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Post by Volodja Uljanov on Aug 31, 2018 12:27:09 GMT
"How can a man get a decent shot when they all dance around there?" asked Marcel through the corner of his mouth. "The wind makes things more complicated, though. And the glass. They both may change the trajectory of the bullet and rock the copter as well. Everything aforementioned means that usually they can not. At least ordinary man can not. That is why they prefer machine guns or rockets because it increases chances that at least something gets hit when they slam the area. But I am a bit extraordinaryman and follow rules of a hunter who does not chase his prey but waits it in that place where the pray goes next."
Marcel adjusted his gun and then said, thoughtfully: "Deciding from facial expressions the conversation is quite interesting. Moira. Do us a favour and run through the communication systems down there because I do not want to miss a word."
Few moments later Marcel commented: "It is better than a radio play! Such a dramatic performance. It would be a shame to interrupt this. They say that people build their own virtual prions in their minds, using thoughts a a building material, but Mademoiselle Starr seems not only built a prison but also a personal torture chamber. Shooting her would be a merciful thing to do. It would prevent her from boiling in her own juice on a daily basis. I guess we have to show some mercy then."
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Volodja Uljanov weighted one of Sandy's army boots in his hand and said thoughtfully: "You know, I believe that I walked quite a lot with the exact pair tonight."
Sandy stopped her efforts to pull on another one and looked at him with concealed worry as someone would look her loved one who has lost his sanity. Volodja noticed that and explained:
"You know that proverb about walking a mile in someone else's footwear. I am sure that you do. Anyway - I did that tonight. Usually I am the one who storms away even from his sick bed to do something crazy or necessary and most of the time those two are synonyms, no matter how illogical it sounds. Tonight you did that and you are planning to do it again and I am the one who is worrying himself sick. I can't promise you that I will be a better person from now on and won't do that gain but I will try to keep those running tendencies on the lowest level possible. Maybe we should try to stay out of trouble together this time? I am quite sure that Atticus has everything under his control and we two are not in best shape to go between the hammer and the anvil. If our assistance would have been really necessary, then we would have been on Kaj's Raptor already, but we are still here. You sound a bit achy and I could use some rest and a good company. And maybe some coffee or even tea. For two. And two for tea."
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Post by Belle Starr on Sept 1, 2018 3:59:02 GMT
Still sitting on the floor, Sandy Bell-Uljanov rolled her big blue eyes but grinned as she replied to her husband,"Two for tea? You are so corny - but I love you anyway! Okay, you win, pick me up you big galoot and put me back in bed I promise to be a good patient for Eren! Then we can have some of that wonderful Indogene tea if you please."
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Belle Starr broke away from Atticus Batman with a scowl growling, "I forgot nothing Atticus!"
Belle backed away towards the ocean cliff. Suddenly a shot rang out and Belle fell backward holding her left eye with her left hand while her right hand still clutched her charge blade. As she plummeted off the cliff to the Pacific Ocean below, Chicken Bob dove immediately after her, chicken and all. Both disappeared from sight in the obscuring mists below.
Meanwhile, once Kabule gave the black pearl to the MOM automaton she dropped the tray pushing him away - and out of Belle's EGO and back into Atticus'.
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Post by Marcel Lestrange on Sept 1, 2018 11:06:58 GMT
"Sacre bleu!" said Marcel Lestrange calmly. "This was a quite good shot. Even if I say it myself. Almost as good as one of mine. But it was not me. I would never shoot people in an open range where everyone can blame me, because even Protectors have enough collective intelligence to draw a line between two points. Point A - our copter and point B - Mademoiselle Starr. Shooting her through the ceiling window - mais oui! It would have been more...challenging and confusing and I could have said that it was for the safety of civilians but in the open. No no no! I believe that the shot came from the roof of the Consulate. Can you bring us closer, Honey Pot" Pressure of Lena's white hand put the steering stick on the move and following the command line from Lena to the rudder., the copter begun to approach the Consulate. "I think I see the shooter," said Marcel. "And the shooter saw us because he is waving at us." The dark figure on the roof waved indeed and then made a mocking victory gesture before sliding itself down to the ground and running into the near by parked vehicle. The engine strated and teh vehicle went straight towards the horizon.  "They have nerve indeed," commented Marcel Lestrange. "First they steal the shot, then they gesture at us like they were doing everyone a big favour and now they are driving away. I could shoot at the vehicle but I will not, because I have a lot of explaining to do - I have to convince that I am innocent on the shooting now. At least this time I am. And not shooting at the getaway car happens to be part of that explanation." |
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Post by Atticus Batman on Sept 1, 2018 12:05:55 GMT
Belle backed away towards the ocean cliff. Suddenly a shot rang out and Belle fell backward holding her left eye with her left hand while her right hand still clutched her charge blade. As she plummeted off the cliff to the Pacific Ocean below, Chicken Bob dove immediately after her, chicken and all. Both disappeared from sight in the obscuring mists below. As Belle fell back off the click, I quickly removed my weaponry and started stripping off my heavy-and-now-fractured-armor. Meanwhile, once Kabule gave the black pearl to the MOM automaton she dropped the tray pushing him away - and out of Belle's EGO and back into Atticus'. As Kabule was pushed out the door, he grinned and said, "Was it something I said or didn't say sexy-robo-doll?" However as the pearl was no longer in his possession but now in the possession of one of Belle's EGO personalities, Kabule figured he had done his part. So he went willingly even if he did want to take another jab at Alfred's profession by further showing that an iliterate-and-unlearned assassin truly did know a thing or two about science. Even if he had taught himself poisonology and toxically by trial and error mostly on his past targets. Just as I dove off the cliff, Kabule reappeared in my mind and said wickedly, "Package delivered and I come back to catch you in mid dive?! Well then, Bombs away and Say 'Geronimo!' Atti-bitch!" As Ignored him, but as I hit the murky water below, I could feel my full strength return now that Kabule was back. Now I focused on repeatedly diving and surfacing in the water as I searched for Belle as dawn finally broke though it still wasn't bright enough to break through the mists. So it was a good thing I have decent night vision even without the help my helmet's visor which was currently sitting in the pile of my belongings up above in the Consulate Compound.
