On the Way To Persephone #4- Life Onboard Serenity
POSTED BY: SameErtia
UPDATED: Wednesday, May 10, 2006 19:03
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*while she is still on the floor being cradled by Pain she says*
Fly: It just doesn't make sense,,,,Simon thinks it does. And even if he is programmed to take River back, isn't there a way to change that? What I saw on that map didn't make sense to what Simon was saying,,,,I think that Simon is being paranoid......I beleive 13 is the key but not to turning River in. Pain, do you believe me,,,,,"The shiny for you and me." The key. I believe that he is the key but there may be something in him or on him.
*Pain not sure what she is talking about, looks at the Captain*
Mal: Best someone be tellin' me what is going on.
Fly: Mal, I'm sorry, I'm sorry about all this. There was a letter, but it is not a letter, it turned out to be a map....Here, read this...*she hands the captain all the notes Simon took while they were interpreting the map.*
Mal: Why didn't I know about this before...Sooner?
Fly: Well, I wasn't sure sir and we were trying to figure out what it meant, Simon, 13 and I.
Mal: You guys I want him locked up and this mess cleaned up....We need to sort his out..I want all of us to meet in the galley,,,,Fly! You have a lot of explaining to do....
Fly: Yes sir
Mal: In 20 people!
*She looks at Pain. Gets up from the floor. She watches them carry 13 off.*
Fly: What can we do to contain him....Wait!!!
*She looks at Pain* Circuits, that is what he is made of! Circuits and wires.....Where's Kaylee. *She starts to look around sees Kaylee with Ertia*
Fly: Kaylee you need to blast him with the largest volt of electricity you can muster. That aught to keep him sedated for while until we can figure if he can be reprogrammed.
Pain: You sure that is they way
Fly: Only way I can think of right now
Kaylee: Sure Fly, I'll see what I can do,,,,I'll pass this by the captain first though
Fly: Sure
*They proceed to clean up the mess*
"Don't forget to call him "Sir." He likes that."
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Kaylee frowns. "I got just the thing. Hope we don't fry it."
The petite mechanic runs down the hall and comes back with something in her hand. Something attached to Ertia's laser pistol. She disconnects the pistol and hands it to Ertia. "Sorry. Gonna take longer to charge now."
She looks down at 13, inert on the floor, then taps a cord into the power panel behind Simon's digital display.
Taking a deep breath, she shuts her eyes tight and plunges the charger pegs into the side of 13's neck.
There's the smell of hot metal, a jolting spark, and then silence.
Ertia looks down at her pistol. The charge bar is at half. Better than nothing. She tucks it into the waistband of her jeans and heads for the galley.
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Deep Inside a Fractured Mind...
(don't you see? they want to destroy you, she wants to destroy you, shut you down. why did you give her the choice)
(was it the right choice? i could've ended it myself just as easily...i wasn't strong enough to do it...)
(in a few minutes, they'll try to bypass the defense system. unless you reactivate before then they'll succeed, and you'll be nothing again. just a piece of scrap metal, just a blue ribbon earner. you don't want that, do you?)
(no, but i can't go on here without being a threat)
(you're not a threat to her, don't you see? simon is the one that tore her from her home, from her true family. you have to bring her back to them, or'll she'll suffer terribly. you have to stop them from making her suffer.)
13's eyes open.
I think a little chaos is in order.
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*Pain smells the scent of hot metal in the air and says out loud as he cautiously walks over 13 to dump some debris into the trash*
Gorrammit that girl has got this place smellin' worse than Jayne's bunk after a chili dinner.
*Fly busts out laughing at Pain's remark as she finishes picking up the shell casings and dumping them in the trash. She looks at him and says*
Let's go put 13 in his bunk and then head to the galley ok?
*Pain smiles and says*
Yeah ok I'll take his shoulders while you take his feet.
*They lift the now disabled 13 up and carry him to his bunk, unaware of the internal conflict going on in his head. They slide open the door and place him on the floor. Pain looks at Fly as they get up and says*
I hope Ertia used enough juice to knock him out for a while. Don't want him doing anything stupid.
*Fly nods her head and says to Pain, closing 13's door as they head to the galley*
Yeah I hope so too.
*They walk up the stairs next to the infirmary, Fly holds out her arm as a sign to stop, turns to Pain, kisses him on the cheek and says*
Thank you for being there for me. You have no idea how much it means to me.
