Time for a new mission. This is going to be inclusive of all ships and all members. The more active ship members are going to be main characters, and the not-so-active members are going to be supporting characters. For long names, I am going to use acronyms, for ease. The main ships are going to be the Caduceus, the Mjolnir, the Novalis, the Osiris, the Nebuchadnezzar, and the Bhrama as they have the most members, or at least active members. I will be writing it all, so it is not an RPG. I will write it in prose, but there is no poetry. Ok, just bear with the story. It's just fiction.
Ok, without futher ado, I shall begin:
NMN awoke in an pool of sweat and felt around in the darkness to the empty space next to him on his bed. 'Of course it is empty,' he thought to himself. It had been about two months since he had given up his medical title on the Caduceus and took up operating on the failing Bhrama. There was a certain drive in this decision, but he couldn't let it leak. There are too many eyes watching.
He got up and switched on his light. He rubbed his eyes and tried to shake off the dream he just had. It was always eating him. The same dream over and over. His thought process was broken as a knock hit his door. "Come in."
It was Anomolous. "Hey, NMN, sorry to disturb you, but the Cap needs you up and operating. We just got a call from Zion for all ships to return home. We are heading out now. Cap looks angry as all hell."
"Thank's A. I'll be up there ASAP."
'Ships returning home. I wonder what is happening. Most likely evaluations for captains and crew. Same mumbo jumbo as always.' NMN thought as he suited up. He was still a child of the Matrix, but decided to operate. He goes in every once in awhile, but takes it easy watching the people he cares for most.
The Zion war and Neo's last effort happened almost 10 years ago, but the peace was crumbling between the humans and the machines. The machines were still trying to stop the rebels from unplugging people, and 01 appeared to be mobilizing. Zion had been rebuilding since the war, and was almost completely secured. The new ships were undoubtedly better than the older ones, but they still kept the same names, in honor of the men and women that served during war.
NMN walked up to main deck only to find stalin6025 cursing the machinery. "Yo, Cap, you Ok?"
"Oh, hey, NMN, no. The fucking nav system won't reboot. We need it up to get a move on back home."
"Just get the ship started, and I'll handle it. No need for you to get frazzled. Appears to me there is something else on your mind."
She flashed him her famous smile. She had a gleam in her eye, but brushed aside the comment. "Ok, let's get a move on. Everyone will be waiting."
"Aye, aye, Cap."
NMN sat in his chair and found the nav reboot switch. Stalin headed for the cockpit. The engines roared to life, and the Bhrama lifted off, to head back to the place where it all begins.
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Now the other ships and characters will be in the next part, so don't worry. Everyone will be in it. Just needed a little intro on the first two main characters. Great beginning! If you continue in this style, your more serious pieces may prove to rival your comedic piece... In that case, we'll be in for a treat. The only advice I can offer you is to watch your tenses (Something which nips all us writers in the ass). Other than that, bravo! I decided that I'm going to do short pieces for all the ships before they get back to Zion. So here is the Nebuchadnezzar.
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ThereIsNoMatrix was busy punching in commands as Kara walked into the cockpit. "Hey, Craptain," --as he liked to be called-- "Neo Is The One just got a message from Zion. Why don't ya take a gander."
"Thanks, Kara."
TINM had only been captain of the Nebuchadnezzar for a few short months, and already showed the wear. He had many sleepless nights, fiddling with the controls of the Neb. He got up from the pilot chair and headed to the main deck. TheDrakemaster was busy repairing some hull damage, and Skitto was in the galley. He walked over the NITO. "So, NITO, what have we got here? Zion up our butts again?"
"No, sir, it's a return message. They want all ships to return home."
"Oh, goody, play the message, please."
"Greeting all Zion Captains of the Fleet. This is Councilor Hamaan. The Council has decided for all captains to return to Zion. We have some matters to discuss with all of you. Thank you. We shall see you all at home. Return by 0900 hours on Wednesday. Good day."
'Wonderful, just wonderful,' thought TINM. 'That's all we need right now, the Council on our asses. Well, at least I'll get to see UT. One good thing about this.'
"Right. Guys, let's get this baby on the road. We got some trekking to do if we are going to get back by Wednesday. NITO, power up the nav system, and Kara, co-pilot seat. Skitto, hop down to the engine room and make sure we are running smoothly. TDM, keep on repairing the hull. We gotta work this."
After the crew said 'Aye', TINM jumped into the pilot seat. "Here we go." The craft lifted off and shot through the darkness.
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Next ship is coming up. Keep waiting! Excellent, excellent! You even called me craptain... I'm touched. Me and UT - I love this. The short intros for each ship and its characters is a great idear. Keep up the good work. Ok, next little ship introduction. This is for the Caduceus.
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MacLeod ran up the long corridors of the massive Caduceus, the largest ship in the fleet and the only one to handle large medical operations, with an important message in his hand. He ran past the main deck, where Niva was busy putting some touches on her programs. He saw that Hitman and Eon were jacked in, most likely sparring. 'They are going to have to jack out if we are going to get home in time,' he thought to himself as he continued on his way. He ran past the gunnery ladder and heard Sparky667 and Raj down in the bay, fiddling with the guns. He ran past Iamatwin and Alfredo in the galley eating the goop that made all worries go away. He finally reached the living quarters. He composed himself.
UT was busy reading. She had a lot on her mind, and reading helped her relax. She too had many sleepless nights, but her's were of a different nature. She became extremely saddened a few months back when NMN decided to give up being the ship's Medic to join the ailing Bhrama. She felt as she lost a part of herself in the process. Another thing that was bugging her was her constant seperation from her long time love, TINM. Every moment they could spend together, they did. Being captains of two totally different ships took its toll on the relationship, and sometimes she could hardly bear.
A knock came to the door. UT dropped her book, startled. "Come in." Mac entered the room. "Oh, hey, Mac, you startled me. What's up?"
"I just got a message from Zion. Forward to all captains of the Fleet. They said to come home. To everybody. Something all need to see and discuss."
"Are you kidding me? We just got back out here. Son of a bitch. I hate doing this. It better be important." She got up from her bed, and put on her boots. "Alright, bro, let's get these guys up and ready for the girl to fly."
"Aye, Cap'n, we'll be ready to go in ten."
She dismissed Mac with a gentle nod. 'At least I get to see TINM.' She heard Mac yelling at the crew as she diligently walked the hall to the cockpit.
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Next ship intro is coming soon! Damn good. Love how ya worked your ship hop into there. Three fun-size pieces in one day, good job. I like it. It has been a while since some actual missions have been written here, and this is a great piece to jumpstart it all. great story so far NMN
well TINM you sort of letted your topic (matrix degraded) die out. 2 day's ago i posted in it again. to hopefully bring it back to life again :) This is sounding awesome mate, loving it already. I am liking it. Can't wait to read more.... Starting with some style, must say I like it. Its gonna get better when the studship mojo-lnir joins the action too no doubt! Don't make the love ship wait too long Very nice, NMN. I guess I'll be spending some more time in the Mission section now. Kara, give me a beer while I wait for the next chapter :p.
Mr U *Tosses HU a beer.*
Looking good NMN. Can't wait for more. Thank you all for your kind comments. Here is the Mjolnir, but will henceforth be called the the Hammer, as that is easier. Sorry, fellas. But here we go...
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FreeYourMind sat in the cockpit with a puzzled looked on his face. 'The nav system had to be right. There is no way it could possibly be wrong,' he thought as he allowed the Hammer to hover in front of a dead end. He looked beside him to Swampy and he was puzzled, too. "Captain, um..., what the hell?"
"I am not sure. This the first time the nav system has done this." He quickly switched on the comm to Neo Xavier McLeod. "NXM, what happened?"
"I am not too sure, sir, but I believe the nav sys burped."
"Burped?"
"Yea, it malfunctioned very slightly by giving us wrong directions."
"Great, any way out of here?"
"We'll have to set down, and I'll reboot it. Oh, before I forget, we got a call from Zion."
"Thanks. FYM, out."
FYM set the massive ship down and went up to the main deck. He told Swampy to keep all necessary ship operations up, so they could get out of there quick. NXM and Haxxor were rebooting the nav system, as he grabbed the comm. He ran through the message. Deadcowdying came over to him. "Hey, Captain, would it be alright if I took off when we get back home?"
"Why the hell would you wanna do that?"
"Well... I have to do some business with a girl."
"Yea, sure, whatever, just don't let me catch you playing those video games. She got a sister?"
"I'll have to ask. Thanks, sir."
"They don't call me the 'Hip Captain' for nothing." He flashed a winning smile. He focused his attention to NXM and Haxxor. "Ok, losers, we are heading back to Zion. Council shit. Let's get this hunk of junk in the air and out of here."
They stared at him. He stared back. He clapped his hands and they immediately started working again. FYM smugly smiled to himself and headed to the cockpit.
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Next ship will be the Novalis! Time for the Novalis!!
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"Hey, sm4113r, what the hell is this? What am I supposed to do with a messy ship? Bring it to a junk heap?" HomoUniversalis inquired as he yelled his way onto the main deck.
"Um... no, sir, I was on my way to clean up the rest of the debris."
"Good, because I am definately not having a dirty ship. If you want to be promoted, you'll have to work harder than that." He walked over to smith_fan. "Hey, honey. What did you want me for?" SF gave him a playful frown. "You're too hard on him sometimes. Maybe ease up a bit?" HU bent over and kissed her. "Maybe."
She gave a smile. She loved his dry humor and his commanding presence. It made her enjoy being operator for his ship all that much more. "Zion called. They want all ships home."
"Are you kidding me? How many times are they going to do this? I am really starting to think about pulling a conspiracy to kill them all. Bastards."
"Calm down, they have something to discuss with everyone in the Fleet."
"Don't they always? I mean, it seems like they are always looking over our shoulders."
"Yes, but they did give you the job."
"True, but that is the only thing they have on me."
HU kissed her again and walked to the cockpit. "SF, let's get this baby up in the air. We gotta go. Sm4113r!! Co-pilot seat, STAT."
"Yes, sir!" sm4113r returned as he gave a 'help me' look to SF. She smiled, but shoo-ed him on.
The nimble Novalis lifted off and headed towards home.
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The last ship, the Osiris, is coming next! This stuff is simply scrumptrilescent. Good work - I can't wait to find out what the council meeting is about. Keep it up. Here is the last ship intro. It is for the Osiris. Enjoy.
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The Osiris barrelled down the dark, cavernous tunnels that plagued the underground Earth. Freddy Krueger had no idea that the nav system would just fail them like that. It took them on a totally different path than that Helios had input. "Fucking computers. Always hated them," he said, looking to PsycikPsycho for agreement. He always tried looking for others to agree with him, but never found it at the right time. "I like computers. They make everything easy. But that's just me," PP said looking at the others. They all nodded in agreement with her.
Freddy turned, exasperated. 'Great. Just, great. Why do I get the crew that hates me?'
AlmightyOne ran into the cockpit, hitting his head on the low overhang. He got up, holding his head, trying to speak. "Hey, Fred, we, uh, oh, got, oh, man, did that hurt....uh, we... got a call... Jesus..., from Zion, they... here. Message. You. Goodnight." AO hit the ground. Smith1 grabbed him and took him to his quarters.
