Tigre Family Series: Leonardo Chapters

[Mr.Fabulous]

*****Day 3*****
*****Part 1*****

Characters of the Day:

Leonardo Tigre
[color=#FFCCFF]Milarosa Tigre
David Gee
Miss Chime
NPC-type people

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Day 1 at the Kodiak

Day 2 at the Kodiak

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***Lab 306: Dormitory Hallway***

The hallway was a single corridor that was lined with 30 doors, 2 of them being the restrooms at the very middle of it. All of the doors were essentially the same, and each room inside these doors housed the same basic necessities enough for at most 2 people to live in each of them: a 2-person bed; a small cabinet to store personal items and clothes; a plastic table with a few flimsy chairs; and a full mirror on the side.

There were no windows from these rooms because they were placed inside the Kodiak, but at least the lights there which made each one well-lit with a soft, sky-blue light. The walls were of course made of metal (again), but each room had a touch-screen window on one of its walls the size of a medicine cabinet for easy contact via neural net, and also to record personal files.

For now, David woke up with a bad case of sleeping-on-the-wrong-side-of-the-bed- syndrome, and got up with a stiff spine. After successfully cracking it in several places to make it less constrictive, he checked his PDA to see whether or not he received any new messages whilst asleep... none...

After heading into the showers and putting on a newly-washed LSF-uniform, he went over to Milas room labeled 12 first to see if she was already awake... To his surprise, it was empty.

Suspecting it to be of Francais doing, he took out his pistol and readied it close to his head... Slowly he motioned over to Leonardos room of 05 and opened it to get him.



David: Leonardo! Wake up! Milas gone... huh? *he eyes Leonardo sleeping in a sleeping bag*

Leon: *wakes up yawning* ... Eh? Mr. G... Whats--- *eyes the pistol in his hand, and takes his own pistol out* Whats the situation?

David: I cant find Mila in her room... somethings up.

Leon: *pauses for a minute, then gives a gentle smile before lowering her pistol* ... Oh... is that it? Milas here. Shes sleeping on my bed, as a matter of fact. Thats why Im down here... on the floor...

David: *raises his eyebrow* ... Really? *motions towards the bed, and takes out the sheet to find Mila sleeping cozily; then he puts down his pistol back into its holster* ... Heh... well, thats a relief... I thought Francais took her away---

Leon: *eyes suddenly widen up* Wait a moment... Whos Francais? Was he the guy who almost gunned down my sister?

David: Eh... uh... Yeah. Hes in charge of Security to make sure the Personnel here in the Kodiak were safe from any Nomad Incursions...

But for all I know, hes a crazy nut and a kooky one at that... I dont think he was justified in trying to apprehend Mila without any proof whatsoever.

Leon: *eyes narrow down as he hears Davids words, then looks at Mila* Hmmm... *eyes then relax, and he gets up from the bag* Ah well... cant blame him, right? But just tell him not to pull off that trick ever again... Mila sure was scared of even sleeping in her own room because of him.

David: Agreed. Now, lets get you two ready.

Leon: Alright... *approaches the bed* Mila... cmon. Its time to get up.

Mila: *pull up sheet to cover her head and tries to go back to sleep* Nnnngh... uuuugh...

Leon: Mila... Aw cmon, now.

David: Let me try... *snaps fingers at Milas ears* WAKEY WAKEY!!!

Mila: *only turns head to face the two* ... Ugh... oh... Hiii, Mr. Officer... YAWN... Too... sleeeeepy... *goes back to sleep*

David: Huh... That usually works...

Leon: Ah... She must be drained of solar energy by now... I almost forgot...

Hmmm... Fine then. *David goes to the side as Leonardo carries up Mila with both his arms*

Mila: *is initially startled, but goes back to sleep almost immediately* MEEEeeep... YAAAAWN...

Leon: *smiles slightly at her* Meh... You sure are a bundle, arent you?

*turns to David* ... Mr. G. It looks like Milas too tired to even walk. Ill meet you at the Observation Room after I bathe her again, and get myself ready as well... Alright?

David: *raises eyebrow at what he said* Eh? You sure thats alright with you? I mean...

Leon: Shes my sister, isnt she? Shes family, and I cant just leave her like this... Besides, we need her researched clean, and not smelling like an autopsy.

David: Yeah, but---

Leon: Listen... She may be a lightweight, but I cant carry this load all day, you know? Dont worry about me... Ive done this before. Ill meet you there in a few minutes. *goes off to the bathrooms with Mila in his arms*

David: *smiles to himself* Heh... He sure does care a lot for that girl...

