Session Start: Thu Dec 15 20:30:29 2005
Session Ident: #taw
* Logging #taw to 'logs\EsperNet\#taw.20051215.log'
<Warren`> Stardate: Immediately after last session
<Warren`> Location: PAX Station Hanger
<Xanatos`Durran> nRP: <Ariel> HARK!? A Traitor you say? Why I never thought I'd see such the day!
<Warren`> 6* Everyone that is left on the team - including Ariel, Fox, Peacemaker, Kane, Xanatos, Katrina, Warren, Slasher, Shiva, and Serena - are all gathered in the hanger to hear Darien's speech. However, after locking down the station and announcing a traitor...
* Seraphna stands there, quiet now, a defeated look in her eyes, having just witnessed the death of her lover, who was also the murderer of her father's best friend... oh the drama.
* Warren` stands there, looking surprised. He quickly glances at the others' for their reactions. Ariel stands there as she always does, while Fox and Peacemaker idle silently.
* Slasher crosses his arms, he studies Darien.
* Xanatos`Durran is kneeling down on one knee, holding his side and looking up at Darien. He is quite confused and in pain.
* Katrina` stands there, her shoulder bandaged up. She looks at the others, trying to figure out how there could be a traitor among them after Spade was orchestrating the entire thing.
* Shiva leans against the back wall, playing with a strand of her hair
* `Kane looks completely shocked and surprised and hopes it isn't him.
<Warren`> 6* Peacemaker, remembering her job status, moves over to Durran and begins to inject him with pain medicine to help stablize him.
<Darien`> Some of you probably are surprised, others are too far gone to care, and for one of you, you know exactly what I'm talking about.
* Xanatos`Durran nods to her weakly. "Darien...what are you going on about?" He says with a frown.
<Darien`> Well, while my duties laid primarily on finding out who killed General Venerator, it was obvious there was something else going on here. And when it crossed over with my job, then it became offically my business to investigate. I have a lot to cover, so you'll have to excuse me if I ramble on for a bit.
* Warren` crosses his arms, glancing at Peacemaker working on Xanatos, then looks at Fox, who seems to be focused on Darien. Ariel still seems unimpressed.
* Xanatos`Durran frowns at not being able to go rest so he decides to prop himself up against the shuttle, so that he can at least be somewhat comfortable.
* `Kane begins to rub his hands together quickly.
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* Topic is 'PAX - http://thealienwars.tripod.com/PAX/ | (Current Weekly Schedule for Main Sessions) THURSDAY AT 10 EST! DECEMBER 15th! | 11 of 22 completed'
* Set by DeathStar on Tue Dec 13 23:23:42
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<DeathStar> NRP: I love IRC
<Xanatos`Durran> nRP: Wowzors.
* Seraphna stares at the floor, probably having snapped some time ago
* Shiva turns, looking around at all the people, she watches them all and their reactions.
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<Darien`> A little over half a year ago, when this team was first formed, there were certain instances you might all remember. The first of which was an explosion on a shuttle that targetted only Ariel. Now, what was suspicious about this - besides the shuttle exploding?
* DeathStar is now known as Warren`
<Darien`> The first point of interest on the explosion was that it targetted only one person's seat - Ariel's. And it occurred when you guys dropped to 50 feet of altitude. While this was dismissed as a shuttle malfunction on Sera's part, I don't believe it was - I believe it was set up to disable her credability, since she was recently made head mechanic. Why? The explosion happened perfectly when the shuttle was low enough...
<Darien`> ...that if something truly bad happened, the rest of you would have survived a crash landing. Second, the explosion was meant to disable the intended target - Ariel - and throw them from the shuttle to their death. Just one.
* Warren` stands as he thinks back to the incident.
<Katrina`> So you're saying someone wanted to kill only Ariel...
* Seraphna closes her eyes, whimpering a little, probably not hearing anything
<Darien`> Then another incident occurs a little while later - Ariel's computer terminal explodes. Once again, the traitor misjudged the dragoon's durability. That explosion would have killed a normal human being and stood a good chance at killing a dragoon, from what I read about it. Yet, Ariel survived the explosion - and then the attacks on her stopped. You're probably wondering where I'm going with this, but bare with me as I jump ahead now.
<Darien`> Spade. 6He says this, standing in the center of everyone, glancing at their faces as he talks. His eyes linger on Xanatos, Peacemaker, Slasher, Warren, Katrina, and even Sera.
<Darien`> This puzzled me for a while - even before he admitted to the murder. If Spade piloted the shuttle with a remote, how did he have access to the security cameras on the station to see the shuttle as he flew it in? The answer is he couldn't have had that access ... unless there was someone who gave him that access before he even set up the assassination. The traitor gave Spade access to the security systems long before General Venerator died.
* Darien` glances at Fox, Ariel, and Kane now.
<Darien`> Next came all the chaos that followed the death. 6He turns to Seraphna. "And this is where I found reason to suspect you."
* Seraphna doesn't even acknowledge, just staring, crying
<Darien`> The day that Lt. Cran's room was ransacked, supposedly by Captain Carmichael, William Spade was up in his office, clearly on camera all day long so that he had the perfect alibi. Yet, when Lt. Cran arrived in her quarters, she found it ransacked, as if someone tore it apart looking for something. Now, maybe I'm too optimistic, but I believe someone like Captain Carmichael, the HEAD of security, could search your room without you knowing it
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<Darien`> Instead, your room was completely trashed and you immediately suspected him. You report him, and everyone learns his card key was used to access your doors. Now, for someone as highly trained as the Captain, this would be bluntly stupid to do something so open and blatant. The fact is, if he wanted to search your room, you wouldn't have known it, Lt. Cran.