"What is it?" asked PP, leaning over to Freddy.
"It apparently is a message form Zion. Oh, wait, I hear it. It says we have to get back. Discussion of some sort."
"Hm... I'll buy it."
Yelling to Helios, "Yo, Helios, reboot that nav sys, so we can head home. We need to get there by tomorrow, about 0900. We need to put the pedal to the metal."
Helios chimed back. "Aye, Fred."
'Why can't they call me Captain? Is it that hard? Of all things, Fred? Oh, why did TINM have to leave?' Freddy thought as he set down the Osiris to reboot the nav system. 'I guess I can't win.' He sighed and got up. PP gave a weird look to Kobra, but they immediately brushed it aside and continued a conversation.
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Next stuff gets better, and the point of the story will be revealed! I hope you like it thus far! And your comedic side makes a guest appearance, well done, my friend. Jolly good piece.
My, my, my... Everyone's nav systems seems to be taking a shit. Redundancy error or significant clue to story? Hopefully it signifies something, boy. Sweet...the Icky's crew gets to stay at the Lounge and drink beer while you poor bastards are out on missions and stuff. So far, so good, NMN...very enjoyable. Sorry I'm so late honey. I love it. Thanks for lining me up with TINM :D
Now if only I could be so descriptive I'd be set with my story. Now where are all the others who should be reading this huh huh huh?
Come on guys, let's show a little support here before I set my little devil onto ya.
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damn i gues i have to be medievel on there ass if they start messing around
or i can just use my loyal group of ninja's
good story I can't believe I've missed this! And poor TiNM was doing all the replying for a bit...:D
I was listening to Black Hawk Down's 'The Minstrel Boy' as I read this and the way you made a rollcall of every member on every ship was overwhelming...it reflected your excellent sense of pace, drama-building, emotional connection and overall familiarity with everyone here. Bloody good job done NMN! Woohoo! Let's see.. Smith_Fan in this fanfic, Zora in M:Reviewed, Stalin6025 in War and O2 in Pirates. Am I a playboy or what? :p (Don't answer that ;)).
Anyway, NMN, great start. Can't wait to see what you make of this :).
Mr U Sorry I've been away for a bit...this is good stuff! I like the juxtaposition of each ship's activities...can't wait to see what's happening in Zion. Keep going! You've got my attention and support! Thanks a lot guys. Really appreciate it. Ok, for the story...
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The lights of the corridor shone brightly as each ship came into their respective gates. As the gates opened, the glorious white glimmered through the windows of the ships. The brightest light shone from the Control Tower, and it guided each ship.
"Doors open, beds made, welcome home, everyone."
All of the ships elegantly floated to their respective docking stations. All six ships called in came in at about the right time, one right after another. They set down. Crews were busy hooking up refueling hoses and lines, and other were still working on the dock itself.
The council made their way to the dock. Councilor Hamaan was leading the group. He looked weary, and scared.
The Bhrama's door's opened. NMN stepped out, and took a long breath. Stalin walked by him, and gave him a sly smile. "Breathe in too hard and you might choke."
"Maybe I'll choke on your scent."
She looked back at him with another smile. Anomolous stepped out. "Dude, nice going. Reeko Suavè."
"Hey, I'm trying. She won't let me in. She constantly pushes me away. You try getting close to her."
"Thanks, but no thanks. I already have a wife. You keep trying. She'll warm up to you in no time. Let's get unpacked, and head over to the Council Chambers."
"Yea, thanks, man."
The doors to the Caduceus opened. UT stepped out. She looked over to the where she saw Neb touch down. Faintly, from the other side of the dock, TINM made eye contact with her. They both smiled. UT started to run, and TINM followed suit. They ran into each other and embraced. They held a long passionate kiss. It was not broken until Hamaan walked up to them. "Sorry to disturb you, Captains, but please, this is of utter urgency. Please gather your crews and meet us in the Chambers."
"Yes, sir. We won't be long," UT replied, hoping he would leave. He did, and rushed to other crews. "Where were we?" TINM asked as they looked at each once more. UT smiled. "I believe we were here." They went into another kiss.
SF walked out under the arm of HU. They took a long sigh of relief, but HU had to make it work. "Sm413r! I need you to reserve seat for us in the Chambers. We will be there shortly. Make them good? I don't want to have to use binoculars."
Sm4113r came running out. "Yes, sir." He went off.
SF gave HU another look. "You are going to work him to death. Lay off him. He is our only crew. We are lucky to have him. Please, for me?"
HU couldn't resist her. "Alright, but I'm not going to be like FYM."
"Maybe that's your problem." She gave him a smile and he playfully pushed her. They continued to walk to the Chambers.
FYM, Haxxor, and Swampy all ran out of their ship. "Home sweet home!" they all yelled in unison. NXM slowly made his way. "Hey, guys, you want some drinks at Kara's after the meeting? Drinks on me?" They all happily nodded in agreement. "But before fun, comes work, so we must head over to the Chambers." FYM tried to act stern, but he never really got it down. They all lauhged. FYM shrugged, and continued walking. He clapped his hands, and they immediately started following him.
Hamaan headed over to Freddy. "Where is PP? I must talk to her."
"She should be coming out any second," he replied, looking back. "Oh, there she is."
"Good, PP, tell your crew to get to the Chambers as soon as humanly possible. We have important matters to discuss."
PP nodded. Freddy looked perplexed. "But, sir, this is my crew. I am the Captain of the Osiris."
Hamaan looked back puzzled. "Oh, yes? Oh, yes, that's right. My mind is fleeting these days."
"Right." Freddy walked away from PP without saying anything. 'She knows what to do,' he thought.
Everyone headed for the Chambers. Obviously important matters needed to be discussed. The Dock was soon void of high level officials, leaving the repair teams and crews busy with their work. Some lights turned off, and activity died down.
TO BE CONTINUED Once again, a job well done. I must say, I like what you did with my character there :D. Can't wait for the next installment. The only thing is you took my 'TO BE CONTINUED' tag in all caps, you scurvy bastard!
And UT, don't give me that crap... What you've written of your story so far is very descriptive and well-worded! Thanks, TINM. I will keep using it to spite you. Good times.
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Everyone shuffled into the Council Chambers. The councilors followed them in and took seats in their respective seats. There was a low din among the audience. Councilor Hamaan stood up, took a deep breath and began. "Captains, crew, officials, may I please have your undivided attention." The din fell apart, and only slight murmurs could be heard. "Thank you, ladies and gentlemen. Let me get right to it. The peace is failing. These last ten years have been a true godsend. We have had a chance to rebuild and gain new ships with the new youth. All of you have worked hard and long to get where you are and you all should be proud."
"The Council asked me to do this speech, and I agreed, mainly because I think I share a special connection with you all. Let me get straight down to it, as we are runing out of time. As I said, the peace is wearing thin. We are almost up to 100 percent defense, and we are going to need it. The Machines are attacking again. Slowly. First, if you have noticed, your Navigation Systems have been malfunctioning." Conversations sprouted everywhere. The din resumed. "People, please, just listen, there is no need to get excited. Let me continue." The din subsided again. "Thank you. The Machines are sending a signal, a disrupter frequency, one that cannot be sensed, apparently, unless you have the most sensitive equipment. One of our technicians, actually found it by mistake. Well, it wasn't a mistake, but he stumbled upon it. Master Chief Technician Stobmeyer will explain the specifics."
"Thank you, Councilor. Ladies, Gentlemen. What the Councilor just explained is correct, the Machines are sending a fequency to jam our nav system. The instruments on your ships cannot sense this frequency. First, it sends out a dummy frequency. This dummy is readable by your instruments. The dummy occupies your instruments. Then the sleeper frequency comes out, and attacks anything using other frequencies. The information gets sent back to patrols, and those spots are marked. The nav sys doesn't realize what is happening and hiccups, which, in essence, means it malfunctions, as I have heard the reports from some of you. The significance of this is that they are taking away our ability to know where we are going, but this is only the beginning. Thank you."
Councilor Hamaan stood again, and took the podium. "Thank you Master Chief. Now, for your mission. The council speaks for all of Zion when we say that this mission is dire. We need to be ready for this war. The first outpost are within the Matrix. You are all capable of reconaissance, and that is what we need. Everyone is an enemy. I know that the Oracle is always a help, but she is nowhere to be found. If you can get in contact with her, we might have a leg up. If you can stop this war from reaching the Gates of Zion, we will be eternally grateful. We appreciate you all for returning. You leave tomorrow morning. You have the rest of the day to relax, for you are about to embark on your life's most important mission yet. Will you all accept?" Councilor Hamaas stumbled off the podium and returned to his seat. The audience sat silent for a few minutes. From within the middle of the crowd, Stalin stood up. "The Bhrama will answer the Council's call." NMN and Anomolous stood up next to her. Hamaas sat, peering into the crowd. "Will anyone else?" UT stood. "The Caduceus will answer the Council's call." TINM saw her stand up, and he immediately stood as well. "The Nebuchadnezzar will answer the Council's call." They looked at each other and smiled. HU stood. "The Novalis will answer the call." Freddy looked around, and finally decided to stand. "The Osiris will definitely answer the call." Councilor Hamaan looked longingly into the crowd. "Is there no one else?" FYM stood. "Why would I miss this? The Hammer is game." More captains stood and accepted. "Thank you all. Good day to you all. We pray for you always. This meeting is adjourned." Hamaan hit a gavel and the councilors filed out. The audience was left to their own conversations. Tomorrow was going to be one like no other.
TO BE CONTINUED I usually hate exposition, but I can honestly say that this is holding my attention. The last part is very reminiscent of Reloaded - I like it. Excellent job, and as always, keep up the good work.
Oh, and you are a spiteful bastard. You, sir, can go to hell. I'll meet you there. Punch will be served. sorry i have not been here. I have been dealing with stupid people in my town that want to kill me..... Any way NMN youare doing an amazing job. This is definatley keeping me on the edge of my seat. And i love the comedy spouts. But come on every other ship has romance, cant the Osirus get a little jiggy? Hey Smith1. Good to see you back mate. Please stick around. *gets on knees and begs, in a non-stalker kind of way* (sorry sic joke lol, keep runnin and you'll be just fine honey)
NMN my dear one, what can I possibly say here that hasn't already been said. Well there is one thing, I'm bloody so envious of your writing talent. And that's no shit my friend. You're so damn diverce it's not fair!
The Bhrama's door's opened. NMN stepped out, and took a long breath. Stalin walked by him, and gave him a sly smile. "Breathe in too hard and you might choke."
"Maybe I'll choke on your scent."
She looked back at him with another smile. Anomolous stepped out. "Dude, nice going. Reeko Suavè."
"Hey, I'm trying. She won't let me in. She constantly pushes me away. You try getting close to her."
"Thanks, but no thanks. I already have a wife. You keep trying. She'll warm up to you in no time. Let's get unpacked, and head over to the Council Chambers."
"Yea, thanks, man."
