TRANQUILITY Part 11 [ Escape From Miranda ]

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SHADOWCAPTAIN

Wednesday, June 24, 2009 12:59 PM

SHADOW smiles at WASH's unique brand of humor, realizing that it means he can fly a firefly.

"ok, i know you are a good pilot. you got your ship this far. we have faith in you."

the sun breaks a few hours later and SHADOW 'coms the crew:

"listen up all. we'll be taking off as soon as O2 and KAT signal us from the BLACK LIGHTHOUSE that they are ready to begin our plan."

the crew say their sad good-byes to O2 and KAT.

SHADOW hands O2 a map, and some personal items, including the research data on OREOS DNA to KAT:

"you 2 are part of our family.
when you shut that device down so it can't take down any more ships - and you can escape MIRANDA, you call us, and we'll come running."

SHADOW helps O2 and KAT with their supplies, into
the working shuttle, and watches them lift off, heading toward the BLACK LIGHTHOUSE to begin the operation.

'coms the crew again:
"ok crew, we need to wrap up any unfinished business here. we'll be leaving shortly."

turns off the com.
says under his breath... "one way or another."

http://www.fireflyfans.net/mthread.asp?b=21&t=37667 - THE BLACK LIGHTHOUSE JOURNALS

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SHADOWCAPTAIN

Thursday, June 25, 2009 2:50 AM

O2 'coms the crew from the BLACK LIGHTHOUSE:
"ok cap we're in."

SHADOW:
"ok everyone, strap in. we're leaving.
WASH, take us into the black."

COLOURSCHEMER

Thursday, June 25, 2009 4:44 PM

"well, Oi'm as pleased as Satan's Uncle on a hot Persephone day to be off THAT ruttin' planet."

REAVERREAPER

Thursday, June 25, 2009 7:33 PM

"Terry sneeks off into the cargo bay while everyone is busy or sleeping. He opens a create containing oreo's body.

Terry
Alright big guy. Lets get you to the infirmary. Made a promise and i aim to keep it. Don't know what shiny this crew wants with you, but thats there deal. And i hope you're happy. Turning over a new leaf has cost me alot of coin. So, you remember that when you're up and walkin about.

"Terry struggles to hike Oreo over his shoulder, but finally manages to do so."

Terry
Good god! you are one heavy son of a bitch, you know that?

"Terry begins heading towards the infirmary when wash steps into his path"

Wash
Why are you carrying a dead guy?

"Terry raises an eyebrow and continues to the infirmary"

Terry
It complicated kid.

Wash
Did you kill him?

Terry
Already dead when i found'em. He's part of this crew.

"shock spread across Wash's face"

Wash
That guy?! He was part of this crew? He looks like a gorram reaver!

"Terry enters the infirmy with Wash in tow"

Terry
you wanna keep it down Kid. (Sigh) he is a reaver. Or at least part reaver. He was some kind of alliance expertiment.

Wash
He's dead right? I mean really dead.

Terry
yeah he's dead, but i promised shiny that if they got me off this ruttin planet, i help bring him back.

Wash
Well thats very nobl....wait! What! bring him back?! Why the hell would you wanna do that?

Terry
Hey a promise is a promise kid. They can deal with him. I always hold up my end of the bargain.

Wash
But, he's a reaver. I'm sure the alliance is lookin for him.

Terry
Doubt it, i'm pretty sure they know he's dead.

Wash
but if you bring him back, they'll know. they'll know real quick.

Terry
I like i said, they can deal with him. not my problem.

"Wash looks down at the floor"

wash
I'm gonna go fid the captain.

Terry
What for?

Wash
I wanna know about this guy. and if he's dangerous.

Terry
Oh i'm sure he is. He's a reaver. The question is, why he hasn't killed this crew yet. Thats what reaver do, they don't...they just kill. this whole situation is weird. Hey, if you do talk to the captain, let me know what you find out.

Wash
Xie-Xie.

"Wash leaves in search of the captain. terry turns back around and stares at Oreo"

Terry
what the hell are you?

PILOTWASH

Thursday, June 25, 2009 10:56 PM

after wandering about wash finds the captain and questions him on oreo and terry.

Wash-captain what do you know about the half reaver and why terry is dragging his dead body to the med bay?

SHADOWCAPTAIN

Friday, June 26, 2009 2:12 AM

"he is part of our crew... or was.
he's saved all our lives more than once."

