Episode Five-The Enemy Within (Group 3-the Nerds)

[Elly Clark]

1959
Science Labs
Meropis

Aear and Fee were walking on a way to speed up fiona's tablet. 

"Might do, I've got a few Allen wrenches in me drawer,
" Fiona responded to Elly showing her the small scredriver she had, well they had something it seemed but perhaps they didn't have enough and Fiona's Relly to Dr Clarks inquierty about a possible pwoer source.

" 'Fraid not. The Stargate Program is a little draconian in their tech. I am updating, along with Blueberry Yagami, but with 200 computers at different locations throughout the base, plus my normal work, and now my alien work from the General, well, it's taking longer than I expected.
" Elly Nodded it seemed that way atleast when you weren't on one of their top line projects, most others were run and completed on too much caffine, sugar and sleeplessness along with some good old bodging.

"Basically..." Hmmm Elly knew that most doors opened to people regardless of the gene or not but she doubted all did, and certainly not what Fiona said after Elly remark about possible quarantine procedures this city might have in place. "Lilth's lab did the same thing. Only there I was also able to operate the power. I already tried down here.
" Elly was somewhat sure Fiona migh have the technology activation gene, but it wasn't her p[alce to bring it up right now. 

However Aear had found a way to get a little lost in the conversation. "And what in the black sea is paper football?
" 


"It's a game in which you use your fingers to flick a ball made from paper into a goal. We can use the garbage cans." Elly Looked at fee, probably not a good time to be playing a game, afterall the city didn't seem in good shape, not the either of their skills might be particularly helpful, minus Elly's expereince with high level power generation, fixing and bodging that had come from her project to find a way to manufacture Naquadria, and Fiona's ability to read anceint and interact with ancient systems. 

It was then As Elly looked around a little trying to make sure She didn't have anything else particularly useful on her, however Fee was reading something, then seemily shocked or confused or atleast unsure she looked to Aear then to Elly. 

"Anyone know what's an ATA gene?" Well Elly new a few basics having been on Atlantis while it was cloaked and now here on Meropis, but, it was a question best left to the medical staff, but it seemed she needed atleast a cursury answer. 

Elly breathed in before looking at her. "That is a question best left for the medical people but uh...."Elly clasped her hands to stop fidgeting, it wasn't so much the content the effect it could have on Fiona. "Well it is a gene or series of genes that the ancients had that allowed them to operate the technology they locked with it and to control things like puddle jumpers and control chairs, with your brain..."  "OW!" Elly exclamiemd as the staic bussed loudly in her ear, she reached up and pulled the ear piece out. he looked to the rest of them. "Comms just died..."

Elly then turned towards the door and instictivly took a few steps back as barking snarling and then a myriaod of other frightful noised filtered through the door. The door thudded and Elly stepped back a bit more, her grip tighting on the small scredriver in her left hand, not that it would help unless she got very lucky and  who or what ever was out there was an idiot and let her near them. The scratching and clawing at the metal door was frightening, Clark kept moving back until she hit a shelf, she gulped but kept otherwise silent, though a doctor would call hers and probably the other twos heart rates and blood pressure at the moment dangarous, there wasn't anything the physicst could do about it right now. 

The howling continued with a few yelps. this was terrifying. After a few more moments of terrfying noises a loud thud was accompanied by a dent in the door. It was followed by a screech that made Elly Jump again. She was so scared of what was out there, it was probably the combined factor of the sounds and being unable to see the thing on the otherside, But the unmistakeable sound of a group of something move back away from the door, allowed Elly to finally let out a held in breath. 

It was then Aear spoke. "I thought it was just Earthicans, Jaffa and Paisley living here?
" Elly took a step forward away from the wall. "Clearly incorrect." She said almsot too softly. "Maybe trying to leave isn't such a great idea anymore..." Elly suggested.

<TAG: Fiona Maccafferty, Aear Charter, Plot Twist and its evil monsters 10/10 on scaring Elly however.>

[Fiona Maccafferty]

2000
Science Labs
Meropis

Fiona sighed. She was getting tired; she'd been up for a full 48 hours with just a few breaks, but no sleep. She hadn't seen Jacques in a few days, having only enough time to run to her quarters, put down his food, clean up his food and return to work. She had Aear walk him; they could do the invisible thing until they were outside, so that had saved her hide, at least for now. She knew the gig would be up soon, though; as long as her neighbor, Maggie Lefebvre, kept parading a certain blonde pilot in and out, Jacques was gonna bark.