After Bob had abruptly left him and Kaj looked around and was fairly certain the shot couldn't have come from the helicopter given the angles, but as he is no sniper he couldn't say for sure at the moment. However he figured that as an expert sniper, Atticus would be able to. That thought made kaj looked back towards Atticus. Seeing him removing the weapons and heavy armor, he realized exactly what Atticus was about to do. So he pulled out his hailer and contacted Attila saying, "Where are you?" Attila replied, "At the gates with a group of Law-Keepers and Arkhunters." Kaj responded with, "Send them in and I will meet up with you!" He then said to the girl still cowering behind him, "Come with me but keep your head down." She nodded and followed him as he worked over to Atticus's stuff and picked it up. Then they worked around the building. As they did, they heard the Law-keepers and Arkhunters coming through the gates to help retake the compound. Once Kaj and the girl met up with Attila and some of the Law-keepers Kaj said to Attila, "Belle went over the cliff and Atticus plunged in after her." Attila responded with, "So do we go after him and let the Law-keepers try to handle it here without us? They did say Captain Grant and some of his men are on the way to back them up." Kaj replied with, "Definitely a slight change of plans. Send the Law-keepers in to help me, you and Smedley take the Raptor and get down to the water's surface! Atticus may need your help. Here's his stuff. Count that leaves the two of us to get all the hostages safely out of the gates while the Law-keepers and Ark Hunters fight back any Volge that do not retreat to find their 'Queen'.'" Smedley quickly got into the Raptor with Attila. Then they drove out of the Consulate and down to the water's edge where Attila used his EGO and Smedley used the Raptor's sensors to scan for Atticus and Belle. Back in the Consulate as some more Ark hunters shot a Volge Trooper heading towards them, Kaj worked his way over to to some Law-keepers and said to one, "We need to save their hostages and get them out of here." The Law-keeper in charge until either Cooper or Captain Grant arrives responded with, "Agreed but with all these Volge I doubt that is happening. However we do have two men outside the gate to look after any survivors we get out." Kaj nodded and replied with, "My friend and I will get this girl out and then we will focus on getting the other hostages out, while you and your men deal with the Volge. I will notify my people in the chopper to provide cover-fire as needed." With that Kaj and the Count protected the girl as the three of them moved to the gate, where they handed the girl off to the Law-keepers waiting outside the gate as a small group of soldiers arrived and began to set up a safe-zone for any survivors of the Consulate attack, while they pointed out that they noticed a vehicle speeding away. So they sent a soldier to go see if that driver had witnessed anything of significance before speeding away. After the girl gave Kaj and the Count both a huge hug for saving her, she reluctantly joined the arriving soldiers, so her two Protectors could go back into the fold and save others. Once Kaj ensured she would be safe with the soldiers outside the gates, He hailed Lena and Marcel aboard the Chopper. When one of them answered, Kaj said calmly, "I am sure you saw Belle and Atticus go over the cliff after she got shot in the eye. I sent Attila down to search for them. How-ever as you are our eyes in the sky, I need you provide us with cover-fire while we deal with the remaining Volge, and while you are it, it would also be a good idea for you to survey the area and make sure there are no other threats to deal with at the moment; since it seems the soldiers saw a vehicle leaving the area and one went to investigate and it did not look like that shot came from the heli-copter. How-ever if I am wrong and you had a 'magic bullet' to pull off that shot from your angle, then we will deal with that after we handle this Volge issue." Once done with the Hailer call, Kaj said to the Count, "We need to save all we can. How-ever I think that it is best to check Ara Shondu's safe room as soon as we can to see if we can find her. If the Consul is alive then she can keep the survivors a lot calmer than the soldiers can while we continue our sweep of the Consulate grounds to get others out alive." With that they re-entered the Compound. Once back inside the Compound grounds the worked their way back around the building to Ara's offices and her Safe-room. Once there, with Count Cassanuendo guarding his back, Kaj knocked loudly on the door and said, "Consul Shondu. This is Captain Kaj Oenfer and Count Cassanuendo of the Paradise Protectorate. We are here to take you to talk to your people waiting right outside the gates with Captain Grant's men. So please do come out." |
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Post by Belle Starr on Sept 3, 2018 16:13:44 GMT
Belle Starr woke up naked on a white sanded beach not far from a grove of palm trees although she still had her charge blade in her right hand. There were a lot of seashells and seaweed on the beach so she quickly crafted a bikini out of those materials. Belle quickly discovered from her lack of depth perception and by feeling the open hole where her left eye had been that it was missing but her EGO psyche, Alfred, told her it was already regenerating, albeit in a tone that told her he wasn't very happy about their present circumstances. With a much smaller seashell than those she had used as breast coverings, Belle made an eye patch fastening it with a string of seaweed.
Suddenly there was a teleportation flash to her right and she turned to find Atticus Batman who appeared unconscious laying in the sand with Coyote Bob, her diminutive, at least compared to other Volge, Volge Trooper friend, touching Atticus' ankle as he sat next to him. Bob immediately fell backward and was soon snoring loudly. Belle was glad that Atticus at least still had clothes on, although his armor and weapons were nowhere to be seen.
Belle began to piece together in her mind what may have happened. She remembered being shot in the eye then falling off the cliff into the ocean. She remembered her armor weighing her down as she started to sink. Since she didn't have a sealed helmet, she began gasping for breath sure that she was going to drown when - suddenly she was here, naked and with only her charge blade which she had been holding tightly. Belle reasoned correctly that Bob had jumped in after her and had teleported her out of her encumbering armor to save her from drowning and then teleported her here, although why he didn't just teleport her with all her equipment and fully dressed she hadn't a clue. Since Bob didn't speak, she knew she wasn't likely to find out either when he awoke. Now why he had teleported Atticus here as well was a big mystery to her too. For whatever reason, so many teleports in so short a time had obviously exhausted the Volge.
Where "here" was a third mystery. She shimmied up a tall palm tree to get a view of the landscape and it confirmed what she had suspected; that they were on a small island. Belle grabbed a coconut so that the trip up the tree wouldn't be wasted then slid back down to the sandy ground. Her blue diamond eye narrowed as looked at Atticus lying there as she broke the coconut in two halves, making sure the milk was not spilt.
With a warm smile, Belle walked back over to Atticus and knelt next to him before saying, "Y'all can quit playing possum now Atticus! I know you're awake! Not a lot to offer ya in the way of Southern hospitality, but would you like a sip of coconut milk?"
Then Belle took a sip of the sweet liquid herself while waiting for him to respond.
*****
Meanwhile from the helicopter over the Shondu Consulate, Lena Marr watched the Volge disappear again underground as Ara Shondu appeared in the courtyard calming her people. Lena landed the Helicopter near the Kazebo, then leaped out of the helicopter to run over and look over the cliff's edge but saw nothing but sea and fog.
Lena turned with a pretty pout and exclaimed to anyone within ear range, "What the H-E-double hockey sticks just happened?"
