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"If wishes were fishes we'd all be eating sushi. Blinky thing has no predictable destination, I could wind up on Ariel, Whitefall or goddess knows where. It will take time for me to get to you, but I'm on my way." SR breaks the connection. He waits to see that MCQ has a chance to finish his sandwich which he does in short order.

"Yes McQ we are leaving, quickly. If you would be so kind as to see to secureing those two," SR indicates LMD and Cozen "in the passenger compartment of the Nelson, I'll fire up the engine."
SR turns to the drunks as McQ approaches them and yells. "Boys we have to get back to Commerce, now! McQ will see you to your seats."

McQ lifts LMD and Cozen by thier jacket collars and carries them into the Nelson.

SR runs a lightning pre-flight and sends the Nelson skyward. The inertail dampers are unable to compensate properly for the acceleration and SR accutally feels G-force for about a ninety seconds. As he is doing this he sends the following message over the comm-link on a open line so the entire Tree is in the loop.

"This SR I am enroute to Commerce with the Nelson, ETA forty minutes with the engine at the limit."

Once clear of atmo and the sub-orbital traffic SR plots as direct course as possible at maximum speed and locks it into the the autopilot. He finally takes the opportunity to eat his sandwich, once finished he takes the last two sandwiches to Cozen and LMD and finds them both passed out in their seats. He looks to McQ

"You didn't...?" He starts to ask.

"They're just sleeping it off." McQ answers.

"I hope it isn't necessary, but you might want to clean your guns for this one." says SR as he pulls a bag out from under one the seats and opens it revealing a small but tidy collection of weapons and equipment: A dagger, a cutlass, a pair of compact binoculars, a pump action shotgun with a folding stock and a varoius assortment of shells, a bullet proof vest, a pair of automatics with six spare ammo clips and revolver with three speed loaders. Everything is old, but extremely well cared for. SR takes off his jacket and dons the vest and then a double should holster rig followed by a heavy belt with a holster on the right hip, and various pouches. SR loads and checks the pistols and puts them in the holsters, automatics in the shoulder rig and revolver on his hip. The cutlass scabbard has a clip to hook onto the belt, but he chooses to leave it off for the moment (sitting with swords is uncomfortable.) As he is gearing up SR though focussed on his work begins speaking to McQ.

"You don't have to do anything once we arrive on Commerce. I'm not an officer, I can't give you orders, but I can tell you this, any help you can provide will go a long way. As a team we can do a lot. I should warn you that politically speaking when this is all over you would be well advised to keep your distance from me, as I am sure to get a large share of the blame for CMS going missing. It won't matter a fart in hell, that the ladies would be safe right now if they departed when I asked them to. The only thing that will be remembered is that I left them there. Even if I don't get hung, I'll get flogged for this for certain. I hate floggings, they teach a man only one thing, how to turn his back."

Scorpion Regent

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Originally posted by LightMeDark:
/me lowers another empty flask and...
is that a banana sitting next to me?

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Originally posted by McQ:
McQ nods to let SR know he understood what he just told him and then starts checking his weapons to make sure they were all loaded and ready to go. He restocked the assortment of weapons on his left arm component and made sure his blaster rifle and hidden pistols were ready to go as well. He turns to SR.

"I'll be going with you. My infrared capabilities will help us find our way faster than trying to guess our way around. If you prefer me to be arial support I can enable my jetpack for a bird's eye view. I just have one question."

"And what would that be?" SR asks as he eats his sandwich.

"Who are these people we're looking for?"

SR fills in McQ on what has been going on since he seems a little out of the loop. McQ listens and records what SR says for his records since there was a lot of information being explained.

"Did you get all that?" SR asks after his explanation.

"Affirmative," McQ responds.

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Originally posted by seryn:
(ooc- this is purely the quick way to find where Serenity is, no body, and I maen NOBODY is to write me in some torture this time, ok?)

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Originally posted by mai:
*gets on com

Attention Soul, Ath and all SereniTREE crew Serenity has gone missing with the help of some very disreputable man.She not been gone but a few minutes but its not looking good. PLEASE GET DOWN HERE NOW! Looks like we're going to need all the help we can get!

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Originally posted by mai:
*gets on com

Attention Soul, Ath and all SereniTREE crew Serenity has gone missing with the help of some very disreputable man.She not been gone but a few minutes but its not looking good. PLEASE GET DOWN HERE NOW! Looks like we're going to need all the help we can get!

