USS SereniTREE: A Tale of Two Trees
POSTED BY: TheGreyJedi
UPDATED: Sunday, July 24, 2005 12:55
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*Eviltwg places her hands in her pockets, per Simon’s request, her lip jutting just a bit and her lashes hooding her eyes. She leans forward, pretending to lose her balance. Her arms wrap around Simon’s neck and her body presses against his, toppling him to the floor.*
oops. Sorry. *her breath brushes against his ear* Since we’re here, why don’t we celebrate my return? I’m sure no one would notice that we were gone…I bet all the girls are celebrating…
*twg tries the restraints. She can’t move. I wonder if ES knows where I am?*
Odd, I’m kinda enjoying this. EBO!!! SERENITY!!!! LISSA!!!! EMMMA!!!! JAKE7!!!! ANYBODY!!!!
*she decides she should calm down*
I’m all for a little fun in the private time of two consenting adults...but I’m not consenting this time.
*…she once had a psychic connection to Ebo…is it still accessible? twg tries to concentrate on Ebo. She clears her mind, focusing on her cap’n, on her ability to communicate with any person or creature…’please Ebo be listening, please hear me…Ebo…*
www.thatweirdgirl.com
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"...turn right at the corner then skip two blocks...no, SKIP, the hopping-like thing kids do...Why? Why not?"
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Quote:
Originally posted by CallMeSerenity:
on the pseudoTree
There is a flash of movement and EvilStatic falls to the floor, unconscious.*
On the REALTree:
Static jumps slightly and blinks hard. The others on the bridge notice.
Soul looks at Static with concern, "You okay?"
Static looks at the others slowly, as if trying to get his bearings. A look of deep concern builds in his features.
"They're onto us. My counterpart has been disabled."
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* On the False Sereni-Tree, EvilSimonWho exits the Infirmary where he had just restrained ThatWeirdGirl. ThatWeirdGirl calls out the names of her friends, hoping for a rescue. *
* Very soon after EvilSimonWho departs, ThatWeirdGirl sees another figure enter the Infirmary, a figure in a dark hooded cloak. The figure holds out one hand and a lightsaber leaps into it and activates its blood-red force blade. *
* TheDarkMe chuckles at ThatWeirdGirl. *
Why, I should THANK EvilSimonWho. The timing of his ploy was most convenient for me! I’ve been following you, my dear. ThatWeirdGirl, you are MY kidnapping victim! Mine to use against… DarkStatic!
MUAH! HA! HA! HA!
(Mine is an evil laugh!)
* With a few long strides TheDarkMe is next to ThatWeirdGirl. The red lightsaber flashes, and her restraints are severed. *
Come with me!
The Dark Me, aka Darth Real
(The Dark Me cannot currently receive messages from this site; but he wouldn't want to talk to you anyway!)
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* Perhaps moving a bit back in time… *
* TheRealMe, still suffering from his injuries, is being helped to the Real Sereni-Tree’s Bridge by Bride2 and Bride3. On the way, he encounters some newcomers. He squints at their “Hello, my name is…” stickers. *
Greetings, XanderHarris and BlueFishie. Welcome aboard! I suppose you got on during our brief stop at the Original Clubhouse on Earth? Or were you perhaps some more of the staff of the Black Diamond Ski resort that we rescued before that planet fell apart? Well, no matter. We’re in a rather serious situation here that we are trying to resolve, involving evil twins of all the crew, a duplicate starship, and the kidnapping of our womenfolk onto that duplicate starship. You ladies are welcome to join us if you like. Any aid would be appreciated.
* As they continue to climb the stairs from the Common Room to the balcony levels, they note the presence of CallMeSerenity, suspiciously lingering about the entrance to the Bridge. TheRealMe is somewhat surprised to see her. *
Serenity! Goodness! How did you escape captivity on the False Sereni-Tree?
* TheRealMe surprises Serenity by shoving a kissie near her face. 
She seems confused and disoriented. The kissie looks away from her, seemingly annoyed. TheRealMe nods to himself, and enters the Bridge. *
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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* On the Real Sereni-Tree’s Bridge, TheRealMe discusses the situation with Static, Brides 2 through 4, Needleseye, Rat, SoulOfSerenity, Jazaf, and any others of the crew who are present. The Bridge has never been so crowded. He hears what the others have to say, then offers his own suggestions. *
So you see, I think that we need to mount an attack against the False Sereni-Tree, using non-lethal weapons. Then, all of us will embrace our dark sides, and everything will be fine!
* TheRealMe notes some apparent skepticism amongst his audience. *
Of course, there are details that still need to be worked out.
* Many pairs of eyes roll. TheRealMe ignores them. *
For instance, the True Sereni-Tree’s systems seem to be mostly disabled. Pursuit of the False Sereni-Tree is problematic, to say the least.
* TheRealMe turns to Rat and Jet. *
So, Jet, Rat, how long would it take to upgrade the General Grant and the Admiral Nelson with the same hyperspace drives that the General Lee has? Then, how many of the crew and the kissies can be made to fit aboard those shuttles?
* TheRealMe smiles. *
I say we abandon the Sereni-Tree for now, maybe sending it on a decoy mission to attract the attention of the Dark Soul. Then we assault the False Sereni-Tree using the three shuttles. Rat, Needleseye, it will be just like old times, when we were chasing that FemaleReaver!
Now, we also could use a way to strengthen our good sides, or weaken our dark sides. I have a theory that the kissies generate fields of happiness around them, in a manner similar to Care Bears, Smurfs, and other such freakish, sickening creatures. That may be useful to our operation, by weakening or blinding our dark sides. Also… If Doctor SimonWho provided “happy pills” for US to take, would they have any effect on the dark sides that have become separated from us?