*****
At the same time at Fortress Kshaa, Micfi Newlo emerged from her healing crucible and smiled saying cheerfully, "I'm okay now - really I am," but in her mind she silently uttered an evil, "Bwa HA ha!"
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Post by Atticus Batman on Sept 4, 2018 11:23:12 GMT
With a warm smile, Belle walked back over to Atticus and knelt next to him before saying, "Y'all can quit playing possum now Atticus! I know you're awake! Not a lot to offer ya in the way of Southern hospitality, but would you like a sip of coconut milk?"
Then Belle took a sip of the sweet liquid herself while waiting for him to respond. Still not opening my eyes, I responded calmly with, "FIgured it would be easier for you to finish the job you tried doing back at Shondu's if my eyes remained closed."
Then my wicked grin appeared as I opened my eyes and sat straight up. Looking closely at Belle I said, "Well at least you look and sound a lot more like my little sister, Starr Eyes now, than Volge-Belle the Conqueror."
As I accepted the offered coconut I said, "Beautiful sight. However I hope you aren't offended if I say, I would rather find Lady than just enjoy this view without her. Of course you denied having anything to do with her missing and obviously there isn't much we can do about it here. Well I could always use my Grid abilities to teleport us back but the 2 times I had instinctively used that ability, it had rendered me comatose for roughly a month as you know. So that wouldn't help either."
Glancing at the unconscious Chicken Bob, I said to Belle, "Looks like he isn't teleporting anywhere soon, and since I have no hailer on me obviously we aren't calling for a ride either. Now why are we here? I remember stripping off my armor and weapons and diving in after you. However the last thing I remember is Kabule returning to me as I dove from Shondu's after you, and going under water, and the next I know I am here with CHicken Boy holding my foot."
As I took a sip of the coconut milk, I said, "Alright now what? We have no way back with him asleep and the only weapon is your charge-blade....and the knife strapped to my right leg under my jumpsuit..you know me, I must always have something up my sleeve or in this case strapped to my leg. Dinara says we are out of EGO range of ANYTHING except each other of course. I just hope that wherever Lady is, that she is still alive."
On the beach shore below Shondu's Consulate Attila and Smedley still hadn't spotted Belle or Atticus and neither Attila's EGO or the Raptors scanners could detect any trace of them. So Attila had notified Kaj, who had responded with, "We have regained control for Consul Shondu, so with Captain Grant's men and the law-keepers they can handle it here at the Consulate. As it looks like the helicoptor is landing, I am going to have Lena and Marcel take the Count and my self to investigate Lady's last known location. I will also fill in the Commanders' Uljanov of the situation. So Stay there and keep up your search until you are told other-wise by either my self or one of the Commander's Uljanov."
Meanwhile from the helicopter over the Shondu Consulate, Lena Marr watched the Volge disappear again underground as Ara Shondu appeared in the courtyard calming her people. Lena landed the Helicopter near the Gazebo, then leaped out of the helicopter to run over and look over the cliff's edge but saw nothing but sea and fog.
Lena turned with a pretty pout and exclaimed to anyone within ear range, "What the H-E-double hockey sticks just happened?"
Kaj Oenfer who had been with Ara walked over to Lena as she asked her question and responded with, "I do not know. Some body shot Belle. She fell off the cliff. Atticus dove in after her. Attila and Smedley can not locate them in the ocean. Also it seems Lady went missing. Looks like Ara Shondu has things handled here. So perhaps you and Marcel would be kind enough to take the Count and my self to where Atticus's tank, the Chaos Demon, is registering it's location as? How ever first I better make a call."
Kaj then stepped away from the helicoptor and pulled out his hailer to contact Volodja or Sandy. When one of them finally answered his call he said politely, "I am sorry to disturb you. The Volge have retreated and Consul Shondu is back in control here. How ever we have a problem. Belle got shot and fell into the ocean and Atticus dove in after. Attila and Smedly took the Raptor down to the shoreline, but can not find a trace of either Belle or Atticus...and as far as I know Lady is still missing. So as Marcel and Lena are here in a helicptor I have asked them to take me to the Chaos Demon's last known location while Attila continues his search for Atticus and Belle.
Hopefully with Marcel's, Lena's and the Count's help we can at locate Lady and Yvette or at least find a potential lead. While I am with Marcel and Lena I will also see if they may have any idea of who shot Belle...provided it was not one of them of course."
At the same time at Fortress Kshaa, Micfi Newlo emerged from her healing crucible and smiled saying cheerfully, "I'm okay now - really I am," but in her mind she silently uttered an evil, "Bwa HA ha!"
Atika and Jalina looked over at Micfi and Atika responded with, "You are not okay until our doctor says you are. However unfortunately since Lady is your only adult relative here and therefor your guardian, you are stuck in sickbay until Lady or the Commander return to sign you out. That is unless Doctor Von Eschen takes responsibility of you as his patient. So I will contact him and tell him you are awake and that he is needed here. However don't worry, as your friends Jalina and I will stay by your side as long as you want or need us to."
With that Atika notified Doctor Orion that Micfi was awake, so he could come back in and examine her. Then she contacted Doctor Von Eschen via EGO saying, "Doc, Micfi is awake and I already notified Doctor Orion so he can give her another exam. However as Lady and the Commander are both away on a mission, that means that as Micfi is one of your patients, that makes you the closest thing she has to a guardian at the moment. So I think it would be a good idea if you came to Medical as soon as you can."
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Post by Belle Starr on Sept 5, 2018 22:27:03 GMT
As Atticus Batman took a sip of the coconut milk, he said, "Alright now what? We have no way back with him asleep and the only weapon is your charge-blade....and the knife strapped to my right leg under my jumpsuit..you know me, I must always have something up my sleeve or in this case strapped to my leg. Dinara says we are out of EGO range of ANYTHING except each other of course. I just hope that wherever Lady is, that she is still alive."
"I don't know where we are," Asserted Belle with a warm smile, then looking at the snoring Chicken Bob, "And I'm never sure why Bob does what he does - just that's he's very protective of me! Still once he's rested, I'll convince him somehow to take you back! However, I won't be coming with you!"
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Hopefully with Marcel's, Lena's and the Count's help we can at locate Lady and Yvette or at least find a potential lead. While I am with Marcel and Lena I will also see if they may have any idea of who shot Belle...provided it was not one of them of course."
Lena Marr sighed then said with a wicked grin, "Okay everybody, back in the bus - and of course I meant the helicopter!"
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Dr. Orion finished examining Micfi Newlo who sat with her thin arms tightly across her small chest with a pretty pout on her young face as he said, "There are no more operative nanites in the young lady nor is there any physical damage that I can fathom. However, I don't know if they have done any... psychological damage. Perhaps Dr. Von Eschen should keep an eye on her for now."
