Special Branch: Santos
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UPDATED: Thursday, September 11, 2008 19:24
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“You guys ready?” Versa spoke though the earpiece coms she and Wisp had whipped up.
Safe looked around at the boarding party.
To his immediate left was Jack who, like he always did before a mission, had lost the goofball persona and was all business. He nodded curtly to Safe.
In the center stood Soul who, unlike the others, all of his weapons remained holstered or sheathed. He looked not so much like he was about to walk into a hostile situation as he was going to take a walk in the park. Safe found Soul’s calmness to be a bit unnerving.
Maxine and Liam flanked Soul. These two, Safe was unsure of. Maxine, he knew, had military background and as such, knew the drill but Liam… Safe neither liked nor trusted the man, so he realized his take on Liam’s competence might be a bit skewed. He’d have to keep an eye on him. Safe would’ve preferred, one hundred times over, to have the youngster Wisp there instead.
To Safe’s right stood Seryn. She never failed to impress him and her handling of the situation was no different. Weaker women and even men, would be inconsolable with grief, panic and fear at this point, and while Seryn showed and bit of them all, her overriding emotion was grim determination.
“We’re ready.” Safe responded.
“Wisp will track your movements via the new coms. Safe, Jack, Soul and Seryn, yours come equipped with small cameras. Sorry Maxine and Liam, we ran outta time and parts. Stick close to someone with a camera.”
“Ok, here we go! Docking in three, two, one…”
There was a resounding clang as the Dwarf docked with the Epsilon. Safe punched the button and the airlock hissed and opened. Soul took off at a dead run before the door had opened completely.
“Soul!” Safe called after him. “Crap. Ok, lets do this by the numbers. Like Seryn said, guns down, safety’s on, there are children aboard. Trust no and remember the password.”
They all nodded in unison.
Safe held his handgun with both hands; barrel pointed at the floor, his safety off, and entered low, Jack mirroring his movements. The others followed shortly thereafter.
OOC: Hulloo right back, Seryn!!
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"Got a headful of lightning
And a heart full of rain
And I know that I said
I'd never do it again
Oh and I love you sweet baby but I always take the long way home."
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Wisp sat in the Makeshift bed/recliner chair in the middle of the bridge. His head was heavily bandaged and mildly restrained but he could survey the array of monitors arranged in front of him. He could see the Epsilon in front and was slowly guiding towards the docking hatch. A dull thud echoed as the two connected and vibrated through both ships. As Wisp overode the docking clamps Vixen felt the sound on the other ship.
She was stalking the halls lookin for The thing. Her head was still pounding and her vision swam. But she was determined to avenge her friends.
'Friends'?? There was a word she didnt use. Were these people her friends??
As she contemplated her new social situation. Wisp opened the door of the airlock
"Happy Hunting Folks"
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OOC: Hey, how's everyone doing? Seems like we've all dried up of late, and although I'm not really in the mood for writing, I figured I'd contribute something.
Oh, and glad to have you back Seryn, hope you're feeling a bit better. Can't wait to see your story develop on Santos.
As Needy remained unconscious, indistinguishable whispers plagued his mind.
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"Hey sweetie," Flechette said feigning a smile
Shadow was not so easily deceived, the young girl could see something was amiss, even if she didn't know exactly what it was.
"What's wrong?" the girl asked
"Nothing's wrong honey" Flechette responded in a calming tone.
Amy's face betrayed her friend's words though. Fear and anger were etched on her face as deep as a scar. There was no use denying anything was wrong, even to a ten-year old.
"What's going on?" the girl asked a second time, raising her voice.
"Nothing" Flechette replied in a whisper, gesturing to her to keep quiet.
Then, when she realised this simply wouldn't do, she went on to explain.
"Listen, you can't wake the others. Nothings wrong. We're just about to land this ship, but the grown-ups just want to make sure its safe first, safe for us to go out there. So they've asked us to stay in here for now. It's no big deal."