*SHADOW gives WASH coordinates to a target far away in space.*

"we'll be out of fuel in a moment.
you'll need to point us to these coordinates and use our inertia to glide us all the way there... it's our only choice."

SHADOW continues to talk to WASH:

"ALLIANCE experimented on him and mixed his DNA with reaver DNA. it gave him heightened strength but made him very unstable...
wanted to shoot him myself a time or two.

"KAT is his sister, but i couldn't let that affect my decision to leave her with O2 on MIRANDA.
"there's a bigger picture here... other forces at work that you can't see, and those 2 are the best for the job that they have to do back there."

the readout on the control panel reads:

FUEL REMAINING: ... 03 ... 02 ... 01 ... EMPTY

"ok, now here's were it gets hairy. keep us pointed at those coordinates, dong ma?"

SHADOW heads back down from the bridge.
he sees TERRY carrying a body into the infirmary.

"what in the sphincter of hell are you doin'?"

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COLOURSCHEMER

Friday, June 26, 2009 8:20 PM

With no Cortex signal at all in the blackest of black, Michael gets so frustrated and ancy that he heads down to the cargo bay to do some knife-throwing practice.

"Bloody silence in the black"

THWAK

"Can't stop the signal, my hairy arse!"

THWAK

"...even got a signal back on that lively, green hell we escaped from back there..."

THWAK

"what in the sphincter of hell are you doin'?" Captain's voice from behind him.

SPANG! a knife misses the target and hits metal wall.

Knives still in hand, Michael peers back towards the med bay to see what the Captain is yelling about. There is Terry, corpse over his shoulder.

"Cap'n, Oi offered Miss Shiny Lass to oiff this necrophiliac juss the other day. Offer still stands, if'n ya want..."

REAVERREAPER

Friday, June 26, 2009 9:22 PM

"Terry peers towards Michael and squints his eyes at him. Michael gives a smirk and continues his knife throwing. At the sound of the captain voice, terry snaps his attention back to the captain"

Captain
I asked you a question. What and why is oreo's body on this ship?

Terry
I made a promise to shiny...

Captain
A promise to bring his dead body on board this ship?

Terry
No. Well, yeah...i mean...

"Captain moves over to the medlab com"

"Captains voice over the com"

Captain
Shiny, if you not to busy, can you please BRING YOUR BUTT DOWN TO THE INFIRMARY. NOW!

"Shiny jumps at the sound of the captain voice and rushes to the medlab. Outta breathe, shiny enters"

Shiny
Wha...what is it? what's going on?

"before the captain and say anything, shiny notices oreo's body laying on the medlab bed."

Shiny
Captain, i can explain all this.

Captain
Good, cause with the way i feel right now, a good tale wil postpone me shooting the both of you.

"Shiny takes a deep breathe and begins telling the captain about the deal that was made between her and terry."

Captain
Ok, wait a minute. You're trying to tell me that this guy "pointing at terry" gives you so story about another guy on some planet that can help bring Oreo back to life.

"Shyly shiny answers"

Shiny
yeah...

Captain
and you believed him?

"Shiny drops her head, suddenly feeling foolish"

Shiny
I just thought...

Captain
You didn't. that's the problem here. I know you miss Oreo. Hell i miss him too, but folk don't come back from the dead.

Terry
That is not entirely true...

SHADOWCAPTAIN

Friday, June 26, 2009 9:31 PM

SHADOW grins at MICHAELS offer and continues following TERRY into the medlab.

"infirmary's for sick people, cargo hold is for dead people... dong ma?
you best reverse direction and show some respect for my crew."

SHADOW waits for TERRY to take OREOS body to the cargo hold, and turns to MICHAEL:

"MICHAEL, if WASH keeps us on target we'll be hitting our 'bulls eye' soon.
should be able to 'com someone to help with the search for your brother from there also.

"we're still at the corner of 'no' and 'where', so communications are still a bit tetchy.
when we ran out of fuel we had to point the ship at any place that we could intersect paths with -
didn't have much of a choice so we land were we land, which, if our math is good and our pilot is true, should be a place called SKYPLEX."

SHADOW turns back to TERRY:
"fast would be better than slow."

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SHADOWCAPTAIN

Saturday, June 27, 2009 2:36 AM

as TRANQUILITY gets in range of a signal,
SHADOW searches the cortex and downloads
WASH'S ID:

[ http://www.fireflyfans.net/mthread.asp?b=21&t=36030 ]

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