We Are Our Avatars IX: Act V: The Sabotage of the Scandolous Saurian Scoundrels (Open)
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As she moved through the field, picking flowers, Yeul looked towards Shara's ship as it touched down. "They are back." She stated, partially speaking to herself.
"Yes. And with that threat dealt with, they now return their attention on the original one." Caius responded, then paused as he looked to the ship with his arms crossed. "How the situation was handled told us one thing; we are right in keeping our newly-learned information from most of everyone else."
"Perhaps so. Regardless, I do not enjoy this misdirection." Yeul spoke, looking back turn to the ground and picking another flower, rolling its pedicel between her fingers.
"Neither do I, but it is necessity."
"Yes. And with that threat dealt with, they now return their attention on the original one." Caius responded, then paused as he looked to the ship with his arms crossed. "How the situation was handled told us one thing; we are right in keeping our newly-learned information from most of everyone else."
"Perhaps so. Regardless, I do not enjoy this misdirection." Yeul spoke, looking back turn to the ground and picking another flower, rolling its pedicel between her fingers.
"Neither do I, but it is necessity."
"Ya it's not that much of a surprise when you already know what's coming though." Sophia said as she pulled out Victoria's figurine and set it in her hands. "You can open your eyes now." Sophia smiled a little more in anticipation.
The figurine itself was pretty good quality, having her in an action looking pose with one dagger in hand. She was bounding forward to an unseen challenge, a confident smile on her face. With the lacquer as well, the figure was detailed in a grey scale toning. Needless to say it looked like Sophia had put a lot of work into it.
The figurine itself was pretty good quality, having her in an action looking pose with one dagger in hand. She was bounding forward to an unseen challenge, a confident smile on her face. With the lacquer as well, the figure was detailed in a grey scale toning. Needless to say it looked like Sophia had put a lot of work into it.
Samus saw Caius and Yeul looking at the ship as it landed, and walked over. "Are you two alright?"
"Yes." Caius answered Samus curtly, glancing towards her.
Yeul turned to Samus, and gave a nod in response. "Yes. We were not harmed." She answered, then paused. "What of you, and the others who gave chase?"
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After returning to their the universe both had came from, the portal closing thoroughly cutting them off from the group's reach, the jet-bike's AI used the secondary to steady itself out and slow down. Once sufficiently slowed down, another portal was formed, in the same universe, but another location. Once the portal was formed, the jet-bike flew through, coming out at what seemed to be a docking station for vehicles like it. The room was shaped like half a hexagon, with three doorways opposite the windows. A look through any of the three large, rectangular windows would show the area still was in outer space.
The jet-bike moved to an unoccupied docking space, where it was landed. The glass dome slid back, and the engines turned off. After this, magnetic locks at the front of the jet-bike were released, alowing the cone-shaped droid that housed the AI to float out. Once floating free, two human-shaped arms extended from its side, the 'soulders' located near the top of the cone.
"Silence" undid the seat buckle and hopped out of the jet-bike. They reached for the left side of their head, pressing one of the two buttons, this one button just infront where one's ear would be. Holding the button for three seconds, making the face plate slide back, revealing Shara was correct in guessing "Silence's" identity as Jetstream Sam.
His eyes were glassy, and his skine deathly-pale. The facial skin had neither the burns he sustained when shot in the head, nor the scar over his left eye, as the entire facial skin had been replaced. Were it not for the fact that the skin was too pale to really notice the difference it could've been seen the facial skin was of a different tone then his skin elsewhere.
Sam would not recognise the area.
Yeul turned to Samus, and gave a nod in response. "Yes. We were not harmed." She answered, then paused. "What of you, and the others who gave chase?"
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Somewhere else entirely
After returning to their the universe both had came from, the portal closing thoroughly cutting them off from the group's reach, the jet-bike's AI used the secondary to steady itself out and slow down. Once sufficiently slowed down, another portal was formed, in the same universe, but another location. Once the portal was formed, the jet-bike flew through, coming out at what seemed to be a docking station for vehicles like it. The room was shaped like half a hexagon, with three doorways opposite the windows. A look through any of the three large, rectangular windows would show the area still was in outer space.
The jet-bike moved to an unoccupied docking space, where it was landed. The glass dome slid back, and the engines turned off. After this, magnetic locks at the front of the jet-bike were released, alowing the cone-shaped droid that housed the AI to float out. Once floating free, two human-shaped arms extended from its side, the 'soulders' located near the top of the cone.
"Silence" undid the seat buckle and hopped out of the jet-bike. They reached for the left side of their head, pressing one of the two buttons, this one button just infront where one's ear would be. Holding the button for three seconds, making the face plate slide back, revealing Shara was correct in guessing "Silence's" identity as Jetstream Sam.
His eyes were glassy, and his skine deathly-pale. The facial skin had neither the burns he sustained when shot in the head, nor the scar over his left eye, as the entire facial skin had been replaced. Were it not for the fact that the skin was too pale to really notice the difference it could've been seen the facial skin was of a different tone then his skin elsewhere.