Oh, yes, we seem to already have dark sides of some of our ladies aboard the ship. We probably want to attend to that problem first.
Perhaps PsychicRiver could screen the good twins from the bad for us?
Quote:
Originally posted by Static:Quote:
Originally posted by CallMeSerenity:
on the pseudoTree
There is a flash of movement and EvilStatic falls to the floor, unconscious.*
On the REALTree:
Static jumps slightly and blinks hard. The others on the bridge notice.
Soul looks at Static with concern, "You okay?"
Static looks at the others slowly, as if trying to get his bearings. A look of deep concern builds in his features.
"They're onto us. My counterpart has been disabled."
Well, then!
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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Okay, Bluefishie, I know that harness is heavy. But try to point the barrel up at the target on that wall.
* Bluefishie swings the weapon about as instructed and takes careful aim. *
Okay, squeeze the trigger gently; don’t pull it…
* As Bluefishie complies, a terrible high-pitched whine comes from the weapon. Then a blob of Spam is expelled from the muzzle at an extreme velocity, to splatter against the target and completely obscure it from view. Simultaneously, an empty can of Spam is ejected from a side port, and the stack of cans in the magazine atop the weapon drops as a new round is fed into the firing chamber. *
* Bluefishie is somewhat unbalanced by the recoil. *
Excellent shot! That was as good the best shot that XanderHarris had. But you might need to lean into it a bit more.
The Spam-slinger guns are our primary non-lethal weapons. Of course, since these evil twins are in fact the dark sides of the existing crew, they will be likely to employ Spam Blockers. That’s why we’ll really be using Armor Treet as ammunition, instead. It is a food-like substance similar to Spam, made from the same petroleum by-products, I think.
Okay, Bride3. It’s your turn!
The Real Me, First Officer of the Sereni-Tree
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Quote:
Originally posted by CallMeSerenity:
on the pseudoTREE
My weird dream? It's hard to remember now. Everything was black and white. I saw myself in a mirror, but there was something wrong with my reflection. And then I walked through the mirror and everything was the opposite-like film negatives. And I looked back, and there I was, still staring at myself through the mirror. Only I still didn't look right. And I couldn't get back out...I was stuck on the wrong side.
Why? Does this mean anything?
**jake7 stops to ponder what CallMeSerenity said about her dream**
It might.
I had a dream that I attempted to seduce Static, which is totally out of character for me!
The dream seemed so very real...
**she shakes her head to clear the images**
I think there may be a connection, I'm just not sure how.
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MAL: Everybody's makin' a fuss.
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Soul watches out the front viewscreen, eyebrows crinkled in concern, as the Adelai Niska draws close. He turns to Static.
"Don't dock with it. Just get close enough to brush up against it."
Static adjusts his heading. "I'm assuming you've got a plan?"
Soul shrugs. "Sort of."
Soul walks over to the far side of the bridge, oposite from the approaching ship, and braces himself against the wall. He waits until the nose of the Adelai Niska passes the viewscreen, and he takes a running start, charging full steam for the opposite wall. He waits until he's about to crash, and leaps into the air, phasing his body so instead of crashing he passes through the wall, and continuing out into the space between the ships. He gets a brief glimpse of the black mass that is the Adelai Niska, and in one horrifying moment of revelation, he understands the fullness of the situation: The Adelai Niska is designed not only inside, but outside as well to be an exact dark twin of the SereniTREE.
The moment passes, and Soul reaches the hull of his dark side's ship, and phases through it, drawing the katana as he aims for...
Soul passes through the walls seperating him from the bridge and solidifies, hitting the ground and rolling. His brain assesses the situation, and his limbs react, his right arm bringing the katana up, the tip of the blade cutting a line into Dark Soul's face from his chin, up his cheek, and across his eye, barely missing his eyeball but leaving a bloody scar on the side of his face.
Dark Soul falls backwards with a yelp, his right hand going to his face as someone falls from his lap--
"Serenity!" Soul cries as he takes a step towards her, but then he stops.
"Oh Soul!" Serenity says. "Thank God!"
Soul still doesn't move any closer. He stares into her eyes, but instead of the sweetness and compassion he expected, he sees only darkness. Then he moves, in a flash beside Serenity as he brings the hilt of the katana down upon her head. She slumps to the ground, unconcious.
"Sorry, but my heart belongs to one Serenity," Soul states, "And you're not her."
With that, Soul turns to face his dark side, who has managed to stand, despite the blood running down his face. Soul points at the darkness that once resided inside of him.
"You and me," he says. "Let's do this."
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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."
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on the pseudoTree
To Jake7: What!?! You dreamed you tried to seduce Static? That's crazy! *she laughs* I promise I won't tell TWG. *and then she sobers*
But seriously, things are just getting weirder and weirder. I'm thinking maybe we should wake up the other girls. Suddenly I'm nervous with everybody being scattered around the ship.
"Somebody has to do something, and it's just incredibly pathetic that it has to be us." ~Jerry Garcia
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I know it's crazy!
I'm not even all that sure it was a dream! It was just too realistic but how could it be?
TWG has nothing to worry about. I would never consciously do anything that like that to betray a friend...
**jake7 looks around at the snoring cloned men strewn about the room**
I wonder, how did these guys get here? If we can keep them drunk enough, maybe they can tell us something.
I agree, we need to get the others back here with us - and, we need to stay awake!
Might want to start making coffee drinks for us girls!!
**jake7 heads to the comm-link**
Girls, we need you in the common area! Repeat, all girls to the common area!
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MAL: Everybody's makin' a fuss.
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