The doors to the Caduceus opened. UT stepped out. She looked over to the where she saw Neb touch down. Faintly, from the other side of the dock, TINM made eye contact with her. They both smiled. UT started to run, and TINM followed suit. They ran into each other and embraced. They held a long passionate kiss. It was not broken until Hamaan walked up to them. "Sorry to disturb you, Captains, but please, this is of utter urgency. Please gather your crews and meet us in the Chambers."
"Yes, sir. We won't be long," UT replied, hoping he would leave. He did, and rushed to other crews. "Where were we?" TINM asked as they looked at each once more. UT smiled. "I believe we were here." They went into another kiss.
I love it!
And UT, don't give me that crap... What you've written of your story so far is very descriptive and well-worded!
Thanks honey. You don't know how much that means to me....then again you've heard me cursing enough about my brain farts on IM to know me too well lol. Thanks again TINM. ;) Excellent yet again NMN, I await more with baited breath. Ah crap it, hurry up with more, I can't wait much longer. nice story so far NMN. lol whats up with this, that you keep talking about PP. lol the councilor part about thinking PP is the captian whas funny. lol :( too bad PP isn't here for real. she is such fun if it's about story's :(
lol s1, little jiggy ?. wich of the crew members do you have in mind then :PI: Yeah...the list of crew is long indeed...but where am I right now? :p
Good piece, once again...and TiNM with UT? Hilarious!...as with all the other plot pieces you've used. Great piece of of work, NMN!
And UT...sorry but I missed that comment as well. I'll agree with TiNM when I say apart from your current writer's block your pieces are definitely well-done. You should give yourself a pat in the back sometime! I touched SF...*sigh* :p. Oh... Right.. Great fanfic, NMN! Also, I love the: TO BE CONTINUED
Can I use it in my fanfic? Of course, I'll give you full credit...
Mr U Thieves! You all can burn in hell! Hooray! Now for a little snippet of everyone maxin', relaxin', ain't too taxin'.
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Mac entered Kara's Lounge with a smile on his face. He headed over to a booth, which sat TINM, UT, NMN, HU, SF, FYM and Stalin. "Mind if I join?" UT looked up and and smiled. "No problem, bro, just squeeze in there. We were just talking about the mission. Our plan of attack, cracking a few jokes here and there."
"Yea, we are making fun of UT, mostly," NMN chimed in. She then preceded to punch him playfully in the arm. Mac was curious. "So, captain, what did you have in mind?"
UT stopped short and a serious look came over her. "Well, Mac, we decided that, well, it was Stalin's idea, the Caduc stays out unless we are needed, you know for medical emergencies. Transfers and such."
"The Bhrama will go in first and make swift contact, and see if we can find Seraph." Stalin spoke with grace. NMN looked at her. "Are you sure you want to risk that? I mean, we only have you and Anomolous going in."
"No, silly, the Neb will come in and aid, if needed. We are back up," TINM said, hoping to clarify. It went back to UT. "The Bhrama will be point, and Neb backup. The Hammer and the Caduc are going to be Real for now, unless we are needed. They are the biggest ships, just like their predecessors, so only if we are needed. The Osiris will come in at a drop point, when and if we meet the Oracle. Her contact is the first business at hand." HU became uneasy. "What about the Novalis? We have the same amount of members the Bhra has." UT put her hands up and moved them up and down in a lowering motion. "Chill, chill, little dude. I was just getting to you. The Novalis," giving a cocked eyebrow to HU, "will be heading to our lovely friend, the Merovingian. I really don't want too many of us going there, or he might perceive us a threat and not give us anything. I hope you would all agree on that issue?" The entire booth nodded in agreement. "Ok, its settled. Now, no more talk of this mission. Time to party. TINM and I will catch you guys later. We're going to have our own little party. Come on, babe, let's leave these guys to their thang, and let's do ours." TINM got up and gave a thumbs up, as so UT could not see it. They knew.
Mac looked at HU and SF. "Hey you guys want to get a drink with Truth and I? We''ll meet you over there." He pointed at the bar.
"Sure no problem, Mac, I haven't seen Truth in ages." They got up.
FYM sat with NMN and Stalin. "So guys, how are ya'll doing? I'm leaving, see ya." FYM got up and immediately left. He found Freddy, and decided to buy him a drink. The guy looked dpressed.
The table was empty, save for Stalin and NMN. It was silent for a bit as they shared awkward glances. NMN spoke up first. "So, it was about time that they all left, huh?" She smiled. "Yea, it was."
"So, what are you doing now?"
"I am going to go get some sleep. You?"
"I was thinking before you hit the hay, could you have a drink with me?" They made eye contact and held it there for a few strong minutes. "I-I can't. Sorry." She looked away. She got up, looked at him once more, and walked off. NMN was left to himself. "Son of a bitch." He sighed as Kara walked to the booth. "Anything I can get ya?"
"Sure, anything strong."
"Coming right up."
TO BE CONTINUED
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The next parts will be sort of like HU's Reviewed, with each event viewed by each crew. They will be the entire part of the story, but from seperated POVs. If that doesn't make sense, then you will just have to pay atteton, and be patient. TINM got up and gave a thumbs up, as so UT could not see it. They knew.
If they knew, then why didn't the other tag along? Scrabble is always more fun when you have more people playing.
Again, great work! Poor you, all alone... Loser. Can't wait for the next chapter. Keep it up. Hmmm.. Double-dating. I'll forgive you for the plagiarism (:p) if you can give both SF's angle, and HU's angle of a.. how to call it... sex scene? :p
You can pm it to me if you want ;) ;). Nah... I like the idea of P.O.V., and I can't wait to see what it becomes. In any case, you have enough stuff to write about. Put on some Pink Floyd, and start writing :D.
Mr U nice story so far NMN
lol me depressed ? well yeah at the moment i'm not so happy :p
good story :up: Originally posted by HomoUniversalis
Put on some Pink Floyd, and start writing :D.
Mr U
I concur, especially with the first part of that sentence. Ok, here goes. The first POV is from the Bhrama. Hope you like it!
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PART ONE: BHRAMA
It had been 5 hours since they left Zion, and NMN was itching for some action. They reached broadcast depth using old maps and intuition, all of which had to come from NMN himself. He only half knew where he was going. He flipped a switch. "Why don't you park it over there, in that little alcove, and I'll get this baby up and running," he said into the comm.
The ship grumbled and shook, as Stalin gently put her down. She got up, switched the engine to auxilary mode and headed to the main deck. Anomolous switched off all cockpit systems, and followed Stalin. NMN was waiting with the chairs all prepped. "All set for broadcast." Stalin nodded, and she and Anomolous lied down on the chairs. NMN grabbed the connection for Anomolous. He shoved it into the back of his head. Anomolous gasped, his eyes fluttering, and he was out. NMN walked over to Stalin and grabbed her connection. "Wait," she said calmly. NMN stopped. "What?" She reached up and kissed him. The kiss almost made him drop the prong. She lied back down. "Ok." Without any hesitation, he jacked her in. She too gasped, and then fell into the slumber. "Sleep tight." NMN sat in his chair, clapped his hands, rubbed them together, and put on his headset. "Ok, ladies, gentlemen, where would like me to put you today? Oh, wait, silly me, what would you guys like today? Some guns, a car, perhaps?"
The Construct was completely white. Stalin whipped out her phone. "Ha, yes, a car please? Make it a BMW M3. That sounds good. And yes, guns please. Just handguns. I think that's all we need."
"Your wish is my command." NMN did a few keystrokes and hit the enter key. He took a glance at the flowing Matrix encryption. "Party's almost started. Better get a mosey on."
With a flash, a huge array of guns appeared. Anomolous grabbed a few. "Let's get this party started now." The M3 poped into view as the Matrix slowly appeared around them. The night sky was clear. Stalin wasted no time enjoying the serenity of the alley. She got into the car, and as soon as Anom got in, she floored it out of there. She flipped her phone out. "NMN, where to? I remember the last time we were in here, we got a message from Seraph."
"Operator," NMN said as he clicked over. "Well, from what I remember, he said if we ever needed him for a meet, to go to the Old Church on Sandusky Road. There I think you were supposed to wait." NMN watched as the car gained speed through the quiet night. "Operator." A slight pause. "Glad you could make it. The Old Church on Sandusky Road. Stalin and Anom are already on their way. Hurry." He closed the connection. He flipped another one. "Cap, the Neb is on their way. Sit tight if there is a problem."
The phone rang. "Yep?" She closed the phone a few seconds later. She looked over at Anom. "We have back up." Anom gave a smile. "Should be a piece of cake." The car was hitting massive speed, and the Old Church came into view. Stalin hit the brakes hard, and drifted to the left. She neatly parked it up against the curb.
"Jesus, I wish she wouldn't do that. Scares the crap outta me."
Anom was used to it though. "I give it a 8.6. Could have been better, but that was pretty sick shit." She gave a small smile and they quickly deprarted. As they reached the door of the Old Church, the Neb crew piled out of their car. Stalin could see from the distance a thumbs up from TINM, and her and Anom continued in. They had to bust through blockades and wooden boards to reach the dust-filled inside. Stalin gave up a cough. "Damn, been years since anyone has ever been in here. I guess a pefect spot for rebels to meet." A slight crunch was heard, and they both wheeled in the direction a came from, guns drawn.
"What?! There is nobody there. At least nobody I can see. Keep moving, come on, keep moving." A ring blared right next to NMN. Another ship was calling him. He clicked on the comm. "Yello?" Pause. "Great. We are about..." he messed with some maps and guesstimated, "a mile east of your position. Stand by, Caduceus." He clicked off the comm and went back to watching the stream of characters.
Stalin went towards the sound. She was clad in a lightweight tank top and pants. She reached the spot, and a mouse ran away from her. She breathed in deep, trying not to scream. "Jesus." They continued walking. Anom walked up the altar, and Seraph walked around the corner to come face to face with Anom. "I apologize for being late. Please, follow me. The Oracle is waiting."
Another ring form the ship comm. "NMN here." Pause. "Sure, Freddy. Stand by for drop. How about the park?" Pause. "Seraph just made it. Stand by." He clicked off. "What the shit?!? They disappeared. Damn Oracle and her backdoors."
Seraph led them into the Confessional. He opened the door. The trio stepped into the infinite hallway of doors. The confessional door closed behind Anom. They followed Seraph for a bit, until he stopped at one door. "In here." He opened the door and Stalin and Anom walked in. As always, it was an apartment, with a homey feel to it. Seraph closed the door behind him. "This way." He led them into a little room, where the Oracle was sitting at a table, with a cigarette slowly burning in an ashtray. Seraph disappeared. The pair slowly entered the room. "Come in, I won't bite," the old lady said. Stalin walked in ahead. "Ah, Stalin6025. A great pleasure in seeing you again. You look absolutely breath-taking!" The Oracle turned around. "But you are plagued. Care to share, or is this a business meeting?" Stalin faced her. "We need to know why the Machines do not want this peace to last, and why they are attacking us through our own machines."
"That, my dear, is knowledge I do not have. The Architect told me the peace would not last, but only he knows the reason why the Machines are doing what they are doing. I do, however, have contact information. Other programs, and such. They will be able to help you in your search. One thing I have noticed going from place to place, is more agents are popping up everywhere. Be on the lookout." The Oracle handed Stalin the information. "Come back when you can, dear. We have stuff to talk about. Candy?"