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"Well Commerce city is a large place and I suspect there will be a lot of infrared to deal with, but It can be very helpful. i have a suggestion though. TRM is working with Mai and Seryn from the point of abduction. I propose that we stake out the spaceport area and look for anyone trying to take CMS off planet. We can stay relatively close to the shuttle in case TRM wants us somewhere in a hurry. We are really backup. Don't get me wrong we are not sitting this one out. This is just the quiet part of the hunt. As for flying let's stay on the ground right now, let the bad guys get all the attention for once."

At that point as SR finally ses the Nelson back down at Commerce space port. He sends a message by comm-link, "This is SR I have arrived at Commerce space port and MCQ and I are standing by and keeping our eyes open. Let us know if you need us for extraction, tactical support or pep talk."

As SR signs off he has a idea.
"McQ let's take advantage of that Infrared of yours. We suspect that the troublemakers arrived recently on a shuttle. See if you can spot a small ship or shuttle warm enough to be theirs. If you find something we can keep a eye on it".

Scorpion Regent

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Originally posted by mai:
*gets on com

Attention Soul, Ath and all SereniTREE crew Serenity has gone missing with the help of some very disreputable man.She not been gone but a few minutes but its not looking good. PLEASE GET DOWN HERE NOW! Looks like we're going to need all the help we can get!

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*points to his flask* Um, say: any more where that came from?

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Originally posted by safeat2nd:
"Time for action. I'm not sitting here while my wife and child are in danger, and not one of you can stop me." Soul says glaring at them, daring anyone to argue.

"You'll not get an argument out of us." Safe says and the others nod in agreement. "It just needed to be said is all. It's not like we were going to sit idly by. The ISSCV is here, we can take that, but you have to let the rest of us help."

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Originally posted by safeat2nd:
"You'll not get an argument out of us." Safe says and the others nod in agreement. "It just needed to be said is all. It's not like we were going to sit idly by. The ISSCV is here, we can take that, but you have to let the rest of us help."
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"Ok, but we have to move fast. I don't want the trail to get cold."

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Originally posted by McQ:
McQ starts scanning ships with his infrared robotic eye, trying to find a match to the one used by the kidnappers. Most of the ships turn out to be regular transports or common shuttles. After scanning several ships, McQ reports.

"None of these are suspicious," McQ reports to SR. "They must've landed somewhere else. Somewhere they could make a quicker getaway if needed. Shall we inspect the immediate sector or await further instruction?"

"We should wait until otherwise instructed," SR responds and reminds McQ that they're merely backup at this point.

Citizen raised his Com-link to his mouth.
"Everyone locate this beacon and group on me. I have a track for Seryn and Serenity." Citizen said. "And move quiet and mind the Security Drones."

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Originally posted by Aprilise:
Shadow and Ghost huddled in the background, Shadow holding Ghost tightly not wanting to lose her again. Neither of them was quite sure what was going on, what they did know was that Ms. Serenity was missing from her shopping trip and the adults were worried and scared and when adults were worried and scared that was a very bad thing. They had been pretty much ignored by the adults since this whole situation had begun and that just worried them more.

Seeing the adults preparing to leave Shadow whispered something in Ghost's ear before letting the younger girl go and grabbing captain Safe's arm, as Ghost ran to Ms. Kelly.

"What about us Mr. Captain Safe Sir" Shadow asked quietly

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Anybody bringing a purple dinosaur on board is really asking for trouble.

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SR perks up from a slouch in one of the shuttles acceleration couches. "We are now otherwise instructed! Besides backup has to be close enough to be useful." SR turns to LMD and Cozen, "You boys hold the fort."

SR and McQ exit the Nelson and head towards Citizen's signal.

As they march along SR ponders the capabilities of his cybernetic companion.

"McQ can you overlay Citizen's signal and the signals from the rest of the tree's crew on top of GPS data and realtime sattelite imagery? If so, you could give us a excellent perspective where everybody is." SR queries

Scorpion Regent

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McQ stops and rests his blaster against a nearby wall. He bring up his right forearm before him and a little satellite dish rises out and opens from within his arm and a visual screen also reveals itself from within his forearm. The mini satellite dish rotates a few times as McQ tries to scan the surrounding area.

"I'm picking up a reading," McQ starts. "A big structure on the other side of town ... things seem a little heated ... in another area I detect some sort of scuffle - seems to be a small group." McQ lets SR get a look at what his mini satellite is picking up. "Seems for one thing, we're on the wrong side of town." He closes the visual screen and mini satellite back into his right forearm and picks up his blaster. "If we're going to be of any use, we better get moving."

SR agrees as the two head off in the direction of the large structure.

"Wait," McQ starts. "I can get us there faster with my jetpack - that is, if you're willing to go for a quick ride."