"Pfft!" Exclaimed Micfi adding as she rolled her yellow eyes, "Just what I need - a baby sitter!"
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Post by Atticus Batman on Sept 6, 2018 11:45:28 GMT
As I took a sip of the coconut milk, I said, "Alright now what? We have no way back with him asleep and the only weapon is your charge-blade....and the knife strapped to my right leg under my jumpsuit..you know me, I must always have something up my sleeve or in this case strapped to my leg. Dinara says we are out of EGO range of ANYTHING except each other of course. I just hope that wherever Lady is, that she is still alive." "I don't know where we are," Asserted Belle with a warm smile, then looking at the snoring Chicken Bob, "And I'm never sure why Bob does what he does - just that's he's very protective of me! Still once he's rested, I'll convince him somehow to take you back! However, I won't be coming with you!" I responded with, "As always you will be missed when not with us, and we will always have a place for you. However I can't and would never try to force you to stay with us. Besides I know what it is like to be feared and know you can't handle it the same why I do, so perhaps it is best if you take a vacation from Paradise anyways. I know Shondu will miss and forgive her friend Belle with enough time. She does tend to be loyal like that, as does Paradise. You will always be the hero they want even if they forget it temporarily and I will always be the monster they do not want. Hell even back in the Consulate you have to admit even though Ara feared the coldness you were showing at that time, it was me she feared most, as it should be. It is a fear that took me decades to cultivate and so it is something I will always live with for you reap what you sow and I spent a long time sowing that fear and hatred into people at the mere mention of my name......a name that itself invites fear, which is why I picked it. You in the meantime have sown heroism, trust and friendship in Paradise. So they will soon remember that and want you back for unlike you I am no hero. I am a beast that does what he must to survive and protect his home and those few that he holds dear, and I am perfectly fine with that for I have accepted and embraced that over time. In the meantime since we are stuck here, I will just spend it enjoying the company of my 'little sister', now that you and I are done trying to kill each other for the day. So Starr Eyes, did I ever tell you why I picked my name? I am not sure I have, even though I have mentioned before where I got the two halves of it. You see I was a man that was very conflicted with himself after the Pale Wars. So after the EMC/E-rep had finished using me for their purposes and let me free in a world that I barely knew anymore, and I was now able to pick my name, I picked a name that it'self is a confliction. Anyway the inspirations for my name is quite simple. Atticus Thorn was a corrupt, very manipulative and villainous sorcerer in an old Earth video-game called, 'Disney's Haunted Mansion', that a former teammate of mine in the 'mythical' Deathwatch used to play during his free time. Batman on the other hand was the name of a Vigilante hero from an Old Earth comic book of the same name was a man who took up the call for justice, a very strict moral code of justice that was uniquely his own, in the wake of his family's murders when he was younger. Despite barely having a shred of a memory of an older sister that I thought was already dead and that I would never meet or truly know and no memory of my parents, I felt a sort of kinship with that Batman, while I also saw part of myself in Atticus Thorn. So as I saw parts of myself in both, I put their names together and Atticus Batman, feared and ruthless bounty hunter and executioner of extreme justice, was born. I will agree that you, Erika, and Lady have opened my eyes and helped me see that most times I should turn those lawbreakers over to the proper authorities. However people such as Nim Shondu, Governor Skarr, Micor Newlo have also proven that my methods of dealing with the most vile of this world is still needed. So yes I have accepted that I am a beast with an eternal inner conflict. However I will also always try to follow my own sense of justice to help those that need it until their true hero or heroes return to take over." As I got up and dusted the sand off my Grid-cloth jumpsuit, I said, "You see with your guidance; and yours, Lady's and Erika's love; I have learned that one must accept themselves for what they are before they can truly make a difference and help those that they love and care about. Does that make sense?...because I hope it does. So now Starr Eyes is there something that you would like us to talk about or do together since we have the time? If not then perhaps I should see about catching us some fish or finding some game to hunt and you can try to start us a fire, so we can have an early breakfast while waiting for Silent Bob to wake up. After all, I don't know about you but I definitely expended a lot of energy during our little 'Squabble of the Power Siblings', and could use something to eat so I don't accidentally leech all the life-force out of the vegetation here to recharge my energy. 
"Hopefully with Marcel's, Lena's and the Count's help we can at locate Lady and Yvette or at least find a potential lead. While I am with Marcel and Lena I will also see if they may have any idea of who shot Belle...provided it was not one of them of course." Lena Marr sighed then said with a wicked grin, "Okay everybody, back in the bus - and of course I meant the helicopter!" Kaj offered the Count a boost into the Helicopter before he pulled his own big frame into it.Then once all four where in the helicopter the Diabolical DUo proceeded to head towards where their EGOs where showing the Chaos Demon to be, once Kaj had given them the most recent frequency of it's tracker.
Dr. Orion finished examining Micfi Newlo who sat with her thin arms tightly across her small chest with a pretty pout on her young face as he said, "There are no more operative nanites in the young lady nor is there any physical damage that I can fathom. However, I don't know if they have done any... psychological damage. Perhaps Dr. Von Eschen should keep an eye on her for now." "Pfft!" Exclaimed Micfi adding as she rolled her yellow eyes, "Just what I need - a baby sitter!" Atika responded with, "I agree that could suck. However it could be worse. You could be put back in the brig with Mr. Lebeau as your only company. He can take security too serious at times, and even I don't always understand half of what comes out of his mouth. At least Doctor Von Eschen tries to understand people and be their friend, while also allowing your friends to keep you company, provided you want me and Jalina to continue keeping you company. Heck my brother's and my first month here, Commander Batman always watched us extremely closely as that man can be very distrusting of new people, but once his trust is earn he will do whatever it takes to protect you or help you if you are in need of it...even if he denies that about himself." |
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Post by Belle Starr on Sept 8, 2018 14:42:47 GMT
Belle Starr looked at Atticus with piercing blue diamond eyes as she smiled sadly at him shaking slowly her blonde head while remarking, "I've always admired how at peace with - and in control of - your inner monster you are!"
Belle sat in the sand near him, watching her toes as she wiggled them near the surf as she forced a smile as she admitted, "I thought I had too! I had even created a mental object to focus on if I ever lost control - the black pearl that Lust stole! Thing is, I shouldn't have lost control even without it! It was like... I wanted to lose control! And once I did - God help me - I enjoyed it! I reveled in the power and in the destruction! As you said, I became like the very villains I fought against! What's worse, I didn't care that I had!"