* Warren` glances at Sera now.
<Darien`> You wanted it to be him, so you selected the intended target. Which is what the traitor wanted you to do.
* Seraphna seems to not hear a thing, she's far too absorbed in her boyfriend's death
* Darien` walks past Sera, as if he's not speaking to her, but someone else in the group.
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<Darien`> Now, the Captain makes a similiar report against the Lieutenant - his room has been searched, but this time it's done perfectly, precisely - like someone with training would do it. Only someone with security training would have even noticed their room was searched. This is where Captain Carmichael was at fault - a mechanic like Sera wouldn't have been THAT good at searching and THAT good at hiding it.
* Warren` cuts his eyes to Darien now.
* Darien` steps past Red Fox and Kane again, moving back around to Peacemaker and Xanatos.
<Katrina`> ...
* Xanatos`Durran just stares, right now he doesn't really care.
<Darien`> Now, you were all cleverly played against each other wonderfully. You have someone in your midsts that appears to be loyal, helpful, wanting to work with you all, but they set you up against one another without you even realizing it. It would be too easy to blame this all on Spade. 6He glances at them. "I imagine there's even more instances where you received strange messages or hints that pointed you in directions the traitor wanted you to go."
* Warren` grunts, sighing.
<Warren`> I received a picture of Sera and Spade. Someone tipped me off.
<Alicia> <Red_Fox> ... *quietly considers*
<`Kane> I...Uhh...I was given...the...pictures. *hides his head*
* Katrina` glances at Slasher next to her, then back at the others.
<Slasher> NRP: *coughs* BULLSHIT!
<Xanatos`Durran> NRp: Lol Brb.
* Darien` glances at Kane in surprise.
<Darien`> Hm. But then our traitor makes some serious mistakes. 6He stops, eyeing Fox, then turns to face Xanatos.
<Darien`> After two attempts on Ariel's life last year, they made a third one - a brilliant move, really, and one you all can dismiss as weather hazards. The ice shattered on Ariel's last mission with you all, before she was pulled off duty by the Captain here it seems to help him. No one else had unstable ground, yet in Ariel's report, there's clear indication she was almost buried alive as the ground broke under her.
<Darien`> You could also even chalk that up as Captain Spade attempting to kill her. It's not a clear enough mistake.
* Warren` crosses his arms, glancing at Ariel quietly, then back at the others.
<Warren`> <Ariel> ...
<Darien`> His other big mistake was getting caught on camera in a stealth suit. You all "found" a nice scapegoat, one mysteriously wanted by Janus and who dies while trying to escape a few months later. Shut case. But it's a blunder, a serious one.
<Darien`> Because the killer had to plant the evidence on his intended target. They had to stay ahead of the security unit closing in, get the suit in where it would be found, and then get out.
* Darien` glances at Fox again as he stands there, as if speaking to her.
<Slasher> NRP: <Red Fox> You said His, not Her's...Ass
<Seraphna> NRP: "You said HIs... does that mean us girls can leave now?"
<Alicia> <Red_Fox> It's possible, I guess..
<Darien`> And finally, they made their last mistake... today. The power goes out for 1 minute while Spade cleverly arranges his escape. 6He turns to face Warren, standing with his back to Katrina now. "Of course, the traitor had to help the person he was hepling escape cleanly, so he needed to be in a position that he could turn off the power. Just long enough for Spade to escape."
* Warren` eyes Darien dangerously.
* Darien` suddenly aims the gun directly behind him - but at Slasher. He turns his face around
<Darien`> I told you I'd be seeing you again.
* Warren` glances at Slasher.
<Alicia> <Red_Fox> *turns to stare at Slasher*
* Katrina` turns to look directly to her right in confusion.
<Slasher> ...Took you long enough..*he spins around, grabbing Katrina with his left arm and locking her in, a knife slides out of his right sleeve and into his hand which immideately juts up against her throat*
* Katrina` holds her breath in surprise, turning to look at Slasher. For the first time, she sees his true emotions and looks as if pain from what's in his head.
<Warren`> 6* Ariel jerks to move, but pauses, eyeing Slasher now holding Katrina.
* Warren` aims his own handgun at Slasher
<Warren`> YOU?
* Darien` stands there calmly, staring Slasher in the eyes.
* Xanatos`Durran struggles to get to his feet.
<Seraphna> "You were... helping William...?"
<Slasher> It's amazing the show you people put on, it was all to easy.
<Xanatos`Durran> You...son...of...a...bitch...
<Alicia> <Red_Fox> *pulls out her gun and aims, obviously not ready to fire, though*
<Katrina`> Cha...Chad... 6She gasps in pain, as if she doesn't like his true self.
* Slasher he begins to walk towards the main door leading out of the hanger.
<Warren`> How could you, Winters?!
<Alicia> <Red_Fox> Bastard...
<Darien`> There's nowhere for you to run, Slasher. I have the place locked down. 6He keeps his gun trained on Slasher.
* Xanatos`Durran searches for his weapons, but he lost them in the explosion.
* Katrina` tries to think of a way out of this, looking at Durran in a panic.
<Slasher> It's always about the money Warren. The highest bidder gets the best man.
<Warren`> 6* Ariel begins to circle around to his right.
<Xanatos`Durran> Its ok Katrina...its ok...*he struggles forward*
<Warren`> And you're Janus' lap dog?!
<Slasher> I wouldn't think about it Ariel, you wouldn't want poor Miss McCormicks dead on your hand.
