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A LION’S MOUTH (01) Part (02)

Sunday, May 15, 2011

Serenity encounters unexpected company.

CATEGORY: FICTION    TIMES READ: 4900    RATING: 9.0 (PG13)    SERIES: FIREFLY

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(01) A LION’S MOUTH

Part (02)

Follows the SERENITY MOVIE. Precedes .

Serenity encounters unexpected company.

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Everything was sleek and shiny on the bridge of the stealth ship. The flight desk blinked with an array of the most modern equipment, a single flat surface that shifted to display different controls and dials as needed, as well as their human interfaces. Right now the central display showed a schematic view of a Firefly class transport, rotating wildly in and out of a set of cross-hairs. Blue-gloved hands glided over the control panel, unable to ignore the red-lettered message blinking at the bottom of the display: “Unable to lock target.”

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It would have taken a very acute observer to notice the stealth ship. It did not reflect visible light. It did not reflect most wavelengths of the electromagnetic spectrum. Its shape was a stream-lined V, reminiscent of some fighter jets from Earth-that-was. From some angles its profile was nearly flat, and that made it extremely difficult to spot the only visual clue of its presence—the fact that its invisible form eclipsed the points of light in the background.

As Serenity backed and veered and swerved and rolled its way through the rubble of the Lion’s Mouth Asteroid Zone, it zoomed around a small moon, known as Simba, that had never been terraformed. An Alliance patrol boat, flying by Simba on a routine check of the Leo sector, spotted Serenity, apparently out for a joyride. Clearly the pilot of that Firefly transport was crazy, or at least flying under the influence, so the patrol boat pulled out of its orbit and joined chase. The stealth ship, undetected by the Alliance patrol, nearly ran over the patrol boat and initiated a hard avoidance maneuver to prevent a co

Comments
Sunday, 15 May 2011 03:23
Alright, looks like there are still some formatting bugs to work out. But I got the really long mouse-over translation to work! Sorry about the entire second half turning up in italics. Oh well. I'll get used to the formatting stuff one of these days.
Sunday, 15 May 2011 04:31
Ooh, I like using the patrol boat to scare off the other ship.

I also find myself wondering what the other ship must think as they saw them in evasive maneuvers even BEFORE they started chase.

It makes me think of police officers in speed traps, or looking for drunk driver/pilots. Amusing, but on second thought, also understandable in a way.
Sunday, 15 May 2011 15:57
Hmm wondering if the twist at the end is what I think it is.
Sunday, 15 May 2011 19:38
I think I'm thinking what Nutluck is at the end there. Really enjoyed this outing just hope that stealth ship doesn't move in and claim Serenity's crew. With luck they won't want to reveal their presence - yet. Great chapter! Ali D :~)
"You can't take the sky from me!"
Monday, 16 May 2011 02:43
Alright, I fixed the bit with the italics. Hopefully that makes it easier to read.

Thanks for the comments. I'll post the next in a few more days.
Monday, 16 May 2011 02:53
Hmmm...I think I'm thinking what Nutluck and AMDOBELL are thikning. Though you gotta wonder about just how such a thing came about, though it's not impossible.

;D

In any case, ebfiddler, a fantastic chapter and I can't wait to see where things go next as the crew gets interviewed!
Wednesday, 25 May 2011 01:46
So, nutluck, amdobell, and BEB, what were you thinking about the twist at the end? Now I'm wondering if it panned out the way you were thinking, or if I twisted it a different direction. PM me if you like...I'd be curious, and maybe I can work it in to the later storyline! :-)

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