Special Branch: Unbound
POSTED BY: seryn
UPDATED: Friday, June 23, 2006 23:10
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Soul and Safe stand in the shade of Destiny’s Shadow, watching Togan efficiently coordinate the others in the repairs of the ISSCV/Epsilon
“Bear, Grunt, Jennings and I were just going to meet up with Jack and the girls before this happened. Flechette had underground contacts on another planet and Citizen had given them a lead to re-establish their businesses.” Safe shrugs. “Other than that, I owe Citizen a supply run. The underground could always use a couple of extra guns...” he trails off looking expectantly at Soul.
“Besides, the less time we spend on Boros, the better I like it. I’m not exactly welcome ‘round these parts.”
“You ‘make friends’ wherever you go, don’t you?” Soul smiles over at Safe.
“Hey! I know some people that haven’t tried to kill me...” Safe grins back at Soul in mock indignity.
“Ya? Ok then, how many of this crew?” Soul nods towards the others.
“Including you and your crew? Four... kinda”
“Four? Kinda?” Soul looks surprised. “Who then?”
“Seryn, Wisp, Rosie and Vixen. But I’m pretty sure Vixen would kill me if she had the chance. Hell, I think she has a hate-on for everyone, so she doesn’t count. And I’ve only known Rosie for half a day and Wisp maybe two, so give ‘em time.” Safe grins back. “You’re one to talk! Besides, not being Alliance anymore has drastically lowered that statistic.”
“I’m sure it has” Soul laughs, slapping Safe on the back “I’m sure it has.”
“This looks to be a good crew here.” Soul says again nodding at the others.
“Yeah, yeah it is.” Safe says, smiling warmly.
“Citizen is business man extraordinaire, though I suspect he’s a weapons dealer, not afraid of getting dirty.”
“Wisp is an ex-military brat that has bucked the system and an electronics wizard to boot.”
“Seryn is a fighter pilot and general handywoman. Watch out for her rabbits...”
“Needy; male companion. He was also a contact for the underground movement. Recently he has developed some unusual side effects from prolonged exposure to a sonic mine. But you remember that from Commerce."
“You remember Bear; pilot and muscle, Jennings; co-pilot and street fighter and Grunt;electronics and long range weapons specialist.”
“Vixen… well you’re best to talk to Wisp about that.”
“And Rosie, our resident ‘plant woman’”
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"Who's very nice by the way, but is currently shifting a ton of dirt into your ship, and its just occured to me - you'd better find some way to sift it before you end up with a bug problem."
Seryn rejoins Safe and Soul, hands on hips. So have you played catch up? 'Cause Safe here needs to be getting on with repairs, while your guys need to eat something."
She catches Safe's amused glance, "Don't get used to it, the mother hen routine isn't lasting beyond our next relocation. But if we're going to make them work, then it's only fair that we feed them first."
She signals to Souls crew to follow, and pulls Soul himself along with her. Then she pauses, and turns back to Safe.
"OH, I need to raise the issue of the Nandi with you, she's no long range vehicle, she's not even really up to short range. Is there a ship big enough to carry her?"
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The next post is shocking and serious and i will explain my reasons for it before you read it. My computer has rebooted its last and i now no longer have access to this story. I wont have ibternet access until september. Therefore i am writing Vixen and Wisp out to return when i can I apologise in case anyone had plans for us.
Wisp left the group to attempt to find Vixen. He didnt trust her on her own for long enough.
Following the trail that Needy left he walked for around five minutes before hearing running water.
As he approached closer he saw what appeared to be Needy and Vixen in an intimate embrace.
Wisp shook his head and tutted. As he got closer he saw the intimmate embrace was a furious struggle with Vixen trying to throw Needy over the cliff face.
Wisp ran to the pair and grabbed Needy and threw him away from the precipice.
"WHAT ARE YOU DOING???" wisp shouted over the roar of the water a distance below
"Trying to escape!!! But your friend was too interested in getting his end away!!"
She lunged at him catching his stomach square on.
As Wisp struggled to break free the two edged closer to the edge.