<Warren`> 6* Ariel pauses.
* Xanatos`Durran stops as well.
<Slasher> I was hired by Spade.
* `Kane slinks back somewhat.
<Seraphna> "Not Janus'..."
<Seraphna> "S-Spade went... AWOL... not my father's orders..."
* Warren` pauses, obviously lining his aim up for a clean head shot.
<Slasher> And do you really think that I'd let me guard down that easily Darien. *he presses his back against the door*
* Darien` stands there.
<Darien`> You're a sloppy amateur, Slasher.
* Slasher clicks, and the lights suddenly go out.
* Katrina` suddenly tries to elbow behind her.
<Slasher> MiniGM: *Katrina seems to miss completely as if no one's longer there, the lights then turn on*
* Katrina` falls to her knees.
* Slasher is nowhere to be found.
* Xanatos`Durran stumbles forward, falling down beside Katrina. "A..are you ok?"
* Warren` rushes to the hanger doors, hitting the button to open them. He's down the hallway.
* Katrina` nods, grabbing onto Durran as she shakes
<Katrina`> His mind ... it's so twisted...and angry...
<Warren`> 6* Ariel has vanished as well.
<Alicia> <Red_Fox> *looks between the door and Kat, then heads out*
* Xanatos`Durran frowns and pulls her close. "Its ok. I promise. It'll be ok."
* Darien` stands there in the hanger, as if studying the ceiling.
<Darien`> Lt. Zolernowich, you should see to Lt. McCormick and Lt. Commander Durran
* `Kane doesn't seem to be there either.
* Darien` pulls out his datapad, then begins to run a scan of the station for the energy of a stealth suit
<Alicia> <Peacemaker> *nods and heads off*
<Darien`> Come on, you bastard...play your old games.
* Warren` runs down the hallway, searching for signs of Slasher. He arrives in the security office, waving his gun around to see if he's there.
* Shiva looks around, searching for something
* Darien` holds the datapad up, triangulating a location on the station
<Slasher> MiniGM: *suddenly a shuttle powers up and begins to take off as the hanger bay unlocks and the doors beging to open*
* Alicia is now known as Imelda
* Darien` eyes it flying off.
<Darien`> He's hacked the system.
* Xanatos`Durran moves his hand to his Datapad. He begins to punch some buttons, trying to override the shuttle.
* Warren` runs over to the damaged controls, then sees the shuttle leaving. He hits buttons, trying to run a scan for life on it.
<Slasher> MiniGM: *the shuttle is easily overrided*
* Xanatos`Durran moves it back into the hanger.
* Warren` locates the suit. He begins to jog through the station to it's location
<Warren`> NRP: Darien does.
* Xanatos`Durran watches Darien leave and looks back at Katrina. "I'm so sorry....so..so sorry."
* Seraphna walks over to her console and shuts down the doors, doing what she should have done earlier that day, using her own access to override the doors.
<Slasher> MiniGM: *the doors in the Security room suddenly slam shut, locking*
* Warren` turn around, eyeing the room locked down.
* Katrina` is on the hanger floor, glancing at Peacemaker in silence, then at Durran's damaged face.
<Slasher> NRP: Sera, you're not even near the security room.
<Katrina`> You should see to him, Cynthia.
<Seraphna> NRP: Hangar Doors
<Slasher> NRP: Darien's got control of them.
<Seraphna> NRP: THe ones you were opening :P
* Darien` turns the corner of the hallway, arriving at the location of the suit. He glances around, holding a gun in one hand
<Darien`> Slasher --- give up.
<Slasher> MiniGM: *the suit shortcircuits then explodes*
* Darien` is hit by the invisible suit, slamming into a wall.
* Warren` eyes the locked room
* Katrina` pats Durran on the shoulder, giving a smile.
* Xanatos`Durran frowns weakly.
* Warren` leaps up and grabs the hole in the ceiling he used for earlier, crawling into it.
* Seraphna sighs and lets everyone else deal with teh problem, walking first to SPade's quarters, to get her bag.
* Katrina` waits until Cynthia has his attention, then moves out of the hanger.
<Warren`> 6* Ariel stands behind Slasher as he stands in the power core. She throws a punch at him from behind.
* Darien` grunts in pain, slipping into unconsciousness.
* Slasher is punched, causing him to slide forward, he spins around instantly. 1"You've always been a pain in my side..."
<Warren`> <Ariel> I do not like being blown up. 6She states simply as she stands there.
<Slasher> MiniGM: *something flashing begins to catch Warren's attention*
* Warren` aims his gun at the flashing object. He tries to determine what it is - and prays it's not a bomb.
<Slasher> Don't hold it against me, just part of my job. *he leaps backwards, hurling a knife towards Ariel's midsection*
<Slasher> MiniGM: *A clock appears there, flashing 12:00 PM*
<Warren`> 6* Ariel knocks the knife away with a slap of her hand. She fires an energy shot at him from her energy weapons located on her arms.
* Slasher leaps upwards, grabbing onto several over hanging pipes
<Slasher> Careful now Ariel, you might damage the Power Core and blow up the station.
* Warren` slides in the only direction left to him, as Slasher sealed off the other airvents. He begins to crawl forward, examining the object on his way.
<Warren`> 6* Ariel leaps up, grabbing onto the same pipe and swings forward, trying to kick Slasher right off.
<`Kane> GMjr: Darien would feel a smack to the face, not a hard one but a taps to the face to try and and wake him up.
<Slasher> MiniGM: *as Warren proceeds next to the clock, the floor suddenly gives away, causing him to fall straight into the men's bathroom, and ontop of a toilet*
* Darien` grunts, not awake
* Slasher swings forward, slamming his own feet into Ariel's.
