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Lexx considered just how much to say, “Zeta’s my starting dice,… this cat, is a Stealth Dice, my secondary. I always come after her first.” “Second to a living match.” Stealth piped up sarcastically, “What a world.” Her voice degraded into a catlike growl of dislike. “Throw the dice.” Lexx ignored her and concentrated more [...]
Chel stared at the cat, saying nothing. Lexx avoided the cat’s eyes as they peered up at him. “My goal is to capture fifty dice, strewn across your world… Stealth is part of it.” The cat barely waited for the words to leave Lexx’s mouth, snapping in irritation, “Never mind that I BELONG to Chel? [...]
Chel apparently didn’t believe him. It sounded more like a last resort to her and something he wouldn’t follow up on. A lot like her brother when he wanted to borrow something and said he’d ‘bring it back’. She’d always ended up having to go search for it under piles of dirty clothes, comic books [...]
Stealth squirmed in Chel’s arms, eyes closing as she stated in a knowing voice, “Don’t EVEN consider it, Chel!” “Is it dangerous?” Chel inquired of both, more of the cat than Lexx. She could probably trust her more than the alien peeping tom. “Chel, NO!” Stealth protested louder, ears flipping back to rest flat against [...]
Deciding to ignore the cat, Chel held out the robe that had been folded over her arm. Lexx gave her an odd look, unsure of what she was going to do next. “Here, put this on.” Chel offered the robe to him, hoping he’d take it as a good will gesture. “It’s my father’s, but [...]
Chel swung the refrigerator door open a little harder than she intended. Out of the corner of her eye, she saw Zeta just barely avoid getting smacked by it. “Zeta go wait on Lexx!” The creature huffed slightly and darted back to the living room, while Stealth took advantage of the open door to jump [...]
Lexx took his time. Chel had already finished breakfast as had Stealth. She sat staring at the clock. 4 a.m. It was early, way too early to be thinking. Here she was, about to go off with an alien that had broken into her house and tried to steal her cat,… which he’d transformed into [...]
Lexx finished the oatmeal and leaned back to savor the milk, while Chel poured more in a bowl for Zeta. “That’s all there is.” Chel tossed the empty carton into the trash. That milk went quick. She’d just bought it the previous morning. She noted Lexx looking at her as though he were about to [...]
*Edit from a decade later* Looking back, I would’ve written all of this differently if I wrote it today… mostly because I know a lot more now and there are lots of silly things here, but it’s still a good story and people still tell me how much they love it. Next time… there will [...]
“Zeta not invited!” Zeta growled, glaring at the sphere. His tone was laced with jealousy. “You’d drown, Zeta.” Stealth rolled her eyes. “Lexx can breathe underwater. Seen him do it for hours! We can’t!” Apparently, those facts meant very little to Zeta as he whined, “Zeta think not right anyway! We ‘posed to fight other [...]
