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Reach for the Stars; But don't forget your towel.
Topic Started: Sep 10 2008, 09:37 PM (187,592 Views)
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"I'm fine. I just drank too much" Kanna said again, still not looking at either individual. "I don't need anything from either of you. Ever"

Harsh words but Kanna felt cornered. She supposed if she declared that she didn't need anything from either of them she wouldn't be seen as being connected to either of them. Once again, being alone was better than being between the two of them.

Another sudden wave of nausea overcame Kanna and she retched. Luckily for the already thoroughly embarrassed woman nothing but a harsh gagging noise came, which the quickly recovered.

Okay, maybe she didn't need their help....But she did need some water. And in her current spot on the floor she couldn't reach it.

"Water" she said simply, pointing at the sink.

[...]

When Melanie and Galv made it back to her room Melanie brightened. Instantly the girl spotted the many pillows and blankets on her bed and her mind began working to figure out just how to make the perfect hiding place for she and Galv.


Azmuth's Place

"A park?" Cosmo asked, as if she had heard it wrong. She was suddenly very excited, though she showed it in a very subdued way. "When may we leave for it?!"

"I'm sure we'll be heading out soon" Crystal told the girl with a smile.

[...]

"You are a boy who has eyes for my great niece...We will NEVER be 'okay'" Uncle stated, glaring at the boy. Jade gave a nearvous laugh and pulled the boy back a bit getting in between Ben and her Uncle.

"Now now uncle be nice!"
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Rica was worried that this could be more than a simple case of having too much alcohol. While it was true, Kanna had drank a lot in the past few days, she looked really sick. Could it be some strange alien disease? He hoped not.

She quickly resorted to telling them both that she didn't need either of them. Rica sighed. It was possible she had just gotten fed up with them both, but he didn't believe that. Even if he hated to admit it, Kanna did care for them – both of them.

It stung like a knife, but Rica knew it was true. He knew her well enough to be able to tell she had feelings for them both. The exact nature of those feelings was vague and hard to get insight in; but it was there.

When she asked for water, he headed over to the sink and poured some into one of the empty wine glasses, and then returned it to her.

“Here.” He said simply, trying not to agitate her further.

[…]

Luna, meanwhile, had retreated to her lab to test the blood samples. Rica and Ethan's blood both seemed clean of any strange alien diseases, and Kanna's results were about to come up.

“...” Luna blinked when she saw them. Well, at least she didn't have alien smallpox.

[Azmuth's Place]

“A nebula, you say? Sounds perfect, Azmuth! We'll take the Ragnarok there, and move onto the Battleship, at least for now. I'll have a lot of work to do to clear my name... or, rather, to just prove the other guy is so bad maybe they'll forgive me for what I did... and in the meantime, sounds like Cosmo can have a grand time too!”

Sama was starting to cheer up a bit. He had stayed enthusiastic and optimistic for a while now, but he was actually started to feel it.

“When can we leave?”
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Didymus had retreated to his quarters for the evening. For the time, at least, his work was done.

Come tomorrow, all sorts of things would probably be theorized, he'd have to attend meetings, offer strategies, listen to public fallout...but for now, at least, he had a quiet moment.

Quiet...but lonely. You know what your honor costs you. So I hope you like this quiet-even if you survive the war and all that you hope for in it comes true, you'll have LOTS of time to just sit, in the silence that only a want of companionship can produce. THIS is the price of your honor. If you aren't ready for it, you should back out NOW.

...but I can't back out. Not only is it not right...it may even be too late for you to embed yourself in other things, as well. Yes, you have CHOSEN this path, and to accept all the burdens that come with it. But you may be locked in now, too. Perhaps. Perhaps this loneliness can be shaken off...but even if it can...I know my path. I cannot falter. SOMEONE must perform these deeds, bear this burden.


He chuckled.

"...take up the soldier's burden, and reap his old reward: the blame of those ye better, the hate of those ye guard..."

(Insert witty/moving/inspiring phrase here)

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Kanna accepted the glass without looking at Rica, bringing it up to her lips and taking a long drink. Instantly she felt relief, as the burning sensation in her throat lessened.

"Thanks..." she managed, supposing she owed him that much...He could have just kicked her in the stomach and been on his merry way. She wouldn't blame him. Nor would she blame Ethan if he did the same.

