USS Apache - 10503.18 - "The Fire within the Ice - Desert Crossing", Part II

Most of the crew have found themselves down on the planet surface, down on Memfesta, the ancient home of the Qa'Mata... the CTO, CEO and a mindless XO in the presence of Representative Gol... the rest, in a sequestered chamber, invited to wine, dine, be merry... etc...

... But what do the Qa'Mata have in store for the humans, for the crew of the Apache?

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CO_Storal says:
::sitting in a chair thinking about why they put him in here::

XO_Naegle says:
::lying unconscious on the ground::

CNS_Solaa says:
::sitting on the floor, eating a peach happily::

CTO_Grey-feather says:
:: standing with the CEO, speaking with Gol::

Host Gol says:
::watches the CTO and CEO closely, observing their response to his... "proposal"...:: CTO/CEO: Now that you're with us, you will be treated as gods...

CEO_Solkar says:
:: Standing in the presence of Gol::

ACTION: Several shades float in and out of the sequestered chamber... obviously extremely curious about each one of them...

CEO_Solkar says:
Gol: That's quite a proposition. May I ask who will treat us as gods?

CO_Storal says:
::takes a drink from his cup:: All: Hey this isn’t bad.

CTO_Grey-feather says:
Himself: God...now that will look good on my service record

Host Gol says:
::he gestures towards the XO:: XO: Rise, Human, and accept the life that we give you... ::watches, as an aura rises over the XO for a moment...::

CTO_Grey-feather says:
:: looks over at the XO, to see if this Gol has any real power ::

XO_Naegle says:
::her eyes open and she stands up::

CEO_Solkar says:
::Gazes toward XO, waiting to see what happens::

Host Gol says:
CEO: You are the first to have returned to us, after all this time... we will revere you as such... you are far from home, and have no way of returning.

CMO_Powers says:
::eats and drinks... no alcohol because he's on duty and never drinks on duty...::

ACTION: The XO stands upright... a blank look on her face...
XO_Naegle says:
::staring straight ahead, looking at nothing::

CNS_Solaa says:
::looks up from her peach and sees a shadow standing over her:: Aloud: WHOA! Hey there... back up now... ::scoots away from it::

ACTION: Suddenly, the chamber lights flicker for a moment... and when they stabilize, they all find themselves in small rooms, completely empty, windowless, doorless, colorless...

MO_Turok says:
::Picks at the food::

CTO_Grey-feather says:
XO: Commander, are you alright?

CEO_Solkar says:
XO: Commander, are you all right?

XO_Naegle says:
::hears but cannot respond::

CO_Storal says:
::stands and looks around the new room::

CNS_Solaa says:
Aloud: GAH! Where the hell am I now? ::looks around and sees nothing but a wall::

CMO_Powers says:
Self: This isn't as nice.

CO_Storal says:
::runs his hands along the wall looking for some sort of seam::

CTO_Grey-feather says:
Gol: Will our friend be alright :: points to the XO::

CNS_Solaa says:
::yells:: Aloud: HELLLOOOO!!!!

ACTION: The CNS looks about... complete emptiness... when suddenly a mist floats through the walls... and attains form... the form of Dr. Podan...

Host Gol says:
CTO: Her status is the result of actions beyond our control... actions conducted by the Hated Ones, we cannot do anything for her, regrettably... but she lives, nevertheless.

Dr. Podan says:
CNS: Hello, my dear... and how are we today? ::grimaces, stepping closer::

CNS_Solaa says:
::blinks and sees the Cardassian in front of her:: Podan: I knew you were up to no good! Where are the others?! ::glares at him::

CTO_Grey-feather says:
Gol: The hated ones?  The Pagh Wraiths as the Bajorans call them?

CNS_Solaa says:
Podan: I thought we'd killed you back on the ship. Sorry we didn't do a good enough job.

ACTION: The MO finds himself, suddenly, in the middle of a great forest... he can hear creatures all around him...

Host Gol says:
CTO: Do not speak such a slur in my presence!

CEO_Solkar says:
::Grimaces toward CTO as if to say, good question::

MO_Turok says:
::Startled, quickly looking at his new surroundings::

ACTION: The CMO, confused, becomes even more confused... as he suddenly feels nauseous... something is wrong with his body...

CTO_Grey-feather says:
Gol: I mean no disrespect

Dr. Podan says:
CNS: A pity? Certainly not.... I thank you for your... restraint, Rynia...

CMO_Powers says:
Self: How can I possibly have a hangover without any drink?