"No thank you. I will," Stalin replied and smiled. She turned around, and walked back out of the room. They stepped outside.
"Operator." Pause. "Oh, shit, that's right. They left with Seraph. I have no clue where they are. No, wait. There they are. All the way up town. Can you get to them?" Pause. "Penny Lane. Take the M3."
She got out her phone. "NMN. Drop."
NMN hit a few keys and locked onto Stalin's and Anom's location. "Operator." Pause. "Great. Meet Freddy at Washington park. Stay at your current location. The Neb crew is headed your way. Sit tight."
After a few short minutes of waiting, a Lincoln Continental and the M3 popped up. TINM stepped out of the M3. "Need a lift?" Stalin smiled and they got back into their cars. She raced to park, with TINM not far behind, although he was trying to keep up. A slight 360, Stalin got out, and ran to the center of the park. Freddy and Co. were waiting by the restroom. Stalin handed the information to Freddy, but just as she did, 5 huge spotlights landed on the group of rebels, and cops surrounded them.
"Fuck! Why did I not see that?" NMN hit a few buttons. He got an exit ready, even though, no one had called for one, just in case. He looked back at the group, but they had scattered.
"Nobody move. Put your hands where we can see them. Now." Anom looked at Stalin, and she looked at the rest of the group. She nodded her head, and they all ran in opposite directions. Gun shots began to blaze through the trees. The spot lights were frantically chasing everyone, but to no avail. Stalin found a squad car and took out the two officers. Anom smacked another in the head from behind. Gun shots could still be heard. Stalin whipped out her phone. "I need an exit."
"Operator." Pause. "Payphone. West 32nd and 5th."
Stalin hung up. She looked at Anom. "West 32nd and 5th. Can we run?" He looked at her, thinking. "It would be better if we did." She nodded and they were off. She stopped and looked back.
"They are all ok, keep going..."
She turned around and continued to run. After a mile or so of running, they hit the ringing pay phone. Anom answered first. Stalin hung up the phone. It rang. She quickly answered it.
NMN grabbed the prong and pulled it from her head. They locked each other's eyes. "Glad you decided to show up," NMN said. She smiled and went to the Op station, where Anom was busy looking at the screens. Stalin stared. "That was a set up. They knew we were meeting at the park. The Oracle told me agents were on the rise. It was a fucking set-up."
TO BE CONTINUED
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That was the first. Hope you guys followed the switching between the real world and the Matrix. I also hoped you like it. The next ship POV will be coming up next. Hope we like it? Like it?? Who could possibly like this???
I love it.
The longest piece to date, and by far the best. The action is good. Nice choice of cars. Now who would set them up like that... Keep writing and let's find out. Yes indeed, what's not to like? Getting wordy with action scenes, unique locales with the Oracle, a strong plot that's temptingly given piece by piece to a slavering audience...we want more! :D If you want, you could put the real life in a white color, or something like that, but it is not neccesary.
Lovable piece!
Mr U I must agree with all the others who have posted their praise so far, this story is a work of art. You have a real way with words. Look forward to seeing who the rest of the intrepid voyagers get on! Originally posted by HomoUniversalis
If you want, you could put the real life in a white color, or something like that, but it is not neccesary.
Lovable piece!
Mr U
I don't want to use Mac's idea for Black and White. If he says it doesn't matter, then I will do something to seperate. I don't want to step on too many toes. Heh heh. I see no plagiarism in that, in fact even in TiNM's trademark. Do as you see fit!
Actually, Black and White used the alternating fonts for a different purpose other than just differentiating various worlds. It's more like a symbolism, a starker mode of contrast. So you're not exactly copying.
Put up what ideas you can to add to this fanfic: it's just fantastic! Thanks guys. And thanks, Mac. Didn't want to do it without just credit. And now, for the Neb's POV.
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PART ONE: NEB
TINM lightly touched the Neb on the ground. A natural pro at piloting. Kara was next him, maps strewn about, and her with a magnifying glass. "Craptain, I have no idea where we are. I lost us on the last right." TINM looked at her, and then looked at the readings. "Ah, well, it says we are at broadcast depth, so what the hell?" They exited the cockpit, where NITO was busy getting the chairs ready. TINM looked over at Skitto. "Hey, Skit, you staying out fo this one for now. No need for all of us in there. You can keep NITO here company." NITO gave a wry smile. "Thanks Crap. Time for you to go?"
"Yes, yes, exactly. The Brha must already be in." TINM, Kara, and TDM all lied in their respective chair. With the help of Skitto, NITO plugged them all in. They slowly fluttered their eyes, and drifted into the slumber. "Let's get this show on the road."
TINM took out his phone within the Construct. Nothing to be seen to infinitum. "NITO, we want a Lincoln Conty and some handguns. Nothing too flashy."
"Operator." Pause. "Sure, no problem. A rocket launcher, too?"
The Matrix formed around the group of three. They got into the car. "Time to call the Brha and see what's shaking," TINM said taking out his phone once more. "NMN? We're in. Where to?" Pause. "No problem." He looked over at Kara. "Sandusky Road. The Old Church. A bit late, so, if you could, make haste." Kara didn't wait for the command. She let the pedal hit the floor, and they went off. The city was eerily quiet. No one was on the street.
NITO looked at the monitors. "Hey, Skitto, did you notice something?" Skitto looked confused. "Huh? No, not really. Why? What?"
"Hmm... I just thought I saw something that wasn't there a second before."
The Lincoln raced to Sandusky road; in the distance they saw a black BMW M3 drift to the left and park up against the curb. "Pull over up there, Kara," TINM said pointing to a hedge with some cover. Kara nodded, and took the car to the point. The trio got out, and TINM saw Stalin look back. He gave her a thumbs up. "Okay guys, fan out and see if you can find a place to get a better view. I want this to go off without a hitch. No funny business." They both nodded and went to look for some places. 'Damn, I hate waitng for shit to go down. Nothing more than sitting ducks out here,' TINM thought to himself as he crouched and scanned the scene. A lone man walked up to the car. "Sir, is this your vehicle?" TINM stood up and wheeled around. It was a police officer.
"Shit, just what we need. A cop bothering us. There is nobody else out for miles. This is a bit odd." NITO hit a few buttons on his keyboard. "Even an indepth search comes up with nothing."
TINM looked at the vehicle and then looked back at the cop. "Maybe. Can I help you with something, officer?" The officer grabbed his belt and chewed his gum harder. "If this is your car, then you'll have to move it. You are in a no parking zone."
"Really? At this hour? You the only one here?"
"Just answer the question, sir. Is this your car or not?" Kara crept up behind the officer, but before she could, TINM gave her a signal to stand down. "Yes, it is. We'll move it. No worries, officer. Kara, if you don't mind." The officer turned around only to see Kara standing right behind him. He almost screamed. She got into the car and move it down the sidewalk. "Will that be all, officer?" TINM asked inquisitively. "Yes, sir, thank you for your cooperation. Good night." The officer walked off, and disappeared from view. TINM took out his phone. "NITO, keep an eye on that officer."
"Operator." Pause. "No can do. He disappeared."
"What?!?"
"I lost his position. He just... vanished."
"Ok, no matter. Let's get a move on. I'm calling NMN." He hung up the phone and flipped it open again. "NMN. What happened with Stalin and Anom? Where did they go, and what happened?" Pause. "Yea, we are waiting." Pause. "Penny Lane. Got it." He hung up the phone. "TDM, Kara, follow me in the Continental, and I'll grab the M3. We're going all the way up town to Penny Lane." They nodded and piled into the Lincoln. TINM got into the M3. They zoomed off to pick up Stalin and Anom.
NITO hit a few commands into the computer. He locked onto Stalin and Anom's location. "Penny Lane, eh? Heh, the Oracle still has a sense of humor." He looked and saw the two cars heading to that location. "Well, everything seems to be going smoothly."
The cars revved up the apartments, where Stalin and Anom were waiting. He stopped right in front, got out, and in an effort to be sly he said, "Need a lift?" Stalin smiled, and they got into their cars. TDM moved to the back seat, and TINM took the front. The M3 zoomed off. "Well, she doesn't wait long. Follow her, and make sure you don't lose her." Kara floored it and the car lurched forward. They soon caught back up with the M3 and saw it do a 360 into a parking spot. Kara went to try it. TINM looked at her. "Don't even think." She stopped short and pulled the car into a spot. They got out. They saw the Osiris crew, and Stalin walk up to them. A twig snapped. TINM pulled out his gun as 5 spot lights shone onto the entire group.
"What the hell?!? Did you see that, Skitto? They came out of nowhere. They need an exit. There, a service phone, the Post Office."
"Nobody move. Put your hands where we can see them. Now." TINM didn't put his hands up. He slowly moved them to his other gun. He looked over at the rest. Stalin nodded her head. TINM looked at TDM and Kara. They silently agreed, and TINM dove into cover, firing at the closest spotlight. Gun fire erupted everywhere. "Kara, take out that squad car!" Kara cartwheeled, did a roundhouse, coupled with a backflip, grabbed her guns in mid-air and fired all she had into the nearest squad car. TDM snuck up behind the distracted officers and put two bullets each into them. TINM looked over at the rest of the park. Gunshots were still going off, but no one could be seen. Everyone had disappeared. He grabbed his phone. "Shit, I need a fucking exit, now!"
"Operator." Pause "I got you covered. Across the street is the Post Office. The service phone is waiting."
TINM grabbed Kara who had landed on the car, and TDM followed right behind. He looked back. The park was eerily quiet, the spotlights were still on, but they were immobile. TINM picked up the pace. They slammed into the Post Office. The phone was ringing. TDM went first. TINM hung up the phone. "Sir, I got hit." She took her hand away from her side. Blood was all over her shirt and hand. The phone rang. "Ok, we'll get you some help." He handed her the phone. She grabbed and kissed him. TINM pushed off of her. Before he could protest, she put the phone to her ear and disappeared. TINM hung up the phone. A lone gun shot pierced the phone. TINM spun around. Another shot. He looked into the darkness, and then at his stomach. His stomach was red, and he found himself holding his stomach. A figure walked up to him. TINM fell to the ground unconcious.
TDM breathed with life, as Skitto took him out. Kara was next. Her stomach was red. "Kara, are you ok? We need to get you over to the Caduceus."
"I'm fine." She fainted. NITO was preoccupied. "What the hell? I lost the connection before... No... NOOOO!!" TINM vitals took a dive, and a monotonous whine took over. NITO slumped back into his chair. TDM ran over to TINM, grabbed the adrenaline, and shoved it into his arm. His heart started again. TDM took a deep breath. "No time for celebration. Someone is moving him."
The figure grabbed TINM, and dragged him and shoved him into a car. The car drove off into the night.
TO BE CONTINUED
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Well, there you go. Up next is a double Hammer, Caduceus chapter. I don't think anyone is allowed to comment on your additions until I reply. Must be a gift. Or a curse. Take your pick.
Damn. Each chapter just keeps getting better than the one it proceeds. Bloody good job. The alternation of bold/regular text helps a lot in distinguishing the two different worlds. I love the action and the M1-reminiscent scene at the end there. I'm shot... That must hurt. But who is this shady figure, slunking in the shadows? Write more, ASAP.