She gazed at Elly as the woman explained to her about the ATA gene.

That is a question best left for the medical people but uh....Well it is a gene or series of genes that the ancients had that allowed them to operate the technology they locked with it and to control things like puddle jumpers and control chairs, with your brain... Fiona stared at the woman, as if trying to read her mind to see if she were telling the truth. It appeared so, and Fee sucked in some breath, and stood, pacing the room. Fee was a pacer.

Thanks, Elly, she said, simply. What else SHOULD she say?! Her first inclination was to accuse the woman of lying, and then tie her to a chair, her automatic response when she was feeling unsafe, but Fee had a feeling that Elly was being truthful. Actually, Fee had the inclination that like herself, Elly might not be that great at lying anyway-people with high IQ's generally were worse at lying than regular people. Mostly because the part of the brain that others developed that gave the ability to lie was underdeveloped in geniuses. They tended to be left-brain thinkers, and liars tended to be right brain thinkers. It was just pure science. Fee realized she was going off on tangents to avoid thinking about what Elly had said, and she snapped back into the present in time to hear Elly cry out.

OW! At the same time, her earpiece, which was lying next to her computer, because it made her feel claustrophobic, buzzed loudly and then went silent. Bugger. Elly looked at her and then at Aear. Comms just died.[/b] Fee nodded.

Yes. With that, she crossed to Amelia, and pushed some buttons to stop the upgrade. She'd need to get to work. She pressed some more buttons, brought up a keyboard and her fingers started to fly across the screen. As she typed code into the machine, she spoke evenly.

Whatever happens, we need to AT LEAST keep the lights on. Aear, can you handle that, or are you not feeling OK?? She didn't want her friend to make himself ill. She would have to wire the lighting system through her tablet. She hoped she had enough copper wire to do that. She stood up again, to climb onto the desk. She still wasn't tall enough to reach the cieling, and neither was Elly nor Aear. Crap. Why did this always happen to her? Why couldn't she have been tall, like her brother?! Goddamned Leprechaun genes. She sighed, jumped off the table, and started to pace again.

She was interrupted by a scratching, banging, and hissing at the door. She ducked below a desk; she was no dummy. Normally, she'd hide behind Aear, but he, too, was cowering. They might be the smartest people on the base at the moment, but they were also the only ones unarmed. Maybe she should've listened to her old boss, Sammy, when he suggested she get some firearms training, but Fee was anti-violence in general, and moreover, the guns that the Military part of NASA used were about as big as she, so that wasn't going to work that well.

What the HELL was that? The three looked at each other.

I thought it was just Earthicans, Jaffa and Paisley living here? Fee wrinkled her brow. He DID have a point. Elly replied to him.

Clearly incorrect.Maybe trying to leave isn't such a great idea anymore... Fee sighed. She thought for a moment. She wasn't so sure; these...monsters could simply be more of the statsis creatures like Almeda, trying desperatly to get out. Not that she blamed them for that. Besides, Fiona knew all too well that sometimes the SCARIER monsters lived in the people standing next to you, instead of the other side of a locked door. She looked from Aear to Elly.

Our only chance of turning on the Comms is in the lower labs, though. Maybe if we all go together? Bring your screwdriver, Elly. Fee armed herself with a stapler, feeling rather stupid, and sighed. She didn't have a better idea; paper football seemed so inane now.

Tag:Elly Clark, Aear Charter, Plot Twist, bugger off!

[Aear Charter]

2000
Science Labs
Meropis

Aear rubbed his temples. His little pre-cast attempt had given him a headache and seeing as neither Fee or Elly had noticed he wasn't going to bring it up. He was their entire protection. Ok yeah that made him feel good but not so much knowing he couldn't cast any magic, well he could put up that shield he'd used in the labs but that would mean burning another Linker Core. They didn't grow on trees, just... Inside people where he'd stolen them as he ate their mana. He wasn't admitting that either though.

Our only chance of turning on the Comms is in the lower labs, though. Maybe if we all go together? Bring your screwdriver, Elly.

