The S.S. SereniTree's Homecoming
POSTED BY: thatweirdgirl
UPDATED: Wednesday, June 1, 2005 23:44
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* TheRealMe turns to his companions on the Bridge: *
Ebo, Static, here is what I know:
I landed us here at the original Clubhouse for our one-year anniversary. Very soon afterward, we started getting attacked from above. Explosions occurred around us. Something in orbit (or high flight) is tossing bombs (or maybe energy blasts or large hunks of mass) at us. Emma, here, is one of our newer arrivals. It’s her spherical ship that is docked at the main airlock, as it’s too big to fit in our hanger. She was about to tell us about the War that is occurring, a War that started after we departed Earth-that-still-is.
The Sereni-tree is prepared to depart and fight, if need be. We really ought to get moving, before our enemies’ ranging shots finally connect with the ship and blow us to bits.
TheGreyJedi has been recovered, though he is unconscious in the Infirmary and it seems that his mecha has been destroyed. Jet is in Main Engineering, ready to respond to our needs. Oh, thanks, Jet!
By now, everyone is aboard except…
* TheRealMe checks his com-link display. *
Everyone except ThatWeirdGirl and Cozen. Blast! They just disembarked. They’re over there in the old Clubhouse!
* TheRealMe hops into one of the three (non-pilot) control stations on the Bridge, and starts tapping on the control surface. Then he speaks:*
ThatWeirdGirl! Cozen! Please return to the ship! We need to get moving…
* A pair of metal and plastic gauntlets descend from the ceiling. TheRealMe fits his hands into them to activate the Sereni-Tree’s grappler arms. TheRealMe moves one hand and wiggles his fingers. In response, from one side of the Sereni-Tree, a huge mechanical arm swings out, wiggles its fingers, then reaches for the Clubhouse, palm upward. *
ThatWeirdGirl! Cozen! I can pick you up and put you in the cargo bay!
The Real Me, First Officer of the Sereni-Tree
(The Real Me cannot currently receive messages from this site; he is not ignoring you. But he CAN receive e-mail at realme@pcibroadband.net.)
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*Enters the med bay since MG is taking a break. SimonWho is busy doing lab tests or something. Needleseye slowly walks over to the table where Grey lies, silent and battle weary. Greatful that TWG's plan worked, wondering though if it was for naught.
She stands there, then thinks~ Thats sorta creepifying, I really shouldn't be hovering.Moves over to a seat nearby she begins to sing quietly...*
Non nobis, Domine, Domine,
Non nobis, Domine,
sed nomini, sed nomini, tuo da gloriam.
*white roses bloom from her palms and she begins to weave them together into a chain*
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*Emma goes to the bridge, annoyed she can't stop singing the oompa loompa song but pleased that Rat has accepted her excellent and extremely fair and totally non-exploitative terms for business. She will buy him a nice ear-stroking as soon as she can*
You mean, we're at war. Now I am not entirely sure that is a good idea, can't we just leave the earthlings to their fate. I mean there isn't anything left on the planet worth having now is there?
*TRM scowls at Emma*
Ok.....
The enemy is the TooLeiNaMin, they are as nasty as Reavers but clever - they have goals! Yes, the SMART goals in fact (their leader was a management trainer until being converted to the dark-side).
They now aim to rape and pillage entire planets for everything they can get. They only let the most intelligent and useful people join them, the rest end up dead. So far they have been trying to land on Earth-that-was for 6 months but failed and so they bombard it from above. Here is the difficulty - they are almost impossible to fight. They steal from everywhere and so have every type of weapon anyone on this hulk of metal can think of. By the time people have a defense against one weapon another one replaces it. That pink dust cloud was caused by a Delphiniun Redactor Transducer; the dust eats into man-made structures but leaves organic matter alive. It means they are desparate because they like man-made things best, they can make a profit.
*Emma silently prays no-one asks how she knows all of this*
Oh, they also like chocolate and have chocolate sensors installed on most of their ships which makes them very likely to come after us...
extremely dimensionally transcendental
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*IN the infirmary, with SW and NE, PR hears Static's announcement about how they can leave at anytime they want. PR goes a bit weird, and stary... he looks towards the door of the infirmary.*
It's too late. They're here.
*SW and NE take notice of what PR says, but assume he's just being strange.*
*PR slowly walks over to the door, and opens it and goes through it... he starts walking to the engine room, at the back of the ship, as if he is in a trance...*
*Meanwhile...out around the back of the ship...
