[Mary Rose]

This is a fic that my friend Sarah and I wrote. If you like it I will continue posting.


“Come back here, Sebastian!” Alexandra yelled as she chased him. That cat had spoiled her plans one too many times. “You stupid cat, where did you go?” she muttered under her breath. Sebastian had disappeared and Alexandra began looking around wildly. Suddenly, he appeared in a doorway and she took that opportunity to dive at him. Sebastian managed to jump out of the way, but Alexandra went sliding through the opened door and there was loud crash.

What a mess! She had landed in the control room and the place was in a shambles. None of the equipment seemed damaged, so that was good, Alexandra thought, when all of a sudden red lights started flashing and the ship began to jerk out of control.

Alexandra heard the sound of screaming and footsteps, but was too disoriented to make any sense of the situation. In rushed Valerie, Melody, Josie and Alan all in a panic.

“The systems are all shutting down!” cried Josie.

“Let me see what I can do,” Valerie tried to remain calm and made her way to the control panel. She quickly began pressing buttons and soon the ship was stabilized and the lights stopped flashing. “We’re going to melt down,” she said “if we don’t land the ship right away. I’m not sure what happened, but I’m going to need to check it out. I’ve put on the reserve power for now, but it’ll only last a little while. We have to land.

“There’s a planet not far from here. There’s not way of finding anything out about it and it looks strange, but we’ve got no choice; we’re going to have to take our chances.” With that Valerie bent over the controls and proceeded to manually steer the ship towards the unknown planet.

As all of this was going on, no one took any notice of Alexandra, who was still on the floor in the corner. ‘We might be in real trouble’ she considered quietly to herself as she sat there. Should I feel guilty?’ she paused for a moment, ‘Nah! It was that Sebastian’s fault that we’re in this mess, not mine. That stupid cat can never do anything right! Well, a planet is a pretty big place. At least big enough to lose Josie. Maybe this will be my chance to break her and Alan up!’ With that thought she roused herself and joined the rest of the group. No one noticed her, not even Sebastian who was now purring contentedly in Melody’s arms.

In what seemed like no time at all, Valerie was landing the spaceship. “We need to go out and explore,” she said. “The ship needs to cool down a bit before I can work on it, and we need to get a feel for our surroundings.

“Great idea!” exclaimed Alexandra. “We’ll split up. You can go with Alex, Josie can go with Melody, and oh, look—that leaves Alan to go with me,” she smirked.

“No,” said Valerie. “We’ll all go together. We’ve got more safety in numbers and can’t afford to lose each other on a strange planet.

“Hmmph.” Alexandra pouted, but finally she agreed and after they had retrieved Alex from the place he had been cowering, the group made their way outside together.

This post has been edited by Mary Rose: 09 March 2004 - 11:45 PM

[Psyche]

you finally posted a Josie fic! yay! keep it up, im liking it.

[lyrasrial]

I honestly don't have a clue what Josie and the Pussycats are but i was reading one of your stories on ff.net and it had them in it and i think its really good and i want you to keep going!! This story is good too but I don't really know who any of them are. Are andromeda characters going to be in it?

[Psyche]

Josie and the Pussycats are comic book characters that appear in Archie comics. JATPIOS i believe is a cartoon. i haven't seen it, but i know the characters so its pretty easy to catch on.

[LittleRedhead]

He he. Good start Mary Rose.

[Mary Rose]

Thanks guys. This story is actually finished so there will be weekly updates because I visit her every Tuesday.

No Andromeda characters in this one, I'm afraid. This is a straight-up Josie story. I hope you guys will enjoy it anyway. It was my favorite cartoon as a child and it still is. Both this one and the original cartoon rocked my world.

I'm pleased to share my love of it with you and to get such a warm reception too.

I'm sending the reviews to Sarah as I get them. She's thrilled too.

[Psyche]

im pleased to share my love of them too! you know, the only reason i buy Archie comics is for the Josie stories .

[Mary Rose]

Here is another chapter because you guys liked it.




