The Sereni-Tree and the Madness of Arkham by TheRealMe

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Originally posted by TheGreyJedi:
Suddenly, Needle feels a large hand and arm wrap around her, pulling her to the left into a torso. A bright blue blade shoots into existance, hissing as the settling dust collides with it.

"Are you ok?"

**jake7 struggles to stand back up, pride bruised. She grabs the remote that flew out of her hand when she fell to the ground and tucks it back into a special pocket in her flight suit. Once upright, she dusts herself off and glares at TGJ (who is busy checking Needle over for injury). She mutters to herself**

I'm fine, thanks for asking!

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MAL: Everybody's makin' a fuss.

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Tuesday, November 1, 2005 7:55 AM

SOULOFSERENITY

The Man They Call Soul...

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Originally posted by Jazaf:

'Anybody have any good escape artist like plans?' Serenity says.

Jazaf turns to Soul with a crafty smile on his face. 'Hey Soul, you can go through walls right?'
Soul nods.
'Think you can take us through it? I mean, if it's not too much of a strain. I could always try to cut through the walls again, but if it comes down to that someone is gonna have to carry me.'

Soul stares at Jazaf for a moment, and then grins himself. "You know, now I feel like an idiot." He turns to the group. "Okay, here's how it's gotta work. We need to form a human chain. I'm pretty sure that as long as we stay holding hands, I can get us all through the wall. Just please don't let go. I really don't think anyone here wants to become a permanent part of the wall."

Soul holds out his hands. Jazaf grabs one hand, while Static reluctantly grabs the other. Safe picks up Serenity and they join the growing line. Quickly, everyone is joined in a human chain. Soul closes his eyes and focuses his energy, and steps forward. He feels the familiar sensation as he begins to pass through the wall, and he can feel the others as well. He takes another step and he's through the wall. He waits until he can feel that everyone is through, and then he relaxes and opens his eyes to see--

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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."

http://havenofsouls.blogspot.com/

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Tuesday, November 1, 2005 8:07 AM

"I thought you said we were gonna walk through the wall. Why are we still in the gorram tower?"

Safe looks around, guages distances and curses, "Gorramit, there's not enough room in here for me to try any explosive on the walls. Serenity, you didn't happen to see any windows on your way down?"

Serenity shakes her head.

Safe sizes up Static, "any point in trying to head back up gunslinger?"

Safeat2nd, Chief Handyman of Destiny

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Tuesday, November 1, 2005 8:48 AM

*Heavy sigh*

We're gonna be stuck here forever.

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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Tuesday, November 1, 2005 9:00 AM

No we are NOT!

We just have to think.

Any chance there's a way out at the top?

Serenity, First Officer of Destiny

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

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Tuesday, November 1, 2005 9:19 AM

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Originally posted by CallMeSerenity:

Any chance there's a way out at the top?

We can go look?

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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Tuesday, November 1, 2005 9:24 AM

Oooh, idea!!

Safe, you said you have explosives, but you can't use them here because there's not enough space. What if there's a spot somewhere up higher we could try to blast a hole? Could we do that without bringing the whole place down on our heads?

And did anyone bring rope?

Serenity, First Officer of Destiny

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Tuesday, November 1, 2005 9:50 AM

SOULOFSERENITY

The Man They Call Soul...

Quote:
Originally posted by safeat2nd:
"I thought you said we were gonna walk through the wall. Why are we still in the gorram tower?"

"Uh, could someone who actually had their eyes open please tell me what happened when we walked through the wall?"

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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."

http://havenofsouls.blogspot.com/

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Tuesday, November 1, 2005 10:22 AM

Jack pipes up, "Ya I walked through with my eyes open." Shudders. "Remind me not to do that again. It was jus' plain creepifin'."

Soul "And??"

Jack "It was like there were 2 towers but not..." "Like we walked from this place right back to this place without turnin'."

"In fact when I looked back, I saw you walkin' through the opposite wall just as we passed through. How's that possible?"

Safe pauses in his consideration of Serenity's idea to listen. "Hold on Serenity, I want to see where this goes. Plus I have a feelin' PR knows more than he's sayin'. Tho' I don't have a handle on the mental stuff, nor the magic type stuff, moreofa guns, blades, knuckles kinda guy, but I adapt fast."

