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[Terenia]

Tamora shakes her head, "No time. She's not stupid, she won't fall for anything like that. I'm going to take a shot at her, on stun. If it knocks her out we'll have to move fast, get her aboard. If it misses and she sees me...well," she hesitates, thinking back to the threat that Ossanlin had made in the bar, and blanches slightly, "well, that's a risk I guess I'll have to take. Maybe she'll mix me up with Teresa or something. I don't know where my sister got an Imperial uniform from, but now that I'm armed it'll be hard to tell the difference."

Tamora hesitates, knowing that the moment is passing. She grips the Dracon tightly in her hand, not entirely confident that she can go through with it. Glancing at Cody for confirmation she raises her weapon and takes aim.

"I'll shoot as soon as you give me the okay," she says.

[Chad32]

"No. Keep it hidden and get close." He said quickly. "She thinks you're unarmed. Then again, she would also see you coming out of a bugfighter. Nevermind. I'll walk out so she's at least looking at me. When I have her back turned, she won't be able to avoid it." He left the ship with his dracon hidden, and when he was out in a direction that she wouldn't be able to look past him and see Tamora, he called how.

"Hey Myitt! I have a question to ask. Do you know how to get inside Ossanlin's ship? He hasn't been very helpful, and I can't leave without Sukohn. You think you could help me out?"

[Cobra (Gymn)]

After searching Dara found a water bottle under one of the benches. "Here you go." he said as he handed it to Silver.

I watched as Cody lured Myitt's gaze from the bugfighter. I couldn't see well so I crawled under the bug to get a better view.

[Gaz]

(I'm horrible, sorry.)

"Let's get in there!" Gaz said. "Might as well bust down the door. They'll know we're here soon enough."

Gaz prepped herself for what might be waiting inside.

(Promise to be more on top of things from now on.)

[warren_bearclaw]

(((Dara is still inside the shuttle we came in, right? I'm assuming so...)))

"Let's get ready, boys" came Carson' voice. Except for his concussion gun, which appeared to be floating in midair, there was no trace of him or any of the other Beta Squaders. Two floating guns entered the larger ship and then disappeared around the corner of the doorway, while the other two floated in the middle of the room, aimed down the hall. A soft whine came from all four weapons. No one was coming in without their approval.

[Myitt]

Corliss nods.  "I'd have to clear it with Reven, but perhaps you could stay with us?"  He swallows.  "If...if both of you wanted that, of course.  We can't force you into joining us, but I'm afraid that we'd have to keep you at the base for some time until it's deemed you're trustworthy.  Both you, and Efaen.  Unless of course you were willing to take another host?"

---

Myitt turns sharply, jarred from her thoughts.  She narrows her eyes at Cody.

"The Mirage?  No, I'm afraid only Ossanlin can get into his ship," she says, glancing at the side of the Bug, then back at Cody.  "You'll have to ask him."  She turns to leave.

[Chad32]

"I did. He doesn't seem to interested. I don't like the idea of begging the guy, but I don't have a bargaining chip...yet." He probably shouldn't have said that last word, but it slipped out anyway.

[Terenia]

Tamora watched nervously from the hatch of the Bug as Cody distracted Myitt. As soon as the Yeerk turned, Tamora took a step out onto the ramp and raised her weapon.

"Here goes nothing," she says, wincing slightly as she aims at Myitt's back and pulls the trigger.

----

Terenia's smile is genuine, but it is also tinged with sadness, "That'd be great," she says, "I mean...if you'd want me."

<<Never.>> Efaen hisses. Terenia doesn't respond, though. She just smiles uneasily at Corliss. I have three days to convince her that this is for the best, Terenia realizes. Persuading Efaen isn't anything Corliss can help her with, but now that the doorway is open, she feels the tiniest bit of hope spark to life.

[Midnight_Huntress]

Silver looked up and took the bottle. "Thanks Dara." She said and took a small drink. She kept looking at the door like she expected it to open.

[Shenmue654]

((Well, off we go. :3 I suppose we'll see Joanne and Keshin some time later. It's the only logical move. Sad Mode. X3 ))

It doesn't take long before the strange, beat-up Bug Fighter begins to lift up into the air. Keshin flips a couple switches in the pilot's seat and lays back against it. It occurs to him that Tamora may need help killing off Myitt, but Keshin can't afford to do anything about it anymore. If he ever gets another chance however, he will find a way to kill the Yeerk where she stands. There's a huge price on her head, after all.