Another feeling of nausea hit her....Just where was this coming from?!

Instead of pondering this question she tried to ask one more thing.

"Where's my son?" she asked.

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Burke's Control Room

chaos knew that things could be turned around quickly. He was being extremely careful, putting everything he had into channeling light into the surrounding area, giving KOS-MOS the time she needed to attack Burke...

But Burke was too smart. Too quick. Too thorough.

The moment the compass activated, chaos's energy signature plummeted from values that almost broke any sort of energy measurement scale to zero. The boy gave a gasp of horror as he tried to retain whatever he could, keep control of whatever energy amount he could possibly manage, but it all slipped through his grasp, all of it channeled directly to Burke, empowering the man.

This left chaos without any conversion power of his own. His body empty of both his healing powers and his ability to redirect and nullify energy, the boy was suddenly left with only a massive electrical current that was still running through him from the energy he absorbed from around them.

With a loud scream, he lit up like a lightbulb, but this time in a very bad sort of way. Electricity arching form his body and channeling into the ground, but not without doing a lot of damage to the boy in the process.

chaos's eyes went blank as he screamed, a loud wail of pain and horror as his body stopped listening to him, the boy dropping to his knees and then onto his stomach as his body continued to jerk slightly from the electrical overload to his nervous system. And without healing powers, he wasn't getting any better...

The lights around them went out. chaos's shining, angelic wings vanished, and Burke now had full control over chaos's powers through the Compass.

All chaos could do was whisper an almost unheard "No... Don't..."
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Now becomes the the past in an instant — and everyone will eventually die! Destiny triumphs over human knowledge and goes mad! That is the way of things! I spit upon this frail, crazed, world! I spit upon the Second Law of Thermodynamics!
~ Desty Nova, Karmatron Theory

Let them Label me! Let them swear and curse at me as I tug humanity like a bucking bull into the darkness of the unknown, revealing its secrets to the sane and driving them MAD! In ages long past, I shall be looked upon as a tyrant and a savior! As a savant and as a fool! My work shall advance humanity long past its time, throw it into the unknown future and force it to grow strong or FALL! Years from now, when I will inevitably be removed, my work shall continue to progress, because these things cannot be denied! Governments will publicly criticize my work, but privately conduct research that advances it! I shall imprint myself into the annals of history, among the stars that shine as brightly as Albert Einstein, Isaac Newton, Benjamin Franklin, Dmitri Mendeleev, Nikola Tesla, and countless others! My work will shine as brightly as any star, and I AM ITS CREATOR!!!
~ Desty Nova, Morality


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-NL Apocalypse-

Ethan stirred, ready to get Kanna some water, but didn't quite trust himself holding anything. He was still somewhat drunk, and his entire body was on edge.

Rica got Kanna the water, and Ethan attempted to calm himself down.

“...I would assume he's with that girl, Erin...” Ethan said, “Do you want me to find him for you?”



Galv smiled as Melanie seemed to brighten up, getting to work on building a fort for them.

“It's not the same as being somewhere else...but we can pretend...” Galv said, “For a little bit, at least...”

-Azmuth's Place-

“You can leave now if you want, unless you'd like to meet The Doctor or Tennyson. The way The Doctor has been training that boy, he may end up being your Plumber superior someday,” Azmuth told Sama and the others.



Jackie sighed, shaking his head.

“She is at that age, Uncle,” Jackie said, knowing there was very little he could do to stop Jade, “Besides, Ben helped us before, five years ago, and he is the grandson of your friend Max...it could be worse, couldn't it?”

-The Council of Thirteen-

The Council of Thirteen was gathered. Those who were not there in person were they're with holographic representations.

One who was there was the one with the human body, smiling to himself.

“We are gathered,” Vilgax, The Emperor, declared, “Give us your report.”

“Of course,” the Human Council Member said, nodding to the large being, “We have gotten the DNA of many life forms. Using human DNA as the base, we have crafted a new life form...one for our species to use. No longer will we have to worry about our hosts dying out, or having to take over other species solely for their bodies.”

He stepped back, then waved his hand, images projected before them, “They will be fully combat ready in both air and space. They will be the new mainstay of the Yeerk Empire. As of now, only a few are created, and we are still testing and calibrating various aspects.”

