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Picking Up Stars Vice Captain
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 Posted: Wed Oct 11, 2006 12:10 pm
Lillia shifted in her sleep and muttered something slapping at her wrist in irritation. What was going on? Why was something biting her? She mumbled something and slapped again then blinked. Wait? Biting her? There were no bugs on Fleet.
She felt something pressing into her cheek and then realized that she'd fallen asleep in the office, on top of her laptop. Rubbing one hand over her face and then staring confusedly at the source of the pain- her PAID tag. What in the world was going on?
GODD spoke a moment later and she shook her head. Something big was happening and if they were all being ordered back to their rooms, well that meant she shouldn't get involved. So what did she do? She packed up her laptop, grabbed her glasses and headed out into the hallway. Which of course was panic and mayhem. Scientists could come up with the worst predictions of what was going on and she rolled her eyes as she listened to some of them. She whispered to a few that it was just Catalyst being idiotic again and got a few laughs and the spread of the message. That might help a bit and FS was at work shoving them on their merry little ways, dire predictions and all but she carefully followed one of the groups before ducking into a side hallway and scanning her tag to open one of the doors. Where was she? She hadn't a clue. But if she could help, she would.
Voices drifted to her and she glanced around trying to figure out where they were coming from then realized it was probably the ventilation system carrying the sound. The only thing they needd now was Catalyst to kill the power again. That would definitely make everyone's day.
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Posted: Wed Oct 11, 2006 12:24 pm
"Right, back up security, gotcha." Okay his paranoia was a good thing sometimes but she turned her attention to Robert. "Alright, let's get going." Thus the two hitting the nearest transporter and running down the halls of Envision once they were there. Though spying Lillia in the hallway, she grabbed her arm and got her running with them back towards the lab. "Are you alright?" Said of course as they kept on. "Something bad has happened. Real bad. We need to secure the labs and Echoes. Fast."
Michael and Erik were currently working thier way through things up to Radience's Bridge and thus central control of the entire Fleet. And the damn passageway to get to Bridge was so heavily door with multiple doors as well as multiple security. Meanwhile all around the place things were being shut down and closed up via the remote shut down code he had given. Like weapons training rooms and other such facilities. Ones of those times where if you didn't get going fast enough, you were going to be stuck in the room you were in for a while.
But soon enough, he and Erik skidded into Bridge a few moments after Fox did. "Do what you have to do. We also need the Project leaders brought here as well via security and service routes. Those main Bridge doors open for no one." Then walking over to a communication consol and tapping into Project Catalyst. "Catalyst, cut the power, supply only O2 circulation, no saftey lights or gravity. Put on system locks so it can only be restarted from Radience Bridge." Of course Radience Bridge itself held it's own power so they could still function, as well as run defensive security and the like, and if need be route power to other things.
Then hitting another button to activate GODDS. "This is Captain Noris, I ask that all Fleet members please remain where you are for the time being. Broken Wing." That last part of course being a code phrase to those who knew it meaning get your a** to Bridge and you have to get there through someway other than the front entrance. Fleet going dark as power was cut and so on and so forth.
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Fractured Moonlight Captain
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Posted: Wed Oct 11, 2006 1:49 pm
That didn't take long. zero grav, no power direct. too bad the frieghter they came in would make a great portable powersource by tapping into it's fuel cells.
"System progress?"
"All I can do sir is open the doors to this room, and make sure we have access to the other fleet ships. It's like two hackers decided to compete on who coudl encrypt things the most the fastest."
Moria had a buddy, did he? just damned great.
"Comms?"
"I can route you to the bridge with video feed. but that's it other than team personal comms."
"Good. route there. reset the fencing wire. lets see if they are willing to bargain for lives."
fencing reset agaisnt the wall, comm set up, and two floating FS members, as thier boots had been taken, in front of it when it came back on.
"Captain Norris. Bravo on your reaction speed. But...I think you may wish to restore power. As you can see, I'm not really hindered by the power outage, the fuel cells on my transport are more than enough. especially for this."
gestureing to the fencing.
"This is designed to contain large mammals. like rhinos, or hippos, or even elephants, though electric shock. so you can imagine the voltage we are discussing. want to see what happens when it comes in contact with a human?"
James was already on his way, going through overhead ducts to avoid crowds and using personal override codes that only Project leaders and second in commands had for teleport to Raidiance. then it was up through the ducts again, till he literally dropped in on Norris.
"Here as requested, Captain."
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Posted: Wed Oct 11, 2006 2:06 pm
"I'm...fine?" There wasn't a whole lot of time to react really, she felt Jelly's fingers dig into her arm and pull her along and she shook her head. "But...Broken Wing, Jelly. Broken Wing." That therefore meant they get their butts to the Bridge, ASAP. But then Echoes...they took precedence.
Her laptop bag was shoved back against her butt as she ran with Jelly to the Echo labs. " Wait, wait, wait. What's going on Jelly! First I feel like I'm being bitten by ants, then they make announcements, what's happening?!"
