A vibrant and beautiful day beat down on the new happy couple. Gogar led the way, today he would show Gaiganny the territory, the land that would be hers. He'd fought hard for this land and now it was theirs. A thick canopy of trees soon appeared below them and Gogar banked as precisely as any fighter jet. Gaiganny followed and the two alighted in the lush forest. Gaiganny looked around at the vegetation. Her eye was bright with excitement. Ferns grew on the ground, air plants and orchid like flowers hung from the trees in a myriad of colors. The little hen ran around taking in the scenery. Gogar watched her and could not help but laugh at all her energy. They continued on a ways and soon Gaiganny heard the sound of rushing water. The underbrush gave way to a glorious scene, a river flowing and a waterfall.
It was a gentle flowing one, and very peaceful. The cascade made the grey rocks glisten, and the algal growths on the upper surfaces gave them a nice two toned green and grey look. " Oh this is so nice!" Exclaimed Gaiganny.
"You like it?" Asked Gogar.
"Yes! Wow this is your territory?"
"Yes it is," responded Gogar in a slight gallant pose. "And now it is yours, pretty girl."
"Oh WOW! I can't believe it. Thank you!" Yelled Gaiganny all excited. She was lucky to have found a mate that could back up his words. Gogar had the best lands she'd ever seen in her life. She knew he'd take good care of her. "It's so pretty out here!" She said again.
"Hum, like you." Responded Gogar, causing Gaiganny to blush. But soon his expression changed. His smile disappeared and he stared down at the ground.
"Gogar? What's wrong?" Asked Gaiganny worriedly.
"Huh? Oh, uh - nothing."
She looked at him not believing his statement. "I know you, Gogar. What is it?" she pressed on.
"Bad memories. I never told you." He paused a moment to breath, raised his head up like a swan gracefully raising it's neck after having been submerged in deep waters of thought.
"When you were attacked by Theromin...well, he was - he was..." Gogar stuttered.
"Yes?" said Gaiganny cocking her head. Gogar sighed.
"He was my best friend."
"What? Oh my."
"But he was going to hurt you." He said quickly. "I couldn't let that happen. In this place, was one of the last times we had and adventure...and..."
"And..." said Gaiganny hanging on his words. She got closer to him and reached for his claw. She could feel how hard the words were for him.
"I fought the owner of this land - he ended up...I tried to help him...he was such a worthy opponent. He didn't have to..." He stopped.
"Didn't have to what, Gogar? What happened?"
"He ran himself through with his own scythe. He wasn't exactly all there to begin with, but I wanted to help him...his name was Toros." Gogar sighed once more.
"Oh, Gogar. I'm sorry. You know, we can start new memories here." She gets closer to him. "Good ones." He looks at her and smiles.
"Oh my little hen."
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She stepped gingerly through the forest and approached a small lake. Galina stared at her reflection in the water then turned her head to get a view of her profile. She was thin and lanky. Her colors were a light blue, with a white stomach. A band of blue stretched across her chest. She had two hand claws and from them sprouted metal scythes on her dorsal surface. These were non-retractable and she always had them out. A green eye adorned her head and that was topped off with a crest of metal feathers that she could raise and lower at whim or use as a weapon. Her tail was tipped off with a similarly sharp array of metal "feathers". "Mmmm...simply beautiful." She said at her reflection. She followed the lakeside until it narrowed to a river, and she saw it end in a waterfall.
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"Gaiganny, there's lots of food here. We can hunt together her." Said Gogar as he looked deep into her eye.
"Oh sounds fun." She said.
"We can even gain new lands, I'll teach you how."
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She stared down from her lookout on the waterfall's edge, and saw two gigans. "Hummm." She said tapping the tip of her beak with a finger. The male had his back to her and was conversing with another hen. "What a cutie." She whispered to herself.
Gaiganny thought she heard something. Gogar looked at her and then she peered around him to see if she could locate the origin of the sound. The blue hen leaped off the waterfall and descended slowly with her fins spread. Gogar saw the form of this new one in Gaiganny's visor and he turned to look at the intruder. Galina landed in a furious gust directly between Gogar and Gaiganny, but facing Gogar. The force of her landing was so strong that water from the river was flung up and rained down all over Gaiganny. She squealed as the cold liquid hit her skin.
"Hey there handsome." Said Galina with a smile.
"Who are you? Why are you on my land?" Responded Gogar unimpressed.
"What's the matter?" She asked tracing his chest plate with her finger. "You look like you've never seen a real female before. Humm hum." She chuckled. "Do you know who I am sweety?"
"Ooooh stop that!" said Gogar pulling her hand down and backing away. Gaiganny growled at the sight of that.
