The Sereni-Tree and the Madness of Arkham

POSTED BY: TheRealMe
UPDATED: Sunday, November 6, 2005 04:18
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BRIDE2

Thursday, October 27, 2005 1:32 AM

Bride2 looks at the door into the dark tower, then to her Sensei, Jazaf, then to all the new people from the Grant who are talking to Jazaf.

"Hey!" she said, irritated, "I'm right here, too, ya know! And I got me no plans to turn to dust like some freakin' clone!"

Bride2

JAZAF

Thursday, October 27, 2005 2:20 AM

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Originally posted by Bride2:
Bride2 has been following Jazaf and the rest. Now, she runs up to the Dark Tower to join Jazaf, who has apparently been locked outside, away from Static, Soul, and the Jayne clone.

"Hi, Sensei! What's the plan, now?"

Bride2

Jazaf turns around rubbing his nose. 'Gorramit all! Ruttin' doors shut just as I was about t walk...' Jazaf looks up and notices Bride2 and relief washes over him. 'Thank goodness.' he whispers to himself.

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Theres a flash and a loud "blip!" sound followed by silence. A silence so calm that it almost hurts PR's ears, after all that white noise.*

*PR blinks in the bright light and looks around. They are in a wood...on the ground...light leaks in gently from the trees high above.*

*He sees the rest of the Grant crew around him too. In the exact positions they were a second ago, except now...there are no monsters there.*

*PR hears some moaning...he gets up and looks down.*

Oh, Jazaf. Hello!

Sorry, I didn't mean to land on you.

Jazaf merely grunts and lifts an offensive finger as a response. After Jazaf has had time to recover he is bombarded by questions.

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Everyone okay?

Jazaf, can you tell us where in the heck we are? And maybe how we got here?

'I don't have a clue as to how you guys got here. Duece might've seen something though. As far as location.....we are in front of Static's Tower.......I think. It closed up as soon as Static, Soul, and Jayne-clone2 went in.'
Jazaf notices the saddened faces.
'Did I miss something?'

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Mystery Man on the Sereni-Tree

Navigator on Destiny

THEGREYJEDI

Thursday, October 27, 2005 2:35 AM

*takes a seat in the pilot's chair in SereniTREE's bridge.*

Hmm, so this is what it feels like.

*He shrugs as he scans the consoles, looking for sensor readings. He grabs the controls and gently eases the stick forward. the ship propels itself at a slow clip towards the Arkham, her sensors and scanners at maximum sensitivity.*

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Chief Engineer - USS SereniTREE
http://tomeofgrey.blogspot.com
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CALLMESERENITY

Thursday, October 27, 2005 1:48 PM

Yes, Bride2, we're glad you're still here. Would you like to stand under my wings out of the stinky black rain?

*Serenity looks around.*

Hey, where's my brother?

Serenity, First Officer of Destiny

I have a live journal: http://www.livejournal.com/users/callmeserenity/

PSYCHICRIVER

Thursday, October 27, 2005 2:22 PM

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Originally posted by CallMeSerenity:
Yes, Bride2, we're glad you're still here. Would you like to stand under my wings out of the stinky black rain?

*Serenity looks around.*

Hey, where's my brother?

*PR looks around.*

*Grunt*

Okay! Thats it! *He stands, shoving his gun back into his belt.* Nobody move! No more disappearing! No more poofing, no more slinking off. Okay?

Jazaf...there's something you should no. The clones...they're not real.

Jazaf: I know. Ain't that the point o' em bein clones??

No...I mean, they've gone. They don't exist anymore. And...they never did.

Jazaf (to Serenity): He go cuckoo again?

Serenity: No...he's telling the truth.

Jazaf: Thats insane! I was just with Jayne-clone 2 a few minutes ago!

You think you were. But you weren't. You see...when Cozen created the clones...all he did was make us believe they exist. To give us....faith. You see...whenever the clones did something heroic...it wasn't them. It was us.

All along.

The strain of keeping the clones alive to us has been taking its toll on Cozen. Come to think of it, thats probably why he took so long to recover after the Molly incident.

Anyway...River-clone...turned to dust...after being murdered by Ath. And yes I know this is confusing but I'm not completely up to speed either, so bear with me here. Then we also saw Jayne-clone go all dusty too.

Then we arrived here...and well...I guess the Wash Malcolmette has gone too.

So...the clones are fading fast.

And now Ath has disappeared...wheres the rest of your team??

PsychicRiver

"Two by two, hands of blue."

"We'll take care of each other. I'll knit!"
"I swallowed a bug."

BRIDE2

Thursday, October 27, 2005 10:15 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by CallMeSerenity:
Yes, Bride2, we're glad you're still here. Would you like to stand under my wings out of the stinky black rain?

Bride2 seems surprised at Serenity’s kind offer. She glances at Jazaf, who is stoic as he endures the unpleasant black rain.

“Thanks, Serenity, but I’m okay standing out here in it. But you can call me Deuce if you like.”

She turns to Jazaf.

“Hey, Sensei? Is that weird door metal, or does it have metal parts? Are you gonna shape our way inside?”

Bride2

THEREALME

Thursday, October 27, 2005 11:06 PM

(The General Lee Crew at Ambush Valley on Whitefall:)

Needleseye dispatches the last of the mutants swarming about the General Lee. Meanwhile, the severely wounded form of Nugget is dragged aboard the shuttle using a winch.

“There! He’s aboard!” Jake7 calls out.

TheRealMe wipes his brow and takes in the situation. He points. “The Zoe-clones are still cut off from us by that OTHER mob of mutants, and Zoe-clone3 looks wounded. We have to get them. Leave nobody behind!”

