TRANQUILITY [ Part 10 ]
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After being shot at by Oreo, noticing the type of firearm and the clip, Michael walks over to Oreo.
Oreo- Turn around and walk away.
Michael steps back, a row begins between the Captain and Oreo, and Oreo walks out.
Michael looks sheepish at Shadow and O2.
"Oi was only gonna point oiut thot 'is clip was noiw empty, an' 'e needed ta reload. Sorry if moi flowery scented arse offends yer crew, Cap'n."
***
Later, on the way back to the ship, Michael turns to Shadow.
"Cap'n, Oi noticed some comm equipment back in thot creepy vertical tomb. Maybe 02 an' Oi could scrounge sommat together, get Tranquility talkin' again? Tomorree, o'course. Oi was 'earing some queer sounds from the jungle last noight, and have no mind ta be outta doors after noightfall. But yon boat ain't gonna fly us nowhere iffin we don't get some parts ordered."
Just then something stirred in the bushes, and a flash of bright steel flies from Michael's hand. A strangled yelp precedes a dead monkey falling from the bush to the ground.
MICHAEL: Sorry, Cap'n, Oi'm jumpy out 'ere.
He steps over to retreive his knife and cries out.
MICHAEL: Wo de ma he ta de fengkuang de waisheng dou! Cap'n, you ain't gonna believe this...
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the group returns to the marooned TRANQUILITY in the jungle just before nightfall.
SHADOW responds to MICHAELS question:
"we'll do that 1st thing. i conjure we won't be findin' what we need to get our girl spaceworthy,
but we should be able to get her smilin' at least. 'sides, we still got shuttle #1.
checked her out earlier and she looks good for at least short range. lets try to get some sleep.
we got our work cut out for us."
the night is less eventful than the last.
still the occasional light, washing over the ship.
SHADOW reads more of THE KEEPERS journal and finds an interesting entry:
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Day 10, 3 am
I only have a moment.
They need us at our stations. The PAX Project was released early for some reason.
The 'monitoring' is exhausting, and they have only given me 5 minutes break today.
I have just been contacted by one of the other Monitoring Stations while at my console,
by a man named Michael.
I don't know if he is a 'Keeper' like me, or just a worker, but he was frantic.
It sounded as if there was some sort of uprising or something at his Station.
He was cut off before he could explain.
My 5 minutes are up...
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SHADOW:
"I hope MICHAEL is in a talkative mood tomorrow." 
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shiny hears the Captain and Michael talking.
She gets up off the crate she was sitting on and makes herself looks busy. They both walk past her and out of the cargo bay.
Shiny puts her gun back into the back of her pants
and leaves the ship.
She walks out into the jungle Its very quiet, eerie. She's scared but she needs to find Oreo.
Once she's far enough away from Tranquility she
coms the Captain.
Shiny, "Captain, I'm just letting you know I have left Tranquility to search for Oreo, And as soon as I find Him I will com you."
Captain," Shiny, you return to the ship, Oreo will come back when He's ready and if he don't
Well, then we will all go find him."
Shiny," Captain, If Oreo walked away upset, my guess He doesn't want to be found. But I'm Hoping
he will listen to me."
Shiny ends the com then turns it off for awhile.
Shiny's walking slow she has a small flashlight
that she has used on the engine from time to time.
Those noises can now be heard off in the distance, It makes her shiver.
Shiny Thinking,"Oreo were can you be."
After walking for a few hours shiny decides its no use trying to find him in pitch blackness.
She finds a spot under a tree and sits down. she leans her back against it.
She falls asleep.
...Also, I can kill you with my brain.
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SHADOW and MICHAEL leave O2 to guard the rest of the crew in TRANQUILITY and go out to search for SHINY.
it takes most of the the night, but they finally find her asleep under a tree.
the sun is just starting to rise.
SHADOW:
"might as well wait for her to wake up. ain't dark anymore. still think she's dumb as a rock for leavin' at night, but she made it.
we'll go straight to the lighthouse and see if we can contact anyone on those terminals as soon as she wakes up.
SHADOW looks around the area while he waits for SHINY to wake up. he sees an odd shape in the overgrowth, a few yards off the path.
he walks over to it.
SHADOW:
"looks like some kind of vent."
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SHINY wakes up.
the 3 walk towards the black lighthouse.
they enter the 8 sided room.
SHADOW begins to try access the main MIRANDA database. =ACCESS DENIED=
he then notices a 'card slot' to his right.
it's connected to the system.
he uses the ID card that OREO took off the dead project worker, and inserts it. =PROJECT PASSWORD?=
SHADOW thinks about the sign he saw near the electrified fence and enters: OPERATION COLOUR SCHEMER =ACCESS GRANTED=
SHADOW tries again to access the main database and finds that this station can access almost any classified data that the ALLIANCE has on any project.
he types in: 'MICHAEL O'SNEARY'
the computer brings up a screen:
"hey Michael, you might want to check this out."
