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"I agree with that, but by destroying everything? We don't even know if that will work. It could just as well make the situation only worse. It might not work at all." Mizelia said towards Griff.
Raptor Jesus
Earl of Phantomhive
“Okay well, yeah, maybe not destroying everything is a smart idea.” Grif replied.
@Atomic Knight @Donder172
@Atomic Knight @Donder172
Lucky
But We Were Happy
Peter Quill/ Star-Lord.
" Huh- have you guys noticed anything kind of weird about how the adventure has been going? I mean, each time we find something new, we drag them with us. We arrived in the bay and dragged the crew of the Discovery into helping us get home, then we accidently dragged the Enterprise back with us and then the Normandy and now this robot, the arc. All we are really do is getting space friends.... and it isn't getting us any closer to home," he dryly replied.
@Atomic Knight @Space_Candy
" Huh- have you guys noticed anything kind of weird about how the adventure has been going? I mean, each time we find something new, we drag them with us. We arrived in the bay and dragged the crew of the Discovery into helping us get home, then we accidently dragged the Enterprise back with us and then the Normandy and now this robot, the arc. All we are really do is getting space friends.... and it isn't getting us any closer to home," he dryly replied.
@Atomic Knight @Space_Candy
Siege
One Part Saiyan, One Part Demon
Elliot rolled his eyes. "I say nothing I come to regret," he said to Grif, before turning back to Catherine. "I will not have to destroy anything if we can leave and be done with this."
"I believe most of you would rather leave than try to extract me from the ARK," Catherine said. "If you do decide to try, I can only imagine it would take a considerable amount of time. All I can do is wait. It's all I've ever done." She looked then to Emily and Rin. "Crossing 'universes' was not an area of research I ever touched upon. If any of the data within the ARK relates to such a concept, I would not be the one to know the relevance. As for the other areas of the ARK... It was designed to be an idyllic landscape. There is a forest, a city, these castle ruins, even a tropical island in the distance. It can be programmed and changed, but I designed for this to be a static world with simulated inhabitants in each region."
"To be honest, guys, I think we should get back to Liara," James said. "She needs to know about this. Maybe she would have a better idea what to do than all of us anyway."
"Fine with me." Elliot turned then to Peter. "I would hardly call this an 'adventure,' Quill. But you are right, it is clear that the crew of the Discovery are nothing but incompetent buffoons. Let us hope they have found a solution during our time here, for their sake."
With that, Elliot turned to leave the courtyard, hoping to exit the castle and return the way he came. He cared little for who followed.
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"I believe most of you would rather leave than try to extract me from the ARK," Catherine said. "If you do decide to try, I can only imagine it would take a considerable amount of time. All I can do is wait. It's all I've ever done." She looked then to Emily and Rin. "Crossing 'universes' was not an area of research I ever touched upon. If any of the data within the ARK relates to such a concept, I would not be the one to know the relevance. As for the other areas of the ARK... It was designed to be an idyllic landscape. There is a forest, a city, these castle ruins, even a tropical island in the distance. It can be programmed and changed, but I designed for this to be a static world with simulated inhabitants in each region."
"To be honest, guys, I think we should get back to Liara," James said. "She needs to know about this. Maybe she would have a better idea what to do than all of us anyway."
"Fine with me." Elliot turned then to Peter. "I would hardly call this an 'adventure,' Quill. But you are right, it is clear that the crew of the Discovery are nothing but incompetent buffoons. Let us hope they have found a solution during our time here, for their sake."
With that, Elliot turned to leave the courtyard, hoping to exit the castle and return the way he came. He cared little for who followed.
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York
Just a newbie...
“Hey, now let’s not go throwing around insults we might regret later.” Grif said rather defensively when Elliot took it upon himself to comment on his weight.
“Who the fuck put you in charge?” Grif asked as Mizelia practically dismissed the only good idea that Elliot ever had: leaving this place.
“I for one agree with Captain Angst over here. Staying here is a fucking dumb idea.”