Belle looked up at Atticus with tearful eyes as she confessed, "Since I lost Vo, my Prince Charming, my true love, my emotional anchor, I've had a hard time caring about anything - and once I let loose of my self-control, I suddenly had a purpose again - even if it was just death and destruction! That's why I need to stay here on this desert island indefinitely! It's not for me, but for the rest of the world! It's not that I'm afraid that I'll lose control again! It's because I know for sure I will!"
*****
Not far from The Crater bar, the blades of Lena Marr's helicopter slowly rotated to a stop as she knelt not far away examining the ground saying with a pretty pout, "The tracks just end here - like the tank with Lady Christianna just up and... disappeared! The ground here is bedrock so it wasn't pulled down by the Volge either."
Her cold blue eyes looked up to her lover Marcel Lestrange as she promised, "I don't know how and I don't why, but somebody up and kidnapped my BFF - and I'm going to make sure they live just long enough to regret it! And if they hurt one single hair on her head I'll string out their death for days!"
Lena didn't mention that if whoever kidnapped Lady killed her they would be begging for death before she granted it to them as she thought that was implicit in her statement.
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In the infirmary of Fortress Kshaa, Micfi Newlo brightened as she asked,"Hey, speaking of the raging Cajun, isn't he in the command chair in the War Room? Since Doc here has given me a clean bill of health, why don't we visit him there? I mean, I've never seen it and I bet it's neat-o! Besides, the old brain shrinker can meet us there just as well as here!"
The Castithan child grinned hoping she had the human colloquialisms down right as she looked from Attika to Jalina and then back again as she thought with glee, "Bwa HA ha!"
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Post by Atticus Batman on Sept 9, 2018 11:19:20 GMT
Belle Starr looked at me with piercing blue diamond eyes as she smiled sadly at me shaking slowly her blonde head while remarking, "I've always admired how at peace with - and in control of - your inner monster you are!" Belle sat in the sand near me, watching her toes as she wiggled them near the surf as she forced a smile as she admitted, "I thought I had too! I had even created a mental object to focus on if I ever lost control - the black pearl that Lust stole! Thing is, I shouldn't have lost control even without it! It was like... I wanted to lose control! And once I did - God help me - I enjoyed it! I reveled in the power and in the destruction! As you said, I became like the very villains I fought against! What's worse, I didn't care that I had!" Belle looked up atme with tearful eyes as she confessed, "Since I lost Vo, my Prince Charming, my true love, my emotional anchor, I've had a hard time caring about anything - and once I let loose of my self-control, I suddenly had a purpose again - even if it was just death and destruction! That's why I need to stay here on this desert island indefinitely! It's not for me, but for the rest of the world! It's not that I'm afraid that I'll lose control again! It's because I know for sure I will!" As I used my knife to carve a long stick into a fishing spear I said, "Belle I am not as in control as I appear. Honestly I love the death and destruction...probably more than anyone else. The truth is I am always on the verge of losing control but it is what it is and I have done so several times since you met me. The Zenna Array that I partially destroyed during the Volge incursion that....forced me to evolve into a half Grid. The Moon where I was barely holding on when Volodja managed to convince me that I needed to hold on so I could help Lady. Back in Defiance when you and I had our first huge fight. Of course when Lady was forced into that cleansing ritual after the Mistress of Judgment drugged and manipulated her. Hell I have even turned my anger so far inward that when I thought Lady had died near Australia, it had left me paralyzed and barely able to function. If it weren't for Erika and Wolfram... ....well I would have probably been no more than a statue at the rate I was losing mobility. You see by forcing myself to completely shutoff my abilities I was actually causing myself to atrophy and shutdown. Of course we also saw back on the moon that if I channel too much energy I may go nuclear. So I am forced to try my hardest to stay in control. However I can't always do it myself, and thanks to you I have learned to trust my select friends and let all of you in and seek out your help when I can no longer control it myself. Like now just knowing Lady is missing and possibly in a lot of trouble while I am trapped here, I am having a very hard time keeping in control. Hence the reason I am trying to force myself to talk to my oldest and dearest friend, as well as why I am working on making a fishing spear to catch us food. We both know actual food doesn't give me as much of the nutrients my body needs as electricity or my rum does but I have to do something to stay focused so I don't channel too much energy in my anger and possibly destroy this island and perhaps even us in the process. Besides between the drug in Australia and the visit Kabule and Dinara took into your dream world, I have discovered that the dangerous beast that I am and that I try to keep under control is nothing compared to the demonic Bat Messiah that my inner rage and anger created in my fractured psyche. I may revel in killing but even when I lose control and give into my beastly nature I always do so with a purpose and for the most part just wants left alone. The Bat Messiah however doesn't seem to have any purpose other than to just watch the world burn making him even more dangerous than your inner-volge for it wants to conquer and rule; while the Bat Messiah seems to consider himself a true god of death, chaos, and destruction and loves when others try to interfere. Another words Belle we all have our own inner-demons, some worse than others, such as ours though I now know I have two that seem to see things differently. However I have not let my inner demons control me in years and am not about to let them again anytime soon. Of course it isn't that easy as the Bat Messiah proved back in Australia and your Volge proved not long ago. However thanks to you, I have learned that if you put your full trust into friendships with people that have proven they deserve that trust, then it helps quite a bit. All of you have pulled me back from the brink at some point. Just as even with Vo gone, I and the others are still here for you when you need us, and I hope I proved that this time. Dak..I don't completely believe it myself but even Kabule chose to help. Although he says that Alfred was far from it....Actually Kabule is certain that Alfred had something to do with feeding your inner-Volge's anger and helping it obtain and keep in control. It was only a combination of my trying to knock some sense into that thick skull of yours, and Kabule finding a way to return that pearl that did it, although Kabule won't say how he managed to return the pearl just that he did. However I do wish I knew who took that shot, as I am quite certain it couldn't have come from the helicopter or Kaj given the angles, but must have been from the Consulate's roof instead. So it is quite possible that whoever shot you may also have something to do with Lady's distress call. If that is the case then Lady may need us both to go to her aid. Although I can not promise that I will not willingly release my beast on whosoever took her once I get my hands on them!"