SHADOW makes a 'hard copy' of the screen as MICHAEL walks over.
SHADOW hands the ID to MICHAEL.
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SHADOW then enters 'SKYE L. JORDSON'
the computer starts to download the data...
SKYE L. JORDSON:
a.k.a. OREOISFIREFLY,
a.k.a. Echo One.
First successful hybrid of human and reaver DNA.
The 'Reaver Echo' Project uses a Suppressor mutation, which is a type of genetic code mutation that alters the result of a different mutation.
This alone would not cause 'Reaverizm', but when hybridized with Frameshift mutation, is likely the cause.
Frameshift mutation - One class of genetic code mutation that results from the insertion or deletion of a nucleotide to an mRNA sequence.
In this case (Operation Reaver Echo One), insertion of a nucleotide.
following is 'Genetic code 66': the building block map to reaverizm, and can be 'reverse engineered' to potentially cure reaverizm -
though no cases have yet been documented, or even known attempted.
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(Elbarto on Alliance shuttle overlooking Miranda)
(Elbarto overlooks Miranda with awe. He still hasn't quite figured out why he was sent here. He looks at the other two people who came with him, Claire and Lao.)
Lao: I don't get it brother, there are cities and everything, but no ground traffic.
El: It's a dead planet. Nothing the three of us can handle. Why don't you begin entry Claire.
(Suddenly the ship is rocked by a concussion wave)
Claire: Reavers on port and starboard! What do you want to do?
(El, without talking, puts his hand on Claire's and jams the throttle all the way forward. The ship jets toward the planet. The Reavers follow suit.)
**Meanwhile**
(Shadow and the others hear a sonic boom.)
Shadow: What was that? Shiny go see what that was.
(shiny goes to a window)
shiny: Cap! It's another ship. Looks like it's being chased by reavers!
Shadow: May luck be with them.
**Back on the shuttle**
El: Claire, land on that out crop. As soon as the ship lands everyone bail out.
(Claire barely lands the ship. Everyone and heads for the cover of the forest. The reavers land, and overtaken by bloodthirst head after the trio.)
When you can't run you crawl. When you can't do that...well...you know the rest.
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SHADOW has more of the poem come to mind:
`God save thee, ancient Mariner.
From the fiends, that plague thee thus.
Why look'st thou so ?' With my cross-bow
I shot the ALBATROSS.
SHADOW and SHINY watch the ships descend towards the horizon.
He looks through the journal again.
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Shiny turns away from the window. She walks over to
a shelf and takes a book of it.
She blows the dust of the book then opens it.
She starts flipping through the pages when a Piece of folded paper falls onto the floor. Shiny bends down to pick it up.
Michael looks at shiny then back at what he's doing.
Shiny unfolds the piece of paper and starts reading. Her eyes start scanning the list of names. The stop when she see's her Fathers name listed. She then reads....
" Guest of honor to be recognized for all His work and Generosity for a better Tomorrow."
Then her fathers name was written in Parenthesis.
Shiny feeling disgusted folds the piece of paper back up and tucks it into her pocket.
Shiny walks outside of the lighthouse.
Shiny looks at the tree's in the distance
missing Oreo, Hoping to see his figure emerge from the forest.
Shiny turns away,and stares at the Ocean.
she can't help but feel sickened by her father.
A small tear escapes her eye and rolls down her check, when thinks about what the alliance did to Oreo.
Shiny picks up a few small rocks and starts tossing them one by one into the water.
...Also, I can kill you with my brain.
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(Elbarto and the others in the woods)
Lao: they're gaining on us.
El: Shall we dance the blades brother?
(Lao gets a smile on his face that only true warriors recognize)
Lao: Lets do it.
El: Claire, keep running we'll catch up with you.
Claire: They have guns guys, your swords won't do the trick.
El: Babe, reavers love to butcher things. if we challenge them, they will come after us with blades. They will fight us because of their bloodlust. Now run!
(Claire runs further into the jungle. El and Lao drop their guns and stand side by side. They unsheath their katanas. A few seconds later two dozen reavers appear. They are somewhat startled by direct opposition, but nonetheless charge El and Lao get into ready stance.)
(Claire looks back in time to see the reavers plow into El and Lao. For a second she thinks that they are already dead. Then she starts to hear earsplitting screams. Among the chaos she sees flashes of metal. Suddenly the crowd parts and Claire can see El and Lao standing back to back. They have blood on their clothing but none of it is theirs. El and Lao start to move in perfect tandum almost as if they are mirror images of each other. Slashing, parrying, dodging. A few moments later the reavers are dead. Claire rushes back to them)
El:(Breathing heavily) Thats a rush.
Lao:(Sheathes his katana) Yep. We better get moving before they come in greater numbers.
Claire: I think i may have found a trail.
El: Lead on.
When you can't run you crawl. When you can't do that...well...you know the rest.
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