This really was a strange planet. It looked like a tropical rainforest, only the colors were all wrong. Instead of mostly greens and blues, things were mostly pinks and purples.


"Ohhh! It's so pretty", Melody exclaimed. The others all looked at her but she didn't pay them any mind.


"So, what do we do now? It could be dangerous. We should get back on the ship", Alex whined.


"We need to know what we're up against", Valerie pointed out.


"Sounds good to me. Forewarned is forearmed", Alan declared.


Josie nodded. "Let's just go." They stepped forward. Sebastian jumped from Melody's arms and Bleep flew up to sit on her shoulder.


"Bleep. Bleep."


"I know, Bleep. Bleep says we should be careful", Melody told the others.


"Duh." This came from Alexandra. "We don't need that stupid furball to tell us that." They continued forward.


"How will we find our way back?", asked a petrified Alex.


"Bleep. Bleep."


"Don't worry Alex. Bleep says he can find our way back to the ship."


"Oh great. Our safety lies in the hands of a little furball." Alex was thrilled.


Melody did not feel insulted. She knew that Bleep was wonderful and so much more than he appeared.


They continued walking deeper into the forest. They hadn't gone far when Alan made them stop. "Did you hear that?" They listened and heard the sounds of something or someone coming towards them. Melody's ears started wiggling. That was a danger sign. "Take cover", Alan ordered.


But it was too late. They were surrounded and outnumbered by aliens with blue skin, green hair, and glowing purple eyes. They had pointy ears and were dressed in primitive-looking tunics.


"You're coming with us", one of them said. Since they were armed with spears, it didn't seem like a good idea to argue with them. They were led to a stone castle and taken to the dungeon.


Melody looked around. Not even she could say this place was pretty. It was drab and dull. The colors of the wall were gray and it was damp and cold. The floor was dirt and they were behind iron bars.


"We're doomed! We're doomed!" Alex kept whining.


"Oh, shut up, chicken brother", Alexandra snapped.


"Gang, we have to find a way out of here", Alan said.


That sounded like a reasonable thing to do. Unfortunately, Alexandra was seldom reasonable. "I demand to be released. You can't hold me. I'm Alexandra Cabot. How dare you?" She kept this up, despite all entreaties to be quiet. And apparently the echo of her voice did something, for a guard appeared and took her away.

[Psyche]

hehehe....

update soon. please.

[Monsters Cry Alone]

I've just reread this from the start (ok so it's not very far in yet but still) - and I loved it just as much the second time... it's so funny and this line:

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And apparently the echo of her voice did something, for a guard appeared and took her away.

Still makes me howl with laughter!


Hugs
Claripup

[Mary Rose]

I forgot to put a disclaimer saying that neither Sarah nor I own anything except our original aliens and stuff. It's true. But anyway, here's another chapter for you guys.




The ones remaining in the cell were unsure of what to do. What was happening to Alexandra right now and would her stubbornness have bad consequences for the rest of them?


"We need to find a way out of here", Alan stated.


"Is that possible?" Josie asked.


No one knew. They were all scared and there was a feeling of doom that hung in the cold, damp air. Everyone was absorbed in his or her own thoughts.


No one paid any attention to Melody, who was sitting in a corner.
Bleep was with her, of course. "It's not very nice here, Bleep. I think we should leave."


"Bleep. Bleep."


"You have an idea. That's wonderful. I knew we could count on you." She hugged him and for a few minutes they both snuggled together. Then Melody finally thought to ask {"What's your plan?"}.


He told her.


"Ooh, that's good. You'd better do it now." She looked over at everybody. "They're all getting sadder and sadder. I don't like to see that. You'll have to save the day, Bleep."


"Bleep. Bleep."


"I know you will. Come on." She got up and went over to the others. "Bleep's going to save us all", she told them.


Everybody stopped talking and looked at her. "How can he manage to save us? He's just a furball," Alexander wailed. "We're doomed."


Melody just smiled. "There's nothing to worry about, Alex.
Everything's going to be all right." She looked at Bleep, still held in her arms. "Go Bleep."


He flew from her arms and managed to get himself through the bars of the cell door. Then he disappeared from sight.