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Picking Up Stars Vice Captain
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Fractured Moonlight Captain
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Posted: Wed Oct 11, 2006 2:22 pm
"Broken Wing can wait, damn it. Everyone else may not have living and breathing things with feelings as thier project but I do and I'm not going to go hide away in the Bridge and abandon them." Hell, she would stand guard in a locked down back lab with a plasma cannon if it took that. "Just help me lock down everything and then you can go to the Bridge if you want, there's a self sustaining transporter in my office, under my desk in a little celler like space. That will take you to Radience." Gotta love those things, though they were one use only. They spent thier energy on the transport and then burnt themselves out to prevent anyone else using them.
Michael took a breath, standing at ease and calming himself. Why did this have to happen? "Why thank you, I try to keep my Fleet tip top.Then there is no reason to restore power is there? If you, General Norrington, have your own." Besides, thier earth based power sources would not last long on Fleet...they used thier own newly developed power, and if they tried to power up systems with thier earth standards, the ship would suck it dry in no time. And Fleet was used to working with no power.
Though he held face when it came to his FS members, and was more than praying that thier suits would protect them some in the meantime here...after all, electrical mishaps were the number one hazard on Fleet, and those suits were also designed to take laser and plasma blasts as well to some extent. Don't loose face Michael. "Are you sinking so low already? I must say your negotiation tactics are truly deplorable. Do not bargin with me with lives." Looking over to James as he dropped in. "Commander Moria...wonderful to have you aboard Fleet." Because hey, he was handy.
Erik was pissed, and it was easy to see as he was issuing commaned to different personel. Then a look over to James. "She's not with you?" Oh hell...please Jelena, now was not a time to be stubborn.
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Posted: Wed Oct 11, 2006 3:11 pm
"Who said low? merely a demonsratable ability. and you and I both know that this ship's power cells won't last forever. And honestly, I don't want to be blowing holes in things just yet. and if your thinking these suits might save them. well, we'll find out. and if they do, this other one will have his removed."
"No, I told her and camp to get Echo project locked down then head here. I figured Lillia would be ther and probably freaking out on them by now, seeing as she's still relatively new..."
That voice was awfully familiar.
Indeed.
"Well well. Is that Commander Moria's voice I hear? Oh do come where I can see you, James."
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Picking Up Stars Vice Captain
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Posted: Wed Oct 11, 2006 3:19 pm
"Okay.." She should have predicted this route of actions from her boss. Jelly didn't put anyone above her Echoes, even James took the back seat when it came to them. "Actually I'd rather not go. I'm worried though, I don't like what this means."
She reached the labs before Jelena and scanned her tag, blinking when it denied her access. "They raised the clearance bars. Am I not important anymore?" A shake of her head. "Jelly! Come let me in. Quickly, they're going to kill power in a little bit!" Because that was the protocol for Broken Wing. And then it died. Just like that power was gone and she was once again grateful for her grav boots. She'd be damned if she was going to float around. "They're going to get upset aren't they?" Speaking of course of the Echoes. They were animals, and animals were highly sensitive to these sorts of things.
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Posted: Wed Oct 11, 2006 3:31 pm
"Blow a hole in any of the ship and you risk putting it out of commission and dying in the vacuum of space. And any bargining that deal with people's lives is low...and you call us the oddballs. You could try a less hazardous approach to get what you want. Let my men go." A look to James then. "You know him?"
"Yes they're going to be upset. I'm allowed my own limited generator though to get some gravitiy in the enclosures, we'll just reactivate it and then settle things out. Long as we have oxygen, then they won't be too upset." Grabbing a crow bar, and of course walking with horribly shaky balance to the door, popping it open and handing Lillia one too. "Come on, let's just do this quickly as possible. Make sure to pop these doors back closed behind us. Camp, go to the tech lab with my MISSED in it, retrieve the memory piece for it." Making her way to a command station, granting power on the enclosures then taking to enclosure controls.
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Fractured Moonlight Captain
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Picking Up Stars Vice Captain
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Posted: Wed Oct 11, 2006 3:54 pm
Lillia nodded then glanced down at the crowbar in her hand. Great, time to use those muscles she didn't have. Glancing at the door as Jelly popped it open she slipped inside and shoved it closed behind her. Now to the Echoes.
Heading up to the first, she quickly typed the access code in once there was power again and locked down the pen making it so that only someone with the correct code could open the lock. There was simple formula to figure it out, which the higher ups knew. If one was just guessing, the numbers in the code scrambled randomly every thirty seconds, giving thousands of new combinations so anyone trying to use their brains would have a hell of a time hacking the system. Manually try to bust in? Break the control source and the whole place went into lockdown mode, activating teh advanced security they were currently putting the place into. Jelly wasn't playing when it came to her babies.
They worked systematically until they met up in the middle of the other side of the room. "Now what?"
