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<blockquote data-quote="Lazybones" data-source="post: 5353623" data-attributes="member: 143">Session 30 (November 24, 2008)Chapter 143The Alphas sat where they’d fallen, just simply breathing, overwhelmed.&nbsp; At least until Ken’s voice sounded over the intercom.&nbsp; “Um... we still got a problem, guys.”They looked up at the speaker.&nbsp; “What is it, Ken?” James asked. “Well, evading that cruiser, I sort of used up all our fuel.&nbsp; We’re down to zero-point-five percent of our Elerium supplies.&nbsp; We won’t even get back into orbit, I’m afraid.”“Did you guys get any?” Catalina asked.Hadrian reached over and picked up the containment unit he’d jammed into one of the empty armor racks when he’d boarded.&nbsp; “Filled up.”Catalina sagged in relief.&nbsp; “Let’s get it in place.”They inserted the canister into its rack, and hooked up the power leads that Grace had installed.&nbsp; “Wow, you’re lucky it didn’t blow,” Ken said, as the display panel brought up the status of the unit.&nbsp; “It’s reading at one hundred and seventeen percent!”&nbsp; “Is it enough for us to get back?” Catalina asked. “Should be.&nbsp; But I’ve got more bad news.&nbsp; The computer was able to override the glitch that screwed up Allen’s cryo unit, but it sort of blew out the whole system doing it.”The Alphas looked around the interior compartment of the Avenger, which suddenly looked a lot more cramped then it had just moments ago.&nbsp; “So I guess we’re going to be real good friends on the way home,” James said. “Guess I’d better break out the emergency rations,” Catalina said, groaning as she pulled herself out of her armor.&nbsp; Leaving the broken wreckage lying at her feet, she crawled over the now-useless cryo unit to the locker holding their supplies.&nbsp; She was able to get it open with a few tugs, but as she stared into it, her face fell.&nbsp; “Crap,” she said.&nbsp; “Oh, crap.”“What’s the matter?” James asked.&nbsp; She dug into the compact locker, scattering packets of food concentrate.&nbsp; Defeated, she lifted one so they could see it.&nbsp; “When we get back, I’m going to kill whoever packed these,” she said. James peered at the label of the packet.&nbsp; “Don’t like split pea soup?”Mary looked up from where Vasily was helping her out of her crippled suit.&nbsp; “Oh!&nbsp; I love split pea soup!&nbsp; It’s one of my favorites!”“Yeah, well, we have two hundred packets of it in this locker,” Catalina said dryly.&nbsp; James shot Vasily a look.&nbsp; “I have a feeling this is going to be a long trip.”</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Lazybones, post: 5353623, member: 143"] [b]Session 30 (November 24, 2008) Chapter 143[/b] The Alphas sat where they’d fallen, just simply [i]breathing[/i], overwhelmed. At least until Ken’s voice sounded over the intercom. “Um... we still got a problem, guys.” They looked up at the speaker. “What is it, Ken?” James asked. “Well, evading that cruiser, I sort of used up all our fuel. We’re down to zero-point-five percent of our Elerium supplies. We won’t even get back into orbit, I’m afraid.” “Did you guys get any?” Catalina asked. Hadrian reached over and picked up the containment unit he’d jammed into one of the empty armor racks when he’d boarded. “Filled up.” Catalina sagged in relief. “Let’s get it in place.” They inserted the canister into its rack, and hooked up the power leads that Grace had installed. “Wow, you’re lucky it didn’t blow,” Ken said, as the display panel brought up the status of the unit. “It’s reading at one hundred and seventeen percent!” “Is it enough for us to get back?” Catalina asked. “Should be. But I’ve got more bad news. The computer was able to override the glitch that screwed up Allen’s cryo unit, but it sort of blew out the whole system doing it.” The Alphas looked around the interior compartment of the Avenger, which suddenly looked a lot more cramped then it had just moments ago. “So I guess we’re going to be real good friends on the way home,” James said. “Guess I’d better break out the emergency rations,” Catalina said, groaning as she pulled herself out of her armor. Leaving the broken wreckage lying at her feet, she crawled over the now-useless cryo unit to the locker holding their supplies. She was able to get it open with a few tugs, but as she stared into it, her face fell. “Crap,” she said. “Oh, crap.” “What’s the matter?” James asked. She dug into the compact locker, scattering packets of food concentrate. Defeated, she lifted one so they could see it. “When we get back, I’m going to kill whoever packed these,” she said. James peered at the label of the packet. “Don’t like split pea soup?” Mary looked up from where Vasily was helping her out of her crippled suit. “Oh! I love split pea soup! It’s one of my favorites!” “Yeah, well, we have two hundred packets of it in this locker,” Catalina said dryly. James shot Vasily a look. “I have a feeling this is going to be a long trip.” [/QUOTE]

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