Chapter 30 – Just Standing Around

Zonar looked around this place that the five captured Arcevar Noveren referred to as the city of Honolulu, what he could not understand as to why they also referred to it as the state of Hawaii, then again he could not understand why they simply could not refer to the place as Arcevar Nover. The one called Karen Baxter explained earlier that the planet Arcevar Nover was a world that held many residents and many different types of life forms. The people of Arcevar Nover never expanded to other worlds in the galaxy, mainly because they never had the technology to visited other worlds, but Karen Baxter sort of said that she had been to other worlds, she did not say how that was done but he suspected it was the work of the Fodani or the Dicon Galactic Empire.

Currently Karen Baxter and the one called Carolyn Oshiro left in the company of two other Arcevar Noveren known as police officers, from the limited contact he had with the police officers he had assumed they were this planet’s version of the ground troopers, they had to be, they did not fly in fighter craft and they did not seem to process the intelligence required to operate the starships of his fleet or repair his many devices that the technicians do.

He just ordered Taskeven to go with the one called Lisa Silva to fill in a form called Three Nine Eight Seven. Tobaz wanted to do it but he did not trust Tobaz, his performance on this conquest was not to his standards. Tobaz should have been dead by now but Tarn interfered with that action, some time soon Tobaz will be executed maybe after the planet Arcevar Nover had been conquered by his forces. As it stood now his forces took heavy losses at the hands of the Arcevar Nover so Tobaz was allowed to live since they needed everyone now to control this planet.

With him now were Cor to his left, Tobaz on his right and on Tobaz’s right were Hor. The ones called Edna Cruz and Jackie O’Neill were on the left of Cor. The one called Jackie O’Neill said, “So what do we do now?”

“I guess we wait for either Karen and Carolyn to return or Taskeven and Lisa to come back from the forms office.” replied the one called Edna Cruz.

“You know it is almost time for lunch.” said the one called Jackie O’Neill who also pointed a digit towards them and added, “I wonder what kind of food these guys like to eat.”

“Hard to say, maybe we should try some pizza.” suggested the one called Edna Cruz. Who then turned to the group and asked “He guys you want to get some pizza after we are done waiting?”

Cor, Hor, Tobaz looked at Zonar for an answer, he had none to give yet. He did not know what was a pizza.

Just then an Arcevar Noveren passed close to the group. Cor said “My Lord Zonar an Arcevar Noveren approaches us, what should we do?”

“Just be friendly,” suggested the one called Edna Cruz

“My Lord Zonar” said Tobaz “perhaps you should show this Arcevar Noveren the universal peace hand signal.”

Zonar then raised his arm toward the Arcevar Noveren, closed all his digits but kept the middle digit raised and showed that to the passing Arcevar Noveren. Zonar then said to the passing Arcevar Noveren “Bow before your new master Lord Zonar!” The Arcevar Noveren saw this and reacted by moving much closer to him. The Arcevar Noveren then raised an arm and touched Zonar on the face. The force of the touch was so powerful that Zonar fell to the ground on his back. The Arcevar Noveren then said “Hey you asshole, take that!” and then quickly left the group.

Cor, Hor and Tobaz reacted by lifting Zonar from the ground. The ones called Jackie O’Neill and Edna Cruz also helped in lifting Zonar from the ground. The one called Edna Cruz asked, “Zonar are you all right?”

“Yes” said Zonar. “Cor!”

“Yes my Load Zonar” said Cor

Zonar wanted to point to the Arcevar Noveren that touched him but that Arcevar Noveren was no where to be found. Zonar said, “What happen to the Arcevar Noveren that touched me?”

“I have no idea my Lord Zonar, I was helping you to get up.” said Cor

The one called Jackie O’Neill said, “Hey Edna, I have a craving for some burritos and Spanish rice how does Mexican sound?”

The one called Edna Cruz replied “Si Señoriíta uno dos tres”

The one called Jackie O’Neill looked at the one called Edna Cruz and said “I asked for that didn’t I?”

“Si Señoriíta” repiled the one called Edna Cruz.

Zonar had no idea what the one called Edna Cruz was saying. Just then a second Arcevar Noveren happened to pass by the group, this one did not seem to approach the group just moving by the group. Zonar left the group to approach this Arcevar Noveren pointed to this Arcevar Noveren and said “You there!”

The second Arcevar Noveren replied by saying “Yeah brah!”

Zonar changed the postion of his arm and hand such that he closed the digits of his hand down except keeping the middle digit up and showed their universial peace hand signal to this second Arcevar Noveren and said to this second Arcevar Noveren “Bow down before your new master Lord Zonar.”