Sam would not recognise the area.
"No one was harmed, but Silence got away." Samus told them.
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Sam walked around the room casually, seeming for all the world like a lost tourist, but one hand still resting on his blade. He looked the room over for an exit or intercom or something.
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Sam walked around the room casually, seeming for all the world like a lost tourist, but one hand still resting on his blade. He looked the room over for an exit or intercom or something.
"Perhaps this is for the best." Yeul commented, bringing the hand in which she held the single flower to her chin, and lightly moving the petals over it.
Caius wondered how someone could manage to out-run Shara's ship, even with Sam's speed, not knowing of the jet-bike. He didn't ask this, however, instead asking; "Do you think it will come back?"
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Looking around the docking bay, Sam wouldn't find an intercom, although the three doorways were an obvious exit.
"This way. We will need to inform command of this set-back." The drone, which Sam would know as Elm, instructed, hovering towards the central door, it opening automatically when Elm reached it. "Has your equipment suffered any damage during the escape?" It asked after a pause, hovering through the doorway, into a lengthy hallway, lit by pale-blue circular lights on the ceiling.
Caius wondered how someone could manage to out-run Shara's ship, even with Sam's speed, not knowing of the jet-bike. He didn't ask this, however, instead asking; "Do you think it will come back?"
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Looking around the docking bay, Sam wouldn't find an intercom, although the three doorways were an obvious exit.
"This way. We will need to inform command of this set-back." The drone, which Sam would know as Elm, instructed, hovering towards the central door, it opening automatically when Elm reached it. "Has your equipment suffered any damage during the escape?" It asked after a pause, hovering through the doorway, into a lengthy hallway, lit by pale-blue circular lights on the ceiling.
"Perhaps. He, or it, was spying on us."
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[color=edc393]"Not a scratch."[/color] Sam replied to Elm, rolling his shoulder as he followed the robot.
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[color=edc393]"Not a scratch."[/color] Sam replied to Elm, rolling his shoulder as he followed the robot.
"So I gathered." Caius responded. He slightly opened his mouth again after speaking this sentance, about to say more, but didn't when he saw the Mason sisters approach from his peripheral vision. Instead, Caius glanced to them, then turned his head and bowed it slightly in way of a greeting.
Yeul turned towards the sisters fully, greeting them by saying; "Hello." And after a pause, added, "We just heard from Samus what happened."
After saying this, Yeul looked to Shara's ship for a moment, then looked back to the sisters. "The quiet man that ran after you once you left, is he not with you?"
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"That's good. The auto-repair prohram will work on repairing the damage done to the vehicle, so all in all, we sustained no lasting damage." Elm stated as it hovered along side Sam.
Turning a corner to the left, the two came infront of another door, this one not opening automatically. Elm pushed a button to the side, then hovered back. After two seconds of waiting, the door slid to the side, showing the room behind it being a circular room, used as an office. A desk sat near the back of the room, fastened to the floor, and a closed window behind the desk.
At the desk, sat a humanoid figure Sam also wouldn't recognise. They had a triangular head, two brown eyes situated on the sides of their head. They qwew wearing a purple piece of clothing resembling a toga. Their body was covered in thick, smoky-brown fur.
The figure reached for an earpiece, placing it in their ear. "Enter." The figure spoke with a masculine voice.
"We have come to report." Elm stated, hovering inside the room.
"I see." The figure responded, then looked to Sam. "Why don't we let our new 'recruit' do the talking."
Yeul turned towards the sisters fully, greeting them by saying; "Hello." And after a pause, added, "We just heard from Samus what happened."
After saying this, Yeul looked to Shara's ship for a moment, then looked back to the sisters. "The quiet man that ran after you once you left, is he not with you?"
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"That's good. The auto-repair prohram will work on repairing the damage done to the vehicle, so all in all, we sustained no lasting damage." Elm stated as it hovered along side Sam.
Turning a corner to the left, the two came infront of another door, this one not opening automatically. Elm pushed a button to the side, then hovered back. After two seconds of waiting, the door slid to the side, showing the room behind it being a circular room, used as an office. A desk sat near the back of the room, fastened to the floor, and a closed window behind the desk.
At the desk, sat a humanoid figure Sam also wouldn't recognise. They had a triangular head, two brown eyes situated on the sides of their head. They qwew wearing a purple piece of clothing resembling a toga. Their body was covered in thick, smoky-brown fur.
The figure reached for an earpiece, placing it in their ear. "Enter." The figure spoke with a masculine voice.
"We have come to report." Elm stated, hovering inside the room.
"I see." The figure responded, then looked to Sam. "Why don't we let our new 'recruit' do the talking."
Samus also turned to the Masons, then noticed Joel nearby.
