Jason nodded thoughtfully and then looked to Zack and Reks.
'And what about you two fruitcakes?' Jason asked.
'Mm, It's funny you should ask.'
Zackary began a little nervously. 'Me and my cousin have different perspectives of our story... He hasn't actually told me what happened before we met.' Zackary said as he looked to his Reks, who looked up at them and just shrugged.
'What's there to tell? No surprises here either.' Reks started. 'I had parents, I loved them, fate was plain cruel and killed them both, leaving me broken. I found out about Zackary, looked for him and finally stuck around with him.' Reks finished simply. 'Your turn Zackary.' Reks said with a sigh before going back to being quiet.There was a moment's silence before Zackary realized that everyone was looking to him.
'I guess I'm the only one here who doesn't have a sad story.' Zackary said quietly. 'I never had parents, or any other kind of family to love, nor lose. Most of us wake up crying to warm blankets and loving parents, I woke up quiet in the cold dark of an orphanage.' Zackary continued. Jason nodded gently.How horrible... To grow up without any parents... He thought. 'As I grew up, I found friends instead of family, and I cherished them like family. But outside of the orphanage, I didn't seem to have any envy for the ones who had family. I was carefree and happy for some reason. I grew older and eventually managed to get a place on my own, but most of my friends no longer had time to be around with me. I found myself alone by the moment.' Zackary then looked to Reks. 'Then he showed up at my front door in the rain, I can remember the first day we met clearly. He claimed to be my cousin, but either way I happily accepted his company. We lived together for a while, when the message came for me.' Reks sighed softly, and Jason glanced at him for a moment. 'I was called to serve in the military because I had talents, even if I didn't know about them. I wanted to have an adventure, and I chose to join up willingly and eagerly. Reks stayed at my side the whole time, even when they refused him. And when they saw how good he was in combat, they had no problems with letting him enlist. And so here we are.' Zackary finished, his eyes slowly trailing away into a daze. A smug smile then spread across his face.
Suddenly the lights went out and Reks looked up. Zackary shrugged at Jason's comment.
"This rarely happens..." Aisa said to nobody in particular as she pushed a few buttons to look through all the different views of the ship's surveillance cameras. "The ship's surveillance there is out too, that's really not good. We should probably have a look to see what's going on." Aisa said, sounding rather uneasy. Zackary then shivered at the thought.
'What if it's that creepy mutant guy?' Zackary asked, a little afraid. Reks scoffed and walked off.
'I'll go check if the boogeyman is hiding in the closet.' Reks said, stealing a punch line that could've been Zackary's. Jason chuckled. 'Just keep flying the ship.' Zackary shrugged before going back to work. Jason simply watched.
'If it's a fault, I can fix it... But if it's somebody...' Zackary began as he began typing on the ship's main panel different kinds of long codes into the ship's drive. Jason watched in awe at how quickly Zackary worked. After a few moments, there was a soft humming sigh as lights returned to the cockpit and Zackary smiled. 'I can hack them back.' He finished with a grin. Jason chuckled again. 'Now let's see who's doing this...' Zackary opened up the surveillance and saw a winged huddled figure. Jason looked at what he was looking at and made out a small figure in the room. He then recognized the figure when it moved its wings. 'This party gets bigger by the minute... Hmm?' Zackary then looked closer. 'Shit.' Zackary simply said as he stood up. 'Aisa, I need you to drive for now, I gotta help my cousin.' Zackary armed his beam rifle quickly and camouflaged again as he left the cockpit, leaving Aisa and Jason by themselves.
Jason sighed and sat in the empty seat and looked at all the controls.
'How can you fly these things? There's so many controls!' He said for a moment, amazed at how complex ships made by Anthromorphs were. 'Ah well. I guess it is true you're superior to us. I'm glad I'm with you all.' Jason said. 'What does this do?' Jason asked, but he let his curiousity play his joke. He pulled a switch and suddenly the screen magnified in a certain area. 'Wow... Check it out....' Jason said slowly. He then recognised small shapes around the giant ship. 'Are those flies? Or...' The shapes grew bigger, and just after Jason realized it... The shapes were firing on them. 'Shit!' Jason then instinctively grabbed out at the controls and suddenly the ship flew out into a series of maneuvers. Jason had no idea what he was doing, pushing random buttons, but he was managing to keep the ship in the air somehow... Without crashing. 'Where the hell is Zack when you need him!?' Jason cried out, amazingly enough onto the loud speaker he had accidentally turned on.
