The Sereni-Tree: How to Steer In Hyperspace, and Other Observations
POSTED BY: SoulOfSerenity
UPDATED: Monday, October 25, 2021 19:28
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**As jake7 stares sightlessly out of the cockpit window, a sudden beeping comes from the console in front of her, startling her out of her sad reverie.**
What the?
**She realizes it's the motion detector alarm that she activated when she did her last round on the 'TREE. She excitedly stands up and exclaims**
Someone's on the ship!!
**She tears out of the cockpit, running through the halls and as she rounds a corner near the Common Area, she runs smack dab into someone. The two fall to the floor, both nursing their foreheads where their heads were knocked together in the collision. As her vision clears, she sees who it is**
SOUL! You're here!!
**she gives him a fierce, almost bone-cracking hug. Soul struggles to breathe in the onslaught. She begins talking in a rush**
I'm so happy to see you!! I've been alone on the 'TREE for months and months!!! I haven't heard from Mai and I've been so worried. Everyone seems to have disappeared and I don't know how to fly this thing and...
**she trails off, out of steam. After taking a deep breath she continues on**
Wait...where did you come from? Where the heck have you been?!?!
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MAL: Everybody's makin' a fuss.
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"They just float out there, sending out raver breeding parties..."
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"Jake!"
Rubbing his head, Soul looks around.
"To be honest, I have no idea. I know people around here tend to disappear and reappear at odd intervals, but this is a bit crazy!"
They begin to head back towards the bridge.
"If only there was a way to send out some sort of mass tracking signal so we could figure out at least where some of them went to!"
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Soul, Security Chief of the Sereni-Tree, Captain of Destiny.
Mantichorus: "So is there a reason they call you 'Soul'?"
Soul (after a long pause): "Yeah. Because I have one."
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Crazy doesn't even begin to cover it. Even Sparky is missing!
**a vague memory tugs at her brain**
At one point in the past few months, I thought I heard some static over the comm, but it never repeated. I couldn't find the button that would boost the signal. I'm not even sure there is such a thing. Gray's manual is just too big and complicated to find anything...
**a thought occurs to her**
Do you know much about the 'TREE's communications system? Maybe you can search the database of saved comms to see if you can lock down the location of that last communication...
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MAL: Everybody's makin' a fuss.
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"They just float out there, sending out raver breeding parties..."
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Quote:
Originally posted by jake7:
**a though occurs to her**
Do you know much about the 'TREE's communications system? Maybe you can search the database of saved comms to see if you can lock down the location of that last communication...
Soul crinkles his nose in thought.
"Well, I can see what I can pull up..."
He walks onto the Bridge and plops down in a chair in front of the communication console. Pulling a cable out of his pocket, he plugs one end into the console and the other into the small socket behind his left ear.
"Okay, let's fire this baby up!"
Over the next few minutes, the computer plays through every transmission ever made to or from the SereniTREE. Soul tries to narrow down the search parameters but gives up after a few minutes and leans back. Then:
Quote:
Originally posted by Mai:
Jake? Can you hear me? It's Mai and Erv! We got lost and are now stuck hiding out in a cave.
I can't speak too loudly in case the evil twins are still lurking. I have a feeling they may be behind the disappearance of the rest of the crew! HELP!!!!!!
"Evil twins?!?!?!?!? Oh, crap. Why can't anything EVER go as planned?"
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Soul, Security Chief of the Sereni-Tree, Captain of Destiny.
Mantichorus: "So is there a reason they call you 'Soul'?"
Soul (after a long pause): "Yeah. Because I have one."
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**Upon hearing Soul's exclamation, Jake7 is instantly alert**
You found something? Evil Twins?
What's going on, Soul? Who contacted the ship?
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MAL: Everybody's makin' a fuss.
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"They just float out there, sending out raver breeding parties..."
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Soul pulls the cable out of the console jack and plays back the message over the intercom.
"Mai sent it. And seeing as how we're the only ones on board, unless anyone else mysteriously shows up, I guess it's up to us to rescue her."
Soul makes his way over to the NAV console and jacks in.
"Let's see if we can drop the SereniTREE out of hyperspace..."
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Soul, Security Chief of the Sereni-Tree, Captain of Destiny.
Mantichorus: "So is there a reason they call you 'Soul'?"
Soul (after a long pause): "Yeah. Because I have one."
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**OOC: Wow, my first Mai Quest!**
**jake7 straps herself into the navigator's chair and crosses her fingers**
Let's hope we don't come out of hyperspace into something horrendous!
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MAL: Everybody's makin' a fuss.
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"They just float out there, sending out raver breeding parties..."
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*Mai sits in the far corner of her cage fitfully sleeping and dreaming of the SereniTree family.
In the corridor of the dungeon several guards stand at attention as the Emperor of Evil Twins parades through with two of his soldiers.
"It's been months and you've only caught the one doppleganger?!!! You have 48 hours to capture the rest of them and bring them back here or it's you who will be wallowing in one of these filthy cells!"
"I apologize Sir, it's taken us awhile, but now we have a sure fire plan! We are going to use the girls com unit to our advantage. We can tamper with it and make it seem as though the distress signal is coming from and abandoned area. I bet they show up on our doorstep at any moment..."
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At Trey's bar, a figure appears like a 1950's T.V. broadcast, all fuzzy and out of focus.
After several minutes, it finally materializes, clad is a loud Hawaian shirt, clutching an empty glass.
"Whoa... that was... AWESOME!!" He examines his hands like they are new to him. "What the hell just happened and why is my glass empty? Hello? Barkeep?"
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Starting with whomever woke him up!