***Observation Room 306***

... 12 minutes pass...

During this whole time David fiddles with his Navy pistol. He did all sorts of tricks with it: he flourished it, he practiced quick-drawing it, he even swerved it all around the air like a cudgel. The last trick he planned was to throw it high up in the air and catch it...

But he forgot to relock the safety pin... When he caught it, he accidentally pulled the trigger and a bolt fired off.



Leon: *just enters through the door with Mila still in his arms* Im he--- *the bolt barely misses his head and hits just beside the wall: PA-FFFFFIZZZ*

*quickly ducks and he dashes to cover on one of the long tables; he takes out his pistol in reflex with his left whilst still carrying Mila on her back with the right* WHAT THE FRAK WAS THAT?!

David: *a sheepish smile appears before his face* ... Oops... My bad...

Mila: *awoken by the gunshot* ... Mmm... Leonardo? *feels her brothers arm behind her back and their close proximity, and her face turns red* EEEP!

Leon: *looks at Mila* Ah... Mila. Youre awake? Can you stand? *stands up and places back the pistol in its holster*

Mila: ... Y-y-yes... *is helped up by him* Th-thank you, Leonardo... whoa-whoa-whoa! *almost wobbles back to the floor until he catches her*

Leon: *sighs to himself* Youre still too tired... Cmon. Ill take you to the White-Room. *support-carries her for the rest of the way*



... 10 minutes later...



Not much changed of the testing room on the opposite side of the observation room window save for the fact that the bench was replaced with a special table at the very center of the room. Mila was lying down on the table wearing a white jumpsuit and a holotainment band on her eyes, and was lined with many sensors stuck on various parts of her body; a slim, round plastic ring circled around her hips, humming to itself a low tone; around the table were small, thin stems of alloys that supported special lasers pointed at various parts of the body like the calf muscles, shins, arms, hands, feet and head: these pointers acted as powerful microscopes that magnified different areas of the body simultaneously at once; there was also this particularly-long metallic stem that supported a large, rectangular sensor that hovered above her; she was also restrained with super-alloy cuffs on her ankles and wrists, but they were not very constrictive and were relatively loose to allow little freedom of movement.

Around the bench were many strands of fiber-optic wires connected to the various instruments that lined it, all of them leading towards the other rooms computers, where the data made from the sensors and scanners would be transmitted to the main computer in front of Leonardo on the observation room, and be compiled and organized into encoded information to be used for research.

On the Observation room, Leonardo, David and Dr. Chime are looking over the status of Mila with calm, but evidently anxious faces, awaiting for the tests to begin... Leonardo steps closer to the main control panel and activates the primary switch to initiate the booting of the programs.



Leon: *taps a few buttons here and there* Okay, Mila. Its very simple: just try not to move too much, okay? Of course, with you restrained and all, you shouldnt be able to just jump out when you feel like it; but it still wouldnt be advisable for you to even flinch because these are very delicate and sensitive tests were conducting here. If you ever feel the need to itch, just use your left index finger to make some circles, and the onboard computer will send in electrical signals to scratch you.

As for entertainment, well... That holotainment band on your head will take care of that. When the tests begin, youll be transported to a predetermined setting I think youll like to spend time in, which should keep you busy as the scanning time is long. Dont worry... Therell be plenty of time left to go to breakfast, so just enjoy yourself out there and relax, okay?

Oh... and one more note: if you ever feel like somethings wrong in any step of the procedure, or that you suddenly feel something strange... or healthier, open and close your left hand several times so that we can immediately stop the process and identify what happened. Since youll be in the dream-world, all youll have to do is think that youre doing it, so that the computer will read the signals and let you do it.

Mila: But... What if I need to go potty again?

Chime: *shivers from that distant memory*

David: *snikers at Chime, then turns back to look at Mila* Dont worry. Leonardo says the computer will eventually pick up the receptors that tell whether or not you need to go do your business way before you even feel it, so you dont have to worry about that too much.

Also, that is still under the category of opening and closing your fist, alright?

Mila: *thinks for a moment* Hmmm... Okey Dokey, then. LET ME AT EM!!!

Leon: Alright Mila, if you say so... Lets proceed with this then, shall we?

Now then... *taps various buttons on the terminal* double-checking systems for any anomalies... green for the Nanoscopes... EMRI is ago... HEM is working at 99.98% efficiency... 100% efficiency... Uranus-class Biochemical-Analyzer scans are operational... All systems are ago...

