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* Lars is engrossed with the controls of the TARDIS but she turns when she hears Firestorm growling.
"What on Earth's the matter? Is that a rat?"

Firestorm shakes her head, confused.
"Dangerous... Dangerous... She's dangerous..."

"Whose dangerous?"

Sephy gave her a grim smile.
"I think she meant me."

"In what way?" Lars walks over to Firestorm and puts a hand on her shoulder, "In what way is she dangerous?"

The sense of danger Firestorm had picked up on seems to have dulled. She shakes her head, looking puzzled.
"Nothing..."

In the background Sephy's eyes sparkle but she says nothing. With a shrug Lars turns her attention to the rat.
"Sheesh... what sort of a ship allows rodents on board?"
She picks Wesker up by his tail and carries him to the main console.
"Mind you, the captain always thought they were lucky... go on then rat, pick a button. If you really are lucky it'll open the doors..."

Sephy's fingers itch - she's desperate to point out the control, but she doesn't want to draw attention to herself again. It's difficult enough to keep the Dragonman from spotting her as it is. The rat, oblivious to this, leaps from the controls onto Lars' shoulder. She laughs.
"That's not what I said! I wanted you to pick a... who are you people?"
Lars shakes her head, unsure of what she just said.
"I think that... why did the short one kick me? I have to pick a button... wake up mistress... pick a... wake up mistress!"
She bats the rat from her shoulder and it lands on the controls, whiskers twitching. Lars looks at the others - who are staring at her - then back to Wesker.
"What sort of rat are you?" *

((Cheers...))

*Lars read through the information. She glanced nervously at Wesker.
"An ugly telepathic space rat... nice. I must admit, if I could have my choice of pets..."

Before she could say anymore the rat had leapt onto her shoulder again and - clinging to her ear with it's rather sharp claws - began speaking through her mind.

"Mistress Telwin! Wake up! There are intruders on board and we have landed at an unknown destination!" *

((Two questions: Has anyone decided where we've landed? And who's going to play Telwin if she does wake up?))

Jiggy's kick caused a momentary power surge in the TARDIS. The lighting flickered and a strange ringing sound--similar to a bell tolling--started. Softly at first. "Cloister bell..." Lars mumbled, speaking Wesker's subconscious thoughts. "Warning... danger..." Suddenly, the ringing became unbearably loud, causing some in the room to instinctively cover their ears. Then, just as suddenly, it stopped. Through their deafened ears, the group heard someone cheerily say, "Nice to meet you! I'm Telwin!"

... and then the lights went out.

((HappyBanana, why don't you just play Telwin for now, and if her creator decides she's willing to rejoin, she can take over from whatever point we're at. That way we're not lugging her unconscious body around for two days.))

((Roobarb, are you going to be doing Sephy for Timelady42 from now on?))

*Firestorm hastily assumes her human form, so as not to alarm Telwin and gives a short bow, saying

"Greeting Telwin, I hope we have not offended you by entering your TARDIS, but the Master and a traiterous Timelord called Penfold imprissoned us here and sent it into flight".

She grins at Weskers.

"And your devoted servant weskers er...persuaded us to try and revive you"*

((No no she's still your character - it's whether you were still wanting to play her or not that we were wondering about, only she's become quite important))

The big people seemed to be busy talking to each other, so Wesker - whose attention span was rather short, even for a rat - decided he'd hurry off to scout out their new surroundings. He approached the TARDIS doors and cautiously poked his head out. It looked to be a jungle, both ancient and foreboding. From the very edge of his peripheral vision he thought he saw some blinking lights coming from somewhere behind him. Wesker turned around...

"Eeeeeek!" the rodent squeaked loudly, so shocking was the sight he saw! The Chameleon Circuit had disguised the TARDIS as a tree. Not just any ordinary tree, mind you, but a massive, 30-ft tall Christmas tree... complete with tinsel, colored lights, decorative glass balls, and a star at the very top!

Wesker covered his head with his forepaws. "Oh no..." he thought to himself sadly, "The strange people broke the Mistress's magic box!"


((So where are we, anyhow?))
((Incidentally, I personally don't mind if someone periodically wants to use the ugly rat a little if it'll help to move the story along.))

((Ok... it's coming up to midnight and I've just got back from a scifi club meeting where I got to watch Colin Baker running around in Blakes 7 with a very stylish earring and a rather useless laser cannon... so I shall close my eyes and place my finger at random into my big book of Doctor Who and pick us a villian for this jungle, I think that's easier than inventing a full story... And the winner is... Hmm...))

*Deep in the jungle, unaware of their sudden visitors, a colony of human-like creatures stirs, restless and afraid. They glance at the sky and at the shadows beneath the trees. They are terrified and have obviously been this way for some time.

There is a shout from the trees and two men run out, carrying the limp figure of a woman between them. They bring it to the others and there are cries of dismay, but not many of surprise.

"She has been drained by those demons," says the first man, whispering, "We found her near the berry patch. They even attack in light now!"

"The trees are full of shadows..."

The other man tips the girl's head to one side, revealing the ugly bite marks in her neck.
"A forest full of vampires..." *

((Is that okay?))