"And I'm thinkin' PR may be able to help Soul out..."

Safeat2nd, Chief Handyman of Destiny

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Tuesday, November 1, 2005 4:58 PM

Static looks around.

"I don't think we can go up again...the stairs are gone."

http://burstsofstatic.blogspot.com

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Tuesday, November 1, 2005 6:37 PM

(The Lee crew in the streets of Bodie on Whitefall)

“There!”

TheRealMe looks with approval at his dimensional portal on the ground. Then he glances up at his friends around him: Jake7, Needleseye, Grey, Rat, Monkeytail, Noskillz with his tiger….

“I’m not going to ask anyone else to go back there. Ath has expended a great deal of his power fighting the mutants, but there are still a lot of them. But I have to go to save Ath. Even though he is a Dark Lord of the Sith now, he was once my friend, and I hope he will be, again. But be warned, Darth Ath is just as likely to try to kill us as the mutants are!”

TheRealMe hops into the hole in reality and comes out of the other side, over the sea of mutants around Ath. He lands among them them as his lightsaber flashes to life.

“Hi, Ath! What’s up?”

TheRealMe, First Officer of the Sereni-Tree

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Tuesday, November 1, 2005 6:57 PM

N0SKILLZ

(in the streets of Bodie on Whitefall)
"Well shit, I guess i've been iching for a fight lately..."

N0Skillz jumps through the portal, as he lands he places a well placed shot into a mutants forehead, just as it leaps at TheRealMe.

"This is one of those times I wish i could found me sword before I left...Oh well"

N0Skillz pulls out a second gun from under his coat.

"You ready for this Shadow? Seems this isn't what I planned now is it?"

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"It's not that there HAS to be a sequel. It's just that I've got so many IDEAS..."-Joss Whedon
*Andersen AFB, Guam*

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Wednesday, November 2, 2005 1:09 AM

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Originally posted by safeat2nd:
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Safe pauses in his consideration of Serenity's idea to listen. "Hold on Serenity, I want to see where this goes. Plus I have a feelin' PR knows more than he's sayin'. Tho' I don't have a handle on the mental stuff, nor the magic type stuff, moreofa guns, blades, knuckles kinda guy, but I adapt fast."

"And I'm thinkin' PR may be able to help Soul out..."

Well...I don't think there's anything I can do...I mean, going through walls isn't really my forte.

So...Serenity??

Race ya?

*PR concentrates and he starts to rise off the floor, higher and higher...*

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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Wednesday, November 2, 2005 4:19 AM

*Serenity grabs PR by the ankle*

Wait a minute! Don't waste your energy just yet. Let's hear what Safe has to say. Besides, either way, we're going to need all your energy to get out of here.

*PR sinks back to the ground, looking a bit crestfalled.*

*Serenity whispers to him* We get back on the TREE, you're on. You'll be eating my tail feathers.

Serenity, First Officer of Destiny

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

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Wednesday, November 2, 2005 5:40 AM

COZEN

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Originally posted by CallMeSerenity:
We get back on the TREE, you're on. You'll be eating my tail feathers.

*Meanwhile, back on the Tree*

*cozen prepares a place setting of bone china dishes and a nice tomato, leek and anise sauce, for the winner.*

Aw, hell, everyone's welcome to dinner!

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"You think somebody wouldn't go see somebody if they didn't want entertainment?"

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Wednesday, November 2, 2005 6:32 AM

Safe looks at PR and shakes his head. “That’s not what I had in mind. I was hopin’ for somethin’ more along the lines of you giving Soul a path to follow…”

Soil shifting under Safe’s boot causes him to pause and look down. The soil had shifted and looked like it was falling away?

Safe steps back. A small hole has formed, but the soil keeps falling into it, like sand in an hourglass. It now has everyone’s attention. A familiar red glow comes from the center of the hole.

The crew backs away as the hole expands, and the red glow resolves into the red pool. At that moment a voice booms through the tower.

“You can’t escape Gunslinger. I said I’d take everything from you. I’ll take these insignificants too!!” A form morphs out of the wall, a large bear.