Aear span round to give Fee a look. "That's great Fee you grab that stapler, thing, and i'll throw my furballs at them." Aear then placed his right arm on the door. [MaNaR pulse. 5 metres.] A pulse of mana burst out from the device that was acting as Aear's right arm mapping out the room, the corridor and everything in it. Fortunately he'd modified his device with it's own Linker Core, not that it meant much, that was probably Cyleo's limit when it came to MaNaR. "The good news is the corridor is clear now."

Tag: Fiona Maccafferty, Elly Clark

[Elly Clark]

2001
Science Labs
Meropis

It seemed Fiona had had a bad reaction to her explaination of the ATA Gene, well probably not the worst, but certainly something was a little off now, perhaps it was shock or sudden self realisation. "Thanks, Elly," Elly nodded polietly. Fiona paced about seemingly deep in thought, digesting the rather poor information that Elly had just given her, hopefully it wouldn't freak her out too much. 

It was then Elly had here ear assulted by the Communications network dropping, her ear rang a little as fiona continued to speak somewhat flatly. Luckily as Elly winced and clutched at her ear Fiona gave them a plan and diverted her attention to Aear. "Whatever happens, we need to AT LEAST keep the lights on. Aear, can you handle that, or are you not feeling OK??
" When Fiona climbed on her desk with her tablet and a few other things it was clear none of them would be tall enough to reach the ceiling, But it was clear again Elly was in competition with Aear for being the tallest in the room, a new feeling to her.

They were then interupted by the horrifying, sounds from outside the lab, it probably wasn't good they were all not that great, Aear being an Alien and not used to the lurching haphazard nature of Earth interplanetary everything, most of it was seat of the plants one crisis to the next, and it had pretty much been that way even before the stargate was reopened in the 90s.

They seemingly reacted with questions. After Elly had responded to Aear Fiona joine din with a sigh. "Our only chance of turning on the Comms is in the lower labs, though. Maybe if we all go together? Bring your screwdriver, Elly.
" 

Dr Clark nodded at hey. "Okay... but maybe we should take a detaour to an armour or is there a weapons locker or something near by, I'd feel a lot more brave knowing we weren't almost completely defenceless besides Aear..." She had taken most of the courses avaliable to Homeworld Command/SGC/Atlantis/Meropis civilian staff, even some of the more advanced weapons courses, though she hadn't been a compelete stranger to firearms before they were certainly of a different nature to the one shse had previously encountered. She looked sympathetically to him. "Not that I meant and offence, just.... um.." she cut herself off to stop digging a bigger and bigger hole. 

Aear then said something rediculous to Fiona before he did some of his 'magic' not that she was conviced it was, just yet more things they didn't understand yet. He commanded something and then reported in with his findings. "The good news is the corridor is clear now." Well lets hope that thing was accurate, otherwise what she guessed would be dismemberment was not something she wished to participate in, not that she ever really wanted to go our gloriously, maybe quietly, in 60-70 years time either bat crazy or just on time would be nice, though she guessed not many people on this base civillians included were partial to the same.

Elly then straightened her jacket before zipping it up and gripping the screw driver. "Guess we better go get communications back up so the Military can get all their ducks in a row?" she tried to joke, unlikely they were but getting radio back up would make coordination much easier.

<TAG:Fiona Maccafferty, Aear Charter, Plot Twist's evil monsters>

[Fiona Maccafferty]

2001
Science Labs
Meropis

Fee sighed. Next time they sent someone to play with them, could they at least ensure that it was a tall person?! She sighed, and then looked pointedly at Aear as he spoke.

That's great Fee you grab that stapler, thing, and i'll throw my furballs at them. Well, then, he could institute his better idea, then. She put her hands on her hips.

Well, do you see anything else lying about that might work, then? She tossed her ginger hair a little, and then sighed.

He used his magic to do a sweep of the corridor as she opened it.

The good news is the corridor is clear now. She sighed, and led them out the door as Elly spoke.

Okay... but maybe we should take a detaour to an armour or is there a weapons locker or something near by, I'd feel a lot more brave knowing we weren't almost completely defenceless besides Aear...Not that I meant and offence, just.... um.. Fee smiled.

I know what you mean, Dr. Clark. Let's go. We have an armory at the end of this hallway; the Marines use the empty labs for some sort of damage control training exercises. Nearly gave me a canary last week when I was down there doing system updates. She lead the way, still clutching her stapler, in an opened way, with the stapler head facing out. She knew she looked stupid, but she did not care. At least she had SOMETHING. Not that any higher being worth being called "higher" would let her close enough to even let her staple them, but it made her feel better. They cautiously set out down the hallway.

