(The kids were now sitting together as Terry was pacing back and forth.)
Terry: Okay. I know this is a lot to take in.
Jelani: Uh, yeah, it is!
Sean: No, it's not! I get it! Area 51, the Greys, Saurians, UFOs, it's all real! ( gasps ) Wait! What else is real? Is bigfoot real?
Jelani: After this, probably.
Terry: Son, please. (Kneels down to his kids) Okay. I didn't wanna have this talk until you were older-
Jelani: I'm 17!
Terry: Still, anyway I'm not really a truck driver.
(The kids look to the futuristic spaceship and KRIS flying by.)
Lisa: Oh, ya think?
Terry: (Turns around and stands up) I'm actually in the Intergalactic Fugitive Retrieval business.
Sean: What's that?
Jelani: Fugitive retrieval? Wait. Our dad's a bounty hunter!?
Sean: (Looks back to his kids) Um, "bounty hunter" comes with a lot of negative connotations. We sorta prefer the term "fugitive recovery specialist."
(His kids look, one confused and the other two deadpanning at him.)
Sean: Huh?
Terry: But yeah, no, you're right. Bounty hunter.
KRS: (Flies next to Terry) Sabo, are these your offspring? What a pleasant surprise.
Terry: Yeah. For you and me both.
Lisa: Sabo? Why does she call you that?
Terry: Oh, uh... Sabo Brok. That's my work name.
Sean: ( gasps ) I want a bounty hunter name!
Lisa: (Gets up with Jelani) So, you fly around the galaxy, in a spaceship, catching alien bad guys? Hmm. That's actually kinda cool.
Jelani: More like really cool!
Sean: Cool? This is amazing! (Looks out the window) All this time, Lisa just thought you were corny. (Terry looks at Lisa who looks away nervously.) But I knew you weren't. (Walks up to Lisa and Jelani) I can't wait to see my first alien! ( gasps ) What if we become friends? I'll have an alien best friend! We can bring him home with us!
Terry: Wait. Whoa, whoa, whoa. Hold up. You guys can't stay here.
All Three: What?!
Terry: Uh-uh. Nope. I'm taking you guys straight back to Earth. (Walks to the door and opens it)
Lisa: Dad, come on. We won't get in the way. We promise.
Sean: Yeah, we promise.
Jelani: Dad give us a chance!
Terry: This is not up for debate. Now march your butts back to the car.
(Cut to Terry straining to walk as Sean was on his leg, Lisa was dragged by his other leg, and Jelani was trying to push him back.)
All Three: Please! Listen, this is literally the only thing I've ever wanted. We want to hang out! Dad, please? Can I just say one thing?
Terry: (Breaks free from his kids) Space is not a place for kids. It's dangerous. There's bad guys. You could get lost. (Looks and sees that his briefcases were missing).Wait. Where are my Warp Pods?
Jelani: Warp Pods?
Terry: My Warp Pods! Small blue orbs about this big. There was a bunch in a silver briefcase back here.
(The kids remember taking out the briefcases to fit in the truck.)
Sean: Oh, Warp Pods! Yeah, we threw those out.
Terry: (Realization) You what?!
Sean: There wasn't enough room for us in the trunk. Were they important or something?
Terry: (Tries to see what was in the trunk) Yes! The ship needs them to make warp jumps! We are light-years from home!
Jelani: Can't you just buy more?
Terry: (Walks up to his kids) "Can I just buy more." You got Warp Pod money on you? Do you know how much them things cost?
Lisa: Like, 20 bucks?
Sean: Two or three dollars?
Jelani: 500 units or something.
Terry: ( sighs and walks away from his kids ) I won't be able to afford more until I finish... ( ominous music plays ) ...the mission.
Lisa: So, we can stay?
(Terry sighs, sits down, and nods.)
Sean and Lisa: Yeah! We can stay with Dad! ( They laugh and dance)
Jelani: (Worried about his siblings) Oh, boy.
Terry: This is a disaster.
(After Terry calls grandma and he stops Sean from licking some tech, he puts it in a lost and found cabinet and walks back to his kids.)
Terry: Okay. We gotta set some ground rules. You guys can't be running around doing whatever you want. I have a dangerous job. And I can't do it properly if I have to worry about your safety. So you guys are gonna stay on the ship while I take care of business.
Sean/Lisa: Come on, Dad.
Jelani: What? You take us into space, and we don't even get to leave the ship?
Terry: I didn't take you into space! You're stowaways. And while you're here with me on my mission, you're gonna follow my rules. Got it?
KRS: Sir, is it wise to leave them here with me? I am not qualified to...
Terry: You'll be fine, KRS. Kids, listen to KRS. Okay?
Sean/Lisa/Jelani: ( sighs ) Yes, Dad. We will, Dad.
Terry: Good. Now, just, uh, sit there and don't touch anything. (Gets into his captain chair as he activates the ship.)
Lisa: How can we sit if we're not supposed to touch anything?
(Terry looks back at Lisa with confused and deadpan look. The kids buckle up.)
Terry: ( sighs ) I can't believe I'm doing this. ( screens beeping ) Okay. Set ship coordinates for Bucky Quanto's. It's time to pay our old friend Kryll a visit.
(Engine revs and thrusters whoosh as the ship takes off. )
Terry: This place is crawling with some of the roughest, toughest mercenaries, bounty hunters, and straight-up killers in the galaxy.
(The kids look at Bucky Quanta's with amazed looks.)
Sean: Whoa! ( gasps )
Jelani: This kind of looks like a wing place?
Terry: It is. Bucky Quanto's. Wings and Things.
Lisa: The toughest mercenaries, bounty hunters, and killers in the galaxy all meet up in a wing place? '
Terry: Not just a wing place, Lisa. The best wings in the galaxy.
Lisa: Seriously?
Terry: Oh yeah. They're that good. And their waffle fries are all right too.
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My Dad the Bounty Hunter x Male OC Season 1
Hayran KurguJelani has always wondered what he was meant to do with his life, but when he finds out that his dad is an intergalactic bounty hunter, he may just get that answer.