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<blockquote data-quote="Capellan" data-source="post: 2818978" data-attributes="member: 6294"><p><strong>"Venusian Christmas Carol" - Part 6</strong></p><p></p><p>"Drop the spear or I shoot!" Fury barks the order again,</p><p></p><p>"Fire and die with me, invader." S'Ondra snarls back.</p><p></p><p>The two tense, eyes narrowing as each waits for the other's move.</p><p></p><p>"Fury! Good chap!" Gustav convivially slaps the Commander on the shoulder, "I knew you'd come around! But no time to chat now, we need to escape." With that, the Doctor bustles off after Archie and Larathra, who have already sped out of shot.</p><p></p><p>Fury and S'Ondra share a moment of "What the hell?", before the Princess tightens her jaw and makes a short motion with the tip of her heat lance,</p><p></p><p>"What did you do to make them hate you?" she snaps, "It must have been vile, even for a murderous invader like you. You have no right to be on my planet!"</p><p></p><p>"No right?" Fury glares, "You gave us the right when you blew up Mission City!"</p><p></p><p>"What are you babbling about, <em>human</em>?" S'Ondra spits the last word as if it is the most heinous curse she can imagine.</p><p></p><p>Whatever response Fury might have made is cut short by a thunderous stampede of running boots. It sounds like the whole Venusian Expeditionary Force is charging along the corridors toward them.</p><p></p><p>"We'll settle this later!" he snaps, in lieu of his original response, and sprints off down the corridor. S'Ondra scowls, but then races after him.</p><p></p><p>Moments later, the five fugitives burst out onto a helicopter pad atop the building's roof.</p><p></p><p>"Quick! Into the 'copter!" Fury shouts. S'Ondra immediately bristles.</p><p></p><p>"I don't take orders from humans!"</p><p></p><p>"Lady, if you can flap your arms and soar up into the Starwind, you're welcome to." Fury gestures at the sky, "Otherwise, you need a chopper to get out of here, which means you need <em>me</em> to fly it for you."</p><p></p><p>"<em>Leibchen</em>! We must leave!" Gustav agrees.</p><p></p><p>The helicopter roars into the air, swooping low over the sprawling buildings a military camp, then skims over the treetops of a dense Venusian jungle.</p><p></p><p>"We've got company!" Fury yells, and wrenches at the chopper's controls. Bright purple light flashes outside the cockpit window. "Two pursuit craft! Someone man the guns and try to get them off our tail."</p><p></p><p>Presented with the opportunity to shoot at humans, S'Ondra does not object to following this order. She quickly snaps herself into the gunner's harness and spins the chopper's ball turret to fire back at the pursuing vehicles. As she presses the firing studs, Fury jinks to the left. S'Ondra's bolts fly wide of the mark.</p><p></p><p>"Hold the craft steady!" she yells into the intercom. "I can't get a clear shot!"</p><p></p><p>"If I hold it steady we'll give <em>them</em> a clear shot!" Fury shouts back, and throws the chopper into a tight right turn. Despite his efforts, energy bolts blister the helicopter's side. The whole craft shudders and several green lights in the cockpit turn amber.</p><p></p><p>S'Ondra swears under her breath in Venusian and stabs the firing studs once more. Green energy bolts sear into one of the pursuing craft, as she swoops in exultation as it lurches in mid-air, black smoke billowing out of the impact zone. Unfortunately the undamaged craft responds in kind, its blasts slamming into the fleeing chopper's side.</p><p></p><p>Sparks fly in the interior of the craft, sending Gustav scurrying for a fire extinguisher, Fury curses as he sees the amber lights turn red.</p><p></p><p>"You! Blue chick!" he shouts at Larathra, "Know anything about machinery? The left power inductor's out and I need it fixed! Now!"</p><p></p><p>"I will endeavour to effect the repairs." Larathra promises, "But have you considered explaining our situation to your misguided comrades? Surely they will respond sensibly to a logical explanation of the circumstances surrounding these events."</p><p></p><p>"Lady, I'm in the middle of it, and <em>I</em> don't believe you have a logical explanation for this situation!" Fury snaps back, "Fix the power inductor, or we'll be sitting ducks!"</p><p></p><p>"The pursuers are gaining on us." S'Ondra reports as she fires once more. Behind her, Gustav runs too and fro, dousing small fires.