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Post by <Raintalon> on Nov 21, 2016 12:06:10 GMT -5
On the other side of the gate, Thomas was knocked to the floor as Steven came hurling through the gate. They both slid across the floor together, hitting the opposite wall.
FIRST STEPS ABOARD DESTINY *throws confetti*)
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Post by ®Hawkpath® on Nov 21, 2016 13:49:36 GMT -5
WOO *blows noise maker*))
Steven sat up slowly, rubbing his head and squinting around as the room spun slowly around him, for a minute he couldn't think what had just happened. Then he turned, looking at Thomas who had slid to a stop beside him. "Thomas..?"
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Post by <Raintalon> on Nov 21, 2016 14:24:19 GMT -5
"Hey." said Thomas, unable to think of anything better to say.
Sara came hurtling through the gate, harder than either of them. She hit the opposite wall with a sharp crack and lay still. Just after, Marian came flying through the gate, crashing into Thomas. Finally Ellie came through as well, managing to land on her feet.
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Post by ®Hawkpath® on Nov 21, 2016 14:32:49 GMT -5
"SARA." Steven's eyes flew wide open, his face was white as he scrambled over to his sister, one hand feeling her shoulder while the other gripped her hand. She couldn't be dead, there was no way she was dead. It was just a broken bone. It had to be.
Toby appeared a moment later, landing on his back and sliding directly into Ellie. His mouth and eyes were wide, but he seemed completely unable to speak.
It was nearly a full minute before Jaavi appeared, spinning as if she had changed her mind halfway through the gate.
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Post by <Raintalon> on Nov 21, 2016 18:27:18 GMT -5
Sara was lying on the floor, out cold but alive. Blood trickled from the back of her head.
Ellie turned around towards the stargate just as it closed with a whoosh.
"Oh." said Thomas softly. "That's not good."
"Yeah, no kidding." said Marian, frantically circling the gate to see if there was a way out.
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Post by ®Hawkpath® on Nov 21, 2016 19:40:21 GMT -5
"Okay, okay, okay..." Steven's voice was filled with dread, his face was the color of the goat-ish milk they made cheese from back home. Think...What do you do with a head wound? Racking his brains, he remembered a passage from a medical book he had read back home, something about head wounds. Don't move her. Check her...eyes?" He did, opening one and moving to let the light hit it.
Toby coughed, breathing unnecessarily deeply as he got his breath back. After a minute he was on his feet again, running towards the gate and through it, just in case. "No good." He called.
Jaavi drew in her breath sharply as she landed, sitting up she discovered a long gash on her arm where she had landed on her knife. "Damn it."
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Post by <Raintalon> on Nov 21, 2016 20:09:30 GMT -5
They looked like eyes. Due to the lack of medical training on Steven's part, there wasn't a lot more he could gather. Marian came running over. "How did she hit her head?" she asked quickly, shining the light in her eyes.
"Okay, everybody calm down." said Ellie, stepping up on the stargate so she was above everyone else. "Panicking won't help anything."
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Post by ®Hawkpath® on Nov 21, 2016 20:21:55 GMT -5
"Kind of..against the wall?" Steven offered desperately, the overwhelming dread was making it hard to think. "What does that mean? Marian?"
Toby's dark eyes flicked up at Ellie, folding his arms to satisfy the sudden need for security. "We're trapped. In a hard, probably waterproof building. That we got into from a magic puddle. Which is now broken. Nah, why would we panic?"
Jaavi slipped backwards quietly, into the shadows and then towards the exit. No way was she waiting around for the aliens to make up their minds, she was gonna go exploring.
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Post by <Raintalon> on Nov 22, 2016 13:16:47 GMT -5
Ellie shook her head irritably and started examining the gate, trying to see if she could get it to do anything.
"Just GIVE me a second!" snapped Marian. "Back up!" She took off her jacket and used it to pad the ground under Sara's head.
Thomas stood against the wall, wide-eyed and shell-shocked. He stared at Sara's limp form, apparently too anxious to move.
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Post by ®Hawkpath® on Nov 22, 2016 14:23:17 GMT -5
Steven watched Marian work, raw anxiety clawing at his insides as if he had swallowed a monster. His face was as white as his sister's, slightly green, and it was only after he realized he could taste blood that he discovered he had been gnawing his lip.
"Great. Just...just great." Toby's voice was shaking, for lack of anything else to do he turned to Thomas. "At least help us clean up your mess."
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Post by <Raintalon> on Nov 23, 2016 12:14:18 GMT -5
Thomas glared at Toby and turned away so he could wipe away a tear without anyone seeing.
Ellie hopped down from the stargate and scowled at Toby. "He doesn't need that." she said sharply.
Sara began to convulse violently. Marion gently but firmly grabbed her arms and held her down.
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Post by ®Hawkpath® on Nov 23, 2016 12:35:18 GMT -5
"What's wrong with her?" Steven's voice was harsher than he'd intended, and rough with fear. Nothing could possibly scare him more than Sara being in this much danger.
Toby lowered his head slightly, he blushed but a mutinous look remained in his eyes. "Can we just focus on trying to get home?" He muttered, casting Thomas a dark look.
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Post by <Raintalon> on Nov 23, 2016 12:37:37 GMT -5
"I don't know!" snapped Marion. "I'm not a healer, I just watch my mom!"
"Yeah, if you have any suggestions on that, let me know." said Ellie. She walked across the room, grabbed her coat, and headed for the hall. "I'm gonna go look around." she said before turning and vanishing into the dark.