CNS_Solaa says:
Podan: Whoa... and how do you know my name?!

ACTION: The CO, looking about, studying the walls, feels a tap on his shoulder... a beautiful woman has appeared, in white, silent.

CO_Storal says:
::turns and looks at the woman:: Woman: Who are you?

MO_Turok says:
::Begins to cautiously walk through the forest, listening for any near creatures::

ACTION: The growling sounds grow louder, around the MO... as he slowly finds the world around him disappearing... his eyes fail him.... he is blind...

ACTION: One by one... the CMO feels voices disappearing from him... he struggles to stay up... as the symbiosis between John and Powers begins to dissolve...

Woman says:
CO: The question, Storal Kylorean, is who are you?

MO_Turok says:
::Stops dead in his tracks:: Self: Oh, this can't be good.

Dr. Podan says:
CNS: I know a great deal about you, Rynia... ::walks right up to the CNS...::

Host Gol says:
CTO: The Pah'Wraiths have been...

CNS_Solaa says:
::glares at Podan again and prepares herself for a struggle:: Podan: Don't you touch me, or I'll let you have it...

CO_Storal says:
Woman: What do you mean, who am I? I am Captain Storal Kylorean of the USS Apache.

CEO_Solkar says:
::Looking at Gol wondering if such an advanced state of evolution has maddened them with a superiority complex::

CMO_Powers says:
::leans against the wall to stay up but slides down it to one knee:: Self: This is not right.

Host Gol says:
CTO: That is no name that is welcomed here... a slur which was given to them to discredit them, by the fool false Prophets... the travelers of the Great River... usurpers, they are!

MO_Turok says:
::Begins feeling is way around trying to get away from the growling::

Dr. Podan says:
::grins, and grabs Rynia by the shoulders::

ACTION: Suddenly, the MO hears a loud roar behind him...

CNS_Solaa says:
::smacks him in the face:: Podan: I said don't TOUCH ME!

CTO_Grey-feather says:
Gol: The great river, the passage between great distances?

Woman says:
CO: But you have lost your way, Storal Kylorean. Why have you abandoned us?

CEO_Solkar says:
Gol: The so-called prophets of Bajor are what you're calling false and usurpers?

CO_Storal says:
Woman: I haven’t abandoned you. I just met your people.

Host Gol says:
CTO: After our commanders were... defeated... we have been denied passage. We cannot use the Great River... we used to be able to enter at will. I imagine that is how you came to us, by slipping through one of our ancient portals.

Dr. Podan says:
::grins:: CNS: Feisty, aren't you...

MO_Turok says:
::Does his best stumbling act as he tries to run away::
ACTION: One by one, the previous hosts of Powers appears before the CMO, standing in a row, in front of him...

ACTION: The symbiont within John squirms, in horrible pain...

CNS_Solaa says:
::remembers Cardassian physiology and decides that she can't hurt him much anywhere, and steps back away from him:: Podan: Just... leave me alone.

CEO_Solkar says:
Gol: Portals? More, there are more wormholes? err... Rivers?

CTO_Grey-feather says:
Gol: You mean there are other such portals?  Ones that lead to Earth?

Woman says:
CO: No... you do not truly understand who I am, do you...

CMO_Powers says:
Powerses: Standing there does no good... get back in... this hurts worse than my back.

Host Gol says:
CEO/CTO: Not exactly... we did not create the Celestial Temple. That was constructed by our Commanders... we simply served as we can. There can only be one River which is Great.

Dr. Podan says:
::cocks his head:: CNS: Why do you resist me?

CO_Storal says:
Woman: Should I? I am not exactly sure where I am.

CEO_Solkar says:
Gol: Who were your commanders, and who banned you from the great river?

Liam Powers says:
::turns to John:: CMO: Why have we separated?

CTO_Grey-feather says:
Gol: What became of your commanders after the defeat, who defeated you?

Woman says:
CO: You have abandoned your faith, Storal Kylorean! And in doing so, you have abandoned us!

CMO_Powers says:
Liam: Don't... ask... me.

CNS_Solaa says:
Podan: Well... first of all... it might be better if we got to know each other first before you start manhandling me... and the fact that you are the ENEMY has a little something to do with it!

XO_Naegle says:
::still standing as the conversations are going on::

Host Gol says:
CTO/CEO: The Kosst Amojan, may He someday reign supreme once again... He and his commanders, we lived to serve them...
CO_Storal says:
::his eyes ignite::Woman:Faith?! Only fools place their hopes on that. It gets you nowhere.

