(UTOverse belongs to Hetzer) PART 10 IS HERE! I'm so sorry for how long this one took folks! Life has been crazy with inspiration coming in bursts. But I finally finished this chapter at long last. Feel like it's not my best but I'll wait and see...
Enjoy, Fav and Watch for more of this stuff! Comments always welcome! Enjoy! This is right before that 'Fireworks' report came out timeline wise, so this is about to get pretty funny.

---

UTO - Back to Basics - Part 10

Jackson walked on towards his friend still staring at his new mech like a kid. He laughed knowing how much Eric loved sci-fi after all how bored one could be when reality wasn't as vast or seemingly normal once he'd get used to it.
"Man this thing looks way cooler then any movie could pull off!" Eric jumpy with exictment.

"Your like a kid on christmas again!" Jackson has enjoying seeing his old friend happy after all of his own stupid stunts of the recent week. "Now don't be in a rush! You still have to learn how to pilot the damn thing after all." Jackson also didn't wanted his giddy friend to hurt himself or anything stupid. Soon enough Jackson ran Eric through the basics of control and movement as they made their way to the showers.

"Everyone in formation!" A very annorried Ralai shouted getting the soldiers to line up as drilled since their arrivals. Jackson was late with Eric but the extra training would do them both good. Some of the young soldiers were surpised humans even in mechsuits could be given the same punishment, to them they must've done something pretty bad.

The graying Ralai looked over his holopad huffing over the two names ordering them to line up along with the others. Eric and Jackson hastily got in line between a Asishi and another Ralai. Rumors flew as the humans stood ready. Every soldier there knew the humans couldn't hear their whispers but still stayed alert. The two men could see the others lips moving so something was making the rounds. Gossip ran fast when life was dull and military life was no exemption it seemed too. The graying Ralai looked other each one of them as those talking had quieted and stood straight with courage even if this was punishment.

"Today you lot shall clean the women's showers..." He was cut off by the men laughing or whisling. He contiuned on knowing how exictable these misfits could get and the trendsetters after helding such detail work before for years. "You all get to scrub it shining clean, in other words spotless!" The Ralai looked around see everyone there slump deep into heavy cold realitly that awaited them, all except the too encased in metal. The new humans.

"Now grab a mop and bucket, You'll finish when I saw so." Each soldier moved in line grabbing a mop and bucket headed towards the women's showers. A small group started to form that quickly surrounded Eric and Jackson. Both men hated crowds leading to a heavy tensiness to become present. A few little familair to them but only really by fur or speices it seemed. The group around the two humans seemed to be a mix of Asishi, Falashai Lupri and a few Ralai. Only one seemed to really have any courage to chat to the humans surprisingly.

A Asishi, some closely resemabling a hyena to the humans spoke up for the group surrounding them. "So, Me and some of my friends here a curious about the rumors flying about and..." The Asishi started yet he was very surpised of what the human said next.

"We may not hear you but we're not blind either. Whatever rumors you've heard are nothing more then rumors pal." Jackson didn't care for stupid people, alien or not he always cutted straight to the chase. Eric was more wondering what kind of rumors might be spreading but Jackson had to butt ahead ending whatever chance it seemed.

"It's nothing bad, just curiosity." The Asishi seemed more determined for answers now. They were nearing the showers quicklly about to start the ruling task before themselves. Eric decided to speak his mind, "What are some of these rumors?" Eric wanted to see what their new allies thought of them. The Asishi was happy to what Eric could figure as he told them about a few of the rumors. These weren't medical or even cultural questions, more of what landed in such a punishment. "We heard you guys stole the Officer's underwear and flew it up the flag pole." The two laughted at that one.

"Look, we started fight amongst ourselves at a party." Eric clearified the mess quickly even if such rumors were funny. "I punched him and he punched me back, no big deal." Jackson shrugged knowing he was to blame. The Asishi now more puzzled looked at the two deep in confusion. "Then how haven't you fought eachother right now if you two started a fight?"
"We've been friends for a long time is how." Jackson said as everyone got back into line while the leading Ralai unlocked the showers for them. Everyone filed in fast getting the cleaning supplies ready to start. The Ralai went back outside shuting the door leaving them to clean.

A few of the soldiers start to mass in groups even with their small numbers, the two left were the ones in mechsuits. Eric and Jackson choose a spot to start with cleaning the dirt and grime. "Worse ways to waste a week huh." Eric joked as Jackson just gave him a glance not caring focusing on their task. "Could've said it better!" A Falashi recruit laughed, she at least seemed to be full of energy seeing she wasn't breaking a sweat so far. Everyone seemed to lighten up and chatting began. Eric overheard many things down to normal mundane to crazy pranks, he was is discipline after all.

"So what did you guys fight about to get stuck in here?" The Asishi asked Eric noticing he was paying attention to their talking. Eric took a second to think as Jackson kept focusing on the cleaning. "He tried to uh... well take my girl if you get what I mean." As he said that Jackson was very ready to throw the bucket of dirty water over his metal covered head. The groups reactions were more seemingly confused or annoyance in understanding. Eric felt like something more needed to be said.
"Like my 'mate' or wife as terminology goes." He was thankful for the mech covering his embarrassed face. The group seemed to realize what that meant with many understanding faces nodding. "Geez, way to treat a friend and even after you humans went through that invasion of all things is really cruel man." The Asishi aimed at Jackson whom was still cleaning over being social.

"We're friends and after all it could've ended worse off then a few punches." Eric didn't want to piss off his friend again after making up. "Believe me, I've seen some fights get real bad." Eric didn't dought him. "What's you're names anyhow?" The two chuckled.

"I'm Eric and my friend is Jackson." Eric saw Jackson shug not caring still. Then the Asishi spoke up. "I'm Heyd, pleasure to meet you too." Everybody seemed be silently listen or blantenly staring at the too humans and Eric noticed being very nervous.

"Pleasures all my Heyd. So you guys are the misfits of the base?" He nervously laughted and it seemed many too notice of his nervousness. Eric was praticaly beat red under his mechsuit and uniform. A few laughted too at being called misfits with smiles around Eric eased a little. "We're not exactly 'misfits' but more Rebels for fun. The grand concept of 'pranks' as you human call them are amazingly fun." Jackson turned looking at Heyd for a few seconds study his face. "Ever lit a firecracker in a toilet?" Then both humans were smiling remembering their lost high school days.

"No. I haven't heard of a 'Firecracker' before either. What it it?" Heyd the Asishi and his band of pranksters would soon learn about the greatest weapon to a prankster's arresinal...