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The next stage almost up to Renos' recovery
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Meanwhile the Darwin has final arrived in the region where the Rogue ship should be located, and much as Astrometrics had surmised, the region has centered on the two large stars orbiting each other but fortunately they had not collapsed. Unfortunately the entire region was being blanked with heavy radiation and gravimetric distortions making it the perfect place for a stealthed ship on the run to hide. | Meanwhile the Darwin has final arrived in the region where the Rogue ship should be located, and much as Astrometrics had surmised, the region has centered on the two large stars orbiting each other but fortunately they had not collapsed. Unfortunately the entire region was being blanked with heavy radiation and gravimetric distortions making it the perfect place for a stealthed ship on the run to hide. | ||
At the same time aboard the JDF Lotaris It had been more than two and a half weeks of intensive psychotectic treatments for Renos, and up until now the fleet captain was still finding ways to resist, but his hold on nir identity was becoming more and more tenuous. | |||
Piloted by Iy the Lotaris was headed towards J’anii on a meandering course trying to stay ahead of the Darwin, trying to give Zorel time to work on Renos. But try as ne might and using all the knowledge that ne had picked up from nir time on the Darwin there was a creeping realization that a reckoning was soon to come! | Piloted by Iy the Lotaris was headed towards J’anii on a meandering course trying to stay ahead of the Darwin, trying to give Zorel time to work on Renos. But try as ne might and using all the knowledge that ne had picked up from nir time on the Darwin there was a creeping realization that a reckoning was soon to come! | ||
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The pain of that loss overwhelmed nir a way that the others could not. As ne thought about the loss of the crew and especially Geordie, the fog and haze of the drugs and psychological attacks finally took their toll on the J’naii captain, and with that blow many of the last remaining walls that Renos had built up fell, as ne broke down in tears and hurled insults at Zorel. | The pain of that loss overwhelmed nir a way that the others could not. As ne thought about the loss of the crew and especially Geordie, the fog and haze of the drugs and psychological attacks finally took their toll on the J’naii captain, and with that blow many of the last remaining walls that Renos had built up fell, as ne broke down in tears and hurled insults at Zorel. | ||
Zoral only | Zoral only laughed, believing that victory was finally close at hand! | ||
And the Lotaris came under attack from the Darwin, the impacts reaching into the core of the ship and gave the Captain a renewed sense of hope. | And the Lotaris came under attack from the Darwin, the impacts reaching into the core of the ship and gave the Captain a renewed sense of hope. | ||
They had chased the Lotaris for days, popping in one place after another, but somehow always missing it. But FINALLY they had arrived at the same location of the other ship and it did not have the power to flee again. Unfortunately for the Darwin it had arrived in a region of space being flooded by the radiation and gravitic eddies given off from twin stars who were orbiting each other and they were dangerously close to collapsing into a black hole. The resultant instability camouflaging the ship they were chasing. However due to the dogged determination of Traenor, the sensor probes that were launched from the Darwin, and the observational prowess of Valdivia and Lambert in Astrometrics the Lotaris was located and with a shot from Iy off the Darwin’s port bow the battle to rescue Captain Renos had begun! | |||
At first the battle was thought to be one sided as the Darwin greatly outmatched the abilities of the Lotaris. That is until Iy, accessed a bit of malware that had been left on the Darwin and the shields that were protecting it not only from the incoming fire power but also from the harsh energies of the region suddenly failed as they shut down and were locked into a level 4 diagnostic sequence. | |||
And then the real acumen and skills of the Darwinians were showcased! | |||
In a fantastic show of skill and grace Shayne turned a ship that resembled a huge multi-ton saltshaker into a thing of elegance and beauty as it spun and twisted through space, somehow dodging weapons fire. Yet at the same time Logan, as the ship’s tactical officer landed devastating blows onto the Lotaris even firing something he called a ‘baseline’, which was a series of melodic impacts, fired in the hopes of inspiring their captured captain. | |||
Meanwhile the R’Ven, Varaan and Brell raced against the clock in a desperate effort to regain the shields! Finally R’Ven managed to neutralize the malware and Varaan and Brell were able to bring the shielding out of its diagnostic sequence and back online. | |||