Elly spoke again.

Guess we better go get communications back up so the Military can get all their ducks in a row? Fiona understood that Elly was making a joke, but Fee nodded seriously.

I have a feeling that's EXACLTY what will happen, actually. She stopped in front of the large door that hid the Armory. It was a solid-core door, but had a large dent in it. She ran her hand over the panel; perhaps this ATA thing wasn't total pants after all. She sighed as it opened, and the three went in.

Here you are, Elly. Aear, don't touch ANYTHING. She, herself, looked around for the smallest weapon possible. She wasn't well skilled, but she figured it couldn't hurt to arm herself, and really, how hard could it be? Just keep both eyes open, aim, and fire. She actually DID know the basics; even civillian employees of the US Federal Government had do basic arms training, but she wished that she didn't HAVE to.

Tag:Aear Charter, Elly Clark, Plot Twist and his damned monsters

[Aear Charter]

2002
Science Labs

Well, do you see anything else lying about that might work, then?

"Fair point, sorry. Aear hadn't MEANT to snap but he was admittedly and quite within reason on edge.

Okay... but maybe we should take a detaour to an armour or is there a weapons locker or something near by, I'd feel a lot more brave knowing we weren't almost completely defenceless besides Aear...Not that I meant and offence, just.... um..

Aear could feel that directed at him rather then at Fee. Or at least he thought he did. "I can probably, just about... Fire off one spell. Though i'll be in recovery form again after. He headed out with the two girls holding his right arm up above his head as it glowed a bright light. It helped them see but more importantly he'd heard feelers on those creatures which suggested they were used to low light conditions. Fee led the way to the armoury and Aear strolled in past them and picked himself up a P90 and a few clips.

Here you are, Elly. Aear, don't touch ANYTHING.

Aear turned to Fee. "What?" He was rather skilled at shooting magical arts and whilst it wasn't exactly the same these ballistic weapons were not hard to figure out. He was pretty sure he had them down. Besides he was a soldier by design and by trade, wouldn't it make sense for him to be armed?

Tag: Fiona Maccafferty, Elly Clark

[Elly Clark]

2002
Science Labs
Meropis

Fiona and Aear had a difficult to describe seeming friendship, but then again those sort sof things tended to come in so many different types that she'd long ago given up trying to understand it all, people were a whole different ball game than high energy and partile physics. However both of them seemed to agree with her assessment of grabbing some weapons and it seemed keeping weapons near area's continuing possibly explosive and otherwise dangarous experiments hadn't come up on the proverbial radar of base security or safety, not that safety beyond the basics was often attended to in that sense with military operations.

"I know what you mean, Dr. Clark. Let's go. We have an armory at the end of this hallway; the Marines use the empty labs for some sort of damage control training exercises. Nearly gave me a canary last week when I was down there doing system updates." Maccafferty said in agreeance along with Aears reply to Elly's fumbled suggestion. "I can probably, just about... Fire off one spell. Though i'll be in recovery form again after." She looked at him, that didn't sound very hopeful but one 'spell' was better than none right.

They set off out the door after Fiona opened it. They moved slowly, deliberatly down the corridor. Elly wash close to the wall and once she knew it she stepped more purposefully out more into the middle of the corridor. As they moved down Elly made her tongue in cheek remark about military and ducks.

"I have a feeling that's EXACLTY what will happen, actually." Fiona Responded to her request seriously, she had meant it seriously, though trying to give a little bit of a light hearted less evil monster type feel. 

The armoury door was also of a not so great situation, dented aswell. She opened it for Aear and herself and as they walked in Elly spotted what she wanted, an M9 and a P90, she even thught about grabbing a vest, it was probably not a bad idea. Aear was quicker than her and was already armed, perhaps a little to quickly. "Here you are, Elly. Aear, don't touch ANYTHING." Aear reacted in a way particular like some of the others on this base might, if asked not not arm themselves. 

"What?" the meowtian reacted so strongly. "They might make an exception... and well if he has to use a spell this recovery form probably isn't terribly helpful to us?" She hadn't been totally up to date with Aear's abilities, one of the reasons she agreed to help Fiona.

