Space Pirates 2: Ryoko's Warning by Amber Riel (top e book reader txt) 📕

said.
John and Olivia looked at Zelda like she was crazy. "WHAT?! NO!" they both exclaimed.
"Tell each other or I will."
"Okay." They stood up and started to leave.
Zelda was ticked off. "NO! Sit down, the both of you. You tell her...." she said, pointing to John with her left hand then to Olivia. "You tell him...." she said, pointing to Olivia with her right hand then to John. "What the two of you have me doing," she said, pointing both hands at herself.
"You must think I'm insane," John said to Zelda.
"I can't tell him," Olivia also said to Zelda.
"Here I'll count to three and when I get to three, tell each other the truth."
"Okay."
"Fine."
"Okay. One, two, three," Zelda counted.
"I like you. Really? Yea," they said at the same time.
Zelda smiled at them. She was relieved that she didn't have any more secrets to keep. "There does that feel better. 'Cause I know I feel better. Now you may kiss the bride."
Olivia and John looked at Zelda kind of funny.
"I know that this isn't a wedding, but I just had to say something."
Ben walked over to Zelda. "So that was the big secret?"
"Yep. You know I learned something about Olivia," Zelda said to him.
He placed his arm around her and pulled her close to him. "And what's that?"
"She has heart."
They both smiled. Ben kissed her on the forehead. Jeremy walked into the room.
"Captain," Jeremy said, noticing that Ben had his arm around Zelda and that made him jealous, "Peter told me to you that we're on Pluto."
"Okay, good."
Jeremy left.
"You want to go this time?" Zelda asked Olivia.
"No. Not this time. You have more luck talking to cops then I do anyways."
"Okay."
Zelda and Ben left.
"You know she could wind up being my future sister-in-law someday."
"You don't say." Olivia had an evil plan. Larry Finds Out

Ben, Zelda, and Larry were in the town on Pluto. They were heading toward the ice palace. Zelda noticed a wanted posture of herself, taped to a window of a store. She stopped walking and started heading toward the store. "Oh crap," she said. She took the picture and started reading it to herself. She couldn't believe what she read.
"Why'd you do that?" Ben asked, walking over to her.
Larry was a few feet away from them.
Zelda handed the picture to Ben. "Look."
"Are you going to draw a fake mustash and beard again?" he asked, taking the picture.
Zelda shook her head. "Read it, but not to where he can hear."
"Okay." He took the picture. "Wanted," he started reading it, whispering to Zelda, "Zelda Samara Griffen for helping other pirates escape from jail and...." He paused. "Kidnapping. The reward for capturing her is 3 billion dollars."
"I don't want Larry boy to know."
"HEY, ZELDA!" Larry yelled from another store. "THERE'S A PICTURE OF YOU! I WANT TO READ WHAT IT SAYS!" He walked over to read it.
Zelda went after him, freaking out. "NO, LARRY BOY! YOU DON'T WANT...."
Ben grabbed her arm. "Let him read it."
"But then he's...." Zelda tried to get out from Ben's strong grip, but he didn't let go.
"I know but he's going to find out anyways. It's better that he finds out now."
"But I don't want him to find out. He'll know that I...."
Larry turned to face Zelda and Ben. They could tell that he was upset. "You lied to me," he said. "You said that Greg knew that you were babysitting me. You said that he knew that I was with you the whole time. But you lied."
Ben finally let go of Zelda. Zelda heard how disappointed Larry was in his voice and she felt terrible. She was disappointed in herself. "Of course I lied," she admitted. "I'm a pirate, what do you expect. I understand if you're mad at me. I'd be mad at me if I were you too. You shouldn't always believe a pirate, especially me or Olivia. It's in our blood."
Gregory walked out from nowhere and was happy to see Larry. He didn't even notice that Zelda and Ben were there. He went over to Larry and gave him a hug. "Larry, you're okay." He smiled, happy to see his younger brother again. "You're back."
"You came out of nowhere, Double D," Zelda said, letting Gregory know that her and Ben were there as well.
"You're here too, Zelda." He looked up at her and Ben, mad.
"Yep. Dropping off your kid brother."
"Zelda," Larry said, breaking out of the hug with Gregory.
"Yea."
"I'm eleven."
Zelda smiled at the kid. "Okay. But you're still a kid."
"Zelda, is there another reason why you're here?" Gregory asked.
"Yea. We space pirates need...." She didn't want to admit to the cop who hated her and who she didn't really like that she needed help. That the pirates needed help. "We need.... We need you cops to help fight the bounty hunters."
"So you want us to help you fight against those bounty hunters?" Gregory asked, repeating what Zelda said.
"Yea."
"No."
"Why?"
"Because it's a battle between you pirates and those bounty hunters just like years ago."
Zelda couldn't believe that he said that. "If you add my crew to Olivia's crew, and then add that to the pirates that you have locked up, that's nothing compared to those bounty hunters. You want to know why," she said, walking over to him, "because most of us pirates were killed years ago in that war. Not only that but this universe is what Will is going to destroy if we don't do anything about it. Guess what? You live in this universe too. You know," she said, thinking about something, "Will is now the new age Sweeny Todd."
"Who's Sweeny Todd?" Gregory asked, confused.
Zelda was shocked. "You never heard of the demon barber of Fleet Street?"
"No."
"Zelda, can you get back on track?" Ben asked.
"Oh yea. Anyways, you have to help. Think about your loved ones. Think about Larry boy." Zelda had used one of Ryoko's mind games to get Gregory to change his mind.
Gregory realized that Zelda was right. "Okay. I'll go and get more help."
"Good."
"Come on, Larry," Gregory said as he started to walk away.
Zelda and Ben watched as they left.