Dr. Podan says:
<Podan> ::smiles:: CNS: I am no... enemy of yours, Rynia...

Liam Powers says:
CMO: You are dying.

ACTION: The MO is suddenly held back, as he feels something snapping at his leg... he trips on a stone and falls on the ground...

CNS_Solaa says:
::thinks that Podan is kind of handsome for a Cardassian, but quickly dismisses the idea:: Podan: You tried to kill John and me--no, do something WORSE to me!

Dr. Podan says:
CNS: ... Allow me to show you the truth, Rynia...

CMO_Powers says:
Liam: Don't you think I know that? You lot need to get back in sharpish!

CTO_Grey-feather says:
Gol: And what will become of us are we to live to serve as well?

CNS_Solaa says:
::gives Podan an confused look::

Host Gol says:
::turns to the XO:: XO: One day, we will avenge the Betrayal, and in doing so, avenge your loss as well.

XO_Naegle says:
::looks at Gol, emotionless::

CEO_Solkar says:
:: shudders :: himself: I have such a bad feeling about all of this.

Host Gol says:
CTO/CEO: That is your... decision... ::a sense of malice can be felt through the CEO and CTO, as several shades approach, materializing into humanoid form... they hold a probe, and gripping onto the CTO and CEO, inject them with it, extracting a blood sample...::

Woman says:
CO: On the contrary, Storal Kylorean. Your faith gets you EVERYWHERE.

MO_Turok says:
::Flailing his arms wildly as he tries to get away from whatever it is::

CEO_Solkar says:
Aloud: What the hell is this?

CTO_Grey-feather says:
:: struggles a bit:: Gol: Not exactly how I thought a God would be treated

Dr. Podan says:
CNS: ... Give in to me, and I will show you... the softer side... of Cardassia...
CNS_Solaa says:
Podan: No such thing.

ACTION: The MO feels a jaw clamp down on his leg... blinded, he feels excruciating pain...

CNS_Solaa says:
Podan: Stop trying to seduce me! I have a boyfriend you know... ::steps back again::

Host Gol says:
CTO/CEO: Do not be alarmed.

CO_Storal says:
Woman: I beg to differ.

ACTION: Podan snarls, and punches the CNS across the face...

Woman says:
CO: Why? Why do you beg to differ?

CEO_Solkar says:
Gol: Well Gol, it'd be so much easier to be calm if we knew what's going on.

CTO_Grey-feather says:
Gol: Alarmed is not the word I would use, ticked off is the phrase I would use

CNS_Solaa says:
::falls to the floor and tears well up in her angry eyes::

CO_Storal says:
Woman: All the Prophets have done is to stand back and do nothing as Bajor suffered...as its people suffered.

Host Gol says:
CEO/CTO: We require... preservation. You will understand in time.... ::laughs... and disappears, along with the rest of the shades...::

CNS_Solaa says:
Podan: Do...that... again... and see what happens... ::is shaking with anger::

MO_Turok says:
::Begins kicking with his free leg::

CEO_Solkar says:
CTO: We're in trouble.

ACTION: The CEO, CTO and XO are alone...

Dr. Podan says:
CNS: You invite pain, Rynia?

XO_Naegle says:
::blinks, but otherwise has no reaction::

CEO_Solkar says:
CTO: What do you think?

CTO_Grey-feather says:
CEO: This isn't trouble, I been worse...at least no bears  :: walks over to check on the XO ::

Woman says:
CO: We are and always have been of Bajor... some things must happen, Storal Kylorean.

CNS_Solaa says:
Podan: No... I hate pain, actually... ::stands up and wipes her bloody mouth with her sleeve::

Liam Powers says:
CMO: Are you saddened that you must die, John?

Dr. Podan says:
CNS: And yet you invite me to hurt you... ::kicks the CNS' abdomen HARD::

CEO_Solkar says:
::Taps Commbadge:: *CO*: Captain we are alone now, how are the rest of you?

CMO_Powers says:
Liam: I fully expected to die some time. I just didn't expect it to be like this or quite so soon.

ACTION: There is no response... the CO is *quite* far away...

Liam Powers says:
CMO: Do you regret your short life?

CNS_Solaa says:
::falls on the ground again and tries to catch her breath while curled up with pain::

CTO_Grey-feather says:
XO: Commander can you hear me?  ::closer:: Come on Janet wake up, if not for me for Armen

ACTION: Several animals join in the action... as they begin to ravage the MO...