She then strapped the pistol holster around her left thigh before picking up a M9 and loading it with oen fot he avalaible magazine before putting the psitol in the holster and filling up on more than a few pistol magazines, stuffing them into all the avaliable pocket space and the two pouches on the holster. She contemplated a P90, but she doubted she could carry that much ammunition for it at the moment and it seemed they didn't leave vests in armouries. and well what would be the point of taking one if she couldn't carry that much, they did shoot a lot of bullets very, very fast, a little to fast for the still reasonably frightened physicist to consider a good idea. 

Though searching through for anything else useful she found a few torches. "Torches." Clark stated before taking one and holding onto it with it still turned off not wanted to blind Fiona or AEar, or attract door monsters.

She looked to them and breathed in depply then gulped. "About as ready as this, badatel will ever be." 

<TAG:Fiona Maccafferty, Aear Charter, npc friendlies and Plot Twist's evil mosters.>

[Fiona Maccafferty]

2002
Science Labs
Meropis

Fiona was just standing in the armory. She really had zero idea what she was even DOING. She reached out for a handgun that appeared small enough for her to handle, and then glanced around for something holster-like to KEEP it in. She was far too cautious, probably, but then she ALWAYS was.

What? She didn't mean to sound rude, but Aear was a danger-magnet, though it wasn't ENTIRELY his fault. He just managed to somehow bungle everything up, and with a weapon behind that, it could be deadly. And not in the Celtic way of using "Deadly" to describe something so epically awesome that it killed. But deadly in the true sense of the word. She sighed.

Sorry. I just...be careful, ok? She sighed, and found a waist holster. Not that it was going to FIT her-why were all the military people so damned BIG?! Fiona was just ONE inch below the minimum for the US armed forces, but she was probably too small for the Stargate Program anyway in the military side. She messed around with it for a moment, before deciding it wasn't going to fit, no matter WHAT she did. She sighed, and slid the handgun into the waistband of her leggings before turning around.

Elly had found torches. Brilliant. And a thigh holster. Fee helped herself to one, as well, and then holsterd the weapon. She abanoned the stapler, and armed herself with a torch, too. She heard Elly.

They might make an exception... and well if he has to use a spell this recovery form probably isn't terribly helpful to us? Fee nodded, and tossed a torch to Aear, as well.

Here, Meowman. Show us what you do. She led the way to the door.

About as ready as this, badatel will ever be. Fee shrugged. Whatever the hell THAT meant.

Let's go. I hope the elevator is working. Because being stuck in a stairwell with those...things...on the loose didn't sound like a good idea to HER.

She led the way out of the gun locker, and towards the exits, keeping herself very alert. She just hoped that they could pull this off.

Tag:Aear Charter, Elly Clark, Plot Twist, the rat bastard.

(NOte: I am exhausted. I hope this made some semblence of sense, other than Fee's randomness.)

[Aear Charter]

2002
Science Labs

Aear was fiddling with his arm trying to get some readings. He was wearing one of the Earthican uniforms, his Meowtian uniform was now rags and besides that it was so stained with blood the thing was now purple. Whoever heard of a purple military uniform? Though HE did like the idea actually but it was too far gone and would smell funny. It also wasn't his choice, Fee insisted it be thrown out. Of course this thing he was wearing didn't have enough storage space. Aear had stacked up 6 P90 clips, 2 for himself and the other 4 in case Elly needed anything else, and a handful of M9 clips since both Elly and Fee had picked one up. [Barrier Jacket is possible to maintain.] Finally Cyleo had finished the calculations. "Do it." [Understood. Barrier Jacket] There was a flash and Aear's long flowing white trench coat appeared on him.

Sorry. I just...be careful, ok? Aear looked back at Fee. "I know what i'm doing." He didn't mean it in a facetious way but he was both a soldier and a weapon. This was his job after all.

"They might make an exception... and well if he has to use a spell this recovery form probably isn't terribly helpful to us?" Aear smiled at Elly. "You fancy carrying me in my cat form?" Aear caught the torch Fiona passed him as something caught his eye. He grabbed what looked like a staff to him but he could just about feel the energy in it. "An energy weapon?" Aear looked it over, staff style weapons were his choice and this just felt right somehow. It wasn't the same as the weapon Cyleo gave him but, it felt nice. He noticed a few buttons, one was clearly for firing but he tested the others opening and closing it. "I might just keep this." he joked as he head his callsign called by Fiona.

