Blood Band Brothers

[Dark_Lady]

In a manner of speaking, Jynn replied. Your droid and I 'bumped into each other' a little while ago, and since I can't really understand what he's saying, I decided to talk to you. What brings you here?

[Jason Skywalker]

The usual "lost in hyperspace" history would be a good answer.

[Dark_Lady]

Well, that's not too uncommon, I suppose. Do you mind coming down here? I hate to ask, but I've got a friend down here that just had surgery done on him trying to walk around, and another friend who's being 'attacked' by these annoying voices in his head. I could use a bit of help.

[Jason Skywalker]

Sure. Altough, i noted hours ago the loading ramp was closed, so, how do i get in?

[Dark_Lady]

I'm not entirely sure what you're talking about, she said. We landed in a hangar. You should be able to get in the same way.

[Jason Skywalker]

Strange. From up here, i didn't see nothing. Oh well, Alex said as he flew "Force Avenger" to the ground, and jumped out of the cockpit, and entered the ship.

[Dark_Lady]

Jynn stood next to Cyphon and waited for the other Jedi to show up, keeping the Force connection open so he could follow it.

[Master_Archon]

"Jynn, dont hold connections through the force too long," said Cyphon weakly, "As I said, this place has an absence of the force, not only an absence, almost an opposite version...." He took a breath. "This place will not only drain physical energy when you're using any force technique for an elongated period of time, but force energy as well...until you have no feeling of the force....then you'll have to medatate and rest a long time before you regain that force energy...so I implore you, keep this as short as possible, or we'll all be unconcious," he said at last, relaxing a bit and putting more of his weight on Jynn.

 

"Sorry" he muttered in her ear, realising she was having a bit of a time holding him up.

[Jason Skywalker]

"Smart," Alex whispered as he ran, following the woman's Force connection. He soon arrived at the place.

 

"So, what's wrong?"

[Dark_Lady]

"Not so smart, actually," Jynn said. She felt - frozen inside all of a sudden. "Anyway, I'm glad you're here. What's wrong is Cyphon's injured, and Shadow - the guy standing over there paying no attention to you - is, well, having mental problems."

[Master_Archon]

"Leave Shadow be," said Cyphon, looking over at him. "He's got to fight his own demons...as I said," he said this looking back to Jynn, his face stern, showing he didn't want her interfering with Shadow's problems, whether they be here-and-now, or ressurecting problems from the past.

 

At the clunking of the droid falling from the ceiling, Jhon, Geag, and Ulgoy had come back, to see what the matter was. Jhon came around the corner, just as Alex came running down the hall. Jhon thinking he was threatening Jynn and Cyphon pulled the blue device from his side and said, "hold human, or I will open your skull! What are your intentions?" He asked standing infront of Jynn and Cyphon.

 

Cyphon couldn't, or wouldn't say anything at the moment, because he too had lost too much of the force, and that, combined with his lack of physical energy, caused him to fall into a comatose state. Thus Cyphon was nothing more than a semi-concious piece of luggage Jynn had to bare, unable to say anything in the defense of the newcomer.

 

((Rex, you intend on responding to my PM? You're taking quite a bit of time to respond - ))

[Jason Skywalker]

"Wow wow wow, i'm friend, alright? I'm friend of her and him, i was about to heal him," He said, his arms up and then pointing to Cyphon.

[Master_Archon]

Jhon lowered the device, it couldn't be denied to be a weapon. "Heal him? He's fine, healing wise, he needs rest though," said Jhon looking back at Cyphon, then turning to Jynn, he raised his head in a backwards nod, indicating 'hello'. Then Jhon noticed Shadow, and walked over to him. Jhon stared Shadow square in the eyes, studying them carefully.

[Jason Skywalker]

"Well, i don't want to contrarize you, but she didn't say the same."

[Master_Archon]

Jhon glanced at Alex for a second, "he's had surgery, he's fine, he was injured, is what she should have said. But as I said, he's weak from the operation, he needs rest; she probably wanted you to help carry him to a place of rest," he said still staring at Shadow. "I'll lead the way...when the time comes," he said.

[Rexraptor2000]

Shadow had heard Jynn and Cyphon, and tried to fight the voices. The force did nothing to them though, as it just seemingly passed through them as though it didn't exist. He was losing strength until he realized that the force was of no use here simply because it did not exist here. It never had existed here.

 

Do not listen to the Flood Intelligance Form Reclaimer. You must activate the ring if we are to stop the Flood.

 

Arrogant machine! We have all suffered from the progress of infinity, yet you remain untouched. We have seen life, where all you see is machine and death.

 

This is irrellivant Flood Intelligance Form. Your kind must not be allowed to spread again. The Reclaimer must activate the ring.

 

And why the one with no beginning, no end, no purpose?

 

That is classified to only myself Flood Intelligence Form.

 

Get out of my head! Shadow shouted in his mind to the two bickering sides, temporarily stunning them. Before they could make a comeback, Shadow continued.

 

I will never activate this ring, and I will never allow the Flood to escape this ring! You two treat life as either something to be consumed or to be removed for containment purposes. I will not allow you in my head any longer!

 

Reclaimer, you must choose. There will be-

 

Out!

 

Listen to what we-

 

Out!

 

Very well, Reclaimer. But remember this; you will have to choose during your time here. I can only hope it does not result in the release of the Flood.

 

And when you do, you will be alone.