You're so wise... You're like a... Miniature Buddha. Lol...I'll be second, then.
Nice...all implements fully in, this looks spectacular. Plot developments galore...we want more action! :D I have to agree with the others. This is seriously good shizzle! You are weaving the tale very well, constantly leaving us wanting more.
Keep up the good work, and don't keep us on the edge of our seats for too long! this some goood shit. YEAH
keep on writing this rocks :D :neo: I read more, n I want more. So write more. Going good, going very good, going very, very good.
So where's more??? Finally I can reply, and I've got to agree; this story doesn't half suck.
I like how you encooporate so many characters in it too. Good luck with the rest of it, and ooh, the most important chapter is coming up now :p
Good stuff! Damnit man, my TINM has been taken! First my hubby is killed off in TINMs story, and now my boyfriend is kidnapped. I can't seem to keep em lol. Please bring him back, or better yet, let me get him, and we have a mind blowing makeup...........ok creeping the younger ones out a little here. I'll shut up now.
NMN, I am so envious of your writing style, that I can't put in words just how good you are at this. Once more, I love it. You must be cursed, UT... All guys beware, she's bad luck!
UT, get writing again! You dangle a chapter or two in front of us and then snatch the story away, you're sadistic! It's like waving a piece of candy in front of a baby, or a twinkee in front of Rosie O'Donnell. Give us more, and that goes for you too, NMN. I agree comletely TINM. UT, we want more.
And NMN, great update mate, I'm loving this. Strange, this quick reply feature....
Yes indeedy - Dusk is too far along to wait for a writer's block! Get started UT; the juices will start flowing once you type! ;) I'm typing as we speak guys. Honestly. I've had nothing but obsticles, first the ISP, then study, college aarrhhhhh. Someone pass me some painkillers. I'm getting a headache. Honestly, I'm having a brain fart at the moment, a rather large one, however I'm adding a paragraph everychance I get. well when does the next chapter come NMN
and UT. we believe in you: YOU CAN DO IT :D Thanks everyone. Really appreciate it. Now for a Caduceus, Hammer time.
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PART ONE: CADUCEUS; HAMMER
UT piloted the Caduceus into a tight squeeze. Mac was sitting next to her fiddling with the controls. "I hope this all goes well," she said to him as the massive ship set solid ground. "Hope is an understatement. This is massive," Mac replied giving her a rasied eyebrow. "I wish we could help."
UT stood up. "I do too. But we are standing by in the event of a catastrophe. Which, I don't want to happen." She smiled and they both walked to the main deck. Niva was busy checking stats, and didn't notice them come in. "Niva. Niva. Niva!"
"Huh! Oh, hey guys. Just running through some stuff." UT briskly walked over to the comm. She firmly put it into her hands and pressed the release. "NMN, it's UT. The Caduceus is ready. What is your current position, sweety?" Pause. "Caduceus standing by." She put the comm back in its holster. She gave a long exhale. "Niva, I want you to keep three eyes on that Matrix stream. Nothing gets by us. Nothing." She gave Niva a stern look, but when Niva smiled, she smiled along with her. She cut the smile short, however, as she had much to do and say. "Mac, get the crew ready and in position. I want Eon and Hitman in the MedBay, ready for anything. Get Ima and Alf over here to watch for any evac we need. Over by the doors. Raj and sparky, they need to help Niva here. I would rather have nine eyes, instead of three." Mac nodded, and ran down to the quarters, ready to carry out all the orders. He always knew UT had something up her sleeve all the time, and loved her quirkiness. He especially enjoyed her referring to heightened watch as 'three eyes'. It always added to feel of the mission. Mac ran into Eon. "Whoa, Mac, slow down." Mac paused and and took a breath. "You and Hit, in the MedBay." Eon flashed a smile. "No problem." Mac nodded and continued to run through the ship.
UT paced behind Niva. "Girl, if you don't stop doing that, I'm going to jack you in, so at least you won't be walking." UT stopped, and realized that she was pacing. "I'm sorry, but from the looks of things, it is going too smoothly. And odd. See that cop? Nobody else outside for miles. It doesn't add up. Both teams need to hurry."
A ring filled the cabin. Niva diligently picked up the receiver. "Caduceus. We make you feel better. Niva." Pause. "Ok, here she is," she handed the comm to UT, "It's HU." UT took the receiver. "UT." Pause. "Ok, honey. We'll be waiting. Be careful with the Merv. We're standing by." As UT closed the connection, another one was made. The ringing came in loud and clear. "Caduceus, UT." Pause. "FYM, glad you decided to make it. Stand by." She closed the connection. She replaced the receiver, waiting for it to ring again. Niva motioned to her. "Hey, Cap, the meeting is happening. We have the switch. Freddy has the packag—Oh shit! Where the hell did all those cops come from?" UT ran to the screen. "What? I tought I said three eyes at all times."
"I did. I swear they weren't there a second ago. Now they are firing. Everyone dispersed. I can't follow if anyone has been hurt."
"Where is TINM!?! Find him, now!" Niva feverishly tapped away at her keys, and locked on to his location. "There they are. Exiting. TDM and Kara are out."
UT saw exactly what happened next. "NOO!" Mac, sparky, and Raj ran onto the main deck. They stopped short. Niva again tried to find his signal. "I c-can't find his signal." UT stared off into the distance, her eyes swelling with tears. Her knees hit the ground. "No..." she whispered. Mac looked at Niva. "TINM is dead..." Mac bowed his head. A slight beep sounded. "Wait, no there he is. They revived him! They revived him! But he is being taken away. Shit, now I lost him." UT stood and looked at the screen. "Son of a bitch. I will find that man and I will put a bullet into his face. He'll wish he never got tangled with me."
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Now time for the Hammer
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FYM piloted the Hammer with his feet most of the time. They were the last to leave, and a man down, as he never goes back on promises. DCD was still at Zion, with Captain-requested leave. FYM knew it wouldn't matter. UT made sure they wouldn't get that much action anyway.The ship set down on a man-made cliff in a large opening. FYM placed the ship on stand-by. Swampy sat back in his chair. "So, what are we supposed to be doing?" FYM frowned. "Waiting." Swampy got up quickly. FYM grabbed his arm, still seated. "Relax man, no rush. All we're going to be doing is standing by." Swampy slowed up, and winked at FYM. FYM got up, and they slowly strutted onto the deck. Haxxor and NXM were watching the screens. "Sir, um, the Brha and the Neb are in. Might call UT?" FYM nodded and grabbed the comm. "UT! The Hammer is here." Pause. "Hammer is standing by." FYM clicked off and hung up. He hated the formalities and gave a sour look. "Alright boys, time to wait. Cards?" They all nodded at the same exact moment. FYM was taken aback, but hesitantly continued.
After a good ten minutes, NXM broke the cheery mood. "Guys, the group was attacked by an ambush. Like they knew where they were. I couldn't see them. They looked like they could all get out. Except for TINM. He was shot and taken away." FYM was stunned. "What the hell? You couldn't see them?"
Haxxor looked at the group. "Hey, guys, nature calls. I'll be right back." He left the group, and found an empty corridor. He took out a transceiver, and typed in a code. "Plan went without a hitch. Continue into phase two." He returned the transceiver to his pocket. He skulked onto the main deck, slowly passing the galley, where the group was still discussing. He placed the headphones on. A short dial, and he was connected. "Plan went on without a hitch. Continue with phase two." A deep resonating voice could be heard from the other end.
"Good job, Mr. Renald. Continue with phase two."
Haxxor closed the connection. He erased all evidence. He composed himself, and briskly walked back into the galley.
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Well, there you go. Enjoy! Enjoy it, I did. Very nice! Poor UT... Poor me. For all I know, I could be at the will of some crazed male rapist. Scary. And Haxxor is our Cypher! Great plot twist! I truly love how you roleplay the dialogue. UT saying things like "honey" and "sweety," Niva saying "girl," me saying "craptain," etc, etc - Well done.
I have replied, you all may comment now. Another top class installment. You really are good at this, the plot is thickening nicely. Can't wait to see what happens next I have replied, you all may comment now.
oooooohhh i will beat you one day TINM, i will post before you one of these day's :p ;)
good story NMN. keep on brining more :) Lmao at that, Freddy!
Now...Hax a Cypher? I beg to differ...this spells like plot twist-untwist to me! Yummy Intrigue! Lmao at that, Freddy!
Now...Hax a Cypher? I beg to differ...this spells like plot twist-untwist to me! Yummy Intrigue!
What do you mean, Mac? Twist-untwist? I'm lost. Oh my God, that has to be the best one yet. Come on NMN this i better than drugs give me more. I love and am envious of your descriptive writing hon, but I'm trying with my own. I can't wait to read more here. Now I'm off to keep writing my own or you'll beat me senseless with a chicken lol. After a long wait... the next installment!
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PART ONE: THE OSIRIS
The Osiris plunged through the deep, dark catacombs of the subterranean Earth, dodging protrusions left and right. Freddy had been the best pilot for years, and that is what got him his Captain seat on the ship. The trick was being recognized as Captain. Freddy dropped the ship's speed, and let it slowly set on the ground in an offshoot tunnel. With one fluent motion, he guided is hand over the switches, turning them off. He looked behind him. The rest of the crew was busy setting up their rendezvous within the Matrix. Freddy got up from his chair, and switched the ship to auxilery mode. The ship grumbled and settled. He walked up onto the main deck. His presence was not noted, not until he cleared his throat... the third time, the loudest of the three. PP looked up. "Oh, hey, Fred, didn't see you come in. Just planning our attack here with AO and S1. S1 has a brilliant idea." Freddy squirmed. He was always the last to know, even in being Captain. "Why didn't you wait for me? I thought we were in this together? Nix that, just tell me now that I'm here. I have to call the Bhrama shortly." Freddy knelt down beside them and S1 described her plan. It wasn't much of a plan, but she explained it was in case the had a drop and something went wrong. "For safety. Can't be too careful in the Matrix," she had cautioned.
After listening to the plan, Freddy got up, sighed, and walked over to Helios. "Helios, get me the Bhrama, please." Helios looked at Freddy, looked back at the screen at which he was typing, looked back at Freddy, and begrudginly grabbed the comm and placed it in Freddy's hand. "Thanks..." He switched on the comm. "This is Freddy from the Osiris, waiting for directions, NMN." Pause. "The park sounds good to me. We'll be waiting." He clicked off. "Helios, we're going in." Helios looked up again, with another blank expression on his face. "Sure thing, Fred." S1, AO, PP, and Freddy lied down in their respective chairs. Kobra and Helios plugged them in order. "Ok, ladies and gentlemen. Please keep all hands and legs inside the ride until it is complete. Fasten your safety belts," Helios said as he slumped back in his chair.
The group of 4 were arranged in the room of white. Freddy flipped out the phone as the Matrix formed around them. "We're in." He closed it and the group got into the car waiting for them. Freddy threw it into to first gear and drove off into the eerie night.
