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« on: April 26, 2014, 06:15:54 AM »
Irkalla followed the van from the sky above, trying to figure out where it's headed. Off in the distance, she sights an odd structure in the middle of the street. Upon closer inspection, it was an immensely large round vehicle, with an eye peering eerily from its top. This must be where they're headed, Irkalla thought to herself with a smirk. Perching atop the nearest building that was still intact, she surveys the area. Against her better judgement, she decides to open up a radio channel to the General.
"Sir, I think I've found-" Irkalla starts to say before she is shocked. She kneels down on the ground, stunned.
"What have I told you about opening up communications? Especially now, when that whelp is undoubtly looking for us?" he answered, clearly annoyed at his subordinate's inability to follow orders.
"B-But sir... I m-m-may have f-f-f-" she spluttered out to the best of her ability.
"Hmm? May have what?" he responds, intrigued. He shuts off the punishment protocol and awaits her response.
"I... may have found him, sir. A group of r-rebels are heading towards a l-large vehicle c-c-called the F-Fxenodrome..." she says, still feeling the effects of the shock.
"Fxenodrome, hmm? Well... even if he isn't there, I'm bound to be able to get his... attention. I'm on my way," he says, tracking the location of Irkalla. "Keep an eye on the area, Irkalla."
"Yes sir..." she replies, kneeling over the edge of the building.
Meanwhile, the S.C.O.U.T. Monkeys were examining the wreckage that was previously Fxeni's mansion. Fxeni was watching a monitor anxiously as they made their way around the area. Dammit... they're not finding anything, he thinks to himself as he bites the edge of his thumb.
"Is everything alright?" Ariani says as she steps into the room, seeing Fxeni look extremely stressed.
"I... yeah, I'm fine. I was kind of hoping that they'd find something more conclusive though," he responds as he looks back at her, a weak smile on his face.
"Ohh... well, don't worry. We'll find the bastard who did this and sock it to him!" she replies, swiping her arm through the air in a punching motion.
"Heh... yeah, we will," he says, his smile getting stronger. Suddenly, he hears monkey-like vocalizations coming through the speakers.
"What the hell is that?" Ariani asks, confused by this.
"... people take things too literally around here sometimes," Fxeni responds with a sigh. "I'm going to guess that the monkey sounds being the code they use was PB's idea."
"Interesting guy!" she replies with a short laugh. "What are they saying?"
"They're... intercepting a communication wavelength. Let's see..." Fxeni answers as he types away at the console. He plays around with the frequencies until a conversation becomes clear.
"Fxenodrome, hmm? Well... even if he isn't there, I'm bound to be able to get his... attention. I'm on my way. Keep an eye on the area, Irkalla," crackles out of the speakers. Ariani looks over to Fxeni with a worried look on her face, and sees that his eyes have widened. Suddenly they narrow down, and he grits his teeth tightly as he stands up abruptly.
"H-Hey, where are you going?!" Ariani calls out to the quick-moving Fxeni, who has already dashed out of the room.
"I'm going down there! I'm not letting that bastard hurt anyone!" he replies angrily as he rushes down the hallway.
"W-Wait! I'm going with you!" she says, pushing herself to keep up with him.
"Wait, what? You can't do that!" he says as he skids to a stop.
"And why not? I'm not about to let you go get yourself killed all alone! The Fxeni I've heard about wasn't like this! He was always calm and collected, thinking things out instead of rushing in like an idiot!" she retorts, getting miffed with his attitude.
"What?! I wo... I..." Fxeni starts to say sharply, but then realizes what he was doing. He stares at her blankly for a moment, suddenly having a flash of her other self from the other reality giving him a similar look. He takes a deep breath and calms down. "... yeah, you're right. I haven't been myself lately. I still can't just let good people get hurt or... killed... though."
"I never said you had to do that... just think first!" Ariani replies, poking his forehead with her right index finger.
"Right... right..." Fxeni thinks as he leans against the wall. He ponders about his options.
"Any ideas?" Ariani asks as she leans against the wall next to him. He stares intently at the wall for a bit, going over his options.
"Yeah. ADA! Contact all the people on the list I gave you, have them all gather onto a transport over to the Triple M right away. Tell them to get the battleship ready for launch by my return," Fxeni says out loud, knowing that the AI was listening in.
"What about me?" Ariani asks.
"You're coming with me. It'll be a tight fit in my Arwing, but I'll be needing your help." Fxeni answers with a smile. She smiles and nods, before they rush off towards the hangar.
(So... pushing some things forward earlier than scheduled on my end. Don't worry, I won't have anything happen until everyone gets some rest and have their injuries patched up, but I would like to get some things out in the open sooner than later so everyone can build upon it.)
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