Project Boussh: Actors and Snipers and Ewoks, Oh My!
by Alison Sky

     Alison sat at her spaceport, finishing up her copy of How to Dodge when
Faace came running in from the backroom.  "We might have a problem..." he said.
     "Did Emily steal the back-massage Wees clone again?" Alison asked.
     "No, it's worse.  Go look out the window."
     Alison stood and went to the window.  Out on the landing field, 5 X-wings
were setting down.  They all had Wraith Squadron colors.  
     "Get all the clones and hide them upstairs.  You too.  And tell Qwi to get
out here NOW!"
     Faace took off running, gathering up everyone.  The clones were running
around crazy.  Hoobbie ran over to her during it, with his new bikini in his
hand.  "Should I wear this one for the next Wedge day, or the blue on with the
sparkles?"
     Alison gave him a look, and Hoobbie went running with the other clones
upstairs.  Faace closed the door and locked it.  Alison pushed a button on her
desk and big drapes fell over the walls and the posters, leaving it look like a
normal business.  "You wanted me?" Qwi asked, meeting her in the front lobby.
     "We're about to have some visiters," Alison said quickly.  "Follow my
lead, and there are no clones upstairs.  If I tell you that you are in charge,
I really mean Faace.  Behave, and I'll give you that vacation you want.  OK?"
    Qwi nodded, and the door opened.  Face, Dia, Myn and a redhead walked into
the office, smiling.  Face and Alison embraced in a hug, then smiled.  "Been a
long time, huh?"
     "Yes it has," Face replied.  "Did those blood samples turn out ok?"
     Alison bit her lip.  She had forgetten the original reason Face had gotten
her blood samples of all the Rogues and Wraiths.  "Oh yes, except for a
questionable substance in Wes... we think it was a key to his immaturity,
everyone was good."
     Face nodded.  "Well, I'm sure you got your e-mail from Sci."
     "E-mail?"  Alison walked over to her computer.  On the screen was an
e-mail.  "You've got Face, Dia, Myn, Kirney and Kolot coming your way for your
part in Project Boussh.  Show them a good time.  -Sci."
     Alison looked up at the group of Wraiths in her gallery, and nodded.  "I
guess we're the New York team.  OK guys, take your X-wings to the back lot. 
I've got a shuttle that works in Terran space, so people won't get suspicious. 
The X-wings will be safe here.  Qwi, you're in charge.  Make sure to put on
your best Faace."
     Face nodded and turned to tell the others.  Kirney had picked up a bikini
and was examining it.  Alison blushed and went to her.  "That's where I left
those," she said.  "Thanks for finding them."
     Kirney laughed and handed them to her.  "No problem.  They actually look
like a pair I saw Hobbie buying once."

     After meeting the Wraiths out on the back lot, Alison helped guide them
into her ship that looked remarkably like a large winnebago.  Face and Dia were
already inside, looking over the controls.  Myn and Kirney came forward, and
in between them walked an Ewok.
     Alison lifted an eyebrow.  "Kettch?"
     Myn laughed.  "No.  Kolot, this is Alison Sky.  She's going to be part of
our team."
     Kolot looked Alison up and down.  "Hello.  Nice meet you."
     Alison smiled uncertainly.  "Nice to meet you too, Kolot."  A thought hit
her.  "Kolot, can I ask you a favor?"
     Kolot nodded.  "We're going to a strange world in which the only Ewoks
they have ever seen are not real.  They will give you funny looks and talk
about you.  But I think I know a way to make them stop."  
     "Terra is all human?" Kirney asked.
     "Yes," Alison replied.  "All other creatures are considered animals and
locked up.  I'm afraid of this happening to Kolot, but I don't want to leave
him behind."
     "Locked up?" Kolot asked.
     "In big cages and placed in areas called zoos.  I don't want this
happening to you, so I need you to learn a phrase.  Whenever anyone asks about
who or what you are, say the phrase 'Trick or Treat'.  Got it?"
      "Trick or Treat.  Under stand."
     Alison sighed.  "We should be ok, then.  Let's go."
     Kirney, Kolot, Myn and Alison walked into the ship and started off for the
hyperspace point leading to Terra.  Once they jumped, Alison pointed to her
laptop PC.  "You guys can go on that and do some research.  We're going to New
York City first, then if we can't find Quiara there, we'll head to Hollywood,
California."
     Face grabbed the computer first and started looking around.  "Hollywood is
the home of movie stars?  Oh, I really want to go there."
     "If we have time," Alison replied.  "I'm going to get some sleep.  Wake me
when we are about ready to come out of hypersace.  There is chocolate all over
the ship, and the TV has a Nintendo 64 attached."
     Myn walked over to the Nintendo and looked through the games.  "Rogue
Squadron?"
     Alison yawned.  "Yeah, can't win the game for anything.  Maybe you can do
better."