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Emily Hayes
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@Castle
Frowning a little, Emily nodded. It seemed they would have to find their answers elsewhere. However, she did figure it was best to get Catherine out of here. After that? She wasn't sure. They had to salvage what they could about the ARK, but whatever the case, the corruption here didn't bode well. What may still be intact here had to be moved somewhere else, before everything here became corrupted as well, and considering the effects it had already... The sooner, the better.
"I'll do what I can. Nothing good can come out of the corruption in this place." Emily said quietly.
Not long after, she turned to leave, quickly following Elliot; before she could even begin to figure out how to get Catherine out of here, and salvage what they could of the ARK, they had to return to the ship... Where people who may know a thing or two about how to do so still were, but... Aside from those outside of the ARK bringing them back, she really wasn't sure how to get out on her own, at least not without her stone.
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@Castle
Frowning a little, Emily nodded. It seemed they would have to find their answers elsewhere. However, she did figure it was best to get Catherine out of here. After that? She wasn't sure. They had to salvage what they could about the ARK, but whatever the case, the corruption here didn't bode well. What may still be intact here had to be moved somewhere else, before everything here became corrupted as well, and considering the effects it had already... The sooner, the better.
"I'll do what I can. Nothing good can come out of the corruption in this place." Emily said quietly.
Not long after, she turned to leave, quickly following Elliot; before she could even begin to figure out how to get Catherine out of here, and salvage what they could of the ARK, they had to return to the ship... Where people who may know a thing or two about how to do so still were, but... Aside from those outside of the ARK bringing them back, she really wasn't sure how to get out on her own, at least not without her stone.
Space_Candy
manic ghost
Nathan nodded at James, following Elliot's trail.
He felt vaguely drained and hoped to sleep or rest once they were back on the ship.
"I hope there's a sleeping...area, quarters?" he said, confused on the wording, Warren would know what to call this shit, he'd be loving the situation Nathan was tangled up in.
@Atomic Knight @Anyone
He felt vaguely drained and hoped to sleep or rest once they were back on the ship.
"I hope there's a sleeping...area, quarters?" he said, confused on the wording, Warren would know what to call this shit, he'd be loving the situation Nathan was tangled up in.
@Atomic Knight @Anyone
Sleepwalker
Still Slep
“How else did I manage to shut down? A couch is exactly the same as a bed, although if you were so tired, I didn’t see you sleep.”
She responded dryly to Nathan. Really, she wasn’t tired, but she wasn’t hyper either. Kindly thanking Catherine for the infomation, she ran to follow Elliot as well. If he could tear through sptime and space, they was no doubt he could tear through a illusion, right? As long as he doesn’t kill everyone in the illusion. Although hearing that woman’s statement, Rin knew mostly everyone but her was just a simulation, an NPC.
“The technology is simply amazing, putting an entire world into a box! I wonder how it works?”
@Yun Lee @Jeremi @Donder172 @Raptor Jesus @Alex Azure @Atomic Knight @Space_Candy @Takumi @Lucky@Kaykay @Otto @MelodyMeister @YorkShe responded dryly to Nathan. Really, she wasn’t tired, but she wasn’t hyper either. Kindly thanking Catherine for the infomation, she ran to follow Elliot as well. If he could tear through sptime and space, they was no doubt he could tear through a illusion, right? As long as he doesn’t kill everyone in the illusion. Although hearing that woman’s statement, Rin knew mostly everyone but her was just a simulation, an NPC.
“The technology is simply amazing, putting an entire world into a box! I wonder how it works?”
@Castle
Space_Candy
manic ghost
Nathan glared at the android.
"I just asked a fucking question," he said narrowing his eyes, and turning back to Elliot, trying to walk next to him.
@MelodyMeister @Atomic Knight @Others @Castle
"I just asked a fucking question," he said narrowing his eyes, and turning back to Elliot, trying to walk next to him.