* Warren` grabs the edge of a stall as he falls, hanging there over the toilet. He looks up, then climbs onto the stall, over into the next one, and hops out of it.
<Warren`> 6* Ariel hangs on with one hand, trying to reach down and grab Slasher's leg and yank him off.
* Warren` reaches the door to the bathroom, finding it locked. He aims his gun and begins to fire it into the key points on the door.
* `Kane frowns and grabs Darien's datapad, he sits down and tries to determine where everyone is located.
<Slasher> Not that easy. *he pushes off, and pulls down on the pipe, causing it to come loose and spray steam towards Ariel*
* Seraphna collects her things from Spade's room, looking about it sadly
<Warren`> 6* The datapad projects all the lifesigns on the station
<Warren`> 6* Ariel is hit, letting go. As she falls, she reaches out to grab at Slasher's leg, hoping to grab on.
<Slasher> You're quite the difficult person to kill Ariel. I'll enjoy this now that I won't have to..GAH! *he's grabbed*
* `Kane scratches his head and looks at the different people, he pinpoints Slasher and Ariel as the two dots moving rapidly. He tries to figure out somthing to do.
<Warren`> 6* Ariel holds onto him, then presses her hand against his stomach, letting one of her energy weapons fire.
* Warren` leans back and rams into the shot door, causing it to crash into the hallway. He looks around.
* Slasher is nailed, causing him to slide backwards and into the darkness of the room
<Warren`> 6* Ariel falls onto the floor, kneeling there. The only light in the room comes from the power core as the light circles around him, causing the light to flash around in a circle in the darkness.
* Slasher dashes behind Ariel ramming into her.l
* `Kane then notices Warren all alone. He picks up his comm, "Sir, I'm picking up two life signs in the power core. They seem to be fighting."
<Warren`> 6* Ariel hears Slasher coming, letting him ram her so she can reach back to grapple her arm his neck and yank forward with him as she tumbles forward.
<Warren`> Comm: Understood. I'm on my way.
* Warren` begins to move through the hallway to the stairs.
* Slasher tumbles forward, then swings his arm around, a knife appearing in his hand, driving straight for her shoulder
<Warren`> 6* Ariel lets go of him, eyeing the knife in her shoulder. She yanks it, barely phased.
* Slasher flips forward and lands rolling, he hops up and fires his pistol at her hand.
* Seraphna packs it all away and find one of Spade's spare Janus insignia's, taking it she packs it away as well as a momento, then heads down to her quarters, lost in her own little world
<Warren`> 6* Ariel stands leans to the side, tossing the knife at Slasher's weapon hand.
* Warren` arrives outside the door to the power core. He tests it, finding it locked.
* Slasher 's hand twists, casuing the knife to glance off his weapon.
<Warren`> Comm: Okay, Kane. I'm locked out. And this door is too thick to blast down.
<Warren`> 6* Ariel runs forward and leaps, aiming to come down right on top of Slasher.
<`Kane> Comm: I'll see what I can do, sir. *he works with the datapad, attemptinig to open the door to the power core.
<Warren`> 6* The datapad, while it has clearance to investigator levels, will take a while to undo the locks.
<Slasher> You never cease to amaze me Ariel...*plants his feet, launching himself backwards, where he stood seems to be a small plastique explosive aimed directly at her*
<`Kane> Comm: This'll take a while sir. *gets to work opening it*
<Warren`> 6* Ariel twists as the bomb explodes, sending the explosive wave upwards at her. She's thrown to the side, despite not being fully hit, and lands on the ground, sliding to the edge of the ramp. She hovers over the abyss that surrounds the power core. IF one falls down there...
<Slasher> MiniGM: *A naked picture of Seraphna suddenly appears on his datapad, it giggles innocently*
* Slasher leaps forward through the explosion kicking towards Ariel's chest*
<Warren`> 6* Ariel suddenly reaches up and grabs Slasher's foot, twirling and slamming him into the rails surrounding the edge of the abyss
<Warren`> 6* Ariel stands up, wobbily now.
<Slasher> GUH!! *grunts in pain, he keels over, coughing*
<Warren`> 6* Ariel forms the equivalent of an energy beam from the weapons situated on her arm. She tries to impale Slasher in the back.
* `Kane frowns and closes out that program, he knows that Warren is countinig on him. So he continues trying to open the door.
* Slasher kicks off the railing, letting the blade slash into the floor, he rolls forward pulling out a hilt, he switches it on, plasma erupting out of it's end.
<Warren`> 6* Ariel frees her arm, turning to face Slasher. She runs forward, slashing down at him horizontally, then follows it up with a vertical slash.
<Slasher> MiniGM: *the Picture pops back up this time waving it's finger at Kane as if he's been naughty*
* Slasher steps back outside it's range the twists his body to the side.
<Warren`> Comm: Kane, it sounds like things are being destroyed in the Core. I need to get in there.
<Warren`> 6* Ariel stands there, her red eyes focused on Slasher.
* `Kane frowns and just minimizes the picture, he continues his work, working even faster.
<Warren`> 6* One of the doors' seals turns and unlocks. Three more to go.
<Slasher> MiniGM: *it pops back up steam popping out of his ears this time as it's angrY*
<Xanatos`Durran> Comm: I'm going as fast as I can.
<Slasher> That all you have Ariel?
<Slasher> Maybe you Alpha's aren't all you're cracked upto be.
<Warren`> <Ariel> I am disappointed in you, Slasher. 6She states flatly.
