The Story of Cindy

[Marvin]

Maybe Cindy actually is Annalise ... since (IIRC) annalise is the name of a sleeping powder. And Cindy does spend a lot of time sawing logs.

[Maarschalk]

LOL Marv.....Also for the ones of you who do not know Dutch, the name "Niemand" is Dutch and means Nobody. and "Koninklijke troepen" means Royal Dutch army or troops. So a sleeping powder inhaling Annalise thinks she is Cindy and that she has been kidknapped by a Dutch Nobody in a Space Craft for the Dutch Royal army!...Now I'm tottaly confused and shocked, so shocked that I forgot I was hanging from a cliff and let go!....Luckily I woke up before hitting the sharp spear shaped rocks below me!.....Now I can not go back to sleep wondering what is next and afraid I might not wake up next time when I let go of the cliff.....:P:P:P:P:P:P

[Viper]

Lmfao! :D:D

[Cindy]

Maybe Cindy actually is Annalise ... since (IIRC) annalise is the name of a sleeping powder. And Cindy does spend a lot of time sawing logs.

Hmm... interesting. If Cindy is Annalise and annalise is the name of a sleeping powder, it is just a coincidence. I didn't name any of my characters (intentionally) after a sleeping powder, but I'm going to check into that. May have to use that information later on. Please note that I did not confirm any bits and pieces of the rest of Chapter 4 or the story here... not intentionally of course.

LOL Marv.....Also for the ones of you who do not know Dutch, the name "Niemand" is Dutch and means Nobody. and "Koninklijke troepen" means Royal Dutch army or troops. So a sleeping powder inhaling Annalise thinks she is Cindy and that she has been kidknapped by a Dutch Nobody in a Space Craft for the Dutch Royal army!...Now I'm tottaly confused and shocked, so shocked that I forgot I was hanging from a cliff and let go!....Luckily I woke up before hitting the sharp spear shaped rocks below me!.....Now I can not go back to sleep wondering what is next and afraid I might not wake up next time when I let go of the cliff.....:P:P:P:P:P:P

I couldn't think of any other names that sounded good... I'm about as good with naming characters as I am at atmospheric fighting. Nobody in Dutch aka "Niemand" looked better than any of the other names I came up with... just trust me on that one.

I finally confused you by your own admission Maarschalk! Woohoo! Major breakthrough for me. :P:P:P:P:P I do hope that you haven't actually spent the last several days without sleep waiting for the ending. I really doubt you have, but if you insist on that I'll need a song that has some proof. U2U inbox is open.


Now since I am posting, I probably should post the rest of Chapter 4... we'll see... I might wait until after I finish Chapter 5 to post the ending to Chapter 4. Make you guys wait a while... but, of course, I wouldn't be so mean. Or would I? Muwhahahaha! :P:P:P:P

[Maarschalk]

LOL Marv.....Also for the ones of you who do not know Dutch, the name "Niemand" is Dutch and means Nobody. and "Koninklijke troepen" means Royal Dutch army or troops. So a sleeping powder inhaling Annalise thinks she is Cindy and that she has been kidknapped by a Dutch Nobody in a Space Craft for the Dutch Royal army!...Now I'm tottaly confused and shocked, so shocked that I forgot I was hanging from a cliff and let go!....Luckily I woke up before hitting the sharp spear shaped rocks below me!.....Now I can not go back to sleep wondering what is next and afraid I might not wake up next time when I let go of the cliff.....:P:P:P:P:P:P

I couldn't think of any other names that sounded good... I'm about as good with naming characters as I am at atmospheric fighting. Nobody in Dutch aka "Niemand" looked better than any of the other names I came up with... just trust me on that one.

I believe you on this one!......:P

I finally confused you by your own admission Maarschalk! Woohoo! Major breakthrough for me. :P:P:P:P:P I do hope that you haven't actually spent the last several days without sleep waiting for the ending. I really doubt you have, but if you insist on that I'll need a song that has some proof. U2U inbox is open.

Here is the song I have been singing to keep awake:

This is a song that never ends, yes, it goes on and on my friend!
Some people started singing it not knowing what it was and they'll continue singing it for ever just because(repeat from the beginning)

This was from a kids program called LambChops!

You can tell I was a house dad for a while till the kids where old enough for school.....:P:P:P:P:P:P:P

[Cindy]

I had a weak moment and decided to just post it. Enjoy!


