Operation: F. O. R. E. V. E. R.

[werekitty]

Yeah, I noticed that. Cutting and pasting past 2am will do that to yas.


There. Fixed it.

[werekitty]

"Okay, guys, WHAT was that?" Amelia asked, when she reached the headquarters of the KNDF, and went in to face her crew.
"What?" one of the younger girls asked. "We saw you on the news, and rushed in to help."
"It's kind of hard to keep you guys low-key, if you do that though... Even so... Thanks,” Amelia said. "But didn't you get my message that a perimeter had ALREADY been set up by the KND?" she added.
"Well... yes," answered Deacon. "But when we came on scene, they needed help."
"Really?" Amelia asked.
"Yeah. Those Ice Cream Men had called back-up."
"Okay. That makes sense," Amelia said, thoughtfully. "...but you KNOW that the KND were going to do the same, and I WAS safe around the block."
"Not until we came on-scene, and asked... But we were relieved to know that, though. It was kinda fun to work with them," the girl, Lisa, added. "I think I saw some of my old friends. Thank goodness for helmet visors."
"Though SOME of us just couldn't control our IMPULSES?" said Eric, glaring at Albert, who blushed.
Amelia turned and looked at Albert, crossing her arms. "Care to explain?"
"I---I sort of gave myself away," Albert uttered. "But, Miss Amelia, it was Fanny!"
"The Head of DECOMISSIONING!!" blurted Lisa. "Can you believe that??"
Albert shrugged. "I, apparently, was the only one who ever treated her like a lady," he observed.
Amelia chuckled. "And you, obviously made an impression. She's as taken with HIM, as he's taken with her." Jaws dropped all around.
"Why are you all surprised?" Albert asked. "She's still a girl, like any other. Even with my outdated attitude about girls, she still liked my chivalrous assistance, and gentlemanly demeanor."
"She rarely acted like one, you know,” Eric observed making a face, then looking a bit wistful.
"But was that a reason not to treat her like a girl? She seemed to like it," Albert queried. He then smirked. "Alas, my poor fellow, you come to late. The fetching Francine is unlikely to show an interest. Ah, but for my vow of secrecy I would take my lady-love for an outing. I've missed her terribly."
"On a date?" asked Eric. "Not likely."
"My dear fellow, why do you think she'd be adverse?"
"Because of KND rules. No one of the KND is allowed to interact with you the moment you step out of the decommissioning chamber, and you KNOW how she feels about rules," said Deacon.
"But we promised to see one another again," Albert said, downcast. "She even said she'd be willing..."
"You---know that can't happen now, Albert," said Lisa.
"Or maybe it can," Amelia said, opening the door.
"How?" asked the boy. "OOF!"
"ALBERT!" came a VERY familiar Irish accented voice.
"A little help from the TCA," Amelia said with a grin.
"FRANCINE!!!! BUT---how did you get here??? You KNOW you're not supposed to be here!!!"
"Oi'm off deuty," Fanny replied. "An' Amelia said tha' Oi could see ye." Albert looked at his commander, in total confusion.
"I may not have ever had a boyfriend, but I can tell she's totally in love with you, and would be hurt by being unable to see you, after today," Amelia explained. "Same with you."
"True, true, but, Francine!" he insisted, gently holding her face, "You---your own---KND rules!!! You even-----you...." he looked down, "...you had to decommission me, despite what you felt for me..."
"Oi twas doin' moi duty, but Oi hated doin' it. Oi missed you, terribly, an' couldnea get ye out o' me moind."
"Francine...you....you COULD get in big trouble!" he sounded seriously concerned for her.
"Oi know. Bu' Oi cannea jus' stop seein' ye..." Fanny sighed. "Some things are worth more than rules, love. Oi wanted to see you, again."
He looked at her tenderly, holding her cheek. "You---did that for me?"
Aye, Oi did. Oh, Albert, Oi've missed ye terribly!" Fanny uttered throwing her arms around his neck. He embraced her tightly, nearly lifting her off the floor, but he was surprised at how solid she was.
"Ms. Amelia....how....how did you do this?"
"She came to my house, and I gave her a ride. Thankfully, Rachel's still on the Moonbase,” Amelia replied with a smile.
"She--she doesn't know about this?" Albert queried.
"No. She doesn't. Nor does she know about the KNDF. Not yet, anyway,” the woman said with a sigh.
Then came the dreaded question. "How--much time do we have?"
"Couple of hours. I'll try to arrange some more time, later..."
Albert looked at Fanny, "Well, if there's not much time...then...I leave it up to you to decide where to go or what to do now."
Fanny smiled. "How 'bout a wee walk, then?"
"A walk it is," Albert said smiling, taking her hands in his. He then gallantly took her arm, and the two stepped out.
Lisa just shook her head. "Man, love IS strange."
"Strange? Try downright BIZZARRE," said Deacon, watching the pair walk away.
"Hey, if it calms her down, I'm all for it," Lisa observed.
"Or, he could get her spunkiness rubbed off on him," said Eric.
"That works too," Lisa added. "He's kinda scary polite, yanno?"
"Too polite for your taste?" Deacon asked with a touch of wry.
"Well... It's kinda freaky. What guy does the kind of things he does, huh?" Lisa asked with a perturbed look on her face.
"A guy from the 19th Century?" Eric asked in return, deadpan.
"... What MODERN guy does the kind of things he does?" Lisa asked, again.
"Point. But you can't say that his manners didn't win Fanny over,” Deacon replied.
"Okay. So... Maybe he's right?" Lisa pondered.
"Maybe he is. And let's hope that what they have....lasts," Deacon said, nodding toward the couple, as they walked off into the sunset.
"Oh yeah... Let's hope she passes the test when HER decommissioning comes along,” Eric added.
Amelia watched them, silently agreeing with the assessment of her troops. But they did make a sweet couple. "Good luck, you two," she whispered.


END TRANSMISSION

[numbah17]

OMG i read this story on ff.net and let me just say I LOVED IT!!!
~17~

[werekitty]

Thank you. I'm glad you liked it.

You aren't, by any chance, "Musicgirl101" or "blackmonday" on ff.n?