The ground suddennly gave way and the pair fell in a very cliched way to the depths below.............
i will return as soon as possible
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Seryn wasn’t too happy with the prospect of reheating last night's stew, so when Jennings appeared out of nowhere carrying two chicken and a shirt full of eggs, she was more than happy. Still, there was no way she was cleaning them and no way she wanted to see them being cleaned. Luckily, Jennings didn’t mind and was happy to be able to contribute.
Rosie had found some more wild potatoes, onions and some wild mushrooms and Soul had rigged up a Barbeque grill.
As the sun turned orange on it’s way to setting, the makeshift campsite was filled with a heavenly smell and Seryn still had the eggs and mushrooms for tomorrow’s breakfast.
The group happily took turns eating and working.
Seryn looked up every now and then, scanning the area. Wisp, Vixen and Needy had been absent for quite some time now, and she was getting worried. Still caught up in her worry, Seryn, turned back to the food and bumped into a body that wasn’t there a moment ago. Looking up she realized Bear was standing in front of her, bowl in hand. Startled, Seryn stepped back. ‘For a big man, he moves too quietly’ she thought. She was further startled when she realized Bear was smiling at her, a big, lopsided, goofy, smile.
“Miss Seryn, I could eat your cooking all day long.” He grinned at her holding his bowl out for his third helping.
Grunt’s voice turned what was shaping up to be a perfect summer’s night into a beehive of movement. “Safe, we’ve got company coming. This time it is Alliance.”
OOC: Damn Wisp!! Hurry back. The story was getting good and it's gonna be like we're missing a piece without ya.
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Earlier:
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"how did you guys get here?" Soul asked stepping out of the ships hangar
"No idea" Repiled Seryn "You?"
"Similar. You seem to have some new faces you been recruiting?"
"No" Wisp spoke up lowering his weapons "We just came for the company"
"I sure as hell didnt" Muttered Vixen under her breath. Wisp looked back to see her pouting with her arms crossed like a moody teenager.
"Needy go take her for a walk" Wisp said turning back to the new arrival.
"With pleasure!" Needy said enthusasitically Directing her to a secluded area by placing his arm over her shoulders.
"Dont touch me" She said flipantly shaking him off but continuing to walk away.
Needy shot his arm away from her, not wishing to tick off a homicidal maniac… no matter how attractive she was.
As she stormed ahead, he quickened his pace so as to not lose sight of her. Not only was she too dangerous to left alone, but she was so hot, he didn’t want to stop staring at her.
Sensing herself being watched, Vixen turns her head back and snaps “What are you looking at? Scram!”
“Now I can’t exactly do that, sorry to say”
“I’m not your prisoner”
“Well actually, I think that’s exactly what you are” he replies diplomatically.
Reaching a dead end at a Cliffside, she stops and turns back to him frustrated.
“Look, I’m sorry…” Needy says with soulful eyes, “I don’t know what the trouble is between you and Wisp. Hell I don’t even know him that well but… my allegiance is to the crew and that includes Wisp. And I can’t risk you harming any of the crew because of a selfish vendetta…”
“He left me!” she interrupts suddenly. “The Liou coe shway duh biao-tze huh hoe-tze duh bun ur-tze treated me like gos se. He deserves everything he gets”
Needy could tell she was getting mighty upset by this stage, and in a brief instant he feared that she might do something stupid. He needed to calm her down.
Slowly he began to approach her.
“Listen I understand… I know all about betrayal. You come to expect it, but when it’s from someone you really care about, that’s when it cuts you. The pain is so unbearable you can think of nothing else but revenge. But I-I’m here for you if you need me. I can…”
Vixen cuts him off yet again, though this time it’s with a lunge forward and punch.
Completely caught off guard, Needy shakes his head and tries to stand, but before he can get his bearings, Vixen jumps him.
The companion manages to remain standing, but the scuffle is causing them to move all over the place, often getting frightfully close to the cliff-edge.
From a distance, a familiar figure stands behind them
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Wisp ran to the pair and grabbed Needy and threw him away from the precipice.