“How long until they're ready?” one of the other Council Members inquired.

“We estimate about a year,” the Human Council Member answered, “Then the first batch should be done. We will continue to improve in successive generations, but they will be ready.”

“Good...” Vilgax smiled, “They will be a mighty addition to our Empire...With them, we will be able to crush all who stand before us.”

The other members nodded, and were soon leaving, the Human Council Member also making his leave.

“That fool believes conquest is our only path...” the Yeerk thought, “He will doom us all, especially if the Andalites and Humans turn their attention to us when the Metarex have been dealt with...”

“I guess he needs to be taken down, huh?” the human who's body the Yeerk controlled said, “Wish I could help you there.”

“There is one possibility...But it will be difficult...As of now, we have other things to deal with, Jake.”
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“Our son is around. I believe he was talking to Melanie earlier.” Rica noted, frowning a bit. “He's fine, Kanna. Safe and sound, and trying to reconnect with his sister. It's been very hard on both of them... on all of us.”

Rica sighed and leaned against the wall.

Then, the door opened and in walked Luna. She looked uncomfortable.

“... Miss Narroh? Can I speak with you? In private?” She looked to Ethan and Rica, and shook her head. The news concerned them too – boy did it – but it was probably best she tell Kanna first.

[Burke's Control Room]

Burke watched in delight as chaos fell to the ground, and his magnificent powers were sapped away; instead Burke was empowered, becoming stronger, and more dangerous.

His eyes flashed behind his glasses. He moved forward, ready to strike the killing blow, when suddenly something spoke. It was KOS-MOS... but not her voice.

“Burke, stop this madness!”

Burke's head jerked around so fast he almost broke his neck. He looked to KOS-MOS, but the android was now standing tall and strong, and speaking with a foreign voice.

“No... No! DAMN YOU!” Burke screamed out, stumbling back. He hit one knee. He was in no real pain, but his heart was suddenly beating much too fast.

KOS-MOS took the chance. Her cannon activated and she fired a massive energy blast into Burke, punching a hole through the man! The compass deactivated, and chaos would feel his energy start to return.

Of course, in the process of doing that, the laser also punched a hole in the side of the ship.

[Azmuth's Place]

Sama chuckled. “Ben's a good kid, from what I know of him. He'd make a good top-cheese for the Plumbers.”

He paused. “I think I would like to talk to the Doctor...”
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Kanna turned to Ethan nodding carefully (she still felt rather icky and didn't want to push her luck). "Yeah....Could you bring him here...I'd like to talk to him..."

Suddenly the door was opened once more, and Luna was asking to speak to her for a moment. Kanna's stomach dropped but she nodded, composing herself enough to stand and follow Luna outside the room.

"What is it?" she asked, obviously worried.

[...]

"I suppose this will work" Melanie said, working on making the walls with pillows. She stacked them in front of her before draping a sheet over her head. "I always wanted a place of my own...."

Azmuth's Place

Crystal seemed interested in seeing The Doctor as well, not because she had anything in particular to speak to him about but merely for the fact that he was the Doctor. The man was a legend in the eyes of Plumbers and it was guaranteed that someone would be a great if trained by the man.

[...]

"The only way it could be worse was if she was dating a demon"

Hahah ironically she had for a short time.

"Unnnncccclllleeee be nice!" Jade told him once more, now being waved off by the older man. Uncle sighed.

"If he agrees to keep his eyes and hands off of you I will not turn him into an anteater."

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Rica frowned, but nodded. “... Kanna, later on, we should talk.”

He said simply, and then he left the room. He would wander off and find some food... it had been a while since he had eaten.

[…]

Luna waited for Ethan to leave as well, and then she turned to Kanna and approached the woman.

“... I triple checked what I'm about to tell you, so I can assure you, it IS true. It appears that... well... Miss Narroh, you're pregnant.”

Oh snap.
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Ethan nodded to Kanna and set off to find Jason.

After a few doors, he finally found the one Jason was in, and knocked, carefully.

The door almost fell over.

“...Jason?” Ethan said, “Sorry about the door...your mother wants to talk to you.”



“I've never thought about having a place of my own...” Galv answered, “But any place with you would be nice...”

He sat next to Melanie, after hooking up some sheets above them.