The park came into view. It was completely empty. Freddy slowed down the car and crept it along the sidewalk to the hidden bathrooms. "Alright, guys, everyone know the exit for the drop?" The rest nodded in a agreement. "Good, let's get in and get out. As soon as the drop takes place we are out and on our way back to Zion."
"Ok, ok, everything looks good. How about from your angle, Kobra?" Helios asked. As Kobra opened his mouth to say something, a piercing siren and a red light filled the room. "Oh, shit!" They yelled at the same time. Kobra scrambled up to the system control. "Oh, man, we got a proximity alert. Squiddy patrol. What are they doing back on patrol?" Helios' mouth dropped. He quickly made a connection.
"What?! Squiddies? Are you sure?" Pause. "Ok, ok, we're hurrying." PP hung up her phone and looked at Freddy. "Fred, a proximity alert. Squiddy patrol." Freddy closed his eyes, and for a second, did not move. "We need this drop; it's important." The other three nodded. Tires screeched and engines died down. The drop was now. Stalin and Anom quickly headed towards the bathroom, where Freddy turned around to face them. Stalin handed him the the paper. Five large spotlights decended on the group.
Helios went wide-eyed. "Where the fuck did they come from?!"
"Nobody move. Put your hands where we can see them. Now," an officer yelled from across the park. Freddy put his hands up, but motioned to the others. Stalin nodded, and Freddy took out his guns. Gunfire erupted. The group dispersed and everyone ran in opposite directions. Freddy and PP dove for cover behind a squad car. AO ran yelling and shot down 5 officers. S1 was right behind him. "AO, get down!" Freddy yelled as he saw a large officer hidden from AO take a few shots headed directly for him. AO did a sliding dive and aimed his guns towards the officer. The squad car exploded in a fury of flames and lit up the night sky. Freddy grabed his phone. "Are you ready for that exit?"
"Yes, come on, hurry."
Freddy closed the phone, and the group got into the sqaud car. They rammed it out of the space and a few cops opened fire on the car. They filled it completely with bullets. The car came to a stop, and they approached it with caution. They looked inside and the squad car was empty.
Down the street, Freddy, PP, AO, and S1 silently sneaked into an apartment complex. A ringing phone could be heard. With a flash of light, the group of four were back into the real world.
"Fred, the squiddies found us. We have to bolt," Helios said as he pulled Freddy out. Freddy shook his head and allowed his eyes to re-adjust. He blinked and without saying a word ran into the cockpit. The ship roared to life and the ground slowly drifted away. Freddy punched the ship out of the tunnel. The squiddies spun around, and immediately followed. Another group of squiddies joined the dozen from another tunnel, and the speeds quickly escalated. Freddy was pushing the limits. "PP, Kobra, keep these fuckers off of me!"
But PP and Kobra were too late. The sentinals surrounded the ship and engulfed it. The Osiris slammed to the ground of the tunnel. Sensing no life remained in the ship, the sentinals dispersed.
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Welp, hope you guys liked that one. Part 2 with the Novalis is coming up soon! I'm running out of synonyms to tell you how good this is... Great work! Part 1 was brilliant, and I'm sure part 2 will be even better... Keep it coming! And no more breaks from writing. You're employed full-time. cool part about the Osirus. hey now we aren't dead now are we ??? ;):p
hopefully the next part will come fast My god! A long wait! Not really NMN but helll I'm not complaining either here! I just can't believe how much wonderful imagination you've got going for you...and to put it to words is a true gift.
*Meanwhile, UT is being beaten senseless with a chicken by NMN for taking so freakin long on her own*
I loved it mate, you're bloody awesome. This is going great, NMN.
It really is, really it is. Man I wish I hadn't taken so long....I love it! Now we have unexpected deaths! Very good storytelling, NMN!
...And I meant twist-untwist as in one of those series of plot twists that ensures nothing is as it seems, even betrayal. ;) Just got caught up with all the reading and I have to say what good this is turning out to be NMN. I like part one of the Osiris as you could guess why, but all of it is a piece of work.
I'll be checking in from time to time for your next installments, and hope there are many more to follow. Thanks, all of you. Ok, now time for the Novalis!
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PART TWO:THE NOVALIS
The Novalis plunged into darkness. The medium-sized ship eased into a tight little alcove, and HU set it down. HU shut off all power, took a deep breath, rubbed his temples, and exhaled. He and Sm4113r were going to see the Merovingian alone, with no back-up. They were only allowed to contact the Caduceus. UT gave him explicit orders, and they needed to be followed to the tee. HU rubbed his eyes, shut off the main power, and walked up to the deck.
Sm4113r and SF were busy setting up the chairs for entry. HU strode over, and grabbed SF in his arms. He embraced her for a while, and soon Sm4113r cleared his throat to get some attention. "Sir, we're ready for insertion." HU glanced over to him. "Good." He released SF from his grasp and slowly made his way to the chair. He did not like going in alone. He felt uneasy. What if something went wrong? He shook the thoughts from his mind and tried to focus. Before he lied down, SF placed the comm in his hand. "Caduceus contact." He clicked the connection. "Hey, Niva, can I talk to UT? Thanks." Pause. "We're ready to go in, UT. Wish us luck." After she spoke, he handed the comm back to SF and lied down on the chair. SF took the jacks and with one fluent motion, shoved them into HU and Sm4113r. They both gave a gasp and fell silent. SF jumped into her seat and placed the headset on. "Ready boys?"
"Ready as we'll ever be. I just hope the Merv isn't in a bad mood." HU put the phone away as the Matrix formed around the fellows. They got into a car, and HU sighed heavily as he floored the car. It lurched and took off speeding. The streets were wet and the night was black. Nobody was anywhere. It was cold and crisp. It felt too eerie. HU squirmed as a chill ran up his back. He had a very bad feeling.
HU pulled the car into the garage. The night might have been empty, but as always, the Merv's restaurant was teeming with activity. HU and Sm4113r slowly made their way to the maitre d. "Ah, welcome. He is expecting you two. Please, this way." HU felt for his gun. As they walked, he scanned the room. One exit, one entrance. Five guards, on each side of the dining room. Most likely those vampire programs.The trio strode up to the main table. The Merovingian saw the two fellows being brought up and immediately started talking. "Ah, welcome my friends. How are you zis fine evening?" HU stood, not speaking. The Merv cleared his throat. "Please, come zit. I inzist." The pair accepted the invitation and took the seats facing him and Persephone. "What can I do for you gentlemen?" HU cleared his throat, not moving an inch. "We need some information. And since you are the self-proclaimed 'Trafficker of information,' we thought we could use your help. Can you help us?" The Merv smiled. "What iz in it for me?" HU smiled. "Well, what do you want?"
"What I always want, the eyes of the Oracle. Get them for me, and I will get you what you need."
HU clenched his jaw and fists. He leaned in closer to the Merv. "Cut the shit. You know what I want, and I know what you want. What the fuck is going on with the fucking machines?!" The Merv was taken aback. "I have no idea what you are talking about."
Rage overcame HU. He could no longer hold his tongue. "Fuck you. Bullshit. I am not leaving until I get fucking answers. You make it your fucking business to know, and I want to fucking know what you fucking know. Now you will fucking tell me, or I will fucking put a bullet in your fucking head. Then you will no longer know anything. So what's it gonna be?" Sm4113r leaned into HU's ear. "What are you doing, are you crazy?" HU straightened up and tugged on his jacket. The Merv was unwaivering. HU could see that his threat did not get through. The Merv giggled. "You make me laugh Mr. Unirversalis. Your threats lack something. Oh, what iz it, ah yes, power. You undoubtedly saw that I have myzelf vell guarded. But, I do have something to tell you. I control the the Matrix now. It iz a deal with the Architect. And it iz I who has been fucking with you filthy humans. I am trying to get rid of you humans, so no more of now my precious humans still plugged-in get taken out. You humans are a plague, and I am ending zis now. Zion will be destroyed, along with everyone in it. Alzo, I have a mole all zet up. They are a great asset, and working now az we zpeak. But who iz it? I guess you will never find out. Say goodbye now, as you won't walk out alive." The Merv stood up, took out a gun, and shot Sm4113r directly in the forehead.
"Holy shit!" The thin whine of a redline sounded form Sm4113r's vitals station.
The Merv smiled as he brought the gun over to HU. HU focused, and brought his gun to face the Merv's. They were at a standoff, but HU was out-numbered. Guns were drawn everywhere around him. HU wiped the sweat from his brow, and began to back up. He constantly kept his eyes on the Merv. "You can't get out alive, HomoUniversalis. You're only prolonging your fate. I zuggest giving up now." The guns were still trained on the other's heads. HU continued to back, but as he was about to enter the elevator, he was met with a gun to the back. He put his hands up, but instead of dropping the gun, he slammed his elbow into the the guard's nose. HU spun the guard around, and grabbed him by the throat. The guard that was once behind him was now in front of him; a human shield. HU placed his sight on the Merv's head once again. The Merv didn't take a second glance. He put a bullet into the guard's head. "Shoot him now!!!" HU's eyes widened as 10 men opened fire. He shoved the dead guard at them and dove into the elevator. The doors closed before anyone could get close. He took out his phone. His heart beating and hands shaking, he opened the connection. "SF, an exit, now!"
"Fuck, ok, basement of that building. A hardline. Hurry."
"I'll try." He looked around. The next floor dinged. They were stopping him. HU looked around frantically. He noticed the emergency hatch above him. The doors opened. A barrage of bullets entered the small room. After a few seconds of firing, it ceased and the guards looked in the elevator. No one was there.
HU grabbed hold of the ladder and slid 25 floors to the bottom. He burst into the basement, and to his happiness, he heard the phone ringing. He grabbed it and was out.
As SF pulled out the jack, HU took a long deep breath, and choked up some blood. He looked over at Sm4113r's lifeless body. He stood, without saying a word, grabbed a piece of loose equipment and threw it. "Aaaarrrggh!" he screamed. A wave of emotion came over him. He slammed into the wall and began to sob. SF ran over to him and held him. They slumped to the ground.
TO BE CONTINUED
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There ya go. Hope you enjoyed, and sorry for the wait. Stay tuned! "Holy shit!" The thin whine of a redline sounded form Sm4113r's vitals station.
I love it! Damn the Merv I say! He does make a brilliant foil though I'll give him that much. Awesome job yet again honey. Come on stalin! Give it a shot honey. What the shit, UT. You broke the curse. Good going... Jeebus.
Well my predictions are already confirmed - Part II is superb, even though it just began. Good work. The action got your heart pumping, I love it. The string of "fucks" in HU's little threat was great - Fuck is a great adjective... Hell, great overall word... So versatile...
Let's hear some more. great story NMN
lol TINM, this time it whas not me before you. but UT :p Yes - a rare suspense-filled Merv chapter! It's amazing how he turned the tables yet...a mole, you say? Intrigueing... Yes - a rare suspense-filled Merv chapter! It's amazing how he turned the tables yet...a mole, you say? Intrigueing...
yeah the Haxxor part. humm or mabey someone else is the mole Maybe, Freddy. You'll just have to wait and see! Thanks again, all you loyal fans. It's gonna start coming together.
