dc_misc (dc_misc) wrote in dc_nextgen,
@ 2010-10-15 20:44:00

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inactive - action lad, inactive - aleea strange, inactive - alerron ya, inactive - katima sers, inactive - nightstar, plot - "rise of the darkstars", team - darkstars

Entering Eden Prime
A few days after the battle at Iagos, the Elusive Man calls for the team's presence in the War Room as they Normandy II makes its way to the Eden Prime system. They're a bit behind schedule for his taste, but he likes the reports he received of their battle at Iaogs. They fought decently as a team and accounted themselves well in saving the children being held by the slavers. The Elusive Man has his people looking out for the Black Sun Mercenaries and their operations now; if necessary, he'll have some of his other operatives begin to destroy their operation.

For now, the team needs to get back to work.

In the War Room, the team will find the holographic image of the Elusive Man before them, cloaked in darkness as he watches them with emerald green eyes.

"It's good to see you all in fighting form. The situation with the Collectors has escalated while our attention was elsewhere. A Cerberus Colony called Eden Prime recently failed to make contact for its monthly status report. The colony is made up of humans, Tamaraneans and a few Rannians." the Elusive Man says. Presently, his image fades and everyone present sees a small fleet of cuttlefish-shaped ships entering Sector 1115 forty-eight hours ago.

"Those are Collector Ships. We have very little information on them currently, so anything that you can obtain will be helpful. Cyrus' facility with machines may prove useful to you all, so I want him on the ground team on this mission. Cyrus, you'll need to obtain any information regarding the Collections from the Cerberus Database located in the Main Communications Array in the Northern part of the colony.

Otherwise, help the colonists defend themselves and drive the Collectors back. Are there any questions?" he asks.

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	actionlad 2010-10-19 04:39 am UTC (link)
	"This is just...." Cyrus is disturbed. "I don't even see any domesticated animals." No pets or live stock. This is just weird. He has no idea what to make of it. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	dc_misc 2010-10-19 12:46 pm UTC (link)
	Inside the ghost town, the young woman prays that the new invaders cannot see her or hear her, because she doesn't want to lead them to everyone else in the colony being hidden in the safe place they built. She clutches her blaster pistol and hopes that they don't come looking any further. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	compassionate 2010-10-19 03:52 pm UTC (link)
	Katima kept scanning with her ring. "There are souls here," she say suddenly. "One. I don't like this. Why would there be one person left?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	nightstarrising 2010-10-19 06:28 pm UTC (link)
	"Do you think the Collectors already got here, and we're too late?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	rannsofaraway 2010-10-19 09:15 pm UTC (link)
	Aleea shook her head. "The time line doesn't add up..." A lot of things could wipe out a colony... but only a handful would leave no evidence at all." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	somebodysave_me 2010-10-20 12:30 am UTC (link)
	"I hope we are not too late, Mar'i, but in order to know we must find our lone person and determine of they avoided capture or betrayed their people." Alerron says, walking into the settlement and keeping his eyes peeled. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	actionlad 2010-10-20 01:21 am UTC (link)
	"He's right. And if we can, find me their security system. I want to get a look inside it. We might see something," Cyrus says thoughtfully. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	dc_misc 2010-10-20 02:11 am UTC (link)
	The young woman can hear the footsteps and talking from the inside of the little hut. They won't take her. She won't let them. When she sees the orange man through a window in the domicile, she fires her ray gun at him. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	nightstarrising 2010-10-20 02:13 am UTC (link)
	"Alerron, look out!" Mar'i called. She almost fired her starbolts at the woman...but then realized that that would not be the wisest choice. Instead she stepped forward. "We mean no harm," she said. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	actionlad 2010-10-20 02:16 am UTC (link)
	Cyrus puts his hands up in the air. See lady? Unarmed teenager. "Yeah. We're like. Here to save you, ma'am." Cyrus smiles an innocent smile. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	rannsofaraway 2010-10-20 02:17 am UTC (link)
	Immediately after the shot had been fired, Aleea had pointed her own ray gun in the direction the shot had come from. "Put the weapon down," she said. "And let's talk this one over." (Reply to this)(Parent)

