𝗕𝗲𝗮𝗻𝗼 Shorts

ღ BSK - Sp x OC - 6

"Sid, get into the middle," I advised without looking behind me.

Whispering quietly, Danny unholstered his gun. "Lasers on stun, everyone," he hissed.

"Or, in your case," Spotty said to Sidney, "pistol on 'squirt'!"

Sidney curled his lip. "Shut up!"

I looked up to tell Spotty to focus, but then noticed that he had quickly decreased the distance between us, so we were only a metre apart, and I figured he was probably just putting on a little bravado and I ignored him.

Zarg leaned forwards, leering at us. "Do you have any last words?"

Danny grinned right back at him. "Yes, actually... Open fire!"

As one we raised our guns and sent bolts of coloured light at the aliens, until we were almost blinded by the lasers. When we stopped, however, we were horrified to find that the aliens were still standing tall, and laughing raucously.

"Ooh! That tickled!" One giggled.

"Do it again!" Another asked, rubbing its belly.

Plug turned to Danny. "Do you have any other last words?"

"Yes. Run!"

We dodged under the arms of the aliens and sprinted down one of the streets. I was in the front but I slowed a little to look back, seeing aliens pursuing us.

Danny yelled, "Let's split up!" And veered right, down an empty street.

"Okay, we'll go this way!" Spotty grabbed my hand and tugged me down another street, taking me off guard and almost pulling me off my feet.

"Let go of my hand!" I ordered, trying to pull away while still running.

"No! I'm making sure you don't trip!"

"What?" I said breathlessly. "More like making sure you don't!"

He didn't verbally acknowledge me but he did let go of my hand, allowing me to turn my head and meet the eyes of Plug and Sid, who had followed us down. Plug winked and I huffed, concentrating only on running.

We swerved around a corner and only noticed we'd made a mistake by the time we'd run halfway down the street.

Widening my eyes, I started to slow. "It's a dead end!"

Spotty, however, grabbed my wrist and pulled me along. "Keep going! Trust me!"

There wasn't much else to do but trust him, so we kept running. He let go of my wrist to draw his gun, and my steps faltered as he fired it at the building that blocked our path. The laser punched a hole through the wall, and we continued running.

"The laser still works on buildings," Spotty panted, albeit smugly.

Plug overtook me with his longer legs and I slowed a little to make sure Sid was still with us.

"Yeah, you're not as stupid as you look!" Plug said as he ran through the hole after Spotty.

"What's that supposed to mean, Plugsley?"

Something hit my shoulder, hard, as I tried to go through the hole. Hands wrapped around my arm and wrenched me backwards. I staggered back into Sid, and we both fell back onto the ground as a deafening crash rang in my ears, and dust plumed around us.

Dazedly I covered my mouth and nose with my arm.

"He really is as stupid as he looks," Sid complained, his voice muffled by his sleeve. "This is just how the last one went."

I was about to agree when Spotty's voice cut through my ears, loudly. It took me a moment to realise it was on my comms.

"Marie? Marie, are you there? Marie, answer me!"

I touched my ear. "I'm here, we got caught in the collapse that you caused, you trigger-happy idiot," I grumbled. "We'll circle round and meet you on the other side."

"Roger that. Be careful," he said, and I cut the connection. Almost immediately after that my comms buzzed again.

"Hello? Hello?"

I sighed. "I copy you, Danny."

Sid squinted at me and I shrugged and pursed my lips. He rolled his eyes and beckoned to me to hide behind a large piece of stone, which I did.

"We're stuck on top of a building, with no escape," Danny explained urgently. "Requesting backup!"

"Um... Couldn't you just beam up to the ship?"

There was a moment of silence in which I imagine him slapping himself in the face. "Uh... Yeah. Thanks, Marie."

I binned my head, and then realised he couldn't see me. "You're welcome. Over and out."

"We need to beam up too," Sidney said. He nodded toward the rubble. "Let's tell those idiots to as well."

"Got it." I turned on my comms again. "Hey, Spotty?"

"Bit of a tight spot, Marie! My laser's run out, and - Plug, give me yours! I need to blast a hole in this wall-" There was a moment, then an indignant, "what do you mean, no?"

Faintly, I heard Zarg speaking, presumably near Spotty. "Resistance is useless, no one can escape from-"

"Give it!" Spotty yelled. I think I heard an echo, since I heard it for real as well as in the earpiece.

Sid turned around from where he'd been peering over the top of the rock. "Oh god, are they fighting again?"

I pressed my lips together and nodded. "Yep. Boys, stop it!" Both of them paused. "Listen. Beam up to the ship as soon as possible. We'll meet you there."

"Hey, that's a good idea!" I could almost hear the grin in Spotty's voice.

"Beam me up, Spotty!" Plug jeered.

I held back a snort, instead smiling widely.

"You are pushing your luck-"

Spotty's voice cut out as they were beamed up.

I sighed. "I copy you, Danny."

Sid squinted at me and I shrugged and pursed my lips. He rolled his eyes and beckoned to me to hide behind a large piece of stone, which I did.

"We're stuck on top of a building, with no escape," Danny explained urgently. "Requesting backup!"

"Um... Couldn't you just beam up to the ship?"

There was a moment of silence in which I imagine him slapping himself in the face. "Uh... Yeah. Thanks, Marie."

I binned my head, and then realised he couldn't see me. "You're welcome. Over and out."

"We need to beam up too," Sidney said. He nodded toward the rubble. "Let's tell those idiots to as well."

"Got it." I turned on my comms again. "Hey, Spotty?"

"Bit of a tight spot, Marie! My laser's run out, and - Plug, give me yours! I need to blast a hole in this wall-" There was a moment, then an indignant, "what do you mean, no?"

Faintly, I heard Zarg speaking, presumably near Spotty. "Resistance is useless, no one can escape from-"

"Give it!" Spotty yelled. I think I heard an echo, since I heard it for real as well as in the earpiece.

Sid turned around from where he'd been peering over the top of the rock. "Oh god, are they fighting again?"

I pressed my lips together and nodded. "Yep. Boys, stop it!" Both of them paused. "Listen. Beam up to the ship as soon as possible. We'll meet you there."

"Hey, that's a good idea!" I could almost hear the grin in Spotty's voice.

"Beam me up, Spotty!" Plug jeered.

I held back a snort, instead smiling widely.

"You are pushing your luck-"

Spotty's voice cut out as they were beamed up.