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Keith glared at Claudia’s back. Yay. It’s the creepy, touchy alien again! How do I get away from her?! Keith picked Fly up, pondering a method of escape as simple as just getting up and walking away. But that had not worked the night before, so it was unlikely to work now. He might as [...]
“You don’t know us very well.” Keith smiled. “We like going where we don’t belong.” “Chel doesn’t belong with Lexx, does she?” Claudia turned to face Keith, going directly to the point in a way that she was sure would spark a little jealousy. “I don’t tell Chel what to do.” Keith’s smile faded and [...]
I don’t like Lexx, but I don’t like this woman even more. From what he knew of Lexx in his brief encounter with him, Keith surmised he was a moody, selfish jerk. After Chel’s abduction, Lexx had been downgraded to simply a moody jerk. He couldn’t call him selfish after seeing what he was doing [...]
“LIAR! LIAR!” Fly came unglued and leaped toward Claudia. He didn’t get far. Keith instinctively grabbed the squirrel as tightly as he dared, one hand gripping him by the tail, the other just holding him upright and back. Fly flailed his arms spasmodically. “Don’t tell lies about Lexx, Claudia! You’re supposed to be his friend!! [...]
“Hey, calm down before you bust an artery.” Keith gripped Fly close to his chest, holding him firmly so he wouldn’t hurt himself. He could feel the little animal’s heart beating with such intensity that he was seriously worried he might hurt himself. Keith thought of Fly like any other small wild animal. Too much [...]
“Claudia is lying, Keith!” Fly twisted around in Keith’s arms once he was sure Claudia was gone so that his forepaws were resting on Keith’s chest and he could look up into his face. “Lexx would nev –“ Fly went limp and then shivered. “Put me down!!” “What’s going on?!” Keith let Fly go. There [...]
Fly’s body completely altered before Keith’s eyes. In the time it took for Fly to hit the grass and turn around and face Keith, he was a completely different creature. His red fur faded to brown, orange and then gold, lengthening into a thick furry ruff that extended from between his ears, over his shoulder, [...]
“Amazing.” Keith remembered to breathe. “I look good, don’t I?!” Fly gave a little bounce toward Keith, shaking out his mane and flipping his tail back and forth excitedly. His tail was considerably shorter and Keith noted, seemed vertically flat. Drift hooted his congratulations, settling down into the grass where he was standing. “Yeah!” Keith [...]
“Too bad you’re too big to ride on my shoulder now.” Keith pointed out with a grin. He immediately regretted pointing that out. Fly’s head snapped back in shock and then his expression completely melted into sadness. “That’s the problem with growing up.” Keith reached out to scratch Fly’s head and offer him some comfort. [...]
Keith spent most of his time in the ship’s gardens, avoiding Claudia and talking to the dice. He had a lot to think about. Most of his thoughts centered on the fact that he really didn’t need to be there, but how much he wanted to be there. Fly kept close by, keeping an eye [...]
