VFF Tranquility Part 14 ( The Phoenix Complex )
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Tranquility breaks atmo' at Silver Hold and heads to the Phoenix Landing docks.
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(in the infirmary. Kat stands in a corner. arms folded, with a sad look on her face)
Kat- it seems this always happens to you. restrained. treated like an animal. but, why does the truth do this to you? why do you refuse to handle these situations like a normal human person?
(Kat's arms drop to her side as she notices Oreo beginning to stir. she walks over to him. and gently places a hand on his forehead and the other on his forearm)
Kat- Skye? Skye?
(Oreo, begins to moan slightly)
Oreo- gorram, turn the light off.
(Kat flips around and hits the switch, dimming the light. she turns back to Oreo)
Kat- how you feeling?
Oreo- don't remember much. got a splittin headache.
(Oreo tries to lift his arms only to find out they've been locked in restraints, along with his ankle's.)
Oreo- what did i do this time?
Kat- you...because of me, you hurt a lot of people, maybe even killed them. you changed and you...
Oreo- wait, wait a minute. what did you do?
(Kat reaches for a stool and sits down. she lets out a deep sigh and begins to tell Oreo everything. after a long one-sided conversation, Kat finishes. Oreo, lays still. starring at the ceiling.)
Kat- say something. anything?
Oreo- what do you want me to say Kat? i haven't seen you in months. and all of a sudden you're back. with all...this. you risked your life. just to find out I'm going to die anyways. (slight chuckle) probably be for the best anyways.
Kat- don't say that. we are all we have Skye. Mom and dad are gone. it just you and me. and I'm not going to let you die too. (Kat lowers her head and balls her fists on top her her knees) I'm not going to let the alliance take you from me.
Oreo- remember when we were kids? dad would take us to the river ever summer.and we used to pretend to be pirates from back on earth that was?
Kat- yeah, i remember. but, what does that have to...
Oreo- who knew we'd actually become pirates.
Kat- yeah.
(Oreo tries to adjust his wrist in the uncomfortable restraints. Kat notices and begins to undo them)
Oreo- what are you doing? Captain will send you out the air lock.
(Kat moves over to the other side of Oreo and begins to undo the restraints)
Kat- i doubt it, if he hasn't spaced you yet, I'm pretty sure I'm not going to find out how fast my blood can boil out my ears just yet.
(Kat unlatches the last restraint and steps back as Oreo sits up)
Kat- Besides, if you get outta line, I'll just tranq you again. and i know how much you love that.
(Oreo turns his head towards Kat and rolls his eyes. Kat's steps towards Oreo and throws her arms around him.)
Kat- i love you little brother.
(Oreo, kinda taken back by the the emotional moment, eventually returns the tender moment.)
Oreo- I love you too, brat.
Kat- hey!
(Kat punches Oreo in the arm and lets out a quiet laugh. but, quickly it fades.)
Kat- but, Skye you're still going to...
Oreo- There's only two options Kat.
(Kat winces cause she knows one of them already)
Kat- I'm not just going to just sit back and watch you die. So,whats the other option.
Oreo- I know a couple of guys. They're on the Browncoat.
Kat- Who are they?
(Oreo lays back down)
Oreo- Frost and Drake Darker.
Kat- Drake Darker. Little Drakie. the same little Drakie that lived two fields over from us.
Oreo- that'd be him.He's on the browncoat, last i remember, its been awhile.
Kat- why do you need them?
Oreo- oh, they have a few talents that might come in handy.
(Kat stares at Oreo confused as he falls back asleep. she stands up, leans over and kisses Oreo on the forehead)
Kat- we are going to do something very stupid and extremely dangerous aren't we?
(Kat lies down on a cot adjacent to Oreo med-bed and falls asleep)
Go n-eírí an bóthar leat. - May the road rise with you.
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As the dock workers attached the cables and hoses to Tranquility, the crew grabbed their personal effects for their field trip to the Phoenix Complex.
"Ok Wisp, lets find your old crew mates."