Safe and Jack are fast, seasoned soldiers, but the Gunslinger is faster. His guns blur out of their holsters and his shots find their mark driving the bear back. Safe and Jacks shots seem to pin it to the wall and Soul’s arrow strikes the bear between the eyes. The bear slumps and the echo of the gunshots fades.

“That was too easy…”

Safeat2nd, Chief Handyman of Destiny

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Wednesday, November 2, 2005 6:43 AM

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Originally posted by cozen:
Quote:
Originally posted by CallMeSerenity:
We get back on the TREE, you're on. You'll be eating my tail feathers.

*Meanwhile, back on the Tree*

*cozen prepares a place setting of bone china dishes and a nice tomato, leek and anise sauce, for the winner.*

Aw, hell, everyone's welcome to dinner!

mmmmmm. Sounds yummy. Hungry now.

P.S. I know I don't have tail feathers. It just sounded good.

Serenity, First Officer of Destiny

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Wednesday, November 2, 2005 6:47 AM

in the Tower

Please tell me that was another illusion!

Serenity, First Officer of Destiny

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Wednesday, November 2, 2005 7:27 AM

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Originally posted by CallMeSerenity:
*Serenity grabs PR by the ankle*

Wait a minute! Don't waste your energy just yet. Let's hear what Safe has to say. Besides, either way, we're going to need all your energy to get out of here.

*PR sinks back to the ground, looking a bit crestfalled.*

*Serenity whispers to him* We get back on the TREE, you're on. You'll be eating my tail feathers.

*PR kinda deflated, he was so excited, and then no race*

*He smiled at her cool idea though.*

*PR turns to safe*

A path...

uh, I can try...

*Cue bear*

Oh god in heaven!

*Bear is killed*

*Michael Jackson bursts out of the wall*

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHRRR!

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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Wednesday, November 2, 2005 7:32 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by TheRealMe:
(The Lee crew in the streets of Bodie on Whitefall)

TheRealMe hops into the hole in reality and comes out of the other side, over the sea of mutants around Ath. He lands among them them as his lightsaber flashes to life.

“Hi, Ath! What’s up?”

**jake7 watches as TRM jumps into the portal. She thinks a bit then...**

Aw, NUTS!

**she pulls the remote out of her pocket and jumps into the hole. She lands next to TRM and Darth Ath and activates a bubble force field around them (including N0Skillz and a few mutants).

TRM, Darth Ath, and N0Skillz continue to keep the "captured" mutants busy, so they don't notice her. Outside the bubble, several hundred outraged mutants are running full boar at the bubble and bouncing off.**

OK, guys, let's get rid of these mutants and get the heck out of here!

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MAL: Everybody's makin' a fuss.

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Wednesday, November 2, 2005 8:18 AM

N0SKILLZ

N0Skillz and Shadow (ya i finally came up a name for the tiger) take out the few mutants trapped in the bubble, with little effort as they have been working together all there lives.

"Whats the usual tactic to get rid of mutants en masse, when you didn't bring grenades??"

Then it suddenly hits him, like a brick to the forehead

"Son of a biscuit! I've been carrying this thing for so long a forgot about it!"

With a florish, N0Skillz flips his coat off and pulls out a rather impressive mini-gun...

"Not the most accurate, and some may say i'm compensating, but this bad boy gets the job done. Is this bubble onyl stopping stuff one way?"

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"It's not that there HAS to be a sequel. It's just that I've got so many IDEAS..."-Joss Whedon
*Andersen AFB, Guam*

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Wednesday, November 2, 2005 9:59 AM

*As TRM comes through the portal next to Darth Ath, his first thought is that his apprentice has come to kill him (as Sith are wont to do) and take over as the Dark Lord. However, DA soon realizes that the man standing before him is not his apprentice, although he does notice the lightsaber in his hand.

However, before DA can take it off his hip and slaughter TheRealMe, Jake7, Noskills and a tiger jump through the portal as well. Jake7 produces one of her barriers as TRM and NS kill off the mutants still inside. Then NS produces a mini-gun and begins mowing down mutants.