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Posted: Wed Oct 11, 2006 4:09 pm
"A risk only if I'm trying for other ships. I can blow open this door here, and the doors to where you are, since I'm sure your not in an open area. once I get to your command center, the Fleet is mine anyway."
James nodded lightly.
"You coudl say that. though the last time I saw him was right before being shipped here."
Walking over in front of the image.
"General. I didn't think you'd be up and about so soon."
"Indeed James. I would imagine not after what you did. But here I am. I want you, the Echoes, and this Fleet back in my control."
"Not happening, you lunatic. And even if you did get me, I'd do just what I did last time."
"Oh so sure of that. Well. Why don't you explain to your Captain about me getting what I want."
James looked over to Norris.
"There's nothing to low. He'd blow a hole in Raidiance and let people get siphoned out into space if he had to. Man's a completel powermongering lunatic a*****e."
"Still hanging on to the past, are we? they volunteered for the program."
"And they did what they volunteered for! You were way out of line and you know it! and the pychologists and the doctors agreed with me."
"Those were casualties of war. friendly fire. it happens. If I didn't push the limits, the enemy would have."
"What god damned enemy?! We had the technology to ourselves, you sick b*****d. They were human beings, not god damned humaoid tanks for you to play with!"
"Semantics. Either way, I'm here, now. and You know what I will do to these fine young men here. You want to tell thier families that they died because you didn't want to flip on a power switch, be my guest. you have thirty minutes to deliberate, and I'll call back. Norrigton out."
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Fractured Moonlight Captain
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Posted: Wed Oct 11, 2006 4:19 pm
While Lillia tended to one side, Jelena tended to another, making sure as many things as she could were secured. She did entertain the idea of tranqing them all, but figured if worse came to worse, they would need to be alert. Now at her fenrir's, she coded in the numbers of the big access gate rather than the normal one. Walking in some she gave a whistle and was approached by a few of the large wolves. Patting the big ten foot alpha male on the noise, she gave a few tugs and got him out of the enclosure, then closed it again, leaving the rest in there. "I need your help big guy." Yes, she was taking one out of the enclosure, no restraint or anything.
"Damn it!" Hand hitting the consol in front of him as Norrington cut out and gave his ultimatum. Figured that the one who wanted to go up against him didn't care for anyone else. "At least he's cocky...underestimating my systems and what not." Yes, Noris was confident in his blast doors and what not. They would at least help out. Thus he took to pacing and trying to figure something at the moment. "Anyone with ideas, throw them on the floor, this is becoming a group effort and nothing is too foolish." A look to one of the Bridge techs nearby. "Fetch my rifle."
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Posted: Wed Oct 11, 2006 4:40 pm
And Jelly didn't even have to actually answer the question, her actions did that for her. Lillia watched as she entered the Fenrir enclosure and couldn't help but smile as they crowded around her. Ah Neroh, but what was she doing?
"Jelly..." No she wasn't frightened, but having a ten foot Fenrir running around was not good and if word got back to earth, well they could get shut down. Her mother would have a field day with this if she knew. "Are you sure that's a good idea...?"
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Fractured Moonlight Captain
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Posted: Wed Oct 11, 2006 4:44 pm
"Of course it's a good idea. We need an ace up oursleves...be it overly large guard dog or one that they haven't gotten thier hands on if they do indeed get into here." A pat at the alpha's side. "We can trust him, you know that. Now Lillia, I want you to go to the Bridge so I know what's going on up there. Use our personal communicators to tell me anything." Said as she was walking to a cabinet, large wolf following her, and opening it to pull out two rifles, throwing one to Lillia. "Go, take Robert with you. I'm staying here."
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Posted: Wed Oct 11, 2006 4:54 pm
"Give him back power for the exchange of the hostages. once we have the hostages safe and secure, we nail his a**. Send me, Eric, and a team down, we'll get the hostages behind us, and we'll take him down. My presence and the power coming back should make him think that we're turning things over for lives. catch him off guard while he's puffing hsi chest out about how badass he is."
A look around.
"any other ideas?"
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Picking Up Stars Vice Captain
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Posted: Wed Oct 11, 2006 5:16 pm
"Okay." Made sense to her and she reached up and patted the wolf lightly. "Take care of your mother. Keep her out of trouble." She slipped out of the room and headed for the office where she knew Camp was. But she wasn't intending to do what Jelly had said.
Coming in she cleared her throat to draw his attention. "Camp, Jelly is in with teh Echoes. She's let the alpha male loose and I don't know ultimately what she's planning. I want you to stay with her. She needs you, she's still unsteady on her feet. Even though she tries to hide it, I can see her almost tumble and it worries me. Take care of her, if you need anything I'll be in contact to let you know what's going on." She brandished the rifle. "And if you follow me I'll shoot you."
Thus she left him and beat her way through one of the other tunnels to Bridge. It didn't take her too long to get there, once she found the alternate way. Slipping in she glanced around. "What'd I miss?"
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