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The Sereni-Tree and the Lost Soul

POSTED BY: THEREALME
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Saturday, November 5, 2005 6:12 PM

THEREALME


Time for a new thread, but first, some housekeeping.

Guide to the Clubhouse / Treehouse / Sereni-Tree Threads:
http://www.fireflyfans.net/thread.asp?b=11&t=11877

Following is the summary of the previous thread at
http://www.fireflyfans.net/thread.asp?b=11&t=14277
This thread also includes the latest version of "TheRealMe's Guide to the Sereni-Tree" near its top.


While trying to find the source of Emma’s distress beacon, crew members of the Sereni-Tree boarded the derelict Alliance cruiser Arkham in three groups. The shuttles General Lee, General Grant, and the Destiny’s Shadow’s port shuttle went over. Once aboard the ghost ship, each crew found itself facing terrible danger in a number of alternate realities.

The Destiny’s Shadow group encountered the Dark Tower. The Gunslinger Static attempted to climb it. He caught a glimpse of Emma, but this may have been an illusion.

The Lee’s crew found themselves in Ambush Valley on Whitefall, where they faced a never-ending horde of chaos mutants.

The Grant’s crew found themselves in a series of cages connected to some strange gladiatorial arena.

There was some communication and even travel back and forth between these realities.

At one point, the clones of the Big Damn Heroes that we picked up back on Cozen’s pleasure planet of Rukus started dissolving. One by one, they fell to dust in a number of touching goodbye scenes.

The evil Sith Lord, Darth Ath, once again gained control of Ath’s mind, and he attempted to claim the prize of the Dark Tower. Luckily, our “good” Ath was able to wrest control away long enough to put his body amongst the horde of mutants, and out of range of the Dark Tower. Darth Ath was not pleased when he regained control, and was severely injured by the mutants. We had to go back to rescue him.

Before long, through the use of TheRealMe’s dimensional portals, everyone had joined the mutant-fighting group. Sadly, they were losing. Jazaf and his student Bride2 discovered a mutant factory, and were about to do something there.

But then SoulofSerenity made contact with whatever Evil Mastermind had constructed this game. In a Niska-like manner, this being made Soul an offer. Soul’s friends could go free, but SOMEONE must die. Soul must pick. The Mastermind chuckled to himself, waiting as Soul considered this agonizing decision.

Soul chose HIMSELF to die. He sacrificed himself to save the rest of us from the Madness of Arkham!

What a guy!


TheRealMe, First Officer of the Sereni-Tree


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Saturday, November 5, 2005 6:46 PM

THEREALME


TheRealMe looks around, lost.

"Hello?"


TheRealMe, First Officer of the Sereni-Tree

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Saturday, November 5, 2005 9:42 PM

COZEN


Um, I'm fumbling along, sliding down the escarpments....

Soul: Peace be with you. Given is my admiration for your efforts in RL. Can't be easy, and my esteem for you is immense. See ya when you get here.


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

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Saturday, November 5, 2005 10:13 PM

THEGREYJEDI


*bows his head*

...

*presses a sequence of buttons on his key tool. far and away something hums with power awakening*

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Chief Engineer - USS SereniTREE
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Sunday, November 6, 2005 1:47 AM

BRIDE7


Quote:

Originally posted by TheRealMe:
"Hello?"



Hi!




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Sunday, November 6, 2005 3:44 AM

THEREALME


Bye, Soul, see you later when time does return to you.

Otherwise I will let Cozen, in his eloquence, speak for me as well.

I hope things work out well for you.

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Hey! Can I have the Destiny's Shadow? Huh? Can I, PUHLEEEEEZE?

Nah, actually we'll allow the Head of Succatash to fly off with it.


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Sunday, November 6, 2005 3:46 AM

THEREALME


Quote:

Originally posted by Bride7:
Quote:

Originally posted by TheRealMe:
"Hello?"


Hi!



GAH! What in gorram blazes are YOU doing here?

* TheRealMe looks around, nervously, for Nugget or anyone else! *


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Sunday, November 6, 2005 9:41 AM

PSYCHICRIVER


*PR stood up, as both Cozen and Soul's words rang through his mind once more.*

*He looks around and sees some of his fellow crew members still fighting, and he sees Serenity...serene as ever...slicing through mutant after mutant. PR's face went from sad, to hardened.*

Well, there's only one thing left to do.