Not far from The Crater bar, the blades of Lena Marr's helicopter slowly rotated to a stop as she knelt not far away examining the ground saying with a pretty pout, "The tracks just end here - like the tank with Lady Christianna just up and... disappeared! The ground here is bedrock so it wasn't pulled down by the Volge either." Her cold blue eyes looked up to her lover Marcel Lestrange as she promised, "I don't know how and I don't why, but somebody up and kidnapped my BFF - and I'm going to make sure they live just long enough to regret it! And if they hurt one single hair on her head I'll string out their death for days!" Lena didn't mention that if whoever kidnapped Lady killed her they would be begging for death before she granted it to them as she thought that was implicit in her statement. Kaj responded with, "That is why it is good to have you as a friend, that and you always know just how to liven things up when needed. Besides as Attila still can not locate Atticus, Lady could use some-body of your many talents on her side. How-ever I have to wonder, given the timing of events, if Lady's disappearance and the sniper shot aimed for Belle and Atticus were related. So tell me Lena, since there is a tracker on the tank and Yvette was with Lady the last I knew, is it possible for you to find a way to either enhance and locate the tank using it's tracker or Yvette's unique synthetic signature even if they are being jammed? If not with what little we have here, then with some equipment back at Fortress K'shaa?"
In the infirmary of Fortress Kshaa, Micfi Newlo brightened as she asked,"Hey, speaking of the raging Cajun, isn't he in the command chair in the War Room? Since Doc here has given me a clean bill of health, why don't we visit him there? I mean, I've never seen it and I bet it's neat-o! Besides, the old brain shrinker can meet us there just as well as here!" The Castithan child grinned hoping she had the human colloquialisms down right as she looked from Atika to Jalina and then back again as she thought with glee, "Bwa HA ha!" Atika frowned and said, "Sorry, but afraid not kiddo. Commander Batman has a strict rule against children in the War room when he isn't there to supervise and then still doesn't particularly like it even with his own babies, and Chief Lebeau tends to only let authorized personnel into the War Room when he is in Command for similar reasons. So we will have to settle for meeting Wolfram in the Mess or a holo-suite, and you will have to wait until Lady returns so she can convince the Commander to allow her to give you that tour." |
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Post by Belle Starr on Sept 9, 2018 17:11:07 GMT
Belle Starr pulled her shapely legs up so that her pale chin rested on her knees while she sat on the desert island's beach then said, "I don't know how much help I'd be if I go back with you as I'd have to turn myself over to the Lawkeeper and Paradise's justice system as soon as I do get back! I planned on doing it sooner or later, I just hoped it'd be later - or that self-imprisonment on this island would be enough! I guess I knew all along I was kidding myself thinking I could just stay here forever!"
Belle' wiggled her toes again enjoying the warm sand on them as she continued with a frown on her pretty freckled face explaining, "As to Alfred, I'm sure he was fanning the flames of my Were-Volge's fire for he always wanted me to be more assertive and go out and... rule the world and stuff! That's why he never liked y'all - and especially not Vo! He always thought the Protectors were holding me back and never liked Vo because he was - is - Irathiant! Yeah, Alfred is a racist egotistical... prick, but he's my racist egotistical prick, excuse my French! He's all I have left of my Daddy even though he's just my EGO's psyche... but he's my cross to bear, God help me!"
Belle smiled looking at Atticus fish saying teasingly, "Watch out for the Shark-gators!" Then said in a more serious vein, "I don't know who shot me but it was darn good shootin'! I swear it was machine-like precision as Alfred said it hit directly in my left eye's pupil! Guess my think skull and Alfred's fast actions saved my life! Anywho, I've got lots of living and may-be-living enemies, so it could be any one of them!"
Then Belle pursed her lips trying to be reassuring as she said, "Now don't you worry about Lady none! She not's the innocent little gal you once knew when you first met! She's quite the capable Protector nowadays - even without her Shottie!"
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"Yeah," Lena Marr answered Kaj Oenfer with a frown, "I don't have the equipment here but I bet I could cobble up some type of long range tracker at Fortress Kshaa," Then she grinned demonically and shouted, "To the Bat-Copter Bobin'!"
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Micfi Newlo muttered under her breath, "Curses, foiled again," Then looked around with startled yellow eyes wondering if she had said that aloud.
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Post by Atticus Batman on Sept 10, 2018 11:26:03 GMT
Belle wiggled her toes again enjoying the warm sand on them as she continued with a frown on her pretty freckled face explaining, "As to Alfred, I'm sure he was fanning the flames of my Were-Volge's fire for he always wanted me to be more assertive and go out and... rule the world and stuff! That's why he never liked y'all - and especially not Vo! He always thought the Protectors were holding me back and never liked Vo because he was - is - Irathiant! Yeah, Alfred is a racist egotistical... prick, but he's my racist egotistical prick, excuse my French! He's all I have left of my Daddy even though he's just my EGO's psyche... but he's my cross to bear, God help me!" I responded with, "Tell me about it. I have a Kafool to put up with. However I have grown used to him and....so help the gods, but....I actually missed the bastard when he was trapped in your head. The Bat Messiah is something else altogether though and I really hope that now that I know he exists that I can do a much better job of keeping him locked away in here." With that I tapped my head for emphasis. As for you coming back, that is your call. I won't blame you if you stay here. Hell if Lady and the twins were here with me, then I would also be tempted to stay. At least here they wouldn't have to deal with the hatred that comes from being my friend, let alone a member of my family." Belle smiled looking at me fish saying teasingly, "Watch out for the Shark-gators!" Then said in a more serious vein, "I don't know who shot me but it was darn good shootin'! I swear it was machine-like precision as Alfred said it hit directly in my left eye's pupil! Guess my think skull and Alfred's fast actions saved my life! Anywho, I've got lots of living and may-be-living enemies, so it could be any one of them!" As I tried to spear a nasty looking Barracuda-esque fish, I responded with, "As long as it isn't another daking sharkodile! Those damn things sure cost me a lot to have the Garilu rebuilt after they destroyed it back on the Island of Doctor Todt. Anyway I do agree with Alfred on one thing, that was definitely quite the shot. Just be glad Marcel or I didn't take the shot because then you may not be here to have this discussion with me...Damn speaking of thick skulls the spear bounced off and didn't even pierce that fish. Guess I will just have to spear and bring in it's prey before it can catch it instead." Then Belle pursed her lips trying to be reassuring as she said, "Now don't you worry about Lady none! She not's the innocent little gal you once knew when you first met! She's quite the capable Protector nowadays - even without her Shottie!" As I started focusing on spearing the smaller-faster-fish instead, I smiled at Belle's comment about Lady and replied with, "You can say that again. She is definitely getting the hang of the one-hand shoulder flip I taught her. Not to mention some of the techniques you taught her over the years. Especially that arm-drag-to-trip take-down that you taught her for dealing with larger opponents. I definitely didn't see that one coming from her the first time she used it on me, of course I may have been distracted by her nudity at the time."