* `Kane runs a virus blocking program on the program that causes the picture to keep popping up. He gets back to work.
<Warren`> 6* She kicks off the floor like a graceful dancer, flipping over and behind Slasher, slashing rapidly in a circle to try to cut his back open
<Slasher> You'd think that. *he swings his sword above his head, causing several power conduits to drop right into Ariel*
<Slasher> MiniGM: *The Nude Seraphna reappears, dancing this time*
<Warren`> 6* Ariel is hit by the power conduits, her body shaking in pain. She grabs the conduits, and in a brilliant display of defiance and strength, slams them into Slasher, so that they both get the full feedback, resulting in a massive explosion. Ariel slides across the platform, her body mangled and smoke rising from her.
<Warren`> 6* The second door lock unseals.
* `Kane is starting to get pissed. He takes two seconds to pull out his datapad and connect it to Darien's, he moves the clearance to his own and gets back to work.
* Slasher 's body arches violently as the electricity surges through his body causing him to launch across the room and into several terminals.
<Warren`> Comm: Dammit, I heard something.
<`Kane> Comm; I'm trying, sir. Sorry.
<Warren`> 6* Power on the station flickers.
* Seraphna hits the comms, "What's going on?"
* Xanatos`Durran glances up. "I have a very bad feeling about this."
<Warren`> 6* The explosion and terminals spark towards the core, causing damage to it. The room begins to heat up slightly
* Slasher grunts, coughing violently as he grabs onto a railing and pulls himself up*
<Imelda> NRP: Gah, back
<Katrina`> I hate you. 6She grabs Slasher and yanks him up, punching him in the face.
* Slasher looks down at his chest, smoke rolling off it. 1"Damn bitch..."
<Slasher> *an evil grin appearing on his face*
<Katrina`> I HATE YOU CHAD! I TRUSTED YOU. 6She slams him into the wall, tears coming down her face. Her wounded shoulder strains from the effort of abusing him
<Warren`> 6* The third door unlocks
* Seraphna begins to head down
<Warren`> Comm: Things are getting hot down here after that explosion. We might have a minor core breach.
* Shiva slams against the wall, his body slumping as it struggles to stay up. 1"That's the problem with you people, you trust too easily."
<`Kane> Comm: I'm getting some bad reading, this last lock should only take 3 minutes or so.
<Katrina`> Shut up! SHUT UP! 6She slams him against the wall again.
<Warren`> 6* A major spark hits the core, causing sparks to flood the room in brilliant lights.
* Shiva a sickening grin appears on his face and his left hand suddenly jerks up and wraps around Katrina's throat.
<Shiva> NRP: Doh
* Katrina` winces in pain, then looks at him with rage
<Katrina`> Y-You think my brother...didn't teach me...how to take some..choking. 6She goes to knee him in the groin.
* Xanatos`Durran notes Katrina is gone and struggles to his feet, he was so occupied with getting patched up that he failed to realize. He picks up his comm and after having a short conversation with Kane he begins to moves for the power core, a pistol in his hand. The pain killers have finally kicked in and he's feeling fine.
<Seraphna> COmm: If you can, take down whatever cells are damaged, I'm on my way."
<Slasher> To think I took pity on...GAH!! *grip loosens slightly as he keels over*
* Katrina` stands there, then grabs a piece of metal from the terminal, swinging it at his head
<Katrina`> Pity this, you sick son of a bitch.
<Xanatos`Durran> Comm: I'll try just as soon as I get this door opened.
<Warren`> 6* The fourth lock begins to turn slowly.
* Slasher growls and he swings his right hand around and into the metal with his full force.
* Katrina` stumbles back, regaining her balance as she stands there. A spark smashes into the wall to the right of Slasher.
* Warren` looks inside as the door opens
<Imelda> <Peacemaker> *arrives at the scene, finally*
<Warren`> The core has been ruptured. We need to repair it now.
<Warren`> Comm: Also...Ariel is down.
* Slasher begins to twitch. 1"You think a measily piece of metal's going to stop me, Kitty Kat?
* Warren` runs over to Ariel, sliding to check her condition.
* Slasher begins to walk towards her, his hands tightening up.
* Seraphna arrives, "Alright... get that core offline."
* Katrina` screams at him, trying to tackle him toward the edge.
<Warren`> Ariel..! ARIEL!
* Warren` shakes her.
* Darien` opens his eyes in pain
<Darien`> Ungh..
* `Kane works from the Datapad, COmm: Just tell me what to do Sera.
* Slasher let's her slam into him and he begins to slide back. 1"A hug? And here I thought you hated me."
<Imelda> <Peacemaker> *checks on Ariel*
* Katrina` rears back and tries to punch him in the face.
* Slasher reaches around and presses his thumb into the wound in her shoulder.
<Seraphna> COmm: "Override the power controls, pull cell energy from... *looks at the damaged core* Cells 4, 6, 7 and 8."
<Warren`> 6* Ariel is alive, but her body and head are severely damaged. On a human, this could mean severe brain trauma.
* Warren` glances up at the fight taking place, then at Peacemaker
<Warren`> Do you have her?
<Darien`> ....Dammit. Where's Slasher? 6He says to Kane as he gets up.
<Imelda> NRP: Would I need sickbay?
<Warren`> NRP: Yes.
* `Kane does at Seraphna commands.
* Slasher head snaps to the side as the punch slams into his head.
<Imelda> <Peacemaker> I'll need to get her to sickbay..
<Slasher> Fiery little one..
* `Kane looks at Darien. "Powercore."
<Warren`> Can you get her there alone? It looks like Kat needs help.