*PR took a deep breathe and shut his eyes tightly. He reached out with his mind...further than he had reached before, pushing the boundaries of his sanity. He pushed into the minds of all the remaining living mutant things. He has to be careful not to enter any TREE-members head. Once he is in each and every mutants mind, he sustains the hold for a second. Having his mind opened to there thoughts near destroys his own mind. PR cries out in pain as he squishes the brain of each and every remaining mutant.*

*The sound was sickening. The mutants all roaring in unison as they met their sticky end.*

*PR collapsed to the floor.*

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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Sunday, November 6, 2005 2:07 PM

STATIC


Static stands atop a pile of mutant corpses, steadily firing and reloading. Over his shoulder he calls out.

"Soul!!! I need cover while I reload!"

"Soul!!!"

"Dammit, SOUL!!!" He turns and glances around. Realizing that his friend is nowhere to be found. He makes eye contact with PsychicRiver, who simply shakes his head slowly. Static's expression darkens even further as he continues his killing, whispering over and over.

"I do not kill with my gun, I kill with my heart."
"I do not kill with my gun, I kill with my heart."



http://burstsofstatic.blogspot.com

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Sunday, November 6, 2005 8:29 PM

JAZAF


Jazaf eventually overcomes his moment of confusion and races off to check on Duece, his pupil, to see if she might need his help. 'But if she doesn't I'll just stay in the shadows' Jazaf whispers to himself as he goes through some double doors.

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Mystery Man on the Sereni-Tree
Navigator on Destiny

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Monday, November 7, 2005 3:14 AM

CALLMESERENITY


going back just a bit to right before PR squished the mutants' brains

Quote:

Originally posted by PsychicRiver:
*PR stood up, as both Cozen and Soul's words rang through his mind once more.*

*He looks around and sees some of his fellow crew members still fighting, and he sees Serenity...serene as ever...slicing through mutant after mutant. PR's face went from sad, to hardened.*



*Serenity continues to fight, heedless of the searing pain in her weary limbs, heedless of the blood and gore that covers her from head to wingtip. She slices forward at one mutant as another comes at her from behind, swinging one spiked tentacle at her, catching her on one of her wings. There is a sickening CRUNCH as the wing snaps.*

*Serenity screams out in pain and lashes backward, slicing the tentacle off. The mutant roars in response and then falls over. Dead.*

Huh?

*Serenity does not have time to ponder the strange behavior of the mutant, nor does she bother to notice that every other mutant around her just fell over dead, also. Instead, darkness overtakes her and she falls down, too.*




Serenity, First Officer of Destiny

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Monday, November 7, 2005 4:41 AM

PSYCHICRIVER


Quote:

Originally posted by PsychicRiver:

*PR collapsed to the floor.*

*A few minutes later, PR opened his eyes. He had one powerful migrane. He sat up and clutched his stomache and moaned in pain.*

Oh I never should have had that 4th waffle this morning at breakfast!

*He slowly gets to his feet, and he hears a clip-clop clip-clop sound.*

Ororo?

*PR turns around to see Ororo rushing upto him.*

How did you get here?

(FYI: Probably the same way as TGJ.)

*He pats Ororo on the back.* Nevermind. *PR looks around sadly, knowing that he now has to be the bearer of bad news. He sees Serenity, lying in amongst dead mutants, not far away. PR hops on Ororo.*

Giddy-ap!

*Ororo trots*

*Ororo trots some more.*

*Ororo stops.*

*PR hops off and rushes to Serenity, he checks her vitals.*

Ouch. Broken wing?

*He looks up to Ororo, and stands. Careful not to move Serenity too much, PR lifts her up, and gently lays her over Ororo's back. PR pats the pifflepony's back as he walks round to the front. He takes hold of the pony's reigns and slowly leads her on.*

Come on Ororo, lets take her somewhere safe.

Ororo: *sniffle*

*As they walk on away from the carnage, PR spies something familiar on the ground.*

*He bends down to pick up Soul's bow and quiver. He looks puzzledly at it.* But...how? *As PR looks around a leaf soars by, on the wind...*

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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Monday, November 7, 2005 6:24 PM

JAZAF


Jazaf races down corridor after corridor to catch up with his budding pupil, until an opened door stops him in his tracks.
He peers into the room, it's completly dark save a single, harsh light. At the center of the light lies...
'...Soul...?'

