From: "Ellie *Peachyra*" <Peachyra@h...>

Date: Wed Nov 14, 2001 1:58 pm

Subject: first fic for here

Hey everyone! I finally did it! I wrote a short fic for the list. This is

only the second time I've written a fic, and the first that I've actually

finished one. I hope you all like it, it's a bit different then what you

usually like. Two things to note: I also wrote this as a late birthday

present to my old college housemate/beta reader. So, she's the one who's

guest staring in it, and it will probably be a one time apperence. Second,

I had origionally planned on just writting this for the few FF's as I'm not

sure how interested anyone else was in it. But Spark and Chanur insisted

that I send it to the list, so here goes. Hope you enjoy, and I definatly

want to hear your honest opinions of it.

Peachy

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In the middle of a nameless forest, on a cool fall afternoon, on top of a

large, flat hill, Peachyra seemed to just appear. Her arms were filled with

some small, red tinted plants. The lush foliage of the forest seemed to

look right at her, every step she took, with even a few vines following her.

Peachy moved around the perimeter of her new territory, planting the

strange red plants every few feet. "In a few days, it will be safe for the

others to come into the area," she thought to herself. "I just wish they

hadn�t been such babies about getting their blood taken."

Covering the last plant, Peachyra stood up and walked back to the hill,

brushing the dirt off her hands. When she reached the entrance she was meet

by a trio of large, menacing looking plants. In fact, they were the same

ones that she had accidentally set on Spark a few weeks before, not

realizing they had a taste for blood. The plants parted obediently at her

presence, but would not be so nice to someone she hadn�t keyed into the area

with her Blood Plants.

She descended into the earth, via a small lift, and then continued downward

on a spiral staircase into a well lit hallway. She walked into the dinning

room to find a tall fox anthropomorphous bopping along to the music from her

headphones while she put the finishing touches to the wall�s decorations.

Peachy walked over to her and tapped the fox on the shoulder. The dark red

fox towered above the avatar, even though they were actually close in

height. Her neon green platform boots added a good 5 inches to her height

while matching her incredibly short neon green micro skirt. Rei from Neo

Genesis Evangalion stared back from the fox�s chest. "Wonder how she

squeezes into that baby-tee?" Peachy thought to herself.

"Oy vey! I never thought I was going to finish this monstrosity of a place,

Peachy!" the fox exclaimed as she took off her headphones.

"Music from The King and I, Naraku? That really doesn�t fit, does it?"

Naraku shrugged her shoulders. "An ex got me hooked on the old musical. He

liked Yul just a little too much."

The avatar just shook her head and rolled her eyes at the fox. "Let�s go

look over the rest of the place and make sure we�ve taken care of

everything."

The duo checked over the dinning room first, making sure all the lights

worked, and then walked into the kitchen via the adjoining door. The

kitchen was fully stocked with a wide variety of appliances, from a huge gas

stove and oven, to the massive refrigerator/freezer. There were enough

smaller appliances to make a professional chef think he was in heaven. And

the dishwasher would make even the laziest get their chores done quickly.

"I believe this will be more then sufficient for the group." Commented the

avatar. "I�ve set up a large storage areas down in the lowest level for

extra foodstuffs. More freezers too, for Chanur�s kills."

The friends move on to the hallway, and into a huge room that took up almost

half of the ring of the first floor. The living/play room was huge, and

filled with tons of toys, with room for more. A big screen TV sat in one

corner, surrounded by comfy looking chairs and couches. A multitude of

movies and video games were placed in shelves by the entertainment system.

The rest of the room was filled with a pool table, foozeball table, some

smaller televisions and a killer sound system. There was also, in one

corner, a very large bar that was fully stocked. The wood paneled walls

stood bare, so that the whole team could be involved in decorating it with

pictures and posters of their choosing.

"You don�t think you over did it on the entertainment division, do you?"

quipped the fox.

"Naaaa, I don�t think so." Mused Peachy. "These guys will use the room

pretty often I think. Not everyone�s gonna be out hunting or fighting all

the time. Besides, we�d all get bored to death without this stuff and the

library. Now, if only I could get some of the members to be a bit more

literate."

