The Sereni-Tree and the Raid on Reaverworld
POSTED BY: TheRealMe
UPDATED: Saturday, May 19, 2007 06:47
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*blinks at the upfront attitude of the woman and eyes the katanas*
"Well, yes, yes I am... Pleasure to meet you Deuce, and, might I add, it feels good to be considered... not an enemy by you..." 
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*Jadehand sits quietly (but not) upon Ocean Cloud loading and preparing a variety of weapons that he has foreseen a need for in the upcoming conflict.
Last time ,this happening, many crew died.
*JadeHand loads his grenade launcher, knowing that this time... this time.. Trey will be safe. Jade appreciates everything that Trey does for this crew. Sometimes it seems that he's the only one. She's always there, an ear to listen to troubles, a quite voice to offer advice. She's a Goddess.
So few see her value, so many focused on their own value, without realizing how close to zero it is without those around them.
*JadeHand maneuvers the Ocean Cloud close to the point that the Tree will arrive.
Soon a large vehicle drops out of hyperspace and the Ocean Cloud enters the Hanger Bay as the door opens and quickly closes again.
"F**kin' Reavers"
"TRM, Status report? sorry for leaving on a whim, needed to be here when you arrived. seems we're in a bit of a pickle. Reavers are planetside and capable of meeting us here in the air if we get too close.
We'll need a stealthy, low impact, strike force, to get in and out without being noticed. Any suggestions?
"what a waste of lips" -interior Lulu - .Com
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OOC: Okay, it seems like the raiding party is together and it is time to end this flashback. Sorry if this is not the best time, but I'll be gone for 12 hours and I don't want the flashback to have overly confused people.
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Originally posted by TheRealMe:
TheRealMe is standing ready in a vac suit on the Sereni-Tree’s hanger deck. The hanger is being kept in a vacuum for the time being. In front of him is the shuttle Admiral Nelson, fully fueled and with weapons ready, prepared to depart on the raid against the Reavers for the supplies and spare parts that Sereni-Tree will need. Waiting inside the shuttle is the strike team assembled by BrownCoat2007.
TheRealMe touches a control. “Bride5?”
”Quincey here on the bridge.” She sighs. ”Still ready to dodge whatever. Still waiting.”
“Bride4?”
“Jet here in Main Engineering. Main maneuver drive is just idling, but we retain a tremendous velocity with respect to normal space. Ready to bring up the drive for dodging maneuvers. Power to S.E.P. field generator holding steady.”
“Jake7?”
”Jake7 here at the main gunnery station. Ready to shoot anything in our way.”
“BrownCoat2007?”
“Yeah, here in the shuttle, waving at you through the window. When does this thing happen?”
TheRealMe waves back, smiling weakly. “Not sure.” He checks his chronometer, which is set to standard time, not slowed like the bridge nav computer was, based on ScorpionRegent’s recommendation. “There is something like an 80% chance that we will translate to normal space within the next five hours.”
”Five hours?!” BC07 was getting impatient.
They had been waiting like this for a few hours now. Too bad that the exact time of hyperspace dropout was so uncertain.
Suddenly, a shudder goes through Sereni-Tree.
“Five hours… or five seconds!” TheRealMe says. “Quincey, dodge whatever we’re about to hit! Jet, supply her with power. Jake7…”
A chorus of echoes answers him. ”I KNOW!”
It is at this time, apparently, that Quincey performed an amazing maneuver of barnswallowing Ocean Cloud while at a substantial fraction of the speed of light! Our inertial dampeners in the hanger bay must rock!
"Hello, Jadehand, glad to have you back! Got a reaver raiding mission we're about to launch. If you have any interest, hop aboard the Nelson there! I want to do this quickly, within the next few minutes, before the FemaleReaver's sabotage takes effect."
NOTE: Conversation with Jadehand may be inserted here.
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TheRealMe reaches out, and a spot of light appears before him. It grows larger, to become a ring of fire surrounding a dark void, about the diameter of a tall person. “Browncoat2007, my dimensional portal will be able to compensate for the difference in velocity. You should arrive more or less at rest with respect to your destination.”