Jazaf enters the room and checks Soul for signs of life. He finds none. He hardens his face and lifts Soul's lifeless body onto his shoulders. Confident that Duece can handle any threat to herself Jazaf heads out of the building, but not before he warps the wall and transforms it into a large note for his student telling her where he went.

He then follows a trail of blood and dead mutants back to the rest of the crew.

'Gotta remember to have them put him in Cryo.'
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Mystery Man on the Sereni-Tree
Navigator on Destiny

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Monday, November 7, 2005 7:29 PM

THEREALME


Uh, okay Bride7.

* TheRealMe points in a random direction. *

Let's go THAT way.



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Monday, November 7, 2005 7:45 PM

BRIDE2


Deuce searches the entire building, which is somehow suddenly empty.

Crap! NOW where is he?

Then she sees the note written in solid metal, and runs after Jazaf.



Bride2

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Monday, November 7, 2005 9:01 PM

N0SKILLZ


"What the..." he says as the mutant in front of him just collapses.

"Well that was strange, i wonder what happened?"

He wanders off trying to find someone.. anyone.. who knows what happened.

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Death is like sex in high school... If you knew how many times you missed having it you'd be paralyzed- Georgia Lass (Dead Like Me)

*Andersen AFB, Guam*

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Monday, November 7, 2005 10:37 PM

BRIDE7


Quote:

Originally posted by TheRealMe:
Let's go THAT way.




But the kitchen's this way! Aren't you hungry? I know I am!!!

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Monday, November 7, 2005 11:31 PM

PSYCHICRIVER


*PR, Ororo and Serenity come to a small stop at the foot of a hill, away from the mutants. They wait for the rest of the crew to join them.*

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 8, 2005 3:49 AM

THEREALME


"Uh... Hungry, Bride7?"

TheRealMe nervously fumbles in his pockets and pulls out a granola bar.

"Here, this should take the edge off your hunger."

He offers it to her, but she declines. Then TheRealMe stands there, while Bride7 looks him up and down, as if evaluating a calf about ready to head to slaughter.

"Oh, LOOK! Isn't that PsychicRiver on a Pifflepony?"

TheRealMe drops the granola bar and runs toward PsychicRiver.


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Tuesday, November 8, 2005 6:46 PM

CALLMEATH


*Ath is more than a little suprised when the tide of mutants stops. Even more so when he sees all the dead mutants around him. Surely the Tree folks hadn't killed ALL of them?*

Don't tell me TGJ went all dark and wing-y again.

*Looking around at his companions, Ath can feel that something is wrong, although what, he can't say.*

Is everyone okay?

*Before everyone can answer, he spies PR riding his pifflepony with--*

Serenity?!

*Ath runs toward PR as fast as his injured leg will let him.*

"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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Tuesday, November 8, 2005 7:04 PM

BRIDE7


*Intently watches The Real Me walk away.*

*Quietly begins singing a familiar little ditty to herself...*

"Shoulder, bicep, elbow, arm."
"Forearm, thumb, wrist, knuckle, palm."
"Middle, pinky, index, ring."
"Dinner bell, dinner bell, ding."






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Wednesday, November 9, 2005 1:18 AM

PSYCHICRIVER


Quote:

Originally posted by CallMeAth:
*Before everyone can answer, he spies PR riding his pifflepony with--*

Serenity?!

*Ath runs toward PR as fast as his injured leg will let him.*

*PR looks at Ath.* She'll be okay...but she has a broken wing.

She's going to need medical attention quickly though.

*By now, the group has gathered together.*

We had better be on our way to finding her some help.

But, first...theres something that you need to know.

*PR looks down at the bow and quiver in his hand, then up to the group.* Soul's dead. He...found out that we're caught in some kind reality time-trap. And...he was told that one of us must die...so that the rest may live.

*PR scanned their saddened faces. His head was overcome with pain from his awful migrane.*

Naturally, him being the man he was, he chose himself...above all of us.

He wanted you all to know how much you meant to him. And the truth of that is...we meant more to him than his own life.

I don't know whats coming next. I don't know if we'll find Emma. I don't know if we will find Static's real tower.

But I do know that Serenity needs helps. And by the looks of things, shes not the only one.