The anthro just shook her head at that. "And waste all those lovely books!

You must let me come visit now and then to peruse your selections."

Peachy just smiled and nodded her reply, "Of course."

The next room over was a small gym that filled with the standard array of

bodybuilding equipment. After that there was a bathroom had doors so that

you could enter both through the gym and the hallway beyond. But the pair

didn�t move toward that direction. Instead they headed for the door leading

to the courtyard in the middle of the compound. The large area was sunny,

and shaded by a tree that was already showing above the walls. A large

platform could be just made out near the top of the tree. It was held in

place by the branches of the tree, and some vines twisting about it, making

a lip all around the edge.

"It�s still got a while to grow, but I have to take my time with it." Stated

the avatar, when she noticed the fox�s interest. "Speed growing a tree like

that can take a lot of energy. Not to mention the challenge of making all

the roots grow between the walls and floors of the lower levels."

"Why bother?" Naraku asked. "It will grow on it�s own."

"Oh, sure I could leave it to grow on it�s own, but I want everything to be

set as soon as possible, and we it would look funny just having a little bit

of tree on top of a hill." Replied Peachyra. "Besides, it�s for Chanur,

it�s what he wants."

The fox just gave her a knowing look and moved on to inspect the garden.

There were a number of benches, chairs, and hammocks within the pleasure

garden. The rest of the courtyard was taken up by open grounds for training

and so that Zhyan, the flying member of the FF�s, could land safely.

Peachyra started toward the door at the other end of the courtyard. "Well,

this is looking great. Let�s head down to the lower levels to check them

over."

The fox followed in her wake as they both jogged across the compound and

through the door.

The duo was just about to descend the staircase when there was a yell from

the courtyard.

"That sounds like Zhyan!" exclaimed the avatar.

Peachyra and Naraku both ran back outside to the site of a large number of

vines, and well as some tree branches attacking the dark archangel. With a

wave of Peachy�s hand, the tree branches stopped beating on Zy and the vines

let him go. Not being prepared for the sudden stop of the attack, the

archangel was freefalling and before he could right himself, landed face

first on the hard training ground with a very audible thud.

Stretching his leathery wings, Zy got up and growled at the avatar. "What

in hell was that all about?!"

"I told you not to come for a few more days. I haven�t had the time to get

all the defenses keyed into everyone yet. Besides, I want the fort to stay

a surprise for everyone until it�s all ready. So go catch some more pixies,

or bother Kam, or something. Just go!" Peachyra yelled as she made a lower

tree branch smack the archangel on the butt, sending him a few feet into the

air.

"But can�t I just have a quick look around, since I�m already here?" Zy

pleaded.

"No, you can�t. No one is getting a free preview, and if you don�t get

going, I�m going to send the vines after you again." Peachyra tapped her

foot as she awaited Zhyan�s answer. A few vines seemed to wave at him.

"Fine! Have it your way." The archangel huffed and flew off.

Naraku finally burst into laughter, as a few tears rolled down her snout

from holding it in so long. "Where do you find these people, Peach?" She

blurted out.

"Oh, they tend to just drop in, usually unannounced. I think I must be a

magnet of some kind." Replied the Avatar.

Both women broke into laughter again as they headed back indoors. They

finally got control of themselves once they got back inside. Naraku stopped

at a small door just off from the stairs.

"What�s this for Peach?" Asked the fox. "I don�t remember doing anything

inside of here."

"Oh, that�s just the "Pixie Cleaning Supplies" closet, there is one on the

next floor as well." Replied the Avatar. "Something Zhyan told me to set up

since we�ll be having a number of pixie slaves around to do the housework,

feed the plants and such. I�m just wondering if it�s going to be supplies

for the pixies to use during clean up, or if it is supplies to clean up

after the pixies. They do make quite a bit of dust."

The anthro just rolled her eyes and shook her head. "This is just too

weird, Peach. Let�s head down to the next floor."

The second floor was comprised completely of bedrooms and bathrooms. There

were three full bathrooms scattered about the perimeter of the floor. All

with large Jacuzzi baths, a separate shower stall, two sinks, toilet, and

large closets for towels and supplies.