CO_Storal says:
Woman: Why? Your nothing but sadists.. You place your rules in contradiction. So why your followers are jumping from one foot to another trying to please you. You are laughing your behinds off. The people of Bajor are nothing but your galactic gag reel.

CEO_Solkar says:
CTO: How is she? ::Steps closer:: I couldn't raise the captain.

XO_Naegle says:
::looks blankly at the CTO::

CNS_Solaa says:
Podan: What do you WANT?! ::she yells as tears and blood stream down her face::

Woman says:
CO: On the contrary. We respect the suffering that Bajor has suffered. And yet, I ask you this... how can you know pleasure without the suffering?

CMO_Powers says:
Liam: Not really. I think I helped a lot of people and I've helped bring life into the world. Not to mention my own half human son. I've done a lot of what I've wanted to do... I just expected to have more time to find new things I wanted to do and to do them.

MO_Turok says:
::Grasps for one of the creatures:: Self: If I get a hold of you I'm taking you with me::

CTO_Grey-feather says:
CEO: Not good.  Its like her brain and body are not playing together

Dr. Podan says:
CNS: .... YOU.

CTO_Grey-feather says:
CEO: I wish I had my possibles bag, maybe some kava root and gingko root might help her

CNS_Solaa says:
Podan: Well... hurting me isn't going to bring that about you know... softer side of Cardassia, my foot...

ACTION: The animals tear at the MO... consuming him bit by bit... as he lies in excruciating pain... when suddenly, everything goes silent...

CO_Storal says:
Woman: Don’t give me that. You are just upset that one person has decided to take his own fate in his hands...which it is anyway. We choose our destinies. Life is the choices we make. Not yours!

CNS_Solaa says:
::wishes she wasn't alone::

Woman says:
CO: ... You contradict yourself, Storal Kylorean. You blame us for Bajor's suffering, and yet you now suggest that "you" choose your own destinies, removing said blame. Which is it?

CMO_Powers says:
::collapses to the floor in pain, but also with a strange acceptance of death... approaching a state of true enlightenment::

ACTION: A Shade approaches the CEO from the far distance... he stops, directly in front of him...

CNS_Solaa says:
Podan: Is kicking and punching some kind of Cardassian foreplay? ::manages to sit up, but still clutches her stomach::

MO_Turok says:
::Lay there trying to figure out what has happened to his attackers::

Liam Powers says:
::laughs:: CMO: Not quite yet, my friend... no, you're staying with us for a little while longer...

ACTION: The MO opens his eyes... his vision has been restored.... he finds himself in the same place that he was at the beginning of this horror...

CEO_Solkar says:
:: Wonders what the shade want::

CO_Storal says:
Woman: We as a people need to stop letting you dictate how we lead our lives and realize that you need us more than we need you. You have done nothing for us.
MO_Turok says:
::Checking himself for injuries, relieved he can see again::

CMO_Powers says:
Liam: Okay. This still really hurts though.

CNS_Solaa says:
::decides to try a different tactic:: Podan: Alright. I'm alone, helpless, and all yours. Just don't hurt me anymore, dammit! ::stares resolutely at Podan::

Woman says:
CO: WE have guided Bajor for millennia!

CEO_Solkar says:
:: Raises arm to try touching the shade::

Dr. Podan says:
::grins...:: CNS: Excellent.

CNS_Solaa says:
::gulps and closes her eyes tight preparing for the worse::

ACTION: Podan disappears.....

CO_Storal says:
Woman: Well its time that we guide ourselves. You hold nothing for us. You are nothing to me.

Host Shade says:
::moves back slightly:: CEO: We must hurry... I apologize for Gol... he is an Elder, he is very... well... ::a sense of worry passes through the CEO and CTO::

CTO_Grey-feather says:
XO: If you have any fight in there, then fight.  I don't want to have to tell Armen and Tom that you are gone.

CEO_Solkar says:
Shade: Hurry to where?

XO_Naegle says:
::still stares blankly at the CTO::

Host Shade says:
CTO: Human, I assure you, she cannot understand you. Gol was right about one thing... we have no way of helping her.

Liam Powers says:
CMO: Tell me a story.

MO_Turok says:
::Looks around the room for any animals or a way to get out::

CTO_Grey-feather says:
:: feels the chill down his back :: Shade: Then were will you have us go, and do we just drag our friend behind us?

ACTION: The MO's room shimmers... and he finds himself at the edge of a great waterfall...

CMO_Powers says:
Liam: A story! Can't you see this hurts? How am I supposed to think of a story in this pain?