Soul gave his life for us. Thats what was important to him. Us. He died for us. To keep us together, and to keep us going.

And I think thats what we need to do now.





Mai, you still got that wish-granting plank?

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 9, 2005 3:08 AM

THEREALME


TheRealMe runs faster when Bride7 begins her chant. She follows him.

Quote:

Bride7 sings:
"Shoulder, bicep, elbow, arm."
"Forearm, thumb, wrist, knuckle, palm."
"Middle, pinky, index, ring."
"Dinner bell, dinner bell, ding."



TheRealMe and Bride7 make their way to where PsychicRiver, Ath, and Ororo are with the unconscious Serenity. PsychicRiver relates the story about Soul again:

Quote:


Naturally, him being the man he was, he chose himself...above all of us.

He wanted you all to know how much you meant to him. And the truth of that is...we meant more to him than his own life.

I don't know whats coming next. I don't know if we'll find Emma. I don't know if we will find Static's real tower.

But I do know that Serenity needs helps. And by the looks of things, shes not the only one.

Soul gave his life for us. Thats what was important to him. Us. He died for us. To keep us together, and to keep us going.

And I think thats what we need to do now.



TheRealMe nods. “Quite right! Let me see to Serenity. Don’t worry, I’ve played a doctor in another thread!”

He goes to very carefully examine Serenity’s wing. He frowns. “Hmmmm… I’m afraid it will have to come off! Anybody got a saw?”

At the shocked faces around him, TheRealMe thinks some more. “Either that or a… what do they call them… Splint?” TheRealMe unsuccessfully looks around for materials for a splint.

“Wait, I know!”

TheRealMe grabs the nearby Bride7 and gives her a kiss! And another! And a third! “Thank you, Bride7.”

TheRealMe gathers the three kissies and arrays them around Serenity’s mangled wing. Their large eyes all get terribly sad and their mouths make tiny adorable little “o’s”. One by one, they hop up and bond themselves to the surface of the wing, forming a protective covering. Bone and flesh (and feathers?) start to knit together again.

“There!”

That task accomplished, TheRealMe checks his scanner. “Hmmm… No more sign of Emma’s distress beacon. Probably ThatWeridGirl was right. Emma was never here in the first place. It was a sham, a decoy. Well, let’s find everyone else and I’ll get us out of here with a dimensional portal.”

"And remember, Magical Wish-granting Planks can be VERY dangerous!"


TheRealMe, First Officer of the Sereni-Tree

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Wednesday, November 9, 2005 4:49 AM

PSYCHICRIVER


Quote:

Originally posted by TheRealMe:
That task accomplished, TheRealMe checks his scanner. “Hmmm… No more sign of Emma’s distress beacon. Probably ThatWeridGirl was right. Emma was never here in the first place. It was a sham, a decoy. Well, let’s find everyone else and I’ll get us out of here with a dimensional portal.”

Excellent!

Let's get out of here.

And just what is Bride7 talking about?

Speaking of...where did TWG speed off to anyway?

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 9, 2005 5:01 AM

STATIC


Static sits away from the group, his head lowered, his arms resting limply on his knees. In one hand, he holds an arrow...the Phoenix arrow that his friend had used on him not too long ago. Slowly, he becomes aware of the rest of the crew standing together, waiting to depart. He stands and moves towards them, sighing deeply. As he approaches the rest of the crew, there is a laugh.

The rest of the crew gasps and weapons are drawn as a cloaked figure appears behind the Gunslinger. Static only sighs wearily and turns around.

"Last chance, Christopher of Fairehaven," the figure says, "renounce the Tower. Find a woman to replace the one who's love dried up...make new friends to replace the ones you've managed to get killed...leave the Tower and maybe I won't kill the rest of your crew."

Without a sound, the figure is gone. Static turns back to the group.

"Let's go tend to our wounded and bury our dead."

http://burstsofstatic.blogspot.com

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Wednesday, November 9, 2005 8:31 AM

THEREALME


Quote:

Originally posted by PsychicRiver:
Excellent!

Let's get out of here.

And just what is Bride7 talking about?

Speaking of...where did TWG speed off to anyway?