There were 7 bedrooms around the walls as well. Each one decorated in a

different color scheme. From dark, broody colors, to bright cheerful ones,

to a few light and airy colored rooms. There should be something for

anyone�s taste in the circle. While each room was outfitted with a bed,

desk, some plants, lights and comfortable chair, they were still very bare.

"I thought I�d leave most of the decorating to the people who�ll occupy the

rooms. Then, any rooms that are left I can add a few things later, and use

for guest rooms." Peachy explained

"What�s with all the plants on this floor, Peach?" Asked the fox. "I saw

them all over the halls, bathrooms and bedrooms down here, but not any on

the first floor."

"Well, I haven�t gotten in all the plants yet that I wanted, but I needed to

get them down on the lower levels as soon as possible." Explained the

avatar. "These plants produce an abnormally large amount of oxygen and need

very little light. This way, we don�t need a regular ventilation system."

Naraku just shook her head as the two went over to the first main bedroom.

"I�ve set up the main rooms in the theme of the four elements, with Earth

toward the North, Air toward the South, and Fire and Water to the West and

East, respectfully. This setup will help with any magics that need to be

performed here, as well as some of the defenses we plan to set up. That is

why I needed to do the decorating of these on my own. We�ll start with the

Earth room." The avatar stated as she opened the first door of the four

central rooms.

To say that Naraku was taken aback by the starkness of the room would be an

understatement. While all the rooms were very basic, lacking much of any

decorations, they all had some basic furniture and a rug. The Earth room

lacked even that. The walls were a cream color with a few Earth symbols

written on them in dark browns and forest greens. The floor was tiled in

the same shades of brown and green with only a few small throw rugs on the

floor. In one corner there was a simple sleeping pallet piled with some

animal furs and in another corner were some larger plants.

"Why so plain in here, Peachy?" Inquired the fox.

"Well," began the avatar, "this is going to be Chanur�s room, and he

requested it this way. Hell, he didn�t even want any rugs at all, but I

figured if I gave them to him, he wouldn�t refuse. Of course, that remains

to be seen. He�s a bit of a loner, and an oddball. But if starkness is

what makes him happy, so be it. Hopefully we�ll be able to house train him

quickly. I�m not even sure if he knows what a bathroom is for yet. I

suppose since we�ve got tile in here, we could always put a litter box in a

corner and he should be able to take care of that himself."

Naraku ran over to one bare corner and announced laughingly, "Oh, right here

would be the perfect spot! I think you should just put a box in here now,

and then you�ll be all ready for him. You never can be too prepared, you

know!" The anthro leaned against the wall as she laughed.

When Peachy finally stopped laughing she swung the door almost closed to

show Naraku the inside of it. "Check out this lock he insisted on." Peachy

said as she pointed to a large iron deadbolt. "This thing is huge! And he

insisted on ironwood for the door too. So, I guess this makes up, expense

wise, for the rest of the room."

The two walked out the door and down the hall to the next room as the avatar

continued. "He�s pretty big on his privacy. I just hope that we never have

to try and break down that door for any reason, because I don�t see it

happening."

Peachyra opened up the next door to a very bright room. The fire room had

walls of cream as well, with symbols painted on them in reds and oranges and

golds. The whole room was a repeat of those colors as well as some rusts on

the wall hangings, carpets and bed coverings. Besides the usual furnishings

and plants that most of the other rooms boasted of, there was a small alter

in one corner of this room.

"Just what is that supposed to be for?" Naraku asked while pointing over to

the stone fixture.

"Well, I�m not quite sure myself, other then Sparky wants it for something

to do with her religious practices. She�s got another, larger one down in

the cellar area, but she wanted a smaller version in her room as well. What

can I say, I�m here to please." Concluded the Avatar.

"You certainly have aligned yourself with some very interesting characters,

Peachy." The fox quipped.

The other two central rooms were similarly equipped with the same

cream-colored walls with the elemental symbols painted on them. The air

room was accented with an array of pastels while the water room was full of

blues and teals. Other then the change of colors, these rooms had no

special features and both were equipped with the standard furniture and

plants.