@MelodyMeister @Atomic Knight @Others @Castle
Sleepwalker
Still Slep
She was in no mood to feel too angry, since she saw that Nathan wasn’t the nicest person from the infirmary, but she looked at him with a smirk and commented to herself. About what she really thought of Nathan.
“And you were the one to get mad about it, suddenly tossing the f-word in. Seriously, you’re like edgy-boy Elliot but without the power to back your temper...how pathetic.”
She was a bit more quieter than before on that last sentence, but considering that she was following Elliot with the others, she in pretty close quarters.
@Space_Candy @Atomic Knight
“And you were the one to get mad about it, suddenly tossing the f-word in. Seriously, you’re like edgy-boy Elliot but without the power to back your temper...how pathetic.”
She was a bit more quieter than before on that last sentence, but considering that she was following Elliot with the others, she in pretty close quarters.
@Space_Candy @Atomic Knight
Space_Candy
manic ghost
Nathan was in no mood to fight, but he did give a word in.
"Just because I don't have superhuman powers doesn't mean I can't kick your ass you sentient tin can," he hissed, turning away from her again.
"Can you fucking believe her?" He asked Elliot.
@Atomic Knight @MelodyMeister
"Just because I don't have superhuman powers doesn't mean I can't kick your ass you sentient tin can," he hissed, turning away from her again.
"Can you fucking believe her?" He asked Elliot.
@Atomic Knight @MelodyMeister
"Wait, if you designed this world. Can you maybe bring us to the others?" Mizelia asked Catherine. It might be an idea that if Catherine created this world, maybe she can still manipulate it and perhaps them as well. Yet, it could be she had no power here.
Raptor Jesus
Earl of Phantomhive
“Y-you don’t know that.” Grif replied back as he followed behind Elliot, wanting to get the hell out of here as soon as possible.
@Atomic Knight @Space_Candy
@Atomic Knight @Space_Candy
"Ignore her," Elliot said to Nathan. "She is simply metal pretending at being human. She does not even have the decency to be useful to us. You are right in that you could probably take her." He shot a sideways glance at Rin.
Catherine shook her head at Mizelia's question. "It was not meant for me to be a god of this world. Elements of it can be changed and manipulated from both outside and within, but the corruption has destroyed the means which I could do it from within here. I am sorry."
"Let's just go back to the clearing," James said, moving to leave with the others.
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Catherine shook her head at Mizelia's question. "It was not meant for me to be a god of this world. Elements of it can be changed and manipulated from both outside and within, but the corruption has destroyed the means which I could do it from within here. I am sorry."
"Let's just go back to the clearing," James said, moving to leave with the others.
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"That's enough, all of you." Gakupo really wished Rin hadn't gone and agitated Nathan, and he also with both Nathan and Elliot hadn't made those insulting remarks about being machines. Yes, that was true, they were literally robots attempting humanity, but those two used it as a way to belittle them.
"Sorry to have bothered you, Miss Chun. We'll leave you to your paradise now." Gakupo bowed. "Believe me, even corrupted it's better than what's outside." With that, Gakupo turned on his heel and stormed off without another word to anyone. He was officially through with this trip, and everyone in this little group. He was getting home no matter what the cost, and turning his back on multiversal affairs for good the second he did.
@Atomic Knight @Space_Candy @MelodyMeister @Everyone
---
Gakupo wasn't the only one who wasn't having a good time. Gumi had been very quiet, attempting to process what she had observed. She hadn't really made many friends here, had she? No, she had talked a lot so she only really knew people from home. So...if she got corrupted, too, would they put her down like a dog? No one even cared about the man as a man, but as information. Is that how they saw her, too? Her friends? Her brother? No...Gakupo had friends. He was nice and charismatic and stuff.
...maybe if she was as charismatic...
"Uh..." Oh, time to go. Gumi gulped, running through observations of her brother in her mind. "Yes, we should get back," she said, with a cool smile and lower-pitched voice. "I'm sure that...returning to the ship will allow us to investigate these files."