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PART THREE: INTERROGATION
"We are going in... Now. Get ready," UT commanded as she inputted her bios into he vitals station. "Mac, Hit, Eon... let's go." Mac walked over to her. "Are you sure? Breaking the plan? Is that wise?" UT stopped all she was doing and faced Mac. Tears were streaming down her face. "The man that I love is somewhere in there, quite possibly dying. We are going to get him. That is an... order." She could barely get the last word out. She turned away from Mac, and continued setting up. The entire room was quiet. Mac sensed the importance of TINM to UT a long time ago, and he did not want to argue with love. Too many times he had done so before, and he was not going to let it get in the way this time. They were going to bring TINM home safe, and alive. He turned to Hitman and Eon. "You heard the Captain. Let's go in. Niva." Niva silently nodded and loaded the broadcast channel. The rest of the crew plugged in the foursome, UT still tearing.
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TINM rubbed his eyes. They felt like sand had been buried deep within. He opened them. A dark room engulfed him. He was on his back. Trying to get up, he winced, and felt his stomach. Two bullet holes flashed across his fingers. Was he shot? He couldn't remember. He scanned the room. Nothing could be seen. Only a faint light from a door was visible. Was he dead? He spoke to make sure. "Who the fuck shot me?" The door opened. A large man glided in. "Ah, the famous ThereIsNoMatrix. Did you enjoy me shooting you?" TINM shielded his eyes from the light that flooded the room. "W-Who are you?" Th man took off his sunglasses. "I am Special Agent Jones. You have something we want." TINM couldn't understand. An Agent? How could that be? And why wasn't he detected? "Oh, really? Who is this we?" The Agent was unwaivering. "That is none of your concern. What is of your concern is the information I need. Give me the access codes to Zion. Now." TINM smiled and gave a painful chuckle. "You wish. I am not telling you anything. You'll have to kill me, because I won't be any good to you." The Agent smiled. "I might just have to. Say... how would this feel?" He moved swiftly up to TINM and gave him a blow to the stomach. TINM keeled over in extreme pain. His world was on fire. He fell onto the floor from the raised platform. He stumbled to his feet. The Agent kneed him in the face. TINM gave out a yell. He slumped on the ground. The Agent fixed his suit and replaced his glasses. He turned to another. "Make sure he starts talking when the serum sets in." Jones walked out of the door and the other followed, closing the door. TINM was in darkness once more.
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Short piece, I'll continue it later. ha i beated you TINM, i posted before you hahahahahaha
good part, mabey like you said short but still good You pirate hooker, FK.
Short and sweet, NMN. Very good. I love interrogation scenes, as you know, so by the transitive property of equality (I think), I love this. More. Now. Ok, time for me to continue this great fic! Get your seat belts buckled!
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The four figures silently made their way into the heavily guarded building. Guards were dropping like flies, left and right. Silent entry had always been Mac's forte, and the game is what he enjoyed. Connor remained sheathed, although he was itching to use it. UT had ordered 'no body count'. They had already made their way into the heart of the building, saying nothing along the way. They knew Agents would be present, and they could not afford any causualties. But UT also said, 'fire if fired upon'. Mac smiled as he recalled it. Behind Mac was UT, Eon, and Hitman, patiently waiting for the experienced Mac to give movements. Mac peered around the corner. Empty. Wait... a voice could be heard. "Keep that fool in that room, and if he even tries to make a sound snuff him. Room 201. Don't forget that." Mac looked over at UT. She was fuming, but smiled at the information given. They continued on their stealthy way.
TINM awoke with excruciating pain in his abdomen. He tried to cry out, but was met with no sound. He was on the gound, behind the raised table he awoke on before. He couldn't get up. His body was on fire. He heard some muffled voices and a gun shot. He became wide eyed.
UT disregarded her own orders and shot the guard in front of Room 201. She rushed in, leaving the three others in the hallway. It was dark; she couldn't see a thing. "TINM? Baby? Oh, God, where are you, say something..." A faint whisper came from behind the table. It turned into a wheeze. She rushed over, and found him writhing on the floor. "Honey! What did they do to you?" She didn't wait for an answer, kissing him. He embraced her as much as his mind would let him with the pain. "We've got to get you out of here." As she tried to get him up, Mac shouted into the room, "UT, we've got a problem!" Gunfire broke out.
Mac pulled out Connor. Hitman pulled out Masamune. They smiled at each other. Mac looked over at Eon. "Look after them?" She nodded and retreated into the doorway. "Just like old times?" They smiled devilishly as a multitude of guards careened into the hallway. They focused. The air around them seemed to stand still. Time had slowed to a crawl. Before the guards could react, Mac and Hitman came down upon them, slicing. Within a matter of minutes the guards were out for the count. Hit looked over at Mac. "How was it for you?" "I might have broke a sweat." Hit smiled but a moment later an expression of fear came over him. "Mac, behind you!" Mac spun around and met an Agent staring at him. Mac backed, but lunged in with Connor. The Agent dogded to the side, and Mac lost his balance. The Agent grabbed Mac's arm and threw him into the wall. He pulled out his gun. "Noooo!!" Hitman hurdled towards the Agent and the incapacitated Mac. The Agent turned his gun. Two shots fired. Two more shots rang out. The Agent became a guard, and Hitman slumped to the ground. Mac got to his feet and rushed over to Hit. "Hey, buddy, things will be OK. You stay with me. Come on, stay with me." Hitman nodded, but his eyes closed and his head slumped. Mac checked his pulse. "Dammit." He looked at the doorway. Eon was the one who had shot the Agent. She looked away.
"Come on, sweetie, you have to get up. We have to get out of here." UT tried to get him up. TINM screamed in pain. "I can't, I can't... leave me here. You get out, now." UT fought back her tears. "No, we are getting you out." Mac came into the room. "UT... I'm sorry, Hit didn't make it." UT punched the ground. "OK... Mac help me with TINM." Mac came over and tried to get TINM up. He winced from the pain, but passed out, as it was overwhelming.
The four slumped on. Eon was leading them with the help of Niva to get to an exit. They reached an old office, with a hardline. It was ringing. They walked into office. Jones was waiting patiently. He pointed his gun at TINM. Two rounds were released and TINM body became lifeless. In a matter of seconds, UT polished her entire magazine into the Agent, without even flinching. Eon looked into the hallway. Guards were on their way. UT slumped to the ground, bawling. She embraced TINM's body. "No... no... noo..... no..." Mac could not bring himself to peel her off him. She writhed from him, took his gun, and ran into the hallway, yelling at the top of her lungs. "Die, you fucking motherfuckers!" She fired the gun, and she was met with a barrage of bullets. She was gunned down before Mac could grab her. Eon pulled him back, and put the phone to his ear. She hung it up, and picked it up the next second.
With all the strength she could muster, UT pulled her body over to TINM's with her dying breath she uttered "I love you..." and slumped over him.
Two captains were lost, the thin whine of flatline pulsating throughout the decks of the Nebuchadnezzar and the Caduceus.
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Thanks for reading. Next part up soon! You killed me! You bitch! Lol, that was grrrrrrrreat! Awesome job. Very nice action - Bravo! Whoa, gone and killed off two captains, Hit and sm4113r in the space of 3 updates, is everyone going to die in this.
Otherwise mate, this is bloody awesome, as per normal, I love it. great stuff. 4 deads already. and what about the Osirus crew. did they survive or did you kill them too ???
lol TINM, UT, HITMAN and sm4113r al dead. looks like HU's ships needs help then. only he and smith_fan left
just a idea if the osirus crew (or some of them) are still alive. they could of been picked up by the novalis. and plug in to the matrix on the novalis then (just a idea ;) )
great story :) Wow...nice work...i like it! Whoa, people are just dropping like flies, aren't they? This is pure awesomeness NMN. Post again p'ease! So I don't bite you from an excrutiating(sp?) wait. ;)
NMN EDIT: I looked it up. It is 'excruciating'. Thanks for the help, though! Holy Shite - and I just escaped by the skin of me teeth! This is getting way too awesome...I must say, excellent job with the action and freedom of character fates! OMG that is the saddest and most romantic thing I've ever read. Jesus I'm actually tearin up here. NMN, you've outdone yourself this time. Absolutley EPIC. Damn need a tissue here. Serious. Don't be silly, Freddy, there is still the rest of the Caduceus, the rest of the Neb, the Nov, the Bhrama, and the Hammer. Thanks UT, I'm sorry you cried. Here's a tissue. Time for the next part!
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PART THREE: INTO THE FURY
Stalin slammed her hand on the flight yoke. "Why the fuck did UT go in after TINM?!" NMN looked over at her. He was trying very hard to figure her out. "I would have done the same. Come on, they loved each other." She looked over him and smiled. "I guess." NMN moved his hand over to her and squeezed her arm affectionately. She moved away and turned her face. NMN took his hand away as a feeling of awkwardness overcame them. Stalin broke the silence. "So, what do we do now?" As if someone was reading her mind, the comm blinked to life. She grabbed it, without any moment to spare. "Stalin here."
"Stalin, thank Zion. It's HU. I heard about UT, TINM, and Hit. You must know about Sm4113r then as well."
"I... do, I'm sorry."
"Don't apologize, it's my fault. But we have no time for this. The Merv is behind this and there is a mole. We need to flush out this mole."
"What...?!" She looked over at NMN suspiciously. He was twiddling his thumbs. "So how would we do this?"
"I have a plan, but everybody has to be on board. Call the Hammer after I am through, and we'll get down to this. Meet us by the old turnout, and we'll jack in from there. I trust you the most, out of the remaining Captains."
HU explained his mole-flush to Stalin, and she gave her affirmative. She hung up the comm. "NMN, I know we have had our problems in the relationship department, but I need to know right now. Can I trust you with my entire being?" NMN's heart sank with the word 'relationship'. He strainghtened up nevertheless. "I promise you. I promise you with my life." She grabbed him and kissed him passionately. Anom walked in. "Hey, guys, I was just going over the recordings we made of the TINM extraction and..." He stopped short as he looked up and saw the others in a liplock. "Right, ok, maybe later then." He spun around and left the cabin. Stalin released herself from NMN. "I'm glad we got that straightened out. Ok. Here's what we need to do..." Her voice trailed as she feverishly told NMN of the plan to get the mole. He was on the comm to the Hammer within the hour.
"This is the Bhrama... Hammer do you copy? I repeat, this is the Bhrama, Hammer do you copy? What the hell?"
"The Hammer, Haxxor."
"Thank you, finally. Where's FYM? I need to talk to him."
"Oh, he's right over here..." Haxxor cut the transmission, and snickered, looking over at the the four other crew members tied up with their mouths covered. "Who wants to die first?"
NMN repeatedly tapped the comm. "What the hell? I lost them. I can't get them back. This is fucked. Anom, do you have their location?" Anom poked his face into the deck and gave a thumbs up. "Good. Hey, Cap, you want to go see what's up?" She gave a hearty nod and switched on the engine. The game was afoot.
