exiles_cosmic (exiles_cosmic) wrote in exiles,
@ 2010-05-06 21:42:00

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The Space Gem (for Tasha)
The Badoon Sisterhood was prepared to take this newcomer recommended by Adam Warlock onto their flagship.

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	exiles_cosmic 2010-05-12 05:11 am UTC (link)
	And one of the Badoon's small landing craft manages to take advantage of the current flow of battle and get over to where Uatu is standing. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	exiles_cosmic 2010-05-12 05:19 am UTC (link)
	Uatu makes no move to greet or help them, but notably, his force field also does not stop the Badoon from reaching him. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	exiles_cosmic 2010-05-12 05:34 am UTC (link)
	The craft slips therin and rises. "Greetings, Uatu," says the Queen. "If you are not inclined to conversation, we trust you will at least not interfere with our retrieving something?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	exiles_cosmic 2010-05-12 05:39 am UTC (link)
	Typical of the Watcher's non-interference, he does not respond, just watching the scene play out while Tasha and the Inhumans battle the legions of the Egyptian death god. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	exiles_cosmic 2010-05-12 06:15 am UTC (link)
	Without further ado, the Queen has the craft pull alongside to try to get the paper out of Uatu's sash. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

exiles_cosmic
2010-05-12 02:51 pm UTC (link)

That isn't difficult at all, they retreive the paper without any trouble from Uatu, and his force field protects them from the legions of Set while they're in this close.

The paper is an envelope. When opened, inside there is a single piece of folded paper. When unfolded, there is a single line of text on it. It reads:

Un dessein si funeste, S'il n'est digne d'Atrée, est digne de Thyeste.

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	exiles_cosmic 2010-05-12 05:36 pm UTC (link)
	The read it. "It translates," one of the Sisters says, to "An intention so disastrous, if not worthy of -- some ancient human -- is worthy of -- that human's brother, with whom he was locked in a horrific rivalry or revenge scheme." Perplexed looks are exchanged. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	exiles_cosmic 2010-05-12 07:50 pm UTC (link)
	Uatu, meanwhile, is entirely unhelpful. There is nothing else on the letter. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

exiles_cosmic
2010-05-12 08:36 pm UTC (link)

The craft opens a communication channel with the Widow's armor. "We have... a letter," the Queen says. "It's very...referential. One wonders what it has to do with anything...Maximus, maybe?" She stares at the envelope for a while "... I think I remember asking myself what in Lotiara that was supposed to mean before. An Earth story. The same theme as 'the best place to hide a book is in a library; the best place to hide a flower is in a garden."

She looks out over the landscape. "Of course, the best thing to hide here, truly, would be a corpse," she says sadly, but continues looking intently and think.

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	iron_widow 2010-05-12 08:43 pm UTC (link)
	"What does it say exactly?" Natasha asked as she sent a repulsor blast into a group of enemy forces. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

exiles_cosmic
2010-05-12 08:53 pm UTC (link)

She reads it. "That is from an Earth story, yes? Where people search and search while what they want is right within reach? And when the thing is found it is replaced with this bizarre note." Literature was far more a pastime of the Sisterhood than military engagement, but Earth literature was of course bizarre and obscure and hard to understand even if one was inclined to encounter it.

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	iron_widow 2010-05-12 08:59 pm UTC (link)
	"It is," Natasha confirmed. "The question we need to ask is where could the Surfer could have placed the gem where it is in easy reach? The letter has to be a clue to the location of the gem." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	exiles_cosmic 2010-05-12 09:04 pm UTC (link)
	"Indeed.... well, one certainly hopes that 'easy reach' includes right here in the Sol system." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	iron_widow 2010-05-12 09:09 pm UTC (link)
	"Easy reach for who is the million dollar question?" Natasha asked. "Humans? Yes. Anyone else? No." Natasha fired another round of repulsors. "Who was the Surfer planning on finding it? Once we figure that out, we may know where to start looking." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	exiles_cosmic 2010-05-12 09:15 pm UTC (link)
	"Well, it is Thanos's home system, too; that might make it more relevant than just to humans, but I do take your point." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

iron_widow
2010-05-12 09:26 pm UTC (link)

"Well we know that Norrin wouldn't put it where Thanos could easily get it. Which almost rules out the Sol system since it's right in Thanos' backyard. So with that in mind, where could he put it that was easy for others to get it, but harder for Thanos to get it? Also taking into account that Norrin didn't have much time to think about hiding it before he had to actually hide it."

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exiles_cosmic
2010-05-12 09:38 pm UTC (link)

"So we have a small purple stone that can warp space, in a frustratingly obvious and accessible place for it to be... Well, aside from back on the wretched gauntlet, or with a lot of other purple stones, I am momentarily at a loss for what a frustratingly obvious and accessible place to be is! Although really, if he were alive, I would say a frustratingly obvious and accessible candidate for possession of the Space Gem would be the Surfer himself."
A pause. "You do not think...."

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	iron_widow 2010-05-13 03:16 am UTC (link)
	"It's possible," Natasha said as she blasted away at the enemy forces. "It wouldn't hurt to go look at least." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	exiles_cosmic 2010-05-13 03:18 am UTC (link)
	"What do you suppose are the chances they will try to follow us as we make our exit?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	iron_widow 2010-05-13 03:34 am UTC (link)
	"We can probably count on some of them to follow. Unless we can convince the Inhumans to create a diversion and we can slip away." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	exiles_cosmic 2010-05-13 03:43 am UTC (link)
	"We'll just have to see what we can do." She contacts the various groups of Sisters assisting in the battle and attending to the Wounded. All but a skeleton crew volunteer to stay and help the Inhumans keep up the fight. "Meet us at the landing site in ten minutes," she tells the Widow. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	iron_widow 2010-05-13 03:45 am UTC (link)
	"Roger. Wilco." The Widow intensified her attack, trying to take out as many as she could before she left. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	exiles_cosmic 2010-05-13 03:47 am UTC (link)
	With a nod to Uatu she doesn't expect to be returned, the Queen has the craft taken back as quickly as possible. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	iron_widow 2010-05-13 03:49 am UTC (link)
	Ten minutes later Natasha touched down at the landing site. She was getting tired and was glad for the brief break in fighting. Right now a hot bath would do wonders, but she knew it would be a long time before she got one. Her face plate opened and the air feel cool and refreshing. "Are we ready?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	exiles_hero 2010-05-13 04:09 am UTC (link)
	"Black Bolt says he will cover your exit. What he intends will devastate everyone on the field, but with so much at stake, we are willing. Just move quickly." (Reply to this)(Parent)