“I know things will work out...somehow...”

-Azmuth's Place-

Azmuth nodded to them, and pulled out his own Plumber's Badge, contacting The Doctor.

After a few moments, The Doctor appeared, looking at the group.

“Ahhh! Silver, Cosmo, glad to see you're doing alright,” The Doctor said, “Heard you got into some trouble on a jungle planet. Silver, good job protecting her. Cosmo, good job standing up for yourself.”

He straightened up now, looking to the humans, “Otacon, nice to see you again. Vash, Samus, how are you? Everything going alright?”

The Doctor then went to Sama and Crystal, “Ahhh, Sama, heard you got into some trouble. No worries, I once got the Prime Minister of Britain fired. Didn't punch her or anything, but still. And Crystal, nice to see you! Sorry you've gotten caught up in all this trouble.”



Ben considered anteater a step up from frog, so he assumed Uncle was feeling a bit better about him and Jade dating.

“Are we allowed to get smoothies then?” Ben asked, a slight grin on his face.
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Sama found himself shocked. He really ought to know better by now, but he was still surprised.

“You know? You already heard... Geez, Snake used to brag you were even better at finding things out than Otacon... I can see he wasn't exaggerating.”

Sama shook his head, but actually grinned a bit. “Well, may as well count this as a blessing. If you already know, then you know my problem. I'll admit, I punched Mengsk because I was mad, and he essentially ordered a lot of good soldiers – including a friend – not be saved when I know we could have saved them.”

Sama sighed. “But Mengsk IS bad. Raynor has said so for years, and Snake used to check in on people for Raynor. That's how we found out about Burke... my point is, Mengsk is a bad guy. Maybe, if I can prove that and expose him, I can get my job back... or at least lose the fugitive status I earned today.”
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"................"

Kanna didn't know what to say. Instead she stood there stiffly, shaking slightly.

Did Luna just say....She was pregnant? No no no....She couldn't be. There was no way...Not her. Not now. ANYTIME but now.

She suddenly thought about Rica and Ethan...She really didn't know much about blood tests so she really didn't know who the child would belong to...Not that she wanted to know either....

"I'm going to have a baby...." she muttered, as if she didn't believe it. She took a step back and leaned against the wall, her heart was fluttering a mile a minute.... "No....that can't be right...I already have children...They're grown...You're joking...PLEASE tell me you're joking."

Kanna's stomach churned again....Luna wasn't joking....

"I need to sit down now..."
[...]

When Ethan came to the door (and knocked it down) Jason looked up, frowning a bit at the man. He remembered what Melanie had mentioned about the man and his mother...

"Kanna? Is she okay?" he asked, carefully moving from next to Erin and walking over to the man.

[...]

"How are you so optimistic?" Melanie asked Galv with a small smile, peeking from behind a few of the pillows. "How can you be sure things are gonna be okay? Everything is changing after all...."

Azmuth's Place

"Thank you!" Cosmo said sweetly, looking up at the Doctor and bowing her head appreciatively.

Meanwhile Crystal just giggled. "It's okay, i'm sure Sama will make it up to me with a nice dinner later."

Shannon eyed The Doctor from Sama's shoulder....Yeah she was still there. The bunny was clinging to the hope that the boy would punch someone else.

[...]

SMACK

"No smoothies!" Uncle yelled.

"Hey! It's that or under the bleachers!" Jade retorted with a laugh.

SMACK SMACK

"NONE OF THOSE EITHER." Uncle yelled once more, despite probably not even understanding the saying.
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“Kanna isn't feeling well,” Ethan said, glancing to Erin, who seemed to be fast asleep, “She wanted to see you...It's probably nothing serious...She's just...been under a lot of stress lately...”



"How can you be sure things are gonna be okay? Everything is changing after all...."

“Because everything started changing for me when I met you,” Galv answered, “I met you...got away from NERV...fell in love with you...found out my parents were still alive...Sure, there's been some bad, but overall...the one constant thing has been good...That's been you.”

He blushed a little, leaning into Melanie, “If I thought change was always going to be bad...Well, that would mean I'd think meeting you was bad. And there's no way that's true.”

-Azmuth's Place-

The Doctor looked at Shannon, and simply grinned at the bunny, as if daring it to try something, then returned his attention to Sama.