"Where's he going, Melody?" Alan asked.


"Oh, I'll let it be a surprise." Melody giggled. Everybody would be so happy when Bleep got back. It would be wonderful.


In the meantime Bleep was flying off through the castle in search of-well when he found it-then it would be revealed. He was careful in his flight; unwanted attention would be bad. But he knew what he was looking for and when he found it things would be good.
And he did. Grabbing it, he flew back to the gang in the cell.


"Looks like Bleep has the keys," Josie exclaimed.


Sure enough he had an iron ring with keys on it. He squeezed through and gave the keys to Alan who promptly tried them all until he got the right one. Then they escaped.

[Psyche]

you know, you should sign up at my forum and post this *hint hint* i even made JatPC an official fic category just for you.

[Mary Rose]

If I join, will you come back to the collaboration?

[Psyche]

ill try. i have like, four pages of catching up to do. but if you join and post, then i will try my darndest to get back into it. trust me, i want to, i've just been to lazy to catch up.

[LittleRedhead]

Well at least Bleep got the keys so they all could escape.

[Duke Jr]

Bleep to the Resue!!!

But why, Mary? After all, whenever things get bad, the gang always have Alexandra to come to the resue, righting the wrongs and saving the day. (For those who have never seen the show, that statement is sarcastic.)

Speaking of Alexandra, what's happening to her?

[Mary Rose]

I now have another chapter. I hope you like.



They had to be really careful because they didn't want to alert anyone that they were escaping but, they wanted to get out of there as quickly as possible. They followed Bleep with no resistance since he'd been responsible for getting them out of their cell. He led them through long, shawody tunnels, barely lit by torches hung upon the walls.



They came at last to a big wooden door, which was bolted shut. Alan quickly tried the keys until the right one was found. But, the door was very heavy and wouldn't open. Alexander, of course, began whining.



Alan took over. "O.K. gang, we're all going to have to do our best to get this open by pushing on it. That means everyone." This was said with a significant glance at Alexander.



He stopped whining. "O.K. O.K. I'll help. I want out of here just as badly as the rest of you do."



So everybody lined up and began pushing with all their strength. It was working. The door began to give and gradually it opened to admit light. They ran out into the bright sunshine.



They still had to get away from the castle but had no idea how to get back to the ship. But, Bleep was there and he knew how. So he led them back. But, they still had a problem. As good as it was to be back at the ship it was still in need of repairs. And of course, Alexandra was still gone.


"We have to find Alexandra,” Josie said.



"We still need to fix the ship,” Valerie pointed out.



Josie nodded. "You can do that. The rest of us need to go back to the castle and try to find Alexandra."



"Uh-uh. Not me. I'm never going back to that castle again." Alexander was adamant.



"Fine. You can stay here with me and help me fix the ship." Valerie didn't really believe what she was saying, but anything to stop his whining.



"That leaves the rest of us to go and find her,” Josie said.



"Bleep can help,” Melody told them. "He can lead us back."



"I know", Josie agreed. "Melody, you and Alan will go with me. We'll follow Bleep back."



"What will we do when we get there?" Melody asked brightly.



Josie frowned. "I have no idea. We'll just have to cross that bridge when we come to it. Lead on Bleep."

[Monsters Cry Alone]

more please... just a little bit more??? please *begs* I need to know what happens next... I'll give you anything.... please?? I have chocolate... and cream....

This post has been edited by Claripup: 06 April 2004 - 08:50 PM

[Psyche]

i suppose im not allowed to strangle Alexander, can i?

good chapter! keep it up!

[Duke Jr]

Did anyone notice that even her owm brother didn't want to get her back?

I say they all should stay and fix the ship. When it's fix, they can take a fast run home (should be no problem without Alexandera there to 'help'). Earth can then send a trained negotiator to discuss Alexandra's release. Something along the order of 'Ok. Earth will give you everything you want, but in return, you have to keep the b**ch and promise never to let her leave your planet.' Earth still comes out way ahead.

I konw it's evil to take advantage of the aliens that way, but desperate times....