Shore Leave

"Shore leave here? After what happened?"

The Wildcards stand at the entrance to the capital city of Marconis Prime, Marconi City.

"Your the last person who I thought would be complaining Miles." says Raven

"Seriously, I figered BJ would rather stay as far away from this planet as possible."

"It's all right Miles" says BJ "I don't mind. I've been meaning to visit her for some time now."

"Her?" says Maverick

"Molly Tsu's grave." says Tundra "She died shortly after we liberated this planet. BJ was with her."

"I can still feel her weight on my shoulders as I carried her around the decks of the Lexington."

"Come on, let's pay our respects." says Raven

Marconi City Memorial Park and graveyard. A memorial to those who died during the Kzatti War. Molly Tsu's grave lies right in the center of it all. BJ, Raven and Miles walk up to the grave. BJ kneels down next to it.

"Hello Molly. It's BJ. It's been awhile. I hope everything is ok wherever you are."

****

In a bar somewhere in Marconi City, Maverick and Mrr'tas enter and sit down at a table and order. Nearby another man notices.

"Yo Tate. Check it out."

"What is it Boggs? What the---?"

"A Kzatti here! Of all the nerve!"

"Come on."

The two men walk up to their table.

"You got a lot of guts showing your face here Zat!"

"I beg your pardon?" says Mrr'tas

"You heard me! Get out! We don't like your kind here!"

"I will eat and drink where I please."

"Gentlemen" says Maverick "You don't want to get in a fight with us."

"Is that so?" says Boggs "And why is that?"

"Because a former black ops specialist and a Kzatti warrior are not the types you want to get in a fight with."

Mrr'tas raiser her eyebrows and whispers "warrior?". Maverick flashes her a quick grin.

"Ohh, I'm so scared." mocks Boggs.

He grabs Mrr'tas by the arm, but she uppercuts him quickly in the face and he goes down. Tate goes for her but Maverick intercepts and before he knows it, Tate's on the floor groaning.

"Hey, that's my buddy you furry freak!"

"Bite your tongue human!" shouts another Cano-Sapien

In an instant the entire bar is in a fistfight. Soon the Marconi police show up using shock sticks on everyone involved in the fight. Holding cell some hours later. Maverick, Mrr'tas, Tate and Boggs are standing in front of Enforcer Chief Becker

"Witnesses say that Mrr'tas here threw the first punch."

"Not true" says Mrr'tas "I was simply showing these gentlemen some Kzatti martial arts moves."

"In the bar?"

"They asked me to."

Tate and Boggs stand there with eyes wide.

"Is this true?"

"Uh, yeah." says Boggs. "That's pretty much it."

"You boys have been trouble makers since you got here. But I'll let it go this time, provided the two of you provide compensation for damages to the bar."

"Us?!"

"You heard me. You may all go."

Outside the building Mrr'tas stops them.

"You gentlemen got off easy in my opinion. Your lucky I covered your tails. I could easily have killed you with no problem at the bar."

To prove her point Mrr'tas unsheaths her claws.

"All right, we get the message." says Tate

"You should never have come here Zat. Your kind is not welcome on this planet." says Boggs

"I did not know that. I will try to avoid this planet in the future. And that will be difficult I'm sure."

"Just leave."

"Let's go Mrr'tas." says Maverick.

"Fine. And don't call me or my people Zats!"

"Or what?" says Boggs.

"Boggs!"

Mrr'tas walks up to Boggs and get in his face and growls menacingly, bearing her fangs.

"Or I'll see to it that you regret it Skiny."

Boggs gulps and leaves quickly.

"I've never seen you so forceful." says Maverick

"I've had to put up with stuff but I do not tolerate my peoples name being slandered."

"I understand. Come on, let's get back to the ship."

****

Back on the ship.

"So what did all of you do on the planet?" says BJ

"I spent my time getting parts for the ship and reading up on the latest tech manuals." says Steven

"I visited the holographic shooting range." says Tundra

"Me and Leroy went and saw a holovid." says Rif

"How about you two?" says BJ

"We....visited the local bar scene." says Maverick

"Oh, have a good time?"

Maverick and Mrr'tas exchange a nervous glance.

"Absolutly." says Mrr'tas.

"Good. Marconis Prime is a nice planet to visit and I prefer it stays that way."

BJ gives them a hard look.

"Ahem, yes sir."

"Good. Miles set our next course."

"You got it."

The End