'And what about you two fruitcakes?' Jason asked.
'Mm, It's funny you should ask.'
Zackary began a little nervously. 'Me and my cousin have different perspectives of our story... He hasn't actually told me what happened before we met.' Zackary said as he looked to his Reks, who looked up at them and just shrugged.
'What's there to tell? No surprises here either.' Reks started. 'I had parents, I loved them, fate was plain cruel and killed them both, leaving me broken. I found out about Zackary, looked for him and finally stuck around with him.' Reks finished simply. 'Your turn Zackary.' Reks said with a sigh before going back to being quiet.There was a moment's silence before Zackary realized that everyone was looking to him.
'I guess I'm the only one here who doesn't have a sad story.' Zackary said quietly. 'I never had parents, or any other kind of family to love, nor lose. Most of us wake up crying to warm blankets and loving parents, I woke up quiet in the cold dark of an orphanage.' Zackary continued. Jason nodded gently.How horrible... To grow up without any parents... He thought. 'As I grew up, I found friends instead of family, and I cherished them like family. But outside of the orphanage, I didn't seem to have any envy for the ones who had family. I was carefree and happy for some reason. I grew older and eventually managed to get a place on my own, but most of my friends no longer had time to be around with me. I found myself alone by the moment.' Zackary then looked to Reks. 'Then he showed up at my front door in the rain, I can remember the first day we met clearly. He claimed to be my cousin, but either way I happily accepted his company. We lived together for a while, when the message came for me.' Reks sighed softly, and Jason glanced at him for a moment. 'I was called to serve in the military because I had talents, even if I didn't know about them. I wanted to have an adventure, and I chose to join up willingly and eagerly. Reks stayed at my side the whole time, even when they refused him. And when they saw how good he was in combat, they had no problems with letting him enlist. And so here we are.' Zackary finished, his eyes slowly trailing away into a daze. A smug smile then spread across his face.
Suddenly the lights went out and Reks looked up. Zackary shrugged at Jason's comment.
"This rarely happens..." Aisa said to nobody in particular as she pushed a few buttons to look through all the different views of the ship's surveillance cameras. "The ship's surveillance there is out too, that's really not good. We should probably have a look to see what's going on." Aisa said, sounding rather uneasy. Zackary then shivered at the thought.
'What if it's that creepy mutant guy?' Zackary asked, a little afraid. Reks scoffed and walked off.
'I'll go check if the boogeyman is hiding in the closet.' Reks said, stealing a punch line that could've been Zackary's. Jason chuckled. 'Just keep flying the ship.' Zackary shrugged before going back to work. Jason simply watched.
'If it's a fault, I can fix it... But if it's somebody...' Zackary began as he began typing on the ship's main panel different kinds of long codes into the ship's drive. Jason watched in awe at how quickly Zackary worked. After a few moments, there was a soft humming sigh as lights returned to the cockpit and Zackary smiled. 'I can hack them back.' He finished with a grin. Jason chuckled again. 'Now let's see who's doing this...' Zackary opened up the surveillance and saw a winged huddled figure. Jason looked at what he was looking at and made out a small figure in the room. He then recognized the figure when it moved its wings. 'This party gets bigger by the minute... Hmm?' Zackary then looked closer. 'Shit.' Zackary simply said as he stood up. 'Aisa, I need you to drive for now, I gotta help my cousin.' Zackary armed his beam rifle quickly and camouflaged again as he left the cockpit, leaving Aisa and Jason by themselves.
Jason sighed and sat in the empty seat and looked at all the controls.
'How can you fly these things? There's so many controls!' He said for a moment, amazed at how complex ships made by Anthromorphs were. 'Ah well. I guess it is true you're superior to us. I'm glad I'm with you all.' Jason said. 'What does this do?' Jason asked, but he let his curiousity play his joke. He pulled a switch and suddenly the screen magnified in a certain area. 'Wow... Check it out....' Jason said slowly. He then recognised small shapes around the giant ship. 'Are those flies? Or...' The shapes grew bigger, and just after Jason realized it... The shapes were firing on them. 'Shit!' Jason then instinctively grabbed out at the controls and suddenly the ship flew out into a series of maneuvers. Jason had no idea what he was doing, pushing random buttons, but he was managing to keep the ship in the air somehow... Without crashing. 'Where the hell is Zack when you need him!?' Jason cried out, amazingly enough onto the loud speaker he had accidentally turned on.