@Ver @Everyone
"Sorry to have bothered you, Miss Chun. We'll leave you to your paradise now." Gakupo bowed. "Believe me, even corrupted it's better than what's outside." With that, Gakupo turned on his heel and stormed off without another word to anyone. He was officially through with this trip, and everyone in this little group. He was getting home no matter what the cost, and turning his back on multiversal affairs for good the second he did.
@Atomic Knight @Space_Candy @MelodyMeister @Everyone
---
Gakupo wasn't the only one who wasn't having a good time. Gumi had been very quiet, attempting to process what she had observed. She hadn't really made many friends here, had she? No, she had talked a lot so she only really knew people from home. So...if she got corrupted, too, would they put her down like a dog? No one even cared about the man as a man, but as information. Is that how they saw her, too? Her friends? Her brother? No...Gakupo had friends. He was nice and charismatic and stuff.
...maybe if she was as charismatic...
"Uh..." Oh, time to go. Gumi gulped, running through observations of her brother in her mind. "Yes, we should get back," she said, with a cool smile and lower-pitched voice. "I'm sure that...returning to the ship will allow us to investigate these files."
@Ver @Everyone
Takumi
Member of the Yato Club
Meiji scowled, finding both boy's comments to have rubbed even her the wrong way. She almost said something, but Gakupo had done it first. Although his words were short and simple compared to the scolding she had planned for both males, and Rin too.
"Rin, just stick with me and don't say anything else to them." she sighed, simply crossing her arms and walked with the rest to the dumb clearing and deciding to drop the whole thing.
Stardust's usual smile turned into a more concerned look towards Gakupo as he walked off before deciding to follow him without a word.
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"Then we will have to walk our way to the others. And don't worry, I will see what I can do to help." Mizelia said to Catherine, offering her a reassuring smile before joining the others.
Continued from here.
Final Chapter
"Into the Maw"
When both groups reconvened at the clearing, Liara and James were both quick to recount to each other and the others what both encountered. What became clear was that this digital world called the ARK, was the last remains of a civilization and that Catherine Chun, the creator of the ARK, was the last survivor of that civilization, having stored her mind as a digital copy within the ARK. Years of degradation and corruption had eroded at the ARK, making the data within largely inaccessible.
"While it would seem this 'digital world' has no relevance to our situation of being lost between dimensions," Liara said, explaining to everyone how they would be proceeding, "it still contains data that would be valuable to recover. This was a civilization's last chance and it would be ethically irresponsible to ignore."
"Wonderful," Elliot said sarcastically. "Are the rest of us free to do as we please?"
Liara stared at him, but after a moment, she nodded. "... I will exit us from this place and begin working on how to extract both the data and the woman trapped within the ARK." Liara raised her hand, pulling up her omni-tool and tapping at it. Everyone felt a tingling sensation in their bodies before the world went dark.
***
Everyone awoke, back safe and sound on the Enterprise. Some felt a bit woozy from the transition back, or perhaps even a headache.
"I have no doubt in my mind that interacting with this machine has taken something of a mental toll on you, so in the meantime, you are free once again to mingle as you see fit within the Lounge; in the meantime, the captain and I shall check up on the status of the Discovery," Spock announced to the group, speaking ever so formally with his arms tucked behind his back.
"I will stay here with the ARK," Liara said, "and try to figure out how to proceed with it."
With the group was left to their own devices, Elliot waited in the lounge, thinking over the day's events. It was approaching twenty-four hours now since their arrival on this "adventure" with seemingly no end in sight. That was until Burnham messaged the group over the communicators they had been outfitted with.
"Discovery to the displaced, we have an update. We have compared the space coordinates between the three universes we have visited so far and have determined that they all share incredibly close coordinates. That has led us toward two similar theories: one, that the empty space we occupy shares these coordinates and that we have been exiting and entering at the same point, or two, that this empty space is not equivalent to the size of a universe and that it is much smaller. The second theory would suppose that this empty space, though small, connects to multiple points and the similar manner of our jumps has put us at the same coordinates across universes."
"Sorry if that sounds a little confusing," everyone heard Stamets say.
