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beckyh2112) wrote2006-12-06 10:57 pm
beckyh2112) wrote2006-12-06 10:57 pm
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Advent #6: Shower Snake
Title: Shower Snake
Fandom: GI Joe
Characters: Cobra Commander, Destro
Rating: PG
Classification: Gen(ish)
Author's Note: After the movie, and going AU on the beginning of the DIC series.
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The Baroness had left him to his own devices, growling about Serpentor's latest demands on her time. He was alone in her residence, and he'd gone blind during the night.
Of all the times to shed his skin! He had only just become near human again; he wanted to explore and catch up on everything he had missed during his little... vacation. But no! His scales had begun to infintismally loosen, and now his eyes were clouded over and useless!
Cobra Commander leaned against the wall of the Baroness's shower, steaming hot water pounding against his scaly skin. It felt wonderful, the warmth finally easing out the snow-cold of Tibet. The steam made breathing easier, so that it no longer felt like he'd run a cheese-grater through his throat a few dozen times.
His tongue flicked out, tasting the air. There was another human in the house.
He listened as best he could, but his hearing was still not as good as it was before Golobulus dosed him with the spores. The water drumming against the tiles and his body didn't exactly help matters, either.
Dimly, he could hear someone moving around in the outer bedroom. They didn't have the Baroness's scent, and in his current state... Cobra Commander didn't want to take any unnecessary chances.
The door to the bathroom opened, and the human stepped inside. "Baroness?"
Destro. Not what he needed right now. He shifted as the man crossed the few paces to the shower stall and pulled open the door. His hood flared, and then the cold hit him.
"... Not the Baroness. Hmm." There was a slight rustle of cloth as the other man shifted forward slightly. "But what, or who-?"
He snarled in response, "Shut the door, Destro, you're letting the cold in!"
"Cobra Commander?" Destro rumbled in surprise. And then came the edge of malicious intrigue into his voice. What I couldn't do with you, it seemed to say. "Interesting..."
Cobra Commander forced himself to smile, his hood still fully flared. The cold made him feel sluggish, but the hot water warded off the worst of the effects. "Come to speak with the Baroness, have you? I'm afraid you missed her by three hours."
"Hmm." Another rustling of cloth as Destro stepped back and shut the shower door. "What is that woman planning?"
Cobra Commander didn't bother to answer, certain Destro wasn't quite stupid enough to not realize what she was up to. Instead he listened to the rustling of cloth, not quite certain of what he was hearing, but knowing he was quite helpless if Destro went for his gun.
The shower door opened once more, and he hissed reflexively. Then the other man stepped into the shower with him, and it suddenly became quite a bit warmer.
End
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Fandom: GI Joe
Characters: Cobra Commander, Destro
Rating: PG
Classification: Gen(ish)
Author's Note: After the movie, and going AU on the beginning of the DIC series.
---
The Baroness had left him to his own devices, growling about Serpentor's latest demands on her time. He was alone in her residence, and he'd gone blind during the night.
Of all the times to shed his skin! He had only just become near human again; he wanted to explore and catch up on everything he had missed during his little... vacation. But no! His scales had begun to infintismally loosen, and now his eyes were clouded over and useless!
Cobra Commander leaned against the wall of the Baroness's shower, steaming hot water pounding against his scaly skin. It felt wonderful, the warmth finally easing out the snow-cold of Tibet. The steam made breathing easier, so that it no longer felt like he'd run a cheese-grater through his throat a few dozen times.
His tongue flicked out, tasting the air. There was another human in the house.
He listened as best he could, but his hearing was still not as good as it was before Golobulus dosed him with the spores. The water drumming against the tiles and his body didn't exactly help matters, either.
Dimly, he could hear someone moving around in the outer bedroom. They didn't have the Baroness's scent, and in his current state... Cobra Commander didn't want to take any unnecessary chances.
The door to the bathroom opened, and the human stepped inside. "Baroness?"
Destro. Not what he needed right now. He shifted as the man crossed the few paces to the shower stall and pulled open the door. His hood flared, and then the cold hit him.
"... Not the Baroness. Hmm." There was a slight rustle of cloth as the other man shifted forward slightly. "But what, or who-?"
He snarled in response, "Shut the door, Destro, you're letting the cold in!"
"Cobra Commander?" Destro rumbled in surprise. And then came the edge of malicious intrigue into his voice. What I couldn't do with you, it seemed to say. "Interesting..."
Cobra Commander forced himself to smile, his hood still fully flared. The cold made him feel sluggish, but the hot water warded off the worst of the effects. "Come to speak with the Baroness, have you? I'm afraid you missed her by three hours."
"Hmm." Another rustling of cloth as Destro stepped back and shut the shower door. "What is that woman planning?"
Cobra Commander didn't bother to answer, certain Destro wasn't quite stupid enough to not realize what she was up to. Instead he listened to the rustling of cloth, not quite certain of what he was hearing, but knowing he was quite helpless if Destro went for his gun.
The shower door opened once more, and he hissed reflexively. Then the other man stepped into the shower with him, and it suddenly became quite a bit warmer.
End
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