[align=center]Second half of Chapter 4[/align]


Cindy woke up to someone shaking her shoulder. Opening her eyes thinking that she was going to see her Mom looking down at her, but instead she saw Niemand’s face. She tensed up waiting for him to do something to her. “Don’t worry, I won’t hurt you. Last night you finally remembered – at least a bit of what you knew before. That is all I ever wanted, well that and you to get me a pass out of here."

“Why should I help you?�

“Simple. You help me and I won’t hurt you. Don’t help me, and you’ll be sorry.�

“What do you want me to do?�

“Refuse to do any work until I am set free with my payment for kidnapping you.�

“That won’t…�

“Shut up and do as I tell you… or else.� Niemand growled at her.

Cindy just looked at him. “So are you going to do what I told you to do?� She didn’t move a muscle. “Annalise, answer me now.�

The hand started to move as Cindy said, “Yes.� To her relief it stopped moving.

“That is a good girl. Now just stay good and no one will get hurt.�

Niemand turned toward the door and Cindy sat up as the door started moving. There were two soldiers with zap guns ready if their prisoners tried anything. “Annalise, kom onmiddellijk met ons.� One of them said.

“What?� was Cindy’s response.

“Just say ‘nee’ Annalise.� Niemand looked over at Cindy.

“Ne…� Cindy’s voice trailed off as a beam of blue light hit Niemand. “What was that for?�

“Our English is perfectly fine. Don’t worry, he deserved every bit of that and more. What he told you to say, if we had only spoken Dutch, would have got you in a ton of trouble. Enough talk though, will you come with us Annalise?�

“Do I have a choice?�

“You always have a choice, but it would be easier on all of us if you came willingly.�

“May I ask what you want from me?�

“Yes, you may. We want nothing from you. The King, however, does.�

“Is that good or bad?�

“Usually good, but you never know about such things.�

“Ok, I’ll come with you willingly, I suppose.� Cindy agreed and let the soldiers lead her down many, many corridors. They came to a majestic doorway and the soldiers left her after receiving her promise not to go anywhere other than into the room.

Cindy twiddled her thumbs while waiting in front of the door. When she was tired of waiting, she got to wait some more. After what seemed like hours and hours, the doors swing open and she was asked to enter. There was someone that looked really familiar at the other side of the room.

Everyone else left Cindy and the strange man alone in the room. The man turned around and looked Cindy over. Cindy studied his face. It seemed so familiar, but she couldn’t quite place it. Smile lines at the corners of his eyes and a face that wasn’t smiling, yet had seen many a smile. She should know that face. She just knew it, but she didn’t at time same time.

“Cindy.� One word said so full of love and hope that Cindy’s eyes filled up with tears. Why couldn’t she remember? The man’s hopeful eyes turned sad and he turned away.

“Opa, I’ve missed you so much! Please don’t leave me alone again.� Cindy moved towards him. When she finished talking, he turned and looked at her with a smile on his face. Tears of happiness slid down both of their faces as they hugged each other close.

“Cindy, oh how I’ve missed you! I won’t let anyone take you away from me ever again.�

“I love you so much Opa.�

“I love you too Cindy.� He kissed her hair and then gently pushed her back so he could look at her. “You’ve grown Cindy. You’ve grown a lot since the people from Earth took you away.�

“You are just like I remember you. I hope that you haven’t changed on the inside because of everything that happened after the accident.�

“Let’s start there Cindy, we have a lot to talk about. First though, have you received any word from your network on Annalise?�

“My network?�

“Yes, your network.� Peering deep into her eyes he asked, discouraged. “You don’t remember much do you?�

“No, but I’m gaining my memories back.� Cindy smiled reassuringly and got a rewarding smile in return.

“That is good then. Let’s go talk in your rooms, ok?�

“Ok.� Hand in hand with her Opa, Cindy walked towards the beginning of discovering her old life and learning what would be her new life.

[Edited on 2-2-2012 by Cindy]

[Maarschalk]

Very cool Cindy!......I like it a lot.....Wow!......:P:P:P:P:P:P:P
Are you googleling Dutch words or using Google translation?....Again for those who do not know Dutch could use Google translator. Opa is Grandpa!

Also to clarify: Onmiddellijk komen met ons should have been "Kom onmiddellijk met ons"
Meaning: Come with us immediately

No in English can have 2 meanings while in Dutch you have 2 seperate words for each meaning that is how I can tell you used some kind of translator.
1. "No" can mean no as refusing, like in: "No" I will not do it. "Nee", ik wil dat niet doen
2. "No" can mean as not having any, like in: I have "no" idea. Ik heb "geen" idee

So instead of "geen" Niemand should have told Annalise to say "Nee"..........