"WHAT ARE YOU DOING???" wisp shouted over the roar of the water a distance below
"Trying to escape!!! But your friend was too interested in getting his end away!!"
She lunged at him catching his stomach square on.
As Wisp struggled to break free the two edged closer to the edge.
The ground suddennly gave way and the pair fell in a very cliched way to the depths below.............
Needy held his head up from the ground to see what was going on.
Nothing.
The pair were nowhere to be found.
Unless…
Needy jumped to his feet and ran to the edge of the cliff.
Carefully peering over the cliff’s edge, he had hoped to see the pair holding on for their lives. But instead there was no one.
Needy focussed his eyes on the water 50ft below. A large splash had caused ripples in the water.
“Wisp” he softly whispered in shock
OOC: Wisp - I loved your post(s) and hope you can come back soon whne you get the computer sorted. We'll leave an opening for you.
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OOC:Since nobody's responded yet, I'll carry right on
"WISP!" Needy shouted from the top of his lungs at the water below.
He hoped that his words would be heard down there and his fallen comrade would call back, or offer some sort of signal. But it was a fool's hope. The waves crashed against the cliff's edge with such force, that even if Wisp was somehow ok, he would be unable to hear Needy's voice over the crashing sound, much less attempt to call or signal back.
Needy raised his head looking ahead of him at the horizon, and slowly backed off the cliff's edge.
His eyes wandered and he walked aimlessly.
The others, he thought. I need to tell the others. We have to find a way to get to him, to both of them down there.
With urgency, Needy turned and ran as fast as he could in the direction he had come.
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Grunt’s announcement stuns everyone, but only for a moment. All know what to do without being told and the flurry of activity disturbs the previously picturesque evening.
“How far out are they Grunt?” Safe hollers as he assists Jennings, Seryn and Rosie in breaking camp.
“Can’t say, the Alliance radio traffic just said they picked up a beacon from a stolen shuttle.”
Safe slapped his forehead. ‘How could I have been so stupid?’ he thought. ‘I should have known a shuttle from a private collection would be tagged. Sloppy.’ Then out loud “Grunt…?”
Grunt answered before Safe could finish. “Taken care of Safe. I’ve found it, but I don’t want to disable it yet. So far they think it’s abandoned.”
Soul’s com chimes. “Go ahead ‘Tash.” Soul answers.
“Alliance inbound. ETA 30 minus plus or minus.”
“Prep the ship for take-off” Soul tells ‘Tash, then turns to his mechanic “Togan??”
“Just a minute Soul…” Togan and Bear step back from the engine while Grunt, at the control, tries to rotate it. The engine groans but doesn’t move.
“Turn, you pile of…” Bear yells and punches the engine in frustration. The engine groans again then begins to turn.
Togan turns to Soul with a grin “About as good as it gets without a proper shop.”
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(sorry for the no show for several days!)
She moved instinctively, working to remove all signs of their occupation from the clearing, dousing and scattering the fire and stowing belongings away in the shuttles, to anyone following them, after the blasts for the ships engines had flattened the marks left in the sand, discerning their numbers or the type of their vehicles would have been hard.
She vaguely hoped that they had someway of messing with the readings once they got airborne.
The calm in the air was unusual, she would have expected more chaos, but even the shouts between Safe and Grunt lacked the frantic tones she would have expected. With Rosie’s great strength aiding the effort, they were ready to go.
She made to run towards the Nandi, swinging near to where Safe stood, expecting last orders, when something clicked in her brain. She looked around, her eyes noticing now what wasn’t there. As she reached Safe, whatever she was going to say was replaced by a question.
“Where are Wisp and Needy?”
Safe opened his mouth to reply, but stopped, the curl of a smile left the corners of his mouth, and he looked around, confused, Like Seryn, he hadn’t registered their absence. Then his eyes focused, and he pointed, she followed the direction, and as she watched Needy plunge breathlessly towards them, small coil of panic unfolded in her stomach.