Host Shade says:
CTO/CEO: I will help you escape... CEO: I told you we would meet again... CTO/CEO: Gol has no right to keep you here... you are certainly no longer of Qa'Mata...

Liam Powers says:
CMO: Humor me.

CNS_Solaa says:
::still with her eyes closed:: Podan: If I have your bastard child, I'm personally going to ruin your reputation on your home planet. I want you to know that.

CMO_Powers says:
Liam: Once Upon a time there was a princess in a tower... then some bloke did something... then she got married... the end. How's that?

ACTION: ... Silence in the CNS's room....

MO_Turok says:
Self: Oh what now. ::Looking down the falls::

CEO_Solkar says:
Shade: Our ship... where is it? The crew, are they still here?

Liam Powers says:
CMO: Not exactly what I was hoping for. Tell me about yourself.

CTO_Grey-feather says:
Shade: You are right, we no longer need others to show us how to live.  Tell are you the ones known to my people as the Great Spirit?

Woman says:
CO: ... Do you blame us for the loss of your wife?

CNS_Solaa says:
::opens her eyes when she doesn't hear his sarcastic remark:: Self: He's gone! Oh, thank the Ancestors! ::breathes a sigh of relief but doubles over in pain again::

ACTION: With a great unseen force, the MO is pushed off the cliff... he falls, falls, falls...

Host Shade says:
CTO/CEO: Your ship is in orbit of this planet called Memfesta... I can get you there, but you must hurry. Your crew have been scattered... some are on Gizeh, some on Seqarra... I can give you the Key, but nothing more...

CMO_Powers says:
Liam: Not much to tell really. I had an average childhood, by human standards anyway. I tried on Trill to get joined but was turned down. I then traveled to Earth but on the way the transport I was on got attacked. That's when I met you and took Powers off you when you died. Then I joined the Apache and had adventures.

ACTION: The singing wind can be heard around the CTO, CEO and XO...

CO_Storal says:
Woman: Aren’t you? If you have guided us...supposed to know what is best for us. Then why did you let that happen.

CEO_Solkar says:
Shade: Key? What does that do?

CTO_Grey-feather says:
::picks up the XO in his arms:: Shade: Then lets get moving

MO_Turok says:
::Closes his eyes as he falls and hopes for the best::

Liam Powers says:
::snorts:: CMO: Not exactly a distinguished life, was it.

XO_Naegle says:
::feels the CTO pick her up::

ACTION: The MO crashes into the water at the bottom... he sinks deeper and deeper...

CMO_Powers says:
Liam: That's the quick version, minus all the distinguished stuff I did.

ACTION: A small stone materializes in the CEO's hand... on one side, a Bajoran glyph... on the other side, an Ankh...

CMO_Powers says:
Liam: What's wrong with my life anyway?

Host Shade says:
CEO: I entrust upon you, the mission of telling our story to other Humans. Can I trust you to do so?

CEO_Solkar says:
:: Looks in hand and thinks... Interesting. ::

Liam Powers says:
CMO: Only the best and the brightest are joined, John. What have you done to contribute to the Powers legacy?

MO_Turok says:
::Holding his breath as he tries to ascertain which way is up::

CEO_Solkar says:
Shade: I will, you have my word.

Host Shade says:
CEO/CTO/XO: Then go... you must hurry.

ACTION: The CEO, CTO and XO suddenly find themselves on the bridge of the ravaged Apache...

Woman says:
CO: Some things must happen... and there are some things that are out of our control...

CEO_Solkar says:
:: Takes the XO's other arm to help CTO get to hurrying::

ACTION: A shade appears in the CNS' room...

CTO_Grey-feather says:
:: sets the XO into her chair and goes to his console to see what on this ship is still working ::

CNS_Solaa says:
::sees the shade and immediate scoots away from it::

CMO_Powers says:
Liam: Hey! I took over when you couldn't continue. If it wasn't for me there would be no Powers to continue! Besides, I don't remember you doing much in the way of distinguished things by my age.

CNS’s Shade says:
CNS: Do not be alarmed.

XO_Naegle says:
::sits in her chair, staring straight ahead::

ACTION: The MO is completely disoriented... his lungs fill with water... he is drowning...

CEO_Solkar says:
Aloud: Wow... ::Heads to the engineering station for system report::

CO_Storal says:
Woman: No that is just an excuse...a cop out. If it doesn’t happen then its the Prophets will. Then when something bad happens then you give us the garbage that it has to happen.

MO_Turok says:
::As his lungs fill, he wonders if there really is an afterlife::

CEO_Solkar says:
Aloud: They said they'd fix her up! CTO: We gotta find the others.