*Pain smiles and says as they resume their path to the galley*
Hey you know I'm always there for you Fly and you're welcome as always.
*They sit down at the table in the galley. Unaware that 13 is awake.*
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WWJD: What Would Jayne Do?
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13 remains on the floor, eyes staring and icy.
(make your decision, 13. allow them to hold River captive and torture her, or save her, rescue her from them. she's calling to you now, she needs your help!)
*in a soft, almost serpentine whisper*
She needs me.
(The now entirely-brainwashed robot rises from the floor, and easily tears down the bunk's door, while evil laughter echoes in the back of his mind, heard by no-one)
(OoC: Before anybody says anything, I realize that the whole 'scary manipulating voice' and the 'lone savior' is more than a little similar to Season Four of Angel. Honest to God, this wasn't my intention. Okay, it was, but not in the sense I directly stole the storyline.)
I think a little chaos is in order.
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In the galley, Ertia grabs the bowls that she, Mal and Kaylee had abandoned and reheats them, taking a quick stir of the rest of the rest of the soup. Fortunately, it hasn't scorched and a pair of empty bowls in the sink testify that Wash and Zoe didn't miss lunch.
Handing Mal back his bowl, she waits for the others to arrive, her mind churning with confusion.
Was it even possible to erase 13's programming? And could she and Kaylee do it without frying something important? She glances over at River, curled on the couch with her arms over her face. The girl looks so fragile, so afraid.
One thing was certain. If it was in her power, 13 would not take River. She would see him destroyed first, even if she had to go against the entire gorram crew to do it.
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OoC: Ertia I believe Fly and Pain are already in the galley as stated in the last line of my last post. Just thought I'd tell you.
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WWJD: What Would Jayne Do?
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I assumed by all of us, Mal meant JRC, etc as well. Well, maybe not Shipscat... she's too smart to get into this mess anyway. ;)
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*Wash's voice comes over the shipwide com*
Just a heads up fellow travelers we'll be reaching Persephone in 12 hours.
*Pain hears Wash's announcement over the com, notices the Captain still hasn't shown up, looks at Fly and Ertia and says*
Well if anyone minds I have to wave a contact on Persephone to tell them I'll be dirtside in lil' more than half a day.
*Pain gets up from his chair, eyes the pot on the stove, and is about to head to his bunk when Ertia says*
Ooh a contact who is it? Do we know them?
*Pain smiles and says*
I can't tell you right now and no you don't know them.
*Pain walks to his bunk, opens the hatch, and climbs down the ladder. He walks over to the com and punches in the number of his contact. The screen comes to life and a slightly older heavy set man appears on screen, the man says to Pain*
Ah Pain long time no see to what do I owe the pleasure of this wave?
*Pain smiles and says*
Ni hao Uncle I thought I'd wave you to say that I'll be landing on Persephone in 12 hours and I'm goin' to be needing some equipment. I'll upload the list of stuff I need.
*Pain's Uncle replies*
Ah some equipment you say. Well let's what's on your list and I'll tell you if I have it.
*Pain takes out a data pad from a drawer in his table and plugs a cable into a jack near the com. He accesses the upload menu and hits the upload button on the screen. Pain says to his uncle*
You should be getting that list now.
*Pain's Uncle nods his head and says*
Ah yes I'm looking at it now. Quite an impressive list here Pain I think I have most of the stuff in stock. The rockets you need I'll have to pull some strings but rest assured you'll have what you'll need by the time you get here. You still know where my shop's at?
*Pain smiles and says*
Shiny Uncle and yes I still know where it's at. See you when I hit dirtside and if I need anything else I'll wave you.
*Pain's Uncle nods says his goodbyes and kills the transmission. Pain unplugs his data pad, puts it in his pocket and climbs up the ladder and into the hall. He walks into the galley, picks up a bowl, scoops some of the soup in it, grabs a spoon and sits down next to Fly and digs in, still waiting for the Captain and JR to show up. Fly says to Pain as she gets up and gets herself some soup*
So who'd you wave?
*Ertia chimes in*
Yeah who'd ya wave Pain?
*Pain swallows the soup in his mouth and says*
Just my Uncle.
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WWJD: What Would Jayne Do?
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