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The thing you should know is that everyone is in really big trouble. Yeah. Even you.

Ax had escaped the Controllers on board. Brainy had not been so lucky. Neither had Sam and Tim. And who knew how many others on board had Yeerks wrapped around their brains, controlling their every movement, pretending that everything was normal until the time came to strike.

Who do you trust, podlings?

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"Great," Lyta said aloud, realizing her search for Leela had just resulted in yet another dead end. Folding her arms across her chest in semi-defeat, she looked around at the others in the area.

"I suppose none of you...," she paused. Exactly what was the appropriate gender vernacular for a robot? Oh well. "...guys, have seen Leela either?"

Soundwave had let Blitzwing tag along--since it oddly felt a bit more safe when you know you have a fellow compani--no, colleague to tour with you. Who could even tell what could happen next?

He was the first to turn and look at the organic pointedly. "Negative, fleshling." He only shook his head and warily gazed at her. Someone is already missing? So soon?

Jono glanced at the robots, then back to Lyta. Can try scannin' fer her, but I ain't got me normal range while on ship. At least, he hoped it was just because he was on the ship. If it was permanent, he'd be pissed off. Seriously pissed off.

I don't either, I already tried, Lyta projected to Jono. And it's difficult enough as it is with all the physical barriers blocking line of sight without having Stacy making things difficult.

But, considering what they'd experienced from Stacy so far, should Lyta expect anything less than 'difficult'?

"Fleshling?" Lyta said aloud, glancing over at the robot-man.

Okay, on the one hand, telepaths. And robots. Allen is itching to ask smart people questions.

On the other hand, Leela. His wife's best friend, minus a few years.

"Why? What's wrong with Leela?"

"Nothing," Lyta answered, then seemed to reconsider. "At least, I hope nothing. We went into that upside-down staircase place to get try to get an idea about whatever that thing the Doctor found is. But it...did something to her."

There was a hint of guilt in Lyta's voice. After all, she was the one that insisted on going in there in the first place.

"Nathan got her out and took her to the med-bay. But when he and I got back there, she was gone. I just want to make sure she's all right."

Normally, I'd figure if she got up an' moved on her own, she's probably fine. Given where we are an' all, though? Jono shook his head slowly. Do what I can t' help find 'er. No good t' 'ave her walkin' 'round on her own.

"Pfft," Hothead snorted, unimpressed. "Organics are alvays losink things! Even ozzer organics!"
A brief blur of movement and Random is in control.
"Ooohahaha it's vezzy amusing though!" he giggled, before Icy shoved him aside and took the reins.
It was obvious Blitzwing wasn't being helpful-just offering his opinions on the situation.
Well, maybe...
"Perhaps...vhat does she like to do most? She may haff wandered off and tried to find some comfort in zat, or maybe she's vit' others. Who knows," Icy mused.

Soundwave's optic ridge rose, looking at the triplechanger before staring at the organics. "this fleshling...when did you separate with her?" He was near to glowering, wondering to himself why he is doing this...for the organics. He looked at the condor perched on his shoulder. "Laserbeak can probably try and find her...probably, given the right information." He gave the condor a pat before gazing at the organics again.

Allen stands up from his console. "Okay, well, my wife will kill me if I don't go looking for her, so I better get on that. What d'you need?" he nods at Soundwave and Laserbeak.

Jono stood, making motions like he's dusting himself off.

Not that he's been doing anything to get terribly dirty. Or that the suit would let him remain dirty. I'm good fer lookin' fer the gel. It was better than staying in the media library alone, at least.

For some reason, it's right then that the lights on the ship--everywhere in the ship--suddenly flicker. They just flicker, then come back on. Odd.

"What the...?" Lyta began to ask when the lights flickered off then almost immediately came back on. But she was quickly silenced when the dull hum that had been buzzing in the backs of the minds of the telepaths suddenly became substantially louder.

It wasn't debilitating, nothing that would knock them to the floor. But the change was sudden and sound just like someone had opened a communications signal and was getting nothing back but static.

"...something's wrong," she said, looking to Jono for confirmation.

It's as if Stacy is stunned by something.

Jono had to drop his shielding a bit, brow pulled together as he did so. He had to put his hand out to the table to steady himself. Somethin's wrong, he agreed with Lyta. Somethin's very wrong. She's stunned. He sounded incredulous.

After a moment, he squared his shoulders, glancing around. I dunno what it is, but reckon anythin' what could stun Stacy is probably bad fer us.

Soundwave was more than shocked. He was suspicious. Something was wrong. The mysterious energy waves that Stacy had emitted became erratic for those suddenly grueling minutes...and then there was silence. He looked around, observing. His red optics flickering.

Upon an unobserved action, Laserbeak transformed back into that electric guitar with Soundwave holding him close. "Stay aware, fleshlings..." He monotonously voiced as he tuned his sensors to the surroundings.

"That's . . . completely not a good sign."

Allen looks at Lyta again.

"What did you say you found, when you went out with Leela?" he asks, frowning seriously. Stacy's a bio-cybernetic entity. Sudden flickering of lights in a bio-cybernetic entity are a special kind of Not Good. "In the upside-down stairs room?"

"I don't know, exactly," Lyta answered. It was vague, she knew that, but actually describing what she'd experienced down in Escherville was next to impossible. "I can't exactly put it into words that you could understand. Heck, I don't know if I even understand it. All I do know is that..."

Just then, Lyta was interrupted as a horrified scream (http://community.livejournal.com/trans_9/23224.html?thread=2104504#t2104504) echoed from the hallway outside.

"What was the heck is going on?" Lyta asked, glancing around at her companions before heading out to investigate.

"...vhat."
Confused Blitzwing is confused. Things like this don't normally happen.
Then again, waking up on an alien ship doesn't normally happen either. He didn't have the same feeling as the telepaths did, but his sensors went wild when the lights flickered.
"...Stunned?"
That can't be good. And then he picks up the scream, and quickly follows Lyta out of the hall to see who or what just screamed.

Jono shook his head, heading off after Lyta. This place was crazy. Really, really crazy.

Reminded him of home, actually.

Soundwave could only prepare for the worse-- for at the moment he heard that scream, he stiffened and gazed outside. Something was wrong. He heads out, following Lyta, Blitzwing and the others--but at the same time, covering their backs...gearing his sensors in that keen manner.

They run right into the other group.

((ooc: Move along to the thread, little doggies!))

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