The Crew walk down the ramp from Tranquility into a cloudy, smoke filled dock area that opened into a wider - market area, filled with merchants, stores and other darker areas.
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it's early in the a.m. Irish is sitting with his feet proped up atop a desk as he leans back in his chair. A cup of bamboo tea slowly cools. "This project is beging to bore me", sighs Irish as Chance, his female work assistant enters the room. "Irish, maybe you should get outta here for awhile. you've been locked up in here for days. hell maybe even weeks." Irish closes his eyes and sighs again. "The alliance isn't making it easy to find him you know".
Chance place her hands on his shoulders. "yeah, i know, but that doesn't mean you should work yourself to the bone like this. You found him once and im sure he'll surface again." Irish removes his feet from his desk and places them onto the floor. "Thats just the problem. The crew. Him. they've all just fell from the grid. I mean, even the alliance is having touble tracking them. If only i just knew where to look..."
Suddenly, Irish is hailed over the cortex. A haunting, yet familiar voice chimes in. "Irish. I see you're still as lazy as ever." Irish's eye widen with surprise. "Son of a bitch. How dare you..." The msytery figure cuts Irish off before he could finish. "Hey! slow down, before you have a heart attack.I come barring a gift." Irish, rolls his eyes. "And why would i want anything from you? I remember the last time i recieved...a gift, from you i spent almost a month in an alliance cell only to wind up being forced to work with them. Thanks, but no thanks."
The msytery figure laughs. "Still the same self conscience basterd. Well, you have my number, as it were. com me when you change your mind." Irish extends a looks of disbelief. "ANd what makes you think i will?" "Call it a hunch. the figure exclaims half laughing." The cortex screen goes blank, leaving irish to his thoughts. Irish thinks to himself. "What the hell was that about? He turns to Chance is still standing behind irish, confused. "Chance,and you please get me the file on the these two indivduals and everything we have...On Operation Echo Reaver One.?"
I will find him among you,even though you don't see him........
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Aboard the browncoat, Drake and frost are relaxin in frost bunk.
Frost- al'ight my son. would you mind tellin me exactly why we are still millin about on this god forsaken piece of...of...junk!
Drake pretends not to hear his crew mates constant complaining as he lies down on the bed starring off into space.
Frost- I mean, i completely bored. That space witch of a captain hasn't eased up on us ever since that thing with your half reaver chap. and, i haven't had a bit o'sip almost a month. I going completely insane mate!
drake finally responds
Drake- it's proably good that you haven't drank. you get real stupid when you drink.
Frost- I get stupid?! I GET STUPID?!
Drake- see, exactly what i'm saying. couldn't have said it better myself.
Frost- come on mate! we have to get outta here. We'll be docking in persephone in three days time. i say we leave the ship. find somewhere new to go eh?
Drake rolls over and begins to ignore frost once again. Drake lets out a long, deep sigh, realizing that frost was right.it was time to abandon ship and find...him once again.
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“Ok guys huddle up and I’ll fill you in.” The motley crew who were on the ramp of the Tranquillity gathered round Wisp as he produced a file containing several large glossy mug shots.
“So my lead was that there was a brawl a few weeks ago in a bar. During this someone’s firearm went off and caught a bystander square in the chest. I know this may not sound like much at present but it gets good. So this guy doesn’t even budge when the bullet hits him, Witnesses say he just brushed off his chest like it was a raindrop. This sounds like one of my guys by the name Bernard "Needy" Needham.” Wisp produced the first glossy showing a young man white male. Pretty boy who’d let himself go a little. “Don’t know what happened to him but he basically sold his soul or something a few years back and he’s immortal. Problem is he’s also bat-gosa crazy, Has a habit of getting angsty murder. He should be considered unarmed but VERY dangerous. If you spot him give me a call and I’ll come and talk to him.”