DA takes advantage of the chaos, using the Force to rip TRM's lightsaber from his hands. Before TRM can make a move, DA pivots, meaning to slice off TRM's head, but as he puts all his weight in his bad leg, he collapses and passes out.

"Some dark jedi you are", says Ath from the back of his mind, snickering.

*Before DA descends into the black, he lets loose upon Ath a string of obscenities beyond anything he's ever heard.*

"Invader's blood marches through my veins like giant radioactive rubber pants. The pants command me! Do not ignore my veins!"

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Wednesday, November 2, 2005 1:10 PM

Sparks course through the Bears eyes. It shudders, stands up and roars.

The pool has grown and now encompasses most of the room leaving only a six foot wide walkway around the edge of the room. As before, a scene appears in the pool revealing Whitefall from above. High above.

The bear advances around the pool. Safe and Jack hold position and open fire. The flat crack of the Gunslingers guns blends in with the hollow booms of Safe and Jacks guns.

Soon the Bear is littered with arrows and bullet holes but continues to advance. Safe Ejects the spent clips and is in the process of reloading when the Bear grabs him and lifts him off the ground. The others cease fire to avoid hitting Safe.

There is a flurry of movement as Jazaf, Deuce and Serenity leap into action. Jack backs away to give room and reload.

“Go for the head!” the gunslinger yells. Mai aims a beam of light at the Bear’s eyes to distract it long enough for the others to get close. Jazaf’s blade glow as he steps into the Bear and swings, slicing neatly through the Bears leg. Deuce appears next to Jazaf and deflects the Bears blow, as it swings at Jazaf. Serenity flies straight at it’s head, manages to also dodge the Bears swing and stabs the Bear in the neck. The Bear’s back swing catches Serenity and sends her flying across the room. PR manages to slow Serenity down but is still knocked into the wall by the impact. Both slump to the floor.

The Bear slams Safe into the wall. Safe can feel the darkness encroach but still lashes out landing some punishing blows. The Bear slams him into the wall again. This time Safe is unable to hold back the dark and sags in the Bear’s grip.

Jazaf and Deuce manage to knock the bear off balance.

The Gunslinger’s eyes squint, “enough is enough”. He raises his gun and fires. The bullet tears through the back of the Bears head and it drops… into the pool vanishing into the sky above Whitefall with Safe still tight in it’s grasp.

High in the sky over Whitefall the red disc appears and a large Bear falls through…

Safeat2nd, Chief Handyman of Destiny

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Wednesday, November 2, 2005 1:15 PM

TheRealMe smiles as soon as the lightsaber is ripped from his hand by Darth Ath's Force trick.

"I was sorta expecting that!"

TheRealMe takes out a control and presses a button. The lightsaber in Ath's hand charges up to a rather respectable voltage and Ath is shocked temporarily into helplessness.

But while TheRealMe is gloating about this little maneuver, another mutant jumps on him, knocks him down, and starts chewing on his arm.

"AAAAAHHH!"

In the delerium brought on by this pain, TheRealMe thinks he sees Safe appear out of nowhere... riding a bear?

TheRealMe, First Officer of the Sereni-Tree

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Wednesday, November 2, 2005 3:30 PM

THEGREYJEDI

*sighs and looks to his love, looks about.*

Where...are we?

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Chief Engineer - USS SereniTREE
http://tomeofgrey.blogspot.com
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Wednesday, November 2, 2005 9:32 PM

(Part of the Lee crew, on Whitefall)

TheRealMe swats at the mutant still chewing on his arm.

"Jake7? Where is Jake7? I need her help to banish Ath's dark, Sithy side!"

TheRealMe, First Officer of the Sereni-Tree

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Wednesday, November 2, 2005 10:49 PM

RAT

*Does.....something.*

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Acquisitions Officer - SereniTREE & Destiny.

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Thursday, November 3, 2005 2:10 AM

We have one shot.

No time to waste.

Come on!

*PR lets himself slip down into, and through, the pool.*

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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Thursday, November 3, 2005 2:49 AM

*Deep in Ath's mind, Darth Ath awakens to find himself facing, well, himself. DA gets up and ignites his lightsaber.*

I think it's about time I was rid of you.

*Ath lights his own lightsaber.*

Please. You don't even know how to use that thing.