"How would I now who you are?" Said Gogar. "A trespasser?" She opened her wings a little, giving Gogar just a hint of the coloring. He tilts his head but still no emotion. She ignores his comment and continues. "The name's Galina. And you are?"
"Heh heh, I'm Gogar!" He said slightly posing.
"AND I'M GAIGANNY YOU FAT HEN!!!!"
Galina raised her beak closer to Gogar's almost trying to nuzzle him. "I'm the most beautiful female in this forest, wouldn't you say handsome?"
"Well, I'm the most handsome male, but..." He stops short and looks over towards Gaiganny. Galina turned and gave Gaiganny an evil smirk.
"Back off wench! I've stolen hordes of males from nasties like you!"
"HEY!! He's MINE!!!" Screamed Gaiganny beginning to lose it.
"...no you aren't." said Gogar finishing his sentence. Galina turned back to him.
"And THIS handsome boy MUST have enough sense to know I'm more beautiful than you could ever hope to be. Isn't that right?" She said coquettishly.
"I have enough sense to know that when a hen knows she's pretty she becomes ugly." He replied.
"Gogar..." She said getting really close.
"AH! What?" He yelled backing up even more. Gaiganny snarled.
"What would you say if I said I accepted you? No display or anything?" She opened her fins a bit more. "With that color," She continued looking him up and down. "And that eye, our children wold look soooo beautiful...." She paused a moment then added. "Just like mommy and daddy."
"Yuch! Is that what I sound like?" Asked Gogar out loud surprised by the cocky female. "Naahhh." His ears whipped up when he realized what she'd said. "CHILDREN?"
Furious Gaiganny ran out like a mad lion, and slashed one of Galina's fins with her hook. "GAA!!!" She yelled and whipped around staring at Gaiganny wide eyed. Gaiganny had an evil smirk on her face.
"YOU - you WRETCH!!" Screamed Galina.
"Not so pretty now with a ripped fin are you?"
She looked back at Gogar as she panted hard. "It doesn't matter about that jealous girl does it? It's you and me now, right? Don't tell me you don't think I'm more beautiful than her? It's so OBVIOUS!" Her brow furrowed at Gogar's silence. "ISN'T IT?" His eye flashed and he shoved her back hard off of him.
"Grrr. She is MY Pretty girl!! MY Gaiganny. My mate!!" He said to her sternly.
"OH Gogar!!" Yelled Gaiganny. Galina's eye began to glow with anger. She shook at what she had just heard.
"Are you...REJECTING me? ME?"
"Usually it is the role of the hen to reject, but you've turned the tables, so yes I am." He said confidently with his arms crossed. "Hahah I am too handsome for YOU anyway."
"ME!" She continued to scream. "Me who's rejected every male in this wretched land because they weren't up to my standard!"
"Well at least you have good taste." He added.
"I give you the offer of a lifetime and you REJECT ME?!" She went on madly.
"Did you not hear me? I HAVE MY mate. My pretty girl, Gaiganny. I want no other and I need no other."
"YEAH ME!!" Yelled Gaiganny in a happy squeal. Galina turned to Gaiganny.
"Shut up you wench!" She said as she backhanded Gaiganny straight into the river. Galina's eye flashed and her attention turned back towards Gogar. "How DARE you reject me!"
Gogar rushed up claws at the ready to strike. "How dare you hit my mate!" Yet before he could attack, Galina managed to land a nasty slap to his beak. "Eef!" He cried out as his head was snapped to the right. A distinct CLANG was heard.
"OW!" Said Galina holding her hand. Gogar held his cheek, "Good." He said, then froze realizing what had just happened. An evil grin washed over Galina's face.
"Oh no." Whispered Gaiganny as she tried to pull herself back onto the bank.
Gogar became very nervous. He fidgeted and looked around in all directions. His tail flicked back and forth then he felt Galina's eye on him. She was still staring at him.
"What?" He snapped.
"My god...well look at you..." She said mockingly. He stared back transfixed.
"I...I...I'm." He stuttered. Galina took a step closer.
"Tell me big boy, is that a metal plate under your skin or are you just happy to see me?"
"AH!! Don't get so close!" He tried to back away again.
"heheh!" She laughed as she rolled her head. "You're more metal than male!"
"No! I'm..."
"No wonder your stupid cow loves you, no REAL gigan would want her!" She said coming on to him once again. "What did she do, reprogram you?! Reprogram you so you'd LOVE her?"
"Shut UP!! YOU know NOTHING!!" Called Gaiganny as she shook off the excess water. Galina ignored her and took another steop towrards Gogar.
"No wonder you can't recognize REAL beauty."
"I, uh. NO!" He looked in the river as if searching for answers and did not like what he saw. His reflection. "I'm the best male." He said in a shaky voice, all cockiness and confidence gone. Galina got in his face.
