OVER THE SILVER SKY TO THE WORLD OF NEVER : Part 336 - Did Angelique Give Us A Reset Button? by spunkpuppet

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OVER THE SILVER SKY TO THE WORLD OF NEVER : Part 336 - Did Angelique Give Us A Reset Button?
EVER SINCE MY MOTHER MURDERED ME WHEN I WAS A BABY I'VE HAD TRUST ISSUES, SO NONE OF THIS IS MY FAULT. 
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George "Marvel At My Magnificence" Clooney has just confessed he fucks pigeons. Well I met a man who told me he knew someone and they'd heard these two other people talking about it during a phone call. Although they could only hear one side of the conversation, it was quite clear that Clooney has sex with pigeons on a regular basis. That's proof enough for me. I can extrapolate this further, because of reasons. While he's balls deep in these avian rats, he loves nothing more than to throw kittens out of his window into a fire pit he keeps constantly burning in his back yard. It's all to do with global warming. Clooney wants to contribute as much carbon as he can before he flies off to another planet. Leaving us all drowning as we burn to death. He's already had billions of pigeons sent there. I don't envy him though. I'd rather be dead than live in a world buried under eight feet of pigeon shit. Those fuckers can lay 12 eggs a year and are sexually mature at 6 months. With no predators there are going to be a lot of pigeons when George gets there. The pigeon's are well aware of his sexual proclivities. Which is why whenever they see Clooney walking towards them, they immediately take flight. Knowing that if they don't, they face the horror of being impaled on Clooney cock. I make up these obscene lies so you don't have to. No need to thank me. 
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They'd arrived in a drab gray world on a gray day. Even the heavy rainwater was gray. Peeking out from their alley everything looked the same. The street was almost empty. Not what you'd expect in 1990's London. At least not any of the London's they were familiar with. They needed a plan. Angelique hadn't provided one and they'd been far too blissed out to come up with one. Jake and Scarlet had rapidly sobered up on arrival. Sliding effortlessly into their normal personas. 

This didn't look like a residential area. It was hard to tell from where they were. Their field of view constricted by the walls of that alley. Jake stepped out to take a swift gander. Looking both ways along the pavement. There were people about. Scattered thinly along the thoroughfare. He squinted at them. Something wasn't quite right here. Some of them looked back. Then hastily turned away. Crossing the street to avoid him. Unless he was mistaken. Odd. They were dressed in the same dull overalls. Men, women and children wearing exactly the same clothing. Right down to the boots. He was about to call Scarlet forth when she dragged him back violently. Pushing him against the wall.

"I think we've got a problem." She advised him ominously.
"I'd say we have more than one. We've got to find Lucy Koch and Yolande Benghu, then free them from captivity before taking them to the resistance. God knows where any of them are."
"Yes, but no. We've got a more immediate problem." Scarlet nodded at the wall beside him.
He studied the wall first. Glanced up at the opposite side of the alleyway and then back.
"Ah. I see what you mean. This is going to make it difficult to keep a low profile isn't it."
How they hadn't noticed the instant they'd appeared here had to be down to disorientation. They were both glowing with an apparent internal light. One that cast shadows. 
"It's worse than that. There's someone coming. Take a good look." He did, as a woman walked past holding her child's hand. She glanced at them before hurrying away, averting her eyes. Dragging the entranced child behind her. "See what I mean?"
There was no way you could miss that. The two of them were going to be conspicuous. As well as that glow they were the only splash of color in an entirely monochrome world. Even their overalls were shining.
"Oh bugger. This is a complication we could do without. Have we got anything on us that might help?"
They both searched their pockets.
"I've got sod all. What about you?" His partner inquired.
"Nothing." Jake replied. "Typical bloody woman." He chuckled.
Scarlet shoved at him.
"This is serious. Stop acting the ass. As soon as we step out of this passageway we'll stand out like beacons. If we wait until dark we'll be even more conspicuous. At least I assume so. How the hell do we get out of here without creating a spectacle?"
"It may not be as bad as you think." He consoled her.
"Why, what have you got in mind?"
"Nothing. I was trying to be optimistic. Did Angelique give us a reset button? Or can we save and reload when it goes tits up?"
This time she punched him in the short ribs.
"Why aren't you taking this seriously?"
"We're in a black and white movie about a dystopian 20th century world. I'm having a hard time taking anything seriously. Do they have cell phones do you think? I'm trying to remember when they became a thing."
She was giving him the reproachful stare.
"That doesn't matter you tool. They could be anywhere along the technology scale. Ahead in some parts, behind in others. We know nothing. We've got nothing. I'm out of my comfort zone here."
"Bullshit. You're in your "I need to do something radical" zone. As soon as a major problem arises, you'll be happy as a pig in shit."
"You don't think this is a major problem?" She asked half skeptically, half sarcastically.
"Not for you it isn't."
He reached for her, she allowed him to stroke her arm.
"I'm worried I might be rusty. I spent a very long time doing nothing but hiding."
"Then you fucked up a giant Minotaur. I bet its dick was enormous."
That got a snigger.
"I hate doing nothing. Especially when there's nothing I can do."
"You know what we haven't done yet, don't you."
She looked puzzled, then disapproving.
"If you mean monochrome sex I'm really lose my shit with you Jake."
His look of mild offense faded rapidly.
"No. We'll put that on the to do list for now. Very low priority. I meant we haven't had to take the ship back from hijackers or anything like that. That always happens on these things doesn't it. Someone takes over the ship. Then you have to take it back using your superior knowledge of its layout and systems."
She shook her head.
"Strictly speaking you did that back on earth, when you took the ship from the Ashenram..." Scarlet's brow wrinkled. "That's the first time I've been able to speak about it without feeling like crap. Shit. I don't give a fuck about it now. That's what you call progress."

