Futuristic Fate of the Stars of Life (EPISODE 2: Space Piracy)

[BoltBeam]

Bowe scuttled away down the vent, not wasting any time. She would head towards other sources of sound. Hamele smiled as she heard Bowe call down to the team. "I'll find them and give them a surprise... They'll never see or hear Bowe coming!" Bowe called down to the others with those exact words as she began heading through the vent to the nearest source of sound apart from the others who she just left.

 

[CaptainRustbolt21]

"Alright. We got our ambush in place. Let's find Ailema." Susan said, preparing her plasma rifle. "Follow me." The crew then roam back to the halls again, standing guard for any other Serapis guards. Eventually, they find a double door. When Susan peaks through the door, she discovers that the door leads to the Serapis cafeteria room, where she saw Serapis pirates actively preparing sugary meals and pastries and promptly eating them with decent table manners. "A Serapis cafeteria room." She informs the crew. "There's likely a bunch of Serapis pirates in there..." She then takes a closer look and discovers another door right to the other side of the cafeteria. It reads "Shutle Room", with the word 'shuttle' misspelled. "I see the ship hanger entranceway though..." She states once again.

 

[BoltBeam]

"Neither options are good ones... If we go through to the cafeteria, they'll notice we're breaking out and gang up on us. And there's a chance if we go to the shuttle room, the same may happen..." Hamele said, sounding nervous of either outcome.

 

[CaptainRustbolt21]

//Meme Machine? One-Sided Coin?

 

[BoltBeam]

//Here. Let me try. Meme Machine and The One-Sided Coin

 

[The One-Sided Coin]

//Hey. Sorry. Been busy for a while. I also have school from right now for another 8 and a half hours. Every weekday. As well as some baseball practices and tournaments in my week. I can only respond a few times//
He grabs his pad and pen, writing “Shuttle room. I can make something among the lines of a small EMP in there, disabling the alarm. Then we dispatch the guards”

 

[Meme Machine]

//yeet. Hi. I thought nothing new was posted What’s going on omg.

 

[Meme Machine]

Talia just stared blankly at them. She didn’t understand any of this science crap they were talking about. But she understood EMP. She raised her hand, standing on her tip toes.
“Uh, will that EMP affect my staff at all? Or will I be fine? I’m mostly just worried about being electrocuted.”

She shrugged a little, trying to whisper as well as she could, which was pretty good. She had never been taken hostage before. Or been caught, for that matter. She had absolutely no experience in cages.

 

[CaptainRustbolt21]

Then, the crew starts to feel like they were being watched. Then, they hear a voice from behind. "Hello, prisoners." It was Ailema. Before the crew got a chance to react, Ailema uses her tail to 'kick' the crew to the cafeteria, which quickly caught the attention of the Serapis pirates and they quickly armed themselves and have the crew at gunpoint. "Well, this is nice," Kqidons said, sarcastically.

//Now's not the time to strike, Bowe.

 

[BoltBeam]

//So Bowe stays hidden? Mkay.

Hamele yelped, understandably scared. She held her staff tightly, slowly turning the dial to 'HEAL', as if she's preparing to - well - heal Ailema's brain damage, as that was supposedly going to be the plan. If it works, that's another story.

 

[The One-Sided Coin]

Lux immediately draws a knife and a pistol. The pistol is a sleek, but normal, gun. It shoots normal bullets, as a gun magazine was visible for a second. But a switch on the side shows it can shoot plasma too. He points it around with the knife by the gun. Given the signal, he can take down about 3 guards before they even knew what happened.

 

[CaptainRustbolt21]

"Don't bother trying to fight, prisoners," Ailema warned. "You are all but a few men. I have an entire army." Susan then looks up to see Bowe in the vent, preparing to strike at the army of Serapis pirates. Susan then looks back to Ailema and makes a smile. "That's cute." She responded. The Serapis pirates murmur in confusion. "What's CUTE, Spearson?" Ailema demanded. "You have an army? We have a child." The amnesic Freakazoid snorted before bursting out laughing, as the other Serapis pirates laugh with her. "YOU have a CHILD?! Now, THAT'S cute! What can a little child do?" Susan simply shrugs. "Beat me... Or should I say... Beats you."