[Edited on 2-2-2012 by Maarschalk]

[Cindy]

Maarschalk,

That song didn't prove to me that you stayed awake all the time waiting for my story. It wasn't annoying enough. :P:P:P I did like it though.

I'm attempting to use the Google translator... with some minor difficulties. I rearranged the words a little bit so that it sounded better when the computer said it... I'm guessing that I shouldn't have done that, but leave it to me to mess with stuff I shouldn't.

Thank you for your help. I changed the words to what you said they should be. It is really great to have people reading my story and pointing out any errors to me. This way I might get to a final draft sooner.

[Maarschalk]

Maarschalk,

That song didn't prove to me that you stayed awake all the time waiting for my story. It wasn't annoying enough. :P:P:P I did like it though.

Try telling that to my wife, if you think it is not annoying enough specialy the way I am singing it. I might have an annoying Voice, ever wonder why I do not use Teamspeak or Voice chat?....:P:P:P:P:P:P

Another proof is the amount of posts I have posted while singing the song and waiting for your story and reading and responding to all the noobs questions which have been a lot lately......I did dose of a little bit here and there, you can tell by the edits under each post because of my head hitting the keyboard here and there so I would have to edit the post after waking up again!...:P:P:P:P:P:P:P



[Edited on 2-2-2012 by Maarschalk]

I must have dosed of again!....:P

[Edited on 2-2-2012 by Maarschalk]

[Shieldwolf]

woof ..... loooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooool

( Guess you're not the only one.)

[Edited on 2-2-2012 by Shieldwolf]

[Marvin]

It is really great to have people reading my story and pointing out any errors to me. This way I might get to a final draft sooner.

Be careful what you wish for.

[Kat]

OK, hostile ship was dealt with when Cindy was unconscious, so no one knows what happened to it other than her kidnapper.

Maybe you could add Kat to your story line. Have her stay awake so we know what's happening during all those times you're unconscious.

No, Cindy isn't adding me. I told her not to even think/Do it.
So, say goodbye to those dreams of me being in Cindy's story.... and if she did... then it wouldn't be her story, it would be our story

[Maarschalk]

You do not have to be in it, you can be on it!....:P

[Kat]

On it? xD You completely lost me on that Maars.

[Maarschalk]

On it? xD You completely lost me on that Maars.

To keep her awake and make sure she does her homework and then finish the story so we can read the next chapter!....:P

[Kat]

On it? xD You completely lost me on that Maars.

To keep her awake and make sure she does her homework and then finish the story so we can read the next chapter!....:P

Ah, I get it now! :P:P:P

[Cindy]

On it? xD You completely lost me on that Maars.

To keep her awake and make sure she does her homework and then finish the story so we can read the next chapter!....:P

Ah, I get it now! :P:P:P

You guys are going to make such evil plans together, aren't you? :P:P Maarschalk, trust me, with Kat... well she don't need any more ideas to keep me on my toes. But I do get the hint... next chapter coming soon.

It is really great to have people reading my story and pointing out any errors to me. This way I might get to a final draft sooner.

Be careful what you wish for.

Si Senor. Meh be very careful. Errors though are good to be pointed out... in a nice way, of course... so that I can learn from them.

Maarschalk,

That song didn't prove to me that you stayed awake all the time waiting for my story. It wasn't annoying enough. :P:P:P I did like it though.

Try telling that to my wife, if you think it is not annoying enough specialy the way I am singing it. I might have an annoying Voice, ever wonder why I do not use Teamspeak or Voice chat?....:P:P:P:P:P:P

Another proof is the amount of posts I have posted while singing the song and waiting for your story and reading and responding to all the noobs questions which have been a lot lately......I did dose of a little bit here and there, you can tell by the edits under each post because of my head hitting the keyboard here and there so I would have to edit the post after waking up again!...:P:P:P:P:P:P:P



[Edited on 2-2-2012 by Maarschalk]

I must have dosed of again!....:P

[Edited on 2-2-2012 by Maarschalk]

Mmmhmmm... Let's see... where to start on this post?