"Yeah," Lena Marr answered Kaj Oenfer with a frown, "I don't have the equipment here but I bet I could cobble up some type of long range tracker at Fortress Kshaa," Then she grinned demonically and shouted, "To the Bat-Copter Bobin'!" Kaj scratched his head and said, "Bobin? What are we bobbing for?" When Lena raised an eyebrow at Kaj and bit back a snicker, Kaj said, "Oooh Bobin is a who. I still do not get it, but yes let us get back on the Copter."
Micfi Newlo muttered under her breath, "Curses, foiled again," Then looked around with startled yellow eyes wondering if she had said that aloud. Atika raised an eyebrow and replied with, "Get used to it my friend. A girl's plans are always getting foiled around this place. Of course sometimes it turns out fine. I mean my holo-shopping party was ended early as my presence was requested in Doctor Von Eschen's holo-amusement park. However Jalina and I met you and us three girls ended up getting to shop together for real afterwards. So that turned out great, if I do say so myself, despite a few unexpected issues. After all new friends AND shopping are a great combo if you ask me!" |
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Post by Wolfram von Eschen on Sept 10, 2018 11:54:44 GMT
You know those quiet and peaceful mornings when rising sun gently strikes hill peaks and wind plays with three leaves and birds tweet and smell of fresh coffee and toast tickles teasingly one's nostrils and everything seems to sing:
"Oh, what a beautiful mornin',
Oh, what a beautiful day.
I got a beautiful feelin'
Ev'rything's goin' my way."
And then you feel refreshed and ready to fill your day with activities and become a better person and start with that as soon as breakfast is finished but until that you just lay on your soft bed enjoying the atmosphere. Of course you do. But this particular morning was far away from that idle idyll. At least in Fortress K'Shaa it was. And at least for Wolfram von Eschen it was. The trouble entered along with young Misor Ciph who brought horrifying news.
"Big trouble in the kitchen!" he announced.
"Trouble? And what's the second course?" asked still sleepy Wolfram. Then he realised what Ciph just said and he asked: "What kind of trouble?"
"The worst kind! You know that lady Night-Mare or whatever her name is?"
"You mean Lady Tupper-Ware? We have met. Is she in trouble?"
"No! She IS the trouble. Or at least caused the trouble. She woke up early, wandered into the kitchen and attempted to bribe uncle Ralph to convince him to work for her. Of course he refused in most distinguished way..."
"Then there isn't trouble at all."
"There is! There is! When kitchen staff heard about that they got ideas, declared a strike, closed the kitchen and demand a rise. I run to warn you."
Wolfram von Eschen gulped. Despite being thin as a pole he actually enjoyed a good meal or three or four in a day and now there was a perspective that...
"It means that we don't have breakfast?" he asked in disbelief.
"And lunch. And dinner. At least if senior management don't fulfil their demands."
"This is a trouble indeed!" exclaimed Wolfram von Eschen. "We must do something and fast!"
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Post by Belle Starr on Sept 11, 2018 16:40:48 GMT
As Atticus came ashore with the fish he just caught, a large hand darted up and grabbed it off his spear. Chicken Bob was sitting up munching on the fish as Belle Starr started to laugh so hard tears appeared in her blue diamond eyes.
Once in control of herself, Belle observed, "I guess the little fella is feeling a mite better! I think he's ready to go when you are! Just give the word - and don't mind me, I'll ponder your words and be back to Paradise probably sooner then later! But for now, we gotta figure out how to get Bob to understand where ya want to go!"
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As they arrived at Fortress Kshaa, Lena leaped out of the helicopter saying to Kaj Oenfer with a wicked grin as she headed to the Batman's bunker, "To the bat-workshop Bobin!"
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Micfi Newlo started hopping around, shifting from leg to leg with an exaggerated grimace on her young chalk white face remarking as if in pain, "I gotta pee!"
As one of the two women started to go into the bathroom with her, Micfi exclaimed, "NONONONO! I can't pee if you're watching me!"
Once in the bathroom by herself, she stood on the toilet seat with a grin and opened the small ceiling vent, crawling within. As she made her way towards the War Room, MicFi thought to herself, "Bwa HA ha!"
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Post by Atticus Batman on Sept 12, 2018 11:49:31 GMT
Once in control of herself, Belle observed, "I guess the little fella is feeling a mite better! I think he's ready to go when you are! Just give the word - and don't mind me, I'll ponder your words and be back to Paradise probably sooner then later! But for now, we gotta figure out how to get Bob to understand where ya want to go!" I responded with, "Yes I suppose he is. Anyway Belle if you aren't going with me, I suppose I am ready anytime we can get Bob to take me home..but NOT until after you give me a hug in case I must wait a while before getting another from my Blue Eyes." Belle nodded and gave me a long hug. After a little while she glanced up at me and said, "Now we just have to get Bob to take you where you want. Let's see as I don't know where Lady or the others are, I guess it woud be to my home bunker so I can get another set of armor and some gear before I tell them that I am back and then go out to find Lady." Belle said, "That doesn't surprise me none with you." Just then Bob placed his hand on my shoulder. So I gave Belle another hug then looked at Bob to see what he wanted. He gestured at my chest, but when I didn't get it he gestured at my make-shift spear, then my head. As I started to get the idea that he may have at least understood the word 'armor' and was trying to verify that he heard right, he grabbed one of the coconut halves and drank the remnants of it's juice. Then he placed the coconut shell on my head. As soon as Bob had done so, Belle started giggling, and I said, "Either he is trying to make me look silly or he is trying to tell us that he at least understood the word 'armor'." Belle giggled for another few seconds, then smiled as she said with a grin on her face, "Or it could be both. I bet it's both!" then she burst out in laughter again. I sighed and responded with, "Yes it does seem that may be the case. Now Belle, enjoy your island but don't forget that you have family waiting anytime you want or need us." With that I handed the spear to Belle. Then I turned to Bob and said, "Alright you smart-ass, if you understood some of what I was saying then...Take me to my home-bunker so that I can get more armor." Bob stared at me for a moment before turning to Belle and gesturing toward me, as if to ask if it was fine if he took me away. When she nodded, Bob once again placed a big hand on me and before long, he and I had teleported from that island.