Olivia Tries to Cause Mutiny On Zelda's Ship

John and Olivia were in the captain's office. Olivia sat behind Zelda's desk and John stood in front of the desk. Olivia looked in the drawers of the desk.
"So, because we know that we both like each other now, what are we going to do?" John asked.
Olivia stopped what she was doing and looked up at him. "What do you mean?"
"I mean.... Um.... Are we going to start dating?"
"You mean like boyfriend and girlfriend?"
"I don't mean a date like a day, month, and year." He smiled. "Of course, I mean like boyfriend and girlfriend."
Olivia smiled, stood up, and walked over to him. She placed her arms around his neck and kissed his lips. She broke away from the kiss. "Does that answer your question?"
John was supprised by the kiss. He smiled. "Yes it does. I love you, Captain Olivia Raye Lander."
"And I love you, John Micheal Skull."
They just stood there for a minute.
Olivia moved her arms from around his neck. "Well, I have work that I have to do."
"Okay."
Olivia walked back behind the desk and sat down.
Peter walked into the room. He started checking out Olivia. "Olivia, you look hot," he admitted, hitting on her. "You always do, but you look extra spicy today."
Olivia knew that Peter liked her, but she wasn't expecting him to say a lame pick up line like that.
John started to grow jealous. Olivia winked at him to let him know to calm down and she had a plan.
Olivia smiled at Peter. "Thank you, Peter. You know that if you quite Zelda's crew and start working for me, then you'll be able to see me everyday." She figured that he'd say yes because he was so in love with her.
"THAT'S AWESOME!" Peter exclaimed. He started thinking about Zelda. "But I can't do that to Zelda."
"Why not?"
He walked over to her and placed a hand on her shoulder. He thought that she really liked him and so he wanted to let her down easy. "I love you, Olivia, but Zelda's like a sister to me and that wouldn't feel right.
"Oh. Okay."
Peter left.
"Crap." Olivia almost had him.


Five minutes later, Austin had walked into the room. He noticed that Olivia was sitting behind Zelda's desk. He didn't trust Olivia at all.
"Austin, you should quit Zelda's crew and join mine," Olivia told him.
"Give me three reasons why I should do that," he said.
"Because," she said, thinking of reasons, "you think I'm hot, you can do whatever you want, and you hate Zelda."
Austin looked at Olivia, funny. He wasn't falling for it. "First of all, you wish, second of all, I know that for a fact your crew doesn't get to do what they want, and third of all, I love Zelda like a sister." He left the room before Olivia could say something else.
Jeremy had walked into the room as Austin was leaving.
"Do you like me, Jeremy?" Olivia asked, after Austin was completely out of sight.
"No," Jeremy replied, picking up an empty rum bottle. He didn't trust Olivia as well.
"Then who do you like?" she asked.
"My captain," he admitted with jealousy growing in his voice, "but she loves Ben."
"Good," she said to herself, smiling. She figured that it would be easy to get Jeremy to betray Zelda. "Zelda and Ben are planning on getting married," she said to where Jeremy and John could hear her as she lied, "and Zelda told me herself that after they get married there won't be any need for you on the crew. If you want, you can join mine."
"Did she really say that?" Jeremy asked, he kind of believed her but kind of didn't.
"Yea. Isn't that right, John?"
"Oh yea," John agreed. "She said that she doesn't care what happens to you."
"Okay." Jeremy actually fell for the lie. "Then I'll join your