</p><p></p><p>"Thrusters are damaged." Fury muses to himself, "I'm only getting seventy percent of top speed. No way to outrun them, so the only option is to out-fly them." He considers this for a moment, then grins suddenly. "Hang on tight! I'm heading for the Badlands!"</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Capellan, post: 2818978, member: 6294"] [b]"Venusian Christmas Carol" - Part 6[/b] "Drop the spear or I shoot!" Fury barks the order again, "Fire and die with me, invader." S'Ondra snarls back. The two tense, eyes narrowing as each waits for the other's move. "Fury! Good chap!" Gustav convivially slaps the Commander on the shoulder, "I knew you'd come around! But no time to chat now, we need to escape." With that, the Doctor bustles off after Archie and Larathra, who have already sped out of shot. Fury and S'Ondra share a moment of "What the hell?", before the Princess tightens her jaw and makes a short motion with the tip of her heat lance, "What did you do to make them hate you?" she snaps, "It must have been vile, even for a murderous invader like you. You have no right to be on my planet!" "No right?" Fury glares, "You gave us the right when you blew up Mission City!" "What are you babbling about, [i]human[/i]?" S'Ondra spits the last word as if it is the most heinous curse she can imagine. Whatever response Fury might have made is cut short by a thunderous stampede of running boots. It sounds like the whole Venusian Expeditionary Force is charging along the corridors toward them. "We'll settle this later!" he snaps, in lieu of his original response, and sprints off down the corridor. S'Ondra scowls, but then races after him. Moments later, the five fugitives burst out onto a helicopter pad atop the building's roof. "Quick! Into the 'copter!" Fury shouts. S'Ondra immediately bristles. "I don't take orders from humans!" "Lady, if you can flap your arms and soar up into the Starwind, you're welcome to." Fury gestures at the sky, "Otherwise, you need a chopper to get out of here, which means you need [i]me[/i] to fly it for you." "[i]Leibchen[/i]! We must leave!" Gustav agrees. The helicopter roars into the air, swooping low over the sprawling buildings a military camp, then skims over the treetops of a dense Venusian jungle. "We've got company!" Fury yells, and wrenches at the chopper's controls. Bright purple light flashes outside the cockpit window. "Two pursuit craft! Someone man the guns and try to get them off our tail." Presented with the opportunity to shoot at humans, S'Ondra does not object to following this order. She quickly snaps herself into the gunner's harness and spins the chopper's ball turret to fire back at the pursuing vehicles. As she presses the firing studs, Fury jinks to the left. S'Ondra's bolts fly wide of the mark. "Hold the craft steady!" she yells into the intercom. "I can't get a clear shot!" "If I hold it steady we'll give [i]them[/i] a clear shot!" Fury shouts back, and throws the chopper into a tight right turn. Despite his efforts, energy bolts blister the helicopter's side. The whole craft shudders and several green lights in the cockpit turn amber. S'Ondra swears under her breath in Venusian and stabs the firing studs once more. Green energy bolts sear into one of the pursuing craft, as she swoops in exultation as it lurches in mid-air, black smoke billowing out of the impact zone. Unfortunately the undamaged craft responds in kind, its blasts slamming into the fleeing chopper's side. Sparks fly in the interior of the craft, sending Gustav scurrying for a fire extinguisher, Fury curses as he sees the amber lights turn red. "You! Blue chick!" he shouts at Larathra, "Know anything about machinery? The left power inductor's out and I need it fixed! Now!" "I will endeavour to effect the repairs." Larathra promises, "But have you considered explaining our situation to your misguided comrades? Surely they will respond sensibly to a logical explanation of the circumstances surrounding these events." "Lady, I'm in the middle of it, and [i]I[/i] don't believe you have a logical explanation for this situation!" Fury snaps back, "Fix the power inductor, or we'll be sitting ducks!" "The pursuers are gaining on us." S'Ondra reports as she fires once more. Behind her, Gustav runs too and fro, dousing small fires. "Thrusters are damaged." Fury muses to himself, "I'm only getting seventy percent of top speed. No way to outrun them, so the only option is to out-fly them." He considers this for a moment, then grins suddenly. "Hang on tight! I'm heading for the Badlands!" [/QUOTE]
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