Here, Meowman. Show us what you do. Aear stared at Fee for a moment "How did she..." His thought crossed over to Fee but Aear was still unaware of this fact. Still he shrugged it off as the General or someone else must have told her. Fee led them out and Aear had realised he hadn't told them what he had heard. "Oh those things sound like they have feelers which would suggest that they can't do bright light. Aren't you glad we grabbed some torches?"

Tag: Fiona Maccafferty, Elly Clark, Plot Twist it cool it Aear eats one?

[Elly Clark]

2003
Science Labs
Meropis

"Sorry. I just...be careful, ok?" Maccafferty replied to Aear. It was a good idea in Elly's opinion that Aear was armed, in fact it was not optional at this point, as much good as a bunch of soldiers and scientists and whom ever else inhabited this base running around heavily armed was. It also seemed Aear was now wearing a white trench coat, summonded by what ever that AI thing he had was called, or something like that. Though his response to Fiona was quite strong, "I know what i'm doing."

It was then Aear smiled at him about her comment on his recovery form. "You fancy carrying me in my cat form?" she didn't smile back. "I'd really prefer not to, and have another armed person around." Clark responded with some strength returning to her voice, the fright was wearing off finally, but only time would tell if it was to come or go. Though he then found a staff weapon, great why the hell did they keep those, things they were so clumsy. "An energy weapon?" She grimmaced, damn. "A Jaffa staff weapon, they have a proper name but... in doors they are quite inferior to much shorter weapons, like P90s or carbine rifles." But then he announced he would keep it great, she might let a jaffa carry one since they new its strengths and weaknesess very well, Aear, probably not as much. 

There was a few words from Fiona to Aear and seeming pause between them they were soon followed, by them begining to move out of the armoury, and Fiona giveing them a plan. "Let's go. I hope the elevator is working."
 
"Oh those things sound like they have feelers which would suggest that they can't do bright light. Aren't you glad we grabbed some torches?" Well she hadn't heard that but she had been terrified and well... human hearing wasn't always the best. "Better hearing than we do?" Elly said as they moved towards the elevator, it was then Elly decided it might be prudent to draw her weapon which she did, clicking the safety off and readying the weapon. once that was done she held it slightlyfrontward wit hhe finger in the trigger guard, she was still more than a little on edge, and shooting a friend wouldn't look so great for future career/s or research grants. This was one of the times she wished she'd gotten better at hockey. (ice hockey that is.)

<TAG:Aear Charter, Fiona Maccafferty, plot twist, anyone else, evil monsters.>
(We should all be up to the same point, time for some plot twisting or maybe we keep on going, no body knows right?)

[Plot Twist]

2004
Science Block
Meropis

Fee waved her hand in front of transporter's door panel. Nothing. She did it again. Still nothing. The elevators were out of use as well during the lock down. Ahead of the group was a set of emergency access stairs leading both up into the spire and further down into the city itself. The access door to the stairs had been torn clean off it's hinges. The group edged forward and managed to cast enough light into the stairwell to see that the way up was blocked. The creatures had clearly found something interesting, they'd frantically ripped apart the ancient hand rails and demolished part of an access vent leading away from the science blocks toward the infirmary section of the city. What lay between the scientists and the way up was an impassible wreckage of beams and rubble. What lay down beneath them was pure uncertainty.

An iridescent, scaley clawed hand reached out from the hole in the wall and gripped one of the bent, metallic railings above the group. With a low growl, slowly a head loomed out of the opening, sniffing this way and that. It looked human enough, except the eyes were twice the size, the mouth larger too with a set of teeth dripping with saliva. The creature appeared to have hair, of sorts, a set of silver spines all appeared combed back and twitching as the creature took in it's surroundings. It must have doubled back after the team. The creature stopped dead in it's movements. It began to turn it's head toward the trio.

<Tag Fiona Maccafferty Aear Charter and Elly Clark ... Run!>

[Aear Charter]

2004
Science Block

Aear twirled his newly acquired staff weapon around, or rather he had Cyleo simply spin his right wrist, much like a baton. He was getting rather excited which was never a good sign. "A Jaffa staff weapon, they have a proper name but... in doors they are quite inferior to much shorter weapons, like P90s or carbine rifles." Aear gave Elly a look as she explained what he'd picked up and was now twirling effortlessly. "Actually i'd beg to differ, Cyleo's staff form is rather similar actually, just sharper and pointier." By Cyleo he was of course referring to the AI device that made his right arm, the staff form of which was a double-bladed sword that Aear liked to spin around when close and use as a magical energy weapon at distance. In short he did actually know what he was doing, even if that looked drastically far from the truth.