TheRealMe whispers to PsychicRiver: “You’ll find that Bride7 is a little.. odd. And perhaps cannibalistic. Back when the FemaleReaver escaped on Black Diamond, she wounded Bride2 and Bride3 and ‘reaverized’ Bride1. Perhaps the FemaleReaver had some influence on Bride7 as well. Also, Bride7 has yet to forgive me for liking Bride4… Jet… the best of the Brides.

“As to ThatWeirdGirl, she and the other Rat (probably the Rat-clone) went off somewhere in hyperspace to search for Emma. They flew off in the Admiral Nelson. We’ll track them down soon. Who knows, they may have Emma already.”

Louder, to everyone: “Gather near, and then I will open a portal to the Sereni-Tree. Static, are you doing okay? Would you like some help? Oh, we don’t want to bury our dead. We want to take the bodies back for cryo-freezing!”

“Ath, can you take a head count? We don’t want to leave anybody in this terrible place! Say, did you guys keep track of the General Grant or Soul’s shuttle? Do we need to send Rat out in the General Lee to hunt the vehicles down?”

Then, TheRealMe begins to concentrate and opens a dimensional portal to the Sereni-Tree.


TheRealMe, First Officer of the Sereni-Tree

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Wednesday, November 9, 2005 8:42 AM

PSYCHICRIVER


Quote:

Originally posted by TheRealMe:

TheRealMe whispers to PsychicRiver: “You’ll find that Bride7 is a little.. odd. And perhaps cannibalistic. Back when the FemaleReaver escaped on Black Diamond, she wounded Bride2 and Bride3 and ‘reaverized’ Bride1. Perhaps the FemaleReaver had some influence on Bride7 as well. Also, Bride7 has yet to forgive me for liking Bride4… Jet… the best of the Brides.

Oh... *PR turns and looks over his shoulder at Bride7, who is licking her lips. He turns back to the group, his eyes wide, and he swallows hard.*

*Gulp!*

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 9, 2005 8:46 AM

THEREALME


TheRealMe shrugs.

"Well, it's not like we've actually CAUGHT her eating anybody. Of course, Jake7 did come to my rescue in the nick of time, that once..."

"Oh, and don't misunderstand me. It was the FemaleReaver who wounded Bride2 and Bride3 and did the 'reaverizing', not Bride7!"


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Wednesday, November 9, 2005 8:46 AM

SAFEAT2ND


A little off from the group a mound of mutant bodies shifts...

a hand reaches up from the midst..

Safeat2nd, Chief Handyman of Destiny

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Wednesday, November 9, 2005 8:50 AM

THEREALME


Bleeding from many wounds, Nugget the Meteor Troll lumbers up to the hand and effortlessly pulls Safe out of the pile of bodies. Nugget gives Safe a bone-crushing hug, and howls.

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Wednesday, November 9, 2005 8:56 AM

SAFEAT2ND


Ummm...thanks.

Good little rock monster. You can put me down now...please?

Nuggets squeezes harder.

Safe howls with Nugget.

Safeat2nd, Chief Handyman of Destiny

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Wednesday, November 9, 2005 9:48 AM

PHANTOM


Above them all, he floats

With narrow eyes he watches.

Waiting.


___________________________________________

"That's my man" - Zoe

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Wednesday, November 9, 2005 9:56 AM

STATIC


Static trudges with an unfathomable weariness. He places his hand on TRM's shoulder for a moment. They exchange a glance, but no words. Still...volumes of communication pass between them.

Without a sound, still clutching Soul's arrow, the m an who seems to have nothing left to lose, trudges through the portal into the common room of his ship.

http://burstsofstatic.blogspot.com

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Wednesday, November 9, 2005 9:56 AM

JAKE7


**jake7 looks over at Bride 7, then moves closer to TRM in a protective jesture.**

I still don't trust her. And I'm scratching my head as to why we brought her back to the SereniTREE with us...

Thinking of which, how did she get out of the Brig? I thought we had her locked up?

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MAL: Everybody's makin' a fuss.

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Wednesday, November 9, 2005 11:13 AM

MAI


Sorry PR, the wish granting plank is no more. *pulls out a small bottle* its more a wish granting dust now. I don't know if it will work in this form. I mean its sort of like pixie dust so maybe...

*hands bottle off to PR* I'll let you test it out first.