The pair headed down to the 3rd level. This was the business floor. The

first rooms the duo came to were four offices. Each one was set up with a

large desk, some filing cabinets, and a few chairs. The now standard, but

still lush plant life was sitting in the corner of each room. Only one of

the offices had a computer set up in it, and some paperwork lying about.

"I had to get my own office going quickly since I had to take over the

catnip trade when Ayanna took medical leave." Peachy explained. "The

business has been booming since I�ve been playing with the strength of

plants. In general, things are going quite well, business wise." The

avatar concluded.

Next the two friends checked over the libraries. Row upon row of books

covered the walls of two large rooms on the third floor, taking up most of

the outer ring of space.

"Oooo, I could live in here for the rest of my life and die a happy fox,

Peachy!" Naraku pronounced. "Why did you split it up into two rooms?"

"Well, I had to make it into two rooms to help support the rooms above this.

It also helps having some shelving that goes all the way to the ceiling as

well." Peachy explained. "So we�ve split them up into two general

categories. This room here houses all the texts that have to do with

anything to do with mythology, religion, or things of a spiritual or

ethereal nature. The other library holds all the scientific things, both

from the real world, and the T-cat universe. We all know how messed up

science is with the Thundercats. That room also has a large tactical

section."

The final room on the floor was a large circular room in the very center. A

huge, round table dominated the conference room. It was painted so that it

looked quartered by the same four elements in the rooms right above the

table. This was to help reinforce the potency of the symbols made in the

rooms above. The table was surrounded by a dozen chairs, with more chairs

set around the wall.

Peachy sighed. "I know it�s more then we need right now, but you never know

when we might need them. Besides, I�m hoping this group will grow."

The two headed back up the stairs to the first level as the avatar

continued. "I think I�ve built this whole place in hopes that we�ll expand.

If nothing else, we�ll have lots of room to throw great parties."

The fox laughed at that. "I am sure that you�ve done a great job, and

you�re team will grow. The place looks wonderful, I�m sure you�ll entice a

few just by nice living arrangements. And yes, this is defiantly a great

place to throw a big party."

"Well, that�s it, other then the storage rooms and temple down in the fourth

floor. Thank you so much for helping me out, Naraku. I�d be still working

my butt off right now, if you hadn�t come in."

The two headed up the lift to the outside, so that the anthro could head

back to Mundania.

"Oh, it was really no problem at all, Peachy. I needed a little time away

from med school anyhow. Don�t you doubt I�ll be back to come play here now

and then. If I ever find the time that is."

The avatar was about to reply when they both heard a half strangled growl

coming from behind a tree that was right in their path. They both ran over

to find another nosy, male FF trapped in Peachy�s vines.

"When are you guys going to learn to listen to me, Nakur Na Chanur?" Peachy

said while tapping her foot.

"Mhrmmm hrmf hmmm mmm" replied the trussed up Hani.

With a roll of her eyes, Peachy made the vines uncover Chanur�s mouth.

"I just wanted a little peak." He said pitifully.

"Well, you got yourself in this mess, and I don�t have time to get you out

right now. I have to make sure Naraku gets back to Mundania safe and sound

and a few other things after that. I�ll be back in a few hours. You�ll

just have to wait till I get back."

And with that, the girls started to walk off while trying hard to hold in

their laughter. When they heard Chanur start to whimper, Peachy turned back

around and waved her hand at the vines once more. All of the sudden two

large and strange fruits were lowered in front of Chanur�s face as another

vine slipped a "No Trespassing" sign around his neck.

"That should hold you." Peachy blurted out as both girls turned and ran as

fast as they could while still laughing their heads off.

Chanur struggled fiercely against the vines for a few minutes, but when he

realized it was useless, he started to yell.

"YOU TWO GET BACK HERE RIGHT NOW! LET ME DOWN FROM HERE! PLEASE! CAN�T

ANYONE HELP ME! YOU KNOW THAT I HATE FRUIT!!!! PEACHY!!!!!"