Burnham continued after a moment. "If the second theory holds true, it could be possible to map this space, or even possibly make use of our transporter technology. There is a range limit when it comes to beaming matter, but the size of a small pocket dimension could allow us to make use of it to cross into new dimensions, supposing we know the entry and exit points."
"A theory has to be tested, however," Stamets said, "and to do that we must attempt to make another jump. If we end up in a new universe, we must do what we can in that universe to determine our coordinates and compare them to the three sets we have already."
"But we won't be doing this right away. Everyone deserves some rest."
With that, Burnham cut the communication. Many of the crew were thankful for the break.
***
Not even thirty minutes into the break, Elliot awoke to the sounds of the Enterprise issuing a code red situation. Everyone heard Burnham speak once again. "This is the Discovery, we're doing an emergency transportation back to the ship!"
Everyone was beamed back to the bridge of the Discovery, where they could see they too were issuing a code red.
"Status report! What is the meaning of all this?" Saru questioned in the midst of the Discovery's bridge, to which a helmsman responded.
"We're reading unidentified entities burrowing through both the Discovery and the Enterprise!" He said in alarm, "For all we know, they could be the same entities who appeared at the beginning of all this."
Burnham was aghast. "If we are at the same coordinates as before... these creatures have been right here alive and floating in space!"
"We'll have to accelerate the intended jump time. We cannot risk another encounter with those creatures if so!" Saru said, his Kelpian ganglia standing up, able to sense the great danger in this immediate scenario, though his ganglia didn't exactly need to tip him off. Tapping into the commlink, he patched to Stamets's position. "Stamets, engage!"
***
As the world came to, everything went wrong all over again. The Discovery jolted and everyone was sent flying as the ship dipped harshly to the right. A horrid sound of metal grinding on metal could be heard. "What is happening?!" Burnham yelled, scrambling on her hands and feet.
Suddenly, the Enterprise bridge appeared on the screen of the Discovery's, with Kirk standing in the middle of it.
"Enterprise to Discovery! I'm not entirely sure what just happened, but something -- an unidentified vessel -- rammed into us, veering us off-course and knocking us into you guys," he exclaimed, "As it stands, we must attempt an emergency landing on the nearest planet, to gather our bearings and to get away from whoever we're in the way of. I can see the planet coming into range, in fact."
"A sound maneuver, Captain. I will do the same with the Discovery," Saru responded, especially considering his ship was where the displaced group were now.
As the Discovery managed its descent down to the nearby planet, everyone on the bridge could see that it looked like no place they should be. It looked inhospitable and dangerous, but there was no choice in the matter.
"Everyone, hold on!" Burnham yelled as the ship entered the planet's atmosphere. Dust, rocks, and what seemed to be lightning lashed out at the ship.
"Shields at fifty percent!" declared the helmsman.
Breaking through a field of dust clouds, the crew could see the planet's surface below them. The Enterprise was nowhere to be seen, but the Normandy had landed on the planet's surface. "Captain, we have lost sight of the Enter--"
A lightning bolt slammed into the Discovery, shredding through the exterior and blowing a hole in the bridge. The crew ducked for cover, but many, including the displaced, were tossed out into the sky. The Discovery was forced to weave off course and it disappeared into the clouds, leaving those falling only the ground below to view as they slowly hurtled to a dead end.
It would only be thirty seconds until it was all over.
Continued here.
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Final Chapter
"Into the Maw"
When both groups reconvened at the clearing, Liara and James were both quick to recount to each other and the others what both encountered. What became clear was that this digital world called the ARK, was the last remains of a civilization and that Catherine Chun, the creator of the ARK, was the last survivor of that civilization, having stored her mind as a digital copy within the ARK. Years of degradation and corruption had eroded at the ARK, making the data within largely inaccessible.
"While it would seem this 'digital world' has no relevance to our situation of being lost between dimensions," Liara said, explaining to everyone how they would be proceeding, "it still contains data that would be valuable to recover. This was a civilization's last chance and it would be ethically irresponsible to ignore."