Aear stopped as one of the, what he was dubbing, mole creatures appeared out of what had previously been the service starwell. "Yeah Meowtian hearing can almost build an image, not quite but it was THAT accurate." Aear motioned over to the creature. He stood sideways to the creature the staff weapon tucked at his hip the 'shooting end' pointing towards the creature. Aear didn't bother opening it just yet, he presumed it had at least a semi-decent fire rate, but more importantly he was judging the creature intentions. "Go get your leader for negotiations. Because if anyone gets hurt i'm going to go hunting."

Tag; Fiona Maccafferty, Elly Clark, Plot Twist Run? Pfft, yeah right!

[Fiona Maccafferty]

2006
Science Block

After arming herself, she turned to Aear.

I know what i'm doing... Fee raised an eyebrow. They'd see about that...not that she didn't get that he was a decorated military fighter, but the Tau'ri had different ideas about "you know what you're doing" when it came to armed warfare, of that Fiona was certain. She'd learned that her first day at NASA-she really DID know everything about everything, but try telling that to a Four-Star General with a degree in Latin who was old as sin and STILL thought he was God's gift to the world. Fee shook her head at Aear; he was wearing some sort of thing he called a "barrier jacket" and what appeared to be a flight suit. She wondered where it come from, and she didn't dare ask. As Elly finished her prep, she and Aear had silent conversation. How did she... Fee heard in her head. She had figured out shortly after "saving" Aear that she could hear his thoughts. She assumed now that it was the same reason she could open the doors everywhere-the ATA genes. Besides, she WAS the alien liasion officer; she KNEW things.

As they trooped out of the room and headed for the lift, Aear and Elly chatted.

You fancy carrying me in my cat form?...An energy weapon? Elly answered.

I'd really prefer not to, and have another armed person around...A Jaffa staff weapon, they have a proper name but... in doors they are quite inferior to much shorter weapons, like P90s or carbine rifles Fee's eyes glazed over, much like most other people's did when she brought up Quantum mechanics. Aear replied, sharing what he could hear with his alien senses.

Oh those things sound like they have feelers which would suggest that they can't do bright light. Aren't you glad we grabbed some torches? Fee made a face. Was he serious? Before she could speak, Elly beat her to it.

Better hearing than we do? They stopped in front of the elevator. She tried the door. It wouldn't budge. WHY were the inner doors working, but not the exterior doors?! She sighed, and gestured to the stairwell.

We're going to have to go down. Let's use the torches... She focused on lighting one, so as to see better as they ascended below. PLUS, fire.

Yeah Meowtian hearing can almost build an image, not quite but it was THAT accurate. Just then, a creature, a lizardy humanoid sort of being, stuck his head in front of them. Fiona would've screamed if she'd not been so frightened. She looked at Aear-if only he could SHUT UP, he wouldn't have awakened the kraken thing. He spoke, again, and she stamped impatiently. Go get your leader for negotiations. Because if anyone gets hurt i'm going to go hunting. Her gaze flickered to Aear.

Bloody hell, Aear. He won't hurt us. He can't even GET us; the cielings are double-wall. I know this because I did a digital blueprint. She did THAT because she was looking for safe places to hide Jacques, because she didn't know how much longer until that jig was up. Her words, though, sounded braver than she felt. She just proceeded to start down the stairs; what else were they to do?! They were useless at much else than computers, the three of them. She looked at the two of them, and stopped for a moment.

Back at NASA, they would sometimes train the astronauts in columns. We should do that; I'll go first, Elly in the middle, and Aear last. The code is "giant Narwhal, Captain Ahab," if we spot danger, ok?? That will be the signal for the other two to get ready to fire. Let's get this holy show on the road... She took a deep breath, and took the first step down, carefully. The handrailings were destroyed, but she was small enough to have a decent center of balance.

tag:Elly Clark, Aear Charter, Plot Twist, you fecking meaniehead.

*also, the Narwhal line is from 20,000 Leagues under the Sea. The actual quote is "No sir, it is evidently a gigantic narwhal", but Fee doesn't assume that Aear and Elly know it...

