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NOTE: Jake7, if you would like to go on the raiding mission, I can put someone else in the gun turrets.

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Originally posted by ScorpionRegent:


He strides down the hallway towards the hanger bay. He rounds a turn is confronted by the sight of a large cardboard box shaking and jerking in the center of the hall. He cautiously taps the box with his boot and steps back as the box responds with a series of rhythmic taps. SR slings his weapon and draws his cutlass and deftly slices the tape binding the top of the box closed.

Scorpion Regent

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Originally posted by TheRealMe:
TheRealMe is standing ready in a vac suit on the Sereni-Tree’s hanger deck. The hanger is being kept in a vacuum for the time being. In front of him is the shuttle Admiral Nelson, fully fueled and with weapons ready, prepared to depart on the raid against the Reavers for the supplies and spare parts that Sereni-Tree will need. Waiting inside the shuttle is the strike team assembled by BrownCoat2007.

TheRealMe touches a control. “Bride5?”

”Quincey here on the bridge.” She sighs. ”Still ready to dodge whatever. Still waiting.”

“Bride4?”

“Jet here in Main Engineering. Main maneuver drive is just idling, but we retain a tremendous velocity with respect to normal space. Ready to bring up the drive for dodging maneuvers. Power to S.E.P. field generator holding steady.”

“Jake7?”

”Jake7 here at the main gunnery station. Ready to shoot anything in our way.”

“BrownCoat2007?”

“Yeah, here in the shuttle, waving at you through the window. When does this thing happen?”

TheRealMe waves back, smiling weakly. “Not sure.” He checks his chronometer, which is set to standard time, not slowed like the bridge nav computer was, based on ScorpionRegent’s recommendation. “There is something like an 80% chance that we will translate to normal space within the next five hours.”

”Five hours?!” BC07 was getting impatient.

They had been waiting like this for a few hours now. Too bad that the exact time of hyperspace dropout was so uncertain.

Suddenly, a shudder goes through Sereni-Tree.

“Five hours… or five seconds!” TheRealMe says. “Quincey, dodge whatever we’re about to hit! Jet, supply her with power. Jake7…”

A chorus of echoes answers him. ”I KNOW!”

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TheRealMe reaches out, and a spot of light appears before him. It grows larger, to become a ring of fire surrounding a dark void, about the diameter of a tall person. “Browncoat2007, my dimensional portal will be able to compensate for the difference in velocity. You should arrive more or less at rest with respect to your destination.”

The Nelson's pilot pulls a lever, activating the shrinking technology that Rat once created. The large shuttle shrinks down to about a foot in length. The pilot launches the shuttle through the dimensional portal, which TheRealMe closes after they are gone.

TheRealMe sways back and forth, almost thrown off his feet. Quincey must be taking the ship through its paces if he can feel that much acceleration through the inertial dampeners! The curses coming from the bridge channel, combined with the loud clangs against the hull, tells TheRealMe that Quincey’s dodging ability is not perfect. The ship’s main batteries fire multiple times, no doubt clearing rubble from its path. He winces as something else slams against the ship. Then there is a steady tapping on the hull, as if from hail. He sighs. “Hold together, baby!”

With only a few mishaps, Quincey, Bride5, manages to thread Sereni-Tree through the hole in the asteroid belt cleared by Jadehand. The ship speeds its way to the outer system, coasting on the great velocity built up while in hyperspace.

Minutes later, after Sereni-Tree is out of immediate danger, things start to explode or short out all over the ship.

“Bride4, we need an inventory of everything that just got damaged, so we can give it to our raiding party!”

There is no response from Jet.

“Bride4?”

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Originally posted by TheRealMe:
OOC: Okay, it seems like the raiding party is together and it is time to end this flashback. Sorry if this is not the best time, but I'll be gone for 12 hours and I don't want the flashback to have overly confused people.

TRM: "Have fun storming the planetoid!"

Jake7: "Do you think it'll work?"

TRM: "It'd take a miracle!"

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Originally posted by Bride2:
BC'07 feels someone approach from behind. He spins around to find a young woman. She is about 20 years old with short red hair and freckles, with a compact but athletic body. She has a pair of katanas in their scabbards belted on.

"Hi. I hear you're the guy I need to talk to so I can go slice up some Reavers. I'm Deuce."




Bride2

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Originally posted by ScorpionRegent:

SR gives Bride 2 a deferential nod, "It's been a while lady Deuce. You are looking aggresive and fit, which of course becomes you. Our goal today is not to kill reavers, but to scavenge any engine parts and equipment we can lay our hands on and get back alive. The "alive" part will provide the opportunity to kill reavers. I have been wantng to sit in on one of Master Jazafs classes for a long time now, but there is always a engine that needs fixing or someone who needs rescuing."

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Ok, if you really think that will work. Just don't get any on my shoes. They're new. Plus, I'd rather just the helmet breaks and you know, not the rest of me.

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*finally breaks free of the awful scary helmet
Phew! Ewww now I'm all sticky with yellow goo. I think I'll take a dip in the pool to get it all off (cause I'm too lazy to go all the way back to my room). Care to join me?

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Citizen and Mai hear something coming from around a bend in the corridor.

