Peering into the Crazy

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The city.  After what had gone down here earlier, the near bloodbath that the crew had barely survived, Lyta hadn't expected to find herself back down here this soon.  But, here she was.  She was not, however, alone.  She--like much of the crew--had learned learned her lesson during the battle with the roaches that wandering off alone in this ship (despite Stacy's 'protection') wasn't something to be done if you wanted to stay alive. 

So, here she was, standing--with companions--in front of the strange gravity-defying building that the Doctor had referred to as Escher.  It was definitely just as creepy-looking as it was fascinating.  Stairs hung upside down from the ceiling and led to doors to rooms that looked as if they, too, were suspended from mid-air.  Part of her wanted to turn around, go back the way they'd come and pretend the bizarre building didn't exist.  But the Doctor had said there was something inside.  Something telepathic.  Something powerful.  And being a powerful telepath herself, Lyta knew full well what that kind of power could do if wielded by something sinister.  

Going poking around was one thing, but leaving something that powerful unexplored and potentially free to take control of the mind of anyone who passed by was too much of a risk to take.  Besides, if she was going to find the entity that had been possessing the captain and get answers out of it, she would have to start looking.  And who knew, whatever the being inside the Esher building was might have some of those answers, too.

"Everyone ready?" she asked, giving each of her companions a look.


**open to anyone. i left it free for multiple companions (preferably at least two) to jump in, but i'd prefer that this stay as one continuous thread of one group rather than a series of subthreads**

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[cityship]

No one else is there. The Emergency Medical Hologram flicks on. "Please state the nature of the medical emergency."

[daaayum.livejournal.com]

"Thingy...in my head. Check to...make sure I don't got a stroke. Or something," Leela says to the Doctor.

To Nathan, she says, "Go. Get Lyta out quick. I'll be--okay."

[waylostandfound.livejournal.com]

Nathan nodded, and turned. He took long strides back out before flying back to find Lyta again.

[lytaalex.livejournal.com]

While Nathan flew Leela to the med-bay, Lyta crouched on the floor, regaining her strength from the exhausting effort it took to drive that thing from Leela's mind. Whatever it was, it was strong. Incredibly so. Much stronger than the thing that had possessed the captain. And there was no disputing that it was malevolent. Whatever it was, it meant them harm...

She felt her gaze pulled back to the darkness that lay down the hall. Swallowing a lump that had built in her throat, Lyta pulled herself to her feet and narrowed her eyes at the blackness in front of her.

"I suppose you think that was pretty funny?" she said, speaking aloud to the creature that lay waiting in the distance. "Invading a young girl's mind like that. Showing her things that no one should see. I suppose you think you're pretty clever. Playing your little tricks. Torturing her like that."

Lyta took several steps forward, moving toward the darkness with a confidence she didn't know she had nor did she know where it came from.

"Well, I don't care how clever you think you are or how powerful you might be. The Doctor told me what you want. I know you're trapped. Locked away like a caged beast in a zoo. You want out. You want to be free. Free to, what, kill us? Use us to kill for you? To fight for you? To set the universe on fire?"

She stepped closer.

"It's not going to happen."

Step.

"Not now!"

Step.

"Not ever!"

Step.

"I will do everything in my power to stop you."

Step. She was just a five or six paces outside the doorway of the citadel.

"You will not use them!"

Step.

"You will not kill them!"

Step.

"You will never be free!"

Step.

"Do you hear me?!"

Step.

"They are NOT FOR YOU!!"