“The sun comes out and everybody's bored!” River had finally finished her song. Simon, Mal, and Eis were close to crying. Not only was it almost 14 minutes long, but somehow River had managed to get the doors to lock for a long period of time. They were trapped in the infirmary with a bored nut, and they were peddling a 10 year old bicycle on the thin line of sanity.

“Can you let me breath now?” River asked, looking hopefully at the key that now could unlock the newly adjusted bindings. Simon rested a hand on his forehead. Let River go, face another song, let River go, face another song... Oh hell.

“Fine,” Simon sighed. He picked up the key and slipped it into the shiny lock that River was staring at with big eyes.

“Just don’t do anything-” River leapt out of the bed, tackled the Eis, and ran out of the infirmary.

“... physical.” Simon turned his attention to the boy, who was now on his back panting. “Air...” he gasped, wheezing slightly.

***

He could do it now. He had meditated enough, he had gone over it in his mind, he could do it.

“I am sure you are wondering why I have called you here tonight,” Eis spoke to the whole crew. In front of him lay a large box. “I have good news, and I have bad news. Well, I kinda have two good news's, but one ties in with the bad news, so I guess it’s only mediocre news... Anyway, first, the good good news. I have, for all of you, a fresh load of...” Eis opened up the lid revealing a pile of sweets as big as... the box.

“Teh ya! Where did you get this?” Mal asked, eyes widened at the mount of sugar in front of him. Eis shifted his balance. “Long story,” was all he said.

*Meanwhile, on the last planet they were on*

“Oh Honey! I have a present for you!” The young man smiled when he saw his wife come down. She looked at the large box he had laid at the bottom of the stairs. She smiled widely at her husband, and then opened it up.

“Pink sand?” she said instantly, very confused

*Well... wasn;t that interesting*

After the crew finished climbing over each