I'm working on a sub chapter that follows Susan and his days but that'll be awhile in the making. Still, any and ALL comments are wanted.
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"Captain." Wailed Cora over the com. "Would you PLEASE do SOMETHING with your nieces? They won't let the babies rest. It's also well past time for them all to be a sleep as well."
Brian chuckled. "All right Cora, I'll come back and get them to bed."
"Captain before you do that we seem to have picked up a disabled truck on the highway." Atherian said as Brian turned to the door.
"Alright then, get me as much info you can from scans and bring us in, I'll deal with it as soon as I deal with the kids." Brian said as he walked through the door.
"Hey Brian are you sure you believe all that stuff that that narration said?" Asked Brian's mother asked as she came out of a cabin as he went by. "And you're sure that this really is all just a 'truck'?"
"Well considering your claustrophobia from just being inside a airport. YEP! Damn right this is all just a 'truck' mom." He said with a grin at her. "Anyway, want to give me a hand? The girls found Cora and her newborn babies."
She groaned as she heard that. "How much trouble are the causing?" She asked as they entered the freighters med bay.
"Except that they won't go to sleep or allow MY babies to go to sleep either, none really." Cora said with a grin as the girls giggled as they played with baby bunny ears.
"Okay you two." Brian said laughing as went over to hug Madison. "Its been another hard day for you two, thinking I was dead then finding out I was alive hasn't helped you settled down for anything ESPECIALLY sleep. But I need you two to go to sleep because tomorrow we've got to get your education up to the average standards of the Empire." He said before he walked over to Kitty and hugged her.
"The Empire? Are we going to be taught how to be Sith?" Asked Kitty with hope in her voice. Brian burst out laughing and made for the door.
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He was still chuckling he entered the bridge. "So what are you laughing about? Anyway we've got one adult and three kid life signs in the truck, so what do we do? Pick them up and reeducate them or leave them to rot?" Asked Tina as she moved to his side.
"We at least see if we can make use of them. Who knows, they might be useful. Anyway, Kitty asked if we were going to train them to be Sith." He said choking back a laugh.
Tina cocked her head. "She can be VERY vicious. Anyway whet are we going to do with the mexicans? Even tied up the bitch is causing problems. 'I US citizen, you can't do this me! I rights.' The droids I stationed down there are getting fed up with her. They are seeking permission to rip out her tongue."
"Uh, right." Brian said with a amused sideways glance at Tina. "Last I knew those droids were just basic programing, no real AI intellect or anything to guide them. So these parasites and their babble can even get to mindless robots?" Brian asked with a bemused smile on his face.
"Apparently so. My Lord Sidious." Tina said with a sadistic grin on her face.
"The big difference right now is 'I' don't have to worry about Ewoks." Brian said with a grin."Lets go down and see what we got in the way possible help down there. Oh, did Atherian tell you that Susan Bartholomew McGregar zero zero zero seven found a wrecked car on a mountain road? The driver and and the wreck have been moved to the base, her unborn triplets are in good shape considering the mother was out of it due to a severe concussion."
"No I hadn't been told, not high enough in the hierarchy yet I guess." Tina said as she pulled down a seat that was mounted on the wall. "For now though, that works out well for me. I like the idea of just being along for the ride. more chances for a good tussle under the blankets." She said leaning back and rubbing her crotch of her jeans in open invitation.
"Sorry T, but no matter how I like the idea, right now I just don't have the time." Brian said apologetically.
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As The shuttle made the approach to the U-haul Brian couldn't help but feel dread down his back. "Are you sure that the reconditioning in these strips can over power and subvert any propagandized people we might come across Atherian?"
"According to all the files that have been discovered on all computers that are accessible by the internet, there should be little problem. The only foreseeable predicament is that of a complete overwrite of EVERYTHING, as all forms of propagandizing are archaic at best captain." Atherian said as the shuttle landed behind the truck.
"Well." Brian sighed. "Until we can figure out how to tone the strips down so as not to erase the minds of people that we are wanting to subjugate, we'll have to have someone that is sufficiently bonded to a Blade to go in and easy their minds into wanting to work for us. Are people really sure that this suits' cloaking reformat will allow me to appear like I don't have it on?"
"Yes captain, Tamara has given the suits as vigorous testing as she can under the circumstances. I have run several simulations on the reformat myself, it would require a strike hard enough to take the cloak offline before the suit would become visible." Atherian said as landed behind the U-haul truck and Brian opened the door to get out.
As Brian walked up to the door of the truck it swung open and a form yielding a tire iron flew from the drivers seat. "Whoever you are, you aren't going to get us!" Screamed the woman.
"Woman I'm just curious to see if you want any help." Brian said as he dodged a swing from the tire iron. "Now if you want to play nice. " He said as he caught the iron and tore it from her grip. "I might be able to help you." He finished saying as he twisted the tire iron into a wad of metal like it was a arts&crafts fuzzy stick. 'DAMN I'm glad I have my suit on.' He thought. 'THAT would have hurt BIG time otherwise.'
"Who, what ARE you?" The woman asked as she backed up toward the door of the truck.
"Well 'I' do know who you are." Brian said as Atherian accessed the truck rental database. "Robin Taren.. Hey watch it." He yelped as she dove at him.
"Don't call me that, I'm done with that fucking low life loser." She sobbed.
"Well considering I worked with Harvey up until a couple of months ago, I can totally understand on getting away from the little wuss. So what happened? IRS finally figure out he was claiming nine dependents when he did his taxes, instead of the four that he has, well had?" Brian asked now recognizing her now that he knew who she was.
"You knew and you didn't say anything, who are you anyway?" Robin asked as she moved back in front of the door.
"Brian Faron ring a bell? Because Robin sure does with me. With the way everyone was always describing you, you're nothing more than a dominatrix. Which leads to the question, just HOW did you have kids when you wore the pants and he got the strap-on in ass?" Brian asked laughing. "Anyway why no one said anything was because of you and your kids."
"What?" Stammered Robin. "He never defended me?" She asked with a confused look on her face.
"Nope, not once. Whenever I was around anyway. As I was walking up I noticed what looked like a gas drip leading back a ways there won't be much that can be done now. Where are you going? I might be able to help out. It's the least I can do, since this'll be my good deed for the month." Brian said leaning his back against the side of the truck.
"WHAT? Oh no, I only had enough to get to my sis's in California, I don't have have enough for this." Rachel sobbed slumping onto the edge of the flooring and leaning her head onto the door.