Zoe 'verse 3. The Rock. Delivery.

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"Are you sure bringing the ship is a good idea?"

Blitzwing was frowning from where he sat, in front of the control panels, arms crossed. The controls and lights moved and flashed on their own, without any help from the unhappy triple-changer. He didn't need to help.

"It's the only way to bring that much metal at one time," Swindle's voice came from the com speaker, "Trust me on this..."

"If I had a cred for all the times you said 'trust me'..." Blitzwing said, though now there was a smirk on his face, as the ship started to head toward the island they knew as The Rock.

"I know, I know.." Swindle replied, his own unseen smirk evident in his voice, "Now do something productive and help me find a good place to land this thing..."

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Down below them people look up from the decks of little fishing boats, or from rafts made of rubbish that look to be permanent homes and which brave the waves that break against the base of the rock. Seen from the side and above it's very clear that the island is inhabited right to its innermost roots.

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"I dunno, Swindle, this place looks like there's people living everywhere..." Blitzwing frowned at the readings the ship's computer was giving him, "I see no place to land..."

"This ship is not that big..." Swindle replies. Indeed, it was made more for speed, sleek and streamlined, even the weapon systems were flush with the overall shape of the ship.

"Neither is The Rock..." Blitzwing counters, looking for some type of field or empty spot or something they could land on...

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Oh look! There's Dalla's palace! (and a lot of agitated tigerbats....) And look! Look at the roof!

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"Ooooo, target practice!" Blitzwing giggled as the tigerbats flew into the ship's view, "And...how about there?"

"That's Dalla's place..." Swindle remembered that much, but he'd be facepalming right now at Blitzwing if he had a face or a palm. "Think she'd mind us landing on her roof?"

"Seems sturdy enough..." Blitzwing said, "The bulk of the delivery is for her..."

"Fair enough," Swindle said, as the ship slowed to hovering, then placed itself neatly on the roof.

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"I am." Dalla brightens. "Did you bring the food for you that I ordered too?"

Then she looks at the man beside her again, and adds, "Swindle, this is Sky. Sky, this is my friend Swindle. He's from another world."

Skyblue eyes widen slightly and then sparkle with intelligent interest. "It's good to meet you, Swindle. Dalla's told me about you."

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"Yes, I did," Swindle said with a grin, "And it's a pleasure to meet you, Sky." He'd offer to shake, but he's just an image at this moment.

There's a hiss, and a door opens on the side of the ship. Out comes Blitzwing, a smirk on his Icy face. "You going to talk all day, or you going to help, and then talk?" Blitzwing asked Swndle with a smirk.

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"And that's Blitzwing." Dalla puts a hand against Sky's face, then turns back to the bots. "Do you need some hands, Swindle?"

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"I'd love some hands," Swindle says with a grin.

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She looks at the crate, her eyes wide and her ears still flattened. "What does 'sauropod' mean?"

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"Lizard foot," Blitzwing says, "From an old earth language." Yes, Curious Blitz has to find out what words mean, "Not quite sure why it's called that. Look more like it has elephant feet to me..."

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"I don't know what an elephant is either," admits Dalla, still totally unsure of what the huge animal is. "But we should bring this somewhere where it will stay cold, right?"

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"Yes, that would be best," Blitzwing says, while Swindle takes off a hand-made book that was attached to the crate.

"Oh, and we'll need the other crate that comes with this," Swindle says as he hands Dalla the book.

"Other crate?" Blitzwing says, "She only sent one..."

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"You were probably busy. I know I'm not your only customer." She finally focuses on the crate he's indicating and sniffs, her eyes brightening. "It's bigger than your ship, and several feet deep. A seawater pool."

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"Some of this stuff should be kept cold," Swindle says, "The citrus especially.." and he taps the box he's leaning on, "Though the...what were those yellow ones called?"

"Bananas!" Random took control as he sad that.

"Yes, those should be kept out of the chill. The peels go black," Swindle says, "They still taste as good--so I heard, I don't think we can eat bananas--just look bad."

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"And of course we want to keep the salt water out of it." Her eyes are shining with wonder and delight.

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Swindle does nod, then takes a paper out of a small subspace pocket, "This is a list of the fruit, what crate they're in, and what would be the best storage," Swindle says. Dalla may notice there are numbers on the crates as well now.

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Dalla chuckles at that. "I think I can find some shiny things. Is there any certain type that she likes?"

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"Not that I can think of," Random says.

Swindle is watching from a short distance away. He wanted to give Blitzwing the time he needed with Dalla, but he was also curious if she was interested in the gold he had..

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"Does she like blankets? Most young meat people do."

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"Oh, she might," Random grinned.

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"Maybe if all the islands work together they'll all be stronger." She sighs, worry showing for a moment in her eyes and body language.

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Swindle nods at that.

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"But that's not important now." She claps her hands together, and then reaches into her belt pouch to offer him a finely polished ring of horn that would fit around a young human child's wrist, and also a small trinket carved from the pearly inside of an oyster shell. "Here are some gifts for your children."

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"Until one of those big sharks decided it was a fishing lure." She hums again with amusement. "You're welcome."

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Swindle blinks-- sharks big enough to..well he's sure the shielding would hold up against them.

He calls Blitzwing to him, and they head back to the ship with a wave, going to retrieve the Nroo supplies.