Woman says:
CO: Would you be satisfied if we returned your wife to you?

CNS_Solaa says:
Shade: What do YOU want? But thanks for getting rid of Podan...

CTO_Grey-feather says:
CEO: Well we got impulse and enough shields to stop a Cardassian with a slingshot but that is about it.

CNS’s Shade says:
CNS: ... We wanted to test you, Rynia, in a situation where you did not wish to be. We are saddened, though, that you failed it... or did you?

ACTION: The MO, once again, finds himself in complete silence...

CO_Storal says:
Woman: How dare you! Why just to keep the little sheep inline. No...that wont work. You are nothing to me. I have nothing further to say.

CEO_Solkar says:
CTO: We should set course for the closest of the planets the Shade told us the crew is on.

CNS_Solaa says:
Shade: Don't ask me... I was just trying to stay alive.

Woman says:
CO: Is there nothing that we can do to regain your love? For, though you no longer love us, we still love you, and wish that you will share in that love once again.

CNS’s Shade says:
CNS: And in doing so, you were willing to give yourself over to evil... why?

CTO_Grey-feather says:
CEO: Can you hold this old girl together that long?

CO_Storal says:
CO: How can I love you. You took everything away from me. then say that there was nothing that you can do. Then turn around and have the gall to say that you would return her to me. See...I know who I am. You need to know who you are.

Liam Powers says:
CMO: Excuses, excuses. I wasn't dying when I was your age.

CEO_Solkar says:
CTO: You betcha... by the way, how do you think this works? ::Shows CTO, the object which I assume is the "key"::

CNS_Solaa says:
Shade: I was giving myself into evil? Did you see what he did to me! ::points at her face and stomach:: Like I said, I was trying to stay alive.

ACTION: The XO suddenly gasps, as she lurches from her seat...

XO_Naegle says:
All: Ah!! ::lurches forward::

CNS_Solaa says:
Shade: And I figured if I just didn't resist him anymore, he'd get bored and leave. Psychotic criminals are like that.

CNS’s Shade says:
CNS: You offered yourself, your body and your virtue, in exchange for a few extra moments of life.

CTO_Grey-feather says:
:: turns to look at the XO:: Aloud: Commander  :: moves closer to her ::

MO_Turok says:
::Sitting with his eyes closed afraid to open them::

CEO_Solkar says:
XO: Commander!! You're moving!

CMO_Powers says:
Liam: Well that's hardly my fault is it? I've done plenty of stuff anyway.

ACTION: The XO looks up, a look of terror on her face...

CEO_Solkar says:
:: moves toward her to help her stand::

XO_Naegle says:
CEO/CTO: You must hurry, they are coming.

CEO_Solkar says:
XO: What is it?

ACTION: One by one, the hosts assembled before John disappears... and he feels an odd sensation... as if they were returning to him...

CNS_Solaa says:
Shade: What does it matter to you? Things like that happen in the Universe. And I never figured he would kill me anyway.

CEO_Solkar says:
::Jumps to the helmsman seat sets a course for away from here... full impulse::

CMO_Powers says:
Self: It's about time...

Woman says:
<Woman> CO: It is our wish that you accept us once again, Storal Kylorean... but if you do not, we will understand, and continue to love you. Be well, Storal Kylorean... ::she starts to fade...::

CTO_Grey-feather says:
CEO: You heard the lady get on engineering, I will take the helm and lets get the heck out of dodge  :: moves to his station::

CTO_Grey-feather says:
CEO: Or you take the helm

ACTION: The XO suddenly loses it... again... and collapses...

MO_Turok says:
::Slowly opens one eye and looks around::

CTO_Grey-feather says:
:: shrugs and goes to tactical ::

XO_Naegle says:
::falls forward and ends up on the floor::

Liam Powers says:
CMO: So it would appear, that it's not quite your time to die yet, John Powers... try not to drink so much. Powers doesn't really like it that much.

CNS_Solaa says:
Shade: Maybe I am a coward. Is that what you're getting at?

CTO_Grey-feather says:
:: looks down :: XO: Good thinking commander get some rest

CNS’s Shade says:
CNS: No... that is not what I was getting at, at all... is that what you believe?

ACTION: The CNS's shade disappears...

CNS_Solaa says:
Shade: Stop talking in riddles. What are you here for?

ACTION: Silence...

CNS_Solaa says:
Aloud: And you go and DISSAPPEAR on me! Great... ::winces in pain again::

Host Shade says:
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