Crispin was sat, spinning on a chair in some sort of cockpit of the spaceship. Off to the side there were a few crates that had been opened, with what Crispin assumed were weapons lying around.
Around the room there were tons of shiny buttons and levers that Crispin just wanted to touch and play with. He'd tried it but Bee's weird cat thing, that was sat on a chair in the centre of the room, screeched at him till he stopped.
It even bit him once.
It seemed to be piloting the ship. How? He had no clue. Bee seemed to be able to understand it, so he assumed it could speak some sort of language. But obviously, no one else that remained on the ship could understand it.
The cat also was wearing a cape that was far too large for it. The cape was a shiny grey on the outside, and had dark, velvety purple fabric on the inside, dotted with white "stars".
Crispin looked out the window at the distant passing stars and space rocks scarily close to the ship, a few even knocking into it. The rocks made him jump every time but the cat just ignored it.
Just then, a small message appeared on a screen.
''Professor Tony Bird is requesting communication.''
The cat stared for a few moments and pressed a button on the armchair of his seat.
Who could possibly be wanting to talk to a random spaceship being piloted by a strange cat? Crispin wondered, leaning back in his spinny chair.
"̸V̸i̷o̴l̷e̶t̴?̵ ̸I̶s̶ ̸t̸h̶a̵t̶ ̷y̶o̴u̷?̶"̵ A static voice came through, and the cat sighed.
"Beep boop beep bop."
"A̸h̷!̷ ̵H̷e̶l̷l̶o̴ ̷P̴u̶p̵p̵y̵c̵a̷t̶,̸ ̷l̷o̶n̵g̶ ̵t̷i̵m̴e̴ ̸n̴o̵ ̸s̸e̷e̷!̸ ̵A̷p̴o̷l̵o̷g̶i̸e̷s̵ ̴f̴o̵r̶ ̴a̷n̶y̵ ̶s̵t̴a̶t̷i̵c̷,̵ ̴I̶'̶m̷ ̷r̵a̷t̶h̷e̵r̵ ̴s̴u̷r̸p̴r̸i̶s̵e̷d̶ ̶y̵o̸u̸'̸r̸e̵ ̷e̵v̴e̵n̵ ̵i̴n̸ ̶r̶a̴n̸g̶e̵.̸"̴
"Boop boop beeeep bap."
"̶Y̷e̴s̸ ̵y̵e̸s̸,̵ ̶I̸ ̵k̸n̵o̵w̶ ̵t̵h̵a̵t̵'̷s̴ ̸n̷o̵t̸ ̷y̵o̴u̷r̵ ̵n̸a̶m̶e̸ ̵b̴u̵t̶ ̷y̵o̴u̴'̸r̶e̴ ̴o̷l̵d̴ ̸n̵a̷m̷e̷ ̴d̵o̷e̷s̶n̵'̴t̴ ̶r̵e̷a̸l̵l̷y̸ ̵f̷i̵t̷ ̷w̵i̵t̵h̷ ̷y̴o̸u̶r̷…̵ ̵C̸u̸r̴r̸e̶n̸t̷ ̶f̸o̴r̶m̷.̴"̸
The cat's permanent scowl seemed to deepen. "Boop boop beep boop."
"̷O̴h̷ ̴y̶e̴s̶!̷ ̵T̴h̵e̵ ̸r̴e̴a̵s̷o̸n̸ ̶I̵ ̷c̴o̴n̸t̵a̸c̵t̴e̵d̴ ̸y̵o̴u̶…̵ ̸W̴h̴y̷ ̶i̴s̸n̸'̶t̸ ̶t̶h̸e̷ ̸s̶h̵i̴p̷ ̷o̵n̴ ̵E̶a̶r̶t̶h̷ ̶a̵n̷y̴m̷o̶r̸e̶?̸ ̸Y̶o̶u̵ ̷c̵o̵u̷l̷d̷'̵v̶e̵ ̸t̸o̵l̸d̶ ̶m̸e̵ ̷y̵o̴u̴ ̷w̶e̸r̸e̶ ̴t̶a̷k̴i̷n̵g̸ ̶o̵f̵f̸ ̷y̸o̷u̷ ̷k̷n̶o̸w̴.̸"̶
"Beeeeep boopoop bideep."
"̶A̵l̴r̶i̵g̷h̴t̶…̷ ̷S̵e̶c̵o̸n̴d̴ ̷q̸u̸e̸s̷t̸i̶o̶n̸!̷ ̵W̶h̸y̴ ̶i̸n̴ ̵T̶h̶e̸ ̸U̵n̴i̵v̷e̴r̵s̵e̸ ̴i̵s̷ ̶B̵e̵e̶ ̴w̸i̷t̴h̵ ̸y̵o̴u̸?̴"̷
The stranger's voice grew stern, and the cat audibly gulped. But other than that, it didn't respond.
"̵I̶ ̵t̶o̶l̵d̴ ̴h̴e̷r̶ ̷t̸o̵ ̵s̴t̸a̶y̵ ̶o̶n̷ ̵E̵a̸r̶t̵h̶.̴ ̸Y̸o̶u̸ ̶k̴n̴o̸w̴ ̴t̵h̷a̸t̵!̵ ̵S̶h̴e̵'̵s̸ ̵s̴a̸f̸e̷ ̶t̶h̴e̶r̸e̴!̵"̴
"... Boop boop babeep."
"̴N̸o̷!̷ ̵A̶r̶e̴ ̴y̵o̵u̶ ̸s̴t̴u̷p̷i̷d̴?̶"̴
"Beep boop beep beep bop bop!"