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Freddy climbed out of the rubble of the Osiris coughing his lungs up. He stood, giving a long hard looked at his dreams dying. He didn't know if anyone else was alive, but he knew that the moment before he hit the ground he ducked behind his seat and braced himself. A sound made him turn. He looked over and saw PP trying to pull herself out. "PP!" She looked up and saw him rush over to her. "Fred, am I glad to see you!" Freddy reached her, and pulled her up with all of his might. "Where are the others?" he asked with concern. PP slumped to the ground. "They didn't make it. I only made it because Kobra's rotting flesh made a protective cocoon around me. AO was impaled by a sentinel that crashed with us and Helios was tossed across the main deck. He wasn't wearing his seatbelt. S1, I don't know." "I'm right here." They both turned to see the small girl walk up to them. They had no time to hug, as a massive ship loomed overhead. It was the Novalis!
TO BE CONTINUED
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Well there you have it, thanks for reading. Continued soon! Holy shit honey this is EPIC. And you left my ship damnit. Now I'm crying over that also. You know we all miss you on there don't you? Well you do now damnit. Stalin, you've got one hell of a writer on your ship and I'm jealous yet so happy for you, (lucky girl damnit) for his writing style is getting better each day here. Ha, the bit on Haxxor, the Osiris, and Anom walking in on you and Stalin... I love it! I have a feeling we've passed the half way point of the story and are on the sprint to the end. Jolly good job, my dear chap. Keep it up! lol you actualy used what i thought about. that the novalis would pick some crew members up (lol thx :))
and of course again: GREAT STORY, SUCH actons, adventure and love :p oh my gaw, i am alive, nmn you are an exellent writer. But why UT, AO,and TINM, anyway great climax we are definatly coming to the end and i feel that it is going to be awesome. keep it up. Damn, why oh why did I not read this earlier? Great work! Abso-fucking-lutely ;) great!
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Mr U oh my gaw, i am alive, nmn you are an exellent writer. But why UT, AO,and TINM, anyway great climax we are definatly coming to the end and i feel that it is going to be awesome. keep it up.
there not the only one's dead. kobra and helios too
and from the other ships: hitman and sm4113r too
this story rocks. keep it comming Mmmm, yummy! Oh, yeah, Freddy, AO's dead too. Keep it up, NMN!
EDIT: Damm, somebody already said that. And I was getting all happy that I noticed that and nobody else. Grrrrr... One of theses days... I shall be quick and beat you all! Mwuhahahahahaha! Wow, NMN. U r doing some great writing here.
It's true what UT said this is an EPIC.
Keep on the great work ur doing here. Awesome yet again mate, this is a joy to read and I can barely wait for more, so get writing already. Sorry guys, it's been two weeks! Yikes! Well, here is another piece for ya'll!
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PART FOUR
Freddy, S1, and PP all gathered on the main deck where SF and HU were silently. The awkward silence was broken by a sudden outburst by HU. "What the fuck happened, Freddy?! To your ship, and the info from the Oracle that you were supposed to get?" Freddy stood firm and faced HU. "I have the info right here," patting his front pocket, and then he continued. "And we were attacked by a huge swarm of sentinals. Fucking engulfed the shit out of the Osiris. I couldn't take it; I had to crash. Luckily, I had been knocked out, and my vitals went down the shitter. The sentinals must have not sensed the life left on board, so they left. I woke up sometime later and got out, and PP and S1 came out of the rubble, and you came. Where is sm4113r?" HU looked away and slammed his hand down on the nearby table. He spoke softly. "He's... dead. Killed point blank by the Merv." Freddy squirmed. "Shit man, I'm sorry. I lost AO, kobra, and Helios. I also don't have ship." HU looked back smiling at SF and then at Freddy. "I guess we're in the same boat, eh? The Council will definitely revoke my active duty. Son of a bitch." He gave a big long sigh and spoke again, with more power to his voice. "Let's contact the Bhrama and get a meeting set up for the Matrix in a usual spot. Let's get this party started right."
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NMN skipped up the long corridor of the Bhrama. He awoke with a familiar face next to him and finally didn't have the recurring dream. He was in a state of eternal bliss. He completely forgot about the weird conversation with Haxxor, and the freak disconnection that came from it. In the midst of his skipping, the comm rang to life. He quickly quit his skip, and bolted for the main deck. He spun around a corner, ran into the wall, and dove for the comm. "NMN, here," he said panting. "HU, nice to speak to you again. A meeting? Are you shitting me? The Osiris is out of commission? Fuck, dude. That's heavy. Where you want the meeting? Umm.... how about the abandoned subway station off of Park Boulevard? Ok, so Freddy and the others are going to be with you? Sounds good, I'll contact Mac on the Caduc. See you in 3 hours. Wait! Have you tried the Hammer? No? It was really weird, Hax picked up, and like, he couldn't get FYM, and then the connection was diabled and I lost him. You know where they are? Oh, and the Neb I'll get over here too. I think Kara is recovered and ready to take over. Ok, three hours." NMN closed the connection as Stalin walked into the room. "Who was that?" "HU; we're going for a meeting at the abandoned station. 3 hours. Good?" Stalin flashed him a smile. "Excellent."
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Mac sat silently in the pilot chair. He stared out into the barren wasteland of the tunnel and was lost in his thoughts. He was voilently awaken by Eon running in and yelling his name at the top of her lungs. Mac spun around. "What is it?" Eon took a deep breath. "Stalin is on the comm. She wants to talk to you." "Thanks, Eon. I'll be there now." Mac got up, and followed Eon onto the main deck. He grabbed the comm and spoke into it. "MacLeod here. Hello, Stalin. A meeting at the subway station below Park Blvd. 3 hours. Won't be late. See you then." He closed the connection and sighed. "Ok, guys we're gong back in, a meeting. We'll get this thing straightened out." The crew gathered forward and silently agreed. "We do it in 3 hours." Mac slowly turned back around and headed back to the cockpit.
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Haxxor smirked to himself. "Idiots." He looked over at the rest of his crew tied up in the corner, gagged. "Your friends are all idiots." He grabbed the comm and made a connection within the Matrix, using his locator from his pocket. "Agent Jones, sir, the abandoned subway station off of Park Blvd. Everyone is going to be there. Thank you, sir." He closed the connection and then smiled at FYM. "They'll all be killed and then I'll kill you. That'll teach you, silly humans." He spun around and walked off.
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Hope you enjoyed, and the next part will be up soon. Hopefully I won't get sidetracked. Thanks for reading! Whoa...a 'one side of the conversation' chapter, detective-like niceee....and Hax really turned! This I can't wait to see...! Time for a new mission. This is going to be inclusive of all ships and all members. The more active ship members are going to be main characters, and the not-so-active members are going to be supporting characters. For long names, I am going to use acronyms, for ease. The main ships are going to be the Caduceus, the Mjolnir, the Novalis, the Osiris, the Nebuchadnezzar, and the Bhrama as they have the most members, or at least active members. I will be writing it all, so it is not an RPG. I will write it in prose, but there is no poetry. Ok, just bear with the story. It's just fiction.
a cyborg dispatches to the operator of the neb hopeing to talk to neo as a big samurai like fan...
he wishes to speak with morpheus so say hello to the ship but also has urgent news to bare to the neb crew...
he wants to tell the crew there is a sentinal crew comeing their way as an early warning :mf: :morpheus: :) :neo: Umm... sorry to burst your little bubble there Zack, but this isn't an RPG. I'm the only one writing the story, so we'll just forget you posted that. You could comment, though, on the story. Mmm, I like this story more than I like taffy... And I'm a man who enjoys his taffy... Excellent piece, after weeks of silence! Bravo! More, soon! Mmm, I like this story more than I like taffy... And I'm a man who enjoys his taffy... Excellent piece, after weeks of silence! Bravo! More, soon!
honestly what the hell do you mean? :mf: :confused: :wtf: I was referring to NMN with the official story of this thread... Really gotta pay attention at these meetings. I was referring to NMN with the official story of this thread... Really gotta pay attention at these meetings.
im only a new guy some one irl who wants to fit in some where with out being called a freak or a dumbass all i ask in life if some one i can call a friend not an enemy :o :cry: Cool Zack, not the place for it. TINM wasn't trying to be mean. Just stick to the topic at hand, my story, and you'll do fine. Comment if you have read it. Riiight... No one said anything about a 'freak' or 'dumbass.' How's about you contact me in PM if ye wish to continue the discussion, and we let this thread get back to NMN's story? ok i just wanna coment in the story to add a samurai like cyborg like me k?
NMN EDIT: A please would be nice. Manners are always a plus. Great yet again NMN, I've been missing this one. Honestly, leave it for two weeks and I'll be on your back until you post again OK. ;). But I'm loving it, Jones out of the Matrix is a great idea. Yes! I survived another episode, hehe. Great work, NMN, great work. Can't wait to see what jonesy does to the place :).
Mr U and again a great new part NMN. (took ya long enough to post ;):p)
WOOT post nummer 2,900 Yey! Great part NMN, after so long. I'm eager for more! Haxxor's a big meanie. I love it. Sorry I'm late honey but I've just came home from the morning shift! Has it already been 2 weeks? Bloody hell. yeah great story NMN
lol UT you and IMA are the only 2 people that still have more posts then me ;):p
and you UT will soon have 3000 :)
http://www.uncomyngifts.com/Personal/Jake/pics/Pinhead.jpg Here ya go folks, the next part!
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The empty subway station reeked. It was dark, muggy, and rancid. Stalin and Anom walked into the crowd already chatting and sharing stories. Everyone but the Hammer was there. Stalin glided into the room and took her place at the top of the table set up. She glanced over at Mac. He was in the corner by himself, sunglasses hiding the pain in his eyes. He swallowed hard and shifted his gaze over to Kara. She was figeting, and squirming. Her sling didn't allow her the motion she was used to. She looked up and set her gaze to Freddy. She smiled and looked away. Freddy was standing firm in the center of he group, thinking quietly, not normally what he does. He bowed his head and closed his eyes. He raised his eyes and bore a stare into HU. HU nodded slowly and motioned the rest of the crews into the center. Without saying a word, he motioned to Stalin. She began. "Thanks, HU. As you all know, a few valued crew have passed recently, due to the increased threat by the machines. But they were not in vain. We have gained valuable intel that we couldn't have gotten without confronting our foes." She pulled out the information the Oracle gave her. "This was a understatement. She wrote down exactly what was going to happen. Well, not exactly, but she explained it down to the letter of what the machines are capable of. But we have new intel. From HU and Mac. HU." Stalin stepped aside and gave the floor to HU. He cleared his throat and straightened himself. "I'll be frank; The Merovingian is the ring-leader. He's running it all from his own empire. If we intend to save Zion, we must kill him. But the trick is, he can be anywhere at anytime. Also, hordes of men, we don't stand a chance. We're out numbered, I'd say 100 to 1. That fucked." Murmurs erupted through the small crowd. HU stood back, allowing Mac to enter the fray. "People, please, focus you're energy on productivity. From the encounter trying to save TINM, I noticed the Agents... one in particular, Jones I think was his name, are getting stronger. Well, I shouldn't say getting; they ARE stronger. Faster than anything I've ever seen. Hitman died trying to save me and I will not stand by and watch him die in vain..." His voice trailed as he choked on the last words. He couldn't speak. The tears rolled down his face, out of his glasses. He stood back. Stalin stepped forward. "On top of the machines and the Mero, the Hammer has gone AWOL and being very peculiar. I'm thinkin |