Galaxy's Edge Space Bar (archive)

[Terenia]

"I'm touched," Terenia says, feigning sweetness, "You actually care what happens to me. Well, at least what happens to this body. Not quite the same thing, is it?"

The smile on her face fades slightly, "I don't need your protection, Andalite. From what I've seen of you in action, you're more likely to get your tail lopped off anyways." She smiles at the memory of Claxter's failed attempt at saving Efaen, knowing that it is likely to hit a nerve. "I'm curious, though. What is it that you wish to gain from my host? Her future does not involve you, you realize that, right? She will be spending the rest of her likely brief life either on Visser Three's Blade Ship or-" she shrugs, not finishing the thought. She isn't entirely sure what they would be doing if Terenia got her way and did not have to return to Visser Three, but she knew that it did not involve the Andalites.


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In the bar, Tamora begins to get restless. Cody has not returned, which leads her to believe that either he didn't find Terenia or he did find her and something bad happened. It wouldn't be the first time Terenia had caused the death of someone Tamora was relying on. She winces slightly, fending off another wave of grief, and pulls herself to her feet.

"I guess I'm on my own," she says miserably. She pats her side, reaching for a weapon that is not there, and sighs. "Maybe I can find a way into the Andalite's ship on my own...it opened for me before, maybe it'll still listen to my voice."

Casting a glance backwards at the bars inhabitants, Tamora tosses some loose change - a mix of Earth and alien currency - on the countertop and walks out the front door.

[Chad32]

<Efaen is not going back to the Blade ship. for some reason she has it in her head that she'd rather be tortured and enslaved than bored, but even if her life gets cut short it would still be a life. I won't pretend that you mean as much to me than Efaen, though I'm starting to feel sympathy for you. Not that you care. You rarely even call me by my name. If it's really her idea to actually go back to Visser Three, then obviously you have caused her mind to become very warped. That would be quite pityable.>

<I know that she has tracking devices in her, but they can be removed. I don't really have a solid plan to help her, but she won't be going back into Yeerk hands. Especially sadistic Yeerk hands that enjoy torturing her for a cause she has no business being involved in.  Even if...> He wouldn't say it out loud. He couldn't consciously think of doing it himself, but Andalites did have a code of killing themselves rather than be infested. <I know I'm a loser who is way in over his head, but still I won't allow an atrocity such as this to happen if I can help it. and I can. I will.>

[Terenia]

Terenia laughs harshly, "You think that I want to go back to that miserable ship? As long as Tammy is on the prowl around here I have no intention of returning. Efaen wants to go back because she wants to make a difference in this stupid war and she thinks that that is the only way she will be successful. I think she's Loony Tunes, but those are her demands. Go back or lose her, and I am not losing this body."

Her eyes glint with mirth at Claxter's last comment, fully aware of what his words imply. "You think you have it in you, Claxter?" She asks, deliberately enunciating his name. She drops her arms, allowing her hands to rest on the butt of her weapons.

[Chad32]

<It would suit me fine if you 'lost' here, Terenia, seeing as how she shouldn't belong to you anyway. I'm not surprised if she is mentally unstable after five years of that, but hopefully it can be fixed.> He said. He didn't comment of whether or not he could kill Efaen, preferring to not think of that option. while he noticed her hands going for her dracons, he was in fact still confident in his own abilities to not let her shoot him. <What would you still need her for now, anyway?>

[Cobra (Gymn)]

<I don't like Andalites because some of them took over the government of Earth. It was all in secret, but I found out when I was in a training camp for morph capable special forces that they were going to use to weed out the resistence. I didn't want to be used so I trapped myself in this form.> That was the most I'd said in years. <Don't stop, that feels good.>

[Myitt]

Corliss takes his link abruptly back from Keshin.

"See?  He's fine," says Corliss frankly.  "Are you quite happy, now?"



On the other end, Myitt looks at Salem expectantly.  "Well?" she asks.

[Chad32]

"So that Andalites took Earth, huh? Did they win the war? I guess they probably did, since earth is pretty important. Visser Three is an idiot, but the council of Thirteen still love him for some reason." Cody said as he kept petting. "I may as well not go back, then. In my timeline, Earth is still under Visser Three's control. Kind of. There is a resistance there."

[Terenia]

"You may have noticed, Andalite," Terenia says, reverting back to calling him merely by his species, "but I tend to get shot at a lot. It's helpful to be morph capable in such situations. Besides. I like this form, and as insufferable as Efaen can get, I am used to her mind. And whether you like it or not, she does belong to me. So get over it."

Abruptly, Terenia's eyes widen. She yanks both of her Dracon Beams from their holsters and extends her arms. The weapons appear to be aimed directly at Claxter, but her gaze is focused on the human that has just stepped out from behind the Bug Fighter.

"You always were bad at sharing, Teresa," Tamora says. Her eyes are dark and her expression stormy. She does not look too happy about running into her sister out here. Terenia looks even less happy. Her hands are shaking slightly, but she keeps the weapons raised.

[Chad32]

Claxter had pulled out his shredders when Terenia pulled her dracons, surprised that she actually did draw them on him. He was about to retort that he didn't have to get over anything, but he heard a voice behind him. He noticed Tamora didn't have any weapons on her, so was free to continue aiming both shredders at Terenia.

<What is it that you want, Tamora?> He asked calmly. <Terenia, put away the dracons. She is unarmed, and her help has been confined.>

[Cobra (Gymn)]

<Yea an andalite faction is in control of Earth. I won't talk much I've said more in the last minute than in the last month.> Hearing noises outside I perked up my ears and looked at the door.  

[Chad32]

"Ok." Cody said. He hadn't heard anything, but Bear perked his ears up and looked at the door. He wondered
if Claxter was trying something subtle to get him to open up. He grabbed a dracon and hid it inside his uniform before tentatively opening the hatch. He peered around to see Tamora standing there, but Claxter and Terenia were not in view. He walked up to Tamora, but stayed around the corner and didn't say anything as he waited to see what was happening.

[Midnight_Huntress]

Silver gave a slight stir and a groan as she rested. She mentioned her parents, Parker and the others before settling once more.

[Terenia]

"I'd much prefer it if you would move out of the way so that I can shoot her," Terenia says through gritted teeth, not taking her eyes - or weapons - off of her sister. Tamora glances at Cody when he arrives and moves hastily to the right, putting Claxter more directly between the two sisters.

"Are you going to let her shoot me?" Tamora asks shrilly, "Don't think she won't do it! She killed our brother in cold blood, she'll kill me too!"

"Shut up." Terenia says, taking a step forward, "Stand aside, Andalite."

[Chad32]

Cody started making hand signs, indicating that Tamora should run into his ship while the hatch was still open.

<I know.> Claxter said in response to Tamora saying Terenia killed their brother in cold blood. Though he remembered it was because she was cornered on Visser Three's Bladeship, his memory of why Terenia was on it at that time was foggy. In any case, he stood firmly in front of Tamora, even though she was an Imperial. He had more sympathy for her than for Terenia. He fired his shredders at Terenia's dracons, trying to disarm her. With her attention on her sister, it may work to his advantage.

[Terenia]

Claxter's shot connects with Terenia's right hand and she shouts loudly as her entire arm goes numb. The Dracon Beam clatters to the ground and she yells again, this time including a few choice expletives.

Tamora takes advantage of the moment and bolts aboard the Bug Fighter, hands held over her head as though that will protect her.

"You ****!" Terenia shouts, holstering her left Dracon and using her left hand to recover her dropped second weapon. "What the hell was that for!?"