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Post by Aggie on Apr 30, 2007 12:28:23 GMT -5
Mira only watched as Buzz made his way to the door. For something as small as walking to the door, she did not think he needed a follower just yet.
"I don't know, Buzz.." she said after shaking her head. "Have you ever heard of a draft monster, maybe?" She stopped the sarcastic attitude as she suddenly felt some sort of tension in the atmosphere. She looked around the area, but did not find anything suspicious. Still, she could finally understand why XR was so anxious.
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Post by Alohilani on Apr 30, 2007 13:12:31 GMT -5
Buzz chuckled slightly. "Draft monster, hah ha ha, draft monster- You're really gonna be laughing at that one when something comes in here and leave you dead in your own blood," XR retorted, squeezing himself between Buzz's seat and the floor.
"XR will be just fine, Booster. He's a space ranger," Buzz said, opening the door. He looked out in the hallway, frowning. Seeing nothing, he turned his head and called, "XR, did you get into the antifreeze again?" "Absolutely NOT!" XR insisted with slightly insincere indignation. "Why... how can you even SUGGEST that I would do such a thing? I'm suprised at you!"
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Post by Aggie on Apr 30, 2007 13:39:11 GMT -5
Mira half-smiled and crossed her arms. "Heh, let's see them try..." She watched carefully as Buzz opened the door to the hall, almost anticipating a challenge.
Mira sighed. She was ready to say, 'I'm not,' but decided that it was not her place anymore. She relaxed a bit when Buzz discovered nothing dangerous in the hallway. Her eyes returned to the control panel, just to make sure everything was on track.
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Post by nosgirl on May 5, 2007 13:51:04 GMT -5
"Iwant candy... *guitar solo*...," the vampire sung to himself as he neared the cargo. And with a firm grasp on the metal surface with his claws he dug his teeth into it. He managed to get only a couple of seconds of peace before his meal was abrupted by several lights and alarms going off...
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Post by Alohilani on May 5, 2007 13:57:52 GMT -5
XR screamed reflexively and buried his face in his arms. Buzz launched himself into the hallway and pounded toward the cargo bay with pumping adrenaline and an order of "Move out, team!"
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Post by Aggie on May 5, 2007 19:49:24 GMT -5
Mira jumped at the sound of the alarm.
She grabbed the arm rests of her chair and forced herself out. "Right behind you, Buzz!" Mira followed Lightyear as quickly as she could. She saw XR in the corner of her eye, with his hands all over his transparent helmet. "Come on, shorty!" she exclaimed, trying to give the robot some kind of provokement.
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Post by Alohilani on May 5, 2007 20:48:08 GMT -5
No. He refused to be provoked. Simply would not do it. NO. Wouldn't leave, XR thought with the stubbornness of a tantruming five-year-old. He could feel his programming nagging him in the form of a strong urge to follow the others that approched physical pain if it wasn't acted on. Well, he was used to pain. He wasn't moving. --- Buzz thundered down the hallway, pulling up right outside the cargo bay. He pressed his back flat against the wall, waiting for backup.
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Post by Alohilani on May 28, 2007 22:38:18 GMT -5
XR stared at him. "Gee, thanks."
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Post by eez on Jun 4, 2007 0:33:40 GMT -5
Unbeknownst to Team Lightyear and the energy vampire...a small mite scurried along the walls. To an untrained eye, it would seem to be a bothersome tick, and no more...but if one were to take a closer look, it would appear as a robotic impersonator....making barely audible clicking noises as a camera would...fulfilling an unknown agenda
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Post by nosgirl on Jun 4, 2007 8:21:22 GMT -5
"Well, isn't THIS delicious...," NOS-4-A2 said to himself with a smug face. "I almost forgot how tasty this particular cruiser was." He retracted his claws from the metal surface as he had now swatted two flies in one hit. Lightyear wouldn't be on his tail if their ship was damaged. And he got what he came for... Lovely...
But wait... another source... small, insignificant in his satiated state... but he recognized it.
"Mmmh, little one...." He could smell fear - and it excited every hunting-instinct in his body.
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Post by Alohilani on Jun 4, 2007 9:53:27 GMT -5
XR reeled backwards suddenly, gasping in surprise. The alarm bells had come on. --- Down by the cargo bay, Buzz grit his teeth and kicked in the door. Entering the room, he found it empty. Empty of cargo. "Craters!" --- Back in the bridge XR was at his panel, frantically going through the systems to see what was causing the alarm to go off. "What's wrong, old girl? What's with the alert?" An alarm window popped up suddenly. XR yelped. "Low power? Why are you low on power? We charged up up right before we left Star Command! No no no no no-" Just then Buzz ran into the room. "Rangers, the cargo's been stolen. Fire up the engine so we can catch the rat who did this!" More bells went off and the artificial gravity stopped working. XR clung to his panel. "The engine's aren't working, Buzz, the power is drained!" "The power is drained?" Buzz demanded from somewhere near the ceiling. "How is that possible?" Just then the lights went off.
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Post by eez on Jun 4, 2007 12:36:41 GMT -5
The mite watched attentively as the energy vampire drained the star cruiser's power supply. It clacked its metal mandibles in metallic glee. It had done its purpose outstandingly...now all it needed to do was wait
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Post by Aggie on Jun 4, 2007 12:37:14 GMT -5
Mira's eyes widened to the news. She ran for the controls, but just as the tip of her fingers reached the panel, her body slowly began to float above the floor. In frustration, she reached for the controls again but could not make it. As an alternative, she held onto the back of her chair. "Well, this couldn't get any worse..."
"Scratch that, NOW this couldn't get any w-"
Before Mira could finish her sentence, the lights went off. She held onto the chair tightly for support, trying at least to get her feet on the ground. She could not see a thing, and it would take a while for her eyes to adjust to the darkness.
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Post by nosgirl on Jun 4, 2007 14:49:04 GMT -5
"What are you looking at?" NOS-4-A2 asked, as if violated in his privacy. The little beetle made no further action and its being so casual before HIM made him nervous. The little mite should know its master... But no matter. He had bigger quarry to catch. A loudmouth one...
He made a dismissive gesture at the thing with his hand.
"Shoo now, will you - I have a score to settle!"
And then he tore down the fencing that hid the ventilation shafts...
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Post by eez on Jun 4, 2007 14:54:35 GMT -5
The mite clicked its mandibles as the enery vampire shot into the shafts. It stared for a moment and scurried towards the cargo and powered down...soon...very soon...it hummed...the clock was ticking, and they were running out of time
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