Planet Express: Return of the Dreaded Ex, part 2
By Yubbles
The ship was getting closer and closer to Neptune, and was not showing signs of slowing down. Once again, Bender was informed of the ship's plan, but still refused to give in. Leela had kept wondering what Fry had in mind, hopefully nothing idiotic like all his other ideas, but this idea felt like a good one.
They were 100,000 km from Neptune when the ship stopped. This was it, do or die. Fry stood up, nudging Leela in the process, giving her the que.
Fry: Hey, uh... I really gotta take a leak, can I go to the washroom?
Ship: No! You are not going to mess this up for me!
Fry: What? No! I just wanna take a leak. Do you really want this cabin soaked with-
Ship: Alright, alright! Go, not like you can manage to mess this up for me, especially not with that puny brain of yours.
Fry: (Thinking) Hehehe, that's what YOU think.
As Fry exited the cabin, he headed off the the washroom, and made sure the ship wasn't watching
Leela: Planet Express ship, after what Bender did to you last time, why do you still go after him.
Ship: Yes, I may be hurt by the past, but we are in the present, forgive and forget. That's what my manufacturer taught me... Well Bender, is the deal on?
Bender: No way!
Ship: Last chance, live with me... or DIE!
Leela: Bender, please! I beg of you!
Bender: Bite my shiny metal ass!
Leela: Only if you go through with the deal.
Bender: Hmm... well... we must discuss this in private.
Ship: 1 minute, that's it.
So Bender and Leela discussed their "deal" while Fry was doing his business
Leela: (whispering) All you need to distract her
Bender: (whispering) like last time? No chance stretch-pants
Leela: (whispering) Bender, Fry is out there risking his ass to save you, the least you could do is distract the ship!
Bender: (whispering) Psh, he can't even master a belt buckle, why should I risk myself, Bender, for something that might not work?
Leela:(whispering) Just trust me Bender
Bender: Fine, Ship?
Ship: (Pleased) Yes?
Bender: Let get this party started.
Fry had been cautious to be unseen by the ship. He made sure one last time, then climbed into the air duct and started crawling to the brain room.
Fry: (To Himself) This is awesome, I'm just like McGyver! No... BOND! Yeah, like James Bond! Shutup, no time to screw around, focus damn it!
He had made it into the brain room, where he saw the familiar carbonated logic matrix from his last encounter wiu the ship. He remembered back at that moment, remembering in which order Leela had opened the CLM cans, and began doing so.
Bender had just hooked himself up, leaving Leela to hope for the best.
Fry:Oh crap!
Fry was down to his last three CLM cans
Fry: This is where I went unconscious! Damn it, Fry, think!
Bender had made it into the ships programming unharmed. There he met the ship.
Bender: Same ol' tubes
Ship: C'mon Bender
Bender: I don't think so baby, you see... (pulls out large laser rifle) I got a security upgrade.
Ship: Hmm... What a coincidence, I got one too!
The ship grew two turrets on each wing and an extra one protruding from her mouth.
Bender: Oh Fu-
Fry had done it, he had opened one of the three CLM cans correctly, one down, two more to go.
Leela was sitting in the captains chair. She was worried. There was no sign of Fry progressing. Fry could be dead for all she knew. This just made her day, her two best friends were most likely dead, and she might follow suit, seeing that the ship was headed for a crash course into Neptune.
Bender stood there, motionless. There was no escape. He dropped his weapon, and accepted fate.
Fry was sweating furiously. He couldn't figure out which one could be the right one. He put his hand on one of the tabs, digging his fingernails between the lid and the tab.
Fry: Here goes nothing...
And with that, he began to pull, and accepted fate.
Leela was sitting motionlessly. With the ship in control, she couldn't move the ship. She was boned. Her friends were most likely dead, and she was soon to follow.
Leela: Well, might as well enjoy the view.
She buckled herself in, gripped the chair firmly, and accepted fate.
The ship was moving in for the kill.
Leela shut her eye tight
Fry pulled the tab, and nothing.
Fry: Nothing, what does this mean?
(mind): It means you pulled the right one!
Fry: Yes!
Fry pulled the last tab, and the ship shut down. He ran back, clicking his heels in joy when he had the chance. He walked into the cabin to see Bender sprawled onto the floor mumbling 1's and 0's. Leela was sitting in the captains chair, holding it so tightly her knuckles were white. Fry had just realized that he was the only one aware of the situation at hand. He quickly ran to the controls and pulled the ship up from its nosedive and landed the ship. Leela began to loosen her grip from the chair and opened her eye.
Leela: I'm alive? I'm alive! *gasp* Fry! He did it!
Fry: Damn straight I did!
Leela turned around and saw that he was alive after all.
Leela: Fry! You're alive!
She ran up and gave him a massive hug
Leela: I love you... as a friend.
Fry: Damn.
Bender got up mumbling. He saw Fry.
Bender: Fry! C'mere ya scrawny meatbag!
He pulled Fry I into a massive hug, crushing him, almost breaking a few bones.
Bender: You did it meatbag, you saved me!
Leela glared at bender
Bender: Oh, and my toboggan (A reference to a past episode)
Fry: So... are we gonna finish this delivery or what?
So off they went to deliver the package, and returned to Planet Express, where they retold their amazing story to co-workers. This was one hell of a week, and the three crew members were sure to remember it for the rest of their lives.
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