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Wednesday, November 9, 2005 11:40 AM

THEREALME


Quote:

Originally posted by jake7:
I still don't trust her. And I'm scratching my head as to why we brought her back to the SereniTREE with us...

Thinking of which, how did she get out of the Brig? I thought we had her locked up?


Uh, well, Jake7, Bride7's never really DONE anything to anybody. There was that one time she had me, but... well... you acted to save me before anything really happened. For which I'm thankful, by the way.


TheRealMe, First Officer of the Sereni-Tree

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Wednesday, November 9, 2005 12:04 PM

THEREALME


TheRealMe stands on the Arkham side of his portal while he watches his friends and companions file through it, one by one. They are going home.

He pulls out his com-link.

"Bride3? This is Me. Make sure the bar is stocked and ready. Drinks are on me tonight. We are going to have a wake."

TheRealMe puts away his com-link. He looks left and right, uneasy. But he doesn't look up. Nobody ever looks up.



TheRealMe, First Officer of the Sereni-Tree

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Thursday, November 10, 2005 1:16 AM

PSYCHICRIVER


Quote:

Originally posted by mai:
Sorry PR, the wish granting plank is no more. *pulls out a small bottle* its more a wish granting dust now. I don't know if it will work in this form. I mean its sort of like pixie dust so maybe...

*hands bottle off to PR* I'll let you test it out first.


*Nervous smile* Oh...thanks.

Erm...ok, *PR opens the bottle and shakes a little bit of the dust into his palm.*

Wait, before I use up this little bit, I must ask, if anyone would actually like to eat some dust.

Its actaully very low in fat.

*pause*

Anybody? No? Dust!

Anybody? No? Dust!

Anybody? No? Dust!

Anybody? No? Dust!

Anybody? No? Dust!

Anybody? No? Dust!


Well okay then, I'm glad we cleared that up.

*PR chucked the dust into the air in front of him.*

I wish for trifle!

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 10, 2005 3:37 AM

THEREALME


TheRealMe raises an eyebrow.

"So, PsychicRiver, you are NOT going to use your wish to... oh, I don't know... WISH SOUL BACK TO LIFE??"



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Thursday, November 10, 2005 4:55 AM

PSYCHICRIVER


Quote:

Originally posted by TheRealMe:


"So, PsychicRiver, you are NOT going to use your wish to... oh, I don't know... WISH SOUL BACK TO LIFE??"

Are you kidding?

I've had my eye in this bow for AGES!

*Off everones disgusted look.* I was joking...

I just thought that it would be a good idea to...test the dust first?

Also... Trifle = Yay!

Besides, Soul would want us to have trifle. I'm sure if he had more time...he even would have said so.

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 10, 2005 6:25 AM

STATIC


Quote:

Originally posted by TheRealMe:
TheRealMe raises an eyebrow.

"So, PsychicRiver, you are NOT going to use your wish to... oh, I don't know... WISH SOUL BACK TO LIFE??"



TheRealMe, First Officer of the Sereni-Tree



OOC: Ummmm...that might not work, since SoS 'sacrificed' himself because he is going to be indefinitely absent.

http://burstsofstatic.blogspot.com

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Thursday, November 10, 2005 6:44 AM

PSYCHICRIVER


*PR waits for a few seconds.*

Well there's no trifle then.

I think I'll just go put this dust away.

*PR goes and stores the dust in his bedroom.*

*He returns to the common room the find Needleseye, covered in Trifle.*

Yippee!

*PR swipes a bit of trifle of Needleseyes arms and puts it in his mouth.*

Yum! Oh, sorry Needleseye.

Please excuse me. There's something I must do now.

*PR leads Ororo avec Serenity off to the medical bay, where he lays her on one of the beds, and waits for her to wake up.*

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 10, 2005 7:20 AM

JAKE7


Quote:

Originally posted by TheRealMe:
Uh, well, Jake7, Bride7's never really DONE anything to anybody. There was that one time she had me, but... well... you acted to save me before anything really happened. For which I'm thankful, by the way.



**jake7 looks back suspiciously at B7, then turns back to TRM before going through the portal**

It's intentions, TRM. You were a bit out of it at the time and did not see the look in her eyes when she came after you...

Keep your eyes on her is all I'm sayin'

**jake7 shudders at the memory of that day, then walks through the portal**

--------------
MAL: Everybody's makin' a fuss.