TheRealMe takes a deep breath as he thinks for but a moment. “Jake7, get aboard with Nugget, Monkeytail, and Rat. Have Rat lift off, then circle about and remain on station. Go!”

Jake7 closes the hatch. A moment later, Lee’s engines roar to life.

TheRealMe puts his hand on Needleseyes’s… shoulder? “Needle, I know you’re tired, but I need your help in this. The Zoes have their backs to a cliff, but are surrounded, trapped there. I can use a portal to get them here, but likely a bunch of mutants will make it through before I can close it. So we’ll have to…”

A weary Needleseye nods.

TheRealMe reaches out with one hand and concentrates. A dimensional portal forms near him, parallel to the ground and about six feet above it. In the distance, another portal forms on the ground below where the Zoe-clones are standing. The Zoe-clones fall through, landing roughly next to TheRealMe and Needleseye. TheRealMe closes the portal, but not before five mutants also drop through.

With a roar, Needleseye leaps onto the mis-shapen creatures, grabbing three with her tentacles and squeezing the life out of them with bone-crushing strength. TheRealMe’s lightsaber flashes to life, cutting down one at Needle’s back. Zoe-clone2, out of ammunition, scrambles to her feet and stands over her clone-sister while she smashes the last mutant with the butt of her rifle. TheRealMe’s lightsaber sweeps around to cut this last mutant in two.

Needleseye, TheRealMe, and Zoe-clone2 stand over a pile of dead mutants and the fallen form of Zoe-clone3, all trying to catch their breaths.

Zoe-clone2 turns to TheRealMe. “Thanks for the rescue, sir. About time.”

TheRealMe kneels to examine Zoe-clone3. “How badly is she hurt? Hmmm… Looks like a nasty gash to her arm, but nothing that…”

Suddenly, Zoe-clone3 falls apart into a pile of dust.

TheRealMe is startled. “Huh? What’s going on with this…”

Zoe-clone2 looks at her vanished twin, then at her own hands as they begin to dissolve as well. She gives a sad smile. “It’s been a pleasure, sir!”

Then she is dust, too.

TheRealMe, First Officer of the Sereni-Tree

JAZAF

Friday, October 28, 2005 12:19 AM

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Originally posted by Bride2:
Quote:
Originally posted by CallMeSerenity:
Yes, Bride2, we're glad you're still here. Would you like to stand under my wings out of the stinky black rain?

Bride2 seems surprised at Serenity’s kind offer. She glances at Jazaf, who is stoic as he endures the unpleasant black rain.

“Thanks, Serenity, but I’m okay standing out here in it. But you can call me Deuce if you like.”

She turns to Jazaf.

“Hey, Sensei? Is that weird door metal, or does it have metal parts? Are you gonna shape our way inside?”

Bride2

Jazaf's eyes widen slightly. Then, sheepishly, he scratches his nose. 'That sounds like an idea.'

He turns to the tower and gives it a few raps to make sure it's metal. Then he focuses his energy into the door. The door begins to contort and swirl, it almost folds in on itself. Suddenly it snaps back into place throwing Jazaf into the mud.

'Sensei!' Duece said and went to Jazaf's side.

'Didn't expect that to happen. I guess it's not exactly metal. But that's okay because I got another idea.'

Jazaf stands up, brings out his twin blades and reverts them to their original, single form. He approaches the door again and pours his energy into his blade.

The assembled crew watch on as steam begins to come off of Jazaf's sword. The blade changes color from grey to white and the droplets of rain dissipate well before they reach the smoltering sword. Jazaf get's closer to the door and presses his sword into it. After a few minutes, Jazaf manages to cut a small hole into the door.

'Allright, everybody in!' Serenity shouts.

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Mystery Man on the Sereni-Tree

Navigator on Destiny

BLUEFISHIE

Friday, October 28, 2005 12:51 AM

*whips out magic marker and a book out of her bag*

The... Eh...I don't wanna read this.

*writes The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy on the cover and starts to read to her fishies*

Far out in the uncharted backwaters of the unfashionable end of the Western Spiral arm of the Galaxy lies a small unregarded yellow sun...

^by my friend Yoko, an interprentation of me

http://www.myspace.com/_bluefishie_ Myspace^^ it's beautiful...

PSYCHICRIVER

Friday, October 28, 2005 12:44 PM

*A loud scream errupts from Malicious' bunk, back on the Sereni-TREE, as Mal clones 1 & 2 fade to dust.*

***

*Kaylee-clone wanders into the common room, where she sees Bluefishie*

Oh, hi there! *She smiles*

***

*Down in the infirmary, the two Simon-clones and MontanaGirl are checking over the quipment.*

Simon-clone 1: Oh god...

*He turns to dust, much to MG's surprise.*

Simon-clone 2: No...

*He looks to the door, and rushes out, running through the tree.*

***

*Moments later, Simon-clone2 bursts into the common room, and rushes to the Kaylee-clone.*

Kaylee-clone: Hi Simon-

*Simon-clone 2 sweeps the Kaylee clone into his arms and kisses her passionately.*

*BF's jaw hits the floor.*

BF: Well its about time!

*As the pair kiss, they turn to dust, entwined in each other.*

*A small gust of wind blows through the common room and carries the dust out of the other door...like leaves on the wind.*

(BTW, TRM, the end of the Zoe-clones was just the saddest thing ever.)

PsychicRiver

"Two by two, hands of blue."
"We'll take care of each other. I'll knit!"
"I swallowed a bug."

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