The Sereni-Tree and the Madness of Arkham
POSTED BY: TheRealMe
UPDATED: Sunday, November 6, 2005 04:18
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Originally posted by TheRealMe:
(The Lee crew in the streets of Bodie on Whitefall)
TheRealMe hops into the hole in reality and comes out of the other side, over the sea of mutants around Ath. He lands among them them as his lightsaber flashes to life.
“Hi, Ath! What’s up?”
**jake7 watches as TRM jumps into the portal. She thinks a bit then...**
Aw, NUTS!
**she pulls the remote out of her pocket and jumps into the hole. She lands next to TRM and Darth Ath and activates a bubble force field around them (including N0Skillz and a few mutants).
TRM, Darth Ath, and N0Skillz continue to keep the "captured" mutants busy, so they don't notice her. Outside the bubble, several hundred outraged mutants are running full boar at the bubble and bouncing off.**
OK, guys, let's get rid of these mutants and get the heck out of here!
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MAL: Everybody's makin' a fuss.
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N0Skillz and Shadow (ya i finally came up a name for the tiger) take out the few mutants trapped in the bubble, with little effort as they have been working together all there lives.
"Whats the usual tactic to get rid of mutants en masse, when you didn't bring grenades??"
Then it suddenly hits him, like a brick to the forehead
"Son of a biscuit! I've been carrying this thing for so long a forgot about it!"
With a florish, N0Skillz flips his coat off and pulls out a rather impressive mini-gun...
"Not the most accurate, and some may say i'm compensating, but this bad boy gets the job done. Is this bubble onyl stopping stuff one way?"
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"It's not that there HAS to be a sequel. It's just that I've got so many IDEAS..."-Joss Whedon
*Andersen AFB, Guam*
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*As TRM comes through the portal next to Darth Ath, his first thought is that his apprentice has come to kill him (as Sith are wont to do) and take over as the Dark Lord. However, DA soon realizes that the man standing before him is not his apprentice, although he does notice the lightsaber in his hand.
However, before DA can take it off his hip and slaughter TheRealMe, Jake7, Noskills and a tiger jump through the portal as well. Jake7 produces one of her barriers as TRM and NS kill off the mutants still inside. Then NS produces a mini-gun and begins mowing down mutants.
DA takes advantage of the chaos, using the Force to rip TRM's lightsaber from his hands. Before TRM can make a move, DA pivots, meaning to slice off TRM's head, but as he puts all his weight in his bad leg, he collapses and passes out.
"Some dark jedi you are", says Ath from the back of his mind, snickering.
*Before DA descends into the black, he lets loose upon Ath a string of obscenities beyond anything he's ever heard.*
"Invader's blood marches through my veins like giant radioactive rubber pants. The pants command me! Do not ignore my veins!"
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Sparks course through the Bears eyes. It shudders, stands up and roars.
The pool has grown and now encompasses most of the room leaving only a six foot wide walkway around the edge of the room. As before, a scene appears in the pool revealing Whitefall from above. High above.
The bear advances around the pool. Safe and Jack hold position and open fire. The flat crack of the Gunslingers guns blends in with the hollow booms of Safe and Jacks guns.
Soon the Bear is littered with arrows and bullet holes but continues to advance. Safe Ejects the spent clips and is in the process of reloading when the Bear grabs him and lifts him off the ground. The others cease fire to avoid hitting Safe.
There is a flurry of movement as Jazaf, Deuce and Serenity leap into action. Jack backs away to give room and reload.
“Go for the head!” the gunslinger yells. Mai aims a beam of light at the Bear’s eyes to distract it long enough for the others to get close. Jazaf’s blade glow as he steps into the Bear and swings, slicing neatly through the Bears leg. Deuce appears next to Jazaf and deflects the Bears blow, as it swings at Jazaf. Serenity flies straight at it’s head, manages to also dodge the Bears swing and stabs the Bear in the neck. The Bear’s back swing catches Serenity and sends her flying across the room. PR manages to slow Serenity down but is still knocked into the wall by the impact. Both slump to the floor.
The Bear slams Safe into the wall. Safe can feel the darkness encroach but still lashes out landing some punishing blows. The Bear slams him into the wall again. This time Safe is unable to hold back the dark and sags in the Bear’s grip.
