Sereni-Tree: Boros cliffhanger, engaging paramours
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UPDATED: Monday, March 6, 2006 11:36
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*PR steps out of the Nandi and looks around.* Okay...nobody's around. That's good. *As he walks out he shakes his head.* But I'm talking to myself again. That's not good.
*He looks around and then quietly and stealthily heads towards a door.*
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*strolls onto the Bridge*
Yeti? Again? Good grief, no-one with great intelligence would get them involved by choice. Things must be getting desperate.
*sees the portal trail across to the cruiser*
Right. Sure, just drop yourself in a whole bunch of trouble. Why not?
I'm going back to my box to prepare a deus ex machina, just in case it becomes necessary. PR, if you or your mother need me, yell. I've not run out of tricks yet.
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"Dr. Simon sir, This Sparky. There is a gent... patient needing your attention in the infirmary. He is not at all well."
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Boros, Needy’s unconscious mind:
Still in the arms of the being that resembles Serenity, Needy struggles to breathe.
Gliding across the floor, Serenity-form moves the companion over to the bed and softly lays him down.
Lying on his back with his eyes facing the ceiling, Needy’s line of sight no longer includes the Serenity-form. Nor can he hear her – though not because he is deaf, but because if she is still there, she is not making a sound. He cannot move to look around. His body is asleep - the only part of him able to move being his eyes.
He tries to speak but he cannot.
Only in his mind can words form, words that cannot be expressed vocally.
Serenity. Please. Are you still there? Help me.
A voice then calls back in reply to his thoughts
“I’m here.”
Needy calms slightly, but he is far from comfortable.
Now paralysed, his thoughts are overcome by the pain that has taken over his body - a sustained unbearable pressure on his chest.
“I can make it go away, but it won’t be over.” Serenity-form adds, leaning over him so that he can see her face.
Needy’s expression is one begging her to relieve his pain.
“You have to understand though that what I’m about to do is not without consequences. There will be some, some you may not be ready for, but ones that are necessary if you are to carry on with your life.”
Needy blinks at her, acknowledging what she has said. But he doesn’t understand just what consequences she could possibly be referring to - he doesn’t completely understand anything at the minute.
“You will be in a position to help your new friends. This is what you must do. This is why I’m taking the risk and doing this now. This is not how things are to be done usually – there are rules, ways of doing things - but there is no time. You must get back now.”
A tear runs down Needy’s cheek, the pain now too much to bear.
Serenity-form moves away from his face and, standing beside his body, places her hands on his bloody chest.
“This may hurt” she warns
Suddenly a sharp pain strikes his chest, the pain running through the rest of his body like an electrical current. He feels it sizzle and burn as it runs through his veins causing his body to tense up
Closing his eyes, he next feels his body jerk and he lets out a scream of pain.
Then he feels a hand push him back.
Opening his eyes he realises he’s no longer at home.
He’s no longer lying helpless in an alley.
He’s in a truck. The hand that presses against him belongs to none other than Versa.
“Needy?” she asks astonished.
His eyes flutter back and forth as he takes in his surroundings.
“Stay with me, you hear?” she encourages
He rubs his hand against his chest where the bullet had hit him
“Don’t do that” Versa tells him with a faint smile.
Moving his hand away, her mouth drops as she sees his wound
No longer is the wound open, but it has been covered over, so much so that the entry wound now looks like nothing more than a scab.
Looking at the device she had been using, she gasps and says “Well, that’s just shiny. I’m keeping this.”
Smiling she looks up at Needy “How do you feel?”
He is unresponsive, staring forwards with open eyes.
“Needy?” she pushes
Still he doesn’t respond.
“Are you o…”
“It isn’t over” he states prophetically.
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Quote:
Originally posted by SimonWho:
a deus ex machina, just in case it becomes necessary.
(To interim captainstress TWG): 1 x infinite-goof and 1 x llama, each possessing an accidental capacity for timely intervention, are at your service, ma'am! {insert spiffin' sharp salute here }
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*Serenity follows Kelly and the others to the animal park*
*over comm link* Ath, is there anything I can do to help? I know I can't do much in the way of fighting, but if there's anything else I can do, let me know.
I'm not good at the sitting and waiting.
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*Back on the Bonaparte :
So, TRM, What happens if one was to leave the shrunken Bonaparte before if resumes normal size? Do they stay small, or grow back to normal size? And can we risk radio contact with the Tree to find out what's going on?
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"He's seen too much of life And there's no going back.
The loneliness calls him, And the edge which must be sharpened,
He's losing it. And he knows.
But there's a fighter in his mind and his body's tough
The years have been unkind, but kind enough." -Ocean Cloud (Marbles) -Marillion
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Quote:
Originally posted by TheRealMe:
One of them smiles, revealing sharp fangs, and addresses Ath (as Ath is the one with the most colorful shirt). It pounds its chest. "Assan help. Yeti help." The other Yeti growl in agreement. "You say how!".
*Ath considers the yeti situation for a few moments.*
"Nice to have you with us Assan! Some bad people are trying to get on our ship and hurt us. If you wouldn't mind, could you go down to the common room and give them a nice suprise if they show up? Just attack anyone with a uniform.*
*Assan nods his head and howls. The other yeti take off at a run, eager to help.*
"Well, now that they're out of the way..."
