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cityship ([personal profile] cityship) wrote in [community profile] trans_92010-04-01 07:04 pm

Snap, Crackle, and POP

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||Pod Release Protocols Initating|| Stacy's familiar voice sounds out to all the podmates through the ship.

In the Pod Caverns, there are the sounds of: Pop. Pop pop pop. Poppuhpoppoppop. KASCHUNKhiiiiiiiissssss.

There is condensation and mist spraying out from cracks in the pods, as the people inside slide out onto the floors, covered in slime.

--


There was nothing. You were going about your normal life, then there was a bright light, and then? Nothing.

Then the world lurches.

The chamber here is humid.

Actually, "chamber" isn't quite accurate. You're in a cavern, half-lit by an eerie greenish light, going on and on as far as the eye can see. The light is coming from what can only be described as pods, glistening, round greenish-yellow things, glowing with a pale inner light, outlining human -- and not quite human -- forms. Each is rooted to the floor, to the walls, with something black, twisted, and unidentifiable.

They line the walls of the cavern, go up in maddeningly high columns, curling and corkscrewing up into the darkness, until the light from them is like that of the stars, glowing pale and mournful in clusters in the darkness above. Twisted walkways and stairs crisscross, traverse the platforms in front of the pods, wending their way back and forth, up and down through the chamber.

You just came from one of those pods, broke free like a butterfly from a (slimy, nasty) chrysalis.

Now you stand alone but not quite alone, naked, not knowing how you got there, who took you, or why you were taken.

As your body heats up again, you realize the air is warm -- just a few degrees too warm to be comfortable -- and muggy; it smells acrid and organic, like freshly spilt blood and sweat. Your mouth tastes of salt.

The floors are pulsing under your feet, throbbing...

Wherever you are, this entire place...is alive.

Oh, and also you're naked and covered in alien snot.

When you call out, ask where you are, a voice speaks to you, in your head. She tells you:

||You are here.||


When you ask who she is, she tells you that her name is STA'C K'LTRRB'TXFT, but that you may call her Stacy. When she tells you who she is, there is a gush of emotion, love, maternal warmth. You are on a ship. She is that ship. Her name is Stacy and she loves you. Her voice is warm and motherly, even if these messages sound almost automated.

Glowing phosphorescenet lights appear in pustules along the floor. They lead you up a massive spiraling walkway that gives you a view of what are possibly millions in stasis. At the top is a room with moving vines that clean you and clothe you in a plant-like body-suit--soft, but durable. After that, the lights lead you to a great cavernous room with a clear floor that lets you see all the holes and tunnels in the walls of it. When you reach the center, the last thing she tells you before whisking you away to gather your belongings and meet the rest of the crew is this reassuring thought:

||You have been Chosen to accomplish a Great Purpose. You have been Chosen to help fight the Ohm, a race of insectoid beings that are the destroyers of worlds.||

||You have been Chosen as champions of life, as protectors of the worlds and peoples that are left. The others are waiting for you. They will explain everything.||


She will tell you nothing more. Your answers lie with these "others" she speaks of.

[identity profile] sithhavecooties.livejournal.com 2010-04-02 01:04 am (UTC)(link)
Ruling out that a powerful Jedi Master did not think that he was a malevolent impostor was a small comfort, although Ben would have much preferred the large comfort of knowing where they were and why Master Katarn looked half his age. "He's my dad," Ben offered warily.

[identity profile] mercjedi.livejournal.com 2010-04-02 01:16 am (UTC)(link)
Kyle's jaw dropped open. He quickly snapped it shut before looking closely at the young man again. There was a resemblance. This place must really be messing with his head for him to have not noticed it in the first place. "Your dad huh? That wasn't the answer I was expecting. How's that even possible. You're not exactly an infant, and last I heard Mara wasn't pregnant."

Could be worse Kyle supposed. The kid could be claiming to be his.

[identity profile] sithhavecooties.livejournal.com 2010-04-02 01:19 am (UTC)(link)
"Last you heard?" No one talked about a dead woman like that, and there was that young look to Master Katarn... "When was the last time you heard from mom?"

[identity profile] mercjedi.livejournal.com 2010-04-02 01:27 am (UTC)(link)
Kyle frowned, and thought carefully. "Last I remember your dad had just taken her on a second honeymoon. Since then I think she's kind of just been wandering the galaxy a bit while Luke deals with all the duties that he heaps on himself."

[identity profile] sithhavecooties.livejournal.com 2010-04-02 01:35 am (UTC)(link)
Ben's mind reeled. "That's impossible. That was ages ago."

[identity profile] mercjedi.livejournal.com 2010-04-02 01:36 am (UTC)(link)
"Ages ago? Just how many ages ago?" That just wasn't possible.

[identity profile] mercjedi.livejournal.com 2010-04-02 01:44 am (UTC)(link)
"That might explain why you're so tall." Kyle ran a hand through his hair while he tried to puzzle out how this could happen. Scenarios unfolded one after the other. None of them really felt like they fit. He just didn't have enough information. "I'm not really sure what to ask now. I don't think you're lying to me, but it's pretty hard to believe."

[identity profile] sithhavecooties.livejournal.com 2010-04-02 01:49 am (UTC)(link)
"I'm not lying," said Ben, opening up to the Force and assuming that Master Katarn would get the hint. "What kind of numbskull lies about being the Grand Master's son to a Master's face, anyway?"

[identity profile] mercjedi.livejournal.com 2010-04-02 01:53 am (UTC)(link)
Kyle got the hint alright. "I see. I'm sorry."

So he was stuck in a possibly bad situation with Luke's future son. Things were looking up. "Why don't we get out of this.....whatever this is and try to find out what is going on?"

[identity profile] sithhavecooties.livejournal.com 2010-04-02 01:57 am (UTC)(link)
"Alright," Ben offered. "Step one, find something to whack the forces of evil over the head with. Step two, make intimidating Jedi faces until they talk. Step three, figure out how to get out of here. Step four, find something to eat." He looked back at the goo. "And no gelatin."

[identity profile] mercjedi.livejournal.com 2010-04-02 02:00 am (UTC)(link)
"Sounds like a solid plan," Kyle said while smirking. "Just another day at work for a Jedi right?"

[identity profile] sithhavecooties.livejournal.com 2010-04-02 02:03 am (UTC)(link)
"Pretty much," Ben nodded agreeably. "When aren't people asking the Jedi to save a few worlds?"

[identity profile] mercjedi.livejournal.com 2010-04-02 02:08 am (UTC)(link)
"Can't think of a time yet. One of these days I'll take a vacation." Kyle was starting to like Ben already. "I don't get that vacation do I?"

[identity profile] sithhavecooties.livejournal.com 2010-04-02 02:20 am (UTC)(link)
"Good guess."

Ben craned his neck, looking up at the walkways and stairs. "We should get started. Looks like there's nowhere to go but up."

[identity profile] mercjedi.livejournal.com 2010-04-02 02:38 am (UTC)(link)
Kyle laughed, and began to walk toward the stairs. "At least I don't have to keep pestering Luke for time off now."

[identity profile] sithhavecooties.livejournal.com 2010-04-02 03:01 am (UTC)(link)
"I'll put in a good word for you when we get out of here," he offered, following.