“The Plumbers aren't in the business of knocking down leaders,” The Doctor said, shaking his head, “So I can't help you directly with taking him down, good or bad. I can't go around taking people out of power because I disagree with them...I tried that before. It didn't end well.”

He frowned a little, but continued, “We can provide support to get information to you. There is still at least one Plumber within the U.T.R. government who can help. I believe he helped train Crystal. But this is your battle, and I won't presume to take command or tell you what to do. Crystal should be able to get you into contact with Old Man Sensei.”



“Ow...” Ben muttered, rubbing his head as Uncle hit him again. Then Jade mentioned being under the bleachers, and his face turned bright red.

“Uncle, I don't think there's any harm in them getting a smoothie,” Jackie said, “I can supervise them, if that will help.”
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“You are.” Luna stated simply, stepping forward and placing a paw on Kanna's hand. “I'm sorry, I realize this must be a strange thing for you to be going through, and at an inconvenient time. Still, you seem to be a strong woman, and you do have people around you who care for you... I think you will be okay.”

Luna took a small step back, and offered a reassuring grin. “If you need anything, I'm sure you can ask Professor Nova. He's... interesting... but he seems to have helped you so far. And at any rate, I will help you in any way I can.”

Luna had taken pity on these humans. They needed someone to help them.

[Azmuth's Place]

“I certainly will.” He told Crystal with a rather large grin, before having to return to the pressing matters at hand.

He frowned a bit, but he understood the Doctor's sentiment. “Okay, I get where you're coming from, and I do appreciate anything you are willing to do. Still, Mengsk is bad news. I'm going to do what I can... but I promise I won't get the Plumbers dragged into it.”
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"I wish all of my change could be so good...." Melanie said with a sigh, disappearing back behind some blankets. "The only good that's come out of mine is you"
[...]

"I don't need help" Kanna said quickly, still shaking and leaning against the wall for support. She was afraid she was going to collapse at any moment just from the sheer shock of finding out she was going to have another child.

[...]

Jason was relieved that Kanna wasn't hurt or anything, but still rather curious of why she wanted to see him. Quietly he made his way out of the room and headed towards where his mother had been staying.

As soon as he entered the room he frowned, spotting a couple of empty liqour bottles on the side table. No wonder she had been in such a foul mood around Melanie...Drunk Kanna was a scary Kanna.


It took him another moment to figure out where his mom was hiding, the boy noticing the door to the bathroom was cracked open a bit and Luna was speaking. He gave a hesitant knock and spoke.

"Uh...Kanna....You okay?"

Instantly the door was thrown open and Kanna launched herself at her son, still visibly shaken. Jason received the sudden movement with surprise, clutching his mom's arms as she seemed to go weak in the knees. He was now holding her up and looking down at her with concern in her eyes.

"Kanna, what's wrong?!" he asked worriedly. He also noticed she was extremely pale.

At first Kanna didn't answer, but eventually she spoke quietly.

"I'm sorry" she mumbled stoically. "I'm so sorry"

"...Sorry for what?" Jason asked hesitantly.

"This is bad....Really bad"

"What is?!"

"I didn't mean to..."

"To do what?!" Jason was getting really worried now.

"...I can't be a mother again..."

Jason froze, wide-eyed and staring down at his mother. "....What do you mean?"

Kanna looked up at her son "You're going to be a big brother again..."

".....You're joking.." Jason managed shakily, suddenly understanding what she was trying to say. Kanna shook her head, looking as if she had done the worst thing that she could have. She was not fit to be a mother again.

Jason's face went very red and he carefully moved his mom to her bed. He then rushed out of the room...Ready to punch out some creepers.


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"Oh! Old man Sensei! Why didn't I think of him!?" Crystal exclaimed with a smile. "He's amazing, no doubt he'll be able to help us out if we ask!"

The girl had spent a long time with the man, having been trained by him for many years.

[...]

"Oh yeah! Jackie can come!" Jade said excitedly. After all when Jackie came trouble was always close behind! And Trouble equaled adventure!

Uncle frowned but eventually decided that Jackie was enough of a kill-joy to keep Jade and Ben's smoothie date tame. "Alright then, but Jackie....You lose sight of them I KILL you."

That wasn't an empty threat.
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