Wisp pulled the next photo showing an older man, tough and angry looking “This guys ‘Safe’ hes an old soldier If you spot him approach him casually and say ‘you know a friend he met on Boros’ He’s also pretty dangerous. Come to think of it most of the people I know are pretty dangerous, what can I say? I follow a rough crowd?” Wisp let out a laugh as he took the next photo. “Seryn probably with a child around 3 in tow” Next photo “Vixen Goddard. You probably won’t see her as she’s on a few wanted lists but if you do get the hell away from her and get me. This is Soul. He's ex special forces, and as scarce as rocking horse shit. If anything he'll approach you and you should be very polite to him. Likes to wear black” Wisp started passing round some more photos of various soldier looking types each with a name and bio in the corner “These others are people who rolled with us and may be able to help. Remember they’re all with the resistance so they probably don’t wanna be found and they're pretty trigger happy. Say my name and my Ship the Epsilon. One last thing. I just wanna say that I appreciate your help in all this”
“Captain I’d appreciate If you covered my back as we do most of the investigating. First port of call is the bar where all this went down. Its in an underground centre containing lots of bars, shops, amusements and such. Its called the Phoenix Complex.”
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"Shiny Wisp.
I got your back. I conjure My crew will stay in the shadows and watch mine.
Lets go find trouble."
The posse heads away from Tranquility and follows Wisp into the smokey marketplace.
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walking around the market a bag of stolen items slung over her shoulder cammy notice a new ship has docked seeing the crew walking off she desides to get a closer look.
cammy-"wow iv never been in a firefly before" she whispered to herself. this maybe her only chance. the market had gottenboring anyway to easy, making sure no one was around she snuck on and hid herself in a secret panel inside, moving small boxes already there her small size let her fit in with ease.
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Professor Trepsil stood in the elevator yet again in his smart suit on the way to his meeting with Crimson Squad. It was early this month but that wasn’t all that unusual, the CS liked to keep everybody scared and on their toes. Impromptu high security meetings were their way of having fun almost. As the lift opened up the ditzy blonde secretary sat in the soothing beige room with that inhuman smirk on her face. Trepsil started to wonder if she wasn’t actually human? There was always the joke running round in the scientific circles (It’s worth noting that any jokes in scientific circles are a distant cousin to jokes of normal peoples) that the secretaries were all androids programmed to answer phones and look cheerful. Anyway whether she was robotic or otherwise she was still the woman at the desk.
“Professor Trepsil here for a Holo-Conference with Crimson Squad”
“Oh its not a holo-conference today its just a conference. Down the hall room 8. Have a nice day” She tilted her head to the side at the end of her sentence and smiled so wide Trepsil was sure he could spot the motors pulling her lips apart.
As Trepsil started down the hall her words had actually reached his brain and he paused mid step. A real conference? Must have been a mistake. CS hadn’t held a real conference here since back when this fiasco started off. Must be a mistake. He finished off down the hall and stepped into room 8 and was greeted by twelve real life men all looking very angry. He gulped.
“Morning Professor Please have a seat.” Said one of the generic generals round the desk. Trepsil was too shocked to actually notice who had spoken.
“Morning Generals” He managed “Why have you all come here?” Trepsil was nervous as hell and he showed it. These men were bad news and they scared the living daylights out of him showing up unannounced at his doorstep.
“There's been a development in the caged sparrow case. We received some intelligence that the subject was headed to Silverhold. Our surveillance on the ground has made a positive ID of the subject and there’s a strike team assembling now to bring him in.” This was a different general, he still couldn’t tell who it was. The room was dimmed everywhere but where he stood casting the men in dark shadows.
“We’re going to be on site here monitoring the operation. You’re here to provide expert information on any tactical scenarios. Please have a seat. You’ll be here a while”
Trepsil obliged in sort of a trance. Wisp was in process of being caught? He felt sorry for him. Trepsil had always secretly admired him for standing up for what was right and sticking it to the man, something which he always failed to do. And now He was sat on the team bringing him in. Trepsil hated himself.
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As Shadow, Wisp, Wash and Shiny walk down the dark smokey alley of the main market place,
Shadow notices Wisp constantly looking out of the corner of his eyes.
thinks
= Good idea, his old crewmates could be anywhere... =
Then he sees a man tracking them at each turn.
= even better idea if we're being followed. =
The 4 walk into a nearby tavern.
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