*Ath dashes forward, slashing at DA's head. DA just manages to duck it, and is barely able to bring up his lightsaber to block Ath's backswing.*

You don't get it do you? This is MY mind, and in here, I'm your equal.

If that's true, then why was I able to keep you away for so long? Why did you let me kill River?

*Ath is clearly struck by DA's words, and just like that DA is on the offensive. DA hammers blows down on Ath, and it's all his good counterpart can do to keep from getting killed.*

You're older, more experienced, I'll give you that. And you're used to worming your way into people's minds.

*DA pauses.*

That's right. I know where you came from. You were never my evil side. Once you were a powerful Sith Lord, but now? You're a parasite. You found a way to beat death, but you need to take another's body.

*With these words, Ath gains the upperhand once more.*

You got in during all that mess with the EI's, didn't you? When TGJ opened that hole in the earth and killed them all. But you came out as well, didn't you? But why did you choose me? That's the one thing I don't get.

You were the only one whose mind was weak enough for me to enter unnoticed, but whose body was strong enough to meet my purpose.
Well, you're not using it anymore!

*Ath flips over DA, thrusting his lightsaber at DA's chest. DA sidesteps it, then pushes Ath away.*

You think you're the first to have fought me for control over their mind? I've entered hundreds of minds throughout the millenia, and I've beaten them all. What makes you think you can win?

I may not have Jedi powers, or psychic powers, or really any powers, but I won't let you hurt my friends!

*Ath fights his way to his feet and redoubles his efforts. It's all for not, however, as DA blocks every blow with ease.*

Please. The old "I've got friends giving me strength" nonsense? Talk about cliched. Face it boy, it's over. You can't win.

You're right. It is over.

*Ath drops his lightsaber to the floor. DA immediately swings his lightsaber, cutting off Ath's head.

Instead of a spray of blood, rose-colored light begins filling the room. A strange humming sounds fills DA's ears, as if a thousand voices are singing. The voices keep getting louder and louder, until he can finally make out what they're saying.

They're telling him the truth. The truth of what he was, of what he is now, and of how he shouldn't be.

After one last swell of singing, and a brilliant flash of light, Ath finds himself once more alone in his mind. All that remains is DA's lightsaber. Ath bends down to pick it up, but it crumbles to dust in his hand.*

"Invader's blood marches through my veins like giant radioactive rubber pants. The pants command me! Do not ignore my veins!"

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Thursday, November 3, 2005 3:03 AM

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Originally posted by TheRealMe:
"Jake7? Where is Jake7? I need her help to banish Ath's dark, Sithy side!"

Don't worry about it, TRM. I beat you to it. For once.

So, uh, how about we get out of here?

"Invader's blood marches through my veins like giant radioactive rubber pants. The pants command me! Do not ignore my veins!"

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Thursday, November 3, 2005 3:25 AM

TheRealMe is skeptical concerning his friend’s sudden recovery.

“Whatever you say, DARTH ATH!”

He bashes away the head of the mutant still chewing on his arm, grabs Jake7, and plants a big kiss more or less in the area of her face.

Then, TheRealMe tosses the resulting kissie directly at Ath.

“These things can combat evil influences, as you well know… Dark Lord!!”

The kissie snuggles up to Ath and starts purring. TheRealMe blinks.

“Oh, uh… welcome back, Ath! And thanks, Jake7!”

NOSkillz brings his minigun to bear, and with a high-pitched whine, the last mutant inside Jake7's forcefield disintegrates in a hail of bullets.

“Uh, well… I guess I can get us back to Bodie, now.”

But before TheRealMe concentrates on another dimensional portal, he gives Jake7 another kiss!

“For luck!”

The second kissie scampers over to Ath.

TheRealMe is startled when he looks out of the forcefield to see mutants swarming over a dead bear... and Safe?

TheRealMe, First Officer of the Sereni-Tree

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Thursday, November 3, 2005 3:41 AM

*The kissie scampers over to Ath's bitten leg and gives it a big ole' kiss.*

Hey! That feels better!

*Ath carefully puts his weight on his leg and finds that he can walk, although with a limp.*

Now can you do anything about my arm?