Somehow our enemies have managed to land...about a dozen of them are slowly stalking up to the ship... they grab on to the back, the engine room... they start attacking it...cracking parts, pulling bits off, bending tubes... dismantling the engine. Two of them slowly go over to the old clubhouse.*
*PR slowly makes his way to the engine room. Meanwhile on the bridge, Static, Ebo, TRM and Emma notcie a short rumble and a shake as the engines stop. Our engine is now to dismantled to run anymore.*
*PR opens the door to the engine room, and see's Jet looking at the walls in confusion, slowly backing away as dents start to form. Clunking sounds can be heard and grunting.*
*Jet looks at PR.*
Time to go.
PsychicRiver
"Two by two, hands of blue." 
"We'll take care of each other. I'll knit!"
Summer Glau to me - "You are so photogenic."
Me - 
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Oh bugger.
Wait here, I'll be back.
*runs into his blue box*
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*Soul, still standing at the auxiliary hatch, armed with his bow, sees the invaders disable the engine*
That can't be good.
*Soul looks down at his collection of arrowheads and selects one, arming each arrow before he fires it off. The first arrow sinks deep into the thigh of one of the invaders, who turns and growls at Soul a mere half a second before dissapearing into a pinprick of light.*
Localized singularities. Gotta love 'em.
*Seeing what happened to their compatriot, several of the remaining invaders turn and run for Soul.*
Oh, that's not good.
*Soul begins to fire arrows Legolas-style, and begins chuckling as the invaders are rapidly sucked into singularity after singularity. Suddenly, there is a growl behind him, and Soul realises that one of the rules of combat it to cover your back.*
Oh, crap!
*He spins and tries to bring the bow around to fire, but a split second before he can fire the arrow, something explodes against the side of his head and-
Black.
______________________
Soul, Security Chief of the Sereni-Tree
Mantichorus: "So is there a reason they call you 'Soul'?"
Soul (after a long pause): "Yeah. Because I have one."
http://havenofsouls.blogspot.com/
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*jake7 checks her pockets for her trusty remove and supply of batteries.*
Well, I hope my force-field will still work with these guys...
*she puts the remote back in her pocket and huddles in a corner. She's very, very nervous.*
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MAL: Everybody's makin' a fuss.
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*PR quickly takes hold of Jet and leads them both out of the engine room. PR slides the door shut beind them and locks it*
*Meanwhile, downstairs, underneath the engine room SOS hits the ground with a thud, and is about to be set upon by the enemy (who's weird name escapes me)*
Jet, go and find TheRealMe, Ebo and the others. And get weapons. Lots of weapons. And possibly SPAM.
*PR sets off in the opposite direction, down the stairs. He gets there just in time to see one of the creatures make a leap for Soul. PR uses his telekineitc powers to lift a crate and thrusts it at the creature mid-leap. It knocks him off course and smashes on top of him.*
*The crate seemed to be carrying...tiramisu? Soul lies there with pieces of tiramisu on his face. More of the creatures are gathering at the back door sniggering at PR.*
Oh my god!
There was tiramisu on board and nobody told me?!
PsychicRiver
"Two by two, hands of blue."
"We'll take care of each other. I'll knit!"
Summer Glau to me - "You are so photogenic."
Me -
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*Serenity comes out of her greenhouse(where she has a comfy hammock), stretching her wings, newly awakened from sleep..and very grouchy*
What is all this noise?!?! I was trying to sleep!
*She sees the open artillary hatch and peers out...*
Oh, we're being attacked.
*...just in time to see Soul hit by a whatever-it-is-that's-attacking-us, and PR send the crate flying at them*
OH NO! SOUL!!
*She rushes towards Soul, heedless of her own safety*
PR, he's out cold! Help me get him back in the ship before those things attack again!!
Oooh, tiramisu.
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Funny things Ath said on vacation:
"You'd go by it, and it'd be sitting there, all abandoned and pink."
"Are you speaking words?"
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As a side note, Soul will be unconcious for at least 2 days, for in RL, I'll be on a Business trip through Thursday (see my blog).
*Soul stirs momentarily and stares up at Serenity.*
Are you an angel?
*Before he gets an answer, his head swims again and the darkness pulls him back.*
______________________
Soul, Security Chief of the Sereni-Tree
Mantichorus: "So is there a reason they call you 'Soul'?"
Soul (after a long pause): "Yeah. Because I have one."
http://havenofsouls.blogspot.com/
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