lyric. She looked spooked, scared even.
Then, she said to the Vadek,
"Excuse me - I need to go get my tricorder."
""What for!? No more scans poking and prodding." LJ scoffed.
Cade grabbed Daisy's arm and scolded her. "Relax and enjoy the fact that your son is improving. I mean, yeah - the kid is turning out to be an amusing little ass - but yeah, he's improving."
Daisy laughed awkwardly and began wringing her hands, Then, she apologized to the Vadek, "I'm sorry, Vadek Tabor....if we could just get settled in at the estate I requested."
The Vadek nodded and smiled, "Yes, of course. My aids will show you the way."
"Why are people so ignorant. you have 300 years of scientific discovery staring you in the face, let alone those from other worlds, the existence of Q, and these people still think there are prophets in the wormhole!" he muttered to Gavi.
Even Gavi was spooked by then. He blinked and smiled, "Wow. What did they do to you in sickbay?"
"Huh? What ya mean?" LJ looked genuinely confused.
Gavi laughed. "This is the most you've ever said to me that wasn't a song lyric in the whole time I've known you. You do realize you're talking outloud, right? We're actually having a conversation?"
"Huh?" LJ blinked. Then, he grinned. "Oh. wow !Yes. I see. By the way i can finally say with definition, you wetting yourself in front of the dark lord was funny. Expect to be reminded of that forever"
Gavi was nolonger amused or impressed. He paused and groaned loudly. Then, he ran ahead of LJ towards Daisy whining, "Mom!! Can you hear what he's saying? "
Daisy stopped in her tracks and looked to LJ, still
worried.
"Everything ok, boys?"
"It was amusing mum, you have to admit that. Even snotface will laugh when I tell her"
Daisy blinked. "What?"
Gavi whined, "He's making fun of me because I wet my pants when the Dark Lord attacked us."
Still baffled and confused by his suddenly leap in language, Daisy scooped LJ into a hug and kissed his forehead - discreetly checking for a fever and looking almost longingly into his eyes like she was scared he was suddenly going to start bleeding from his eyes and ears or burst into flames. It was like she was waiting for some other terrible "Shoe" to drop.
Gavi scoffed. "What? He makes fun of me and you hug him? Gee, thanks, Mom!!"
"I'm just happy he's talking." Daisy attempted to
explain. Gavi sniggered, "No, you're not. You're scared to death."
Daisy honestly admitted. "Fine, maybe a little of that, too."
"I always talk. Its not MY fault that none of you could understand the genius of my style of conversation. Booger breath always understood." LJ shrugged, pulling back from Daisy.
"Booger Breath?" she laughed awkwardly.
"The short one that always looks like she smells something bad when Gavi is around."
Gavi scoffed. "MOM!!"
LJ continued, unphased, "By the way, mate, underwear is supposed to be changed daily. More if you exert yourself to the point of perspiring, otherwise you stink."
Again, Gavi whined, "MOM!!!"
Daisy couldn't help herself, she giggled. Cade was
nearly in tears from laughing and Daisy threw up her hands, "LJ, stop. Please."
Then, one of the aids politely interrupted. "If we could continue down the path, you'll all see the estate that's been reserved for you."
"Oh. joy." LJ sniggered, "I hope house keeping knows they will have to burn Gavi's sheets afterwards. I dont think ANY soap has been invented to get those stains out."
That was it. Gavi snapped. He tossed a small energy ball at LJ that left a little burn on his arm. That led to LJ grabbing him by the hair on his head and tackling him.
Daisy finally groaned and asked the aids to go on ahead with Cochrane and his two smaller children - that she and Cade would stay with her sons.
Daisy yelled at them. "Both of you, stop it."
LJ countered. "He started it."
Breathlessly, Gavi said, "Did NOT. He started it."
Both boys rolled around in the dirt. Gavi did a couple more little energy balls at LJ and LJ gave Gavi a bloody nose.
Cade was mildly amused and said, "I think they're
going to make you finish it."
She sighed, "How about if you get all manly and
toss yourself in the fray?"
He shrugged. "Nah, I'd rather not."
The boys continued fighting until, finally, Daisy pulled a phaser from her pocket. It was set on stun. Quickly and quietly, she shot them both.
The lowest stun setting was minimal. It only mildly stunned them both.
LJ quickly regained his composure and complained,
"Ouch! damn! I will have you know that the use of military weaponry on civilians is a courtmartiable offence!"
"Not for me." Daisy smirked. "I got a special dispensation because of Gavi's electrical abilities. I can stun him whenever I like - if he's at risk of accidentally hurting himself or someone else. Now, are the both of you done?"
Gavi glared at her, his head still aching. "Fine."
"I want special dispensation, too." LJ complained.
"Too bad." Daisy replied.
"Maybe I will just replicate one when we get home and it will be much cooler than your's." LJ sniggered. "Maybe long and black with a mean red beam and a knife at the end. Oh, and spikes on the end of the handle."
Daisy blinked. Still baffled by having LJ carrying on a normal conversation with her. Then, she laughed.
"Get walking and if you can stop insulting your brother, maybe we'll have a picnic on the beach tonight. "
"Big deal. I want to talk more about replicating my phaser. It will be so cool, and then I will get the next person that calls me dumb in class. they will rue the day they met me!"
Daisy recognized a darker and very "Jax" look on his face and it scared her.
"I doubt very seriously anyone has ever called you "Dumb" - you've always been way too smart for your own good. Still, you're not getting a phaser and if I or anyone on the station catches you with a phaser, you know what I'll do?"
"What?"
"I'll retire and we'll move to BAJOR forever."
LJ beamed, a smile on his face, "These sheep would flock to my awsomeness pressence. I would rule this planet within a year."
Cade giggled, utterly enjoying this new and brilliant, "Smartass" that LJ was becoming. Daisy groaned, the nagging worry of possible "negative after affects" from the P'Narran magic still tugging at the back of her mind. She found herself getting a migraine from the tension and it made her snappish.
"Right, ok....we'll see." She sighed. The cluster of pain behind her left eye made her look a little pale.
Cade saw it and frowned. Then, he said, "Ok, enough boys....let's get to the house."
LJ gave her a smile, "Don't worry, mum. There are perks to being the Mum of the planetary ruler."
Daisy put her arm around him and said, "And what does my future planetary ruler want for dinner tonight?"
"Not sure." he replied. "I'll get back to you."
LJ was actually a little scared himself over how easily and how quickly he was able to speak outloud and the way he was suddenly having normal conversations again - but he didn't want to admit it.
The bright sunshine and Daisy's headache forced her to turn away and shield her eyes. In that moment, Gavi noticed a look of worry on LJ's face and it gave him goosebumps.
They finally reached the large, seven bedroom house and went inside. Daisy sat down quickly and Cade brought her a cold drink. Then, she asked for a med kit - wanting an analgesic for her headache.
Kim Toussaint
Daisy Davidson
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Cursed with an abnormally vast perception of this cruel reality, trudging through levels of intense emotion no small minded creature could withstand! So it is no surprise that, most of all, there is pain in superiority. I suffer because I am better.
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