The second Arcevar Noveren reacted by moving it’s right arm and hand quickly touching to Zonar’s face. The force of the touch was hard enough to place him on the ground again. The second Arcevar Noveren then said “I bust your ass!” and quickly left Zonar on the ground.

Cor, Tobaz and Hor moved quickly to Zonar and tried to lift Zonar from the ground. Which they succed in doing. Zonar could not see what happen to the second Arcevar Noveren.

Zonar, Cor, Hor and Tobaz moved toward the ones called Edna Cruz and Jackie O’Neill. The one called Edna Cruz called to Zonar and said “Are you alright Zonar? Do you want me to look you over?”

“Why?” asked Zonar

“That is my duty.” said the one called Edna Cruz.

“There is no need for that Edna Cruz” said Zonar

“Well if you change your mind, just let me know” said the one called Edna Cruz.

Just then a third Arcevar Noveren approaches the group. This third Arcevar Noveren like the first and second Arcevar Noveren were physically larger than each member of the group or even the ones called Edna Cruz and Jackie O’Neill. Since these were more powerful members of this planet Zonar through he could excact some revenge on Tobaz. He turned to Tobaz and and said “Tobaz go over to this approaching Arcevar Noveren and greet it with the obsence hand signal.”

“Me?” asked Tobaz

“Yes” replied Zonar

“Why?” asked Tobaz

“Because I command it, do it or you will be executed on the spot.” said Zonar

“Yes my Lord Zonar.” said Tobaz. Tobaz bowed before Lord Zonar, turned and left the group. Tobaz then went to the approaching third Arcevar Noveren, changed the positions of his digits such that the middle three digits were closed, leaving the first and fifth digits up, showing this to the approaching third Arcevar Noveren. The approaching third Arcevar Novern did not quicken it’s pace toward Tobaz, it just moved that the same speed toward Tobaz, when it got close to Tobaz, the third Arcevar Noveren saw Tobaz’s hand gesture and reacted by showing the same hand gesture to Tobaz and said “Howzit brah! Welcome to these isles!” and left Tobaz along and just moved away from Tobaz.

Zonar was wondering why the third Arcevar Noveren did not touch Tobaz. He then yelled “Tobaz. Come here now!”

Tobaz moved toward Zonar, Cor, Hor, Jackie O’Neill and Edna Cruz. Bowed down before Zonar and said “Yes my Lord Zonar.”

“You failed me.” said Zonar

“I did not Lord Zonar.” said Tobaz “I did what you ordered and showed that Arcevar Noveren the obsecne gesture and all it did was to returned the gesture and it welcomed me to these isles.”

“What?” said Zonar

“That is what it did?” said Tobaz.

“What did you say to it?” asked Zonar

“Nothing, I showed the Arcevar Noveren the obsecne hand gesture.” replied Tobaz.

“Excuse me,” said the one called Edna Cruz “but what does the obsence hand gesture looks like?”

Tobaz closed the middle three digits down on his hand, kept the first and fifth digits extended and showed this to the one called Edna Cruz.

The one called Edna Cruz then asked “So what does the universal peace hand signal looks like?”

Zonar changed the position of his arm and hand such that he was showing the middle digit upward and the other digits were down on his hand and showed this to the one called Edna Cruz.

“I see.” said the one called Edna Cruz, “Hey Jackie what do you make of this?”

The one called Jackie O’Neill come by and see the two hand gestures that Zonar and Tobaz where doing. The one called Jackie O’Neill then said “One is flipping the bird and the other is doing what I think they called the shaka.”

The one called Edna Cruz turned to the one called Jackie O’Neill and said “You see the problem here?”

“I think I do” said the one called Jackie O’Neill

“You do?” asked Zonar

“Yes.” said the one called Jackie O’Neill

“And?” asked “Zonar”

“You need switch arms.” said the one called Jackie O’Neill

“We do?” asked Tobaz

“Yes” said the one called Jackie O’Neill

“Why?” asked Tobaz

“Because the hand signals you use now only work on the south side of the planet. Things on the south side of planet act opposite from the way things work on the north side of the planet.” said the one called Jackie O’Neill “Now since we are now on the north side of the planet, we can either go to the south side of the planet or have the two of you switch arms on those hand signals. You got that?”

“I think we do.” said Zonar.

“So all you have to do switch the arms on those hand signals and the people on the north side of Arcevar Norver will respond properly to those hand signals.” said the one called Jackie O’Neill.

“We switch arms” said Tobaz

“Then for go it,” said the one called Jackie O’Neill “because here are more of them coming now.”

Posted by Helen at November 26, 2002 11:18 PM