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Chapter Two: Outlaws
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Kika ducks as the bottle misses by mere millimeters, looking back at Jack, rolling her eyes as she gathers her tools, looking at the ship and winking, “See you, Annie.” She whispers to it.
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“If you need to reconnect your synapses by being super aware. LSD ain’t gonna do it. You’re gonna trip balls and be completely unaware of what’s going on. Here.” Jack said, giving him a small metal USB-like cartridge with a neon blue stick of gum sticking out.
“Take one of these, you’re gonna be super aware, and your reflexes will be better. It is the uppiest of uppers, it’s so illegal that it’s banned from the goddamn Universe. Take one and for ten hours you’ll be so aware you’re gonna start being able to hear ghosts or some shit like that, and you won’t be hallucinating. Side effects include distorted sense of time, lost sense of existential purpose, and omniscience. Have fun.”
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“Governments everywhere banned it because people who took it learned government secrets by instant deduction of the entire planet because of the omniscient knowing-everything part. You’re gonna have the worst headache in the world afterward, too much brain energy compared to the normal amount you use. It’s equivalent to bashing your head against a wall for a day.”
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Odysseus yells down the hall, “Jack, who do you think invented the stuff? It’s 68% LSD, 22% coffee extracts, and 10% smelling salts! Catch you later!”
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“‘<i>Oooh, Jack, drugs are so bad for you!'</i>” Jack said, snarkily imitating Ody under his breath.
“‘By the way I made a drug that’s been sold on the black market for millions of dollars, catch you later!’ Prick.”
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“Bullshit. Coffee my ass. This shit has powdered purified Inversic Gems in it and matter collected from a Black Hole in it.”
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“Only ten of these bad boys made ever. And guess who has the tenth?” <i>Jack pointed to himself.</i>
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“You believe anything they say in an advertisement, don’t you?”
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“Have you ever tried climbing in a damn black hole and collecting matter from it?” <i>Jack asked, still sitting in the cockpit of Betty.</i>
“Well, of course you have since you made it, but it’s fucking impossible. So there’s only ten.”
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“You’re an idiot.” Odysseus walks away, returning to his work on the sphere.
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Jack glared. He picked up an empty can from the inside of the ship and threw it at Ody, the can neatly bouncing off of the back of his head.
“Bullseye!”
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Odysseus’ hands begin to shake, and as he picks up the sphere, his eyes glow red for a moment. Arcs of lightning shoot out of the sphere, knocking Odysseus into the wall.
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“Oh, fuck! Ody!” Jack jumped out of the cockpit, running to help him up.
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Kika looks over and runs over to aid Ody as well, “Jesus Jack! What was in that can!?”
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Odysseus is unconscious on the floor, in a coma.
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