The Experiment

[Damien]

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[ShadeFawks]

(( also he pulled another gun out of Zspace... what to do about that...))

[traycon3]

((Kk, cool.
*Opens mouth* Erm...Got a bit lost while reading over what's happened so far. What, exactly is going on with Ax?))

"What's this?"
Norpo looked up from his work, pushing his host's glasses up her nose to look at the Controller who had walked in. His new assistant. "Oh, it's just a pet project of mine," he replied, looking back down at the blue-prints for the new weapon Zaphod had asked him to look over before his recent promotion.
"What's it do?" the curious Controller asked.
"Transporter. But the only problem is that I have no idea where it sends things at this point if I go beyond two feet. Beyond that they tend to disappear or appear disfigured."
"Cool. Can you show me?"
Sighing, Norpo pushed himself away from the table. "Sure. Come here."
He strolled around and began showing his new assistant the controls. "Can I--"
"Yes, you can have a demonstration," Norpo replied before the other could finish. He calmly walked over and snatched an apple from the table, only vaguely listening to the beeping sound as the assistant targeted the "transporter". Ignoring his host's protests, he walked over to the target pad. "Ok, let me get--"
"Good by, Subvisser," the Controller said, pushing the button and zapping Norpo right in the chest.

Ax stood in the tree-line and swung a stalk-eye up to Tobias. <Perhaps it would be pertinent for you to warn the others,> he said calmly.

"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA AAHHHHHHHHHHHHH!" Neither human nor Yeerk was sure who was screaming aloud, since they were both screaming pretty badly as Tiamate fell. They had appeared a few feet above the trees, obviously above a forest, but neither could really be sure which forest. All they knew was that she was heading towards the ground, and, by proxy, someone on the ground.

[demos666]

(my bad change so now its not god modding sry )

[ShadeFawks]

"what the?" Zaphod says as he looks up in time to see someone.... familiar falling on top of him. "Ooomph!" he cries out as he's knocked over. One of the hork-bijar closing in and aiming his weapon on the falling person, whilst the other two quickly work to cut off any escape routes.

[traycon3]

"Oooww..." Tia groaned, sitting up. "I think I landed on a rock," she muttered to Norpo.
<A talking rock that is surrounded by Hork-Bajir?> Norpo asked skeptically. He turned to look at what he had landed on, keeping half an eye on the Hork-Bajir. He had faith in his host's abilities as a shooter, but he wasn't sure how quickly she could draw before the Hork-Bajir fired if he got trigger-happy.
"Oh, hello, Zaphod," Norpo said brightly.

[ShadeFawks]

"Ow... Hi, Norpo..." he says as he holds a hand up to let the Hork-Bijar know its fine, "Please tell me why you are interrupting my mission, And don't say you dropped in to say hi..."
<aww, but that would have been funny.> Stephen argues
<No. I wouldn't.>

[traycon3]

"Yes, we fell out of the sky just to say hi," Tia snapped irritably, standing up.
Norpo twisted her back, wincing slightly as it popped. "Apparently my new assistant has it out for me." He jerked his head at the Hork-Bajir. "Wasn't aware that you were on a mission." He raised both eyebrows as if to ask if it was for the Peace Movement.

[ShadeFawks]

Zaphod shakes his head as he groans "Right, since you're here and obviously would love to help, please by all means do." he points to the target crouched against a tree, "We need him, or Visser three will be in a very very bad mood... a fatally bad mood if you get my drift."

[traycon3]

Tia walked over and crouched down in front of the boy. He was about her age when she was taken. The corner of her mouth turned up in a smile. "How fatally are we talking, Zaphod? Like angry enough to kill all three of your Hork-Bajirs?" She had pulled out the number three from thin air, since neither of them was positive about the number of Hork-Bajir in the forest.

[ShadeFawks]

"Probably along with anyone else that got in my way, and any hapless that happened to look at him funny for the next week or so." Zaphod says as he gets up, keeping the weapon trained on his hostage as he jerks his head towards you. Two of the Hork-Bijar coming around you, weapons drawn.

[ShadeFawks]

(( um.... What? ))

[traycon3]

((No offense, but my sentiments exactly. What?))
"So, that's how it's going down," she muttered. She stood up and took a step back, so that the two Hork-Bajir were at angles to her. Then she swiftly drew her Dracon beam from the back of her pants, where she always kept it, and fired.
TSEWWW!
The Hork-Bajir on her left fell. She saw the other Hork-Bajir moving to take aim at her, but she spun and squeezed the trigger, smirking as he slumped to the ground.

[ShadeFawks]

His head turns quickly as soon as he hears the first shot, not even seeing who it's coming from as he fires at the weapon and the arms of whoever was holding it, cursing under his breath in french.
<Wait...was that Tia firing at them?> Stephen says in shock.
<If it was... she better have some good answers.> Zaphod replies to his host, as he motions for the hork-bajir to follow him, staying behind cover as he looks around, assessing the situation.

[traycon3]

Tia swore and felt the Dracon fall from her hand as most of her arm went numb.
<That was...intelligent. Really intelligent...>
<Aren't you suppose to stop me from doing "intelligent" things?> Tia snapped back.
<I didn't think you were going to actually do it,> Norpo muttered. He didn't add that he hadn't stopped her because he thought it wasn't a bad idea.

Ax watched this display. He was confused. <Why do you think she shot those Hork-Bajir?> he asked Tobias. If it turned out they had an ally, then maybe she could be useful in the future.