[Elly Clark]

2006
Science Block

"Actually i'd beg to differ, Cyleo's staff form is rather similar actually, just sharper and pointier."
Now wasn't the time to go through everything and prove she was correct, but then again, had it been one of the shorter staffs she might have not protested but full length jaffa staffs weren't strickly as useful moving from room to room and pdws or carbines, but she would drop the matter. Though this Cyleo he spoke of was probably the AI or computer system hinted at in the report. "

"We're going to have to go down. Let's use the torches..."
Fiona said after the elevator door wouldn't work, it seemed less likely an actual quaratine, and more of a system malfunction, but then again, she was certain she wasn't as smart as many ancients were.

"Yeah Meowtian hearing can almost build an image, not quite but it was THAT accurate."
Lucky you she thought, she sometimes wished she had better hearing and eyesight than most normal humans, then again that could become a burden couldn't it?'

Just then they all heard the matallic sounds of movement, then sniffing, Elly stopped and held in a startled squeak and white knuckled her pistol, why couldn't she be more brave... 

This grotesque looking slightly human looking creature as it sniffed around, she aimed her pistol towards it slowly, but didn't fire, hopefully it would miss them. It spines twitched, probably not a good sign. Oh crap this was getting intense again, Elly's heart beat had jumped  alot and the adrenaline was rushing in again, this was playing at her fears, she'd always held a fear of being stalked by an alien, she'd been able to watch some of the more violent scenes of movies like alien, but the suspense and the stalking had frightened the poor woman when she'd watched them.

It was then Aear spoke, maybe to the creature, she wasn't sure, and wasn't going to make a sound herself, if she could do that. "Go get your leader for negotiations. Because if anyone gets hurt i'm going to go hunting.
" Elly looked to the other then back as the lizard man came around and looked at them further still, Elly was glad the expedition uniforms weren't his vis yellow or oranage right about now.

Elly just wanted them to keep moving, down was the only way with up blocked by monster and rubble, but maybe the rubble didn't block the monster. "Lets, just get going down the stairs." Dr Clark was getting impatient, they had to keep moving it was the only way she was going to make it through this she thought. Just as Fiona began to speaka s they started down the stairs.

"Back at NASA, they would sometimes train the astronauts in columns. We should do that; I'll go first, Elly in the middle, and Aear last. The code is "giant Narwhal, Captain Ahab," if we spot danger, ok?? That will be the signal for the other two to get ready to fire. Let's get this holy show on the road..
" If the situation was so bad she would point out a flaw in her reference, but it served its purpose, afterall the correct one was far to long to be useful. "Okay, got it." Elly said with a gulp.

As they began down Elly was carefully to watch behind and to place her feet, she was used to not using the hand rail, but something about it not being there changed everything. 

<TAG:@fionamaccaffertym Aear Charter, Plot Twist, I'm just thinking of the retreat from the processing plant from Aliens now.>

[Plot Twist]

2007
Science Block
Meropis

It watched as the scientists talked, one of them talked too loudly, it hurt. The creature could hear it over the cacophony of Meropis noises.
"Go get your leader for negotiations. Because if anyone gets hurt I'm going to go hunting."
The group seemed to agree between them to quietly slip off toward the downward staircase, just as the creature crawled back into the hole the others had made. Aear had a heartbeat of a warning as the creature leaped forward with an angry growl. The beast dropped from the shadows above and on to the Meowtian's shoulders, causing him to stagger backward. A shot fired upward from the staff weapon illuminated a second creature which fell into the rubble of the staircase twitching and screaming, a hole burning through it's chest.

Aear managed to flip the creature of his back, it snarled and clawed hands snatched at him as he delivered a reactive kick to it's chest. The third creature slammed down right on top of Aear, knocking him to the ground and Elly and Fiona down several steps. The sound of multiple creatures howling, screeching and barking erupted from the hole in the wall above the group as the pack about turned. Aear heard a whooshing sound and ducked just in time to avoid a metal rod right where his head had been. Before he could react further, Maccafferty shined her torch right in the creature's eyes. It reared back, covering it's eyes and hissing. As the group took aim with their weapons, they realized it had gone. The sound from the rest of the pack grew to a crescendo... There as blood in the water.

<Tag the nerds, fight or flight? The creatures are easy either way!>