* Darien` nods, running off.
<Imelda> <Peacemaker> It shouldn't be a problem
<Imelda> <Red_Fox> *watches the fight*
* Xanatos`Durran steps into the powercore room and walks past Warren. He begins to make his way up fro Katrina and Slasher.
* Katrina` screams, trying to lift Slasher up and slam him into the damaged railing so he'll fall.
* Slasher tenses up, incresing his weight slightly, he slams his fist into Katrina's stomach
<Imelda> <Peacemaker> *carries Ariel off to sickbay, glad she isn't human, but worried nontheless*
* Katrina` tenses, falling to her knees in pain. She takes harsh breaths as she tries to get air back
* Warren` aims at Slasher
* Seraphna moves to the main switch, "Get those cores offline, I really don't wanna have to deal with this in cold weightlessness."
* Slasher looks up. 1"Look's like your little play thing's here now.
<Warren`> Chad...you're fired. 6He fires at his head.
* Slasher leaps to the side and onto a railing.
* `Kane does what Sera said. :D
* Xanatos`Durran fires with his left hand at Slasher on the railing.
* Slasher crouches then flips off and across onto another railing.
<Warren`> 6* A giant spark suddenly erupts from the core, aimed at the platform that slasher and Katrina are closest to.
<Slasher> And here I am without any weapons. How unfair.
* Darien` bumps into Peacemaker, seeing Ariel. He pauses, then helps transfer her to medbay.
* Xanatos`Durran moves over to Katrina and hoists her up, moving away from the Sparks.
<Darien`> Is she going to be alright?
* Seraphna approaches the core once the damaged cells are powered down, and gets to work.
<Xanatos`Durran> NRP: If thats possible.
<Seraphna> Comm: WIll someone get the god dmaned engineering staff down here?"
<Imelda> <Peacemaker> ... I hope so...
* Slasher turns to a terminal and pulls off a piece of it, he pops up and hurls it right at Xanato's side, throwing it in a wide left arc so it's harder to see.
<Warren`> 6* As Durran escapes, the giant spark slams into Slasher with enough power to fry him. It launches him across the room into the wall headfirst.
* `Kane takes the liberty to page the engineering staff.
<`Kane> NRP: Left side is the right side! ;P
* Slasher slams into the wall and drops to the floor, knocked off.
<Katrina`> Durran! Duck! 6She screams.
<Imelda> <Red_Fox> *takes aim at Slasher*
* Xanatos`Durran eyes widen and he falls towards the ground. (or railway or whatever)
<Warren`> 6* The engineers arrive and begin to assist Seraphna.
* Warren` stands over Slasher's smoking body. He holds his gun in one hand and reaches down, putting his fingers to his neck
<Warren`> He's alive.
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* Topic is 'PAX - http://thealienwars.tripod.com/PAX/ | (Current Weekly Schedule for Main Sessions) THURSDAY AT 10 EST! DECEMBER 15th! | 11 of 22 completed'
* Set by DeathStar on Tue Dec 13 23:23:42
<DeathStar> NRP: Amazing
* DeathStar stands over Slasher's smoking body. He holds his gun in one hand and reaches down, putting his fingers to his neck
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<Seraphna> "Get those cells sealed, pull them out and get the replacements in, last I checked we had more then enough."
* Slasher lies there motionless, it's hard to tell weither he's breathing or not.
* Darien` helps Peacemaker get Ariel into the room, laying her on the table. He stands there, watching over Ariel's damaged body
* Xanatos`Durran glances up at Katrina. "Are you ok?"
<DeathStar> NRP: Warren did that
<Seraphna> Comm: Peacemaker, you need any help with Ari?
<DeathStar> He's alive.
<DeathStar> NRP: Warren too
* ChanServ sets mode: +o DeathStar
<Darien`> 6* The Core begins to power down to safe levels and the sparks vanish.
<Seraphna> NRP: THE RETURN OD DEATHSTAR! <.<
<DeathStar> 6* Ariel has slipped, into all extensive purposes of the word, into a coma.
* Katrina` sits there, looking at Slasher's body
<Katrina`> I don't know...
<Imelda> <Peacemaker> *Comm* It might help...
<Imelda> <Peacemaker> *does what she can to try to fix up Ariel*
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* DeathStar is now known as Warren`
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* Darien` stands there in a daze.
* Xanatos`Durran frowns and sits up, he looks over at Warren and at Slasher. "I think you should arrest him."
<Warren`> We have to save his life first. Lets get him to medbay.
* Warren` sighs, looking out as he holsters his gun
* Xanatos`Durran frowns. "We don't have too..but..oh alright." He moves over to help Slasher.
<Xanatos`Durran> nRP: And warren.
<Warren`> I thought I was lying when I told you this job would be exciting.
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* Katrina` looks at Slasher in anger and disgust, then walks out
<Xanatos`Durran> Part of me wishes you were...
<Warren`> NRP: Time for a time jump slightly
<Imelda> <Red_Fox> *follows Warren* "Do we HAVE to save him?"
<Warren`> ... Yes. We do.
<Warren`> Stardate: A few hours later
<Warren`> Location: Med Bay
<Warren`> 6* Ariel has been operated on, but her body holds many dragoon mysteries and her coma has not lifted. It could be months before she's up and going again - and even if she is, the head damage may be too much for her. Would she even be the same?
<Warren`> 6* Slasher has also been brought to stable condition. And Xanatos has been given proper medical attention.
* Warren` stands in the medical bay, wearing his chief of security badge again as he eyes Slasher, handcuffed to his bed
<Warren`> Well, the authorties have been alerted and repair crews are being brought over to repair the station.
