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"That should work..." "Commander, I must insist that you seek medical attention."
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"Yeah yeah. Let's get out of here." [b]The dojo troop pulled out a mask, handing it to the captain [/b]
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The Commander pulls it on, sealing the hood of his uniform over it and following.
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[b]The troops lead him back to the gunship, and take off towards the ship. Once abroad, they rushed him to the med Bay. The doctors doing what they could [/b]
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His injuries include a puntured lung, broken ribs, and extensive bleeding inside and out.
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[b]The doctors did what they could, giving him an IV that filtered blood into his veins [/b]
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In the meantime, Serenity demands to speak to whomever is in charge.
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[b]Nathaniel entered the medical area, speaking to Serenity [/b] "Good day."
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"I wouldn't call it good, but hello. I'm assuming you want to know why my ship showed up outside your planet?"
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"I have a theory. You were probably either coming here when you were attacked, or you were headed somewhere else and ended up here."
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"We were on our way here with the ninth fleet. We were ambushed going into jump and several ships were corrupted."
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"Okay... What else can you tell me?"
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"Well, we come from another timeline where multiple universes have been essentially eaten by what we call the Corruption."
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"The corruption? What exactly is that?"
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"I'm not completely sure myself, but it appears to be an energy source. It can control and evolve species into whatever it wants them to be. And it's hungry."
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"You should speak to Royal... He would know more about this."
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"I doubt it. You need to call a full evacuation of Tatakai. The Corruption is already en route."
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"Than we will combat it here my friend. We are more than capable."
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"Unless the dojo defenses have drastically incresed over the past forty eight hours, I highly doubt that. We. Must. Run.'
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"Than you may. We'll provide you with a ship to get out of here."
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The AI's hologram appears, it's the image of a young girl in a military uniform. "As of Dust protocol section seven subsection three, I am not allowed to leave. Also, we need to destroy the wreckage of my ship."
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"Can I ask why you aren't allowed to leave?"
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"Like I said. Protocol. In the events of a battle commencing, ship AIs are not to leave their stations. Now, I suggest you move this dropship. We have about five minutes before the frigate explodes. Get to minimum safe distance of seven kilometers.
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"Moving." [b]The ship turned and moved out of the range of the explosion, headed for the planet.[/b]
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Five minutes later, the massive frigate dissapears in what looks like a miniature sun.