"Wonderful," Elliot said sarcastically. "Are the rest of us free to do as we please?"
Liara stared at him, but after a moment, she nodded. "... I will exit us from this place and begin working on how to extract both the data and the woman trapped within the ARK." Liara raised her hand, pulling up her omni-tool and tapping at it. Everyone felt a tingling sensation in their bodies before the world went dark.
***
Everyone awoke, back safe and sound on the Enterprise. Some felt a bit woozy from the transition back, or perhaps even a headache.
"I have no doubt in my mind that interacting with this machine has taken something of a mental toll on you, so in the meantime, you are free once again to mingle as you see fit within the Lounge; in the meantime, the captain and I shall check up on the status of the Discovery," Spock announced to the group, speaking ever so formally with his arms tucked behind his back.
"I will stay here with the ARK," Liara said, "and try to figure out how to proceed with it."
With the group was left to their own devices, Elliot waited in the lounge, thinking over the day's events. It was approaching twenty-four hours now since their arrival on this "adventure" with seemingly no end in sight. That was until Burnham messaged the group over the communicators they had been outfitted with.
"Discovery to the displaced, we have an update. We have compared the space coordinates between the three universes we have visited so far and have determined that they all share incredibly close coordinates. That has led us toward two similar theories: one, that the empty space we occupy shares these coordinates and that we have been exiting and entering at the same point, or two, that this empty space is not equivalent to the size of a universe and that it is much smaller. The second theory would suppose that this empty space, though small, connects to multiple points and the similar manner of our jumps has put us at the same coordinates across universes."
"Sorry if that sounds a little confusing," everyone heard Stamets say.
Burnham continued after a moment. "If the second theory holds true, it could be possible to map this space, or even possibly make use of our transporter technology. There is a range limit when it comes to beaming matter, but the size of a small pocket dimension could allow us to make use of it to cross into new dimensions, supposing we know the entry and exit points."
"A theory has to be tested, however," Stamets said, "and to do that we must attempt to make another jump. If we end up in a new universe, we must do what we can in that universe to determine our coordinates and compare them to the three sets we have already."
"But we won't be doing this right away. Everyone deserves some rest."
With that, Burnham cut the communication. Many of the crew were thankful for the break.
***
Not even thirty minutes into the break, Elliot awoke to the sounds of the Enterprise issuing a code red situation. Everyone heard Burnham speak once again. "This is the Discovery, we're doing an emergency transportation back to the ship!"
Everyone was beamed back to the bridge of the Discovery, where they could see they too were issuing a code red.
"Status report! What is the meaning of all this?" Saru questioned in the midst of the Discovery's bridge, to which a helmsman responded.
"We're reading unidentified entities burrowing through both the Discovery and the Enterprise!" He said in alarm, "For all we know, they could be the same entities who appeared at the beginning of all this."
Burnham was aghast. "If we are at the same coordinates as before... these creatures have been right here alive and floating in space!"
"We'll have to accelerate the intended jump time. We cannot risk another encounter with those creatures if so!" Saru said, his Kelpian ganglia standing up, able to sense the great danger in this immediate scenario, though his ganglia didn't exactly need to tip him off. Tapping into the commlink, he patched to Stamets's position. "Stamets, engage!"
***
As the world came to, everything went wrong all over again. The Discovery jolted and everyone was sent flying as the ship dipped harshly to the right. A horrid sound of metal grinding on metal could be heard. "What is happening?!" Burnham yelled, scrambling on her hands and feet.
Suddenly, the Enterprise bridge appeared on the screen of the Discovery's, with Kirk standing in the middle of it.
"Enterprise to Discovery! I'm not entirely sure what just happened, but something -- an unidentified vessel -- rammed into us, veering us off-course and knocking us into you guys," he exclaimed, "As it stands, we must attempt an emergency landing on the nearest planet, to gather our bearings and to get away from whoever we're in the way of. I can see the planet coming into range, in fact."