Jazaf and Deuce manage to knock the bear off balance.
The Gunslinger’s eyes squint, “enough is enough”. He raises his gun and fires. The bullet tears through the back of the Bears head and it drops… into the pool vanishing into the sky above Whitefall with Safe still tight in it’s grasp.
High in the sky over Whitefall the red disc appears and a large Bear falls through…
Safeat2nd, Chief Handyman of Destiny
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TheRealMe smiles as soon as the lightsaber is ripped from his hand by Darth Ath's Force trick.
"I was sorta expecting that!"
TheRealMe takes out a control and presses a button. The lightsaber in Ath's hand charges up to a rather respectable voltage and Ath is shocked temporarily into helplessness.
But while TheRealMe is gloating about this little maneuver, another mutant jumps on him, knocks him down, and starts chewing on his arm.
"AAAAAHHH!"
In the delerium brought on by this pain, TheRealMe thinks he sees Safe appear out of nowhere... riding a bear? 
TheRealMe, First Officer of the Sereni-Tree
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*sighs and looks to his love, looks about.*
Where...are we?
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(Part of the Lee crew, on Whitefall)
TheRealMe swats at the mutant still chewing on his arm.
"Jake7? Where is Jake7? I need her help to banish Ath's dark, Sithy side!"
TheRealMe, First Officer of the Sereni-Tree
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*Does.....something.*
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Acquisitions Officer - SereniTREE & Destiny.
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We have one shot.
No time to waste. 
Come on!
*PR lets himself slip down into, and through, the pool.*
PsychicRiver
"Two by two, hands of blue." 
"We'll take care of each other. I'll knit!"
"I swallowed a bug."
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*Deep in Ath's mind, Darth Ath awakens to find himself facing, well, himself. DA gets up and ignites his lightsaber.*
I think it's about time I was rid of you.
*Ath lights his own lightsaber.*
Please. You don't even know how to use that thing.
*Ath dashes forward, slashing at DA's head. DA just manages to duck it, and is barely able to bring up his lightsaber to block Ath's backswing.*
You don't get it do you? This is MY mind, and in here, I'm your equal.
If that's true, then why was I able to keep you away for so long? Why did you let me kill River?
*Ath is clearly struck by DA's words, and just like that DA is on the offensive. DA hammers blows down on Ath, and it's all his good counterpart can do to keep from getting killed.*
You're older, more experienced, I'll give you that. And you're used to worming your way into people's minds.
*DA pauses.*
That's right. I know where you came from. You were never my evil side. Once you were a powerful Sith Lord, but now? You're a parasite. You found a way to beat death, but you need to take another's body.
*With these words, Ath gains the upperhand once more.*
You got in during all that mess with the EI's, didn't you? When TGJ opened that hole in the earth and killed them all. But you came out as well, didn't you? But why did you choose me? That's the one thing I don't get.
You were the only one whose mind was weak enough for me to enter unnoticed, but whose body was strong enough to meet my purpose.
Well, you're not using it anymore!
*Ath flips over DA, thrusting his lightsaber at DA's chest. DA sidesteps it, then pushes Ath away.*
You think you're the first to have fought me for control over their mind? I've entered hundreds of minds throughout the millenia, and I've beaten them all. What makes you think you can win?
I may not have Jedi powers, or psychic powers, or really any powers, but I won't let you hurt my friends!
*Ath fights his way to his feet and redoubles his efforts. It's all for not, however, as DA blocks every blow with ease.*
Please. The old "I've got friends giving me strength" nonsense? Talk about cliched. Face it boy, it's over. You can't win.
You're right. It is over.
*Ath drops his lightsaber to the floor. DA immediately swings his lightsaber, cutting off Ath's head.
Instead of a spray of blood, rose-colored light begins filling the room. A strange humming sounds fills DA's ears, as if a thousand voices are singing. The voices keep getting louder and louder, until he can finally make out what they're saying.
They're telling him the truth. The truth of what he was, of what he is now, and of how he shouldn't be.
After one last swell of singing, and a brilliant flash of light, Ath finds himself once more alone in his mind. All that remains is DA's lightsaber. Ath bends down to pick it up, but it crumbles to dust in his hand.*
"Invader's blood marches through my veins like giant radioactive rubber pants. The pants command me! Do not ignore my veins!"
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