	compassionate 2010-10-20 02:19 am UTC (link)
	"You're all frightening her," Katima said calmly and softly. She could sense the girl's fear and it wove into her the way most strong emotions did. She immediately outstretched her hands. "We aren't them." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	somebodysave_me 2010-10-20 03:51 am UTC (link)
	The blaster fire hits Alerron. It's annoying, but it doesn't hurt him, though now he knows where his attack is. "Come out now and I will not come in after you. My friends speak truth. We mean you no harm, but I will not be fired upon again." he says, his eyes glowing. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

dc_misc
2010-10-20 03:54 am UTC (link)

Inside the little domicile there is scuffling and shuffling, before a young woman finally emerges. She can't be older than seventeen, but she does hold a blaster rifle trained on Alerron and the others.

She's human, dirty and disheveled, but her eyes are clear.

"Okay, so you don't look like those monsters, but that doesn't mean you aren't working for them. They took several of people, but some of them came back. They tricked a bunch of us into going with those things!" she says, tears forming in her eyes.

"How do I know you aren't with them?!" she asks, keeping the weapon pointed each of them in turn.

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	nightstarrising 2010-10-20 03:55 pm UTC (link)
	"I can assure you that we are not," Mar'i said calmly, putting a hand on her chest. "My name is Mar'i Grayson. I am both of Earth and of New Tamaran. My friends and I do not believe in the herding of innocents for our own pleasures. I can promise you, we are here to make sure that no more harm comes to you and your people." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	compassionate 2010-10-20 03:56 pm UTC (link)
	"I'm Katima. I'm an Indigo Lantern. We are actually trying to stop Them." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	rannsofaraway 2010-10-20 05:40 pm UTC (link)
	Aleea slowly lowered her weapon, but did not holster it. "Aleea Strange, of Rann," she said. "We're here to help." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	actionlad 2010-10-20 07:16 pm UTC (link)
	"Cyrus Green. I'm a human. Spacer, really. But I'm not going to hurt you," Cyrus says with a firm nod. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	somebodysave_me 2010-10-20 11:32 pm UTC (link)
	"I am Alerron Yat, and I greatly dislike being shot at." he says. "We were sent by Cerberus and the Elusive Man to aid this colony. Where is everyone?" he asks. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

dc_misc
2010-10-20 11:36 pm UTC (link)

The girl looks at everyone one more time, several thoughts going through her head. She sighs and lowers the weapon, running a hand through her hair.

"My name is Tali Zora. I'm half-human, half-Rannian, but I've never been to Earth. My parents are members of this colony...but the Collectors took them several days ago.

They've come down and attacked, then left just as quickly, after taking as many colonists as they can get. The others are in the bunker underground." she says.

"I got trapped out here because I was trying to get some supplies before we went inside." she says.

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	rannsofaraway 2010-10-20 11:55 pm UTC (link)
	Huh. So the girl was like her. A more suspicious part of Aleea's mind flags that as a little peculiar for being the first person they encounter. "We'll get them back," she said. "That's a promise." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	nightstarrising 2010-10-21 12:04 am UTC (link)
	Mar'i nodded. "We are here to help. Could you...take us to the bunker/" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	compassionate 2010-10-21 02:00 am UTC (link)
	Katima was less interested in getting to the bunker. She wanted more information on those who had taken the others. "And if you cannot, anything you can tell us about those who took the others would be helpful." She continued to scan with her ring. She didn't want to be caught unawares in the event this was a trap. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	somebodysave_me 2010-10-21 11:07 pm UTC (link)
	"Yes, this bunker is the best place to start. We can find out how to help everyone here." he says, looking around at the landscape. He sensed a trap as well. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	rannsofaraway 2010-10-21 11:36 pm UTC (link)
	Count Aleea as one more vote for the trap department. She gripped her ray gun tightly. If the people were still savable, they would save them. If not... they would avenge them. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)