"A sound maneuver, Captain. I will do the same with the Discovery," Saru responded, especially considering his ship was where the displaced group were now.
As the Discovery managed its descent down to the nearby planet, everyone on the bridge could see that it looked like no place they should be. It looked inhospitable and dangerous, but there was no choice in the matter.
"Everyone, hold on!" Burnham yelled as the ship entered the planet's atmosphere. Dust, rocks, and what seemed to be lightning lashed out at the ship.
"Shields at fifty percent!" declared the helmsman.
Breaking through a field of dust clouds, the crew could see the planet's surface below them. The Enterprise was nowhere to be seen, but the Normandy had landed on the planet's surface. "Captain, we have lost sight of the Enter--"
A lightning bolt slammed into the Discovery, shredding through the exterior and blowing a hole in the bridge. The crew ducked for cover, but many, including the displaced, were tossed out into the sky. The Discovery was forced to weave off course and it disappeared into the clouds, leaving those falling only the ground below to view as they slowly hurtled to a dead end.
It would only be thirty seconds until it was all over.
Continued here.
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@Jeremi as Darth Vader (Star Wars)
@Josh as Doctor Mrs. The Monarch (The Venture Brothers)
@York as Emily Hayes (Amulet)
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@Yun Lee as Gumi Megpoid and Gakupo Kamui (Vocaloid)
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@Kaykay as Misogi Kumagawa (Medaka Box)
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@Lucky as Peter Quill (Marvel Comics)
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@Raynar Saassin as Vert (Hyperdimension Neptunia)
@Otto as Viktor and Blitzcrank (League of Legends)
@Minerva as Zero Two (Darling in the Franxx)
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Minerva
South of the Border, West of the Sun
Continued from here.
Final Chapter
"Into the Maw"
When both groups reconvened at the clearing, Liara and James were both quick to recount to each other and the others what both encountered. What became clear was that this digital world called the ARK, was the last remains of a civilization and that Catherine Chun, the creator of the ARK, was the last survivor of that civilization, having stored her mind as a digital copy within the ARK. Years of degradation and corruption had eroded at the ARK, making the data within largely inaccessible.
"While it would seem this 'digital world' has no relevance to our situation of being lost between dimensions," Liara said, explaining to everyone how they would be proceeding, "it still contains data that would be valuable to recover. This was a civilization's last chance and it would be ethically irresponsible to ignore."
"Wonderful," Elliot said sarcastically. "Are the rest of us free to do as we please?"
Liara stared at him, but after a moment, she nodded. "... I will exit us from this place and begin working on how to extract both the data and the woman trapped within the ARK." Liara raised her hand, pulling up her omni-tool and tapping at it. Everyone felt a tingling sensation in their bodies before the world went dark.
***
Everyone awoke, back safe and sound on the Enterprise. Some felt a bit woozy from the transition back, or perhaps even a headache.
"I have no doubt in my mind that interacting with this machine has taken something of a mental toll on you, so in the meantime, you are free once again to mingle as you see fit within the Lounge; in the meantime, the captain and I shall check up on the status of the Discovery," Spock announced to the group, speaking ever so formally with his arms tucked behind his back.
"I will stay here with the ARK," Liara said, "and try to figure out how to proceed with it."
With the group was left to their own devices, Elliot waited in the lounge, thinking over the day's events. It was approaching twenty-four hours now since their arrival on this "adventure" with seemingly no end in sight. That was until Burnham messaged the group over the communicators they had been outfitted with.
"Discovery to the displaced, we have an update. We have compared the space coordinates between the three universes we have visited so far and have determined that they all share incredibly close coordinates. That has led us toward two similar theories: one, that the empty space we occupy shares these coordinates and that we have been exiting and entering at the same point, or two, that this empty space is not equivalent to the size of a universe and that it is much smaller. The second theory would suppose that this empty space, though small, connects to multiple points and the similar manner of our jumps has put us at the same coordinates across universes."
"Sorry if that sounds a little confusing," everyone heard Stamets say.