*Ath gets on the com-link and contacts Jake7.*
"Jake? Looks like we have trouble coming our way. Lock and loud. I'll be sending some more people up there to help."
*Ath switches his com-link over to his sister.*
"Now you know I believe that women are just as capable as men, sometimes more so, so when I tell you that I don't want you in the fight, it's only because you're pregnant. And when you go ahead and do so despite my wishes, I get to yell at you.
Now I need some people to man the turrets. We already have Jake7 in one, so we have three empty spots. Anyone there that can help?"
*Once Ath clicks off his com-link, Jazaf rounds on him.*
"You are not trying to tell me that you're planning on attacking the cruiser that has Soul, TWG and Seryn on it, do you?"
"No," responds Ath. "I'm going to attack the other one that's bearing down on us right now."
"What?"
*Jazaf looks down at the monitor to see that the second cruiser is indeed heading directly towards the Sereni-Tree, launching fighters as it comes.*
"You didn't think that explosion was enough to destroy the whole thing did you? Now if you don't mind, I've got some flying to do. Unless you and Duece feel like manning a turret?"
"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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Quote:
Originally posted by CallMeAth:
*Ath switches his com-link over to his sister.*
"Now you know I believe that women are just as capable as men, sometimes more so, so when I tell you that I don't want you in the fight, it's only because you're pregnant. And when you go ahead and do so despite my wishes, I get to yell at you.
Now I need some people to man the turrets. We already have Jake7 in one, so we have three empty spots. Anyone there that can help?"
*Once Ath clicks off his com-link, Jazaf rounds on him.*
"You are not trying to tell me that you're planning on attacking the cruiser that has Soul, TWG and Seryn on it, do you?"
"No," responds Ath. "I'm going to attack the other one that's bearing down on us right now."
"What?"
"You didn't think that explosion was enough to destroy the whole thing did you? Now if you don't mind, I've got some flying to do. Unless you and Duece feel like manning a turret?"
*KellyofLuthien watches Serenity's face frown at her brother's order before softening into something that looks like surrender. Kelly walks up and places her hand on Serenity's arm.*
"I know sitting idle isn't your way, but you have the most important job on this ship right now: you are carrying the future inside you. Keep it safe."
*Serenity nods, gripping her katanas. Kelly turns to LMD, mai, Washie, Fishie, and Piffle who have followed her into the animal park, carrying various weapons.*
"Okay, sounds like Ath needs some help. Who here is a good shot?"
*Before they can answer, Ath gets back on the com-link.*
"Duece and Jazaf are manning turrets," he says. "We need one more person. Kelly, do whatever you need to do to hide whoever's there and then get up here asap."
*Kelly acknowledges Ath and turns back to the group.*
"OK, change in plans. LMD, I want you in charge of protecting these women, especially Serenity. If any of you want to help up there, get on the link and ask Ath what needs to be done. I'm going to hide you all now."
*Kelly leads the group to a small group of trees. Fred the dinosaur ambles slowly by, putting his head close to Mai for a pat before walking away. Kelly draws a large circle in the dirt, muttering in Elvish as she walks. When the circle is completed, a shaft of golden light shoots skyward before receding back into the ground. Kelly steps out of the circle, nodding as she does so.*
"OK, as long as you stay in this circle, no one can see you. If the Alliance come in here, keep as quiet as you can and hopefully they won't be able to find you. Eru protect us all."
*Kelly bows quickly and leaves the animal park. As she closes the door, an idea strikes her. She gets on her com-link again.*
"Sparky, I need you to come to the animal park and rig the door so it won't open from the outside without a code. Do it quickly, please."
"But Miss Kelly--"
"Now would be great, Sparky. We are running out of time."
"As you wish, Miss Kelly."
*KOL runs up to the last turret and settles in, thinking how odd it must be to see a Vala manning a huge gun.*
"Ok Ath, I'm ready when you are. What're my orders?"
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On board the Kilgore, moments after the explosion:
*Captain Roth struggles to his feet, immediately trying to get control of the situation. For one thing, he's not particles flying through space, so that much is right.*
"Ensign Jhang! Report!"
"Sir! Engine's, weapons, life support, all on-line. Crew quarters 110 through 150 are gone, but airlocks are holding. The damage is relatively minor, sir."
"Lieutenant Black! Any idea where the shot came from?"
"No sir! We were out of laser range, but it could have been a missile."
"Hmm. The briefing said they have some strange technology on board. Maybe they have a missile that we can't detect?
"Lieutenant Beaufort! Plot an attack course for the Sereni-Tree. Full speed."
"But sir, our orders were specific not to atta-"
"THAT WAS AN ORDER LIEUTENANT!"
"Yes sir!"
*Roth opens a line to the pilot bay.*
"Commander Ling! I want your fighters hitting space in two minutes."
"Yes sir!"
*As the Kilgore heads toward the Tree, a wave comes from the Tripoli, directly to Roth's command chair. Roth hits a button, silencing the signal.*
"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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