 

[CaptainRustbolt21]

// BoltBeam

 

[Meme Machine]

Talia laughed out loud. A massive tank of a alien, a captian with more experience than they could understand, a human who’s clearly survived more than a simple shoot down, three girls who survived the explosion of their entire planet, one of them in the best position to take them all down. Talia took her staff off her back, and placed a hand on her hip. They had no idea who they were dealing with. Quantity had no hold over the quality of these fighters.

 

[BoltBeam]

"It's dinner time!" Bowe roared from above, dropping down and ambushing the entire room of Serapis pirates and Ailema herself, rendering the pirates unable to use their legs and arms (slashing them with her blade until crippled and thus meaning they can't get up or use their weapons), and then headed to the group, a smile on her face. She seems to be chewing on something, but soon spat it out. "Mmmm... Satisfying!" She laughed, seeming to have taken joy in that. Hamele laughed, patting Bowe on the head as she returned to the group. "Soo, you were saying?" She said, taunting Ailema.

 

[CaptainRustbolt21]

"Urgh... Don't call me AILEMA!" She shouted. She then unsheathes her bonelike armblades and charges at Hamele. However, Bowe was able to protect Hamele from Ailema by knocking her to the wall. Kqidons then quickly restrains Ailema. "Hamele! Your staff! NOW!" Kqidons orders.

 

[BoltBeam]

Hamele turned her staff on and used the healing beam, firing it straight at Ailema. "Hold still - and this won't hurt... At least... Not 'yet', it won't!" Hamele had this sinister look on her face as she just stared straight at Ailema, hoping this plan works.

 

[CaptainRustbolt21]

Then, all of the lost memories suddenly flood back to Ailema; about her childhood, about her enlisting to the Freakazoid Space Navy, and most importantly, her crashing to the asteroid field before being knocked unconscious. She makes a blood-curdling scream before going unconscious again. "... Is she dead?" Kqidons nonchalantly asked. "I'm not sure. Hamele, check her pulse." Susan ordered Hamele.

 

[BoltBeam]

"Aye, captain!" Hamele rushed over and proceeded to go about checking Ailema's pulse, trying to feel for any signs of life. Bowe picked up what remains she spat out, then looked to the aliens like 'don't let whoever this part belongs to be you' with an intimidating glare on her face.

 

[CaptainRustbolt21]

Thankfully, Hamele was able to feel a pulse. In fact, Ailema began to regain consciousness. Hamele was able to lift her back to her... feet? "Ugh, w-what happened?" Ailema asked.

 

[BoltBeam]

"Well, judging from what we know, you crashed into an asteroid, was knocked unconscious, then brainwashed by whoever the heck is in charge of this dump." Hamele explained to Ailema. "But hey, welcome back to the land of the living, and in stable mind."

 

[CaptainRustbolt21]

Ailema held on her head, still confused. "I... I remember signing up to be the first Cosmonaut in the Freakazoid space program... Yet, I also remember being raised and tendered by Goldbeard... T-This is so confusing..." Ailema said. Susan approached her and places her hand on her shoulder. "Well, rest assured, Ailema Trahrae, that the memories about you signing up for the space program are true. Despite the current situation you are in, the program turned out to be a success and convinced the Galactic Alliance to fund for more resources." Susan explains. "Now, we need to get to the shuttle bay and leave immediately."

Susan then begins to go to the entranceway to the Shuttle Bay until Ailema stops her. "No. I wouldn't recommend it." Ailema said.

"Why not?" Susan asked.

"I still remember being a servant to Goldbeard. Those ships in the shuttle bay do not have an FTL drive; it would be futile to escape the pirate's grasp with a shuttle with no FTL drive." Ailema explains.

"Then what would you suggest?"

"I suggest we send in a distress signal to the nearest fleet. Hopefully, once they catch it, they can pick us up while scaring away the Serapis."

 

[BoltBeam]

"What do we do with the pirates in here? They're still alive after Bowe crippled them in the ambush." Hamele said, looking to Bowe, who was still looking intimidatingly at the crippled pirates and her blade still in her hands.

 

[CaptainRustbolt21]

"They already bleed to death. Look." Kqidons said, pointing to the dozens of Serapis corpses. They were all dead. Well, most of them.

 

[BoltBeam]

"...Good riddance." Hamele said sharply, with Bowe shrugging. "Tasted kinda bad, anyway..." She remarked. "...Let's just get a plan and get out of here. Together." Hamele said, a confident smile on her face.