A few weeks passed, and Emma still couldn't get anything on Tia, no matter how many nights she stayed up. Skipper and Tia were growing closer (as were Ashley and Ava), and she couldn't do anything to stop it. It disgusted her. The only thing keeping her from giving up was the help from Marlene and Kowalski. On the 28th of July, (Exactly 3 weeks since the Equa's had arrived) Emma crawled out of bed, and grumbled. Another uneventful night had gone, and she was really starting to miss her sleep. She trudged over, unable to stop her grumpy mood from showing.
"You ok lass?" Ashley asked in concern, noticing Emma's droopy eyes, and unhappy expression. Emma just nodded unconvincingly, and began to eat her breakfast slowly. Ashley scooted over, and put his flipper on her shoulder. "You don't look like it, you're usually smiling when anda wake up." He pointed out.
"I'm ok Ash." Emma reassured him, flashing a smile. Ashley was usually naive enough to believe people, especially Emma, but even he was watching her suspiciously, a hint of doubt in his bright green eyes. He knew her too well to be fooled this time. Emma ignored this, and tried to focus on the Tv. Private was watching the Lunacorns, so Emma turned away immediately. She let out a barely audible sigh, and attempted to keep her eyes open. She glanced around her and saw that everyone was up, except for Kowalski, and surprisingly, Skipper.
Well Kowalski's probably resting for his watch night. Emma guessed. She looked towards the bunks, and saw a flash of movement in Skipper's. He got up cheerfully, and strolled over to the table, and stopped in surprise.
"Woah, sis anda look like hell." Skipper blurted out, his eyes looking Emma over worriedly.
"Well thank anda Skipper." Emma mumbled sarcastically. Skipper's eyes widened, and he looked even lebih concerned. Emma had never called him Skipper before, she'd always called him Skips, even when they were little.
"You.. anda haven't been sleeping well have you?" He realised.
"I'm fine." Emma said, forcing her eyes open, and putting on the brightest smile possible. Skipper just rolled his eyes, and shook his head, walking over to Tia, There was no reasoning with Emma when she was in a bad mood, he knew she didn't get enough sleep, but she was just too darn stubborn to admit it. Kowalski got up soon after, and the meja, jadual was crowded as usual. Emma was used to the loud chatter and the squashed feeling at the table, but part of her couldn't wait to have the peaceful HQ, back to normal.
"So are we heading to training now?" Tia asked cheerfully. Skipper nodded and beckoned to the others as he climbed the ladder. Kowalski put down a half eaten ikan and gave Emma a sympathetic look as they followed the leader. Skipper had begun with lebih advanced training with the newbies a few days ago, but he was in a lazy mood today, so he just made them practice basic punches. A while into the session, Kowalski began to feel dizzy. His vision blurred and Emma looked at him in worry.
"Kowalski are anda alright?" She asked, her eyes full of concern. Kowalski barely even heard her and flopped to the floor. The other gathered around in in shock, and Emma shook him in fright. Kowalski made a moaning sound, and closed his eyes. Sky got out her medical kit, and looked him over. Back on their planet, Sky was one of the medical equa's who helped the sick. A few moments later she looked up.
"It looks like he's had some really bad fish, he'll be unconscious for 24 hours." Sky told them. Emma's hati, tengah-tengah sank, and she thought about his watch night. Then a thought came to her, and she watched Tia suspiciously out of the corner of her eye. Could she have done this? She thought about the fish, and realised he only ate half of it.
What if he ate all of it? Could it have killed him? She thought desperately, a ball of fear forming in her stomach. Rico carried him into his bunk, and Emma watched him sadly.
"Hey Skipper can I talk to anda tonight?" Tia whispered. Skipper blushed and nodded. Emma overheard this, and narrowed her eyes. Her attention was suddenly caught sejak Tom, who was waddling over to Skipper.
"Can I have a sleepover at the Chameleons tonight?" He asked. Skipper rolled his eyes and nodded.
"Just be careful about the snakes." Skipper warned him. Tom nodded in understanding, and ran over to his bunk, to get some things.
For the rest of the day, Emma was on edge. She was tired already, and she would have to stay up another night, and she had a bad feeling that Tia was plotting something tonight. The only thing that was making her smile was Ava and Ashley. They still hadn't admitted they liked eachother yet, but Emma felt it might be soon to come, they were so shy around eachother, but spent every waking moment with eachother. Emma couldn't help realise that she used to be the same with Kowalski. (And Private at one point) As the hari rolled into night and everyone was getting to bed, Emma noticed Tia and Skipper going down the sub levels. She looked at her katil and resisted the temptation to flop in and fall asleep. As they disappeared and everyone else got into bed, a thought crossed Emma's mind. A while back, she and Kowalski invented a non harmful pill which could keep anda up at night.
Why didn't we think of those before? She wondered. She went into the bathroom, which was in a room within the lab, and opened the little medicine cabinet, She took out one of the pills, glancing at the label, and swallowing it. Suddenly, she felt very tired and dizzy. She looked lebih carefully at the label, and saw that it had been ripped and was coming off at the edges. She picked up the sleeping pills and noticed the label on that was ripped too. Someone had obviously switched them.
