h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

Good plan, Caer. You take Titania and Lil - I think Lil's still a bit woozy from that knock on the head. I have to find the dragonFLYbot first. Now where did I park it?

*hears a loud, crisp, almost metallic snap under his foot. Inspecting his shoe he finds what looks to be the remains of a metallically breed dragonfly*

Urm... This doesn't look good...

I'll just stay here and keep an eye on the BBQ.

Have a sausage and if anyone else is making their way back here let them know I've put some sausages on

Ah, Sporky, have you seen my...



*takes the wreckage of the dragonFLYbot from Sporky* I wonder if Lil still has the receipt.

I'm sorry Amy. A leaf must have blown over it obstructing it from view

*After helping a rather groggy Lil up and each putting an arm under hers, Caer and T help her back to the beach*

Lets sit Lil by the fire and all have a !

Okey dokey

*sets off, rather wearily, for the beach*

*been following Caer's instructions blindly*

*stares blankly*

*absence of mind*

*coming to, Lil gropes for her healthstone and, resting elbows on knees, presses the stone against her forehead with both hands. After a moment or two she sighs with relief and opens her eyes*

I'm back on the beach! And I am covered with salad dressing! Yuck. *jumps up, still clutching her stone, and heads for the ocean to wash off*

*carries her broken dragonFLYbot back to the beach and slumps down by that large object FG brought out of the forest*

*sits up, checks for broken bones*

d'E, are you okay?

*returns from impromptu cleanup and finds Amy sitting next to pieces and shards of broken DragonFLYbot*

Ohhhhhhhh! Oh dear. It's mechanical or else I'd use the Healthstone on it. How did this happen?

*fingers several of the pieces* Well, I'll take it to Garius.

Do you think Garius will be able to fix it? I'm very fond of it. It's one of the best presents I've ever had.

Garius and Affi are technical wizards. Of course they can fix it. They'll probably improve it too, make it crush-proof or give it a sting.

Now let's go have some hot dogs and marshmallows.

Um, could someone give me a hand with Lil, here? I think she's been knocked cold by the cruet.

*turns around and realizes that Lil has already been taken care of, and she is standing alone, without dressing, and the tendrils are moving towards her rather rapidly*

Well, then. I guess I'll just....oh, I don't like the look of that thing. I think the cruet will just have to stay there!

*heads back to the beach at a brisk jogwalk*

/* d'Elaphant sits up, stunned. */

What happened? Wait, it's all coming back to me....

{Hazy wavy recall}

Witty Moniker and d'Elaphant both reach for the cruet as it spins through the air, d'Elaphant still holding to Zeppo's collar with his other hand.

Zeppo suddenly changes direction and heads towards the scent of grilled sausages.

d'Elaphant is pulled head over heels, one foot knocking Witty's hand out of reach of the cruet, and the other foot propelling the cruet directly toward Lil's head...

{/Hazy wavy recall}

Now where's Zeppo?

*Stumbles back on to the beach*

*proudly* I brought salad dressing!

Oh.

Oh well.

*sits down very thankfully next to the fire*

Phil's on the veranda. He's cooking sausages.

*feels a bit better at the thought of a new improved dragonFLYbot*

*looks around for Zeppo*

*picks up her airbed from behind the thing that FG brought out of the forest (which is currently draped in wet towels)*

What is that thing, anyway?

*goes to play in the surf*