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Originally posted by McQ:

McQ stops and rests his blaster against a nearby wall. He bring up his right forearm before him and a little satellite dish rises out and opens from within his arm and a visual screen also reveals itself from within his forearm. The mini satellite dish rotates a few times as McQ tries to scan the surrounding area.

"I'm picking up a reading," McQ starts. "A big structure on the other side of town ... things seem a little heated ... in another area I detect some sort of scuffle - seems to be a small group." McQ lets SR get a look at what his mini satellite is picking up. "Seems for one thing, we're on the wrong side of town." He closes the visual screen and mini satellite back into his right forearm and picks up his blaster. "If we're going to be of any use, we better get moving."

SR agrees as the two head off in the direction of the large structure.

"Wait," McQ starts. "I can get us there faster with my jetpack - that is, if you're willing to go for a quick ride."

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OOC McQ you are aware that the rescue of Quincey is taking place not on the moon Commerce where we are, but on the main planet of Garrison. If this seems like a soap opera on steriods it's because it is.

Scorpion Regent

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"What about us Mr. Captain Safe Sir" Shadow asked quietly

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Originally posted by thatweirdgirl:
I’ll need a few hands to stay as well, the Doctor and maybe a few folks to help me defend and coordinate.... Would you like to be Ensigns?

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Originally posted by McQ:
McQ stops and rests his blaster against a nearby wall. He bring up his right forearm before him and a little satellite dish rises out and opens from within his arm and a visual screen also reveals itself from within his forearm. The mini satellite dish rotates a few times as McQ tries to scan the surrounding area.

"I'm picking up a reading," McQ starts. "A big structure on the other side of town ... things seem a little heated ... in another area I detect some sort of scuffle - seems to be a small group." McQ lets SR get a look at what his mini satellite is picking up. "Seems for one thing, we're on the wrong side of town." He closes the visual screen and mini satellite back into his right forearm and picks up his blaster. "If we're going to be of any use, we better get moving."

SR agrees as the two head off in the direction of the large structure.

"Wait," McQ starts. "I can get us there faster with my jetpack - that is, if you're willing to go for a quick ride."

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Originally posted by McQ:
McQ stops and rests his blaster against a nearby wall. He bring up his right forearm before him and a little satellite dish rises out and opens from within his arm and a visual screen also reveals itself from within his forearm. The mini satellite dish rotates a few times as McQ tries to scan the surrounding area.

"I'm picking up a reading," McQ starts. "A big structure on the other side of town ... things seem a little heated ... in another area I detect some sort of scuffle - seems to be a small group." McQ lets SR get a look at what his mini satellite is picking up. "Seems for one thing, we're on the wrong side of town." He closes the visual screen and mini satellite back into his right forearm and picks up his blaster. "If we're going to be of any use, we better get moving."

SR agrees as the two head off in the direction of the large structure.

"Wait," McQ starts. "I can get us there faster with my jetpack - that is, if you're willing to go for a quick ride."

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Originally posted by SoulOfSerenity:
Soul stands just inside the hatch to the ISSCV, waiting impatiently. He is fully armed with his bow and arrows, his bandolier of arrowheads, and his scorpion-tailed dagger. The only thing he is waiting for now is for those going with him to board the ship, and for someone to fly it down to the surface.

His hands are clenched into fists, his patience wearing thin, when suddenly a memory bursts into his head, a memory he had tried to suppress, and one that his dark side had once used to thrive on.

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The tombstone was new, the pile of dirt it sat at the head of fresh, and the flowers decorating the grave still maintaining their scent. A cold wind blew through the graveyard, carrying with it the scent of rain; but from the grey clouds overhead, one didn’t need the scent to know that a downpour was imminent. One last car, the one that held the Priest was making it’s way down the long drive, heading for the exit, and maybe for a cup of wine before dinner. The silence left behind was ominous, but for the figure standing next to the grave, it was the loudest thing he had ever heard.

“I failed you. I was too weak to save you, and for that, you were taken from me. It’s my fault. It’s all my fault.”

The last tear he would cry for a long time snaked it’s way down his cheek, and he let it run its course.

“Never again. No one else will die because I was too weak to stop it. I’ll make sure of that.”

He turned to leave, but before he did, he placed one hand on the gravestone.

“I’ll always love you.”

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Soul shook his head, the memory only serving to further strengthen his resolve.

“Let’s go!”

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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.livejournal.com/

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Originally posted by SoulOfSerenity:
Soul stands just inside the hatch to the ISSCV, waiting impatiently. He is fully armed with his bow and arrows, his bandolier of arrowheads, and his scorpion-tailed dagger. The only thing he is waiting for now is for those going with him to board the ship, and for someone to fly it down to the surface.

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He turns to Soul and asks, "Is this everyone? Once the sequence is done, we're leaving."

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