Shadow seemed unconvinced
"You trust me right?" Flechette said "It's nothing to worry about. I just thought if your sister knew she might get scared"
Shadow looked at her sister, who still slept peacefully blissfully unaware, then back at Flechette.
"We can keep this between us can't we?"
Shadow smiled and nodded, buttoning her lip
"Good. Now me and Amy are..."
Flechette stopped herself as an unnerving feeling came over her.
She turned slowly and soon realised that whilst she was talking to Shadow, Amy had quietly slipped away, the door still slightly open.
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Amy strutted down the length of the corridor, making her way to the bridge. Things seemed quiet now, but they wouldn't be for long. She couldn't just sit around. She had to do something.
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Wisp was restless. Being sat bandaged into a chair while your friends risked their lives didnt have the endless fun youd expect.
He reminiced of a time in the Academy when he'd been involved in a shuttle accident. Bed rest for 4 weeks while they prodded needles in every orifice. That was the first time He met Vixen actually. Shed been in a fight surprisingly enough and was having her nose patched up while a tall white haired admiral gave her a dressing down. She was however paying absolutely no attention to what he was saying.
It seemed like so much had happened since those simple days. Now it had ended up like this.
"Can someone talk to me please??" Wisp said to the empty cockpit.
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OOC: Thanks for the prod, WYSB! I was drawing a blank. This helps immensly. I'll try to post something shortly. It may not be much, but hopefully it'll move things along.
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"Got a headful of lightning
And a heart full of rain
And I know that I said
I'd never do it again
Oh and I love you sweet baby but I always take the long way home."
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Safe paused at the corner of the secondary compartment. They had entered through the rear hatch, passing through the shower and storage area. The secondary compartment they were in now had, in its original configuration, been a troop seating area but these ships had been popular amongst the core planets as essentially space motor homes. As such the secondary compartments had been converted to resemble train cars from ancient Earth-That-Was, and consisted of a central square of passenger compartments with corridors along the outer hall walls.
Up ahead the corridor turned right and met up with the corridor from the opposite side. Safe and Jack had taken the left corridor while Seryn lead Maxine and Liam down the right corridor. Each team was to check the two rooms down each corridor and meet up at the entrance to the medical/computer room and onto the cockpit.
While Jack watched both corridors, a gun in each hand pointed at an angle at the floor, Safe reached up and touched his head set. “Safe here, what’s up Wisp? Are the cameras working ok? From all we’ve heard, we can’t trust what we’re seeing. You and Versa have to be our eyes.”
Safe looked around. “I know it sounds redundant, but relay everything you see back to us. Have you located Soul yet?”
OOC: I'll post an updated floor plan for the ISSCV shortly.
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"Got a headful of lightning
And a heart full of rain
And I know that I said
I'd never do it again
Oh and I love you sweet baby but I always take the long way home."
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OOC: Uh...serious writers block here. I can't figure out what Soul ran off to do!
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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: I'm suffering from word constipation right now too, but I'll give it a shot
A thin strip of light gleamed on the corridor wall across from the cockpit. The door to the control area was only slightly open, but it was enough to welcome in the light that reflected off the circle of Santos.
After having stormed her way through the ship, determined to find out what was going on, her pacing had since slowed. She didn't know what to expect. If "Ciaran" had been stopped, then Milton sure had been a thoughtless hundan to not come and tell her sooner. But what if she hadn't? What if so far they'd failed?
Well then, Amy would have to prepare herself. She was no fighter, not really. But then again, neither was Needy, nor Milton she suspected.
But everyone does what they can. Right?
The ship was silent. The engines had stopped running and not even the purr of them could be heard anymore. It was as if all power had been shut off, and the only thing that made a sound now was Amy's own breathing.
Or maybe that was all in her imagination.
Reaching the doorway, she paused, listening intently for any sound that might be emanating from the room.
Nothing.
At least none she could make out.
