On 24-Nov-98, UnderF4331@aol.com wrote:

My reply to my own challenge.

Now Mine:

Toasted Game:
By Steven P. Cornett

   The sun shined through the window of the red saucer shaped craft to
illuminate the sleeping figure of the young Tomobiki high school student,
who was getting a few last moments rest before getting ready for school.  
   Ran, the student in question, was woken up not by the first light of
morning, as would be expected, but by a mysterious *swoosh*, then by a
*thump*.  All returned to normal with Ran's world until a *peck punk* 
sound reverberated through the ship.  
   *This* woke Ran up with a start, still wrapped around her Tiger Cow plush 
toy!
   "WHAT in the nine hells was THAT?"
   Still in pajamas, she rushed out the door of her ship to see what the
matter was.  And a large matter it was, for a *HUGE* flock of alien Pigeons
had flown from an impromtu vortex, floating right above her ship!
   If it was a batch of standard pigeons it would be bad enough with their
habit of confusing any stationary object with a toilet.  The really bad part
was
that *these* bruisers thought the ship was some sort of food, and were pecking
at
it like mad, denting the UFO in the process.  
   Needless to say, drastic action had to be taken!  Needless to say, if the
birds were looking for *drastic* action, they came to the right place!
   Ran ran quickly into the ship, and rushed even more rapidly to assume 
position in the gangway, trusty bazooka in hand.
   It was just at this moment that Ataru, Lum, and Shinobu passed by on the 
way to school.  "Ran-chan", Lum started. "Why aren't you dressed up for
school.  You'll be late!"
   "These damn alien pigeons are attacking *my* ship!  HELP ME OUT HERE,
NOW!!!"
   The remaining two students stood transfixed by the ongoing disaster until
Ran yelled to Shinobu to help out, causing the young girl to yell "With
WHAT!?"
Lum then answered, "Darling, go in the ship and get whatever you can to help 
out.  Furniture, desks, whatever."  Shrugging, the two student rushed into
the beleagered saucer to rise to its defence.

   After a few minutes, a crowd had gathered to watch the avian inspired 
goofyness.  One fellow, an exchange student coming in for his first day, 
turned from the specticle of birds being blasted with bazookas, zapped 
from an Oni, and attacked with flying furnature to a female student and
inquired about the event.
   The girl shrugged as if she saw it all before, "Happens all the time.
You get used to it!"
   "Get used to metal eating pigeons from outer space?  Too students 
zapping, blasting, and throwing desks at them?"
   "Yeah...you know, you'd be amazed at some of the attacks people 
use on pigeons around here."  The girl paused.  "You'd be amazed at some
of the attacks the pigeons use as well."

Fin

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