*flips the master sensor switch, then continues tapping all over the terminal as various instruments surrounding the bench come alive* Systems-check is successful...

Proceeding with phase 1... Hold on, Mila... Im now activating the holotainment band so that you can go and have some fun... Initiating neural-feed in 5... 4... 3... 2... 1...



As the transparent band comes alive, it first lays out a line of white text in front of Milas eyes saying she was to be transported to the world of Mikioki Adventures: Part 4. Soon the text fills the screen with white, and eventually her eyes become hazy and overwhelmed with bright, white light.

***Dream-world: Holvis Plains: Gran Canaria***

When the brightness clears from her view Mila finds herself in Gran Canaria, surrounded by hip-tall, dark-green grass that reflected off the illumination of the beautiful, bluish-white Barrier Nebula surrounding the night sky like bands of light.

Over to the far-North were giant, 100-meter-high gnarled trees that glowed with the brilliance of a group of Christmas trees from the many lanterns that hung all around their branches; bridges of wood and rope were layed out and spanned from tree-to-tree like skywalks that stretched for meters; the cool evening shone a comforting light on these trees, showing off a nice shade of dark-brown.

To the far-South was a dazzling Zoner city that looked newly-settled; its many short housing complexes dotting the whole place, their windows brightly lit with its inhabitants readying for the night, making a breath-taking lightshow equally comparable to the evening stars being reflected off a large, mirror-calm lake; a number of patrol ships were whizzing about the many streets and skyways, their engine trails lining up the air above the place like tiny balls of white comets twisting and turning everywhere.

Those were the only landmarks that seemed visible for the night. Mila looked up to the sky and was elated when she witnessed a number of shooting stars dancing about for a few milliseconds, and at the same time saw a star suddenly flash brightly for a second with the signal that it just went supernova: but all of it was equally beautiful in her eyes...

As she looked around, the Western night wind ran gently and gracefully across the plains, the grass beginning to dance in the evening in waves with the wind, their dewdrops reflecting off the light like as if a million sand-grained jewels were shown off in front of her: Mila decided to twirl, skip and dance about the plains, some of the dewdrops flying off from the force of the breeze, letting out a soothing, cold meteor-shower of droplets of water onto her skin and sprays of light before her very eyes...



... Mila was at peace...



She soon fell flat on her back to watch as the Barrier Nebula bands slowly moved from the Planets rotation, their light shining off like spilled milk in the starry sky...

After a while, Mila hears footsteps from a distance to the east. Raising herself up, she looks for the source of the sounds and finds a Zoner wearing a brown, leather-hide jacket and pants, with a straw hat on his head. He held a small, wooden staff on his left hand, while his right held the reigns to a nimble-looking horse-like animal.



Jackson: You Miss Laide, the legendary courier in these here parts? I was told that shed be waiting at this exact spot so as I could let this package be delivered. *he shows off a parcel tied with a strong knot on its center*

Mila: Ehm... *scratches head*... No... Im not Miss Laide... But I am an experienced courier, yes. *she smiles warmly at the man*

Jackson: Ah... Okay then. Ma names Jackson... Jackson Partisan. Im a rancher hailing from that city you see to the far-South ways.

Im in a bit of a hurry, so Ill make this quick. I need this package delivered over to Ms. Mikioki over at the Grand Trees Village to the North. It needs to be delivered to her as soon as possible. I cant use a ship for fear of making it too obvious at this time of the night.

Her residence is over at the Barrowmont Line, level 4 of the Heelvin Tree colony. Just ask around, and youll find it. Its a modest wooden hut with this insignia crafted on the front door. *gives Mila a piece of paper that had an insignia shaped similarly to (]c[)*

Mila: ... Alrighty! Leave it to me, Mr. Partisan! ... But uhm... its quite far...

Jackson: Not to worry! Ive brought with me my noble steed, Earnst. You can use him for the journey there. If you get there, just let him off... He knows the way back home. *gives the reigns over to Mila*

Mila: Thanks a bunch, Mr. Partisan!

Jackson: Please! Call me Jack. Its a pleasure seeing you, by the way. Send my regards to Ms. Mikioki as well, okay?

Mila: Okay, then! What message would you have delivered?

Jackson: Tell her... that its A-okay... *turns back and heads off to the city*

Mila: ... WHOOPIE!!! *gets on Earnst* Ive gots maself a horsy! And this place is KEEEEEEEEWWWWLLLLL...

*looks up into the sky* Thanks, Leonardo! Giddyup! *heads off to the North*

*****To be continued*****

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