Heros of Alteria

Mining For Trouble!

3:26 am. That's what her digital clock said, but she knew it couldn't be true. Shirlene knew there was nothing in this world that could drag her out of bed before 1 in the afternoon and now her clock had the audacity to lie to her and claim it was some obscene time of day! Begrudgingly she slipped out of bed, putting on a ratty t-shirt and shorts. Examining herself in the mirror, she patted the fur back down on her ears and smiled. "Another day. Another problem." She continued her primping until she smelled the most delectable smell. "What on Alteria is that smell? It's smells like . . . heaven!" Rushing from her room, she bolted for the kitchen, to find a delightful scene.

"FOOD!" Jeeve gave Shirlene a puzzled look and said "Oh this? I just wanted to thank you for saving me and stuff. I know it's not much, but where I come from a good breakfast is great way to thank somebody!" Shirlene ignored him and sat down at the table, furiously beating her paws against it "I WANT FOOD! I WANT FOOD!" Jeeve chuckled and went back to preparing the dish. He had made a standard spread of scrambled eggs, bacon, toast and coffee. After making Clover a plate, he passed Shirlene a plate too. Shirlene greedily took the plate, then grimaced as she saw it. "Um excuse me. What is this!? How come your dog and you have all the meat and my plate is just eggs and bread?!" Jeeve tilted his head in confusion asking "Well first off Clover is not a dog, she's a wolf pup and last time I checked rabbits were vegetarians." Shirlene flicked an egg at Jeeve and said "Are you crazy!? I needs meat to survive! I've always eaten meat and I don't plan on stopping today!" Jeeve opened his mouth to protest but she silenced him by reaching over to his plate and taking some of his bacon. Jeeve shook his head playfully saying "And here I was wondering why your fancy fridge was full of protein."

"Trust me protein is a must have in this line of work. A lot of heavy lifting and stuff." The trio continued eating and making small talk, until a loud beeping noise interrupted them. Jeeve looked all around then asked "Hey what's that noise?" She waved her paw dismissively and said "It's a news alert. Apparently something big has happened. Let's take a look see shall we?" Shirlene pulled out a small remote, then pressed a few buttons. Just then a small monitor over the stove came to life and the trio silently listened to the news.

"Hello Alteria! Welcome to the A.N.N or The Alterian News Network. I'm your host Ronald Furbuki and yesterday has been one hell of a ride for Kiren! We've got a lot of news to cover this morning so let's not dawdle! Ronald picked up some sort of tablet then said "Yesterday around 10:00am a mysterious robbery took place at the Alterian Museum of Natural History. Several exhibits were destroyed, including the never before seen 'Court of The Patriarchs' exhibit. The only item stolen was a green broadsword. Officials have not given any word on what happened or who the culprits were, but many speculate that this robbery was not just an isolated event. Which brings us to the next and probably most depressing of all . . . Commander Faze and Lieutenant Faux were both brutally murdered yesterday."

Shirlene grunted in frustration yelling "Brutally murdered my ass! They deserved what came to em'!" As the news reel continued Jeeve couldn't help but feel a little guilty. "Shirlene I feel really bad about what happened yesterday."

"What!? Why!? You didn't do anything wrong! You were just minding your business like a good little alien, when they were roughing me up. I mean without you I'd be six feet under."

"Yea I guess, but I still feel bad. My first day here and I've already wasted two people. . . ."

"Ah phooey! All you did was defend yourself. It's their fault they can't dodge laser bullets like you. Now you done feeling sorry for yourself?"

Jeeve rolled his eyes and replied "Yes ma'am."

"Good because I think the guy is talking about us now!"