Caught

A.K.A-'My Better Than Life'

My original title was so dull, boring, unoriginal blah. I was re-doing many of my other fan fictions, so I thought I would change the title.

Disclaimer: I don't own them! No money made here!

Summary: Rimmer meets his girl, finally! But can he help her get out of the game, Better Than Life, if he is stuck there, too?

I was just watching 'Better than Life', and I wondered what happened to the rest of the mail. This story explains, and brings Rimmer love, and why his mind is so...messed up. Well, maybe not 'why'...

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Laurie looked about. She was no longer in the dull grey space port. She was in the doorframe of a golden door, beautifully carved. Another door just like it was a few feet away. In between the two doorways, there was a purple fog.

She stepped out into it. She could hardly see the surroundings around her. She stretched out her arms and waved them around. Then, her hand brushed on the doorway. She plunged through.

Suddenly, she was standing on a warm beach, bright sunlight shining down. She squinted her eyes, tears streaming down her cheeks, trying to adjust from the dark room to the bright day.

Suddenly, a hat appeared on her head, shielding her eyes from the sun. Looking out, she silently gasped as the beauty of it all soaked into her. The waves sent the taste of salt water down her throat.

This was the best beach she had ever seen. She had been working the ports for most of her life. She had never even been to a beach, but where there's ports, there's magazines. She would always pick up travelling magazines. Inside had been all kinds of beautiful beaches.

But this beach had surpassed them all by a long shot. She stepped forward and sharply inhaled. Her grey shoes had disappeared, and in it's stead, was red sandals. She slipped them off, and ran the warm sand through her newly painted toe-nails. It was perfectly balanced to be not burning, but not cold. This was paradise.

She heard a twig snap behind her, and the crunch of sand. She wiped around. Her frown became a confused smile as she saw the man standing in front of her. He had a goofy grin on his glowing face. His black, baggy pants were perfectly fitted onto him. A black tie intertwined with his neck. He was holding a red box that had a yellow halo, up to his bright red shirt. Underneath the halo, was the words 'Better Than Life' in beautifully crafted yellow & gold words.

The man started to walk toward her. He smiled a friendly smile, and said, "Mam. Welcome, To Better Than Life. You must be hungry, and there's a restr..."

Suddenly the background flickered. The wind stopped where it was, and the waves were in midair. The man's form flickered, then disappeared. She turned to the door, but it was glued shut. She was stuck!

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Don't worry if you have read this before! I won't change the actual story unless it's spelling, or I think it's really smeg. I just changed the format, what goes where, and author's notes.