She could tell herself the place was empty, and just walk back to her room. She didn't need to step inside only to find out that there was nothing there.
"Ciaran" had probably been stopped and was unconscious, locked up and currently stored somewhere in one of the storage rooms.
There was no need to check.
Only, Amy knew this was just her mind telling her what she wanted to hear. Truth be told, she didn't want to know. She was afraid of what she might find. Maybe "Ciaran" was still causing trouble... maybe she was on the other side of this door, waiting for the young woman to make the fatal mistake and enter.
Amy pressed herself close to the door and peeked through the open gap, hoping to discover what lay on the other side.
It seemed normal. Nothing out of the ordinary. But to be honest, she couldn't really see a whole lot. Merely a glimpse at part of the window and part of the control panel.
She stepped back again, defeated. She'd have to do it. She'd have to go in
Then she sighed and closed her eyes, building up the courage to do what she needed to do.
"I need to know" she realised, and with that she pulled open the door in a swift bold gesture, and thrust herself into the room.
OOC again: How's that, I just wrote a load about nothing. Kinda like Seinfeld. Only not funny
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Safe felt Jack tense up more than he saw it happen.
Dropping to a crouch in front of the door he was about to open, Safe brought his gun up, the grip cupped in both hands, the sight un-wavering.
A figure had rounded the corner coming from the med-bay.
"Stand where you are!" Safe called, then hissed into him headset, "What do you see Wisp?"
The figure looked at the two men a mixture of confusion and annoyance clearly written on her face.
"Not another step Vixen! I ain't lie'n, I'll drop you where you stand!"
Vixen raised her foot, for the fateful step, Safe and Jack thumbed back the hammers of their guns simultaneously when Wisp's voice over the headset broke the tension, “SAFE!! STOP!! That’s Vixen! I see Vixen!!”
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"Got a headful of lightning
And a heart full of rain
And I know that I said
I'd never do it again
Oh and I love you sweet baby but I always take the long way home."
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On the Bounty Baby:
A day and a half flight from Santos
Kurren sits in the pale glow from the Cortex screen that washes over the room. On the screen are dossiers of the people who escaped from the 'Medical Facility' with Needy.
Captain Franklin, or Safe to his friends and surviving soldiers, was an excellent officer with a promising future until an undisclosed disagreement lead to the death of a commanding officer. Probably over a woman Kurren pondered, He did file for divorce shortly after enlisting.
The files on William Spacer were more colorful. Kurren had to go through several databases to find one that had not been hacked and altered to display nothing but favorable content and renaming himself 'Wisp'. He's certainly skilled with electronics When he finally found an unaltered file Kurren couldn't help but smirk with a little satisfaction. While young Spacer excelled in academics he had, on more than one occasion, 'fought the man' which gave him no end of trouble. The section entitled Project:Einstein explained why Spacer was so skilled. "So he's been boosted...Interesting. He'll have to be approached with caution."
Seryn was a highly decorated Fighter Pilot, apparently braking a few records and setting a few of her own. She served for a little over 10 years then disappeared. Seryn left behind only a sketchy note of resignation that alluded to something sinister within the ranks. That might call for more research...but some other time
What discomforted Kurren the most was that no matter how hard he searched he could not find any information on the man known simply as 'Marshall'. He was a ghost on the net just like Kurren. Which told him that Marshall must have been involved with parlimentary affairs at somepoint in his life.
"That's quite a crew you've teamed up with Bernard." Kurren moves away from the screen and increases the speed of his ship. "This makes things much more interesting."
In the distance Kurren and see the speck that willl grow into Santos and the anticipation of actually seeing his Target for the first time makes his hair stand on end.
OOC: Sorry for the recap on a few of the crews background. But I just wanted to show Kurren's reaction to a few of the people he might have to deal with.
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Mystery Man on the Sereni-Tree 
Navigator on Destiny 
Kurren, Bounty Hunter 
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