I'll let you tell it to your wife... just don't say I said it if she gets mad. :P:P:P
Sometimes I do wonder why you don't, but I doubt it has anything to do with how annoying your voice is. I have my own top secret conclusions about that... which are not to be declassified at this time. :P:P

The story about the posts and the edits is more likely, meh thinks. Meh also thinks that you really have been doing too much of that because your posts are getting more annoying. :P:P Or have you been hanging out with InsaneKat and Cindy too much? :P:P:P

woof ..... loooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooool

( Guess you're not the only one.)

[Edited on 2-2-2012 by Shieldwolf]

Ok, this means I'd better get writing again and faster. Can't have EM falling asleep all the time... :P:P:P

[Kat]

*le Pokes Cindy back to writing.* maybe I need my Lasers... :P:P:P

[Cindy]

Notice to all readers: I've been working on this story from about 10p.m. to 11p.m. my time or 1a.m. to 5a.m., so if there are gigantic mistakes... BTW... those times are approximately when my brain starts to stop working and when it is cleaning crazy thoughts out. :P:P


Chapter Five - Part One

Once Cindy and her Opa were alone in the rooms that he said were hers, and comfortably seated, their chat began with Cindy’s many questions spoken rapidly. “Why was I on Earth? What happened to Annalise? Why did Niemand say that he was working for you? What happened after I left? When…�

“Easy Cindy, I can only answer one question at a time.� He smiled, then turned serious again. “I’ll start just after the accident. You were injured when your ship’s subsystems failed and crash-landed on the planet. I don’t know anyone else who could’ve kept that ship in the air as long as you did.

“You almost sacrificed your life to save the life of your adopted sister, Annalise, who is the actual princess of Heldere. She and you look exactly the same and had been friends since children, but as you grew older the differences became more apparent causing friction between the two of you. Annalise disappeared later in the fight, but the last thing I remember was she sending commands over the radio to our ships to pick you up and make sure you were okay.

“That war greatly affected the Heldere Empire – more bad in the effect than good. After Annalise disappeared, we tried to contact your network who could have probably helped us find Annalise, but it was like the entire network had disappeared. We never could figure out how to contact them.

“You were badly hurt and we were worried that you were going to die. Some people visited our planet from Earth. In trade for the supplies they needed for their ship, they promised to try their best to save your life and that they’d bring you back when and if you got better.

“After about a year without hearing from them, we decided to try and find out what happened to you. We put rewards out for Annalise, hoping that someone would be able to find you or the real Annalise. This ‘Niemand’ came to us claiming that he knew where Annalise was and in trade for bringing you to us, we’d allow him in our army. That is never going to happen though.�

“Why won’t you keep your end of the agreement with Niemand?�

“Niemand means nobody. That isn’t his real name and I’m pretty sure that he is running from the law.� King Zonien sighed. “There are many Niemand’s since the war.�

“So what are you going to do with him?�

“There are many possibilities in that area… but I’m glad you’re home at last. I should go so you can get refreshed before we eat.� King Zonien stood up and started to walk out the door.

“Wait.� There was no mistaking the command in Cindy’s voice. “Stop avoiding my question and answer me. What are you going to do with Niemand?�

King Zonien turned around. “You are just the same Cindy. Sometimes you should avoid looking too far into the truth. The truth will hurt a lot at times.�

“This is one time that I’m asking for the pain then. Please answer my question.� Cindy’s look begged her Opa to tell her, but he just turned away.

King Zonien walked to the door, went through it, and started to shut it. One look at Cindy told him how much she wanted to know the truth. “I will guarantee that he will have a fair trial. It will be up to his past to decide his fate.� He then shut the door.

Cindy lay down on the bed so she could look up at the ceiling. ‘I have to believe Opa.’ One voice in her head said, but another voice said, ‘Don’t trust anyone. Find the truth for yourself.’ “Oh, just be quiet and leave me alone.� She had barely finished talking to herself when two guards rushed in.

“Princess Annalise, are you ok?� One of the guards asked, while the other guard proceeded to search her room.

“Yes, I was just fine until I got my room invaded by you two.� Cindy glared at them.

“We heard you talking to someone and thought you might be in danger.�

“I was talking to myself. So now I endanger myself by talking to myself?�

“Our apologies Princess Annalise, we just need to make sure you stay safe.� The other guard had finished searching her room. “We’ll be going now if it is ok with you.�

“It was ok with me to not have you in here before you came in here, but I guess you do need to do your job.�

“Yes, we do Princess. We’ll see you later.� The guards turned and started to leave her room.