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Soon, a large white furry mass slams into them, sending everyone sprawling. It is one of the Yeti. The Yeti slips, falls, and bangs its head against the deck, rendering it unconscious. In its arms, the Yeti is holding a baby Yeti that begins to cry.

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Oh No! Come here little guy, poor baby SimonYeti. It's ok.
*picks up the baby and gets on the comm link
"Simon, I realize your probably a little busy at the moment, but we've got an unconscious Yeti in the passageway. Think you could get down here and have a look? "

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"We're just going to have to carry them to the med bay."

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“This division of labour seems somewhat uneven.” Citizen complained. “I'm not sure purple is his colour.” Citizen agreed. “Perhaps he could do with a shampoo?”

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Originally posted by ScorpionRegent:

SR gives Bride 2 a deferential nod, "It's been a while lady Deuce. You are looking aggresive and fit, which of course becomes you. Our goal today is not to kill reavers, but to scavenge any engine parts and equipment we can lay our hands on and get back alive. The "alive" part will provide the opportunity to kill reavers. I have been wantng to sit in on one of Master Jazafs classes for a long time now, but there is always a engine that needs fixing or someone who needs rescuing."

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Deuce's face goes red as she remembers the last time she met SR, just after that crazy party with too much booze and too little clothing. "Hi," she mutters. She avoids eye contact. "You gave me something to wear that once. Sorry. I don't think I ever gave it back."


Bride2

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Originally posted by Jadehand:
*JadeHand turns off his personal SEP field belt and stands behind Wisp on board the Nelson
"That spot looks good, set her down there"

"I need to go disable their ships before they notice us."


"I will stare from the window
At the shapes in the rain." -Beyond You - Afraid of Sunlight -Marillion
visit WWW.Marillion.com for a better way of life.

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Originally posted by Jadehand:
*JadeHand lets out a heavy sigh and turns to Soul and Wisp*

"Got a wild one, eh? Keep an eye on him."

*JadeHand reaches into his bag and pulls out two sizable devices with small number pads on them and begins pushing buttons. 3...0...0...0 then the other..3...0...0..0. He then quickly pushes a red button on each and the numbers begin to change. 29:59.*

"They've two craft capable of following us back to the Tree. I'll take care of them."

*JadeHand activates his SEP belt and starts to head out to leave some gifts.*

"Try to find everything we need and be back here in about....ohhhh 30 minutes?"



"I will stare from the window
At the shapes in the rain." -Beyond You - Afraid of Sunlight -Marillion
visit WWW.Marillion.com for a better way of life.

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Originally posted by BrownCoat2007:

*overhearing JadeHands comment, and tracking him by body heat, he walks up behind him and snags the other bomb from him*

"wild eh? I guess... maybe a bit"

*flashes a grin and begins to silently and rapidly makeing his way towards the farthest shuttle when a small beep at his belt lets him know he has a message from the 'Tree*

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Originally posted by Jadehand:

"Ah.... here you go, take this one too."
*JadeHand tosses the other device*
"Seems you can do everything on your own. Hurry now, we'll all wait here for ya."

*JadeHand pulls a deck of cards from his bag....*
"So Wisp, up for some poker? Black Jack?"




"I will stare from the window
At the shapes in the rain." -Beyond You - Afraid of Sunlight -Marillion
visit WWW.Marillion.com for a better way of life.

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Originally posted by Jadehand:
*JadeHand turns off his personal SEP field belt and stands behind Wisp on board the Nelson
"That spot looks good, set her down there"

"I need to go disable their ships before they notice us."


"I will stare from the window
At the shapes in the rain." -Beyond You - Afraid of Sunlight -Marillion
visit WWW.Marillion.com for a better way of life.

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*Walks up behind JadeHand and Soul*

"Well folks, looks like it's chaos time..."

*as he is speaking BC's eyes turn gold, and the pupils slit giveing him a predatory, cat-like look, flashing his trademark feral grin he bounds for the shuttle doors just as they are opening*

"Lets be bad guys..."

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"Well, I have these ariel photos I took when I swung by here before you guys arrived."

*lays photos on table and begins pointing to various locations.*

"the most likely locations of anything of use are here, here, here, and here. They have two ships capable of following us out of atmo. I'll take these..."

*Retrieves 2 devices from BC07*

"...and make sure that doesn't happen. We should try to get in and out without being noticed as SR suggested. The goal is to be back here before these go off.."

*Holds up the 2 devices.... notices they are still counting down. Takes a deep breath. Enters codes, and resets the timers to 30.*

"Questions or comments? Additional plans? Anyone?"


"I will stare from the window
At the shapes in the rain." -Beyond You - Afraid of Sunlight -Marillion
visit WWW.Marillion.com for a better way of life.

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"Sounds like a plan... You cool with being on a team with me Soul?"

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"Sounds like a plan... You cool with being on a team with me Soul?"

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Soul nods. "Just don't go all 'hunter mode' without warning me first."

Grabbing a sled, the two of them make there way to location three, and find a rather intact ship partially burried under a pile of rubble.

"Well, his should be interesting. Stay here, and please let me know if you see any Reavers. I'd prefer not to come out without any warning to see you trying to single-handedly fight twenty of 'em."

Soul walks over to the hull, pulling the sled as close as he can. Then, he phases inside.

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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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