"No wonder you can't tell she doesn't even know how to PREEN herself properly!"
"Shut UP!! Leave him alone!" said Gaiganny as she threw a river rock at her head, but Galina dodged it and kept pressing toward Gogar. His ears went down and he backed up more letting out a soft squeak. "Heeeeh."
"I'M...MORE...BEAUTIFUL than she is!! DOES THAT COMPUTE? Or do I have to draw you a schematic?!"
Gogar couldn't take it anymore he felt like he was being ripped up inside. "Grrrr. I'm not a machine!!"
Galina spun, jumped in the air and kicked Gogar with all her might.
"AAAAHHH!!!"
He was sent through the air and came to a stop when he hit a cliff wall.
"No wonder you rejected me. Old worn out models ALWAYS reject the newer software." Said Galina licking her claw and ignoring Gogar's cries.
"No! I'm not..." He tried to get up to blast her. "I won't...let..." She turned toward him and glared. He was on all four and just looked away from her eye and to the ground, his eye flashed. Galina fired her mouth ray at the wall bringing down a shower of heavy rocks on him. Gogar and Gaiganny screamed simultaneously.
"DIE you stupid robot! No REAL female could EVER love you." Gogar turned onto his back and managed to form a shield as the boulders fell, burring and trapping him inside it. Galina smiled satisfied at having dispatched of him, but in the thrill of the moment forgot about Gaiganny, who was right behind her now. Gaiganny decked her in the head.
"THAT WAS REAL!!"
"Aahh!!" Galina spun and faced her. "What's the matter? Mad 'cause I broke your little love toy?!" Gaiganny rushed her, but Galina kicked her as she came.
"OW! Why you...I'm GONNA BRAKE YOUR BEAK!" Said Gaiganny in a fury but fell as she was nailed by the kick.
"Not if I break yours first!" retorted Galina. Gaiganny hit the ground, yet managed to swish her tail around and behind Galina's legs, sweeping the hen off her feet as well. Gaiganny rolled onto her stomach and with a quick push up is airborne. Galina would not let her get away with this and leaped onto the little green hen, hanging on to her neck and madly swinging her scythes at her. Dodging as best she could Gaiganny lifted herself and Galina into the air. Enraged Galina sank her silver beak into Gaiganny's neck. Blood splurted out as Gaiganny screamed, but responded to the gesture by stabbing her in the cheek with her hand spike. "Wretch!!" Yelled Galina. She brought her cranium down in a head bang that ended with her extending her crest and slashing Gaiganny down the cheek and neck. Gaiganny screamed in pain, losing control of her flight. The two began to spiral out of the sky exchanging blows and insults.
Gogar trapped in his rock pile ccould hear their frantic screams. His mate was in trouble, he knew it. He growled to himself and felt around for a way out. "I can't be feeling sorry for myself now, Gaiganny needs me."
"DIE YOU STUPID B^%$#!!!!" Screamed Galina.
"Die?" asked Gaiganny with a laugh at the word.
"Oh you can hear?" Said Galina sarcastically.
"Sorry I already have." Said Gaiganny confidently and spraying her with her mouth ray. It hit point blank on Galina's face and neck singeing her skin.
"So you want to play THAT game do you?" She saed firing her own mouth ray at the green hen. Gaiganny let out a high pitched squeal then retaliated by slamming the blue one into the ground head first. Gaiganny landed a short distance from her. She breathed hard as she walked toward her foe. Galina promptly got up blasting her mouth ray again and bit into Gaiganny's neck. She dug her claws into the ground to keep the annoying green hen from taking off again. Satisfied with the damage she inflicted, Galina leaped off and spread her own fins taking off. Blood dripped down her chest and Gaiganny whipped it away with her claw. A flash of her eye and she too took off down the forest after Galina. The two weaved in and out of the canopy in their deadly dog fight.
"You died before? Yeah right! Then you should be used to it!" Said Galina. As she looked back she saw a frightening sight. Gaiganny was flying through the thick forest with her wings fully extended. Using mostly her propulsion to stay aloft she flew through demolishing trees that stood in her path. They fell at the tip of her wing blades like fragile dominos, even the thick ones. "I know death, I do not fear it. Today is not my day." Said Gaiganny calmly.
"You disgusting plain patterned wench!!!" Yelled Galina. Angered Gaiganny easily caught up to her, and rammed her shoulder into Galina's chest smashing her back first into a cliff wall. The blue hen screamed. Gaiganny reached for a near by rock and brought it down right above her eye. Galina fell to the ground with a thud, blood poured from a small crack in her skull. Relentless Gaiganny dove down after her.
Gogar switched to his infrared vision in the dark. He knew he couldn't go up to get out, and he couldn't turn off his shield or he'd be crushed. He felt the ground finding it to be hard. "Darn!" Still, he was capable of tunneling. It seemed the only way out was down.