 

Out! Shadow shouted in his mind again, feeling them leave his mind. He sighed, feeling drained, and found himself looking into the eyes of an alien, along with a few other people and aliens in the room.

 

"It's getting a bit crowded in here." Shadow stated picking up his helmet that had been thrown on the floor. He tucked it under his arm and, seeing Jynn holding Cyphon up, asked "What happened to Cyphon?"

[Master_Archon]

"He's drained of energy...this place will do that to you," said Jhon in response to Shadow's question. "This place is filled with death, it causes the sapping of mind and body...but we have learned to fight it," he said motioning to Geag and Ulgoy.

 

Then Jhon moved away towards Cyphon and examined him more closely. "His injuries are healing at a signifigant rate...but...his side wound has reopened," Jhon glared up at Jynn when he said this, indicating that she reopened his wound because she had been holding him up wrong. "But...it's only minorly torn, it should heal on it's own; he is in a coma though...and it seems to be getting worse, he could become too comatose and slip into neurologically unstable state...I estimate if he doesn't get better treatment, and put into more calming, less stressful surroundings...he has a chance of dieing in the next twenty four hours," said Jhon at last, no emotion or concern on his face, showing how hardened he had become over the years.

 

Jhon stood up and stared at Jynn, "my, your friend seems to be the lucky one lately," he said, with a look of suspision on his face. Jhon was about to lead the way to the hangar when he stopped and realised something, "um, was that large group of armored humans with you?" He asked them, a small look of concern growing on his face.

[Rexraptor2000]

((You were reffering only to Cyphon about the snapping of the mind and body thing, right? Because I had something different in mind for my character about the voices.))

 

"They are with us. We might run into a patrol or two of them since Cyphon most likely dispersed them thoughout the ship also." Shadow replied. He walked over to Jynn and took Cyphon, holding him the right way. "I'll carry this old baggage for you Jynn."

 

He then turn to Jhon and said trying to be humorous "Lead the way. Can't have this old guy dieing on me when he still owes me credits from our last pazzak game." Shadow felt better, but he still felt a bit shaken.

[Master_Archon]

((Jhon wasn't reffering to the voices at all....I dont know where you got that from.))

 

"Don't count your luck," said Jhon, "those men of yours left, we were watching them, when they started scambling into those ships, and just...left," he glanced over his shoulder at them when he said this. "They were yelling at eachother about a fire onboard," he said, pondering for a moment. "Whatever that means," he said shrugging.

 

"Come, we'll take him to the engine room, where we live," said Jhon, turning back, and walking down the hall. Geag walked up to Jynn's side, and asked, "you done with making friends out of thin air?" He said jokingly. Then he lifted up the heavy blaster rifle he had taken earlier from her, "me brought it back, me trust you now, besides, it yours anyways," he said, his brow wrinkling into a smile as he struggled to lift it higher so she could take it from him.

[Dark_Lady]

Jynn smiled as she took the blaster back.

 

"Thanks," she said. Then, turning to Jhon as they walked, "They left? Because of a fire? That doesn't make much sense."

[Jason Skywalker]

"So...you still need me for anything?"

[Master_Archon]

"They left? Because of a fire? That doesn't make much sense."

 

"Don't ask me, ask them, they're the ones who left, fire on a ship can be a dangerous thing though," said Jhon in response to her qeustions.

 

After turning many corners they found that indeed the ship was abandoned, and disturbingly empty. Then they came to a section of the ship that was blown out, and it could be seen through a plasma shield. The section was missing, scaffolding sticking out of where it used to be, the plating of the ship still holding in place in some spots over nothing. Looking out, you could see the vastness of space, and up above a ways you could see the ship, and indeed it was on fire, the whole port side was billowing, and ejecting smoke, fire could be seen licking out of open vents in the side; if you looked carefully, you could see scrambling figures in the hangar, attempting to put the fires out.

 

Jhon didn't let them look for long, before he was leading the way again. "Come, only a little farther, then we'll be in the engine room, where we can rest, and formulate a plan of action," he said to them. He looked over his shoulder at them, "which one of you is next in command? Is it you girl?" He asked Jynn.

[Dark_Lady]

"No," she said. "Shadow's next in command."

[Rexraptor2000]

"Well, technically, Vader's next in command, but since he's not here, I'm in command." Shadow said as they trudged along.

[Master_Archon]

"Ah," said Jhon in response, just nodding and thinking. Then Ulgoy, with impatience that had grown in him, did something rather, uncalled for. He snatched Cyphon from Shadow's grasp, and set him on the ground, then he took Jynn and quickly put her on his shoulder, then did likewise with Shadow, which showed the his true stregth, considering Shadow was a big guy. Then he grabbed Alex, and slung him in an awkward piggyback position, then he lifted Cyphon off the floor, again showing his strength. At this Geag hopped onto the only spot left, his leg, he latched on, and held for dear life. And at this Ulgoy charged at surprising speed for someone of his size, and the amount he carried.

 

Jhon just looked after them, "dont wait up for me, I'll be there when I get there," he said waving after them. Then he looked down at the little astromech that was whirring and booping next to him. "Well, you're like no AI human construct I've seen," he said to it.

 

Geag, was surprisingly happy with his position, and was laughing like a madman as they went charging down the halls and corridors. Surprisingly enough, Ulgoy handled Cyphon very well, even while he was running. "Ahahaha! You look like you enjoying this big man," he said to the shocked and wide eyed Shadow.