The Nelson's pilot pulls a lever, activating the shrinking technology that Rat once created. The large shuttle shrinks down to about a foot in length. The pilot launches the shuttle through the dimensional portal, which TheRealMe closes after they are gone.
TheRealMe sways back and forth, almost thrown off his feet. Quincey must be taking the ship through its paces if he can feel that much acceleration through the inertial dampeners! The curses coming from the bridge channel, combined with the loud clangs against the hull, tells TheRealMe that Quincey’s dodging ability is not perfect. The ship’s main batteries fire multiple times, no doubt clearing rubble from its path. He winces as something else slams against the ship. Then there is a steady tapping on the hull, as if from hail. He sighs. “Hold together, baby!”
With only a few mishaps, Quincey, Bride5, manages to thread Sereni-Tree through the hole in the asteroid belt cleared by Jadehand. The ship speeds its way to the outer system, coaNOTIFY: Y | REPLY | REPLY WITH QUOTE | PERMALINK | TOP | HOME
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Originally posted by TheRealMe:
OOC: Okay, it seems like the raiding party is together and it is time to end this flashback. Sorry if this is not the best time, but I'll be gone for 12 hours and I don't want the flashback to have overly confused people.
TRM: "Have fun storming the planetoid!"
Jake7: "Do you think it'll work?"
TRM: "It'd take a miracle!"
OOC: I hope the flashback didn't confuse people as well, see ya again in 12 hours cap
"Sir, a miracle... you seem to forget that I dang near came back from the dead... If anyone can pull a miracle its this crew!"
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Originally posted by Bride2:
BC'07 feels someone approach from behind. He spins around to find a young woman. She is about 20 years old with short red hair and freckles, with a compact but athletic body. She has a pair of katanas in their scabbards belted on.
"Hi. I hear you're the guy I need to talk to so I can go slice up some Reavers. I'm Deuce."
Bride2
SR gives Bride 2 a deferential nod, "It's been a while lady Deuce. You are looking aggresive and fit, which of course becomes you. Our goal today is not to kill reavers, but to scavenge any engine parts and equipment we can lay our hands on and get back alive. The "alive" part will provide the opportunity to kill reavers. I have been wantng to sit in on one of Master Jazafs classes for a long time now, but there is always a engine that needs fixing or someone who needs rescuing."
Snarky appears from around the corner carry a Johnson bar and a tool box. Taped to his chest is a message that reads, "We are all safe and sound. Here's Snarky to aid you in your work.
Seryn xxoo"
Scorpion Regent
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SR is aboard the Nelson with Snarky and if no one else has a hankering to drive he will take the controls.
OOC: I have to spend some time in reality at my day job, so you guys do what needs doing, just don't kill my character and keep Snarky intact and returned to the Tree.
Scorpion Regent
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ooc: wow, what a strange day to start a raid, I need to be getting back to school, so I'm gunna be occupied with real life for most of the day as well... I'll probably be able to meet up with you guys later tonight though, till then, see ya
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Wisp IS onboard the ship in the pilots seat with an active SEP shield. Scanning the ground below many ships lie scattered over the terrain. Some appear to have been shot down, others look like sleeping dragons waiting to spring to life.
Wisp shifts uncomfortabley in his seat. He wasnt keen on reavers by any means, The mere idea of them made his skin ache. Most of the time he enjoyed being as far away from them as possible; yet here he was flying into the proverbial jaws of hell.
"That spot looks good set here down there" Said a voice behind him.
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*JadeHand turns off his personal SEP field belt and stands behind Wisp on board the Nelson
"That spot looks good, set her down there"
"I need to go disable their ships before they notice us."
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At the shapes in the rain." -Beyond You - Afraid of Sunlight -Marillion
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Soul cracks his neck audibly from where he stands beside JadeHand.
"I always enjoy a good bit of peril, but can we try to get home before dinner? Being married has it's perks, but at the same time..."
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