*The kissie hops up Ath to his arm and plants one on the break. Nothing happens.*

Oh well, don't worry about it.

*The kissie, however, seems determined to help. It begins to glow and change form. When it's done, Ath has a kissie colored splint and sling on his arm.*

"Invader's blood marches through my veins like giant radioactive rubber pants. The pants command me! Do not ignore my veins!"

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Thursday, November 3, 2005 4:37 AM

Static grabs the arms of the two closest to him and shoves them into the pool of red. As the others either jump, fall or are pushed through, Static looks around and sees that there are none of his companions left and steps to the red pool. Just as he jumps, he looks up. On a landing that was not there before, he sees a black-cloaked figure raise his fists in frustration and anger and hears a stream of curses echo from the cloak's shadowy hood. Two eyes glowing red begin to burn like an angry red sun. Static salutes once more as the pool sucks him down and he, once more, finds himself falling.

and falling...

and falling...

and falling...

and after what seems like an eternity, he lands, with a *THUD* directly on TheRealMe.

http://burstsofstatic.blogspot.com

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Thursday, November 3, 2005 7:36 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by TheRealMe:
...grabs Jake7, and plants a big kiss more or less in the area of her face. Then, TheRealMe tosses the resulting kissie directly at Ath.

Quote:
Originally posted by TheRealMe:
...But before TheRealMe concentrates on another dimensional portal, he gives Jake7 another kiss!

**In preparation for TRM's portal, jake7 releases the force field -- just in time to see Static fall from the sky and land on TRM. The resulting confusion allows the mutants time to regroup and start charging again. jake7 presses the force field button again, but nothing happens.**

CRAP! My batteries died!

**she fumbles through her pockets looking for spare batteries. Meanwhile the mutants are getting closer, clambering over the piles of their fallen comrades. She looks at the crew around her, depairingly**

Unless you guys have three AAA batteries on you somewhere, we're hosed!

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MAL: Everybody's makin' a fuss.

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Thursday, November 3, 2005 8:58 AM

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Originally posted by jake7:
Unless you guys have three AAA batteries on you somewhere, we're hosed!

*Ath digs through his pockets, but only comes up with a rubber band, a yo-yo, two Serenity ticket stubs and 3 DOUBLE A batteries.*

Oh crap! We're hosed!

"Invader's blood marches through my veins like giant radioactive rubber pants. The pants command me! Do not ignore my veins!"

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Thursday, November 3, 2005 9:30 AM

*The rest of the Grant's crew falls through the pool and lands in a jumble next to Static and TRM. Everyone struggles to untangle themselves.*

I've had quite enough falling for one day, thank you!

*Serenity gets up and tries to dust herself off. As she does, she gets a good look at her surroundings.*

Great. Just great!

*Wearily, she pulls out her katanas.*

Serenity, First Officer of Destiny

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

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Thursday, November 3, 2005 9:51 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by jake7:

Unless you guys have three AAA batteries on you somewhere, we're hosed!

*Lissa hears Jake7's request and fumbles through her pockets.*

Here! I've got some!

Serenity, First Officer of Destiny

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Thursday, November 3, 2005 10:00 AM

NEEDLESEYE

Quote:
Originally posted by TheGreyJedi:
*sighs and looks to his love, looks about.*

Where...are we?

*Needle who was rather distracted by Grey's grand entrance finally answers*
We're on Whitefall i think. We were here to get Monkeytail and now its turned into some mutant circus. All tentacles and odd limbs everywhere.
*raises eyebrow and smiles quirkily as she shifts to her scaled and tentacled shape once more.*

I think the others might need help, but we need a portal. hmmm... *looks at comm* Hope this works here.
On comm ~ TRM whats your status?

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Mutants and Tigers and Bears, Oh my!

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Thursday, November 3, 2005 11:54 AM

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Lissa hears Jake7's request and fumbles through her pockets.*

Here! I've got some!

**jake7 takes the batteries**

Shiny!!

**she quickly places the batteries in the remote and presses the force field button. Nothing happens.**

Ok, I'm starting to feel like Han Solo when the Millenium Falcon's hyper-drive kept dying in Empire Strikes Back! These batteries must be dead.

