Eh?

The Temitango VII's shuttle glided smoothly into the dock, setting down with a quiet hum. Roughly five seconds later Elexei pulled his speeder up.
"Wait for a moment," he told the twins.
"Sure," Kira said to his retreating back. Tira shook her head and rolled her eyes.
"I don't think he heard you."
"I don't think he cares."
"Really? What gave you that impression?" Tira's tone was dry. Kira laughed.
"I'm not sure. It might have been the long silence that followed my comment that tipped me off."
"Yeah, that might do it," Tira agreed. There was a short silence.
"A moment is up, and he's working on a few minutes, isn't he?"
"He's getting there, yes."
"Who's getting where?" Elexei demanded, coming towards thim, a sky-blue rabbit trailing resignedly behind him.
"You're getting late, and we're getting impatient," Kira said. "You must be Defalcon, no?"
"Yeah," Defalcon said. "I don't think I know you, though."
"I'm Kira Diamond," Kira said. "This is my sister Tira."
"How could I tell," Drefalcon said wryly. "I appreciate the lift, 'Lex."
"No problem," Elexei said. "But I'm curious ... why the Castle?"
"I'm not sure," Defalcon said thoughtfully. Noticing Elexei's odd expression, he grinned. "Honestly, 'Lex. I got a call from Coppertop - I told you about Copper, right?"
"Sort of."
"Kay. It seems she has a small problem, but the details are really vague."
"So she called you?"
"Yah. Not sure why, though."
"You'll find out," Tira said confidently. "I'm pretty sure she'll tell you."
"That's what I'm counting on," Defalcon agreed.
"Well, let's go," Elexei said. Defalcon nodded and leapt up onto the side of the speeder, balancing lightly for a moment before dropping carelessly into the seat. Elexei rolled his eyes.
"Can't you just use the door like normal people?" he complained. Defalcon grinned.
"C'mon, Lex, what's taking you so long? Bet you can't do it."
Elexei shrugged. He vaulted over the side, momentarily forgetting about the aforementioned door.
"You were saying something funny, I believe," Kira said dryly. Elexei grinned in embarrassment.
"Who, me?"
'Yeah, you," Defalcon said. "Is it just me, or is this thing not moving?"
"It's just you," Elexei muttered under his breath. "I mean, 'this thing' is obviously going. You just haven't figured it out yet."
"I heard that," Defalcon said, just as quietly.
"I didn't," Kira said innocently. "Care to repeat yourself, 'Lex?"
"No."
"Why not?"
In lieu (sp?) of an answer, Elexei fired the engines, and the speeder tore out of the spaceport. Defalcon shook his head.
"It's still not moving, Elexei."
"If I go any faster, I'll be breaking the, uh, speed limit," Elexei explained, although the speed limit sign (if there had ever been one) had been creamed years ago by some tourist, and as such no longer existed in the average Carrotan mind. Defalcon shook his head again.
"Excuses, excuses. Speed limits were used twenty years ago by dirtcrawlers, 'Lex. Come on. We'll be all day at this rate."
"Fine." Elexei pushed the throttle to full, and they shot off towards the Carrotus Castle.
"This is more like it," Defalcon said.
About eight minutes and two barely-missed trees later, the Castle appeared on the horizon. Elexei winced as they skimmed over the top of a tree, his quick reflexes allowing him to pull the speeder up in time to miss it. Defalcon shook his head sadly.
"Want me to drive?"
"You? NO," Elexei said emphatically. "You, my friend, wouldn't miss. You'd just plow through them."
"Sadly, true," Defalcon admitted. "Still, at least I'd hit it and get it over with. You can't seem to make up your mind!" He ducked as something whizzed by overhead. Elexei didn't ask what it was.
The Castle loomed ahead, uncomfortably solid. Tira gasped and braced herself as Elexei decelerated suddenly, in effect, slamming the brakes on. The speeder spun around, almost throwing Defalcon over the side. The startled rabbit barely kept his balance.
Kira was laughing madly as Elexei brought the speeder under control. When everything had stopped moving, Defalcon ventured to stand up.
"That's the last time I get a ride with you," he threatened Elexei, who looked at him innocently.
"You insisted we go faster," he protested. "It's not my fault!"
"Well, last time you drive then," he said. "What was I thinking?"
"Beats me," Kira said. "So. We're here. Now what?"
"We find Jack Flash."
"I know Jack," Elexei offered. Defalcon ignored him until it was apparent that Kira and Tira had no idea where Jack was. Finally he turned to Elexei.
"You know Jack Flash?"
"I only been saying that for the last two minutes, Defal."
"All right," Defalcon said with an air of reluctance.
Elexei grinned. "I take it you want to know where he is."
"That would be incredibly helpful. I don't suppose you could enlighten me."
"I'm considering it."
Defalcon shook his head sadly. Elexei brightened.
"Hey, Jack!"
A white rabbit was coming towards them, blaster in hand. At Elexei's greeting, he holstered the blaster, and broke into a quick lope.
"Elexei," he greeted. "Knew it was you. No one else drives like that."
"Excepting Grinder, of course," Tira said. Jack nodded ruefully.
"Except Grinder. So, you're Defalcon?"
"Yeah. You're Jack Flash, huh?"
"Yes. I take it Copper didn't tell you what was going on." He turned abruptly to Elexei. "Which reminds me, 'Lex, I'm recruiting you."
"For what?" the pale gold rabbit asked warily.
"To help find Jazz Jackrabbit."
"Oooh, suddenly it all makes sense," Defalcon said. Elexei could almost see the lightbulb turning on between the blue rabbit's ears.
"Clue us in, please," one of the twins said. Jack eyed them.
"Depends. Are you volunteering?"
"Depends," the other twin said dryly. "Are you recruiting?"
"Kay. Yesterday evening Jazz went missing ..."

Oo, long one. Sore fingers, too.