And now under the direction of Shayne and Logan the Darwin was able to lay in to the other ship like a hawk swooping on a defenseless rabbit! | |||
Meanwhile on the Lotaris, Zorel was desperate to break and reform Renos! | |||
Blaming the impacts on an asteroid and Iy’s poor piloting skills Zorel tried to keep Renos under nir control, properly cowed and confused. However even in nir wounded state Renos was still proving that ne had a little resistance left. Then Zorel injected Renos with more of the drugs causing nim to cry out in agony, Renos longer caring who heard nim. When the screaming died down again then Zorel’s relentless questions began again. However this time Zorel added another subtle level to the questioning: subliminal lighting. By altering the frequency of the lights in the cell, and strobe them at a speed so quickly that it would not be observable to the naked eye, Renos, being under the right influence of the drug was becoming susceptible to its affects. | |||
And then the moment came . . . | |||
Zorel: I think it's you who are hiding, Renos. Hiding from the truth. The truth about your illness. But admitting you need help is the first step on the road to recovery. ::pause:: Say it. | |||
Renos: ::reluctantly:: Deviancy is...its...its...its... | |||
Zorel: ::calmly, slowly, but firmly:: Say it, Renos. Once you admit it, everything will get better. | |||
Renos: Stop it Zorel! I don't wanna...make it go away! | |||
Renos: ::almost babbling:: Its...its...its a disease! | |||
. . . With that admission Renos finally broke! | |||
Trying to press the advantage Zorel offered Renos freedom from the disease. Renos admitted to being tired of looking over nir shoulder, that there was no family to return to anymore and all ne wanted was the truth of what was to happen to nim, that ne was a counselor and all ne did was help people. Trying to allay Renos’ fears Zorel countered that nir family, and the government is interested in nim and that the underground that Renos was trying to protect didn’t want equality, but wanted to destroy their way of life. | |||
At that moment Lotaris was hit with more firepower, and strangely the sounded like music, which caused Renos to laugh, temporarily derailing Zorel’s attempts at finishing Renos’ readjustments. At a loss for words, Zorel left to help Iy on the bridge leaving Renos to the delusions brought on by the powerful drugs flooding nir system. | |||
On Lotaris’ bridge Iy had underestimated the Darwin. Underestimated the level of repairs and the resolve that the crew led by Traenor would have in recovering their captain, even doing so with no shields! Madly trying to maneuver the Lotaris into position to finish the job, and every time the Darwin would slip away. Again and again, over and over the Darwin was elusive prey with sharp teeth! | |||
At the same time the background radiation from the stars was making the battle far more difficult than Iy had planned and now ne was tired, stressed and at nir wits end when Zorel came on the bridge blaming nir for allowing the treatments of Renos to be interrupted at a crucial moment. At Zorel’s goading, the seething resentment of the way that Zorel had mistreated and discounted Iy rose to the surface. Iy finally realized the folly of these plans and there would be no going back. | |||
In that moment Iy finally also revealed nir real feeling and refused to be any part of this operation. | |||
As Zorel walked off of the bridge, threatening Iy with punishment from the J’anii government it was at that point that Iy realized what Zorel was about to do: Kill Renos! | |||
And now it was not just Renos who was broken! | |||
Disregarding the sirens, the impacts and the heat of combat all around them Iy attacked Zorel! The battle of the two J’anii spilling from the bridge, down into the area of the cells and even into the cell itself. When the battle ended Zorel lay dead on the floor and Iy, like a broken soldier looked at Zorel and then over at Renos: | |||
Iy: I should never have let it get this far with you. I never wanted to see you hurt. I was so stupid, Renos! | |||
Renos: It's a bit late for regrets don't you think? | |||
Freeing Renos and sitting nim comfortably, Iy disappeared back up towards the bridge! | |||
Back on the Darwin sensors were showing that The Lotaris’ shields were failing, its engines and sensors were nearly offline and the war was finally over. All that was left was for the crew was to recover their captain! However sensors were also showing the dance that the stars were doing was becoming more and more erratic and the formation of the black hole was imminent. If they were going to save their captain it would have to done now and quickly! | |||
And for that they were sending the shuttle called Cristobal, crewed by Varaan, Logan and Pond they were the best that the Darwin had to offer! | |||
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