Where's Rat when I need him?

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MAL: Everybody's makin' a fuss.

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Thursday, November 3, 2005 12:51 PM

SOULOFSERENITY

The Man They Call Soul...

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Where's Rat when I need him?

Soul struggles to his feet. Rat lies beside him, also trying to stand. Soul helps Rat to his feet.

"Three AA batteries, do you have some?" Soul asks Rat. Rat nods numbly and walks over to Jake7.

Soul puls out another arrow and fires it into the field of approaching mutants.

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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."

http://havenofsouls.blogspot.com/

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Thursday, November 3, 2005 12:56 PM

Beneath the safety of the forcefield bubble, Static stands and rolls his head, cracking his neck audibly. He glances down and notices that his right arm hangs limply by his side, the result of a dislocated shoulder. He frowns for a moment, and with a grimace, throws himself to the ground. There is a sickening *crunch* and his shoulder pops back into joint. Without so much as a sigh, he stands. His stoicism cannot mask the pain, the many different layers of pain, in his eyes.

Methodically...mechanically, he opens the cylinders of his revolvers and dumps the empty rounds into a pocket, replacing them with fresh rounds from his belt. He looks at the others.

"I don't think I have enough bullets. We'd better discern what is going on."

http://burstsofstatic.blogspot.com

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Thursday, November 3, 2005 1:44 PM

The Gunslinger stands shoulder to shoulder with his friend, Soul, and squares his shoulders, as if he intends to quell the rapidly approaching hordes of mutants with his gaze alone. He slowly raises his pistols as he recites his mantra where all can hear...

"I do not aim with my hand; he who aims with his hand has forgotten the face of his father....

I aim with my eye.

I do not shoot with my hand; he who shoots with my hand has forgotten the face of his father...

I shoot with my mind.

I do not kill with my gun; he who kills with his gun has forgotten the face of his father...
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.
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I kill with my heart."

With these words, the Gunslingers twin revolvers begin their steady series of explosions. Huge slugs of lead scream their way towards their inhuman targets, destroying flesh and bone, but doing very little to slow the onslaught.

Without turning to face his companions, he says impatiently, "I sense we're going to need an alternate solution very quickly!"

http://burstsofstatic.blogspot.com

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Thursday, November 3, 2005 2:46 PM

OOC: I'll appologize now if this interfers with the flow, this is to fill in from the Grant crews drop from the pool to where they are now. It took me a while to verbalize and is a bit long...
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Static falls away from the tower and the eyes. He turns to survey the scene. What he sees isn’t any better than what they’re fleeing from. Below him, the rest of the crew are doing their best to slow their decent. Serenity, having the advantage of wings, fares better than the rest. PR is not floating like the gunslinger expected, must be too far from the ground…
Jack’s military background shows. He has Soul, Jazaf, Deuce in the star pattern with Lissa in the middle. Safe still hangs limp in the dead bears grasp.

“This isn’t going to end well...”

Static scans the ground. Formulates his plan, tucks his arms in and plummets past the rest.

The slap of rushing air forces back the darkness in Safe’s head. He opens his eyes. What he sees makes his head swim again. He’s looking at the red pool from the other side, which must mean…..crap! Safe twists his head and looks down. CRAP!

A dark form streaks past, headed for the ground. Safe realizes it’s the gunslinger. Bring his legs up; Safe pries himself free of the bears grasp. Working his way over, Safe puts the bear between himself and the ground.

Safeat2nd, Chief Handyman of Destiny

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Thursday, November 3, 2005 2:50 PM

Static scans the ground as he speeds toward it. There! Amid a horde of mutant, three people stand protected by what he recognizes as Jake7’s force bubble and angles towards it. That’s it, the only chance. As he closes on the gunslinger turns overand hits the bubble backwards. The bubble bows under the strain… and disappears. Static drops onto TRM.

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Originally posted by jake7:
Jake7 releases the force field -- just in time to see Static fall from the sky and land on TRM. The resulting confusion allows the mutants time to regroup and start charging again. jake7 presses the force field button again, but nothing happens.**

Static grabs TRM by the shoulders, “We need a portal NOW!” directs TRM’s gaze up at the falling crew members.