"GET AWAY!!" Screamed Galina as she fired a desperate eye beam at Gaiganny. Gaiganny took the beam head on, yet kept coming with a deadly determination in her eye. She ignored the pain as it burned her skin and focused on her target. Galina began to back away when she saw this and resorted to using both a mouth beam and her eye beam. "I said KEEP AWAY!!" Gaiganny countered both attacks with a blast of three of her gems. They neutralize the rays and shot straight through Galina, and the three exited out her back with a loud FOOSH! Galina tried to fire once more but found her reserves to be low. Gaiganny flew at her on her side buzzsaw ignited. The whirling blade sliced through her fins like an axe through a birthday cake. The fins fell to the ground twitching. "Not so beautiful now, are you hunny? No male would want you!" Reeling from the loss of oil and blood Galina spit back at her saying, "You'll...NEVER be as...beautiful...as I am you B%$#@!!"
"You're right." Said Gaiganny. "I'm more beautiful!" Then she grabs Galina by the beak. "I'm also a warrior!" Blood streamed down Galina's face and down her eye. Bending her over so she looked at the ground, Gaiganny reached for her tail and thrust the blade tip into her chest. "AAAAA!!!" She screamed.
"I thought so." Said Gaiganny flatly. "Nothing there." She lifted her by her wound and held her in the air above her and backs her into a tree. "My Gogar is more real than you are!" She then pulled the tip off and ripped it off of her tail. Galina screamed at ridiculously high levels. Gaiganny's eye flashed with blood lust. "I still got you!"
"GET off me...get off me!!"
"Gimme' that stupid crest!" Yelled Gaiganny ripping of one of those blades as well.
"Noooo!!!"
"You are slow!" Yelled Gaiganny angry that this hen wasn't putting up much of a fight. "Is that all in you? You are weak and pathetic. All looks and no brain. No strength either. FIGHT!!!"
Galina tried to slash Gaiganny with her scythe, but Gaiganny caught it in her hand and broke it off.
"NOOOO!" She cries in pain.
"PATHETIC!"
Galina swung with her other claw and Gaiganny caught it as well, this time bending her fingers back and braking them.
"You are not worth my time. You are nothing." She said spitting in her face. Gaiganny began to push back on her so hard the tree began to creek. A little more and it shattered with Galina falling bludgeoned.
"No." She cried. "N..no...I'm beautiful...so beautiful...."
"Not anymore." Said Gaiganny coldly. "You never where. Your attitude made you ugly. UGLY!!" She yelled and stabbed her shoulder, as blood flew in all directions. "This is MY land and MY mate! No one insults him!! Now you die!!" Gaiganny blasted all five gems and her mouth ray, driving her rival down into the ground and incinerating all around. FOOOOOOOOSH!!!!
Gogar broke through the ground in time to see, Galina's demise. The same demise he met not long ago. "Oh my." He said softly. Gaiganny looked at the small crater she had made, breathing heavy and still wanting to fight. "THAT WAS ALL??" She yelled covered in blood. "That's it? GRRRR. You were nothing!!! NOTHING!!"
"Gaiganny?"
She hears the soft voice behind her and turns to see Gogar standing in the distance with his ears and fins down standing in a very week pose.
"Gogar." She worries that he will be upset at her, but he doesn't move.
"I...I'm not a computer...I...I'm not a machine." He says almost in a child like cry.
"Oh no," Said Gaiganny realizing what had happened. His ego had taken a worse hit than any she had received.
"Why do you wnt me? I'm not real, everyone can see that." He said.
"Gogar, I don't care what they say. I love you for what you are."
He looked up at her slowly. She stepped in close to him and placed her bloodied hand on his chest.
"I love you, Gogar. I like this."
"You...you do? I still can't believe it doesn't bother you."
She embraced him gently.
"Mmmmmm, not at all. Wouldn't have it any other way. You're mine."
"Oh, you rally are my special pretty girl." He said hugging her in return. Suddenly Gaiganny's eye flashed and she realized the disgusting condition she was in, dripping in her and in Galina's blood.
"Gogar? You...you're not mad at me are you?"
"Mad at you? No. I've told you before, how could I be mad. I love you. I'm just glad you're ok. I...I..may have done the same to a rival male if he wanted you, or hurt you."
"AW!!! You're so sweet!!" She squealed and squeezed him harder. "You know Gogar. You are my dark angel. I would see you in my dreams after you saved me. I'm so glad I finally got you. I didn't know you...you were REAL!!"
His eye lit up as she said this. He smiled.
"And now I have you. Don't change. I like everything about you." She said.
"Oh!" He hugged her harder.
"cooooo." The two just held each other.
"Thank you my pretty girl.
Thank you.