"̸U̷g̴h̵…̷ ̸J̴u̶s̵t̴,̷ ̶b̶e̷ ̸c̸a̵r̵e̴f̶u̸l̸ ̶w̷i̷t̵h̸ ̴m̵y̷ ̶d̶a̸u̸g̵h̷t̶e̴r̷.̵"̶
"... Beep bap."
"̸Y̷e̸s̸,̴ ̴I̶ ̶h̴a̷v̸e̷ ̵a̷ ̶t̵h̴i̶r̸d̵ ̵q̶u̵e̷s̸t̶i̵o̷n̶.̵"̸
"Boop."
Just then, the door burst open as someone stumbled in, falling over, and breaking one of the weapons thrown around. The cat shrieked and rushed over, abandoning the stranger and helping the woman up.
"Puppycat!" Bee squealed, pulling him into a hug.
"Beep booooop!" He squealed, waving his little paws madly.
"Oh! Sorry… Hi Crispin!" She waved over at him with a grin.
Crispin was too dumbfounded to respond and just waved back.
The stranger spoke again.
"̷.̸.̶.̵ ̶B̸e̵e̶?̵"̶
Bee froze, looking around.
"Dad? Is that you?"
"̸B̶e̵e̴!̸ ̴O̷h̶ ̵t̷h̴a̸n̵k̶ ̴T̶h̵e̵ ̸U̷n̵i̶v̵e̸r̵s̵e̶ ̸y̷o̴u̶'̵r̵e̸ ̷o̵k̴a̵y̵!̷ ̸I̸ ̴w̶a̷s̴ ̶w̵o̸r̷r̴i̸e̵d̴ ̵s̵i̶c̷k̶,̵ ̷y̴o̷u̷ ̷w̴e̸r̸e̸ ̸s̷h̸u̴t̷ ̵d̸o̷w̴n̶ ̴f̸o̸r̵ ̸t̶w̶o̴ ̸m̷o̵n̸t̵h̸s̶!̷ ̵T̵w̸o̴ ̴m̶o̸n̷t̶h̴s̸,̵ ̷B̸e̶e̷!̵"̴
"I was out that long? Wow… Well, no need to worry dad! I'm working just fine, your box is great too!"
The stranger, that Crispin now knew was Bee's dad, sighed.
He scolded her gently, he was obviously far more concerned than he was annoyed.
"Uh… Good question! Why are we in space Puppycat?"
"Boop boop beep boop. Bap beep beeeep bip boop bop."
"̸B̶E̸E̶ ̷T̷H̶E̸R̵E̵'̸S̷ ̷A̷ ̴H̵O̷L̷E̸ ̵I̶N̶ ̴Y̵O̶U̸R̶ ̷C̷H̸E̶S̶T̶?̸!̸"̶
"Yep! It's not really a big deal though, doesn't hurt!" Bee smiled.
Her dad sighed again.
"̴B̷e̷e̶.̷.̶.̸ ̷I̵t̷'̷s̶ ̵n̷o̷t̶ ̸s̶a̵f̵e̷ ̸f̴o̸r̸ ̴y̵o̴u̷r̷ ̴i̴n̶s̸i̴d̵e̵s̶ ̵t̶o̵ ̵b̸e̶ ̵e̷x̶p̵o̴s̷e̵d̶,̴ ̷I̸ ̴t̸h̴o̵u̷g̵h̶t̴ ̸I̵ ̶t̷o̷l̶d̷ ̴y̸o̸u̴ ̴t̵h̴a̴t̶?̴"̴
"Beep beep bop beep."
"̴Y̶o̷u̴'̵r̷e̷ ̶c̶o̸m̵i̴n̷g̶ ̵t̶o̸ ̵m̵e̶?̷ ̸A̷l̶r̷i̷g̷h̵t̷ ̷t̶h̴e̵n̷,̸ ̵I̸'̶l̶l̵ ̷m̶e̵e̵t̶ ̵y̵o̶u̷ ̸h̴a̴l̶f̴w̵a̴y̷.̶.̸.̸ ̶P̶l̵a̸n̷e̴t̴ ̷Z̷o̷l̸y̶s̸,̵ ̴t̵h̴e̴ ̷o̶n̶e̸ ̶w̷i̵t̸h̸ ̸t̴h̴e̶ ̴w̵h̷i̸t̸e̶ ̶l̴i̵l̷i̷e̷s̷.̴"̵
"BEEP! Bop bip beeeep boop!"
T̶h̵i̶s̵ ̵i̸s̶n̴'̸t̴ ̶u̶p̵ ̵f̸o̴r̵ ̸d̵e̴b̸a̷t̴e̸,̴ ̵P̴u̴p̵p̴y̵c̵a̴t̷,̶ ̸g̸o̴o̸d̴b̸y̷e̴.̶ ̷S̸e̸e̵ ̷y̴o̶u̴ ̸s̸o̴o̷n̸!̷ ̶L̷o̷v̷e̷ ̶y̵o̵u̴ ̶B̷u̸m̸b̷l̴e̵ ̷B̸e̶e̷!̷"̶
"Love you too dad!" Bee grinned, waving at the speaker.
The communication cut off with a click, and Bee's cat sighed.
"Boop beeeep."
Bee smiled softly, picking him up and petting him. He began purring, closing his eyes and leaning into her.
Crispin smiled too. She really is beautiful.
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Bee and Puppycat: Amongst the Cosmos
FanficBee is damaged, badly damaged. Exposed wires, damaged circuits, waterlogged everything... Could it be any worse than this? Oh yeah, it can be. The island Bee had always called home for ad long as she could remember, has turned out to be a spaceship...