Burnham continued after a moment. "If the second theory holds true, it could be possible to map this space, or even possibly make use of our transporter technology. There is a range limit when it comes to beaming matter, but the size of a small pocket dimension could allow us to make use of it to cross into new dimensions, supposing we know the entry and exit points."
"A theory has to be tested, however," Stamets said, "and to do that we must attempt to make another jump. If we end up in a new universe, we must do what we can in that universe to determine our coordinates and compare them to the three sets we have already."
"But we won't be doing this right away. Everyone deserves some rest."
With that, Burnham cut the communication. Many of the crew were thankful for the break.
***
Not even thirty minutes into the break, Elliot awoke to the sounds of the Enterprise issuing a code red situation. Everyone heard Burnham speak once again. "This is the Discovery, we're doing an emergency transportation back to the ship!"
Everyone was beamed back to the bridge of the Discovery, where they could see they too were issuing a code red.
"Status report! What is the meaning of all this?" Saru questioned in the midst of the Discovery's bridge, to which a helmsman responded.
"We're reading unidentified entities burrowing through both the Discovery and the Enterprise!" He said in alarm, "For all we know, they could be the same entities who appeared at the beginning of all this."
Burnham was aghast. "If we are at the same coordinates as before... these creatures have been right here alive and floating in space!"
"We'll have to accelerate the intended jump time. We cannot risk another encounter with those creatures if so!" Saru said, his Kelpian ganglia standing up, able to sense the great danger in this immediate scenario, though his ganglia didn't exactly need to tip him off. Tapping into the commlink, he patched to Stamets's position. "Stamets, engage!"
***
As the world came to, everything went wrong all over again. The Discovery jolted and everyone was sent flying as the ship dipped harshly to the right. A horrid sound of metal grinding on metal could be heard. "What is happening?!" Burnham yelled, scrambling on her hands and feet.
Suddenly, the Enterprise bridge appeared on the screen of the Discovery's, with Kirk standing in the middle of it.
"Enterprise to Discovery! I'm not entirely sure what just happened, but something -- an unidentified vessel -- rammed into us, veering us off-course and knocking us into you guys," he exclaimed, "As it stands, we must attempt an emergency landing on the nearest planet, to gather our bearings and to get away from whoever we're in the way of. I can see the planet coming into range, in fact."
"A sound maneuver, Captain. I will do the same with the Discovery," Saru responded, especially considering his ship was where the displaced group were now.
As the Discovery managed its descent down to the nearby planet, everyone on the bridge could see that it looked like no place they should be. It looked inhospitable and dangerous, but there was no choice in the matter.
"Everyone, hold on!" Burnham yelled as the ship entered the planet's atmosphere. Dust, rocks, and what seemed to be lightning lashed out at the ship.
"Shields at fifty percent!" declared the helmsman.
Breaking through a field of dust clouds, the crew could see the planet's surface below them. The Enterprise was nowhere to be seen, but the Normandy had landed on the planet's surface. "Captain, we have lost sight of the Enter--"
A lightning bolt slammed into the Discovery, shredding through the exterior and blowing a hole in the bridge. The crew ducked for cover, but many, including the displaced, were tossed out into the sky. The Discovery was forced to weave off course and it disappeared into the clouds, leaving those falling only the ground below to view as they slowly hurtled to a dead end.
It would only be thirty seconds until it was all over.
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Another thing that got forgotten was the fact that against all probability, Zero Two had been thrown from unconsciousness and into free fall several miles above the surface of an alien planet. And since this is not a naturally tenable position for a Half-Human, this poor, innocent creature had very little time to come to terms with the fact that she was now conscious before she then had to come to terms with not being conscious anymore.
This is a complete record of her thoughts from the moment she awoke till the moment she wouldn't be awake anymore.
"Hmm? What's this? Am I falling?" She thought
"I seem to be falling at a very fast rate. I can feel the wind on my face and the ground appears to be coming up at a very fast rate." She popped a lollipop into her mouth.
She would have time to think it over.
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