<Slasher> NRP: *Peacemaker has replaced Xanatos' eye with a chicken*
* Seraphna looks over Ariel, trying to help Peacemaker with what she knows about dragoons from her studies.
* Xanatos`Durran sits there, with a simple eye patch on his face, he looks down at Slasher.
<Darien`> Spade and Slasher did a lot of damage here. You have no chief diplomat. And your team is torn apart. It could be more than a month before you guys are even ready to start healing this team.
* Slasher lies there, his upper body bandaged almost entirely from the damages down by the shocks.
* Seraphna looks to Darien
<Seraphna> "We'll be fine."
* Darien` glances at Sera, then nods
<Darien`> I suppose you will be.
<Seraphna> "Venerator's muder has been solved, his spirit can live on now."
<Seraphna> *murder
<Warren`> You've been a great help to us, Captain Starr. Thank you. 6He says to him with a nod.
<Darien`> Of course. I'll get the shuttle prepared to take Lt. Winters back to custody, where he'll stand trial and be sentenced for his crimes.
<Xanatos`Durran> Well Darien, seems you might be the number 1 pilot for a while. But once I get over this *pats the patch* You'll need to watch out.
* Seraphna looks to Warren, "I've already sent my report to command, and a request to drop my charges."
* Darien` laughs, patting Durran on the shoulder
<Darien`> I look forward to it.
* Slasher 's arm begins to stir
<Seraphna> "I'm sorry, they played me Warren, and I fell for it."
* Xanatos`Durran stands.
<Imelda> <Red_Fox> *smiles a little* Well.. nice to know that PAX is safe, anyway.
* Warren` looks at Sera, then nods to her
<Imelda> <Red_Fox> *looks over to Sera and nods understandingly*
<Warren`> No hard feelings. 6He rubs his cleanly shaven face, having lost the beard when he got the job back.
* Darien` eyes Slasher
<Darien`> It's a shame we don't know how extensive his ties to Janus were - he could have been a landmind of information.
<Darien`> Perhaps we can interrogate it out of him after he heals.
* Slasher left hand reaches up to his head but stops short because of the cuff's, his eye's flutter open and his head leans up to look down at what's stopped his hand.
<Slasher> Where...Where the hell...
<Warren`> The medical bay. But you're about to go to prison - where you belong, Lt. Winters.
* Warren` eyes Slasher with disgust.
<Xanatos`Durran> I don't think he deserves to be called Lt. anymore.
<Slasher> ...Who?
<Seraphna> "Darien, I know my father, at least enough to know this wasn't a Janus operation."
<Imelda> <Red_Fox> So, someone outside Janus set us up...
* Xanatos`Durran looks at Slasher oddly. "....its not going to be that easy."
<Seraphna> "It was far too... messy. William acted against Janus' intentions."
<Slasher> How...Did I get here?
* Darien` eyes Slasher
<Darien`> Now that's an unoriginal attempt.
<Imelda> <Red_Fox> Or Spade did that on his own, the bastard.
* Xanatos`Durran sighs. "I'm leaving, I'm tired of this bullshit." He steps out and begins to walk down the hall. Still adjusting from the lack of vision in his right eye.
* Katrina` stands in the hallway, looking in a window. She looks at Slasher oddly.
* Slasher tries to reach his head again, but again his hand stops from the cuff.
<Slasher> God my head hurts...
<Darien`> Yeah, well - get use to it. You'll enjoy your time in prison.
* Seraphna blinks
* Slasher lays back down on his bed. 1"What the hell hit me?"
* Xanatos`Durran stops beside Katrina. "....how are you?"
<Darien`> I'm tired of games, Winters. It's been a long day of bullshit and conspiracies.
<Seraphna> "Darien, can I talk to you privately?"
<Slasher> Winters? Is...That my name?
<Katrina`> ... 6She nods to him. "I can read his mind still -- but it's so different. Like...there's nothing there but confusion and fear and wonder."
* Darien` glances at Sera, then nods, walking over to the far corner.
<Slasher> It has to be...You used it twice...
* Seraphna walks over with him
* Warren` rolls his eyes and walks over to Ariel's bed.
* Warren` stands there, looking down at her silently, almost worried.
* Xanatos`Durran frowns again. "Amnesia...or so he claims."
<Seraphna> "I know this is supposed to be an urban legend... but have you ever heard of a Mind Agent?"
<Katrina`> It's so innocent. So ... .. new.
<Darien`> A mind agent? 6He says, humoring her.
* Xanatos`Durran sighs. "You don't think...."
<Katrina`> ....I think I hate him even more now. Now that there's no trace of that other side of him. The real side of him.
* Slasher begins to look around the room, stopping at things for several seconds
* Katrina` crosses her arms, despite the shoulder bandage.
<Imelda> <Red_Fox> ... was it really his real self? *sounds a little uncertain*
<Seraphna> "They're supposedly sleeper personalities, inserted into the mind by a powerful telepath."
* Xanatos`Durran nods. "It...it'll be ok...'
<Seraphna> "Something I heard some soldier's talking about once..."
<Imelda> <Red_Fox> That creeps me out just hearing about it
* `Kane is currently sitting in the hanger, waiting for Darien and the others so he can figure out if he can go home.
<Darien`> While humans have limited telepathic abilities, and perhaps we have freaks of occurrances like Spade, but I've never heard of a telepath so strong, that they could do this. It's tales told by people who fear the growing rate of psionic abilities.
<Slasher> Why am I being restrained?