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[color=edc393]"Right boss. It went well for a while. This group has so many strange members that they didn't really give a crap about what I did, which meant I could sneak around and eavesdrop a little. Managed to write some notes down. But one of them tried chasing me down at one point, and they all later twigged that I was watching them. I had to get out of there. No casualties, for them or civilians, and the bike took a hit but it will repair itself. Keeping an eye on them in future might be difficult though. One of them could sense me, even when I was cloaked. "[/color] Sam reported.
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[color=edc393]"Right boss. It went well for a while. This group has so many strange members that they didn't really give a crap about what I did, which meant I could sneak around and eavesdrop a little. Managed to write some notes down. But one of them tried chasing me down at one point, and they all later twigged that I was watching them. I had to get out of there. No casualties, for them or civilians, and the bike took a hit but it will repair itself. Keeping an eye on them in future might be difficult though. One of them could sense me, even when I was cloaked. "[/color] Sam reported.
Alain waved dismissively at Eric. "Yeah, whatever. It sounds like the others got back, so why don't you go see if they brought that mute guy back?"
Roland walked back from the city, approaching the group of people standing outside the ships.
Roland walked back from the city, approaching the group of people standing outside the ships.
It took her a moment, but eventually, Yeul saw Roland walk back and approach the ships. "My question is answered." She stated, looking away from the direction Roland approached from, back to the sisters.
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The figure hummed, bringing a hand to his chin and stroking it. Aside from a "Hmm", they were quiet for a moment, then pressed a button at the side of their desk, making a pannel at the front desk slide back to reveal a small projector. Starting up, a holographic computer screen was projected a short distance infront of the figure. "And I understood you managed to capture some recordings, too. Let's see, here..."
Bringing up a summerized report the six-limbed figure had send through, the figure ifront of Sam and Elm read through the key points, then closed the file again. "So, you weren't able to plant any trackers. That's a shame. Do you suppose these people will go on the move, soon?" the figure asked, their eyes moving back and forth between looking to Sam and Elm.
"It's possible. I don't know." Elm responded.
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The figure hummed, bringing a hand to his chin and stroking it. Aside from a "Hmm", they were quiet for a moment, then pressed a button at the side of their desk, making a pannel at the front desk slide back to reveal a small projector. Starting up, a holographic computer screen was projected a short distance infront of the figure. "And I understood you managed to capture some recordings, too. Let's see, here..."
Bringing up a summerized report the six-limbed figure had send through, the figure ifront of Sam and Elm read through the key points, then closed the file again. "So, you weren't able to plant any trackers. That's a shame. Do you suppose these people will go on the move, soon?" the figure asked, their eyes moving back and forth between looking to Sam and Elm.
"It's possible. I don't know." Elm responded.
[color=003399]"I guess you didn't catch "Silence"."[/color] Joel said to Samus. [color=003399]"How did he get away?"[/color]
"He had a vehicle, and it opened a gateway that let him escape." Samus told Joel.
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[color=edc393]"I think I overheard some of them talking about a broadcasting station, but I don't know where exactly. Did get this though."[/color] Sam brought up his recordings, from the XCOM details to Sophia's powers and troubles to a tour of Dace's ship.
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[color=edc393]"I think I overheard some of them talking about a broadcasting station, but I don't know where exactly. Did get this though."[/color] Sam brought up his recordings, from the XCOM details to Sophia's powers and troubles to a tour of Dace's ship.
[color=003399]"A gateway? He did imply he could travel interdimensionally."[/color] Joel replied. After thinking for a few seconds, he said, [color=003399]"Hmm... Maybe we could ask about him at the bounty store. They might have heard something about him, if he's done stuff like this before."[/color]
"Does it ultimately matter?" Caius questioned. "It is gone now, and if it is indeed in another world now, thoroughly beyond anyone's reach. We cannot do anything about it, and for as long as it remains out there, not bothering us, I see no reason to care." He added, uncrossing his arms while pausing.
"Instead, thoughts should put towards the original predicament. Yeul had informed me that plans were made to travel to the broadcasting tower those after Sophia appeared at?"
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"So I read." The figure said. "Well. We can't afford to risk letting these people escape. We have little Watchers operating in that realm, so following them is our best chance at being lead to other outsiders. Your main objective still stand. Return to the realm as soon as repairs to your designated vehicle are complete" The figure stated, clasping his hands together, resting them on the desk. "However, keep your distance from now on."
"Acknowleged." Elm confirmed, then turned to face Sam. "I am keeping track of the process. It will take a little more time."
"Instead, thoughts should put towards the original predicament. Yeul had informed me that plans were made to travel to the broadcasting tower those after Sophia appeared at?"
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"So I read." The figure said. "Well. We can't afford to risk letting these people escape. We have little Watchers operating in that realm, so following them is our best chance at being lead to other outsiders. Your main objective still stand. Return to the realm as soon as repairs to your designated vehicle are complete" The figure stated, clasping his hands together, resting them on the desk. "However, keep your distance from now on."
"Acknowleged." Elm confirmed, then turned to face Sam. "I am keeping track of the process. It will take a little more time."