They'd unconsciously moved deeper into their hiding place. Now they were half way along it, it seemed like a good idea to checkout the other end. It was more of the same. Although this street looked to be residential. Rows of terraced houses. As they turned to head back a very loud bing bong sounded. After which an equally loud voice announced that all citizens were invited to listen to a transmission by the Grand Chancellor. The two of them looked at one another questioningly. Then there was the sound of many rapid footsteps from both ends of the alleyway. A quick sound check and they ascertained everyone was headed into that street they'd first observed. As a pair they made their way to the nearest end. A funny looking crowd had gathered off to the right. Instead of a mass of bodies there were clumps. More accurately pairs.

"All citizens are reminded the seven o'clock curfew is still in effect. No gatherings of 3 or more people will be permitted until the danger is past and all enemies of the state have been apprehended. These prohibitions are for your own safety. Extra patrols will be made by the police, state security and the citizens guard. Should your household be selected for random inspection, comply immediately. This will speed the process to your benefit and the benefit of the state. Now Grand Chancellor will make an unscheduled address. Please be aware this will not replace the state of the nation review at 7:15 this evening. Death to the enemies of the state. All hail our glorious leader."

After the commanding voice of the announcer, the friendly tones of the Chancellor sounded reasonable and calm. Until you listened to his words. He looked on all of them as his children. Of course he did. They were his family and as head of the household it was his duty to discipline them. At times this discipline might seem harsh, but it was for their own good. As a family they must stick together through thick and thin. As their father he had to keep a close eye on them. Protect them from themselves. As they must protect each other by remaining true to the Chancellor. They were surrounded by enemies. These enemies had infiltrated the Commonwealth of Britain. They must be rooted out. It was with a heavy heart he announced, that henceforth failure to report any suspect behavior would be punishable by death. Their enemies could fill the minds of even the staunchest citizens with doubts. Lead them to question the authority of the Grand Chancellor.

Scarlet and Jake listened as the kindly sounding old man reinforced the need for them to comply with all his orders. To support his officers. Treat them as an extension of him, as they went about their duties of protecting the state, their family. The ones who put roofs over their heads and food on their plates. These were privileges. They had to be earned by hard work and sacrifice. There could be no passengers on this ship. No dissent from the proper family values they all stood for. The standard totalitarian bullshit. Where the only purpose of the lower orders was to support the higher orders. To do so unquestioningly. Knowing it was for the best. That if they did question anything they would pay a steep price. Harsh, but fair. The same message repeated 3 times to drum it into their heads. Slightly modified word salad dished up in 3 courses. All of which tasted the same.

"You know we're screwed don't you." Scarlet sighed. "The odds are they're already on their way to us now."
They retreated back into the passageway between the two buildings. Jake gave her a probing inspection.
"You're excited aren't you?"
"Damn right. You take that end, I'll take this one. There's no cover and nowhere we can hide. When they get here we take it to them. Put them down without thought and without mercy."
The long lecture had finished. People were hurrying home to avoid the curfew. The sun, low in the sky only its outline visible through the clouds.
"I love it when you talk like that." He gave an exaggerated shiver of pleasure. "We're going to have to be pretty quick you know. With our day glow appearance they'll know exactly where we are."
"Not necessarily." Came her response. "I have an idea that might keep us alive longer than 3 seconds.
Jake gave her an admiring look.
"I'm all ears. Do tell."
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