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Thursday, November 10, 2005 7:55 AM

STATIC


Static walks to the bar and grabs a bottle of Jameson. He pulls the cork with his teeth as he walks out of the room and down the corridor to Medbay.

"Excuse me. I need to have a drink with a friend."

In the cryo-storage room of the Medical section, he closes the door and leans against the wall directly across from Soul's cryo-tube. He takes a long pull from the bottle, then pours a few mouthfuls onto the floor in front of his friend. His grim expression holds fast for a moment, then quickly crumbles, as does the Gunslinger. He kneels, pressing his hand against the cold coffin and weeps. His weeping grows in to a low, wailing sob that goes on until he has no more tears left and the sobs are dry and silent.

Finally, he drags himself to his feet, still leaning heavily against Soul's cryo-tube. He presses his forehead against it, letting the cool sensation soothe him a bit, letting the soft hums lull him into...


waitaminnit...

HUMS? Plural?

The Gunslinger looks around. There is a second tube active, in the back. He walks to it and checks the panel. Whoever is in there, the vitals are good...no injuries...no real reason they should be in suspended animation. Cautiously, Static wipes the frost from the viewplate in front. He gasps in shock at the sight of...

ThatWeirdGirl

http://burstsofstatic.blogspot.com

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Thursday, November 10, 2005 11:15 AM

RAT


*Mops.*



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Thursday, November 10, 2005 3:41 PM

THEREALME


Quote:

Originally posted by Static:
Quote:

Originally posted by TheRealMe:
"So, PsychicRiver, you are NOT going to use your wish to... WISH SOUL BACK TO LIFE??"



OOC: Ummmm...that might not work, since SoS 'sacrificed' himself because he is going to be indefinitely absent.



(Pssst! Static! Of course I know that it wouldn’t have worked! But TheRealMe who lives in the Sereni-Tree doesn’t understand that the person who writes for SoulofSerenity IRL has some responsibilites that will take him away. Nor does that TRM yet know what happened on the Admiral Nelson to ThatWeirdGirl and Rat – but he will soon.)

A guy who isn't REALLY TheRealMe, but who writes for him!

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Thursday, November 10, 2005 3:44 PM

THEREALME


TheRealMe waits outside the cryochamber, so as not to intrude on Static’s private time. When he judges the time appropriate, he enters. He is somewhat surprised.

“Static, be careful. I believe that you have discovered the remains of ThatDarkGirl… ThatEvilGirl… ThatToughGirl…. Whatever we called her. It is that being that split off from ThatWeirdGirl during the events surrounding the Dark Soul and our own dark selves. ThatWeirdGirl is actually off with one of the Rats in the Admiral Nelson, looking for Emma. I plan to contact her regarding Soul’s wake. I’m certain that she would like to attend.”

TheRealMe sighs.

“Static, nothing that happened on the Arkham was your failure. It was mine. I took us over there looking for that ghost beacon from Emma. I’m the one who wasn’t careful enough. I didn’t look far enough ahead. I certainly never foresaw THIS outcome!”

TheRealMe gestures at Soul’s frozen form.

“My fault. It’s my fault and I will have to find some way to fix it.”




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Thursday, November 10, 2005 3:46 PM

THEREALME


TheRealMe sits on the Sereni-Tree’s bridge and fiddles a bit more with the communicator before giving up.

“Why don’t they answer? Well, I suppose I’ll just ask them.”

TheRealMe concentrates to open a dimensional portal to ThatWeirdGirl and Rat on the Admiral Nelson. A spot of light appears which starts to expand into a circle of fire. But soon, the portal takes on the appearance of a warped tunnel, twisting before him like a corkscrew. Suddenly, the portal is torn from TheRealMe’s control; he loses it completely.

“Huh! They must still be in hyperspace! Why would they still be in hyperspace?”


TheRealMe, First Officer of the Sereni-Tree

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Thursday, November 10, 2005 5:53 PM

BLUEFISHIE


*gets tired of reading, and goes in search of her transporter box*




^by my friend Yoko, an interprentation of me

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Thursday, November 10, 2005 11:12 PM

RAT


It seems Bride7 has broken free from the bonds of the Sereni-Tree thread and has been shopping at Amazon!

http://www.fireflyfans.net/thread.asp?b=2&t=14743

It may be time to put her in cryo!


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