<You think we're gonna see the Andalite's Dome ship on our way up?>

<Probably. But he's not going to stop us. >
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Mar purrs with delight at Elayne's awakening and wraps his arms around her waist from behind, laying his head against her shoulder. "My sleep was terrible, sweetie. I don't really know how you mortals deal with the sensation every night. I was ripped apart in uncountable ways in some..."

Mar frowns, trying to think of a way to describe it. "...very blurry alternate dimension. I'm not entirely sure how it works, or why I'd see things while unconscious. Strange dreams. Either way, we should return to the Bar. You are safe there, pet. For the most part. And the chaos has died down."

[Myitt]

((Aww, *waves to Keshin* see you next time you try to kill my characters! ))

Corliss smiles back at Terenia.  "I can't make any final decisions on it now, but if I could, I'd say yes," he says sincerely.

---

The Dracon stun shot hits Myitt pretty squarely in the back, and Tara collapses to the ground, suddenly and completely unconscious.

<No, no, NO!> Myitt cries frantically inside her unresponsive human friend's body.  Theories flicker through her mind.  Keshin?  No, it couldn't be...

<Tamora,> she says with certainty, a feeling of dread seeping inside of her.

[Chad32]

Quickly Cody grabbed her amr with one hand and started dragging her along the ground. Once again he cursed his bum leg, otherwise it wouldn't be hard to heft her up and dash for the bug. Tamora should be smart enough to help him out, though.

[KitsuneMarie]

((Bye Kess! It was fun... at least for the writer! Come back soon!))

Elayne frowns. "Sounds like you had a nightmare. That's rotten luck to get one your first time sleeping." She reaches a hand up to touch his head, and then drops it back to her lap. "Dreams aren't usually like that... at least for me," she reassures him, craning her neck to see him out of the corner of her eye. "You're right, though. The Bar sounds like a nice place to be now."


Tora exits the ramshackle building, making her way towards her equally ramshackle Bug fighter, which stands amidst several others. She is surprised that Corliss and Myitt had never shown up at the Bar for a post-shootout beverage, so she calls out to them in private thought-speak, hoping they are in close enough proximity to hear her: <<Corliss? Myitt? I will be leaving for the base soon, but I would like to check in with you before I depart. Please alert me to your presence; I am in the ship yard.>>

She hears something perhaps resembling some kind of scuffle ahead, but it is muted by steel and dirt; besides, fights seem to break out almost continuously at the Bar. There is no reason to worry that one of her friends might be involved, especially now that Keshin has supposedly departed the planetoid.

[Shenmue654]

"It won't last," Mar mutters with a rather dark look. "Every time the Bar settles down, a new conflict appears. The people involved in this deadly war seem to hate one another so much that we can only remain calm for a matter of moments before a new fight breaks out. It is only a matter of time before my problems follow me here, and I may be in trouble when that occurs."

Mar slowly gets out of the embrace and stretches his arms, yawning. He then steps out of Elayne's bed, without his shirt. The odd, jagged scar on his back is clearly visible. His proportions aren't exactly right either, but he looks solid and human enough. He then begins putting on his rather elaborate clothes. "Hmn. It might even be a bit empty, what with all the troubles. But I'm sure the Bartender will remain. He's not normal, that one."

[Terenia]

Tamora's eyes widen as her shot makes a direct hit. She hadn't had that much faith in her aiming skills, but apparently they were enough. Reholstering her weapon, she scurries down the ramp and grabs Myitt's other arm, joining Cody in lugging her onto the Bug Fighter.

---

"Thank you," Terenia says. Tentatively she reaches out and grabs his hand, giving it a gentle squeeze and dropping it quickly, "I appreciate it. I really do."

She looks as though she is about to say something else when the sound of a Dracon discharging nearby catches her attention. She winces at the sound, immediately thinking back to the confrontation that had just occurred moments ago between herself and Tamora.

"I know you don't agree with it," Terenia says, "But I'm going to have to kill Tamora. You realize that, right? She cannot leave this place. Ever."