"Oh Tia, anda crafty little...." Emma trailed off as she fell to the floor, falling asleep instantly.
"You ok lass?" Ashley asked in concern, noticing Emma's droopy eyes, and unhappy expression. Emma just nodded unconvincingly, and began to eat her breakfast slowly. Ashley scooted over, and put his flipper on her shoulder. "You don't look like it, you're usually smiling when anda wake up." He pointed out.
"I'm ok Ash." Emma reassured him, flashing a smile. Ashley was usually naive enough to believe people, especially Emma, but even he was watching her suspiciously, a hint of doubt in his bright green eyes. He knew her too well to be fooled this time. Emma ignored this, and tried to focus on the Tv. Private was watching the Lunacorns, so Emma turned away immediately. She let out a barely audible sigh, and attempted to keep her eyes open. She glanced around her and saw that everyone was up, except for Kowalski, and surprisingly, Skipper.
Well Kowalski's probably resting for his watch night. Emma guessed. She looked towards the bunks, and saw a flash of movement in Skipper's. He got up cheerfully, and strolled over to the table, and stopped in surprise.
"Woah, sis anda look like hell." Skipper blurted out, his eyes looking Emma over worriedly.
"Well thank anda Skipper." Emma mumbled sarcastically. Skipper's eyes widened, and he looked even lebih concerned. Emma had never called him Skipper before, she'd always called him Skips, even when they were little.
"You.. anda haven't been sleeping well have you?" He realised.
"I'm fine." Emma said, forcing her eyes open, and putting on the brightest smile possible. Skipper just rolled his eyes, and shook his head, walking over to Tia, There was no reasoning with Emma when she was in a bad mood, he knew she didn't get enough sleep, but she was just too darn stubborn to admit it. Kowalski got up soon after, and the meja, jadual was crowded as usual. Emma was used to the loud chatter and the squashed feeling at the table, but part of her couldn't wait to have the peaceful HQ, back to normal.
"So are we heading to training now?" Tia asked cheerfully. Skipper nodded and beckoned to the others as he climbed the ladder. Kowalski put down a half eaten ikan and gave Emma a sympathetic look as they followed the leader. Skipper had begun with lebih advanced training with the newbies a few days ago, but he was in a lazy mood today, so he just made them practice basic punches. A while into the session, Kowalski began to feel dizzy. His vision blurred and Emma looked at him in worry.
"Kowalski are anda alright?" She asked, her eyes full of concern. Kowalski barely even heard her and flopped to the floor. The other gathered around in in shock, and Emma shook him in fright. Kowalski made a moaning sound, and closed his eyes. Sky got out her medical kit, and looked him over. Back on their planet, Sky was one of the medical equa's who helped the sick. A few moments later she looked up.
"It looks like he's had some really bad fish, he'll be unconscious for 24 hours." Sky told them. Emma's hati, tengah-tengah sank, and she thought about his watch night. Then a thought came to her, and she watched Tia suspiciously out of the corner of her eye. Could she have done this? She thought about the fish, and realised he only ate half of it.
What if he ate all of it? Could it have killed him? She thought desperately, a ball of fear forming in her stomach. Rico carried him into his bunk, and Emma watched him sadly.
"Hey Skipper can I talk to anda tonight?" Tia whispered. Skipper blushed and nodded. Emma overheard this, and narrowed her eyes. Her attention was suddenly caught sejak Tom, who was waddling over to Skipper.
"Can I have a sleepover at the Chameleons tonight?" He asked. Skipper rolled his eyes and nodded.
"Just be careful about the snakes." Skipper warned him. Tom nodded in understanding, and ran over to his bunk, to get some things.
For the rest of the day, Emma was on edge. She was tired already, and she would have to stay up another night, and she had a bad feeling that Tia was plotting something tonight. The only thing that was making her smile was Ava and Ashley. They still hadn't admitted they liked eachother yet, but Emma felt it might be soon to come, they were so shy around eachother, but spent every waking moment with eachother. Emma couldn't help realise that she used to be the same with Kowalski. (And Private at one point) As the hari rolled into night and everyone was getting to bed, Emma noticed Tia and Skipper going down the sub levels. She looked at her katil and resisted the temptation to flop in and fall asleep. As they disappeared and everyone else got into bed, a thought crossed Emma's mind. A while back, she and Kowalski invented a non harmful pill which could keep anda up at night.
Why didn't we think of those before? She wondered. She went into the bathroom, which was in a room within the lab, and opened the little medicine cabinet, She took out one of the pills, glancing at the label, and swallowing it. Suddenly, she felt very tired and dizzy. She looked lebih carefully at the label, and saw that it had been ripped and was coming off at the edges. She picked up the sleeping pills and noticed the label on that was ripped too. Someone had obviously switched them.
"Oh Tia, anda crafty little...." Emma trailed off as she fell to the floor, falling asleep instantly.