<Seraphna> "And Shiva?"
<Darien`> Shiva Sevintes isn't exactly ... a human like you and I would be.
<Seraphna> "I know, my point..."
<Darien`> If he's serious, there's also another probability.
<Seraphna> "Who says it had to be a human that did it to him? We have plenty of alien's immagrating to our colonioes and even earth these days..."
<Seraphna> "Hmm?"
* Xanatos`Durran hold the right side of his face, scarred and blind. "I feel like a failure."
<Darien`> I watched the feed from the cameras ... Slasher took so much electricity and energy, then received massive head trauma. It could be that he honestly doesn't remember, but at best it's temporary. He's dangerous.
* Shiva pulls his hands against the chains, as if exploreing them
<Katrina`> Why? 6She looks at him.
<Warren`> NRP: Because shiva is kinky.
* Slasher pulls his hands against teh chains, as if exploring them
<Imelda> <Peacemaker> I agree with Darien.
<Seraphna> "Well... I could believe it... he's not the only amnesia victim in this room..."
* Darien` nods to the good doctor.
* Darien` looks at Ariel, looking sad. He spots Warren standing over her, then nods.
* Xanatos`Durran glances at her, "You were injured. Spade kicked the living shit out of me. I didn't do much of anything to help. Some Lt. Commander I am."
<Darien`> Well, its his own fault. He still stands trial as far as I'm concerned. If you'll excuse me, I'll have some people come up and get him.
* Darien` walks out of the rook briskly.
<Slasher> I believe I deserve an explanation of what's going on here..
<Katrina`> You're a great pilot. 6She tells him, looking him in the eyes. "Just because you can't beat some jerk who can read moves or because I get hurt doing my job, doesn't mean you're a failure."
<Xanatos`Durran> NRP: EYE!
<Warren`> NRP: Right, right
* Warren` pats Ariel's hand a moment, then turns to regard Slasher.
<Xanatos`Durran> ....I..just feel I should have did more. I...I just wish I could do alot of things over...
* Slasher turns looking at Warren, studying him.
* Seraphna pretends not to hear Kat even within earshot
<Xanatos`Durran> NRP: We're in the hall.
<Katrina`> I know the feeling.
* Katrina` eyes Slasher, the hint of anger still in her eyes
<Seraphna> NRP: ohs
* Xanatos`Durran stares down at the ground. "Is...John doing ok?"
* Slasher blinks then turns towards Kat, looking at her through the window.
<Warren`> You deserve nothing. 6He states simply. "You deserve the worst kind of hell."
* Slasher snaps back towards Warren. 1"Why?"
* Warren` motions to Ariel behind him
<Warren`> Your handiwork.
* Seraphna walks back over to Ariel, looking down at her, "My only friend..." *she fixes some of her hair* "...I'll make sure you get fixed up... th-there's nothing I can't fix..."
<Katrina`> John's great. 6She looks at him again, trying to forget Slasher for a moment.
<Slasher> ...*he looks past Warren, a look of sheer confusion on his face* How could I have done that? As far as I remember, I've been here the entire time.
<Warren`> Of course. Of course.
* Warren` walks over and leans in real close to Slasher.
* Xanatos`Durran smiles weakly. "Good...your brother is a good man...I envy him."
<Warren`> Pray that's all you ever remember, because if you remember more....I will kill you.
* Warren` leans back as Darien's men arrive, grabbing Slasher's rolling bed. He watches as they roll him out
* Katrina` glances at slasher as fear floods the room from him
<Imelda> <Peacemaker> *watches over Ariel*
* Warren` stands there dangerously as Slasher is wheeled into the hall and away from the medical bay
<Slasher> .......But...I didn't do anything! I don't know how...I don't know what the hell's going on anymore. I sure as hell don't know who the hell I am!
<Seraphna> "Take care of her Peacemaker... I think... I need to pass out about now..."
* Xanatos`Durran watches them wheel Slasher out. He can see the fear in his eyes. ".....I think i'm going to go lay down. Would you like for me to walk you to your room?'
<Imelda> <Peacemaker> I will do. Take care of yourself, too.
<Katrina`> I'm fine. Thank you. 6She tells him, giving a small smile. She watches Slasher go by
* Xanatos`Durran weakly smiles and turns, walking down the hallway.
* Slasher slumps back in bed, staring up at teh cieling, feeling completely useless
* Darien` sits in the pilot seat as Slasher is loaded into the shuttle. He powers it up and flies away from the PAX Station.
* Seraphna heads to her quarters, something else on her mind on top of all this
* Darien` has left #taw
* `Kane pulls up his comm, "Umm, Warren sir? Should I be making arrangements to leave?"
* Seraphna takes a seat on her bed, laying back on the cold matress, unused for a while now
<Warren`> Comm: Your charges have been dropped as far as I'm concerned. You did good today, Kane.
<Seraphna> "Computer... Run an extensive search, every available source..."
<`Kane> Comm: Th..thank you sir. I wish I could've been just a bit faster though...
<Seraphna> "Project DA3405 as the subject, also attempt matches with Janus Military."
* Warren` walks back over to where Ariel is laying, standing there as if he has no intention of leaving. He doesn't even look at Peacemaker.
* Katrina` reaches her office, sitting down in her chair. She grabs her bottle of alcohol, and begins to drown it all at once.
<Imelda> <Peacemaker> "I'll do everything I can for her... but I can't promise her recovery."
* Warren` looks at Peacemaker, then nods
<Warren`> Do whatever you can, Doctor.
<Warren`> Session Ends
Session Close: Thu Dec 15 22:20:43 2005