“Hey, wait a minute. I’m not Princess Annalise. Not now, and not ever. My name is Cindy.�

“Do you know what you’re saying? Princess Annalise, if you aren’t telling the exact truth here, you will regret it. Are you telling the truth about not being Princess Annalise?� The guards were starting to come back towards Cindy.

“Ummm… what do you mean I’ll regret it?�

“She isn’t the Princess.� The guard who hadn’t said anything before said.

“There is one way to find out for sure.� His companion replied. To Cindy he said, “Whatever and whoever you are, please show us your right arm.�

“Why?�

“Because it will answer a lot of questions if you cooperate.�

“Fine, I’ll cooperate with you.� Cindy started to roll up her right sleeve, but then thought of a better plan of action. “What is that?� She asked while pointing behind them at something. As the guards turned to look at what she pointed at, she took off towards the door.

Cindy dodged around the corner post of the door as some of those awful blue beams hit the doorframe just a little ways behind her. ‘OK… here is not the best place to gather my thoughts.’ She thought to herself and then she ran down a few halls, trying to find where her Opa would be.

Cindy came to a quick stop when she saw Opa and another person talking. She hid and listened in to their conversation. “Worry not my friend, the child believes that I’m her Opa. The plan is foolproof. No one will be able to take the kingdom of Hildere away from me now. Cindy, as she calls herself, will soon be dead along with the people who might’ve been in her silly little network.�

“I worry because it is you who is in charge. Your foolproof plans have failed before. I don’t know why the council put you in King Zonien’s place. If the child is correct in her claim about being Cindy, you’d better keep a close watch on her. Cindy was the only one who could’ve defeated us in the war. As for her network, it wasn’t silly or little. It was huge, she knew what was going on everywhere which gave her an advantage.�

“Well it is time for you to go back to your position. We’ll talk later my friend.�

Cindy turned around to leave and ran into another member of the royal guard. “Hi?� She asked.

“Yep, hi, let’s go.�

“But I don’t want to go that way. I like this direction better.� The guard sighed and pulled out a zap gun. “Ohh… ok, that way looks like a good direction.� Cindy proceeded around the corner and towards who was supposed to have been her Opa, but now she could see the differences.

“What is she doing here?� The imposter asked with exasperation in his voice.

“I think that the real question is what are you doing here? And what happened to Opa?� Cindy was remembering more and more about things that had happened earlier in her life, like faces, names, things done, and places.

“That is none of your business Cindy. What is your business is what happened to your network. Tell me how to get in.�

“Don’t tell me what is or isn’t my business. What happened to Opa is my business. What you are doing here is now my business because I’m here right now. And one last thing, my network is something that I’d never betray to the likes of you.� Cindy glared at him.

“The likes of me, eh? What is wrong with me?�

“You really don’t want me to tell you that.�

“Fine be that way. Though I will tell you this, I’ll enjoy watching you die like your precious Opa.�

“You killed my Opa?!?� Cindy screamed a cry of rage and pain. She sprang at him, wanting to hurt him so badly. She heard a dinging sound from behind her, felt the slight shock, and sank into unconsciousness. The last thing she remembered doing was searing the man’s picture into her brain.

[Kat]

owow, dat "imposter" needs some meds.. xD
Cindy prolly knows wut meds he needs ;P liek... zapped!

[Maarschalk]

Very Good one Cindy!......Geeeeeez, there I go hanging off a cliff again!.......:P

And Kat, liek = leak and zapping a leak is not a good Idea specialy if it is a fuel leak!.......:P:P:P:P:P

[Kat]

Wut? xD for me, Liek = Like. xD
Zap Dat Feul leak!!!!! ... Oh... I need to make one first. Mind If I use your ship? -shoots feul line-

[Maarschalk]

Wut? xD for me, Liek = Like. xD
Zap Dat Feul leak!!!!! ... Oh... I need to make one first. Mind If I use your ship? -shoots feul line-

Cindy already deed dat last night, while I was doing some trade runs in Agate! Zapping my fuel thank dat is!....:P:P:P:P:P

[Kat]

Maars, I be going to fix mah PC so I can drill holes I hope everyone's ship has escape pods... if not, better get em! :P:P:P

[Marvin]

She heard a dinging sound from behind her, felt the slight shock, and sank into unconsciousness. The last thing she remembered doing was searing the man’s picture into her brain.

Of course she did. Of course it was.