(ooc - oooooooh, I can be so melodramatic. If no body else wants to dive in I'll post the rest of what I was going to write soon)
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This takes place just prior (and during) Seryn's post:
Needy ran for what felt like forever. It had only seemed like he had walked for a few minutes with Vixen, and yet it seemed to take hours to run back to the camp, to alert the others.
But as he ran, his thoughts trailed off to events that took place not too far from here, over a year ago.
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"You left them behind?" the female client had sounded shocked at the companion's confession. The two had been enjoying a meal when he had started to talk about his background and life prior to arriving on Boros.
"Well, not really", he had started to explain. "I didn't really know them that well"
"They were your family... your friends. How did you not know them?"
Grace Clayton, always one to just blurt out whatever was on her mind, couldn't understand how a person could just up and leave their life. But his client was, after all, a young woman who had apparently had a very close relationship with her own family.
"It was different for me. My family, my friends... they just fulfilled their basic roles at best, nothing more. There was no close relationship or anything. When I left, the only reaction I got was a shrug."
"I just don't understand it" she had admitted. "Even with my distant relatives I don't particularly get on with... I keep in contact with them. I wouldn't have thought you were the loner type, especially in your line of work"
"I'm not. It's just... I was a different person before I became a companion. And my family and peers weren't the most supportive."
"And now?" she asked
"Now? Well, you know me, I can't keep my hands off people." He smiled, placing his hand on her leg, behind her knee.
"No," she uttered softly, "Could you do it again? Leave your friends?"
"Never" he stopped her, predicting her next question would be if he could leave her. "Not here, not my friends. Not ever"
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The memory of the words cut Needy to his soul, especially in the knowledge of what transpired later.
His thoughts of her faded though as he saw a figure in the distance.
Seryn!
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“Where are Wisp and Needy?”
Safe opened his mouth to reply, but stopped, the curl of a smile left the corners of his mouth, and he looked around, confused, Like Seryn, he hadn’t registered their absence. Then his eyes focused, and he pointed, she followed the direction, and as she watched Needy plunge breathlessly towards them, small coil of panic unfolded in her stomach.
"Wisp!!" He gasped through exhausted breaths. "He went over. We've got to find him!!!"
Little did Needy know that the crew had other plans. The imminent arrival of the Alliance had forced their hand.
OOC: Very long post, but I wanted to get some flashbacks in eventually, so I've finally began doing it. I've also left what happens next fairly open for you, Seryn, to carry on writing what you were going to.
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"ok, slow down! Where did Wisp go?"
She gripped the tops of his arms, an attempt to calm him and support him whilst he gained his breath.
Needy repeated himself, gesturing bak the way he had come.
"went over? went over where? Where is Vixen?" Her tone sharpened "did she do this?"
Needy shook his head. Safe, unnoticed, had slipped away, and returned then with water. Needy took the bottle and drank it down rapidly, choking slightly.
Safe still radiated an uncanny calm, once Needy had finished, he took the bottle back again and asked for the explaination.
"Wisp and Vixen, they were fighting, they fell, from where we where, into the water. It was a huge drop, I don't know if they made it.
We have to find them"
Seryn turned to look at Safe, and he met her eyes and nodded at the unspoken question in them.
"Yes, take the Nandi, go find them, we can't leave them here"
"We can't leave the planet in the Nandi... someone would have to return for us."
Safe smiled, a small grin he'd picked up during his years of service, the grin that said 'trust me, it'll work'
Seryn wondered if it had ever worked on the soldiers, as it didn't reassure her at all.
"And the Epsilon? Who will crew her?"
"We will find people to get her off planet. Make your way towards town, find friends, Needy will know who I mean, and stay quiet, we'll come back once the heat is off"
She threw him one of her 'I believe you, thousands wouldn't' stares.
Needy glanced between them, confusion writ large "whats going on? why...?"
"I'll explain enroute. No, i'll explain now - the Dagger is tagged, the previous owner is on his way over with a pack of purple bellies. Safe and Soul are getting off planet, we were too until now. Wisp could have picked a better time for a swim."
She started to move towards the Nandi, popping the hatch. Just before climbing in she turn and called back to Safe.
"Well, If I don't see you again - grow your hair!"
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