Safe looks at the fast approaching ground, “I’ve gotta time this right.” He braces himself in a crouch, and springs up at the last minute. The bear hits the ground amid the horde of mutants, killing some instantly and the result shock clearing a small area. Safe lands with a thump on the bear, stands and draws his guns. The clearing doesn’t stay a clearing for long…

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TheRealMe is startled when he looks out to see mutants swarming over a dead bear... and Safe?

Serenity swoops down and grabs Lissa, trying to slow the groups fall. She closes her eyes and strains upward. Nothing she does seems to work. A tear runs down her cheek.
A portal snaps open under them.

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*The rest of the Grant's crew falls through the portal and lands in a jumble next to Static and TRM. Everyone struggles to untangle themselves.*

I've had quite enough falling for one day, thank you!

*Serenity gets up and tries to dust herself off. As she does, she gets a good look at her surroundings.*

Great. Just great!

*Wearily, she pulls out her katanas.*

Safeat2nd, Chief Handyman of Destiny

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Thursday, November 3, 2005 5:21 PM

THEGREYJEDI

Whitefall...That's, um...not close. Stupid magical interdimensional travel.

*sets himself to Guard mode on the player interface, meaning he'll follow Needle and attack hostiles that are come within range of his lightsaber and long arms automatically*

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Chief Engineer - USS SereniTREE
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Thursday, November 3, 2005 5:46 PM

JAZAF

Jazaf cringes at the sight of the massive horde of mutants.
'Gonna need more than one sword.' he mutters. He focuses his energy and once again splits his sword into two, smaller swords. He turns to Duece and says with a disarming smile 'New Lesson: Killing without any emotional attachment. It'll be easy with these hideous freaks. Hopefully you won't follow my path completly, cause if you do....' He turns to the mutants and his tone darkens '....you'll have to kill the ones you love the most.'

Before Duece could ask what he meant Jazaf raced off into the horde. If the crew had seen it they would have noticed him change. The would have seen his eyes go white and his pupils turn red.

His blades were swinging ferociously seconds before he hit the line of mutated freaks. His trail was unmistakeable, as wherever he went mutant blood flew into the sky.

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Mystery Man on the Sereni-Tree

Navigator on Destiny

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Thursday, November 3, 2005 6:59 PM

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*sighs and looks to his love, looks about.*

Where...are we?

*Needle who was rather distracted by Grey's grand entrance finally answers*
We're on Whitefall i think. We were here to get Monkeytail and now its turned into some mutant circus. All tentacles and odd limbs everywhere.
*raises eyebrow and smiles quirkily as she shifts to her scaled and tentacled shape once more.*

I think the others might need help, but we need a portal. hmmm... *looks at comm* Hope this works here.
On comm ~ TRM whats your status?

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Mutants and Tigers and Bears, Oh my!

TheRealMe obligingly makes a dimensional portal so that TheGreyJedi, Needleseye, and Rat can join the huge crowd that is busy fighting the mutants.

TheRealMe, First Officer of the Sereni-Tree

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Thursday, November 3, 2005 11:11 PM

*PR lands to ther grand with less a thud than expected. He opens his eyes.* I'm not dead.

*PR sees the mutants.* *Gulp* Yet.

*He springs to his feet* EEEEEEEYYYAAAAAAAAAHHH!

*Using his telekinetic powers and pre-cognesis he begins to tackle the mutants.*

*He pushes them, flips them, hits them in the face with great force, while not even touching them at all Although this is keeping them at bay, these are not...killing blows.*

*Then he goes on to use them against each other.*

*Against his own will, one of the mutant's arm rises and his razor sharp long claws go straight through the throat of another mutant. His arm is then pulled sideways ripping away the other mutants head as it slashes yet another*

*Various odd weapons that have been dropped now rise by themselves and slice and dice various mutants.*

*PR does all of his, with his eyes closed. He turns, seeings with his minds eye, killing with nothing but his will.*

*Some of the amassing mutants begin to close in on PR. They don't get far before and invisible cirle is sent out knocking them all back and off of their feet.*

Whew. This is gettin tirin!

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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Friday, November 4, 2005 3:22 AM