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Post by ®Hawkpath® on Nov 23, 2016 12:43:30 GMT -5
Toby turned, giving a shout of frustration and impulsively striking at a wall, which gave a loud noise in response.
"We have to do something." Steven grabbed his sister's hand, then let go as it twitched violently. "Don't hold her, she'll kill herself."
There was a little smear of blood on the wall, as if someone had leaned there for a moment before continuing.
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Post by <Raintalon> on Nov 23, 2016 12:47:16 GMT -5
Ellie narrowed her eyes, turning on her flashlight. Yep...it was blood. She touched it to see if it was fresh.
"She'll hurt herself if I let her go...she'll hit her head again." said Marian tensely. "We just have to wait..." She trailed off as Sara went limp, and her breath returned to normal. Marian closed her eyes, letting out a sigh of relief.
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Post by ®Hawkpath® on Nov 23, 2016 12:51:36 GMT -5
"Sara?" The older brother's voice was barely audible, he checked her pulse and his expression softened. "I think...I think she's gonna be okay."
It wasn't, in fact it was barely more than the remnants of a stain. What was more, instead of the blue blood of the aliens it was tinted red, clearly human.
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Post by <Raintalon> on Nov 23, 2016 12:54:33 GMT -5
Ellie's eyes widened as she absorbed the implications of this. Not only were they not the first people on the ship...they weren't even the first of their kind. More humans...were they here somewhere?" She continued walking down the hall, keeping a sharp eye out for anything interesting.
Marian nodded. "She seems okay. I just hope she wakes up pretty soon."
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Post by ®Hawkpath® on Nov 23, 2016 13:00:43 GMT -5
The hall was dark and deserted, one could tell from the very air that it had been a long time since a human had walked these corridors.
Then there it was, a huge room with a clear window, giving a breathtaking view of the stars, which seemed to move aside to make way for the vessel.
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Post by <Raintalon> on Nov 23, 2016 13:06:57 GMT -5
As the door opened, Ellie stumbled back with a cry of fright, fully expecting to be sucked into space. The door closed as she stepped back. Curiosity pulling at her fingertips, she reached for the button, grabbing onto the side of the doorframe as she hit it. The doors slid open again...revealing the still silence of the massive room. No wind, no sound, no chance of being sucked away. Slowly, Ellie stepped inside. The door slid shut behind her but she barely noticed, she was so taken by the view. Eyes wide, mouth slightly open, she gingerly took a step forward. Then another. Then another, until she was brushing her fingers against the safety rail and staring straight into the strange view. Then it occurred to her what the streaks of light must mean...they were in motion. Flying through the stars...but how was that possible?
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Post by ®Hawkpath® on Nov 23, 2016 13:12:31 GMT -5
How indeed. One thing was certain...they were no longer close to home.
After a few moments of perfect silence, the door opened again and Jaavi stepped inside, her arm wrapped nearly in bandages. Her eyes flew wide and she stopped staring at the incredible view without even noticing Ellie.
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Post by <Raintalon> on Nov 23, 2016 13:21:49 GMT -5
"Look." said Ellie quietly, recognizing the sound of Jaavi's boots but not taking her eyes off the view. "We're in the stars..."
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Post by ®Hawkpath® on Nov 23, 2016 13:24:24 GMT -5
Jaavi gave a slight start, then stepped softly across the unfamiliar materiel of the floor to join the human girl. "That...is impossible." She whispered, and even her usually stoic face betrayed her shock.
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Post by <Raintalon> on Nov 23, 2016 13:37:25 GMT -5
"Wouldn't be the first impossible thing that's happened today." said Ellie. "And somehow I feel like it probably won't be the last."
Sara began to stir, eyelids fluttering.
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Post by ®Hawkpath® on Nov 23, 2016 13:41:03 GMT -5
"Hey there." Steven prompted gently, looking closely at his sister as some of the color returned to his face, though he was still quite pale.
Jaavi didn't answer, just gazed silently out.
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Post by <Raintalon> on Nov 23, 2016 13:45:13 GMT -5
"Ugh..." said Sara, staring up at him. "Aw...dammit...I've got a hell of a headache. Why can't I see straight?"
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Post by ®Hawkpath® on Nov 23, 2016 13:48:34 GMT -5
"You hit your head pretty hard." Steven explained, peering down at her gently. "You were out for, maybe five minutes?"
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Post by <Raintalon> on Nov 23, 2016 13:51:17 GMT -5
"Well...I guess that explains - " She cut herself off suddenly, as she tried to sit up, eyes widening. "Oh no...no....Steven, I can't..." She laid her head back down and closed her eyes, a tear running down her face. "I can't feel my legs." she choked out.
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Post by ®Hawkpath® on Nov 23, 2016 14:01:45 GMT -5
"What...?!...okay, just calm down..." Steven put his arm around her comfortingly, swallowing down his own horror. "That might not even mean anything...maybe it'll just take your body a minute to catch up."
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Post by <Raintalon> on Nov 23, 2016 14:38:17 GMT -5
"DON'T tell me to calm down!" said Sara, shoving him away. "Just leave me alone."
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Post by ®Hawkpath® on Nov 23, 2016 15:00:13 GMT -5
Steven made no effort to stop her, instinctively he put out his arm just in time to remain in a sitting position. "Sara..." He began, but his voice trailed off as what he had been about to say- "calm down" -clearly wasn't going to help. "Just...call me if you need me." He said at last, moving to give her a bit of space.
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