As they arrived at Fortress Kshaa, Lena leaped out of the helicopter saying to Kaj Oenfer with a wicked grin as she headed to the Batman's bunker, "To the bat-workshop Bobin!" Kaj responded with, "I suppose that is the best place to find what you need. How-ever I must remind you that even though the Commander seems to enjoy the game you to play with his home's security, there are some things in his bunker that I am guessing he has found a way to keep even you from messing with. He would also probably be mad at me if I let the two of you hang out in his bunker and work shop unsupervised. So I better go with you." After Kaj, Lena, and whomever accompanied them, entered the Batman Bunker, they went down to the basement to Atticus Batman's main workshop. At some point while they were down there, there was a flash of light. Then Lena heard the gruff booming voice behind her saying, "Lena don't touch that or you may regret it..at least until the pain makes you black out!" As Lena pulled back from the armor case she was about to try to hack into, Atticus stepped around her and said calmly, "I trust you have a good reason why you are all down here?" As Atticus imputed a code into the armor case's keypad, then put a finger on the fingerprint-scanner next to it; that also poked his finger with a tiny needle to check his DNA; Kaj interjected with, "Commander it is good to see you alive. I assume your Volge escort is why Attila and Smedley still can not find any trace of you or Belle near the Consulate?" When Atticus Batman opened the case to reveal a new set of armor that he had been working on, that would give him a decent balance of stealth and mobility with a medium amount of armor plating, he responded with, "Nor will he. I am now here and Belle is on some deserted island somewhere. So you might as well notify Attila to quit searching for me if he is still doing so." Kaj nodded and went up stairs to contact Attila via hailer and fill him in. Then Kaj also notified Sandy and Volo and gave them an update as well. As Kaj had left Bob stepped up between Atticus and Lena. Then Chicken Bob gestured first at Atticus and next at the armor that he had just revealed. When Atticus nodded at Bob, he nodded back. Then he stepped back and once again teleported away, presumably back to Belle. Once Bob had teleported away, Atticus Batman started putting on his armor as he said, "So Lena what brings you to my cave this time?" Lena grinned and then she filled me in on what they had already learned about Lady's disappearance and then she finished by boasting about how she was going to use my workshop and equipment to make the best Synth and bat-tank tracker that I had ever seen. Once I was once again in armor, I said, "I bet you will and I am looking forward to it. The sooner we find Lady the better. Then I trust that you and Marcel will help me make whoever took her regret it in a very painful and very VERY permanent way!"
Micfi Newlo started hopping around, shifting from leg to leg with an exaggerated grimace on her young chalk white face remarking as if in pain, "I gotta pee!" As Jalina started to go into the bathroom with her, Micfi exclaimed, "NONONONO! I can't pee if you're watching me!" Once in the bathroom by herself, she stood on the toilet seat with a grin and opened the small ceiling vent, crawling within. As she made her way towards the War Room, MicFi thought to herself, "Bwa HA ha!" Outside Jalina said, "I hope she doesn't take long, I am getting quite hungry." Atika responded with, "I am sure she won't take long." However not long after, Atika's EGO notified her that some of the silent sensors in the air ducts above that bathroom had been triggered. So Atika opened the bathroom door and sure enough Micfi was gone with the vent open. Seeing that she notified the War Room. However As Remy answered her hail, He said, "Aye youngun, I be mon'ter'in de duct sensors now. I already be seein a way ta move dat lil one ta were i wan'er." Atika responded with, "Where is that? I don't need to remind you that she is just a child and Lady Christiannna Batman's niece do I?" Remy Lebeau replied with, "Not'a'tall. You kin fin'der where all birds dat try ta fly da coop end up af'ter bein caught." With that Atika closed her hailer and said to Jalina, "Alright let's go meet Micfi. If Chief Lebeau is guiding her towards where I think he is, then she is going to be quite disappointed and upset." Jalina nodded and followed Atika towards the destination she was certain they would meet up with Micfi Newlo again. In the meantime, unbeknownst to Micfi, Remy who had been tipped off to her exact location by sensors she was unknowingly triggering, brought up the plans for the ducts that she was currently in, on the War Room's main Viewer. Then he accessed the system's heating and air controls. So as a sensor was triggered he activated searing heat or freezing cold in the vents he didn't want her in which forced her to of course go down a direction that wasn't threatening to cook or freeze her. As Remy kept using the heating and air to secretly guide the little tunnel rat, he remotely unlocked the heavily barred vent cover leading into where he wanted her to come out at. Eventually she triggered the sensor leading down the vent to the grating that he had remotely opened. So he activated the heating in that vent to force her ahead. Feeling the heat nipping unforgivingly at her tiny backside, forced Micfi to crawl down that small vent corridor faster. As she got to the opening ahead, she was already sweating quite profusely. So she quickly shimmied out of the open vent grate without looking where it opened to, not that she had much choice anyway since the heat was getting more intense as she dropped out of the vent. As she dropped onto the ground below, she heard the heavy grate suddenly slam shut over the vent she had just exited; for as soon as Remy saw her appear in the destination of his choice on the security cam he had brought up, he immediately re-closed the heavily barred security vent behind her, then returned the air and heat to normal. Meanwhile poor Micfi looked around and immediately recognized her location as the exact same cell she had just recently called home. So she said, "Aw man! Jailed again! Curses!" Moments later, Atika and Jalina had arrived at the Brig. So they opened it and walked in to see that Micfi was indeed once again behind bars. Jalina said, "Wow Atika you were right! Remy really does take security as seriously as Commander Batman!" Atika pulled up a chair and sat right outside Micfi's cell as she said, "Yes he does. Micfi I would love to let you out but I do not have the authority to do so and don't worry. I won't take your little tour of the vents personally. Now since it appears you are stuck there until Lady returns and takes you back into her custody, I guess we will just sit here and keep you company as I promised Lady that I would keep an eye on you and keep her niece and my friend safe, which should be easy with you in there again and that barred vent grate now extremely securely in place. However Jalina and I are hungry, so I am going to send her to the Mess for food and if you want anything specific just say so and she will try to get it." Jalina smiled and agreed, then took the orders of her two friends. Once she knew what to get she headed to the mess. Upon entering somebody said to her, "If you are after food, I am afraid that isn't happening. Somebody started a strike among the kitchen staff. However Chief Lebeau is in charge of the War Room at the moment and notified them that he will not give into any of their demands. If you ask me, trying to make demands when a former member of E-rep's anti-terrorism team is in charge isn't exactly a good idea. Those guys NEVER give into such demands. Fortunately Doctor Von Eschen came in recently and he took it upon himself to go talk to this Madame Tupper-ware about this staff strike that she started." Jalina thanked the person for filling her in. Then she quickly looked around the Mess until she found Doctor Wolfram Von Eschen. Once she did, she politely interrupted him saying, "Excuse me Doctor Von Eschen, I am sorry to interrupt, given that you are in hostage negotiations for everyone's food, but since we both find ourselves in here, I thought you should know that one of your patients decided to take an unapproved tour and ended up in the Brig. However that can wait until you save our food. In the meantime it looks like I will be making soup and sandwiches to take to Micfi and Atika, provided you and the striking Kitchen Staff allow it." |
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